Would somebody explain to me what in the world this girl “Magibon” is all about? I was on Youtube the other day and clicked on a few of the “Videos being watched right now” and came across her videos. It was absolutely pointless, just 40-or-so seconds of her staring into the camera and saying a few things in Japanese before “making the V” (the universal pose every Asian girl makes in every photo) and turning off the camera. So I checked out several other videos of hers thinking I’d eventually find something with some sort of substance to it…the only thing I could find that could be confused for something interesting was one video where she was complaining in Japanese about how she doesn’t like America and wants to move to Japan. And that was the exception…Pretty much all of her dozens of videos are equally pointless. She just kind of stares at herself on her computer monitor, moves her head, makes a pouty/smirky face, says something seemingly pointless in Japanese, and makes a pouty/smirky face again. Here’s just one example, sans any actual talking:
Was that not thirty-four seconds of the most pointless video ever recorded? I can forgive a lot of the pointless videos on Youtube because a lot of videos have that “you just had to be there or know the people involved” quality. But hers don’t qualify; they’re just dumb. She says in her profile that she’s 21 years old, but I’ve seen some speculation on the web that she’s actually around 14, which I tend to believe based on my hope that an adult would be able to come up with something a little more productive/interesting/relevant/useful. Or maybe she is 21 and she’s just whacked in the head.
But as obnoxiously pointless as her videos are, she’s incredibly cute, which makes her videos like train wrecks…It’s really hard to look away. Her big cartoon eyes have some kind of evil power over people. I LOL’ed at what one guy on Youtube said about her:
What is SHE SAYING?!?!?! Translation? I don’t get or understand any of her videos, some of them she doesn’t even talk, she just stares into your soul, and you leave thinking something inside of you is gone…=(
Well put. Her videos get tons of “You’re retarded. Do something worth watching in your videos” comments, so apparently lots of other people also hate but can’t stop watching her stupid videos. Hmmm…maybe I’ve got her all wrong. She does get people talking about her, and the more people talk about her, the more people will want to see her videos. And the more people see her videos, the greater her chances are of catching the attention of someone in the entertainment business in Japan, which could lead to her fulfilling her dream of going to live there. So, yes, she could just be a really strange person. Or she could be an extremely smart individual using free tools to market herself in a way that will give her a good chance of actually realizing her dream of living in Japan. Either way, I’m hooked, and I’m sure you are too, so here’s the link to her Youtube profile so you can get your fix. And here’s her blog where, if you’re lucky enough to be able to read Japanese, you can read her “deepest thoughts.” If you can’t read Japanese, you can still see pictures of her doing more of what she does best, stare into a lens with an “I know something you don’t know” stare.
***Update*** - Frank (in the comments on this post) has the distinction of being her first seriously demented but incredibly talented stalker. Congratulations, Frank! You need therapy!
***Update #2*** - There are 2 newer posts about Magibon that shed a lot more light on her here and here.
Yes I came her wondering what Magibon was all about god help me I watched her in the videos being watched now for probably the same reason other guys do, she is cute and she has those big ole eyes that you tend to see while watching Naruto or whatever.
I looked at her profile didn’t help I guess she is another Lonelygirl in the making and it shows you only need to be pretty to get people to stalk you on YouTube.
Wow, Frank. That’s one creepy website ya got there…very well done, but incredibly creepy. Although, I suspect that’s what you’re going for, so good job.
ahaha, this girl really intrigues me alright.. and I love your take on this above. Everything about this girl.. simple yet PROFOUND?? (Can I even say that re these vids of nothingless??).. I don’t know what else to say.
But Frank, that was some sprinkled up sprinkle - not playing with you… Either you’ve got an incredible sense of humour cause I just laughed my sprinkle off at first before realizing just how creepy it was, OR get treated, man.
I was just searching her on google to see if I could make anymore sense of her and I arrived here.
I think she probably is around 21 - blur her face and she looks older, watch her expressions and listen to her voice she’s like a 14 year old. Disturbing…
It’s a shame that someone who recieves up to and over 2 millions views per video can’t do more than stare down the barrel of a camera and flutter her eyelashes.
hey umm quietriot ( brookers 2nd account) did this video on how magibon is fake, and truthfully i think she is. IF you visit her website it will scare the hell out of you bc its this creepy horse thing with a gas mask. i think her videos are going to lead up to something. maybe shes an actor. brookers also suggested that this weird stalker is making her do these videos or something like that .. not sure, her videos are kinda hypnotic, i dont think they’re real. thats just an opinion though
Look, this is not a hoax. Frank is just a crazed swedeish guy getting some attention, there is a saved website of him as a administrator on a forum site of him talking about his creepy stalker video saying it was for a laugh. (His fellow administrators congraulating him refferring that was a well made video)
This is not the next lonelygirl15, she is just a sad young girl trying to make something of herself. To be fair though her movies are creepy and those eyes are so captivating.
Despite this, there could be something behind this ridicolous craze.
Totally insane….obviously put on, a fake, a ruse, but yet I just got done spending 2 hours looking at videos and “Googling” to find out more details on this individual (I search better than most).
She has used several aka’s on the internet, including myspace and photobucket over the last couple of years. She obviously has fined tuned who she wants people to believe she is, since most if not all of her first connects and/or posts to the i-net are now blanked or locked out.
About her age…you can always tell something about peoples age by their hands. Look at her hands and you can see she is not 12 or 14 or whatever. If you put this together with the “put-on” non-natural expression on her face, her height (she is pretty tall as seen in the video where she goes into the refrigerator) and so on, one can easily conclude that she is likely an adult who is attempting (for whatever reason) to convince us (or someone) that she is an anime character, a child in an adults body. I swear if you really think about it she looks like the majority of Disney characters!
