Chiitan: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

The Japanese city of Susaki cut ties with their unofficial otter mascot, Chiitan, leaving their official otter mascot, Shinjo-kun, all alone. So we came up with a plan to help.
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[@Wignut]

How many of yall came back here after Chiitan has taken over Twitter ads recently?

[@Awesoman9001]

*raises hand*

[@live.laugh_nirvana]

Mee lol

[@hexagonal69]

Yes! This is where I got introduced to Chiitan to begin with, so I came back here to see this again.

[@digidragon02]

The god of advertising

[@As8bakwTheSage]

Meeee

[@chiitan]

Thank you! Chiitan is a Japanese character ♪ I love you ♪

[@BlackGoldRose]

Ah shoot...John Oliver better run!

[@dreamerabe]

Ya ta, Chiitan!

[@ridwana4037]

If this is the real account of Chiitan, please do a video with Chiijohn next.

[@mariusraab9076]

I studied you. Are you Chiijohn?

[@eobardthawnereverseflashpr6443]

😍 😍 😍 😍 7u7

[@JetZV]

"That's too much soy sauce." "No, it's not enough fish." This line is a poetic work of art and I won't let anyone tell me otherwise.

[@Jerepasaurus]

Honestly, you're right. It's silly, but also genuinely true. I think their narrator for the piece made it sound even more perfect.

[@Ceielo]

@Christian Chavarria Same

[@lampekartoffel]

It's the philosophy anyone at a sushi restaurant should live by

[@almendramacaya4700]

😐

[@lampekartoffel]

@@weesalikesmilktea4829 That's why we have running sushi😜

[@nanamacapagal8342]

Wait, chiitan lore goes HOW FAR BACK??

[@linneaglas1598]

Oh you just thought they were a twitter ad!?! They are our fairy baby icon

[@-N0V4-]

Oh you sweet summer child

[@pikmaniac1557]

I'm getting down the rabbit hole, I never knew!

[@kickassmonkey6083]

"destroying something together is an act of creation." I'm stealing that.

[@eridani41763]

But a great creation requires destruction of a savage extent

[@masterpieces2218]

its poetry

[@Expert411]

Hannibal ?

[@crisoliveira2644]

It's basically Mikhail Bakunin if he was a creation by Sanrio.

[@DuceFace]

“Every act of creation is first an act of destruction” -Picasso

[@alexsilva28]

HBO: What are we going to do with all this Game of Thrones money?! John Oliver:

[@DovahGirlie]

You should add 0:00

[@DovahGirlie]

Nvm I see what you were talking about. 8:02

[@carolinegcooke]

Dovah Girlie no it should be 7:15 😂

[@crocuslament9680]

@@carolinegcooke That is perfect.

[@koilamaoh4238]

That pokemon budget lol, entire season right there...

[@SaidurRahmanSajal]

The moment John Oliver smiled, I knew that he did something extraordinary with HBO's Dragon money.

[@leonardchurch814]

Saidur Rahman Sajal “Dragon money” lol not wrong.

[@yanDeriction]

Sorry, but obviously the dragon show is being funded by John Oliver money

[@namonaite]

@@yanDeriction The dragon show is why HBO thrives, John Oliver is the bonus that makes ever subscriber to HBO think ohh god is this what my money goes to.

[@evl619]

Khaleesi: What do John Oliver spends my Dragon money on anyway? HBO: Whatever he wants!

[@bruin1771]

You know he got the budget for the year two weeks ago an got a text from his whife or kid and said to himself i know what we are doing next week

[@weesalikesmilktea4829]

I really hope that, by "they have taken ownership of Chiijohn", they mean the costume and not the guy they flew over to wear it

[@theflyingspaget]

nope, they took the guy. rip

[@Gaius__]

The guy? That was Oliver inside that costume ... of course.

[@Maca64N]

@@Gaius__ the image of this being john Oliver is really funny in my head

[@drpibisback7680]

I love that we now have a real answer to this because John just gave an interview all about the mascot suits. The Japanese provided their own professional mascot actors.

[@xractertone8095]

NoEsUnKZbinr if you could link said interview it would be greatly appreciated! :)

[@Drewy01134]

So many questions popped up in my head while watching this. “Am I bored?” was not one of them

[@carolinegcooke]

😂same😂

[@jaleesagreene6800]

Same

[@evanhe6697]

"'That's too much soy sauce,' Shinjo-Kun said. 'No,' replied Chiijohn, 'it's not enough fish.'"

[@chainblast2590]

I cried 😭 it's beautiful

[@antonackermann9620]

That part was so sweet it gave me type II diabetes.

[@JM-fc9gm]

The best line

[@TillisWard]

Epic response

[@koloblicin9721]

I am unirronically going to steal this line

[@KianaWolf]

"When was the last time Twitter made you happy? When was the last time anything made you happy?" I didn't want to feel this feel, John.

[@Itsgonnabeok1325]

KianaWolf FEEL THE FEELS!! WE ALL MUST FEEL THE FEELS!!!!!!!!

[@jeepz669]

I totes felt it 😂😢

[@jeepz669]

@@Itsgonnabeok1325 Soo true, I feel those feels now...😂😢

[@BetweenTheLyons]

Whoever animated the Jigglypuff to actually deflate while bleeding out is a legend.

