Definitions by Snapper2001

Tar-Chan

Tar-Chan from the eponymous parody manga seems to be the opposite of George of the Jungle, because he’s more like Kinnikuman in that he’s a hidden backup prince.

Tar-Chan is undoubtedly one of the most outrageous examples of Himbo humour alongside Mazinger Z and Goku amongst others.

Tar-Chan by Snapper2001 November 8, 2025

Yoshinori Kanada

Yoshinori Kanada (金田 伊功, Kanada Yoshinori; February 5, 1952 – July 21, 2009) was a Japanese animator originally from Nara, Japan. Though he did not create many character designs, he was famous for his character animation skills. His work on Galaxy Express 999 (1979) and Devilman: Birth (1987) were very influential to an entire generation of animators in Japan.

Yoshinori Kanada basically created modern anime shows as we know them today. His effects techniques have long been imitated by almost everyone in the modern anime industry.

Yoshinori Kanada by Snapper2001 November 8, 2025

Juminocore

Juminocore is a trendy aesthetic named in honour of Canadian web fashion personality Jumino Jewels.

Juminocore, even though it’s now popularised internationally by Jumino Jewels, has origins in very bright manga covers from as far back as the mid-late 1970s.

Juminocore by Snapper2001 November 8, 2025

Groovival

Groovival is a cyclical trend that originally focused on late 60s-mid 70s nostalgias for older members of Gen X during the early-mid 1990s. However, it’s actually at its most popular in the mid-2000s.

Japanese Groovival has given us a load of early Toonami stuff such as Kikaider and Samurai Champloo.

Groovival by Snapper2001 November 4, 2025

Wakame Shadows

Wakame Shadows are very metallic and shiny shadows and stripes popularised internationally by effects animators Masahito Yamashita and Hirotoshi Sano.

Wakame Shadows usually work best on robots rather than on humans, yet also have multiple less well known uses, ranging from metallic stripes on Shonen hair to prettiness expanders on rainbows.

Wakame Shadows by Snapper2001 November 3, 2025

Ncha 

Ncha is a truncated corruption of the Japanese word for hello, konnichiwa, likely made famous by Dr. Slump.

Ncha is the famous onomatopoeia uttered by Arale Norimaki, the Android star of Dr. Slump, likely comes from outdated street slang of the mid late 1970s.

Ncha by Snapper2001 May 11, 2025

Deyassification 

Deyassification not only refers to taking the colour out of icons like barbie and the Wizard of Oz’s dorothy, it also refers to the disposability and eventual irrelevance of trendy characters like Barney the dinosaur.

According to Karolina Żebrowska on her YouTube channel, Barbie has undergone a drastic amount of Deyassification thanks to the ill conceived decisions of Mattel’s higher ups.

Deyassification by Snapper2001 August 9, 2024