Via FotorLife & CultureNewsJapanese X is already making Olympic sharpshooter mangaWaiting patiently for the HBO spin-offShareLink copied ✔️August 2, 2024Life & CultureNewsTextGünseli Yalcinkaya It’s no secret that Olympic sharpshooting has caught the internet’s attention this week, whether it’s South Korea’s Kim Yeji, the record-breaking ‘main character’ who recently took home a silver medal in the 10-metre air pistol event, “gay little marksman” Choe Dae-han, or Yusuf Dikec, the Turkish shooter-turned-normcore-king who showed up to the games in a plain tee and his regular glasses. Now, Dikec has gone viral on Japanese X, with fans giving him the nickname ‘Uncle Free-to-Play’, basically comparing him to a gamer who doesn’t need to spend money on freemium games to win, and drawing countless manga tributes to the shotsman, including one AI rendition of him as a cat boy in reference to his love of felines. From Kuroko’s Basketball to Jujitsu Kaisen about a group of magical jujitsu sorcerors, there’s no shortage of anime based around obscure sports, which partly explains why the Olympics seems to have struck a chord among the internet’s manga enthusiasts. Korea’s Yeji has also been compared to the character of Satoru Gojo from Jujitsu Kaisen, in particular her cool, collected demeanour and impeccable aura. I personally imagine both Dikec and Yeji starring in their own HBO spin-off about a pair of professional shooters, a Turkish uncle and Korean girl, on some badass mission to pay off a bounty, or something like that. Anyway, what I’m trying to say is that the story writes itself. Find a round-up of the best fan manga below. Turkish pistol shooter Yusuf Dikeç has gone viral in Japan as well, and a manga depiction of him was created by the community.#YusufDikec https://t.co/2FcYibtYL3 pic.twitter.com/lqXxrUTZml— aїrytw (@airytw) August 1, 2024 私のポストに投下された無課金おじさんことユスフ・ディケチ選手ともう1人、どなたかのイラスト。たぶん海外のファンが描いたやつ。1人は硝煙だけどディケチ選手は花。より殺し屋っぽいというか強者感出てていいね。 pic.twitter.com/gMWrA1fFFZ— ボストン (@BostonGame777) August 1, 2024 same pose. same aura. insane pic.twitter.com/2zX3iiorxT— Michaela 🍓 (@Michisugussy95) July 30, 2024 Turkish Olympic shooting star Yusuf Dikeç has gone viral on Japanese social media, inspiring a spate of fan art like the one below showing him both with his gun ("on" mode) and with his cat ("off" mode). https://t.co/pMwRkc4qZ1— Unseen Japan (@UnseenJapanSite) August 1, 2024