If I had a nickle everytime phuwin played a character who is initially annoyed with pond's character then hopelessly falls head over heels for him, I would have three nickles which isn't much but it's funny how it happened thrice.
The flags last year were bomb, as are this year's (so sad OhmNanon are absent from this years's lineup, I would've loved to see what their mascot looks like)
But we gotta talk about the mascots, and the inspiration behind them (a.k.a what I think the inspiration behind them is).
GeminiFourth
That one friend of Hamtaro
PondPhuwin
Lotso, the fuchsia pink bear from Toy Story 3/4
EarthMix
The pokemon ditto transformed into a globe, for whatever reason
JimmySea
Pompompurin dressed as Buzz Light Year???
FirstKhao
That classic cat squishmallow cosplaying as HarleyQuin???
ForceBook
Meowth dressed as the Chinese lucky Cat
JoongDunk
Murakami flower crossed with the sunflower from Plants VS Zombies
PerthChimon
Offbrand BT21 Chimmy
WinnySatang(...)
I know this is a character, but the closest I can get is Flash the sloth from Zootopia. I know there's one that's much closer in appearence, but I can't remember.
"I just wonder how much effort Pond has to put in to act like he is annoyed with or even dislikes phuwin 'cause he just cannot look like he is not in love with him, both on and off screen"