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[[File:Danbooru_2190.png|frame|The Danbooru [[Catgirl|catgirls]].]]
[[File:Danbooru_2190.png|frame|The Danbooru [[Catgirl|catgirls]].]]


An [[Image Booru]] is a new breed of [[Image Boards]] and is essentially a tag-based image archive. Most are based loosely around anime. Because the idea is still relatively new there are not that many of them around compared to, say, forums or more traditional imageboards. The name is derived from [[Danbooru]], the first booru. These sites cater to those who want the [[Pixiv]] experience, but don't feel like sifting through Japanese or inconsistent tagging. A very large majority of the images you see on boorus came from [[Pixiv]] first.
An [[Image Booru]] is a new{{when}} breed of [[Image Boards]] and is essentially a tag-based image archive. Most are based loosely around anime. Because the idea is still relatively new{{when}} there are not that many of them around compared to, say, forums or more traditional imageboards. The name is derived from [[Danbooru]], the first booru. These sites cater to those who want the [[Pixiv]] experience, but don't feel like sifting through Japanese or inconsistent tagging. A very large majority of the images you see on boorus came from [[Pixiv]] first.


Danbooru got its name from the Japanese word ''Danbo-ru'', meaning 'cardboard box.' It was originally coded and administrated by rq. The site got more and more popular, in large part due to rq's lenient policy on mature content, until eventually the site couldn't take the strain anymore and rq pulled the plug.
Danbooru got its name from the Japanese word ''Danbo-ru'', meaning 'cardboard box.' It was originally coded and administrated by rq. The site got more and more popular, in large part due to rq's lenient policy on mature content, until eventually the site couldn't take the strain anymore and rq pulled the plug.
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* [[Fundamentally Female Cast]]: It's easy to go through several pages without seeing a single guy.
* [[Fundamentally Female Cast]]: It's easy to go through several pages without seeing a single guy.
** Of course, some of this is likely due to the fact that the most common art on the site is ''[[Touhou]]'' art, which constitutes nearly a quarter of all content...
** Of course, some of this is likely due to the fact that the most common art on the site is ''[[Touhou]]'' art, which constitutes nearly a quarter of all content...
* [[Keep Circulating the Tapes]]: See a "bad ID" tag on an image? It's been deleted from its original source, meaning Danbooru is one of the few places that it can still be found at.
* [[Mass Super-Empowering Event]]: Albert once gave the Contributor-level near-full post moderation powers without warning, throwing much of the site into an absolute panic before it was reverted.
* [[Mass Super-Empowering Event]]: Albert once gave the Contributor-level near-full post moderation powers without warning, throwing much of the site into an absolute panic before it was reverted.
* [[Media Classifications]]: There are three ratings for images: Safe, Questionable (the default), and Explicit. What those actually ''mean'' is a little more tricky:
* [[Media Classifications]]: There are three ratings for images: Safe, Questionable (the default), and Explicit. What those actually ''mean'' is a little more tricky:
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== Tags dedicated to particular tropes include: ==
== Tags dedicated to particular tropes include: ==
'''WARNING: Assume all links to Danbooru are [[NSFW]]'''

