Here are some interesting websites. Some are active, some are archived.
I have found these via browsing search engines, link directories, the Internet Archive, or suggested to me by my family.

Parents note, not every link is safe for children, some are PG+ or even potentially MA. Please use caution, discernment and parental controls. I have placed a note on any websites which may need a parent's wise discernemnt.
I am neither responsible nor liable for any objectionable content that may be hosted on their servers, or in any off-site links.
However, I have made an effort to avoid content above a PG rating. Be warned, off-site links from these sites are not vetted by me.

Each link is only in one category. This is not complete, it is a work in progress.
I do hope you find some enjoyable and informative links here. Happy travels.


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Adventures in Odyssey

Adventures in Odyssey		Official website of the beloved Christian family audio drama. Very comprehensive, you can sign up to the Club and listen to all the episodes and bonus contents (like a streaming service), there is a radio, podcast, audiobooks, devotionals, character guides, videos, comics, forum, and more. There is an animated movie coming out in theatres in 2026: "Journey into the Impossible".
Adventures in Odyssey Wiki		Independent wiki for AiO. Highly comprehensive and active.
Clubhouse Magazine		Christian children's magazine with arts and crafts, recipes, AiO info, and more.
Adventures in Odyssey Headquarters		Fansite for AiO.
The Odyssey Scoop		Fansite for AiO.
The Town of Odyssey		AiO forum.
Audio Theatre Central		News and reviews of family-friendly audio dramas, such as AiO and Lamplighter Theatre.
Cut and Fold characters		Guide to AiO papercrafts released in Clubhouse Magazine. "All Cut and Fold characters now live in the Club and one is always avaliable under the Play>Activities tab (rotating every couple months) while others are always avaliable under different Club Adventures."
The Perilous Pen		New AiO blog.
Odyssey Fan - World's Largest Adventures in Odyssey Collection		"The World's Largest Collection of Adventures in Odyssey Memorabilia is housed in the OdysseyFan Museum in Indianapolis, IN."
Odyssey and Abroad		AiO episode reviews.
Odyssey Obsessors		AiO news and reviews.

Animals

The Medieval Bestiary		Learn what Medieval writers wrote about animals, real and legendary. All sorts of curious and funny things. Many of the legends have nice Christian metaphors (the pelican, for example), but a few of the legends are a bit violent or cheeky. ※ Parental discretion and discernment is advised.
Happy House - Your Virtual Rodent		Charming virtual pet hamster, created by a Japanese lady to remember her beloved pet hamster Ruby.
Rabbit.org		Rabbit pet care and education.
House Rabbit Society		Lapines are sensitive and clever creatures who greatly benefit from roaming the house like a cat or dog. William Cowper knew this, and his pet hares were house-roaming.
GFP Bunny		"GFP Bunny is an artwork by Eduardo Kac that consists in the creation of a fluorescent rabbit through molecular biology. Kac named the rabbit Alba, who became the first new mammal in the history of art, thus sparking the international recognition of Bio Art." I do not condone the use of an animal in art in such a way. However, it is still interesting to see and read about Alba, the bnuuy who glowed in the dark.
Messybeast		Cat website about cat genetics and so much more. Anything a cat fancier could ask for: if you have toxo, this is your dream website.
Rainbow Bridge		Pet memorials and community. Create your own pet memorial. Poems, songs and a boutique are here as well.

Animation

Animation Resources		Animation history and education.
The Foxglove Feature!		A furry waifu fansite about a cute bat character who appeared in one episode of Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers. Lots of fan art and poems, but it seems clean. There are also desktop accessories.
RowdyRuff		PowerPuff Girls fansite. Lots of comical fan arts and such.
John K Stuff		John Kricfalusi's infamous blog. He is a controversial but talented artist, and quite opinionated about animation. Many animation fans online have been influenced by this blog and Mr. Enter in some ways. Historically interesting, with occasional good advice. Rarely updated but still going. ※ Parental discretion and discernment is advised.
Catsuka		French website about animation news, as well as Japanese anime. There is a sizable genga (production art) section, similar to Settei Dreams. ※ Parental discretion and discernment is advised.
Animation Obsessive		Animation thinkpieces. You can learn about beautiful obscure animation.
Animatsiya		"The purpose of this website is to make the full, rich tapestry of Russian and Soviet animation accessible to people all around the world."

