Recently a friend of mine told me that my hometown came up with a new Yuru Kyara (loose character/mascot) for boosting tourism. His name is Imizu Muzumuzu. I thought it was lame, hilarious and somewhat adorable at the same time.
I've been living in Canada for such a long time that maybe my thinking pattern has gone westernized, but I don't think these guys fly with North American society. CNN and other media just had a field day with Pedobear, aka The Dangerous Pedophile Mascot, a few months ago, let along such vulgar characters...