Japanese artists turn countries and their flags into anime characters for 2020 Tokyo Olympics

While Tokyo is busy preparing for the upcoming 2020 Olympics, people around the globe are already psyched for it. A few Japanese artists have come together to create an unofficial promotion campaign for the big event by drawing inspiration from a subject they’re incredibly passionate about – anime.

The characters are designed using the countries’ flags incorporated into cool Japanese traditional clothes such as a samurai, firefighter, monk and others. While the project is not affiliated with the Japanese government or the Olympics, the quality of work put into each design is rather impressive.

#1 Mexico

#2 Philippines

#3 UK

#4 Vietnam

#5 Venesuela

#6 South Korea

#7 Japan

#8 China

#9 Malaysia

#10 South Africa

#11 Italy

#12 Finland

#13 Sweden

#14 Canada

#15 Spain

#16 Belgium

#17 France

#18 Germany

#19 Switzerland

#20 Argentina

#21 Singapore

#22 Norway

#23 Thailand

#24 Indonesia

#25 Brazil

#26 Netherlands

#27 India

#28 Russia

#29 Denmark

#30 USA