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Misc-sites
Welcome to the misc-sites page, home to various communities, guides, and tools for your otaku needs and interests.
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Info
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Database & Tracker
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Anime
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Manga & LN
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Illustrations
- Pixiv R+
- Anime Pictures
- Danbooru SFW Ver R+
- Gelbooru R+
- Studio Ghibli
- Kona chan R+
- Safebooru E
- Yandere R+
- Zerochan R
- /w/ R+
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Japan
- Web Japan Old
- Do You Know Japan?
- Japanese Wiki
- Japan Reference
- Japan: Below the tip of the iceberg | Gaijin
- JTCO
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Books
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Websites
- Japanese Gods
- Japanese folklore and mythology
- Yokai.com
- Home of Japanese Mythology 'SHIMANE'
- Folktales from Japan Books
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Books
- The Japanese Myths: A Guide to Gods, Heroes and Spirits
- Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things
- The Kojiki: An Account of Ancient Matters
- The Book of Yokai: Mysterious Creatures of Japanese Folklore
- Tales of Moonlight and Rain
- Yokai Attack!: The Japanese Monster Survival Guide
- Yurei Attack!: The Japanese Ghost Survival Guide
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Youtube
- [Mythology & Fiction Explained] Japanese Folklore
- [GenoSamuel3] Yokai: Monsters of Japan
- [Inaka Adventure] Japanese WEIRD Yokai, Monsters & Folklore Compilation
- Blog
- Youtube
- Cookbook
- Abroad in Japan
- Journey Across Japan S1 | S2 | S3 | S4 | S5
- WACKY WEEKEND
- Documentaries
- The Japan Reporter
- Lets ask Shogo
- Paolo from TOKYO
- Tokyo Lens
- Robcdee
- Sora the Troll
- Japanalysis
- Rion Ishida
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Japan
- Japan's History and Geography
- Understanding the Japanese Writing System
- the peculiar case of japanese web design Video
- Pachinko: Japan's Biggest Gaming Obsession Explained
- Social problems in Japan
- Why Most Japanese Clip Art Looks Like This
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Otaku
- Doujinshi: Japan's Most Misunderstood Medium
- What is Touhou? A Brief Introduction
- Explaining Vocaloid in under 3 minutes
- So, you wanna get into VOCALOID
- Watch this for the introduction only (till
21:42), since the software section is outdated. - So, you wanna get into VSynth Covers
- Watch this for the introduction only (till
- IDOL - The Terrifying Reality of Perfect Blue
- The Philosophy of Vtubers
- Smoother animation ≠ Better animation [AI ENHANCED]
You can use Anna’s Archive, Z-Library, PDF Drive & Mobilism to download books.
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Others
- ANN TOP 100 Manga | Anime
- r/Anime Recommendations
- u/FetchFrosh Recommendations
- Visual Novel Recommendations
- General
- Anime
- Manga
- Games
- Uploads
- News
- Schedule
RSS Bridge can be used to get rss feed from other websites. https://nitter.cz/[AccountID]/rss for twitter RSS feed.
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Tools
- anime.plus Github MAL
- Anistats Github AL
- MAL Badges MAL
- Randime
- Sekai Github MAL
- Spin.moe
- Sprout Anime Recommender MAL AL
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VTuber
- Holodex Music Frontend
- Good VTuber Subs DB
- VChama Stats Schedule
- Virtual YouTuber Wiki DB
- VSTATS Stats
- Hololist DB
- Userlocal Vtuber Stream Rank Stats Schedule
- vTubie DB Schedule
- Hololyzer Schedule
- Hololive Fan Wiki DB
- HoloStats Stats Schedule
- Hololive Production Schedule DB News
- Holotracker Stats
- hololive TODAY News
- Quick Reference DB
- Hololive MMD Models
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2D
- Live2D
- Needs model split into many different layers, you can use Photoshop(paid), Clip Studio Paint(paid) or Krita(free) for this
- Very feature-rich and difficult program and takes a lot of time to practice
- Pricing: ~100€ per Year for Indie License, ~60€ 3 Years Student Indie License
- Free 42 days trial after that limited free version
- Tutorials out there on YouTube, you still will have to invest a massive amount of time
- VTubeStudio
Steam
- Converts tracking input into model movement, needed if you want to bring your model to "life"
- Free with a paid version which removes a small watermark, it costs 12,50€ (one-time)
- VBridger
- Add-On for VTubeStudio to improve tracking
- Costs 8,19€ (one-time)
- Has to be used with a tracking input application like ifacialmocap iOS , Facemotion3d iOS , Meowface Android
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3D
- VRoidStudio
- Used for model creation
- Very easy to use, free but not really professional, most of the time you will not get great results.
- Blender
- Used for model creation (preferred)
- Free & Open Source and very popular therefore has many resources to use
- Allows you to create complex models, but at the same time it can get quite complicated
- cats blender plugin
- Free & Open Source Blender plugin to optimize your model and make eye and lip syncing much easier.
- Mixamo
- Makes rigging your character easier, although you will get better results if you rig it manually using Blender.
- UniVRM
- Free & Open Source: Import VRoid Models into Unity
- 3Tene
Steam
- Free, there are other Versions with different functionality on their website
- Used to track your 3D Model using your webcam/phone etc.
- VSeeFace
- Free
- Feature rich and great functionality, you may still prefer 3Tene for its UI, just test both out.
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Tutorials
- 2D
- Although they may not be 100% up to date, Brian Tsui's tutorials give a good understanding of how rigging works and what you need to know before you start
- beginner live2d tutorials
- Live2d Tutorial by enma
- 3D
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Random
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Comics
- Reader
- Direct Download
- Tracker
- Info