History Anime / Domo

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''Domo'', also known as "Domo-kun" (どーも くん), is the mascot of Japan's Creator/{{NHK}} TV station who has gained fame in other parts of the world. Initially starting out as the star of multiple thirty-second interstitial segments, Domo has branched out into a longer two-minute episodes as well as video game and Internet appearances. In his little world, Domo interacts with multiple anthropomorphic animals, expresses a childlike imagination at the world, and is obsessed with eating and watching TV. He also farts pink clouds when under stress or nervous. It's a wondrous world.

It is notable as a series filmed in StopMotion. Among the cast include Domo's adoptive father, the rabbit Usajii (Mr. Usaji in the English dub), his tech-savvy weasel associate Tā-chan (Tashanna in the English dub), and the mother and son bats Shinobu and Morio (Maya and Mario in the English dub) who take residence on the ceiling of Mr. Usaji's den.

Domo also got a 5-episode web-series in 2015 that [[https://www.youtube.com/user/TheDomoNation/videos can be watched]] on the official Website/YouTube channel and follows his adventures in the real world.
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!!''Domo'' gives examples of:

* AllBalloonsHaveHelium: Mr. Usaji manages to get Domo's balloon floating again by blowing it up himself.
* ArtShift: The series sometimes employs standard animation to portray Domo's thoughts. Notable examples include "Footprint" and the 7-11 promotion.
* BearsAreBadNews: In "Hungry", Domo runs afoul of a hungry bear that tries to catch him for a meal. Domo exhausts the bear and, after Domo starts getting hungry, it's the bear's turn to run away.
* BigEater: Domo has a big appetite, and it comes with having a perpetually open mouth.
* BlackBeadEyes: Domo, Mr. Usaji and Tashanna all simply have black dots for eyes.
* CartoonCreature: The eponymous character, who resembles a weird mammalian creature that hatched from an egg.
* CoolOldGuy: Mr. Usaji can be pretty energetic and impressive for the grandpa figure of the group, like the time he not only stops scolding Domo for rocking out to loud music but even joins him and has a good time.
* DoesNotLikeSpam: Domo can't eat apples [[WordOfGod due to a mystery]] in [[ArtisticLicenseBiology his DNA]].
* DoorstopBaby: The first thirty-second segment features Domo's egg near the hole leading to Mr. Usaji's home before it rolls into it.
* DownerEnding: "Today's Rule" features Domo following the direction pointed out by an arrow-shaped stick after throwing it. This leads to some humorous bits, such as rolling down a hill and jumping atop the Hungry Bear. However, he sees Mr. Usaji with a nice big cake that others eat slices of. The arrow stick, however, points everywhere ''but'' towards the cake. Mr. Usaji manages to save one last slice for Domo, and the arrow stick finally points towards it. [[ShootTheShaggyDog A snake eats the slice before Domo can get to it.]]
* FingerlessHands: Domo has them. Despite lacking fingers, his grip is strong enough to swing Mr. Usaji high into the air in an attempt to reach his lost balloon.
* GRatedDrug: In the 7-11 promotional short, it's shown that Domo gets a brain freeze after swallowing a whole Slurpee...yet his body language (twitchy eyes and freezing in place) suggests it's more like a drug trip. Interestingly, it leads to a 2D animated sequence of Domo in an Arctic-like locale, with the promotional red Slurpee in lieu of water. And when it's over, Domo takes Mr. Usaji's Slurpee so he can experience it again.
* HalloweenEpisode: For Target's Halloween 2008 promotion, a special episode was made featuring Domo trying to find a decent costume so he can get candy. He eventually settles on a [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot vampire Frankenstein's monster pirate]] costume.
* HappilyAdopted: Despite Domo appearing in his home out of nowhere and the stress he can put him under, Mr. Usaji really does care for Domo and Domo also sees him as a good parental or grandfather figure.
* TheHunterBecomesTheHunted: The ending of "Hungry" when the Hungry Bear tries to eat Domo, only to flee when Domo gets hungry.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Tashanna [[DependingOnTheWriter seems to go back and forth]] between being Domo's gentle friend and acting mean towards him.
* MrImagination: Domo is very imaginative and viewers often get a glimpse of what he's imagining.
* OnceAnEpisode: A shot of Domo (and possibly other characters) sweating happens at least once per episode.
* PaperThinDisguise: Domo somehow thinks donning a pair of sunglasses will hide his identity in "Secret Hideout".
* PokemonSpeak: The only thing Domo can really say is his own name. Fittingly, it's also the very first word he hears (from a Japanese news reporter greeting the audience).
* PunnyName:
** Mr. Usaji/Usajii's name is a portmanteau of ''usagi'' (rabbit) and ''jii'' (old man, grandpa)
** Tashanna's name in the original Japanese is a pun on ''tachanneru'', meaning "multichannel" (yet another TV reference)
* RealityWarper: Domo demonstrates shades of this from time to time. In "Spoon", everyone but Domo seems to bend their spoons after watching a psychic. However, it's revealed that their bent spoons are the result of Domo's misdirected concentration, which leads to Mr. Usaji, Tashanna, and everything in the room floating around. And in "On the Boat", Domo manages to fit a lot of objects into his knapsack, including himself, [[ArtisticLicensePhysics to keep the boat from sinking]].
* SickEpisode: One of the Japanese episodes has Tashanna catch the cold and so Mr. Usaji takes care of her. Domo tries to fake sickness so he can be pampered too but it doesn't work.
* StealthPun: Domo's name is derived from him parroting a news reporter's greeting of "Dōmo, konnichiwa", which means something along the lines of "Hello there!" However, it could also be interpreted as the news reporter saying hello to Domo specifically, which is why he got his name. Japanese puns are fun.
* {{Tanuki}}: One episode features a tanuki impersonating everyone in the main cast. Your only clue to its true identity is its tail.
* ToiletHumor: Domo's tendency to fart pink clouds when under stress or nervous
* TrashCanBand: "Rock and Roll" features Domo and the fox child playing on guitars while the little bear plays on drums made from a toaster, a log, and a dangled pot lid.
* TheUnintelligible: For a creature that can only say "Domo", [[IntelligibleUnintelligible everyone else seems to understand him fine]].
* WhaleEgg: The mammalian-looking Domo hatches from an egg in the first episode.

