Pedo Fox

Fri 2008/06/20 12:30 JST
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Foxkeh is Firefox's official mascot here in Japan and am wondering if you have heard of him in your region?
Cant help but think if Pedo bear when I see Foxkeh - am I the only one?
BTW, you can also download bits of foxkeh in PNG format and make your own pedo poses.
I used to work with the girl below at Amazon who's now doing marketing at Mozilla Japan - do they do Firefox ads in your region too?

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  • Mini1-kun
    Mini1-kun in Lost (Registered on 2008/06/10)

    Kawaii~~ desu~~

    Fri 2008/06/20 12:39:19 JST (ID #217957)
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    • marvin
      marvin (Registered on 2006/12/24)

      the girl or the fox? ^^

      Fri 2008/06/20 14:40:41 JST (ID #218006)
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  • gregory_gdp
    gregory_gdp in Boise, ID (Registered on 2007/07/16)
    Photographer/Night Auditor
    http://hillbillyotaku.blogspot.com/

    No firefox mascot and no commercials that I've seen anyways. But I wouldn't mind more of the cute lady with the ears.

    Fri 2008/06/20 12:44:34 JST (ID #217960)
    reply to gregory_gdp's comment
  • tenrou
    tenrou in Honolulu, HI (Registered on 2008/04/16)
    流浪人

    I've seen the fox before, but never knew it had a name.

    As for your other question, I've never seen ads around here, but I'm not really looking, either...

    Fri 2008/06/20 12:44:51 JST (ID #217961)
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  • NPC
    NPC in Rocklin, CA (Registered on 2007/12/06)
    JR. College Student
    http://npc.talkingincircles.net/

    My friend pointed out the official commercial for it yesterday... in the related videos I saw the one above... and commented on it(I'm NPC82). It's a small internet after all. :P

    Fri 2008/06/20 12:48:46 JST (ID #217962)
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  • FatBastard
    FatBastard in over his head (Registered on 2007/11/04)
    Dirty Gentleman
    http://cantstanzya.wordpress.com/

    Foxy...

    Fri 2008/06/20 12:50:56 JST (ID #217963)
    reply to FatBastard's comment
  • &re:)
    &re:) in Budapest, Hungary (Registered on 2008/01/06)
    student during the day, otaku at night

    No adds or mascots here either but the fox ears were cute.

    Fri 2008/06/20 13:06:27 JST (ID #217969)
    reply to &re:)'s comment
  • TaQme
    TaQme in California (Registered on 2007/09/11)
    Student

    yeah ive heard of foxkeh before. used to pay attention to the blog and had the theme. bad part is firefox3 isnt compatible with the theme so ill have to wait til its fixed but i have a window background set.
    doesnt really remind me of pedobear though lol.
    there arent any firefox ads in america as far as i know but their shirts used to serve as a good way of getting the word out.

    Fri 2008/06/20 13:08:31 JST (ID #217970)
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  • Zen
    Zen in Zjhentohlauedy Home Planet. aka. somewhere in the Philippines (Registered on 2008/06/10)
    Student of LIFE!

    Pedo bear?? i see no resemblance....

    Though i like lolifox better. http://lolifox.com/

    Fri 2008/06/20 13:41:46 JST (ID #217984)
    reply to Zen's comment
  • The-O
    The-O in USA (Registered on 2008/01/23)
    IT Tech
    http://www.t-ono.net

    Yep, seen the fox a few times, but never knew there were themes for him. I want now!

    Fri 2008/06/20 13:53:17 JST (ID #217987)
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  • lostandfound
    lostandfound in Singapore (Registered on 2007/10/21)
    Hikikomori in the making
    http://supermariabros.deviantart.com/

    Nope, no firefox ads here...

    Fri 2008/06/20 14:01:00 JST (ID #217991)
    reply to lostandfound's comment
  • Henry
    Henry in /usr/bin/ (Registered on 2006/12/25)
    anime/cosplay events organizer
    http://www.cosplay.ph

    Firefox-tan is still the best =3

    Fri 2008/06/20 16:25:06 JST (ID #218048)
    reply to Henry's comment
  • microdark
    microdark in Portugal (Registered on 2007/12/04)
    University Student

    Never seen them before, first time.