[@staplersbreak7136]

The two people in the costumes who maybe can't talk to each other due to the language barrier is the funniest thing to me

[@bradandmawm3630]

I'm sure they hired a local mascot actor for this

[@rebeccaa3541]

Sssshhh! Don't ruin my secret joy.

[@shapedsilver3689]

@@bradandmawm3630 that, or it seems like HBO probably has access to actors who speak Japanese

[@TheNefastor]

They don't need to talk to have a conversation. Just play the video again without the sound, and thank me later.

[@xxxsugoitacion]

yeah both professional mascots lol ...

[@derekkoba1195]

Holy moly as a Japanese I never knew even the existence of Susaki city but now I do thanks to John Oliver! lol Now I can teach where Susaki is to my son. And to my son's son....and to my son's son's son...........

[@bennyton2560]

Well played.

[@Gershelf]

It might still happen. Chiitan appears to be non too happy about being replaced if you follow its twitter. :)

[@NellieKAdaba]

👍😆

[@imblayck]

but what about your son’s son’s son’s son?

[@DeannaJacksonDJsDelectables]

😂😂😂🤣🤣💀

[@TheShadesOfBlack]

For anyone who's curious on the adventures of Chiitan, he recently tweeted something along the lines of "Come to Japan so I can rename your show to 'Has Been Smashed Through a Table'"

[@billybobbobson]

ChiiJohn will be found dead by the end of the week. Pray for him

[@kioku119]

what?

[@jojonas5463]

Laughing hard right now

[@moonshineandwater]

That's a great reference to the WWE show 😂

[@wickedamoeba8719]

Did ..... Did John use this story as an excuse to unleash his fursona upon Japan?

[@leafpool2014_gaming]

XD (i'm a furry by the way)

[@ashtonhoward5582]

@@leafpool2014_gaming we can tell you're a furry from your PFP. Just like everyone can tell I'm a filthy fucking weeb.

[@leafpool2014_gaming]

@@ashtonhoward5582 is that a bad thing

[@ashtonhoward5582]

@@leafpool2014_gaming no, just pointing out that there's no need to point it out.

[@leafpool2014_gaming]

@@ashtonhoward5582 k

[@seopark7467]

i was literally waiting for this segment to turn into why the mascot was indicative of a corrupt government or something

[@jamesaikins]

I was waiting for mascot sex

[@erinfroehlich]

I mean... I enjoyed it okay, but there really wasn't any more important topic that could be covered? Kinda weak.

[@ionlymadethistoleavecoment1723]

I was waiting for the moment that it was revealed chiiton was head of the Yakuza or something.

[@jmgirard7]

I smell a fanfiction!

[@je7055]

Same lol. My only theory is that this segment is a huge meta-joke because everyone expected him to talk about the Mueller report or something. This feels like one of those "And now, This" segments except stretched into a main story. That's the only guess I have. I mean, the story's vaguely interesting, but it's not only unimportant, it's aggressively unimportant. The video doesn't even focus on the impact on the city - the city's reaction is just mentioned tangentially. This feels like something that might interest his younger writers but I can't really imagine Oliver's actual opinions about this are as strong as he's making them out to be in the video, given that he's a 41 year old British man. If it's not a meta-joke maybe HBO just wanted them to come up with a story that would go viral and attract attention to the show across the world. Otherwise... I'm just confused. Maybe it's just because I'm out of touch.

[@sharpproxy3962]

"That's too much soy sauce" Shinjo-kun said. "No," replyed Shijohn, "it's not enough fish."

[@mariodidier001]

This is actually deep...

[@luqcrusher]

It’s as hilarious as it is beautiful and I think that’s the best combination sentences can be.

[@LauraSquirrel]

Kiiiiikkoooooomaaaaaaan! ALRIGHT!!!

[@HAMID___]

Poetry

[@ClickItYT]

@@LauraSquirrel I better shouldn't ask you how you aquired your name, but as a German, I'm confused.

[@luliby2309]

"Destroying something together is an act of creation." Poetic.

[@rigamorales]

"Let us therefore trust the eternal Spirit which destroys and annihilates only because it is the unfathomable and eternal source of all life. The passion for destruction is a creative passion, too!" - Mikhail Bakunin

[@XxRestlessGamerxX]

Exhibit A: The Rape of Nanking

[@OrionoftheStar]

"It's too much soy sauce," Shinjo-kun said. "No," replied Chiijohn. "It's not enough fish."

[@luliby2309]

Gabriel: That's a legitimately interesting quote. Honestly made me think of Appetite For Destruction by GN'R. Mjolnor: Jeez dude, that's dark. :/ Orion: That's my other favorite quote.

[@isexuallyidentifyasukraini5407]

This has to be the best tourism ad for a town I've never heard of.

[@Zeeno]

I sexually identify as Russian and wanna fk your economy 👀

[@JabesMcJabesface]

If I can ever afford the journey I hope to make to Japan one day, I know one additional city that is going to be on my list to visit.

[@ann5935]

So John Oliver can really just post his fursona online like this?

[@theramendutchman]

And make it an official town mascot, yes.

[@Rodomist]

If you didn't see it coming from at least the Genetic Engineering "mouse and tick" skit, I don't really know what to tell you.

[@e.m.b.5090]

We just spent a major holiday celebrating Jesus' fursona. All signs point to yes.

[@DemonMage]

Only John Oliver can get way with it.

