/j/ - 日本文化

537 - Yunyun Syndrome

Mikudayo — Sun Oct 11 2026 14:08:13 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Mikudayo (#538 - Apr 24, 2026, 16:35): Did they fix that disgusting excuse of an English "translation" or will I have to wait for someone to make a mod? Mikudayo (#539 - Apr 24, 2026, 16:45): >>538 Sadly no, the english translation is still one of the worst english translations a videogame has ever received. Wait for someone to make a proper translation via mod and if you're not an English speaker just play it in your main language. Mikudayo (#540 - Apr 24, 2026, 16:57): >>538 Nude mod when Mikudayo (#541 - Apr 24, 2026, 17:01): >>540 If you're serious about it go make a thread on that other forum, you know the one Mikudayo (#542 - Apr 24, 2026, 17:11): >>538 play it in whatever other language you know that isn't english. it's just not worth it at the moment. the current english translation is a complete and utter disrespect to the otaku culture this game celebrates. i'm surprised it even made it to the final release. Mikudayo (#543 - Apr 24, 2026, 17:18): I'm not a big fan of "Q-chan" being translated as "Qtie" but that's honestly one of the least harmless changes Mikudayo (#544 - Apr 24, 2026, 17:59): Is anyone going to provide receipts or should I pretend that you all know Japanese based on what you read on socials? I wonder if people even know the etymology of やめろ　getting big on Twitter or why it would be stupid to translate it literally as "stop". I'm not going to go to bat for this, or even that specific translation, but if you're running a translation down by line items the critique is about as valuable as MTL. Mikudayo (#545 - Apr 24, 2026, 18:03): >>544 I assume you either worked on the translation or are trolling because there's no way you're defending that English translation. I know Italian, portuguese, spanish and a bit of german and none of those languages have this issue. Their translations are alright. Mikudayo (#546 - Apr 24, 2026, 18:06): >>544 I don't know japanese but i don't want zoomer slang and removed references in my denpa moe rhythm game Mikudayo (#547 - Apr 24, 2026, 18:06): >>545 And what issue would that be? Are you going to provide a valuable insight beyond "it's bad because I said it is and the rest of my friends did", or do you think a stilted translation is always correct? Mikudayo (#548 - Apr 24, 2026, 22:41): >>547 Not that anon but it's bad because it barely has anything to do with what they're actually saying and feels like it was written by a millennial attempting to be hip and cool. English is the only language where they did this dumb shit. Is this really the hill you're willing to die on?. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1dvt9FX8O2nmE3csef3oJbSLXwOl8k-VD63yyB_YfB64/edit?gid=0#gid=0 Mikudayo (#549 - Apr 24, 2026, 22:59): >>547 We're not asking for a "stilted" translation We just don't want a bunch of activists who don't give a shit about the game to self insert into it and push political garbage that was never there in the first place or zoomer slang that will be seen as obsolete in less than 5 years The LEAST you can do is replace a Japanese reference with an American equivalent like the 2channel "Kita!" with some 4chan greentext joke. Mikudayo (#550 - Apr 24, 2026, 23:03): >>548 >ojisan speak becomes australian english kek, what did australians do to piss off the localizers Mikudayo (#552 - Apr 25, 2026, 02:47): >>548 >"Influencer" translated as Influenza this can't be real hahahaha Mikudayo (#553 - Apr 25, 2026, 02:50): Enough people bitched about it that they're trying to fix it. I see this as a win. https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/2914150/view/502856256328827730 Mikudayo (#554 - Apr 25, 2026, 03:04): I recently found out that Nanahira (Nana Haruka) voices Qtie >>553 I wouldn't get my hopes up. Chances are they'll remove the political bs and nothing else. That being said though i hope the game is moddable (and not just because of the translation) Mikudayo (#556 - Apr 25, 2026, 03:06): >>552 Influenza is what i got from reading these lines Mikudayo (#557 - Apr 25, 2026, 03:09): >>540 Once people figure out how to mod this thing I'm sure it's one of the first mods we'll see. Q-chan tits will be worth the wait, trust me. Mikudayo (#558 - Apr 25, 2026, 15:17): We're getting another game where Nanahira voices the protag. Theme song by Aiobahn and Demondi... oh... oh no... https://x.com/denfaminicogame/status/2048018441483825190 Mikudayo (#559 - Apr 25, 2026, 15:26): >>558 sex Mikudayo (#560 - Apr 25, 2026, 15:51): Q-chan love... Mikudayo (#561 - Apr 25, 2026, 15:55): Mikudayo (#562 - Apr 25, 2026, 15:57): >>561 >>560 The art style really reminds me of Sakamoto Ahiru Mikudayo (#563 - Apr 25, 2026, 16:21): >>562 Can't unsee it now Mikudayo (#565 - Apr 25, 2026, 18:58): >>562 That or GYARI Mikudayo (#566 - Apr 26, 2026, 02:54): Is this game forgiving compared to other rhythm games? How are the difficulties? Mikudayo (#567 - Apr 26, 2026, 03:02): >>566 Yep, its easy even in hard Mikudayo (#568 - Apr 26, 2026, 14:15): >>566 I'm not a rhythm games guy so i don't know what i could compare it to. All i know is i didnt struggle much on hard difficulty so it cant be that hard. Mikudayo (#569 - Apr 26, 2026, 15:26): Fanmade English patch is out for those who can't read anything other than English and don't want to deal with the localization. https://github.com/Radish-sys/yunyun-syndrome-patch Mikudayo (#570 - Apr 26, 2026, 16:52): Are there any vocaloid songs in this? Mikudayo (#571 - Apr 27, 2026, 22:04): DENPA Mikudayo (#572 - Apr 27, 2026, 22:11): >>566 Mostly, yeah Mikudayo (#573 - Apr 27, 2026, 22:12): Just noticed there is a Touhou DLC Mikudayo (#574 - Apr 27, 2026, 22:32): >>571 Denpa... Mikudayo (#575 - Apr 27, 2026, 22:38): There's a song in this game that references Stairway to Heaven in the intro wwww Mikudayo (#580 - Apr 28, 2026, 04:32): >>575 Which song is it? Mikudayo (#582 - Apr 28, 2026, 04:36): >>580 "winter is machine gun" Mikudayo (#583 - Apr 28, 2026, 17:39): Has anyone managed to mod the game yet aside from the people working on the English translation patch? I'd love to see a mod for custom characters Mikudayo (#584 - Apr 29, 2026, 17:37): Got the Touhou DLC Mikudayo (#585 - Apr 29, 2026, 18:12): Was blindsided by the localization to be honest, this is the same publisher for Needy Streamer Overload and I really liked how they did it. Wtf happened Mikudayo (#586 - Apr 29, 2026, 18:18): >>585 Yep they have a new game coming and it features DEMONDICE in the soundtrack (more commonly known as Mori from Hololive EN these days) >>558 >Wtf happened No idea, the localization for Needy Streamer was also the same team but in that game it kinda felt more natural. I also don't recall there being self insert politics in it. I'm guessing they saw a game about internet culture and decided to go overboard with it, or maybe they just didn't like it. Either way I haven't been playing it in English and I'm not too invested in the story. Mikudayo (#587 - Apr 29, 2026, 18:32): They weren't kidding about denpa. Lots of classics here. Mikudayo (#588 - Apr 29, 2026, 18:42): This denpa is sponsored by Zone Energy Mikudayo (#589 - Apr 29, 2026, 18:44): >>570 Doesn't seem like it so far, but songs like Rin Chan Now would not feel out of place in this game Mikudayo (#590 - May 1, 2026, 04:48): >>558 People forgot about Yunyun too quickly. Now the big titty alcohol demon game is all they talk about. Mikudayo (#591 - May 1, 2026, 05:10): >>590 I'm not surprised considering it features a Hololive member and the main character seems designed so that artists draw porn of her Mikudayo (#603 - May 7, 2026, 18:24): Crazy that these characters are all voiced by none other than Nanahira Mikudayo (#604 - May 7, 2026, 22:27): >>603 She also voices Femme in Pukey Goddess or whatever that's called. I hope they don't dub the voices because going from Nanahira to Demondice would be a massive downgrade. Mikudayo (#615 - May 19, 2026, 17:22): The game's finally moddable. Vocaloid song pack soon hopefully. https://github.com/EBro912/YunYunLoader Mikudayo (#616 - May 19, 2026, 20:54): >>615 Heat Abnormal is a must Mikudayo (#630 - May 25, 2026, 16:14): >>615 Ai Ai Ai, Kane Kane Kaneee Mikudayo (#631 - May 26, 2026, 02:14): god i love denpa Mikudayo (#632 - May 27, 2026, 20:44): Mikudayo (#633 - May 27, 2026, 20:47): Is Q-chan a schizo? Mikudayo (#634 - May 28, 2026, 07:45): >>633 Honestly I've had that theory for a while. She talks to a fictional demon girl from a game she likes and makes batshit insane social media posts that she thinks have any significance. Mind you I haven't finished the game and I don't even know if there's even an ending but yeah... Mikudayo (#635 - May 28, 2026, 07:52): >>634 Hadn't thought of it that way Mikudayo (#636 - May 28, 2026, 08:11): >>634 I think she just uses fiction to cope like those girls who ship themselves with fictional characters and talk to them through AI Mikudayo (#637 - May 28, 2026, 08:15): >>636 What about the SNS posts Mikudayo (#638 - May 30, 2026, 17:42): Hey /j/, will you be playing Pukey Goddess when it's out? Mikudayo (#639 - May 30, 2026, 17:57): >>638 yeah Mikudayo (#762 - Oct 11, 2026, 14:08): Sprites are fully moddable now **thanks to Claude**, which makes me wonder what kind of things will come out of the modding scene when Pukey Goddess comes out...

247 - Japanese Music

Mikudayo — Sun Oct 11 2026 13:57:59 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Mikudayo (#261 - Oct 6, 2025, 23:10): Thoughts on guregumi? Mikudayo (#410 - Mar 9, 2026, 19:37): You probably know this one from here: https://youtube.com/watch?v=IQ5dSwqSv3s Mikudayo (#411 - Mar 9, 2026, 19:42): I don't follow the whole virtual youtuber thing but i've always liked this song Inabakumori did for Okayu. I'm disappointed no one has bothered making a Kaai Yuki cover of it. Mikudayo (#428 - Mar 20, 2026, 15:30): Kikuo x Ado collab Mikudayo (#429 - Mar 20, 2026, 15:33): >>428 Close enough, welcome back Kikuohana Mikudayo (#430 - Mar 20, 2026, 16:35): >>428 Makes me really miss Kikuohana Mikudayo (#456 - Mar 23, 2026, 04:19): Mikudayo (#457 - Mar 23, 2026, 06:44): >>456 love FLCL haichan (#458 - Mar 23, 2026, 20:27): haichan (#459 - Mar 23, 2026, 20:30): haichan (#460 - Mar 23, 2026, 20:32): Mikudayo (#485 - Apr 2, 2026, 01:45): Dick is focking big !!!! Mikudayo (#486 - Apr 2, 2026, 01:46): >>485 what is this masterpiece Mikudayo (#518 - Apr 8, 2026, 16:24): lasah's and lemm's magnum opus. The entire album is a masterpiece. Mikudayo (#523 - Apr 11, 2026, 14:48): www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFAp7Eu2P98 https://youtube.com/watch?v=K-PdbfkA7LM https://youtube.com/watch?v=sFAp7Eu2P98 Mikudayo (#530 - Apr 20, 2026, 21:29): TAK collab song! Mikudayo (#597 - May 2, 2026, 02:59): You have no idea how much i fucking miss Kikuohana Mikudayo (#598 - May 2, 2026, 03:13): >>597 Same here. 3rd album never ever I guess. Mikudayo (#602 - May 3, 2026, 18:26): >>411 Does this have an UST yet? Mikudayo (#605 - May 8, 2026, 13:40): Mikudayo (#610 - May 15, 2026, 22:21): Mikudayo (#761 - Oct 11, 2026, 13:57): Goddammit I LOVE REOL

473 - Do people still care about Love Live?

Mikudayo — Sat Oct 10 2026 16:22:54 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Mikudayo (#474 - Mar 29, 2026, 21:05): I'm still mad about that one game having the eng release have both the release date and EOS be announced in the same post Sunrise just hates money or something Mikudayo (#475 - Mar 29, 2026, 21:19): I'm gonna be honest with you i never played the games but I've been watching all the animes since 2014. I understand why people prefer IM@S but Love Live is what introduced me to idol anime so I have a soft spot for it still. Mikudayo (#477 - Mar 29, 2026, 23:26): Mandatory video >>474 That decision killed the western fanbase imo. The games were the only way you could engage with LL in English and it's just gone. My interest in LL stopped after Liella was introduced so I could be wrong but Hasunosora seems to be popular in Japan. Mikudayo (#723 - Aug 23, 2026, 15:42): >>473 I haven't kept up with recent releases but i still have a soft spot for early Love Live and μ's. I can't believe its been so long. Mikudayo (#724 - Aug 23, 2026, 15:53): >>723 Same here Nicobro. I still live in 2013 and the LLSIP anime just came out. Mikudayo (#725 - Aug 23, 2026, 17:29): I do feel a bit nostalgic for it, and especially the early days of the fandom. These days i'm more into Idolm@ster though, Mikudayo (#736 - Aug 24, 2026, 01:15): >>723 Aquors better Mikudayo (#738 - Aug 29, 2026, 01:54): >>477 Technically there's the animes too. I discovered the LL games a couple years after the shows. Mikudayo (#760 - Oct 10, 2026, 16:22): ｷﾀ━━━▼(ﾟ∀ﾟ)▼━━━!!

753 - Japanese Indie Horror Games

Mikudayo — Thu Sep 24 2026 03:15:20 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Mikudayo (#754 - Sep 22, 2026, 21:17): Bewmping just to say that I've been replaying good ol Yume Nikki for the first time in years. I had forgotten about the Steam port, what a weird period to be a YN fan. Mikudayo (#755 - Sep 22, 2026, 22:19): I have been meaning to try out some more denpa visual novels some time. >>754 I am impatient enough I had to play using the glitch that increases your walking speed. Mikudayo (#756 - Sep 22, 2026, 22:53): >>755 It is a pretty slow game without the glitch Mikudayo (#758 - Sep 22, 2026, 23:57): I dont know if this fits but does anyone have any VN recommendations for switch? I'm pretty casual when it comes VNs so anything outside really mainstream stuff will do, I think the last one I played was school days. Found a few that looks interesting but with how thrash eshop can be when it comes categorizing games, I really don't want to blindly invest time or money into some bs. Something around 7-8 hours (or shorter) would be preferable but as long as dayos think the game is good I wouldn't mind something longer. Mikudayo (#759 - Sep 24, 2026, 03:15): Speaking of visual novels and Yume Nikki...

