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Higejii-san is the mascot character of ''Darwin ga Kita! ~Ikimono Shin Densetsu~'' (ダーウィンが来た! 〜生きもの新伝説〜, ''Darwin is here! ~The New Legend of Living Things~''), an educational show which began airing on NHK in 2006. The show is notable for its appeal to both adults and children. A typical episode of ''Darwin ga Kita!'' resembles a more child-friendly National Geographic documentary, with Higejii-san interjecting every so often to make a pun, which is his trademark trait. Every episode ends with the Manul Cafe, which stars a [[Pallas's Cat]]. | Higejii-san is the mascot character of ''Darwin ga Kita! ~Ikimono Shin Densetsu~'' (ダーウィンが来た! 〜生きもの新伝説〜, ''Darwin is here! ~The New Legend of Living Things~''), an educational show which began airing on NHK in 2006. The show is notable for its appeal to both adults and children. A typical episode of ''Darwin ga Kita!'' resembles a more child-friendly National Geographic documentary, with Higejii-san interjecting every so often to make a pun, which is his trademark trait. Every episode ends with the Manul Cafe, which stars a [[Pallas's Cat]]. | ||
"Darwin ga Kita!" airs in localized form on NHK World as " | "Darwin ga Kita!" airs in localized form on NHK World as "[https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/tv/darwin/ Darwin's Amazing Animals]". The NHK World version of the show is fully in English, including an English narrator, partial subtitles for certain foreign languages spoken, and a dub voice actor for Higeji. Select episodes are available for on-demand viewing. | ||
|trivia=* Higejii's name comes from a combination of "hige", a word that generally describes human facial hair (such as a beard and mustache), and "Jii-san", a way of referring to your grandfather or uncle in Japanese. | |trivia=* Higejii's name comes from a combination of "hige", a word that generally describes human facial hair (such as a beard and mustache), and "Jii-san", a way of referring to your grandfather or uncle in Japanese. | ||
* Higejii-san's voice made appearances during the animal introduction sequences for [[Kemono Friends 2]]. However, as these sequences are missing from Crunchyroll's simulcast, they are difficult for western audiences to find. | * Higejii-san's voice made appearances during the animal introduction sequences for [[Kemono Friends 2]]. However, as these sequences are missing from Crunchyroll's simulcast, they are difficult for western audiences to find. | ||