Tokyo Disney Water Bottle Mascot

Tokyo Disney Water Bottle Mascot
Originally uploaded by tikistitch

Gah, I think I'm gonna have a Japan-gasm!

So, Tokyo Disney. They've figured out we all like Stitch, so if'n you go there, you will find yourself surrounded by a surfeit of fuzzy blue alien-themed merchandise, including Stitch-themed novelty straws, and even (on certain occasions) Stitch water (in Stitch water bottles).

What I've never managed to actually encounter is THIS, a Stitch-themed water bottle topped by a Stitch-themed novelty straw, and THEN subjected to the Japanese process of teensification!!!! The aforesaid, in mascot size. So, you could dangle it from your cell phone.

Help, I'm being enabled

Cartoon character keychain
Originally uploaded by tikistitch

My enabling friend Mmy pointed these out, else we never would've found them. They were advertised on a Chinese site as "Cartoon character keychains." Don't they look, um, I dunno, kinda familiar? *wink wink, nudge nudge* No copyright or Disney marks anywhere.

Kinda disturbing side note: these guys don't have a back, they're like double-headed coins.

Got your minis RIGHT HERE

So. The Japanese are into cell phone straps, ne? Like, if your PDA has less than 5 kawaii chara dangling from it, you're probably violating a law or something. These people are SERIOUS about cute.

Anyways, there's this company, that I think you spell "Run A." Though I've never been 100% sure, their web site seems to spell it "RUN'A." Anyways, they make tons of keen Stitch stuff, including that fabulous Stitch flatscreen TV. They ALSO make themed Stitch mascots for various territories of Japan. Lots and lots and lots of them. If you're travelling in Japan, in fact, it's kinda fun to look out for them. Generally, you find them in the little touristy shops, and they generally depict Stitch chomping, Godzilla-style, on some local landmark.



To make things even more confusing, they've introduced variations, where they'll change the strap color, or add beads to the straps, or put the mascots on top of pens instead of straps. Anyways, I'm adding a few photos to my Flickr, so you can check 'em out.

Om nom nom

Stitch mascot
Originally uploaded by tikistitch

Guess Stitch just got hungry. But, are JPop idols very tasty?

Stitches of the Caribbean

Pirate Stitch face mask
Originally uploaded by tikistitch

Just uploaded some more images to Flickr from our day at Tokyo Disneyland and Disney Sea last month. I think I may have written elsewhere about being totally flummoxed by the amount of unexpected merchandise. Usually, when they do some kind of promotion at the parks, I'll at least see images of a few items pop up on the Japanese auction boards. In this case, Mr. Tikistitch and I entered a shop outside the Pirates of the Caribbean ride (I believe it was The Golden Galleon) and were confronted with an entire wall of Stitch-themed merchandise. What does Stitch have to do with the POTC ride? Um, well, according to Disney merchandising, a lot.

(More after le jump....)