739 - Cirno day

Mikudayo — Fri Sep 11 2026 02:14:45 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Mikudayo (#740 - Sep 8, 2026, 17:31): Not Cirno day where I live yet but happy Cirno day regardless Mikudayo (#743 - Sep 9, 2026, 11:34): Happy cirno day Mikudayo (#744 - Sep 9, 2026, 11:42): Happy 9/9 Mikudayo (#745 - Sep 9, 2026, 15:02): mods plz sticky Mikudayo (#746 - Sep 9, 2026, 15:23): It's all cirno? Mikudayo (#747 - Sep 9, 2026, 15:25): >>746 Mikudayo (#748 - Sep 9, 2026, 16:55): >>739 Mikudayo (#749 - Sep 9, 2026, 18:53): this thread scared the shit out of me while checking /all/ but happy cirno day Mikudayo (#750 - Sep 9, 2026, 22:39): this legit made my head hurt when I first saw it after opening the post page Mikudayo (#751 - Sep 10, 2026, 23:39): Man I forgot how fun EoSD is. Still ass at it but managed to get further than I did in like 2012. Thank you Cirno Mikudayo (#752 - Sep 11, 2026, 02:14): >>750 How

172 - Halle Uchida (内田温) / briccotechno

Mikudayo — Tue Sep 08 2026 19:52:26 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Mikudayo (#173 - Dec 21, 2024, 14:16): Found out they have a website with lyrics and downloads. http://britec.seesaa.net/ I promise i'll make a bootleg of their work and upload it here later so people can stream it via musicbee, foobar, winamp, etc Mikudayo (#174 - Dec 21, 2024, 14:50): >>173 Well here it is guys. Made a bootleg of her 12 most popular songs on Youtube and called it 'The Hits'. Some misc metadata here for mp3 players: ARTIST: 内田温 ALBUM: THE HITS YEAR: 2024 GENRE: DENPA https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/kxi8s0vxgs4nzvry4o6uj/APrKoIoXnp5LplHC8k9jer8?rlkey=40u8j04u819pgwv36x77ytkv2&st=t1hcw4a2&dl=0 Mikudayo (#175 - Dec 23, 2024, 01:44): went through their site but wasnt able to find the lyrics section myself. regardless of that, went and downloaded all of the songs. thanks for linking them Mikudayo (#176 - Dec 23, 2024, 02:19): >>175 click the thumbnail of a song and then "listen to music only" and it'll show you the mp3 and lyrics here's friday planet for example. http://britec.seesaa.net/article/424706155.html Mikudayo (#177 - Dec 23, 2024, 03:19): >>176 Ahh I see. I was going through the MP3いちらん page which just links directly to the audio file. Thank you. Mikudayo (#178 - Dec 28, 2024, 20:45): Is it a girl or guy with a voice changer like Noko from Shinsei Kamattachan? Mikudayo (#179 - Mar 14, 2025, 14:49): >>172 Currently making an UST for Friday Planet if anybody cares. Will distribute here when its done. Mikudayo (#180 - May 2, 2025, 16:10): >>178 Female with voice changer actually Mikudayo (#386 - Feb 10, 2026, 23:03): >>174 Old post is old but thanks for this bootleg Mikudayo (#579 - Apr 28, 2026, 03:31): >>174 Appreciate the boot, anon. Very cool comp of songs. Mikudayo (#677 - Jul 14, 2026, 00:33): This came out a month ago btw Mikudayo (#698 - Aug 4, 2026, 23:30): >>179 I know its an old post but could you give us an update Mikudayo (#699 - Aug 5, 2026, 01:30): >>698 Sorry i no longer have the UST after formatting my PC but i can try to remake it Mikudayo (#741 - Sep 8, 2026, 18:57): What happened that i'm suddenly hearing her music everywhere? Back when this thread was made she was still somewhat obscure Mikudayo (#742 - Sep 8, 2026, 19:52): >>741 The big 'Tok discovered her is my best guess. Her music was uploaded to streaming services earlier this year it seems.

737 - happy late bunny day

Mikudayo — Mon Aug 24 2026 21:46:41 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

happy late bunny day

721 - ITT: Draw something using Yajuu Senpai's color palette

Mikudayo — Sun Aug 23 2026 21:58:05 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Mikudayo (#722 - Aug 22, 2026, 17:31): >>721 Like this Mikudayo (#727 - Aug 23, 2026, 17:32): >>721 I know nothing stops me from just using MSPaint but i really wish this site's Oekaki tool didn't suck Mikudayo (#728 - Aug 23, 2026, 21:00): >>721 1 zillion hours in Gimp. I literally don't no who this guy is. Mikudayo (#729 - Aug 23, 2026, 21:15): >>728 >I literally don't no who this guy is The beastly senior himself Mikudayo (#730 - Aug 23, 2026, 21:18): >>728 Nice boat Mikudayo (#731 - Aug 23, 2026, 21:22): >>728 He is essentially to Japan what Ambatukam is to Indonesia, but i'd argue he's even bigger in terms of popularity Mikudayo (#732 - Aug 23, 2026, 21:46): >>728 >It's a gay porn thing Now I get it. Mikudayo (#733 - Aug 23, 2026, 21:58): >>728 Nice Boat Mikudayo (#734 - Aug 23, 2026, 21:59): >>728 Obligatory "nice boat" post Mikudayo (#735 - Aug 24, 2026, 00:35): Kuso thread award.

661 - nicotine feline

Mikudayo — Sun Aug 23 2026 17:31:00 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Mikudayo (#662 - Jul 4, 2026, 15:50): Is the show actually good or do people just like seeing cute girls smoke? Mikudayo (#663 - Jul 4, 2026, 16:14): >>662 It's a gross-out comedy, so it's really love it or hate it. Reminds me of Watamote Mikudayo (#664 - Jul 4, 2026, 18:01): >>661 she's cute, i hope she doesn't develop lung cancer from smoking too much Mikudayo (#665 - Jul 4, 2026, 20:35): >>662 Good animation. Humor is a personal thing so you either like it or hate it. >>664 Surprisingly majority of smokers do not actually get lung cancer. There even has been a few people who have lived to over 100 that were long time chain smokers. Pretty unfair huh? It increases the risk but it isnt the most likely risk. The more immediate risk is weak bones, bad dental health, shortage of breath, lowered immune system, stinking and tasting like an ash tray to name a few. Mikudayo (#666 - Jul 4, 2026, 20:37): >>665 Yeah, a former smoker I know developed chronic lung issues but it wasn't cancer. Mikudayo (#667 - Jul 6, 2026, 20:58): >>662 Depends if you like toilet humor. I found it pretty funny. The catgirls really add a layer of absurdity to it Mikudayo (#668 - Jul 6, 2026, 22:14): I was watching it, I'm actually not the BIGGEST fan of the humor but I'm using it to give my friend references for their art so. It's serving a purpose idc. Mikudayo (#669 - Jul 7, 2026, 02:44): Smoking is bad mmkay? You wouldn't want to have a short life like my dad. Mikudayo (#670 - Jul 7, 2026, 03:29): And if you drugs, kids, you go to hell before you die. Mikudayo (#676 - Jul 10, 2026, 15:25): weed Mikudayo (#726 - Aug 23, 2026, 17:31): >>676 Dude

27 - OS-tan Thread

Mikudayo — Tue Aug 18 2026 03:39:17 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Mikudayo (#28 - Apr 27, 2025, 00:17): >>27 Always liked 2K Mikudayo (#29 - Apr 28, 2025, 06:52): Nanami Madobe of windows 7 is my fav Mikudayo (#30 - Apr 28, 2025, 11:27): >>29 Reminder that this exists Mikudayo (#42 - May 2, 2025, 19:46): the windows 8(.1) twins are kawaii desu Mikudayo (#43 - May 2, 2025, 21:42): >>42 Why is it that the worst OS get the best designs? ME sucks and yet ME-tan is iconic. Then you have the 8 twins and 8 sucked. Mikudayo (#44 - May 2, 2025, 21:50): >>43 Yes, ME-tan is easily the most iconic, but 2K and 95 were great and I love their os-tan designs. the 7 girl is suuuuuuuper cute too and 7 was fantastic never did care much about the 8 girls, or the windows 10 girl either Mikudayo (#45 - May 3, 2025, 17:16): if anyone's interested, there's some jinriki UTAU VBs of madobe nanami, madobe ai and yuu available in archive.org. they're decent enough https://archive.org/details/madobe-nanami-yuu-and-ai-utau-cv Mikudayo (#46 - May 4, 2025, 15:44): >>45 Oh man this is really cool, I wanna use nanami sometime Mikudayo (#52 - May 7, 2025, 10:04): homeko is my favourite fujo i wish she got as much art as xp-tan Mikudayo (#53 - May 7, 2025, 21:54): Remember what they took from you Mikudayo (#54 - May 7, 2025, 21:58): This used to be my wallpaper when i had W7 Mikudayo (#105 - May 25, 2025, 03:09): XP-Tan is FAT Mikudayo (#237 - Sep 3, 2025, 05:43): >>105 that's like the best part about her Mikudayo (#252 - Oct 3, 2025, 18:06): You're installing Windows 11, right? Mikudayo (#253 - Oct 3, 2025, 18:10): >>252 Never Mikudayo (#254 - Oct 3, 2025, 18:43): >>252 no freakin' way! sks !DMljOvD5IE (#255 - Oct 3, 2025, 21:03): Me-tan my beloved Mikudayo (#256 - Oct 4, 2025, 03:09): 2k-tan best OS-tan Mikudayo (#257 - Oct 4, 2025, 11:33): my personal favourite is 98-tan Mikudayo (#273 - Oct 18, 2025, 14:16): Here after watching that offensively bad video essay on OS-tans that's been floating around the net Mikudayo (#274 - Oct 18, 2025, 17:17): >>273 i know the one. this video is much more better, i recommend it Mikudayo (#275 - Oct 18, 2025, 17:19): >>274 KYDB knows his shit, good guy Mikudayo (#276 - Oct 18, 2025, 20:03): *kills your perfectly functional OS* Mikudayo (#303 - Dec 17, 2025, 04:01): >>252 Windows 11 is just a huge ad for Linux. It's strange how much Microsoft has been advertising the penguin OS lately. Mikudayo (#304 - Dec 17, 2025, 04:03): >>303 well i'm sold at this point. i'll get mint next year. Mikudayo (#305 - Dec 17, 2025, 04:20): >>304 i'm sure she'd be pleased to welcome you! Mikudayo (#307 - Dec 17, 2025, 15:09): >>305 looks like something out of the macne series Mikudayo (#308 - Dec 17, 2025, 20:09): Anyone still on 10? I refuse to switch to this thing. I'm falling for the propaganda and installing Linux soon tho. Mikudayo (#309 - Dec 18, 2025, 17:27): >>308 if i ever have to install windows for any reason i'll probably be using windows 10, i don't have the specs for 11 nor do i want that garbage in general Mikudayo (#310 - Dec 18, 2025, 17:32): >>309 7 is still usable lol Mikudayo (#362 - Jan 25, 2026, 13:52): >>276 Vibecode-chan Mikudayo (#640 - Jun 1, 2026, 03:03): I love Me-tan and 7-chan Mikudayo (#714 - Aug 14, 2026, 22:10): Funny how Vista-tan is the only OS-tan character to not have an universally agreed upon design Mikudayo (#715 - Aug 14, 2026, 22:38): >>714 Vista was nothing special as an OS. Most people stuck with Windows XP or waited for 7, because the people who were using Vista at the time mostly had negative opinions about it. Its like whats happening now with W11 where everyone is either still using 10 or has switched to Linux. I won't be surprised if that played a role in why there's no definitive Vista-tan. Mikudayo (#716 - Aug 15, 2026, 14:13): I love XP-chan Mikudayo (#717 - Aug 15, 2026, 21:18): >>715 >Vista was nothing special as an OS. Not true. Vista was quite revolutionary, pretty much all improvements that 7 had over XP were already in Vista. Biggest two issues with Vista weren't with the OS itself at all, they were purely contemporary: 1. Vista took significantly longer to get released than previous Windows successors. Because the same OS [XP] stayed for so long, everyone got used to not having to upgrade the whole PC every 2 years, including PC retailers who sold underpowered machines as "Vista ready" because it was more profitable to sell off stock they already had than to offer newer hardware that would actually run the OS smoothly. 2. Not many people seem to remember this, but XP at launch was just as bad, if not worse than Vista, with people very similarly opting to stay with 98SE instead, for pretty much the same reasons as why many people didn't move to Vista from XP (mainly the large performance/requirement difference + incompatibilities with older or uncommon hardware/software). It's just that Vista had the misfortune of being released after broadband Internet access became common and the whole "Web 2.0" thing (social media, user-driven content creation, etc.) had really kicked off, while WinXP had a lot of time to mature as an OS, as well as for people to just get used to XP. So even/especially non-tech savvy people with Internet access and social media just meme'd on Vista being bad. Even if someone wasn't knowledgeable or interested in OSes themselves, they would often just repeat the "Vista bad" opinion they read online. Mikudayo (#718 - Aug 15, 2026, 21:20): >>717 I always thuoght Vista was fine tbh. Worked fine on my machine so I never got the hate. Also it had Inkball. It's the only OS that has Inkball. Mikudayo (#719 - Aug 15, 2026, 21:22): >>718 >Inkball My man Mikudayo (#720 - Aug 18, 2026, 03:39): >>716 That XP is FAT32

683 - Ukagaka and other /j/ desktop gadgets

Mikudayo — Fri Aug 14 2026 22:06:12 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Mikudayo (#684 - Jul 27, 2026, 01:48): Is Flele welcome ITT? Mikudayo (#685 - Jul 27, 2026, 02:14): >>684 Of course Mikudayo (#686 - Jul 27, 2026, 06:18): Seems a number use the ChatGPT or GPTmini API now instead of just saying lines. Do any use local LLMs and speak aloud and actually run tasks for you? I hate pseudo AI but it can be fun to play around with a while and considered making one if I ever get my shit together and learn a skill. Mikudayo (#687 - Jul 27, 2026, 15:54): >>686 Not sure I always assumed Ukagaka got discontinued somewhere around the 2010's but i was surprised to see that the original website is still up Mikudayo (#688 - Jul 27, 2026, 16:05): Someone on this site was making a Flele at some point, am i misremembering? Mikudayo (#689 - Jul 27, 2026, 22:04): >>688 About a year ago, but I made it too big **and switched to Linux** and dropped it. They are very fun to make though. Perfect for the Windows XP era. Mikudayo (#690 - Jul 28, 2026, 04:03): >>689 Any chance you'll bring it back? Mikudayo (#691 - Jul 28, 2026, 05:55): >>689 If it is too big doesnt that just mean it works fine on higher resolution monitors? Mikudayo (#692 - Jul 28, 2026, 08:49): >>689 We should have more desktop pets based on 'loids Mikudayo (#693 - Jul 28, 2026, 21:26): >>692 If I was doing it Id make TT-chan to act as a sort of comfort to the troubled and remind them to take their meds and stuff. Mikudayo (#694 - Jul 28, 2026, 21:31): >>693 Do it lol Mikudayo (#695 - Jul 28, 2026, 22:02): >>693 That's a genius idea jokes aside Mikudayo (#696 - Jul 28, 2026, 23:12): >>693 if you know how to code you should make this a real thing. a desktop widget of a cute girl that tells you to take your meds is very moe. Mikudayo (#697 - Jul 28, 2026, 23:43): >>696 I am a sort of overly ambitious underachiever. I tend to not go anywhere with my intents to develope skills or projects. I have programmed a little simple stuff learning in past but don't remember anything so Id have to start over from scratch and pick a language I think i could learn fast. Basically if I did it id integrate a full medication tracker so it would keep proper logs to avoid accidentally encouraging overdoses. Probably would need a way to sync to a mobile app as well. A diet tracker, a journal that can keep track of patterns in correlation to diet and medication. But again that is getting way over my head. Mikudayo (#704 - Aug 14, 2026, 01:42): >>697 Mikudayo (#712 - Aug 14, 2026, 21:58): >>704 Vibe coding has a huge issue of not being sustainable long term. It can wind up with bugs humans would not make so becomes more difficult to spot and fix both for humans and the LLM itself. Mikudayo (#713 - Aug 14, 2026, 22:06): >>712 Anon is right. Just look at the disaster that is Windows 11 for reference. But for making stupid simple shit, especially in html, you'll be fine.

269 - I recently saw a thread on 4chan discussing the evolution of Japanese internet culture over the years. There were some interesting things said about 2channel/5channel '''(not to be confused with Futaba/2chan)''' and Futaba Channel/2chan.net. Since this is the only imageboard out there with a Nihongo Culture board (rather than general Otaku Culture) I thought of importing this topic here. Do you browse the Japanese internet? Do you feel like it has changed drastically or that some of its most important sites have fallen from grace?

