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Kuso Inu☆

Niconama(Nico Life) Hata-tan (ニコ生はたたん)1) is a Touhou Project fan comic and the second part of Shiruka Bakaudon's 'Hata-tan'2) series, under the “Chemical Janky” doujin circle, that released on May 11, 20123)4) alongside a preview with voice acting on May 19, 20125) for Reitaisai 9.

The comic notably has a minor Inmu reference that attracted Cookie☆ fans seeking new content to leech off,6) which is why it has the 'Kuso Inu☆' (クソ犬☆) nickname. Some early translations of Niconama Hata-tan incorrectly assumed 'If You Aren't Feeling Well, Why Not Take a Jab?' (元気がなけわば❌ャブをキメればいいじゃない, Genki ga Nake waba Jabbu o Kimereba Ī Janai) was the title,7) when it was actually a tagline.

Summary

The story begins with Chen showing an iPhone to Cirno, pulling up Niconico, then it cuts to Hatate's stream. Hatate sees a negative comment and slits her wrists off-stream, then Aya calls Hatate which excites her as they hadn't met since high school.8) When they meet, her hopes are dashed upon seeing a clingy Momiji. Aya asks for Hatate's help, which she sees as a perfect opportunity.

As three weeks pass, Hatate leaves her apartment and ends up accepting drugs from Tewi, which motivates her into completing her task. Aya is impressed by Hatate's work, with Momiji growing jealous, then Hatate thanks Tewi and resumes streaming after getting paid. Her happiness is then dashed as Aya is dissatisfied by her next work, then Momiji punishes Hatate when Aya isn't looking, urging Hatate to leave.

Hatate watches an Inmu video with Hide to cope, then gets depressed again. The situation does not improve with Aya harshly criticizing her next work as Momiji bullies her. From there, Hatate would return to Tewi with freshly slit wrists and vents that the drugs have worn off, so Tewi offers a more 'potent' drug that goes into her arm. She then resumes streaming as her drug addiction worsens.

After the preview ends, Hatate would get light praise from Aya, but Momiji spoils her mood and stabs her slit wrists with a fork.9) This causes Hatate to leave in a hurry, stream her public breakdown which worsens the situation, then she gets a vision of her younger self before her fans show up. We return to Chen and Cirno who discusses her disappearance, and rumors of her being drugged or sent into prostitution.

Cast and credits

Voice actor Character(s) voiced Twitter handle
Raimu (らいむ) RaIM姉貴
HTTN 		Hatate @aerobics1030
Shukoren (朱紅蓮) SKRN姉貴 Momiji, Cirno
Tsuyuri (つゆり) Tewi @tsuyukira
RIO☆ AY先輩 Aya, Chen @rio_0c_0v

Notes

  • JK Hata-tan → JK Hata-tan Aisare Jouzu → NicoNama Hata-tan → PakiPaki Hata-tan
    • Shiruka Bakaudon also illustrated Fleeting Faith for Fleeting Humans (儚き信仰は儚き人間のために), which also had its own voice drama preview in the form of Shūkyō☆ (Religion☆).10)
  • The full comic actually has 54 pages, not 40 pages.
    • At the time of this writing, most of the existing English-language translations relied on their public previews, so you will be missing out if you don't know where to look.
1)
The term “Niconama” (ニコ生) is short for the Niconico Namahoso live streaming service.
2)
“Hata-tan” (はたたん) is a fan interpretation of Hatate Himekaidou, conceptualized by Rui (るい), which depicts her as a gloomy character with an inferiority complex as she harbors complicated, pathological, love-hate feelings towards Aya Shameimaru, who may act sadistic in return if she notices. Hata-tan has dyed her brown hair black, to match Aya, and has strangulation marks around her neck.
3)
"例大祭さんぷる　『ニコ生はたたん』" (May 11, 2012). Pixiv.
4)
"ニコ生はたたん" (May 11, 2012). Niconico Seiga.
5)
"【例大祭９】 ニコ生はたたん" (May 19, 2012). Niconico Douga.
6)
Back then, the Cookie☆ community was going through a time where they were sifting through almost any Touhou Project fan video with voice acting, hoping to find the next Cookie☆ to avoid a slow death, so keep in mind that this was before Cookie☆☆ S2 and the 'voice drama' format taking off.
7)
Specifically, “When You're Feeling Down, Isn't It Great To Want To Give Yourself A J@b?”.
8)
The prior work, JK Hata-tan, shows that Hatate and Aya were high school friends until Sanae had arrived. Hatate discovers that Sanae abuses children, capturing a picture, but Sanae noticed and tortures her into changing schools. Unfortunately, Hatate's damaged reputation ends up following her. After the preview ends, Hatate gets a boyfriend to fill the void that Aya left, but he turns out to be abusive towards her.
9)
The fork is significant as it was the same weapon that Sanae used on Hatate, destroying her relationship with Aya, which is why Momiji doing the same thing causes her to have a mental breakdown.
10)
"【紅楼夢9】儚き信仰は儚き人間のために" (October 10, 2013). Niconico Douga.
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