/otaku/ - Japan / Otaku / Anime

Welcome to Sushichan!

Original Samachan.org migration discussion thread at >>>/yakuza/776

This board was made to handle some of the discussion topics that were common on Samachan but not so common on Sushichan. Japanese and Otaku culture as well as Anime-related discussions can go in this board, whether you were originally from Samachan or not. In addition, if you are from Samachan and you're not sure if your topic would fit in one of our other boards, you can post it here. If the moderators think it would be a better fit for another part of the site, it might get moved.

Sushichan Guidelines
* Read the rules! Also take a minute to look around.
* All conversations should be comfy and use polite language.
* Less comfy conversations (within reason) can be had in /hell/.
* NSFW content goes in /lewd/. Keep 3D threads in /lewd/ to a minimum.
* Site meta discussion goes in /yakuza/.
* The /culture/ board is mostly for literature and artwork, despite the name.
* Cute stuff goes in /kawaii/, but it is an SFW board.
* The /arcade/ board has been expanded to include all kinds of games, including tabletop.
* Keep most Japan / Otaku / Anime related topics within this board.

The 27th anniversary of Hunter x Hunter's first chapter has passed by recently, and I thought it might be a fun idea to stream the 1999 anime series.

Stream link: https://cytu.be/r/GreedIsland

The stream will officially begin on March 13th, 20:00 UTC. See you there!

>>6517
Last thread hit the bump limit.

Stream starts every Saturday at 20:00 UTC or 21:00 UTC depending on daylight savings time (16:00 EDT/13:00 PDT). See each week's announcement for the UTC time.
https://cytu.be/r/SushiStream

We usually watch one older show as a "main feature" as well as keep up with several currently airing shows as voted on by the community. We'd love for you to drop by!

Things we've watched before: https://pastebin.com/pgK1NFDJ

nice pantsu bro

Sushirolls seem to like these shows so I'm making a thread for them.

I will be posting Bocchi the Rock, Bang Dream, Girls Band Cry, etc. because their respective bands are currently active and popular. But feel free to post K-On and whatever else as well.
If theres a cute girl with an insturment post it here.

remember when we had a thread for currently airing anime? no wonders no one wants to post here anymore with this mod team… anyway i liek clevatess

Back in the day, it was really difficult to acquire otaku media. This gave rise to countless fan groups of dedicated individuals ready to get into legal trouble, so that others can enjoy anime and games from Japan. Most of these subber and warez groups disappeared over time, as anime blew up outside Japan and became more available. Some of them even transformed into law-abiding publishers, continuing their efforts with less risk and less freedom. Streaming services really brought anime to the masses. Nowadays some series even get released the same or the next day they air in Japan, making the service comparable to bleeding edge fansub groups, that competed among themselves to be the first to drop the next episode of Naruto.

That said, I still prefer piracy over other options. You get the benefits of
- enjoying free stuff
- not feeling bad about getting something, you didn't enjoy
- more often than not superior quality, translation, encoding
- freedom from time and location limits of service providers
- security of owning the data on your hard drive
- feeling good, when finally paying for a series you previously pirated, but enjoyed so much, you wanted to give back
- finding stuff, that is still unavailable through legal purchases
- better compatibility through patches, hacks, jailbreaks (with games)

What is your stance on the matter?

What's the etiquette on anime phone wallpapers?

After all, if people would mind their own business, they'd never be looking at your phone to begin with. But it is something you might be bringing out in public areas, so maybe ecchi/guro type content is inappropriate? Or should you avoid anime images altogether so you don't get associated as one of those depraved otaku types?

For the games, anime, girls, etc. of both old and new Pokemon.

Hey sushis, who's your favourite soft-drinking anime character?