'''Domo''', also known as "Domo-kun" (どーも くん), is the mascot of Japan's Creator/{{NHK}} TV station who has gained fame in other parts of the world. Initially starting out as the star of multiple thirty-second interstitial segments, Domo has branched out into a longer two-minute episodes as well as video game and Internet appearances. In his little world, Domo interacts with multiple anthropomorphic animals, expresses a childlike imagination at the world, and is obsessed with eating and watching TV. He also farts pink clouds when under stress or nervous. It's a wondrous world.

* PowerpuffGirlHands: Domo has them. Despite lacking fingers, his grip is strong enough to swing Mr. Usaji high into the air in an attempt to reach his lost balloon.

'''Domo''', also known as "Domo-kun" (どーも くん), is the mascot of Japan's NHK TV station who has gained fame in other parts of the world. Initially starting out as the star of multiple thirty-second interstitial segments, Domo has branched out into a longer two-minute episodes as well as video game and Internet appearances. In his little world, Domo interacts with multiple anthropomorphic animals, expresses a childlike imagination at the world, and is obsessed with eating and watching TV. He also farts pink clouds when under stress or nervous. It's a wondrous world.

It is notable as a series filmed in [[StopMotion stop-motion]]. Among the cast include Domo's adoptive father, the rabbit Usajii (Mr. Usaji in the English dub), his tech-savvy weasel associate Tā-chan (Tashanna in the English dub), and the mother and son bats Shinobu and Morio (Maya and Mario in the English dub) who take residence on the ceiling of Mr. Usaji's den.

* ArtShift: The series sometimes employs standard animation to portray Domo's thoughts. Notable examples include "Footprint" and the 7-11 promotion

* BigEater: Domo, comes with having a perpetually open mouth
* BlackBeadEyes: Domo, Mr. Usaji, Tashanna
* CartoonCreature: The eponymous character, who resembles a weird mammalian creature that hatched from an egg
* CoolOldGuy: Mr. Usaji
* DoesNotLikeSpam: Domo can't eat apples [[WordOfGod due to a mystery]] [[ArtisticLicenseBiology in his DNA]].

* HappilyAdopted: Despite the stress Domo can put him under, Mr. Usaji really does care for Domo.
* TheHunterBecomesTheHunted: The ending of "Hungry" when the Hungry Bear tries to eat Domo, only to flee when Domo gets hungry
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Tashanna [[DependingOnTheWriter seems to go back and forth]] between being Domo's friend, and acting mean towards him.
* MrImagination: Domo
* OnceAnEpisode: A shot of Domo (and possibly other characters) sweating

* PunnyName: Mr. Usaji/Usajii's name is a portmanteau of ''usagi'' (rabbit) and ''jii'' (old man, grandpa)

* StealthPun: Domo's name is derived from him parroting a news reporter's greeting of "Dōmo, konnichiwa", which means something along the lines of "Hello there!" However, it could also be interpreted as the news reporter saying hello to Domo specifically. Japanese puns are fun.

* WhaleEgg: The mammalian-looking Domo hatches from one in the first episode

* ArtShift: The series sometimes employs animation to portray Domo's thoughts. Notable examples include "Footprint" and the 7-11 promotion
* BearsAreBadNews: In "Hungry", Domo runs afoul of a hungry bear that tries to catch him for a meal. Domo exhausts the bear and after Domo starts getting hungry, it's the bear's turn to run away.

