Danbo (character)

Danbo
Yotsuba&! character

Danbo with Yotsuba Koiwai
First appearance Vol. 5 Chapter 28 (April 2006)[1]
Created by Kiyohiko Azuma

Danbo (ダンボー Danbō, "cardboard") is a fictional cardboard box robot character from Kiyohiko Azuma's manga series Yotsuba&!. It is also known by several other name variations around the Internet:

In reality, Danbo is merely a person inside of a costume made of cardboard.

Origin

Yotsuba Koiwai's friend Miura Hayasaka created the costume out of cardboard boxes as a science project, but 5-year-old Yotsuba is convinced it's a real robot.

Appearances

Chapter 28: "Yotsuba & Cardbo"

Danbo first appeared in Volume 5, chapter 28 of the manga, first issued in April 2006.[3] It was created as a result of a challenge during summer vacation for elementary school students Ena Ayase and her friend, Miura Hayasaka. Although the person inside is able to move upon wearing the costume, the young protagonist, Koiwai Yotsuba, found it by chance in the neighboring Ayase home while Miura was wearing the costume. Because Yotsuba believed it was a real robot, the two elementary school students joined forces to improvise a story in order to not destroy Yotsuba's dream. When Danbo claims to be going home, he leaves the Ayase home, with Miura still inside and Yotsuba still believing in him.

In the second semester, submitted to school as a summer project, Danbo receives a stamp from the teacher on the back of his head that reads "Very well done." After that, the Danbo costume is stored in Miura's room, left to decompose.

Merchandising

The Japanese company Kaiyodo has produced since late 2007 various Danbo action figures[3] which became an internet meme, and well-known over the Internet as a hero of many Photo shoots, one of the most famous is "365 Days of Danbo" by Arielle Nadel.[4]

Flickr returns over 36,000 photos tagged "Danboard".[5] On images found on the internet, Danbo is often depicted as being composed of Amazon packaging boxes.

As of 2012 Danbo is being used as a Mascot for the Thai PBS show "Little Citizen".[6]

Danbo has also inspired a line of electronic gadgets. The Japanese company Planex Communications has introduced a wireless LAN router[7] and a USB hub.[8] designed like Danbo's head, and Cheero has a line of Danbo batteries[9] and USB cables.[10]

Internet meme

References

  1. ↑ "Yotsuba to! #5". Retrieved October 21, 2013.
  2. ↑ "What Does ‘Danbo’ Mean?". Retrieved October 21, 2013.
  3. 1 2 "Where Is Danbo From?". Retrieved October 21, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Young Photographer Arielle Nadel and Her Very Own Toy Story". Retrieved October 21, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Flickr results for #Danboard tagged photos". Retrieved July 25, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Yotsuba's Danbo Used as Thai Public TV Show's Mascot". Retrieved July 26, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Danboard Wirelss LAN Router". Planex Communications. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Danboard USB Hub". Planex Communications. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Power Plus Danboard Plate and Block". Cheero. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
  10. ↑ "Cheero Danboard USB Cable". Cheero. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
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