[@Kareragirl]

Fursona? Please tell me you just made that up and no one has been using that word.

[@littleblueclovers]

“Chiitan wants to give Mr. John Oliver a chance to explode through a table” This is an actual thing from their twitter. This has to happen now. We require a Chiitan follow up episode later on.

[@0Clewi0]

I actually expected Chiitan to interrupt the last video.

[@Blazo_Djurovic]

@@0Clewi0 I feel robbed by Chitan not running in at some point to club someone :D But, not that Chitan is free, should we have her meet the THING from Phily?

[@Crowley9]

John Oliver's twitter: I'm in a public beef with an unsanctioned Japanese otter. I needed this.

[@Rattus-Norvegicus]

This is the first time I'm upset I don't have Twitter... fuckin Donny Tbag ruined it for me.

[@0Clewi0]

@@Blazo_Djurovic It would be a fun match now that Chiitan is probably learning more about US mascots. Out topic I find gritty fine, but also one of my favorite toys as a kid was a plastic skeleton with an elastic string. Besides woudn't one want your ice hockey mascot to be brutal as the sport? (I don't follow it)

[@Asterius_101]

I don't know why, but I kept expecting to see chiitan just standing in the background with a baseball bat.

[@taranehparinaz6672]

Vrael Go to Chiitan Twitter page! Chiitan is threatening John Oliver there XD

[@neeneko]

I was expecting something similar, only with Gritty showing up to 'help'.

[@chadkirchmann5564]

Check chiitan's Twitter, he's (she?) not happy

[@Ewok612]

It needs a team up with the cat in the hat. Also, your username makes you the biggest nerd I’ll see today, and I’ve been on Warcraft 3 and Starcraft 2 forums.

[@volgg]

and now Chiitan is having a renaissance by saving society from shitty ads from crypto and AI crap. Thank you Chiitan

[@radtack8457]

Just so no one is confused this was another piece from last week

[@mxlazarus190]

really?! that’s awesome!!!

[@TheTeaCupKiller]

Radtack thanks for clearing that up 👍🏽

[@khalidbrown743]

Tonight?

[@ascent8487]

I noticed that but was still confused because I haven’t seen the show do this before.

[@GpgRocker]

It's probably cause we haven't seen something to the level of the Mueller report before.

[@ggwp638BC]

Wait, so you're telling me that an english and a japanese mascot met together and they DIDN'T share a cup of tea?

[@StillAwesome21]

It's implied.

[@Cruxador]

11:37 the light green things on the table are a kind of cup.

[@pebbleswinter1099]

They did when they ate sushi :)

[@elfbreath]

or take over any islands?

[@ghoullovinbutch]

Stevie Lawson *whoa there*

[@Nonn0n]

I would’ve lost it if chitan showed up and started wailing on chijohn.

[@xxxsugoitacion]

was waiting for a chitan cameo tbh

[@StarDark4]

chitan is a yandere, he is stalking chijohn and waiting for the perfect moment to strike. lol.

[@grumpyotter]

I thought that's what was going to happen! Maybe on a later episode.

[@superninja252]

chitan challgenged him for an westeling match lol

[@Ashtarte3D]

Chiitan's twitter is all about making that happen now. It's the best thing ever.

[@ButchBirdie]

John Oliver is just elated that he got to talk about something non-depressing for once

[@thegardenofeatin5965]

Yeah among "Here's why even the amazing things we have now like organ transplants and intermodal shipping are actually dangerous bullshit that's totally out of control" we have an episode that's "Here's some strangeness out of Japan, they like their cute mascots and someone went in a chaotic direction with one. This looks like fun so we're going to play too."

[@fahim102]

*sees ChiiJohn befriend Shinjo-kun in less than a day* Chiitan: Am I a joke to you?

[@sienile]

Chiitan says, wielding a bat.

[@Alikaoz]

Check twitter. Chiitan wants to smash John though a table.

[@arsarma1808]

@@sienile Chiitan has already threatened John Oliver. twitter.com/ogecebel/status/1121643018946138113

[@TheNefastor]

They are birbs of a feather...

[@TheNefastor]

@Jonathan Taylor Fuck off. A lot of us aren't American and are happy that you're legalizing drugs : eventually you'll be too lazy and fucked-up to fight in wars and the world will be better for it.

[@PJMack068]

john reacting to the twitter account feels like him just discovering the internet for the first time

[@aweshumandy]

Haha yeah he didn't get the is this a pigeon meme

[@Darthsantana]

hey guys! have you seen these hilarious things called Memes before?

[@davidcampos2615]

IK LOL I had to take a break because I felt like it's weird they were barely discovering memes and jokes online lol.

[@PJMack068]

haha look! he called that bird a birb! what? XD truthfully though i like John a lot so this was pretty endearing

[@liquidchameleon5993]

It's so sweet and innocent...its not going to last is it?

[@justin79811]

Anyone else a little disappointed Chiitan did not jump out and beat the new mascot with a bat in fit of jealous rage?

[@pauletteokafor1322]

That thought crossed my mind

[@skulleton]

wouldve been to obvious

[@mikeaskme3530]

@Justin Z, i am i was waiting for it.

[@ChazDragoon]

Give it time.... S O O N... >:3

[@Mirelale000]

Not so much disappointed, so much as surprising that it didn't happen

[@TBJ1118]

Too bad John didn't understand that the "is this a pidgeon" is a reference to a meme as well. Chiitan master of dank memes

[@MarceloRamos-uk8cd]

What meme?

