What's wrong with having a furry mascot exactly? I mean the Japanese Air force had a furry mascot for one of their bases, not only is he a furry but also a femboy. His name is Omaneko (おまねこ)

Omaneko images

[–] KoalaUnknown@lemmy.world 66 points 3 days ago (1 children)

not only is he a furry but also a femboy

Are you sure it isn’t the navy?

[–] Draconic_NEO@pawb.social 31 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Japanese Air Self Defense Force (JASDF)

Yeah I'm sure about that.

[–] KoalaUnknown@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago

It was a joke.

[–] ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.org 21 points 3 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

~~Google~~ Deepl's translation of the text in the first pic:

Cat with magical powers

Motif: “Nekozuka,” a tourist attraction in Omaezaki City

A member of the 1st Nyanya Police Force. He is currently stationed at the base because he wants to play with the radar dome.

He is 176 cm tall, or 40 m. He is good at sports, but not good in water.

He is a male.

The second pic:

Sign:

Do not touch

✔️ Line up to take a picture
❌ Delay
❌ Ambiguous items (e.g. model guns)
❌ Touch the staff

Speech bubble

Welcome to KEMOKET!
Welcome to Kemoket!

Text underneath

Self-Defense Recruitment

https://www.mod.go.jp/gsdf/jieikanbosyu/index.html

^Air^ ^Self-Defense^ ^Force^ ^Omaezaki-chi^ ^Kouyatskree^ ^-^ ^"Omaneko"^

[–] Nexy@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Is that tall? I like it more now

[–] ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.org 6 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

It's ambiguous. Either above-average male height (by Japanese standards) or 23 times that.

[–] Nexy@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Its 10cm more than me, I take it.

[–] ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.org 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

...or 38.4 m more than you

[–] Nexy@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 2 days ago

Ah wait, I get it now. Macrofalco moment.

[–] belated_frog_pants@beehaw.org 27 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I love him 😍

[–] Draconic_NEO@pawb.social 15 points 3 days ago

He is very cute.

[–] ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 days ago

I'm no scholar, but I believe when it's an anime furry you call it kemono