#AND do a 2d mv?? amazing

[echidnana]

the fact that prsk does a high effort april fool's event every year makes us so happy. like we genuinely look forwards to april fool's now because of that, and the event itself is always awesome

[drinkabletoxicdishsoap]

my idol jasmine au headcanons (if you even want to call it that) based on the idol jasmine au post I made earlier :3 sorry chat i love this au so much it’s now my baby

Idol Group AU:

This one is for all my jasazel fans out there (me) but I think that hazel and jasmine sing any romantic songs together

Whenever one of them(Jasmine, Hazel, Winn) gets stage fright before a performance, they all immediately come together in a big and huge group hug and encourage each other!!!

Whenever they finish a concert or performance, they all holds and bow while smiling at each other

They LOVE interacting with fans, especially kids :3 they hope people can look up to them

Jasmine is literally on cloud 9, like what do you mean I’m an idol, one of my biggest dreams, and i can get to do it with my friends ⁉️⁉️⁉️ no one is more happy than her

Hazel usually helps sign them up for any event or anything that lets them help out in their community

Winn is surprisingly amazing at writing lyrics, they’re the lyricist after all! They spend a lot of time writing lyrics

Jasmine is the composer! She spends a lot of time picking certain instruments and such that match the vibe that she wants her idol group to be! She sends what she makes to Hazel and winn for them to look over it

Hazel is the costume designer. She usually draws a lot of designs before she gets to the final draft. (If we’re doing Cosmo and Wanda in this au, I’d like to think she wishes to visit certain boutiques, museums, gardens, places, certain dates in the past, etc. to give a bunch of inspiration for designs!)

They don’t really plan choreography, they usually just go with the flow !!

Hazel and Winn design the merch for their group together

SO MANY GROUP HUGS AHHHHHH

Whenever they have concerts, the night before, they have sleepovers and hang out together! Play video games, do each others hair, and overall just have a lot of fun together <3

If we’re going the route of them doing 2D MVS like project sekai, Hazel is the one who draws the designs of the characters and all of the frames while Winn helps puts it together

Jasmine ends up getting anxious a lot of times and Hazel is always there to comfort her :D

Jasmine ends up overworking herself more times than not, and Hazel and winn always come together to pull her out of it :( they worry about her a lot when she ends up doing that

Solo Act Jasmine AU:

It took FOREVER for her to train her voice

At first she was so scared to post her songs and music videos she’s made, but winn and hazel kept encouraging her and she eventually did it

When Jasmine started popping off, getting famous, and companies asking her to join them, they had a week long sleepover, celebrating her!!

Hazel and Winn are THE FIRST to like whatever Jasmine posts! They’re her number 1 fans btw

They always buy her merch when it drops

They have meetups at the recording studio she goes to, to help write songs and such

Hazel and Winn help with costume design (same thing with the Cosmo and Wanda, if they’re in this au, same thing as above, wishing to go to certain places and dates in time for inspiration)

Hazel and winn are her biggest defenders online and offline

They get backstage passes and vip tickets to each of her concerts (it’s free dw)

She works very hard to become the best and biggest idol ever !! She’s always taking tips from her friends. It might be hard for her to accept criticism, but she does appreciate it <3

She does anything and everything to make sure she can meet with her fans and talk to them

Like I said from above, Jasmine ends up overworking herself more times than not, and Hazel and winn always come together to pull her out of it :( they worry about her a lot when she ends up doing that

Copying the sleepover concept from above to her, they definitely have sleepovers together the night before her concerts

She takes them on every single tour !! All included because she cares for her friends so much :D

anyways that’s all I can think of right now !! If I have more thoughts I’ll either edit, reblog, say something in the replies, or say it in my headcanon post about this au. But if you have any ideas, feel free to send them in my inbox :D

Thank you so much for coming to another yap session <3 I hope you have a great day/night wherever you are in the world

[immaterial-pearl]

Hi!!! What are your thoughts about new PJS clothes designs? I'm curious (⁠ ⁠ꈍ⁠ᴗ⁠ꈍ⁠)

Oh I love them!!!!!!! I'll go through every group design bc I have a lot 2 say.

In general I also wanted to note down that the 3dmv models are much better post brand new world rebrand. A lot of the original costumes looked clunky in mvs, and even if I dislike some changes made, I do tend to use new costumes much more than the old ones.

Leo/need.

They're the closest to the original costume designs, but I just love this change. Their uniforms on 3dmv models don't look so blank, and they highlight the characters' personalities way better! I love Shiho's new fit the most, she looks so confident in it!!!

More more jump!

Okay, so I absolutely LOVE the original mmj dresses. The piano ruffles looked great and I miss them:(. A lot of ppl dislike how similar mmj's dresses are to each other but... they're an idol group. That's kind of the point. I think the shade of blue is lovely, and even if the personal color touches are barerly visible they enhance their designs. Overall, I think they're cute, even if they feel less interesting than the piano ruffle costumes.

Vivid Bad Squad.

I'm divided on this one. I fucking HATE Toya's and Akito's fuckass og designs. These just look better, both in 2d and 3d. An looks rly cool and I LOVE her new design, she looks stunning and out dos the entire group. But Kohane (my favourite vbs member btw) just looks... boring. I loved her silly pink jacket:(. I like that they still kept her design being more cutesy than the rest, but for some reason, she just looks akward in my opinion.

Wonderlands x Showtime!

NOW THIS IS A DESIGN CHANGE THAT REALLY MANAGED TO BE AN UPGRADE. While the designs hit the same basic beats as the ogs, these look more detailed and much much better put together. It may be personal bias due to Tsukasa being my favourite from this group, but he got the biggest glow up. I love his vest and that they kept the galaxy half cape.

AND FINALLY TIME FOR MY FAVOURITES.

Nightcord at 25:00.

It's just perfect. Not only are their costumes coherent, yet distinct, they are also all muddied, which is a reference to the og n25 voca designs (where all vocaloids are wearing muddied and torn white and grey clothes). Kande's dress is still a hoodie-dress, every member has floral motifs, there's a slight tint on each of the dresses corresponding to their character colors, the shoes are matchy but not too matchy matchy, everyone has a bow tied in a different way which gives them more personality- just amazinggggg. To be fair I loved the og designs too.

QUICK VOCALOID DESIGN ROUND UP.

L/n Miku and Luka.

I dont like them, the cardigans look weird, but they're alright.

Mmj Miku and Rin.

Cute, I'm not sure about the grey elements.

Vbs Miku, Len and Meiko.

SHOWSTOPPERS LOVE THOSE.

Wxs Miku and Kaito.

I preferred the og designs, but I still like the new ones, there's too much white for my taste on their fits.

N25 Miku.

Amazing, second best after vbs voca.

[thailiveabordno1]

SOUTH SIAM 3 & 4 LIVEABORD

South Siam 3 runs twice weekly 3 day / 2 night trips to the Similan Islands, Koh Bon, Koh Tachai, Surin islands and Richelieu Rock. Divers can make a longer trip by starting on the right day (ask us for details - see more information and prices below). The South Siam boats are low budget options but are about the only option for a short 2 night trip that includes the amazing Richelieu Rock. 2 day / 1 night trips are possible starting most days with diving at the Similan Islands and Koh Bon. Overnight trips do not include Tachai or Richelieu Rock. Trips begin almost any day during the high season (late October - early May), but if you want a 3 day / 2 night trips including Richelieu then you must start on Wednesdays or Sundays (South Siam 3) or Saturday or Tuesday (South Siam 4). The South Siam 3 and South Siam 4 boats are built to almost the same design, sleeping 28 guests maximum. The boats can be crowded on some days as there may also be day trippers on board.

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Koh Bon Island included (chance of Manta Ray)

with trips starting Tuesday and Saturday Similan Islands only starting Monday, Thursday and Friday

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SOUTH SIAM 3 2D/1N 07 Dive Similan-Koh Bon NORTH ANDAMAN ITINERARY  

Trip cabin prices per person: Lower/main deck twin/double bed cabin: USD 379  

Duration: 1 night Max no. of dives: 7 Trip highlights: manta rays, turtles, schooling fish & big pelagics Diving environment: advanced divers, beginner divers, very popular, wall diving  

Sample itinerary: Similan Islands every day, except for Koh Bon on Tuesdays and Saturdays.

