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  • Daisuke Hori Hits Exhaustion Limit on His ’30-Minute Nap’ Livestream — 5ch: “Dude’s About to Pass Out”

    On 5ch’s “Nandemo Jikkyo G” board (a general live-commentary forum), Daisuke Hori’s ongoing endurance livestream — run under a “naps allowed, 30 minutes” rule — has become a hot topic. As he keeps the stream running while inserting 40-minute blacked-out, muted segments each time, viewers have voiced concern over his exhaustion and raised questions about what actually counts as a “nap.” Thread posters also wondered whether his paying students even exist, noted that standing the whole time seems to have hurt his back, and pointed out that he barely seems to be doing any strength training — with opinions split over what’s really going on in the stream.

    1AnonymousSep 14, 2026 23:06
    Looks sleepy
    2AnonymousSep 14, 2026 23:07
    His right eye looks rough.
    He seems like the proud type who's putting on a brave face about getting mocked nonstop, but it looks like it's really getting to him mentally.
    3AnonymousSep 14, 2026 23:08
    Wait, has he actually slept at all since switching to the naps-allowed rule?
    25AnonymousSep 14, 2026 23:18
    Re: #3
    He did a 40-minute blackout/mute session once.
    5AnonymousSep 14, 2026 23:10
    I could understand doing 30-minute sleep if he were busy with work, but he doesn't seem to have anything to do right now, so he should just sleep.
    6AnonymousSep 14, 2026 23:11
    Has he finally lost the ability to read comments himself, so now staff read them for him and all he can say is "yeah, yeah"?
    9AnonymousSep 14, 2026 23:13
    Even if he actually makes it to the end, what would that even prove?
    10AnonymousSep 14, 2026 23:13
    Forget reading Super Chats, just go live a normal life.
    12AnonymousSep 14, 2026 23:13
    Didn't he say the whole point of allowing naps was to show himself getting more and more energetic over time?
    17AnonymousSep 14, 2026 23:16
    Re: #12
    Doesn't that basically amount to admitting the 30-minute thing was impossible? Is that okay for his personal brand?
    24AnonymousSep 14, 2026 23:18
    Re: #12
    And also, nobody even asked for that.
    36AnonymousSep 14, 2026 23:26
    Once this stream ends, he's probably going to sleep for a straight 24 hours.
    And even after waking up, his body probably won't be back to normal.
    38AnonymousSep 14, 2026 23:27
    Re: #36
    Then at the next day's stream, he'll probably suddenly show up looking totally refreshed.
    37AnonymousSep 14, 2026 23:27
    What is he even going to teach his students in this state, lol
    40AnonymousSep 14, 2026 23:28
    Re: #37
    30-minute sleep. Microsleep. "Nature sleep." Power nap.
    42AnonymousSep 14, 2026 23:28
    Re: #37
    He's "preparing" (typing away at the keyboard).
    57AnonymousSep 14, 2026 23:33
    Re: #37
    With how much buzz this is getting I figured he'd have like 1,000 students, but apparently it's under 50. He probably figures once he's made a decent chunk of money, it's fine if he just disappears.
    43AnonymousSep 14, 2026 23:28
    What kind of expression is that supposed to be?
    46AnonymousSep 14, 2026 23:30
    Re: #43
    According to him, he's been standing the whole time, so his back apparently hurts.
    48AnonymousSep 14, 2026 23:30
    Re: #46
    Why doesn't he just sit down? Naps are allowed now, so he might as well lie down too.
    49AnonymousSep 14, 2026 23:31
    Re: #46
    Sitting isn't even banned, so why is he standing the whole time?
    58AnonymousSep 14, 2026 23:33
    His eyelids look like they're about to shut on their own.
    He's about to pass out at this rate.
    62AnonymousSep 14, 2026 23:34
    Re: #58
    That's not technically sleep, so it's fine.
    67AnonymousSep 14, 2026 23:36
    Not that it matters, but there's already a thread up on Geinosports (the entertainment/sports board) about this — if he teamed up with a reporter he could probably make a killing.
    71AnonymousSep 14, 2026 23:37
    Re: #67
    Even if it's all a bit, whoever's sending Super Chats to this stream has to be out of their mind.
    68AnonymousSep 14, 2026 23:36
    "People saying 'if you're napping it has to be exactly 30 minutes of sleep' are idiots — don't you guys sleep outside your regular sleep hours sometimes too? You wouldn't count that as 'sleep time,' right?"
    Honestly, that's a fair point.
    76AnonymousSep 14, 2026 23:39
    Re: #68
    The times you sleep outside your normal sleep hours are usually when you're sleep-deprived, though.
    90AnonymousSep 14, 2026 23:42
    Re: #68
    8 hours plus 25 minutes is basically a rounding error, but 30 minutes plus 25 minutes is almost double.
    69AnonymousSep 14, 2026 23:37
    Ever since Hosoi showed up, haven't the staff started taking little digs at Hori — basically turning into haters?
    88AnonymousSep 14, 2026 23:42
    Re: #69
    A Super Chat reading something like "Super Enraged Sleeping Saiyan Daisuke Hori" (a Dragon Ball parody) is way too provocative, lol
    70AnonymousSep 14, 2026 23:37
    This isn't the livestream people were expecting, is it?
    What people wanted to see was him cramming in tons of lectures, going out, showing up at events — an insane amount of activity on top of just 30-minute sleep. A whole day full of massage-spa excuses to sleep doesn't mean anything.
    78AnonymousSep 14, 2026 23:39
    Re: #70
    Nobody was expecting that. No one actually believes he's really sleeping just 30 minutes.
    81AnonymousSep 14, 2026 23:40
    Actually, isn't his strength-training time really short though?
    84AnonymousSep 14, 2026 23:41
    Re: #81
    All we ever see is him sitting near the machines.
    87AnonymousSep 14, 2026 23:41
    Re: #78
    Maybe the people who bought his course materials actually believed it 🤔
    92AnonymousSep 14, 2026 23:42
    Re: #87
    Buying an info-product course from a guy who takes six baths is the dumb part.
    98AnonymousSep 14, 2026 23:44
    Watching this trainwreck makes me wonder if all those "black company" stories about pulling two or three all-nighters in a row are fiction and people are actually sleeping.
    102AnonymousSep 14, 2026 23:45
    Re: #98
    I've pulled three all-nighters in a row before, and three is the absolute limit. Your vision actually starts to go.

    Background and Key Points of This Story

    What Daisuke Hori appears to be running is an endurance livestream designed to promote a paid course for his students — this kind of “naps-allowed endurance stream” is one of several monetization formats that have become more common among livestreamers in recent years. The thread split mainly over how to define a “nap”: whether the 40-minute blacked-out, muted segments count as “sleep.” Supporters argued it still amounts to meaningful rest, while skeptics saw it as effectively breaking the 30-minute rule. As for the number of students, the figure Hori himself has announced has taken on a life of its own online, and thread guesses like “58 people” or “around 40 people” remain pure speculation. Much of what’s shown about the streamer’s physical condition and expressions is based on his own self-reporting, so viewer reactions shouldn’t be taken at face value as fact.

    *This article is compiled as an excerpt and summary of the 5ch (“Nandemo Jikkyo G”) thread “Daisuke Hori, Reaching His Limit Again.”

  • 5ch Users Debate Surviving ‘A Year in Japan 500 Years Ago’ — ‘The H-Sound Used to Be an F-Sound’

    A thread titled “History God: ‘Spend a year in Japan 500 years ago.’ Me: ‘Heh…’” started on 5ch’s “Live Anything Broadcast” board (Nanademo Jikkyou G), where users seriously debated whether they could survive one year in Japan around 1526, under the condition that they couldn’t leave their current prefecture. With Nobunaga not yet born, the discussion ranged from the internal strife within the Hosokawa Keichō family and the movements of the Ōuchi clan and Hōjō Ujitsuna, to trivia like the terror of a self-help society where petty quarrels could escalate into full battles, how “ha-hi-fu-he-ho” was actually pronounced back then, and the real size of native horse breeds like the Kiso horse. Opinions were divided on whether a modern person with martial arts experience could stand up to a real samurai.

