Nippon Research Center from October to November 2020, Kumamon was the most popular character among people in Japan, receiving votes from 40 percent of the respondents. Kumamon was created in 2010 as a mascot for Kumamoto Prefecture. It was followed in popularity by Totoro, the eponymous figure of Hayao Miyazaki's animation movie My Neighbor Totoro, released to Japanese cinemas in 1988.
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NRC. (December 17, 2020). Most popular fictional characters in Japan as of November 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 09, 2021, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/811679/japan-favorite-fictional-characters/
NRC. "Most popular fictional characters in Japan as of November 2020." Chart. December 17, 2020. Statista. Accessed March 09, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/811679/japan-favorite-fictional-characters/
NRC. (2020). Most popular fictional characters in Japan as of November 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 09, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/811679/japan-favorite-fictional-characters/
NRC. "Most Popular Fictional Characters in Japan as of November 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Dec 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/811679/japan-favorite-fictional-characters/
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