Shobon

  ∧_∧   / ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄
 (´・ω・`) < Shobon once a day...
 (つ旦と)   \_______________
 と_)_)

Shobon (ショボーン) is a cat whose name literally means "depressing". He was used on 2ch to express dissappointment and regret. His catchphrase is "一日一回ショボーン "/"Ichinichiikkai shobōn" which translates to "Shobon once a day".

Shobon is most well known for starring in the video game Shobon Action (aka. Cat Mario), as well as a fan-made music video for the Vocaloid song "Double Lariat". You may also recognize him as the "stupid fucking hampster face".

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 く/・  ⌒ヽ
  | 3 (∪ ̄]
 く、・ (∩ ̄]
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Shobon's Fried Rice

  ∧,,∧
 (;`・ω・)  。・゚・⌒) I'll make fried rice!!
 /   o━ヽニニフ))
 しー-J

Shobon is often seen attempting to make fried rice, which usually results in him spilling the rice.

  ∧,,∧  I'll add pork, too!
 (;`・ω・)             ヘ⌒ヽフ⌒γ
 /   o━ヽニニフ       (・ω・ )  )
 しー-J              しー し─J

  ∧,,∧  ・・・
 ( ´・ω・)             ヘ⌒ヽフ⌒γ
 /   o━ヽニニフ       (・ω・ )  )
 しー-J              しー し─J

                          ∧,,∧  It's still delicious with just vegetables.
                         (・ω・  )
             / ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ヽ・゚・ 。・゚/(_,   )
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  ε ⌒ヘ⌒ヽフ ブヒ♪
 (   (  ・ω・) 
  しー し─J ヽ・゚・ 。・゚/
< Good things will happen tomorrow... >

   ∧__∧
   ( ´・ω・)∧∧
   /⌒ ,つ⌒ヽ)
  (___ (  __)
  '゙ ゙゚' ''' '' ''' ゚`

Derivatives:

Syakin

  ∧_∧   / ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄
 (`・ω・´) < Syakin once a day!
 (つ旦と)   \_______________
 と_)_)

Syakin (シャキーン) is Shobon's opposite. Unlike Shobon, he represents excitement and motivation.

Sin

./V\
( ・-・ ) ・・・・・・。
(つ旦と)
と_)_)

Sin (シーン) is a mysterious character that never talks.

Ranbuta

  __,、_,、
 (  ( ´・ω・`) Ranran♪
 `u-`u--u´

Ranbuta (らん豚) is a pig character based off of Shobon that is used to make fun of bad video games. Threads full of Ranbuta are called "pig farms".

Shobon's Wall-Punching Agency

★ Wall-Punching Agency has Begun! ★
Don't have enough muscle? Don't have walls to punch? In that case...
Our staff is trained to punch walls instead of you!
No requirements! Our staff will indiscriminately come to punch your house's walls!
$12/hour, open 24/7 all year! For more information, please ask the nearest pig.

∧_∧
(´・ω・`)   n
⌒`γ´⌒`ヽ( E)   We are also recruiting staff for our wall-punching agency.
( .人 .人 γ /    You must be confident with your muscles! Why not work with us?
=(こ/こ/ `^´     It's as simple as punching a wall!
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