Dark Poster Confessions | 2chan's Infamous Stories & Urban Legends: Volume 3

[@SakuraStardust]

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[@GlassesnMouthplates]

The fact that Teto was supposed to be a "bootleg Miku" spawned from a 2ch prank and then was made into at least two Nendoroids by Goodsmile is really insane.

[@operator000]

and now she has a synthv voicebank!

[@AdamOwenBrowning]

@@Snoozlhiroshimoot owning 4chan and 2chan is its own little rabbithole of accusations of datamining and spying...

[@lolkthnxbai]

her new SynthV is absolutely nuts, it blows the current Miku voice out the water while maintaining that unique Teto touch.

[@imshook3144]

Made her way into official games, got an official voicebank, got official merch, and is widely popular and loved by many

[@ebagentj]

The Kasane Teto story is one of my favorite Vocaloid stories. A similar story to share is the creation of Akita Neru, and how it started with 2chan going nuts when Yahoo accidentally banned searching for Hatsune Miku for a little while.

[@Aiva]

I am a little sad that she didn't mention how Teto actually got enough recognition and love to get her own official voice bank outside of UTAU. But yes, a great inclusion. I adore Teto's story!

[@SakuraStardust]

I actually want to focus on vocaloids more in a future video, so I diddnt wanna drag out the section too much 😅

[@Aiva]

@@SakuraStardust Oh! Thank you for replying to this! That's awesome, I'll be looking forward to that video then! :D

[@ebagentj]

@@SakuraStardust I'm looking forward to it!

[@caputinodelamour5983]

Bring justice for our idol queen 😔🙏​@@SakuraStardust

[@blondiemom99]

the most infuriating thing about the bus hijacking incident is the "we cant release his name to the public 🥺 hwes only a minor" crap. He killed a woman and stabbed two others, hes clearly a danger to society, who cares that he's not 18 yet. (Same reason the Junko's killers can just walk freely today with absolutely no consequences 😒)

[@pineapplesodah]

Do adult things, get adult consequences. Not like he had a whole life planned anyways, he dropped out of high school and abused his parents and pet.

[@ltcaphide]

It's funny that Japan culturally deflects to America having such a violence problem among youths when any time a japanese youth does violent shit it is 10x worse and there are comparatively 0 consequences.

[@beboman009]

"The fact that random teens tho can destroy an innocent person's career just because they don't like the work they do as an entertainer is highly disturbing." This is just current twitter lol.

[@Abysswea]

Basically some kind of fans from company "A" towards Mano Aloe

[@UnknownFlyingPancake]

It's so depressing how often that happens nowadays :(

[@Atem4780]

Fr though

[@DMAN99]

Artists on twitter being harassed until they apologise for nothing, private their account or delete their account all because they drew a character "incorrectly".

[@sablenitez]

same shit happened to a YA writer :/ tumblr was so fucking brutal, all because they didnt like his books

[@intern_dana]

i got a "how to draw shoujo manga" book around 2010/1 (though my copy was printed in 2007) that used a reference to longcat/nobiko when explaining how comic book gutters worked

[@JayDonagh]

There was a young Japanese guy who travelled to Iraq in the early 2000s during the war and ended up being murdered on camera after getting taken hostage. From what I heard, the video ended up being very popular on 2ch and was exposed to a lot of younger audiences, even inspiring a bunch of comedic parodies from children. Very edgy.

[@SPACE.KITTY.]

Wtf!? Parodies??? 😨 I'm so glad I was never exposed to stuff like that growing up in the 2000s

[@angelnumbersbehindmyeyes]

That's not "edgy", that's disgusting and inhumane and fucking wrong

[@PlatinumPotat]

That HAS to be on the Do Not Search Iceberg at some point

[@JayDonagh]

@@SPACE.KITTY. There was even a rock concert in Chiba prefecture close to Disneyland where they had the video itself playing on the big screens and it was a very bad video, they sliced his head off. I think like 5000 people were in attendance and a lot were minors. Some Japanese people are more desensitized than we might think

[@Dark-Wolf-066]

​@@JayDonagh Do you still remember the name the victim? cuz i'm curious about the case

[@coyoteartist]

I did not know Longcat's history. I only knew her as a Cheezburger. I'm so glad to know Shiro lived a long and happy life and that her owner obviously got joy from how much her cat meant to people. I am also a fan of Maru, but I think my favorite internet cat is Walter.