So to conclude, this is an experiment to which we are all the lab rats, being tested, poked, and prodded to see our response, as others have said, this is most likely another lonelygrl15 scenario.
yes i totally agree with everyone. her videos seem so poitless yet like it or not they are addictive.Maybe se is conducting so kind of experiment =Pi know its a silly idea, but just think of the results– all these comments and thousands of views for a bunch or non sense.
yeah… magibon is kinda weird… but at the same time… hypnotizing i think… evil cuteness is well put… but in these videos you’d think she was a mute or something… but she thinks that america sucks… and wants to move to japan… WHEN! japan is being funded by america… so if there was no america there would be no japan easy as that
Okay well… Me and my friend Luo came to this page after we searched “magibon” after watching an imitation of some australian imitating a “magibon.” So we clicked on this, and started to watch and got SO FREAKED OUT. We fell outta our chairs and were like, rolling around on the floor freaked out. I’m like. So scared still. xD We’re pathetic. Imma make myself watch this. OKAY?! geeze… i can’t be so scared. xD
You’re blog is sensible and you kept me conceding to everything you’re saying/typing.
Just a correction though: not EVERY Asian girl does the “V sign”. Maybe those girls from Korea, Japan, and them East Asian countries. But definitely, NOT EVERY Asian girl. Asia happens to be a vast continent. It is even compartmentalized into different regions. You have West Asia (primarily of Arab countries), Central Asia (former Soviet colonies), South Asia (India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Bangladesh), SouthEAST Asia (Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, etc.) and you have EAST Asia (Japan, Korea, and China).
It pains me how a lot of people tend to categorize “Asia” as merely comprised of China, Japan, and Korea. There’s more to Asia than these three countries.
I’m Asian. And I don’t want to be labeled as one of those stereotypical chinky-eyed, yellow-skinned people who cannot even converse in fluent English.
Thanks for the compliments, Bam. Yeah, I’m well aware that Asia encompasses a whole lot more than the East Asian countries. I said “Asian” in the interests of brevity and ease of reading.
As far as fluent English goes, there’s nothing wrong with not being able to speak at that level. English is a REALLY hard language to speak. I joke about Chinglish and Engrish on this site, yes, but it’s all in fun. I’ve gotten my fair share of ribbing for mispronouncing words or using the wrong words in Chinese. A lot of East Asians can speak far better English than most Westerners can speak any of their languages, that’s for sure!
I’m caucasian of pretty well-mixed European descent, and I live in America.
Actually, now that I think about it, it was a Chinese girl who first pointed out to me the obsession with making the V sign, and she referred to them as “Asian girls.” Different opinions, I suppose. I don’t mind if you mix me up and call me Canadian or Mexican, but other people might get upset about that. Meh…
shut up youre just jealous! she didnt do anything to you, she is just pretty and smart whats the problem in that??
i think shes smarter than you all… whatever she does shes good at it and theres nothing you can complain about
shes better than you, get used to it
…pretty and smart and doing nothing worth watching. Like I said, if she’s doing this as some sort of social experiment or as a way to market herself in Japan, she’s doing a great job, and I applaud her for it. Totally awesome!
If not, she’s just very strange and seems rather self-obsessed, in which case I’m definitely not jealous of her. She needs therapy.
If you are interested in the truth about Magibon, rather than the rumour, jealous envy or wild speculation that is so often seen, then some of the answers to your original question, “Can someone explain what Magibon is about?” can be found at http://magibonphenomenon.wordpress.com/
Ok I’m asking this seriously so don’t act like this is a joke… Is this girl retarded or something? if so we should make a charity and collect some money for her treatment =)
crap…idk i just dont know…i think shes evil inside…and just captivates you and then will eat you….like how greeks thought of those mermaids? was it..that just looked pretty…but then getting close to em…THEY ATE YOU ALIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Maybe this will help your confusion…or whatever it is…
from her blog:
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” 幸せになりたいです。
毎日毎日、まだ幸せにならなかったことに気づいています。
なぜ、戦いのようですか？
独立記念日です。
1776年のこの日に、以下の語は、アメリカ合衆国の魂の一部として借用されました：
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are
endowed, by their Creator, with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life,
Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.”
(英語に変わっています)
Those wise men understood a lot.
After 20 years of living, I understand that each of those things is nothing when the other
two aren’t present.
I think that Life is a gift.
Many people fought hard for Liberty, and many people work hard to preserve it.
But, Happiness is pursued by each individual.
Life is the story of the universe. Liberty is the story of humans. Pursuit of Happiness is
the story of each person.
I can’t bear to have a boring life from start to finish. I want to do something brave. I
want to go far away from my hometown. I feel like there are good things in my heart, so if I have to say something important in the future, I want many people to listen.
For some people pursuit of Happiness is building a family, or becoming rich, or curing a
disease.
I don’t know what my happiness is. But, I strongly believe that I can only find it through
brave, spontaneous living.
Living like that might be impossible for me. There are so many things holding me back. It’s not so much present circumstances as all the things that have happened to me in the past,
that now cause me to fail at everything I try.
I think about this every day, but it’s really hard for me to write it here. I hate to show
weakness. However, weakness is a part of who I am as much as strength is. It’s better if
everyone understands this.
If I can become stronger, I’ll have a better shot at Happiness.
I’m still holding on to Life. And, I’ll never loosen my grip on Liberty. So, I’ll continue
to pursue Happiness a little while longer.
Wow, finally something with some substance…thanks for the comment. It’s good to know she’s got at least some depth to her. I’d still like to know the purpose of her staring into the camera all the time, though.
She’s part Japanese. I’d say either 1/2 or 1/4 and rly loves her Japanese part. You can tell from her features especially her eyes, they’re very dark brown.. Yes eventhough they’re big, she has Japanese features. the rest of her is very white. At first I thought she has those eye lid sticker thingies that alot of asian girls use (an asian girl would know what I’m talking about), they make asian eyes look bigger, and I thought so because she was staring alot and not blinking much but then she did blink a little and I could see no stickies. But there’s a possibility she had eye surgery and possibly more, huge tits anyone? Yes eye surgery as in plastic surgery, its very common among asian females you can ask one yourself. She’s not a child, she’s an adult and I would concider plastic surgery a possibility, especially since she seems so obsessed with herself and looks. A little bit narcissistic. But I definately bet 1 million bucks she’s part Japanese.
