Where Did This Nostalgic Box Man Wallpaper Come From?

[@Broogli]

Banger , see y’all February 28th 😎

[@xxyoboigxx]

That's what I'm saying, brodie

[@GhostSynthHL2]

Wear the Backrooms wallpaper pants.

[@tinydancertinydancertinydancer]

En efecto, un súper video!

[@zaijantv4237]

I miss this character back in 2010s

[@mndhmonkepineaplegang]

nice

[@cfiber_inc]

Old wallpapers from the early 2010s have such a peaceful feel

[@rexxe001]

Screensaver back then late 90s

[@JayMakesAnimation]

Dang early 2010s is old? Yep now I definitely feel old.

[@thegamer303]

@@JayMakesAnimationMe when time passes:

[@kootunesscrewy]

Tbh, Danbo actually fits well as a friend for Domo than Yotsuba.

[@seviathanvoneldritch4284]

yep

[@Jaxident]

There was an adorable Danbo cosplayer at Anime Central back in 2010, in retrospect that's probably the most budget friendly cosplay someone could make

[@JadenSalads]

That's pretty funny, you're right

[@kimifw58]

I know someone who cosplayed as Greased-Up Deaf Guy.

[@Pastellera2video]

I knew who Danbo was As soon as I saw the pictures! yotsuba Is my favorite manga of all time. I love it!

[@bluar.]

same :D

[@KCDash4400cw]

Same

[@musicbydmerlo]

I remember this little boxy thing in every single Dubstep music channel back in 2013

[@themodernfrontiersmen]

Dude just seeing the thumbnail filled me with nostalgia. TBH I never even thought of where the box guy came form. Thanks for the vid!

[@JadenSalads]

of course!! :)

[@rexxe001]

@@JadenSalads there's also a creeper version of the rainy road one :3

[@Justinya0]

I always thought he was some kind amazon's mascot? Because of the logos and branding on him

[@UnforgetableLuncheon]

I honestly did not know the little 4chan mascot was from a pre-existing piece of media and thought it was an original creation from way back when.

[@MiniMight]

the 2010s had such an indescribable vibe but whenever i see it i know it and get filled with nostalgia

[@dopey473]

Kiyohiko Azuma doesn't get enough credit for singlehandedly influencing most of internet culture from the 2000s and onwards.

[@sebastianloveseveryone]

I also noticed that in some pictures, Danbo is in a duo with Domo-kun(square-shaped creature with wide opened mouth). Makes sense, though, both from Japan.

[@JadenSalads]

Both partnered with 7/11 as well!

[@caitlinabbott7895]

You know the box guy from wallpapers, I know Cardboard Friend from funny gmod role play videos

[@isac6464]

venturiantale?

[@caitlinabbott7895]

@@isac6464 yep

[@frostynoms5517]

Yes!!!! Cardboard friend!

[@Smart_feIIa]

As a figure photographer I absolutely enjoyed this video bro. One of my favorites

[@AidenRKrone]

The Amazon Box Man (as I called it back in the day, not knowing its real name) photographs were used frequently as the background images for chillstep songs uploaded by accounts like MrSuicideSheep and 17tumba.

[@argentsoul_]

Damn… MrSuicideSheep is a name I haven’t heard in a hot minute. I wonder what they’re up to these days.

[@Dr34m3rdr34m]

Man..I used to see images of this guy with random quotes on facebook in 2014 lol I was really surprised when I found out that he is just a character from a manga

[@Goobrish]

I love this video I miss 2010 stop motion/pictures like this keep the good work I hope this nostalgic train keeps on going

[@JadenSalads]

Nostalgia makes the best content!

[@Goobrish]

@@JadenSalads indeed

[@AdrianGhastly]

Nostalgia for super specific nieches you forgot that existed always hit like a truck. Mad interesting video!

[@JadenSalads]

thanks man, W updated profile pic

[@BuckBlaziken]

Omg Domo! I only know its name because I had a middle school teacher who loved the character, she made us write sentences using Danbo as the main character

[@kootunesscrewy]

He had a cartoon, btw. Which was my first experience with the character.

[@sofiaflorina2021]

Aww, early 2010s, I remember those years. As an Indonesian, many amateur Indonesian music videos on KZbin in the early 2010s used Danbo doll wallpaper as the video background, many young people at that time used this as their Facebook cover photo too.

[@poIynomer]

Nice cameo from broogli 😄

[@JadenSalads]

right??

[@Grandma_Ednaa]

I’ve always been into crafting and I remember trying to recreate him for myself as a kid. That was so fun.

[@Keegerator]

How interesting that so many photographers made Danbo photos! I always love to know the origin of something like this. Sickass video.

