Funassyi (ふなっしー)? is a minor character who appears in Happiness Charge Pretty Cure!: Ningyou no Kuni no Ballerina. It is originally an unofficial mascot of Funabashi, Chiba, created by a citizen of Funabashi to promote their own website and gaining widespread popularity in Japan through film, festivals and television.[2]
One can read more about Funassyi here.
Bio
Appearance
Funassyi is an anthropomorphic yellow pear, wearing a light blue shirt that has a red bow on the front of its collar.
Personality
Funassyi has a positive attitude in any situation and a policy of appearing anywhere to spread joy to people.
Etymology
Funassyi, when romanized, can be read as "funasshii." Nashi (梨)? means pear.
History
Funassyi is depicted running from a rampaging Saiark. To give Pretty Cure more energy, it uses the Miracle Lights given by Ribbon and Glasan, along with several other civilians.
Later, it uses the Miracle Light one last time to power up the Cures inside the fictional Doll Kingdom.
Trivia
- Funassyi is the first real life person (or in this case, prefecture mascot) to debut in a Pretty Cure Movie.
- Funassyi is depicted to be neither a female or a male.
- Hiroaki Shibata, the producer of the anime stated that Funassyi "has a positive attitude in any situation and a policy of appearing anywhere to spread joy to people." Those aspects go hand-in-hand with Happiness Charge Pretty Cure! heroine Cure Lovely, striving with all her might and a positive attitude for everyone.
Gallery
Funassyi's official profile from the movie's website
Funassyi running away from the Saiark
Funassyi and Masuko Miyo in the movie
References
| V • EHappiness Charge Pretty Cure! characters | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cures | Aino Megumi/Cure Lovely • Shirayuki Hime/Cure Princess • Omori Yuko/Cure Honey • Hikawa Iona/Cure Fortune • Hikawa Maria/Cure Tender • Mirage/Cure Mirage • International Pretty Cure Teams | |
| Mascots | Ribbon • Glasan • Aloalo • PhanPhan | |
| Villains | Deep Mirror/Red • Mirage/Queen Mirage/Cure Mirage • Namakelder • Hosshiwa • Oresky • Phantom • Madam Momere • Saiark • Choiark | |
| Others | Blue • Sagara Seiji • Sagara Mao • Aino Kaori • Sagara Hiroko • Furuta Kana • Takano Rei • Ishigami Rin • Kazumi • Izumi • Omori Yoko • Omori Takeo • Omori Ai • Omori Ine • Omori Yonezo • Masuko Miyo • Shiina Elena • Hitomi • Yamazaki Kenta • Nakano • Kaidou Yuuya • Nakayama Gon • Mitsutani • Jindaiji Mami • Aino Masaru | |
| Movie only | Orihara Tsumugi • Prince Zeke • Black Fang • Funassyi | |