Wanchan (ワンチャン) is a boy puppy mascot character designed by Sanrio that was created in collaboration with Okasan Securites (岡三証券) in 1988. The mascot was likely retired in the 90s and later succeeded by Bull & Bear.
Wanchan is a yellow anthropomorphic puppy dog with brown-orange spots, a white muzzle, and three spikey tufts of hair. They also wear overalls.
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Promotional handkerchief, dated 1988, 89.
Promotional coin bank, dated 1988.
Coin banks were released with different color overalls.
Trivia[]
- Sanrio collaborated with Okasan Securities again in 1995 to create the mascots Bull & Bear.
- Some auctions have listed this character's name (which is not yet confirmed) as Wanchan (ワンチャン). If this is accurate, it may be named after "One-shot", which is what Okasan Securities calls their per-transaction fee on trades. When written in hiragana, "wanchan" can also be used to refer to a dog, which would explain why a puppy was chosen as the mascot design.