[dcukhunter]

I needed some help today and Danbo was on hand.

[Effects]

Originally Posted by Tallon

Is it the photos, or the actual character you 'don't get'?

I think it's the fascination with Danbo. Although I don't get the character much either. Is he just an amazon package with a life, originally from Japan?

[lisatiffany]

@Effects - this might explain some things.

Danbo is a short word for "danboru", the Japanese word for corrugated cardboard.

Danbo, the robot out of cardboard boxes that is now popular subject of digital photography, is a character from a comedy manga series by Kiyohiko Azuma entitled Yotsuba&!, read as "Yotsuba to" which means "Yotsuba and".

Danbo first appeared in Chapter 28 - Yotsuba & Danbo of the said Japanese cartoon series where Yotsuba’s friend Ena tried to convince her that Miura’s costume out of cardboard boxes is a real robot that is powered by money inserted into the slot on the chest.

Yotsuba believes that the robot is real, and Ena refuses to let Miura crush her dreams by telling her the truth. It was Miura who named the cardboard robot Danbo.

Yotsuba&! depicts the everyday adventures of a young girl named Yotsuba as she learns about the world around her, guided by her father, the neighbors, and their friends. She is also initially ignorant about many things a child her age would be expected to know, among them are doorbells, escalators, air conditioners, and even playground swings. This naiveté is the premise of humorous stories where she learns about, and frequently misunderstands, everyday things.

Danbo is also known online as Danboard, Danboru, Danbooru and Cardbo, but according to JuYoun Lee, Senior Editor at Yen Press said that "Danbo" sounds cuter than "Cardbo".


Danbo was on last nights Dublin docklands photo-walk. [Original Image]

[AnCatDubh]

Not mine but quite a clever and well put together shoot, and a good web site to show the how's it done stuff.

originally posted by sNarah over on twitter or facebook or somewhere -

http://inthedollhouse.net

[smash]

Originally Posted by AnCatDubh

originally posted by sNarah over on twitter or facebook or somewhere

I posted them in YLYL yesterday or the day before. Can't remember.

[melekalikimaka]

Shower Time by melekalikimaka, on Flickr


"The purpose of art is washing the dust of daily life off our souls." ~ Pablo Picasso

[melekalikimaka]

most women read it pretty quickly, they just flick all the way through it



I Don't See The Appeal

[melekalikimaka]

A single rose can be my garden... a single friend, my world
I once had a rose named after me and I was very flattered. But I was not pleased to read the description in the catalogue: no good in a bed, but fine up against a wall.

[Tallon]

Forgot about this thread