City Will Change Pikachu Look-Alike

Here’s an update on Ecoha, the Ube city mascot that was criticized for looking like a copy of Pikachu:

When shown photos of the Ecoha suit, everybody seems to think it’s Pikachu.
The city has received 96 comments from citizens. 82 of the comments could be categorized as complaints about how Ecoha looks too much like Pikachu.
After consulting with the Pokémon Company, Ube city has decided to ditch the current version of its Ecoha suit, and make a new one that looks more like the actual 2D character and less like a copy of Pikachu.

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