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PM feature would be nice, but I would really love a comment system where you don't have to jump a page just to add a comment. Among all your different design these past eight years, the latest one would be the best. Mirai-san saikou! XD

Oh! I remember the Hexagonal design for dannychoo.com IV.2 and the site was loading slowly as I was on 512K Broadband then - Especially so when I had to leave the site to load and grabbed a cup of tea and would be still loading ^^;

My skills now are probably still like when you first started off. Limited PHP and MYSQL skills ^^;

Am waiting for the day it hits the top 5000 :)

Messaging other members and comment edit/comment on post features are done and being tested ^^

wow looking back sure brings memories.. I've been around your site since mid 2005 and have been reading your blog till now, haha keep up the work Danny! =D

Wow! The Chronicle of DannyChoo.com
Fantastic! Keep it up ;-)

Wow... changed quite a lot it seems!
I mean, evolved... because I personally like the latest version best. :D

It's a better representation to the blog's subject, IMHO.

Anyways, great job so far Danny! Keep it up!

Dannychoo.com has come a long way and like wine, is getting better everyday.

Looking forward to see the designs in the upcoming years, maybe something futuristic that will blow our minds.

Danny banzai!!

The hexagon DNA helix thing was pretty trendy back then, a lot of design sites had that theme. i like the current design of this blog and i can see that we've come a long way, but who knows what the future has in stored for dannychoo.com

Very impressive, but you deserve it. Your site is great Danny ^^

Wow 2007 was the year that dannychoo really took off.

I always liked coding more than WYSIWYG because you get lots of little weird layout problems.
And I make websites without flash and fancy designs (hexagons aren't "content", but anime pictures are) because it wastes valuable screen space and I usually don't want to wait for some animation to finish.

It's surprising that you only changed to CSS recently. I went from HTML straight to CSS years ago without going through a table phase. This is probably because I like to validate my code in W3C and it said to use CSS instead of the font tag (by the way you need to escape HTML in comments). So then I read up on CSS and use it for styling/layout was it was meant to be used for, although it is a bit clumsy compared to tables.

It sure is gone a long way, even though you see the latest blogs on this site, links still appear from previous years. it really does gives you the urge just to click on everything! Thanks Danny for bringing japan to my cramped workspace.

Great post Danny, an inspiring read on how far you've come over the last few years.

I just recently found your site. It's really interesting. Thank you!

Just a quick question... do you happen to know the correct URL to PDF for setting up a sole proprietorship in Japan. The page you are linking to doesn't exist anymore. My Japanese is not good enough yet to find out myself, so I thought I would give this a try. Anyway, thanks.

i first came to DC.com around end 2004 and i could still remember the flash hexagons but i was just a lurker back then and very seldom visit it ^^;;;

but at the end of 2005 and 2006 i started to frequently visit DC.com 'coz of Gundams and i liked the rounded web2.0 design ^^

i could still remember Danny's quote before about his site that it was made from scratch and he didn't used any of those existing blog softwares ^^

i love where DC.com and Mirai Inc. is going and i fully support and i'll be right behind it all the way ^______________^

Wow that was a long walk down memory lane. I'm sure soon you will hit your 5000 rank goal. As for me, I'm now slowly inching towards below 100,000 first.

If you are going to bring Chinese back , make sure you promote your web page in China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. I'm guarantee your server will explode.

interesting development lol ^^

I actually kinda miss the flash headers, ah well. Great job, danny!

Here's to the future of dannychoo!
Kanpai!

Have to ask - I don't suppose you know why the bottom of the amazon.co.jp source code has a nifty comment that says ""? :P

>_>

I should have seen that coming....
"Meow" should be in those inverted commas in the previous comment.

Its odd seeing my comments on some of those screenshots. This is the first site I ever signed up for to leave a comment. Other than myspace, I didnt have an account with almost anyone. I was really impressed, and it was good to see the members here were as incorrigible as I was. I like how things have progressed since I have been here, and all the new smart-@$$es that join up. Great to meet all of you. Hope this community grows for a long time. Ba-la-ba-ba-ba, Id hit it.

hey danny can i add you in my ps3 contact? ^^ anyway my ps3 ID is HirumaYouichi :D

I only stumbled across your page last year some time. A friend of mine mentioned your site and since then, I check your page regularly (if not daily XP). It was interesting to see the history of DC... quite inspiring too.

Hmm, I wonder what happened to the rest of your works in your artbook gallery, Mr. Danny Choo?

Two words. Scattered and confusing.

I only joined a few months ago, I'm such a noob. But I love the site, it's almost always running on some tab on my comp.

