What's the difference between using this set on ANSI layout compared to other sets that use Japanese as an aesthetic? Not meant to be criticism or anything, just curious.
You get
correct ANSI-JP hiragana sublegends on an ANSI board, which thanks to konstantin’s efforts is becoming more common but is still far from universal. You might say that if it’s just for the aesthetic correctness doesn’t matter, but there is a satisfaction, I think, that comes with knowing a set is correct, and if you ever decided to enable kana input mode on your machine just to see what happens you’ll be pleased to see that each key you press comes out correctly with no weirdness.
You also get the extra JIS modifier keys like 無変換, 変換, かな, etc. Not many sets include these. You might not need them, but if you’re going for the Japanese aesthetic you may be able to find a use for them. If you really want to experiment, there is nothing stopping you from exploring a JIS-style bottom row with an ANSI layout for your alphas and punctuation! I personally think the smaller space bar with a 1.25U key to either side opens up a lot of possibilities and is a more convenient layout than the other popular split-spacebar options out there! You could use them as raise/lower keys to enable two different layer options like the Planck, for example.
Other than that, it’s a fairly standard WoB colourway by GMK. If you happen to be in the market for white-on-black with hiragana sublegends it’s exactly what you’re looking for!