* [[Actor Allusion]]: [http://danbooru.donmai.us/posts?tags=seiyuu_connection seiyuu connection]
* [[Actor Allusion]]: [http://danbooru.donmai.us/posts?tags=seiyuu_connection seiyuu connection]
* [[A-Cup Angst]]: [http://danbooru.donmai.us/posts?tags=breast_envy breast envy]
* [[A-Cup Angst]]: [http://danbooru.donmai.us/posts?tags=breast_envy breast envy]
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* [[Gun Porn]]: The [http://danbooru.donmai.us/posts?tags=list_of_weapons list of weapons] index
* [[Gun Porn]]: The [http://danbooru.donmai.us/posts?tags=list_of_weapons list of weapons] index
* [[Hair Antennae]]: [http://danbooru.donmai.us/posts?tags=antenna_hair antenna hair]
* [[Hair Antennae]]: [http://danbooru.donmai.us/posts?tags=antenna_hair antenna hair]
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* [[Hitler Cam]]: [http://danbooru.donmai.us/posts?tags=from_below from below]
* [[Honest Axe]]: [http://danbooru.donmai.us/posts?tags=Honest_axe Honest axe]
* [[Honest Axe]]: [http://danbooru.donmai.us/posts?tags=Honest_axe Honest axe]
* [[Hot Chick in a Badass Suit]]: Some in [http://danbooru.donmai.us/posts?tags=pant_suit pant suit]
* [[Hot Chick in a Badass Suit]]: Some in [http://danbooru.donmai.us/posts?tags=pant_suit pant suit]
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* [[Little Bit Beastly]]: [http://danbooru.donmai.us/posts?tags=animal_ears animal ears] + [http://danbooru.donmai.us/posts?tags=tail tail]. There are also tags for the specific ''kinds'' of ears and tails, of course. For characters who don't have these features canonically, there's [http://danbooru.donmai.us/posts?tags=kemonomimi_mode kemonomimi mode].
* [[Little Bit Beastly]]: [http://danbooru.donmai.us/posts?tags=animal_ears animal ears] + [http://danbooru.donmai.us/posts?tags=tail tail]. There are also tags for the specific ''kinds'' of ears and tails, of course. For characters who don't have these features canonically, there's [http://danbooru.donmai.us/posts?tags=kemonomimi_mode kemonomimi mode].
* [[Lolicon]]: [http://danbooru.donmai.us/posts?tags=loli loli]
* [[Lolicon]]: [http://danbooru.donmai.us/posts?tags=loli loli]
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* [[Low-Angle Shot]]: [http://danbooru.donmai.us/posts?tags=from_below from below]
* [[Hachimaki]]: [http://danbooru.donmai.us/posts?tags=hachimaki hachimaki]
* [[Hachimaki]]: [http://danbooru.donmai.us/posts?tags=hachimaki hachimaki]
* [[Marshmallow Hell]]: [http://danbooru.donmai.us/posts?tags=breast_smother breast smother]
* [[Marshmallow Hell]]: [http://danbooru.donmai.us/posts?tags=breast_smother breast smother]
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* [[Umbrella of Togetherness]]: [http://danbooru.donmai.us/posts?tags=shared_umbrella shared umbrella] for the literal case and [http://danbooru.donmai.us/posts?tags=ai_ai_gasa ai ai gasa] for the drawing with the two names under it
* [[Umbrella of Togetherness]]: [http://danbooru.donmai.us/posts?tags=shared_umbrella shared umbrella] for the literal case and [http://danbooru.donmai.us/posts?tags=ai_ai_gasa ai ai gasa] for the drawing with the two names under it
* [[Unmoving Pattern]]: [http://danbooru.donmai.us/posts?tags=unmoving_pattern unmoving pattern]
* [[Unmoving Pattern]]: [http://danbooru.donmai.us/posts?tags=unmoving_pattern unmoving pattern]
* [[Verbal Tic]]: [http://danbooru.donmai.us/posts?tags=ayaya[[ ayaya]]], [http://danbooru.donmai.us/posts?tags=myon myon], [http://danbooru.donmai.us/posts?tags=unyu unyu], [http://danbooru.donmai.us/posts?tags=mukyuu mukyuu], etc... [http://danbooru.donmai.us/posts?tags=Tag_group:meme Tag group:meme] has a section dedicated to them.
* [[Verbal Tic]]: [http://danbooru.donmai.us/posts?tags=ayaya ayaya], [http://danbooru.donmai.us/posts?tags=myon myon], [http://danbooru.donmai.us/posts?tags=unyu unyu], [http://danbooru.donmai.us/posts?tags=mukyuu mukyuu], etc... [http://danbooru.donmai.us/posts?tags=Tag_group:meme Tag group:meme] has a section dedicated to them.
