I made a n00b AA tut, so tell me what you think. Did I get something wrong, forget something, or anything else? keep in mind this is a tut directed towards n00bs, and it only covers SJIS art, SJIS art memes, copypasta, and Mona font. I purposefully left out one-line AA because I thought it wasn't needed. It's a fair bit of info, but I think it covers most. Here it is:

SJIS art, popular on Japanese style forums, is like the ASCII art of Japan. Unlike American ASCII art, SJIS art uses Japanese characters and thus it is difficult for Americans to make. SJIS art uses a font called "Mona", named after a popular SJIS character. In order to view SJIS art you must have Mona installed, otherwise the spacing will be weird. Mona is an interesting font because it is a proportional width font, but the characters have a kind of general uniformity. The culture of SJIS art is teeming with popular characters and trends, whereas American ASCII art only has a few. But, like ASCII art, these popular SJIS art characters are usually small and easy to fit in to different places. SJIS art also has an interesting philosophy compared to American ASCII art, in that SJIS art is treated as public domain and there is no credit to the original artist. This is similar in concept to the ASCII art practice of "twiddling", or tweaking an aspect of the ASCII art for the benifit of the creator, but on an astronomically higher scale. This leads us the the concept of "copypasta". Copypasta it the act of copying an artist's work, editing it a bit to suit your needs (be it changing the words in the speach bubble or the expression on a characters' face), and then re-posting it. This is the popular method of constructing SJIS art on American SJIS art forums and thus makes the art making process easier. Because we see the same artwork editid and then re-edited so many times, one character can become famous for saying one particular thing or doing somthing after all the copypasta. If you'd like to learn more about these SJIS art trends and characters, visit:

http://4-ch.net/ascii/kareha.pl/1112629846

If you'd like to participate, please visit:

http://4-ch.net/ascii/

But before you try anything, read the 4-ch guide on:

http://4-ch.net/guide/view/introduction

This will teach you how Japanese-style forums work, and will be useful to not seem like a newbie. Remember to learn as much as possible and read tutorial threads before trying out http://4-ch.net/, there is much 4-ch culture to know before you start. If you'd like to see some examples, just download Mona font and look around. You're sure to find something you like!

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