About

"Fantaman Lapiz Lazuli" is the nickname given to the a character refered only as "The Queen" from the superhero anime Ōgon Bat^[1] (created in 1931), or as referred to popularly by it's Italian localization, Fantaman due her similarities with the character Lapis Lazuli from the cartoon series Steven Universe.

Origin

On April 17th, 2016, a thread was created on 4chan's /co/ board, ^[2] with a picture of a character heavily resembling Lapis Lazuli. After a few replies, a user provided a link to episode 20 of Fantaman, featuring the character to the surprise of most posters in the thread. Similarly, a post on Tumblr was made by user Sour stuff^[3] alluding to the similarities (including water powers), the post gained 6,649 notes after 5 days.

Spread

A youtube video featuring clips from the anime and the song Stronger than You was uploaded on May 4, 2016 with 2,890 views (shown below).

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