Mimicmike (ミミックマイク, Mimikkumaiku) is a male dog character from the Japanese company Sanrio, specifically a Bull Terrier.
The word "Mimic" in his nickname (his real name is apparently a secret) means "to imitate". He doesn't think of himself as a dog, and enjoys imitating humans. His hobbies are watching TV and reading magazines. He is very curious and is always looking for new things and things he can work hard at, as well as keeping up with the latest trends. He currently lives alone in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, USA, and sometimes goes for walks in the park near his home. He moved there from London, England, where he was born. His birthday is the same as Hemingway's (American novelist). According to information from Strawberry News, he's the youngest of three boys, and is currently on leave from the American Dog Academy. One of the reasons why he's so curious about a lot of things is because he wants to find out what he really wants to do someday.
He became a licensed mascot character for The Mie Bank (株式会社三重銀行) sometime shortly after his debut, and served as such until the bank was aquired and absorbed by The Daisan Bank (英文社名) in 2021. Mie Bank produced a lot of Mimicmike mercandise for promotional campaigns, and also included him on their cash cards and in their TV commercials.
Ranking in the Sanrio Character Ranking
In the 2013 Sanrio Character Ranking, if he reaches 50th place or higher, he would make eyeliners popular with dogs. However, he failed to reach that rank.
- 1987-2009: Below top 10
- 2010: Below top 20
- 2011: 100th place
- 2012: 75th place
- 2013: 94th place
- 2014: Below top 20 (20th in Group A)
- 2015: 89th place
- 2016: 97th place (97th in Nade Time Ranking)
- 2017: 95th place
- 2018: 92nd place
- 2019: 78th place
- No appearances since 2020.
Gallery
Artwork
Sanrio Anime Festival
Merchandise
Other
Trivia
- Mimicmike's universe consists of at least three other known characters. A mysterious girl counterpart of him exists, along with a younger Bull Terrier, both of unknown name. There's also Li'l Mike, a wind-up toy robot that resembles him, said to be "his new little lodger".
- He's left handed according to an illustration from a stationary set.
- Mimicmike appears in the animation "Kerokerokeroppi no Sanjuushi", where he played the role of one of the older musketeers.
- He appeared at Sanrio Puroland as an animatronic in the Hello Kitty's Paper & Print Works show. While footage of the show has yet to surface, an audio recording of it has been uploaded to Youtube. In the show, Mimicmike sings and interacts with other Sanrio characters. The show was retired sometime around 1998.
- The Target mascot, Bullseye, is a famous Bull Terrier dog in pop culture, often humorously compared to Mimicmike by Sanrio fans. However, Mimicmike was created 12 years before Bullseye was first used in any advertisement campaign by the retailer (1999).
Sources
- Mimicmike Profile on Sanrio.co.jp
- Mimicmike Ranking on SanrioCharacterRanking.com via Archive.org (2016)
- Article announcing Mie Bank's release of new cash cards featuring Mimicmike (2015)