Surairii is the mascot for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp of Nippon Professional Baseball's Central League. He's known for his visual resemblance to Phillie Phanatic, mascot of the Philadelphia Phillies.
Overview
Created by
Sesame Street creator
Bonnie Erickson, Slyly bears significant resemblance to the
Phillie Phanatic, being a large, furry bird with a big snout and
party horn for tongue.
Unlike the green Phanatic, however, he is a teal blue bird, with pink and green comb-shaped mane, and two party horn tongues instead of one. On some occasions, such as after big wins or player milestones, he appears in pink, with yellow nozzles and mane in blue and green – a transformation also known as ハッピースラィリー.
Slyly made his debut on July 29, 1997, in a game at Hiroshima Municipal Stadium between the Carp and the Chunichi Dragons. Unlike other NPB team mascots that enjoys having female or junior counterparts to do performances with, Slyly is the only costumed performing mascot for the Carp, while another mascot of the team, Kāpu bōya, only appears on logos and illustrations. Solos and duets with other teams' mascots aside, he occasionally has two or three Kuroko performers to accompany with his performances.
Bio
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Birthday：July 29, 1995
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Height：210cm
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Weight：100kg
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Waist：230cm
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Feet size：45cm
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Mane：70cm
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Tail：30cm
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Nose length：20cm
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Jersey number： Exclamation mark
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Hobbies and skills：Pranks, belly dance and game MVP (hero) interview.
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Likes：Spring, koinobori and okonomiyaki.
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Hates：Summer, insects (especially Cicada, Cockroach and Aedes) and Blue Hawaii cocktail.
Highlights
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During a barnstorming game at Muscat Stadium during the 1999 season, a Hanshin Tigers fan ran onto the field during a rain delay. Slyly joined security guards in the chase of the fan, tackling him down.
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During a game against the Yakult Swallows on June 13th, 2000, Swallows starter Kazuhisa Ishii experienced discomfort in his left shoulder through the 2nd inning and left the game. During the stoppage, catcher Atsuya Furuta came onto the mound to face Slyly in the batter's box. Slyly hit a single off Furuta's pitch.
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In 2006, the official Carp picture book "Home Run - the Adventure with Carp Boy and Slyly" was released. The story follows two characters, Slyly being one of the duo, as they fight off attacks from various beasts (Hanshin Tigers, Chunichi Dragons, a swallow, Yomiuri Giants and a star gang leader) representing other Central League teams
[文:一文字弥太郎、絵:平山敬祐『ホームラン カープ坊やとスラィリーの絵本』ザメディアジョン（発行）、広島東洋カープ（発行協力）、2005年10月31日初版第1刷発行、。].
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Suit actor preforming as Slyly is an American professional mascot performer
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On September 4, 2011, during a Carp home game against the Dragons while circling the field on a segway during the 7th inning stretch, Slyly ran over a member of the ground crew, who was hospitalized for a week due to resulting injuries.
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On May 10, 2015, Slyly had one of his eyeballs falling off while performing during a road game at Koshien Stadium against the Hanshin Tigers, and had it reattached by the staff. A similar incident occurred during an interleague road game at Yafuoku Dome
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In 2020, Slyly, along with other Central League mascots, made a cameo appearance in episode 35 of the anime series "Tomica Bond Combination Earth Granner".
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