[@Bonkpunktexe]

i'm personally partial to Tardar Sauce (grumpy cat) and Thurston Waffles. i miss them both

[@notaperson9831]

@@Bonkpunktexe Thurston 😩

[@notaperson9831]

Rest in peace, Shiro aka Longcat ❤️🌈

[@chocomelo454]

Me personally my favorite internet cat is a tie between Hehe and Sister Minnie. Hehe is just so adorable but I love Sister Minnie videos.

[@coyoteartist]

@@chocomelo454 I've seen some of Sister Minnie. I didn't know her name. So many kitties out there to love.

[@Zulf85]

The cheeseburger incident sounds like something straight out of Watamote lmao. You can tell the kinds of people the writers of that were inspired by

[@leokaptra]

I just got thru that story and I'm still like " ...🤔hmm🔎" like what did that graffiti even mean tho lol

[@goldchu5907]

THATS EXACTLY WHAT I THOUGHT 😭😭i coulda sworn there was a scene exactly like that where she struggled ordering a burger 😭

[@GlassesnMouthplates]

I honestly thought it was going to be like how Robert Downey Jr. quit drugs and became a new man after buying himself a bunch of Burger King, but instead, it turned out to be more like those slice-of-life anime with self-deprecating jokes lol

[@tamaki5982]

LMAFOFOFOF YOUR RIGHT I READ THIS B4 the story came up and once she was done reading it I was like yep this is literally something that would happen in watamote

[@LiliasSenga]

@@GlassesnMouthplates I love how Burger King is what drove that man to change his life for the better haha

[@johnsmith8906]

The Samejima Incident sounds a lot like Mornington Crescent. Mornington Crescent is about discussing the detailed rules of a game that does not exist.

[@leontrotsky7816]

For a bit more context - "Mornington Crescent" is a round on the BBC radio comedy show "I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue" where the "panellists" pretend they're playing a game but never explain what it involves doing and just argue about its rules (also not explained). As far as I know, show and "game" are still going.

[@muma-kitty1639]

i immediately thought of tumblr's goncharov joke

[@lluviathewolfgirl]

@@muma-kitty1639 The fake movie one?

[@crabohato4954]

​@@leontrotsky7816 there are apparently some rules which may actually exist. Basically, the rules are "2 people will list London underground railroad stations, and the first one to say Mornington(which is a station)wins". The rules are very bullshit, but that's the point

[@margotnohe973]

I used to be such a big fan of Teto Kasane when I was in high school, and yet somehow I didn't know she was a 2chan prank. I knew she was an April Fools Day joke, but never that it was 2chan who created her.

[@Pigpen_YT]

Posting this on youtube for the algorithm: Fantastic video as usual! Awful what happened to Smiley Kikuchi. I can't imagine being falsely accused of any crime, let alone a crime as evil as that.

[@der_metzgermeister]

The mention of flaming and longcat made me feel old

[@SakuraStardust]

I feel it ;w;

[@jaboi7709]

I think it’s important for people to know about what Junko went through. It’s very telling and people need to learn from it.

[@AKAProm]

It is but there is already a video on the channel going over it in detail, so I can understand why it wasn't repeated since it ultimately wasn't the focus of the story.

[@jaboi7709]

@@AKAProm I honestly didn’t know they already had a video about her. Thank you for letting me know!

[@officiallyclaimedasanidiot8978]

@@AKAProm can u tell me the title of this video?

[@AKAProm]

@@officiallyclaimedasanidiot8978 its from part 5 of her "DO NOT SEARCH" iceberg series iirc

[@AKAProm]

@@officiallyclaimedasanidiot8978 oh heck, I thought I replied to this. It was on like part 5? Of the do not search iceberg. It was one of the parts and it was one of the first entries.

[@TankHardcheese]

I'm convinced the whole "Samejima Incident" is one big troll and the punchline is never elaborating what the incident was, like the Jockstrap Incident gag in Dragonball Z Abridged.

