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'''Bunbunmaru News Network''' is a bait and switch TriHard [[YouTube]] channel created on June 18, 2021. It would host [[YouTube]] videos that would look normal at first, but would then cut to gore or pornographic content. The channel lasted for three years before getting terminated by YouTube. The creator might be of Latvian origin. Another channel was made again on February 24, 2024.

'''Bunbunmaru News Network''' is a bait and switch TriHard [[YouTube]] channel created on June 18, 2021. It would host [[YouTube]] videos that would look normal at first, but would then cut to gore or pornographic content. The channel lasted for three years before getting terminated by YouTube. The creator might be of Latvian origin. Another channel was made again on February 24, 2024, but that too appears to have been suspended.

The channel is likely named after another channel "Wang Dong News Network", which posted videos making fun of tragedies.

As of ~~February 2025~~, ~~the original~~ channel ~~seems to have been suspended, as going to~~ the ~~URL will only present an error message~~, ~~but a second channel under~~ the same ~~name exists~~. It's unclear whether or not this ~~second~~ channel is actually run by the same person or ~~not~~, as ~~its~~ content ~~contains less gore, no pornographic imagery,~~ and ~~uses~~ a ~~completely~~ different ~~style~~ of titling its videos.

In July of 2024, another channel under the Bunbunmaru News Network name was created, which uses the same profile picture and also makes bait-and-switch videos. It's unclear whether or not this additional channel is actually run by the same person or whether it is simply someone trying to imitate the original for whatever reason, as the second channel features different content and a different manner of titling its videos.

== Characteristics ==

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* '''decipher this song?:''' A video that has creepy ambience, however it then shows a possible image of a old dead man's face.

=== ~~Second Channel~~? (2025) ===

=== Additional channel? (2025) ===

* '''１：４６''': A three-minute long video that begins with an image of Alice Margatroid from the Touhou series, then an image of Bowsette. From 1:44 to 2:19, it plays a clip from Blank Room Soup before cutting to a picture of an anime girl in a bunny suit for a few seconds and then back to Blank Room Soup.

* '''１：４６''': A three-minute long video that begins with an image of Alice Margatroid from the Touhou series, then an image of Bowsette. From 1:44 to 2:19, it plays a clip from [https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/blank-room-soup Blank Room Soup] before cutting to a picture of an anime girl in a bunny suit for a few seconds and then back to Blank Room Soup.

* '''ｂｂｂ≒１：５２''': The video begins with the same picture of Koishi as shown in the channel icon, then at about a minute in, cuts to a disturbing artwork of a dog or sheep-like being. This second image remains for about a minute as well, and then cuts to footage of a TV in a dark room playing footage of [https://www.youtube.com/@nugumu Nugumu], a Japanese VTuber whose avatar resembles a haunted doll and who speaks in a creepy, monotone voice.

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-'''Bunbunmaru News Network''' is a bait and switch TriHard [[YouTube]] channel created on June 18, 2021. It would host [[YouTube]] videos that would look normal at first, but would then cut to gore or pornographic content. The channel lasted for three years before getting terminated by YouTube. The creator might be of Latvian origin. Another channel was made again on February 24, 2024.
+'''Bunbunmaru News Network''' is a bait and switch TriHard [[YouTube]] channel created on June 18, 2021. It would host [[YouTube]] videos that would look normal at first, but would then cut to gore or pornographic content. The channel lasted for three years before getting terminated by YouTube. The creator might be of Latvian origin. Another channel was made again on February 24, 2024, but that too appears to have been suspended.
 The channel is likely named after another channel "Wang Dong News Network", which posted videos making fun of tragedies.
-As of February 2025, the original channel seems to have been suspended, as going to the URL will only present an error message, but a second channel under the same name exists. It's unclear whether or not this second channel is actually run by the same person or not, as its content contains less gore, no pornographic imagery, and uses a completely different style of titling its videos.
+In July of 2024, another channel under the Bunbunmaru News Network name was created, which uses the same profile picture and also makes bait-and-switch videos. It's unclear whether or not this additional channel is actually run by the same person or whether it is simply someone trying to imitate the original for whatever reason, as the second channel features different content and a different manner of titling its videos.
 == Characteristics ==
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 * '''decipher this song?:''' A video that has creepy ambience, however it then shows a possible image of a old dead man's face.
-=== Second Channel? (2025) ===
+=== Additional channel? (2025) ===
-* '''１：４６''': A three-minute long video that begins with an image of Alice Margatroid from the Touhou series, then an image of Bowsette. From 1:44 to 2:19, it plays a clip from Blank Room Soup before cutting to a picture of an anime girl in a bunny suit for a few seconds and then back to Blank Room Soup.
+* '''１：４６''': A three-minute long video that begins with an image of Alice Margatroid from the Touhou series, then an image of Bowsette. From 1:44 to 2:19, it plays a clip from [https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/blank-room-soup Blank Room Soup] before cutting to a picture of an anime girl in a bunny suit for a few seconds and then back to Blank Room Soup.
 * '''ｂｂｂ≒１：５２''': The video begins with the same picture of Koishi as shown in the channel icon, then at about a minute in, cuts to a disturbing artwork of a dog or sheep-like being. This second image remains for about a minute as well, and then cuts to footage of a TV in a dark room playing footage of [https://www.youtube.com/@nugumu Nugumu], a Japanese VTuber whose avatar resembles a haunted doll and who speaks in a creepy, monotone voice.