Internet Meme
Herrington has become an internet meme among East Asia's online communities after a clip from one of his videos Workout was posted on Nico Nico Douga, a Japanese video sharing website. Thousands of mash-up parody videos of him have been made, many of which utilize deliberate mishearings (soramimi) of lines from his films. He is affectionately called "Big Brother" (兄貴, aniki?) among the Nico Nico Douga community, and most of his videos are deliberately mistagged with "Wrestling Series" (レスリングシリーズ, resuringu shirīzu?), "Forest Fairy" (森の妖精, mori no yōsei?), "Philosophy" (哲学, tetsugaku?), or all three.
Herrington visited Japan in February 2009 to attend in a live online event hosted by Nico Nico Douga and garage kit maker Good Smile Company. Herrington said that he is flattered and humbled by his fans' creativity. A limited-edition Herrington figure was announced for a July 2009 release. Two other limited-editions Herrington action figures were announced for the Halloween and Christmas holiday. The Halloween figure is due to release October 2009 and the Christmas one is due to release on December 2009 both are Nico Nico Chyokuhan exclusives.
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