英文版。
Domo (どーもくん, Domo-kun) is the official mascot of Japan's NHK television
station, appearing in several 30 second stop-motion interstitial
sketches shown as station identification during shows.
Domo,
the main character, is described as "a strange creature that hatched
from an egg,"with a large, sawtoothed mouth that is locked wide open.
Domo's favorite food is Japanese-style meat and potato stew, and he has a
strong dislike for apples, because of an unexplained mystery in his
DNA. Domo can only communicate by producing a low-pitched noise which
sounds somewhat like his own name, but other characters appear to
understand him. Domo is known to pass gas repeatedly when nervous or
upset.A Tokyopop press release of the Domo comic book states that "he
communicates sotto voce with a verve that only his friends can
understand."Clint Bickham, the writer of the Domo comic book, said that
to him Domo's expression is "a sort of cheery wonderment. Like when a
kid wakes to a room full of presents on Christmas day." While Domo's
face has variants, to Bickham most of his expressions have "an
underlying sense of fascination."
Domo lives in an underground
cave with Mr. Usaji,known in Japanese-language versions as Usajii
(うさじい?), a portmanteau of the words usagi (うさぎ?), (rabbit), and jii
(じい?) (old man, grandpa). Mr. Usaji is a wise old rabbit who has lived
in a cave for decades, loves to watch television and drink astringent
green tea.Mr. Usaji is not into any "new" materials, and does not own a
telephone.In terms of fashion, Mr. Usaji focuses on materials instead of
shapes. Mr. Usaji's favorite food is carrots, and his least favorite
food is "something that is meaningless."
