I feel a great sense of unity

“I feel a great sense of unity” (すごい一体感を感じる) is a Japanese kopipe that borrows Kabao-kun from Anpanman and emerged in a /newsplus/ for the WaiWai controversy on July 2, 2008.¹⁾ It was meant to be serious and motivational, but sorta became embarrassing in retrospect.

History

In the 2000s, the English edition of Mainichi Shimbun had a controversial 'WaiWai' column that translated tabloid-style sensationalist news with a disclaimer.²⁾³⁾ Despite the disclaimer, people could misinterpret the column as fact,⁴⁾ then Japanese users on 2channel ignited a campaign against the column, noting that it could reinforce negative Japanese stereotypes. The column was discontinued on June 21, 2008.⁵⁾⁶⁾

On July 2, 2008, a /newsplus/ user posted a long, emotional message about unity⁷⁾ and another user posted text artwork of Kabao-kun.⁸⁾ At some point, the serious post and text artwork was later combined, making it seem like the young hippo from Anpanman was saying all of that. In retrospect, hyping up a digital newspaper protest on the internet, as if it were a 'revolution', seems embarrassing.

Text artwork

　　　　∩＿∩　　　　　人人人人人人人人人人人人人人人人人人人人人人人人人人人人人
　　 ／ ＼ ／＼　　　＜ すごい一体感を感じる。今までにない何か熱い一体感を。　　　　　　 ＞
　　|　 （ﾟ）=（ﾟ）　|　　 ＜ 風・・・なんだろう吹いてきてる確実に、着実に、俺たちのほうに。.　　 ＞
　　|　　●_●　 |　　 ＜ 中途半端はやめよう、とにかく最後までやってやろうじゃん。　　　　　 ＞
　/　　　　　　　　ヽ　 ＜ ネットの画面の向こうには沢山の仲間がいる。決して一人じゃない。 ＞
　| 〃 ------ ヾ　|　＜ 信じよう。そしてともに戦おう。　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 ＞
　＼＿＿二＿＿ノ　 ＜ 工作員や邪魔は入るだろうけど、絶対に流されるなよ。　　　　　　　　＞
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　　　　∩＿∩　　　　　人人人人人人人人人人人人人人人人人人人人人人人人人人人人人
　　 ／ ＼ ／＼　 　 ＜ I feel a great sense of unity. An unprecedented sense of unity. 　 　 ＞
　　|　 （ﾟ）=（ﾟ）　|　　 ＜ The winds... are definitely blowing, steadily, in our direction.　　　　　　＞
　　|　　●_●　 |　　 ＜ Let's not half-ass this, let's make sure that we make it to the end.　＞
　/　　　　　　　　ヽ　 ＜ Many friends exist beyond this internet screen. You're never alone. ＞
　| 〃 ------ ヾ　|　＜ Believe, and let us fight together.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　 　 ＞
　＼＿＿二＿＿ノ　 ＜ We'll find spies and obstacles, but you must never give up.　　　　　　＞
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Notes

It shouldn't be overlooked that 2channel was quite conservative,⁹⁾ especially with their history against left-leaning newspapers (e.g. Asapi, Asahiru), so it shouldn't be a surprise that 'nationalism', specifically 'national identity' or 'national unity', was the main focus of the original post.
Japan is nuclear latent, meaning that they can theoretically develop a nuclear weapons program but choose not to, so they couldn't actually “drop a hydrogen atom bomb on Australia” at the time.¹⁰⁾