Anime

AniDB		Anime database with a clean, classic user interface.
AniDB		Anime database with a clean, modern user interface.
AniDB		Anime database with a clean, modern user interface.
AniLinks		Remake of an old link directory called Anime Web Turnpike. Hundreds of current and archived anime websites. ※ Parental discretion and discernment is advised.
Otaku World		Wonderful old-school website with tonnes of desktop accessories, and a huge archive of KISS virtual paper dolls. ※ Parental discretion and discernment is advised.
Alice6: Chiaki J. Konaka's Web		Personal website of the acclaimed anime screenwriter Chiaki J. Konaka, known for his work on Serial Experiments Lain, The Big O, Digimon Tamers, Hellsing, Texhnolyze, Ghost Hound, Princess Tutu, Fun Fun Pharmacy, and more.
Sakugabooru		A database of clips of artistically excellent animation. Uploaded for the purpose of artist education. ※ Parental discretion and discernment is advised.
Sakuga Blog		Sakugabooru's blog about interesting things happening in the Japanese animation industry. ※ Parental discretion and discernment is advised.
Settei Dreams		Collection of anime production art, such as character model sheets and prop design. Uploaded for the purpose of artist education. ※ Parental discretion and discernment is advised.
Kitsunekko		Collection of anime subtitles in Japanese, English, Chinese and Korean. ※ Parental discretion and discernment is advised.
Anime Themes		Database of opening and ending movies from anime. You can make playlists and organise them, as well. ※ Parental discretion and discernment is advised.
CLAMP Net		CLAMP offical website.
Little Miss Kinomoto		Cardcaptor Sakura fansite.
Sakura Loves God		Cardcaptor Sakura fansite.
Sakura's BME Clinic		Cardcaptor Sakura fansite.
Hamutaro		Tottoko Hamutaro official website.
Ham-Ham Paradise		Tottoko Hamutaro fansite.
Majokko Club		A mahou shoujo anime fansite.
Enchanting Castle		A shoujo anime fansite.
Only Shoujo		Italian shoujo anime fansite.
Ikeda Riyoko Production		Ikeda Riyoko (Versailles no Bara) official website.
Hitoshi Doi's anime page		Reviews of shoujo/jojimuke anime and cute OVAs. He also has a Seiyuu Database that is still actively maintained.
日野多磨工房・別館 ANNEX 'Hotaru'		Tomoe Hotaru (Sailor Saturn) fansite. Click to see an earlier version with a nicer design (my personal taste).
The Hotaru-chan Union		Tomoe Hotaru (Sailor Saturn) webring.
Miss Dream		Sailor Moon active fansite with comprehensive translations, media archive, and links.
Beneath the Tangles		Christian reviews of anime, and articles.
Technogirls		Early fansubbing group for shoujo anime.
Old School Otaku		Vintage forum.
AnimeSuki		Vintage forum.
Wapchan		Active, clean, fairly intelligent, well-modereated imageboard about vintage anime. Even if you're scared of imageboards, I recommend this one. But as with all imageboards, you must be an adult 18 years or older to view it as a rule.
Ghibli Wiki		Independent wiki for Ghibli works, as well as non-Ghibli works featuring Ghibli staff, such as World Masterpiece Theater.
The Hayao Miyazaki Web		Early part of the Ghibli Wiki, as a static website instead of a wiki.
TEZUKA OSAMU OFFICIAL		Official website of "The Father of Manga", Osamu Tezuka and his works.
Tezuka in English		Osamu Tezuka comprehensive unofficial guide. (The website was working fine until early 2026. Let's hope it comes online again, but for now, here is the most recent archived version.)
A Little Princess Sara		A fansite for World Masterpiece Theatre's animated adaptation of A Little Princess. Available in several languages.
The Princess Sara Museum		Japanese fansite for World Masterpiece Theatre's animated adaptation of A Little Princess. Includes desktop accessories.
Japan Minky Park		Japanese fansite for Minky Momo.
Yume Minky Momo		Japanese fansite for Minky Momo. A million links.
Ben's Momo page		Early (1996) English fansite for Minky Momo. Claims that Minky Momo was the original "magical girl deconstruction" in a passionate rant.
Minky Momo Page		Japanese fansite for Minky Momo. Humourous and opinionated.
Pelleas		Vintage anime publication with translations of a Sanrio Films interview, other interviews, reviews, and a guide to World Masterpiece Theatre.
My Unico Fans		Unico fansite.
Momotsuki		Pani Poni Dash fansite. ※ Parental discretion and discernment is advised.
Sakura Taisen		Official website for the Sakura Wars multimedia franchise.
project-imas wiki		Independent wiki for The Idolm@ster multimedia franchise.
Umamusume Wiki		Independent wiki for the Umamusume multimedia franchise.
Anime Scene Search Engine		Find out which anime a screenshot is from.

Archives

Internet Archive		One of my favourite websites. It is a massive government-funded online library. It hosts abandonware and public domain things, and some copyrighted things, and seeing them is borrowing from the library. Many rare books and media are archived here, including software such as desktop accessories. The Wayback Machine is a treasured resource of Internet history. See early versions of your favourite websites.

