hˌɪɹɔɪˈuːki hɪmsˈɛlf ɪz ɐ kˈæɹɪktɚɹ ʌv nˈɛtɹʌnmˈɑːn, wˈʌn ʌvðə mˈɛni ɹˈɛfɹənsᵻz tʊ ˈɪntɚnˌɛt fˈændəm ɪn dʒəpˈæn ðætðɪ ˈænɪmˌeɪ ɪz bˈeɪst əpˌɑːn.
Hiroyuki himself is a character of Netrun-mon, one of the many references to Internet fandom in Japan that the anime is based upon.