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waifu2x is an image scaling and noise reduction program for anime-style art and other types of photos. [1] waifu2x was inspired by Super-Resolution Convolutional Neural Network (SRCNN). [2] [3] It uses Nvidia CUDA for computing, [4] although alternative implementations that allow for OpenCL [5] and Vulkan [6] have been created.
A dakimakura (抱き枕; from daki 抱き "embrace" and makura 枕 "pillow") is a type of large pillow from Japan which is usually coupled with pillow covers depicting anime characters. [1] The word is often translated to English as body pillow , waifu pillow , or husbando pillow .
This category should be reserved specifically for characters originating in anime and manga, as opposed to licensed appearances in such media.
Kawaii culture is an off-shoot of Japanese girls’ culture, which flourished with the creation of girl secondary schools after 1899. This postponement of marriage and children allowed for the rise of a girl youth culture in shojo magazines and Shōjo manga directed at girls in the pre-war period [ 5 ] .
Lum the Invader Girl [1] [2] (/ l ʌ m /), known in Japan simply as Lum (Japanese: ラム, Hepburn: Ramu), [3] is a fictional character and the female protagonist of Rumiko Takahashi's manga series Urusei Yatsura. [4] [5] [6] She is often believed to be the main protagonist of the series due to her iconic status.
The anime is not presented in a chronological sequence though episodes do build upon each other thematically, with details shown in earlier episodes becoming important in later ones. The first season of Hidamari Sketch was licensed in North America by Sentai Filmworks and distributed by Section23 Films ; the first season collection was released ...
It also includes 95-tan, ME-tan, XP-tan figures, titled OS Girl 95, OS Girl me, OS Girl XP respectively, [9] but include a molded space for 2k-tan (named OS Girl 2K). [ 10 ] ME-tan, 2K-tan, XP-tan were designed by GUHICO of Stranger Workshop, [ 11 ] [ 12 ] while 95-tan was designed by Fujisaki Shiro from H.B.Company.
All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku (Japanese: 万能文化猫娘, Hepburn: Bannō Bunka Nekomusume) is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Yuzo Takada. It was serialized in Weekly Manga Action for only three issues in 1991, with the three published stories later compiled in a single volume collection in December 1997.