To the Next Horizon!

I just finished "Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere" (aka Kyoukai Senjou no Horizon) season 1.

I guess it's a good thing I finished now since the next season is starting up next month.

I got to say, with the really colourful cast it has, it was a lot of fun to watch. The way Aoi Tori was able to save Horizon was also quite a sight to behold.

765Pro Happa-tai 「Y@TTA!」

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Y@TTA! Y@TTA!
G! R! DOUBLE E! N! LEAVES!

Ah, this classic song video parodied in Idolm@ster style. Still as hilariously awesome as ever.




And here's the original music video below.

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Jibun Rest@rt Haruka Quintet

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That's what happens when you expose Haruka to water.

Now if only this had some layered melody going on, that would be fantastic.

GO MY WAY!! 7th LIVE In-game Version

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How quick are they!? This was practically released on the day (or a day after) the 7th Anniversary Live.

Anyways, this is pretty much a game rendition of GO MY WAY!! done live, with the cheering and probably the various idols singing. The Rainbow colour changing dresses were a nice touch.

Violin DO-DAI Dance

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Not your typical cover video. These guys also do the great dance as well. While playing the violin.

The STRONGEST MINI TANK! Happy Birthday Ai!

The Strongest!

Today the 25th of June is Ai Hidaka's Birthday! Just 2 days after Ritsuko's.

She definitely has one of the strongest voices in the Idolm@ster, and it shows when she sings her signature song ALIVE. Oh how I love that song.

Anyways, time for ARUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU-

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Idolm@ster Shiny Festa First PV 6/24 version

The PV for the 3 new PSP games for Idolm@ster!

So this version of the PV basically contains a mini PV for the 3 episodes bundled with each of the 3 games. Not sure if it's going to come in the UMD or not.

Megane Power! Happy Birthday Ritsuko!

Hairdown Ritsuko is so cute.

It's the wonderful producer-idol meganekko Ritsuko's birthday today! Even the megane idols in the mobage are celebrating!

And it was also the second (and final) day of the 7th Anniversary Live!

Such a great day indeed.

Source of picture from the offical Idolm@ster website.

Japanese Book Loot Part 3+4 of 4

And that's it for now. BookOff Vancouver is closing down tomorrow and there's nothing to be done other than scavenging off their crazy deals right now.

So the loot for #3 shopping trip was:
-Some guy wants to go to a university to fulfill a childhood promise. Volumes 8 and 9.
-A fight to be the lord of ghost handlers : Random guidebook.
-The first of many fights that this guy does using red gloves. First volume.

And the loot for #4 (today) was:
-Magical teacher teaches a huge class of girls. Volumes 1 to 10!
-Some rain goddess story that's completely obscure and way too short. Volumes 1 & 2 (complete)
-Some short story by the same artist as above. One volume only.
-A crazy seinen story that looks almost shounen has crazy fighting and should have a great trap. First volume.
-A girl is depressed and goes to live with some other stranger girl. Volumes 1 & 2.
-More of the university childhood promise stuff. Volumes 5 & 6. Sad that I couldn't get the complete set.
-Three girls and their three vehicles: A tank, a plane, and a submarine. Volume 1.
-A gritty saga of war and one man. Volume 1.
-A great big guide book for a fighting game of an anime that does not exist. Volume Re-Act.
-Wacky stories about love triangles in a school, that supposedly ended with a train wreck. Volumes 1 to 15!

And that's all. Next time I got to a BookOff or whatever, I'm finishing the whole set for the childhood university promise story.

Read or Die OVA : Completed

Finally!

I just recently found out a local library had the DVD set, so I had to borrow it to finally watch it. After all these years of loving the two manga series, I've been meaning to get around to watching it.

As somewhat expected, the majority of the scenes are action-packed, but with unorthodox weapons and styles used. And of course there's the great Yomiko Readman and her silly yet awesome personality. Along with her, there's the anime original Nancy Makuhari, Drake and Joker.

As usually, OVAs like this always seem a bit lacking due to their shortness. Still, it's a great experience and now it's time to watch the TV series with the ever-so-great Paper Sisters.

Brain Bursting Accelerated World

Such a smug Princess.

Took me long enough to start watching this. Anyways, pretty interesting concept, especially with that main character.

NEW Sounds, Notes, and Tunes for Portable Idols

New game announced or revealed by Namco Bandai. For the PSP.

Idolm@ster Shiny Festa. Not your typical Idolm@ster game. Perhaps a rhythm game?

And like SP, it's split into three.

• Honey Sound
• Funky Note
• Groovy Tune 

For more info go here @ andriasang.com

【MAD】 Idolm@ster 【未完成交響曲】

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Original song by "ONE OK ROCK". Spoilers everywhere!

Pretty nicely made MAD that again emphasizes the whole "Danketsu" unity part of the anime, even with the focus on Chihaya's and Haruka's arcs.


And in other news, finished my final for my Japanese course today. It wasn't bad.

72 Karaoke Madness

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Heh. That Mecha Asa-Gohan.

Footage from episode 26, although slightly edited.

Double Yukipo EXCAVATE (Dig Dug)

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One of those Double Yukipo comparison/mix videos, so both Yurishii and Azumin are singing. This one is from those Famison Idolm@ster albums and it's an arrange/cover of the Dig Dug theme.

