Takanosho's Humble Beginnings
as a Sanrio cartoon
How, you ask, could anyone be as adorably cute and perfect as Sumo's
beloved
Takanosho?
Scientists and researchers across the world have been investigating this
mystery since Takanosho's debut in March 2010 and have only recently
discovered the truth about his mystical origins. Believe it or not,
Takanosho was designed in mid-2009 by
Yuko Shimizu, and was intended to be the long-awaited sumo wrestler cartoon
companion to Hello Kitty.
Shortly after the creation of the newest Sanrio character, world
renowned magician,
David Blaine, encountered an early sketch of Takanosho while in Tokyo on his
worldwide tour, and he was spellbound. He instantly fell in love with
this adorable sumo wrestler cartoon and decided that this was his
opportunity to attempt the most difficult feat in magic that the world
has ever seen.
After months of endless, painstaking research, magicking, and practice,
he finally discovered how to turn Takanosho into a real human. Little
did he know, his creation would become one of the world’s greatest sumo
wrestlers.