    1AnonymousSep 14, 2026 21:50
    History God: "However, you can't leave the borders of the prefecture you currently live in."
    4AnonymousSep 14, 2026 21:52
    Even Kyoto and Osaka sound like hell — is there actually a 'good' region to land in?
    10AnonymousSep 14, 2026 21:56
    Re: #4
    Somewhere like Yamaguchi, where the Ōuchi clan built their 'western capital,' might be a relatively good pick.
    15AnonymousSep 14, 2026 21:58
    It's right before the Sengoku period kicks off.
    Hygiene is obviously going to be rough, but you'd just have to get used to it.
    If you're a commoner, you could probably get away with a pretty easygoing life doing farm work.
    19AnonymousSep 14, 2026 22:00
    Re: #15
    The local lords who are supposed to mediate disputes among commoners end up fighting each other, so in some areas farmers straight-up end up killing each other too.
    18AnonymousSep 14, 2026 21:59
    Go meet Nobunaga, predict everything that's about to happen, and rewrite history.
    30AnonymousSep 14, 2026 22:05
    Re: #18
    Have you never actually played as Nobunaga?
    Time travelers have already flooded in and spoiled the Honnō-ji Incident for him.
    37AnonymousSep 14, 2026 22:08
    Re: #18
    He's not even born yet.
    23AnonymousSep 14, 2026 22:01
    So what was Japan actually like in 1526?
    Nobunaga not born yet?
    Before the Miyoshi clan took control of the Kinai region?
    The Hosokawa clan running the shogunate, with the Ōuchi clan as the biggest power by rice yield?
    And Hōjō Ujitsuna still rapidly expanding in the Kantō region?
    33AnonymousSep 14, 2026 22:06
    Re: #23
    Nobunaga's not born yet.
    The Hosokawa Keichō family is in the middle of a succession dispute, and the Miyoshi are still their subordinates.
    The Ōuchi came into the Kinai region a bit earlier but have already gone home.
    As for the 'eastern barbarians' out in Kantō, no idea.
    27AnonymousSep 14, 2026 22:04
    You guys are scrawnier than women, you wouldn't even be picked for farm work.

    28AnonymousSep 14, 2026 22:04
    The hard part is that it wasn't just samurai — commoners were quick to snap too, back then.
    This was still a 'self-help' society where you couldn't easily rely on the law for protection even if you were wronged, so the mindset of 'if they think they can walk over you, you're finished' was strong, and disputes never stopped.
    People weren't furious all the time, but the bar for anger was a lot lower than it is now.
    Here's an example from the Muromachi period (source: 'The Birth of Kenka Ryōseibai' [the 'both sides punished' dueling law])

    A maid comes to pick up a hair ornament (motoyui) she'd ordered from a shop, but it isn't finished, so she curses out the shopkeeper
    ↓
    The furious shopkeeper beats her and throws her out
    ↓
    The furious maid reports it to her master, a samurai
    ↓
    The samurai starts plotting to kill the shopkeeper
    ↓
    The shopkeeper catches wind of the plot, gathers his friends, and launches a preemptive bow-and-arrow attack in the middle of town
    ↓
    The samurai and the shopkeeper end up killing each other
    ↓
    Samurai from the Sekiguchi family, the shopkeeper's overlords, mobilize
    ↓
    Samurai from the Sanjō family, whom the original samurai served, also mobilize
    ↓
    Armed forces clash in the middle of town
    ↓
    The Kira family steps in to arbitrate and somehow gets it settled
    32AnonymousSep 14, 2026 22:06
    Re: #28
    The public order and morals back then make 'yami baito' (shady gig-work crime rings) look like nothing — I really don't think I'd survive.
    122AnonymousSep 14, 2026 22:51
    Re: #28
    Isn't that just the good old Japan of yesteryear?
    29AnonymousSep 14, 2026 22:05
    Is it actually true that 'ha-hi-fu-he-ho' used to be pronounced 'fa-fi-fu-fe-fo'?
    36AnonymousSep 14, 2026 22:07
    Re: #29
    For real.
    The main evidence is the romanized Japanese written down by Portuguese missionaries during the Sengoku period.
    Hakata, for instance, was written as 'Facata.'
    41AnonymousSep 14, 2026 22:09
    Could a modern-sized guy with MMA experience just dominate everyone?
    Average height back then was like 150-something cm, right?
    44AnonymousSep 14, 2026 22:11
    Re: #41
    Even back then, you'd need to be at least 180cm to dominate.
    And even then, only if you had the stamina to keep swinging a club around.
    68AnonymousSep 14, 2026 22:27
    Re: #41
    You'd be up against warriors who are used to killing and trained in the full range of martial arts (bugei jūhappan, the 'eighteen martial arts').
    It'd be rough even bare-handed, and if they're armed you'd get killed easily.
    73AnonymousSep 14, 2026 22:30
    Re: #41
    No chance against someone who'll go straight for your eyes, groin, or throat.
    56AnonymousSep 14, 2026 22:15
    Starting a religious cult seems doable — you'd know way more than people back then.
    58AnonymousSep 14, 2026 22:17
    Re: #56
    You'd probably just get wiped out by Nobunaga ('Nobbu').
    Plus you'd be making enemies of the existing religions too.
    60AnonymousSep 14, 2026 22:19
    Re: #56
    You'd need to win debates against guys who studied abroad and came back — think you can handle that?
    If you can't read classical Chinese, you're not even in the running.
    67AnonymousSep 14, 2026 22:26
    Re: #36
    But Portuguese doesn't even have an 'h' sound to begin with, right?
    Can we really trust their 'f' spellings?
    104AnonymousSep 14, 2026 22:44
    Re: #67
    That's an interesting question.
    Short answer: it's probably reliable.
    In Portuguese, the 'h' from Germanic languages (English, German, Icelandic, Frankish, etc.) tends to get absorbed as if the word started with a vowel.
    Take 'Henry' versus 'Enrique' (sometimes written 'Henrique,' but the initial h eventually stopped being pronounced either way).
    That's a name of Germanic Frankish origin (a relative of English, not French).

    Since Portuguese treats 'h' as silent, that suggests the Japanese ha-row wasn't an 'h' sound but something closer to 'f' (though not the labiodental f made with the lower lip and upper teeth like in most Indo-European languages — more of a bilabial sound using both lips).
    108AnonymousSep 14, 2026 22:44
    Re: #104
    LOL the 'that's an interesting question' bit totally reeks of ChatGPT.
    128AnonymousSep 14, 2026 22:52
    Re: #104
    Isn't that backwards?
    When I asked ChatGPT ('Chappy'), it said Latin-derived languages often kept writing 'h' even after they stopped pronouncing it, and Portuguese in particular was quick to drop the silent 'h' from spelling too. So 'Henrique' is actually evidence that it was passed down through writing, not sound.

    And as for Japanese, it's actually true that Portuguese isn't reliable evidence here — the leading theory is that the sound was ɸ [a bilabial fricative], not f or h. Portuguese has no letter for that sound, so Portuguese speakers at the time just substituted 'f' instead.
    74AnonymousSep 14, 2026 22:30
    Re: #68
    Martial arts from 500 years ago, without even YouTube? That's garbage compared to MMA.
    I can't imagine modern combat sports — which can draw on techniques from all over the world — losing to that.
    79AnonymousSep 14, 2026 22:31
    Re: #74
    They'll come at you with concealed weapons, you know?
    84AnonymousSep 14, 2026 22:34
    Re: #74
    MMA gyms don't exactly train you to fight ten short guys who are armed and already have kill experience.
    87AnonymousSep 14, 2026 22:36
    Re: #74
    Broadly speaking, MMA and modern combat sports are about subduing an opponent.
    When it comes to dealing with an armed attacker, what they actually teach you in those places is 'run away as fast as possible.'
    91AnonymousSep 14, 2026 22:36
    Is it actually true that horses back then were tiny, like ponies?
    Though 'pony' covers a pretty wide range of sizes, so I'm curious exactly how small…
    96AnonymousSep 14, 2026 22:41
    Re: #91
    Here's what Daisan Haruyama-gō, a Kiso horse, looks like

    99AnonymousSep 14, 2026 22:41
    Re: #96
    Looks like it'd just trot along cutely.
    101AnonymousSep 14, 2026 22:43
    Re: #96
    Not even that small.
    More like a big pony.
    94AnonymousSep 14, 2026 22:40
    Re: #91
    Here's what an Edo-period horse looked like

    109AnonymousSep 14, 2026 22:45
    Re: #94
    The guy riding it is probably like 140cm tall himself.
    113AnonymousSep 14, 2026 22:47
    I've got no special skills, so going 500 years back wouldn't change anything for me.
    It's not gonna play out like some 'isekai' light novel (narou-style power fantasy).
    124AnonymousSep 14, 2026 22:51
    Re: #113
    Even if you had all the essential skills and knowledge, going the 'isekai power fantasy' route would still just be a low-odds gamble with your life on the line.
    Even more so with only a one-year time limit.
    125AnonymousSep 14, 2026 22:51
    Re: #113
    500 years ago is basically cavemen-level compared to us. There's plenty we could overwhelm them with using modern knowledge and common sense — mostly science.

    We even know how to save babies who, back then, were dying constantly from dehydration. Water, salt, honey — that's it. With just that, you'd be a miracle doctor saving children's lives.