    Fri 2008/06/20 17:11:43 JST (ID #218058)
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  • It does look rather like Pedobear, doesn't it? I think it's the creepy stalker eyes... °_°

    Fri 2008/06/20 17:11:48 JST (ID #218059)
    reply to Billy Bullshot's comment
  • AK-kun
    AK-kun in Singapore (Registered on 2007/06/19)
    Costume Talent, Stormtrooper, Student, Writer
    http://akxd.wordpress.com/

    Did you know that Foxkeh has his own Firefox 2 theme you can download from Firefox Japan? I've been using it for a very long time on FF2 right after I made the switch to FF3 just a few days ago (after which I got unsatisfied with the fact that so many of my add-ons were non-compatible with it and switched to Opera 9.5).

    Fri 2008/06/20 18:19:41 JST (ID #218103)
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  • chun
    chun in need to be in bed (Registered on 2007/01/09)
    part time illustrationist, doll clothing seamstress
    http://puppy52art.com/

    kawaiiii lol pedo bear in disguise? lol
    but anyways hmmmm my firefox crashu sometimes (grrrr) wonder what it was which causes it ;_;

    Fri 2008/06/20 19:53:49 JST (ID #218182)
    reply to chun's comment
  • sergiom
    sergiom in Tucumán - Argentina (Registered on 2008/06/20)
    Programeer, WebMaster
    http://www.legionpaintball.com.ar

    LOL... buejejeje, Pedo Fox, =oD ... Here in Argentina we say "Pedo" to the "Fart" lol, i think in spain too... ask Hector...

    Look my Pedo poses, lol

    XOXO

    Fri 2008/06/20 20:16:20 JST (ID #218205)
    reply to sergiom's comment
  • Vic Fieger
    Vic Fieger in Mass., USA (Registered on 2007/11/23)
    Typographer
    http://www.vicfieger.com

    I didn't even know Firefox did advertisements! Where do they get the money from? Donations?

    Fri 2008/06/20 21:42:30 JST (ID #218252)
    reply to Vic Fieger's comment
  • gurugurutrex
    gurugurutrex in Vancouver, B.C., Canada (Registered on 2007/11/07)
    オタク all day long
    http://www.nekomagic.com

    Never see this Foxkeh in my region before. Actually it's my first time see it!!

    Fri 2008/06/20 22:02:29 JST (ID #218264)
    reply to gurugurutrex's comment
  • AtelierEdge
    AtelierEdge in Guatemala (Registered on 2008/06/09)
    Artist
    http://www.bridesoferos.com

    Never seen this fox until now.

    Fri 2008/06/20 22:19:09 JST (ID #218275)
    reply to AtelierEdge's comment
  • codename:v
    codename:v in Malaysia (Registered on 2008/05/31)
    Artist
    http://vforvengeance.deviantart.com

    I think you guys are sick... It's just another gif icon like Hatsune Miko and Danny's "sisters" on desktop and must you develop ill intentions over it?

    Fri 2008/06/20 23:07:49 JST (ID #218297)
    reply to codename:v's comment
  • XSportSeeker
    XSportSeeker in Brazil (Registered on 2007/08/22)
    Dropping computers, starting all over again at Journalism
    http://immalion.com

    Never knew there were Firefox ads... or any browser ads for that matter.
    Pedobear has sort of a fox face...
    But yeah, like Zen said... lolifox FTW!

    Fri 2008/06/20 23:33:13 JST (ID #218311)
    reply to XSportSeeker's comment
  • Kantana
    Kantana in Norway (Registered on 2008/05/03)
    Gamer, the hardcore kind
    http://even248.wordpress.com

    Actually, I have heard of it, but only for three days. When I downloaded FF3, I discovered Personas for Firefox. It's a Mozilla project which includes many easily applied themes within a single extension, which is updated with more themes from time to time. There are 12 Foxkeh themes included.
    You can find it at http://labs.mozilla.com/2007/12/personas-for-firefox/

    Fri 2008/06/20 23:45:16 JST (ID #218312)
    reply to Kantana's comment
  • Gundam00
    Gundam00 in somewhere in space (Registered on 2008/04/26)
    MS pilot

    man...firefox 3 sucks!! is it just me or does it eat up too much resources (CPU and memory)??

    there is noticeable lag when i mouse over the tabs for some reason...argh!

