
Anime fans with what pass for exceptionally long memories amongst otaku and their ilk supply a very passable ranking of the best anime of the early 2000s – providing a rare glimpse into the brief pre-moe era between the end of the nineties and the advent of Haruhi.
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Lovers of retro science fiction have lately been delighted by Japanese visions of the future dating from the middle of the twentieth century.
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The artistically inclined denizens of 2ch’s VIP board have been challenging themselves to convert this panel from an ageing Shōwa period (meaning the 80s and 90s in this case) manga into something more modern – and more moe.
In the process they provide an insightful dissection of some of the changes in artistic conventions manga has seen over the last two decades.
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Anime fans supply a ranking of the anime they would feel comfortable recommending to people unfamiliar with the medium – which for once includes some definite classics, and a near absence of moeblobbery.
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Urban explorers have descended upon the abandoned ruins of Nara Dreamland, revealing in some detail the spectacle of a celebrated amusement park descending into ruin.
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Time paradox visual novel Steins;Gate is to receive a retro-styled “8bit” edition with gorgeous graphics in no less than 16 colours and a ground-breaking context sensitive text UI allowing players to explore the world by typing such commands as “open door” and “look can.”
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Anime fans supply a ranking of the best anime of the 1990s, yielding an impressive listing of pre-moe classics covering just about every genre an anime fan could wish for – except pantsu anime.
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- Author: Leon
- Categories: Anime, H, News
- Date: Jun 28, 2011 13:17 JST
- Tags: Dororon, Exhibitionism, Fetish, Image Gallery, Oppai, Oshiri, Retro, Yuri


The final episode of supernatural chaos anime Dororon Enma-kun Meeramera raised more than a few eyebrows with its bizarre ending, replete with group exhibitionism and hat sex…
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Yet another visitor to Japan’s multitude of abandoned mountain places provides a haunting photographic record of a village as it is slowly reclaimed by the forest from which it was hewn.
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An intrepid 2ch inhabitant has paid a visit to a long abandoned Japanese village deep in the mountains, sharing some fascinating images of its battle with nature, a battle which seems to be going quite badly at times.
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Retro ecchi anime antics continue in the 4th episode of Dororon Enma-kun Meeramera, handily demonstrating that erotic antics are nothing new to the genre
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