    Background and Key Points of This Discussion

    The thread’s setting, around 1526, falls at a time when the Hosokawa Keichō family, who held real power in the Muromachi shogunate, was split by a succession dispute, and the Miyoshi clan — who would later become major power players — were still just their vassals. The explanation that the great western daimyo, the Ōuchi clan, had advanced into the Kinai region but had already withdrawn by this point, while Hōjō Ujitsuna’s rise in Kantō was seen from the Kinai as a distant affair involving the ‘eastern barbarians,’ broadly matches the historical record. As for the pronunciation of ‘ha-hi-fu-he-ho,’ posters cited Portuguese missionaries’ romanized Japanese from the era — such as writing Hakata as ‘Facata’ — as evidence, but as one correction in the thread pointed out, this may simply reflect Portuguese (which has no ‘h’ sound) substituting ‘f’; linguists generally favor the theory that the actual sound was closer to the bilabial fricative ‘ɸ.’ The claim that native Japanese horses, epitomized by the Kiso horse, stood only about 120-140cm at the shoulder — pony-sized — was also backed up by the images posted in the thread. Meanwhile, whether a modern person with martial arts experience could beat a samurai remained unresolved, with cautious voices — citing concealed weapons, group combat, and the samurai’s real killing experience — tending to dominate the discussion.

    *This article is composed as an excerpt and summary of the 5ch (Nanademo Jikkyou G) thread “History God: ‘Spend a year in Japan 500 years ago.’ Me: ‘Heh…’“

  • Angerme’s Hana Gotoh Under Fire for Late-Night Instagram Updates: ‘She Never Logs Off’

    Angerme’s Gotoh Hana sparked discussion on 5ch’s “Hello! Project” board after calling herself an “Instagram resident” on her own blog and posting a call for likes and comments. Fans noticed that her Story updates and likes kept coming late into the night, and it was reported that other members like Makino, Mippuru, and Narin were reacting to her posts as well. While some in the thread found her enthusiasm for social media endearing, others voiced concern that she might be getting a bit too dependent on it, and the discussion eventually broadened into comparisons of posting frequency and popularity with other members.

    Instagram Resident, Gotoh Hana

    I posted on Instagram!

    Waiting for your likes and comments 👍

    Source: ameblo.jp / Original article here

    17AnonymousSep 14, 2026 22:06
    Just so we're clear, she's definitely not talking about any of you
    18AnonymousSep 14, 2026 22:09
    Is Gotoh Hana even cute?
    22AnonymousSep 14, 2026 22:18
    Re: #18
    She's a dead ringer for Naoko Nozawa (comedian), and yeah, she's cute
    19AnonymousSep 14, 2026 22:12
    Mippuru likes literally every Hello! Project member's post too
    21AnonymousSep 14, 2026 22:17
    She's probably self-conscious about having so few followers
    25AnonymousSep 14, 2026 22:22
    And she's still liking posts past midnight too
    Go to bed already, lack of sleep is the worst thing for your mental health
    Sleep well, Hanana
    27AnonymousSep 14, 2026 22:23
    Unlike you guys, she's young, so she can pull the all-nighters
    28AnonymousSep 14, 2026 22:24
    Gotoh writes about staying up till morning all the time
    34AnonymousSep 14, 2026 22:30
    Re: #29
    I'm genuinely curious, so divide the total by how many days the account's been open and let us know
    You've got time to kill anyway, right?
    35AnonymousSep 14, 2026 22:30
    She should take a page from Matsumoto Wakana, who updates without fail every single day
    40AnonymousSep 14, 2026 22:32
    Her blog gets plenty of engagement too, yet she doesn't update it daily
    58AnonymousSep 14, 2026 22:53
    C'mon Wolfer (Angerme fandom nickname), let's all save Gocchin
    60AnonymousSep 14, 2026 22:55
    Re: #58
    Only way she gets saved is if she leaves Angerme and joins Morning Musume

    Background and Key Points of This Discussion

    Hello! Project idols typically manage their own blogs and Instagram accounts, so fans closely watch posting frequency and like counts as clues to popularity and friendships within the group. Gotoh Hana posts and reacts more often than members from her own class/generation, and her late-night activity stands out, which has fueled speculation that she might be “dependent” on social media or “not doing well.” That said, judging someone’s mental state purely from how often they use social media is nothing more than guesswork, and it’s worth remembering that such conclusions can easily be off base. The thread didn’t stop at Gotoh herself, either — it expanded to cover other members like Makino, Mippuru, and Narin reacting to her posts, as well as popularity comparisons bringing in names like Matsumoto Wakana, Kubota Nanami, Hashisako, and Shimoitani. This offers a glimpse into the kind of informal pecking order and friendships fans sense among members but that never shows up in official announcements — though it’s also mixed with baseless assumptions, so it’s best read as one fan’s take rather than taken at face value.

    *This article is compiled from excerpts and a summary of the 5ch (Hello! Project board) thread “Looks Like Gotoh Hana-chan Is Never Leaving Instagram!!“

  • Is it dangerous to drive a kei car on the highway? 5ch: ‘The AC alone steals 3 horsepower’

    A thread that started with the simple question, “Is driving a kei car on the highway really that dangerous?” took off on 5ch’s Nandemo Jikkyo G (Live Commentary) board. Some posters brought up the fear of crosswinds on long bridges like the Seto Ohashi, or anxiety about aggressive tailgaters, while plenty of others shared firsthand experience saying things like “it’s totally fine solo” or “I’m even faster than trucks” — opinions on how dangerous it really is varied a lot from person to person. A particular highlight was the debate over whether turning off the AC really makes the car accelerate faster, with several people saying you can feel the difference on hills.

    1AnonymousSep 14, 2026 21:00
    I don't have much money so I figured a kei car would be fine, but I'll probably end up on the highway sometimes — how's that gonna go?
    3AnonymousSep 14, 2026 21:01
    Just thinking about what happens if you get in an accident…
    4AnonymousSep 14, 2026 21:01
    Long distances are rough.
    Big bridges like the Seto Ohashi are scary.
    5AnonymousSep 14, 2026 21:02
    There are guys out there who see a kei car and just feel like tailgating — they'll come chasing you from way back flashing their high beams.
    7AnonymousSep 14, 2026 21:02
    It's not dangerous itself.
    The question is what you do when some maniac comes at you.
    10AnonymousSep 14, 2026 21:03
    It's not as simple as "just stay in the left lane."
    12AnonymousSep 14, 2026 21:03
    Sometimes you get that floating-in-midair feeling — that's when things get real.
    13AnonymousSep 14, 2026 21:04
    Acceleration's garbage.
    Turbo model gets garbage mileage.
    Cabin's way too loud with engine noise.
    14AnonymousSep 14, 2026 21:04
    If you crash you'll probably just die instantly, so it's fine, it's fine.
    16AnonymousSep 14, 2026 21:05
    Do you even realize you're riding around in a coffin?
    23AnonymousSep 14, 2026 21:06
    Re: #16
    Do you even know what a coffin is?
    17AnonymousSep 14, 2026 21:05
    As long as you're just crawling along in the left lane at like 90 km/h, there's no problem.
    18AnonymousSep 14, 2026 21:05
    If I'm getting on the highway, I want something with a sturdier body.
    Then again, in a kei car you might not even feel it when you go.
    19AnonymousSep 14, 2026 21:06
    I've only ever driven turbo models, and it's totally fine.
    Too loud to listen to music, so all you can do is sing.
    20AnonymousSep 14, 2026 21:06
    I wish they'd build a separate highway just for kei cars. Segregate us already.
    21AnonymousSep 14, 2026 21:06
    A kei car on the highway?
    Your mileage tanks too, so what's the point?
    Are you just gonna crawl along forever?

    I drive a Porsche, and if I floor it around 140-160 km/h I still get about 11 km/L, and I get to my destination faster too.
    22AnonymousSep 14, 2026 21:06
    I rode in the current Honda kei turbo the other day —
    it actually moves fine on the highway.
    It keeps accelerating even past 100 km/h, and you can cruise at around 120 km/h.

