Editing German Boy and Dutch Girl Kabedon

During the third edition of r/Place, the  communities of PlaceDE and PlaceNL had collaborated on several other pieces before these characters came about. See the [[German-Dutch Yin-yang]], the [[German-Dutch Bicycle]], the [[German-Dutch Poland Balls]], and the [[German-Dutch Picture Frame]] articles. This pixel art can be considered the culmination of that mutually beneficial partnership; only being completed shortly before the whiteout of 2023.

Kabedon (Japanese: 壁ドン; ''kabe'', "wall", and "don", "bang") in Japanese media is a means of expressing romantic love or adoration<ref>[https://dic.nicovideo.jp/a/%E5%A3%81%E3%81%AB%E3%83%89%E3%83%B3 Bang on the wall]. dic.nicovideo.jp</ref>. The seducer leans over the object of their desire by placing their open palm on the wall behind them and reducing the distance between themselves, but making no physical contact.

Kabedon has garnered recognition in the Western world through media such as shōjo manga, otome games, anime, and cosplay. When Kabedon is performed in the West, it's usually meant as an expression of meme culture.

The artwork referenced by the pixel art is a panel of the manga ''Ao Haru Ride (Blue Spring Ride)''<ref>[https://myanimelist.net/anime/21995/Ao_Haru_Ride Ao Haru Ride (Blue Spring Ride)]. MyAnimeList.net</ref>.

The boy was dressed in traditional lederhosen and wore a Tyrolean hat; this is a stereotypical Bavarian outfit, which may be associated with Germany. He held a frothy pint of beer, a reference to Oktoberfest<ref>[https://www.oktoberfesttours.travel/2014/10/19/oktoberfest-beer-consumption-2014/ Oktoberfest beer consumption 2014]. oktoberfesttours.travel</ref>.

 

==Development ==

[[File:wie-unsere-liebesgeschichte-entstand-v0-ciwhl8t5tceb1.png|alt=Development Images of the German Boy and Dutch Girl Kabedon|thumb|"How our love story came about!"<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/PlaceNL/comments/15adxwt/hoe_ons_liefdesverhaal_tot_stand_kwam/ Hoe ons liefdesverhaal tot stand kwam]. reddit.com/r/PlaceNL</ref>]]

Development of the pixel art started with the proposal of a PlaceNL member to collaborate with PlaceDE on a pixel art where both countries are represented by manga characters{{Citation needed}}. Different parts of the characters were then designed by, and reviewed by several members of both communities in a continuous back and forth.

 

During the development phase, a suggestion had been made to crop the image above the boy's crotch. The purpose of which was to mitigate the anticipated vandalism that would take the form of phallic shapes, which are not an uncommon sight on r/Place.

File:als-kleinen-dank-für-die-letzte-woche-habe-ich-für-die-v0-rq2ri8pvtceb1.png|Fan art created by [https://www.reddit.com/user/Marius863/ u/Marius863]. Post on r/placeDE<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/placeDE/comments/15ae0v4/als_kleinen_dank_f%C3%BCr_die_letzte_woche_habe_ich/ Als kleinen Dank für die letzte Woche habe ich für die Community mal ein kleines Fanart gemalt. Hoffe es gefällt euch o7]. reddit.com/r/placeDE</ref>.

File:do-you-speak-germany.png|"Do you speak Germany?" is a meme in the PlaceNL community after one of their members misspoke on a live stage