Dreams Crushed, Dreams Realized
Written by Jeshii on 2009.11.28 – 04:19 -So, I heard a rumor that the K-ON! songs were so popular that they would probably be included in this year’s 紅白 (kouhaku), the end of the year Japanese music show that has been a tradition for millions. It broadcasts outside of Japan, so check your local listings (generally on the local Japanese channel).
I was all hyped up to see K-ON! songs covered or just done by the voice actresses. But it was not to be. The line up for 紅白 was announced and I don’t see anything that indicates any K-ON! happening.
Crushed!
Then I found out that SCANDAL, who you may recognize from Japan Nite 2008 fame, the high school girl rock band in 制服, did a cover of Don’t Say Lazy:
And the voice actresses are doing a live event on December 30th in Yokohama. See the public site for more details. Here is the TV spot:
Dreams come true! While I can’t go to the Yokohama event, I will be happy to know there will probably be videos.
Why do I love K-ON! so damn much?!?!
In other news, Perfume is going to be on 紅白 again this year. I’m guessing One Room Disco will be their song, since it is the only song I ever heard from them this whole year. Last year’s performance was kind of weak, so I’m not holding my breath on this one.
Tags: けいおん！, concert, high school, Japanese girls, japanese high school girls, K-ON!, keion, kohaku, live, music, perfume, Scandal, seifuku
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Love Mouse
Written by Jeshii on 2009.11.19 – 23:48 -
This is a brilliant independent anime by Shinsaku Hidaka. It is about a mouse who falls in love with a particular roll of cheese.
In addition to just being a freaking brilliant story, the fact that the speech is machine translated and voiced in English makes me want to jump with joy. I wish I talked like that. “Pasture? I don’t eat these kinds, of things. My stomach accepts only the cheese.”
It may be a little long at nearly 14 minutes, but very much worth the watch.
Tags: animation, anime, butter, cheese, cow, english, indie, indie anime, indy, Japanese, machine translation, machine voice acting, mouse, subtitles
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Kaiguys Shuzo Remix
Written by Jeshii on 2009.11.13 – 03:35 -
YES! The Shuzo video that R and I made got remixed!!! And it is a Skyhigh MAD!!! I’m very happy with the way this turned out. Thank you anonymous Nico user mistone!
One interesting this is that originally the title had the word 外人 (gaijin) in the title, and it was later changed to 外国人 (gaikokujin). There is a huge debate over whether or not 外人 is a derogatory term or not, but for now, at least the non-controversial version was used.
佐々Ｂ さん also made a nice comparison video. Also, kyoheiokimuraさん made another MAD! See them after the jump.
Tags: gaijin, gaikokujin, Kirby, Matsuoka Shuzo, Shuzo Matsuoka, skyhigh, 外国人, 外人, 松岡修造, 海外ズ
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Happy Birthday Shuzo!
Written by Jeshii on 2009.11.06 – 02:38 -
(YouTube Link)
November 6th is 松岡修造 (Matsuoka Shuzo)’s birthday! So me and my friend Render made this video to celebrate. As the day progresses, I’ll be posting some of the other festivities after the jump!
Happy Birthday! You taught us to never give up. For that, we are eternally grateful. イキイキするぞ！
Tags: やってみた, birthday, 誕生祭, 誕生日, foreigners, gaijin, Matsuoka Shuzo, Tennis, 外国人, 外人, 松岡修造
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My Boyfriend is the PRESIDENT
Written by Jeshii on 2009.11.04 – 01:08 -
(YouTube Link)
This is kind of amazing. There is an adult game called 幼なじみは大統領 (Osananajimi wa Daitouryou) where it seems like the girl next door becomes president of Japan… there’s something about the president of Russia too??? I dunno, it looks just like another crazy エロゲー.
In any case, someone took the opening for the game and used photos of actual heads of state to celebrate the release of the game. It is nothing short of brilliant. Don’t miss the Putin/Kim Jong-il kiss scene!
Tags: adult game, エロゲー, ero game, Kim Jong-il, MAD, My Boyfriend is the PRESIDENT, My Girlfriend is the PRESIDENT, obama, Osananajimi wa Daitouryou, Pope, president, Putin, 幼なじみは大統領
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