These characters are known asyuru-chara, and their visibility truly helps raise brand awareness in an amusing way.
Beyond their adorable faces, one of their most eye-catching elements is their plumpness.
Fortunately, this often leads to incredibly funny footage of these characters struggling to simply go through a door.
When manga artist Jun Miura coined the termyuru-charain the early 2000s, he also outlined somerequirementsfor these characters.
Scroll down to check out some funny videos and images of Japanese mascots hilariously stuck in various infrastructure.
