Wimpy - Wimpy

Japanese: ウィンピー - うぃんぴー
Wimpy - Wimpy

...An orphan who lost his father at a young age, Popeye's philosophy of independence and self-respect is expressed in the line, "I am what I am and that's all that I am." There are also sci-fi elements, as strange characters and animals surround Popeye, such as the hamburger-eating Wimpy and the four-dimensional animal Jeep (some say this is the origin of the nickname jeep for four-wheel drive vehicles). After Seger's death, Budd Sagendorff and others took over the illustrations. ...

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Wimpy" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…幼いころ父親に生き別れた孤児で,独立独行,唯我独尊のポパイ哲学は〈I am what I am and that’s all that I am.(おれはおれで,だからおれなんだ)〉に表現されている。ハンバーガー食いのウィンピーWimpy,四次元動物ジープJeep(四輪駆動車の愛称ジープの語源という説もある)など,不思議な人物や動物がポパイをとりまき,SF的な要素もある。シーガーの死後はバッド・サーゲンドーフなどが引き継いで描いている。…

※「ウィンピー」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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