Art

Pixiv		Japanese art website. Sign up for a free account to disable gen-AI. ※ Parental discretion and discernment is advised.
Itaku		Website for artists, strict anti-AI policy.
Sheezy Art		Website for artists, strict anti-AI policy. Apparently a remake/revival of a much older site.
Pixel Joint		Pixel art community.
Aseprite		Pixel art creation program.
LibreSprite		Open source alternative to Aseprite.
Krita		Free and open-source digital art program, with a cute squirrel mascot named Kiki.
PC-98 Art Software		Learn how to create PC-98 -esque artworks using Multi Paint.
Web Design Museum		Archive and gallery of the beautiful, classic, clean, lightweight, functional user interfaces of the classic Internet.
CARI Institute		Learn about late 20th century visual aesthetics.
Aesthetics Wiki		Non-independent (Fandom) wiki about aesthetics. ※ Parental discretion and discernment is advised.
Illinois Digital Archives		Henry Darger's massive oeuvre can be found and read here. ※ Parental discretion and discernment is advised.
Official Henry Darger		Official website of Catholic outsider artist Henry Darger. ※ Parental discretion and discernment is advised.
TempleOS		Official website of Catholic outsider artist and programmer Terry Davis' Temple Operating System. ※ Parental discretion and discernment is advised.

Bandes Dessinées

Blue Buddies		BBS forum and fansite about Le Schtroumpfs (The Smurfs). Still fairly active. Became infamous due to the discovery of a highly unusual thread: "I made a short illustrated smurf story." ※ Parental discretion and discernment is advised.
ElfQuest		Official website of ElfQuest, a dramatic fantasy comic about elves from the 1970s. ※ Parental discretion and discernment is advised.
Lackadaisy		Official website of Lackadaisy, a dramatic comic about funny-animal cats in the Prohibition era. It is receiving an animated adaptation by GLITCH Studios. ※ Parental discretion and discernment is advised.

Browsers & Extensions

The Book of Tea (茶の本) by Kakuzo Okakura		A book about the tea ceremony and how it embodies Japanese aesthetics and philosophies. Originally written in English for Western readers. This book is about wabi-sabi, mono no aware, Zen and Taoism, but Christians can still read it, because tea is for everyone. Let's have a peaceful tea time and achieve world peace.
Tea Guide		Small guide to tea.

CG Artists

mominoha CG illustration		Adorable pixel and CG art of "puni puni" (cute and cuddly) chibi characters, such as little maid mice. Desktop accessories are available as well. ※ Parental discretion and discernment is advised. Because there are 1 or 2 odd pictures, but probably not worse than the old Coppertone ad.

Christianity

Bible Hub		Very nice blue site where you can read Bible translations side-by-side. My favourite Bible website.
Inspiring Philosophy		Apologetics videos and debates.
Annie's Homepage		Charming personal website created by a Christian grandmother.
Peggie's Place		Charming personal website created by a Christian grandmother, plenty of links. This website is now in the care of Peggie's sons, Joey and Jason.
Society of Gilbert Keith Chesterton		Chesterton fansite.
Angel		Christian streaming service. Wingfeather Saga is a good animated adaptation of the children's novels. Warning: it is owned by Mormons, so please use discernment.
The Chosen		Official website of the popular The Chosen series. Episodes are generously provided on their website for free viewing.
A Christian Thinktank		Apologetics website.
Hildegarden		St. Hildegarde von Bingen fansite.
Redeemed Zoomer		A popular albeit controversial young Presbytarian commentator. His apologetics and history videos are short but clever and colourful, with a pinch of dry humour. Even if you're not a Calvinist, it's easy to see why his videos are popular. Good entry-level for people interested in Christianity, but parents please use discernment.

Cliques

"I am an Otaku, so I will Protect Girls" Declaration		Otakus against abuse of children.

Cooking

Gode Cookery		Comprehensive guide to Medieval cooking.
Medieval Cookery		Another guide to Medieval cooking.
Medieval Cuisine		Another guide to Medieval cuisine.
Just One Cookbook		Nami's guide to Japanese cooking.
Cooking with Dog		Japanese recipe videos narrated in English by a cute poodle.
Chocolate Cacao チョコレートカカオ		Japanese recipe videos for chocolate desserts.
Taste Atlas		Encyclopedia of world cuisine.
Sushi-pedia - Seasonal Calendar		Seasonal sushi guide.
The Sushi Geek - Sushi Encyclopedia		Informative and opinionated guide to sushi.
Apple Rankings		"The definitive list of good and bad apples." Comedic (albeit off-colour) ranking of every apple varietal. ※ Parental discretion and discernment is advised.
Food Timeline		World history of cuisine.

Desktop Customisation

RealWorld Designer		Active community of designers of cursor & icon sets. You can use these cursors on your desktop or your own website.
PC Moe		Chinese community of anime desktop customisation.
Win Classic		Classic retro style Windows customisation.
Windows 98 Icons are Great		View and download the classic Windows 98 icons.
Linux Mint		Lovely minty Linux version.