* [[Versus Character Splash]]: [http://danbooru.donmai.us/posts?tags=VS VS]
* [[Versus Character Splash]]: [http://danbooru.donmai.us/posts?tags=VS VS]
* [[Victoria's Secret Compartment]]: [http://danbooru.donmai.us/posts?tags=between_breasts between breasts]
* [[Victoria's Secret Compartment]]: [http://danbooru.donmai.us/posts?tags=between_breasts between breasts]
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== Image pools dedicated to particular tropes include: <ref>Incidentally, take note of how many of these are named after said tropes...</ref> ==
== Image pools dedicated to particular tropes include: <ref>Incidentally, take note of how many of these are named after said tropes...</ref> ==
'''WARNING: Assume all links to Danbooru are [[NSFW]]'''
* [[Animesque]]: [http://danbooru.donmai.us/posts?tags=Animifying Animifying]
* [[Animesque]]: [http://danbooru.donmai.us/posts?tags=Animifying Animifying]
* [[Alas, Poor Villain]]: [http://danbooru.donmai.us/posts?tags=Alas_Poor_Villain Alas Poor Villain]
* [[Alas, Poor Villain]]: [http://danbooru.donmai.us/posts?tags=Alas_Poor_Villain Alas Poor Villain]
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* [[Crack Pairing]]: [http://danbooru.donmai.us/posts?tags=The_Most_Unlikely_Couples The Most Unlikely Couples]
* [[Crack Pairing]]: [http://danbooru.donmai.us/posts?tags=The_Most_Unlikely_Couples The Most Unlikely Couples]
* [[Cry Cute]]: [http://danbooru.donmai.us/posts?tags=Unhappy_Adorable Unhappy Adorable]
* [[Cry Cute]]: [http://danbooru.donmai.us/posts?tags=Unhappy_Adorable Unhappy Adorable]
* [[Cuteness Overload]]: [https://danbooru.donmai.us/pools/903 Disgustingly Adorable]
* [[Disproportionate Retribution]]: [http://danbooru.donmai.us/posts?tags=Disproportionate_Retribution Disproportionate Retribution]
* [[Disproportionate Retribution]]: [http://danbooru.donmai.us/posts?tags=Disproportionate_Retribution Disproportionate Retribution]
* [[Dynamic Entry]]: [http://danbooru.donmai.us/posts?tags=Dynamic_Entry Dynamic Entry]
* [[Dynamic Entry]]: [http://danbooru.donmai.us/posts?tags=Dynamic_Entry Dynamic Entry]
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* [[Mind Screw]]: [http://danbooru.donmai.us/posts?tags=How_is_that_even_possible? How is that even possible?]
* [[Mind Screw]]: [http://danbooru.donmai.us/posts?tags=How_is_that_even_possible? How is that even possible?]
* [[More Dakka]]: [http://danbooru.donmai.us/posts?tags=More_Dakka!! More Dakka!!]
* [[More Dakka]]: [http://danbooru.donmai.us/posts?tags=More_Dakka!! More Dakka!!]
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* [[Mundane Made Awesome]]: [http://danbooru.donmai.us/posts?tags=What_Do_You_Mean,_It's_Not_Awesome? What Do You Mean, It's Not Awesome?]
* [[Nightmare Fuel]] and [[High Octane Nightmare Fuel]]: [http://danbooru.donmai.us/posts?tags=Nightmare_Fuel Nightmare Fuel]
* [[Nightmare Fuel]] and [[High Octane Nightmare Fuel]]: [http://danbooru.donmai.us/posts?tags=Nightmare_Fuel Nightmare Fuel]
* [[Offscreen Moment of Awesome]]: [http://danbooru.donmai.us/posts?tags=Unseen_Awesomeness! Unseen Awesomeness!]
* [[Offscreen Moment of Awesome]]: [http://danbooru.donmai.us/posts?tags=Unseen_Awesomeness! Unseen Awesomeness!]
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* [[What an Idiot!]]: [http://danbooru.donmai.us/posts?tags=Digging_Your_Own_Grave Digging Your Own Grave]
* [[What an Idiot!]]: [http://danbooru.donmai.us/posts?tags=Digging_Your_Own_Grave Digging Your Own Grave]
** The aftereffects are collected in [http://danbooru.donmai.us/posts?tags=Told_You_Not_to_Do_That Told You Not to Do That]
** The aftereffects are collected in [http://danbooru.donmai.us/posts?tags=Told_You_Not_to_Do_That Told You Not to Do That]
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* [[What Do You Mean It's Not Awesome?]]: [http://danbooru.donmai.us/posts?tags=What_Do_You_Mean,_It's_Not_Awesome? What Do You Mean, It's Not Awesome?]


