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<p><b>Japanese Culture Greg</b> loves <a class="extiw" href="/index.php?title=Japanese_popular_culture" title="wikipedia:Japanese popular culture">Japanese popular culture</a>, and as a stereotypical <a class="extiw" href="/index.php?title=otaku" title="wikipedia:otaku">otaku</a> this interest is mainly focused on entertainment media and consumer goods. Cultural elements he has expressed interest in include <a href="/index.php?title=Anime" title="Anime">anime</a>, manga, <a class="extiw" href="/index.php?title=Drifting_%28motorsport%29" title="wikipedia:Drifting (motorsport)">drift racing</a>, <a class="extiw" href="/index.php?title=mecha" title="wikipedia:mecha">mecha</a>, and <a class="extiw" href="/index.php?title=Art_toys" title="wikipedia:Art toys">vinyl figurines</a>. | |||
</p><p>Japanese Culture Greg first appeared, unnamed and wearing a different shirt, in <a href="/index.php?title=Teen_Girl_Squad_Issue_9" title="Teen Girl Squad Issue 9">Teen Girl Squad Issue 9</a> as a friend of <a href="/index.php?title=Sci-Fi_Greg" title="Sci-Fi Greg">Sci-Fi Greg</a>. His next appearance, in <a href="/index.php?title=4_Gregs" title="4 Gregs">4 Gregs</a>, established his name and characterization. | |||
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<div class="thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:107px;"><a class="image" href="/index.php?title=File:JapaneseCultureGreg.png" title='"AKIHABARA!"'><img alt="" border="0" class="thumbimage" height="172" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211001000000im_/http://www.hrwiki.org/w/images/thumb/d/d3/JapaneseCultureGreg.png/105px-JapaneseCultureGreg.png" width="105"/></a> <div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a class="internal" href="/index.php?title=File:JapaneseCultureGreg.png" title="Enlarge"><img alt="" height="11" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211001000000im_/http://www.hrwiki.org/w/skins/common/images/magnify-clip.png" width="15"/></a></div>"AKIHABARA!"</div></div></div> | |||
<p>Greg will occasionally use a Japanese word when speaking, shouting it out with an <a href="/index.php?title=Non-English_Pronunciations" title="Non-English Pronunciations">exaggerated enunciation</a>. As he does this, he takes on <a class="extiw" href="/index.php?title=Manga_iconography" title="wikipedia:Manga iconography">a stereotypical anime appearance</a> with spiky hair, large shiny eyes, a sweat drop, and <a href="/index.php?title=japanese_cartoon" title="japanese cartoon">a ridiculously huge mouth</a>; he instantly returns to his normal appearance after the single word. | |||
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<ul><li><a class="extiw" href="/index.php?title=Otaku" title="wikipedia:Otaku">Otaku</a> (<a href="/index.php?title=4_Gregs" title="4 Gregs">4 Gregs</a>) — Someone with an obsessive, consuming interest, often to their social detriment. As a loanword in English, it typically refers to obsessive fans of anime and manga (or Japanese culture in general). | |||
</li><li>Okasan (4 Gregs) — Typically <a class="extiw" href="/index.php?title=Romanization" title="wikipedia:Romanization">written as</a> "okaasan", this is a formal and respectful way to refer to someone else's mother. Greg's speech bubble initially reads "moms", with it switching to "okasan" as he says it. | |||
</li><li><a class="extiw" href="/index.php?title=Akihabara" title="wikipedia:Akihabara">Akihabara</a> (4 Gregs) — A shopping district in <a class="extiw" href="/index.php?title=Tokyo" title="wikipedia:Tokyo">Tokyo</a>, extremely popular with otaku due to its offerings of anime, manga, video games, and similar goods. | |||
</li><li>Chizuko (<a href="/index.php?title=Teen_Girl_Squad_Issue_15" title="Teen Girl Squad Issue 15">Teen Girl Squad Issue 15</a>) — The name of a <a class="extiw" href="/index.php?title=Japanese_robotics" title="wikipedia:Japanese robotics">Japanese robot</a> who is Greg's date for the Priggidy Prizom. | |||
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<p>In <a href="/index.php?title=Fan_Costumes_2016" title="Fan Costumes 2016">Fan Costumes 2016</a>, he states that he has not learned the Japanese word for "accurate" yet. | |||
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<a id="Hurt_and.2For_Killed_by" name="Hurt_and.2For_Killed_by"></a><h2> <span class="mw-headline">Hurt and/or Killed by</span></h2> | |||
