Jeffrey Jung 19,680 Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 Some of the most famous faces of anime are ready to welcome you to the 2020 Games! There are still three years until the much-anticipated 2020 Olympic Games takes place in Tokyo, but already it’s all everyone can think about. Hotels, convenience stores, and businesses of all kinds are trying their best to make their services more foreigner-friendly in time for the Games, from providing menus and food descriptions in English to making little changes to maps in the hopes they will be little easier for foreigners to understand. Some of the 2020 Olympic’s official ambassadors have been selected now too, and fans of Japanese pop culture are very excited about the reveal. The Olympic Channel of Facebook recently introduced the characters in a video that has already been viewed over two million times! The ambassadors are Astro Boy, Sailor Moon, Luffy from One Piece, Naruto, Goku from Dragon Ball, Crayon Shin-chan, two of the magical girls from Pretty Cure, and Jibanyan from Yokai Watch. Since many people with an interest in Japan and Japanese pop culture were first drawn in by some of these iconic characters and their respective anime, there has been a lot of excitement surrounding the announcement, with foreign fans leaving comments such as: “My female dog is called Serena (Usagi’s name in Brazil!), and my male cat is called Naruto… I’m very happy they are in Olimpics [sic] Game!†“Looks like I’m definitely going to the 2020 olympics now†“ Astro Boy! The whole reason I got into anime & Japanese culture…†“GOKU AND SAILOR MOON! Only in Japan haha I love it!!†Still, it looks like some would like to see other well-known characters added to the lineup. “ Where’s Pikachu ?†“I’m kinda surprised Shin-chan made it up here. His humor…isn’t for kids lol†“ I was hoping they could use some of the anime sports stars too… Haikyuu characters and some Slam Dunk or Kuroko.†It’s true, there are many more prominent icons that could have made the cut, and with it being the Olympics it would make sense for a few characters from sports-related anime to be selected too, but as the video says at its closing, there may be more to come! You can also find those official goods on the Tokyo 2020 online shop. Let us know who you would like to see as a Tokyo Olympics ambassador! Source: Facebook/Olympic Channel via Curazy Top image: Facebook/Olympic Channel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demasta 23,252 Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JENNIE'S OPPA 3,082 Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 Can't wait! Their opening and closing ceremonies will be so freaking amazing!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obelisk 425 Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 Does it have to be anime related? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey Jung 19,680 Posted February 3, 2017 Author Share Posted February 3, 2017 Does it have to be anime related? nope but i believe they want the ambassadors to be globally recognized i guess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faces 5,832 Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 SAILOR MOON YAS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poseidon 1,185 Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 yas my hokage <3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WIIILLLSON IM SORRY! 578 Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rohan Kishibe 13,713 Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 Korea's winter Olympics are shook. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonSone 30,138 Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 That powerful line-up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hattubel 696 Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 I wanted to be Mario and his friends~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC3 3,339 Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 Can't wait for 2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingzjacko12 211 Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 Those line up so powerful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XIUDEAN 4,562 Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 Yesss but where is Ichigo tbh? Sent from my K011 using OneHallyu mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KoreaBeau 381 Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 I open the shop website, silly me for thinking there would be toys I hope tsubasa will be joining lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Jany 4,154 Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 didnt know precure was that relevant.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abra 40,910 Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 I've never heard of Pretty Cure but I recognize the rest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Proxima Midnight 110 Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 Luffy > the others Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoCure 91 Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 I approve! My sister who is a huge Naruto fan would be delighted to know this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mochichan 12,341 Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 poor Pikachu got bumped out by Yokai watch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrkSpphrGT 1,063 Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 Damn this is gonna be epic!!! I think with pretty cure they want to attract a more female audience with them but Yokai? srsly how did that happen? Like how can u not include pikachu & mario. They r truly iconc. But i bet we will see these 2 cuz Japan knows wat we want xD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeachyHearts 8,358 Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 Naruto & Sailor Moon!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RevengefulBaby 24 Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 Naruto tho I want Kaneki to be included too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seeker Of Slaanesh 475 Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 poor Pikachu got bumped out by Yokai watch I want statements from the japan govt about this slander to Pikachu!! Not them doing this level of mess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kinyobi No Asa 347 Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 Anticipating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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