Dolls

Ghost of the Doll		Database of 1980s ~ 2000s dolls and toys, has a forum.
The Old Robots		Database of vintage robot toys.
Friendship Dolls		"Their mission of friendship continues." This comprehensive website tells the story of the Friendship Doll exchange between Japan and the United States in 1927.

Emulation

DOSBox Pure Unleashed		The DOS emulator I use. I installed Japanese Windows 98 SE, it plays Japanese abandonware beautifully.
Turning a Boring Old ThinkPad Into a Mobile 90s Japanese Visual Novel & Doujin Games/Software Legend		Video about how someone transformed his ThinkPad into a Japanese retrogaming suite. ※ Parental discretion and discernment is advised.

Fairies

Flower Fairies		Official website of Cicely Mary Barker's Flower Fairies stories. Has plenty of print-outs for children to enjoy.
Fairyist: The Fairy Investigation Society		Guide to fairy lore and art.
Folktexts		A library of folktales, folklore, fairy tales and mythology.

Fashion

Lolibrary		Database of Japanese frilly fashion items. Excellent resource for costume and character design.
Vintage Dancer		Comprehensive guide to historical fashion of the West: Victorian era to 1990s.

Film

Filmsite		Celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2026, this is a comprehensive film review website by film historian Tim Dirks. Everything is free, no paid contents. It has a classic, clear, clean look, and is full of filmic information. ※ Parental discretion and discernment is advised.
[FILMGRAB]		Beautiful screenshots of films. An excellent resource for artistic inspiration. ※ Parental discretion and discernment is advised.

Frontends

The Book of Tea (茶の本) by Kakuzo Okakura		A book about the tea ceremony and how it embodies Japanese aesthetics and philosophies. Originally written in English for Western readers. This book is about wabi-sabi, mono no aware, Zen and Taoism, but Christians can still read it, because tea is for everyone. Let's have a peaceful tea time and achieve world peace.
Tea Guide		Small guide to tea.

Indie Web Movement

NeoCities		Indie web hosting with light social networking.
NekoWeb		Indie web hosting similar to NeoCities.
SpaceHey		Remake of MySpace.
The internet used to be* fun		*(It still is, but it used to be, too) List of thinkpieces about the Internet and its Renaissance.

KISS: Kisekae Set System

kisekae set viewer and gallery		KISS file viewer. Drag and drop a KISS file here, or view the gallery. Warning for mild doll nudity. ※ Parental discretion and discernment is advised.
World KISS Project		KISS Kisekae website. ※ Parental discretion and discernment is advised.
Otaku World: The Big KISS Page		Description Large KISS colection, maybe the largest online. ※ Parental discretion and discernment is advised.
Shoujo Manga Room - Shochan's Homepage		Shoujo manga information and KISS sets.

Learn Art

Naoki Saito illust Channel2		Naoki Saito's YouTube channel. He is a professional Japanese illustrator who teaches you to improve. This video teaches the "Naoki Saito method" that has proven successful for many people.

Learn Coding

Lissa Explains it All		Learn HTML with this fun guide created by a young girl in the 1990s. HTML is easy and fun for everyone!
Scratch		Website for children to learn coding and create digital games and novelties.
W3 Schools		Learn to code with the world's largest web developer site. HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Python, and many more.

Learn Japanese

Anki		Beloved language-learning app, using fun memory cards. There are also many mods that can be installed to gamify the language learning experience even further, to make you "addicted" to language learning. Uninstall Duolingo and install Anki.
Animecards Site		Guide to learning Japanese through Anki cards and anime immersion.
Learn Japanese		Tae Kim's Guide to learning Japanese.
昨日 Sakubi: Yesterday's Grammar Guide		Guide based on Tae Kim's guide.
Game Gengo		Learn Japanese with video games. I recommend the Grammar, Vocab, Kanji series. But all of these videos are good, especially for children.

Literature

Gutenberg		Database of public domain books.
Faded Page		Database of public domain books, has some books Gutenberg does not have.
LibriVox		Free audiobooks of public domain works, read by human volunteers.
Christian Classics Ethereal Library		Collection of Christian classic literature. Pensées by Pascal and many more theology books can be read here.
The Internet Classics Archive		Read Greek, Latin, Chinese and Persian classics.
The Literature Page		Collection of 19th & 20th century literature. Pleasing light blue and white user interface.
Library of Short Stories		Library of short stories.
Into the Wardrobe		C. S. Lewis fansite with a forum.
LEWISIANA		C. S. Lewis fansite.
The Works of George MacDonald		George MacDonald fansite.
Martin Ward's Home Page		Very classic style personal website, with original software, G.K. Chesterton Web Site, and more. Plenty of links as well.

Link Lists & Directories

Curlie		Link directory made by humans, with a cute squirel mascot.
eightyeight thirtyone		Clever tool where you can find 88x31 buttons for any website, and what links to them.