    But still, don't try anything that reckless.
    Just stick to the driving lane with adaptive cruise control set to 90 km/h and let it drive for you.
    Most importantly, it's way more relaxing!
    26AnonymousSep 14, 2026 21:07
    Everyone says "what if you crash," but normally you don't crash, so there's nothing to worry about.
    29AnonymousSep 14, 2026 21:08
    It's not dangerous.
    The highway's full of kei cars.
    I've never driven one myself, but they're everywhere out there.
    30AnonymousSep 14, 2026 21:08
    Honestly I'm faster than trucks, so I just stay in the middle lane the whole time.
    34AnonymousSep 14, 2026 21:09
    Re: #30
    There are definitely trucks these days doing like 95-100 km/h.
    Why don't they ever get pulled over for that?
    31AnonymousSep 14, 2026 21:08
    The Seto Ohashi is genuinely scary.
    Felt like the wind was gonna blow me right into the sea.
    32AnonymousSep 14, 2026 21:08
    Fine solo, but with passengers weighing it down it gets pretty rough.
    50AnonymousSep 14, 2026 21:22
    Is it actually true that turning off the AC makes it accelerate?
    55AnonymousSep 14, 2026 21:24
    Re: #50
    I've heard the AC generally eats up about 3 horsepower.
    96AnonymousSep 14, 2026 22:04
    Re: #50
    Kei cars have such small engines that turning on the AC noticeably kills your speed.
    On hills, forget about it — you're barely climbing.
    53AnonymousSep 14, 2026 21:23
    If some maniac comes at you, worst case you die.
    Buy your safety with money.
    95AnonymousSep 14, 2026 22:02
    Re: #53
    You can easily die on the highway even without a kei car.
    Sounds like you're speeding around thinking you're safe just because you're not in one, buddy.
    57AnonymousSep 14, 2026 21:26
    Re: #55
    Whoa, I thought that was a joke but it's for real.
    62AnonymousSep 14, 2026 21:28
    Re: #57
    You can tell on hills too, give it a try.
    61AnonymousSep 14, 2026 21:28
    Rented an N-BOX, had 4 adults on board, took the highway — it was totally fine.
    70AnonymousSep 14, 2026 21:32
    Re: #61
    Really? I've driven an N-BOX and it barely accelerated past like 60 km/h.
    64AnonymousSep 14, 2026 21:29
    Even if it's risky, poor people can only afford kei cars, so that's what we drive.
    74AnonymousSep 14, 2026 21:34
    Re: #64
    Better than leasing an Alphard you can't actually afford on a residual-value loan.
    71AnonymousSep 14, 2026 21:32
    Drove a Mira e:S flat out at 140 km/h for 2 hours straight on the Shin-Tomei — it held up just fine.
    75AnonymousSep 14, 2026 21:35
    Re: #71
    Well yeah, of course a Mira or Alto can handle that.
    79AnonymousSep 14, 2026 21:39
    Solo, a kei car's totally fine.
    With passengers, it's tough.
    80AnonymousSep 14, 2026 21:40
    Re: #79
    Even with all 4 seats full in summer with the AC blasting, you can still cruise at 140 km/h.

    Though I only did that because it was a rental — in my own car I wouldn't want to go past 100 km/h.
    89AnonymousSep 14, 2026 21:59
    Tried practicing late at night but no matter how hard I tried I couldn't get past 80 km/h, so I gave up.
    91AnonymousSep 14, 2026 22:00
    Re: #89
    I'm out here searching for a night like that.

    Background and key points of this discussion

    Kei cars are capped by displacement at 660cc and, under a voluntary industry agreement, at a maximum output of 64 horsepower — leaving much less margin relative to vehicle weight than standard cars. As a result, at highway speeds the power loss from running the AC (felt as a few horsepower), the lack of acceleration needed to pass in the overtaking lane, and instability on bridge sections exposed to crosswinds all tend to stand out. That said, there’s no legal restriction on kei cars using the highway, and some drivers say they can cruise faster than trucks — so how dangerous it feels varies a lot depending on the specific car, how many people are on board, and the stretch of road being driven. The thread surfaced a real difference in experience — “fine solo, tough with a full car” — along with the point that “it’s not the kei car itself that’s dangerous, it’s the highway itself,” so this isn’t simply a case of kei car = danger.

    *This article is compiled as an excerpt and summary of the 5ch (Nandemo Jikkyo G) thread “Is driving a kei car on the highway really that dangerous?“

  • Mano Ohtsubo’s Christmas Outfit Goes Viral for the First Time — Fans Sympathize Over ‘Costume Gap’

    A photo of Hello! Project idol Mano Ohtsubo in her Christmas costume spread across social media, earning her her first-ever “manbazu” (a post that racks up over 10,000 likes/retweets). What drove the spread wasn’t so much the quality of the outfit itself, but sympathy over how plain it looked next to other members’ costumes, plus talk of a “gap” in how much effort or budget goes into each member’s outfit. On 5ch’s Hello! Project board, reactions ranged from words of encouragement for her and complaints aimed at the agency, to worries about her going viral for a negative reason, and even mockery of the sympathy narrative itself.

    2AnonymousSep 14, 2026 19:35
    That just makes it sadder, honestly
    3AnonymousSep 14, 2026 19:35
    Pea pod 🫛 lmao
    4AnonymousSep 14, 2026 19:35
    Come on, quit it with that
    5AnonymousSep 14, 2026 19:35
    Don't call it a 'gap'
    6AnonymousSep 14, 2026 19:36
    If this keeps happening she's gonna end up mentally worn down — agency, knock it off already
    7AnonymousSep 14, 2026 19:36
    Her first-ever manbazu, and it's… this
    8AnonymousSep 14, 2026 19:36
    Kinda looks like holly, cute though
    9AnonymousSep 14, 2026 19:37
    Don't make her go viral for a negative reason, damn it
    10AnonymousSep 14, 2026 19:37
    She's got great style and she's cute, so I really wish they'd dress her up properly
    11AnonymousSep 14, 2026 19:38
    Alright! At this rate Hana, Mano, and Yuna are all getting their own manbazu (playing on the members' nicknames)
    12AnonymousSep 14, 2026 19:38
    You're the one slapping the 'gap' label on her and dragging her down, aren't you
    15AnonymousSep 14, 2026 19:39
    Serious 'Tamenaga' déjà vu here (echoes a past viral costume-gap moment involving member Yukine Tamenaga)
    16AnonymousSep 14, 2026 19:39
    THIS ISN'T HOW IT WAS SUPPOSED TO GOOOO!!
    17AnonymousSep 14, 2026 19:40
    Feels bad — this is probably gonna saddle her with some weird character image now
    22AnonymousSep 14, 2026 19:42
    What exactly did they promote this girl for again?
    24AnonymousSep 14, 2026 19:42
    Congrats on the first manbazu
    26AnonymousSep 14, 2026 19:42
    Yeah, this is gonna be awkward for her, I bet
    27AnonymousSep 14, 2026 19:42
    I haven't forgotten how you guys used to rip on Juice=Juice's members
    and now you're jumping on this 'she looks great' viral bandwagon
    28AnonymousSep 14, 2026 19:42
    <'That's not what I meant'

    always comes standard as part of the package
    36AnonymousSep 14, 2026 19:43
    Guess they're copy-pasting BEYOOOOONDS (ビヨ) threads now too
    37AnonymousSep 14, 2026 19:43
    How many manbazu is this for Yuna now?
    57AnonymousSep 14, 2026 19:45
    But Ohtsubo's got real leadership qualities, so…
    59AnonymousSep 14, 2026 19:50
    Since she was kind of getting buried among the new members, there was a stretch where the BEYOOOOONDS senpai were being considerate and writing about Mano a ton on their blogs
    60AnonymousSep 14, 2026 19:51
    Plain at a glance, but look closely and it's actually pretty striking
    67AnonymousSep 14, 2026 19:54
    Stuff like this hits Ohtsubo's parents the hardest
    68AnonymousSep 14, 2026 19:55
    Way to go, Mano
    That just means way more people got to see you
    Stay positive!
    69AnonymousSep 14, 2026 19:56
    The trainee showcase costumes were way more elaborate than this
    77AnonymousSep 14, 2026 20:00
    Re: #69
    Depends on the person
    78AnonymousSep 14, 2026 20:01
    Mano-chan should just roll with the 'pitiable character' role
    79AnonymousSep 14, 2026 20:02
    Sounds like she's gonna end up asking to change her member color too, like someone else did
    80AnonymousSep 14, 2026 20:02

    Background and Key Points of This Topic

    In Hello! Project, fans have long pointed out that when trainees get promoted to full members, they tend to get fewer costume and exposure opportunities compared to more senior members in the group — and the word “gap” gets used in that context. This particular manbazu spread less because of the photo’s quality and more because of the sympathetic take that “maybe different members just get different amounts of budget spent on their costumes.” Where the thread split was over whether to simply welcome this wave of sympathy, or to see it as “going viral for a negative reason doesn’t actually help her” — what the agency’s actual intentions were remains pure speculation within the thread, never confirmed either way. It’s also easy to misread the term “manbazu” itself: it’s just slang for when retweets or likes top 10,000 on social media, and doesn’t necessarily mean the reaction was a positive one.

    ※This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Hello! Project board) thread “Mano Ohtsubo Goes Manbazu with Her Christmas Costume, Kitaaaa (ﾟ∀ﾟ) !!“.

  • “Jiga-chan” Posts on VIP Board Seeking X Followers — Original Songs and Art Spark a Reaction

    On 5ch’s “Nnews VIP” board, a poster who calls themselves “Jiga-chan” revealed their X (Twitter) account and started a thread calling out, “Anyone want to connect?” The poster shared original music within the thread and also pointed to a separate account where they post artwork, trading messages with other posters about their age and creative process. They say they usually draw digitally, but plan to try an analog collage piece for a December exhibition. Some commenters, however, questioned whether the account was really genuine and whether it was okay to follow without asking, sparking a side discussion about how to treat a self-introduction that originates on an anonymous message board.

    Unlocked it.

