Wataru Yamazaki

     ∧_∧  ピュ.ー (  ^^ )   =〔~∪ ̄ ̄〕   = ◎――◎

Wataru Yamazaki (山崎渉) was a meme spammed on 2ch in 2003. Trolls would use bots to write "Wataru Yamazaki" in the name field and "(^^)" in the comments. The bots would comment on irrelevant posts. Eventually, 2ch users turned it into an AA character.

Wataru Yamazaki (the person)

There is a manga artist, a football player, a jeweler, and a professor all named Wataru Yamazaki. None of them are related to this meme at all.
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