Mahjong

Japanese Mahjong Wiki		Independent wiki about riichi mahjong.
Mahjong Soul		Popular online multiplayer riichi mahjong, with gacha character elements. ※ Parental discretion and discernment is advised.

Mascots

ecoice pure		Ecoco (Eco-Ice penguin girl) fansite by Mandichan.
Sanrio.co.jp		Sanrio official website. Lots of character profiles, wallpapers, etc.
San-x.jp		San-x official website.
San-x.co.jp		San-x another official website.
BeCoolGal's Hello Kitty World		Hello Kitty fansite with many downloads for your virtual machine. Programs, screensavers, sounds/songs, desktop themes, Winamp skins, wallpapers, startup logos, and desktop accessories. The pink icons set and cursors set are excellent.
Moof! in Mind - The Official DogCow Website		Mac mascot fansite.

Music

Every Noise at Once		Find a new favourite music genre with this excellent tool.
Ishkur's Guide to Electronic Dance Music		Similar to Every Noise at Once, but for electronic music only.
Bandcamp		Preview and purchase music directly from the artists.
WACUP		Modern version of Winamp. All Winamp skins are compatible.
Winamp Skin Museum		Winamp skins huge collection. Warning: there is a filter for "adult" skins, but a few haven't been flagged, so ※ Parental discretion and discernment is advised.
Webamp		Winamp embed for your website. All Winamp skins are compatible.
Bubblegum Dancer		Guide and community for Bubblegum Eurodance.
Video Game Music Database		Database for video game music, including doujin arranges.
Music for Programming		Ambient music for programming, study, etc.
Denpa no Sekai		Interesting old blog about denpa music by Mandichan and her friends. ※ Parental discretion and discernment is advised.

Papercraft

origami club		Beautiful, colourful, Japanese website full of origami diagrams. Available in multiple languages.
Origametry		Mathematical origami.
Origami Database		Database of origami models and books.
Paperfolding		Origami website with tonnes of links.
Gilad's Origami Page		Book reviews, galleries, and another origami database.
Canon Creative Park		Wonderful collection of high-quality, beautiful Japanese papercrafts to print out and make. Excellent for the whole family.
Pepakura Designer		Papercraft design software. Create your own papercraft diagrams and print them out.
WOODPECKER STUDIO		Papercraft and web materials (sozai) featuring animals.

Parenting

Tin Can - The Landline, Reinvented for Kids		"The super-magical Wi-Fi landline for kids. No screens, no texting, no strangers — just real conversation with Grandma, besties, and contacts you approve. Plug in, twirl that cord, and time-travel to pure voice fun."
Kids Web Japan		Wonderful educational resource for teaching about Japan.
DLTK's Crafts for Kids		Lots of papercraft and printable activities. Lots of anime ones including Cardcaptor Sakura (with a charming picture drawn by a child).
Billy Bear 4 Kids		Kid-friendly website designed by the late Loraine Wauer-Ferus, also known as "Rainie" or "Memaw". Archived, but many of the clip art, printables and downloadables work.
Kids Domain		Archived website with tonnes of downloads, desktop accessories, clip art, software, etc.
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood		Official website of beloved classic baby show, Mister Rogers' Neighborhood. Mister Fred Rogers was a kindhearted man and a Presbytarian minister.
The Neighborhood Archive		Fansite of the greatest baby show ever created, Mister Rogers' Neighborhood. Very comprehensive, and shows both the history as well as its recent sequels, Daniel Tiger and Donkey Hodie.
PBS KIDS		Official website of PBS Kids. Lots of kid-safe cartoons and games.
Bluey		Official website of wonderful new Australian cartoon Bluey, beloved by so many families around the world.
May Gibbs		Official website of May Gibbs, creator of the Australian classic, Snugglepot and Cuddlepie. Plenty of print-out activities and things to do.
Christian Parenting		Guides and resources for Christian parents.
Parenting Websites - Growing Kids for the Kingdom		Link list of Christian parenting websites.
Math is Fun		Enjoyable mathematic activities.

Personal Websites

Maid Spin		Iklone's blog. He loves anime maids, Mahoromatic, and writing about Christianity, philosophy, psychology, and otaku culture. He isn't always correct, but his articles are interesting. ※ Parental discretion and discernment is advised.
Cidoku		Cidoku's website about Touhou and many more. ※ Parental discretion and discernment is advised.

Reviews

Plugged In		Christian reviews of films.
Movie Guide		Christian reviews of films.
Cinema Faith		Christian reviews of films.
Christian Answers - Spotlight		Christian reviews of films.
Decent Films		Christian reviews of films.
THEM Anime Reviews		Reviews of anime.
The Anime Review		Reviews of anime.

Sanity

Men's Sheds		A third place where men can enjoy woodworking. If you're lonely, you can make friends there. For some men, this is much more effective than "the talking cure".
The Last Psychiatrist		A former psychiatrist, and anonymous writer. Infamous for his brusque writing style and unique insights on narcissism, psychology, and popular culture. A bit "tough-love". He's still writing now, but under a (few?) different pen name(s?).

