List of J. League mascots
The following is a list of mascots of J. League (Japan Professional Football League) teams:
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| J. League Division 1 (2010) | ||||||
| Team | Mascot(s) | Description | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vegalta Sendai | Vegatta | An anthropomorphic golden eagle. | ||||
| Montedio Yamagata | Montes, Diio | Montes is the god of mountain. Diio is the god of war, mountain deer-shaped. | ||||
| Kashima Antlers | Shikao, Shikako, and Anton | Three deer-like figures, derived of the city's name and shrine. | ||||
| Urawa Red Diamonds | Redia, Friendia, Schale, and Diarra | Four green wolf-like figures. According to the club profile, Schale and Diarra are twins who were born on the day when the team won its first J. League championship.[1] | ||||
| Omiya Ardija | Ardy, Miiya | They are squirrels couple. | ||||
| F.C. Tokyo | Tokyo Dorompa | An anthropomorphic tanuki. According to the team profile, he was born on October 1, 1998 in Tokyo's Minato Ward and has a tendency to appear and disappear quickly.[2] He was officially introduced to the public in January 2009.[3] | ||||
| Kawasaki Frontale | Fron-ta | A dolphin-like figure.[4] | ||||
| Yokohama F. Marinos | Marinos-kun and Marinosuke | Two anthropomorphic seagulls. Marinosuke is Marinos's nephew. | ||||
| Shonan Bellmare | King Bell I | The design based on Poseidon with his trident. | ||||
| Albirex Niigata | Albi-kun, his wife Swan-chan, their triplets; A-kun, Lu-chan, and Bi-kun | A family of swans. Based on the name of the team; Albireo is a star from constellation Cygnus (the swan) and the Latin word Rex mean king. Albi-kun and Swan-chan both wear a hat resembling a crown. Only Bi-kun is a black swan. | ||||
| Shimizu S-Pulse | Pul, Co-Pul(Small shaped sidekick), | An antropomorphic rabbit whose ears resemble wings; according to the team profile, they are designed to symbolize "S-Pulse players flying quickly in the field."[5] The mascot's name is based on the English word "pal."[5] | ||||
| Júbilo Iwata | Júbilo-kun and Júbi-chan | A pair of Japanese paradise-flycatchers, official bird of Shizuoka Prefecture | ||||
| Nagoya Grampus | Grampus-kun, Grara, Grampus-kun Jr., and Grampako-chan | Four orca-like figures. Grara has a red-and-white color scheme; Grampus-kun, Grampus-kun Jr., and Grampako-chan have a black-and-white color scheme. Of these four mascots, Grampus-kun is the primary character.[6] | ||||
| Kyoto Sanga F.C. | Pursa-kun and Kotono-chan | A pair of phoenixes. Their main color is purple instead of red, based on the main color of the club. | ||||
| Gamba Osaka | Gamba Boy | A boy who wears a white toga and blue cape, occasionally he also holds a lightning. Have a belt with letter P on its buckle. | ||||
| Cerezo Osaka | Robi and Madame Robina | Two anthropomorphic wolves; they are came from Spain and Madame Robina is Robi's mother. Robi is the primary character. | ||||
| Vissel Kobe | Movi | An anthropomorphic cow with an admiral hat (before Crimson Group's takeover of Vissel Kobe, Movi had a Viking Helmet). | ||||
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Sancce and Frecce | A pair of anthropomorphic bears. | ||||
| J. League Division 2 (2010) | ||||||
| Team | Mascot(s) | Description | ||||
| Consadole Sapporo | Dole-kun | An anthropomorphic owl; this mascot is based on the largest owl species in Japan.[7][8] | ||||
| Mito Hollyhock | Holly-kun | An anthropomorphic little Chinese dragon. | ||||
| Tochigi S.C. | Tokky | An anthropomorphic Japanese macaque | ||||
| Thespa Kusatsu | Yuuto | The design based on traditional Japanese lion dance figure and a little boy. His shirt number is 932, that could be read as Kusatsu in Japanese. | ||||
| JEF United Chiba | Jeffy and Unity | Two Akita dog-like figures.[9] | ||||
| Kashiwa Reysol | Rey-kun | Young king of sun. | ||||
| Tokyo Verdy | Verdy-kun | A condor-like figure. | ||||
| Yokohama F.C. | Fulie-maru | A bird alien-like figure. | ||||
| Ventforet Kofu | Van-kun and Foret-chan | A pair of anthropomorphic Kai Ken dogs. | ||||
| Kataller Toyama | Raika-kun | The design is a combination of rock ptarmigan and Japanese serow. This mascot was created based on the mascots of two football clubs that were merged into Kataller Toyama. | ||||
| F.C. Gifu | - | - | ||||
| Fagiano Okayama | Fagi-maru | A green pheasant. Fagiano in Italian mean "pheasant". | ||||
| Tokushima Vortis | Vorta-kun and Tis-chan | A pair of tanukis. | ||||
| Ehime F.C. | Ore-kun, Iyokanta, and Tamahime-chan | Three anthropomorphic oranges. Of this three mascots, Ore-kun is the primary character. | ||||
| Avispa Fukuoka | Avi and Vivi | A pair of bees. Vivi introduced later in 2000 and they get married in 2003. | ||||
| Giravanz Kitakyushu | Giran | A Saunders's Gull. He is wearing a yellow headband and has an anchor tattoo on his right wing. Was known as Wavy before the team changed its name. | ||||
| Sagan Tosu | Wintosu | A European magpie, the official bird of Saga Prefecture. His color are light blue and pink, the primary colors of the club. He is also wearing a pink headband. | ||||
| Roasso Kumamoto | Roasso-kun | A anthropomorphic horse. His shirt number is 123. | ||||
| Oita Trinita | Neetan | An anthropomorphic turtle. | ||||
| Gainare Tottori | Gainaman | A superhero created by Takami Akai a character designer from Yonago, Tottori | ||||
| Defunct Teams | ||||||
| Team | Mascot(s) | Description | ||||
| Yokohama Flugels | Tobimaru | An anthropomorphic beagle wearing a winged aviator helmet with goggles and Flugels' uniform. | ||||
References
- ↑ Club-Profile | Urawa Red Diamonds Official Website
- ↑ FC TOKYO Official Website
- ↑ チームマスコット誕生！！ [Team mascot birth!!] (Press release) (in Japanese). F.C. Tokyo. 2009-01-23. Retrieved 2009-07-19.
- ↑ チームのご紹介 : KAWASAKI FRONTALE
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 http://www.s-pulse.co.jp/english/
- ↑ Club Profile | NAGOYA GRAMPUS Official Website
- ↑ チームデザイン | コンサドーレ札幌
- ↑ http://www.wldcup.com/Asia/j2/consadole.html
- ↑ http://www.city.chiba.jp/somu/shichokoshitsu/kokusai/contents/tour/tour_jef.html