ISIS-chan
ISIS-chan (ISISちゃん, aishisuchan)[1][2][3][4] is a fictional manga character which originated on the Japanese internet textboard 2channel and was created in 2015 after a series of incidents in which Japanese nationals were kidnapped and beheaded by ISIL. The character is portrayed as a moe-style girl.
Overview
ISIS-chan was originally conceived by users of 2channel as a response to the propaganda of the Islamic terrorism group ISIS (aka ISIL).[5][6][7][8] The character is a moe anthropomorphism of ISIL and soon became a meme across some Japanese social media.[8]
Their intentions were to flood the web with ISIS-chan's images to make the character rank highly in Google's search engine results (Google bomb).[1][2][9] If things go well, they hoped that an Internet search for ISIS will come up with the moe character instead of militant propaganda sites.[5] The campaign has become a part of the social media war that the US and the UK have already launched against ISIS.[5]
ISIS-chan received an Utau voicebank in December 2015.[10]
Characteristics
- 19 years old[1][6]
- Green eyes[1][4][6][7]
- Green hair[4]
- Clad in black jihadi outfit[1][4][6][7]
- Playful, funny, and creative[11]
- Fond of muskmelons;[6][7] in some cases armed with a melon.[1]
- Sometimes carries a knife used to cut melons[1][6][7]
- The knife could be a combat knife, but she uses it only to cut melons.[4] The creators explain that she is supposed to teach "these confused ISIS people" what knives are actually used for.[4]
- She has a mission to stop ISIS and to gather as many melons as she can.[12]
See also
References
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- ^ a b Jose Pagliery (2015-07-23). "Anime nerds trying to Google bomb ISIS". CNNMoney. CNN. Archived from the original on 2015-08-18. Retrieved 2015-10-05.
- ^ Jeff John Roberts (2015-09-22). "Feds drop plan for Facebook to report "terrorist activity"". フォーチュン. Archived from the original on 2015-09-25. Retrieved 2015-10-07.
- ^ a b c d e f "Melons instead of tanks: Meet "ISIS-chan" - the anime that fights 'Islamic State'". Deutsche Welle. September 7, 2015. Archived from the original on October 13, 2015. Retrieved 2015-10-07.
- ^ a b c Alexandra Di Stefano Pironti (2015-07-24). "Isis chops melons instead of heads". Rudaw Media Network. Archived from the original on 2015-09-10. Retrieved 2015-10-07.
- ^ a b c d e f "アニメおたくが「ISISちゃん」で過激派と戦う". CNNMoney. CNN. 2015-07-24. Archived from the original on 2015-10-06. Retrieved 2015-10-05.
- ^ a b c d e "対「イスラム国」ネット展開 アニメキャラで宣伝戦". Kyodo News. Sankei Shimbun. 2015-08-10. Archived from the original on 2015-09-12. Retrieved 2015-10-05.
- ^ a b "匿名ハッカー集団「アノニマス」が「ISISちゃん」の画像を大量送信してイスラム国の広報活動を妨害か". BIGLOBE. BIGLOBE. 2015-07-22. Archived from the original on 2015-07-22. Retrieved 2015-10-05.
- ^ "アニメおたくが「ISISちゃん」で過激派と戦う". CNNMoney. CNN. 2015-07-24. Archived from the original on 2015-10-06. Retrieved 2015-10-05.
- ^ "ISIS-chan - UTAU Wiki 2.0". utau.wiki. Archived from the original on 2019-05-13. Retrieved 2019-05-13.
- ^ Johansson, Anna (25 July 2017). "ISIS-chan – the meanings of the Manga girl in image warfare against the Islamic State". Critical Studies on Terrorism. 11: 1–25. doi:10.1080/17539153.2017.1348889. S2CID 149119529.
- ^ "Japanese 'ISIS-chan' is probably the cutest thing to happen in the fight against Daesh". Al Bawaba. 2015-07-29. Archived from the original on 2015-10-07. Retrieved 2015-10-06.