It's not Christmas yet, but he's not good at waiting. ^_^;;
Oh well. I like it anyway. ^__^
Friday, 9 November 2007
Nin nin nin nin!
Look what my boyfriend gave me for Christmas! ^__^
It's not Christmas yet, but he's not good at waiting. ^_^;;
Oh well. I like it anyway. ^__^
It's not Christmas yet, but he's not good at waiting. ^_^;;
Oh well. I like it anyway. ^__^
Thursday, 8 November 2007
VOCALOID 2 Hatsune Miku 初音ミク
The virtual idol Hatsune Miku seems to be extremely popular at the moment, particularly at covering anime songs and performing video game sounds/BGM. People are posting loads of videos to youtube.
Here are some of my favourites that I've found so far:
GAME:
Dancing Mad (Kefka battle) from Final Fantasy 6
Gradius 2
Konami retro mix
Castlevania
ANIME:
Shangri-La - Soukyuu no Fafner. I love the way they got it to do an impersonation of the lead singer of "angela".
Zankoku na tenshi no thesis - Evangelion.
Mizu no Hoshi e Ai wo komete - Zeta Gundam
Tobe! Gundam - Gundam 0079
Captain Harlock
Ai Obotetemasuka - Macross: Do you remember love? (WARNING: Contains spoilers!)
Geki! Tei ~Saishuushou~
The Sakura Taisen 1 and 3 themes together.
Not such a great version but I like this song. ^_^
TOKUSATSU:
Battle Fever J
Denjiman and another version
I like the way they've kind of used her as an instrument rather than as a singer for the videogame remixes. The "angela" song is the best anime cover version by a long way, I think. Not a patch on the original, but I like what they tried to do - it's very ambitious, and is a good result. Some of the others are just plain funny. :D
Here are some of my favourites that I've found so far:
GAME:
Dancing Mad (Kefka battle) from Final Fantasy 6
Gradius 2
Konami retro mix
Castlevania
ANIME:
Shangri-La - Soukyuu no Fafner. I love the way they got it to do an impersonation of the lead singer of "angela".
Zankoku na tenshi no thesis - Evangelion.
Mizu no Hoshi e Ai wo komete - Zeta Gundam
Tobe! Gundam - Gundam 0079
Captain Harlock
Ai Obotetemasuka - Macross: Do you remember love? (WARNING: Contains spoilers!)
Geki! Tei ~Saishuushou~
The Sakura Taisen 1 and 3 themes together.
Not such a great version but I like this song. ^_^
TOKUSATSU:
Battle Fever J
Denjiman and another version
I like the way they've kind of used her as an instrument rather than as a singer for the videogame remixes. The "angela" song is the best anime cover version by a long way, I think. Not a patch on the original, but I like what they tried to do - it's very ambitious, and is a good result. Some of the others are just plain funny. :D
3rd generation of PS2
http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/11/06/sony_ps2_redesign/
Oh, it's pretty much the same as the previous PS2 but lighter. Which makes it *more importable* if you want to buy a different-region console.
But I guess I have enough PS2s already... (2 European PAL, 1 US NTSC, one Asian NTSC)
Yay, Sony aren't treating the PS2 as dead. ^_^
Oh, it's pretty much the same as the previous PS2 but lighter. Which makes it *more importable* if you want to buy a different-region console.
But I guess I have enough PS2s already... (2 European PAL, 1 US NTSC, one Asian NTSC)
Yay, Sony aren't treating the PS2 as dead. ^_^
Environmentally friendly chopsticks bra
We had the store-away-your-groceries bra from Triumph before, and they seem to have another environmentally friendly novelty bra for Japan...
Source: Ananova
A 'chopsticks bra' has been unveiled in Japan for busy women looking to stash their eating utensils whilst on the go.
Bra maker Triumph International is pushing the green message with a bra it hopes will cut down on disposable chopsticks.
The 'My Hashi Bra' (or My Chopstick Bra) comes with collapsible chopsticks stashed inside the body of the brassiere.
According to the company they are compact and form part of the bra's frame.
Triumph spokesperson Hiromi Shinta said: "Its small step, but because many Japanese chopsticks are disposable, big chunks of forests are being cut down. So we thought we could help promote the use of 'My Chopsticks' and help cut down on disposable chopsticks."