<ul><li>Being blasted by the "<a class="extiw" href="/index.php?title=uncanny_valley" title="wikipedia:uncanny valley">uncanny valley</a>" robot <a href="/index.php?title=Minor_Teen_Girl_Squad_Characters" title="Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters">Chizuko</a> (<a href="/index.php?title=Teen_Girl_Squad_Issue_15" title="Teen Girl Squad Issue 15">Teen Girl Squad Issue 15</a>) | |||
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<ul><li>Japanese Culture Greg typically refers to generic tropes of Japanese media, rather than referring to a specific character, series, or product. The only anime Japanese Culture Greg has directly referred to is <i><a class="extiw" href="/index.php?title=Star_Blazers" title="wikipedia:Star Blazers">Star Blazers</a></i>, seen printed on his shirt in <a href="/index.php?title=Disk_4_of_12_-_FriendlyWare" title="Disk 4 of 12 - FriendlyWare">a scene set in 1981</a> showing era-appropriate versions of the Gregs' namesake interests. At the time <i>Star Blazers</i> (an adaptation of the Japanese series <i><a class="extiw" href="/index.php?title=Space_Battleship_Yamato" title="wikipedia:Space Battleship Yamato">Space Battleship Yamato</a></i>) was one of the few, if not the only, English-translated anime series with an overarching plot and storyline. | |||
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<ul><li><b>Debut:</b> <a href="/index.php?title=Teen_Girl_Squad_Issue_9" title="Teen Girl Squad Issue 9">Teen Girl Squad Issue 9</a> | |||
</li><li><a href="/index.php?title=Category:Japanese_Culture_Greg_Filmography" title="Category:Japanese Culture Greg Filmography">Complete Filmography</a> | |||
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<ul><li><a href="/index.php?title=20X6" title="20X6">20X6</a> | |||
</li><li><a href="/index.php?title=japanese_cartoon" title="japanese cartoon">japanese cartoon</a> | |||
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</li><li><a href="/index.php?title=Akira" title="Akira">Akira</a> | |||
</li><li><a href="/index.php?title=Pok%C3%A9mon" title="Pokémon">Pokémon</a> | |||
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<td style="text-align:center;background-color:#ddf"> <b>Issues</b> </td><td><i><b>Main:</b></i> <a href="/index.php?title=Teen_Girl_Squad_Issue_1" title="Teen Girl Squad Issue 1">Issue 1</a>, <a href="/index.php?title=Teen_Girl_Squad_Issue_2" title="Teen Girl Squad Issue 2">Issue 2</a>, <a href="/index.php?title=Teen_Girl_Squad_Issue_3" title="Teen Girl Squad Issue 3">Issue 3</a>, <a href="/index.php?title=Teen_Girl_Squad_Issue_4" title="Teen Girl Squad Issue 4">Issue 4</a>, <a href="/index.php?title=Teen_Girl_Squad_Issue_5" title="Teen Girl Squad Issue 5">Issue 5</a>, <a href="/index.php?title=Teen_Girl_Squad_Issue_6" title="Teen Girl Squad Issue 6">Issue 6</a>, <a href="/index.php?title=Teen_Girl_Squad_Issue_7" title="Teen Girl Squad Issue 7">Issue 7</a>, <a href="/index.php?title=Teen_Girl_Squad_Issue_8" title="Teen Girl Squad Issue 8">Issue 8</a>, <a href="/index.php?title=HomestarRunner.com:_PAY_PLUS%21" title="HomestarRunner.com: PAY PLUS!">Issue 8½</a>, <a href="/index.php?title=Teen_Girl_Squad_Issue_9" title="Teen Girl Squad Issue 9">Issue 9</a>, <a href="/index.php?title=Teen_Girl_Squad_Issue_10" title="Teen Girl Squad Issue 10">Issue 10</a>, <a href="/index.php?title=Teen_Girl_Squad_Issue_11" title="Teen Girl Squad Issue 11">Issue 11</a>, <a href="/index.php?title=Teen_Girl_Squad_Issue_12" title="Teen Girl Squad Issue 12">Issue 12</a>, <a href="/index.php?title=Teen_Girl_Squad_Issue_13" title="Teen Girl Squad Issue 13">Issue 13</a>, <a href="/index.php?title=Teen_Girl_Squad_Issue_14" title="Teen Girl Squad Issue 14">Issue 14</a>, <a href="/index.php?title=Teen_Girl_Squad_Issue_15" title="Teen Girl Squad Issue 15">Issue 15</a><br/><i><b><a href="/index.php?title=Strong_Bad%27s_Cool_Game_for_Attractive_People" title="Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People">SBCG4AP</a>:</b></i> <a href="/index.php?title=Homestar_Ruiner_Teen_Girl_Squad" title="Homestar Ruiner Teen Girl Squad">Homestar Ruiner</a>, <a href="/index.php?title=Strong_Badia_the_Free_Cave_Girl_Squad" title="Strong Badia the Free Cave Girl Squad">Cave Girl Squad</a>, <a href="/index.php?title=Baddest_of_the_Bands_Teen_Girl_Squad_Meets_Limozeen" title="Baddest of the Bands Teen Girl Squad Meets Limozeen">Teen Girl Squad Meets Limozeen</a><br/><i><b>Toons:</b></i> <a href="/index.php?title=4_Gregs" title="4 Gregs">4 Gregs</a>, <a href="/index.php?title=Decomposing_Pumpkins" title="Decomposing Pumpkins">Decomposing Pumpkins</a> | |||
