My latest obsession is Foxkeh, the adorable fox born in Japan! Foxkeh is the Mozilla Firefox's mascot for promotional activities in Japan. The name is a mixture of the English word "fox" and a popular ending for boy's names in Japan, "suke" (like Kyosuke, Kensuke, Keisuke, Taisuke, etc.), so in actuality, the name should be spelled "Fokusuke" (how it is spelled in Japanese). His blog promotes not only the internet browser, but Shiretoko National Park. For those who do not know, every new version of Mozilla Firefox is named after a national park (the most recent version is named "Shiretoko"). If you check out Foxkeh's blog, it even has a bunch of transparent PNGs for you to make graphics with. (laugh) For the spirit of cute things, I ended up grabbing a render and drawing up the banner you see. I even changed my "Persona" (for non-Firefox users, it is sort of like a layout for your web browser- just another reason to love Mozilla) into a Foxkeh theme (He has his own section of Personas to choose from.) My personal favorites would be Hanami, Tanabata, and Canoe. If you have not scoped out the Foxkeh Personas, yet, you should really check it out!
[P.S.] Foxkeh is not the only online mascot. If you are curious for more cute foxes, their names are Kit (America), G-Fox (China), and Foxmosa (Taiwan). The character designs are incredibly culture based (the art is made to suit every audience). Personally, I think Foxmosa is the cutest, and it is not just because I am Taiwanese. (After Foxmosa, it would be Foxkeh, G-Fox, and Kit.) If anyone is wondering why I am obsessed with Foxkeh, but I like Foxmosa better, well, that is simply because Foxkeh has more pictures and Personas.