Search Engines

Startpage		The world’s most private search engine.
Wiby		Seach engine for the small web.
Marginalia Search		Search engine for the intellectual web.
VHSearch!		Search engine for NeoCities.

Software

WinWorld		"WinWorld is an online museum dedicated to the preservation and sharing of vintage, abandoned, and pre-release software. We offer information, media and downloads for a wide variety of computers and operating systems. Our entire library is free, open and available to everyone."
Tea Guide		Small guide to tea.

Tea

The Book of Tea (茶の本) by Kakuzo Okakura		A book about the tea ceremony and how it embodies Japanese aesthetics and philosophies. Originally written in English for Western readers. This book is about wabi-sabi, mono no aware, Zen and Taoism, but Christians can still read it, because tea is for everyone. Let's have a peaceful tea time and achieve world peace.
Tea Guide		Small guide to tea.

Theatre

Sondheim.com		Fansite for Stephen Sondheim and his musicals: West Side Story, Into the Woods, Gypsy, Follies, Sweeney Todd, Sunday in the Park with George, Merrily We Roll Along, A Little Night Music, Anyone Can Whistle, and more.
Musical Schwartz		Independent fansite for Stephen Schwartz and his musicals Wicked, Pippin, Godspell, Children of Eden, The Prince of Egypt, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, movie musicals, and more.
TAKARAZUKA REVUE Official Website		Takarazuka Revue official website.
TakaWiki		Takarazuka Revue independent wiki.

Touhou Project

English Touhou Wiki		Comprehensive wiki all about Touhou official works and fan works. There are many translated literature (interviews, notes etc) here.
Team Shanghai Alice		ZUN's official website.
Kourindou		ZUN's blog.
Twilight Frontier		Twilight Frontier's official website.
Moriya Shrine		Touhou downloads and forum.
Maidens of the Kaleidoscope		Touhou forum.
Touhou-Project		Touhou imageboard forum.
Kakashi Nenpo		Touhou imageboard forum.
Touhou Patch Center		Touhou translation patches.
Maribel Hearn's Touhou Portal		Touhou links.
Bulletforge		Touhou fangame STGs.
Nameless Rumia wiki		Wiki about Touhou, Touhou memes, Cookie☆ memes, 2channel memes, imageboard memes, kopipe (Japanese copypasta) stories, and imageboard history. Not for children, but interesting to have a look at. ※ Parental discretion and discernment is advised.
Yukkuri Talk		Yukkuri text-to-speech voice generator.
Silent Selene		Touhou replays archive.
Lunarcast		Touhou replays archive.
Touhou Memories		Touhou blog showcasing sprites from the official games.
Eientei Forums		Touhou forum.
Touhou Project's Supervillain Ranking		Some sort of Discord server in-joke.
Retrograde Road		"Retrograde Road is an indie group (or doujin circle, if you will) specializing in creating games (primarily shoot-’em-ups) as well as music."
Priw8's Github page		Touhou game mods.
ExpHP's Touhou pages		Touhou game mods.
Touhou Website Index		Giant list of Touhou links. ※ Parental discretion and discernment is advised.
Len'en Wiki		Wiki about Len'en, a shmup series inspired by Touhou.

Trains and Railroads

Railfan.net Forums		Rail enthusiast forum.
Train Sim Community		Train video game community.
Virtual Railfan		Watch live train footage.

