Character Depiction
The manga depicts the characters as different animals according to their nationality as follows:
- American – Rabbit
- Vietnamese – Cat
- French – Pig (from pig that looks for French Ingredient truffle)
- Chinese – Panda
- Japanese – chimpanzee and Gorilla
- Russian – Bear
- Korean – Dog(from dog dish "Bosintang")
- British – Rat (from The Desert Rats)
- Australian – Kangaroo
The following are new animals depicted in Cat Shit One '80:
- German – Fox (from Desert Fox)
- Middle Eastern – Camel, Goat and Sheep
- Latin Americans – Cow
The depiction of Americans as rabbits is actually a pun on the Japanese word for rabbit. The Japanese word for rabbit is "うさぎ", which can be romanized as "usagi", or USA GI.
The British characters were depicted as rats to honour the Desert Rats, the nickname of the World War II British 7th Armoured Division.
The Germans were depicted as Foxes in reference to Field Marshal Erwin Rommel, nicknamed the Desert Fox.
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