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| − | '''Marimokkori''' (まりもっこり?) is a character popularized in Hokkaidō, Japan. Much like the Tamagochi, the name "Marimokkori" is a pun: marimo is the word for the green algae clusters that grow in some of Hokkaidō's lakes, while mokkori is a Japanese slang term for an erection. | + | '''Marimokkori''' (まりもっこり?) is a character popularized in Hokkaidō, Japan. Much like the Tamagochi, the name "Marimokkori" is a pun: [[marimo]] is the word for the green algae clusters that grow in some of Hokkaidō's lakes, while mokkori is a Japanese slang term for an erection. |
Marimokkori's fame comes through merchandising, with a number of various souvenirs being sold in Hokkaidō and throughout Japan. | Marimokkori's fame comes through merchandising, with a number of various souvenirs being sold in Hokkaidō and throughout Japan. | ||
| − | [[File:YUI_and_marimokkori_YUI_LOCKS.jpg|thumb|none|YUI LOCKS]] | + | [[File:YUI_and_marimokkori_YUI_LOCKS.jpg|thumb|none|YUI LOCKS]] [[File:YUI_and_marimokkori_TMT_DVD.jpg|thumb|none|Thank you My teens DVD]] |
Revision as of 12:41, 9 April 2010
Marimokkori (まりもっこり?) is a character popularized in Hokkaidō, Japan. Much like the Tamagochi, the name "Marimokkori" is a pun: marimo is the word for the green algae clusters that grow in some of Hokkaidō's lakes, while mokkori is a Japanese slang term for an erection.
Marimokkori's fame comes through merchandising, with a number of various souvenirs being sold in Hokkaidō and throughout Japan.
