Mamegoma

Mamegoma is a San-X character series created in 2005. They appear as cute baby seals, available in white, blue and pink (some variations in black). Their name comes from the prefix mame (or 'bean' in english) referring to them as being a miniature form of something; joined with the suffix goma which comes from gomafuazarashi (or 'sesame seed-mottled seal' in literal English) which is the Japanese name for the spotted seal. Joined together this would make their name mean: Miniature Spotted Seal.

More on Mamegoma
There are different characters within the mamegoma range, the most common being the white seal, named 'shiro-goma' after its appearance. The other seals are the pink seal, or 'sakura-goma' (meaning cherry blossom seal), and the blue seal named 'ama-goma' (meaning rain seal). :P Mamegoma has an anime show called "Kupu-Mamegoma".

Fun Facts

 * Official Japanese Website: San-X/Mamegoma