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Latest revision as of 16:12, 1 February 2024


The Danbooru catgirls.

An Image Booru is a new[when?] breed of Image Boards and is essentially a tag-based image archive. Most are based loosely around anime. Because the idea is still relatively new[when?] there are not that many of them around compared to, say, forums or more traditional imageboards. The name is derived from Danbooru, the first booru. These sites cater to those who want the Pixiv experience, but don't feel like sifting through Japanese or inconsistent tagging. A very large majority of the images you see on boorus came from Pixiv first.

Danbooru got its name from the Japanese word Danbo-ru, meaning 'cardboard box.' It was originally coded and administrated by rq. The site got more and more popular, in large part due to rq's lenient policy on mature content, until eventually the site couldn't take the strain anymore and rq pulled the plug.

Danbooru has since revived under Albert, with stricter quality/content guidelines. Users are divided into nine levels. "Members", "Privileged", and "Builder" have their submissions sent to a moderation queue, where they are deleted if no one in the moderation staff ("Test Janitor" and above) approves them in three days. "Members" are prevented from viewing Loli and Shota images because advertisers aren't comfortable with the content; higher user levels don't see ads. "Members" can become "Privileged" for a one-time $20 fee; all other levels are by invitation only.

While Danbooru was down, many new boorus sprung up. Some use the original Danbooru code (or a modded/hacked version, at least), but because the original Danbooru runs on Ruby on Rails, most of the new ones use Shimmie, a version of Danbooru rewritten in PHP. Most non-specialized boorus, like Gelbooru, automatically import all images uploaded to Danbooru. Sankaku Complex has a booru, as well. Regardless of which site you frequent, though, the general consensus is that if they didn't exist, finding that cute anime girl picture that you saw that one time would be much harder.

Images can even be looked up in reverse, using SauceNAO or IQDB.

Danbooru provides examples of the following tropes:

Tropes that apply to the site include:

  • Brain Bleach: Browsing Danbooru and Gelbooru? Bring a few gallons. They even have special pools titled "Nightmare Fuel", and "CANNOT UNSEE!".
  • Color Coded for Your Convenience: Artist tags are red, character tags are green, copyright tags are purple, and general tags (tags that don't fit in any of the above, as well as the default color) are blue.
  • Fan Service with a Smile: A great deal of the content for obvious reasons; it's not restricted to waitresses and maids of course.
  • Grandfather Clause: Users were discouraged from flagging old images posted before the stricter guidelines -- which included ordinary photos of Asian women and a pool dedicated to stuff that didn't belong -- until Albert finally explicitly revoked the Grandfather Clause in forum #14967. A purge commenced.
  • Fundamentally Female Cast: It's easy to go through several pages without seeing a single guy.
    • Of course, some of this is likely due to the fact that the most common art on the site is Touhou art, which constitutes nearly a quarter of all content...
  • Keep Circulating the Tapes: See a "bad ID" tag on an image? It's been deleted from its original source, meaning Danbooru is one of the few places that it can still be found at.
  • Mass Super-Empowering Event: Albert once gave the Contributor-level near-full post moderation powers without warning, throwing much of the site into an absolute panic before it was reverted.
  • Media Classifications: There are three ratings for images: Safe, Questionable (the default), and Explicit. What those actually mean is a little more tricky:

Ratings only apply to sexual content. Violence, gore, or cursing does not factor into an images' rating. Note also that ratings do not say how "family friendly" or "kid safe" a picture is, this is explicitly not a goal. Danbooru users are assumed to be responsible adults and the ratings are there only to help them choose the content they wish to see.

  • Name Order Confusion: With character tags, Danbooru goes by the original name order from the source material the character is from. Generally, this means Western names are "[Given name] [Surname]" and Eastern names are "[Surname] [Given name]." Of course, there are exceptions, such as the Japanese name "Subaru Nakajima" ("[Given name] [Surname]") being the correct order, not "Nakajima Subaru."
  • Not Safe for Work: Naturally. Even if you're viewing clean images, you still have the ads to watch out for. Danbooru used to host a "Safebooru" mirror that only contained images rated "Safe"; that name was later taken up by an independent booru (Safebooru.org). Safebooru automatically imports all "Safe"-rated Danbooru uploads, however, which as described above in the classifications does not mean safe for work.
  • Spin-Off: Gelbooru (essentially Danbooru without the quality controls), Safebooru... even a Ponibooru.
  • Sturgeon's Law: Actively defied with Danbooru's mod queue, where Test Janitors and up review the uploads of Privileged and below. The queue ensures that the worst offenders of Sturgeon's Law get winnowed and keeps the art quality on the site at least above average.

Tags dedicated to particular tropes include:

WARNING: Assume all links to Danbooru are NSFW

Image pools dedicated to particular tropes include: [1]

WARNING: Assume all links to Danbooru are NSFW

  1. ↑ Incidentally, take note of how many of these are named after said tropes...
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