I made the mistake of staring back for those 30 odd seconds and got a feeling of dread, like i was falling. Maybe its just late and i need to go to bed lol. Very intreguing.
I too think Magibon phenomona is rather brilliant. Clearly her website http://www.magibon.com is some sort of promo for Japanese horror movie. Man this is surely something that deserved to be mentioned in ad/marketing history book for its originality.
@ Justsome1
I’m willing to take that 1 million bucks bet..;-)
She is not part Japanese, period.
As “Whocares on 23 Feb 2008 at 1:48 pm” stated:
” She has used several aka’s on the internet(,…) over the years..”
I “know” Magibon/Mririan from a time when she wasn’t the center of million’s of people’s attention yet. Not personally, but as an active forum member.
In spite of what many people assume or insinuate, she is very intelligent and articulate. The videos didn’t start out to be like they are right now. She did mention her intentions for making the videos and I’d say it got bigger than she could ever imagine. Good for her!
Bashing Magibon on YT is too easy. Why should she speak English? I for one applaud her for learning another language. I’m amazed and shocked how much hate and racism there is in some of the comments…or should I call it envy? Must be frustrating when their own videos don’t get as many viewers as Magibon’s…
Also, the world doesn’t end where US borders end. Being interested in a different culture, does not mean you’re trying to be someone else.To me, learning a different language and culture only shows that someone wants to know more than the things he /she was brought up with. What’s the crime in that?
haha I know what you mean i discovered this girl in the same exact way you did ………….it was the way she kept talking though that annoyed me because i can tell that this girl is american by her crappy japanese and the way she tried to fake the accent………..i think men would be attracted to her though cause she’s cute………….here is a vid of her going on japanese tv http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjkw0VFwRjQ notice she’s not as cute in this vid cause you can uh………….see her entire face and OH MY GOD HER TEETH!!!!!!!!!!! DUH DUH DUH i feel like you need that jaws music before the shark comes before you get a shot of those donkey teeth………notice she kept trying to cover them.
its simple to explain the magibon phenomenom. you just won’t like the answer.
its cause she looks like a kid, but exudes erotic sexuality. and you are trying to repress your desire for her. its something so wrong, but you want it nevertheless. the conflict is causing your natural fear reaction of hating on her and making fun of her.
just give in and go with your natural desires. shes 20 afterall
Well, Magibon does have a fair share of her admirers and haters out there. The main crowd-appeal simply lies with her lovely looks, her fascination with Japanese culture and a veil of silence.
[…] couple of months ago, I commented on the Magibon phenomenon and how her videos are both infuriatingly pointless and incredibly mesmerizing. I didn’t […]
She wants to fly to Japan for free, and eventually live there, so she posts herself up, and says she wants to be in Japan, so she has gotten her way, because Japan had already provided her to fly to Japan, where she got to go on some Japanese tv variety show and meet her idol. They rewarded her for doing nothing, but saying phrases in Japanese, and complain about wanting to go to Japan. I want to go to Japan, and it has been my life long dream, but I have to earn my way to go there by earning my own money. Hec I don’t get to meet my favorite singer or actor, by acting stupid. Her scheme all along was so that she could meet her idol, and get a free trip to Japan.
Why do people hate this girl? I don’t understand. So what if she’s popular for doing nothing? You don’t have to subscribe.
There’s a lot of jealous chicks out there who can’t stand this girl, and list all these reasons why trying in vain to justify their hate… But we all know the truth, these people, who are complete and utter attention whores, just can’t believe this magibon chick completely pownzored them with one flutter of her eyelashes. I mean, why else would you vlog if you weren’t some vain person.
As a woman myself, I think it’s cheap way to get attention. If you believe so strongly for content over image, you’d have a text blog and be done with it. But no, these chicks (and some dudes) realize that they have nothing interesting or important to say so they do videos instead in their underpants, short skirts, and cleavage revealing tops.
That’s why I don’t have a problem with Magibon, she portrays the true essence of the vlogger, and doesn’t pretend to dress it up as something else. So, more power to you Magibon, you’ve obviously conquered YT with your cuteness and those other chicks can’t do a thing about it. LOL.
I thought all of her vids are pointless too and just for attention seeking, until one person pointed that she might be one of those peformance/fluxus artists or whatever they’re called. Hmm, interesting. Never really thought of it to be performance art since there are so many Youtube videos out there that are pointless, and calling them “performance art” is a poor excuse.
Yeah, I recently posted about her appearing on a Japanese TV show. Pretty cool! Her videos may be pointless to watch, but look where they got her. Pretty awesome!
Her videos require no talent to make, but she’s definitely not retarded, she’s a genius.
She knows she’s cute, she knows she has that Anime look, and she knows that her eyes hypnotize you so that you definitely can NOT look away. And if that wasn’t enough, she knows that you secretly enjoy that feeling of no control, you hit the little subscribe button, and watch even more of her videos.
She knows how to get views. And she’s not hurting anybody, so all the haters should get over yourselves and find something useful to complain about. Like the government.
What’s wrong with you, people. She’s just an extremely cute girl staring at the camera, and that’s why her videos are so popular. There’s nothing strange and evil about it! Just a gorgeous little nymphet - actually a gorgeous little 21 year old - who’s face speaks for itself. Gash! I can’t believe you actually started a whole new topic about some Asian looking at the camera and made a fuss about it!
Serisouly, folks: get a life!
It’s not like I myself am not intrigued by her appearance, but I don’t talk about her like she’s not a human!
Look the reality in the face and say: ‘Yes, I’ll drop this!’
Basically, she started out fooling around; making deliberately pointless videos, and then everybody started making a big deal about her, so she started playing it up. She’s pretty much just having fun.
