www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyR-YoNtryI

Man, I dunno what is in the air recently, but there is a lot of チルノ (Chiruno) videos going around recently. Figured I’d update ya’ll on some of them, after the jump! The one above seems to be from a non-IOSYS version of the チルノ song, おてんば恋娘 (otemba koimusume). The thing that is the clincher on this one is that チルミル is a baby formula with DHA, to make them smarter… pimped by Cirno, known to be the バカ⑨ of the 東方 universe. Then there is something about her eating frogs… Don’t make me explain everything! XD (Okay, that’s based on the whole things where she freezes frogs when she’s bored… there, I’m done.)

Of course, the majority of the Cirno related videos are based off the IOSYS joint, チルノのパーフェクトさんすう教室。

If you are down with 千葉滋賀佐賀, then you’ll like this remix:

【ニコニコ動画】ニッポンのパーフェクトでステキな都道府県教室【千⑧!④賀!③賀!】

Mixed with the Hammer from Smash Bros (which you may remember from HAMMER ZONE). This one is particularly meme heavy, including both 松岡修造 and IKZO:

【ニコニコ動画】ハンマーのパーフェクト力入れた教室

Here is an obligatory cute girl dancing to the song, since a good number of you visit this site looking for Japanese girls (not that I blame you):

【ニコニコ動画】チルノのパーフェクトさんすう教室踊ってみた（yukako）

A rock cover of おてんば恋娘 that actually pre-dates the IOSYS one. Good song and a cute video:

【ニコニコ動画】変に落チルノ

And finally, I’m really not フィギュア系 (figyaa-kei), but this Cirno figurine is amazing:

【ニコニコ動画】【東方】ねんどろいどっぽくないチルノ作ってみた

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www.youtube.com/watch?v=THnRByFR_Kk

A new IOSYS arrangement CD is coming out on the 8th! And that can only mean one thing! A new promotional video! This one is about the hellishly ultimate 焼肉 (yakiniku) restaurant, based on the song 死体旅行　～ Be of good cheer!. The CD is called 東方超都魔転 (Touhou Choutomatten). The English title is “Toho just a moment!” Until I read that, I didn’t get the pun. ><;

Not much to say about this one... probably will take me a few weeks to process all the jokes. Poor チルノ (Chiruno) gets melted at one point. ;;

Enjoy!

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13.
【ニコニコ動画】【手書き】初音ミクの消失-DEAD END-【PV】

This 初音ミク song was one of my personal favorites. It’s so sad, but just so well done.

12.
【ニコニコ動画】「手書き」　ゆっくりでいいさ

The ゆっくり (Yukkuri) boom seems to have peaked and passed, but 2008 was fairly dominated by ゆっくり videos. Check out how many there are.

11.
【ニコニコ動画】☆ゲッダン☆

ゲッダン came up late in the game, but I have to say, I still can’t believe it. And I love it.

10.
【ニコニコ動画】初音ミク　が　オリジナル曲を歌ってくれたよ「ワールドイズマイン」

ワールドイズマイン was almost the best 初音ミク song of the year, if not for メルト kicking ass and taking names all over the world. Some of the ワールドイズマイン original drawing versions are pretty amazing, but that’s probably just cause the song is so good.

9.
【ニコニコ動画】さんぽ

This version of さんぽ (Sampo) from となりのトトロ (Tonari no Totoro) has so many Ghibli characters and crazy instruments, you can’t help but just feel warm and fuzzy while watching it.

8.
【ニコニコ動画】メルト-Band Edition-女性キーVer-歌ってみました。by歌和サクラ

メルト and ティッシュ姫 really rocked the charts this year. It is only fitting to have the fusion of the two. メルト technically came along in Dec. of 2007… Actually, so did ティッシュ姫. But, since they both had their heyday in 2008, I’ll forgive ‘em.

7.
【ニコニコ動画】[修造]ホットリックス　リローデッド[MAD]

When I saw this scene in the theaters, I remember hyperventilating over how amazing it was. So when they added the 松岡修造 voice overs, I almost died. Good show!

6.
【ニコニコ動画】チルノのパーフェクトさんすう教室(高画質・高音質版)H264

チルノのパーフェクトさんすう教室 (Chiruno no Paafekuto Sansuu Kyoushitsu) was the star of IOSYS for 2008. The remixes are fantastic and so is the original. Good job guys!

