Japanese Twitter Users Go After ISIS with Anime Girls

/DATALINK/ AUTHOR: ALEX_C. | DATE: 01.01.0001

If there’s one way to stand up to ISIS, I guess, it’s with memes. This past January, Japanese Twitter users uploaded images Photoshopped with anime as a way to defy ISIS. Around that same time, net users on Japan’s u31.com เข้าสู่ระบบ largest bulletin board 2ch created ISIS-chan anime girls (which were, perhaps, inspired by Tumblr images dating from late last year). The BBC (via IT Media) recently did a story on how Anonymous was “ramping up efforts to tackle sympathisers of

the Islamic State group on Twitter.” Their method, the BBC reported, was to flood ISIS-friendly accounts with anime girls.cnx.cmd.push(function(){cnx({"playerId":"e3616d04-4972-4839-a63a-c6975e2e9731","settings":{"advertising":{"macros":{"AD_UNIT":"/23178111854/od.kotaku.com/article","CHILD_UNIT":"article","POST_ID":"1719455505","POST_TYPE":"post","CHANNEL":"kotaku-east","SECTION":"","SUBSECTION":"","CATEGORIES":"kotaku-east","TAGS":"","NOP":"0"},"timeBeforeFirstAd":0}}}).render("cnx-player-main")}); Hey @BBCWorld @BBCNewsbeat That is our operation. We are the greatest / huge cynics. not Hacktivist. Therewith Google bombing team. Pls link — ISIS ちゃん普及bot🍈公式🌴ISIS chan🍈Official🍻UTAU＆MMD🍶 (@isisvipper) July 22, 2015 However, Japanese Twitter account ISIS Vipper is claiming responsiblity and is targeting ISIS-friendly Twitter accounts Anonymous previously uploaded to a Pastebin. These accounts have been allegedly spreading propaganda. As ISIS Vipper points out, there are rules about using ISIS-chan, such as not insulting Islam, not posting gore and u31 ทางเข้า not posting pornography as well as being respectful to Muslim beliefs and the victims and hostages. [Image via isisvipper] [Image via aylan7x] The idea is that ISIS-chan, with her cute anime looks and love of melons, neutralizes the horrific ISIS images circulating online. The ISIS Vipper “team” says it “disrupts” ISIS propaganda. The Japanese Twitter account is uploading photos like this by spamming commonly used ISIS themed hashtags. This is about message control and battling propaganda and fear with memes by reducing ISIS to anime u31 ทางเข้า

characters. To some, it might come off as trivial, making light of a horrific events and making them “cute.” Maybe it is. Or perhaps, this is the only way for some to exercise control. @MeLectable @HugBoxNinja @GenKnoxx rororor We are designed as content which disrupts to the ISIS propaganda through "enjoy" and "easy" way. — ISIS ちゃん普及bot🍈公式🌴ISIS chan🍈Official🍻UTAU＆MMD🍶 (@isisvipper) June 23, 2015 @woeischinchila MOE/🍈🍈🍈🍈🍈🍈🍈🍈🍈🍈🍈🍈🍈🍈🍈🍈🍈🍈🍈🍈🍈🍈🍈🍈🍈🍈🍈🍈🍈🍈🍈🍈🍈🍈🍈🍈🍈🍈🍈🍈🍈🍈🍈🍈🍈🍈🍈🍈🍈🍈🍈🍈🍈🍈🍈🍈🍈🍈🍈🍈🍈🍈🍈🍈🍈🍈🍈🍈🍈🍈🍈🍈🍈🍈🍈🍈🍈🍈🍈🍈🍈🍈🍈🍈🍈🍈#ISISchan pic.twitter.com/zhpqrawLFk — ISIS ちゃん普及bot🍈公式🌴ISIS chan🍈Official🍻UTAU＆MMD🍶 (@isisvipper) May 29, 2015 https://twitter.com/embed/status/621315265603764224 https://twitter.com/embed/status/610210138176159745 @Mehless @BRAIX3N ISIS-chan a run for her melon. Demand melons！#ISISchan#ISIS #ISIL#daesh #ISIS_chan #ISISちゃん　#IS pic.twitter.com/ywIo8BSHqm — ISIS ちゃん普及bot🍈公式🌴ISIS chan🍈Official🍻UTAU＆MMD🍶 (@isisvipper) May 16, 2015 https://twitter.com/embed/status/620722062093475840 https://twitter.com/embed/status/622490053059608576 plz？　@takkazura @shotabukkake Just need melons.　Demand！#ISIL u31 เข้าสู่ระบบ

#ISISchan　#IslamicState#داعش#الدولة_الإسلامية#الدولة pic.twitter.com/T0XNK5yNbS — ISIS ちゃん普及bot🍈公式🌴ISIS chan🍈Official🍻UTAU＆MMD🍶 (@isisvipper) May 19, 2015 The Japanese text reads: “You thought u31 เข้าสู่ระบบ this was going to be a gruesome image? Too bad! It was ISIS-chan.” Top image via BBC To contact the author of this post, write to bashcraftATkotaku.com or find him on Twitter@Brian_Ashcraft Kotaku East is your slice of Asian internet culture, bringing you the latest talking points from Japan, Korea, China and beyond. Tune in every morning from 4am to 8am.

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