Also, she does use hypnotic techniques in her videos which are semi-deliberate, in that she’s kind of caught on that she entrances people.
pointless or not..who cares..she got to go to japan for FREE! and appear on her favorite tv IDOL show..now that’s really awesome..so envious..aww..she’s so lucky..she looks so young for a 21..and she’s got really pretty eyes that asian just love..she doesn’t look mix asian tho
Hey, um… I was on youtube and found about this “magibon” person. and was wondering why she always just stares in her gay vids. thats cause shes retarted. u guys need to get over her k. i bet she lives with her parents, living a normal life and she keeps making these videos because yous make a big fuss over her. and she wants that
Magibon.com now features a forum with explanation, disclaimer and a lot of information. If you have thoughts, questions or want to discuss the Magibon Phenomenon, you are welcome!
Magibon pwned all the other “tried too hard” girls…
I mean, how many times have you hear girls complain other girls get attention by showing up on youtube in bras and panties? Right… so I agree, they are being slutty - for the attention. This Magibon girl doesn’t even have to show cleavage (in some videos, you “could” see it) ! One of the other comments mentioned how she totally destroyed other attention seekers by batting her damn eyes ! I agree with that 100%. If you are going to seek attention, that all is fair game. Fact is, she’s just doing it better than 99.999% of the youtube population. Don’t hate people because they are good at what they do… Just be envious and realize your inferiority if you ever had some thing bad to say about Magibon.
MRirian has put her naturally large eyes to use - in creating an anime type character on You Tube who draws an incredible amount of interest by staring into the camera most of the time. Imitators of Magibon nearly always fail to achieve the same effect that MRirian does. She has her anime character practically down to an art form.
There is always admirers and haters in the world… You know something? I can tell you that there isnt many girls as pretty as Magi in existance on the planet. So I’d say it’s a blessing that she posts videos of herself on youtube for you guys to enjoy.
As some of you said, there might be a motive for her to make these videos (getting the media’s attention so she can visit Japan), but who cares? thats her personal life, if thats what she wants then let it be it. Whether or not she gets famous (not as if she isn;t anyways), has no concern for us. If she eventually becomes a model, actor, singer or whatever then it will be for the better as we can see her all the time.
I can’t see why shes hateable for some people. As an ex-psychology student, I can probably apply Freudian theory to explain this… All of you guys in your deepese thoughts actually like her, but knowing that you can’t get such a beautiful girl as her, you get jelous and try to supress your feelings. Your ego defence mechanism kicks in to try to justify the reasoning, which cannot be fully satisfied so you start to get angry about this girl. Not a good choice, just let it be. She is pretty, just accept it! However, if you really do hate her and this has nothing to do with your mind, then don’t watch her videos.
Like many of her admirers, I subscribed to her videos too. Yeah most of the videos are pointless, but seeing how cute she is, it will satisfy your soul just watching her stare at you for 50 seconds. I’m sure others will agree with me…
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Shaft on 22 Jan 2008 at 6:56 pm #
Yes I came her wondering what Magibon was all about god help me I watched her in the videos being watched now for probably the same reason other guys do, she is cute and she has those big ole eyes that you tend to see while watching Naruto or whatever.
I looked at her profile didn’t help I guess she is another Lonelygirl in the making and it shows you only need to be pretty to get people to stalk you on YouTube.
Frank on 22 Jan 2008 at 7:54 pm #
マギボンが欲しいです
孙智谦 on 23 Jan 2008 at 8:50 am #
Wow, Frank. That’s one creepy website ya got there…very well done, but incredibly creepy. Although, I suspect that’s what you’re going for, so good job.
Frank on 23 Jan 2008 at 10:22 am #
:3
but…but… I wub her
孙智谦 on 23 Jan 2008 at 10:23 am #
LOL
Shaft on 23 Jan 2008 at 12:16 pm #
Frank that was truly frightening
turquoise on 08 Feb 2008 at 3:07 am #
ahaha, this girl really intrigues me alright.. and I love your take on this above. Everything about this girl.. simple yet PROFOUND?? (Can I even say that re these vids of nothingless??).. I don’t know what else to say.
But Frank, that was some sprinkled up sprinkle - not playing with you… Either you’ve got an incredible sense of humour cause I just laughed my sprinkle off at first before realizing just how creepy it was, OR get treated, man.
turquoise on 08 Feb 2008 at 3:08 am #
nothingness** TRULY NOTHING.. but yet I can’t look away. (Though not to Frank’s extent obviously..)
agent0739 on 09 Feb 2008 at 10:20 am #
she’s a mystery! her videos maybe pointless but she’s a mystery to solve!
Kerlex on 11 Feb 2008 at 7:25 pm #
Lmao, that frank dude is a psycho, dam feel bad for that girl. Go get checked into mental institution Frank, its not healthy to stalk lil girls.
iHEARTfrank on 13 Feb 2008 at 12:43 pm #
HAHAHAHHAHAH @ frank……make another video and post that junk on YouTube, you’ll get famous too.
Jaxx on 14 Feb 2008 at 4:08 am #
I was just searching her on google to see if I could make anymore sense of her and I arrived here.
I think she probably is around 21 - blur her face and she looks older, watch her expressions and listen to her voice she’s like a 14 year old. Disturbing…
It’s a shame that someone who recieves up to and over 2 millions views per video can’t do more than stare down the barrel of a camera and flutter her eyelashes.
axe on 15 Feb 2008 at 7:26 am #
check this out, you might found some interest there duds
http://xorsyst.com/japan/mririan-is-fake/
孙智谦 on 15 Feb 2008 at 7:36 am #
Since I can’t get to even the cached page of that forum, I can’t comment on the “evidence.” But I can offer this link below:
http://www.jonathanseneris.com/?p=94
xorsyst on 15 Feb 2008 at 11:43 am #
Thanks for bringing that to my attention. I figured that the google cache would expire after a week or so, so I saved the page.
http://xorsyst.com/stuff/magibonfreakout.htm
umm sorta weird on 20 Feb 2008 at 4:57 pm #
hey umm quietriot ( brookers 2nd account) did this video on how magibon is fake, and truthfully i think she is. IF you visit her website it will scare the hell out of you bc its this creepy horse thing with a gas mask. i think her videos are going to lead up to something. maybe shes an actor. brookers also suggested that this weird stalker is making her do these videos or something like that .. not sure, her videos are kinda hypnotic, i dont think they’re real. thats just an opinion though
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孙智谦 on 22 Feb 2008 at 9:49 am #
This kinda reminds me of Frank in the winter time…
http://gizmodo.com/359564/knitted-gas-mask-helps-cyclists-avoid-cotton+wool-smog
TheHoax on 23 Feb 2008 at 11:33 am #
Look, this is not a hoax. Frank is just a crazed swedeish guy getting some attention, there is a saved website of him as a administrator on a forum site of him talking about his creepy stalker video saying it was for a laugh. (His fellow administrators congraulating him refferring that was a well made video)
This is not the next lonelygirl15, she is just a sad young girl trying to make something of herself. To be fair though her movies are creepy and those eyes are so captivating.
