{"id":21680,"date":"2023-07-07T12:12:52","date_gmt":"2023-07-07T03:12:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/culture\/?p=21680"},"modified":"2023-07-10T16:57:32","modified_gmt":"2023-07-10T07:57:32","slug":"%e5%a4%a7%e5%ad%a6%e5%8f%b2%e8%b3%87%e6%96%99%e3%82%bb%e3%83%b3%e3%82%bf%e3%83%bc%e7%a7%8b%e5%ad%a3%e4%bc%81%e7%94%bb%e5%b1%95%e3%80%80%e3%80%8c%e6%97%a9%e7%a8%b2%e7%94%b0%e3%81%a7%e5%ad%a6-10-3-4-28","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/culture\/news-en\/2023\/07\/07\/21680\/","title":{"rendered":"Waseda University History Museum Special Exhibition\uff1a Fukuchan ” Waseda Daigaku No Maki\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fukuchan “Waseda Daigaku No Maki”<\/h1>\n

Fukuchan is a boy who is the main character of “Fukuchan,” a four-frame comic strip cartoon that was once serialized in the Asahi and Mainichi newspapers by cartoonist Ryuichi Yokoyama (1909-2001).<\/p>\n

Since the school cap worn by Fukuchan resembled the Waseda University square cap, Fukuchan became Waseda’s mascot for more than 50 years from 1950 to 2003, especially at Waseda-Keio games, and gained popularity.<\/p>\n

Fukuchan’s use was directly approved by its creator, Yokoyama, who said, “Only Waseda University and the local community have extraterritorial rights without copyright.\u201d Therefore, even outside of Waseda-Keio games, Fukuchan has appeared here and there on the Waseda University campus and in the streets around Waseda, and has long been familiar to students and residents alike.<\/p>\n

This exhibition introduces the activities of “Fukuchan,” which was indispensable for cheering for the Waseda-Keio games, with related materials and photos, and traces the more than 80 years of progress of the Waseda University Cheerleading Club.<\/p>\n

\u25bcClick on image to enlarge\u25bc<\/p>\n\n\t\t