Few things instantly transport me back to 2008 like this:

archive.org/details/yt-dkcplayer/Kona-Chanted Woods (Konata X Donkey Kong Country 2).mp4
It was a simpler time back then.

And to expand on that, the artstyle from the first couple of volumes is still my favorite from any series of all time. It was the perfect mix of 90s and 00s style.

Missing out on what? The videos haven't been deleted. The mid 00s optimistic otaku culture isn't coming back unfortunately. I would kill to be able to visit 2007 Japan.

youtube.com/watch?v=moJu4VUAbg0
youtube.com/watch?v=lrLFHnmbmu0
youtube.com/watch?v=1i_KsQ4j1ic

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>Missing out on what?
being a weeb during that time it's certainly more fun than now but i don't know man...
as a new anime fan (started in 2013) i always find the mid 00s to be a fascinating time to be a weeb
>The mid 00s optimistic otaku culture isn't coming back unfortunately.
why user?

youtube.com/watch?v=GfFNmzWcMVc
I know that Touhou has it's own board in /jp/ these days but you couldn't walk one inch without seeing Touhou interspersed with the greats of late 2000's anime like Haruhi, Lucky Star, or Death Note.

youtube.com/watch?v=Q16KpquGsIc

Not OP, but current otaku culture is too sterilized and kept in a controlled environment. Also, NND as we knew it from the 2000s unfortunately died off and it's corpse is being prepped by vtuber shit

youtube.com/watch?v=e7rnwcRVjlk

Click for instant nostalgia and grief:
youtube.com/watch?v=cepXLReu1aU

I think anime now has a broader reach because of online streaming and word of mouth, but it was sort of a wild-west era back then. I barely caught the tail end of that era starting from 2007 and I was too young to fully comprehend it. Most everything in my backlog of anime, games, and visual novels is all mid 00s.

Yes, everything currently released is more of the same, it's all diluted.

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>vtuber shit
i hate this shit with a burning passion it's the most soulless and manufactured shit i've ever seen

youtu.be/XkHVMLtbePo

Can I make you cry with this?

I'll find and dump photos I guess.

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Remember when you could be enthusiastic about your passions without being ironic or overly self-conscious?

I never really answered your question, it isn't coming back because the current global situation doesn't really have a place for it. If the economy improves and more media is produced then it still is certainly possible.

These photos make me nostalgic for the brief period about 10 years ago when Akiba Blog translated its posts into English. I followed them religiously, if only to learn about the neighborhood in preparation for my trip to Japan.

The era of social media has done away with that philosophy unfortunately.

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I'll try to find more, I'll expand my range from 2003-2008

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>KnJ
I never watched it, but I vividly remember the controversy over that

This one and the Ryuuseigun chorus will always fill me with a sense of having missed out, fuck you for posting this