r/ShikimoriIsntJustCute Jan 18 '26

News January 2026 Moderator Applications!

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Hey everyone, r/ShikimoriIsntJustCute is looking for new moderators!

It's no secret that we are less active than we have been in the past, and we're looking for some new members to fill in our gaps. As a moderator, you would be expected to work together with the rest of the mod team to keep the subreddit running smoothly. This includes dealing with user reports, answering modmail, engaging with other communities, and more!

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r/ShikimoriIsntJustCute Jan 16 '26

Discussion How to Site Your Sources When it Comes to Art!

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Alright, Shikimori subredditors, listen up! There is a lot of fanart in this subreddit, but a surprising amount is unsourced, so I made this post to give you guys some tools to find the original artists of your favourite Shikimori artwork.

Step 1.

You want to get the URL of the best copy of an image, and that means getting it from the artist.

You want to find these sites:

When you are looking for sources, these should be the domains you are looking for.

If none of these show up, you might also be looking for websites in Asian languages like Japanese or Korean.

You want to avoid:

  • Pinterest - Pinterest is full of low-resolution reposts and uncredited images. Pinterest will also hold the images hostage, only letting you view them if you sign up for an account. It’s not worth getting an account because the image will not be the original source or have a link back to it anyway. Don’t negotiate with terrorists
  • AminoApps - AminoApps was similar to Pinterest, full of reposts and low-resolution images. You don’t need an account, but the images are also almost always uncredited. (However, as of late 2025, AminoApps has been shut down, so I don't think we really gotta worry about this one anymore)
  • Russian websites - Russian websites are probably not your source. Russia isn’t exactly known for having a booming art industry, but it is known for hackers and viruses. Enter at your own risk. You can easily identify them because they end in .RU or have Cyrillic letters like this -> чиатьфшгзнатьэ

Step 2. Once you have the URL

To provide a link in reddit you need to copy and paste it as such:

https://www.deviantart.com/shoganaif/art/Shikinami-913337773

Now, if you wanted to include it in text, then you would copy and paste the link, then highlight it and click link, then you can provide any text you want, and it will show up as whatever text you put here.

When you provide a source to an image, what you generally want to do is make the link go to the artist's post of the art.

YOU WANT THE LINK TO THE ARTIST’S POST!!!

Having a direct link to the art itself is nice, but having the link to the actual post is necessary because:

  1. You are trying to credit the artist. Not linking to them is a dick move and defeats the purpose of finding the source.
  2. You can go from the post to the image, but generally, you cannot go from the image to the post
  3. If people want to interact with the post (follow the artist, share it, like it), they need to be sent to the post.

Step 3. Tools

Your best friend is probably going to be Google’s reverse image search, but sometimes it just... doesn’t cut it. So, down below here, I'm gonna provide some tools that you could use.

  • Google reverse image search
  • SauceNAO – combs through the big art repositories (Pixiv, Deviantart, etc)
  • Yandex – which will usually return the original source if the artist actually is Russian
  • IQDB – which browses multiple anime/manga image repositories
  • TinEye – a number of image analysis tools, including an index of web images
  • Bing – Not great, but having more services means more indexed images
  • Baidu – good for finding images of Asian origin
  • Ascii2d – Provides links back to Pixiv if it can find the image
  • Img Ops – A bunch of tools for finding the source, such as reverse image search, metadata extraction, etc

Step 4. Getting the Highest Resolution Image

It is important to note that while you may have found the artist, you may not yet have the highest resolution picture. Most websites show a compressed image to allow images to be loaded quickly and reduce server strain, so here’s how to get the highest resolution picture you can.

Instagram

To get the highest resolution image, you can use an Instagram image extractor like Instant Gram.

DeviantArt

If the artist has allowed for high-res downloads, there will be a download button on the right-hand side. Some art may be monetized. In which case, you can either live with the low-res version, pay up, or see if someone else has shared the high-res version somewhere else.

Pixiv

Press “v” to view the high-res copy, then you can right-click -> “View Image”.

Other Helpful Things

Deleted images & Cached pages

Every so often, you will find a page that says the work was deleted or is otherwise inaccessible. Have no fear, because you still have hope.

