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>>558
Here is part 2.

>>558
>>559
That was very interesting. I think it's so funny how blatantly honest and blunt japs are. They're just openly racist, it's hilarious. In a strange way it feels comfortable because their honesty leaves no room for bullshit. I'd love to spend time in Japan some day.

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I have no idea where this webm is from but I'm guessing some interview from the 70s-80s. How does this video make you feel?

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This put a smile on my face.

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Look at this orangutan just riding around. God, what a badass. Imagine such a carefree existence. You just ride the cart where ever you want to go.

I think people underestimate the intelligence of apes and monkeys. They're really smart creatures. Just look, they can even learn how to drive!

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I don't really have any context on this but would appreciate it if someone else does.

>>1033
guessing its from the first 4chan convention?

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I'M A PART TIME WORKER ! ! ! ! ! ! !

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I wonder if it's like a surprise to people to know that even back then AVGN obtained like millions of views on Nico Nico Douga with his videos that are all subtitled.

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I also found this on a blogspot page

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Battle Programmer Shirase Episode 13

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From some very stupid PS2 Ichigo Mashimaro gameplay videos (sm20253251) I found a while ago by マクセル who gets excited on the slightest mention of Chi-chan and starts screaming excitedly while the comments start feeling very bad for Chi-chan... I drew the accompanying image today when I randomly found the video again lol

>>2894
NO! RUN AWAY!

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>>2894

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>>2896
I know spoon-feeding is retarded but on the topic of pedo-bear I should probably be making a thread on 2ch AA characters on its own but I should probably explain that 4chan hijacked the AA Kuma-san character from 2channel and associated it with mainly pedophile/lolicon stuff because the Kuma (Translating to "Bear" in Japanese) ASCII art was frequently posted on /b/ with links to child pornography and thus the name of pedobear.
So believe it or not originally Kuma-san originated from this thread as a Kaomoji ヽ（ ・(ｪ)・ ）ノ https://web.archive.org/web/20120218203454/https://mimizun.com/log/2ch/kao/1046353580/ Blue3 who was a very active user in early 2ch who petitioned to Hiroyuki to create the Kaomoji board it basically is said that Blue3 created the art and sent it via messenger software to 見廻りくま who then posted it in the thread (image 1). It said that the original depiction of Kuma-san is where a polar bear got dragged by a fish it caught while fishing from an icebreaker but I can't seem to find the original image. Kuma-san was established as an official AA character a few days after the PS2 game くまうた came out and his final depiction was associated with the character in that game, here you can see him singing Enka songs: https://youtu.be/tpGZOBWbJZM [Play] He slowly gained popularity on 2channel through media news reports of bears appearing all over Japan through 2003-2004 such as this one as an example (mentioned in a 2ch thread about Kuma):
"At 9 AM on the 14th, a member of a hunting association on alert around the paper mill was "body-slammed" by a brown bear. Information that he was attacked from behind led to road closures and the temporary closure of nearby schools, but the actual situation was a bit different. The hunter was not injured, and it seems that the truth is that the bear, frightened by the alert, ran out of the bushes and accidentally collided with the human."
https://higuma1979.sakura.ne.jp/33jikenn4.html

　　 ∩＿＿＿∩
　　 | ノ　　　　　 ヽ
　　/　　●　　　● |　クマ──！！ (KUMA!!)
　 |　　　　( _●_)　 ミ
　彡､　　　|∪|　　､｀＼
/　＿＿　 ヽノ　/´>　 )
(＿＿＿）　　　/　(_／
　|　　　　　　 /
　|　　／＼　＼
　|　/　　　 )　 )
　∪　　　 （　 ＼
　　　　　　 ＼＿)

I believe it originally broke out on the the News Flash (VIP) board in popularity with many different variations of him and then AA started spreading to many other boards like when that one precure flash of him released in 2005 called ふたりはプリクマ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ucPgTTHlms [Play] and then in 2006 when the song called ぼくはくま was broadcasted on NHK's "Minna no Uta" by Hikaru Utada that included a depiction of a bear that a lot of people associated with the Kuma-san's AA so it got an extreme surge of popularity.
He's usually seen in 2ch AA going like "KUMA──！！" and you can find a list of 2ch AA Kuma-san here: https://aa.yaruyomi.com/file?hash=5da24a4e533dc593ca7460c43e62dcfb and usually when you call him anything but Kuma-san like Pedobear in this instance Kuma-san will strike back as he's a big fighter and has many nemeses:

　　　　　　　　　　 ＿＿　　　　　／￣￣￣￣＼
　　　NO!!!　 　 　〈〈〈〈　ヽ　　　（　　人＿＿＿＿）
　　　　　　　　　　〈⊃　　}　　　|ミ/　　ー◎-◎-）　　← >>2896
　　 ∩＿＿＿∩　 |　　 |　　　（６　　　　　(_　_)　）　　　，
　　 | ノ　＼　　／ヽ!　　 !　∴　ノ　　３　ﾉ　 _ ･, ，∵
　　/　　●　　　● |　　/　　　＼＿＿＿＿_ノ,,　¨･∴, ’
　 |　　　　( _●_)　 ミ／　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　’∵
　彡､　　　|∪|　　／　　　　　　　　
/　＿＿　 ヽノ　/
(＿＿＿）　　　/　I AM KUMAAAAAA!

