ellen baker
An English teacher that first appeared in NEW HORIZON's English language middle school textbooks with the 2016 edition, that got famous on Twitter, which prompted many artists to draw her, to such an extent that it prompted worry from the original artist and publisher.
Has blonde hair in a sidewards ponytail held together with a hair scrunchie, with green or blue eyes. Often portrayed in a blue overcoat/jacket with a white shirt underneath and brown pants/long brown skirt. She has a famous pose of her swinging a bat, baker at bat.
Would be replaced in the middle school textbooks starting from 2021, having moved to the elementary school textbooks with the 2020 edition, albeit changed with a brand new design as a result of an art style change. Another tweet featuring her went viral in 2023 resulting in more people finding out where she had gone.
External links
- Crunchyroll - Twitter Falls In Love With Japanese Text Book's Super-Kawaii English Teacher
- English textbook characters get anime-style makeover to appeal to linguists and otaku alike | RocketNews24
- As fan art pops up for anime-style English textbook character, original artist asks for restraint | RocketNews24
- あの、エレン・ベーカー先生が帰ってくる!?（2024年小学校英語教科書改訂情報）(Japanese)
金色的头发扎成侧马尾辫，用发圈固定在一起，有绿色或蓝色的眼睛。通常穿着蓝色大衣/夹克，里面是白色衬衫和棕色裤子/棕色长裙。她有一个著名的挥舞球棒的姿势，即贝克挥棒。
2020年版移至小学教材，但由于美术风格的变化，采用了全新的设计，从2021年开始将在中学教材中取代。另一条以她为主角的推文于 2023 年疯传，导致更多人知道她去了哪里。