Binchō-tan
| Personification | |
|---|---|
 | |
| General Information | |
| Full Name | Binchō-tan |
| Birthday | May 7 |
| Universe/Origin | Binchō-tan (manga) |
| Designer | Takahito Ekusa |
| Debut | 2003-11 |
| Personification | |
| Personifies | Binchōtan (white charcoal) |
| Appearance | |
| Hair Color | Light Blue |
| Eye Color | Bice Blue |
Binchō-tan (Japanese:びんちょうタン) is a moe personification of binchōtan (備長炭), a type of charcoal used for cooking.
History
Binchō-tan manga was created by Takahito Ekusa, featuring the titular main character and her companions, who are moe personifications of charcoal types. The manga ran from November 2003 until November 2008.
An anime adaptation of Binchō-tan produced by Studio Deen began airing in February 2 until March 30, 2006. Another adaptation was a video game called Bincho-tan Shiawase-goyomi (びんちょうタン しあわせ暦, Bincho-tan - Happy Calendar), released for PlayStation 2 and its limited edition were released by Marvelous Interactive on April 26, 2007. [1]
Binchō-tan is voiced by Ai Nonaka.[2]
Character
Binchō-tan is a young girl who lives by herself in an old house in the mountains, and is good at cooking rice.[2] She is a hardworking child but willing to do all kinds of jobs given to her, for instance like deodorizing shoes. She is able to change her size, and may have other, unspecified abilities. Her birthday is May 7.
What Makes Her a Personification?
- Her white kimono represents the white-grayish color of binchōtan charcoal.[3]
- She wears a piece of charcoal tied on her head.
- Her name is a wordplay of binchōtan and the -tan suffix, which is a baby talk variant of -chan, and is commonly used in moe personifications.
- She is good at cooking, especially cooking rice, which references the use of binchōtan for cooking.