    Source: x.com / Original post here

    5AnonymousSep 14, 2026 18:35
    Give this song I made a listen (*´▽｀*)
    https://xxup.org/R9AQz.mp3
    7AnonymousSep 14, 2026 18:38
    Re: #5
    Listened to it! Kind of a fun, upbeat song
    133AnonymousSep 14, 2026 20:00
    Re: #5
    Listened to it, that's a seriously good ballad
    12AnonymousSep 14, 2026 18:39
    Done with work?? Nice job today!!
    14AnonymousSep 14, 2026 18:40
    Re: #12
    Thanks~ I worked hard today
    16AnonymousSep 14, 2026 18:40
    Re: #10
    Someone with no tripcode once mistook me for the real "Jiga-chan" and asked if that was me
    20AnonymousSep 14, 2026 18:41
    Re: #16
    Eh!? No way
    19AnonymousSep 14, 2026 18:41
    The fish they had for sale at My Basket lol (a Japanese discount supermarket chain)
    22AnonymousSep 14, 2026 18:42
    Re: #14
    Nice one 😌
    What are you having for dinner?
    25AnonymousSep 14, 2026 18:44
    Re: #22
    Actually I already ate~
    Rice and natto
    23AnonymousSep 14, 2026 18:43
    Re: #17
    Glad to hear it
    Getting unfollowed really stings, you know
    26AnonymousSep 14, 2026 18:44
    Re: #23
    I won't unfollow you!
    56AnonymousSep 14, 2026 19:04
    Tomorrow's my day off ✊
    59AnonymousSep 14, 2026 19:05
    Re: #56
    Lucky 😭 I'm working again tomorrow
    62AnonymousSep 14, 2026 19:08
    Re: #59
    Aw, no…
    While you're off, go check out some fabric!
    67AnonymousSep 14, 2026 19:12
    Re: #62
    Already ordered the fabric~
    58AnonymousSep 14, 2026 19:05
    Re: #51
    It's fine, go ahead and laugh and joke about it, that's okay too
    Because I just want everyone to have fun together
    60AnonymousSep 14, 2026 19:05
    Re: #58
    Let's have fun together~
    61AnonymousSep 14, 2026 19:06
    https://x.com/171xnh_?s=11
    This is the account where I post my art
    63AnonymousSep 14, 2026 19:09
    Re: #61
    Wait?? That's so cute 😭!!
    I love the coloring and how colorful it is…
    66AnonymousSep 14, 2026 19:12
    Re: #61
    B-based on the style of this art, is Jiga-san 25 or younger?
    64AnonymousSep 14, 2026 19:10
    You seem like you'd be pretty good at pixel art too…!
    72AnonymousSep 14, 2026 19:13
    Re: #64
    Drawing pixel art is fun
    69AnonymousSep 14, 2026 19:12
    Re: #66
    I'm 23~
    73AnonymousSep 14, 2026 19:14
    Re: #69
    Nyaa, really!? Didn't expect you to be that young, I'm surprised! Hmm, interesting~
    75AnonymousSep 14, 2026 19:15
    Re: #73
    You're that surprised, huh lol
    74AnonymousSep 14, 2026 19:15
    Re: #72
    I'm so jealous you can draw!!
    I keep thinking it'd be nice if I could make my own album art (;_;)
    76AnonymousSep 14, 2026 19:16
    Re: #74
    Album art, nice~
    77AnonymousSep 14, 2026 19:17
    Gotta do my best at the December exhibition to become a real artist
    79AnonymousSep 14, 2026 19:18
    Re: #77
    Nice! I want you to draw lots of girls lol
    78AnonymousSep 14, 2026 19:18
    Does Jiga-chan draw digitally?
    I hear coloring's easier that way!
    82AnonymousSep 14, 2026 19:19
    Re: #78
    I usually draw digitally, but for the exhibition I'm planning to make an analog collage~
    83AnonymousSep 14, 2026 19:20
    Re: #82
    So you can do analog too~!!
    Getting to show work alongside all kinds of people sounds fun, but it seems like it'll take a lot of energy 😭
    86AnonymousSep 14, 2026 19:22
    Re: #83
    Yeah~ but analog is harder…
    I'll do my best for the exhibition
    84AnonymousSep 14, 2026 19:21
    Re: #79
    I draw girls and androgynous characters~
    96AnonymousSep 14, 2026 19:25
    Re: #84
    Compositions that break down halfway into pixel art… have that "yumekawa" (dreamy-cute aesthetic) vibe going on, so good 🥰
    85AnonymousSep 14, 2026 19:22
    Do you draw "otoko no ko" (boys who look/dress like girls)!?
    88AnonymousSep 14, 2026 19:23
    Re: #85
    Sure, I'll draw one lol
    I'll draw an otoko no ko with wings

    Background and Talking Points

    Threads like this pop up regularly on the VIP board — a genre where someone identifies themselves and asks for social media followers — and there’s no way to verify authenticity beyond the poster’s own word. Details like age, occupation, and working style are all based purely on the poster’s own statements, with no third-party confirmation available. Some commenters in the thread voiced doubts, asking “Is this really them?” and “Is it okay to just follow without asking?”, making the question of how much distance to keep from a self-introduction that started on an anonymous board a loose but recurring theme. Aside from that, the actual back-and-forth — reactions to the original songs, talk about art style, plans for the December exhibition — stayed friendly small talk throughout, with no sign of backlash or conflict. Readers should keep in mind that posts like this are ultimately just self-reported claims on an anonymous board, and neither the linked account’s authenticity nor its connection to the thread’s original poster has been officially confirmed.

    *This article is compiled as an excerpt/summary of the 5ch (Nnews VIP) thread “I’m the one they call Jiga-chan, anyone want to connect on X.”

  • Job-Hunting NEET Thread Spirals Into a Gender War — 5ch: ‘Bottom of the Barrel, But Still a Woman’

    A thread appeared on 5ch’s Newsspeed VIP board, started by a 27-year-old NEET with bipolar disorder who wrote that he’d be heading to the unemployment office (Hello Work) the day after tomorrow. Early replies focused on practical advice — job training programs, job-hunting tips — but the conversation gradually morphed into a heated debate over the gender gap, with claims like “women don’t struggle to find jobs or relationships even with an employment gap.” Late in the thread, a regular poster going by the handle “Kasanobon,” who claimed to earn 15 million yen a year, barged in — and when pressed for proof of income, the screenshot he posted only deepened doubts about whether he was telling the truth.

    1AnonymousSep 14, 2026 17:10
    Get serious about your job search.
    17AnonymousSep 14, 2026 17:18
    Why not try job training?
    If you're living alone, you can get 100,000 yen a month.
    19AnonymousSep 14, 2026 17:20
    Re: #17
    I'll definitely find something good!!!
    20AnonymousSep 14, 2026 17:21
    Re: #17
    I live with my parents, so I don't qualify…
    41AnonymousSep 14, 2026 18:11
    Re: #40
    Must be nice being a woman — you can land a part-time job in no time. I've got nothing left to rely on but disability hiring.
    43AnonymousSep 14, 2026 18:12
    Re: #41
    I don't think it's about being a woman, I think it's about not having an employment gap.
    44AnonymousSep 14, 2026 18:12
    Re: #43
    Even with a gap, it's still easier than it is for men.
    46AnonymousSep 14, 2026 18:16
    Re: #43
    If you were a guy with bipolar disorder stuck in part-time jobs, there's no way you'd ever land a girlfriend — so be thankful you were born a woman.
    47AnonymousSep 14, 2026 18:16
    Re: #46
    Well, for what it's worth, I'm technically the eldest daughter, born somewhere between "able-bodied" and "disabled" myself.
    48AnonymousSep 14, 2026 18:24
    Re: #47
    But you do have a boyfriend, don't you? I've never had a partner in 27 years.
    50AnonymousSep 14, 2026 18:25
    Re: #47
    No matter how much you try to talk yourself down, the fact that you currently have a boyfriend — and have had several exes before him — already makes you a winner.
    57AnonymousSep 14, 2026 18:32
    Re: #52
    In high school, someone filmed me confessing to a guy I liked, it got spread around, and I became a laughingstock. That trauma is why I've never had a partner since.
    59AnonymousSep 14, 2026 18:34
    Re: #57
    Yeah, that'll leave a scar. That's rough.
    62AnonymousSep 14, 2026 18:39
    Re: #59
    So just stay out of my thread already. Nothing pisses me off more than someone who's bottom-of-the-barrel like me but still has a partner just because she's a woman.
    64AnonymousSep 14, 2026 18:41
    Re: #62
    And here I thought we were finally getting along. That's sad.
    66AnonymousSep 14, 2026 18:43
    Re: #62
    I get how you feel. Only someone with nothing can understand the feelings of someone with nothing.
    77AnonymousSep 14, 2026 18:47
    I got bullied in elementary and middle school too — it made me bad with guys, couldn't even get close to them. But that changed once I moved into a science-track class.
    81AnonymousSep 14, 2026 18:50
    Re: #77
    So you went to a science-track class and just ate up all the guys, huh. Don't go calling yourself "bottom of the barrel" after that.
    84AnonymousSep 14, 2026 18:51
    Re: #77
    See, it's all right there in that last line: "I'm not like you people. I was able to change. I'm blessed. I'm a winner. I'm not at the bottom."
    80AnonymousSep 14, 2026 18:49
    Whatever, forget it. It's just sad that people get treated so differently over something as simple as gender.
    85AnonymousSep 14, 2026 18:51
    Re: #80
    It's not about gender. It's about whether you have a partner. Dump your boyfriend right now and you're welcome back.
    87AnonymousSep 14, 2026 18:52
    Re: #80
    That's not it. If it were just about gender, none of this would be happening.

