San-x Net Shop Journey

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WELCOME TO SHOP.SAN-X.CO.JP
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• San-x Net Shop Journey

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San-x net shop
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San-x net shop

• San-X (??????, San Ekkusu) is a Japanese
  stationery company known for creating and
  marketing cute characters such as Tarepanda,
  Rilakkuma, and Sumikko Gurashi. The characters
  are usually anthropomorphic representations of
  animals or inanimate objects.
• Each character has its own quirky traits for
  example, Momobuta is a pig with a head shaped
  like a peach, who enjoys karaoke and painting her
  nails. San-X head designer and creator of
  Tarepanda, Hikaru Suemasa said in 1999 "It's not
  just being cute. There is something different - a
  relaxed look, powerless"

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San-x net shop

• San-X characters can be found on stationery sets
  and pencils, as collectibles, and stuffed toys.
  They are sold as blind boxes, gashapon and in UFO
  catchers and other prize machines in Japan's
  arcades. There are also anime series, video games
  and books featuring the characters.

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San-x net shop
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History

• San-X was founded in April 1932 as a privately
  owned business under the name Chida Handler. In
  October 1942, Chida Handler became a limited
  company. Chida Handler's name was changed to
  San-X in May 1973. The name San-X derives from an
  earlier logo which was a row of three X
  characters. San is three in Japanese.
• Before Tarepanda became a hit, most of San-X
  products did not rely on characters. They
  continue to sell products like stationery with
  scenic shots and illustrations. In 1987 San-X
  created Pinny-Mu, their biggest character up
  until then. Tarepanda was created by Hikaru
  Suemasa (ja?????) in 1995 and went on to be such
  a success that in 1998 San-X turned into a
  full-scale character development and licensing
  company. In 1999 Kogepan was created, which was
  adapted to an anime series in 2001.

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History

• Mamegoma was created in 2005 and adapted to an
  anime series in 2009. In 2003, Aki Kondo created
  Rilakkuma, San-X's most successful character to
  date.
• n 2010 The New York Times described San-X as a
  smaller, nimbler company, with potential to
  surpass the Sanrio corporation. The San-X
  characters Tarepanda and Rilakkuma were described
  as "huge hits in Japan" that were rising in the
  Character Databank character popularity charts
  while Sanrio's Hello Kitty character slumped in
  popularity, especially in Japan.
• Sumikko Gurashi was created by Yuri Yokomizo in
  2012, and an animated theatrical feature film
  with the characters was released in 2019. Also in
  2019, a stop motion animated series featuring
  Rilakkuma, called Rilakkuma and Kaoru, began
  streaming on Netflix. As of 2019 San-X had about
  35 designers, creating original characters and
  making designs for stationery and other
  merchandise.

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List of Few characters

• Afro Ken - a dog with an afro
• Sentimental Circus
• Homekoro - a round, brown Pomeranian
• Abauchuu - A young mouse with a sloppy nature

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History

• Rilakkuma - A brown bear who lives in the house
  of an office lady (OL) named Kaoru
• Tarepanda - A lazy panda

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History

• Kireizukin Seikatu
• Chiwawanko

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