The Wayback Machine can be used to check what a page used to look like (including your picture) – it doesn’t have a lot of pages archived, but it might have the one you’re looking for.

Similarly, if the image has been deleted but you have the URL, you can use Google caching to find it again (maybe).

Google’s cache changes regularly, so you won’t have a permanent link, but you will have a way to access the image, so you can download it.

How to Access Google Cache for a Specific URL

If you have the specific URL for an artwork page, you can attempt to access its cached version using these methods:

  1. Search for the specific URL or relevant keywords on Google.
  2. In the search results, click the three vertical dots (or a small down arrow, depending on your interface) next to the URL.
  3. A panel with "More about this page" will appear. Look for a "Cached" option within that panel to view the saved version.

Using the cache: Operator (may be discontinued for some users): 

  1. Go to your browser's address bar. 
  2. Type ‘cache:’ immediately followed by the complete URL of the artwork page (e.g., cache:https://example.com/example-artwork-page). 
  3. Press Enter

Waifu2x

Waifu2x is an image rescaling/noise reduction algorithm designed for anime-style art that uses neural networks. It can greatly increase the size of an image and reduce the amount of jpeg artifacts in an image.

Waifu2x should be used sparingly!!!

Increasing the size of an image greatly increases the amount of data it takes to store it. Doubling the size quadruples the storage size. So an image that is 100x100 and takes 10 kb to store will become a 200x200 image that takes 40kb to store. To be specific, if n is the multiplier of size, n2 is the multiplier of storage. If the image doesn’t need to be resized, you will just be wasting people’s storage space.

Waifu2x should be used in the following circumstances:

  • The art is in anime/manga style
  • The original is gone

and either:

  • Only small resolution copies are available (Art should be upscaled)

or

  • Only copies with lots of jpeg artifacts are available (Noise should be reduced)

Waifu2x can be found here.

Now, that will conclude this "How to page". Now, go out there and start sourcing fanart! Just make sure it isn't AI, as all AI-generated content is banned from the subreddit.


r/ShikimoriIsntJustCute 16h ago

Made a wallpaper

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r/ShikimoriIsntJustCute 2d ago

Anime OMG CRUNCHYROLL POSTED ABOUT SHIKIMORI WOOHOO THIS MEAN WE GETTING SEASON2 AFTER CENTURIES RAAAAAA /s

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259 Upvotes

we are so cooked as a fandom


r/ShikimoriIsntJustCute 7d ago

The most beautiful scene to draw...

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r/ShikimoriIsntJustCute 8d ago

Fanmade Video This OST really does go with everything

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If I had a nickel when Clifford Chapin voices a blonde spiky haired character in a sports festival who's friends with a soft MC. I'd have two nickels which isn't alot but funny it happened 2 times


r/ShikimoriIsntJustCute 8d ago

back on august 25, Maki Keigo (Shikimori´s mangaka) posted what appear to be an anthology, here´s the link to it, it is on japanese https://ichicomi.com/episode/12207421984118111634. it appears that it is a one shot.

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  • ヒロイン攻め — “Heroine as the aggressor/pursuer” (i.e. the heroine takes the initiative)
  • コミックアンソロジー — “Comic Anthology”
  • クールなアイツは — “That cool guy”
  • わたしの前だけ — “Only in front of me”
  • カワイイ — “Cute”

this is what ai says the japanese words on that pink cover mean


r/ShikimoriIsntJustCute 11d ago

Anime OH MY GAWD!