Mikudayo — Fri Aug 14 2026 15:03:04 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Mikudayo (#270 - Oct 15, 2025, 16:14): >>269 Cool thread anon. Hioka was recently asked about this on /leek/ so I'm just gonna repost what he said here since it fits the topic. Mikudayo (#294 - Nov 28, 2025, 01:24): >>269 I wouldn't be able to tell as I'm not Japanese but in terms of imageboards 4chan has definitely fallen from grace to the point where a lot of its users would prefer if it shut down (I know half of the /jp/ board would). I think 2channel and Futaba are also losing relevancy, its alternatives seem to be doing better. Mikudayo (#301 - Dec 7, 2025, 16:27): >>294 Someone a while back on 4/jp/ had mentioned that the Japanese moved to a new imageboard (can't remember the name right now) that requires a dicksword account to access it. It's still anonymous and functions the same as Futaba but to prevent spam and such you need a dicksword account. Mikudayo (#701 - Aug 14, 2026, 01:27): I've been reading this thread on a Japanese imageboard where 39chan was briefly mentioned. They might be watching us right now. :yukarietto: https://nijiurachan.net/ts/thread/55470 Mikudayo (#702 - Aug 14, 2026, 01:29): >>701 wew, 39chan going international? maybe the next /live/ meetup should be in japan lol Mikudayo (#703 - Aug 14, 2026, 01:30): >>702 I think we have a few gaijin living in Japan, or it might be one person, not sure. But a few of them post on /live/. Mikudayo (#705 - Aug 14, 2026, 01:55): >>702 I know you're joking but considering one admin lives in the US and the other in Brazil i find that pretty impossible Mikudayo (#706 - Aug 14, 2026, 01:58): >>701 Someone should say "Hi" back to em, maybe Mikudayo (#707 - Aug 14, 2026, 01:59): >>706 I don't know Japanese and also I don't want to be disrespectful so I won't post but I'm lurking, I've got my eyes on it Mikudayo (#708 - Aug 14, 2026, 02:14): >>701 Hello, 2chanbros. I just want to let you know that I love my wife IA. Mikudayo (#709 - Aug 14, 2026, 14:57): >>708 Nijiurachan, not Futaba/2chan Mikudayo (#710 - Aug 14, 2026, 15:00): >>701 It's funny seeing GAIJIN written in all caps Mikudayo (#711 - Aug 14, 2026, 15:03): >>710 I'm the so called gaijin that's being mentioned here

599 - Ass We Can

Mikudayo — Fri Jul 24 2026 11:18:43 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Mikudayo (#600 - May 2, 2026, 03:33): I really miss Billy. I got to talk to him on Twitter a few years before his passing. This was around 2015. I remember he used to like every reply he'd get under his posts as a way of saying "Hey, I read what you posted". He would also often reply to posts, I specifically remember asking him if he had a Steam account once but he didn't know what it was, I believe he was an Xbox guy. Someone out there probably has him added on Xbox Live still. Mikudayo (#601 - May 2, 2026, 16:13): Post the Rin video Mikudayo (#678 - Jul 14, 2026, 21:56): Happy birthday :aniki: Mikudayo (#679 - Jul 14, 2026, 22:03): happy birthday aniki, thank you for reminding me /jay/ Mikudayo (#680 - Jul 14, 2026, 22:45): >>599 Happy birthday Billy :lukaspin: I wish he was still with us Mikudayo (#681 - Jul 14, 2026, 22:52): Ena wishes Billy a happy birthday Mikudayo (#682 - Jul 24, 2026, 11:18):

3 - Asian drinks general

Mikudayo — Fri Jul 10 2026 11:44:38 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Mikudayo (#4 - Mar 10, 2025, 16:14): >>3 I want to find one...! Also I assume the ball is like the typical ramune marbles? How'd you get it out? Mikudayo (#5 - Mar 10, 2025, 16:19): >>4 By opening it, lol Mikudayo (#6 - Apr 21, 2025, 02:14): Which flavor is best? Mikudayo (#8 - Apr 21, 2025, 02:21): >>6 i like lychee and strawberry. blueberry is good too i'll have to try the ones i can find again and give a total ranking Mikudayo (#9 - Apr 21, 2025, 02:29): >>6 i like blueberry, lychee, and melon the best:rinthumbs: Mikudayo (#11 - Apr 21, 2025, 16:34): >>8 >>9 >Blueberry ramune Not sold where i live sadly but blueberry drinks are usually kino so i can imagine. Will make sure to try one next time i travel. Mikudayo (#12 - Apr 21, 2025, 16:49): I think everybody should try Yakult before dying Mikudayo (#17 - Apr 22, 2025, 14:08): i found a ramune with a precure label! Mikudayo (#18 - Apr 22, 2025, 14:20): >>17 There's a miku piss drink too Mikudayo (#19 - Apr 22, 2025, 14:27): >>18 don't drink the miku piss at 3am Mikudayo (#20 - Apr 22, 2025, 14:28): Mikudayo (#50 - May 7, 2025, 03:08): Has anyone here tried Sake? If so how does it compare to Beer? Does it taste the same? Is it stronger/weaker? Mikudayo (#55 - May 8, 2025, 19:13): >>18 >>3 Yuzu is so good! I like candies and tea with it too. Lychee is great as well. I like Asian alcohol like sochu and rice beer, been a long time since I've had any but I feel the itch for it. Mikudayo (#56 - May 8, 2025, 19:19): They should've made the drink blue Mikudayo (#66 - May 18, 2025, 03:56): >>50 If you put sake in a freezer for 24 hours, does it become "solid sake"? Mikudayo (#67 - May 18, 2025, 11:39): >>50 I'm a very occasional drinker but it doesn't taste anything like beer. There's a lot of variety too. Some are incredibly smooth and easy to drink, some will put some hair on your chest. I've had it served hot at restaurants but typically have it chilled if I have it at home. The kinds I've tried have all been fairly inexpensive, would strongly recommend try some different kinds. Mikudayo (#106 - May 30, 2025, 15:14): Are you team lemon, team orange or team pineapple? Mikudayo (#107 - May 30, 2025, 16:50): >>106 I have never tasted orange ramune so if i had to choose i would go with orange Mikudayo (#108 - May 31, 2025, 12:01): >>106 I wanna try pineapple Mikudayo (#109 - May 31, 2025, 13:12): >>108 I had pineapple it's good Mikudayo (#110 - Jun 1, 2025, 22:11): >>50 I drink Sake whenever I drink (which isn't often tbf.) It's kinda whatever, it's more of a liquor than a beer type of drink. Pretty rough especially if you're drinking cheap shit but flavored Sake is quite nice. I would recommend Yuzu sake especially. >>12 I drink it often because it helps my tummy not feel miserable >>106 For me, it's Melon. Mikudayo (#111 - Jun 1, 2025, 22:11): >>110 Lemon Melon Ramune Mikudayo (#130 - Jun 6, 2025, 02:56): >>106 Orange, hands down Even the bottle is great Mikudayo (#132 - Jun 6, 2025, 03:09): >>110 >Melon There's no melon you must choose one of the three miku bottles. Mikudayo (#133 - Jun 6, 2025, 03:18): You know what's also really good? Calpis Mikudayo (#136 - Jun 6, 2025, 10:26): >>132 Ohhh, Lemon I guess. >>133 Thoughts on Pocari Sweat? Mikudayo (#137 - Jun 6, 2025, 10:33): >>136 Never had it Mikudayo (#246 - Sep 29, 2025, 22:41): Note to self: try Calpico when I have the chance Mikudayo (#248 - Sep 30, 2025, 21:27): >>246 I 100% recommend the white peach one!!!!! :mikuhappy: Mikudayo (#251 - Oct 2, 2025, 14:18): I've heard horror stories about watermelon Pepsi from a Japanese friend. Is it really that bad?. Mikudayo (#258 - Oct 4, 2025, 14:12): >>248 I'll take that into consideration Mikudayo (#264 - Oct 14, 2025, 01:44): Is it good? Mikudayo (#265 - Oct 14, 2025, 02:16): >>264 Typical energy drink, milder than a standard Monster. I bought two of these at a Donki, forgot I had one still full at HND, and slammed the whole thing just before security so I could keep the can. Mikudayo (#266 - Oct 14, 2025, 02:19): >>265 Really sounds like the type of drink I'd buy just to keep the can. Few years ago I startef collecting cans based on rarity / design. Got a couple Japanese ones that have characters but none of them are Miku. Mikudayo (#267 - Oct 14, 2025, 02:43): >>266 They're mainly marketing to the earthy holistic crowd (no artificial sweeteners) but I can't say I really noticed in the taste. I'd consider myself a energy drink enjoyer stateside, which has probably more variety than even Japan, but I can't say I've paid much mind to GO&FUN outside of the Racing Miku stuff. Japan's health varieties like Oronamin relly fill the niche already. Miku's a good way to keep their foot in the door I guess. Mikudayo (#293 - Nov 28, 2025, 01:20): Bump. Any drinks that are actually worth trying?. I want something lifechanging. Mikudayo (#313 - Dec 29, 2025, 03:40): Ramune is good. Not anything special but good. Mikudayo (#358 - Jan 23, 2026, 12:05): Bought a cola forever Ramune drink today. Will review eventually. Mikudayo (#359 - Jan 23, 2026, 12:39): >>358 flavored* fuck typing on a phone Mikudayo (#360 - Jan 23, 2026, 15:27): >>358 >>359 7/10 Tastes like regular cola but slightly sweeter. The ball is cool tho. Mikudayo (#382 - Feb 1, 2026, 20:25): Technically not /j/, but still an asian drink. Does anybody know what this is and why it tastes like Pepsi flavored water?. I bought it thinking it was just regular zero sugar Pepsi but with a cool bottle but it tastes completely different. Mikudayo (#387 - Feb 28, 2026, 20:35): >>382 That's Chinese not Japanese but it's sold in Japan as well. It's "Pepsi Raw" and it's exactly what the name suggests. Mikudayo (#388 - Feb 28, 2026, 20:36): >>387 I have had some before but the taste is pretty unremarkable and even cola flavored ramune is better Mikudayo (#389 - Feb 28, 2026, 20:40): On the topic of Ramune is it just me or they made it impossible to take out the tiny ball now? Mikudayo (#390 - Feb 28, 2026, 20:42): >>389 still possible, git good Mikudayo (#391 - Feb 28, 2026, 22:40): I still havent tried Ramune or any asian drinks in general. Easier to get my hands on snacks than drinks other than Ramune too. >>387 What does the raw suggest? Unprocessed sugar? Mikudayo (#392 - Feb 28, 2026, 22:43): >>391 we should probably have a thread for snacks in general now that i think about it Mikudayo (#393 - Mar 1, 2026, 01:52): >>392 seconding Mikudayo (#394 - Mar 1, 2026, 02:23): >>387 I think 生 in this case means draft like 生ビール which means draft beer. Mikudayo (#395 - Mar 1, 2026, 02:27): >>394 From the wikipedia page >An unrelated product named Pepsi Nama (Nama meaning "Raw" in Japanese) was launched in 2021 by Suntory, the Japanese distributor of Pepsi, where the cola spices are not heated and therefore natural; later in 2023, PepsiCo China released a Zero Sugar version of it with the English name as "Pepsi Raw" Mikudayo (#399 - Mar 1, 2026, 07:19): >>395 That's weird. I didn't know they heated the spices to begin with. Mikudayo (#646 - Jun 5, 2026, 22:00): Has anyone here had Zone? (the q-chan drink) Mikudayo (#649 - Jun 7, 2026, 07:45): >>646 No but i can't imagine it tasting any different than the average energy drink Mikudayo (#671 - Jul 7, 2026, 10:10): I just discovered this energy drink called Lipovitan that looks like a cough syrup bottle. Mikudayo (#672 - Jul 7, 2026, 15:22): >>671 They're marketed as health drinks. There are tons exactly like this because many of them are made by pharmaceutical companies. Mikudayo (#673 - Jul 7, 2026, 15:26): >>672 That's cool actually. I keep hearing that energy drinks have a negative impact on your health (though as far as i know overconsumption of caffeine is the root of the problem) but to see one advertised for having positive effects, that's new to me. If I ever go to Japan I'll make sure to try one. Mikudayo (#675 - Jul 10, 2026, 11:44): >>671 I wonder if it tastes like medicine, because I like the taste of things like cough syrup but hate the side effects.

498 - Kagi Translate

Mikudayo — Fri Jul 03 2026 02:46:33 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Mikudayo (#503 - Apr 2, 2026, 23:06): I imagine English to Japanese is easier than Japanese to English except for the occasional homophones in English. This is because Japanese is highly context specific so it is more difficult to machine translate. Ideally for personal conversations you should be using a local hosted LLM but in other cases I have been using a Mozhi instance and set it to "all engines" so I can compare different translations to get a better idea of what might be the actual meaning when going JP > EN Mikudayo (#507 - Apr 3, 2026, 01:02): >>503 >Mozhi What's this and does it run on a shit pc? Mikudayo (#508 - Apr 3, 2026, 01:14): >>507 You can self host it but you don't have to. It is just a front end proxy for different translator sites like Google, DeepL, DuckDuckGo, MyMemory, Reverso and sometimes others depending on the instance. Here is one so you can get an idea what it looks like. https://mozhi.pussthecat.org/ Firefox has a built in local translator that does not reply on servers but it doesn't work that great for Japanese. Mikudayo (#509 - Apr 3, 2026, 01:58): >>508 Found one that works better (https://translate.azaka.fun/) But thanks anon Mikudayo (#512 - Apr 3, 2026, 17:54): I've tried their extension and it's effective for translating entire pages. Better than Brave's garbage built in translator at least. Mikudayo (#513 - Apr 3, 2026, 17:56): >>509 Yeah some instances go offline a while. I knew of others but wanted to avoid too many people going to same ones since these tend to be run off individuals computers. Mikudayo (#517 - Apr 8, 2026, 15:54): You can actually proofread with Kagi or at least their extension. Just found out today. Mikudayo (#519 - Apr 8, 2026, 16:24): >>517 How does proof reading work? It corrects grammar? Mikudayo (#520 - Apr 8, 2026, 16:27): >>519 Pretty much Mikudayo (#521 - Apr 8, 2026, 20:23): >>520 But does it work for Japanese grammar? Mikudayo (#651 - Jun 7, 2026, 18:49): Nice, now it's paid. The only decent translator out there and now you have to pay for it. https://blog.kagi.com/translate-update Mikudayo (#652 - Jun 7, 2026, 21:16): What's unlikely great about their translation quality? Or is it just gut feeling? Honestly GPT baseline is already really good at most JP<->EN translation, but I'm not familiar with what Kagi's secret sauce is for translate. They've trained models for search queries so I assume they've done a finetune for translate. Mikudayo (#653 - Jun 7, 2026, 21:18): >>652 As someone who's used Kagi before, for me it's the accuracy with which it translated things and the ability to proofread stuff in case you made a mistake even in your native language. I've user other LLMs before like Chat GPT, Grok, etc but Kagi is the only one I felt was extremely accurate and I've been using it to talk to some of my friends who don't understand English. Mikudayo (#654 - Jun 7, 2026, 21:19): >>652 >I assume they've done a finetune for translate. Yeah that's likely. (samefag btw) Mikudayo (#655 - Jun 7, 2026, 22:21): I recently found out DeepL makes slightly better translation when you do Japanese to British English instead of to American English. Mikudayo (#656 - Jun 7, 2026, 22:47): >>655 interesting Mikudayo (#657 - Jun 24, 2026, 12:34): >>498 Any clue how long this thing will be paid for? I can afford it, I just don't know if its worth it Mikudayo (#658 - Jun 25, 2026, 19:08): >>657 Honestly i wouldn't bother much with Kagi for the time being. Yes, it's the best, but if you gotta use AI for translating stuff, most LLMs can already do the job pretty well. Mikudayo (#660 - Jul 3, 2026, 02:46): >>658 Which would you recommend? Kagi was fully uncensored so if you had to translate something like "Fuck you suck my dick" it would. ChatGPT considers that offensive.

619 - Milgram Thread

Mikudayo — Sat Jun 27 2026 22:36:20 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Mikudayo (#620 - May 22, 2026, 01:16): Voting link (once a day): https://milgram.jp/judge Mikudayo (#621 - May 22, 2026, 01:17): >>620 Never fully understood what Milgram is but I just went on that page and there's a character named "Futa", interesting Mikudayo (#623 - May 22, 2026, 01:37): >>620 Amane prisoner notes here. Anyways, vote Amane [inno]. She was quite literally following orders as a 12 year old child raised in a cult. If she was in her mother's place, surely her mom would do the same thing she did. >>621 Best way I can describe it is that the viewers are given the choice to forgive or not forgive the ten prisoners in Milgram. It's essentially prison purgatory with the music videos being the representation of the prisoner's subconscious and point of view leading up to their crime. Mikudayo (#659 - Jun 27, 2026, 22:36): As someone who doesn't know shit about it where do i start?