    The fact that you don't even get that says it all about you.
    83AnonymousSep 14, 2026 18:51
    Re: #81
    I only dated two guys in the science-track class, and I didn't "eat up" either of them.
    88AnonymousSep 14, 2026 18:53
    Re: #83
    Then let me be the one you eat up.
    89AnonymousSep 14, 2026 18:53
    Re: #83
    But you still ended up with a boyfriend, didn't you.
    92AnonymousSep 14, 2026 18:54
    Re: #89
    Well, whenever I confessed to a guy I liked, he pretty much always said yes.
    94AnonymousSep 14, 2026 18:56
    Re: #92
    Meanwhile my confession video got spread all over the internet. What is this difference.
    96AnonymousSep 14, 2026 18:57
    Re: #92
    Someone with a face good enough to succeed almost every time she confesses has no business in my thread.
    90AnonymousSep 14, 2026 18:54
    Re: #84
    Compared to my friends, I haven't accomplished anything. They're all full-time employees putting real money into their households.
    93AnonymousSep 14, 2026 18:55
    Re: #90
    Wow, I'm so impressive — unemployed and somehow still putting money into the household. (sarcasm)
    114AnonymousSep 14, 2026 19:03
    Re: #109
    Yeah, maybe. But being right isn't the same as saying what he actually needs to hear.
    117AnonymousSep 14, 2026 19:05
    Re: #114
    But for a guy to end up here and even set a fixed handle name (a "kotehan" — unusual on an anonymous board like this), something must have really gone wrong for you to hit rock bottom. What happened?
    123AnonymousSep 14, 2026 19:08
    Re: #117
    I'm not rock bottom. I still pull in 15 million yen a year.

    It's less about "what happened" and more that I'd have to explain what my whole existence even was.

    Well, I won't get into that.

    Still, you're right that just being here means I'm at least not exactly fulfilled.
    125AnonymousSep 14, 2026 19:09
    Re: #123
    Honestly, that's just impressive.
    130AnonymousSep 14, 2026 19:11
    Re: #123
    Lying just because you hate being called a NEET is pretty lame.
    142AnonymousSep 14, 2026 19:16
    Re: #139
    I have acquaintances and friends too, you know — I don't want to say anything that could get me identified.
    149AnonymousSep 14, 2026 19:18
    Re: #142
    Just pull up your assets in some app and screenshot it, or take a nice clean screenshot of your pay stub or something.
    155AnonymousSep 14, 2026 19:21
    Re: #149
    I'm not an employee, so there's no pay stub. I've got purchase orders, invoices, and contracts, but I can't show those.

    Besides, if I were really a NEET, there's no way I'd know this much about taxes.
    161AnonymousSep 14, 2026 19:23
    Re: #155
    Just hurry up and show something already. The last guy who claimed this actually posted a screenshot.
    148AnonymousSep 14, 2026 19:18
    By the way, the 15 million is this year's projection.

    Last year it was 10 million.

    I could show you a scrap of my tax return, but you'd just say it's photoshopped or AI-generated anyway.

    I didn't even bother adjusting my income below 9 million to dodge the progressive tax brackets, so I'm getting hit hard on taxes — cut me some slack.
    153AnonymousSep 14, 2026 19:20
    Re: #148
    Fine, just show it then.
    163AnonymousSep 14, 2026 19:24
    Re: #153
    Here.
    170AnonymousSep 14, 2026 19:26
    Re: #163
    It's all blurry, I can't make out anything. And what's with that "A-I-U-E-O" gibberish (Japanese placeholder text, like using "ABCDE" as dummy filler)?
    176AnonymousSep 14, 2026 19:36
    Speaking as someone with a Level 2 bookkeeping certification (boki, a common Japanese accounting qualification), what's shown in Re: #163 is "revenue" — annual sales — not actual income.

    Profit margins vary by industry, but with 10 million yen in annual revenue, what you actually take home could be about the same as a regular company employee, or even less.

    Background and Key Points of This Discussion

    The “job training gets you 100,000 yen a month” system mentioned in the thread refers to Japan’s Vocational Training Benefit. It comes with eligibility requirements tied to household income and assets, so simply living alone doesn’t automatically qualify you for the payment. Separately, when a poster claimed a 15-million-yen annual income late in the thread, another user holding a Level 2 bookkeeping certification pointed out that the figure shown was “revenue” rather than actual income, and that take-home pay in some industries can be little different from that of an ordinary company employee — a useful lens for judging the truth of this kind of “income bragging.” Another notable feature of the thread was that opinions on whether men and women face different levels of difficulty in job hunting and dating never quite reconciled, with the debate running to the end without reaching any real conclusion.

    ※This article is compiled from excerpts and a summary of the 5ch (Newsspeed VIP) thread “27-Year-Old Bipolar NEET Heading to Hello Work the Day After Tomorrow.”

  • Daisuke Hori’s ‘Everyday Life’ Livestream Fails — Questions Mount Over His Pricey Sleep Course

    Daisuke Hori, who advocates a “30-minute sleep” method and reportedly sells his own sleep technique as a paid course, started a livestream showing his “everyday life” exactly as it is. But just days into the broadcast, he began showing signs of distress, prompting a wave of comments on 5ch such as “Hasn’t he supposedly kept this up for 17 years — why call it a failure now?” and “Isn’t being watched on a livestream itself an abnormal situation, not really ‘everyday life’?” A post claiming a lawyer once called him a scammer also went viral, and many comments questioned the credibility of his course altogether.

    1AnonymousSep 14, 2026 17:47
    Apparently he's started saying stuff like, "You keep saying 'failure, failure' — have you people never failed once in your life? Only someone who's never failed gets to criticize me."
    2AnonymousSep 14, 2026 17:47
    Guess nobody bothered cross-posting this to VIP and livejupiter (other 5ch boards) today — looks like this thread's just fodder for affiliate blog sites
    6AnonymousSep 14, 2026 17:50
    It's supposed to be 'proof,' but somehow it's turned into a 'challenge' lol
    7AnonymousSep 14, 2026 17:50
    Classic case of choking under pressure and not performing like you normally would
    9AnonymousSep 14, 2026 17:51
    Honestly he's just a funny meme guy at this point
    10AnonymousSep 14, 2026 17:52
    If he hadn't screwed this up, he could've sold way more of that short-sleep course
    12AnonymousSep 14, 2026 17:54
    If you can't make good use of all that extra time from sleeping less, what's even the point of being a short sleeper
    13AnonymousSep 14, 2026 17:54
    Re: #1
    This is exactly the kind of ugly excuse-making everyone was hoping for
    14AnonymousSep 14, 2026 17:56
    He's been challenging this every day for 17 years — he just happened to lose for the first time
    15AnonymousSep 14, 2026 17:57
    Well, I get it — I've dozed off when I shouldn't have and couldn't sleep when I needed to before too.
    Especially if he was tense from doing an unfamiliar livestream, that'd make it even worse
    19AnonymousSep 14, 2026 17:59
    Being constantly watched on a livestream isn't "everyday life" to begin with —
    that kind of abnormal tension means there's no time to relax, so there's no way he could live like normal
    20AnonymousSep 14, 2026 17:59
    This is about the point where he'd snap, right?
    It'd be a letdown if it just fizzled out quietly
    21AnonymousSep 14, 2026 17:59
    Something he's supposedly kept up for 17 years… and it's a "failure"?

