Vatican Unveils Official Anime Girl Mascot

We’ve been hard on the Pope, but this is very fun.

Wait, is this fun or is it confusing and bizarre?

Niche Gamer:

The Vatican has unveiled a new cute anime girl mascot, hoping to create characters that “can represent the sentiments that resonate in the hearts of the younger generations”.

The new character named Luce (which means “Light” in Italian) helps to “guide young pilgrims towards hope and faith” according to the Catholic News Agency.

Luce and her friends were designed by tokidoki co-founder Simone Legno. Luce is joined by her dog Santino, alongside her friends Fe, Xin, and Sky. With a design reminiscent of Sanrio characters, Luce and friends wear colorful raincoats and boots to travel on their holy pilgrimage. Luce and her friends have unique markings in their eyes which Jubilee chief organizer Archbishop Rino Fisichella describes as “a symbol of the hope of the heart”.

You couldn’t even hire an actual Jap to make it?

There aren’t a lot of Christians in Japan, but they do exist, and they include a famous manga writer who was a Catholic last time I checked, and who could’ve come up with something a lot better than this.

Maybe just try sticking to the Bible, instead of doing cringy anime crap?