143 - Denpa ♫ Thread

Mikudayo — Sun Jun 07 2026 14:04:41 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Mikudayo (#148 - Jun 7, 2025, 03:04): obligatory IOSYS found this site off a thread on wapchan too, and it has good resources: https://denpasong.nekoweb.org/ Mikudayo (#149 - Jun 7, 2025, 14:06): >>148 Amazing find anon! :rinthumbs: Mikudayo (#317 - Jan 9, 2026, 04:49): UNDER17 have a lot of really good denpa songs Mikudayo (#318 - Jan 9, 2026, 08:40): >>317 Didn't these guys do the Popotan theme Mikudayo (#379 - Jan 30, 2026, 19:56): >>318 Yes Mikudayo (#380 - Jan 30, 2026, 22:17): Mikudayo (#613 - May 19, 2026, 11:07): >>380 TOROZUKUSHI got remastered and put on streaming services for anyone who cares Mikudayo (#650 - Jun 7, 2026, 14:04):

647 - Hey I was wondering if anyone knows about any good 2ch style english textboards? It has to be comfy too～

Mikudayo — Sun Jun 07 2026 07:36:20 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Mikudayo (#648 - Jun 7, 2026, 07:36): I'm locking this thread because we've already had others like it and they've lead to unwanted spam. That being said 4-ch and world2ch are the current most active textboards.

322 - Japan Info Research Help Thread

Mikudayo — Thu Jun 04 2026 17:08:13 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Mikudayo (#323 - Jan 17, 2026, 20:02): I don't have a specific question but i wanted to say hi from the other side of the world Mikudayo (#324 - Jan 18, 2026, 02:57): Hello from America What brings you to 39chan? Mikudayo (#325 - Jan 18, 2026, 08:25): >>323 Hello! こんにちは！ >>324 Someone who uses this place told me about it. Mikudayo (#326 - Jan 18, 2026, 12:07): Is imageboard / textboard culture still alive in Japan? Over here, i'd say that 4chan is still popular, though it's not the same thing it was in the 2000's and a lot of the communities from there have spread to other sites such as social media or other imageboards like 39chan. Mikudayo (#327 - Jan 18, 2026, 20:18): >>326 Futaba is a walking corpse, 5ch slightly less so, but there are some more recent offshoots in specific niches. I wouldn't really call them all that successful in terms of a broader Japanese "BBS culture" though because it's not a healthy culture overall. Twitter supplanted 5ch, Mixi, FC2, Livedoor, and pretty much every other Japanese service over a decade ago and that foundation still holds even as the current incarnation of it makes everyone using it wring their hands and kick dirt rather than use another website. Like everywhere else, people are also piling into dickswords. Even Futaba's best living memory at the moment is currently a huge dicksword server. Mikudayo (#328 - Jan 18, 2026, 20:22): >>327 >because it's not a healthy culture overall To be fair the same could be said about 4chan Mikudayo (#329 - Jan 18, 2026, 20:26): One thing I noticed about Futaba is that it gets a lot of illegal spam. Which i guess is not too surprising since every imageboard gets CSEM spam. 39chan in the pre-Figamin days used to get it too. But on Futaba it stays up for days which makes me think that there's probably less staff than before. Mikudayo (#330 - Jan 21, 2026, 10:51): >>326 Both still exist, but the user base has been noticeably aging for at least the past decade. I don’t have hard statistics, but I’d say very few younger people use message boards as a regular part of their daily lives. The gap between boards that get frequent posts and places that are mostly quiet is as big as it’s always been, but users have scattered across different platforms, and the old momentum is gone. At the same time, the culture that originally grew out of the old 2chan has been getting reappraised lately, partly thanks to a kind of revival wave. For example, McDonald’s recently ran an ad that clearly nodded to classic 2chan ASCII art culture. And commentary videos or short-form clips based on old 2chan/5chan threads still seem to have a steady audience as content. Outside of that nostalgia-driven consumption, though, it’s become rare for information originating from 5chan or other boards to sit at the center of public conversation. That said, board-born incidents still spill out into the wider internet from time to time. With a national election coming up in Japan, a user on 5chan posted a jokingly edited version of a newly formed party’s flag, and it spread on X (formerly Twitter). It ended up being used to push a false claim that the party had copied the flag of some foreign organization, and quite a lot of people—including some well-known figures, even sitting politicians—were taken in by it. Mikudayo (#331 - Jan 21, 2026, 11:04): Hopefully not a weird question, but do you have any reading recommendations or info on the 明六社? Reason is I really like a vocaloid song called 明六某 that seems to be about the group. The artist has written a few times about the mixture/conflict between Western and Eastern cultures in historical Japan, so I guess it is mostly about that. Not sure if maybe there's a way I can understand their commentary about it more intelligently. Mikudayo (#332 - Jan 21, 2026, 14:04): >>331 I only just learned about this song, but I’m not sure whether “Meiroku” refers exclusively to the Meirokusha. Personally, when I hear “Meiroku,” I’m reminded of the Meiji 6 Political Crisis, when figures like Saigō Takamori left the government. As for the Meirokusha: I found a website that hosts PDF scans of the Meiroku Zasshi (Meiroku Magazine), which they published. The site also makes other well-known collections available as historical resources for the study of Japanese. https://dglb01.ninjal.ac.jp/ninjaldl/bunken.php?title=meirokuzassi Aside from a few missing pages in issue 23, it seems to include the complete run from issue 1 through issue 43. The texts use older kanji and historical kana orthography, but when I tried Google Lens plus translation, it actually produced English that made sense. That said, I only tested a small portion, so I can’t guarantee it’s fully readable start to finish. Mikudayo (#333 - Jan 21, 2026, 14:07): Thank you for this thread Japanon Mikudayo (#334 - Jan 21, 2026, 15:29): >>322 39chanへようこそ！ Here's my question: Have perceptions about Vocaloid changed over time? Has it become more "mainstream" or is it still firmly seen as a subculture connected with Otaku/Internet Culture in general? ..Sure, you probably won't hear Vocaloid on the radio or something, but I'm always curious to know. Mikudayo (#335 - Jan 21, 2026, 17:34): If you're going to post with AI, at least sound believably human. The thread right now reads like a ChatGPT log of Q&A. Mikudayo (#336 - Jan 21, 2026, 18:16): >>335 Not OP but isn't chatgpt common for JPN>ENG translations in Japan? I recall seeing a couple Japanese people on Twitter use it for that. I think even Hioka uses it. Mikudayo (#337 - Jan 21, 2026, 19:25): >>336 Also not OP, but yeah, it's always been common for Japanese people to use machine translation. It just happens that every machine translation app these days uses some kind of LLM. Mikudayo (#338 - Jan 22, 2026, 09:00): >>334 My gut feeling is that it’s become pretty mainstream compared to back in the day. That said, it hasn’t stopped being a subculture either. It’s not so much that Vocaloid itself became “fully mainstream,” but more that people who grew up in Vocaloid culture now hold important spots in Japan’s music scene—so even if voice synthesis is still kind of subcultural, you don’t see it being openly dismissed as much anymore… that’s the vibe. Also, NHK (Japan’s public broadcaster) has done Vocaloid features on their FM radio before, and even my local FM station will occasionally play a Vocaloid song if someone requests it. CBC Radio even has a show literally called “RADIO MIKU.” Mikudayo (#339 - Jan 22, 2026, 09:07): >>335 I should’ve mentioned upfront that I was using ChatGPT—sorry. And thanks for pointing that out. I was probably trying too hard not to lose any meaning, so it came out a bit stiff. Hold on… I just reread my original Japanese, and it was basically not conversational at all—zero humor, too. So yeah—ChatGPT just did its job, and the awkwardness was 100% on me. Next time, I’ll have ChatGPT teach me how to write Japanese that actually sounds human. Mikudayo (#340 - Jan 22, 2026, 10:07): >>338 Do you still enjoy Vocaloid as much as you did then? Mikudayo (#341 - Jan 22, 2026, 11:44): >>336 There's a world of difference in the way someone like Hioka uses it, who mainly relies on it for strict translation and massaging an original thought, and what you're reading here. >>339 for example goes into the script of apologizing after being corrected, then "reasons" about the response. That's beyond using a machine TL and is just chatbot goop. Besides the various tells like the em-dashes and the puffed analysis, which I am generally fine to look past when it comes to an LLM-assisted translation, the content of the responses appear to be mirrored almost entirely from what a chatbot would respond with too. Note for example that the link in >>332 doesn't resolve and >>327 confuses 2ch/5ch/5chan/2chan, which is not something you would expect a native immersed in those cultures to do. If the user is a true native, I'd like to see them post in their native tongue (seeing as this is /j/), at least alongside whatever the chatbot is spitting out. Give us some sense you're human and not regurgitating answers that you're prompting. Mikudayo (#342 - Jan 22, 2026, 11:46): >>341 Meant to link >>330 for the second post example. Mikudayo (#343 - Jan 22, 2026, 11:59): >>341 This is a little conspiratorial. I think this just reads as a guy who is, at worst, not proofreading some of the errors ChatGPT creates when translating. About the URL... is that an AI mistake or some kind of obscure word filter? >https://dglb01.ninjal.ac.jp/ninjaldl/bunken.php?title=meirokuzassi >https://dglb01.ninjal.ac.jp/ninjaldl/bunken.php?title=meirokuzassi Mikudayo (#344 - Jan 22, 2026, 12:00): >>343 Ah, it's a word filter. No idea what this is for lol, the non-filtered version is a real link. Shoutout to the only other anon who listens to Meiroku Natomodachishi Mikudayo (#345 - Jan 22, 2026, 12:13): >>343 >>344 That's true for the link, imageboard admin stufff if you wanna search up the name. It's natural that any dissection of an LLM output will sound conspiratorial, but that's the reality of proving authorship and originality now. There are tells all over the posts beyond machine TL that I don't really want to spend time picking apart. We'd have a better sense if OP would post their original writing alongside the translation. Mikudayo (#346 - Jan 22, 2026, 13:22): OP's IP address is Japanese and does not appear to be a VPN either. The thread can stay. Mikudayo (#347 - Jan 22, 2026, 15:05): >>341 I'd buy it just for the fact that LARPing as someone from another country is stupid even for AI standards. I understand that there were people LARPing as either Japanese or American on Twitter before the location update but this is an anonymous site. Unless you use a tripcode there's no identity attached to your post. Mikudayo (#348 - Jan 22, 2026, 15:16): >>336 Canon used DeepL for the Q&A on this site. Hioka uses Grok, I think. Mikudayo (#349 - Jan 22, 2026, 17:36): >>346 Ok that's good to hear then Mikudayo (#350 - Jan 22, 2026, 18:28): >>340 Since the whole scene around Vocaloid has changed over time, I think the way I enjoy it has changed too. It’s hard to compare directly, but every now and then I still feel an excitement close to what I had back when I was really obsessed with it. So I can see why some people call this a renaissance or a second golden age. 322 (#352 - Jan 22, 2026, 18:48): あー、スペース入れてないからアンカーが無効になってた。投稿し直します。 >>341 まさか自分がチャットボット疑惑をかけられると思わんかったけど、人間らしさをお望みの様なので、くだけた日本語で書いてくよ。まず >>339 がチャットボットの戯言だって指摘はある意味当たってる。だってあえて「それっぽく」書いたからね。でも元となる文章は自分で考えたよ。もしそのせいで疑いが深まったなら、ほんとごめん…。んで、こんな風に翻訳の途中経過を晒すのは正直恥ずかしいけど、スクショも貼っとくね。一つの返信をまとめるのに、これと同じような作業を何度も反復してるんだ。できるだけ原文のニュアンスを伝えられるようにね。でも、翻訳過程の全文を晒すのは、自分の頭の中をさらけ出すようなもんなので、そこは勘弁してつかぁさい。で、 >>332 のリンクはマジで確認不足だった。翻訳作業の段階では正常なURLだったから、他の人が指摘している通りフィルターのせいだと思う。ちな、明六雑誌は中々興味深いけど、あの文章をそのまま読めるのは歴史好きとか専門で学んでいる人とかだろうね。自分も調べながらじゃないとムズいわ。 >>327 は単純に自分の書き込みじゃないってだけだね。自分はsageないし、同じ問いに対する自分の返答は >>330 の方だし。でもガチな話、疑いたくなる気持ちもわかるよ。その昔、「西鉄バスジャック事件」っていう、２ちゃんのコテハンが起こした事件があったんだけど、その時ひろゆき（２ちゃんの創設者）がテレビのインタビューで初めて素顔を晒して、「うそはうそであると見抜ける人でないと(掲示板を使うのは)難しい」って言ってたのが有名なんだ。西暦2000年、つまり20世紀末のこの発言からも分かる通り、ネット掲示板のようなコミュニケーションツールと、デマ・ガセ・噂といった嘘の情報は当時から今に至るまで常にセットだった。昔から、単純な連投スクリプト（自動書き込み）荒らしとかはあったけど、AI時代は書き込みの内容がより巧妙になったのは間違いない。今や「なんJ語」や「淫夢語録」といった、一般的な日本語とはかけ離れたネットスラングを多用した文章すら、AIに書かせることができる。しかも文脈を理解して、内容に応じて返答してくる。だから実際のところ、上の文章もAIが書いたのかもと疑い始めたらキリないんだよね。今後数年の内に、人間の文章と一切見分けがつかなくなっても全然驚かんし。まぁでもさ、そんなことを言い始めると、何もかもが怪しく見えてきちゃうんよね。極端な話、自分が仮想世界を見せられているだけの、水槽に浸された脳みそじゃないとどうやって証明するのかとか、本当にキリがなくなる。だから、どこかで線引きは必要だと思うよ。これはソーシャルメディア全般に言えるけど、特に匿名掲示板ではね。ま、とりあえずこれがお望み通り、ろくに校正もせず、AIも通していない、100パー脳みそ生絞りの文章だよ。（いつもはもっと丁寧に書くけど、今回だけこんな感じでお送りしております）これまともに英語に翻訳されるのか…？(;^ω^) 妙な部分とか意味が分からない箇所があったら教えてね。 322 (#353 - Jan 22, 2026, 19:53): スクリーンショットも再投稿します。 Mikudayo (#354 - Jan 22, 2026, 21:24): Apologies if this doesn't fall under "Japanese Culture" but how are the non-Japanese Vocaloids perceived over there? I'm not referring to UTAUs, but Vocaloids such as MAIKA, Tonio, etc. Mikudayo (#355 - Jan 23, 2026, 07:45): >>354 Just to be upfront, I’m not very knowledgeable about this, so what I’m saying here is only my personal impression. In Japan, I don’t think non-Japanese Vocaloids have really reached the general public or more casual Vocaloid fans in any widespread way. And even with Japanese voicebanks, anything outside the especially famous ones tends to have pretty low name recognition among the casual audience. From what I’ve seen, there are quite a few attempts on Nico Nico Douga to have the so-called “overseas Vocaloids” sing in Japanese. The number of songs isn’t huge compared to the mainstream voicebanks, but they do exist, and many get a few hundred to a few thousand views, with some even reaching the tens of thousands. My impression is that there’s a steady core fanbase, and every so often the songs manage to reach people who don’t usually listen to them. As for how they’re perceived or used in professional music production settings, I’m not really sure. Mikudayo (#356 - Jan 23, 2026, 11:43): I've seen Japanese people share the sentiment that Twitter/X is dying for a while now, but what do the alternatives look like these days? Is there anything that could overtake Twitter, like how Threads just did in the US, or are these sites still considered fads? In particular, I'd like to know where Vocaloid fans interact now. Mikudayo (#357 - Jan 23, 2026, 11:56): >>355 Can you give me some examples of those overseas songs on NND you're talking about? As an aside, what are your favorite producers and songs? Any recommendations you can give us? Mikudayo (#361 - Jan 24, 2026, 08:18): >>355 I think the most recent example of a foreign voicebank that has reached a wider audience would be Yi Xi from SynthV. She's Chinese but ever since an English song with her became popular she now has English and Japanese fans as well. Mikudayo (#363 - Jan 26, 2026, 09:23): >>356 In Japan, social media rankings can vary depending on how surveys define “users” (registered accounts vs. MAU, etc.), but X (formerly Twitter) is still one of the largest platforms, with its user base often cited at around 68 million. Bluesky got some attention for a while, but my impression is that many people treat it less as a full replacement and more as a backup—just in case. Threads has also been reported to be growing, but it’s worth noting that a large part of that growth comes from existing users of Meta’s other services like Instagram and Facebook. Instagram has a huge user base in Japan too, but because the audience and typical use cases are different, it feels more like coexistence/segmentation than a straight replacement. As you can tell from how many companies and public figures use official accounts there, X’s biggest strengths are its real-time nature and its reach. For both people who want to broadcast information and people who want to catch updates quickly, it’s hard to fully walk away from X when the goal is “get it out widely” (or “pick it up fast”). That applies to VOCALOID fans in Japan as well: as a place where creators post updates and fans help spread them, X is still the main hub. At the same time, communities are pretty distributed by purpose: videos tend to live on YouTube / Nico Nico / TikTok, illustrations on pixiv / Instagram, and deeper conversations or community management on dicksword and other services. In particular, people in their teens and twenties use TikTok and Instagram a lot more, so as generations shift, the main “center of gravity” (and even the vibe) could change over time. 363 (#364 - Jan 26, 2026, 09:26): >>363 「ディスコード」がダメだったか… Mikudayo (#365 - Jan 26, 2026, 10:31): >>364 There’s a word filter on it. There is some grief among western fans that dicksword makes it harder to retain and share information in the long term, that it encourages bad culture, etc. Mikudayo (#366 - Jan 26, 2026, 12:11): >>357 If we limit it to the past year, and talking about songs using overseas voicebanks (regardless of whether the producers themselves are overseas), here are a few I know of on NND: Luo Tianyi’s「武装乙女」and「鬼ごっこ」are both over 40k views. Yi Xi’s「言葉遊び」and「マッテイル」are over 50k, and while it hasn’t quite reached that level, Yi Xi’s「モト゛キ」is also over 35k. Xingchen Infinity’s「データスモッグの最中で」is over 40k as well. Like >>361 said, I think these Chinese-language-based voicebanks have a pretty solid fanbase. As for songs by overseas Vocaloid producers that I remember being talked about on NND in the past, examples would be KIRA’s “MONSTER,” Circus-P’s “Copycat,” and SAWTOWNE’s “M@GICAL☆CURE! LOVE ♥ SHOT!” FLAVOR FOLEY’s “BUTCHER VANITY” was also popular on NND. But the reupload of “static” is just under 20k views, and the reupload of “BIRDBRAIN” hasn’t really taken off. “Spoken For” doesn’t even have a proper reupload, which, personally, I’m not too happy about. Honestly, if the creator uploads their music to YouTube, I think most people just listen there. So there are quite a few songs that are huge on YouTube but don’t get many views on NND at all. And if we’re talking “overseas songs” in the broadest sense, “VOCALOID2 Hatsune Miku sings ‘Ievan Polkka’” is a legendary outlier on a whole different level. Mikudayo (#367 - Jan 26, 2026, 12:30): >>364 It's filtered to Dicksword here (Dick + Sword). In the west "Disc0rd" is synonymous with spam, illegal activities, etc and it has also contributed to the death of small sites like this one so a lot of imageboard sites tend to filter it. Mikudayo (#368 - Jan 26, 2026, 12:33): >>365 >>367 I don’t use it that much myself, but I do remember it being talked about because of concerns related to minors’ safety. Mikudayo (#369 - Jan 26, 2026, 12:39): >>330 Semi unrelated but on /leek/ it used to be a bit of an inside joke to say that certain Japanese producers use 39chan. Would you say that this is (to some extent) true?. Mikudayo (#370 - Jan 26, 2026, 13:00): >>369 A couple western producers do, they just don't really talk about it, and if they do they don't really have any negative nor positive thoughts about it, they just know it exists. (Sauce: I am friends with some of them). As for Japanese ones, it's a bit of the same, except very few of them actually know. The ones who do found it via Hioka or Canon. Not OP btw. Mikudayo (#371 - Jan 26, 2026, 13:15): >>366 >and the reupload of “BIRDBRAIN” hasn’t really taken off. “Spoken For” doesn’t even have a proper reupload I guess this explains why Machine Love is on the compilation album over Birdbrain. Mikudayo (#372 - Jan 26, 2026, 13:17): >>370 Also not OP, but most people seem to prefer chatting in their native language, so I don't think JP producers would be very active here. The handful of JP producers active on VO would just use it to advertise their songs. Mikudayo (#373 - Jan 26, 2026, 13:20): >>372 I was around during the VO era but sadly never actually went in there and made an account. Interesting though. Mikudayo (#374 - Jan 27, 2026, 09:24): >>369 Honestly, I don’t know. But in Japanese, almost nobody mentions 39chan publicly, at least on the surface. That said, I can’t say for sure that nobody uses it either… because, well, it’s an anonymous board. Mikudayo (#375 - Jan 27, 2026, 10:55): >>371 Since it includes an homage to “Song of the Eared Robot,” I thought it was a fitting choice to close out the compilation album. Mikudayo (#409 - Mar 8, 2026, 17:29): Something that I have suspected a while so I will start with that if anyone cam answer. I noticed "Decora" fashion has a lot in common with what "Kandi Kid" ravers wear and seemingly similar mentality of expressing an inner child. I checked and found that scene emerged in California a few years before Decora supposedly appeared. Is there anything documented that proves this connection? Mikudayo (#466 - Mar 26, 2026, 20:41): What Vocaloid songs would native Japanese speakers consider the most accessible to someone unfamiliar with Vocaloid? Do native Japanese speakers consider popular Vocaloid songs like "wowaka ローリンガール Rollin Girl" and "iroha(sasaki) 炉心融解 Meltdown" to be emotionally challenging to listen to? Mikudayo (#467 - Mar 27, 2026, 13:34): >>409 I’m not really knowledgeable about fashion, so I couldn’t find any sources that directly show a connection. But I did find an interesting article about the origins of Decora fashion in Harajuku. It says that Decora may trace back to Harajuku club culture in the 1980s, and that the fashion there may have been influenced by the London club scene, especially punk fashion. There may be some common ground there in things like bold self-expression and DIY elements. https://www.fashionsnap.com/article/whatisdecora/ Also, this article on the history of kawaii culture includes some discussion suggesting there may be a link between 1990s UK rave culture and Decora as well. https://note.com/helixum/n/ndf8c1d4500c9 Mikudayo (#468 - Mar 27, 2026, 14:21): >>466 That’s a difficult question, since I’m not exactly someone unfamiliar with Vocaloid myself. Still, if I had to answer, I’d say that how accessible a song feels mostly comes down to personal taste, and probably is not determined all that much by whether someone is a Japanese speaker or not. Even if someone understands Japanese and can read the lyrics, interpretation will still vary from person to person. For example, songs like “Rolling Girl” and “Meltdown” could certainly bring up complicated feelings if someone reads deeply into the lyrics or relates them to real-world nuclear disasters. But at the same time, I think it is perfectly fine if someone simply likes the overall atmosphere of the song or the feel of the words in the lyrics. And “Meltdown” was released in 2008, so it was not written with the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster in mind. How someone receives a song can vary a lot depending on interpretation, background knowledge, and personal sensibilities. Also, for someone completely unfamiliar with synthesized singing voices, first impressions may depend more on whether the voice itself is easy to understand than on the meaning of the lyrics. No matter how great a song is, if they cannot clearly make out the lyrics and the vocal style sounds unfamiliar, they will probably find it difficult at first. So in that sense, for a Vocaloid beginner’s first impression, an easy-to-understand singing voice may be one factor that makes a song feel more accessible. Other than that, it still mostly comes down to personal preference. 468 (#469 - Mar 27, 2026, 14:45): >>466 So for that reason, it is difficult for me to point to any specific songs. To be honest, I do not really know which songs people who are getting into Vocaloid now are using as their entry point. But to put it bluntly, I think the first impression of the MV may matter even more. I do not mean that the MV is being valued on its own while the song is ignored. Rather, I mean that the song’s worldview needs to be translated properly into visual form, and that it is only through the synergy between the song’s appeal and the MV that a truly positive first impression can be created. Mikudayo (#470 - Mar 27, 2026, 14:51): >>468 Thank you for answering my question. :mikuwelcome: Mikudayo (#471 - Mar 27, 2026, 16:20): >>468 Feel free to correct me but I think what the anon you replied to was referring to is which songs the Japanese side of the fandom considers to be good for introducing someone to Vocaloid. Over here it's common for people to recommend the classics (Rolling Girl, Meltdown, etc). You can get a general idea of what people recommend in this thread: >>>/leek/21305 But since Vocaloid is arguably more popular now than it was years ago, people also recommend new, popular songs like Mesmerizer. I'll give my 2 cents and say that there's no definitive song to introduce someone to Vocaloid because at the end of the day everybody has different genres they like, but I do think that the classics are a good starting point. Mikudayo (#472 - Mar 27, 2026, 21:44): >>467 Oh so that has some earlier roots of Decora than I saw from other sources so that does complicate things if true. Thanks. Mikudayo (#511 - Apr 3, 2026, 17:43): Does the Japanese side of the Vocaloid community have their own forums to discuss Vocaloid? I know a majority has moved over to SNS such as Twitter, and I know that 2channel and Futaba Channel still exist, but are there no Vocaloid specific places? The western community has Vocaverse, UTAforum (For UTAU discussion) and 39chan. Mikudayo (#516 - Apr 6, 2026, 05:29): >>366 Also Circus Monster Mikudayo (#528 - Apr 13, 2026, 21:25): Apologies if its a touchy subject but I wanted to know what the general consensus on piracy is in Japan, especially since in many countries (notably Latin American and Southeast Asian ones) it is seen as a need. I recently saw an image of a comment that said something along the lines of "Telling my Japanese friend to use an emulator was like telling him to shoot his childhood pet". Is it really such a taboo subject over there? And if so, is it true that the majority of Japanese users are against it, or is there at least a minority that understands the issue and might even be in favor of it?. Mikudayo (#625 - May 24, 2026, 17:56): Considering how strict copyright laws seem to be in Japan I've been wondering if the concept of a "fansite" was ever a thing there. In the west at the height of Hatsune Miku and Vocaloid's popularity we had several sites run by fans such as forums and news blogs (Mikufan.com, VocaloidOtaku, VNN, etc. You could even count 39chan as a fansite). Mikudayo (#626 - May 24, 2026, 18:02): >>625 Just noticed a similar question was asked above but I'm referring to fansites in general, not just discussion sites. Non-official news sites related to Vocaloid or Vocaloid-adjacent software counts. Mikudayo (#627 - May 24, 2026, 19:44): >>625 Not OP, but yes, sort of. The definitive Japanese news blog at the time was HatsuneMikuMiku (初音ミクみく). The equivalent to VO was Vocaloid Nyappon (picrel), which was an invite-only social media. Since mixi was invite-only for many years, it was normal for these types of fan communities to remain private. There wasn't an era of large all-in-one fansites like in the west. The community was atomized across many personal blogs, personal webpages, free wikis, BBSes, and social media. Mikudayo (#628 - May 24, 2026, 19:45): >>627 Naruhodo. Do you know if any of those were archived on the wayback machine?. Mikudayo (#629 - May 24, 2026, 20:29): >>628 Private communities like Nyappon were mostly not. Almost everything would be locked behind an account, so it's just a few pages that randomly slipped through. On the other hand, most of the rest is either still available or archived, since the free web hosts from back then haven't started closing until recently. Mikudayo (#641 - Jun 4, 2026, 17:08): >>627 Vocaloid social media sounds good on paper but seeing what social media has become, yeah, maybe not the greatest idea. I wonder if that's why Crypton never brought back Mikubook. Mikudayo (#642 - Jun 4, 2026, 17:27): >>641 Kiite.JP is basically Mikubook's successor, except it doesn't operate in English. It's one of the main sites that Vocaloid fans in Japan use. Mikudayo (#643 - Jun 4, 2026, 17:46): >>642 This is neat. I wonder if they have their own equivalent of VocaDB as well (though from what i've seen on Twitter they just use VocaDB in Japanese). Mikudayo (#644 - Jun 4, 2026, 18:51): >>643 Kiite is usually used instead of VocaDB for music discovery and playlists, but VocaDB is more complete as a database, so it has some recognition. Fun fact: Crypton used VocaDB's API to support official YouTube uploads on Kiite while Niconico's servers were down. Mikudayo (#645 - Jun 4, 2026, 19:26): >>644 lol, i wonder if riipah knows how far his project has come Mikudayo (#700 - Aug 13, 2026, 22:11): >>374 I've seen people on Nijiura mention it recently but it was a passing mention and they called it "that imageboard Hioka promoted".