5.
【ニコニコ動画】ソフト・オブ・バンク

Various ナイト・オブ・ナイツ remixes ruled the end of this year. This is my favorite by far.

4.
【ニコニコ動画】特訓するぬこ（滑り込むぬこⅡ）

This cat. Brilliant to teach their cat to do that. When it gets stuck in the box, I died. I am but a ghost now. Heard the previous one of the series was pretty big on YouTube as well. (Series?!)

3.
【ニコニコ動画】M.C.ドナルドはダンスに夢中なのか？最終鬼畜道化師ドナルド・Ｍ
This video is fantastic for a lot of reasons. Now that I’m more into the 東方 Project, this makes way more sense than the first time I saw it on BoingBoing. This is definitely the world’s favorite nicovideo.

2.
【ニコニコ動画】VOCALOIDでニコニコ動画流星群【完成版】

This video introduced me to the ニコニコ動画流星群, and kept me coming back to ニコ動 for a long time. I listened to it so much, when I hear the original songs, I expect the next song to come up. I had to even stop listening to it, I was so obsessed. So this wins #2 hands down. Too bad it isn’t…

1.　
【ニコニコ動画】吉幾三×Capsule×DaftPunk×BeastieBoys　StarrySky – IKZOLOGIC Remix -

This song singlehandedly changed my life. It made me go to ニコ動 to listen to it. I got the “logic” for the end of Yamatologic from it. I still believe this is the pinnacle of human evolution. So, there is no question that it is the top of my 2008 list.

Happy New Year everyone! I can’t wait to see what 2009 has to bring!

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www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdqV14_q6-s

Once again, Miko shows us he awesome vocal skills. I love this song already. Now, if I can just figure out how to order it from the US… Hmmmm…

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Basically, there is a compilation of popular NicoNico Music called ニコニコ動画流星群 (niko niko douga ryuuseigun, NicoNicoDouga Meteor Shower), as it is a blast of popular songs on ニコ動 in quick succession:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNdlKecb_0Q

There are a few versions:

1. The original:

2. With VOCALOID lyrics:

3. Orchestrated:

4. With the original songs remixed:

5. Like above but more chaotic:

6. Ronald McDonald style:

And below (after the jump) I have compiled a list of (almost) every one of these songs in order! Title linked to ニコニコ動画 and YouTube embeds. Enjoy!

00. 時報 -- This would be a whole ‘nother blog post trying to explain these. Basically, sometimes you get the time when watching ニコニコ動画 (NicoNicoDouga).

www.youtube.com/watch?v=nuuEMXEqIy0

01. Star Rise -- The ending theme to バンブーブレード　(Bamboo Blade).

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODIt-rUj6e4

02. 寝・逃・げでリセット！ -- a song from the anime らき☆すた (Lucky Star).

www.youtube.com/watch?v=EX-xFloai1o

03.　ハナマル☆センセイション -- The ending theme to こどものじかん (kodomo no jikan)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8I9B7h0M64

04. caramelldansen -- Best explained over at Tokyo Mango…

www.youtube.com/watch?v=UX6e7sO1ss0

05. カービィのグルメレース -- Did you know there are lyrics to that Kirby song (besides “drop it like it’s hot”)?

www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeABtvgbe78

06. nowhere -- a song from the anime Madlax.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=1W66Xka2U_o

07. チーターマン -- Apparently a rap someone came up for the Cheetah Men II game theme.

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

08. Ievan Polkka -- I’ve already posted this one, but hell, I love it so much, here it is again.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5kDcIJ9i_A

09. バラライカ -- I won’t pretend to say I understand what this is all about…

www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgiOKM9O3sM

10. 男女 -- A single by an artist called 太郎 (Tarou) released in late 2006. In early 2008, this nicovideo revived the song from obscurity!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezIivYoz4to

11. モンタギュー家とキャピュレット家 -- A movement from Prokofiev’s “Romeo and Juliet” that was in a SoftBank commercial.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=2x4oVt6IPvE

12. “I’m lovin’ it!” Do I really need to explain this one?

13. The Last Wolf Suite -- a BGM song from るろうに剣心 (Rurouni Kenshin)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uh__MTM0pQ

14. クリアまでは眠らない -- “Can’t Sleep ’til I beat it!” One of the two awesome Team猫かん (Team nekokan) rock songs about MegaMan.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=EG_GnjntufY

15. 未来への咆哮 -- “Scream to the Future”, an opening from the anime マブラヴ (MuvLuv)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKPCCuHiVSg

16. エアーマンが倒せない -- “Can’t Beat Airman” The other awesome MegaMan song. So brilliant.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLbFctG3tw0

17.　メルト -- An original 初音ミク song.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4jkxXyCBgs

18. だんご大家族 -- “Big Family Dango” An ending theme from the anime Clannad.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=24Hx8i5f9F0

19. 風の憧憬 -- Known as “Wind Scene” in English, this is a song from Chrono Trigger.