[@ancientmingyu0604]

Same. It probably started as a joke and more and more people became aware of it and it kinda gained its own life with people referring only to what they heard others say about it. So, for example, person A read on 2C that people never talk about the Samejima Incident, so that's what they told person B, who asked about it, and Person B continues on with it, while both people have zero idea what the supposed incident is even about.

[@mauroc1896]

My favorite internet cat is also uni! I love how unhinged the instagram comments are and how the owner also plays into it. Another one would be kotaro, because he did not only became an english community meme, but he also became one in the hispanic one, the "no hace nada" cat (doesn't do nothing in english, yes the double negative is part of it).

[@SakuraStardust]

Yes!!! Uni’s unhinged Instagram comments are my go-to when I’m having a rough day XD it’s my favorite lore lol

[@wekkimekki]

GOD I KNOW WHAT U MEAN JAJAJAJAJAJ

[@sourgreendolly7685]

My current favorite internet cat is Eggs the cat. She just has the sweetest lil face you ever did see, I can't look at her without smiling. Seriously, if you like cats and need a smile go look at her precious face. You're welcome. RIP to far too many faves including Shiro/Longcat, Tardar Sauce/Grumpy Cat, Bubz, Lexi the tortie, and most recently Lilybean the Nomnom Queen

[@RudyCrowley-b1j]

RIP Longcat.

[@Unquestionable]

Bringing that wonderful glimpse into a nostalgia for that era of the internet. Having been in my late teens/early twenties when online communities were more spread out with an odd mixture of disturbing and heartfelt these are some of the most interesting retrospectives to me. The way American/Japanese culture are mirrors to each other is so fascinating and while I love all the stuff covered on here (I barely know anything about city pop but I end up super engaged with those videos) the internet culture-centric things put me in an interesting mindset where I'm reminded of the hope/despair I felt when I was younger.

[@ConvincingPeople]

Justice for ここにいるよ! They were just trying to be nice and people thought it was creepy! ;_;

[@Barryislarge]

My favorite fictional cat is the cat on the catfood tin, from maison ikkoku! (Profile pic). Looks so dumb that it always makes me tremendously happy

[@SakuraStardust]

I LOVE Maison Ikkoku!! The manga's ending had me crying ; w ;

[@Barryislarge]

@SakuraStardust It's one of the greats and a masterclass of writing loveable characters! I NEED those kinds of people around 😅

[@Heriarka]

How would the "I'm here" thing even be found? If the thread was set to not be bumped. Does this not imply that either of the repliers did a screenshot and shared it, so this whole thing was done on purpose

[@VancePantss]

One of my favorite internet cats ever was Thurston Waffles. I loved his little scream meow. RIP little guy...😢

[@killjoy8372]

The "I'm here" post is genuinely so funny to me just picturing someone caring so deeply about this question they asked that they just sit and stare at the thread for two years waiting for any reply, but refused to comment on it themselves or let it be bumped to actually get noticed is hilarious

[@TheSlipperyNUwUdle]

Long cat is also in the game Mystic Messenger. I think she’s one of the guests you can invite to the party, if I’m not mistaken.

[@alicethemad1613]

Honestly I was pretty worried about the Poochie story but it seems like it was only stalking while they were in highschool. After that she genuinely tried to change her behavior and didn’t really stalk him as much as she was just still hung up on him and emotionally attached. Then they started talking and hanging out more regularly and formed a normal relationship. Seems like she sort of reformed herself on her own but still maintained a crush which is understandable. And especially that he seemed to go through a string of girlfriends regularly but ended up marrying her, she might be telling a biased version of events but it seems like that means he really appreciates and likes her. From his perspective he probably saw it as finally noticing the girl who’s supported him and caught him when he fell since childhood lol.

[@TahaniMohammed-sg7di]

You have to speak about "Saiko! The Big Family" it's really creepy in a way. It is a mockumentary, but it really has a lot of weird stuff.

[@PlatinumPotat]

What is this???

[@TahaniMohammed-sg7di]

@@PlatinumPotat It's a fictional film that is presented in a style of a documentary. Search it up only few videos were made about it, so I thought it's a good suggestion.

