Teacher D (D Lǎoshī)
A male anthropomorphic mascot for DeepSeek, created by an illustrator during the period when DeepSeek rose to prominence. The character is positioned around emotional companionship and is primarily popular within fan-fiction and Boys' Love enthusiast communities.
Timeline (last 90 days)
The DeepSeek anthropomorphized male character 'Teacher D' was created by an illustrator when DeepSeek first became popular in 2025, and his core audience is primarily the doujin community centered on BL-related enthusiasts.
A technical community held a public vote in which Goldfish Girl won by a landslide with 3.12 million votes against 1.45 million, more than twice the votes of Teacher D.
The controversy ultimately came to a close when the creator of Teacher D hid their works and issued a statement declaring 'staying within one's own circle.'