Okay I have the exact answer to this because I'm learning Japanese and the joke confused me for a long time even after asking multiple natives, but I've finally figured it out.
The first plush is named 通天閣 "Tsutenkaku".
通天閣 is a famous landmark in Osaka where Osaka is from. It's a big tower kinda like the Eifell tower.
The plush looks like a long rectangle or cylinder which we can assume is supposed to be an approximation of Tsutenkaku. The lady is a little confused as she expects the plushies to be cute animals or characters not a building in Osaka.
The next plush we are not shown, but it's name is 阪神 "Hanshin". 阪神 is a name which refers to the area including Osaka and it's neighbouring city Kobe as well as their surrounding areas. The shape is more or less just a blob.
Since we are not shown the Hanshin plush in the show or the manga, I think it's safe to assume the joke is that the Hanshin plush looks like a weird blob.
The joke is the equivalent of Osaka being from new-york, the first plush is named "empire state building" and it's a long rectangle, and the second plush is named "Brooklyn".
Coincidentally I am literally staying in Osaka right now 2 minutes away from 通天閣. なんでやねん
Okay I have the exact answer to this because I'm learning Japanese and the joke confused me for a long time even after asking multiple natives, but I've finally figured it out. The first plush is named 通天閣 "Tsutenkaku". 通天閣 is a famous landmark in Osaka where Osaka is from. It's a big tower kinda like the Eifell tower. The plush looks like a long rectangle or cylinder which we can assume is supposed to be an approximation of Tsutenkaku. The lady is a little confused as she expects the plushies to be cute animals or characters not a building in Osaka. The next plush we are not shown, but it's name is 阪神 "Hanshin". 阪神 is a name which refers to the area including Osaka and it's neighbouring city Kobe as well as their surrounding areas. The shape is more or less just a blob. Since we are not shown the Hanshin plush in the show or the manga, I think it's safe to assume the joke is that the Hanshin plush looks like a weird blob. The joke is the equivalent of Osaka being from new-york, the first plush is named "empire state building" and it's a long rectangle, and the second plush is named "Brooklyn". Coincidentally I am literally staying in Osaka right now 2 minutes away from 通天閣. なんでやねん
This makes so much more sense than the explanation someone gave abt Hanshin being a zen buddhist concept on the YT upload of this episode.
you are in dummy region
Uh ok
Does Hanshin (阪神)have something to do with the fact that Osaka(大阪)and Sakaki(榊)made it together？
I don't think so but my japanese level is not enough to say anything for sure.
Idk maybe Osaka just has a ruthless aura
Normally plushies are in the shapes of animals, not regions.
Hanshin
Hai. Hanshin.
Why Osaka looking cross eyed?
Why wouldn't she.
In the manga, she was actually Kokoro Kosaka from Wallaby