Nida

Here's a fun game for pasty white westerners like me who have not yet been exposed to the world of Japanese xenophobia: Guess which ethnic group this adorable cat is supposed to be an offensive caricature of, and don't read the next paragraph until you've come up with an answer.

Are you ready? Go!

Nida (ニダー) is a character derived from Mona who is a stereotype of Koreans. (Although, Nida likes to claim that it is actually Mona who is a parody of him.) He says "Nida" (～니다) after every sentence.

Because of 2channel's anti-Korean xenophobia, Nida is a short-tempered and foolish character who plots against Japan. However, in longer AA stories, Nida is sometimes portrayed as friendly (albeit mischevious). It's not uncommon for 2ch users to say "I hate Koreans in real life, but I really like Nida".

Derivatives:

Nidada

　

Nidada (ニダダー) is a combination of Nida and Moralar. He is Nida's younger brother. He is more sensible than Nida, but he also supports North Korea.

Kiga

　　

Kiga (キガー) is a starving North Korean soldier that Nidada rescued from a labor camp.

Zai

　

Zai (ザイー) represents Zainichi Koreans (ethnic Koreans living in Japan). He is also used to represent Koreans pretending to be Japanese. They often travel in groups.

Nidaemon

　　

aw hell naw they did done made nvidia into a doreae mon

Other Countries:

Sina

　

Sina (シナー) represents the Chinese. Sometimes Sina and Nida team up to cause mischief together.

He wears Quing Dynasty drip and ends all his sentences with "aru" (アル).

Wana

Wana (ワナー) represents the Taiwanese. He is friendlier than Sina, and runs a bar where he sells Taiwan Beer.

He wears aboriginal drip and ends all his sentences with "wana"(ワナー).

Lana

Lana (ラナー) is a female version of Wana. She ends all her sentences with "la"(ラー).

Samu

Samu (サムー) represents Americans. He dresses like Uncle Sam, and is thought to be Fuun's younger brother.

Roski

Roski (ロスキー) represents Russians.

Apology Juice

The only thing Nida loves more than eating kimchi and playing Starcraft (his two obligatory interests as a Korean stereotype) is "apology juice". But what is this delicious beverage? There's actually an interesting story behind that.

In 2000, a Japanese history textbook called the New History Textbook was published. The textbook, which was published by right-wing scholars, whitewashed Japan's various war crimes against Korea. In 2001, the Ministry of Education approved this textbook. This has made a lot of people very angry and has been widely regarded as a bad move.

Because of this, a lot of protests and demonstrations were held. One politician held a sign saying, "Nihon wa Hanseishi" (日本は反省し) meaning, "Japan, Apologise"! Well, that's what it was supposed to say. The sign was mispelled, so what it actually said was "Nihon wa Hanseishiru" (日本は反省しる) or "Japan, Apolojuice"! Therefore, Koreans demanding reparations for Japanese war crimes are portrayed as demanding delicious apology juice from Japan.

Great, now I want to drink some juice.

Sources:

• tanasinn.info
• tanasinn.info (Sina)
• Nameless Rumia's Wiki
• 2ch AA Illustration Project
• 2ch AA Illustration Project (Sina)
• 2ch AA Illustration Project (Wana)
• 2ch AA Illustration Project (Lana)
• 2ch AA Illustration Project (Samu)
• 2ch AA Illustration Project (Roski)
• Namu Wiki
• Nico Nico Encyclopedia
• Pixiv Encyclopedia