Arguably, if that were the motivation, they could just as easily have landed on MissKey. That one is, to MK's credit, human :)
MK also seems to have originated in Japan, so the mascot at https://misskey-hub.net/en/ is not at all unexpected.
Edit: And pretty damn tame as these things go lol
Just spit out my tea all over today's todo list. Thanks, I needed that laugh.
Meh, different strokes for... Ah, hell, that wasn't quite the similie I wanted given the context...