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.
バランスボールを買ってもらいましたっ☆ ちぃたん☆ですっ☆
She serves as the sightseeing ambassador for Susaki, Kochi, and is also an active YouTuber.
@love2chiitan / Via Twitter: @love2chiitan
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.
寝起きのカワウソが急に話しかけて来たけど、カワウソ語なのでわからない
And so Chi-tan☆, the otter mascot, was born.
輪投げで遊ばせてもらいましたっ☆ ちぃたん☆ですっ☆
Chi-tan☆ posts videos of herself playing with locals.
友達を買ってもらいましたっ☆ ちぃたんですっ☆
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.
倒れない棒買ってもらいましたっ☆ ちぃたん☆ですっ☆
買って貰ったトランポリンを破壊してしまいました、、 ちぃたん、、ですっ
筋トレマシーンを買ってもらいましたっ☆ ちぃたん☆ですっ☆
Chi-tan☆ has also become a meme!
them: so how's life going? me:
Chi-tan☆ told BuzzFeed News that otters have a lot of energy, so she's just trying to burn it off with exercise.
ホッピングを買ってもらいましたっ☆ ちぃたん☆ですっ☆
スケボーを買ってもらいましたっ☆ ちぃたん☆ですっ☆
And she said she hopes her videos make people happy.
@love2chiitan / Via Twitter: @love2chiitan
You can follow Chi-tan☆ on Twitter and/or YouTube ☆.
@love2chiitan / Via Twitter: @love2chiitan
This post was translated from Japanese.
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Rachael Krishna is a reporter for BuzzFeed News and is based in London.
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