Afoshii (ｱﾌｫしぃ),¹⁾ also called Fake Shii (偽物しぃ, Nisemono Shii), is an out-of-character Shii variant that would become a notable Genocide Boom target in the early 2000s. Unlike the original Shii, she exhibits more extreme antisocial or egotistical behaviors, thus the persecution.

In the past, Shii didn't have much of a character, but there were vague 'bully cute characters' threads, then the text artwork became more expressive and we'd see the first few 'abuse and slaughter' threads for Shii around February 25, 2002. As a result, the version of Shii that emerged in these threads began to speak in a considerably idiotic tone, often mentioning 'mating' (コウビ, koubi)²⁾ or 'hugging' (ダッコ, dakko).³⁾

However, most users did not care about discerning the two, until 2channel's /mona/ board was flooded with genocide threads and efforts to split off to a specialized Shitaraba board had began around May 13, 2003. During this, users started making genuine attempts to split 'Fake Shii' from 'Real Shii' and, as interpretations evolved, the 'Fake Shii' would eventually became 'Afoshii'.

As the name suggests, Afoshii is a disruptive character who talks idiotically with half-width katakana,⁴⁾ and weaponizes 'hugging' or 'mating' to justify her violent tendencies and unhygienic habits. They often act in groups, bullying easy targets with no remorse, but their self-centered nature makes them unable to care for each other or their offspring. She likes to call people a 'genocidal freak' (虐殺厨, gyakusatsu-chū).

• Nowadays, the biggest visual difference is that Afoshii has a bubble butt, while Shii has a flat ass.
  • You could probably draw parallels to the gyaru vs. yamato nadeshiko debate.
• Whenever the Afoshii act in groups, the group may be nicknamed that 'shitty clique of simple-minded cats' (糞同人虫猫, kuso dōjin mushi neko) or 'dust mites' (雑巾虫, zōkin mushi).
• It could be social commentary about mental illness or misogyny, but it might not be that deep.

• Afoshii on the 2ch AA Illustration Project
• Afoshii on Pixiv Encyclopedia

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