82 - Japanese & Otaku Related Flash

Mikudayo — Sun May 24 2026 02:24:39 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Mikudayo (#83 - Feb 26, 2025, 17:40): i've watched one or two of these on the internet archive, their artstyle is really pretty. god i miss flash Mikudayo (#84 - Mar 8, 2025, 01:07): Te-tetete-tewiiii Mikudayo (#159 - Jun 7, 2025, 21:20): This one gets me weirdly emotional Mikudayo (#160 - Jun 8, 2025, 01:25): >>84 Touhou has some /classic/ flash animations :lukaspin::rinheart: Mikudayo (#171 - Jun 30, 2025, 02:11): Not flash but I wanted to share this animation somewhere Mikudayo (#614 - May 19, 2026, 15:20): Mikudayo (#617 - May 20, 2026, 23:39): >>159 From the thumbnail i thought it was going to be Halle Uchida Mikudayo (#618 - May 21, 2026, 01:32): Mikudayo (#624 - May 24, 2026, 02:24): >>171 I'm from the future and this is now on Netflix for whatever reason

607 - Any Gikopoi players here?

Mikudayo — Sun May 17 2026 22:29:11 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Mikudayo (#608 - May 14, 2026, 13:00): Current Gikopoi must be lucky to have more than two concurrent users ever. Mikudayo (#612 - May 17, 2026, 22:29): There are actually 20+ in there everytime I've gone almost, usually peaks at around 30 weekly.

461 - Rhythm Games Thread

Mikudayo — Thu May 14 2026 17:31:43 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Mikudayo (#462 - Mar 26, 2026, 15:19): Buro thread Mikudayo (#483 - Mar 31, 2026, 00:04): Another Teto collab event got announced for Chunithm, this time with Ultra Trailer and Fumble being added. (4/1 ~ 5/13) https://x.com/chunithm/status/2038813540778463384 Mikudayo (#609 - May 14, 2026, 17:31): Anyone looking forward to BanG Dream: Our Notes? I was skeptical about Bushi adding MORE girl groups, but this could be good.

