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Soy Sauce Warrior Kikkoman
There are two versions of the flash which have differ-
ent variations of scenes, for example, in the scene where
a cat is eating an omelet, the cat (Giko Cat) is embar-
rassed by stupidity and the variation, where the cat is ei-
ther hanged by Kikkoman or the cat hangs himself after
Kikkoman yells at him. Also, the scene where Kikkoman
sleeps with the girl is noticeably different between the
two versions. For example, in the version with Giko Cat
hanging himself, the girl’s upper half is not covered with
a blanket, but with Kikkoman’s arm covering it, and her
left arm appears to be extended towards Kikkoman’s
crotch under the blanket. Obviously, in the other version,
the blanket is draped over both of them. In that scene
(in both versions) in the low left-hand corner, it jokingly
says "Do Not Try This at Home, Kids." which also appears
in the scene where Kikkoman hangs on to the bottom of
a fish-shaped blimp in the sky.
The flash often circulates under the name "Kikko-
maso". This is an intentional error in writing the name
as it is rendered in Japanese katakana -- the character
for ’n’ (ン) is very similar to the character for ’so’ (ソ),
and, much like in many American internet communities,
the intentionally-misspelled version came to be used for
Soy Sauce Warrior Kikkoman in his famous pose
ironic effect.
The Soy Sauce Warrior Kikkoman (醤油戦士キッコ
ーマン, Shōyu Senshi Kikkōman) — or just "Kikkoman" (キ
Kikkōman) External links
ッコーマン, Kikkōman) — is a superhero featured in a
• (Japanese) Official website for the Soy Sauce Warrior
parody flash movie, based on the Kikkoman Japanese soy
Kikkoman
sauce brand, that emerged in the early 2000s and became
• (Japanese) 2channel – The posting website where
an Internet phenomenon.
Kikkoman was born
The Kikkoman character was originally created in
• (Japanese) 2channel Mona BBS (Mona Ita or Mona
Shift-JIS by members of the large Japanese 2channel mes-
Daisuki@2ch) – The 2channel Mona-BBS
sage board, but it was the flash movie created by Yogatori
• Fight! Kikkoman (戦え！キッコーマン Tatakae!
that made him famous worldwide. The movie has several
Kikkoman) – The Kikkoman flash movie
references to Japanese food, anime and tokusatsu. To
• Kikkoman - The other version of the Flash movie.
people who don’t know much about these subjects and
• Banana and Shrimp Showtime (怪人たちの歌
Japanese culture as a whole, the movie’s tone can feel
Kaijintachi no Uta) – A spinoff of the original movie by
funny and unusual. It is also a good example of Engrish,
the same creator
as seen on its translation to English ("What a suckers!",
• (Japanese) Soysauce Case #9（醤油入れ９ Shōyu Ire
for example). The chorus is also a pun that probably pass-
9） in 2channel Mona BBS
es unnoticed to most non-Japanese speakers. "Show you"
• (Japanese) "( ・?・)さん"’s Kikkoman parody (醤
refers to "shōyu", the Japanese word for soy sauce. This is
油入れ 過去ログ集 Shōyu Ire Kakorogu-Shu) from
also seen in the original version of the movie (the movie
the 2ch.net Thread Log
became famous well before an English translation was
made available by the author).
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