    Isn't it just his daily life?
    22AnonymousSep 14, 2026 17:59
    Even bending over backwards a thousand billion steps to accept all his excuses,
    seeing him in this sorry state, nobody's gonna want to live that way
    23AnonymousSep 14, 2026 18:00
    He was supposed to just be streaming a normal week, but he's whining after three days? Makes no sense
    25AnonymousSep 14, 2026 18:01
    Feels like he's told about a thousand lies this week alone
    26AnonymousSep 14, 2026 18:03
    [Sad News] Daisuke Hori gets called "a scammer who just hasn't been caught by a lawyer yet"

    https://x.com/kinnikuben/status/2099384545602883973?s=46&t=sAKYa9fvTz1TqcUvOWiSWQ
    55AnonymousSep 14, 2026 18:17
    Re: #26
    Guess all he can do is "cry himself to sleep" over this one (a pun on sleep/giving up quietly)

    ↑ Not very funny for a big-shot liberal-arts lawyer
    45AnonymousSep 14, 2026 18:10
    Apparently he's pulled in 100 million yen in revenue from this.
    Ignoring him would've worked best… but here we are, ugh
    122AnonymousSep 14, 2026 18:40
    Re: #45
    They say a lot of people are just angling for refunds — wonder how true that is
    50AnonymousSep 14, 2026 18:15
    Stuff like this seriously has a bad influence on kids.
    I think he should just get banned
    72AnonymousSep 14, 2026 18:25
    Re: #50
    He's probably the one who wants to get banned the most (for the extra attention)
    53AnonymousSep 14, 2026 18:16
    Wasn't this supposed to be on the level of us just waking up, going to work or school, eating, and sleeping?
    Why is everyone suddenly calling it a "failure"?
    56AnonymousSep 14, 2026 18:17
    Re: #53
    He's taken the stance of "well then, YOU try sleeping 30 minutes a day!"
    It was supposed to just be a stream of his daily life, but apparently it turned into a brutal challenge for him
    58AnonymousSep 14, 2026 18:19
    Re: #56
    He's been selling this exact method as an absurdly expensive course, and now he's saying "you try it" lol
    His brain's not working right anymore 🤔
    62AnonymousSep 14, 2026 18:21
    Re: #56
    He's the one who's been marketing "30-minute sleep" himself — getting defensive about it now is on him
    83AnonymousSep 14, 2026 18:30
    If it weren't for the 150,000-yen info-course, he could've just been a fun meme character
    91AnonymousSep 14, 2026 18:33
    Re: #83
    Wait, it costs 150,000 yen?
    I figured it'd be more like 20,000 yen tops

    Could this actually end up being treated as fraud?
    102AnonymousSep 14, 2026 18:36
    It'd be hilarious if a victims' group filed a class action, but you can't really expect that kind of move from people willing to drop 100,000-200,000 yen on this stuff in the first place
    105AnonymousSep 14, 2026 18:37
    Re: #102
    Given how much attention this is getting, lawyers might start soliciting plaintiffs on their own
    107AnonymousSep 14, 2026 18:37
    The more I watch, the more I think he's just bad at managing his time —
    right now he's literally just standing there
    119AnonymousSep 14, 2026 18:40
    Re: #107
    I feel like he's missing the point there too.
    The idea is supposed to be "cut your sleep safely with this method,"
    then use that freed-up time efficiently for something else.
    If you cut your sleep and just end up stumbling around dazed, what was the point?
    109AnonymousSep 14, 2026 18:38
    He's easily made tens of millions of yen off this, so he'll do just fine going forward in the "nuisance YouTuber" scene
    117AnonymousSep 14, 2026 18:39
    Re: #109
    Hezuma (a notorious Japanese "nuisance YouTuber") survives because he keeps causing scandals over and over, even getting arrested for it.
    Does anyone even remember any of the other controversy-bait YouTubers?
    111AnonymousSep 14, 2026 18:38
    He was basically a scammer who introduced himself as a scammer from the start — honestly, the people who fell for it are pretty dumb too
    116AnonymousSep 14, 2026 18:39
    Re: #111
    Is "it's the victim's own fault for getting scammed!" really a valid defense lol
    124AnonymousSep 14, 2026 18:41
    Re: #111
    With stuff like cancer folk remedies or sleep problems, it's not just the person themselves — people around them get desperate too and grasp at straws trying to fix it.
    You shouldn't lump that in with people who fall for "get rich quick" info-courses — it's a different kind of vulnerability

    Background and Key Points of This Story

    Daisuke Hori is known for advocating “30-minute sleep” and reportedly selling his own sleep method as a paid course, with thread posts putting the price at 150,000 yen. This livestream appears to have been meant to show that his lifestyle isn’t anything unusual, but by showing signs of distress right after it began, it instead ended up fueling doubts about whether his course actually works. Some pointed out that a livestream — a constantly monitored, far-from-normal environment — isn’t really a fair way to test “everyday life” in the first place, and opinions remain divided over what caused the failure. Note that the claims that he’s a scammer and the revenue figures mentioned here all come from forum posts and quotes of outside posts, and have not been independently confirmed.

    *This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Nandemo Jikkyo G) thread: “[Good News] Daisuke Hori Fails at “Everyday Life” lol.”

  • GTA6 Struggles on Japan’s PS Store Charts, Stuck in Double Digits

    A thread on 5ch’s “Live News G” board featured images comparing PS Store rankings across countries. In Japan, GTA6 failed to crack the top spots and sat stuck in double digits, while in the US it ranked near the top — sparking a debate among posters about “how Japanese gamers play.” The top of the Japanese chart was dominated by mobile-born titles like Zenless Zone Zero, alongside next year’s FF7 Remake Part 3 and Romancing SaGa 3 Remake, leading to a range of theories for GTA6’s poor showing: unfamiliarity with the American setting, the PS5’s price, and Japan’s own distinct gaming tastes.

    1AnonymousSep 14, 2026 14:57
    Japan's the Only One Stuck in Double Digits on the PS Store Rankings
    2AnonymousSep 14, 2026 14:57
    Current PS Store ranking comparison

    Japan
    https://ps-store-db.live/top-20/JP/card-2026-09-13.png


    USA
    https://ps-store-db.live/top-20/US/card-2026-09-13.png
    11AnonymousSep 14, 2026 14:59
    Re: #2
    Lmao, this is how Japanese people actually use their PS5 — mobile games
    44AnonymousSep 14, 2026 15:08
    Re: #2
    FF7 Remake Part 3
    Romancing SaGa 3 Remake

    The fact that these two, which aren't even out until next year, are charting shows GTA6 genuinely isn't popular here
    4AnonymousSep 14, 2026 14:58
    GTA6 is losing to THIS lineup?

    https://ps-store-db.live/top-20/JP/card-2026-09-13.png
    14AnonymousSep 14, 2026 15:00
    It's kind of depressing that Rockstar is sending sponsored GTA6 watch-along gigs to Japanese VTubers

    You guys have really fallen off
    18AnonymousSep 14, 2026 15:01
    Re: #14
    Still more honest than doing shady "suteple" gigs (slang for undisclosed sponsored playthrough streams)
    16AnonymousSep 14, 2026 15:01
    A game where you just laugh while beating up random citizens… feels like something only Japanese kids would even be into…
    32AnonymousSep 14, 2026 15:05
    Re: #16
    If you could run wild in a setting you actually recognize, it'd definitely be fun
    We just find it boring because we're not familiar with America
    Remember that AI video of an old lady going on a rampage, game-style, that went viral a while back?
    34AnonymousSep 14, 2026 15:06
    Re: #32
    That might be true
    The new Forza blew up in Japan partly because it's set somewhere familiar — Japan
    43AnonymousSep 14, 2026 15:08
    Re: #32
    Yeah, honestly American streets still feel like another world to me — it's too fictional-feeling, so I don't think I'm getting the full appeal of this game
    26AnonymousSep 14, 2026 15:03
    This is kind of surprising
    I figured Japanese people who buy a PS5 instead of a Switch were all Western-game nerds
    30AnonymousSep 14, 2026 15:04
    Re: #26
    It's just a weak choice these days
    Steam is the obvious pick now
    There's no real reason to go with a PS5
    33AnonymousSep 14, 2026 15:05
    Re: #26
    They're FF/Monster Hunter/Persona users, that's who
    28AnonymousSep 14, 2026 15:04
    Is this about to turn into another thread full of cringe VTuber roleplay bits?
    31AnonymousSep 14, 2026 15:05
    Re: #28
    No online mode
    No "Stogura" (GTA Online-style Japanese roleplay servers)

    So no VTuber skit-playing this time
    You just play through the story
    35AnonymousSep 14, 2026 15:06
    Re: #28
    Of course not
    It's only VTubers, the streamers around them, and their fans talking about it — barely anyone's actually playing GTA themselves
    41AnonymousSep 14, 2026 15:07
    If you want a game to sell in Japan
    You need anime-style character designs with cute, sexy girl characters, or it won't sell
    That's the iron rule
    46AnonymousSep 14, 2026 15:09
    Re: #41
    Meanwhile, Monster Hunter and FromSoftware exist
    59AnonymousSep 14, 2026 15:20
    Well, Japanese people don't have money anyway
    Probably can't even afford a PlayStation
    65AnonymousSep 14, 2026 15:25
    Re: #59
    It launched at 55,000 yen after all
    Even the cheapest model at 50,000 yen isn't going to catch on widely these days
    66AnonymousSep 14, 2026 15:26
    They do the same thing every time anyway
    72AnonymousSep 14, 2026 15:33
    Re: #66
    Isn't that a boomerang aimed right back at Japanese games too?
    73AnonymousSep 14, 2026 15:34
    Re: #66
    But Wilds did the exact same thing every time and sold like crazy, didn't it?
    Even though it's a huge downgrade compared to World/Rise
    76AnonymousSep 14, 2026 15:36
    #1 Zenless Zone Zero

