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A classic type of thread went up on 5ch’s Newsoku VIP board: users track down items specified via “anker” reply-links (">>") and post real-life photos as proof, “uploading” them for everyone to see. This round’s list included items that sound ordinary but are surprisingly hard to have on hand — a “men’s toupee,” a “sign showing elevation above sea level,” “matcha-flavored tiramisu,” and “milk in a glass bottle” — and the residents went all-in, searching their homes and heading out to take photos on location. Partway through, talk centered on what looked like a posting restriction on the image board being used, with people trading theories about the cause.
What people said
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Wrote it in for that reason too, actually
What kind of restriction is it?
Ngoro-Pokkuru (wordplay on "koropokkuru," the little folklore people, mixed with laughing slang "ngo")
Thanks for keeping it going
Nice work pounding the pavement
Feels like a festival eve
This restriction's brutal
Put the template in Re: #1 and Re: #2, and it got trolled
Men's toupee
Sign showing elevation above sea level
"Elementary School 8th Grader" (a real gag magazine — elementary school only goes to 6th grade)
B-SPI speed radar gun
Matcha-flavored tiramisu
Something from Game Center Arashi
Totsukan citrus (a dekopon-like orange)
An air conditioner labeled "GENERAL"
Anything with "___ Chuo ___" in the name (any length OK)
The moon, or something designed to look like the moon
A Click Post shipping box (opened or unopened, doesn't matter)
Ink ribbon
A sign at a shopping-street entrance
Protein powder and a protein shaker, as a set
Digital photo frame
A switch-operated coffee dripper
A calendar for 2037 or later (no homemade ones)
A Sugakiya ramen shop that hasn't opened in Kanto yet
A hall lantern
Time card
Change machine
A "Tanpopo" (dandelion) entrance mat
Something featuring a character in a white dress and a straw hat
A rolling power tap (the kind whose outlets swivel around)
Honey with honeycomb still in it
Panna cotta
iPhone 18 Pro
A photobook of Moe Toyota
Re: #38
[Go All-Out and Upload List]
A "Class A river" sign
"Oni-cha" tea
A flyer for a sale or event starting today
A Blue Archive doujinshi
"Big Pinch Encyclopedia" (kids' picture book about animals in danger)
Street tree
Circuit tester
Kabikiller (mold-remover cleaner)
Milk in a glass bottle
Something tied to a celebrity who got "flamed" online this year
Laser pointer
A fashion item from Mezzo Piano
Three or more homophones, solo
Sushi
A fabric shaver (lint remover)
Fresh raw Pacific saury
Floodgate
Marshmallow
Soba-yu (the hot water soba is boiled in, drunk after the meal)
PaRappa the Rapper
"Vagina barbell"
"Spin and Transform! Shine Arcana Rod" (a magical-girl anime toy wand)
"Chii-chii-bai Tsukimi" (likely slang for McDonald's double-cheese Tsukimi moon-viewing burger)
Agate
A Kamen Rider AND an Ultraman Figuarts figure, owned by one person
"Yakisobaya-san Tarō" (mini yakisoba-flavored snack)
A "yani-neko" (a cat with nicotine-yellowed fur from a smoky home)
A HOP card (loyalty card)
Clothing size 5L or bigger
Seesaw
Seaman (the old Dreamcast virtual-pet game)
A bridge nameplate
Silver cutlery
An autumn flower tile (from hanafuda cards)
A coin holder (wallets not allowed)
A manhole card
Freezer burn
A manga with a protagonist aged 65 to 100
A "lucky pervert" scene (classic anime mishap trope)
Re: #38
[Go All-Out and Upload List]
A "Class A river" sign
"Oni-cha" tea
A flyer for a sale or event starting today
A Blue Archive doujinshi
"Big Pinch Encyclopedia" (kids' picture book about animals in danger)
Street tree
Circuit tester
Kabikiller (mold-remover cleaner)
Milk in a glass bottle
Something tied to a celebrity who got "flamed" online this year
Laser pointer
A fashion item from Mezzo Piano
Three or more homophones, solo
Sushi
A fabric shaver (lint remover)
Fresh raw Pacific saury
Floodgate
Marshmallow
Soba-yu (the hot water soba is boiled in, drunk after the meal)
PaRappa the Rapper
"Vagina barbell"
"Spin and Transform! Shine Arcana Rod" (a magical-girl anime toy wand)
"Chii-chii-bai Tsukimi" (likely slang for McDonald's double-cheese Tsukimi moon-viewing burger)
Agate
A Kamen Rider AND an Ultraman Figuarts figure, owned by one person
"Yakisobaya-san Tarō" (mini yakisoba-flavored snack)
A "yani-neko" (a cat with nicotine-yellowed fur from a smoky home)
A HOP card (loyalty card)
Clothing size 5L or bigger
Seesaw
Seaman (the old Dreamcast virtual-pet game)
A bridge nameplate
Silver cutlery
An autumn flower tile (from hanafuda cards)
A coin holder (wallets not allowed)
A manhole card
Freezer burn
A manga with a protagonist aged 65 to 100
A "lucky pervert" scene (classic anime mishap trope)
Mushimaru Q (a bug-catching gadget toy)
A 100-sided die
Merchandise related to Dekisugi Hidetoshi (Doraemon's star-student classmate)
F503i, that takes me back!
