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Using WaifuXL to clean up and enhance anime images

A handy website called WaifuXL uses AI or something to clean up, color-correct, upscale, and enhance anime images. Above left is a very old picture of Madoka from Kimagure Orange Road I’ve had since high school. It’s a very low-resolution picture. To the right is a 4x enhanced version, courtesy of WaifuXL. (I never use the term “waifu” and it’s pretty stupid, but this website is pretty cool.)

Linna from Bubblegum Crisis. Look how blurry and low-res the original is.

Nadia taking a shower. You can see how it clears up the dithering considerably.

Nadia taking a nap. It really sharpened up the picture.

Nadia’s wedding.

Nadia wedding dress.

Komillia from Macross 2036. The original looks blurry in comparison.

Plus it works on non-character images. Look at how it cleaned up this image of a Macross Valkyrie prepping for takeoff:

This is a nice tool. Apparently it does not work on non-anime images well.

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Bubblegum Crisis kicks ass (animated .GIF montage)

Unless I am mistaken, Bubblegum Crisis was the first non-dubbed anime I watched back in the very early ’90s.

I frickin’ LOVE BGC. Also, during high school and college, Linna Yamazaki was my imaginary girlfriend. I’ve always loved black hair, and I just LOVE her hairstyle.

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Cool fan art from a doujinshi called Bolt On

In November, I bought an interesting-looking doujinshi called Bolt On by a mangaka named Ocha. While it is an original doujin manga, it also contains some great fan art too.

The Ingram from Patlabor.

Anice Farm from Sonic Soldier Borgman.

Priss from Bubblegum Crisis.

Sylvie from Bubblegum Crisis.

This doujinshi features original manga stories by Ocha and they feature rather nice artwork.