396 - Asian Snacks Thread

Mikudayo — Thu May 14 2026 03:10:00 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Mikudayo (#397 - Mar 1, 2026, 02:47): >>396 I've had these, which i think are the standard ones. They're great. Mikudayo (#398 - Mar 1, 2026, 03:33): >>397 I had the limited time tomato flavored ones that they were selling at a nearby Asian market. I regret not buying an entire box of them Mikudayo (#401 - Mar 1, 2026, 09:16): I remember Kopiko candy being very good but I can't recall which variety I had. Been thinking of getting a big jar of it which actually doesnt cost much per ounce when buying the large size. Not too difficult to find sold in the West. I would probably opt more for the normal one the cappuccino one probably has more junk in it just like their blanca coffee has hydrogenated vegetable oil in it. Mikudayo (#402 - Mar 1, 2026, 20:00): >>401 Is it one of those you're meant to suck on? Mikudayo (#403 - Mar 2, 2026, 00:21): >>402 Yes, it's a hard candy you suck on. I've also had some green tea hard candy but I can't seem to find the wrapper to see what it was. Mikudayo (#404 - Mar 2, 2026, 01:33): >>403 >>401 Never had Kopiko but I've had coffee flavored candy like that, its very good Mikudayo (#405 - Mar 3, 2026, 02:23): For me it's strawberry pocky Mikudayo (#406 - Mar 3, 2026, 03:09): >>405 I like crunchy strawberry better. Mikudayo (#426 - Mar 19, 2026, 15:34): Aeriaaaals in the skyyyyy Mikudayo (#427 - Mar 19, 2026, 20:50): >>405 I prefer the matcha pocky, and the banana ones, but strawberry is my fav of the defaults. I personally recommend puchi pastel Mikudayo (#441 - Mar 21, 2026, 19:42): >>426 Is that a System of a Down reference in my 39chins? Mikudayo (#444 - Mar 22, 2026, 02:52): >>441 Sure why not Mikudayo (#445 - Mar 22, 2026, 03:28): >>405 >>406 >>427 I prefer the regular ones lmao Mikudayo (#449 - Mar 22, 2026, 16:21): Anyone had that Pocky that is supposed to go with whiskey? Mikudayo (#555 - Apr 25, 2026, 03:05): >>449 Is that an actual product or are you suggesting i combine those two things Mikudayo (#564 - Apr 25, 2026, 17:39): >>555 It is a chocolate malt flavor I think Mikudayo (#577 - Apr 28, 2026, 03:29): >>564 Damn that looks good Mikudayo (#581 - Apr 28, 2026, 04:33): >>396 Had Aerials **in the skyyy** before and they taste pretty good. They go well with Doritos. Mikudayo (#606 - May 14, 2026, 03:10): >>581 Life is a waterfall :lukaspin:

165 - Utaite / Vsinger Thread

Mikudayo — Fri May 01 2026 17:12:50 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

shieru!!hpRgDGZYwg (#166 - Jun 17, 2025, 17:05): Finally a thread where I can post this. Legitimately one of the best doujin albums I've ever heard, done by one of my favorite utaite Mikudayo (#185 - Jul 11, 2025, 17:33): >>166 Just listened to this, reminded me a bit of ERROR by niki. Very nice. Mikudayo (#186 - Jul 11, 2025, 18:25): I love x0o0x so much bros Mikudayo (#187 - Jul 11, 2025, 18:28): >>186 One of my personal favorite songs from him. His voice is so perfect. Mikudayo (#197 - Jul 16, 2025, 20:01): New SatapanP with Chiai Fujikawa. I assume he's done making experimental metal since his recent work has been very different. Mikudayo (#199 - Jul 17, 2025, 14:06): Nanawo Akari new song. Let's see how many Vocaloid PV illustrators you can recognize. https://youtube.com/watch?v=o4OsvOqHnZM Mikudayo (#203 - Jul 19, 2025, 22:01): >>199 >522 Still around and did a cover of Mesmerizer not too long ago Mikudayo (#527 - Apr 13, 2026, 04:10): >>526 I remember seeing this. This is the second time she's done a popular Teto song if you think about it. Mikudayo (#533 - Apr 23, 2026, 03:09): >>166 Nice stuff Mikudayo (#592 - May 1, 2026, 15:45): Felt nostalgic Mikudayo (#593 - May 1, 2026, 15:47): >>592 I wonder why Reol has never voiced an UTAU or even a commercial voicebank Mikudayo (#594 - May 1, 2026, 16:53): >>593 After how Fuiro turned out i don't think i want another voicebank based on an Utaite's voice Mikudayo (#595 - May 1, 2026, 16:54): >>594 As a vocaloid its fine, its not a bad voicebank, but it sounds nothing like Philo herself lol Mikudayo (#596 - May 1, 2026, 17:12): >>594 >>595 i love fuiro

434 - Every so often i find myself exploring places I'll never be able to visit in real life through Google Maps and Street View. One of them being Japan. I know there's a common sentiment that Akiba is not what it used to be but I'm still amazed every time I pass by its streets, even if virtually.

Mikudayo — Tue Apr 28 2026 03:30:53 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Mikudayo (#435 - Mar 21, 2026, 15:51): >I'll never be able to visit Whats stopping you Mikudayo (#448 - Mar 22, 2026, 13:22): >>435 No money. I live in a third world country where not only is it hard to find a job but also expensive to live in general. There are also no direct flights from here to Japan. Mikudayo (#451 - Mar 22, 2026, 22:33): Watch live cams instead http://insecam.org/en/bycountry/JP/ >>448 Third world countries have low cost of living usually so no idea what country you are in. Mikudayo (#452 - Mar 22, 2026, 22:38): >>451 Cool site, i remember using it years ago Mikudayo (#453 - Mar 22, 2026, 22:40): >>451 If it's south america i'm betting on Argentina or Uruguay Mikudayo (#454 - Mar 22, 2026, 23:25): >>451 Insecam should probably have its own thread on /g/, you find a lot of cool and weird shit there I remember finding a camera pointing at a snowman Mikudayo (#455 - Mar 23, 2026, 00:42): >>454 will make one then Mikudayo (#578 - Apr 28, 2026, 03:30): >>434 Wait.. did the Gamers store in Akihabara get rid of the Di Gi Charat branding? When did this happen?!?!?

576 - The big three

Mikudayo — Mon Apr 27 2026 23:30:55 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

The big three

57 - 音MAD (Otomad)

Mikudayo — Fri Apr 24 2026 23:42:45 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Mikudayo (#58 - May 11, 2025, 20:55): >>57 Mikudayo (#59 - May 12, 2025, 14:29): Mikudayo (#60 - May 12, 2025, 14:30): Liar Dancer with Mario Mikudayo (#169 - Jun 21, 2025, 14:03): Mikudayo (#235 - Aug 17, 2025, 18:01): A miku one Mikudayo (#245 - Sep 18, 2025, 14:02): >>235 First time I see an OTOMAD with Miku as a source rather than the background music Mikudayo (#263 - Oct 13, 2025, 01:31): Teto Mikudayo (#277 - Oct 30, 2025, 10:12): ding ding Mikudayo (#278 - Oct 30, 2025, 14:28): >>277 works better than it should Mikudayo (#279 - Oct 31, 2025, 11:54): >>278 many such cases Mikudayo (#280 - Oct 31, 2025, 14:34): >>279 This sounds better than the original to me and I don't know how to feel about it Mikudayo (#281 - Nov 3, 2025, 02:30): Mikudayo (#312 - Dec 28, 2025, 11:09): https://x.com/siitakeroketto/status/2004901198919598522 Mikudayo (#321 - Jan 17, 2026, 13:25): >>312 Ok this one got me, lol Mikudayo (#529 - Apr 19, 2026, 11:10): Just about McFucking had it Mikudayo (#536 - Apr 24, 2026, 07:31): Mikudayo (#551 - Apr 24, 2026, 23:42): I WANNA GO TO BED

295 - IDOLM@STER Thread

Mikudayo — Thu Apr 23 2026 15:09:35 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Mikudayo (#297 - Nov 30, 2025, 03:47): Mikudayo (#298 - Nov 30, 2025, 03:49): i'm not a chihayaP, but i really love her voice. 3.9M views in one day is insane Mikudayo (#314 - Dec 29, 2025, 03:53): I don't know much about IM@S but I like this song Mikudayo (#381 - Feb 1, 2026, 14:22): Produced by Iyowa. Mikudayo (#476 - Mar 29, 2026, 23:21): Is anyone else going to ACEN for the IM@S concert? I'm going and I'm super excited, it feels like Namco has been more involved with overseas fans lately. Mikudayo (#478 - Mar 30, 2026, 01:02): IM@S is one of those series I've heard about for decades at this point and that I've always had a bit of interest in but could never understand where to start or how to get into it exactly. Figured I'd ask in this thread since the people here are nice and don't make fun of newfags like me unless they're being purposefully annoying. :yukarietto: Mikudayo (#479 - Mar 30, 2026, 01:03): >>478 (Me) Forgot to mention but I already listen to some of the music. The last thing I heard was >>381 because someone showed it to me and I love Iyowa. Mikudayo (#480 - Mar 30, 2026, 08:29): >>476 I've gone to Acen the past few years so yeah, definitely wouldn't miss this either. I will say, knowing the organizers and how this came to be, it's probably wishful to think this represents anything other than a con staff that wanted to make it happen. Back during AWM in 2017 and 2018 when CG was brought over, a lot of what we were saying about overseas fans finally getting attention didn't realize anything. Same with the Shiny Festa mobile releases in 2013. Bamco has a long history of throwing a bone to the US (specifically the US) every few years. Other than some exceptions like ML in Thailand, the brand doesn't really have much inertia outside of Japan. Mikudayo (#481 - Mar 30, 2026, 09:45): >>478 The 2011 anime was the entry point for a lot of current fans and it still holds up overall. Beyond that, since we're on this site I think I would say go in the directions that Vocaloid interests you because they were tightly coupled in their early history. There are equal concerts (even in the Vtuber vein now), fan creations, and music. If you like Slay the Spire or Uma, you'd probably have some fun the Gakumas game. The 9th anniversary in 2014 and MOIW 2014 and 2015 are well thought of for concerts. For music, probably listen to Gakumas if you like EDM (lots of Vocaloid producer influence here) or download the BEST OF 765 albums if you want a primer. Mikudayo (#482 - Mar 30, 2026, 14:04): >>478 You joined at the right time lol Mikudayo (#484 - Mar 31, 2026, 23:52): >>478 It's quite simple anon, just look at the designs of any of the girls (or guys for SideM) and choose which one that interests you the most. And I mean this completely seriously too. Learn about that character and listen to their songs, commus (basically side stories where you learn more about the character), watch the main story, etc. I recommend Gakumas or Shinymas because they have a pretty dedicated ENG fan translation team for the game and content. Gakumas has a smaller cast so it'll be less overwhelming. Both also have a PC version too. https://github.com/snowyivu/ShinyColors for the Shinymas ENG patch and https://gakumas.natsume.io/ for Gakumas. Mikudayo (#532 - Apr 23, 2026, 02:21): >>484 I like cat Miku Mikudayo (#534 - Apr 23, 2026, 03:21): This one? Mikudayo (#535 - Apr 23, 2026, 15:09):

204 - 東方 / Touhou Project Thread

Mikudayo — Wed Apr 22 2026 05:26:07 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Mikudayo (#205 - Jul 19, 2025, 22:08): Oh, /jp/ is here? >To start us off, who are your favourite characters? **Mike** Mikudayo (#206 - Jul 19, 2025, 22:09): I'm going to Alice Mikudayo (#207 - Jul 19, 2025, 22:11): Reisen!!! (She's trying her best don't be mean to her) Mikudayo (#208 - Jul 20, 2025, 00:43): sks !DMljOvD5IE (#209 - Jul 20, 2025, 12:05): Satori, forever and always my favorite 2hu Mikudayo (#210 - Jul 20, 2025, 12:18): my favorite character is meiling and my favorite game is UFO you guys doooooo play the games riiiiiight???? :lenshock: Mikudayo (#211 - Jul 20, 2025, 13:04): >>210 yea but I only ever got to the final phase on the final boss on imperishable night many years ago after I failed that I got very sad and took a very long break I've played other ones but never got as far Mikudayo (#212 - Jul 20, 2025, 13:28): >>210 I've played everything (except the fighting games) up to the one that had Clownpiece which i believe was 15? It was new when i played it. Mikudayo (#213 - Jul 20, 2025, 15:16): >>205 /jp/ has been here for a long time Mikudayo (#214 - Jul 20, 2025, 16:08): >>211 >>212 i can strongly recommend 18, its one of the more unique games that can be pretty easy if you use the right cards, the cast is alright but the gameplay really shrines in UM Mikudayo (#215 - Jul 20, 2025, 20:53): >>210 i've only played 6, 7, 8, and the pc-98 games (mostly touhou 3 because it has chiyuri and yumemi and i love them dearly) the only ones i've completed are 3 and 6 on normal. i need to brush up on my skills... Mikudayo (#225 - Aug 9, 2025, 00:46): >>215 Should I play the pc 98 ones? I’m pretty curious about them Mikudayo (#226 - Aug 9, 2025, 00:47): >>225 You don't have to but it would be cool if you did Mikudayo (#227 - Aug 9, 2025, 00:56): >>225 pretty much what >>226 said they have a bit of a silly shitpost vibe which i think is cute, and they're not THAT hard to adjust to if you've played touhou before (excluding highly responsive to prayers, since the gameplay for it is entirely different) Mikudayo (#228 - Aug 9, 2025, 11:49): >>225 check out https://nyaa.si/view/1743332 they are pretty fun and like the other anon said a lot more silly and goofy. they also arent too difficult (unless you are fighing rapegetsu) and the midi soundtrack is verrrrry good, it also has the best phantasmagoria game Mikudayo (#229 - Aug 9, 2025, 22:11): >>228 >That filename Mikudayo (#230 - Aug 15, 2025, 22:44): The Touhou popularity poll is open! Go vote for your favourite 2hu! https://toho-vote.info/ Mikudayo (#231 - Aug 16, 2025, 01:24): >>230 wheres my "I VOTED" sticker at? Mikudayo (#232 - Aug 16, 2025, 01:26): >>230 My vote goes to Alice Mikudayo (#233 - Aug 17, 2025, 01:05): here are the new touhous (and a certain moonie i guess) from 20! they all look pretty cute so im excited to see what people do with them later down the line (spoiler warning!) :lukasparkle: Mikudayo (#234 - Aug 17, 2025, 06:18): >>233 the third girl is really cute Mikudayo (#238 - Sep 3, 2025, 07:10): >>230 In case no one saw them, here are the popularity poll results. 1. Koishi Komeiji (4th in 2024) 2. Marisa Kirisame (2nd in 2024) 3. Reimu Hakurei (1st in 2024) 4. Flandre Scarlet (3rd in 2024) Here's an English translation of the full results if you're interested: https://maribelhearn.com/thvote Mikudayo (#239 - Sep 3, 2025, 08:24): >>238 Marisa keeping her spot is interesting Mikudayo (#240 - Sep 3, 2025, 11:52): >>238 I was confused by how many people voted Offline in Q11 but then I realized it's Japan and Touhou is inescapable there Mikudayo (#241 - Sep 5, 2025, 13:32): I used to be a huge fan but honestly these days I no longer care about the games and only care for the new characters. Once you've played one of the games you've played them all. That being said I like the first girl here: >>233 Mikudayo (#242 - Sep 9, 2025, 14:02): Happy Cirno Day :lukaspin: Mikudayo (#249 - Oct 2, 2025, 00:37): Take it easy /j/ https://x.com/gsc_kahotan/status/1973553522827231334 Mikudayo (#250 - Oct 2, 2025, 01:36): >>249 My life was never (Eazy, eazy, eazy) Mikudayo (#259 - Oct 4, 2025, 23:38): I didn't like a lot of the new designs but I did like her Mikudayo (#260 - Oct 4, 2025, 23:39): >>238 >Alice keeps dropping each year :yukarietto: Mikudayo (#283 - Nov 13, 2025, 15:51): Thoughts on Iemitsu.? Kikuo made some contribution to it before becoming a Vocaloid producer Mikudayo (#284 - Nov 14, 2025, 00:34): >>283 i like universal cat drowning a lot but i never made the connection that its a arrangement of necrofantasia until YEARS later Mikudayo (#286 - Nov 14, 2025, 16:37): >>283 I don't believe this one was produced by Kikuo but it's one of my favorites from them. The piano version is even better. sks !DMljOvD5IE (#287 - Nov 15, 2025, 10:58): >>283 I like them Mikudayo (#288 - Nov 17, 2025, 17:09): I have to shill my favorite touhou fangame which still isn't out yet, 東方聖戦影～ Forlorn Souls of Wicked Past. Its not perfect (brutal difficulty curve, the demo is the length of a full game, its style is visually overwhelming to a lot of players, unbalanced shot types, spongebob) but i've been thinking about it on and off for a year now. The person who did final arrangement of the music is on yt and has many nice compositions, but the actual composer just has danmafuku test footage from years ago. Mikudayo (#296 - Nov 28, 2025, 11:26): >>283 They're fine Mikudayo (#299 - Dec 3, 2025, 00:05): McDonald's Cirno ad https://x.com/McDonaldsJapan/status/1996036666973200534 Mikudayo (#300 - Dec 3, 2025, 00:07): >>299 Here's the Youtube upload. Download it before they nuke it like they have done with previous ads. Mikudayo (#315 - Dec 30, 2025, 01:55): favourite 2hu themes? Mikudayo (#320 - Jan 14, 2026, 23:05): >>299 >>300 Both nuked, did anyone save? Mikudayo (#407 - Mar 6, 2026, 03:23): Ive been listening to zytokine recently, like going through the discography. After that I gave a try to some 96 glass album and some of the song in that album had samled missing opus. Some time after that I searched for random voca/utau/sv/other-loid songs and listened Meltdown. Next day I returned to pleasing myself with that 96 glass album and I realised that the miku song also has Meltdown sampled. What a weird coincidence. Small world. Mikudayo (#408 - Mar 8, 2026, 05:01): >>315 For me it's The Doll Maker of Bucuresti Mikudayo (#531 - Apr 22, 2026, 05:26): >>315 Eirin