[@SooHaaacked]

Master of shit

[@vez3834]

@@MarceloRamos-uk8cd Google "is this a pigeon". It's a dude smiling and misidentifying a butterfly as a pigeon.

[@andrewollmann304]

@@vez3834In the anime, the dude is a robot….so it kinda makes sense in context.

[@vez3834]

@@andrewollmann304 Yep yep, am aware :D I just wanted to describe it as shortly and succintly as possible

[@user-vm2xg1nd5m]

I think American politics finally broke Jhon Oliver

[@azqq1526]

He has given up

[@XiaoGuanYin104]

@Textual Predator bullshit. Trump supporters bomb schools, churches, synagogues, companies, concerts....

[@omarkamel3662]

@Textual Predator that's because they're too busy getting cancer from windmills.

[@davidhollenshead4892]

@Textual Predator WTF???

[@jackscarce8570]

@Textual Predator wtf does Africa has to do with this. if ur talking about his name that's Arabic and that's in the middle east. and none eats people casually anywhere, ever. same with suicide bombings and mass executions, most of the middle east is safe and don't have a raging war or terrorism. have you ever been to school or seen a map?

[@Prizzlesticks]

This was a beautiful bromance. Also, "That's too much soy sauce." "No. That's not enough fish." ...What a brilliant way to look at life.

[@AbMaSync]

"Shinjo-kun taught chiijohn how to take one stick and make two sticks"

[@circuitsandcigars1278]

Otter chaos

[@applemauzel]

OR is it hinting at a furthering relationship for Marlon Bundo and Wesley?

[@Lodrik18]

more the Winnie Pooh way to look at life ^^

[@andreasalm2673]

@@emilionaranjo7337 No thanks, Emili yo-yo.

[@capncaviar]

Update: chiitan has challenged John to a no holds barred wrestling match to "show John (aka British birb) the joy of exploding through a table"

[@SoulGundam]

This needs more likes.... So it'll get bumped for everyone to see!!

[@elizaheintzelman8764]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y3ayqoyjnpp1qrM

[@spookyrosev6467]

Cap'n caviar Coming soon: Chiitan vs ChiiJohn: Son Of Son Of Son Of Justice

[@boistired6825]

Cap'n caviar This is what the world should be like all the time.

[@StopChangingUsernamesYouTube]

And so began the 21st century bloodsport, luchii libre.

[@katiemaybekatie7022]

This video is literally a part of my de-escalation technique when I have panic attacks. I'm currently sitting here watching it and feeling so much better!

[@yeetthatmolotov]

This is absolutely brilliant

[@elrored]

❤️❤️❤️

[@NoThatRyan]

It's one of John's best pieces.

[@clxmentin3]

you are so right i got this video in my recommended after having flashbacks of the night my parents split up (it wasn’t pretty) and it is helping so much weirdly

[@JA-zx1np]

I am here for a very similar reason, great to have a reliable source for this sort of thing. I love John Oliver's work but do wish I was not so upset by some of what I see him inform us of.

[@pesterenan]

I really teared up when they said: Shinjo-Kun: "There's too much soy sauce" Chijohn: "No, it's not enough fish!" *_Awwwwww_*

[@Maradrafts]

The end of this video made me realize how much I needed this. There are so many things to be anxious, angry or sad about these days, and yet witnessing this pair of mascots becoming buds felt pretty nice.

[@ZERO_O7X]

I'm not crying...you're crying. 😢😂

[@reallythatbad1]

I can't believe John Oliver's fursona is running around Japan

[@thedarkphoenix9764]

Best sentence ever

[@frenlyfren]

XD wow that isn't something I'd thought I'd hear today.

[@thebirdsareuptosomething4938]

Please don't summarize such a wholesome thing like this XD

[@MrBigCookieCrumble]

If you think about it, that's exactly where it belongs, where they all belong. What im saying is ship all furries to japan

[@NeoDarkling]

LMAO!!!!

[@themurderbotfeed7688]

I can’t believe I laughed and cried at two fucking mascots going to lunch together, holly hell John.

[@NellieKAdaba]

I also laughed.

[@TAK-yj4hj]

I also cried

[@w33dn0se3]

It's wholesome and hilarious 😂

[@LackofEthics]

I was introduced to Chiitan less than fifteen mintues ago and there is already a void in my life that Chiijohn is not prepared to fill.

[@SRMustang35]

This scared the shit out of me because I thought it was already Monday

[@gretebremseth1622]

Francisco Robles Oh god! Me too! Lol! ;)

[@javierreyes2502]

Yeah, I saw the notification and thought, Shit I’m late for work

[@amandasunshine2]

Wasn't this from last week?

[@oahuahi]

SAME.

[@gubtefumcki6399]

Someplace somewhere in this miserable world It's already monday

[@moetoknow2181]

Where are we going with this John? John: just a little farther. How far? John: all the way to Japan.

[@annawindham242]

Right on

[@princ3sstofu]

This show literally has too much budget and it is WORTH IT

[@colemanjunior9773]

Nope, they're just embezzling money from HBO at this point

[@LnPPersonified]

If it's worth it, it's not too much.

