Gyate-kora (ぎゃてコラ), also known as Ohayou, are edits of a specific image of Kyouko Kasodani from Touhou Project that was illustrated by “Nekomura” (ねこむら) and uploaded on April 30, 2011.¹⁾ This caught on at Futaba Channel, then spread to the rest of the internet.

On April 30, 2011, an artist known as “Nekomura” had uploaded a four-panel comic of Kyouko and Marisa.²⁾ At some point, it spread to Futaba Channel and people made edits of it. The date is unknown, though it seems like June 2011 is the earliest possible month. It seems like there was a larger boom around 2014, but details are unclear. On September 22, 2014, “Nekomura” acknowledged it and made one her icon.³⁾

“Gyate” (ぎゃて) is a reference to the “Gya~te~ Gya~te~” (ぎゃ～て～ ぎゃ～て～) that can be seen above Kyouko's talksprite in Touhou Shinreibyou, which itself is a reference to the Heart Sutra in Mahayama Buddhism. It's also been used as her catchphrase or nickname. “Kora” (コラ) is an internet term that comes from “collage”, but has the same meaning as image manipulation or “photoshopped”.

In the English community, they're also known as “Ohayou” (おはよう, lit. “Good morning”) since people saw the Futaba Channel threads, noticed that “ohayou” or “ohayou gozaimasu” was often attached, and simply assumed that was the name. The earliest use of this term (for this definition) seems to be 4chan's /jp/ board on June 29, 2011,⁴⁾ though some users have disowned the term due to its mainstream popularity.

• In the Chinese communities, Gyate-kora appears to have two separate names:
  • Xiǎngzǐ-liǎn (響子臉 / 响子脸) - This literally means “Kyouko face”.
  • Cūnǎi-wán (粗乃丸) - A homonym with “chūlái-wán” (出來翫 / 出来玩, lit. “come out to play”). Some communities may abbreviate this as “wán” (丸).
• It should not be confused with the “Angry Dog Noises” meme, which is an edit of a panel from Katagiri's “Myourenji Picture Diary Summary” (命蓮寺絵日記 まとめ, Myouren-ji Enikki Matome) doujin.

• Gyate-kora on Pixiv Encyclopedia [JA]
• Gyate-kora on Niconico Encyclopedia [JA]
• Xiǎngzǐ-liǎn on MoeGirlPedia [ZH]
• Ohayou v11.9.6 - An old /jp/ archive. It hasn't been updated in years.

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