524 - I hope you still like Puniru-chan

Mikudayo — Sun Apr 12 2026 01:42:59 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Mikudayo (#525 - Apr 12, 2026, 01:42): I love Puniru-chan

514 - StudioS Games/Software Thread

Mikudayo — Sun Apr 05 2026 05:25:34 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Mikudayo (#515 - Apr 5, 2026, 05:25): I only know about this thing because Acme Iku is in it

487 - R.I.P Moriyashrine

Mikudayo — Fri Apr 03 2026 10:09:00 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Mikudayo (#488 - Apr 2, 2026, 04:20): Click on the logo to learn more btw Mikudayo (#489 - Apr 2, 2026, 04:44): >>488 **Don't ruin the joke** Mikudayo (#490 - Apr 2, 2026, 04:48): >>487 >>488 Fuck you OP, I believed it for a sec Mikudayo (#493 - Apr 2, 2026, 10:59): Son of a bitch lol Mikudayo (#494 - Apr 2, 2026, 16:15): Why does it just redirect to Touhou Project News now? Mikudayo (#495 - Apr 2, 2026, 16:52): >>494 They're probably updating it and using that redirect as "maintenance mode" Mikudayo (#496 - Apr 2, 2026, 18:55): Hate to use **Reddit** as a source but apparently it's gone for good Mikudayo (#497 - Apr 2, 2026, 20:30): >>496 >its real oh well Mikudayo (#499 - Apr 2, 2026, 22:57): uh Moriya Shrine, april 1st was two days ago. you can come back now. Moriya Shrine? Mikudayo (#500 - Apr 2, 2026, 22:58): >>499 It's dead anon Mikudayo (#510 - Apr 3, 2026, 10:09): Fool me once , shame on you fool me twice, shame on me

412 - DOKURO CHAN MY BELOVED.

skullzie — Thu Apr 02 2026 23:54:31 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Mikudayo (#413 - Mar 18, 2026, 23:37): Yeah i like Bernkastel skullzie (#414 - Mar 18, 2026, 23:39): >>413 HHHHHOLY REALNESS zansu with his stupid mohawk is my personal fav Mikudayo (#415 - Mar 18, 2026, 23:42): why do you type like a len fangirl from the 2010s Mikudayo (#416 - Mar 18, 2026, 23:45): >>415 Hey that's fine with me, I miss when this site had more fujos :rinthumbs: skullzie (#417 - Mar 18, 2026, 23:50): >>415 i jus type like that i think its fun and its what my hands r used to ^_^^ Mikudayo (#418 - Mar 18, 2026, 23:59): >>415 they are a endangered species, please keep them safe Mikudayo (#419 - Mar 19, 2026, 00:00): >>418 Yeah i'm happy to see that katy is alive and well skullzie (#420 - Mar 19, 2026, 00:02): >>419 omg lit me. expect I try to tone it down a lil bc ppl have said its annoying but I think they are just allergic to happiness so :333 Mikudayo (#421 - Mar 19, 2026, 00:05): Lol this thread made my night. OP, if we were still in 2012 you would've been told to fuck off but the internet has become so depressing lately that people like you are more than welcome these days. skullzie (#422 - Mar 19, 2026, 00:13): >>421 I've noticed -_-'' its sad to see but hey at least I can say stupid shit like DERP and not get any real smack about it :D Mikudayo (#423 - Mar 19, 2026, 02:41): i'm glad people like OP still exist Mikudayo (#424 - Mar 19, 2026, 10:14): pi piru piru pipiru pi~ skullzie (#425 - Mar 19, 2026, 12:10): >>424 SHES SO CUTE AAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHGGGGG Mikudayo (#433 - Mar 21, 2026, 15:37): Honestly haven't thought of this anime in years and at this point i should rewatch Mikudayo (#437 - Mar 21, 2026, 16:04): >>412 it's a good show but unfortunately it's also one of those shows that people on the internet will not watch and pretend to like Mikudayo (#463 - Mar 26, 2026, 15:29): Mikudayo (#464 - Mar 26, 2026, 15:31): I still havent watched it but plan to if I font die before i can Mikudayo (#465 - Mar 26, 2026, 15:33): >>464 Do you have a terminal disease or something Mikudayo (#491 - Apr 2, 2026, 06:04): I enjoyed the first episode while it was establishing the premise, but I think the episodes with more mundane plots are kinda boring, and the jokes start to get stale. By the end, all I wanted was for them to let poor Sabato-chan sleep inside the house. :lensorry: By the way, Hazel recommended Dokuro Chan in her Eiken video. https://youtube.com/watch?v=zHTBvvRCqmk&t=3751s The rest of the video is good too, depending on your tolerance for "I personally find this piece of media to be morally objectionable" type shit (mostly confined to one section outside of a few jokes). I'd never recommend Hazel's videos or her music to /jp/ (for several reasons) but hopefully you guys will be chill about it and not yell at me. :yukarietto: >>437 >it's also one of those shows that people on the internet will not watch and pretend to like It's six episodes of digipaint mid. I can see people doing this for something like K-On! (mostly because of the blighted fanbase), but this? Mikudayo (#492 - Apr 2, 2026, 07:37): >>465 No, I don't at least not a physical ailment I am aware of currently. I just sometimes without thinking about it have it slip out how my life is going for me. My bad. Mikudayo (#501 - Apr 2, 2026, 23:01): >>491 >I'd never recommend Hazel's videos or her music to /jp/ (for several reasons) Uh why? I like her videos and her music is kitschy goodness i enjoy. Reminds me of some old punk bands. Is there some lore I'm missing? :yukarietto: Mikudayo (#502 - Apr 2, 2026, 23:04): >>491 Anitubers in general kinda suck and i'd rather watch the show myself instead of having someone tell me what its about >I can see people doing this for something like K-On! (mostly because of the blighted fanbase), but this? You'd be surprised Mikudayo (#504 - Apr 2, 2026, 23:16): >>502 I like the educational kind of anitubers who font just give opinions but try to teach you something. Or the ones who get all philosophical deep analysis but rarely post. Mikudayo (#505 - Apr 2, 2026, 23:38): >>501 >Is there some lore I'm missing? No. It's just that contemporary 4chan is a cesspool with no moderation. I don't watch to trigger a political flamewar just for posting a video. >>502 >Anitubers in general kinda suck I agree, I don't watch most anime YouTubers; most of the time their videos are just boring plot summaries followed by banal opinions. I like Hazel because she does a lot of research and tends to cover more obscure topics, and I find her perspective interesting. Mikudayo (#506 - Apr 2, 2026, 23:54): >>505 One I watch is TheCynicClinic who oddly doesn't have many subscribers despite making videos for like a decade and actually puts research into them. Unless he is just taking content from someone else I am unaware of but I had not come across exact copies of his videos. There also is an animator I like to watch Dong Chang who came from Canada but works in Japan so he's a lot easier to follow what he is saying on how the animation process works than someone you have to read subtitles for plus he had worked in Canada too so he can compare Western and Japanese animation methods.

431 - Yorhel has passed away

Mikudayo — Sun Mar 22 2026 18:30:02 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Mikudayo (#432 - Mar 21, 2026, 13:29): RIP. I found out about pic related via VNDB. I hope the mods are still able to maintain the site without him. Mikudayo (#436 - Mar 21, 2026, 15:57): rest in peace i don't know what i'd do without VNDB Mikudayo (#438 - Mar 21, 2026, 17:01): Sad to hear that. RIP Mikudayo (#439 - Mar 21, 2026, 17:27): RIP Mikudayo (#440 - Mar 21, 2026, 19:41): Condolences to him, his friends, his family and his site mods. Rest in peace. Mikudayo (#442 - Mar 22, 2026, 02:33): So who runs VNDB now? Mikudayo (#443 - Mar 22, 2026, 02:51): >>442 I assume they'll transfer ownership to another staff member Mikudayo (#446 - Mar 22, 2026, 05:27): Sorry if it's insensitive but have they revealed the cause of death yet? I hope it wasn't a suicide Mikudayo (#447 - Mar 22, 2026, 05:40): Not yet, those are rumors Mikudayo (#450 - Mar 22, 2026, 18:30): Fruitbat Factory put out a statement

61 - 日本語スレッド

Mikudayo — Mon Feb 09 2026 15:44:59 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time)

Mikudayo (#62 - Apr 10, 2025, 20:35): 愛してるよ、39ちゃん Mikudayo (#63 - Apr 21, 2025, 16:00): おはよ〜っ☆ 今日も素敵な1日になりますよぉにっ･ﾟ☆(●>ω<)b ムリしないで、自分のペースでね〜♪ Mikudayo (#64 - May 12, 2025, 23:30): 日本語難しすぎ！でも、ミクさまのために頑張って続けている！ Mikudayo (#65 - May 12, 2025, 23:34): 頑張って、アノンくん！！ :rinheart: Mikudayo (#120 - Jun 3, 2025, 16:40): Google翻訳を使っています。このスレッドに投稿する口実が欲しかっただけです。 Mikudayo (#124 - Jun 5, 2025, 23:17): >>61 2chのユーザーが投稿せずに39chanを覗いていると思いますか？彼らがLEEKALOIDについて知ったら面白いと思うんですけど、それは基本的に39chanのVIPPERLOIDに相当するものです。 Mikudayo (#125 - Jun 5, 2025, 23:24): │・ω・`) Mikudayo (#126 - Jun 5, 2025, 23:43): ドッカーン Mikudayo (#128 - Jun 6, 2025, 02:00): この犬についてどう思いますか？ Mikudayo (#129 - Jun 6, 2025, 02:54): >>128 怖い :lenshock: Mikudayo (#145 - Jun 6, 2025, 20:19): >>126 ずんだが来た Mikudayo (#146 - Jun 6, 2025, 20:47): >>145 ずん。 Mikudayo (#167 - Jun 18, 2025, 09:33): >>128 随分とナガイ犬ですね… Mikudayo (#243 - Sep 14, 2025, 02:35): >>124 I miss Lane Mikudayo (#244 - Sep 14, 2025, 02:36): >>243 僕もLANEが恋しいです。 Mikudayo (#316 - Jan 6, 2026, 20:22): is anyone in this thread actually fluent Mikudayo (#319 - Jan 12, 2026, 13:19): >>146 noda Mikudayo (#384 - Feb 9, 2026, 14:51): >>316 いいえwwwwwwww Mikudayo (#385 - Feb 9, 2026, 15:44): いや、ノリで来てるだけだよw

170 - NND/YT Memes

Mikudayo — Wed Jan 28 2026 19:39:18 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time)

Mikudayo (#376 - Jan 28, 2026, 10:55): I always had a soft spot for the konbini song Mikudayo (#377 - Jan 28, 2026, 18:34): Mikudayo (#378 - Jan 28, 2026, 19:39): >>377 I’m pretty sure this video introduced me to Keroro Gunso, my first subbed anime. Butterfly effect for sure

268 - Japan Photography

Mikudayo — Fri Dec 19 2025 04:26:45 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time)

Mikudayo (#271 - Oct 16, 2025, 22:15): Oh, my friend was in Japan recently and took some photos! :mikuhappy: Mikudayo (#302 - Dec 7, 2025, 16:29): >>271 Suddenly, I understand otaku who fixate on trains Mikudayo (#306 - Dec 17, 2025, 04:48): i think one of the best things about the internet is that i can admire the beauty of places i've never been to Mikudayo (#311 - Dec 19, 2025, 04:26): >>306 Well what's stopping you?

289 - the amazingness of the japanese culture

anonymous — Mon Nov 24 2025 10:41:23 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time)

Mikudayo (#290 - Nov 24, 2025, 05:47): I support your only slightly coherent ramblings, but I can't help but laugh that you summoned Kadokawa, the blackest of black companies, in support of the amazingness Japanese culture. More directly addressing your post, while I think it's true that Japanese cultural exports are having their most modern success, it's really mostly by accident. Conglomerates like Kadokawa in fact have been reticent to let Japanese culture expand while the internet has allowed global and unencumbered participation in cultures. Japan will benefit as we globally trend towards an even more visual culture, but they aren't the only winners and the tides can shift just as quickly as other players wise up. Look no further than J-pop's decay (beyond Vocaloid, a true subculture unencumbered by copyright and suits) while K-pop has eaten its lunch. Mikudayo (#291 - Nov 24, 2025, 07:44): Is this a bot thread Mikudayo (#292 - Nov 24, 2025, 10:41): >The amazingness of Japanese culture >Kadokawa ESL-kun... I...

10 - 3D Billboards in Japan

Mikudayo — Sun Oct 12 2025 18:15:55 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Mikudayo (#13 - Apr 21, 2025, 17:02): Aren't these a thing in the US too? I'd be surprised if a place like Times Square doesn't have 3d billboards Mikudayo (#14 - Apr 21, 2025, 17:04): >>13 Oh! Apparently you're right. I've never left my state so I've never seen them.... :lensorry: Mikudayo (#15 - Apr 21, 2025, 17:07): >>13 >>14 Close enough Mikudayo (#181 - Jul 5, 2025, 03:58): this shit is hilarious Mikudayo (#262 - Oct 12, 2025, 18:15):

188 - AviUtl 2 Released

Mikudayo — Fri Aug 29 2025 15:13:48 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Mikudayo (#189 - Jul 12, 2025, 14:28): I haven't been able to run it. I get this error every time I try. Mikudayo (#190 - Jul 12, 2025, 15:50): do any linoox users know how well it runs with wine? i'm curious to try it out and possibly replace my usual video editor Mikudayo (#191 - Jul 12, 2025, 15:52): >>190 Considering it doesn't even seem to run on Windows i wouldn't get my hopes up but go ahead and try, and let me know how it goes Mikudayo (#200 - Jul 17, 2025, 14:07): has anyone been able to run it yet Mikudayo (#201 - Jul 17, 2025, 18:26): >>191 WTF does it run on then Are yall using jp locale when running it? If not maybe that’s the issue? Fuck if I know Mikudayo (#202 - Jul 17, 2025, 18:27): >>201 I use UTAU and play MMO so my locale is already in Japanese Mikudayo (#217 - Jul 22, 2025, 20:50): I downloaded right when it came out and it runs fine on my computer. Fun to mess around with even if I know nothing about video editing. Mikudayo (#218 - Jul 22, 2025, 21:33): >>217 What OS do you use? Mikudayo (#219 - Jul 22, 2025, 22:03): >>218 Windows 10. I'm not using JP locale. I haven't tested any of the later versions yet, just beta 1. Mikudayo (#220 - Jul 22, 2025, 22:08): >>219 Tried beta 1 and I get >>189 followed by another error related to what seems to be an effect shieru!!hpRgDGZYwg (#221 - Jul 22, 2025, 22:11): Mikudayo (#222 - Jul 22, 2025, 22:13): Not the same guy who said they got it working but maybe the issue is that we're using it with a Japanese locale, can someone in here confirm if that's the case? Mikudayo (#223 - Jul 22, 2025, 22:15): >>220 Maybe your GPU is too old? According to this site that could be the problem. https://did2memo.net/2025/07/09/aviutl-exedit2-error-hresult-0x80070057/ Mikudayo (#224 - Jul 22, 2025, 22:41): >>223 Could be. My GPU is from 2017. Mikudayo (#236 - Aug 29, 2025, 15:13): Bumping to ask if any of the anons who reported having issues with it were able to fix it

68 - Zundamon and other Japan related TTS videos

Mikudayo — Mon Jul 21 2025 00:33:16 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Mikudayo (#69 - May 19, 2025, 23:03): Another one I recommend is Zundamon's Cultural Guide Mikudayo (#92 - May 22, 2025, 01:19): Wan wan Mikudayo (#93 - May 22, 2025, 01:22): More people should be made aware of Zundamon BB videos Mikudayo (#182 - Jul 10, 2025, 17:48): Zundamon educates you on Internet Bulletin Boards (JPN) Mikudayo (#183 - Jul 10, 2025, 18:05): >>182 auto-dubbed? i had no idea youtube added that Mikudayo (#184 - Jul 10, 2025, 18:08): >>183 They added it a while back and it's terrible. I absolutely despise that soulless, default TTS voice. But at the same time I can see why they use it. Mikudayo (#216 - Jul 21, 2025, 00:33): Post Zunda gameplays

192 - ITT: VocaDuo 2025 and beyond songs >What is VocaDuo? Chances are you've seen it on your feed but it is a contest where Utaites and VocalPs (ie vocalsynth producers) make songs together annually. It's relatively huge, mixing the techincal prowess of producers with actual singers >Why isn't this in /leek/ Because it's only tangibly a Vocaloid contest with the vocaloid part missing, with the big focus being on the synthesis of producer and singer Post songs and anything interesting you have come across, such as hidden gems, skits, etc. Discuss to your hearts content.

sks !DMljOvD5IE — Thu Jul 17 2025 02:56:52 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

ITT: VocaDuo 2025 and beyond songs >What is VocaDuo? Chances are you've seen it on your feed but it is a contest where Utaites and VocalPs (ie vocalsynth producers) make songs together annually. It's relatively huge, mixing the techincal prowess of producers with actual singers >Why isn't this in /leek/ Because it's only tangibly a Vocaloid contest with the vocaloid part missing, with the big focus being on the synthesis of producer and singer Post songs and anything interesting you have come across, such as hidden gems, skits, etc. Discuss to your hearts content.