[@abbyiswatching2046]

He was on Colbert, joking about HBO and that "sweet, sweet dragon money." I'm pretty sure they can afford him!

[@HweeTengLee]

what did i just watch :P

[@boboutelama5748]

Is it not a consequence from John Oliver's church income ?

[@ezekielmartin4323]

"When's the last time Twitter made you happy? When's the last time _anything_ made you happy?" Excuse me, Mr. Oliver? Hi, quick question: why must you force me to confront my soul?

[@heyitsbillyz]

"A little chaos fulfills the spirit, and prepares us for all the claw machines ahead." Damn.

[@SarahKelley]

@Jaime Argudo wooooookaaaaaayyyyy

[@SarahKelley]

@Jaime Argudo what? why?

[@alexnagle7531]

As a Japanese person, I'm glad John Oliver covers my weird uncle of a country Update: I MET CHIITAN, AND GOT A PICTURE WITH HER!

[@mizuamia827]

alex nagle This is one of the best and weirdest ways I’ve seen someone describe Japan

[@cezarcatalin1406]

daiyahoo0101 - What else did you expected from a nippon ?

[@solderbuff]

@@mizuamia827, Alex Nagle refers to the joke John Oliver once made about Japan.

[@RockhopperRio]

That’s probably the best description of Japan I’ve ever heard

[@davidhollenshead4892]

@Textual Predator Japanese Americans often use an english nickname...

[@kstone6430]

John Oliver finding those tweets hilarious without knowing the meme’s behind them is peak soft dad humor

[@Room142]

Pls send links to the original memes!

[@RebelLion86]

@@Room142 Search "pigeon butterfly" in google images. Birb is a bit more convoluted as a replacement for bird, but it's been used widely for a few years, kinda like "danger noodle" or "snek" for snake.

[@Woffenhorst]

@@RebelLion86 No "Birb" is the 2nd step on the "Bird-Orb" scale. Bird-Birb-Borb-Orb.

[@RebelLion86]

@@Woffenhorst well yes, but he was asking for the original meme and birb was being used well before that

[@DanGolag]

The show has writers. They're on twitter. They know the memes.

[@ichifish]

I teach University classes in Japan. Today, our first day back from summer break, I asked one of my students what he did during vacation. He told me he met the Chiitan actor. It's a weird world, with a little bit of delight.

[@Tonyhouse1168]

I love this. And good on you.

[@johnchessant3012]

Someone spent hours animating Jigglypuff's horrifying death. I want that job! John Oliver, please hire me!

[@sienile]

Dude, make and upload some stuff, then ask to get hired. You don't even have a profile pic. They're not going to take you seriously.

[@gubtefumcki6399]

@@sienile Shut up senile

[@iamthesenate7394]

Gubte Fumcki no pfp no opinion

[@OneHourShower]

#hirejohnchessant

[@magiconic]

@@OneHourShower #hirejohnchessant

[@nope_118]

“When was the last time anything made you happy?” I feel attacked right now

[@Tuilelen]

Yeah, John knows his millenial audience. Haha we have no money nor career prospects HAHAHAHA *SOB*

[@rdsasuke1]

@Lics Norgi Good russian bot, you have done your job.

[@ReapeX]

@Lics Norgi Fake News Comment

[@gwenwalravens8030]

You misspelled triggered.

[@Lambda_Ovine]

Isn't it nice when you make a joke and somehow assholes from the internet manage to make a political and tribalist argument around it?

[@JLPicard1648]

The last 5 minutes of the video are unironically some of the most brilliantly touching writing I've ever had the pleasure to listen to.

[@recon441]

Can we get like a children's book or something of this beautiful love story?

[@skylerricketts7392]

@@recon441 Are you kidding? I would watch a full length movie about this!

[@VioletCatbird]

I was getting Frog and Toad vibes.

[@muchalucha4939]

The most brilliant lines of writing for me were: - That's too much soy sauce. - No.... It's not enough fish.

[@ghostofthecommentsection]

A Game Of Thrones-bankrolled Shitpost. Magnificent.

[@nickf.4788]

lmao best comment

[@ragemode2627]

"He had had a best friend, Chiitan, and it had been a fucking living nightmare." This part always gets me.

[@xXAjaxXx]

What a wholesome cultural exchange. I know it's a small thing, but there aren't really any other circumstances where John Oliver would have a cultural connection to a little fishing town in Japan and that's honestly pretty sweet.

[@wmc5431]

Meanwhile in 200 years: Historian: We don't understand why this city had a nearsighted English otter for a mascot. It's the single most confusing thing we've ever found.

[@lionsandeaglespodcast360]

I love the idea that someone thought this to be necessary.

[@HorrorFreak1408]

And it was

[@sociocomm724]

Adorable Japaneseness is always necessary.

[@aqunathlok]

glad chiitan gaining popularity on twitter again is leading more people to discover otter mascot yaoi

[@xyzsam8092]

John oliver : global warming is killing us we need to do something to save world John oliver next week: Meet the chiitan

[@pranav3848]

But last week was about the Mueller Report....?

[@Uhlersoth77]

@@pranav3848 That's true, but it doesn't flow quite as well.

[@hvanmegen]

His suicide ratings were going through the roof.. they had to do something, and boy.. did they do something... #BestEpisodeEver

[@Vincent.E.M.Thorn.Author]

@@pranav3848 it was actually the same week

[@Name-jw4sj]

This segment was a total waste of time. They should have just took a break instead of wasting man hours on this crap.