Long live dannychoo.com! I can only dream of making such a cool site such as yours Danny! Danny fight on!

Hmm... currently have feedback form function for Php on my website's Mail page. Already forget SQL as I do not practice this language after finishing the subject back on 2005. Php was rarely been offered as a crash course, let alone regular course subject.

3+ years of practicing webdesigning and the result is still like a novice's... or even some novice developers can do nicely than I currently do...

I regret for not studying well when I still had the chance to improve myself...hahah

Anyway, keep it all up Danny.

Very interesting article (as usual). I love stuffs related to your businesses. It makes me feel that everything is possible. People just have to believe in their dreams and make them real (as you).
I wish I would do the same (soon ^_^).
Keep on Danny.
Best wishes.

I'll be honest and say that all this talk about CSS and stuff scares me. Reading about how much you've progressed also makes me a little jealous of that progress and how good you've become.

But I must say, good job for making it this far, and we'll all be here to support you. I'll try to work hard and catch up to you one day.

Until then, I'll be web-stalking you closely and watching you progress further. Good luck on getting to top 5,000! I'm sure you can do it.

LMAO THE V CLONE IS THE VIC VIPER XD

oh and by the way. i see tons and TONS of imnprovemnt by just looking at the chart of people who visited the site. 2006 normal, 2007 a bit high, and 2008....... REALLY REALLY FREAKIN HIGH XD. let dannychoo be the best site for anime manga idol figures and etc. forever!!!

With all the determination, hard work and passion you've put on your life, you really deserve the high traffic Danny!

straightforward as always. keep up the good work :p

The evolution of dannychoo.com! I only started at 2005 so i missed out on the 2000-2004 time line. Anyways, great work Danny, your site is a lifesaver amongst an anime-deprived nation.

Really nice to hear about your development process, didn't realise quite so much thought and effort had gone into the design :D

Well I only started visiting your website late last year but from reading this post I see exactly how much work you put into creating this site and to be honest it's one of the best designed sites I have EVER been to. Keep up the amazing work Danny, I hope I can learn as much as you know some day :p.

wow. i didnt know that this place had so much history behind it.

keep up the good work danny!!!

Holy Geez Danny. I'm glad you put up this article as I had no idea of how much this site has transformed throughout the years. I've only been here since Nov, so seeing the transition is quite staggering.

The growth is clearly evident. Your realization that functionality and userability is what makes your site so successful, and not simply it's appearance. Looking forward to your new features that'll make it even more so.

Thanks for allowing us to share this site with you Choo-man. As I'm sure it seems to have a life of its own sometimes. Top 5000 in no time, my friend. Cheers!

Nice article, I am too embarrased to show my old website designs in public!

I've had my site since 1995, but only started monetizing it (I love that word!) in 2001 after being made redundant after the dot com crash and realising I had to earn money to buy food and stuff.

...Damn...I need to start learning computer and internet wep page design.

Reading this reminds me of your startup story, and shoot man your story is amazing. I unfortunately tended towards the slacker end of the spectrum throughout my years in school and it has painfully cost me dearly. It's been so long now that such bad habits and personality flaws are so deeply ingrained in me that I suffer from an extreme case of easier-said-than-done... I still have a sort of goal of being able to work in Japan or at least be able to travel to Japan frequently, but at this point in my life it's become increasingly hard to find out where I need to start... Your story's given me a bit of a light of hope to head towards, but I'm still pretty deep in the darkness and stumbling around lol _|¯|O

I'm very impressed by the progress of DannyChoo.com. I first discover your site on mid 2007, so I didn't know what it looked like back in the early days. It was a great evolution I must say.
Now I can't wait for this site new evolution!

Wow...that really makes me think back about how i started to design website. at that time, i doesn't know anything about coding at all. Just a simple table format and put the picture on it. And yes, my site only work with IE5 & 6 as well. ^^

right now, no time to continue to learn coding a website. simply used free template and put into the blogger. lol

Wow. How old's this site?

Wow. I know that Dannychoo.com has been in operational for a long time, but didn't expect it to evolve so much O.O;

I discovered this site in Mid-2007 though :p

Man I feel a little old now. Not too badly tho!!

I've been floating around since Dannychoo v4.2!!
I miss the old hexagons...

Heh heh, looks like I was coming in right when you started your blogging Danny. XD

In 2005 was when I found your site and now I visit everyday. XD

ya i'll be here today, tomorrow and in the future as long as dannychoo.com is here. ^^;

Wow, i really envy you life. ^^
Grats on your acheivement so far.