Uncategorised

Covenant Eyes		Accountability software for avoiding obscene content.
Wikipedia - Unusual articles		Peculiar and amusing articles on Wikipedia.
NicoNico		"Japan's own YouTube". Also contains art and a dictionary of Japanese online slang. Famous for its "danmaku comments" that fill the video's screen with funny comments by viewers. This website spawned lots and lots of memes. It's probably not as active as before but it still has a big community. It's tricky for non-Japanese to use. ※ Parental discretion and discernment is advised.
Juggling Information Service		Juggling website.
Everything2		Funny and serious essays and poetry written by humans. ※ Parental discretion and discernment is advised.
Mermaid Elisabeth's Microsoft Comic Chat Resources Link Page		"Microsoft Comic Chat still works, EVEN in Windows 11!" Characters, backgrounds, programs, utilities, sounds, etc for Microsoft Comic Chat, an interesting old program I haven't tried yet. Frequently updated.
Make Word Art		Create "graphic design is my passion" Word Art.
Barra's Error Message Generator		Create your own Windows error messages.
SAM: Software Automatic Mouth		Microsoft Sam text-to-speech voice generator.
Dither It!		A web application for dithering images.
Pixel Art Converter		A web application for posterising and pixelating images, converting them into faux pixel art.
Yokai: the illustrated database of Japanese folklore		Encyclopedia of Japanese legendary beasts.
The Fantastically Adequate Hamster Republic Homepage		Hamster-related games, comics, poems and stories with Phythonesque humour. Home to the O.H.R.RPG.C.E. (Official Hamster Republic Role Playing Game Construction Engine), a "free and open-source, cross-platform, and easy-to-use utility with which you can create your own 2D RPG game".
Bonnibel's Graphic Collection		Archive of pixel art and clip art. But it's better to find and credit from the original sozai sites.
Betty's Graphics		Archive of pixel art and clip art. But it's better to find and credit from the original sozai sites.
Peachie's Collection		Archive of pixel art and clip art. But it's better to find and credit from the original sozai sites.
Welcome Home		Mascot horror ARG about a 1970s Sesame Street / Mister Rogers parody. Even if you don't like mascot horror or 1970s stuff, it's a beautiful and technically accomplished website. ※ Parental discretion and discernment is advised.
The Audiovisual Identity Database (AVID)		Independent wiki for logo kids to hyperfixate on "scary logos". It aims to database all company and production logos, splash screens, startup screens, bumpers, and so much more. It is a beautiful and comprehensive website, absolutely. If you have ASD, you will probably enjoy this wiki.
TV Tropes		The infamous independent wiki for nerds everywhere.
pagworks animations		Colourful, charming, original animations.
MIT Visualizing Cultures: Black Ships and Samurai		A fascinating (and funny) essay by John W. Dower, about Commodore Perry's first encounters with Japan, shown through the historic artworks and commentaries created by Japanese and Americans.
EVER DREAM THIS MAN?		EVERY NIGHT THROUGHOUT THE WORLD HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE DREAM ABOUT THIS FACE ※ Parental discretion and discernment is advised.
Writers Write		Resources for writers.
Wordnik		Find beautiful poetic words.
Behind the Name		Baby names database for parents and writers. Classic user interface, no ads, comments, and a forum.
The Public Domain Review		"The Public Domain Review is dedicated to the exploration of curious and compelling works from the history of art, literature, and ideas – focusing on works now fallen into the public domain, the vast commons of out-of-copyright material that everyone is free to enjoy, share, and build upon without restrictions." "Magnificent … A model of digital curation" "… a gold mine of fantastic images and stories."
VLC media player		Versatile media player.
MPV		Another media player, with a good inteface for switching subtitles.

Video Games

ゲーム＊やおよろず Retro		Japanese retrogame database and reviews, including doujin games (such as early titles by French Bread).
FilesFound!		Reviews of obscure and charming computer games and software.
FEMICOM		Museum and database of video games for girls.
The Cave of Dragonflies		Pokémon fansite with beautiful themes (style switcher).
The Fighters Generation		Reviews and guides to fighting games.
Hardcore Gaming 101		Reviews and guides to obscure games. There are anime reviews as well.
Gaming Hell		Reviews and guides to obscure games. Quite a cute visual style despite the name.
SHMUPS!		Shoot-em-up game reviews, and a fairly active forum.
The Cutting Room Floor		Independent wiki for cut content from games and software.
Wikirby		Beautiful independent wiki about Kirby. Has links to other beautiful independent wikis about Nintendo.
Game Banana		Active game modding community. Great source to find mods.
Picrew		Dress-up games and PFP makers.
Flashpoint Archive		Archive of Macromedia Flash games and movies.
Ruffle		An open source Flash Player emulator.
The Spriter's Resources		Sprites from games, including custom-made sprites by fans.
Sonic Retro		Sonic the Hedgehog fansite and wiki.
Chao Island		Sonic the Hedgehog "Chao Garden" comprehensive guide, walkthroughs, tips, mods, and 3D Chao Viewer.
Mario Mayhem		Mario fansite with papercrafts, downloads, and much more.
DOS haven : 21st century DOS games		New, homebrew DOS games.
Backlogged		Letterboxd for games.
The Visual Novel Database		Database of every visual novel for every audience. (Heaven Burns Red is not counted as a visual novel though.) You can register, change the visual theme with the style switcher, post reviews, post on the forum, make lists. Due to the extensive coverage of every visual novel, including the obscene ones, this website is absolutely not for children.
PC-98 - No Adult Content Games		List of PC-98 games with no adult content.
My Abandonware		Collection of abandonware for Windows 9x and DOS. You can use an emulator or virtual machine to play these, I suggest DOSbox Pure Unleashed.
Orsinal		Adorable, cute, beautiful, soft, healing, art games.
Nitrome		Pixel art games.
Albino Black Sheep		Collection of interesting old flash games and movies. ※ Parental discretion and discernment is advised.
Freem!		Free Japanese games. ※ Parental discretion and discernment is advised.
Freem! Library		Royalty-free Japanese assets to create your own games. ※ Parental discretion and discernment is advised.
The Endless Forest		Surreal multiplayer game about deer with human faces.
Everskies		Active pixel doll community game.
Dappervolk		Active cottagecore-esque multiplayer game.
Pony Town		My Little Pony fanmade multiplayer game.
Toontown Rewritten		Fan-made revival of Disney's Toontown Online, an MMO about funny-animals battling corporate suits. This remake features multiple improvements, such including a deer species.
https://www.jazz2online.com/		Jazz Jackrabbit fansite.
Lori Central		Jazz Jackrabbit waifu website about Lori.
Itch.io		Indie game marketplace.
Neopets		Famous (infamous?) virtual pet site. Most people prefer to play remakes like Moderneopets and Grundo's Café instead.
Modern Neopets		Neopets remake.
Grundo's Café		Neopets remake.
Webkinz		Cute plush toys with codes that can connect to an online multiplayer game.
Gaia Online		Interesting old online game where you can create a character and talk in forums.
Dark Patterns in Games		Know the signs, protect yourself and your family against manipulative game design.
Petz Wiki		Comprehensive independent wiki for P.F. Magic's Petz series of pet simulators for desktop computers, and its long-lived modding ("hexxing") community. You can find links to just about every Petz tools and software, and modded Breedz, Toyz, Playsetz, etc, for customising this amazing game to your personal taste.
Oddballz Wiki		Comprehensive independent wiki for P.F. Magic's Oddballz alien pet simulator and its fanbase.
Babyz Wiki		Comprehensive independent wiki for P.F. Magic's Babyz infant childcare simulator and its fanbase.
Mazzew's Petz 4 Downloads		Downloads and mods for cult classic abandonware pet simulator / sandbox game, P.F. Magic's Petz 4. Ham Ham Hamsters as well.
Spice Bunniez Rabbitry		Realistic rabbit mods for Petz 4, all based on real rabbit breeds such as Netherland Dwarf, Flemish Giant, and more. There are also hamsters, guinea pigs, chinchillas, hedgehogs, ferrets and more.