[@collins7106]

Was I the only one waiting for CHIITAN to run up at the end and take out CIIJOHN? 🤣🤣🤣

[@ladyscribe21]

Collin S It might please you to know that John Oliver is actually in a Twitter beef with Chiitan because of this. 🙃

[@collins7106]

@@ladyscribe21 hahaha it pleases me greatly! Thank you for the info

[@415s30]

I really thought that was the way it was going to end

[@Codemaster92163]

The best part of this is that Chiitan wants to "explode British birb man through a table" as revenge for stealing his friend. So John is now Chiitan's enemy and I love it.

[@thewonderlander1372]

Wait is that real?

[@ScarrRose15]

@@thewonderlander1372 its one chiitan's twitter lol

[@mushnoodle]

i believe we have a first footage of the battle twitter.com/love_otter_love/status/978841596912328705 (😂 jk but thats the real-real chiitan...)

[@tiffyw92]

We need a theme song for ChiiJohn & Shinjo-kun, with Aggretsuko-style intermission featuring Chii-tan.

[@ukelele_no_worky]

I hope they fight in a boxing match

[@leeloooooooooo]

they didn't get the "is this a pigeon?" reference ;_;

[@bogaziciliceohaluk]

what was the reference?

[@leeloooooooooo]

@@bogaziciliceohaluk it was a popular meme knowyourmeme.com/memes/is-this-a-pigeon

[@marciaguy8042]

My thoughts exactly! How was no one on his staff nerdy enough to get that?!?

[@justfetus]

haha, I didn't get the reference but I know that meme very very well. It's all over the place. I think people just don't know what the original original one said so they didn't link the two. Regardless, doesn't matter if the staff recognized it since it's all a joke anyway.

[@shiftychaos]

"dont talk to me or my son again" and all variations on that is a meme too.

[@daniellopez-vd8pm]

Ok, I didn't expect this level of wholesomeness on Last week tonight

[@louisgarbour2737]

"wholesomeness" *Starts with the murder of a Jigglypuff"

[@TheBlexi3]

@@louisgarbour2737 exactly what I thought

[@stonespicher2207]

@@louisgarbour2737 dammit beat me too it… 2 years too late 😂😂😭

[@mapasu]

“That’s too much soy sauce” “No, *_Its not enough fish_* “

[@FeyTheBin]

Truly a poetic moment.

[@pitrus2363]

This is one if those sentences that somehow seem deep, yet say nothing at all

[@3peopleinaroom50]

@@pitrus2363 lmao yeah

[@jovanaspasojevic5049]

@@pitrus2363 jaden smith's twitter account

[@vampyrphile8458]

Wise words indeed.

[@spectrumspectre]

This entire video is literally just John fangirling over Chiitan 😂

[@carolinegcooke]

CINNAMON ROLL 😂😂😂

[@jenroses]

My husband came into the room in the middle of this, watched the last half, tried to imagine an explanation and failed miserably, his mouth just agape with bafflement. It was glorious.

[@jacobjohnson8686]

I watched this whole video waiting to see if it was going anywhere productive. It ended with a Japanese city adopting a John Oliver plush persona as an official mascot, so I'd say it was pretty productive. 10/10 no regrets.

[@jaclyneagle6210]

Yeah I cried. The story was touching. I also probably an sleep deprived

[@thebirdsareuptosomething4938]

"Plush persona" Don't you mean, fursona

[@russellzauner]

u mispelt ragrats

[@roberttuss5349]

What kind of drugs were you on when you liked this ridiculously UN-funny video? Wake up and get a life where you don't actually think John Oliver is funny. He's an UN-funny hack! And... he fucking stinks as a comedian. Just awful. His fans must be, by definition, mindless dolts.

[@lilesmw]

facts

[@collintheviking2082]

John Oliver: Uploads video on Sunday instead of Monday. Me: Wait, that's illegal.

[@tyiffpeijc8702]

Yeah I came here just for this. I'm scared and confused.

[@OverdramaticAngel]

I had to frantically check the date because I thought I _somehow_ must have lost a day.

[@pie3233]

Didn't this come out last week

[@zinsch5588]

@@pie3233 Yes, this is from last weeks episode.

[@oddursigurdsson9637]

he knows game of thrones clout is going to kill everything on Monday lol

[@tsunekakou1275]

i was expecting Chiitan appear at the end and beat Chiijohn to death with a baseball bat.

[@invock]

I'm disappointed it didn't happen.

[@maxspeiser4317]

Same pretty sad it didn't happen

[@TelekineticKhai]

I am SO GLAD to not be the only one with this thought XD

[@NervousBreakdown1983]

I was expecting it as well.

[@mayaklast6334]

So did I ^^'

[@drea4368]

“Destroying something together is an act of creation” Why am I getting inspiration from this shitpost of a news segment.

[@Awoken_Remmuz]

It's always nice when he does one of these palette cleansers. Sometimes ya just need to step away from the dark shit of the world and just have a good laugh to lighten the mood.

[@sevenstacks1973]

Damn it John, you just made me watch a full episode of Teletubbies as an adult and I am somehow not mad about it.

[@zbridgjpxupzm]

must be a slow week... dafuq is this stupid crap???