[@Zenqqxx]

Omg real that'd be so interesting

[@TahaniMohammed-sg7di]

@@Zenqqxx yessss!!

[@Engel-07]

Im not gonna give spoilers but its kind of wild how the stepdad does everything he can to help his family

[@mannyichi]

Love the little DS jingle

[@angelnumbersbehindmyeyes]

Bro Japan really gotta start answering for the slow-aging species trope 😭

[@ollehkacb]

They take really good care of their skin

[@frostare]

Thanks for this informative video, Sakura! Some cases were lovely, some... not at all, but knowledge is power, always, that's what i think, and you really documented them perfectly.

[@malachiroberts6198]

Always a great day when you upload!

[@ferrariman195]

Thank you for another fantastic video I always look forward to them

[@monioni7923]

I'm always excited and look forward to ur videos thanks for all your hard work!

[@SakuraStardust]

Thank you, friend 😊 That really means a lot

[@gunnasintern]

Serum Lake and Sakura Stsrdust uploaded at the same time i got blessed this morning fr

[@Kainlarsen]

Kikuchi's story was horrible. That poor guy... And that NeoBarleyTea is a monster. Should be locked up in an asylum.

[@tsunsharks]

Teto then evolved into a SynthV voice bank in April of 2023 for her birthday! I really like her design for SynthV, it's really cute.

[@phyi3594]

I remember there was an item in an mmo I used to play as a kid based on longcat. good to know he had long happy life :)

[@philtkaswahl2124]

Bad thing about being in my time zone is that this was too early for me to catch live. Good thing is, I have great material to listen to while doing Sunday morning chores.

[@uptown-p]

14:30 YEAHH UTAU USER HERE!!! this is so awesome to see teto covered!! super happy ^_^

[@jphpwinner]

Sorry for such a late comment. I'm so happy with your new recording setup. Because in all your old videos you were mirrored (left-right reversed), it felt like you were making videos from The Mirror Universe... which actually suits your videos themes... and the angle felt really cramped back then too. So... YAY!!! Also. Thank you for all the interesting videos!!! 💕

[@mathieuleader8601]

the Samejima incident reminds me of the Sugar Bowl & the Schism from Lemony Snickets A Series of Unfortunate Events.

[@akino138]

18:36 MESMERIZER MENTIONED LET'S GOO!!!!!!

[@renanchristian02]

You did a fantastic job with this vid! Also please keep singing the Patron names, it's the best thing ever 😅

[@SuperGoomba6464]

Sakuras video content 😱 Sakura herself 😊

[@bromicorn]

the puchi matsu story was a rollercoaster

[@xHongxKongxHK]

I always get excited to watch these videos! Thank you very much for making them

[@PlatinumPotat]

LOVED this video!! Please make more internet friends content like this!!

[@user-fe8gx3ie5v]

No one should be "called out" for anything. People's private matters are that - private. The only thing publicizing accomplishes is creating rage bait and being fuel for gossip.

[@darkfent]

Me watching too many coffeehouse crimes, lazy masquarade, and kyotorobato: ah, those

[@HieRees-c9d]

Rip longcat she will be missed 😔😢27:23

[@PowerSynopsis]

yeeeeeeeeees, I am old enough to remember using napster. Please stop reminding me :(

[@sourgreendolly7685]

Felt 😭 Watching this while old enough just past midnight the day after my birthday. It's hitting extra hard rn fam

[@HexIsme]

Samejima: I wouldn't underestimate the Japanese tendency to pile onto interesting things with complete fabrications to stoke a fire. Even if it was real, it's far from impossible that people who didn't know if it was real were just saying so to make it look real. (And to anyone who wonders why they would do that... entertainment. Japan loves gossip and rumors...truth is always optional.)

[@Strabius]

The way you described how the samejima incident was an inside joke for 2chan to mess with new members sounds to me like a more edgy version of The Game, where the second you mention The Game you lose, you cant even describe how to play it cuz everyone has already lost.

[@Xizax41325]

I never knew teto was a troll and I've been listening to fukkireta for like 15 years.

[@Skepticalraven]

Man... I know most of these. I've been on the internet for a long long time it seems. Also crazy how tons of memes were birthed in Japan.