Despite this, there could be something behind this ridicolous craze.
Whocares on 23 Feb 2008 at 1:48 pm #
Totally insane….obviously put on, a fake, a ruse, but yet I just got done spending 2 hours looking at videos and “Googling” to find out more details on this individual (I search better than most).
She has used several aka’s on the internet, including myspace and photobucket over the last couple of years. She obviously has fined tuned who she wants people to believe she is, since most if not all of her first connects and/or posts to the i-net are now blanked or locked out.
About her age…you can always tell something about peoples age by their hands. Look at her hands and you can see she is not 12 or 14 or whatever. If you put this together with the “put-on” non-natural expression on her face, her height (she is pretty tall as seen in the video where she goes into the refrigerator) and so on, one can easily conclude that she is likely an adult who is attempting (for whatever reason) to convince us (or someone) that she is an anime character, a child in an adults body. I swear if you really think about it she looks like the majority of Disney characters!
So to conclude, this is an experiment to which we are all the lab rats, being tested, poked, and prodded to see our response, as others have said, this is most likely another lonelygrl15 scenario.
adictive on 01 Mar 2008 at 11:06 pm #
yes i totally agree with everyone. her videos seem so poitless yet like it or not they are addictive.Maybe se is conducting so kind of experiment =Pi know its a silly idea, but just think of the results– all these comments and thousands of views for a bunch or non sense.
Junnie on 02 Mar 2008 at 2:48 am #
Soon, she’s gonna gone to Japan and become a Porn *
Lion on 03 Mar 2008 at 2:09 am #
Frank’s video was awesome, even if you think it’s the work of a stalker (which I don’t). It was very well made.
Billy on 12 Mar 2008 at 10:38 pm #
yeah… magibon is kinda weird… but at the same time… hypnotizing i think… evil cuteness is well put… but in these videos you’d think she was a mute or something… but she thinks that america sucks… and wants to move to japan… WHEN! japan is being funded by america… so if there was no america there would be no japan easy as that
Luo&Joo on 14 Mar 2008 at 11:44 pm #
Okay well… Me and my friend Luo came to this page after we searched “magibon” after watching an imitation of some australian imitating a “magibon.” So we clicked on this, and started to watch and got SO FREAKED OUT. We fell outta our chairs and were like, rolling around on the floor freaked out. I’m like. So scared still. xD We’re pathetic. Imma make myself watch this. OKAY?! geeze… i can’t be so scared. xD
Bam on 16 Mar 2008 at 9:36 am #
You’re blog is sensible and you kept me conceding to everything you’re saying/typing.
Just a correction though: not EVERY Asian girl does the “V sign”. Maybe those girls from Korea, Japan, and them East Asian countries. But definitely, NOT EVERY Asian girl. Asia happens to be a vast continent. It is even compartmentalized into different regions. You have West Asia (primarily of Arab countries), Central Asia (former Soviet colonies), South Asia (India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Bangladesh), SouthEAST Asia (Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, etc.) and you have EAST Asia (Japan, Korea, and China).
It pains me how a lot of people tend to categorize “Asia” as merely comprised of China, Japan, and Korea. There’s more to Asia than these three countries.
I’m Asian. And I don’t want to be labeled as one of those stereotypical chinky-eyed, yellow-skinned people who cannot even converse in fluent English.
Thank you.
孙智谦 on 16 Mar 2008 at 7:12 pm #
Thanks for the compliments, Bam. Yeah, I’m well aware that Asia encompasses a whole lot more than the East Asian countries. I said “Asian” in the interests of brevity and ease of reading.
As far as fluent English goes, there’s nothing wrong with not being able to speak at that level. English is a REALLY hard language to speak. I joke about Chinglish and Engrish on this site, yes, but it’s all in fun. I’ve gotten my fair share of ribbing for mispronouncing words or using the wrong words in Chinese. A lot of East Asians can speak far better English than most Westerners can speak any of their languages, that’s for sure!
Anyway, thanks again for your comments.
allan on 17 Mar 2008 at 9:30 pm #
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSULsB-4lzY&feature=user
MAGIBON SPOOF!
Bam on 17 Mar 2008 at 11:57 pm #
I said “Asian” in the interests of brevity and ease of reading.
Oh well. It always pays to be politically correct.
By the way, what is your nationality?
孙智谦 on 18 Mar 2008 at 7:14 am #
I’m caucasian of pretty well-mixed European descent, and I live in America.
Actually, now that I think about it, it was a Chinese girl who first pointed out to me the obsession with making the V sign, and she referred to them as “Asian girls.” Different opinions, I suppose. I don’t mind if you mix me up and call me Canadian or Mexican, but other people might get upset about that. Meh…
Basil on 21 Mar 2008 at 5:47 pm #
well-mixed European descent?….
Bt I lke ur comnts nd thnk u r prtty fair.
孙智谦 on 25 Mar 2008 at 2:55 pm #
well-mixed European = Scottish, English, German, some kind of Slavic something, Polish
…well-mixed.
lennie on 26 Mar 2008 at 10:51 pm #
“deepest thoughts” … sure they’re deep.
she talks about whether or not she dyed her hair and her meals of the day.
not that interesting….
i give her props for learning another language… but she’s giving off this vibe of wanting to be japanese. o.0
yui on 28 Mar 2008 at 2:11 pm #
shut up youre just jealous! she didnt do anything to you, she is just pretty and smart whats the problem in that??
i think shes smarter than you all… whatever she does shes good at it and theres nothing you can complain about
shes better than you, get used to it
孙智谦 on 28 Mar 2008 at 2:18 pm #
…pretty and smart and doing nothing worth watching. Like I said, if she’s doing this as some sort of social experiment or as a way to market herself in Japan, she’s doing a great job, and I applaud her for it. Totally awesome!
