Poster Gal

Poster Gal also known as Y2K Chibi is an aesthetic from the early 2000s that was most prevalent from 2003 to 2013. It is often described as a more feminine and nerdier version of Olderbrothercore. Its main motifs are anime-inspired art styles and pop culture from that time period. The aesthetic gets its name from an observation made by NekoRikiRawrr, who coined the aesthetic name based on the large Lord of the Rings poster she had observed in a few of the aesthetic’s pioneers’ bedroom photos.
==Visuals==
*Amateur Photography
*Anime
*Art (traditional and digital)
===Art style===
*Stylized animesque art style
*Large feet
*Connected, often simplified fingers
*Exaggerated expressions
*Scanned paper (if traditional)
*Fangs (even for characters that do not have them)
*Airbrushed/Smudge shading (if digital)
*Occasionally slightly pixelated (if digital)
== History ==
It is difficult to pinpoint when the Poster Gal aesthetic began getting popular, but deviantART user Bri-Chan is well-known for being the benchmark of this aesthetic, starting in 2003. Over the years, Poster Gal began to evolve and dwindle in popularity, however it is slowly making a comeback as 2000s aesthetics gain popularity, though Olderbrothercore, its more masculine version, is still more popular than it.
== Music ==
Poster Gal music is mostly just what was popular around the era in the alternative and rock scenes. Genres commonly associated with it include:
* Rap metal
* Pop punk
* Nu-Metal
* Alternative Metal
* Pop Rock
Bands known for their association with this aesthetic include:
* Linkin Park
* Evanescence
* Blink-182
* Garbage
* Red Hot Chili Peppers
* Malice Mizer
* Everclear
* Limp Bizkit
* Breaking Benjamin
* Flyleaf
* Papa Roach
* Three Days Grace
* Fleshwater, a more modern band associated with Poster Gal
Later on, Poster Gal music also began to encompass bands such as
* My Chemical Romance
* Panic!At the Disco
* Rammstein
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== Media ==
Poster Gal, as an aesthetic, is highly inspired by other media, with most of the art related to this aesthetic being fan art for other pieces of media.
=== Film ===
* The Lord of the Rings trilogy
* The Matrix trilogy
* Pirates of the Caribbean
* Harry Potter
* Most Kevin Smith movies
* Tim Burton movies
=== Video Games ===
* Final Fantasy series
* Grand Theft Auto
* Neopets
* Resident Evil
* World of Warcraft
=== Literature ===
* Tolkien's Legendarium
* Jhonen Vasquez's comics
* Animorphs
* Stephen King novels
* Harry Potter
=== Television ===
* Many 80s-90s cartoons
* Invader Zim
* Various anime
* Clerks: The Animated Series
== Artists ==
* Nyu
* NekoRikiRawrr
* Bri-Chan (archive)
* MalamiteLTD
== Gallery ==
File:Etm says hi by nekorikirawrr dgwyd4v-pre.jpg|by NekoRikiRawrr on deviantART
File:Postergalprime.jpg
File:Incrediblegazz.jpg|by Mioku on deviantART
File:Fredroom.jpg|by AGirlCalledFred on deviantART
File:Punishmentforlife.jpg|by NekoRikiRawrr on deviantART
File:Cronch.jpg|by rykan4marius on deviantART
File:Neo n smith.jpg
File:Brichan.jpg|by NekoRikiRawrr, featuring Bri-Chan artwork
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File:Breakdown.jpg
File:Cooachella03.jpg
File:Plastic straws by tomoko nyo d3zdhi.jpg|by tomoko-nyo on deviantART
File:Gotanymorepixels.png|by tomuyu on deviantART
File:Stamp On The Ground (New Music Video)
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File:Clusterfuck.jpeg|Also by tomuyu on deviantART
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