So you might be wondering what exact relationship does Kuma-san have to 2channel as a whole? Well we can probably start on the 株式 (Stock) board where people would post AA of Kuma in losing threads like "I'm done... losing so much..." referring to other people as Kuma who couldn't make any money:

　　 　　　∩＿＿＿∩
　 。　　| ノ　　　　　 ヽ
　　＼<＾i u ●　　　● | 　　　＜　No no no SELL, SELLLLLL！
　　　 |ヽ(⌒)､( _●_)　 ミ 　　　　oh god i'm going to lose it all SELL YOU FOOL
　　 彡/　 ﾄ､_>|∪|　　､｀＼ 　　　　
　　 /ﾉ　 /　　 ヽノ　/´>　 ) 　　　
　　(＿／　　　　　 /　(_／


Then there is Kuma-san who basically portrays stupid 2channel users who take bait given by users:

　　　　　　　　　＼　　　∩─ー、 　　　====
　　　　　　　　　　 ＼／　●　、_ ｀ヽ 　　======
　　　　　　　　　　　/ ＼(　●　 ● |つ　　　　　　　　　Oh noes, I fell for it again
　　　　　　　　　　　|　　 X_入__ノ 　 ミ　　　　　　　　　　　　　Someone save KUMAーーー！！
　　　　　　　　　　　 、　(＿／　　　ノ　/⌒l
　　　　　　　　　　　 /＼＿＿＿ノ゛＿/　 /　　=====
　　　　　　　　　 　 〈　　　　　　　　 ＿_ノ　　====
　　　　　　　　　　　 ＼　＼＿　　　　＼
　　　　　　　　　　　　　＼＿__）　　　　　＼　　　======(´⌒
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　＼　　 ＿＿_ ＼＿＿　　(´⌒;;(´⌒;;
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 ＼＿＿＿）＿＿＿）(´;;⌒　 (´⌒;;

And there is Kuma-san who portrays not so stupid users who don't take the bait because it is too obvious:

　　　　∩＿＿＿∩　　 　　　　　｜
　　 | ノ＼　　　　 ヽ　 　　　　　　|
　　/　　●゛　　● |　　　　 　　　|
　 |　∪　　( _●_)　ミ　 　　　　　j
　彡､　　　|∪|　　 |　　　 　　　 Ｊ
/　　　　 ∩ノ ⊃　 ヽ　　
(　 ＼　／ ＿ノ　|　 | Fishing or really??
.＼　“　　／＿＿|　 |
　　＼ ／＿＿＿ ／

There are a lot more variations of Kuma-san which I don't think I would be able to get through in a single post but anyways here here are some additional articles, videos, and threads you can look into yourself:
http://www.metafilter.com/92777/Pedobear-Plush#3133023
https://w.atwiki.jp/gbeginner/pages/54.html
https://dic.nicovideo.jp/a/クマー
https://4-ch.net/ascii/kareha.pl/1107311261/
https://web.archive.org/web/20051211044655/http://members.at.infoseek.co.jp/maruheso/aadic/ka.html#kuma-
https://web.archive.org/web/20060309193523/http://that.2ch.net/gline/kako/1069/10692/1069288422.html
https://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm2357668 [Play]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_UdprUxEZw [Play]
https://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm1051976 [Play]
very interesting!!: ttps://dic.nicovideo.jp/a/アナロ熊

>>2899
kuma was better

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This is a good information dump, you should make that thread you were thinking about.
Pedobea– I mean Kuma-san is one of the Great Memes, it's worth 'spoonfeeding' it's history.


I went on a pedobear media hunt two years ago, the lore would be easy to find however essentially every video, and a good portion of the images, have been unsurprisingly scrubbed off everything they were hosted on, half of these files come from Russian porn websites.

