As good as the craftsmanship in MI.e's work is...I doubt it will make a good mascot. It just looks too much like any other generic ecchi anime character, and aside from the MU band there's nothing in it to make it stand out and to make it look original. It's also too complicated to draw. I believe mascots are called mascots for a reason: if they're gonna be plastered all over merchandise then they should just remain cute, clean, and simple. If it's simple enough to be made into a plushie, a small keychain, or to be pasted as a design at a side of a pen, then it's a good mascot.
The cow is very cute, but it looks too kiddie for a manga site.^^ Kamikun's is nice...it really screams "I read too much manga!"...but I just wish it was more neatly drawn.
I still want to vote for bumu too. Heheh. Too cute. Very original. XD
Last edited by Razril at 10:40 pm, May 28 2008________________