17/05/2026
๐ค ๐ช๐๐บ๐ผ ๐ถ๐ป๐จ๐ฒ๐ผ ๐บ๐ถ๐ช๐ฐ๐ฌ๐ป๐ ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ๐น๐จ๐ช๐ป๐ฌ๐น ๐บ๐ท๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ป: ๐ป๐จ๐ฒ๐ถ & ๐น๐ผ๐น๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ถ ๐ธ๐พ
We just got the photos back from our official mascot pictorial, and we asked Ruriko to give us the honest scoop on our new favorite duo. Swipe through the gallery โก๏ธ to see them bring the lore to life!
๐: ๐๐ฌ ๐ข๐ญ ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก๐'๐ฌ ๐๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐ง ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ข๐ซ๐ข๐ญ?
๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ค๐จ: "Yes! He's a 300-year-old Nekomata from Japan. He tries to look super cool and edgy in these photos, but honestly, he only ended up in the Philippines because he got lost following the smell of a takoyaki stall." ๐
๐: ๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ฐ๐๐ฌ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ง ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐ก๐ข๐ฆ?
๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ค๐จ: "I seriously thought someone dyed a stray cat green! In fact, I tried to wash it off before giving up, feeding him, and naming him 'Matcha Tako'!" ๐งผโจ
๐: ๐๐จ๐ฐ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐จ ๐ ๐ก๐ฎ๐ฆ๐๐ง?
๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ค๐จ: "My fridge food kept disappearing! I knew a cat couldn't open a tall refrigerator. I caught him in his human form raiding the kitchen in the middle of the nightโhoodie up, looking exactly like he does in these portraits!" ๐คซ๐ฆ
๐: ๐๐จ๐ฐ ๐๐จ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐๐๐ญ๐ ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐'๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ง?
๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ค๐จ: "Luckily I speak Japanese, so I've been teaching him English and Tagalog. He only knows a few words so far, so if you see him around campus, please be nice to him!"
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๐ท ๐๐๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ฌ:
Check out how amazing our official cosplayers look embodying the characters! From Takoโs signature green hair to their iconic dynamic, they completely nailed the vibe.
(And if you look closely at the photos... you still won't see Tako's Nekomata twin tails. Normal people can't see them, remember? ๐)
Let us know your favorite shot from the pictorial in the comments below! ๐