Snapper2001's definitions

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.

by Snapper2001 November 8, 2025

Ambassador Magma (OVA)

The OVA version of Space Giants. It is a retelling of the original series.

Ambassador Magma (OVA) is one of the more interesting 1990s anime.

by Snapper2001 June 11, 2018

Dolly Girl

Dolly Girl is a fashion trend and feminine archetype that emerged in the mid-1960s from within the London Mod subculture. As a distinct expression of the Swinging Sixties youthquake, the style was defined by an exaggeratedly childlike and doll-like aesthetic.

During the 60s, the Dolly Girl fashion trend most likely represented some type of social progress in the United Kingdom and also western society in general.

by Snapper2001 November 11, 2025

Schlockbuster

A Schlockbuster is something that is otherwise not a Mockbuster, but rather a schlocky Blockbuster; a film that is still low budget but charming and still very successful.

Asylum films, makers of Schlockbuster films such as Sharknado, has its writers produce full three act screenplays and then only film the third act.

by Snapper2001 December 8, 2022

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.

by Snapper2001 November 4, 2025

Edgar Rice Burroughs

Edgar Rice Burroughs (September 1, 1875 – March 19, 1950) was an American fiction writer best known for his celebrated and prolific output in the adventure and science-fiction genres.

Edgar Rice Burroughs popularised the pulp fiction genre, thanks to Tarzan.

by Snapper2001 September 30, 2018

Tamura Flip

A Tamura Flip is a very fast, acrobatic flip, that was popularised by retired animator turned character designer Hideki Tamura, himself influenced by surfing and skateboarding as well as martial arts.

Only a relative few anime shows before the 1990s have used the Tamura Flip, even though the flip’s acrobatics still remain very well known and influential to this day.

by Snapper2001 November 10, 2025