About
Grieve-tan is an alternate interpretation of the character General Grievous from the Star Wars franchise as a Japanese schoolgirl. The character has risen in popularity on 4chan’s/co/ (Comics and Cartoons) board.
Origin
General Grievous first appeared in the 2003 animated series Star Wars:Clone Wars as one of the major antagonists.[1] On March 24th, 2012, pixiv user Hikorou (ヒコロウ) uploaded an image of a humanized version of Grievous represented by a girl with four arms, glasses, and braces.[2]
Spread
The first thread on /co/ focusing on Grieve-tan was posted on September 26, 2012.[3] Fans of the character soon began creating fanfiction, including an expanded alternate universe based off of the character. A page on The /co/nservatory Wiki was created on September 28th, 2012.[4]
Various Examples
Search Interest
not currently available
External References
[1]Wikipedia -General Grievous
[2]Pixiv – 栗鱸先輩 / Posted on 03-24-2012
[3]archive.moe – /co/ – Comics and Cartoons
[4]The /co/nservatory Wiki – Grieve-tan