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Anonymous No.2241363 >>2245382 >>2245886 >>2249368 >>2260505 >>2261973 >>2264254 >>2265051
Power Level
Gotta keep mine in check so people won't find out that I'm a continental buster with massively hypersonic combat speed and reaction.

What is a powerlevel wallpaper?

Powerlevel is, above all, SUBTLE. It attempts to obscure its source material to anyone unfamiliar with it. It looks good to the uninitiated, while providing a neat nod for anyone who knows the reference.

Good examples of powerlevel include:
Insignias and logos
Distinctive equipment or ornamentation (weapons, masks, ribbons, hats, necklaces, glasses, anything that can identify the character to someone who knows the source)
In-universe organizations
Mascots and some non-humanoid side characters. Be careful on this one, it can be borderline.

What powerlevel usually does NOT include:
The anime's name or a character's name. There is some wiggle room here if all other criteria are met.
Faces, or most of a character's body.
Minimalism, if it depicts a character.
Landscapes and cityscapes. There is almost no wiggle room, unless you are 100% sure it's powerlevel despite being a landscape. We know, Monogatari and 5cm/s backgrounds look pretty good, but this isn't the thread for them.
Screencaps, unless the screencaps have been doctored to be high quality.
Anonymous No.2241365 >>2246730
another one to kick start the thread
Anonymous No.2241367
and one more for mobile
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Anonymous No.2241805 >>2241827 >>2242934 >>2253551
>>2241564
where's this from?
Anonymous No.2241827 >>2242799 >>2242934
>>2241805
No Game, No Life
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Anonymous No.2241974 >>2242941
>>2241972
>>2241639

>Powerlevel is, above all, SUBTLE. It attempts to obscure its source material to anyone unfamiliar with it. It looks good to the uninitiated, while providing a neat nod for anyone who knows the reference.