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<td style="text-align:center;background-color:#ddf"> <b>Miscellaneous</b> </td><td><a href="/index.php?title=Teen_Girl_Squad_Locations" title="Teen Girl Squad Locations">Locations</a>, <a href="/index.php?title=Teen_Girl_Squad_Other_Costumes" title="Teen Girl Squad Other Costumes">Costumes</a>, <a href="/index.php?title=Teen_Girl_Squad_%28theme_song%29" title="Teen Girl Squad (theme song)">Theme Song</a>, <a href="/index.php?title=Fangs" title="Fangs">Fangs</a>, <a href="/index.php?title=-%27d" title="-'d">-'d</a>, <a href="/index.php?title=Ow%21_My_X%21" title="Ow! My X!">Ow! My X!</a>, <a href="/index.php?title=Captioned_Transitions" title="Captioned Transitions">Captioned Transitions</a> | |||
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<td style="text-align:center;background-color:#ddf"> <b>Other</b> </td><td><a href="/index.php?title=Teen_Girl_Squad_Deaths" title="Teen Girl Squad Deaths">Teen Girl Squad Deaths</a>, <a href="/index.php?title=404%27d" title="404'd">404'd</a>, <a href="/index.php?title=Neon_404%27d" title="Neon 404'd">Neon 404'd</a>, <a class="mw-redirect" href="/index.php?title=Podstar_Runner" title="Podstar Runner">Teen Girl Squadcast</a> | |||
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Latest revision as of 21:00, 18 July 2026
Japanese Culture Greg loves Japanese popular culture, and as a stereotypical otaku this interest is mainly focused on entertainment media and consumer goods. Cultural elements he has expressed interest in include anime, manga, drift racing, mecha, and vinyl figurines.
Japanese Culture Greg first appeared, unnamed and wearing a different shirt, in Teen Girl Squad Issue 9 as a friend of Sci-Fi Greg. His next appearance, in 4 Gregs, established his name and characterization.
Japanese Vocabulary
Greg will occasionally use a Japanese word when speaking, shouting it out with an exaggerated enunciation. As he does this, he takes on a stereotypical anime appearance with spiky hair, large shiny eyes, a sweat drop, and a ridiculously huge mouth; he instantly returns to his normal appearance after the single word.
- Otaku (4 Gregs) — Someone with an obsessive, consuming interest, often to their social detriment. As a loanword in English, it typically refers to obsessive fans of anime and manga (or Japanese culture in general).
- Okasan (4 Gregs) — Typically written as "okaasan", this is a formal and respectful way to refer to someone else's mother. Greg's speech bubble initially reads "moms", with it switching to "okasan" as he says it.
- Akihabara (4 Gregs) — A shopping district in Tokyo, extremely popular with otaku due to its offerings of anime, manga, video games, and similar goods.
- Chizuko (Teen Girl Squad Issue 15) — The name of a Japanese robot who is Greg's date for the Priggidy Prizom.
In Fan Costumes 2016, he states that he has not learned the Japanese word for "accurate" yet.
Hurt and/or Killed by
- Being blasted by the "uncanny valley" robot Chizuko (Teen Girl Squad Issue 15)
Fun Facts
- Japanese Culture Greg typically refers to generic tropes of Japanese media, rather than referring to a specific character, series, or product. The only anime Japanese Culture Greg has directly referred to is Star Blazers, seen printed on his shirt in a scene set in 1981 showing era-appropriate versions of the Gregs' namesake interests. At the time Star Blazers (an adaptation of the Japanese series Space Battleship Yamato) was one of the few, if not the only, English-translated anime series with an overarching plot and storyline.
Filmography
See Also
| Teen Girl Squad | |
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| Characters | Main: Cheerleader, So and So, What's Her Face, The Ugly One Gregs: Sci-Fi Greg, D n' D Greg, Open Source Greg, Japanese Culture Greg Minor: Arrow'd Guy, The Birds, Brainkrieg, Fighting Growlbacks, Manolios, Mr. Pitters, Mrs. Commanderson, Olympic Man and Coach, Peacey P, Quarterman, she likes cloth, Thomas, Tompkins |
| Issues | Main: Issue 1, Issue 2, Issue 3, Issue 4, Issue 5, Issue 6, Issue 7, Issue 8, Issue 8½, Issue 9, Issue 10, Issue 11, Issue 12, Issue 13, Issue 14, Issue 15 SBCG4AP: Homestar Ruiner, Cave Girl Squad, Teen Girl Squad Meets Limozeen Toons: 4 Gregs, Decomposing Pumpkins |
| Miscellaneous | Locations, Costumes, Theme Song, Fangs, -'d, Ow! My X!, Captioned Transitions |
| Other | Teen Girl Squad Deaths, 404'd, Neon 404'd, Teen Girl Squadcast |
