Discord server for this jam:
New link: https://discord.gg/QDhW9VKC
(GAMES ARENT STRICTLY 18+, JUST OPTIONAL :3)
Rules: no AI GENERATED content
Games can be any genre mixed along with denpa? Like moe-denpa
Games can be in any engine, do anything! They can be 2-d, visual novels, 3d, etc!
Art style doesn't have to be 2000s anime, the whole jam is just to be inspired by the denpa themes!!
Main and side Characters can be any gender
18+ works is allowed, just put a content warning in the game before or in the description or mature lock it
What is Classic Denpa?
The Classic Denpa aesthetic is mainly associated with Denpa games part of the Visual Novel genre and Denpa animes from the 1990s-2000s, which often feature elements of Horror and eroticism (particularly in Eroge Visual Novels). Although this style is mostly associated with Horror games and anime, the genre can also co-exist with drama, action or thriller stories (with some of the most notable examples being Neon Genesis Evangelion, Serial Experiments Lain, Boogiepop Phantom and Aku no Hana). This genre typically features imagery relating to technology that uses electromagnetic/radio waves, such as antennas and telephone poles, and explores topics like paranoia, depression, suicide and urban or life in the suburbs of Japan. The game Shizuku (1996) and the show Paranoia Agent (2004) are often cited as the pioneers of this style.
Some visuals prominent in Classic Denpa include:
2000s Anime art style
Elements of Horror and eroticism
Antennas, telephone poles, and other symbols of electromagnetic technology
Hallucinations, derealization, insanity
Text from visual novels
Stretched images
Paranoia and alienation
The psychological impact of urban or suburban living
Abandoned or desolate urban spaces
Imagery that evoke feelings of isolation and desolation
Saturated and enlightened colors
A sense of losing grip on reality
People going insane or acting irrationally for no clear reason
Blue/red color filters (often)
Poor quality as a stylistic choice (sometimes)