- Habanero-tan
Habanero-tan (ハバネロたん) is the unofficial mascot of
Bōkun Habanero , the habanero pepper-flavored snacks produced byTohato . Habanero-tan and her companions with names like "Jalapeño-san" arespice s designed to look like cute young girls. They were created by several Japanese amateur artists, and of them,Shigatake , the creator of the character Habanero-tan, drew a series ofyonkoma manga featuring the lives of these girls. Shigatake later became the graphics designer for theVanillaware games "Odin Sphere " and "GrimGrimoire "Citation|title=Kumatanchi|newspaper=Famitsu |pages=page 222|date=2008-05-30 ] .Habanero-tan's popularity has led to various renditions (some of them risque) by other Japanese artists, and even appearances on the
OVA "Netrun-mon ". There is also adojin game called "Habanero-tan House" which incorporates many of the things seen in Shigatake's comics. The game's creator, Ashinaga Oji-san, later worked with Shigatake and Vanillaware to develop a similar game called "Kumatanchi " for theNintendo DS .Characters
*nihongo|Habanero-tan|ハバネロたん:An energetic young girl with a red dress and red hair, and a stem on her head. Created by Shigatake.
*nihongo|Habanero-neesan|ハバネロ姐さん:Habanero's friend and older sister figure. Created by [http://www.ne.jp/asahi/humikane/e-wacs/ Shima Humikane] .
*nihongo|Milk-san|牛乳さん|Ggyuunyuu-san:Habanero's friend and milk supply. Has large breasts and wears skimpy clothes. Created by [http://www.rinozaurus.com/salad/ Salad Oil] .
*ハラペーニョさん Jalapeño-san
*カプサイシンちゃんCapsaicin -chanReferences
External links
* [http://www.tohato.jp/products/habanero/ Official Tohato Habanero page]
* [http://shigatake.web.infoseek.co.jp/ Shigatake's homepage] – includes collected translations of the comics into Korean, English and Polish.
* [http://www.ashinaga.sakura.ne.jp/ Long-legged Uncle (Ashinaga Oji-san)] – creator of "Habanero-tan House"
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