[@tumbox9204]

@@zbridgjpxupzm Try being open-minded for once in your life.

[@zbridgjpxupzm]

@@tumbox9204 My mind is very open. but I am an adult and I expect useful adult information from a show like this not nickelodeon crap...

[@tumbox9204]

@@zbridgjpxupzm "I expect useful adult information" Clearly not. You also clearly do not understand Japanese culture.

[@PerfectlyLostMySanity]

"We turn to Japan..." I can already tell this is going to be good XD Five seconds later and I am crying of laughter

[@Kerriangel]

I love how before this video, I'd never heard of Susaki, now if I ever go to Japan, I'm definitely visiting it

[@stickgirl.]

Did you ever visit?

[@Gunman610]

This subject is John Oliver's version of self-care after having to cover more Trump stories than he wants to.

[@axelpatrickb.pingol3228]

Makes sense. There's so much stupid that a human can take...

[@internetperson3436]

@@axelpatrickb.pingol3228 explains the turnover rate of his cabinet

[@Dorian_sapiens]

Did you know "self-care" is just a way to say "having fun" that makes it sound like you're still living up to the grinding responsibility of surviving under capitalism?

[@AlexMig]

Gunman610 every talk show these days is just old people complaining about trump

[@AlexMig]

Gunman610 every talk show these days is just old people complaining about trump

[@toetotipthatsabart5048]

The “is this a pigeon” tweet just FLEW over John’s head

[@stonecat676]

Chiitan is a memelord

[@estherahn1513]

41 YEAR OLD NEARSIGHTED ENGLISH FAIRY BABY💀🤣🤣🤣🤣😍

[@bradandmawm3630]

@ it's Jewish ya prick

[@NellieKAdaba]

@ It's a Biblical name, and it's also Jewish and Christian.

[@Epitome613]

@ I hope and pray that someday, you find someone who says they love you without needing either a massive bribe or threats of bodily injury. :'(

@@paige5689 Your comment sucks

[@laobok]

@ Nice troll. 0/10

[@alexwren4892]

John Oliver making a love story between two Japanese otter mascots one of which is a version of himself is still fucking amazing

[@Tonyhouse1168]

And always will be

[@fhmi.zailan2923]

i think this cut is uploaded now because they are going to upload a follow up after the Chiitan called out John Oliver for a wrestling match on twitter

[@nativedisciple2452]

Lol

[@HandmadeGoose97]

@@cameloio there not going to call Chiitan because they probably already did the match!

[@skullsmitten]

WHAT

[@Romane1111]

No waaaaay ! I can’t wait ! Thank you for the info 😁👌🏻

[@anapeglar4602]

I did not know this and it's awesome news 😄😂

[@saltedsins]

John Oliver: When's the last time ANYTHING made you happy? Me: *aggressively binging chiitan*

[@unrated156]

What in the hell is a "bing"?

[@dannyp2970]

Question: When's the last time anything made you happy? Answer:

[@derptasticx7247]

unrated "binge", therefore the person is "binging"

[@ayazdurukan796]

Muslum gurses

[@mihirx27]

@@unrated156 Binge (a verb)(loose term) : to re-watch multiple times. For eg: He Binged Friends for 10 solid Months. (Also used as Binge-Watched)

[@colinharter4094]

Nobody: John Oliver: Japanese mascots Everybody: we were actually wrong to not ask for this.

[@mitchellpeterson8644]

Im confused where all these double negatives are coming from. Nobody is saying nothing..... where are these gas leaks coming from and how do we stop them?

[@theinternetisconfusing5438]

That's pretty much how every John Oliver episode goes

[@rumblefish9]

Nyango Star is KING!

[@Jordan-Ramses]

'Starts charming and has a bit of a turn'. I guess he hasn't seen Madoka Magica. Or Babymetal. That is the awesome thing about their culture. It was charming how Japan progressed in the early 1900's and made themselves a first world nation. It took a bit of a turn when they invaded China and killed millions of people.

[@cholli4141]

😂😂😂😂 he's coming to your house

[@Roguerebel297]

I cant believe i got invested in these characters. Johns right everyone could use a little happiness

[@contrapasso]

John’s desk is much more powerful now, having absorbed the blood of the Jigglypuff.

[@MysticKenji2]

It can now cure insomnia

[@whitehorsept]

I felt temped to reply... "IT'S OVER 9000!" . But I didn't. I managed to hold it back.

[@fredarok579]

That’ll make it much harder to explode through.

[@JimIBobIJones]

Also Chittan has now officially challenged John Oliver to a WWE style cage match.

[@superninja252]

it was an nonbarrier match not cage match

[@i.147]

Chiitan said he will explode John Oliver, aka Mr British Birb, through a table, to be more precise.

[@RashidMBey]

But will Chittan wrestle as an independent contractor under the WWE, risking his body and shouldering the liability?

[@MewnFrostFang]

Source?

[@bibliophilecb]

Kato Kivera Chiitan’s official twitter

[@snowbird1381]

“If his old best friend had never left, then his new best friend would never have come.” This one hits a little too close to home 😭

[@AshleyBTibbetts]

I felt the same way

[@jaclyneagle6210]

"it isn't too much soy sauce, it is too little fish"

[@TheTonyEntertainment]

@@jaclyneagle6210 such a nice quote

[@ZKP314]

"Chiitan is a 0 year old Fairy baby-" Okay, that explains why Luna from Hololive is also a 0 year old baby somehow.

