Gallery of anime user interfaces
The article discusses various topics related to anime and technology, including a gallery of anime user interfaces and the influence of manga pioneer Osamu Tezuka. It also touches on the legacy of cyberpunk and the latest developments in the field of user interfaces. The article provides a range of interesting links and resources for readers to explore further.
- ▪Anime User Interfaces is a collection of depictions of computer screens and gadgets from Japanese animation.
- ▪The gallery includes a range of interesting examples, from futuristic dashboards to retro computer screens.
- ▪The article also mentions the influence of Osamu Tezuka on comics and animation, and the latest season of Cyberpunk: Edgerunners.
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| Publication time | Sun, 02 Aug 2026 20:16:36 +0000 |
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Gallery of anime user interfaces Rob Beschizza 1:16 pm Sun Aug 2, 2026 What indeed. Anime User Interfaces collects depictions of computer screens, keyboards, dashboards and other gadgets depicted in Japanese animation (and a few others, such as Wargames' NORAD big boards, as a treat.) Spotted via Hacker News, which links to an interesting article explaining why glowing lights in analog animation and film SFX have such a weird magic. See also the gallery of science fiction interfaces, and user interfaces depicted on Lego bricks. Before Windows crushed the market for them, there were dozens of windowing user interfaces you could bolt onto DOS and some of them are pretty spacey.
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