History UsefulNotes / Hachiko

* Koromaru from ''VideoGame/{{Persona 3}}'' is a FictionalCounterpart of Hachiko. Even a year after his owner was killed, Koromaru would still go on the same walk that his owner used to take him on every day. [[spoiler:Koromaru is eventually revealed have a human-like intelligence and joins the party as a TeamPet to avenge his master, who turns out to be killed by Shadows.]]
* In in the front of Lumiose Station in ''VideoGame/PokemonXAndY'', there are two Skiddo sleeping next to each other, which is rather cute. Talk to the old lady in the other side of the street, and she tells you the two of them were abandoned and are waiting there every day for their old Trainer to return.

In life, Hachikō (ハチ公, ) was a purebred Akita dog who demonstrated the ideals of UndyingLoyalty from a CanineCompanion. At the end of every day, Hachiko would go to Shibuya Station in Tokyo and wait for his owner (Hidesaburō Ueno, a professor at UsefulNotes/TokyoUniversity) to come home from work. Hachikō lived from November 10, 1923 – March 8, 1935, nine years after his owner died of a heart attack. Ueno’s death in 1925 (while at work) did not prevent Hachiko from continuing this practice. Until his own death, Hachikō would return to the station at the end of the day to [[IWillWaitForYou await his owner's return]].

Three bronze statues of him now stand: Tokyo’s Shibuya station (where he waited for master), Odate’s train station (Odate was where Hachiko was born) and Odate’s Akita Dog Museum (which was built in honour of him, and other Akitas). There is also a monument that stands next to Professor Ueno’s grave in Aoyama Cemetary. The Shibuya statue is an extremely popular spot for people to meet, particularly lovers because of its symbolic representation of commitment and loyalty. [[http://www.huffingtonpost.jp/2015/03/08/hachi-new-statue_n_6825348.html The Shibuya statue was replaced in March 2016 with a statue of him and Prof. Ueno]], reuniting the two after 80 years.

[[caption-width-right:200:The (former) statue of Hachiko at Shibuya Station.]]

* Film/Gamera3AwakeningOfIrys has a brief shot of the Hachiko statue [[MonumentalDamage awash in Gamera's flames]]...[[AvertedTrope but still standing.]]

** Hachiko is parodied when a movie changes the dog into a [[FetishFuel handsome]] {{bishounen}}. [[spoiler: Veronica, who insisted on saving the dog in the first place, is horrified. Fran, on the other hand... Fran: "I thought they addressed the bestiality quite tastefully".]]

* ''[[Film/HachiADogsStory Hachi: A Dog's Story]]'' is a 2009 [[CulturalTranslation American remake]] of ''Film/HachikoMonogatari''. Instead of Japan, it takes place in the United States but the general idea is the same. The only reason the dog still has a Japanese name despite the setting is because he came from Japan and got separated in a train station from the cargo he was in. The main character finds him abandoned and the story begins.

* ''[[Film/HachikoADogsStory Hachiko: A Dog's Story]]'' is a 2009 [[CulturalTranslation American remake]] of ''Film/HachikoMonogatari''. Instead of Japan, it takes place in the United States but the general idea is the same. The only reason the dog still has a Japanese name despite the setting is because he came from Japan and got separated in a train station from the cargo he was in. The main character finds him abandoned and the story begins.

[[caption-width-right:200:The [[spoiler:former]] statue of Hachiko at Shibuya Station.]]

Three bronze statues of him now stand: Tokyo’s Shibuya station (where he waited for master), Odate’s train station (Odate was where Hachiko was born) and Odate’s Akita Dog Museum (which was built in honour of him, and other Akitas). There is also a monument that stands next to Professor Ueno’s grave in Aoyama Cemetary. The Shibuya statue is an extremely popular spot for people to meet, particularly lovers because of its symbolic representation of commitment and loyalty. [[spoiler:[[http://www.huffingtonpost.jp/2015/03/08/hachi-new-statue_n_6825348.html The Shibuya statue was replaced in March 2016 with a statue of him and Prof. Ueno]], reuniting the two after 80 years]].

Three bronze statues of him now stand: Tokyo’s Shibuya station (where he waited for master), Odate’s train station (Odate was where Hachiko was born) and Odate’s Akita Dog Museum (which was built in honour of him, and other Akitas). There is also a monument that stands next to Professor Ueno’s grave in Aoyama Cemetary. The Shibuya statue is an extremely popular spot for people to meet, particularly lovers because of its symbolic representation of commitment and loyalty.

