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Shin Yamato Damacy’s The Mountain

Jeshii — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 16:47:41 +0000

English Version:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=6k2Hhkbdx_g

Japanese Version:

Speaking of Luka, looks like I totally missed the upload of a brand new production of Shin Yamato Damacy! “The Mountain” is a search for gold atop… The Mountain. That’s the name! Really, my guess is that it is filmed on 妙義山 (Myogi-san), which really is the scariest mountain EVAR. Yes, it is also a famous ハシリヤ course, but the hiking is also freaking epic. This is the only mountain I’ve ever climbed that gave me nightmares.

Anyway, there a really awesome tie-in to something else in here, but I won’t ruin it for you. Check it out! There is also a Japanese Dub on both ニコ動 and YouTube.

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Shin Yamato Damacy Ep. 2.5 – Blind Date Part 2!

Jeshii — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 13:30:00 +0000

www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgmX5-hANbA

It is out! Episode 2.5 of Shin Yamato Damacy! Brian and Mariko go out for 刺身 (sashimi) and then カラオケ (karaoke). (Also available on YouTube.)

Go see the first part of this Blind Date episode if you haven’t already.

This episode it a little long, but totally worth it. I remember using pen and paper a lot to when my wife and I first started going out. なつかしい！

Luka’s style really comes out in this video. Luka is way better at letting things happen and filming it. I was more of a gonzo journalist. So I could have never made an episode like this.

Not to mention that sound effect. Whenever I hear that sound effect, I think of Luka. If you don’t know what I’m taking about, go see The Legend of Ultraman or Vanity Project 2.

Excellent episode. I can’t wait to see what’s next for SYD!

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Shin Yamato Damacy: Ep. 2 – Is love really blind?

Jeshii — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 15:50:00 +0000

In this latest installment of Shin Yamato Damacy, Luka follows Brian and Makiko on a date!

Brian doesn’t know much Japanese, and Mariko seems to be refraining from too much English, but its off to a good start as Brian shows himself to be a capable, かっこいい (kakko ii) guy!

From the previews, I see some similarities in this date to me and my wife’s first date. Could this be love?! Can’t wait for the second part! XD

(See also Ep. 1. This episode is also available on YouTube.)

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Shin Yamato Damacy: Ep. 1

Jeshii — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 14:30:00 +0000

My excellent friend Luka has started Shin Yamato Damacy, which you could say is a spin off of Yamato Damacy. In their first episode, they ask people (I think around Maebashi station XD) who they would want to be.

I can’t believe Doraemon lost to Kitajima.

Yamato Damacy

Jeshii — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 14:11:00 +0000

If you know anything about me, you know that I lived in Japan for 3 years and that I made a series of videos while I was there with my friends Rahman and Luka.

The name comes from 大和魂 (yamato damashii), which is a phase roughly translated as “Japanese Spirit,” and is generally a nationalistic phrase. You’d never hear a 外人 (gaijin) saying it… which is why we used that name. It goes along with the surprise everyone had at us foreigners speaking Japanese.

It was a lot of fun. And people seemed to like it. But since I haven’t been able to do anything nearly as big, it makes me feel like a total internet-famous has-been. ><; The best episodes are as follows:

Episode 9: Setsubun

www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wZLIgy1oUk

This episode was the BEST. Dressed up as an 鬼 (oni), I ran out of a phone booth to scare people.

Episode 3: Karaoke

www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBmC1jFAUqg

This episode was funny just for the end, if nothing else.

Episode 10: Vanity Project

www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUkpRA4NRtk

On the whole, we usually would just do interview videos. But in this one, we were fed up showing others, and just made a short film featuring us. It turned out okay, but people really seemed to like it.

Episode 29: Vanity Project 2

www.youtube.com/watch?v=DL66l-JrvIQ

This episode was the prequel to Episode 10. The editing and cheesy dialogue make this a classic.

You can see all the episodes on YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=40EA472A4F34B0AD

You can also check out the Revecess Wiki entry for even more info.

[Update] I now have pages set up for each of the Episodes here at Yamatologic. Go check them out!

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