There were four 2ch Japanese-style ASCII art characters that folks voted on. The most popular selection was drawn by Final Fantasy and Vampire Hunter D artist Yoshitaka Amano. The winning character?
ASCII art character Yaruo. Below is Amano’s take on Yaruo.
An exhibition of Amano’s art is being held in Tokyo’s Omotesando Hills until August 31.
SammyC
August 26, 2009 at 4:10 PM
No.1 is pedobear isnt it?
Report Permalinkdoes it translate or is he just ‘cute’ in Japan?
plmko
August 26, 2009 at 5:22 PM
Nope pedobear is exactly what you think. But probably it lost because we already know what he looks like in drawing.
Report PermalinkMr Waffle
August 26, 2009 at 7:14 PM
He’s what pedobear is inspired from, but he’s not the same. His name, Kuma, is simply “bear” in Japanese.
Report PermalinkYeo Bung
August 26, 2009 at 5:05 PM
How the hell did pedobear not win.
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