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Giko is widely regarded as the first internet cat meme, originating in late 1998 on Japanese textboards like Ayashii World and 2channel (2chan). This grumpy fictional cat was created using Shift-JIS ASCII art and became a beloved mascot of early anonymous forums. Known for his sassy personality and phrases like "Itte yoshi" ("go away" or "get lost"), Giko predates modern cat memes like LOLcats by nearly a decade!