Merchandise sales for Myaku-Myaku, the official mascot character of the 2025 Osaka Expo, will continue through next March, even though the event ended on Monday.
The sales period has been extended by over five months thanks to an unexpected surge in the popularity of Myaku-Myaku, which attracted a flood of negative responses when its design was shown to the public for the first time.
Myaku-Myaku is said to be an unidentified creature born through the fusion of cells and water in a small spring somewhere in the Kansai region, which includes Osaka.
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