[@firstnamlastnam2141]

The Samejima Incident sounds like that one 4chan joke about a supposed super scary horror movie, The Grifter(?) I think, with how it's talked about in passing, but never elaborated on or given links. The movie, of course, does not exist, and is just a joke.

[@onekill31]

And the Sakura Stardust musical ending is back!

[@tablescissors]

What an excellent and intriguing compilation, especially to those of us unfamiliar (although I knew of 2chan). Nice editing and narration again. New subscriber! Best wishes for your upcoming surgery, btw. 🙏

[@naito281]

ceiling cat, monorail cat i first found out about these when i was about 8 years old. i was obsessed with making paper figures and there were some meme ones.

[@toffeefeathers]

I had no idea of Teri’s creation, she’s my favorite vocaloid! I love her iconic growl/yell singing

[@kasanetetolover666]

i jumped for joy when teto was mentioned. hell yeah. she's my favorite

[@HalianTheProtogen]

7:30 🤣“Low-brain adhesive kitchen” is my new favorite insult. My poor sides.

[@CherriSherry]

16:55 Please be aware that the idea of Miku's canonical age being 16 isn't true anymore, and it hasn't been for a while. Hatsune Miku has no canonical age as of now, as she is supposed to be an instrument with which you can project any story on to her. This was not always the case, but it hasn't been the case since about 2012 as far as I recall, hence why they selected the age of 15 in appearance for Teto back then. Hatsune Miku being 16 is about as canon as any of those "Genshin Impact character age" lists, a majority of it is fan speculation. This is why songs like "Rabbit Hole" using the Hatsune Miku voice bank aren't inherently problematic, as Hatsune Miku has no canonical age and you can assert any identity on to her depending on the intent of your song, hence why It's not borderline illegal to insinuate that she's a promiscuous sex worker in your fun dancy pop song or a world war 2 soldier in your depressing but upbeat musical number. Commonly ages like that are assigned to anime characters by Japanese fans simply because of the culture around Japanese college not really being like NA college. Here, College is when you get to have fun and relax after finally getting in to your dream school between your part time job and studying for exams. You can party all throughout college and we even have the saying "C's get Degrees" because as long as you PASS the course, you will still get your degree, and employers are VERY unlikely to pull up your transcript. In Japan, however, Highschool is the last time you get to be free and not worry about work and bills and excelling in college. Failing to EXCEL in Japanese college in certain fields will result in you being less likely to get a job in that field, they don't just look at the degree, they look at your performance too. This is likely where they got the age 16 for Hatsune Miku as well, since she would be of an age where she would be THINKING about college, but not all too worried about it just yet, giving a free spirited bubbly pop idol aesthetic.

[@KYOMUME]

i love the vipperloids so much my pfp has ruko in it i LOVE THEM. There needs to be more utau + vocaloid original songs....

[@killianmurray316]

Three days of happiness is probably my favourite book ever. Its cool to see it get a shoutout 😊

[@Me0wme0wwww]

I love your chao shirt!!

[@kkamajwi]

nobiko's owner is active on twitter an has almost daily posts almost like a diary where he addresses it to nobiko and its so sad yet so wholesome one of them was on may 20th "のび子さん、おはよう。 今朝は良いお天気になったね。 今日はすごく暑くなるんだって。 みけこさんは若い頃から毎年夏は痩せちゃってたから、今年の夏はすごく心配だよ。 なんとか夏を乗り越えてくれるといいんだけどなぁ。" (Good morning, Nobiko-chan. The weather was nice this morning. It's going to be really hot today. Mikeko-chan lost weight every summer since she was young, so I'm really worried about her this summer. I hope I can get through the summer somehow.)

[@SakuraStardust]

Oh my gosh 🥺

[@matveyxivan7159]

i think youtube just knew i wanted to watch your content cuz i got the urge to watch your channel and then got this in my youtube home page XD

[@scoutz0rs]

Love you, Longcat. (And Maru!!! An OG!!!)

[@basedblasianful]

Never a dull moment when Sakura uploads 😮‍💨

[@Nyxspar]

The laptop saying predator when you are talking about the anonymous file sharing site is A+

[@livingmasquerade1418]

the husky and medely story is so cute. and especially so cool if its real.

