Category
page 1Mascots introduced in 1998
Domo
mascot of Japanese NHK TV network
Spyro
fictional dragon who is the protagonist of the Spyro video game series
Rocky
Swedish comic strip
Flat Eric
puppet character
Ivy Valentine
fictional character from Soulcalibur
Sukki, Nokki, Lekki, and Tsukki
official mascots of the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano
Tarepanda
thumb|Tarepanda, described by creator Hikaru Suemasa as "strange", with a "fixed gaze"
Tarepanda (たれぱんだ) is a kawaii (cute) panda-like character released by the Japanese company San-X in 1998. The term means droopy in Japanese. The character was created by , who was inspired by being exhausted at work. Three picture books and a fanbook by Suemasa were published in Japan. A Tarepanda video game was released for the WonderSwan in 1999, and another one for the PlayStation in 2000. A Tarepanda OVA was released in 2000.