>What powerlevel usually does NOT include:
>The anime's name or a character's name. There is some wiggle room here if all other criteria are met.
>Faces, or most of a character's body.
>Minimalism, if it depicts a character.
>Landscapes and cityscapes. There is almost no wiggle room, unless you are 100% sure it's powerlevel despite being a landscape. We know, Monogatari and 5cm/s backgrounds look pretty good, but this isn't the thread for them.
>Screencaps, unless the screencaps have been doctored to be high quality.
Read the OP, powerlevel wallpaper should not look like referencing anime/manga at all.
Anonymous No.2242799
>>2241827
It's funny how i never watched and or read that series but looking at the colors and the chess piece that was the first thing i though. only know about it it passing.
Anonymous No.2242934 >>2253551 >>2253831
>>2241805
>>2241827
No, it's a simplified version of the NERV logo from Eva
Anonymous No.2242941 >>2253926
>>2241974
is this better?
Anonymous No.2242980
https://files.catbox.moe/5hpx66.png
Anonymous No.2242982 >>2243174 >>2246287
anyone got any Darling in the Franxx power level type wallpapers?
Anonymous No.2243116 >>2243136
Pointless to hide power level these days when every normalfag is not in to anime. Unless you want something from some 'problematic' anime like some heavy incest anime or stuff.
Anonymous No.2243136
>>2243116
doomers are exhausting, touch grass
Anonymous No.2243170
>>2241566
Geass? Haven't seen the series in ages.
Anonymous No.2243174 >>2243258
>>2242982
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>>2243174
thank you! love it, please keep them coming
Anonymous No.2243359
>>2241566
Motomami
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>>2241565
This one's nice
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might not be so subtle, but jin from samurai champloo
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>>2241363 (OP)
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Anonymous No.2245442 >>2256524
anyone got an Utena wallpaper that would qualify?
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1/2
Anonymous No.2245471 >>2255431
2/2
Anonymous No.2245567
is this subtle enough?
Anonymous No.2245601 >>2245602 >>2252292
posting Okabe's wallpaper again, I quite like it and still use it on my phone
Anonymous No.2245602
>>2245601
Also this is what I use on my lockscreen, both are from an imgur album of 'discreet' S;G papes (https://imgur.com/a/ezjoVEP)
Anonymous No.2245614
can someone share the yellow one for radical ed "virtual virus mascot" pleaaaaaase
Anonymous No.2245637 >>2246029
>2023
>powerlevel threads are no longer powerlevel
What a sad state of things.
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Anonymous No.2245886 >>2246025 >>2246028
>>2241363 (OP)
Is it a joke about fingerbanging fishy pussies?
Anonymous No.2246025 >>2246059
>>2245886
It's clearly a reference to Inuyashiki and Shishigami killing children and families with his finger gun.
Anonymous No.2246028 >>2246059
>>2245886
clearly a Bebop reference
Anonymous No.2246029 >>2256662
>>2245784
>a fucking MS in the backgrond
this anon was right >>2245637
Anonymous No.2246053 >>2246088 >>2255230
Anyone got ideas for a good power level tattoo? I already have the one piece X and want to get another.
Anonymous No.2246059
>>2246028
I think >>2246025
is the real answer.
Anonymous No.2246088 >>2246106 >>2246129 >>2255230
>>2246053
I have the spear of Longinus from Eva. In the almost decade that I've had it, no one I've shown it to irl knew what it was. Most just guessed "a pitchfork?"
Anonymous No.2246106
>>2246088
>"That's a weird looking snail fork. Are you french, anon?"
I would rather be known as a weeb than suffer the embarrassment of ever being mistaken as french.
Anonymous No.2246129
>>2246088
Ooo I might get that. I already have the X from one piece which a surprising amount of people knew where its from
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>>2242982
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>>2246402
The Simpsons
Anonymous No.2246512 >>2247228
>>2241565
sauce?
Anonymous No.2246710
> [click]
i can hear it
Anonymous No.2246730
>>2241365
love this one, got any more in 1600x900? need some more for my memepad
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>>2246512
Girls' Last Tour
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Anonymous No.2247510 >>2252984
Haruhi Suzimiya
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Eva
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End of Evangelion
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Good old 4chan
Anonymous No.2247515 >>2247522
>>2247512
What's this a reference to?
Anonymous No.2247522
>>2247515
Not him, but that's the tape player that Shinji listens to.
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Anonymous No.2248256 >>2253551
>>2246223
thanks
Anonymous No.2248595
>>2246402
who the fuck frosts a donut in that direction?
Anonymous No.2248664 >>2264327
>>2248092
Fails to load, can someome re upload?
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Anonymous No.2249176 >>2249348
Had to post the PNG on catbox because it weighs over 9MB. https://files.catbox.moe/odiwos.png
Anonymous No.2249348 >>2249352
>>2249176
This looks intersting as fuck. Sauce?
Anonymous No.2249352
>>2249348
Armored Core VI. /v/, but also /m/. Sorry if you were expecting a show.
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>>2241363 (OP)
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>>2247509
I love you for this one anon full homo
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Anonymous No.2251570 >>2251573 >>2255767
Does anyone have the rather high def wall that is a desk and a rather scratched up floor?
Anonymous No.2251573 >>2255767
>>2251570
Found it.
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>>2251577
Cleaned up
Anonymous No.2251910 >>2252169
How the FUCK hasn't anyone posted the The End of Evangelion?
Are there any archive's of these boards?
Anonymous No.2252169 >>2252226 >>2252227
>>2251910
>The End of Evangelion?
which one?
Anonymous No.2252226
>>2252169
THAT one
Anonymous No.2252227
>>2252169
thank you, also. Guess I'll dump.
Anonymous No.2252228
I don't know if this counts, honestly.
Anonymous No.2252229 >>2261596
>>2250505
That's not power level. That's tital weebshit.
Anonymous No.2252292
>>2245601
same
pic rel is also nice
Anonymous No.2252984 >>2252985
>>2247510
do you have the original ascii art?
Anonymous No.2252985 >>2252986
>>2252984
NTA, but when someone asked about it on /wsr/ about a year ago, I wrote a script to resolve the characters and color in the image.
Here's the end result: https://files.catbox.moe/lgxct8.txt
It uses ANSI escape codes for the colors, so if you run `cat lgxct8.txt` in a terminal on Linux, it gets printed out with colors.
And here it is without colors: https://files.catbox.moe/duov0f.txt
Anonymous No.2252986 >>2252987
>>2252985
anon, you're a saint
do you still have the script?
Anonymous No.2252987 >>2252989
>>2252986
Yes, but I only made it to work with this specific image.
It's of little to no use with other images, unless modified accordingly.
https://files.catbox.moe/cqan9x.py
Anonymous No.2252989
>>2252987
Thanks a lot again! It still helps
>verification not required
Anonymous No.2253551 >>2256644
>>2241805
>>2242934
3.0, the third Rebuild movie introduced a new Nerv logo, that is a simplified version of that.
https://wiki.evageeks.org/Nerv_Logo