20. 雪、無音、窓辺にて。 -- A song from the anime The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya.

21. you -- a song from the game ひぐらしのなく頃に解 (higurashi no naku koro ni kai)

22. 魔理沙は大変なものを盗んでいきました -- a popular flash video made by IOSYS (featured previously).

23. U.N.オーエンは彼女なのか？ -- Originally from the game 東方紅魔郷, this one has been remixed so much! My favorite is the Ronald McDonald one.

24. お嫁にしなさいっ！ -- Another IOSYS production. “Make me your wife!” @_@ Very cute though.

25. ロックマン2 ワイリーステージ1/おっくせんまん/思い出は億千万 -- Another hard one to explain in complete. The short version is that this the Dr. Wily Stage 1 song from MegaMan 2. The long version is that X Japan did a cover, and then someone did the linked video, and… I dunno. When culture gets remixed so much like this, it is awesome and really hard to follow! XD

26. After Dark -- (Åh) När Ni Tar Saken I Egna Händer -- Another one where I’m fairly confused about, but everyone calls it オナニー. Oh, nani?

27. ハレ晴レユカイ -- That dance song from Haruhi, probably popular enough for you to have already heard of it. There’s even a MegaMan version.

28. God knows… -- Another song from Haruhi.

29. JOINT -- The opening from the anime 灼眼のシャナII (Shakugan no Shana II)

30. 解読不能 -- another anime song from コードギアス 反逆のルルーシュ （CODE GEASS Lelouch of the Rebellion).

32. パーフェクトスター・パーフェクトスタイル -- A perfume song!!! This is the version with the Idol Master characters.

33. 患部で止まってすぐ溶ける～狂気の優曇華院 -- Another IOSYS creation.

34. Help me ERINNNNNN!! -- Another IOSYS creation. From the CD Flowering ERINNNNNN!! Seems to have a lot of stuff going on related to it.

35. 千年幻想郷　～ History of the Moon -- from the game 東方永夜抄.

36. Little Busters! -- opening theme to the game of the same title.

37. 1000％SPARKING! -- From an anime called ネギま！？ (negima!?)

38-39. Some songs from the Prince of Tennis musical

40. エージェント夜を往く -- From THE IDOLM@STER game.

41. ネイティブフェイス -- from the game 東方風神録

42. true my heart -- Opening from the game Nursery Rhyme, here is the VOCALOID version.

43. ケロ⑨Destiny -- Another IOSYS production.

44. YATTA! -- You know this one if you have been alive sometime in the last decade. I’m actually in this video if you know where to look.

45. みくみくにしてあげる♪ -- An original 初音ミク song by ika.

46. レッツゴー！陰陽師 -- a song from the game 「新豪血寺一族 －煩悩解放－」

47. Air on the G String (nice boat)

You can now go to 電刃 without feeling too much like a 外人 (gaijin). I hope you enjoyed going through all these songs as much as I did. XD

Update: Here is a YouTube playlist of all the songs!

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Probably the one that I encountered first was 魔理沙は大変なものを盗んでいきました (Marisa wa taihen-na mono wo nusunde ikimashita). Marisa is a character from the 東方Project (Touhou Project). IOSYS generally just uses characters from Team Shanghai Alice games to make their songs/videos.

Strange connection to recently news in 魔理沙は大変なものを盗んでいきました (which has been around for a while)… at around 1:43 she says 「あなたとはちがうから」 which was echoed by 福田’s whole あなたとはちがうんです thing. The comments on the ニコニコ動画 version reflect this. XD

www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GkIzD0n5p0

Before I knew about this one, someone had already used the song to remix an episode of my old video podcast Yamato Damacy. Originally a 15 minute short film, this is the MAD (remix) version:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0cyoTMkQyQ

I laughed so hard the first time I saw that, I thought I was going to die. So when I found out what the song was in the background, I was already hooked.

Anyway, IOSYS will have been around for 10 years next month. Go visit their website and check out the Movies section or go buy a CD. You won’t regret it.

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