I deeply miss the crafty and niche aspect of otaku culture, subcultures that arent mainstream, maybe offensive, and a focus around the creative aspects of otaku culture as well. It was truly a spirit that came from the heart and wasnt afraid about being socially acceptable. (´ー` )

Nowadays its all sanitized, and consumer oriented, rarely do i hear about people making things.
In the early days of otaku culture people made a lot of things themselves, because merch simply wasnt available - figures for example, dojin games, etc.

How on earth do you facilitate the desire for people to create that kind of environment, i think the demand is there but not enough people know what to DO, how to MAKE things, how to form communities centered around niche subjects, how do we fix that?

what are we going to do in the box heyuri-san?

pomf =3

maybe its not tamama one...buuuut i can live with that bc its sound one!

Has heyuri ever watched Rozen Maiden together on cytube? Would really love to rewatch it together with you guys since it's an imageboard classic.

ONE ~Kagayaku Kisetsu e~ got a remake 2023. I beat non of u really know this game, but it's KEY before they started KEY! Im DL both - but cant decide. I am of leaning of playing the 1998 version. Both are voiced.

Both gaems haev really cute art~

https://youtu.be/K9dIYecfw8M?si=QkRFeX6smHz2f7XK

Hand maid may~

i have a list of anime that i plan to watch or have already watched, from the 90s to 2010s that are popular with otaku. there are a few i didn't include because i either watched and didn't like it, or don't think it'd be something i'd like. am i missing anything? anyone have any suggestions? i am open to stuff from the 2020s, i'm just not sure what's popular or even coming out these days that isn't mainstream since i haven't really been involved in the otaku/anime community in a long time (at least the ones who talk about newer stuff that's more niche or too "anime" for the average watcher. most of my friends like and talk about the more mainstream stuff (some aren't as mainstream but still have the feel of being so), and not saying that as a bad thing because some of them are good, but that's how i find out about newer anime and no one i know talks about anything that might go under the radar for the average modern anime watcher. i have one friend who likes some more kind of niche newer anime, but not really anime nerd kind of niche). there are other anime that aren't on here that i do like, but i don't feel like they fit on the list so i didn't include them. i'm also open to manga and VN/game suggestions, but i'm not going to make a list for those since the post would be too long.

slayers
evangelion
outlaw star
saber j
ruin explorers
hajime no ippo
golden boy
lucky star
azumanga daioh
hare guu
elfen lied
saikano
black heaven
battle programmer shirase
genshiken
magical pokaan
magical play
.hack
kaiji
higurashi
oh my goddess
dokuro-chan
excel saga
welcome to the nhk
chobits
nurse witch komugi chan
nichijou
space dandy
non non biyori
madoka magica
no game no life
shimoneta
kobayashi dragon maid

lalalalalala

With my fav human characters ^_^ (funfact: i shipped them HARD when i was in elementary school, im bad i know HAHA)

I feel very depressed right now I will finally watch evangelion.

I am watching Kaiji
When does it get good?

MY SUNSHINEEEEEEE

ｷﾀ━━━(ﾟ∀ﾟ)━━━!!

this scene maed me lol~

It's a tragedy they never made more than one season of Girls Last Tour...it's such a cozy, nice series.

Does the manga have a longer story? I would love to read it if so, but if it's basically the same as the anime then it might not be worth the time.