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Shin Yamato Damacy Episode 7 – First Impressions

The new episode of SYD is some first impressions based on photos.

On a side note, I love DaRC. DaRC, the head of YD operations for the last few episodes, isn’t someone I ever knew in Japan. I feel like I know him pretty well from all the videos, but really, all these people are totally unconnected to me. But, I there is a line of succession that runs between us. They took the YD mantle and ran with it. And each video they turn out makes me glad. I hope the tradition will continue for generation of JETs in Gunma.

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How to Cockblock Chat Roulette

So while most of the world gets nothing but dudes in stormtrooper masks masturbating on Chatroulette, Japan has ニコ生クルーズ (NicoNama Cruise). It literally is NicoLive on random (or at least apparent random). And for that short time that the cruise arrives at a broadcast, all the comments from the cruise go to the actual broadcast.

I’ve been obsessed with NicoNama Cruise the last few days just cause of the wonderful randomness you get out of it. You don’t always have to understand Japanese, but it helps. And if there is a broadcast you like, you can visit that one with the button at the end that says 「この放送を見に行く」.

Sure, it isn’t quite as personal as chatroulette, but I will tell you now, there is a lot less male genitalia. Also, a cute Japanese girl comes up every once in a while. So give it a try!

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Gomen ne no Hi

Did you know that Dec. 10th is 「ごめんねの日」 (gomen ne no hi)? So while you watch the beautiful women of 謝り美人 (Ayamari Bijin), think about what you need to repent for!

I have a feeling this has to be connected to the 美人時計…

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Shin Yamato Damacy Ep. 5 – Obama

The best episode yet. BakaDaruku and new member David (Obama???) head out to 高崎 (Takasaki) looking to speak with them about US/Japan relations.

I think I like this episode the best since it really reminds me of the good ol’ YD feel. I mean, talking to チンピラ (chimpira) and 女子高生 (joshi kousei) was all we ever did. However, I don’t think either BakaDaruku nor David were nearly drunk enough.

Fantastic. Check out the new SYD channel!

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Dreams Crushed, Dreams Realized

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.

Technorati Tags: けいおん！, concert, high school, Japanese girls, japanese high school girls, K-ON!, keion, kohaku, live, music, perfume, Scandal, seifuku

Here comes Dogu-chan!

If you have never seen 井口昇 (Iguchi Noboru)’s gore classics Machine Girl or Robo Geisha, you may not be aware of the genre he is essentially responsible for. However, if you’ve seen people have sword fights with less than traditional parts of the body, then 古代少女ドグちゃん (Kodai Shoujo Dogu-chan) may be for you. This is Iguchi’s new television series starring the lovely 谷澤恵里香 (Yazawa Erika), aka アイドリング!!! Member #7. It doesn’t rely on gore as much as his movies, but definitely gives you all the fun campyness that you’d expect. Above is a playlist with whatever is still on You Tube.

BTW, if you don’t understand Japanese, don’t worry, it’s not really that essential. XD

(UPDATE: Here are some links since the YouTube is on its way out:
Ep. 1 – MegaVideo
Ep. 2 – MegaVideo
Ep. 3 – Veoh, MegaVideo
Ep. 4 – MegaVideo
Ep. 5 – MegaVideo
Ep. 6 – MegaVideo
Ep. 7 – MegaVideo
Ep. 8 – MegaVideo
Ep. 9 – DailyMotion

And don’t forget the awesome Denki Groove song that is the ending theme: 誰だ！)

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Cirno isn’t stupid, she’s just special!

【ニコニコ動画】チルミルチルノPV 恋のミクル伝説/おてんば恋娘　H.264高画質 (Short animated version)

【ニコニコ動画】C.M.C F (Full version of the song, minus animation)

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.)

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New Perfume Single! One Room Disco!

【ニコニコ動画】アイドルマスター　ワンルーム･ディスコ(RADIO EDIT)

I was starting to think Perfume had disappeared off the face of the earth after their disappointing 紅白 (kouhaku) performance. (Side note: it was a fine performance as Perfume performances go, but I still think the red team did lost partially because they had a lip-syncing group on the SINGING performance show.)

But they are back! If I had been paying attention to sites like Perfume City, I’d have known they were working on something new! Their new single, scheduled for release on March 25th (1 day before my birthday; what a nice present). It’s a cute little song called ワンルーム・ディスコ (wanruumu disuko) about the trials and tribulations of living on your own.

Anyway, it’s cute and technopop and I’m already hooked.

What’s that? Where did I find out about it? Um… nowhere in particular. What? No, of course I wasn’t because of Danny Choo entry a dannychoo.com news entry. He’s my mortal enemy! I would never be caught dead anywhere near his site. Not even if he linked one of my entries. No, sir, that’s definitely not where I found it.

Update: lol, I’m 馬鹿 (baka). It wasn’t the guy himself, it was just a forum user on dannychoo.com posting his own topic. So yes, that is where I got it.

Update2: There’s a new video that is a remix of the song done with none of the original track and the voices are all vocaloid! Nice!

【ニコニコ動画】【初音ミク・巡音ルカ・MEIKO】 ワンルーム・ディスコ (yks remix)

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Bijin-tokei

Okay, I admit it. I have a penchant for pretty Japanese girls. What of it? But how will I ever keep track of time if I’m busy looking at Japanese girly pics? What if there was a clock that consisted of just pictures of cute girls holding up signs saying what the time is that refreshed every minute?

Truth is much stranger than fiction, my friends. This is the bijin-tokei. It’s got a Japanese and an English site. Japanese tells you the time in JST, while the English site appears to be in Central Time… Why Central? My guess is that they meant to do Eastern Time, but forgot about DST.

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My Maid: Is there any question?

If you remember my entry about ティッシュ姫, you will remember the whole argument over if it is a guy or a girl. The funny thing about this argument is that people can’t trust anything anymore. I think my favorite incarnation of this is the comments that show up on this series of 踊ってみた (odotte mita) videos from ニコニコ動画. It’s obviously a very attractive young lady who goes by ミンカ (Minka) dancing in a maid outfit for all of our enjoyments. But, the comments still argue over her gender!

Anyway, here are the 3 “My Maid” videos on ニコ動. Be sure to read the comments. They are gold!

【ニコニコ動画】私のメイドが『星間飛行』を踊ってみた

【ニコニコ動画】私のメイドが『みらくるアンコール』を踊ってみた

【ニコニコ動画】私のメイドが『Be MYSELF』を踊ってみた

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