Jibanyan from Yo-kai Watch, Goku from Dragon Ball, Luffy from One Piece, Naruto, Cure Miracle and Cure Magical from Maho Girls Precure!, Sailor Moon, Shin-chan, and Astro Boy will welcome competitors and spectators to the Games. The globally-popular characters are prominently displayed on merchandise in the official Japanese online shop for Tokyo 2020.
Several people expressed support of the selections in the video comments, but a number noted that the characters don’t have much to do with Olympic sports. Several called for other characters, including Pikachu, Tetsuo (Akira), Doraemon, Totoro, and even Godzilla.