Ranbuta

Ranbuta (らん豚, lit. “Ran Pig”), also known as Ranran (らんらん), is a mild-mannered AA pig persona that people use to bash shitty games, generating a 'pig farm' (thread) for them. They're used like a kaomoji, but they're separate characters from Shobon and Tonky.

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Glossary

Phrase	Translation
(´・ω・｀)らんらん♪ Ranran♪	(´・ω・｀) Ranran♪	This is how they greet each other.
(´・ω・｀)やんやん？ Yanyan?	(´・ω・｀) Are you, are you?	A sort of provoking question, which is short for “yannoka?” (やんのか？).
(´・ω・｀)そっかー Sokkā?	(´・ω・｀) Is that so~	They're not great communicators.
(´・ω・｀)ねぇねぇ Nene	(´・ω・｀) Hey, hey.	This is what they say when they want the others to listen, and the expected response to show that the others are listening.
(´・ω・｀)なになに Naninani	(´・ω・｀) What, what?
(´・ω・｀)はあまじはあ Haa maji haa	(´・ω・｀) sigh seriously…?	A tired sigh, usually after something bad happens that spawns a lot of pigs.
(´・ω・｀)たんぱつ Tanpatsu	(´・ω・｀) One-shot	They're shy, so be gentle on their first time.
(´・ω・｀)くそげ Kusoge	(´・ω・｀) Shitty game	You should already know what this means.
(´・ω・｀)おほーっ Oho	(´・ω・｀) Oho~	When they get excited.
(´・ω・｀)やーだよ♪ Yāda yo	(´・ω・｀) No way♪	When they disapprove of something.
(´・ω・｀)なにそれ怖い Nani sore kowai	(´・ω・｀) What the hell, that's scary…	Don't threaten them too much.
(´・ω・｀)らんらんは豚だから難しいことはわからないよ Ranran wa buta, dakara muzukashī koto wa wakaranai yo	(´・ω・｀) Ranran is just a pig, so they didn't understand anything you said.	Don't be too verbose with your story.
(´・ω・｀)じゅあわくるくる Jyuawa kurukuru	(´・ω・｀) crackle rotate	Sounds of a pig being cooked.
(´・ω・｀)出荷よー Shukka yō	(´・ω・｀) It's back~	This is what they say at the end of their lifespan… the game coming back online…
(´・ω・｀)そんなー Sonnā	(´・ω・｀) No way~
(´・ω・｀)あやまって？ Ayamatte?	(´・ω・｀) Compensation?	Surely, after such a long downtime…

Notes

The first breed were originally fans of Fantasy Earth Zero, but they have since diversified.
- Nobody knows where “ranran” (らんらん) came from. Many theories have surfaced.
There's a fine line between complaining and abusive actions (e.g. attacking a specific person, death threats, mudslinging, libel, etc.), so remember that the mask does not make you immune.
Yes, these were featured and parodied in the Hyperdimension Neptunia series.

External links

Ranbuta on the 2ch Overall AA Illustration Project
Ranbuta on Pixiv Encyclopedia
Ranbuta on Niconico Encyclopedia
Ran-Ran on the Hyperdimension Neptunia Wiki

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Ranbuta

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