I just start visit dannychoo.com last year(if Im not wrong), so I don't know how its look nice from the past, but after read this post 1 word - WOW!, that was really change a lot.

ダニーチュー殿
いつもあなたのホームページを見ています。
僕もホームページを作っていて、ダニーさんのページを目指して作っています。

今回のダニーさんの歴史はよいアドバイスになりました。ありがとう。

いつかダニーさんと会いたいです。

Impressive as ever.

My one suggestion would be to add a female otaku to your staff to round things out a bit. Not that I'd like to see DC.com get all shoujo-tastic, but a foil to all the maids, idols, and pantsu would be cool. (^_^)/

I wish I knew this site earlier, but I didn't have a computer. Are you planning on changing it again? O is this the final version?

Keep up with the awesome work Danny!

wow...having just stumbled on your site last year it's really interesting looking at previous versions of dc.com...and i'm loving the orange in the current site! ^^

always going 2 be better and a lot better xD
we loves u danny, please teach us sometimes ^^
Do you have many difficulties when working with that companies u mentioned and design this website?
I'm so curious 2 know a lot LoL

I would also like to make a comment without having to go to another page. I make my comments while looking at the content. Your current site is definitely much better than your older one. I would also like you to do more manga updates, but I am going to start doing that on my page already. I guess it would be fun to see how you do it. I am looking forward to any new site changes.

this post is inspiring!! makes me wanna get a cuppa and sit in front of my com whole night and code my site.

Such a long history for this site, simply amazing... Keep up the good work, Danny!!!

I became a regular DannyChoo reader in the middle of 2006 or something around there. Even though it was already a popular site back then, it's really turned into a legendary beast with no signs of slowing down. Thanks for the history lesson. :)

Wow! What a rich history!

Ahahaa...really amusing to read about which changes you made to bring more readers, mainly because I was reading and thinking: "Yup, that was me. Clicked one of the header pictures and got hooked for a couple hours."

I don't always remember dates for every event. I can remember different site designs, so I first found your site around 2003! I can't believe it has been that long. I'm getting to be an old grey beard... ^^; Although, I didn't really start to lurk until 2005. Remember becoming a "member" as soon as you implemented that back in December of 2006. It been a fun experience all the way Danny! Thanks for giving us so many great post. I'm always looking forward to the future of DannyChoo.com!

Glad to see you surpassed your goal for Alexa. It's a good achievement to rank in the top 5000 with how big the Internet is now. What do you hope to achieve in the future?

I don't use FaceBook. I would rather create my own blog or website to do the same. Maybe I have wrong attitude about FaceBook. I guess it's more about the exposure it gives? Really don't have enough credentials to use Linkeden... ^^; I've never check out Mixi. Really need to improve my Nihongo...

Have you looked at Jaiku? It's a lot like Twitter. Often I feel the crowd is a little different on Jaiku. Can't quite put it into words yet, maybe a little more web and tech people there... Oh! Jaiku is now in league with Google. You will need to request an account if interested.

No offense and I'm sure you will not take this the wrong way. Move over Danny! Make room for me! I don't plan to sit around and only watch you do well. I plan to do the same for myself. You are great inspiration. I might be just starting to look at Ajax and others items, but I really want to get control of them. Still need to master HTML and CSS, but at least they are not foreign to me anymore.

Hey danny, I was seeing your "Tokyo Dance Trooper in Shibuya" video on your YouTube account...man, you can dance! I will surely add you to my friends list!
=)

I've been lingering around for awhile and just recently decided to sign-up. So, hiya.

This article really caught my attention causing I've been interested in becoming a website developer. Seeing how your site progressed and grew over the years is really inspiring. Keep up the good work!

To those that are interested in developing a website, or becoming a website developer in general, what would you recommend learning (such languages, techniques, etc)?

Oh how I wish my brain could remember things like programming and such (Hell, I wish my brain could remember anything really).

I might then have something more going for me than an under-appreciated/misunderstood Admin Assistant job.

I'd still love to do something Otaku related. But not too sure what or how. No doubt that you're site has been a huge inspiration for me. Helped me to try and keep up my blog. Now, I just need to find a direction and go for it.

Soo many years of Dannychoo.com!

Many great changes over the years, I laughed at some old versions by the way. The new version of Danny Choo and the other tools will work out, hopefully Dannychoo.com will always continue!

I kinda love the second version (graphically speaking), even if the futuristic shapes at the bottom look like pills. XD
Version 3 sort of reminds me of P.N. 03, the game by Capcom. ^^

The 2006 and 2007 make me think of the first times I came here... So much has changed back then.
I like the current version a lot though, it's easy on the eyes (or "peepers", like DRAGUN says).