[@thebigmimo]

wallpapers from the early 2000s feel like a liminal dream there very relaxing for some reason.also the national geographic wallpapers from early macbooks

[@DienerNoUta]

7:45 whait, I know him, he is a (great) photographer from spain. i never imagined he WSA the author from that iconic photo. I'm not from spain but as someone from latam this makes me happy

[@CRABboy1678]

Omg i completely forgot about this guy i grew up in the early 2010s but still remember this thing ive seen it a few times

[@Tangerineluvr9]

I knew those wallpapers were so familiar, last year I bought the yotsuba manga and I was researching about it. I saw that box guy and I was like, “that looks so familiar!” Then I searched the danbo box wallpapers and I was shocked. I love that little box and I have him as my wallpaper on my phone. Such a silly box

[@salam-peace5519]

Back then I wondered if these images were some kind of viral Amazon advertising campaign considering box man usually featured the Amazon logo very prominently.

[@allwhiteairforce1336]

This is the easily the best channel I’ve ever watched. Bro makes me remember the good times when I was younger and what exactly made it good times.

[@JadenSalads]

That means a lot, thank you

[@zloxkid9796]

ty man i needed to know the origins thats EXACTLY why is subbed!

[@GearMaster-ku1xf]

i used to think his name was Mr. postal because i saw him on the side of some building and the words next to it said "Mr. Postal"

[@Catz98Red]

why does bro look so sad idk why but looking at these just makes me upset it might be the nostalgia

[@Swanaenae]

Lol I love how Arielle was straight to the point w/ her responses

[@matthewisguy7336]

9:51 Yay it's that music!!!!!!!

[@EternalTheMandarinGoddess]

Specifically, i remember the little box dude from that one video of the Just a dream cover. GOD that song holds so many memories for me...

[@Offramp-z7p]

This one is unfortunately...unsolved. @ 5:25 Love what you did there. 😄

[@istoleyunomilesbigmac]

you unlocked a memory i long forgot

[@_end3rguy_]

I remember seeing those guys on a stock photo website like 6 years ago and I decided to research it and bought one

[@justaemptymall]

This made me want to use him again. Thx ❤️

[@bigotis9042]

1:41 the wii u mii maker music takes me back bro

[@andrewmurray9691]

I also feel abandoned places have a lot of liminal vibes to it

[@Reyde_]

ooo, that's a very interesting topic to look into, I got hooked, video was recommended even though I'm subbed and watching all videos, thumbnail has it.

[@JadenSalads]

Heck yeah, thank you!!

[@robocami]

I’m so happy you posted this because I’m literally working on a Danboard landscape painting for art class!

[@LNTFCgroup]

Thank you dude I’ve been DYING to see someone talk about this

[@IrizGMD]

I'm amazed by how you many to tackle topics i had erased from my mind!

[@JadenSalads]

I'm glad lol

[@CrisisMoon7]

You’ve become of my new fav KZbinrs, thank you for making my day a bit more enjoyable 10:08pm Feb 21 24 Wednesday

[@JadenSalads]

that's awesome to hear, thank you :)

[@thegamer7537]

Hey, I remember being at a birthday party in the mid to late 2010s, seemingly past the Frutiger aero, vibrant neon colors aesthetic, etc. It had that design on the carpet which every other play place had in the late 2000s and early 2010s. It also had a shark themed slide, an area with foam ball guns in a net cage, and an area in which there were small tricycles which resembled the small blue chairs we all sat in in the given time period. I think it would make a very interesting and entertaining video and would mean a lot to me if you were able to find it. Love your content!

[@adam.n-steve]

i was waiting for this "aesthetic" to come back 😭 Like there's more that looks similar to this little boxman. edit: i always find that the design of him to be more east asian. so him being an anime character (even if it's just one or a few episodes)

[@Zachthebabex__]

No better feeling than seeing you uploaded

[@boahancock3461]

Zamn Jaden's danboard pictures are gud. 😂

[@RandomHans]

great vid, i am now personally begging you to read the yotsuba manga it is literally one of the coziest things in the world (also that yotsuba cosplay pic you inserted in the video at some point, that's a whole nother character that just so happened to also be named yotsuba)

[@Gomogora534]

this little guy is so preciouse

[@MrOrcaz]

Guys, the king of Internet mysteries, and finding liminal spaces he’s about to come out of the plane

[@emptypasta2137]

i forgot about these cute little guys,i used to seeing them in my friend"s desktop wallpaper

[@Galaxxi]

Wallpapers of this little guy used to trend all the time on deviantart in the early to mid 2010s. Danbo my friend from the front page of deviantart :)

[@summerweendream9706]

instantly made me think of nico nico, I remember spending so much time on that site as a kid! I didn't understand Japanese when I was that age. If I did I bet I would have been on 2chan

[@tanktheturtle_8388]

I could've sworn I've seen this little box dude on a bullying / sewerslide prevention poster?

