Biscuit-tan
Food Personification | |
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General Information | |
Name | Biscuit-tan |
Universe/Origin | Futaba Channel Netrun-mon |
Debut | 2001 |
Representation | |
Represents | KFC Biscuits |
Appearance | |
Hair Color | Pastel Blue |
Eye Color | Honey Yellow |
Biscuit-tan (Japanese:ビスケたん) is the moe personification of biscuits served in Japanese KFCs.
History
Biscuit-tan originated as an ASCII art posted by an anonymous user in Futaba Channel's PINK board in 2001, from a thread called "KFC biscuits are delicious".[1]. She was later given a visual design by anonymous artists, and popularized in 2002 through a series of Flash animations, and a theme song called "My Sweet Honey Biscuit!"[2]
She made an appearance in Netrun-mon, the Movie celebrating the NetRunner magazine's 5th anniversary in November 24, 2004, and is voiced by Rumi Shishido. [3] However, this was met with backlash, since NetRunner was controversial for promoting hacking and media piracy, and several characters including Biscuit-tan, were stolen from Futaba Channel without the users' permission.
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Artwork of Biscuit-tan and other Futaba Channel characters illustrated by Monta Tokita.