Thanks for knocking out two at once
Thanks for the two-in-one!
Men's toupee
Sign showing elevation above sea level
B-SPI speed radar gun
Matcha-flavored tiramisu
Something from Game Center Arashi
Totsukan citrus (a dekopon-like orange)
An air conditioner labeled "GENERAL"
Anything with "___ Chuo ___" in the name (any length OK)
The moon, or something designed to look like the moon
A Click Post shipping box (opened or unopened, doesn't matter)
Ink ribbon
A sign at a shopping-street entrance
Protein powder and a protein shaker, as a set
Digital photo frame
A switch-operated coffee dripper
A calendar for 2037 or later (no homemade ones)
A Sugakiya ramen shop that hasn't opened in Kanto yet
A hall lantern
Time card
Change machine
A "Tanpopo" (dandelion) entrance mat
Something featuring a character in a white dress and a straw hat
A rolling power tap (the kind whose outlets swivel around)
Honey with honeycomb still in it
Panna cotta
iPhone 18 Pro
A photobook of Moe Toyota
Re: #65
[Go All-Out and Upload List]
A "Class A river" sign
"Oni-cha" tea
A flyer for a sale or event starting today
A Blue Archive doujinshi
Street tree
Circuit tester
Kabikiller (mold-remover cleaner)
Milk in a glass bottle
Something tied to a celebrity who got "flamed" online this year
Laser pointer
A fashion item from Mezzo Piano
Three or more homophones, solo
Sushi
A fabric shaver (lint remover)
Fresh raw Pacific saury
Floodgate
Marshmallow
Soba-yu (the hot water soba is boiled in, drunk after the meal)
PaRappa the Rapper
"Vagina barbell"
"Spin and Transform! Shine Arcana Rod" (a magical-girl anime toy wand)
"Chii-chii-bai Tsukimi" (likely slang for McDonald's double-cheese Tsukimi moon-viewing burger)
Agate
A Kamen Rider AND an Ultraman Figuarts figure, owned by one person
"Yakisobaya-san Tarō" (mini yakisoba-flavored snack)
A "yani-neko" (a cat with nicotine-yellowed fur from a smoky home)
A HOP card (loyalty card)
Clothing size 5L or bigger
Seesaw
Seaman (the old Dreamcast virtual-pet game)
A bridge nameplate
Silver cutlery
An autumn flower tile (from hanafuda cards)
A coin holder (wallets not allowed)
A manhole card
Freezer burn
A manga with a protagonist aged 65 to 100
A "lucky pervert" scene (classic anime mishap trope)
Mushimaru Q (a bug-catching gadget toy)
A 100-sided die
Merchandise related to Dekisugi Hidetoshi (Doraemon's star-student classmate)
Re: #65
[Go All-Out and Upload List]
A "Class A river" sign
"Oni-cha" tea
A flyer for a sale or event starting today
A Blue Archive doujinshi
Street tree
Circuit tester
Kabikiller (mold-remover cleaner)
Milk in a glass bottle
Something tied to a celebrity who got "flamed" online this year
Laser pointer
A fashion item from Mezzo Piano
Three or more homophones, solo
Sushi
A fabric shaver (lint remover)
Fresh raw Pacific saury
Floodgate
Marshmallow
Soba-yu (the hot water soba is boiled in, drunk after the meal)
PaRappa the Rapper
"Vagina barbell"
"Spin and Transform! Shine Arcana Rod" (a magical-girl anime toy wand)
"Chii-chii-bai Tsukimi" (likely slang for McDonald's double-cheese Tsukimi moon-viewing burger)
Agate
A Kamen Rider AND an Ultraman Figuarts figure, owned by one person
"Yakisobaya-san Tarō" (mini yakisoba-flavored snack)
A "yani-neko" (a cat with nicotine-yellowed fur from a smoky home)
A HOP card (loyalty card)
Clothing size 5L or bigger
Seesaw
Seaman (the old Dreamcast virtual-pet game)
A bridge nameplate
Silver cutlery
An autumn flower tile (from hanafuda cards)
A coin holder (wallets not allowed)
A manhole card
Freezer burn
