Facts
- Announced
- posting service ends on September 30 at 20:00, closing 18 years since the service began in 2008 · 2026-10-05
- Announced
- official X account published a Top 100 bokes ranking · 2026-10-05
- Announced
- web version stays as a Hall of Fame site after posting ends · 2026-10-05
- Announced
- closure reasons named in July: aging code, maintenance costs, server expenses, and unregulated submissions · 2026-10-05
- Announced
- office said it would like to build a new Bokete from scratch, possibly next year · 2026-10-05
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The posting service for Bokete, the photo caption app, ends on September 30 at 20:00, closing 18 years since the service began in 2008. The official X account thanked users and published a Top 100 bokes ranking, led by Otona Tencho-san with 56 bokes past 10,000 stars. The highest single total was 103,335 stars. After posting ends, the web version stays as a Hall of Fame site.