    #2 NTE: Neverness to Everness

    lol
    81AnonymousSep 14, 2026 15:38
    Re: #76
    At least let it be Honkai: Star Rail there
    77AnonymousSep 14, 2026 15:37
    Re: #72
    Zelda and Pokémon are the same every time too, aren't they?
    80AnonymousSep 14, 2026 15:38
    Re: #77
    That's totally different…
    82AnonymousSep 14, 2026 15:39
    Re: #80
    Don't you know people already call Pokémon a "fossil" of a game — stuck in the past?
    89AnonymousSep 14, 2026 15:43
    Re: #80
    Zelda and Pokémon are one-pattern games every single time though
    84AnonymousSep 14, 2026 15:41
    Whatever happened to "Korea shares Japan's values"?
    GTA's huge over there
    93AnonymousSep 14, 2026 15:46
    Re: #84
    There's always someone claiming Japan and Korea have similar tastes — what's that even about?
    99AnonymousSep 14, 2026 15:52
    All-time game sales

    #1 Minecraft — 400 million copies
    #2 GTA5 — 230 million copies
    #3 RDR2 — 85 million copies
    107AnonymousSep 14, 2026 15:56
    Re: #99
    The top two are just on a different level
    118AnonymousSep 14, 2026 16:05
    Re: #99
    GTA5's impressive, but not THAT impressive
    That number's padded a lot by giveaways, plus they kept releasing upgraded versions across every generation from PS3 to PS5

    RDR2 feels more impressive to me, honestly

    Background and Key Points of the Discussion

    GTA6 has drawn worldwide attention since before its release, and its predecessor, Grand Theft Auto V, has sold over 230 million copies since launching in 2013 — one of the best-selling games of all time. In this thread, posters floated several theories for why the sequel is underperforming on Japan’s PS Store charts: discomfort with its crime- and violence-focused world, unfamiliarity with an American urban setting, the country’s enduring preference for anime-style character-driven games like Pokémon, and the high price of PS5 hardware — with no single explanation winning out. The latest rankings are topped by mobile-born titles like Zenless Zone Zero, reflecting a broader trend in the Japanese market where the line between console and mobile gaming keeps blurring.

    ※This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Live News G) thread “[Sad News] Japanese PlayStation Users Show Zero Interest in “GTA6” wwwww.”

  • Magical Girl Image Showdown Ignites 5ch Thread — ‘Ooh-Magic! 😆’

    In a freewheeling chat thread on 5ch’s “Nandemo Jikkyo G” (Anything-Goes Live-Commentary board), users kept posting images of magical girl characters from franchises like Madoka Magica, Yuki Yuna Is a Hero, and Pretty Cure, one after another. Along the way the conversation veered into a question about the age range of Chiikawa’s fanbase and a lighthearted debate over which Madoka Magica character would make the best mom — the topic hopping around at the breakneck pace typical of these chat threads. Then, right in the middle of it all, an official livestream announcement for the mobile game ‘Ame Nochi Hare Onna’ (roughly, ‘Rainy, Then Sunny Girl’) suddenly popped up, giving a real taste of the chaotic energy of a live-commentary thread in real time.

    19AnonymousSep 14, 2026 13:46
    Magical Girl Madoka ☆ Magica
    21AnonymousSep 14, 2026 13:48
    Magical Girl Aya ☆ Magica
    https://mahoushoujyo-anime.com/magical_festa/images/mahoushoujo_ogp_1200_630.png
    23AnonymousSep 14, 2026 13:49
    Magical Girl Koyuki ☆ Magica
    25AnonymousSep 14, 2026 13:50
    Magical Girl Yuuna ☆ Magica
    https://yuyuyu.tv/season1/story/img/story_text.jpg
    27AnonymousSep 14, 2026 13:50
    https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Gj4jt8MbsAAo5ZR.jpg
    28AnonymousSep 14, 2026 13:51
    Magical Girl Ai ☆ Magica
    https://img2.animatetimes.com/2020/10/5f7fbe668add9_30da9ccbdbe264fa172378257756152e.jpg
    39AnonymousSep 14, 2026 13:57
    Eat up, yu~ 🥺 (cutesy baby-talk)
    45AnonymousSep 14, 2026 14:00
    Re: #39
    Ooh-magic! 😆
    42AnonymousSep 14, 2026 13:58
    Eat up, yuuu! ✊🥺
    44AnonymousSep 14, 2026 14:00
    Re: #42
    That's Matsuya, isn't it 😏 (the beef-bowl chain)
    47AnonymousSep 14, 2026 14:00


    Hurry up, there's only one left!
    54AnonymousSep 14, 2026 14:02
    Re: #47
    Who's even into this?
    58AnonymousSep 14, 2026 14:03
    Re: #47
    Smells like it'd be crap.
    62AnonymousSep 14, 2026 14:04
    《Official Livestream 'Hare Onna Club Meeting' Confirmed!》
    🎬 Mon, 9/14, 19:00 ~
    We'll bring you the full details on 'Ame Nochi Hare Onna,' live from the Weathernews studio!
    In the first half, the dev team covers the game's creation process and concept,
    and in the second half, the voice cast joins as guests to introduce the character profiles.
    There might even be some #TGS2026 news you'll want to hear…? Stay tuned!

    *This broadcast contains no information related to the 'Pokémon' series.

    ▼Watch here
    📌https://youtube.com/live/nh4MisfbXsQ

    #HareOnna #HareOnnaClub #GameFreak
    https://pbs.twimg.com/media/HSJFWSba0AARxzY.jpg
    64AnonymousSep 14, 2026 14:05
    What age range makes up Chiikawa's massive fanbase, anyway?
    66AnonymousSep 14, 2026 14:06
    Re: #64
    Akua-ryuumii~ (nonsense riff on 'aquarium')
    72AnonymousSep 14, 2026 14:06
    Re: #64
    It's popular with everyone, young and old~ 🥺
    84AnonymousSep 14, 2026 14:09
    Who from Madoka Magica seems like she'd make the best mom?
    86AnonymousSep 14, 2026 14:09
    Re: #84
    Akua-ryuumu (that 'aquarium' meme again)
    102AnonymousSep 14, 2026 14:14
    A Premium Malt's tastes so good while watching Cure Arcana! 😎🍺
    108AnonymousSep 14, 2026 14:15
    115AnonymousSep 14, 2026 14:16
    Re: #108
    It's 'Tsunogaki' ('Horn-brat'), for the record
    119AnonymousSep 14, 2026 14:16
    Mom 😍
    121AnonymousSep 14, 2026 14:17
    Re: #119
    Ohhh~ 😍
    122AnonymousSep 14, 2026 14:17
    128AnonymousSep 14, 2026 14:18
    Re: #122
    Is this Sakura Kyoko?
    132AnonymousSep 14, 2026 14:19
    Woohoo~
    135AnonymousSep 14, 2026 14:19
    Re: #132
    Don't go ripping that off from Edge.
    147AnonymousSep 14, 2026 14:22
    Nom nom~
    151AnonymousSep 14, 2026 14:23
    Re: #147
    That's undercooked.
    You'll wreck your stomach.
    150AnonymousSep 14, 2026 14:23
    153AnonymousSep 14, 2026 14:24
    Re: #150
    Is this Luna?
    158AnonymousSep 14, 2026 14:26
    Re: #150
    Probably an akua-ryuumu (that meme again)
    174AnonymousSep 14, 2026 14:28
    I'm about to report this and get you in trouble.

    Stop replying already.
    180AnonymousSep 14, 2026 14:29
    Re: #174
    Leave it to Loli! (pun on 'makasero,' i.e. 'leave it to me')
    181AnonymousSep 14, 2026 14:29
    Re: #174
    Maka-Segawa Eiko (stretching the pun into the name of enka singer Eiko Segawa)
    194AnonymousSep 14, 2026 14:33
    200AnonymousSep 14, 2026 14:34
    Re: #194
    Ohhh~ akua-ryuumimi~ 🥰

    Background and Talking Points

    “Nandemo Jikkyo G” is a board where casual chatter runs all day long and isn’t tied to commentary on any particular broadcast, and the thread title “Magical Girl Yamada” is just a fixed catchphrase regularly used on this board — it has no direct connection to the actual content of the posts. That’s why, as happened here, one person’s posted image tends to snowball into a chain of other characters’ images, with the conversation itself carrying little real continuity. What stands out this time is that an official livestream announcement for ‘Ame Nochi Hare Onna’ got dropped into the middle of the chatter, and the announcement went out of its way to state it contains “no information related to the Pokémon series” — suggesting the people behind it wanted to head off any confusion with the Pokémon-related buzz expected around the same period. Lighter topics, like the debate over which Madoka Magica character would make the best mom, stayed at the level of harmless commentary on the shows themselves, and no posts were found escalating into criticism of real people or the production staff.

    *This article is compiled and summarized from the 5ch (“Nandemo Jikkyo G”) thread “Magical Girl Yamada 🪄(・o・🍬)🏰.”