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BART's Anime Mascots

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150 points archagon | 6 comments | 26 Apr 25 19:12 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source | bottom
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godelski ◴[26 Apr 25 22:40 UTC] No.43807867[source]▶
I do like the idea of mascots, but truthfully I think they are better done as non-human mascots and need to be simple. I think Japan got this right with Yura-chara[0]. There seems to be a strong preference for non-human characters and when there are human ones, they're still overly simplistic.

Seems like same rule about flags[1]: a child should be able to draw it from memory.

Only Barty seems to fit these conditions.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuru-chara

[1] https://nava.org/good-flag-bad-flag

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1. bobthepanda ◴[27 Apr 25 00:37 UTC] No.43808480[source]▶
Not for a transit system per se, but the ORCA farecard in Seattle has a mascot named Boop, who is an orca: https://info.myorca.com/news/meet-boop/
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2. godelski ◴[27 Apr 25 04:18 UTC] No.43809395[source]▶
I would feel offended if they chose anything else lol. But the orca mascot is cute. Well done Seattle
3. Reason077 ◴[27 Apr 25 05:01 UTC] No.43809535[source]▶
There's quite a precedent of sea-related names for transit fare cards. Hong Kong's Octopus, London's Oyster, San Francisco's Clipper... any others I've missed?
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4. rexpress ◴[27 Apr 25 07:47 UTC] No.43810201[source]▶
Opal in Sydney
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5. thaumasiotes ◴[27 Apr 25 08:01 UTC] No.43810264{3}[source]▶
Opals aren't sea-related.
6. personalcompute ◴[27 Apr 25 16:16 UTC] No.43812970[source]▶
Wellington has the Snapper Card