Asapi

  ∧_∧  (-@∀@)  (φ 朝 )  | | |  (__)_)

Asapi (アサピー) is a writer for the Asahi Shimbun, a left-leaning newspaper. He's generally seen writing biased and made-up articles, or hanging out with his friends Nida and Sina.

He's used as a strawman character by 2channel's far-right userbase.

      ○       |├───-─┐       |││ /  / │       |│⌒ヽ /  │       |│朝 ) ──│       |├────-┘     ∧_∧   / ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄     (-@∀@)< Hello, comrades! My name is Asapi, and I'm an elite graduate of Tsukuba University.   φ⊂  朝 )  | My job is to falsely educate and incite citizens with biased articles. My specialty is misinformation!     | | |   \_____________________     (__)_)
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Asapi Derivatives:

Sanke

   ∧_∧   ( *・ー・)彡  ⊂  産 つ    人  Y   し (_)

Sanke (サンケー) represents the Sankei Shimbun, a far-right newspaper. Him and Asapi are nemeses.

Mainicchi

  ∧_∧  ( ´m` )  (φ毎 )  | | |  (__)_)          ∧_∧          (´m`  )      *~●.φ 毎⊂)      /旦/三/ /|      | ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄| .|      | 爆弾取材 |/

Mainicchi (マイニッチ) represents the Mainichi Shimbun, a left-leaning newspaper. The "m" is his mustache.

Yomiri

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Yomiri (ヨミーリ) represents the Yomiuri Shimbun, a right-leaning newspaper.

Nikei

  ∧_∧  ( Θ-Θ)  (φ経 )   $ | $  (__)_)

Nikei (ニケーイ) represents the Nihon Keizai Shimbun, a newspaper that mostly talks about finance.

     ∧_∧  /中\      ∧_∧  ∧_∧ ピュ.ー <丶`∀´>(  `ハ´)   =(  ´m`) (-@∀@)   =〔 ∪恨 ̄ ̄∪毒 ̄〕―─〔∪●-* ̄∪φ ̄ ̄〕    =◎――――――◎  =◎――――――◎

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