[[caption-width-right:200:The statue of Hachiko at Shibuya Station.]]

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* Film/Gamera3AwakeningOfIrys has a brief shot of the Hachiko statue [[MonumentalDamage awash in Gamera's flames]]...[[AvertedTrope but still standing.]]

* ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDoo and the Samurai Sword'' has the gang stopping at the statue where Velma tells the story to Scooby and he poses for pictures with it.

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* In ''Manga/{{Gintama}}'', when Kagura is having trouble sleeping, they listen to a variation of the story on a radio talk show. The dog is named Jerry rather than Hachiko and instead of dying, he turns into a seemingly harmless old man that turned into a monster. Cue Gintoki screams hilariously in horror.

* In ''Manga/{{Gintama}}'', when Kagura is having trouble sleeping, they listen to a variation of the story on a radio talk show. The dog is named Jerry rather than Hachiko and instead of dying, he turns into a seemingly harmless old man.

* The statue can be seen in ''Anime/RiskySafety''.

* Hachiko is parodied when a movie changes the dog into a [[FetishFuel handsome]] {{bishounen}}. [[spoiler: Veronica, who insisted on saving the dog in the first place, is horrified. Fran, on the other hand... Fran: "I thought they addressed the bestiality quite tastefully".]]

In life, Hachikō (ハチ公, ) was a purebred Akita dog who demonstrated the ideals of UndyingLoyalty from a CanineCompanion. At the end of every day, Hachiko would go to Shibuya Station in Tokyo and wait for his owner (Hidesaburō Ueno, a professor at TokyoUniversity) to come home from work. Hachikō lived from November 10, 1923 – March 8, 1935, nine years after his owner died of a heart attack. Ueno’s death in 1925 (while at work) did not prevent Hachiko from continuing this practice. Until his own death, Hachikō would return to the station at the end of the day to [[IWillWaitForYou await his owner's return]].

* One of Luffy's earliest adventures in ‘’Manga/OnePiece’’ pays Hachiko a homage in the form of a dog who waits and gaurds his late master's pet food shop.

* ''[[Film/HachikoADogsStory Hachiko: A Dog's Story]]'' is a 2009 [[CulturalTranslation American remake]] of ‘’Film/HachikoMonogatari’’. Instead of Japan, it takes place in the United States but the general idea is the same. The only reason the dog still has a Japanese name despite the setting is because he came from Japan and got separated in a train station from the cargo he was in. The main character finds him abandoned and the story begins.

[[folder:Literature]]
* Dog Monday from "Rilla of Ingleside" by L. M. Montgomery had been waiting on train station for four years, waiting for Jem coming back from WWI.
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* A WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes cartoon featured a dog waiting faithfully for his owner for three years, in all winds and weathers. When his master finally returns, it's all {{subverted}} as the dog grumpily snarls, "Where [[PrecisionFStrike the hell]] have you been?"

* ‘’Film/HachikoMonogatari’’ is a 1987 Japanese film based on Hachiko's story.

!!Works that feature Hachiko the statue:

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* The statue is featured in the episode "Speak No Evil" of ''WesternAnimation/MyLifeAsATeenageRobot''.
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In life, Hachikō (ハチ公, ) was a purebred Akita dog who demonstrated the ideals of UndyingLoyalty from a CanineCompanion. At the end of every day, Hachiko would go to Shibuya Station in Tokyo and wait for his owner (Hidesaburō Ueno, a professor at TokyoUniversity) to come home from work. Hachikō lived from November 10, 1923 – March 8, 1935, nine years after his owner died of a heart attack. Ueno’s death in 1925 (while at work) did not prevent Hachiko from continuing this practice. Until his own death,Hachiko would return to the station at the end of the day to [[IWillWaitForYou await his owner's return]].

After a 1932 newspaper article brought Hachiko to national attention, he became a permanent symbol of [[UndyingLoyalty loyalty and faithfulness]], and earned the nickname '''chūken Hachikō''' (忠犬ハチ公, "faithful dog Hachikō"). He joined the ranks of modern-day Japanese folklore because of this unswerving loyalty to his dead master.