nikumaan!!!
nikumaan is the brainchild of fukuda kazuhiro. he's based on a popular kind of dumpling. he is cute and friendly but people and animals try to eat him. he seems to be frightened of being eaten, but at the same time insulted if someone thinks they're too good to even try a simple dumpling.
my bad, i guess it's a she.
| new character # | 1 |
| Character's Name | NIKUMAAN |
| Designer | fukuda kazuhiro |
| CUTENESS factor | 6 |
| WEIRD quotient | 4 |
| Job | Tasty dumpling boy |
| URL | www.nikumaan.com |
| Website Content | web comics, lots of pictures, well organized! |
| Merchandise | postcard, button, eraser (!), comic, bookmark, keychain |
| Email / BBS, ( please tell them Tokyo Damage Report sent you!) | fukufuku@abox3.so-net.ne.jp |
DOPPIO
doppio is this AMAZING website-animation cartoon. he's this total Rod Stewart / The Who / Led Zeppelin - circa 1975 kind of rock star cat that you can count on to ALWAYS wreck the hotel room on tour. except, he doesn't stop when he leaves the hotel. basically he just smashes everything in his path, and, thanks to some kind of interactive programming, you can HELP HIM smash stuff. I'm talking to you, Mister Smash-Helper.
if you love his animation, or just want him to smash some objects in YOUR neighborhood, write to him at : letter@doppioland.com . please tell him you read about his site in TOKYO DAMAGE REPORT .
| new character # | 2 |
| Character's Name | DOPPIO |
| Designer | Chiba Kazuhisa, Ikeda Sayoko,Sakuta Hazumu |
| CUTENESS factor | 3 |
| WEIRD quotient | 4 |
| Job | destroying everything, being bad |
| URL | www.doppio.com |
| Website Content | massive animated movies, desktop themes. |
| Merchandise | ?? |
| Email / BBS, ( please tell them Tokyo Damage Report sent you!) |
letter@doppioland.com http://doppioland.com/guest_book/glight.cgi |
flux flat
(actually FLUX FLAT is the name of the team of designers that made the characters. I don't think the characters even have NAMES. they're more like. . . archetypes!! )
these little kids seem more interested in playing dress-up than in actually saving the bunny. the bunny suffers quietly. so, again this is New Character Trend #1 in action: stuff that looks really cute until you realize it's actually kind of messed up. And i'm not even going to get into why the nurse has the King Diamond logo instead of the traditional Red Cross!!
.Unlike America, the gothic people here have a huge obsession with nurses, and medical bandages. Like anything Goths touch with a ten foot Goth Pole, it immidiately becomes cliche. FLUX FLAT is one of the only outfits that can make the cliche interesting again. Their art is all about various combinations of bunny / nurse / doctor / chocolate / blood / band-aid / dead bunny. what's not to like?
their website is - surprise! - in japanese. but, clicking on the picture above will take you directly to the part with some pictures. please visit their BBS if you like their art, and ask them, "excuse me, nice middle aged gothic ladies, i read about your website in TDR, and how can i buy your fine merchandise?"
| new character # | 3 |
| Character's Name | ??? |
| Designer | FLUX FLAT design team |
| CUTENESS factor | 7 |
| WEIRD quotient | 3 |
| Job | doctor, nurse, dead bunny |
| URL | http://fluxflat.net/ |
| Website Content | small; just line art and pictures of the Design Fiesta exhibit. |
| Merchandise | cards, calendars, buttons, dollies. . . |
| Email / BBS, ( please tell them Tokyo Damage Report sent you!) | http://fluxflat.net/cgi-bin/fluxbbs/bbs.cgi |
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