Skip To Content

Advertisement

BuzzFeed News

A Viral Otter Now Has Its Own Mascot That Is Also Incredibly Viral

Meet Chi-tan☆ again!

This is Chi-tan☆ — she is a baby Asian small-clawed otter from Akihabara, Japan.

She serves as the sightseeing ambassador for Susaki, Kochi, and is also an active YouTuber.

@love2chiitan / Via Twitter: @love2chiitan

Advertisement

She is actually based of real life otter Chi-tan☆ who went super viral thanks to her adorable videos. So many people wanted to meet her that they made a mascot.

And so Chi-tan☆, the otter mascot, was born.

Advertisement

Chi-tan☆ posts videos of herself playing with locals.

People also send her sports equipment as gifts, which she makes videos with. These videos have gone super viral both in Japan and around the world.

Advertisement

Advertisement

Chi-tan☆ has also become a meme!

Twitter: @tyleroakley

Advertisement

Twitter: @RennAgustin

Chi-tan☆ told BuzzFeed News that otters have a lot of energy, so she's just trying to burn it off with exercise.

Advertisement

And she said she hopes her videos make people happy.

@love2chiitan / Via Twitter: @love2chiitan

Advertisement

You can follow Chi-tan☆ on Twitter and/or YouTube ☆.

@love2chiitan / Via Twitter: @love2chiitan

This post was translated from Japanese.

Advertisement

Comments
Unable to load comments. Try reloading this page or viewing the full site. Pop out
Show more Expand