DenDen Garden
@denden.garden
Culture through an otaku lens https://denden.garden/
"when haruhi itself only manages to land in its shadow with 3DCG mocapped dance mush, I imagine whoever was sent down to the kadokawa basement to steward it must find some sick joy in twisting the knife further on its best legacy" denden.garden/2026/02/01/h...
the tortoise catches the hare hare yukai
searching for haruhi and her legacy twenty years after broadcast, there's plenty to review sifting thorugh the litter of dance choreographies
denden.garden
February 5, 2026 at 1:15 PM
"when haruhi itself only manages to land in its shadow with 3DCG mocapped dance mush, I imagine whoever was sent down to the kadokawa basement to steward it must find some sick joy in twisting the knife further on its best legacy" denden.garden/2026/02/01/h...
"theme songs are such an assumed part of the corporate identity for big box and discount stores in japan, like mosquito buzzing and parking lot tattlers are stateside, that I’m not convinced they aren’t also an employee retention repellent"
every day's divine at your lamu
el cantare's low prices and discount eroge music will save you bigly
denden.garden
December 27, 2025 at 2:18 AM
"theme songs are such an assumed part of the corporate identity for big box and discount stores in japan, like mosquito buzzing and parking lot tattlers are stateside, that I’m not convinced they aren’t also an employee retention repellent"
"Rather than simple displays of bouquets, otaku have invented the flower stand as a crowdfunded accomplishment."
Stan up for the itahana
Flower stands have become a fixture of otaku participation in concerts and events, but have deeper roots
denden.garden
December 16, 2025 at 6:10 PM
"Rather than simple displays of bouquets, otaku have invented the flower stand as a crowdfunded accomplishment."
"While a post-Miku boom for Vocaloid has often emphasized the celebrity of producers over characters, overseas fans are now reasserting Teto's character, often with crippling back pain."
Drilling down on Kasane Teto's overseas success
An exploration of why Kasane Teto, as she undergoes a tremendous reappraisal, has achieved such strong popularity outside of Japan
denden.garden
December 8, 2025 at 5:33 PM
"While a post-Miku boom for Vocaloid has often emphasized the celebrity of producers over characters, overseas fans are now reasserting Teto's character, often with crippling back pain."
Reposted by DenDen Garden
「Drilling down on Kasane Teto's overseas success」という論考を寄稿しました！境界が薄れゆくインターネットのなかで、テトへの関心が日本の模倣から海外の主導権へとどのように変化してきたかを論じます。11/29の #ボーマス61 にて頒布予定で、後日BOOTHでも販売されます！
【告知】
11/23の #文学フリマ東京41 「さ-58」 Async Voiceで
新刊の
『ボーカロイド文化の現在地：海外特集号』を出します！
海外（日本国外）のボカロシーンの特集号になります
表紙はyasai31さん
イラスト9枚＆原稿10記事、約200頁で2000円
既刊も頒布します
よろしくお願いします…！
11/23の #文学フリマ東京41 「さ-58」 Async Voiceで
新刊の
『ボーカロイド文化の現在地：海外特集号』を出します！
海外（日本国外）のボカロシーンの特集号になります
表紙はyasai31さん
イラスト9枚＆原稿10記事、約200頁で2000円
既刊も頒布します
よろしくお願いします…！
November 28, 2025 at 5:04 AM
「Drilling down on Kasane Teto's overseas success」という論考を寄稿しました！境界が薄れゆくインターネットのなかで、テトへの関心が日本の模倣から海外の主導権へとどのように変化してきたかを論じます。11/29の #ボーマス61 にて頒布予定で、後日BOOTHでも販売されます！
"A lone individual repeating the dignity of a news anchor projecting steadiness will always be difficult to achieve in a 500-channel universe. Gochiusa News, instead, tunes its expression as a mass hysteria."
And now, my heart will be hopping
Gochiusa News, a loose subculture of headline aggregation performed by the otaku, validates our news at its most embarrassingly dizzy
denden.garden
October 31, 2025 at 2:13 AM
"A lone individual repeating the dignity of a news anchor projecting steadiness will always be difficult to achieve in a 500-channel universe. Gochiusa News, instead, tunes its expression as a mass hysteria."
