Thursday, March 13, 2014

Mameshiba



What exactly is Mameshiba. Mameshiba is not a quite a bean and not quite a dog, but rather a hybrid of both. They love to appear out of nowhere and loves to give random trivia whether you like it or not.

Here is the list of Mameshiba characters:

-Edamame: Full of curiosity, loves adventure and always travel around with its pod.
-Sweet Bean: They are old and wise. Very knowledgeable about time tested trivia.
-Tiger Bean: A bit self centered and rambunctious and likes to forget borrowed item.
-Soybean: A worrier, likes to give unsolicited advice and is also a health nut.
-Boiled Bean: Compassionate, always willing to help others and usually wet, as fresh as out of the bathtub.
-Cocoa Bean: Naive about most things and it is best friends with Almond.
-Fave Bean: Laid back and unflappable.
-Almond: Uptight and best friends with Cocoa Bean.
-Pistachio: Likes to hide in its shell and doesn't say much.
-Black Soybean: Loves sports and its willpower is stronger as it abs.
-Peanut: Proactive, takes on new things without hesitation and thinks outside the shell.
-Black Bean: Has a tendency to stare and likes to hide.
-Green Peas: Hates to be alone and cant do anything without other green peas.
-White Soybean: Has a pure soul, has never doubted a single bean like ever and likes to write poems.
-Lentil: Good with computers an math, although hiding behind its spectacles its always keeping a close eye on things.
-Natto: Sticks to its convictions and suffers from hyperhidrosis.
-Jelly Beans (Melon, Peach, Strawberry, Soda, Orange, Grape, Pineapple): They are from the USA so they don't speak Japanese that well.
-Chilly Bean: Passionate, cheesy and is on the outlook for romantic love.
-Chickpea: Rambunctious, a bit selfish and hates to be alone.
-Cashew Nut: Twisted and tends to say things that alienate others.
-Sword Bean: Known for its honesty and loyalty.
-The Scream: A complete mystery an has never really be seen by other beans.
-Red Bean: Very sharp, moves quickly, extremely polite and is quite popular.
-Coffee Beans: Always composed and gives great advices.

Go to Mameshiba's official website: http://dogatch.jp/mameshibaworld/
                                                           
That is all I know about Mameshiba and I hope you enjoyed the informations I got about Mameshiba.







Sunday, March 2, 2014

Rilakkuma



The factual story for Rilakkuma's being is that he mysteriously appears in the female office worker Kaoru's apartment one day. He is a soft toy bear who has apparently decided to take up residence there. On his back is a zipper which when opened reveals a light blue polka dot patterned material. The reason for the zipper on his back is unknown.

He was first seen in a series of picture books called Rilakkuma Seikatsu produced by San-X but since has become equally popular as a soft-toy character. In the picture books, he is often seen dressed up in a variety of costumes such as a kappa costume. In addition, it is implied that even in his usual appearance, his entire lower body is a costume, which he will often replace when it gets old or dirty (Rilakkuma is frequently seen sitting around waiting for suits that look exactly like him to dry on the clothes line). However, it is not clear whether his head is also part of his costume.

His favorite foods are dango, pancakes, omurice and custard pudding. True to his name, he enjoys relaxing and his favorite things include sleeping, lying around, watching television, listening to music and soaking in hot springs. He loves using Kaoru's yellow bean bag pillow, although there has been some controversy whether or not the yellow bean bag pillow is in fact Kiiroitori. Despite some confusion that often occurs relating to Rilakkuma and his friend Korilakkuma's genders, it is stated on the San-X site that he is in fact a male, while Korilakkuma is indeed female.


Rilakkuma is often accompanied by Korilakkuma. Kiiroitori fictionally named her Korilakkuma because she looks like a small Rilakkuma (Ko means child Japanese). She also mysteriously appeared at Kaoru’s house. Rilakkuma didn’t know her at the time. She is full of vigor and is very mischievous. Korilakkuma frequently plays pranks on Rilakkuma while he is sleeping, such as drawing on him, putting headphones on him and sewing odd color patches on his bear suits. Most of the time, Korilakkuma does not speak, but occasionally she knows what Rilakkuma is saying.
Korilakkuma also has the appearance of a bear, but also has a red button attached to her chest, and so it seems that she is also not a real bear. However, unlike Rilakkuma, she doesn't have a zipper on her back. Her favorite foods are strawberries, apples and cherries and she loves playing with her radio controlled duck. Like Rilakkuma, she also likes listening to music, particularly at loud volume using her music player.

Kiiroitori is a yellow chick who lives at Kaoru’s house. Kiiroitori means “yellow bird” in Japanese. He used to be in a birdcage but now he comes out at his own discretion and scolds Rilakkuma and Korilakkuma because Rilakkuma is too lazy and Korilakkuma is too mischievous. Sometimes he feels down because he thinks he scolds them too much. He plays a tsukkomi  role (considered to be the smarter, more logical one who criticizes others for making mistakes). Kiiroitori is basically the opposite of Rilakkuma because of the bird's hard-working nature and love of cleaning. Kiiroitori is Kaoru's pet chick. 


Kapibarasan


Kapibara-san is a character created by Banpresto. At the beginning you could only get a Kapibara-san from toy crane vending machines. But people wanted it so much that they started selling it everywhere, different sizes, different colors, T-shirts, books and all kinds of merchandising. It is interesting how they managed to create a phenomenon just from a boring and simple animal (a capybara). The point is that it is really “kawai” (cute), and Japanese love “kawai” stuff. I like it!

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Mamegoma





Mamegoma (γΎγ‚γ‚΄γƒž) is a series of seal characters created by the Japanese company San-X. It was created at 2005. Their name comes from the prefix mame (or 'bean' in english) referring to them as being a miniture form of something joined with the suffix goma which comes from gomafuazarashi (or 'sesame seed-mottled seal' in literal English) which is the Japanese name for the spotted seal. Joined together this would make their name mean: Miniture Spotted Seal.
Mamegoma are available in a variety of different colors including, white, blue, pink and black. The seals are often depicted as being small enough (12 cm, weighing around 200 g) to live in a common goldfish bowl, usually with a few ice cubes to keep the water nice and cool. They are also shown in advertisements and merchandise in bath tubs and relaxing on a wheel in a hamster cage among other activities.

There is different characters within the mamegoma range, the most common being the white seal, named siro-goma after it's appearance. The other seals are the pink seal, or sakura-goma (meaning cherry blossom seal), and the blue seal named ama-goma (meaning rain seal). Mamegoma also has a show called Kupu Mamegoma.

The mamegoma characters are available as plush toys from UFO catcher machines. There are also many different products with the Mamegoma seals as a decoration, like stationery, calendars etc.

Check Mamegoma's website: Mamegoma's Official Website

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