If not, she’s just very strange and seems rather self-obsessed, in which case I’m definitely not jealous of her. She needs therapy.
zencath on 30 Mar 2008 at 1:11 am #
If you are interested in the truth about Magibon, rather than the rumour, jealous envy or wild speculation that is so often seen, then some of the answers to your original question, “Can someone explain what Magibon is about?” can be found at http://magibonphenomenon.wordpress.com/
DarkSpirit on 30 Mar 2008 at 3:15 pm #
Ok I’m asking this seriously so don’t act like this is a joke… Is this girl retarded or something? if so we should make a charity and collect some money for her treatment =)
ripsilver on 30 Mar 2008 at 9:37 pm #
crap…idk i just dont know…i think shes evil inside…and just captivates you and then will eat you….like how greeks thought of those mermaids? was it..that just looked pretty…but then getting close to em…THEY ATE YOU ALIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
snabeldyr on 31 Mar 2008 at 7:35 am #
Maybe she tries to be a real-life version of this flash girl: http://cubo.cc/
They are both pretty creepy though.
孙智谦 on 31 Mar 2008 at 7:40 am #
@snabeldyr…that looks eerily like her!
snabeldyr on 31 Mar 2008 at 7:43 am #
I know! I wonder who inspired who? Any clues?
孙智谦 on 31 Mar 2008 at 7:44 am #
No idea, but I’m about to throw it up on the site and see what happens.
freud on 31 Mar 2008 at 2:21 pm #
its a psychology experiment which proves that internet is a pedophile
aware on 03 Apr 2008 at 6:28 pm #
Maybe this will help your confusion…or whatever it is…
from her blog:
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” 幸せになりたいです。
毎日毎日、まだ幸せにならなかったことに気づいています。
なぜ、戦いのようですか？
独立記念日です。
1776年のこの日に、以下の語は、アメリカ合衆国の魂の一部として借用されました：
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are
endowed, by their Creator, with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life,
Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.”
(英語に変わっています)
Those wise men understood a lot.
After 20 years of living, I understand that each of those things is nothing when the other
two aren’t present.
I think that Life is a gift.
Many people fought hard for Liberty, and many people work hard to preserve it.
But, Happiness is pursued by each individual.
Life is the story of the universe. Liberty is the story of humans. Pursuit of Happiness is
the story of each person.
I can’t bear to have a boring life from start to finish. I want to do something brave. I
want to go far away from my hometown. I feel like there are good things in my heart, so if I have to say something important in the future, I want many people to listen.
For some people pursuit of Happiness is building a family, or becoming rich, or curing a
disease.
I don’t know what my happiness is. But, I strongly believe that I can only find it through
brave, spontaneous living.
Living like that might be impossible for me. There are so many things holding me back. It’s not so much present circumstances as all the things that have happened to me in the past,
that now cause me to fail at everything I try.
I think about this every day, but it’s really hard for me to write it here. I hate to show
weakness. However, weakness is a part of who I am as much as strength is. It’s better if
everyone understands this.
If I can become stronger, I’ll have a better shot at Happiness.
I’m still holding on to Life. And, I’ll never loosen my grip on Liberty. So, I’ll continue
to pursue Happiness a little while longer.
皆さん、私は弱くて少し不安定ですけれど、まだここにいます。
だから大目に見続けてください! orz
あなたも幸せを追求してください。(^_^)vv(^_~) ”
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Of course, the haters will continue to claim she’s 12 years old and retarded, for their own reason.
That is their own problem, ignorence is its own reward.
http://blogs.yahoo.co.jp/magichan2007/MYBLOG/yblog.html?m=lc&p=24
孙智谦 on 04 Apr 2008 at 8:51 am #
Wow, finally something with some substance…thanks for the comment. It’s good to know she’s got at least some depth to her. I’d still like to know the purpose of her staring into the camera all the time, though.
justsome1 on 07 Apr 2008 at 1:07 pm #
She’s part Japanese. I’d say either 1/2 or 1/4 and rly loves her Japanese part. You can tell from her features especially her eyes, they’re very dark brown.. Yes eventhough they’re big, she has Japanese features. the rest of her is very white. At first I thought she has those eye lid sticker thingies that alot of asian girls use (an asian girl would know what I’m talking about), they make asian eyes look bigger, and I thought so because she was staring alot and not blinking much but then she did blink a little and I could see no stickies. But there’s a possibility she had eye surgery and possibly more, huge tits anyone? Yes eye surgery as in plastic surgery, its very common among asian females you can ask one yourself. She’s not a child, she’s an adult and I would concider plastic surgery a possibility, especially since she seems so obsessed with herself and looks. A little bit narcissistic. But I definately bet 1 million bucks she’s part Japanese.
Anonymous on 07 Apr 2008 at 10:22 pm #
Do not be fooled by the publicity she has put up. It is what she wants.
Behind the veils of her eyes,
she drains the life of those who can see her soul…
Do not watch her videos….
Nicola on 08 Apr 2008 at 1:41 am #
I made the mistake of staring back for those 30 odd seconds and got a feeling of dread, like i was falling. Maybe its just late and i need to go to bed lol. Very intreguing.
Chris on 09 Apr 2008 at 4:25 pm #
I think Magibon is brilliant.
You have to analyze it from a dadaist point of view.
shm224 on 13 Apr 2008 at 11:06 pm #
I too think Magibon phenomona is rather brilliant. Clearly her website http://www.magibon.com is some sort of promo for Japanese horror movie. Man this is surely something that deserved to be mentioned in ad/marketing history book for its originality.
Tin Tin on 15 Apr 2008 at 7:07 am #
@ Justsome1
I’m willing to take that 1 million bucks bet..;-)
She is not part Japanese, period.