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>>2899
Reading all this information in the provided articles it makes me really wonder who's writing these articles that keep kind of contradicting with each other since I don't think even some of the Japanese internet users themselves know the exact origins where what came from what which is why when you for example go to at.wiki.jp for some futaba channel characters you can see some futaba channel users make fun of the people writing them up because they don't know the history behind them and they're not willing to share it since their motto is pretty much that you had to be there.
Anyways here is another one from Pixiv:
https://dic.pixiv.net/a/クマー
Originally, this ASCII art (AA) was a modified version of Mona (ヽ（ ・(ｪ)・ ）ノ).

However, the AA of the character "Shirokuma Chaos" from the game "Kumauta" was considered "more like a bear," so this AA came to be primarily used. Although the original character of this AA was a polar bear, when the AA is illustrated, it is often colored a dark brown due to its adaptation. (image 2-6 from the official game)

This AA started becoming popular around 2004, frequently used after news reports about bears appearing in human settlements. It continues to be regularly used on news-related boards even today.

The basic pose is with the left leg forward, saying "Kumaー!" Other famous variations include:

Saying "I am caught by such bait, Kumaー!" while being dramatically hooked and dragged by a fishing line.
Various other fishing hook jokes.
Fighting with other AAs like Nukedonado and Peepo-kun.
Having a wild look with phrases like "Abababababa" and "Ochinchin Biron."
I'm also going to list some interesting comments from the nico nico douga article for Kuma-san as the comments contain additional information about its history which would correct 2899-san's post:

Anonymous 2008/10/16 (Thu)
Just to mention, the original AA was a single line AA.
Though it might be pointless to say this among many who treat giant AAs like Yaru-Oh from New Sokudo.
It's roughly as detailed as saying Yaru-Oh is a derivation of Inko.

Anonymous 2009/03/25 (Wed)
Due to images being attached to links to child pornography (prohibited) on overseas boards, it was nicknamed "Pedobear."
As a result, it is treated as having "such hobbies."
I often chat with foreigners on messenger, but I used Kuma as my messenger picture...orz

Anonymous 2009/06/20 (Sat)
The creator of Kuma AA is "Blue3."

Anonymous 2009/10/11 (Sun)
quote: Due to images being attached to links to child pornography (prohibited) on overseas boards, it was nicknamed "Pedobear." As a result, it is treated as having "such hobbies."
It's sad to see Japanese people enthusiastically conforming just because it's from foreigners.

Anonymous 2009/11/26 (Thu)
The creator of Kuma AA is Blue3, a very veteran AA artist (also known as Gikorou).
He probably didn't expect it to become this popular.

Anonymous 2010/02/09
Pedobear originally appeared on sites like 4chan as a bait image attached to "bait links" claiming to link to images of young girls. Initially, it was called "Pedobear" as a bear protecting young girls from pedophiles. However, users who didn't know this background misunderstood it, and it completely became "a bear for pedophiles" by the time it was re-imported to Japan.

Anonymous 2010/10/01 (Mo)
encyclopediadramaticadotcom/Pedobearexit
This is amazing lol

Anonymous 2010/11/13 (Saturday)
I came here from VIP★STAR Kuma

Anonymous 2014/10/16 (Thu)
The bear considering whether to get baited is cute.

Anonymous 2015/11/24 (Tue)
I think one of the big reasons Japan is called a haven for child porn is because of the existence of Pedobear. Even though it was foreigners who made him the mascot of pedophilia.

Anonymous 2015/12/01 (Tue)
Isn't it just because there are a lot of erotic manga with underage characters?

Anonymous 2017/02/13 (Mo)
ttp://www5e.biglobe.ne.jp/~rino_tk/cgi-bin/dictionary/html/images/10831686092301.jpg
Here's the easy-to-understand original image of Kuma, "Bear caught by an icebreaker."
(JACKPOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (Refer to image 1))

Anonymous 2020/10/25 (Su)
I was wondering why this guy was treated as a rival to Nukedo (Donald) on 2ch, and I realized it’s because "Kuma" backwards reads as "Maku" (like McDonald's "Mac").

Anonymous2022/04/03(Su)
It's a complicated character: it originated from a real-life photo and became a derivative character of Mona, and then the AA from Kuma Uta was reused.
(If you don't know Mona, it was essentially 2ch's first AA character.)

Anonymous 2009/05/02 (Sat)
　　　 ∩＿＿＿∩　　　/)
　　　 | ノ　　　　　 ヽ　 ( i )))
　　　/　　●　　　● | /　/
　　 |　　　　( _●_)　 |ﾉ　/
　　彡､　　　|∪|　　　　，/
　 ／　　　　ヽノ　　　/´ 　　　If you guys are interested in Kuma, search for the "Sankebetsu Brown Bear Incident." It's interesting, Kumaー

ttps://dic.nicovideo.jp/a/三毛別羆事件 (This article is FUCKING HUGE but it's not about the AA but more about all of the bear incidents that contributed to its popularity. Someone else in the comments mentioned that searching up this incident there is a gore warning with many deaths.)