A manga with a protagonist aged 65 to 100
A "lucky pervert" scene (classic anime mishap trope)
Mushimaru Q (a bug-catching gadget toy)
A 100-sided die
Merchandise related to Dekisugi Hidetoshi (Doraemon's star-student classmate)
Re: #65
[Go All-Out and Upload List]
A "Class A river" sign
"Oni-cha" tea
A flyer for a sale or event starting today
A Blue Archive doujinshi
Street tree
Circuit tester
Kabikiller (mold-remover cleaner)
Milk in a glass bottle
Something tied to a celebrity who got "flamed" online this year
Laser pointer
A fashion item from Mezzo Piano
Three or more homophones, solo
Sushi
A fabric shaver (lint remover)
Fresh raw Pacific saury
Floodgate
Soba-yu (the hot water soba is boiled in, drunk after the meal)
PaRappa the Rapper
"Vagina barbell"
"Spin and Transform! Shine Arcana Rod" (a magical-girl anime toy wand)
"Chii-chii-bai Tsukimi" (likely slang for McDonald's double-cheese Tsukimi moon-viewing burger)
Agate
A Kamen Rider AND an Ultraman Figuarts figure, owned by one person
"Yakisobaya-san Tarō" (mini yakisoba-flavored snack)
A "yani-neko" (a cat with nicotine-yellowed fur from a smoky home)
A HOP card (loyalty card)
Clothing size 5L or bigger
Seesaw
Seaman (the old Dreamcast virtual-pet game)
A bridge nameplate
Silver cutlery
An autumn flower tile (from hanafuda cards)
A coin holder (wallets not allowed)
A manhole card
A manga with a protagonist aged 65 to 100
A "lucky pervert" scene (classic anime mishap trope)
Mushimaru Q (a bug-catching gadget toy)
A 100-sided die
Merchandise related to Dekisugi Hidetoshi (Doraemon's star-student classmate)
A metal pencil case
Dolce & Gabbana perfume
Building blocks
Way short of the mark
Still don't know why, but at least now I get what's going on
Thanks for the Pinch pic
Re: #81
Thanks for the freezer-burn one
Anker below ↓
Does it seem like using some kind of "gesture" trick to post to Imgur is what triggers the restriction?
Thanks for the freezer burn
Thanks for the burn pic
Re: #87
Thanks thanks
Background and Talking Points
The “thread where people go all-out hunting down items specified via anker reply-links and upload the results” is a classic 5ch VIP thread format: the thread starter posts a challenge list, and users actually search their homes and the streets, photograph the real item, and report back by “uploading” it. This round’s list featured items that sound like everyday objects but are surprisingly hard to actually find on hand — things like a “men’s toupee,” a “sign showing elevation above sea level,” “matcha-flavored tiramisu,” and an “air conditioner labeled GENERAL” — and the participants’ persistence in tracking them down was the main draw. Within the thread, conversation centered on what looked like a posting restriction on the image host Imgur, with users trading theories about the cause, though no clear conclusion was reached. Terms like “otsu” (thanks for the effort), “anka” (reply-link), and “shinkou” (thread progress) are just standard 5ch thread-management shorthand used to mark reports and transitions — there’s no real conflict or controversy in the content itself. It reads as a purely lighthearted collecting-and-reporting game with nothing objectionable in it.</parameter>
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*This article is compiled as an excerpt and summary of the 5ch (Newsoku VIP) thread “[Anyone bored, come here] Thread for going all-out to find and upload items specified via anker.”








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