    Sat 2008/06/21 03:44:21 JST (ID #218387)
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  • FMPhoenixHawk
    FMPhoenixHawk in Michigan, USA (Registered on 2008/01/20)
    Scientist, unemployed.
    http://fmphoenixhawk.livejournal.com

    No Firefox ads in the States that I've seen. And this reminds me, I have to get FireFox 3 tonight for the laptop.

    Sat 2008/06/21 03:58:52 JST (ID #218397)
    reply to FMPhoenixHawk's comment
  • Akari
    Akari in Vancouver/Burnaby, Canada (Registered on 2008/06/15)
    http://akari-nyan.deviantart.com/

    Cute! But no fox or ads here!

    Sat 2008/06/21 07:49:20 JST (ID #218550)
    reply to Akari's comment
  • tintin-san
    tintin-san in シンガポオル Singapore (Registered on 2008/05/11)
    大学生

    Haha. The fox puppets are damn cute! Nope no firefox ads here. Only Gatsby.

    Sat 2008/06/21 08:09:12 JST (ID #218565)
    reply to tintin-san's comment
  • Kururu_luva
    Kururu_luva in Richmond, BC Canada (Registered on 2007/01/20)

    Foxkeh is dope!

    Sat 2008/06/21 09:42:25 JST (ID #218626)
    reply to Kururu_luva's comment
  • mark1stmac
    mark1stmac in Torrance, CA (Registered on 2008/06/12)
    http://frishkram.blogspot.com

    nice firefox mascot.

    Sun 2008/06/22 01:18:38 JST (ID #219004)
    reply to mark1stmac's comment
  • Kruge
    Kruge in Canada (Registered on 2008/03/06)

    Wow I didn't even know Firefox had marketing O_o. I have never seen or heard of a commercial or any sort of mascot until now. Of course Lolifox has a mascot...

    Mon 2008/06/23 01:46:19 JST (ID #219691)
    reply to Kruge's comment
  • Neutrinos
    Neutrinos in Um, what's that place south of Malaysia? (Registered on 2008/03/25)
    Shooting EM beams onto stuff and checking to see what comes out.
    http://kikenshisou.wordpress.com

    If the japanese are as crazy over kitsunes as their anime suggests, no wonder they will run an ad over there =)
    Nary an ad here for singapore, would love to have a firefox-tan figure (or other merchandise) to show my love =P

    Mon 2008/06/23 09:44:41 JST (ID #219954)
    reply to Neutrinos's comment
  • SkullZero
    SkullZero in New York (Registered on 2008/05/17)
    http://profile.xfire.com/skullzero1

    never seen a firefox commercial or that mascot before now

    Tue 2008/06/24 07:08:07 JST (ID #220728)
    reply to SkullZero's comment
  • Kawaii Chan
    Kawaii Chan in Loli Land (Registered on 2008/06/17)
    Student, Goddess of the Blue Star

    heehee kawaii

    Sun 2008/07/27 10:14:17 JST (ID #248864)
    reply to Kawaii Chan's comment
  • Patrick Barron
    Patrick Barron in Michigan, United States of America (Registered on 2008/02/09)
    Grocery Store Clerk

    I remember seeing a plush toy of that on Danny's desk at one time.

    Sat 2009/02/21 03:52:00 JST (ID #496767)
    reply to Patrick Barron's comment
  • Realta Nua
    Realta Nua in Jakarta / Singapore (Registered on 2007/10/19)
    University Student
    http://plurk.com/Fuyumachi/invite

    Kuugen Tenko resembles firefox too IMO lol

    esp the figure by FREEING ^^;

    Sat 2009/02/21 07:47:59 JST (ID #497010)
    reply to Realta Nua's comment
  • Coolmikeol
    Coolmikeol in San Francisco, CA (Registered on 2009/02/22)
    College Student
    http://www.mikeolotaku.wordpress.com/

    never heard of the mascot for firefox of Japan. I didn't even know Firefox had mascots but anyways it is my favorite browser.

    Sat 2009/03/28 13:43:34 JST (ID #539144)
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