As “Whocares on 23 Feb 2008 at 1:48 pm” stated:
” She has used several aka’s on the internet(,…) over the years..”
I “know” Magibon/Mririan from a time when she wasn’t the center of million’s of people’s attention yet. Not personally, but as an active forum member.
In spite of what many people assume or insinuate, she is very intelligent and articulate. The videos didn’t start out to be like they are right now. She did mention her intentions for making the videos and I’d say it got bigger than she could ever imagine. Good for her!
Bashing Magibon on YT is too easy. Why should she speak English? I for one applaud her for learning another language. I’m amazed and shocked how much hate and racism there is in some of the comments…or should I call it envy? Must be frustrating when their own videos don’t get as many viewers as Magibon’s…
Also, the world doesn’t end where US borders end. Being interested in a different culture, does not mean you’re trying to be someone else.To me, learning a different language and culture only shows that someone wants to know more than the things he /she was brought up with. What’s the crime in that?
Niajha on 18 Apr 2008 at 12:16 am #
haha I know what you mean i discovered this girl in the same exact way you did ………….it was the way she kept talking though that annoyed me because i can tell that this girl is american by her crappy japanese and the way she tried to fake the accent………..i think men would be attracted to her though cause she’s cute………….here is a vid of her going on japanese tv http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjkw0VFwRjQ notice she’s not as cute in this vid cause you can uh………….see her entire face and OH MY GOD HER TEETH!!!!!!!!!!! DUH DUH DUH i feel like you need that jaws music before the shark comes before you get a shot of those donkey teeth………notice she kept trying to cover them.
Ed on 18 Apr 2008 at 2:28 am #
its simple to explain the magibon phenomenom. you just won’t like the answer.
its cause she looks like a kid, but exudes erotic sexuality. and you are trying to repress your desire for her. its something so wrong, but you want it nevertheless. the conflict is causing your natural fear reaction of hating on her and making fun of her.
just give in and go with your natural desires. shes 20 afterall
Derrick on 18 Apr 2008 at 3:43 am #
Well, Magibon does have a fair share of her admirers and haters out there. The main crowd-appeal simply lies with her lovely looks, her fascination with Japanese culture and a veil of silence.
Magibon made it to Japan | Due-East.org on 18 Apr 2008 at 9:03 am #
[…] couple of months ago, I commented on the Magibon phenomenon and how her videos are both infuriatingly pointless and incredibly mesmerizing. I didn’t […]
maddy kaulitz! on 18 Apr 2008 at 3:09 pm #
shes the nexxxxxt chris crocker …PERIOD!
Stacie on 19 Apr 2008 at 4:41 pm #
She wants to fly to Japan for free, and eventually live there, so she posts herself up, and says she wants to be in Japan, so she has gotten her way, because Japan had already provided her to fly to Japan, where she got to go on some Japanese tv variety show and meet her idol. They rewarded her for doing nothing, but saying phrases in Japanese, and complain about wanting to go to Japan. I want to go to Japan, and it has been my life long dream, but I have to earn my way to go there by earning my own money. Hec I don’t get to meet my favorite singer or actor, by acting stupid. Her scheme all along was so that she could meet her idol, and get a free trip to Japan.
le fin on 20 Apr 2008 at 2:17 am #
her teeth are disgusting. i don’t get why everyone thinks she’s cute. she’s quite the hard one to look at.
she’s just an otaku, if you really think about it.
cenovis on 21 Apr 2008 at 11:58 pm #
Why do people hate this girl? I don’t understand. So what if she’s popular for doing nothing? You don’t have to subscribe.
There’s a lot of jealous chicks out there who can’t stand this girl, and list all these reasons why trying in vain to justify their hate… But we all know the truth, these people, who are complete and utter attention whores, just can’t believe this magibon chick completely pownzored them with one flutter of her eyelashes. I mean, why else would you vlog if you weren’t some vain person.
As a woman myself, I think it’s cheap way to get attention. If you believe so strongly for content over image, you’d have a text blog and be done with it. But no, these chicks (and some dudes) realize that they have nothing interesting or important to say so they do videos instead in their underpants, short skirts, and cleavage revealing tops.
That’s why I don’t have a problem with Magibon, she portrays the true essence of the vlogger, and doesn’t pretend to dress it up as something else. So, more power to you Magibon, you’ve obviously conquered YT with your cuteness and those other chicks can’t do a thing about it. LOL.
Jessica on 23 Apr 2008 at 12:52 am #
It’s already happened! Magibon was on a Japanese TV show. See here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHVlGx5XY7I
I thought all of her vids are pointless too and just for attention seeking, until one person pointed that she might be one of those peformance/fluxus artists or whatever they’re called. Hmm, interesting. Never really thought of it to be performance art since there are so many Youtube videos out there that are pointless, and calling them “performance art” is a poor excuse.
孙智谦 on 23 Apr 2008 at 10:38 am #
Yeah, I recently posted about her appearing on a Japanese TV show. Pretty cool! Her videos may be pointless to watch, but look where they got her.
Pretty awesome!
Chris on 30 Apr 2008 at 5:06 pm #
Her videos require no talent to make, but she’s definitely not retarded, she’s a genius.
She knows she’s cute, she knows she has that Anime look, and she knows that her eyes hypnotize you so that you definitely can NOT look away. And if that wasn’t enough, she knows that you secretly enjoy that feeling of no control, you hit the little subscribe button, and watch even more of her videos.
She knows how to get views. And she’s not hurting anybody, so all the haters should get over yourselves and find something useful to complain about. Like the government.
Marko on 17 May 2008 at 4:59 am #
What’s wrong with you, people. She’s just an extremely cute girl staring at the camera, and that’s why her videos are so popular. There’s nothing strange and evil about it! Just a gorgeous little nymphet - actually a gorgeous little 21 year old - who’s face speaks for itself. Gash! I can’t believe you actually started a whole new topic about some Asian looking at the camera and made a fuss about it!
Serisouly, folks: get a life!
