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Retro Games Sanae / Boomer Sanae
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About
Retro Games Sanae/Boomer Sanae refers to an exploitable recaptioning format in which Sanae Kochiya from Touhou Project looks at the viewer and asks whether an object or a concept should already be counted as retro.
Origin
On April 30th, 2021, Twitter artist campagne_9[1] tweeted an image of Sanae Kochiya from Touhou Project expressing that the PlayStation 2 and Nintendo DS consoles are not retro consoles with a concerned look on her face. The tweet has received 56,000 likes and 16,000 retweets in under 3 years (shown below, left). On May 15th, the image was translated in a tweet by Twitter user KangaerunaMiyo[2], receiving 5,600 likes and 3,400 retweets in under 3 years (Shown below, right).
![The truth that Sanae didn't want to know by campagne_9 カンパ @campagne_9 早苗さんの知りたくなかった真実 Translate post 新しめのゲームじゃ・・・ プレステ2やって 9:22 AM Apr 30, 2021 E ことですよね? え….? スーパーファミコンの ファミコンや レトロゲームって](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/689/969/e25.png)
![Boomer Sanae Translated The Playstation 2 and DS are still pretty new... Huh? No, retro consoles are like the NES and SNES, right?](https://a.kym-cdn.com/assets/blank-b3f96f160b75b1b49b426754ba188fe8.gif)
Spread
Among the retweets, edits gained traction by having different variations of the quote by replacing the relatively older and newer consoles with different items that make Sanae appear old. For example, on November 20th, 2023, artist @seireiart[3] posted an illustration with Sanae discussing PC operating systems, gaining over 430 retweets and 2,700 likes in one day (shown below, left). On November 19th, user @tuppenjskewer[4] posted a redraw with Sion Eltnam Atlasia from Melty Blood of the Type-Moon series, gaining over 1,300 retweets and 3,100 likes in two days (shown below, right).
![Le Boomer Sanae #2 🐸 BUT IT'S STILL PRETTY RECENT THO. HM? YOUR CHILDHOOD OS WAS WINDOWS 7? @Seirei ART](https://a.kym-cdn.com/assets/blank-b3f96f160b75b1b49b426754ba188fe8.gif)
![Retro Games Saber Jubei @tuppenjskewer Knew what I had to do (Also Central Fiction turns 8 today i'm killing myself) Xrd and Central Fiction are still pretty new... Huh? No, old fighting games are like Third Strike and KOF. right?](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/704/232/7ec.jpg)
Interaction with Usami Sumireko
In the Touhou canon, Usami Sumireko is a witch from the outside world who tried to destroy Gensokyo because the monsters were being too mean to her for mocking the Gensokyo residents. She later became a frequent visitor of Gensokyo, and would slip into the realm through a mix of astral projection and body swapping. After the spread of the Boomer Sanae meme, some fans joked that Usami's character was a zoomer, while Sanae was seen as a millenial who still holds on to items from the 2000s.
Various Examples
![I only made this meme so I can put something on the top of the Boomer Sanae Page Bad Apple, Doge, Wojak, Pepe the Frog and Gangnam Style are still pretty new, right? Huh? No, old memes are troll face, Nyan cat, Advice Dog and Charlie Bit Me.](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/689/844/abd.png)
![Boomer Sanae Alternate WAIT, YOUR CHILDHOOD CONSOLE WAS THE WII? BUT THAT'S PRETTY RECENT, THOUGH.](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/689/814/e85.png)
![Sanae stares at Retro Gaming company Davy @Davybot - Follow Cheap Ass Gamer @videogamedeals News: GameStop has added more retro titles that are eligible to be traded in. For example, SNES now has 160+ eligible titles. 5K RETRO GAMING We now accept trades on retro games and consoles. Nintendo enterremen SYSTEM AINT 4:46 AM Jun 11, 2023 SUPER NINTENDO NINTENDO DS Wii Wii XBOX 360 22 PS3 MINTENDO GAMECUBE Reply Copy link to Tweet Read 25 replies A](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/689/817/31a.jpg)
![Sanae Recalling Touhou Games EH? NO, OLD TOUHOU IS LIKE IMPERISHABLE NIGHT... DOUBLE DEALING CHARACTER STILL 15 PRETTY NEW...](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/689/821/17d.png)
![Skibidi Toilet Sanae Flying Buzzsaw Toilet and G-toilet 2.0 are still pretty new... Huh? No, retro Toilets are like Giant triple Skibidi and Holy Skibidi Toilet', right?](https://a.kym-cdn.com/assets/blank-b3f96f160b75b1b49b426754ba188fe8.gif)
![Sanae plays with Usami Sumireko FERRA S NINTENDOVER GAME BOY ADVANCE PlayStation 2 P 10 SWITCH ELDEN RING 754 BREATH WILD ゼルダの伝説](https://a.kym-cdn.com/assets/blank-b3f96f160b75b1b49b426754ba188fe8.gif)
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