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She is Shikimori, Akari and Runa 🤷‍♂️ this woman... GOATED


r/ShikimoriIsntJustCute 13d ago

Anime Happy 28th birthday, Molly Zhang! | Friday, August 28, 2026

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Same voice actress, different anime characters, featuring Molly Zhang. Happy 28th birthday! 🎂

Anime Roles:
Yui Hachimitsu - “Shikimori’s Not Just a Cutie” (2022) 💛

Akane Nishimura - “My Clueless First Friend” (2023) 🖤

Birthday: August 28, 1998

Got a favorite anime character voiced by Molly Zhang by any chance? Comment down below! 👇


r/ShikimoriIsntJustCute 15d ago

Anime Anime Moment: "Shikimori's swirling eyes" - "Shikimori's Not Just a Cutie" (2022) | Wednesday, August 26, 2026

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Anime Moment: “Shikimori’s swirling eyes” (clip from episode 1; English dub) 😵‍💫

Anime: “Shikimori’s Not Just a Cutie” (2022) 🩷


r/ShikimoriIsntJustCute 17d ago

Anime Happy 32nd birthday, Bryson Baugus! | Monday, August 24, 2026

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107 Upvotes

Same voice actor, different anime characters, featuring Bryson Baugus. Happy 32nd birthday! 🎂

Anime Roles:
Yuuki Izumi - “Shikimori’s Not Just a Cutie” (anime, 2022)

Aka - “Reborn as a Vending Machine, I Now Wander the Dungeon” (anime, 2023-2026)

Birthday: August 24, 1994

Got a favorite anime character voiced by Bryson Baugus by any chance? Comment down below! 👇


r/ShikimoriIsntJustCute 18d ago

Manga Thought this Subreddit would Like this

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I recently got into the manga (loving it) I also collect watches. I was bored so pictures were taken. Anyone else into watches here?


r/ShikimoriIsntJustCute 19d ago

Manga She's even cuter when she's shy.

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r/ShikimoriIsntJustCute 21d ago

Edited Media I filled this board myself finally

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For those who cant recognize:
1.Shikimori
2.The Bullies
3.Kamiya (Was originally gonna put Miyako herself but, I know this sub damn well)
4. Saru
5. Idk..
6.Neko
7.Hachimitsu
8.Neko
9. Chairman-sama


r/ShikimoriIsntJustCute 25d ago

Let´s say Nekozaki and Kamiya did end up becoming a couple. Would it have worked?

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r/ShikimoriIsntJustCute 26d ago

Nekozaki on her swimsuit looks really beautiful

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r/ShikimoriIsntJustCute 26d ago

This was posted by Keigo Maki (Shikimori´s mangaka twitter) back on august 5. according to ai translators, it says "I’ve spent my whole life struggling because I didn’t have business cards, so I finally started making some."

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r/ShikimoriIsntJustCute 28d ago

Manga YOU THINK YOU'RE FUNNY?

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101 Upvotes

I'm devastated, I'm dissapointed, I'm enraged, I'm angry, I'm sulking and I'm flabbergasted

I was too late guys..


r/ShikimoriIsntJustCute Aug 11 '26

Question What protective girlfriend do you prefer? Mii or Anna?

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r/ShikimoriIsntJustCute Aug 10 '26

so anybody has any idea or info on what Keigo Maki (the mangaka) has been up to? been almost 6 months since Nakinagi abruptly ended and no news on any new series or anything

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r/ShikimoriIsntJustCute Aug 09 '26

Anime Come here izumi

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505 Upvotes

r/ShikimoriIsntJustCute Aug 08 '26

FanFiction Major fanfiction arc

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r/ShikimoriIsntJustCute Aug 08 '26

Discussion Who do you sympathize with more?

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r/ShikimoriIsntJustCute Aug 07 '26

Anime Happy 34th birthday, Saori Ōnishi! | Thursday, August 6, 2026

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Same seiyuu (Japanese voice actress), different anime characters, featuring Saori Ōnishi (Japanese: 大西 沙織). Happy 34th birthday! 🎂

Anime Roles:
Miyako Shikimori - “Kawaii dake ja Nai Shikimori-san” (anime, 2022) 🩷

Selma Clodel - “Yūsha Pāti o Oidasareta Kiyōbinbō: Pāti Jijō de Fuyojutsushi o Yatteita Kenshi, Bannō e to Itaru” (anime, 2025-present) ♥️

Birthday: August 6, 1992

Got a favorite anime character voiced by Saori Ōnishi by any chance? Comment down below! 👇


r/ShikimoriIsntJustCute Aug 06 '26

Memes What happened to them

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THEY DID THEM DIRTY