It seems like Yurishii has the soft but strong voice, while Azumin has a cutesy voice. All in all it's a nice mix with both of them together.

In other news, episode 26 of Idolmaster was amazing. More on that when the subs come out.

Guitar Solo COME ON! Compilation

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All the "Guitar Solo COME ON!" portions of "Kiramekirari" sung by every single one of the idols from 765Pro and even 876Pro. It even includes the slightly different M@STER versions of Yayoi's Kiramekirari, as well as Yukiho's old and new voice actors. Pretty neat.

arcadia LIVE?

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Not actually a live concert.

Some really neat effects in this video. Still waiting for the time when Idolm@ster concerts have a real band doing the instrumentals. More "GUITAH SOLO C'MON" with real guitars please.

Idolm@ster 「K」 Kikuchi Makoto

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A MAD for the song "K" by Bump of Chicken featuring Makoto and Cat!Makoto. A bittersweet, but nice MAD.

Yayoitori Go My Way!! Version

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It works surprisingly well. The beginning really throws you off.

Namassuka SPECIAL 01 Cover Songs Announced

The cover.

* THIS LIST IS OUTDATED SEE HERE FOR CHANGES*

"THE IDOLM@STER ANIM@TION MASTER 生っすかSPECIAL 01"

The cover songs for this new album have been announced.
* Turns out there's been some issue over at Columbia Entertainment. There will most likely be a change in the cover song list due to these problems.*

• Sakuranbo (さくらんぼ) by Ai Otsuka (大塚愛), covered by Miki. * Removed *
• Believe by Folder5 covered by Hibiki.
• Connect (コネクト) by ClariS covered by Takane. * Removed *
• Anettai Girl (亜熱帯ガール) by Hideki Kaji and Riddim Saunter (カジヒデキとリディムサウンター) covered by Hibiki.
• Katachi Arumono (かたち あるもの) by Kou Shibasaki (柴咲コウ) covered by Takane.
• Yume de Aetara (夢で逢えたら) by Minako Yoshida (吉田美奈子) covered by Miki.

 And there's of course Kyun! Vampire Girl M@STER Version and an original song 初恋 ～一章 片想いの桜～.

Summer 2012: One more week of classes (sort of)

Yep. Starting tomorrow, it'll be the last week for classes. Or at least one of my classes.

Also went out to eat some sushi with some friends today. Man it's so expensive.

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06-09-2012. Capt. Cirno's having some special training in the field.

Capt. Cirno. Using a PM-9 | Source

K-on!! MANIAC Parody : GO! GO! HELLOWORK

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This is an awesome parody of the 2nd season K-on!! anime's first OP "GO! GO! MANIAC" done by someone known as "弟の姉". Only found this somewhat recently, but I can't help but laugh at all the crazy lyrics for this parody. 弟の姉 also done a whole bunch of other parody songs, but seems to have started doing more original songs recently.

Check out more of her stuff at her fairly decent sized mylist here. Enjoy.

And another thing, it seems like K-on's final college chapter has come out. I still haven't caught up on the 2nd season, but it's still a sad feeling to see it go. I'll marathon the thing when I finish my classes up.

Japanese Book Loot Part 2 of ?

Went again today, although I just went and picked up something I overlooked yesterday. Not a big deal at all, though I did spend at least an hour browsing the whole manga section again.

Loot for today is simple:
-Completed series with garbage in SPACE. Had a pretty well received anime.

Also, today I had the shocking realization that School Rumble was NOT wrapped up very well. Sad to hear, since I've been on hold for that series since volume 8. Oh well, looks like I won't be getting that huge set anymore.

Japanese Book Loot Part 1 of ?

Well, today I just came back from Japanese book shopping. There's this local place that has a pretty great selection, though sadly I couldn't find half the things I wanted. However, there were a few gems that are now going to be the cornerstone of my (small) collection.

Pictures later maybe.


Stuff includes:
- That one depressing story about a small bird guy.
- A story about some that loves books, and fights crime.
- A story related to the above, but with sisters instead.
- Something that is related to a wooden stick sport.

Yayoipittan

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This is one freakishly old video from the early days of Nico Nico Douga. I have recently rewatched it, and it's still great. I remember the days when I was just found out about the wonderful world of Idom@ster songs and games.

Kamen Idol Fourze!

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More awesome MMD Kamen Rider parodies. This time it's the OP of Kamen Rider Fourze "Switch On!" I really liked the fun stuff they added with all the Idolm@ster jokes.

Fantasy Kaleidoscope 幻想万華鏡「華鳥風月」PV

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Well now, it seems there's a new PV out for another Touhou fan anime of the 幻想万華鏡 (Fantasy Kaleidoscope) Memories of Phantasm project. The animation is as excellent as always.

Hyouka 4 + 5 : Curious MYSTERY (resolved)

[more deliberations, flashbacks, and general quality scenes]

Hyouka 4:
And so uncovering the mystery of Hyouka and the literature club continues as they unravel the case of the past school festival.



Hyouka 5:
And so the mystery is solved and all is good. What will happen to the Hyouka gang now? I guess they'll be finishing up they Hyouka book for the festival/fair.

Spicy Wolf 2-3 : Trading my Backlog

Finally got around to watching the second episode of Spice & Wolf today.