[@anonymus8227]

"Is this a pigeon?" Is actually a quite famous anime meme Edit: thx for the likes. Always knew my vast meme knowledge pays off someday.

[@rockjianrock]

KORE WA HATO DESUKA

[@lucaslennan3356]

The ghost stories dub is a timeless classic that everyone needs to witness once in their life.

[@na3rial]

Anton K All three of them were

[@artificernathaniel3287]

I I I I I I _

[@abbyiswatching2046]

Isn't "birb" from that "lemme smash" bird thing that was going around a while back?

[@thebigwagyu]

The ending bit was so incredibly British and Japanese in its humor. I love it so much.

[@brandonayong7656]

A fish ahhnd chips sushi one might say

[@KBcollision]

I always wait for John Oliver to get me riled up over a national or world issue, but today I got Chitan

[@PaulTheSkeptic]

Oh, here. You dropped this. *i

[@fugonee]

Wow the lore goes WAAY back😯

[@live.laugh_nirvana]

Right??

[@gizatsby]

Oh thank God you actually posted this segment too. This week's show was two for the price of one.

[@basketanand]

Leonardo Cisija oh so there is a deep dive? No "And now this"?

[@gizatsby]

@@basketanand He split it into 2 Main Stories: the Mueller report and Chiitan. They were separated by an And Now. Usually a bunch of Quick Looks come before the And Now

[@brandonayong7656]

it's the whole premise of the show . You laugh more than at a comedy club and you learn more than at school

[@andrewrobotbuilder]

This was the most surreal thing I've ever seen on this show. But this is my favourite part: "That's too much soy sauce" "No, it's not enough fish" Makes me feel warm and fuzzy inside

[@LegendNinja41]

''Makes me feel warm and fuzzy inside '' why ? it left me cold somehow.

[@andrewrobotbuilder]

@@LegendNinja41 idk, like it's an expression for not looking at the excessiveness of things, but searching for the missing parts in your life.

[@keerthiannadorai4412]

Ah so this is why Chiitan declared war on John Oliver.

[@kennethhwang3425]

All three of them need a good session with Retsuko (from Aggretsuko) to chill out.

[@huckthatdish]

kenneth hwang I think Fennika would give better advice

[@olochua]

Coming back after the Chiijohn episode. My favorite part: "That's too much soy sauce." "No, it's not enough fish."

[@emilysmith2965]

It’s very reminiscent of Frog and Toad. I really loved those books as a kid

[@xooiid]

I came here for a discussion about the way the world is falling apart, and instead I get Hugh 'Earl of Grantham' Bonneville doing a David Attenborough-style documentary on a fake mascot to replace a fake mascot?! I love this show.

[@abbyiswatching2046]

He's not the host we deserve, but he's the host we desperately need!

[@Breepable17]

I'm glad that John Oliver is learning about shitposts

[@poohwithayellowshirt]

omg i'm from Kochi prefecture, where Susaki city is located, and it's SOOO WEIRD and AWESOME at the same time to see John Oliver talking about it. Lots of love from Kochi, Japan.

[@chippychin]

Hi all the way over there!!

[@hakaibunshi]

poohwithayellowshirt now I want to visit Susaki the next time I go to Kochi for the yosakoi festival :).

[@poohwithayellowshirt]

@@hakaibunshi Please do! It's quite a long drive from the Kochi airport, but I'm sure Chii John (and Susaki City of course) is worth the visit!

[@DecelerationWaltz]

I stayed with a host family in Tosayamada. :) Kochi Prefecture is a beautiful place.

[@preciousjose]

love to you from Kochi, India :)

[@thebigh4752]

I see now why this show wins Emmys.

[@MuhammadRaiyan135]

only john oliver's HBO budget let him do this and I LOVE IT

[@Filomatia]

HBO haven't had budget for elephants but have had for sending a staff to Japan.

[@teokotsokolos]

@@Filomatia the dragons ate the budget

[@FrostSylph]

Enjoy it while it lasts.

[@carolinegcooke]

Muhammad Raiyan ikr

[@nikkite922]

When I grow older, I want to have John Oliver's Level of Extra. It's like he never grew up at all. May we all aspire to be like John. Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional 😉😉😉

[@kapa1611]

that s a very nice way of calling him old! :P

[@TennantJunkie1993]

All hail our Tennantily Andersonesque jerk nailing late night host of fury.

[@TennantJunkie1993]

@@kapa1611 He's not THAT old, only 42. Wait twenty years.

[@Kitty_mcPurr]

I love the last sentence

[@kapa1611]

@@TennantJunkie1993 wow, he looks much older than he is then. i m so sorry for him ;)

[@pookiluki]

I feel like John Oliver just used this episode as an opportunity to reveal his fursona

[@TheLastHylianTitan]

Esperanza Chatterjee hell yeahhhhh

[@Rattus-Norvegicus]

And you know what, I'm ok with that. I hope he's happy as a furry.

[@yellowcrash10]

Who knew that the rat-faced bastard was an otter all along?

[@mistformsquirrel]

@@yellowcrash10 So... mustelid faced bastard?

[@linuxstreamer8910]

i think the person behind chiitan knew exactly how social media worked by keeping the videos of them not too long from what i seen between 10 & 30 seconds but mostly around 15 seconds