List of J.League mascots
Appearance
The following is a list of mascots of J. League (Japan Professional Football League) teams:
J1 League (2020 | ||||||
Team | Mascot(s) | Description | ||||
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Consadole Sapporo | Dole-kun | An anthropomorphic owl; this mascot is based on the largest owl species in Japan.[1][2] | ||||
Vegalta Sendai | Vegatta | An anthropomorphic golden eagle. | ||||
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.[3] | ||||
Kashiwa Reysol | Rey-kun | Young king of sun. | ||||
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.[4] He was officially introduced to the public in January 2009.[5] | ||||
Kawasaki Frontale | Fron-ta | A dolphin-like figure.[6] | ||||
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. | ||||
Shimizu S-Pulse | Pul, Co-Pul (small shaped sidekick) | An anthropomorphic rabbit whose ears resemble wings; according to the team profile, they are designed to symbolize "S-Pulse players flying quickly in the field."[7] The mascot's name is based on the English word "pal."[7] | ||||
Oita Trinita | Neetan | An anthropomorphic turtle with a blue and green colour scheme. Neetan's shell is segmented in the shape of a soccer ball, and his cleats have the same design. The club's "T" logo appears on his chest, and a map of Oita Prefecture on his back. He also has little yellow wings popping out of his carapace, and winged designs by his ears. | ||||
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.[8] | ||||
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's hat (before Crimson Group's takeover of Vissel Kobe, Movi had a Viking helmet). | ||||
Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Sancce and Frecce | A pair of anthropomorphic bears. | ||||
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. | ||||
Yokohama F.C. | Fulie-maru | A bird alien-like figure. | ||||
J2 League (2020) | ||||||
Team | Mascot(s) | Description | ||||
Montedio Yamagata | Montes, Diio | Montes is the god of mountain. Diio is the god of war, mountain deer-shaped. | ||||
Mito HollyHock | Holly-kun | An anthropomorphic little Chinese dragon. | ||||
Tochigi S.C. | Tokky | An anthropomorphic Japanese macaque | ||||
Omiya Ardija | Ardy, Miiya | They are squirrels couple. | ||||
JEF United Chiba | Jeffy and Unity | Two Akita dog-like figures.[9] | ||||
Tokyo Verdy | Reverun | A birdlike mascot, introduced in 2020; it replaced Verdy-kun, a condor-like figure, which became "honorary mascot"[10] | ||||
Machida Zelvia | Zelvy-kun | A crested kingfisher | ||||
V-Varen Nagasaki | Vivi-kun "V.V" | A sort of cartoon mouse, similar to the design of Pixie and Dixie wearing a V-Varen Nagasaki kit and a headwear that appears to be the club's and Nagasaki Prefecture's official bird the Mandarin Duck with blue deer antlers | ||||
Ventforet Kofu | Van-kun and Foret-chan | A pair of anthropomorphic Kai Ken dogs. | ||||
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. | ||||
Zweigen Kanazawa | Genzo | A sea eagle | ||||
FC Ryukyu | Jinbe-nho[11] | A whale shark. | ||||
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. | ||||
Matsumoto Yamaga | Ganzu-kun | A rock ptarmigan | ||||
Fagiano Okayama | Fagi-maru | A green pheasant. Fagiano in Italian mean "pheasant". | ||||
Renofa Yamaguchi FC | Reno-maru | A lion | ||||
Jubilo Iwata | Jubi-kun | An anthropomorphic black-tailed flycatcher, the national bird of Shizuoka Prefecture | ||||
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. | ||||
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. | ||||
J3 League (2018) | ||||||
Team | Mascot(s) | Description | ||||
Grulla Morioka | Kizuru | An anthropomorphic origami crane (orizuru) chosen in a voting.[12] | ||||
Blaublitz Akita | Blaugon | A dragon | ||||
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. | ||||
SC Sagamihara | Gamity[13] | An ostrich | ||||
AC Nagano Parceiro | Raioh, Paruru and Raito | A trio of lions. | ||||
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. | ||||
Gainare Tottori | Gainaman | A superhero created by Takami Akai a character designer from Yonago, Tottori | ||||
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. | ||||
Kagoshima United FC | Yunaiku-chan | |||||
FC Ryukyu | Jinbe-nho[14] | A whale shark. | ||||
Defunct Teams | ||||||
Team | Mascot(s) | Description | ||||
Yokohama Flugels | Tobimaru | An anthropomorphic flying squirrel wearing a winged aviator helmet with goggles and Flugels' uniform.[15] |
References
- ^ チームデザイン | コンサドーレ札幌 Archived 2009-07-27 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ http://www.wldcup.com/Asia/j2/consadole.html
- ^ 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. Archived from the original on 2009-12-11. Retrieved 2009-07-19.
- ^ チームのご紹介 : KAWASAKI FRONTALE Archived 2009-08-31 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-12-06. Retrieved 2007-12-10.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Club Profile | NAGOYA GRAMPUS Official Website
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-10-04. Retrieved 2009-07-21.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "東京V、新マスコット『リヴェルン』誕生! ヴェルディ君からは手紙も (2020年5月4日)". エキサイトニュース (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-01-15.
- ^ "マスコット名決定のお知らせ | FC琉球公式サイト | FC Ryukyu Official Website". Retrieved 2018-07-01.
- ^ "【クラブ】グルージャ盛岡 マスコット投票結果および立体化プロジェクト開始のお知らせ | グルージャ盛岡 オフィシャルサイト". grulla-morioka.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2018-07-01.
- ^ "ガミティ". SC相模原 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2018-07-01.
- ^ "マスコット名決定のお知らせ | FC琉球公式サイト | FC Ryukyu Official Website". Retrieved 2018-07-01.
- ^ "とび丸のかけら". Livedoor (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-02-25.