>>2246223
>>2248256
Don't know if you know, but from left to right it says "Urgent & Important" / "Not urgent, but important" / "Not important, but urgent" and "Not urgent or important"
Seems like a neat way to organize stuff
Anonymous No.2253639
Background variation:
https://files.catbox.moe/4svzxb.png
https://files.catbox.moe/yqgghs.png
https://files.catbox.moe/raudmu.png
Anonymous No.2253787
anyone got one for Utena? I know it'd be hard, but still
Anonymous No.2253831
>>2242934
Autist. The question was about the neon chess piece.
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Anonymous No.2253926 >>2254415
>>2242941
this one is genius, i always come back to it.
can someone please post the Lain one "Present day Present time" on a black background, it's been posted on this board a couple of times but archive links are dead as far as i can see.
Anonymous No.2254415 >>2255251
>>2253926
Anonymous No.2255230
>>2246053
>>2246088
i have the berserk brand, the flower on skull knights shield, and the girls last tour stairs.
one person has recognized the berserk brand.
besides that everybody thinks the GLT stairs is a dna strand, it blends in pretty well lol
Anonymous No.2255251
>>2254415
thank you
Anonymous No.2255431 >>2256549
>>2245471
sausa?
Anonymous No.2255502
>>2243665
honestly this is the best power level one
only those who watched part five will be able to tell its jojos and then only the massive jojo fans will be able to recognise the church
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>>2251570
>>2251573
you sicken me
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Anonymous No.2255878 >>2255910 >>2256272
Imagine trying to hide your "power level" from anyone.
Are you some faggot who still lives with your parents or with other people?
Anonymous No.2255910
>>2255878
creativity, motherfucker, ever heard of it

the whole point of powerlevel wallpapers isn't about being ashamed of liking a show/movie/whatever, but about it's about pushing how far you can obscure a reference to a show/movie/whatever while still making something aesthetically appealing

