Sakuga is the art of animation but what animates people to talk about it online and how can we improve upon that?
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Guessing Game (15)
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Guessing Game (11)
A very quick guessing game – mix of older and new, recognise any? :D (not happy with the varying sizes/alignments but here they are nevertheless!)
Guessing Game (13)
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Guessing Game (17)
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Guessing Game (16)
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Guessing Game (18)
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Guessing Game (12)
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Guessing Game (19)
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Guessing Game (9)
Time for guessing game number nine (eight was connected to an update a while back). Once again, trying to go for a random mix of styles, eras and…
Quick Guessing Game (4)
Another one! Just like the last three posts like this one, here’s six images – jump in to guess the films/series :) (Making a 80s/90s themed one this…
Quick Guessing Game (5)
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Quick Guessing Game (7)
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Quick Guessing Game (2)
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Quick Guessing Game (6)
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Quick Guessing Game (3)
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Exploring sakuga – Conclusion : A sakuga starter pack
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The idea here is not so much to add on complaints about the current state of the community, whether they’re justified or not. It isn’t either to be…
Exploring sakuga – Part 4 : What is sakuga good for, anyways ?
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A look at the ‘sakuga’ and animation of 2014
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A look at the ‘sakuga’ and animation of 2015
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A look at the ‘sakuga’ and animation of 2013
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Nostalgia and a Parlour Game
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This Manga is About A Strange Game
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Sakuga Espresso
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Exploring sakuga – Part 3 : The sakuga debate
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This Manga is About A HORRIFYING Game😳
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The ANN Aftershow - Navigating Toxic Fandom Discourse
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Trains: an introspection on art as discourse
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Animating Dynamically and the Sakuga TU/TB
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