Hinomoto Oniko (日本 鬼子) is a Japanese moe character created in 2010 which originated from the Breaking News (VIP) Board on 2channel, and has since become an internet meme within various forums and imageboards in Japan. The character is a moe anthropomorphism of the phrase "日本鬼子", a commonly used Chinese ethnic slur against people of Japanese descent.[1][2][3]
- ^ 萌系日本鬼子 反攻中國. The Liberty Times (in Chinese). 2 November 2010. Archived from the original on 3 November 2010. Retrieved 5 November 2010.
- ^ 百度で「日本鬼子」を検索すると、検索候補に「萌化」が出現 (in Japanese). Searchina News. 4 November 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-11-07. Retrieved 21 January 2011.
- ^ "Japan strikes back at anti-Japanese protests in China with a moe character". DailyOnigiri. October 31, 2010. Archived from the original on June 29, 2017. Retrieved January 27, 2011.