Pokemon Was Left Out of The 2016 Olympics Closing Ceremony Due to International Recognition

[pastro243]

Ka-pi96 said:

pastro243 said:
I doubt they are more recognizable than pokemon, but captain tsubasa is pretty big in most latin countries (dragon ball level)

I guess the games being in brazil and in a sports related event, the choice was really well made

I dunno, Pikachu made a pretty good mascot for the football World Cup in Brazil.

I think using pokémon would have been a good choice, don't get me wrong. I'm just saying that using captain tsubasa is a good one too

 

Actually japan has so many recognizable characters that it would be hard to pick just 3