Web Materials - Japanese

School Icons		Lots of colourful and bright sozai for schools and families.
CHARLIE WORLD		Prairie dogs (and other animals, seasonal, and anime) themed web materials and desktop accessories.
WarBirds		WWII Aircraft Pixel Art
YUPI HOUSE presents Nezumi.com		Hamster-themed sozai, cursors, icons, desktop accessories, PostPet snacks, and more.
Toririn		Hamster-themed sozai and desktop icons.
The World of Kao-Ani		Kao-ani gifs archived for prosperity. It's a shame they don't have credit to the artists, though.
Sozai directory		Great visual guide to active and archived Japanese sozai websites.
Kawaii Attic		Link directory to archived Japanese sozai websites.
Ichigo Directory		Link directory to archived Japanese sozai websites.

Web Materials - Western

Websets by Lynn		Elegant clasic versatile responsive website layouts.
Graphic Garden		Lots of lovely country charm graphics available for purchase.
Irene's Corner		Charming personal website and country charm graphics available for purchase.
Glitter Graphics		Large user-submitted galleries of charmingly gaudy graphics (and a lot of stolen Japanese sozai).
CoolArchive		Archive of graphics for your website: clip art, fonts, icons (can be used for desktop also), and more.
Jackie's Cyberpet Adoption Centre		Adopt virtual guinea pigs in natural and fantasy colours.
Jackie's Guinea Pig Graphics		Even more guinea pigs in natural and fantasy colours, with backgrounds, dividers, web sets, and more.

Web

Atabook		Free guestbook.
Cursors 4 U		Free cursors. Unfortunately, they changed their charming user interface this year, now it looks like corporate vibe-coded schlock. Click here for the good classic user interface.
FC2 Counter		Free web counter, with many appealing skins.
Online Spyware Watchdog		"The goal of this website is to classify spyware programs, so that users can be more aware that they are installing spyware. Many "everyday" applications are actually spyware. We take an expansive and strict stance on what constitutes spyware. We define spyware as anything that includes telemetry, phoning home, automatic updates or is listening in without the user's knowledge or consent."
Pixel Dolls		Pixel dolls & dollmakers archive.
Retro web resources		Resources to create a classic style website.
Frutiger Aero Archive		"Enjoy 2000s wallpapers, music, games, and much more!" Has a forum as well.
Adopt a Censorship Panda		Place a cute furry cartoon panda on your website to give it a G, PG, 14, MA, NC-17, or NR.
The Website Obesity Crisis		Article about bloated web design. Websites have no need to be morbidly obese.
Deceptive Patterns (aka Dark Patterns)		Know the signs, protect yourself and your family against manipulative web design.
Invidious		Invidious is an open source alternative front-end to YouTube.
Catppuccin		"Soothing pastel theme for the high-spirited! A community-driven color scheme meant for coding, designing, and much more!"
Hampster Dance		Hamster vintage meme.
Web Neko		Little cat that follows your cursor. For your website or desktop.

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