Chopsticks were first used in China nearly 4,000 years ago and first went disposable in Japan about 130 years ago.
People in Japan throw away an estimated 25 billion pairs of wooden chopsticks every year, although many of these are made from recycled wood chips.
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There's a hilarious video on the ITN website:
"Take out your collapsable but reusable chopsticks which have been tucked away in various parts of your brassiere, clip them together, and enjoy your lunch from your rice bowl, or rather, your right bra cup".
Yes, really. -_-;;
Source: Ananova
A 'chopsticks bra' has been unveiled in Japan for busy women looking to stash their eating utensils whilst on the go.
Bra maker Triumph International is pushing the green message with a bra it hopes will cut down on disposable chopsticks.
The 'My Hashi Bra' (or My Chopstick Bra) comes with collapsible chopsticks stashed inside the body of the brassiere.
According to the company they are compact and form part of the bra's frame.
Triumph spokesperson Hiromi Shinta said: "Its small step, but because many Japanese chopsticks are disposable, big chunks of forests are being cut down. So we thought we could help promote the use of 'My Chopsticks' and help cut down on disposable chopsticks."
Chopsticks were first used in China nearly 4,000 years ago and first went disposable in Japan about 130 years ago.
People in Japan throw away an estimated 25 billion pairs of wooden chopsticks every year, although many of these are made from recycled wood chips.
--
There's a hilarious video on the ITN website:
"Take out your collapsable but reusable chopsticks which have been tucked away in various parts of your brassiere, clip them together, and enjoy your lunch from your rice bowl, or rather, your right bra cup".
Yes, really. -_-;;
Gackt's Gundam album
Source: http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-11-05/gackt-gundam-songs
Gackt to Release Album of Gundam Songs
0079-0088 scheduled for December 19 release
According to an announcement released today, popular Japanese rock artist Gackt will release an album composed solely of songs from various Mobile Suit Gundam robotic mecha anime on December 19.
The album, which will be called 0079-0088 in reference to the fictional timeline of the first two major wars in Gundam, will include the five songs that Gackt recorded for the Mobile Suit Z Gundam film trilogy in 2005 (such as "Metamorphoze," pictured right), as well as covers of three songs from the first three Gundam films released in the early 1980s. The three cover songs from the Gundam films that are confirmed to appear on the album are "Cross of Sand" (originally performed by Takajin Yashiki), "Soldiers of Sorrow," and "Encounter" (both originally performed by Daisuke Inoue).
Gackt made the announcement on November 5 as a birthday present to Gundam creator Yoshiyuki Tomino, who was reportedly thrilled to hear the news on his 66th birthday. "These songs will move the hearts of all Gundam fans," said Gackt. He added, "For Director Tomino, I think it was an unforgettable birthday present. As a Gundam fan, I can safely say that there's nothing better than hearing that."
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I hope he does a good cover of Ai Senshi. I love that song. ^_^
Gackt to Release Album of Gundam Songs
0079-0088 scheduled for December 19 release
According to an announcement released today, popular Japanese rock artist Gackt will release an album composed solely of songs from various Mobile Suit Gundam robotic mecha anime on December 19.
The album, which will be called 0079-0088 in reference to the fictional timeline of the first two major wars in Gundam, will include the five songs that Gackt recorded for the Mobile Suit Z Gundam film trilogy in 2005 (such as "Metamorphoze," pictured right), as well as covers of three songs from the first three Gundam films released in the early 1980s. The three cover songs from the Gundam films that are confirmed to appear on the album are "Cross of Sand" (originally performed by Takajin Yashiki), "Soldiers of Sorrow," and "Encounter" (both originally performed by Daisuke Inoue).
Gackt made the announcement on November 5 as a birthday present to Gundam creator Yoshiyuki Tomino, who was reportedly thrilled to hear the news on his 66th birthday. "These songs will move the hearts of all Gundam fans," said Gackt. He added, "For Director Tomino, I think it was an unforgettable birthday present. As a Gundam fan, I can safely say that there's nothing better than hearing that."
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I hope he does a good cover of Ai Senshi. I love that song. ^_^
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