[@SugarOverSweet]

watching these videos while covering deltarune music is such a vibe it's actually wild

[@terryechoes3192]

Someone said "That's an awful thing to joke about"? Wow, this really isn't 4chan.

[@onigireee]

Vocaloid lore while sketching out the unholy Garfield Miku was _not_ on my weekly bingo.

[@ева-к7д1ч]

40:39 "three days of happiness" novel will soon be published in my native language(ukrainian), didn't know it originated from 2chan!!

[@Goleon]

I didn’t know Long Cat went on since the mid 2000’s. I only found out about her after the reveal of Gigantamax Meowth because everyone on Twitter was spamming the photo around alongside Gigantamax Meowth as a comparison or posting both while revealing that’s the likely inspiration.

[@aminishnamedvaati]

as a vocal synth fan, i was a little surprised but happy to hear about kasane teto here

[@wendelkevenandrade6407]

For those who are new on KZbin and don't know very well how to start their videos, here we can see a good example of how to do it: 0:00

[@tamaki5982]

40:43 WHATTTT THIS CAME FROM A 2chan USER WHATTTT I DIDNT KNOW I LOVE THIS MANGA

[@ninryu4]

Did not expect to see Dynasty in a Sakura Stardust video, but I'm not complaining

[@Eyetrauma]

Knew a few of these just by being adjacent to them back in the day, but quite a few new ones too. Lovely video, always enjoy subculture retrospectives like this.

[@WOOPAHsoup]

BABE WAKE UP SAKURA STARDUST UPLOADED

[@R3DS1XP0RKINS]

Thank you for uploading. Love listening to them while I adventure through the Wasteland in Fallout.

[@PlatinumPotat]

I’m playing Assassins Creed! Haha

[@R3DS1XP0RKINS]

@@PlatinumPotat Ah, which one?

[@PlatinumPotat]

@@R3DS1XP0RKINS Odyssey, but I’m about to start Black Flag too 😁

[@notsoul2573]

Teto was almost a real vocaloid twice. Two seperate companies tried to pick her up-- Crypton tried the first time but that was cancelled because she lost her charm. There is a REAL clip somewhere of that though. AH-Software also tried to produce her for Vocaloid but ended up making her a voicebank for SynthesizerV instead.

[@1deron1]

Oh wow, I didn't know Sugaru Miaki started on 2chan. I read Three Days of Happiness and been meaning to get to his other works for like 2 years at this point.

[@Going4Broke2528]

That is a very adorable, well behaved co-commentator/guest star in the background there! Shibas are so cute.

[@SakuraStardust]

Thank you very much! His name is Yusuke!

[@merciless972]

Another Banger video!

[@mossybossywossy]

the kintama virus being discussed casually while the word's meaning is just ignored is SO funny to me its great

[@bapphkunn]

what if the real Samejima incident was the friends we made along the way

[@Diabolical_Tekst]

If you throw a cheeseburger at a cool guy, it is highly dangerous.

[@descrates3545]

For me Maxwell and Uni will be some of my favorite internet cats

[@akifaiman7388]

dude who made teto: i dont know, i never thought id get this far

[@MillywiggZ]

The Curse of 2Chan? How am I only finding out about this now? Hahaa!

[@Mistertbones]

Is that a Pikachu squishmallow back there? I have one myself. He's so cute!

[@SakuraStardust]

He’s actually a vintage Tomy plush from 1999! I do have the Togepi and Clefairy ones though!

[@Mistertbones]

@@SakuraStardust Fat Pikachu is best Pikachu in my opinion.

[@osuplaeyurreallygood]

bro why did i think the guy in the thumbnail was leafyishere AHAHAHA

[@pablopablo1620]

I wonder if japanese internet also have lolcows

[@rcmick1203]

I heard about some of the Miku Expo 2024 live shows going on now, thanks to Sarah Spaceman YT. Some of them didn't have a very good setup. Feel bad for the people who went, expecting something more.

[@ancientmingyu0604]

Okay, honestly, the Vipperloid thing is literally so cute

[@k2a2l2]

omg gigantimax meowth being inspired by long cat made my day