Herrington gained fame in Japan as an Internet meme, after a clip from one of his videos, Workout: Muscle Fantasies 3, was posted on Niconico, a Japanese video sharing website, on August 10, 2007. Thousands of mash-up parody videos of him have been made, many of which utilize deliberate mishearings ( soramimi) of lines from his films. He is affectionately called 'Aniki' ( 兄貴, lit. older brother) among the Nico Nico Douga community, and most of his videos are deliberately mistagged with 'Wrestling Series' ( レスリングシリーズ, resuringu shirīzu), 'Forest Fairy' ( 森の妖精, mori no yōsei), 'Philosophy' ( 哲学, tetsugaku), or all three. In February 2009, Herrington visited Japan to attend a live online event hosted by Niconico and garage kit maker Good Smile Company. Herrington said that he is flattered and humbled by his fans' creativity. A limited-edition Herrington figure was announced for a July 2009 release.