Our Pride mascot now has a name!
We asked you to name our Pride mascot, and you went above and beyond. Now weโre excited to announce their official nameโฆ
Hi everyone - say hello to Mina!
Earlier this month, we asked you to suggest a name for our Pride mascotโฆ and boy, did you deliver! We received hundreds of fantastic suggestions that captured the ideals that the mascot was created to represent: diversity, freedom and love.
In the end though, one stood out and captured our hearts - Mina. The name was suggested on Twitter by Sara Winters.
As well as being a wonderful name in its own right, the Japanese word โMinaโ (็) means โallโ, or โeveryoneโ - and as Sara rather beautifully put it: โpride is for all of us.โ
Weโre delighted with our Pride mascotโs marvelous new moniker - as is their creator, artist Toshiyuki Itahana. Heโs signed a special print, which weโre sending to Sara to express our gratitude.
Mina is front and center on our range of Pride apparel, which is still available on the Square Enix Store. All the profits made from these items up to midnight July 11 will be donated to charities GLAAD and Stonewall.
By purchasing one of these garments, youโre helping these organizations continue their invaluable work for LGBTQ+ communities - please do check them out to learn more and get involved.
At Square Enix, we remain committed to growing a supportive, inclusive culture and Mina stands proud as a visual statement of that commitment.
Thanks again to all of you for your name suggestions, and for embracing Mina - and what they represent - so whole heartedly.
Rest assured - youโll be seeing more of them in the future.
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