85 - Do you browse any Japanese imageboards such as Futaba Channel or 2channel?

Mikudayo — Sun Jun 08 2025 14:22:33 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Mikudayo (#86 - May 21, 2025, 16:01): i lurk 5ch sometimes Mikudayo (#87 - May 21, 2025, 23:55): You should check out http://world2ch.net, I've been browsing it for several weeks. It reopened a month ago and has been pretty active. its a 2ch type board if you couldnt tell Mikudayo (#88 - May 21, 2025, 23:58): >>87 Been there, pretty neat Not a japanese website though But i appreciate that they tried to make what is basically an english 2channel Mikudayo (#89 - May 22, 2025, 00:49): >>87 I should go back there again but I only really feel at home on 39chan Idk why but other image boards make me nervous ahaha Mikudayo (#90 - May 22, 2025, 01:12): >>87 That's cool and all but can they make an UTAU like 2channel? >>89 You're not missing out on much. Only Wapchan and Hikari are worth visiting these days imo Themed chans like TF2chan were awesome back in the day but today they're mostly a thing from the past. 39chan technically is one of those and i have no idea how it's so active being a themed chan but i'm happy that it is. Mikudayo (#91 - May 22, 2025, 01:15): >>90 >i have no idea how it's so active being a themed chan If i had to guess it's because there's more interest in Vocaloid than years ago. There's another themed chan i can think of that also has a ton of traffic and gets at least one post per second and that's Holotower for Hololive discussions. I do hope that themed chans make a comeback though, the demand is there and a lot of communities would benefit from one. Mikudayo (#94 - May 22, 2025, 01:44): world2ch(if you were referring to it) is older than 4chan so it is not a "chan", alternative channel as in 2channel, sure. Mikudayo (#95 - May 22, 2025, 01:54): Sometimes I go on Futaba's Vocaloid board. It's very interesting. https://dec.2chan.net/81/futaba.htm Mikudayo (#96 - May 22, 2025, 01:57): >>95 They're like us Mikudayo (#97 - May 22, 2025, 02:24): world2ch has good threads, some with vocaloids: http://world2ch.net/imgboard/thread/772.html http://world2ch.net/oekaki/potiboard.php?res=9 Mikudayo (#98 - May 22, 2025, 02:30): cool it with the self promo, this thread is about japanese websites Mikudayo (#99 - May 22, 2025, 02:41): daft cunt, its not my site. Ever heard of ayashii boards? A type of BBS that started in 1996(?), which somewhat laid the ground for 2ch. Here's a modern one: http://www.misao.mixh.jp/cgi-bin/bbs.cgi https://ge-jutu.ayasii.com/bbs/ (this ones filled with spam) Mikudayo (#101 - May 22, 2025, 02:45): how did I double post Mikudayo (#102 - May 22, 2025, 03:25): >>100 Fun fact, Paheal has a hidden Kareha board originally intended to be used for when the site (Rule34) went down but it's so old and outdated that these days it's nothing but a spam dumping ground that for some reason they have never bothered to remove http://blog.paheal.net/dis/ >daft cunt Big fan of that band Mikudayo (#103 - May 22, 2025, 13:51): Wait, I just realized Does tegaki count??? https://tegaki.pipa.jp/s/VNewArrivalS.jsp Mikudayo (#104 - May 22, 2025, 14:46): >>103 idk if i would consider tegaki an imageboard but its definitely a japanese site Mikudayo (#116 - Jun 2, 2025, 17:00): >>97 it has some cool threads Mikudayo (#117 - Jun 2, 2025, 17:03): >>95 Is this really '''the''' vocaloid board? It seems a lot more inactive than 39chan /leek/. Also, I saw a nude Kiritan. Mikudayo (#118 - Jun 2, 2025, 17:04): >>117 or maybe 2chan is more active than Futaba... hmmm.... Mikudayo (#119 - Jun 3, 2025, 16:38): >>96 Our love for Luka transcends the language barrier Mikudayo (#127 - Jun 5, 2025, 23:53): It's not in Japanese language, but there's an imageboard owned by a Japanese person called Ikouchan. The topic is cultural exchange and there's a bot that replies to posts. It's pretty comfy. https://ikouchan.tokyo/ Also no, I'm not the owner. Mikudayo (#134 - Jun 6, 2025, 03:26): Some japanese ones i found http://momi3.net/ https://mirohlichan.net/ https://otona-t.net/top.html Mikudayo (#139 - Jun 6, 2025, 13:26): which browser software is good for autotranslating afformentioned websites inplace? To make them browseable. any good extensions, to make them navigatable, readable? I've tried one top-rated browser "extension" , for website translation - it basically sent site to translate.google.com proxy frame , breaking all html css , disabling post forms, not being helpful. Mikudayo (#140 - Jun 6, 2025, 13:30): >>139 Brave has an auto-translate function which doesn't break the code but it's terrible and inaccurate as hell. If it's of any use there's "translated" versions of Futaba, Momicha and Momoizou (it only translates the menus, not the actual contents of the sites). https://futabachannel.neocities.org/ https://momizou.neocities.org/ https://momicha.neocities.org/ Also since this thread is about Japanese sites, the people behind those translations also created this directory of Japanese BBS sites which some here might find interesting https://bbsdirectory.neocities.org/ Mikudayo (#141 - Jun 6, 2025, 13:36): I think it's interesting that all these Japanese Futaba-based Imageboards have been suffering from spam attacks recently. I keep seeing spam bots linking to "undress people with AI" scam sites. Have they always had spam attacks like that? I know that on the English side we have to deal with worse and actually illegal types of spam. Mikudayo (#142 - Jun 6, 2025, 13:53): Funny that the majority of western Nijiura Maids fans only know them from Breakcore album covers and TikTok and have never stepped foot on Nijiura itself, lol. Mikudayo (#144 - Jun 6, 2025, 20:15): >>142 I go on Nijiura sometimes :pervymomo: It's a bit similar to the old /b/ Mikudayo (#150 - Jun 7, 2025, 15:30): >>142 I've known them before that Mikudayo (#151 - Jun 7, 2025, 16:27): >>87 like https://ayashiihispa.neocities.org is the same shit but in spanish i see they have a international board and a japanese board /loungue1vip/ /mahjong/ Mikudayo (#152 - Jun 7, 2025, 16:28): >>140 how can i use futabachannel? I tried using it with a VPN, but it still doesn't work Mikudayo (#153 - Jun 7, 2025, 16:29): >>152 It's probably regionlocked to JP only, i never used it myself Mikudayo (#161 - Jun 8, 2025, 12:22): >>152 yeah. it's a bit region locked to jp ip that are non vpn or proxy. I think it'll blacklist jp vpn & proxies. >>140 wow! some one made something actually useful & helpful on neocities! :o good job with directory >>139 A solution need to be found in this thread. An En Anon want to have conversations with JP Anon, but En Anon can't read JP! With new magic power of technology an love must find a way to connect 2 hearts across pacific. Mikudayo (#162 - Jun 8, 2025, 12:45): >>152 5ch lets you type if you purchase subscriptions. costs 4 USD a month

22 - Magical Marine Pixel Maritan

Mikudayo — Sat Jun 07 2025 20:08:12 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

With Maritan you will learn the only important English words. https://archive.org/details/artbook_Magical_Marine_Pixel_Maritan/ https://youtube.com/watch?v=rCCzZN803_w

2 - flanfly

Mikudayo — Sat Jun 07 2025 20:07:19 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Mikudayo (#7 - Apr 21, 2025, 02:19): flancry Mikudayo (#16 - Apr 22, 2025, 01:16): festive flan Mikudayo (#21 - Apr 22, 2025, 15:05):

48 - Japanese Commercials

Mikudayo — Fri Jun 06 2025 10:35:57 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Mikudayo (#49 - May 7, 2025, 02:59): Here's what might be the cutest ad for the most evil company in the world Mikudayo (#51 - May 7, 2025, 09:53): after looking for a specific commercial to post in this thread, i've now fallen down a rabbit hole of ringo starr japanese advertisements. >https://youtube.com/watch?v=iZj3dOm9muA >https://youtube.com/watch?v=8u6qEmjKpQ4 >https://youtube.com/watch?v=WlpCSlT6P5Q >https://youtube.com/watch?v=EtFhlM1uTGI >https://youtube.com/watch?v=84X2YYfVuxg >https://youtube.com/watch?v=LdsvYa-bTnQ was he broke or something? wonder how much money they paid him just to say "ringo starr" in those apple juice ones Mikudayo (#112 - Jun 1, 2025, 22:18): >>48 https://youtube.com/watch?v=j5SlIjECKxw Mikudayo (#121 - Jun 3, 2025, 17:37): >>51 Is the apple juice brand just called Ringo Starr or something lol Mikudayo (#131 - Jun 6, 2025, 02:58): >>51 >was he broke You really think the drummer of one of the most legendary bands of all time that changed music forever would be broke? I do wonder the same though, did they really just get him there to say his name? Mikudayo (#135 - Jun 6, 2025, 10:25): >>121 It's a pun. Apple in Japanese is ringo, and they're saying something like "Ah, I drank a whole apple!" but the way it's phrased, "Ringo Sutta" sounds like "Ringo Starr." He responds by saying something like "You rang?" Mikudayo (#138 - Jun 6, 2025, 10:35): >>135 >>51 He's always been my favorite Beatle

70 - I want to live in Japan since i'm a kid

Mikudayo — Tue Jun 03 2025 23:03:51 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Mikudayo (#71 - Mar 30, 2025, 08:31): I already visited Japan 2 times : Osaka, Kyoto, Tokyo, Nara and Kobe I loved every second of my trips, I also used to work remotely there in Tully's !!!! Mikudayo (#72 - Mar 30, 2025, 12:36): i hope it goes great for you anon! i've always been curious about living in japan myself but i'm not sure if i could ever leave my home country Mikudayo (#73 - Mar 30, 2025, 13:03): Ganbatte anon Mikudayo (#74 - Mar 30, 2025, 17:44): >>72 Japan is a life changer, I visited it for the first time in 2023, only for 1 week. I've never traveled before and it was such a revelation to me. I HAD TO GO THERE. I don't see my life anywhere but in Japan. :kaitolick: Mikudayo (#75 - Mar 30, 2025, 17:59): Damn, now i wish i could go to akihabara. I cant see myself living there but it would definitely be cool. I have a few friends in japan so it would be cool to visit them too. Mikudayo (#76 - Mar 31, 2025, 01:57): >>75 DO IT Mikudayo (#77 - Mar 31, 2025, 01:59): >>76 I can barely afford a candy bar and don't even have a job. Maybe when I'm an ojisan. Mikudayo (#78 - Mar 31, 2025, 02:29): >>77 Study 3 years in IT Try to have an apprenticeship so you farm professional exp Learn japanese beside, try to reach at least N4 do some savings thanks the apprenticeship go to language school for a semester to get a student visa search for a job during this time it is THAT easy Mikudayo (#79 - Mar 31, 2025, 02:33): >>77 Before doing all of this, I was stuck in army with no degree, not a single cybersecurity knowledge. I gave up everything and started a new life. It was hard, I worked as a waiter doing countless hours of work each week-end during my studies and I'm still struggling even if I have an IT job now. But Japan is at the end !!!! Go for it, if you need some motivation or tips you can still ask me :rinthumbs: Mikudayo (#80 - Mar 31, 2025, 02:41): >>78 I'm too retarded for IT but hey I heard McDonald's is hiring so let's see how that goes :lensorry: Mikudayo (#81 - Apr 5, 2025, 17:04): I wonder if any japanese anons browse this site Mikudayo (#122 - Jun 3, 2025, 23:03): >>70 Hey anon are you still with us? Do you live in Japan yet?

23 - Food Thread

Mikudayo — Mon Jun 02 2025 01:04:41 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Mikudayo (#24 - Apr 24, 2025, 17:06): Had sushi for the first time a few months ago. It's probably not authentic sushi considering the place i got it from but i was surprised by how well it tasted. Wasabi is spicier than i thought too but i still dig it. Mikudayo (#25 - Apr 24, 2025, 19:21): i wan takoyaki Mikudayo (#26 - Apr 24, 2025, 19:22): >>25 I want to eat Takoluka Mikudayo (#31 - Apr 29, 2025, 16:06): I've always wondered why a lot of fun, novelty food products tend to be exclusive to Japan (and other parts of Asia). Like why can't we also have black burgers for the sake of just having them?. (Technically these did exist in my country but for a limited time and during halloween, they tasted like the average Burger King burger). Mikudayo (#32 - Apr 30, 2025, 14:07): I obsessively buy this japanese curry because I'm hopelessly addicted, I love adding it to jasmine rice :rinheart: Mikudayo (#33 - Apr 30, 2025, 14:08): >>32 help I forgot to include the image like a moron Mikudayo (#34 - Apr 30, 2025, 17:16): >>32 >>33 Thanks for reminding me about this abomination Mikudayo (#47 - May 5, 2025, 16:35): Has anyone here ever eaten zundamon? **(zunda mochi)** It's not sold where i live so i've considered looking at recipes to make my own Mikudayo (#113 - Jun 1, 2025, 22:31): >>32 >>33 >>34 Ya'll should start fucking with Vermont Curry. I make a nice big pot of this shit with carrots, red potatoes, and beef, serve it over rice, feeds me and my husband for a week. Mikudayo (#114 - Jun 2, 2025, 00:19): >>113 There's pepper in this, so unfortunately I can't have it. It kind of pisses me off America is like obsessed with black pepper coz I have to read the ingredients on everything constantly even with simple shit like pasta sauce. :yukarietto: Mikudayo (#115 - Jun 2, 2025, 01:04): >>114 I wasn't aware of that, there wasn't any listed in the ingredients on the box I've got. > It kind of pisses me off America is like obsessed with black pepper This is a Japanese product/house foods is a Japanese brand, so they might have some that don't have any! If not there's other good instant Japanese curry options. Either way sorry to hear that.