Giko Cat



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Giko Cat  ____ /\/\ ~' ____(゜Д゜) UU   U U  Giko Cat or Giko neko (ギコ猫) is a character-based Japanese fictional cat. He is considered one of the mascots of 2channel, the largest web-based bulletin board system in Japan, but actually predates that BBS. He is thought to have originated in Ayashii World (Strange World), an old web-based bulletin board system in Japan around 1999.

He is frequently posted saying "Itteyoshi," which is a pun: when written "行ってよし" it means "you may go" or "please go away," and this is the meaning most Japanese speakers would think of when they hear it, but when written with different kanji (逝ってよし) it means "you may die" or "please die."

Giko's face is "drawn" with handakuten for eyes, and the Cyrillic letter De for a mouth. A semicolon on one side is frequently added as a sweat drop. Unlike Mona, there is no underscore separating his ears.

Giko is characterized as being somewhat cynical and misanthropic. However, he has a girlfriend, Shii-chan, whom he suddenly dumped for someone else in Shii's song.

Giko, Shii-chan, and Boon all appear in a graphical IRC client known as Gikobar （BARギコっぽいONLINE）.