Sink Japan Sink!

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Hmm, so I watched this year-old movie called Sinking of Japan, and this is one of the times I was disappointed with a Japanese movie. It feels like some second-rate disaster movie, some scenes were not really needed, the pace is quite slow, and this main guy (one of the SMAP) seems to pop up at random places without explanation. It’s quite disfunctional, this one. On the other hand, I was treated by some awesome scenes of destruction. I’m rather sadistic in the sense that I like blown-up stuff in the movies like Independence Day (aliens!), Day After Tomorrow (climate shift), Transformers (robots) etc.

The physics of this thing are one for the crazy movie nitpickers but maybe with global warming melting the ice and more frequent earthquakes and volcanic eruptions just maybe not only Japan but everyone is in danger of sinking or something. Just now we endured some heavy heavy rain out of a strong storm, too.

Then I wondered, what if Japan really sunk? Save the lolis first! Bring it all here for evacuation!

Motteke! Sailor Fuku

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This OP is total parody bait.

Therefore I will lay this space for all the ‘otaku and beyond’ people who dare wear a seifuku/sailor fuku and/or cheerleader dress and dance to the newest… and someday the craziest… dance sensation since Hare Hare Yukai.

This post will probably be updated with all the amateur vids that I can find. If you have some, please do comment your finds as well.

Gambatte! Harikitte! My Darling Darling Please~!
Hare Hare Yukai song in Lucky Star OP – Some timings are off but nevertheless good mix. One of the most basic things to do with the dancing OP.
Motteke! Sailor Fuku Stepmania – The moment I’m waiting for. DDR WINS!
Reverse Play Soramimi – oo ratS ykcuL in backmasking. Someone needs to sub this. The best part is near the end, almost like a reference to Haruhi.
Motteke! Pocky! – This is awesome! A mix of the Lucky Star OP and the extremely catchy viral Pocky CM song by Orange Range!
Death! Sailor Fuku – Weird mix of Death Note song and Lucky Star OP. It fits in the start but not so much near the end, but still okay.
Moar Pocky CM – Better versions!
Beatmania Version – Not so much a fan of Beatmania, but here it is.
Unknown Song – Dunno where this came from but it is a very good video edit of the dance. EDIT: Thanks to Demian for the heads-up.
Beatmania IIDX GOLD RUSH – Make it make money!
Adding bass to the music – Mad guitar skillz.
Papapapapam! – Haruhi doing a Konata!
OMG – I dunno if this is supposed to be disturbing or funny.
The Melancholy of Magiranger + Motteke! Haruhi Magiranger? – Two sections, first is Magiranger to the tune of Hare Hare Yukai, and Haruhi + Magiranger to the tune of Motteke. Excellent edits.
Lucky Star Baby – Old Lucky Star image song (from the DS game?) and the OP video.
Lucky Star + King Gainer – Nuff said.
Lucky Material! – I miss that Negima OP, one of the best.
Baka Star – Someone drew sketches.
Tennis Star – Prince of Tennis Live version.
CONTESTANT # 1! – Ooh am I seeing things? The very first contender! Not half bad at that!
Motteke! Pichi Pichi Pitch! – Mermaid Melody Sailor Fuku.
Motteke! Michael Jackson! – AWESOME! King of POP plus queens of MOE combine!
AI M@I MASTER! – Idolm@ster is always win, therefore this video is win.
Someone drew sketches again – Nicer and wackier.
Matrimelee – What a weird game it should be…
CONTESTANT #2 – More awesome video editing here.
More guitar – More bass.
GUNPLA EDITION! – From the maker of Hare Hare Yukai gunpla edition? In any case, this is madness! This is GUNPLAAAAA!
Gundam SEED Lucky – The Gundam we all know and love (but I hate Destiny)… moefied.
Invisible Version – Where’d all my lolis go?
Gundams Lucky Star – Gundam stop-animation recreation of one scene from the anime!
Xenopittan – Cute song. It’s Futari no Xenopittan.
Radical Lucky Star Burst! – A VIDEO remix!
Battlefield 2 version – Fair enough job but I can imagine better, machinima makers please!
Break Down – As I recall, this song was also featured on DDR. Nice video edit too.
Gochiya Star 0.4 – Work in progress. This one’s the EPIC… it has, like, moe chara spoof heaven!
CONTESTANT: Two Guys – Good job… er… yeah.
CONTESTANT: Three girls – Cute. They even made original dance moves.
Touhou version – Very nice sketches!
CONTESTANT: Moar girls – Fix that camera! And… are you drunk?
MY HUMPS – This kept me in laughter for the entire duration! AWESOME mix! This is what viral video is supposed to be!
Precure 5 – Pretty Lucky Cure!
Oh noes, the samurai! – Cute song plus samurai action… strangely interesting!
CONTESTANT: Three guys – Nekkid!?!
CONTESTANT: Four guys – Silver mask guys… I wantz your pillows.
Lucky Star + Nursery Rhyme – Made me imagine a Lucky Star bishoujo game…
Let me show you my Rockmans – This is the gold standard! Lucky Star 8-bit version! Complete with 8-bit sound and sprites! Must watch!
Billy Star – Flex your muscles! Yea like the lolis do!

