Linny-kun

Maybe you dudez know that a mag-lev train is being built that will someday connect Tokyo and Osaka. There is still a debate about whether the train should go through Kyoto or Nara. One proud citizen of Nara has taken it upon himself to... I don't know what he thinks he's doing really, but he wants the train to go through Nara.

He has constructed an amazing costume and calls himself Linny-kun (the train is known as "linear" in Japanese). For some reason he's still only an unofficial character.

ネットで話題の奈良市・非公認ゆるキャラ「リニー君」 “中の人”が明かす誕生秘話 #ゆるキャラ #地域 http://t.co/dLIL4c5E7v pic.twitter.com/VqNqm16Ql7

— クランクイン！ (@crank_in_net) September 21, 2015

It's hard not to get super pumped up when you see a maybe dead train man with a human body but no face for some reason. But Linny-kun goes the extra mile to get the kids excited.

奈良の非公認ゆるキャラ「リニー君」が新しすぎてついていけないと話題に！ http://t.co/B3x7M38Xii #ゆるキャラ #リニー君 pic.twitter.com/57auGc0ggk

— Wha2UP!? (@Wha2Up) August 27, 2015

I guess he gives any kid who wants one a "ride". He also gave an especially lucky soccer player one.

残り６試合、全勝すれば可能性は十分にある。そしてホームもあと３試合全て3000人目指そう。Ｊにむかってリニー君にライド・オン！！ pic.twitter.com/ew2m4WUjgR

— ファンタジスタ・シンジ (@shinji826) September 22, 2015

Oh, I said he doesn't have a face, but, I don't know, he has the face of death or whatever.

リニー君も登場！ 奈良クラブvs横河武蔵野FCは13時キックオフ！ pic.twitter.com/qSuX5p6MZh

— 奈良市　スポーツ振興課 (@naracity_sports) September 20, 2015

Recently he sported a nice, new, yellow outfit.

【みんなの経済新聞】 奈良市非公認キャラ「リニー君」大忙し　黄色のドクターリニー君も初登場 http://t.co/ELqjwg3ZJu #速報 pic.twitter.com/XaOcNfE15m

— ニュース速報 (@news_sokuhou) September 27, 2015

Apparently he wore this in Nara Park where tame deer roam. He said, "The deer run away from the white costume, but they're attracted to the yellow." What a wise man. When asked about how he felt about pushing his face repeatedly into the ground of a park covered in deer crap, he said, "I'm used to it."

Source: Nara Keizai Shimbun