Duolingo: Duo's Sumo Showdown

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Media Type:

Online Online

Brand

brand

Agency

agency

Country:

Japan

There are two major obsessions in Japanese culture: sumo wrestling and brand mascots. Now, an offbeat new campaign by language learning app Duolingo brought them together in the form of a championship sumo tournament, which will see some of Japan’s most iconic brand symbols grapple with Duolingo’s own mascot - Duo the owl - for the top spot.

Credits

Advertising Agency:

UltraSuperNew Tokyo, Japan

Executive Creative Director:

Francois Claverie

Creative Director:

Andrés Aguilar

Associate Creative Director:

Oguzcan Kaganoguzbeyoglu

Sr Art Director:

Utsumi Tetsuya

Junior Art Director:

Anh Tran

Junior Graphic Designer:

William Matsuda

Junior Creative:

Shota Kawanabe

Creative Intern:

Milla Dytham

Copywriters:

Rinka Ueno, Nobuaki Nogamoto

Assistant Producer:

Alex Schmidt

Account Director:

Takanori Sumi

Account Manager:

Justyna Jakubik

Content Strategist:

Lisa Kerr

Content Planner:

Abbey Kruska

Sr Designer:

Belle Sim

Editor:

Haruna Akashi

Creative Intern:

Ayana Honjo

Date:

September, 2025

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