It's the yearly bikko thread.
So old.
may i ask who this cutie is?
>>4186484This is BikkoA net character is a character developed and spread solely through the internet. Bikko is a Net Character. Not a lot is known about this character, despite being so prevalent in the imageboards of the early to late 2000s. Here is a short summary of what we know:Bikko/ビっ子 made her debut appearance as the main character in a doujinshi called "Kesson Shoujo" by Yoshida On, or better known as [ROMANTIC FOOL since 1995], back in 2004. She became a hot topic in the waifu threads of the more exotic pre-Reddit imageboards, especially gurochan and 420chan, where she gained most of her popularity.Her manga was like all doujins, a limited print, and was lost to time. For 15 years, anons have been searching high and low for scans of the original manga so we could finally find the answer to the one question that haunts Bikko's existence: "Source??"
>>4186549Who is Bikko?Back in 2004, an illustrator called [ROMANTIC FOOL since 1995] posted illustrations of his punk-rock amputee smoker girl called "Bikko" on his website, rf1995.com(404). He was promoting a joint comic with another artist called Rakugaki-san which they were gonna sell that February, Bikko being the main character of said comic. People liked her, so he drew more of her. The users of the Japanese imageboard 2channel were desperate to find out about Bikko and this manga. Fortunately, Yoshida On found out about this and made a character profile on his blog website where he discussed Bikko and the inspiration for her creation.On the same blog post, he mentioned that he himself didn't own a copy of the manga, apparently selling all copies of it already. Being a self-published one-shot manga, it was a limited print. This made Kesson Shoujo into somewhat of a rare gem in the doujin market. One copy on Suruga-Ya was sold for $539!In a few months, images of Bikko found themselves in Japanese flash drives up and down the land of the rising sun. Some made their way to the west. The western users who didn't know where she came from would adopt images her as an edgy forum profile pic. Nevertheless, she became a known name among the older online otaku community.Here's a snapshot of ROMANTIC FOOL's old blog site when Bikko first appeared: (*∀ﾟ). Efficient web design, if I do say so myself.By 2006, she had accumulated a following with artists who were drawing fanart on 2chan and Pixiv.It wouldn't be long for the west to catch up to Bikko's popularity.
>>4186550Theres a lot more at the r/bikko wiki where I copy pasted that from. I linked it directly once and some people melted down over a reddit link. But thats where I got it if you want to learn more.
good work OPNever followed Bikko closely but I do have an alt of this pic.
>>4187395I didn't notice I posted the alt version until you mentioned it. Shame on me.
>>4186549From the original doujinshi.
>>4184083I've never seen Bikko with a dog before, but I'm adding it to my personal headcanon now.
>>4200973A cat is fine too.
I can't believe I forgot about Bikko-san thread. Forgive me Cherry Gods...