BREAKING: Philippine Television copies anime, sailor fuku, and video games!

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Lupin live action (yes you’re hearing that right), A Super Twins live action (with Sailormoon-like costumes), and Asian Treasures (homage to adventure series)… JUST WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED TO THE PHILIPPINES WHILE I WASN’T AROUND!?!?!
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Hidamari Sketch: Apartment Living 101

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I can relate to Hidamari Sketch in terms of typical apartment living. Although I have roommates here, my way of life is kinda similar to the four girls. This post is about various stuff in the Hidamari Sketch anime that I find similar to my everyday apartment living here in Japan. This post will be updated, so check back often.

Coverage: Episode 1
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Anime Blog Saturation 2

Relevant Links
[http://renegade.animeblogger.net/?p=432->]
[http://animeotaku.animeblogger.net/?p=61->]
[http://that.animeblogger.net/2006/11/13/episode-summaries-bad-my-random-thoughts/->]
[http://azureflame.wordpress.com/2006/11/14/tuesday-rumble-november-14th->]
[http://chrome.ikimashou.net/?p=427->]
[http://huamulan03.blogspot.com/2006/11/its-sunny-side-up-with-digression.html->]
[http://cuteproxy.wordpress.com/2006/11/13/the-nymphs-er-my-reply-to-the-episodic-brouhaha/->]
[http://chibinonothing.blogspot.com/2006/11/op-ed-nothing-better-to-write-about.html->]

This again?
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Da Capo II: Anzu Yukimura

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Gothloli know-it-all. The female counterpart of Suginami. First impressions tell me that I might not be interested in her (except the loli part). Indeed, her story started out slow, but after the Ski Trip event which I thoroughly enjoyed from start to finish, I got some much needed urge to finish her story. Thankfully, I wasn’t disappointed. Anzu’s scenario is solid and simple. Moreover, so many characters get involved, including a seeming teaser for the upcoming “Da Capo” story. Very intriguing.

This time, there doesn’t seem to be a direct correlation between Anzu and Minatsu’s scenario, as opposed to the Koko and Nanaka partner scenarios. Minatsu is quite prominent in this one, and I liked her character a bit. I should get started on that one. For now, here’s Anzu Yukimura.

Disclaimer: Lacking Japanese will mean lack of story details. I expect that there will be a LOT of errors in the way I understood some events, because I rely only on the spoken dialogue. To the Japanese-literate game players who may have found this page, please do help me in case I have mistaken in understanding some parts of the story. Please do post a comment or contact me.

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Da Capo II: Koko Tsukishima

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As your typical “childhood friend” character, Koko Tsukishima is a soft-spoken and shy girl. She oftentimes can’t say what she wants, and as a side-effect, she can’t express her love for main guy Yoshiyuki. But this love is SO obvious to everyone else except the two involved. Ah, love is blind.

Devoid of any magical effect of the unwithering sakura, Koko’s story is a simple story of love and friendship. Surprisingly, her scenario has no major flashback or backstory of any sort, which is the usual setup for “childhood friend” characters. And so we just assume that Yoshiyuki and Koko are longtime friends, period.

Koko’s scenario intertwines with Nanaka’s, in such a way that there are very similar events in both. There is also a major decision point, where Nanaka would confess to Yoshiyuki. You (the player) decide either to accept or reject Nanaka. Accepting Nanaka will give you the continuation of [Nanaka’s scenario->da-capo-2-nanaka-shirakawa], while rejecting her will give you Koko’s scenario. This single decision point will give you a very different story should you choose either one. So please do take some time to go through Koko’s story.

Disclaimer: Lacking Japanese will mean lack of story details. I expect that there will be a LOT of errors in the way I understood some events, because I rely only on the spoken dialogue. To the Japanese-literate game players who may have found this page, please do help me in case I have mistaken in understanding some parts of the story. Please do post a comment or contact me.

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