Japan has a fascination with mascots, and there are thousands of them representing everything from cities to prisons.

One Piece, created by Eiichiro Oda in 1997, is a popular manga and anime series that follows the adventures of a group of pirates as they search for the ultimate treasure.

Mobile Suit Gundam, created by Yoshiyuki Tomino in 1979, is a popular anime series that helped to popularize the mecha genre of anime, which features giant robots.