as an example off the top of my head, if you wanted to make a Gunsmith Cats powerlevel wallpaper, one idea would be to use the colors of Rally's Shelby GT-500 (blue with two stripes down the middle) and have a handgun (for Rally) and a grenade (for Minnie May) on either side of the stripes, possibly in silhouette - done with enough skill, the result would probably look interesting enough to casual eyes, but those who know about Gunsmith Cats would be more inclined to catch the "hidden" reference
Anonymous No.2256272
>>2255878
For me I like the aesthetics of a power level wallpaper. I like simplicity that can convey something deeper, which is exactly what a power level wallpaper is. It's just clean.
I don't give a fuck what people around me say about my wallpaper, in fact anime has been normal for a while now, and all the people I know watch anime, so if anything they'll ask me where I got it from.
Anonymous No.2256281
>>2247189
Based show appreciator
Anonymous No.2256306
need more phone ones pls
Anonymous No.2256508 >>2256509 >>2264591 >>2264939
Does anyone have the Miku pantsu one? The green/white strips pattern one.
Anonymous No.2256509 >>2263682
>>2256508
Forget it, made one myself.
Anonymous No.2256524 >>2256525
>>2245442
Half the series is Power Level. Anyway, have some...
Anonymous No.2256525 >>2256526
>>2256524
Anonymous No.2256526 >>2256527
>>2256525
Anonymous No.2256527 >>2256529
>>2256526
Minimialist
Anonymous No.2256529
>>2256527
Put any color you want in the background for your favorite duelist.
Anonymous No.2256549
>>2255431
Revue Starlight
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Anonymous No.2256596 >>2256597
>>2256595
What's this logo from, btw? It seems familiar but I can't recall offhand.
Anonymous No.2256597 >>2256601
>>2256596
It's from Patlabor, Schaft Enterprises is a labor manufacturer.
Anonymous No.2256601
>>2256597
Ah, that was it. Pape came out nicely, I like it.
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>>2253551
i spent my entire teenage years embarrassing myself on Evageeks forums and have a minipanic attack anytime i see a link lmao
Anonymous No.2256662 >>2259907
>>2246029
This code geass?
Anonymous No.2257525 >>2257526
did some digging to find Monogatari series related ones, I hope I inspire someone to also post Monogatari papes
Anonymous No.2257526 >>2257527
>>2257525
hopefully about Kiss Shot Acerola-Orion Heart Under-Blade...
Anonymous No.2257527 >>2257528
>>2257526
Anonymous No.2257528 >>2257529
>>2257527
Anonymous No.2257529 >>2265274
>>2257528
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i think this one might work?
Anonymous No.2259680 >>2260228
I remember seeing some Eden of the East power level wallpapers, but I never saved them and can't find them. Can anyone post them if they have them?
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>>2256662
Eva's code red with color swap
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>inb4 what anime is this from?
Anonymous No.2260228 >>2260393
>>2259680
I found a few on this imgur album
https://imgur.com/a/minimalistic-wallpapers-2D36q
most of them are kinda bad
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>>2260228
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Anonymous No.2260505 >>2261288 >>2264303
>>2241363 (OP)
Not sure if this counts, but...
Anonymous No.2260608
Does anybody have any good NHK papes?
This is all i got but i don't know if it counts.
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Anonymous No.2261052 >>2261068
Why are all the thumbnails broken
Anonymous No.2261068
>>2261052
see >>2260764
It happened a little while ago.
Anonymous No.2261288
>>2260505
Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya?
Anonymous No.2261596
>>2252229
5cm?
Anonymous No.2261973
>>2241363 (OP)
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>>2262046
not really power level shit, its literally a manga panel.
Anonymous No.2262710
So much data was lost. Sucks. Anyone got the wallpaper thats just the logo for the knights of the eastern calculus. I always felt that group and 4chan irl were one in the same.
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nevermind, I found it
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Anonymous No.2262891 >>2262896
>>2255816
source?
Anonymous No.2262896
>>2262891
Saucenao will give you the answer.
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Anonymous No.2263682 >>2263931
>>2256509
Fails to load, can someome re upload?
Anonymous No.2263931
>>2263682
Here ya go anon, sorry for the wait!
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>>2241363 (OP)
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>>2260505
that's a good one.
Anonymous No.2264327
>>2248664
>Reincarnated On the Moon as a Tuning Fork, I Will Live My Slow Life to the Fullest and Obtain Instrumentality
it's shit, drop it
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Anything based on Bakemonogatari ED? I was hoping for something like raindrops for phone.
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>>2256508
kino-tier pape, setting on my phone
nice find, anon
Anonymous No.2264939
>>2256508
Is there a Teto phone pape similar to this?
Anonymous No.2265051
>>2241363 (OP)
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anyone got a powerlevel pape for Big O?
Anonymous No.2265274
>>2257529
Kanbaru wouldn't be able to resist if I raped her.
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Anonymous No.2265397 >>2265399
>>2265371
cool idea, made some slight adjustments
Anonymous No.2265399
>>2265397
Love it!
Anonymous No.2265401 >>2265404
This powerlevel thread is emblematic of the absolute state of this website.
Anonymous No.2265404 >>2265407
>>2265401
How?
Anonymous No.2265407 >>2265410
>>2265404
People posting screenshots and papers with the show's name on it are the exact opposite of "power level".
Anonymous No.2265410
>>2265407
Lol. True, but at least most people won't bother to look them up.
Anonymous No.2265717 >>2265718
Some screenshots I've taken recently. Some might be good.
Anonymous No.2265718 >>2265719 >>2265738
>>2265717
Anonymous No.2265719 >>2265720
>>2265718
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>>2265719
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>>2265718
>black lives all matter
rest in power my nigga
Anonymous No.2265944 >>2265948
Why doesn't anyone mention what anime the wallpaper is from, at least in the filename? I know the point is to hide the anime, but there are some wallpapers from anime I've watched that I don't get because I've watched the anime so long ago or the wallpaper is too cryptic. Some wallpapers you really need to be a big fan to get or have watched the anime recently.
Anonymous No.2265948 >>2265988
>>2265944
>you really need to be a big fan to get
That is exactly the point. Anime is now really popular and culturally accepted now. 2024 was the first year where the anime industry made more money from outside of Japan than inside. If you don't want normies to go "dude you watch anime?", you have to make sure that your wallpaper is subtle in its execution and only people who have actually watched the show can pick up on the reference.
Anonymous No.2265970 >>2265971
If anyone has more SZS stuff it would be very much appreciated.
Anonymous No.2265971 >>2265972
>>2265970
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>>2265971
Anonymous No.2265973 >>2265974
>>2265972
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>>2265973
Anonymous No.2265988
>>2265948
if anime is mainstream, then why would you want to hide it from people? idk man, just talk a bit about one piece with your normie friends and create healthy sustainable relationships with your community. lol