Anonymous 2012/11/08 (Thu)
　 ∩＿∩　　／￣￣￣￣￣
　（　´(･)｀）＜　You're a troubled person too, huh?
　（　　　　） 　＼＿＿＿＿＿
　｜ ｜　|
　（_＿）＿）
This is a minor AA called Omae Kuma, but in my mind, Kuma was always this character. When this version of Kuma became popular, I was really confused.
(Probably referring to the original thread with all of the kuma-san variations.)

>>2899
>>2905
>>2907
Could these be moved into its own separate thread? I don't want the webm thread to be derailed but also think that these posts are so interesting on their own that they could spark their own big discussion thread.

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https://web.archive.org/web/20190526084203/http://loos.jp/tyoma/
Found this interesting PV while looking through Plus-Tech Squeeze Box on nicovideo.jp it's apparently from October 8, 2007, at M3-2007 (Similar to Comiket, Music Media-Mix Market, or M3, is a bi-annual flea market allowing independent music makers and doujin circles to showcase and sell their works.) with a price of 100 yen I'm assuming this CD-R https://www.suruga-ya.jp/product/detail/186013707
Here's what is said about it on their official website:

"Chomateyo" (Visual Clip)

After two years, a new work emerges, telling the story of a girl who gets lost in the world of doujinshi. The story unfolds with the keyword "2.5D" in a slightly comical and utterly chaotic doujinshi world. We invite you to join us in this fascinating world!

Would you like to travel through the world of doujinshi with us?
"Welcome to the world of doujinshi!"
Presented by loos.
Web Design by ripple.

The new series "Chomateyo" was discontinued after one page due to space constraints.
Please look forward to the next work by loos!

■ A high-energy fusion of music and visuals, unfolding like a game of tag. This time, we're charging forward with the concept of "2.5D Manga," in true loos fashion! (comment by AQui)

■ "Sorry, I just love PSB too much." (comment by ripple)

■ "These guys move! Watch it!" (comment by Eretto)

※ This is a roughly one-minute video.

I'm surprised I actually knew about this group a lot of years earlier through one of their other work called 「オモイヨシノ」(https://web.archive.org/web/20141225035240/http://loos.jp/yoshino/) Anyways If anyone can find a higher quality version of this I'd really appreciate it especially since what I ripped is from NND and ever since they replaced all of the videos with "smile" ones lowering them in file size and quality in order to save space the original file would be lost.

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Something quick I put together from two of my favorite posts on the website
>>>/a/63/#428
>>>/mu/5/#257

>>2990
Legendary, this is good stuff.

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Taken from Malcolm Douglas' Across The Top Again (1989), 20 minutes in.

>>3143
good advice

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imagine being presented with such a scenario

>>3266
It feels like that scenario happens a lot to me but with less severity.

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A few really good Tsukihime MADs uploaded to Nico Nico Douga in 2007. I really love the creative usage of the visual novel assets.
https://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm10328 [Play] Tsukihime: Dancing Len-chan There is a higher quality version here: https://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm119919 [Play]
All those who love Tsukihime and all those who love Len, go ahead and give it a watch!
https://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm23141 [Play] NECOARC THE MOVIE (Tsukihime)
A must-watch for Neko Arc fans. You too can become cat ears!
https://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm15039 [Play] Tsukihime 'Euro Tohno' (This is a compilation of Eurobeat songs)
This is a Tsukihime MAD movie.

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Now imagine if it was a bunch of 22chan NEETs dressed in Anonymous

>>3400
It would be more impressive and heartwarming for sure.

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>>3400
REMEMBER THIS COULD BE YOU!

>>3403
How did you get that photograph of Anon?

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I've made some videos
most are simple however two or three took me over 10 hours to complete, the Made in Britain edit being one of them.

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>>3407
I've been making quite a few of these however because of either over-simplicity or theming most aren't suitable to be posted here

>>3408
>however because of either over-simplicity or theming most aren't suitable to be posted here
You mean in this particular thread? You could always make your own thread for this topic/theme of the videos and see if anyone is interested to interact with it.

>>3409
There's no use in posting Hitler AMVs here when you can find them anywhere else on the internet, nor in vainly making a thread nearly identical to this one.
That's what I'm getting at.

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https://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm9373403 [Play] Elements arranged in order of melting point
>I suddenly felt the urge to list the elements in order of how easily they turn into a liquid, so I went ahead and did it. I didn’t bother with the finer details, like whether helium actually has a melting point or the questionable values for radioactive elements.
BGM: https://w.atwiki.jp/hmiku/pages/4629.html