Comments on: Weird Japanese Notepad Origins?

Question: Weird Japanese Notepad Origins?

adamkempa — Tue, 22 Mar 2005 10:22:15 -0800

I'm looking for information on the origins of a small Japanese notepad I've acquired. Primarily I'd like to know who the characters in the illustrations are, and why one is examining the other's backend.

There's very little Japanese text, but it appears to be repeated throughout.

I've posted images here.

By: planetkyoto

planetkyoto — Tue, 22 Mar 2005 11:05:42 -0800

It says "I'm a common pug" and the nose in the rear probably is meant to reinforce that.

By: planetkyoto

planetkyoto — Tue, 22 Mar 2005 11:06:29 -0800

Oops, someone already wrote that, except the common ("ko") part.

By: adamkempa

adamkempa — Tue, 22 Mar 2005 11:09:13 -0800

Patrick wrote: "Japan produces a huge amount of these cute stationary items with random expressions so it may be difficult to find any more information on origin or lineage."

So I guess they aren't recognizable characters, but just generic critters who inhabit stationary? Disappointing. Thanks Planet Kyoko / Patrick!