You better not be watching any porn, dasar mesum~!
About
Ipo-chan is a moeanthropomorphized character for the Indonesian web filtering service Internet Positif.
Origin
Internet Positif is a web filtering service developed by the Indonesian Ministry of Communication and Informatics. The service was created for the purpose of blocking certain websites and content that has been deemed inappropriate for users to access and is used by several prominent internet service providers in Indonesia.
On July 26th, 2015, the Indonesian doujin circle Spring Roll posted 2 drawn images of the humanize version of the service which was given the name “Ipo-chan” on their Facebook page.[1] Ipo-chan’s designed is credited to illustrator Rouzille Erzabalna.[10]
Seandainya Internet Positif ada versi Gijinkanya :3
Posted by Spring Roll Circle on 26 Juli 2015
namanya I.Po-chan , hobinya blokir website.
luarnya kliatan galak, tapi sebenarnya bullyable ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
According to an interview on Jurnal Otaku,[2] Rouzille explained that the idea behind Ipo-chan has been around for about a year prior to her unveiling. The character was inspired when the Minister of Communication and Informatics who created Internet Positif stepped down from office back in September 30th, 2014.[9] Rouzille later decided to unveil the character after seeing the positive feedback over another gijinka of two Indonesian instant noodle brands that was created by pixiv user Valoreins.[3]
Ipo-chan prototype design
Spread
The popularity of Ipo-chan was picked up by several Indonesian news sites such as Alfido,[4] Duniaku,[5] MetroTV,[6] and Kaori Nusantara.[7] On July 30th, 2015. a thread regarding Ipo-chan was submitted to the Indonesian forum site Kaskus.[8] The thread subsequently gained over 680 posts and 423 shares in less than a week. On July 31st, 2015, Jurnal Otaku published an interview with Ipo-chan creator Rouzille Erzabalna.[2] On August 2nd, 2015, Youtuber Ace Yoen uploaded an MMD video titled “Ipo-chan – Marine Dreamin’” (shown below) which gained over 19.000 views in less than a week.
Various Examples
Search Interest
External References
[1]Facebook – Ipo-chan’s Unveiling
[2]Jurnal Otaku – Interview with Rouzille Erzabalna
[3]Pixiv – Indomie VS Mie Sedap
[4]Alfido – Kenalan yuk sama Ipo-Chan, Si Maskot “Internet Positif” yang gemesin karya anak bangsa
[5]Duniaku – Ups, Internet Positif Pun Kini Ada Versi Moe: Ipo-Chan!!
[6]MetroTV – Jika ISIS Menjadi ISIS-chan, Internet Positif Kini Menjadi Ipo-chan
[7]Kaori Nusantara – Mari Sambut Ipo-Chan, Internet Positif Yang Hadir Dalam Wujud Karakter
[8]Kaskus – Perkenalkan Ipo-chan, versi imut dari blokir Internet Positif
[9]Kementerian Komunikasi dan Informatika Republik Indonesia – Tifatul Sembiring Resmi Mengundurkan Diri Sebagai Menkominfo