ハンギョドン
Hangyodon is my absolute favorite Sanrio character!
Hangyodon is friends with Sayuri the octopus, Otamaro the tadpole, and Itaro the squid. He also had a girlfriend named Kingyochan. Hangyodon was bad at the goldfish catching game at the carnival, and the man running the booth felt bad for him, so he gave him a goldfish for free. This goldfish fell in love with Hangyodon and transformed into Kingyochan! Sadly, the magic only lasted three days, then she became a regular goldfish again. Hangyodon never knew what happened to his girlfriend.
Home: China
Birthday: March 14, 1985
Astrology: Pisces
Blood Type: B
Hangyodon is a lonely soul and a true romantic. His dream is to make everyone laugh at his jokes.
He has a family that consists of his mom, dad, an older brother (all of them unnamed), and a younger sister named Sumire, who, instead of being half-fish like Hangyodon, is a salamander.
The design of his face was based off of the creator's - Hisato Inoue.
Not only do they share similar faces, but they share the same blood type as well! Inoue-san loves to frequent Sanrio events and sign autographs for fans. He collects merchandise of his own characters, and is a big fan of Stephen Chow, a Hong Kong based comedy film maker. This is probably what inspired Hangyodon being from China, and being into making people laugh. He is also a fan of Spongebob Squarepants, Moomin, and Snoopy.
He wants to be a hero, but he's not very good at it!
Hangyodon's favorite foods are cold noodles, ebisen (shrimp chips), and nabemono (hot pot).
His birthday is on "Pie Day" - 3.14, however, I am unsure as to whether he likes pie or not...
In some media he is a detective. Maybe since he wants to be a hero, this is his real job?
"8th place…! I haven’t ranked this high in 34 years! What should I do?! I’m so happy! Thank you so much, everyone!"
In the 2022 Sanrio Popularity Ranking Hangyodon shocked everyone by ranking 8th place! This is the first time he has ranked this high in 34 years!!
The first time I had even heard of Hangyodon was, coincidentally, when I was living in his home country of China. At McDonalds they were selling Sanrio plushies of Hello Kitty dressed up like other Sanrio characters. I saw the one of her dressed like a fish and I HAD to have it. This was how I learned of Hangyodon's existence!
That's all I have for now...