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Day 1 Your pick up is between 6-7 am if you stay in a Phuket hotel or at 07:45 hrs if in a Khao Lak hotel. Once at Thap Lamu pier in Khao Lak, a speedboat will take you to the Similan Islands where the MV South Siam is moored. Meet the crew, grab a hot drink and enjoy the welcome briefing before being assigned to your cabin. Set up your dive gear and you are ready to start having fun as there will be 4 dives around the famous dive sites of the Similans. A continental breakfast plus Thai main meal dishes offered in buffet-style served on the upper deck will help you restoring the calories lost during the day, and also to discover more about the delicacies of the local cuisine.  

Day 2 Enjoy a maximum of 3 dives around the Simians or alternatively at Koh Bon. Diving from a liveaboard will give you the chance to explore at your leisure the sites and marine life that populate these waters: leopard sharks, whitetip and blacktip reef sharks, schools of batfish, moray eels hunting or resting inside small crevices, snappers, barracuda, triggerfish, surgeonfish and unicornfish. The national park hosts breathless underwater topography and a great variety of marine life. Huge granite boulders with caverns and swim-throughs are a natural playground for enthusiastic divers who search for sharks, schools of reef fish, as well as a whole range of macro critters including countless types of nudibranchs, frogfish and pipefish. Koh Bon is famed for its frequent manta ray encounters. Koh Tachai provides an opportunity of catching glimpses of ‘big stuff’. Then be transferred by speedboat back to Thap Lamu at 4:30 pm, then on to your hotel in Phuket or Khao Lak. Breakfast and lunch are served on this day.  

[Information is best estimate in ideal circumstances and subject to changes beyond our control. The itinerary is a guide only and may be adapted to best suit the weather, tides, currents, availability and other prevailing events. Price is for the cruise, not for an exact number of dives].

SOUTH SIAM 3 3D/2N 11 Dive Similan-Koh Bon-Surin-Ricgelieu Rock NORTH ANDAMAN ITINERARY    

Trip cabin prices per person: Lower/main deck twin/double bed cabin: USD 625 Duration: 2 nights Max no. of dives: 11 Trip highlights: whale sharks, manta rays, turtles, great macro life/ marine diversity Diving environment: advanced divers, beginner divers, very popular, wall diving  

Sample itinerary: Similan Islands every day, except for Koh Bon and Koh Tachai on Tuesdays and Saturdays, Surin and Richelieu Rock on Wednesdays and Sundays Day 1 Your pick up is between 6-7 am if you stay in a Phuket hotel or at 07:45 hrs if in a Khao Lak hotel. Once at Thap Lamu pier in Khao Lak, a speedboat will take you to the Similan Islands where the MV South Siam is moored. Meet the crew, grab a hot drink and enjoy the welcome briefing before being assigned to your cabin. Set up your dive gear and you are ready to start having fun as there will be 4 dives around the famous dive sites of the Similans. A continental breakfast plus Thai main meal dishes offered in buffet-style served on the upper deck will help you restoring the calories lost during the day, and also to discover more about the delicacies of the local cuisine.  

Day 2 Another great day of diving, with 2 morning dives followed by an afternoon dive and either a sunset or a night dive just before dinner. Diving from a liveaboard will give you the chance to explore at your leisure the sites and marine life that populate these waters: leopard sharks, whitetip and blacktip reef sharks, schools of batfish, moray eels hunting or resting inside small crevices, snappers, barracuda, triggerfish, surgeonfish and unicornfish. The national parks host breathless underwater topography and a great variety of marine life. Huge granite boulders with caverns and swim-throughs are a natural playground for enthusiastic divers who search for sharks, schools of reef fish, as well as a whole range of macro critters including countless types of nudibranchs, frogfish and pipefish. Richelieu Rock is your best chance to encounter a whale shark. Eagle and manta rays are also common visitors here during the diving season. Your guides will probably plan more than one dive at this unforgettable site. Huge schools of trevally and barracuda cruise in the currents, and many tiny species such as frogfish, ghost pipefish and seahorses hide in the cracks and crevices. Koh Bon and Koh Tachai will provide extra opportunities of catching glimpses of ‘big stuff’. There will also be plenty of delicious food and snacks for you to enjoy throughout the day. Day 3 Enjoy a maximum of 3 dives around the Simians, or at Koh Bon and Koh Tachai on Tuesdays and Saturdays, before being transferred by speedboat back to Thap Lamu somewhere around 4:30 pm. Breakfast and lunch will still be served during the day.  

[Information is best estimate in ideal circumstances and subject to changes beyond our control. The itinerary is a guide only and may be adapted to best suit the weather, tides, currents, availability and other prevailing events. Price is for the cruise, not for an exact number of dives].

SOUTH SIAM 3 4D/3N 15 Dive Similan-Koh Bon-Surin-Ricgelieu Rock NORTH ANDAMAN ITINERARY  

Trip cabin prices per person: Lower/main deck twin/double bed cabin: USD 734 Duration: 3 nights Max no. of dives: 15 Trip highlights: whale sharks, manta rays, turtles, great macro life/ marine diversity Diving environment: advanced divers, beginner divers, very popular, wall diving  

Sample itinerary: Similan Islands every day, except for Koh Bon and Koh Tachai on Tuesdays and Saturdays, Surin and Richelieu Rock on Wednesdays and Sundays Day 1 Your pick up is between 6-7 am if you stay in a Phuket hotel or at 07:45 hrs if in a Khao Lak hotel. Once at Thap Lamu pier in Khao Lak, a speedboat will take you to the Similan Islands where the MV South Siam is moored. Meet the crew, grab a hot drink and enjoy the welcome briefing before being assigned to your cabin. Set up your dive gear and you are ready to start having fun as there will be 4 dives around the famous dive sites of the Similans. A continental breakfast plus Thai main meal dishes offered in buffet-style served on the upper deck will help you restoring the calories lost during the day, and also to discover more about the delicacies of the local cuisine.  

Days 2-3 Another great day of diving, with 2 morning dives followed by an afternoon dive and either a sunset or a night dive just before dinner. Diving from a liveaboard will give you the chance to explore at your leisure the sites and marine life that populate these waters: leopard sharks, whitetip and blacktip reef sharks, schools of batfish, moray eels hunting or resting inside small crevices, snappers, barracuda, triggerfish, surgeonfish and unicornfish. The national parks host breathless underwater topography and a great variety of marine life. Huge granite boulders with caverns and swim-throughs are a natural playground for enthusiastic divers who search for sharks, schools of reef fish, as well as a whole range of macro critters including countless types of nudibranchs, frogfish and pipefish. Richelieu Rock is your best chance to encounter a whale shark. Eagle and manta rays are also common visitors here during the diving season. Your guides will probably plan more than one dive at this unforgettable site. Huge schools of trevally and barracuda cruise in the currents, and many tiny species such as frogfish, ghost pipefish and seahorses hide in the cracks and crevices. Koh Bon and Koh Tachai will provide extra opportunities of catching glimpses of ‘big stuff’. There will also be plenty of delicious food and snacks for you to enjoy throughout the days. Day 4 Enjoy a maximum of 3 dives around the Simians, or at Koh Bon and Koh Tachai on Tuesdays and Saturdays, before being transferred by speedboat back to Thap Lamu somewhere around 4:30 pm. Breakfast and lunch will still be served during the day.  

[Information is best estimate in ideal circumstances and subject to changes beyond our control. The itinerary is a guide only and may be adapted to best suit the weather, tides, currents, availability and other prevailing events. Price is for the cruise, not for an exact number of dives].

[m92-fmp]

Final Major Project concepts

Concept #1

You are a bounty hunter that is requested to save the king after he got trapped in a mirror and shattered across the land. You must find all shards and piece the king back together and rescue him from the mirror world. It would play out as a side scrolling platformer where you hack and slash through enemies whilst doing some platforming. I will make sprites and animations for the characters as well as story boards.

Illusion, mirrors, reality, magic, monsters, witchcraft, alternate realities, mirror world

Super Mario 64

In SM64 has most stages are accessed by jumping through paintings their respective paintings on walls. I would like for the levels in this game to be accessed in a similar way but maybe with mirrors instead.

Kirby & the Amazing Mirror

I want the game to have and open word like level design like AM. I want there to be areas only accessible trough the use of entering mirrors that lead to other mirrors or the mirror world itself.

Katana Zero

I want the story of my game to be laid out like Katana Zero's is. There would be a Scenes before and after the levels are completed and even different outcomes based on gameplay choices such as dialogue or items collected.

Concept #2

An adventurous young girl stumbles upon a suspicious well that she ends up falling into. After waking up in what seem to be an island in the middle of the ocean she is met with a witch whom seems to want to help her but that's far from the truth. You would be be in a open area unlocking more and more rooms as you progress all while encountering the witch and her creations. I will be making sprite sheets for characters and others assets as well as level design.

Illusion, magic witchcraft, witches, monsters, spells

Mad Father

Mad Father is one of my all-time favorite indie games despite only having it for about 2 months. It inspired me with its storytelling, art and gameplay to play more RPG maker games. I want to make my game something can be said to be similar to it in terms of story and artwork.

Witches House MV

There are a lot of puzzles I this games with some being either easy and some being more complicated however I had fun solving each and every one of them when I played through it.

FNAF 4

One thing I like about FNAF 4 is the minigames the games has you play after each night. I want my game to be split into chapters and I want all of them to have a minigame at the end.

Concept #3

A cave explorer finds an magic book that will teach them infinite knowledge and now has to traverse up the cavern to get to the surface. This ends up actually being a dream of a young boy representing his life in education. It would be a 2D platformer where each level is made of many "floors" that disappear with time if you don't move up quick. The game would be done in pixel art. I will make sprite sheets and animations for the characters and other objects.

Collisions, physics, collapse, mental health, dreams, illusions,

Celeste

Celeste is spectacular game platforming wise. there are many instances of things that move as a reaction to the player coming into contact with them. I intend on making some similarly functioning floors and platforms in my game.

Sonic Mania

2D Sonic level design tends to provide many pathways to the end goal so the player can always run through levels differently. All paths rewards players differently with either speed, more rings/powerups or a special zone entrance.

Super Mario World

Super Mario World has good underground level design with many different enemies like the SpikeTop, Swooper or Blargg which are most common to the area.

[yeehawbitches]

Mood

[greywindys]

Hi! As a gorillaz newbie, I really wanna say thank you so much for posting amazing/informative stuff! Your fics and posts feed me well.

I have a question tho, where did you get the idea that 2d cares about the public eye and considers himself as a heartthrob? (sorry if this sounds aggressive it's a genuine question) bc to me, who doesn't know much abt 2d's character other than seeing him in MVs and some interviews, 2d seems to live inside his own head and aren't quite aware of things happening around him. (It's not like I see him as a 'clueless baby cinnamon roll' tho, I think he's a lovable dude with generally empthy head lol.)

Just wanted to ask a professional to better understand 2d's character!

No problem, and thank you! This question also doesn't come across as aggressive at all. 2D has been cinnamon roll-ified, so it can be hard for newer fans to figure out that he was written as kind of a douchebag in earlier phases. TBH, I don't consider myself an expert on him by any stretch. I'm frustrated by his character on most days lately, and a lot of how I characterize him is how I think he could be based on the mixed, inconsistent canon we've received.

Anyhow, personally, I don't see him as a lovable dude with an empty head. That sounds very close to cinnamon roll to me. That's maybe half of who he is at most, imo.

So...heartthrob. Here is what 2D was doing between P1 and P2

Additionally - He’s said some less than kind things about women in ROTO - “Yeah she’s nice. I fancied her since Murdoc lent me his copy of the Wickerman. But her arse looks a lot smaller in real life.” (about Britt Eckland) and from a 2001 interview - “Christina’s (Aguilara) out straight away for looking like a man in drag. She looks like the singer of Twisted Sister or that other bloke Courtney Love. Urgh!!” 

...Very typical fuckboy stuff, overall. I could probably find more, but you get the idea, hopefully. Never forget he that he’s a rich, white guy.

As for his relationship with his image? He was pretty cocky and full of himself and all in all, enjoying his fame in ROTO. He's aware of his talent in P3. I don't think he's unaware of how much fans love him in general. I can't remember the exact source, but sometime in P4 he comments on fans throwing bras and such on stage at him...and he knows Murdoc is jealous of him over how popular he is. He's laughed about this, and teased Murdoc about it.

To me, it makes sense that this would make him feel superior to Murdoc to an extent, and that he would drink up the compliments. This is perhaps a little headcanon-y, but I kinda think of it like, he relies on fan approval because he never gets that sort of positive feedback from Murdoc...it's a superiority thing, but it's born out of his own insecurity on some level. Murdoc may not ever truly love him, but his fans do. I think 2D would be very sensitive to any changes in this dynamic because it's so tied to his self-esteem and what he feels entitled to aka fan sympathy. "I'm in this band with this asshole, I've suffered, but they'll always love me more, so I'll always have that to hold over him." Take that away, and it's like, wrong. He can't process it.

I’m trying not to make this excessively long, but if you have any other points you want clarified or expanded upon, just lmk! This is my start lmao.

[playeryumi]

Idols, Flowers, Dolls

I back again with another uhm review???

im not sure if its reviewed cause i don't trust my feelings (but still write shinenigans) ya might agree or not this is just a perspective of a simple brain rotter fan lol

so thanks for my fave seiyuu being in a bunch of seiyuu projects (idol or what) I am currently into 2d idols lol I'm just a new fan too but the songs are muah

I decided to make an entry about

Hanadoll

of course why I know this is because my fave is here lol but this idol project is interesting cause its has mystery and such. pretty (I am not sure if pretty is the right word lol maybe really) Angst and dark lol.

so lil bit summary a certain Agency or production company called Amagiri production. working there is not easy. a very competitive company. with strict rules, regulations, ranking, and test. one simple violation will lose your contract (yes very toxic company lol)

They aim the Perfect Idols using the latest technology. and that is planting a flower inside of a person. and now they choose 6 chosen new idols to get that treatment.

Toudo Lihito(CV:Itou Kent), Kagekawa Ryoga(CV:Hamano Daiki), Yuki Mahiro(CV:Yamashita Seiichiro), Kisaragi Kaoru(CV: Toki Shunichi), Kiyose Haruta(CV: Masuda Toshiki), Chise(CV: Komada Wataru)

Setsuna Yashiro(CV: Shun Horie) is their new member he was released at season 2

I still don't know much about the story lol but according to fans that can the mv's they released has clues about the stories. that's why I am interested (all I can do for now is cry tho cause I really need to level up my jp vocabulary and currently slacking lol). tho I think they are the only idol project I encounter that caters to their international fans (don't trust me currently i just meet around 15 I guess...) not all is translated tho lol only the introduction rn.

Music

Finally here lol so about the songs (yall already know how I love this lol no need a one-page essay for it lol) Its Electro music, the beats and everything is so modern and techy feel. i can't pinpoint the genre cause the mood of each songs are different like there is a dark and angst feel, a bit heavy there is also a bit soft and courting type, and dance feels too lol.

ok about singers (I will try my best not create a one-pager of how I love ryoga/hamano san lol) Mostly hamano san uses his raping skills in their songs but in his solo OMG THE CHORUS MUAH MUAH. most of the lyrics are in English (and man he is so fluent for me don't touch me)

Next is Itou san I knew him in hypmic and I knew him as powerful rapper lol. i am amazed he can hit that light but high notes. he's is amazing I register him also as camouflage va. him hitting those high notes muah

another hypmic va Komada san another shock for me lol. i am just used to him being jyuto lol. i also almost cant recognize its him lol

my brain keep thinking i knew i have heard him somewhere lol and yah he is toki, yuki's va from a3. i love his relaxing soft voice. perfect for his character

i actually don't know Yamashita san and Masuda san(tho i might saw his name somewhere i dunno where lol) i also like their singing especially solo cause its different genre

Shun san even tho he is late to be added he seems blended well to the group (well in terms of the songs lol cause i have no idea about the story) he also reaching itou's light high notes in his solo lol.

btw we don't talk about the live concert

ok i wanna talk about this one actually because its so amazing (I'm sorry hamano san but they are so enchanting help)

there is also a unit called Loulou*di, they are the first one to receive the treatment. consist of 3 people: Karasuma Ageha(CV: Toyonaga Toshiyuki), Hinagi Rui(CV: Takeuchi Shunsuke), Sakurai Toki(CV: Yamashita Daiki)

they are used opera type genre with hint of electro. its so enchanting too. gives me shivers sometimes. i really love the combination and timing of the lyrics. and also in their album Pensee man they are taking 5 languages in a song talk about Mr. worldwide They deserve it!

I also knew all of them lol Homare, Juza from a3 and Kirio from idolmaster sideM (i actually shock he is kirio of sai lol the difference, the gap, i still cant believe). TakeP using his opera singer mom's skills a Toyonaga san man i knew he is amazing when heared some a3 songs like es no Yuutsu.

i will say it again their songs are so enchanting. its not your ordinary idol unit cause they are not singing just to make smile or something. its angelic but there's is also a feel of darkness. its enchanting but i feel heart-wrenching. lol when did i become so poetical. so yah they are so different it's extraordinary just like the amagiri prod wanted i guest....

more about them they have youtube, twitter(each unit has twitter), website, Instagram and even tiktok(lmao)

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxAHYHVXlnenUHmGzt4HOTA/

https://twitter.com/Amagiri_Prod

https://hana-doll.com/

https://www.instagram.com/amagiri_production/

https://www.tiktok.com/@amagiri_production

so that's all for idol entry #1 don't worry i will still make seiyuu entries it just so happened im crying in the songs he sang lol

[mihai-florescu]

uhhh so here it is, i know a basic amount of stuff for most of them, so yeh some that i like:

>Act, Adict, Actors! (A3): Technically not an idol thingy but they have a bunch of songs- it's one of my favorite ones, mostly cus of the game (rip A3en), but the anime is also pretty good!!

>Readyyy! Project, your usual idol stuff, it's kinda inactive now but the pvs they released are some of the best! (my fave unit is Just 4U)

>HanaDoll: I'm not sure what this one is about, something about having seeds inside them to creat the perfect idol idk. The songs slap and that's all that matters to me

>Argonavis: Idols but now it's bands and they all play a instrument, they have original songs and covers (it's from the same company as bang dream) it has an anime and a game but apparently it's not that good??

>Gakugeidai junes: Technically they are real people they just have 2d personas (like vtubers), they uploads little skits and do live streams on their YouTube channel often. Think they have lore but i don't know it lol

>MILGRAM: a super interesting project!! Definitely recommend getting into this one, the songs all have english subs and the english fandom is super active. This one is more story oriented, basically every character has committed a crime and with the songs and mvs the viewers decide if they can forgive them or not! It's still on it's first round so it's not too late to join

>Clock over ORQUESTA: It's just starting the vs stage. It's a singing battle royale I'm not sure why yet but each character has their normal form and a younger form, anyway they have to face each other and depending on the votes is how the story and ending will play out.

>HANDEAD Anthem: thIS ONE!! All the characters are part zombie for some reason?? Anyway songs are bangers and they go more the edm route. Also I'm not sure anymore but the first 4 units were all voice by the same voice actors like,,,, the range????

>aopella: they do acapella, idk what else to say lol. It's good tho, it's one of my current faves, i think it's like two rival schools????

>Charisma: this one is literally like 2 months old, they don't really have songs yet, but they have a bunch of shorts in their YouTube channel and all the characters are fucking mental, i love them.

There are a bunch more but i don't remember and thing is already way too long lolol. I find new ones every week or so cus youtube knows i like them and throws them my way, i do not know the story of most of them tho lolol

Omgomg i think this ask is like. A modern library of alexandria in terms of 2d idol content. Amazing, thank you so much. Milgram jumped out to me immediately though, it sounds quite up my alley!

[lys-lilac]

The Rift: IDOLiSH7 Third BEAT! Episode 4 Review

What just happened now...

[Contains detailed spoilers of the episode below. Dive right in if you want a quick review, but be sure to check the whole episode out later!]

(The dorm HNGHH)

THE. OPENING. Wahh, it's so beautiful!!! Look at them shining! And not to mention this was totally in 2D style, with their activities adding cherry to the top.

(I don't have words to explain the beauty of this MV.)

Everything sure is tangling ahead. After the misunderstanding, Mitsuki and Yamato go their separate ways from the dorm with Mitsuki accompanied by Iori, Yamato alone and all the remaining members left.

I really loved how Iori runs behind Mitsuki and consoles him. He didn't support him just because he is his brother, but what he said is right. Instead of putting a lid to our feelings, it's better to let it all out. That way, one can't have negativity welling up inside. And Yamato did exactly the opposite.

Mitsuki also properly apologizes to Iori for not being able to understand his worry and just replacing it with inferiority complex. Aww, it's so heartwarming to see these two. I personally love Mitsuki as a character.

(Look at these two!)

At the same time, they run into Momo who offers them to stay at his home. (Although, I wonder how he came to the exact spot and that particular time? Hmm...)

Similarly, Yuki offers Yamato to stay at his home. Re:vale sure knows how to perform their duties as elders.

Now with Mitsuki gone, the remaining members sure do suffer a lot... IN MAKING FOOD. Can you believe no one was able to make a simple dish?

Nagi's naming of the dishes... was hilarious. Presenting you, Tamaki's dish- Alien Brain and Riku's- Black hole!

(Poor Nagi was about to get strangled, haha)

That's when Sogo arrives and offers to make some pasta for all of them. But, everyone surely knows Sogo's speciality.

(look at their *happy* reactions...)

It was really fun to see how Tamaki and Riku anticipate in which part of Koi No Kakera (which Sogo was humming) will Sogo put the spices.

Iori and Mitsuki sure are the best mama's boys. They know how to cook, do laundry, clean home... amazing! Also, we get to see Mitsuki's iconic dustbox shoot.

(Momo, who told you that freezing is the ultimate way to store food for years?! ^^;)

Also, Momo showing his nature by offering the brothers onesies and requesting them to wear it, so that he can put it in social media. Our perfect Iori perfectly breaks the imagination.

(Thanks to the team for providing the imaginatory pic! XD)

On a special note, chibi characters sure pump up the mood!

(I am happy to get a lot of chibi Iori... hehe~)

Well, this was the calm before the storm. Momo later talks with no one else than Ryo. And it's clear from their talk how the latter one is planning to expose IDOLiSH7 and blackmailing Momo to help him, so as to save their group Re:vale.

(Ugh, I hate this guy so much!)

The last scene was... terrifying. It finally comes to light why Yamato behaves so coldly with Mitsuki here. We see him struggling on his own. And Yuki adds fuel to the fire, providing him some really harsh words, resulting in a fight.

(But him on the verge of tears was sad to watch...)

This is probably going to be continued, so we can’t do anything but just wait and watch.

See you soon~

[doomednarrative]

I’m doing this for fun simply because I'm rewatching them all so,

Here's my personal ranking for Every Gorillaz Music video, based both on song and the video itself:

(This is going to be a long post)

PHASE ONE:

Tomorrow Comes Today: 7/10. I love this song and the video fits its vibe, but its still pretty simplistic and not a whole lot of actual animation and no story, so it gets points off for that.

Clint Eastwood: 10/10. I love this one honestly. Its still so charming after all this time and showcases the band well for their early days. Love the more moody tone of it, and I always love seeing the band actually play instruments in their videos too. Bonus points for Murdoc's laugh opening this one because I love that.

Rock The House: 9/10. Pure fun. I don't have a lot of commentary for it, I just think its fun and I love the song itself too. One point off for Murdoc thrusting his hips too many times for my eyes tho.

19-2000: 10/10. This one was the first Gorillaz video that I saw and it really is just a nice non plot connected video. The 3D animation still manages to hold up because of its mix with 2D animation in my opinion and I enjoy it.

Rockit: 5/10. I like the song but the video is kinda meh.

PHASE ONE MV'S OVERALL: Overall I like phase one and I miss Del. Bring him back.

PHASE TWO:

Dirty Harry: 8/10. 2D is just vibing so hard in this video and I'm living for it. That’s all that matters. (Side note but I love the version of this video they did for the BRIT's as well.)

DARE: 10/10. Noodles time to shine, a perfect song, what more could you ask for?? (Also love the bit with Murdoc at the end of course.)

Feel Good Inc: 10/10. This one is obvious if you know me at all. Murdoc playing his bass is what sells this one for me cause I enjoy the animation. The songs amazing and one I find comforting to listen to, and the mood of the video fits it perfectly. Theres some really fun shots with lighting while 2D is standing at the window too in the tower in here that I've always liked.

El Mañana: 6/10. I love this song but it makes me sad and so does the video.

PHASE TWO MV'S OVERALL: Phase One is iconic for its art style and for being The Beginning, but Phase Two is my favorite of the two for its art. I love how these videos are animated, and even if Demon Dayz is my least favorite album, the songs in these videos are all very good. Pretty solid as a whole all things considered.

PHASE THREE:

Stylo: 10/10 LISTEN, I KNOW SOME PEOPLE HATE THE CGI, BUT I LOVE IT. It’s so expressive, this song is one of my absolute faves, I’m sorry to be such a Murdoc liker but hes so much fun in this video and so expressive and it starts the story off for Plastic Beach. I love it so much.

On Melancholy Hill: 7/10. It’s not a bad video, and I love the song a lot, but...not a lot actually happens in the video aside from the bits with Noodle. Bonus points however go to just how seamlessly it puts 2D and 3D animation together, and for how cute 2D looks this whole video.

Rhinestone Eyes: 9/10. WOULD BE A 10/10 IF WE’D GOTTEN OFFICIAL ANIMATION FOR IT ;-; (The fan animated video for it tho is Very very good and i applaud that whole team.) Amazing song, this video has the most story packed into it so far from all the other videos and it’s memorable from its storyboards for that alone.

Doncamatic: 10/10 Listen...Listen I know its a one off and it doesn't really have anything in it but I’m obsessed because its one of my favorite Gorillaz songs tbh and I love Daley’s outfit in it so it gets a full pass from it.

PHASE THREE MV’S OVERALL: I love every video this phase tbh, none of them are bad. All of them are fun,and even if Melancholy Hill is a little slow, it’s still enjoyable. I love this phase because they all connect and I know I’m not the only one who feels that way either.

PHASE FOUR:

Hallelujah Money: 7/10. It’s not at all bad, but I’m as not fond of this song, and the video itself is much too trippy for me. Still has its own merits tho that I won’t knock it for even if it’s not my personal taste.

Saturn Barz: 10/10. Everything about this video is amazing. Character designs and as a comeback for the bands animated counterparts, it was perfect. I loved hearing them actually speak again too it made the whole thing so fun. The song is fuckin awesome and it fits the vibe of the whole video. Bonus points for the more lineless animation style they gave everyone in this video, it was a really neat change from past phases. My one complaint is again stop making me see so much naked Murdoc, I may like him but not like that.

Sleeping Powder: 6/10. I am so split when it comes to the mo cap models. This songs good but the video is again too trippy for me.

Strobalite: 9/10. Would have been 10/10 if Russel got to dance with 2D and Noodle, but other than that its pretty damn good. The mo cap looks way less awkward in here, particularly Murdoc and Russel. Also hilarious that Murdoc made a deal with the devil, and the guy who played him is actually his voice actor irl. This songs too much fun to vibe to as well.

PHASE FOUR MV’S OVERALL: Not much for story, but makes up for it in updated art and great music again. Solid overall yet again. I like it.

PHASE FIVE:

Humility: 20/10. Literally every single person I know who’s seen this video loved it. The animation is Beautiful, the song is so fuckin catchy, Jack Black is in it! What more do you want!! (The only thing I could have asked for was to see more of Ace but that’s its only flaw.)

Tranz: 9/10. I love this song so much but this video is Again just a little too trippy for me. However, we get to see Ace just jamming out in this video and I’ll take the trippiness just for that.

PHASE FIVE MV’S OVERALL: I was surprised there wasn't at least one more video for this phase honestly? I feel like Kansas or Souk Eye would have made for great videos for this phase. That aside tho, both the videos it does have are a lot of fun. My literal only complaint is that I wanted to see more of Ace. Bring him back in the future.

PHASE SIX:

Momentary Bliss: 8/10. This songs fine, but what sells it for me is the video is more slice of life/a day in the life of the studio. I’m always a fan of those moments. Bonus points goes to Murdoc trying to fuckin poison Jamie and it backfiring on him.

Désolé: 10/10: ooooh this song is so beautiful...I love it so much. 2D Noodle and Russel got to have such a fun time in this video and they deserve it. And poor Murdoc, having his little sad times by his asshole self. I love him but I think he deserved it. The others needed a good break from the bullshit and I’m glad they got it.

Aries: 6/10. Video itself is kinda boring, but the song is nice. Murdoc deserved to be left behind in Désolé after what he tried to pull here.

Friday the 13th: 3/10. I don’t care for this video and I really don’t care for the song. Not much else to say.

PAC-MAN: 6/10. Video’s fine, I like some of the little details in it, but it’s nothing special. The song itself is nice tho, super calming, I like it.

Strange Timez: 20/20 MY GOD I LOVE THIS ONE SO MUCH...VISUALS ARE SO FUN, I LOVE ROBERT SMITH SO I LOVE HIM IN HERE, ITS JUST A GOOD TIME ALL AROUND!

The Pink Phantom: 5/10 I just don’t really care for this song?? I like Elton John but I couldn’t get myself to like this one no matter how many times I’ve listened. 2D got to be happy in this video tho so I’ll give it a pass.

The Valley of the Pagans: 6/10. This song fuckin slaps but the video feels like a boring redo of 19-2000 except for it’s ending. It gets points for giving everyone Plastic Beach feelings at the end and hyping up the video after it.

The Lost Chord: 20/20. Y’all knew this was coming. This was something I’d BEEN hoping for story wise and I finally got it. Was it maybe a little rushed? Yes. But GOD it was such a nice thing to see them say “hey we’ve wrapped up this part of the story for good and want everyone to move on from it, so we’ve given it a properly acknowledged final send off.” And tangibly seeing everyone's emotions laid out about the island and their times there was very nice. And  I know Jamie and Damon have stated Murdoc is irredeemable, blah blah yes I know hes an asshole still, but I WILL think about Murdoc in this video and how he seemed actually regretful and what that means to me and the fact that it was no one else but 2D himself being the one to reach out to Murdoc in the end to save him until my dying breath, thank you very much. And this song?? Fuckin beautiful, it had those Plastic Beach vibes again and felt good for it’s send off song, I love it.

PHASE SIX MV’S OVERALL: I may be a little split on some of them and on Song Machine as a whole, but tbh I love the phase six art style so much and most times the videos were pretty good. Bringing back PB in the end was something I always wanted too so it really does get bonus points from me for that. I’m 50/50 on them overall. The great ones are great, and the meh ones are just kinda boring, so it evens out in the end.

STAND ALONE VIDEOS MENTION:

Do Ya Thing: 10/10. I’ve said before I love the 3D animation and the slice of life stuff, so this one’s obviously a favorite, and you really cant go wrong with an Andre 3000 feature either. 

Superfast Jellyfish: 3/10. This song is kinda fun but I don’t give a single shit about the music video.

Garage Palace: 8/10. Very fun pixel visuals for a change along with a killer song, super enjoyable.

So what’s my final verdict on Gorillaz and their long music video history?

Honestly for a group thats been going as long as they have, I dont think they have too many misses in their catalog. The ones that aren’t as fun are just kinda there, but the videos that really stand out stand out far above the ones that don’t hit the mark as well and in the end it all feels like a good balance. No band has a perfect video every time, but the ones that Gorillaz did well they did amazing on and I enjoy it immensely when that happens.

Sidenotes after watching all of those:

For the love of god please put Russel in the videos more, please, he deserves it and I would love to see him more.

On that note, BRING DEL BACK WITH HIM TOO!!

And speaking of characters to bring back, I want Ace to come back and join Murdoc sometimes, even if its only once or twice more, I need to see them interact PLEASE.

Last note but Jamie, please, I’m begging, show less of mostly naked or fully naked of Murdoc in future videos, we’ve had our fill by now.

[astro-break]

Quick first thoughts on the first ep of the Hypmic Anime. Spoilers beware (and im writing this as I watch so :p)

Otome’s speech is.... questionable from a persuasive point of view. Manga did a great job of introducing her (which you can read here) but they really cut out the more terrifying parts of her speech and how she uses force to show people that she's not to be messed with

Its cool seeing everyone in their respective environments though. thats cool. Though they could have added Sasara and Kuuko (shhh i know why they didn’t let me dream)

I love how poppy the typography is. Its amazing how the visuals just leap out at you. The OP does a great job of this. The first few seconds before the title really gives me Persona 4 OG OP vibes with the influx of information given. The rest is a clear concise and streamlined way that still gives character. Animation is sparse but still carries across a general idea of each character and shows off each character object. Rendering is really nice and pays a bit of homage to the posing artwork thats done for the MVs. They also do their division hand signals and thats cute

Love how the OP has blatant HifuDoppo and DRB matchup foreshadowing

so far I really like what theyre going for. BB is about brotherly familial bonds and they show the goods and the bads. Jiro and Saburo bickering right out the gate really cements the fact that they get along like cats and dogs but you can still see that they love each other, working together when the situation calls for it

Now the 3d models. Theyre... not great but usable if you don’t look too hard. They serve their purpose and don’t actively detract from the viewing experience.

Visual typography in the rap itself are fun and poppy but they dont.... speak to me? like theyre there yes and I appreciate them but the only ones that got me excited were from Ichiro’s rap

I take my words back the group portion was kickass and I apologize

I love how they interpret the Hypnosis Speakers though. Esp. Saburo’s organs. That was super creative and I love it! If there was one thing that I felt was missing from the franchise was a deeper exploration of the speakers but the anime puts a new and fresh spin on it! Love it, especially with their attack patterns!

If the production team ever feels inclined to, Id love to see those info sheets on Otome’s desk released. There seems to be very interesting info and stats written out about each member (like capabilities, personal status etc.) They all seem unique too so I really really really hope they release images of those sheets

OOOOOOOOKAY MTC. I have such a big biased for them so Im very torn to see what unfolds

Rio striking out on his own is interesting. Out of everyone in MTC hes the biggest team player yet here he trusts his teammates to go ahead. This either displays Rio’s willingness to trust his teammates or it becomes very OOC if the anime wants to set him up as a lone wolf like character

I love how they specify its a drug deal. It means that Jyuto surely will show up and it also shows that Samatoki knows Jyuto’s motives and willingly gives black market info that he knows aligns with Jyuto’s goal. Thats A+ detail writing there and a great establishing characteristic for both of them

OOohhhhhhhhhhhhh man Asunama-san’s voice acting is god tier his work as Samatoki is phenomenal. He pulls of Samatoki’s threatening voice so well with those almost calm words before his voice becomes loud and confrontational. Those rolling syllables in contrast to Komada-san’s almost lyrical and airy speech and Kamio-san’s strict and enunciated words is such a delight to hear. It just speaks to how amazing and great these Seiyuu’s are in order to pull of such amazing work

Im so biased but MTC has such a better rap than BB im so sorry. Just by watching Samatoki’s part, the imagery is amazing. Even the arrival of his Hypnosis Speaker was awesome and sent a shiver down my spine. using the lyrics to form blades and blood was such a great thing to do. Theres so much more variety that just him standing there and shots of his hypnosis speaker. The old fashioned vignette shots, the four panel spread, the nods to old Kurosawa era films are great and I love these small details. Even the typography looks better.

Again, the interpretations with the speakers is fresh and new. Its great and I love the different imagery and attack patterns. Each one is so unique but carries across each different style of rap.

The 3d modles aren’t any better tho lol

(Hi this is Astro who is reading over their assessment again and making a note. Yeah I’m a bit harsh on BB’s rap. I’m not going to change it since I still stand by it and this post is supposed to be a documentation of my first impressions. I think one of the reasons why I’m so harsh on BB is because of their dynamic as a trio of brothers. They Have to have a more uniform approach than the other divisions. Which in of itself isn’t a terrible thing, it just doesn’t catch my eye as much as MTC did. Thats all! I definitely don’t hate BB, they’re maybe my 3rd favorite division out of the current lineup [not including TDD era teams like Kujaku Posse, MCD, and Naughty Busters] its just that their rap was pretty meh)

Samatoki crouching like a real gangstar and the cigarette kiss killed me

sadjkhfjkasdghsadjkcsdjhsdfsjhf im dying i love these trio of dumbasses so uch oh y fod someone save me aaaaaaaa (Astro note here! yeah i died when the jyuto and samatoki’s stomach growled im weak please. Samatoki’s face is just so precious and funny I might set it as a profile pic somewhere)

But also my initial assessment of Rio possibly being characterized as a lone wolf is very much jossed and im very thankful for that. It seems that Rio was simply trusting his teammates to carry out their part of the plan while he carried out his own. I like that, it really shows how much of a team these three are and that they genuinely trust each other. He’s also comfortable enough around them to invite them to dinners after work casually and not just for special occasions.

I really love MTC guys

Oooh! we get Ramuda on his design process which is really cute. the inside of his studio is super cute and retro and i love it. the poppy old music you would hear in a cafe or 90′s resturaunt is also really cute (astro note: yeah i know that in ARB you see the interior of Ramuda’s office but its kinda different seeing it animated)

the translation i have has gentaro speaking in early modern english (Shakespearian english for those who aren’t english nerds like me) but from what I can hear, he doesn’t speak in a particularly old fashioned way? Its more formal than old? and hes speaking without any of his character persona lying thing that he likes to do (as he refers to himself as “Shousei” throughout the segment where hes in Ramuda’s office which is kind of his default pronoun of choice). so its kinda odd for the translation to go in that direction but im not complaining

Gendice banter is gold but it feels... flat? a little? it doesn’t have the same impact as in the drama cds or in the manga? i feel? Also Ramuda using gratuitous english is??? idk how to feel about that

kjshf thats against the rules Ramuda omgggg,,,,,,,, (astro note again: while watching i was under the assumption that using your hypmic for monetary gain such a as buskering [which is what FP is doing] is against the rules. May not be the case but whatever)

FP’s rap might be my favorite in terms of tune and lyrics though. It’s a nice laid back bop and really gives of chill vibes. the integration of 3d and 2d is really nice and i love how they play off each other in the rap. The wordplay is so fun with little nods here and there and the beat is poppy too so it really energizes me.

Ramuda’s rap concerns me slightly since he makes very subtle and small nods towards his past (being created in a laboratory, warfare, and his overall very unpleasant life experiences) but spins it into something cutesy. It could be a coping mechanism, it could be me overthinking it. But it does make me worry a bit. Gentaro and Dice’s rap really play off each other with Gentaro sticking to stories and Dice taking up the baton by carrying on that same imagery but putting his own spin on it.

the self awareness of how scattered they are as a team is interesting though. It doesn’t seem like something you’d speak about in a rap? but i guess since its not really a do or die situation they can afford to be looser on things like this.

Right off the bat, i don’t like how they handled Hifumi and Doppo in relation to Hifumi’s fear of women. Slug made a post once talking about this and I echo many of his sentiments. Hypmic has never been very tactful about tackling this particular issue and while I didn’t have high hopes that the anime would be any better it hurts to see Doppo take away the one thing that allows Hifumi to function within society.

Doppo’s breakdown mirrors a lot of my own mental state when I spiral though its shown a lot quicker than what happens to me oof. that hits close to home. though Jakurai’s advice is. Questionable. Its not the best advice to give to someone but we have no idea what kind of doctor Jakurai is so ill let it slide

Jakurai’s pose looks like hes going to do a mahou shoujou transformation lmao

I don’t have many thoughts about the rap though again. How they visualize the rap is interesting. the different imagery is quite interesting for each of them and the typography is nice a distinct but im still on the fence about the visuals here

The sound is in the same boat. The sound effects either drown out the rap or are too quet but some parts are nice at least. When they talk about Tokyo’s beating heart, the heartbeat sound is a but distracting especially since its only played once. But the imagery is at least nice

I wonder if for the eds they’re going to take a similar approach to what Enstars did and have a four different endings, one for each division. I love the blend of styles here and it really accentuates that although they’re different they mesh well together.

Ramuda’s silhouette though is hilarious. Love it.

:p and thats it. Uh not bad for a first episode. Established all 12 characters really nicely and their dynamics. I had some problems with it but then again nothing is perfect. I look forward to what they show us next week

[vanityloves]

🎫 here's a gush pass! feel free to gush about whichever f/o you want, however much you want, then send this ask to 3 other selfshippers!

oh man, thank you jsjsj ive gotten a few of these but ive been too anxious to actually go off ab my f/o but, lets fucking gooooo!

can i talk ab the actual animation of the source material is that allowed?

they gave us this but we ended up with

WHICH LISTEN- I enjoy n love regardless. I just find the contrasts in phases fascinating and funny. I loved his appearance in phases 1 and 2; what a fucking iconic character design. The animation is so endearing and amazing- the thicker lines, the fluidity, the range. Like the first gif that shows the vibrations of the vehicle in his shoulders/shirt? The simplistic art style was nice and even if hes Hard On The Eyes, I'm like 🥴 ok ugly ❤.

Not like the newer mvs are any less quality content - its nice to see the use of thick and thinner lines and there's definitely a different feel to it - more child friendly or easy going? Idk how to explain it. Murdoc as a character is still very, Not Child Friendly, and Im always like :cursed emoji: when someone says that their 14 year old watches their videos like help, his dick is out in at least 3 dif vids (censored ofc but man).

They definitely lost me after the 4th phase though and many people argue that the band/music lost its meaning, which i can honestly agree with (esp when they didnt name officially name 4, 5 and 6. Im p sure ppl refer to 4 as We Are Still Humanz).

I was never an avid/active fan of keeping up with the characters and didnt really think they had any story anyways, i was like "feel good inc is sexy. melancholy hill's a banger" so honestly, finding out that these apes actually have lore was fun.

Murdoc being the given this tragic backstory made my eyes Zoom, and ofc I was like "oh youre funny looking and sad. I want you ♡." In a weird way, I take a lot of comfort that 'we both have shit parents' and 'no one really thought we'd amount to anything'. to be fair, i haven't accomplished anything yet, and even if hes a bunch of pixels who i know doesnt really exist, its kind of motivating bc he never gave up? A literal quote from him being "If there’s a dream in your heart, never let anyone tell you you’ve got no talent. Get out there, embarrass yourself, and prove to the world you’ve got no talent." With how many failures hes faced he never stopped trying to prove himself worthy of attention and fame and love, which is ambitious and kind of intimidating with how much confidnece he has.

Hes a complete bastard of a man and not even close to being a good person. He's definitely complicated but can be boiled down to "just an abusive asshole", which, hey, fair. I hate the way he treats 2D, its so toxic and terrible. Honestly, its inexcusable and he needs to apologize, grow and learn a LOT and god knows he needs therapy.

I think the most tragic thing ab his character is that he basically ended up like his father and to some extent, he acknowledges it. His bad habits and behaviors stem from abuse and neglect which doesnt excuse his actions but, "man hands on misery to man." I feel like theres a haunting part to his whole life - we don't know much about his mother and brother but from assuming things, I know they weren't innocent, clean, or soft spoken, let alone, kind. I think he has a "It runs in the family" mentality and gives into it bc there's no use in running from something so deeply engraved within him.

But as a man of contradiction, hes shown to care, despite "hating everything, including himself". To be short, his father was a failure and a man thats never worked for his own money, so he contradicts that and escapes that part of 'failure running in the family' by forming Gorillaz. I do think theres something way more ab his character in that regard. I think theres a lot that he needs to work on but he's escaped a part of that mindset, and his 'Plastic Beach'. I wonder what theyre gonna do with valley of the pagans thing.

I guess as a band, theyre not gonna show a lot of "behind the scenes" stuff like that. We wont know if he ever gets help, or apologizes, or even feels sorry - its up to us to decide which is a safe game to play on Their Behalf.

People are upset that hes actually cleaned up a bit and is shown to be nicer bc they miss having that disgusting, cruel man which again, I understand. He has always been the antagonist to the entire band. But as someone that likes to see people happier n mellow (or, boring) rather than doing shit and compensating for their depression, its nice to see that type of development (or downgrade, depending on how you see it).

This could be Their (read: jamie and damon) way of being lazy by making him 'mellow out w/ age' or whatever it is. It definitely seems to woobify his character and intentions but well, His Main Goal, Was To Blow Up. And Act Like He Dont Know Nobodaaayyy argargarg and guess what? He's already made it- he's successful, he's rich, he's famous, he's adored. Now what? Maybe this is just his way of taking it easy from here on out - who knows.

Gorillaz definitely took a turn after all the brand deals so it lost its meaning (since one of the phases had a 'fuck capitalism' message) and with that, Murdoc is no longer allowed to be the stank bitch hes was always meant to be, no more obvious sex and drugs, for the new gen 🥴 ironically a lot of songs 'today' are always complained ab being ab sex, drugs, and whatever, but they def needed to step on the breaks when Money/Companies got involved. So here we have The Wigglez 😌💕

ANYWAYS, I LOVE HIM LOTS, HAVING MANY THOUGHTS

[cod-rum]

okay so as is tradition I wrote down my thoughts of each song as I listened, and I’m gonna dump them all here as I guess a kinda review but without any kind of actual intelligence involved. idk if it counts as spoilers but I’d say maybe don’t read it if you haven’t heard the album yet? anyway here are my thoughts on song machine season one

please god let this readmore work

Strange Timez (Robert Smith) This really is perfect as the opening song of the album. It sums up the feeling perfectly and I love when Damon does his prose in songs... and even tho Robert Smith sings like six lines they're fucking baller

The Valley of The Pagans (Beck) I only heard the early leak of this song once so idk how similar or different it is to this final version... but oh my god this FUCKS HARD. 2D and Beck's vocals play well off each other, I like how it kinds toes the line between song and prose, I like how... busy? the instrumental is it fits really well. I also rly love the autotune on the chorus. I kinda wish it was longer but also it feels the perfect length. I just wanna listen to it on repeat

The Lost Chord (Leee John) Man this one starts out ETHEREAL. It has a similar kinda opening vibe to Strange Timez, along w some of the funk of Pagans, while also being entirely its own thing. its so funky and psychedelic and otherworldly... 2D's vocals seem different to any style he's sung in before, Leee John has a BEAUTIFUL voice that fits perfectly. I wanna get lost in this song

Pac-Man (Schoolboy Q) I absolutely love this song. this has been one of my favs since I first heard it, I love the kinda... bitter arrogant energy it has while also being funky as hell. and ofc Schoolboy Q's verse fits perfectly, and I rly like that the song p much ends on his last line

Chalk Tablet Towers (St Vincent) ngl I kinda like that 2D is usin a bit of autotune on some of these songs? I think it really adds to the vibe. this one actually sounds p similar to the stuff i get recommended on spotify, which I assume is bc of St Vincent bc my tastes are v adjacent to her kind of music. my only complaint is why didn't she get to sing solo... pls

The Pink Phantom (Elton John, 6LACK) This is tied for my fav of the Song Machine songs that have been released. I've always liked Elton's music, I love the vibe of this song, and all the piano. Elton's vocals in this are AMAZING I can't get over his voice. I like 6LACK's part a lot, I feel he gets a little overshadowed in this but his part balances the song out imo, and I cannot get enough of the part at the end where his vocals overlay 2D's it's just... chef's kiss

Aries (Peter Hook, Georgia) lmao I thought the start was just for the MV but no it really starts like that... I like this song, it feels like a good Driving Song, n kinda has Now Now vibes. man 2D likes singing about isolation huh. ngl I've never thought this track was Standout or anything but it's a good solid song and I like it and it gives me the vibes of sunshine in a thunderstorm

Friday 13th (Octavian) I really love the vibes of this song. it took me a couple listens to properly warm up to it, but now I really like it. again this feels like another driving song, but more one for when you're driving through a tunnel at night and the air is cold and you can see the stars when you finally emerge. the end of perks of being a wallflower but it's this song

Dead Butterflies (Kano, Roxani Arias) ok I am Weak for hearin the musicians comments being made into part of the song so I like that lmao. I'm not a huge fan of how slowly it starts but once it gets going it is really smooth. another song where I like 2D has some autotuning. kinda wish Roxani's part was a little longer. this feels like a continuation of the Driving Songs streak, this one is def for after midnight. probably in a car with someone you do not want to have feelings for

Desole (Fatoumata Diawara) This is my other tied fav Song Machine track so far. I am sooo glad they included the extended vers from the video, I'm not usually a fan of long instrumental outros but for this song it feels absolutely perfect. 2D's verses are cool, I love the mix of French and English. I absolutely adore Fatoumata's vocals on this song they are just. perfect. that being said WHY have they changed how 2D pronounces contraband in the first verse?? seriously. go back and watch the music vid and then listen to this. they changed it to sound more english and it's so WEIRD and I HATE it

Momentary Bliss (slowthai, Slaves) ahh... the one that started it all. I think? this is the last song on the standard cd, and I do kinda like that it was the first episode but the last song. its a nice bookend. it also feels a good way to end after the last few slower songs. like it's still kinda fuckin depressing lyrics-wise, or at least cynical, but it's way more upbeat about it. I like it. I'm ngl the thing slowthai did at that awards show has forever tainted this song for me a little lmao, but I can't deny it's a fucking banger and still really good

Opium (EARTHGANG) ohhh the percussion on this one is FUNKY. this is definitely a slow starter, and given it's the longest track on the album it has the space to be, but tbh I have a v short attention span so I will admit it lost me a little in the intro. but once the vocals start it really hooked me in. the song ended up goin in a direction I didn't expect, but I really like it. 2D doesn't show up until like halfway through and I don't even care it slaps so hard. this song def gives me Rocket Juice vibes. despite the slow start I am really into this song, I think it's one of the best on the album

Simplicity (Joan as Police Woman) this one has a nice laid-back chill energy. idk what the fuck 2D is mumbling but I'm into it. also a big fan of... whatever that wind? instrument is in the background. this song has an energy I can't quite describe but it's a very good energy. it sounds dumb but kinda... very earthy and natural? also wow it ends abruptly

Severed Head (Goldlink, Unknown Mortal Orchestra) firstly I wanna say Unknown Mortal Orchestra is a cool as hell name. after the more 'natural' vibes of the last song, this one feels almost futuristic. also 2D's... chorus? bit makes one hell of an impact. that image is gonna stay with me a while. this song almost feels quietly panicky. actually this song feels v relatable like anxiety-wise

With Love To An Ex (Moonchild Sanelly) I really love the cadence to Sanelly's vocals in this song. the frantic energy of the last song gives way to this kind of... mildly unearthly low but determined feel. it has a slightly ominous tone to it too. and god the ending instrumental swell is incredible. was 2D even on this song? do I care? this slaps

MLS (JPEGMAFIA, CHAI) also wanna say I love the name jpegmafia too. WOW this song is... a lot? the cutesy tone of the start, with lyrics that to me sound a lil barbed, going surprisingly seamlessly into the rap that's more upfront but still fits really well with the upbeat tune. also good GOD do I love the slightly unhinged laugh in this song. it feels like all the elements of this song shouldn't work together, but they do, and they work together really well

How Far? (Tony Allen, Skepta) Last but definitely not least... I love how darkly ominous this song is. It sounds weird to say but this feels reminiscient of Fire Coming Out Of The Monkey's Head? same kind of ominous orchestra and a narration warning of corruption. and I adore Tony Allen's vocals, they're brief but they add this perfect element. Demon Days and Humanz both had this kind of Cautionary Song right at the end, and while those two had slightly more upbeat songs as the actual finales, I think it works that this one doesn't. for a year consumed by a pandemic, government incompetence, and the protest of the people, it feels like a good note to end on. less of a finale... more a cliffhanger before season two. ending on the laugh of one of Damon's closest friends. I like that

IN SUMMARY considering this album was designed to be one-song-a-month, with no overarching narrative or structure, I think it fits together really well. it feels like waking up in a world where everything's different, pinballing between the sudden intense loneliness and isolation and the newly refreshed vigliance against those in power, before reaching the day's end and lulling into the night with the driving songs, having a moment of helplessness in the dark before dawn before waking up maybe not happier, but more accustomed to the strange new world. and then the deluxe tracks kinda show this new, almost jaded perspective on life after living in this weird limbo for so long, ending on an almost ominous note that questions what the future holds this feels probably the most indie rillaz has ever gone? but it is still very uniquely them. there is truly not a bad song on this album. imo this album in a way feels a little similar to the now now, but with the one thing I so dearly missed from that album: collaborators. I think this is possibly the first album that has a collaborator on every song, and I love it. I would argue, while every album has its own unique feeling and message, I think Demon Days, Humanz, and now Song Machine S1 kind of make up a trifecta of this kind of... Pure Gorillaz Essence? if I were to introduce someone to Gorillaz, it'd be through those three albums anyway in short: this album goes hard as hell, I love it, and I am really excited for season 2

[rockingcockatiel]

Game Portfolio

Introduction

This was the concept of a game I came up with wish I was unable to finish due to being unable to run the software for developing the game

This was the portfolio I made for the game to explain the idea I had for it and other games I took inspiration from

Basic concepts  

Game Identity  

2D pixel art platformer about a young adventurer trying to find treasure  

Genre  

The main genre of my game is a platformer and metroidvania combination the sub genres of it are puzzle, exploration, hack and slash, adventure and 2D.  

Audience  

The target audience of my game is teens and young children as it has a cute pixel art style along with simple mechanics that allow anyone to learn and play.  

Similar games already in the market  

Game that are like the one I'm planning on making are Celeste, The momodora series, Cave story and Katana Zero.  

Concept Explained  

Visual Style

The visual style of my game will be pixel art similar to how cave story + and momodora 3 are designed the reason for this is due to it being a simple style create and make a design for and as a solo developer; both of the developers of cave story and momodroa 3 worked independently on the game developer's, Another thing to note is that sprite based art is easier to animate as all you need to do is make a character sheet of all the characters and enemies and their different animations while this may look daunting at first as you working with the same characters and the graphics won't be overly detailed it allows for you to make all the animations just by changing a few minor aspects of the art; this also has the advantage of making the levels layout design be easier as you can reuse the same base art for it. An example of this would be if you're making a small valley for one area of the game but wanted to add a little add a hill you could take one of the other tiles use rotate it and edit it a bit so that it can appear as a hill. Another to note is the style appeals more to children than some sort of gritty gears of war style game while these games don’t have a bright colour palette when compared to other sprite-based platformers it still appeals to children by having cute characters and art style.  

Gameplay Elements  

The main element of the game would be its jumping and combat mechanics while the combat portion of the game is easy to understand as you get better weapons and higher levels you can learn combos for weapons which can allow you to deal more damage or even activate special attacks with unique animations; Another thing to note is that they can be combined together for example one of weapons allows for a combo that makes you tiny and can be activated in mid-air so if you were to turn tiny while jumping the player could jump off a wall into a tiny gap that allows them to get hidden treasure; The game will even encouraging doing this by having areas you can't have access to without certain items or weapons. Other games have done this while the games that inspire this one doesn’t use these mechanic as they mainly encourage the play to push forward and only come back to areas if they wish to buy items from shop keepers. One core platforming element of the game will be the double jump and wall jump features as it can allow the player to get to different areas if they know how to use it correctly while this feature isn't unique to the game I'm creating celeste does have its own feature in which the player is able to dash which can allow them to reach areas they couldn’t without dashing this is a core mechanic of the game as most areas can't even be beaten without dashing; A smaller mechanic of the dash feature is that the characters hair will turn blue after dashing.  

Genre  

The games genre is a combination of mainly platformer and metroidvania elements a metroidvania type game is encourages the play to backtrack, has map in which a majority of its areas are connected in one way or another with ways to teleport back to previous areas the reason I'm making my game like this is to encourage the player to invest more time into instead of completing it in one run, The game will also encourage the player to back track by having certain items or treasures being locked behind areas which require items you acquire later on in the game. The other main genre is platforming as the main aspect of the game is for the player to hunt for treasure and gear hidden throughout the games map; the reason I choose its sub genres, are because it will have certain features of those genres but it, they wouldn’t be the focus of the game an example would be the puzzle mechanic certain dungeons would require the player to activate certain buttons in specific places to unlock the vault door that leads to treasure. Momodora 3 and Cave Story+ are both games of the same main genre being Metroidvania and Platformer.  

Game Design  

Music  

The games music is going to vary between areas for example a desert like area would mainly use Arabic or Egyptian instruments, an area based of a castle or kingdom would use an orchestra, mountainous or snowy areas would have slow calm music with certain areas of the music being focused on like a drum solo. Some examples of this are Crosscode’s Bergen Village which has wind instruments being the main orchestra of the song to match the location being a mountain, Super Smash Bros (fire emblem castle siege) which is a remix of the original fire emblem theme made to match the more faster paced action of a super smash bros match , Kirby Air Ride - Sky Sands or Kirby Air Ride – