Sporting Bears (スポーツベアーズ, Supōtsubeāzu) is a family of four bear characters from the Japanese company Sanrio in collaboration with Yamanashi Chuo Bank. They are polar bears from the North Pole who enjoy eating arctic fish, ice cream, and playing ice hockey among other sports.
Ranking in the Sanrio Character Ranking[]
In the 2013 ranking if they reached 10th place or higher Yamanashi Chuo Bank would give local goods. However they failed to reach that rank.
- 1986-2009: Below top 10
- 2010: Below top 20
- 2011-2012: not nominated
- 2013: 91st
- 2014: Below top 20 (38th in Group B)
- 2015: 100th
- 2016: 98th (100th in Nade Time Ranking)
- 2017: 94th
- 2018: 99th
- 2019: 80th
- 2020: 79th
- 2021: 79th
- 2022: 78th
- 2023: 89th
- 2024: 89th
- 2025: 90th
Trivia[]
- A Sporting Bears mascot sometimes attends Yamanashi Prefecture sporting events.[1]
Gallery[]
"Holiday style"
"Travel style"
2017 ranking design
Mascot
Coin banks, 1986
Sources[]
- Sporting Bears Profile on Sanrio.co.jp
- Sporting Bears Profile 2003 on Sanrio.co.jp via Archive.org
- Sporting Bears Ranking on SanrioCharacterRanking.com via Archive.org (2016)
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