* CartoonCreature: The eponymous character who resembles a weird mammalian creature that hatched from an egg

* DownerEnding: "Today's Rule" features Domo following the direction pointed out by an arrow-shaped stick after throwing it. This leads to some humorous bits, such as rolling down a hill and jumping atop the Hungry Bear. However, he sees Mr. Usaji with a nice big cake that others eat slices of. The arrow stick, however, points everywhere ''but'' towards the cake. Mr. Usaji manages to save one last slice for Domo and the arrow stick finally points towards it. [[ShootTheShaggyDog A snake eats the slice before Domo can get to it.]]
* GRatedDrug: In the 7-11 promotional short, it's shown that Domo gets a brain freeze after swallowing a whole Slurpee...yet his body language (twitchy eyes and freezing in place) suggests it's more like a drug trip. Interestingly, it leads to an animated sequence of Domo in an Arctic-like locale with the promotional red Slurpee in lieu of water. And when it's over, Domo takes Mr. Usaji's Slurpee so he can experience it again.

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Tashanna [[DependingOnTheWriter seems to go back and forth]] between being Domo's friend and acting mean towards him.

* RealityWarper: Domo demonstrates shades of this from time to time. In "Spoon", everyone but Domo seems to bend their spoons after watching a psychic. However, it's revealed that their bent spoons are the result of Domo's misdirected concentration, which leads to Mr. Usaji, Tashanna, and everything in the room floating around. And in "On the Boat", Domo manages to fit a lot of objects back inside his knapsack, including himself, [[ArtisticLicensePhysics to keep the boat from sinking]].

* TheUnintelligible: For a creature that can only say "Domo", everyone else seems to understand him fine.

* StopMotion

* HalloweenEpisode: For Target's Halloween 2008 promotion, a special episode was made featuring Domo trying to find a decent costume so he can get candy. He eventually settles on a [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot vampire Frankenstein's monster mummy pirate]] costume.

* TheUnintelligible: For a creature that can only say "Domo", everyone else seems to understand him fine.

* HalloweenEpisode: For Target's Halloween 2008 promotion, a special episode was made featuring Domo trying to find a decent costume so he can get candy. He eventually settles on a [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot vampire Frankenstein's monster mummy pirate]].

* HalloweenEpisode: For Target's Halloween 2008 promotion, a special episode was made featuring Domo trying to find a decent costume so he can get candy. He eventually settles on a [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot vampire Frankenstein mummy with a pirate hook]].

* GRatedDrug: In the 7-11 promotional short, it's shown that Domo gets brainfreeze after swallowing a whole Slurpee...yet his body language (twitchy eyes and freezing in place) suggests it's more like a drug trip. Interestingly, it leads to an animated sequence of Domo in an Arctic-like locale with the promotional red Slurpee in lieu of water. And when it's over, Domo takes Mr. Usaji's Slurpee so he can experience it again.

* DoorstopBaby: The first thirty-second segment features Domo's egg rolling down into Mr. Usaji's home

* DownerEnding: "Today's Rule" features Domo following the direction pointed out by an arrow-shaped stick after throwing it. This leads to some humorous bits, such as rolling down a hill and jumping atop the Hungry Bear. However, he sees Mr. Usaji with a nice big cake that others eat slices of. The arrow stick, however, points everywhere ''but'' towards the cake. Mr. Usaji manages to save one last slice for Domo and the arrow stick finally points towards it. A snake eats the slice before Domo can get to it.

It is notable as a series filmed in stop-motion. Among the cast include Domo's adoptive father, the rabbit Usajii (Mr. Usaji in the English dub), his tech-savvy weasel associate Tā-chan (Tashanna in the English dub), and the mother and son bats Shinobu and Morio (Maya and Mario in the English dub) who take residence on the ceiling of Mr. Usaji's den.

* CartoonCreature: The eponymous character

* DownerEnding: "Today's Rule" features Domo following the direction pointed out by an arrow-shaped stick after throwing it. This leads to some humorous bits, such as rolling down a hill and jumping atop the Hungry Bear. However, he sees Mr. Usaji with a nice big cake that others eat slices of. The arrow stick, however, points everywhere ''but'' towards the cake. Towards the end, one slice is left and the arrow stick finally points towards it. However, a snake eats the slice before Domo can get to it.

'''Domo''', also known as "Domo-kun" (どーも くん), is the mascot of Japan's NHK TV station who has gained fame in other parts of the world. Initially starting out as the star of multiple thirty-second interstitial segments, Domo has branched out into a longer two-minute episodes as well as video game and Internet appearances. In his little world, Domo interacts with multiple anthropomorphic animals, expresses a childlike imagination at the world, and is obsessed with eating and watching TV.

It is notable as a series filmed in stop-motion.

* GRatedDrug: In the 7-11 promotional short, it's shown that Domo gets brainfreeze after swallowing a whole Slurpee...yet his body language (twitchy eyes and stiff body) suggests it's more like a drug trip. Interestingly, it leads to an animated sequence of Domo in an Arctic-like locale with the promotional red Slurpee in place of water. And when it's over, Domo takes Mr. Usaji's Slurpee so he can experience it again.

* TheUnintelligible: For a creature that can only say "Domo", everyone else seems to understand him fine.
* ToiletHumor: Domo's tendency to fart pink clouds when under stress or nervous

* TheUnintelligible: For a creature that can only say "Domo", everyone else seems to understand him fine.