It’s not like I myself am not intrigued by her appearance, but I don’t talk about her like she’s not a human!
Look the reality in the face and say: ‘Yes, I’ll drop this!’
Jie on 24 May 2008 at 2:55 pm #
hey that my relative u no how because were asian lol =)
Michael on 25 May 2008 at 4:12 pm #
she’s just… amazing!
all her videos are awesome! i have a collection of them!
Cormac on 26 May 2008 at 10:06 am #
I like how you started off hateful and by the end you sound enthralled. From “absolutely pointless” to “I’m hooked” in a matter of 3 paragraphs.
孙智谦 on 27 May 2008 at 7:47 am #
@Cormac
It’s a talent.
J-Dubb's Theatre on 29 May 2008 at 7:08 pm #
Basically, she started out fooling around; making deliberately pointless videos, and then everybody started making a big deal about her, so she started playing it up. She’s pretty much just having fun.
Also, she does use hypnotic techniques in her videos which are semi-deliberate, in that she’s kind of caught on that she entrances people.
Yumechangirl on 13 Jun 2008 at 6:50 pm #
pointless or not..who cares..she got to go to japan for FREE! and appear on her favorite tv IDOL show..now that’s really awesome..so envious..aww..she’s so lucky..she looks so young for a 21..and she’s got really pretty eyes that asian just love..she doesn’t look mix asian tho
Aaron on 27 Jun 2008 at 1:26 pm #
This is all about some girl from youtube? you guys need help
nev on 01 Jul 2008 at 10:31 am #
I can’t believe i read through this!
…back to looking at the anime cute girl with cute busted teeth who spent lots of effort learning another language and culture!
talk about envy! hehe
Brandon on 01 Jul 2008 at 2:18 pm #
Hey, um… I was on youtube and found about this “magibon” person. and was wondering why she always just stares in her gay vids. thats cause shes retarted. u guys need to get over her k. i bet she lives with her parents, living a normal life and she keeps making these videos because yous make a big fuss over her. and she wants that
baaaahahaaa
Brian on 15 Jul 2008 at 5:43 pm #
She has her own wikipedia page for cryin out loud
valpster on 19 Jul 2008 at 10:46 am #
http://www.magibon.com >>> PROBLEM SOLVED!
Jon Franco on 24 Jul 2008 at 11:31 am #
They’re making a movie out of her.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=wA5CnV6ISi8
Mysterious Stranger on 13 Aug 2008 at 11:12 pm #
Shut-up! Magibon is misunderstood! Stop hating on her or leave her alone! And Frank… stop stalking her…
Mysterious Stranger on 13 Aug 2008 at 11:15 pm #
Magibon is a human being! She has feelings too! Just like me or you! Everyone feels pain and rejection… Think about that…
savagexlily on 21 Aug 2008 at 7:37 pm #
Just found this………………………encyclopediadramatica.com/MRirian
Vey interesting!
Danung on 22 Aug 2008 at 6:47 am #
Magibon.com now features a forum with explanation, disclaimer and a lot of information. If you have thoughts, questions or want to discuss the Magibon Phenomenon, you are welcome!
http://magibon.com/forum
Anon on 22 Aug 2008 at 10:14 pm #
http://www.encyclopediadramatica.com/Magibon
Charlotte on 27 Aug 2008 at 7:03 pm #
oh gawd Frank, NOW I’M SCARRED FOR LIFE!
Mister EDgAr H on 31 Aug 2008 at 7:47 pm #
Wait! What girl? Oh you mean the thing with big eyes in those crappy vids?! ZOMFG!!! WTF are those teeth!!
AD on 03 Sep 2008 at 3:11 am #
Have you seen that now she’s got a theme song that some weirdo’s wrote in praise of her? Is is pretty catchy… It’s going nuts on Youtube:
http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=xmm9Cz3AyfI
John_Cage on 19 Sep 2008 at 2:45 pm #
Magibon pwned all the other “tried too hard” girls…
I mean, how many times have you hear girls complain other girls get attention by showing up on youtube in bras and panties? Right… so I agree, they are being slutty - for the attention. This Magibon girl doesn’t even have to show cleavage (in some videos, you “could” see it) ! One of the other comments mentioned how she totally destroyed other attention seekers by batting her damn eyes ! I agree with that 100%. If you are going to seek attention, that all is fair game. Fact is, she’s just doing it better than 99.999% of the youtube population. Don’t hate people because they are good at what they do… Just be envious and realize your inferiority if you ever had some thing bad to say about Magibon.
Kenneth on 04 Oct 2008 at 6:25 am #
MRirian has put her naturally large eyes to use - in creating an anime type character on You Tube who draws an incredible amount of interest by staring into the camera most of the time. Imitators of Magibon nearly always fail to achieve the same effect that MRirian does. She has her anime character practically down to an art form.
Kelvin on 04 Oct 2008 at 5:02 pm #
There is always admirers and haters in the world… You know something? I can tell you that there isnt many girls as pretty as Magi in existance on the planet. So I’d say it’s a blessing that she posts videos of herself on youtube for you guys to enjoy.
As some of you said, there might be a motive for her to make these videos (getting the media’s attention so she can visit Japan), but who cares? thats her personal life, if thats what she wants then let it be it. Whether or not she gets famous (not as if she isn;t anyways), has no concern for us. If she eventually becomes a model, actor, singer or whatever then it will be for the better as we can see her all the time.
I can’t see why shes hateable for some people. As an ex-psychology student, I can probably apply Freudian theory to explain this… All of you guys in your deepese thoughts actually like her, but knowing that you can’t get such a beautiful girl as her, you get jelous and try to supress your feelings. Your ego defence mechanism kicks in to try to justify the reasoning, which cannot be fully satisfied so you start to get angry about this girl. Not a good choice, just let it be. She is pretty, just accept it! However, if you really do hate her and this has nothing to do with your mind, then don’t watch her videos.
Like many of her admirers, I subscribed to her videos too. Yeah most of the videos are pointless, but seeing how cute she is, it will satisfy your soul just watching her stare at you for 50 seconds. I’m sure others will agree with me…