[@marvelousTUD]

Guillermo = Gee-AIR-moh Viciano = VEE-see-AHN-oh

[@JadenSalads]

I couldn't say Guillermo to save my life LOL

[@ChristopherStrider]

I'm this old.

[@andoisill7222]

i love your videos so much bro please keep making them

[@Ounays]

danbo teh goat

[@TehEpicKirby141]

I have all the books. Danbo is a kid in a cardboard box from the Yotsuba&. He doesn’t really die, but I think that in his first appearance, I’m pretty sure he “flies away” to see “his family”. Also, where can I buy that danbo figurine!!!!

[@ALDOSIVIToN]

Damn, hits so hard... 😢

[@Lo-Fo2]

Thanks for the video, it made my day just that much better!

[@JadenSalads]

i'm glad!!

[@SapphireRose0205]

Always thought this was just an old Amazon mascot that got retired, especially cuz of the Amazon logos on the sides of his head

[@tinydancertinydancertinydancer]

I really like this video, is so well made. Your voice is so relaxing and fresh. I really liked your way of narrating the video, fast and very understandable, I hope to see more videos like this. I really liked your way of narrating the video, fast and very understandable, I hope to see more videos like this. :D

[@boredyoutubeuser]

I had the "crying in the rain" one on my fandom profile 😂

[@Csumcat]

I still have this wallpaper

[@bruxtaniyole4322]

Are you able to include the Grand Castle Apartment Complex in an upcoming video? I would love to see it in one of your videos since it is a very underrated liminal space location.

[@Schploof]

i completely forgot about that silly little guy

[@JadenSalads]

He's silly

[@pobo.6187]

Great video Jaden! It was awesome to help you out :D

[@JadenSalads]

[@maryams814]

I’m waiting all day for your videos

[@catco123]

1:58 12 oz mouse?

[@HaNicolee18]

The sillyyy 😭♥️

[@Jude0nbeatsaber]

Yo Jaden you should make a video on 2000s older brother core

[@lucathegamer9113]

So nostalgic

[@SpdySpdB]

Yotsuba& is amazing!

[@dxrkoner]

used to use these all the time lol

[@Chloe4656.]

I remember the box guy wallpapers and the character itself he's so cute.

[@Lu9_ST]

Now I'm wondering about the prominent display of Amazon Japan branding on some of these figures...

[@AhzurrTheRapper]

You literally had vanoss what you and other big names How are you at 80k???? you deserve a million bro

[@JadenSalads]

🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@jessicanewton8051]

what puzzles me is why some of them have amazon branding on the boxes while others are blank. I assume it was some kind of promotional version of the figure for the site, so it's not really all that interesting, but I'm surprised it wasn't mentioned.

[@JadenSalads]

I couldn't find a good spot in the video to talk about it, but probably worth mentioning regardless.

[@SCPfan173]

3:20 I feel like I've seen this picture before

[@lewis9s]

I thought these were just normal images with the figure photoshopped in.

[@Faz.76]

My new favorite channel thank you for this video

[@JadenSalads]

of course!!

[@cloutgrabber]

I remember this dude on my verizon tablet :D

[@LumentedLunar]

wake up sigma, i need more content.

[@StrongZeroPowerHour]

this feels like a video goign "who is this strange black and white mouse with the two round ears, and why are there so many pictures of him?"

[@Gothic20162]

Yotsuba is my favorite manga ever

[@AlbertScoot]

It's from Yotsuba of course.

[@kitchuwin]

These photos were my inspiration for my KZbin mascot... If you couldn't tell lol

[@JadenSalads]

Heck yeah

[@attackofthecopyrightbots]

the origin of danbooru

[@tommytomato4943]

Broo when you put the robot voice on ariel i lost it lol

[@rojoscostanada8685]

never forget the box friend Garry's mod add-on.

[@Joe-zd8ok]

Awesome video.

[@JadenSalads]

thank you!!

[@teaSam7]

Danbo don't forget Yotsuba

[@amimirmimir512]

this feels strangely nostalgic

[@amimirmimir512]

btw what's the origin of the sound at 8:49

[@JadenSalads]

Fulcrum

[@erasurepoetry]

7:52 aphex twin moment

[@trashtalkterry2133]

Cool

[@BluemaniaX]

amazing sad box man its beautifull

[@error8247]

video idea, make a tier list based on how likely a level is to make it in kane pixels backrooms movie in your opinion. curios as to how your tier list would differ from mine and look

[@Catz98Red]

i will edit the photos to make them more cinematic :) i will upload them in the discord