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Kikkoman
Brief history
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The original thread features a user showing off text artwork for the plastic, fish-shaped soy sauce container, specifically the 'luncharm' (ランチャーム),3) and vaguely hoped it'd become a power-up. After an hour, one user edited Hattoushin Mona's 'macho form' to have a 'luncharm' head, with the loincloth initially edited to say 'pure brew' (本醸造, hon jōzō),4) then the artwork was later refined to be more of a superhero.
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The prototype Kikkōman, almost nude with a 'pure brew' (本醸造) loincloth.
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The finalized Kikkōman with a complete superhero costume, the iconic 'yorozu' (萬) symbol, and a loincloth with the kanji for 'turtle shell' (亀甲) and 'man' (男).
Summary
Kikkōman is a superhero that fights for justice, 'Japanese cuisine' (和食) against 'Western cuisine' (洋食). His special moves are the 'Kikko Punch' (キッコーパンチ), the 'Kikko Beam' (キッコービーム), and the dramatic 'Final Kikko Beam' (ファイナルキッコービーム) which involves shooting all the soy sauce out of his luncharm head, though this move causes him to faint shortly after.
Fight! Kikkoman
Fight! Kikkoman (戦え!キッコーマソ, Tatakae! Kikkōman) is the Flash animation by “Yogatori” (よがとり) that was uploaded around October 14, 2002,5) shared to MetaFilter on November 16, 2002,6) then the author released an English-translated version7) that would later end up on Albino Blacksheep.8) However, it does have a minor difference with the 'suicide by hanging' joke being changed to 'sulking'.
Japanese lyrics | English translated |
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大豆の星からやって来た | Coming from the Soybean Star, |
正義の使者だ キッコーマン | the Messenger of Justice, Kikkoman. |
醤油をたちまちかけたなら | The instant you pour soy sauce, |
食べ物 グぅっとうまくなる | the food suddenly becomes delicious. |
外食なんてぶっとばせ | Forget about eating out, |
必殺技だ キッコーパーンチ!! | Special Move, Kikko Punch!! |
「目玉焼きには・・醤油だろ?」 | “For fried eggs… it's soy sauce, right?” |
SHOW ME SHOW YOU | Show me! Show you!9) |
キッコーマ~ン キッコーマ~ン | Kikkoman~ Kikkoman~ |
SHOW ME SHOW YOU | Show me! Show you! |
キッコーマ~ン | Kikkoman~ |
大豆の星からやって来た | Coming from the Soybean Star, |
イカす あいつはキッコーマン | that cool guy is Kikkoman. |
醤油は体にいいんだぜ | Soy sauce is good for the body, you know. |
殺菌作用も(あるんだぜ) | It has antibacterial properties. (It does.) |
ソース ケチャップ目じゃないぜ | Sauce? Ketchup? No big deal. |
必殺技だ キッコービーム!! | Special Move, Kikko Beam!! |
「だからぁ卵焼きにも醤油だっつてんだろ!!」 | “I said, put soy sauce on rolled omelettes too!!” |
SHOW ME SHOW YOU | Show me! Show you! |
キッコーマ~ン キッコーマ~ン | Kikkoman~ Kikkoman~ |
SHOW ME SHOW YOU | Show me! Show you! |
キッコーマ~ン ALL RIGHT!! | Kikkoman~ Alright!! |