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Annie

アニー

Registered organizationKumamoto University Institute of Industrial Nanomaterials Namihira-Wang Laboratory

Added to this catalog August 23, 2026

Annie
CHARACTER FACTS

Meet Annie

Annie is a mascot listed in our Japanese character catalog for Kumamoto City, Kumamoto.

Registered area
Kumamoto City, Kumamoto
Registered organization
Kumamoto University Institute of Industrial Nanomaterials Namihira-Wang Laboratory

From the recorded profile

This is a translation of the source description. Dates, affiliations and plans refer to the source’s publication context, not a guarantee of current activity.

She serves as the PR ambassador for a research project that aims to implement socially a new method of eliminating anisakis, with the desire to protect Japan's raw-food culture. She originally disliked the cold, but recently it was discovered that she is also extremely bad at pulses (electricity).

English translation of the source profile. Names are display translations, not necessarily official English names. Original Japanese names are retained for identification; check official sources for current activity.

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