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Does anyone know what this character is called?

Post by applejuice » Jun 4th, '06, 14:48

I find it so adorable, but I have no idea what it is or what it's called. Is it a Korean character?!

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Post by Lowest » Jun 4th, '06, 14:59

That's Domo-kun, probably the most famous thing to come out of japan, ever. :P

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Post by jholic » Jun 5th, '06, 04:12

i believe domo-kun's a mascot for one of the television stations in japan.

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Post by lilswtangel » Jun 5th, '06, 04:19

Lowest wrote:That's Domo-kun, probably the most famous thing to come out of japan, ever. :P
and here I thought the most famous thing.......or should I say person, to come out of Japan was KimuTaku :whistling: :lol

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Post by Duet » Jun 5th, '06, 06:06

Godzilla is the most famous thing to ever come out of japan.

AND DONT YOU FORGET IT

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Post by lilswtangel » Jun 5th, '06, 06:13

now I wonder...

was it Godzilla...

or was it sushi? XD

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Post by Duet » Jun 5th, '06, 06:18

Godzilla

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Post by Lowest » Jun 5th, '06, 16:28

okay, yeah I forgot about Godzilla :P but in internet terms it's domo-kun (google for god kills :P)

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Post by ephesus » Jun 5th, '06, 22:07

The most famous thing to come out of Japan isn't Sony?
Or maybe Nintendo. Nintendo was one of the most profitable companies in Japan for several years.

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Post by Horizon » Jun 5th, '06, 22:19

ephesus wrote:The most famous thing to come out of Japan isn't Sony?
Or maybe Nintendo. Nintendo was one of the most profitable companies in Japan for several years.
Nin-wha? nin....tendo?

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Post by ephesus » Jun 5th, '06, 23:25

Yeah, they made this little gray box that had a similar effect to crack on 10 year olds world wide.
Man, I could go for some rad racer right now.

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Post by bugsie » Jun 5th, '06, 23:30

JAVs are the most famous, IMO. :w00t:

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Post by ephesus » Jun 5th, '06, 23:34

What's a JAV? (that's a serious question) Are you talking about pr0n? haha

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Post by groink » Jun 5th, '06, 23:42

Domo-kun is a character created by NHK to advertise their satellite BS-2 channel. You see him dancing around with the Hello! Project girls on Kohaku each year.

As for whether he is the most recognized symbol in Japan. Although it is reported that 90-percent of all Japan kids recognize him, I would think something out of Sanrio, such as Hello Kitty, would be more popular.

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Post by K.T.Tran » Jun 5th, '06, 23:55

groink wrote:Domo-kun is a character created by NHK to advertise their satellite BS-2 channel. You see him dancing around with the Hello! Project girls on Kohaku each year.

As for whether he is the most recognized symbol in Japan. Although it is reported that 90-percent of all Japan kids recognize him, I would think something out of Sanrio, such as Hello Kitty, would be more popular.

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Ahhh thanks for the info on this Domo-kun :mrgreen:

He be more famouns then Doremon??? :unsure:

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Post by bugsie » Jun 5th, '06, 23:55

@ephesus - precisely!
groink wrote: As for whether he is the most recognized symbol in Japan. Although it is reported that 90-percent of all Japan kids recognize him, I would think something out of Sanrio, such as Hello Kitty, would be more popular.
and i thought "Razor Ramon HG" was famous.

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Post by K.T.Tran » Jun 6th, '06, 00:00

bugsie wrote: and i thought "Razor Ramon HG" was famous.
I seriously think this dude is gay. He's funny, I give him that :lol

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Post by LYF7anatic » Jun 6th, '06, 00:28

Your forgot about him!! :lol

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Post by Duet » Jun 6th, '06, 04:28

GODZILLA

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Post by angstySMILE » Jun 11th, '06, 02:54

Ahaha! I only know Domo-kun because of the "Every time you masturbate...God kills a kitten" image, as does everyone else who isn't Japanese ^^;;.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Every_time ... s_a_kitten

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Post by mudslinga » Jun 30th, '06, 06:38

he is the most famous thing in japanese sports today and is active in seattle.....he has pwned the world in baseball pretty much....if you are a baseball addict as well, you know where im coming from....

look down.......

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