And finally the stupid idea of the day: Why don't you ask Azami-san to create a picture like the one in Dannychoo ver.3 and compare for fun. ^^

real excited on what you have in store Danny. although I have to say, I do miss the orange hexagon theme you had back then. also I do remember that I found your blog via google search: strike gundam. ^^ so Danny, hows the spleen? ^^;

Wow, the history of dannychoo.com is amazing! I really admire what you've accomplished.

i remember half of those designs. I must say at first I was a bit sceptical about the new busy layout (current design) but it grew on me a lot and I enjoy it very much now. I started reading in 2004 -^_^.
by the way Danny I've added you in LinkedIn if you don't mind. I just opened that account today hehehe

Danny, keep up the great work! I discovered your site a few months ago and it's inspired me to create my own.

ok i gotta question what is the best login/membership system to use on a website ? right now i want to have a membership in my website but i don't know what to use ^_^ nice progress on website btw ^_^

You will get there. There is no doubt about it. It's really cool how you are passing on your knowledge and experience. Those of us that are trying to learn from it, really appreciate it.

woah. every year it gets better and better. Nice one danny.

Wow...I can't believe I've been a regular visitor of this site for 2 years now. I first stumbled upon this site in 2006...just a few days before you took out that flash header. Was still a lurker back then but thought that removing that header was the best thing you did. If it weren't for that I surely would have left. ^^

More power and keep up the good work and the blog posts! ^^ Looking forward to the changes soon.

Hmm, I see. I know this site for about two year, but i start to post and visit everyday since the last one. but I see you are a true veteran on the web, Danny!! I`m glad for you, and hope this continue even more years!!

Wow Danny it has evolved over the years I cant wait to see the new site! Keep up the good work on your site

Danny how do you update your post in yout blog. Does it run by program or do you have to manually update the blog. I would like to contact you for further questions about the Html, php, Nav20, etc

Great improvement by the way

I came around this place in early 2007, but didn't stay long. Honestly, I was overwhelmed by the amount of content supplied here...and terribly in awe of the overall site quality. So...I left, and found my way back in 2008 thanks to Twitter!

Thanks again for that, Danny. I'm no one noteworthy, but I appreciate it and all the work you've done to put into this site. I hope to invest time in my own someday. Also, I'm always looking for more SEO-related info to read, so I look forward to your segments on that. You certainly have come a long way...and I MUST know how you did it.

^_^

Simply Amazing. It's truly epic to see the evolution of your site over the years. I've only been visiting since early 2006 so it's great to see how the site developed alongside your changing careers and professions. As a history buff, to me these types of post are pure gold :)

Wow, had no idea about the original design, been aware of the site and thus, the layout, since 2004. Was fun reading about just how much the site has changed. Wonder what it will look like in another 4 years ^__^

wowwwww way to go Danny i had no idea that u started Dannychoo.com in 2000 hahaha to think that i was still looking for a site like this!!
nice graphics though!!

Wow, I've always wanted an article like this to appear, especially on your site, Danny.

I'll say, though, your page is dreadfully slow to render. Maybe it's just the sheer amount of content and images... anyway switching to Firefox Musume SSE seems to help responsiveness. And the text column is barely 500 pixels wide!

A friend is asking me to make a site that, I'm afraid, will require PHP and MySQL... let's hope this one will turn out to be as much of a hit as yours.

What about the images, though? Does a script automatically resize them to fit within this column?

catching this site closely since ver.IV in year 2005 Although i never post a comment...
And yes, I found here by googling for "strike gundam'
LoL...

I see... I had made an account here a few months ago, but it somehow got deleted or other, so I had to make a new one. (<< total noob comment, not even on topic (I think))

Dear Danny,
I am an armature blogger and i have little experience with designing my website. I just wanted to know how much it would cost me to have my blog designed by you or if you have any tips on making my blog popular.
Thanks

Congrats Danny on reaching your target, I stumbled DannyChoo.com 2 years ago, and have become daily reader ever since :) love your contents! always! and your funny comments too, they make your posts very unique indeed.. keep up the good work!!

of those services I only use YT, although I accidentally joined twitter a while ago... I don't use it though ^^

Great experience you sharing with us. Thanks Danny. I wish i could be like you. Master of all software

Well Danny you put ALOT of hard work to your site and I hope it keeps getting pretty and better wish you the best of luck

great achievements danny ....you're one of the figures to how a man be hardworking :)