>>1970
I know the feeling!

>>1970
Also, an addendum, the restive pace ties in perfectly with the name "Ikouchan"
I'm a strong subscriber to "Nomen est omen"

>>1968
I know it's not true, but I often feel like every conversation has been had. Memes and hahas are so deified in the lense of nostalgia and so saturated in the conscious that no one (without brain damage) thinks anything they see is good enough to be memed, and will only get on with something if one person shills and shoves their meme down people's throats until it gets over with the other folks. Which is a shitty inorganic way to do it that disregards quality and produces a dysgenic morass of middling memes all coming from the subpar minds of 2 or 3 narcisitic obsessives. Twitch streamer Jerma used to do a New Years event where he would throw away all the running gags of the year to start fresh.

>>1970
Ikouchan is my favorite textboard with images.

>>1999
wtf

dear,
>>1971
please fix backend, so ikouchan could respect Anon & work without JS

I'll try to make unnoticeably slight improvement to some of the banners I painted

I've been learning Japanese lately but I hit a roadblock; I've fully learned hiragana and katakana but I feel stuck when it comes to kanji and vocabulary.

>>2047
Do you accept submitted banners?

>>2053
Beefing up vocabulary takes forever but it could be one of the most fun parts in learning languages
Thinking and expressing thoughts in newly learned expressions or different languages can conjure up one's another selves

With regard to kanjis, I remember I enjoyed learning them as a kid. But it was clear I was a weird child

>>2054
>Do you accept submitted banners?
You mean you are asking if I'm open to adding user-created banners to this site?
There's already been one from this post >>1345

Since I value original contents, dedicated banners created with paintings you painted yourself or photos you took yourself will be welcomed

But personally, I'm not really impressed with the stuff like grabbing some random copyrighted work on the internet, inscribing a logo on it and saying "it's our banner now"

What made you ask me the question?

Pretty good!

>>2040
Awesome!

>>2038
In Japan the number of dentists is known to have somehow outgrown demand for them
I heard it was caused by some laws but I'm not clear on why

I hope you brush and floss your teeth so dexterously that the annual checkups are frequent enough!

>>2040
Hi!

>>2038
I haven't gone to the dentist in too long but I never really had teath issues. Plus a while ago I switched from using toothpaste to salt and it seems to be working far better; though it's also much harsher, I bled a lot at first like when you start flossing.

>>2055
Excellent!

>>2025
Off course!

>>2025
I liked reading "nito no joreishi" a bit, the author is definitely an empty shell of a human being just like me , the art is good also, it will never end though.
I guess that I like action manga, the more violent, gory and "fair" (a manga about torture would be no good) the better .

>>2048
That makes sense!

This thread motivated me to find a manga series to read and I started reading Shigurui Death Frenzy. It's so intriguing

October 10 was Miyako's birthday

>>1940
A Libra, eh?
But then, it's hard to tell if Miyako is fair minded, or simply lax.

Happy new year! 🎊

Hi!

>>2043
You did nothing wrong!

>>2023
I know the feeling!

The hay fever season is finally about to end and I'm happy

>>2023
Sounds nice and calm!

Gale force winds blow through my city. The smell of dust is everywhere.

>>2034
Awesome!

>>2034
It's been so windy here too
Pollen and strong winds keep preventing me from enjoying this spring

wave your conductor's baton, my friend

>>1706
so upbeat, should be the theme of ikouchan

When I come across rap stuff it comes off mildly juvenile, but that juvenile nature is what makes it endearing
> Youth is happy because it has the capacity to see beauty.
> Anyone who keeps the ability to see beauty never grows old

I’ve been listening to the new Dream Theater album

What book are you currently reading? I'm reading the Hobbit rn.

>>1996
Right now I am reading “Europe: A history”. It’s a very comprehensive overview of European history, very small details are included which I like


How do you enjoy the Hobbit?

>>2005
Smart post!

>>1996
Funny, I'm rereading The Hobbit right now.too. I got the annotated version for Christmas. It doesn't have too much extra, but lots of great illilstrations.

>>2016
Congrats!

bumping because new year

>>1980
You did nothing wrong!

>>1980
Happy new year!

>>31
Are we bumping? Uh... Yeah!

>>2003
Maybe?

I started watching a French/Japanese cartoon named Oban Star Racers. It follows a young girl named Eva who sneaks onto her estranged fathers racing team as hes about to join an intergalactic racing competition. Eva takes on the fake name Molly and eventually becomes the racer after the pervious one gets injured. Eva is very cute and I love the designs for the aliens and the flying ships they use. It has a good OP too, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2_LqzAN10A it must have been very confusing for young kids to hear Japanese and English in the same song lol.
>No I've never been
Understandable! Have you ever met an otaku IRL and talked about what you like? I once met a very stereotypical nerd in a comic book/geek store in Dublin, I was very shy so its quite an embarrassing memory hahaha, he was a very nice guy though, the other time I talked about anime IRL was when I was speaking to a friend whos a professional boxer, and he asked me if I knew anything about the anime Hajime No Ippo. I said no and so he started telling me everything about it from the way he spoke you could tell he was a massive fan.

What are some popular sports in Japan? In Ireland, Gaelic Football, Rugby, Soccer and Hurling are popular. Soccer is very popular in my family, but I've never taken part or cared much. Have you ever done any sports.

>>1955
>Oban
I've never heard of it. How did you find the anime?

>Have you ever met an otaku IRL and talked about what you like?
I've met many otakus irl but I pretty much never talk about anime irl. I can't organize my thoughts or keep the conversation on

>What are some popular sports in Japan?
I suppose soccer and baseball? I often see people talk about or go watch them

>Hurling
Cool, I've never heard of it. Have you ever played it?

>Have you ever done any sports
I've never been good at any sport. I played ball games like soccer and volleyball only in gym class and I have no good memories of them
I like strolling because it doesn't require any skill to enjoy it

>>1965
Hello. Merry Christmas!
>I've never heard of it. How did you find the anime?
It came up in conversation with a friend and I checked it out.
>Cool, I've never heard of it. Have you ever played it?
No and I don't even really know much about it. When I was a kid I was just god awful at sports I preferred to play video games or watch cartoons at home
>I suppose soccer and baseball? I often see people talk about or go watch them
Oh I've heard of baseball being popular in Japan. If I remember correctly it's because of soldiers post WW2 stationed in Japan missing playing sports they had back home so they taught it to Japanese people, don't quote me on that though. And football is popular no matter where you are

I watched the anime Zunda Horizon for the first time because the official account uploaded it on YouTube
I only knew that the character Zundamon is very popular and I knew nothing else about the project so it was nice to have an opportunity to take a glance of its universe

>>1969
Happy new year!

>When I was a kid I was just god awful at sports
I know what that feels like

I watched Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl on Netflix. I really enjoyed it