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OT: can someone explain this anime/waifu thing to me, in particular why does someone record a video like this one with careful window placement so that we can s

by 781 8y ago

OT: can someone explain this anime/waifu thing to me, in particular why does someone record a video like this one with careful window placement so that we can see the anime? I feel like I'm missing something.

mrweasel 8y ago
I just want to know what window manager that it.
- dfox 8y ago
  Probably fvwm.
- redspl 8y ago
  XFCE4 w/ Mofit (misspelled in the package) theme. I'll move back to a tiling WM one day..
krackers 8y ago
To show off their waifu of course!
tom_ 8y ago
Football fans wear football team shirts to advertise their affiliation. I expect this is the equivalent for fans of Japanese cartoons.
johannes1234321 8y ago
In some cases (can't speak about this specific case) it's a matter of being recognizable. Many platforms (YouTube, twitch, ..) have limited capabilities for the creator to be recognisable. With such a branding at the second video you know "it's the anime guy"
a_t48 8y ago
Visual appeal. The anime waifu is more eye catching than a plain background.
jimmies 8y ago
Just a playful way to mess with people. At work, I see a guy that wears a D-Va shirt every other day. He is a big guy, and the whole D-Va thing is printed full-screen on his shirt. It makes quite a funny sight. 4chan people are notorious for pulling that kind of shit. I wouldn't be surprised if the person that makes that video is from /g/. If you don't find it funny, then you don't find it funny, like how you don't get some movies or memes that people like. I do.
- ayakura 8y ago
  > He is a big guy For you
redspl 8y ago
creator here; That was my desktop background at the time, recorded the video with obs at 720p because I wanted to get anything watchable on youtube (480p suxx if I wanted to include a timer, also it would look way worse). BTW, she's not my `waifu`, I just like her as a character.
- throwaway180118 8y ago
  Does your waifu know?

by 781 8y ago

mrweasel 8y ago

I just want to know what window manager that it.

dfox 8y ago
Probably fvwm.
redspl 8y ago
XFCE4 w/ Mofit (misspelled in the package) theme. I'll move back to a tiling WM one day..

krackers 8y ago

To show off their waifu of course!

tom_ 8y ago

Football fans wear football team shirts to advertise their affiliation. I expect this is the equivalent for fans of Japanese cartoons.

johannes1234321 8y ago

In some cases (can't speak about this specific case) it's a matter of being recognizable. Many platforms (YouTube, twitch, ..) have limited capabilities for the creator to be recognisable. With such a branding at the second video you know "it's the anime guy"

a_t48 8y ago

Visual appeal. The anime waifu is more eye catching than a plain background.

jimmies 8y ago

Just a playful way to mess with people. At work, I see a guy that wears a D-Va shirt every other day. He is a big guy, and the whole D-Va thing is printed full-screen on his shirt. It makes quite a funny sight. 4chan people are notorious for pulling that kind of shit. I wouldn't be surprised if the person that makes that video is from /g/. If you don't find it funny, then you don't find it funny, like how you don't get some movies or memes that people like. I do.

ayakura 8y ago
> He is a big guy For you

redspl 8y ago

creator here; That was my desktop background at the time, recorded the video with obs at 720p because I wanted to get anything watchable on youtube (480p suxx if I wanted to include a timer, also it would look way worse). BTW, she's not my `waifu`, I just like her as a character.

throwaway180118 8y ago
Does your waifu know?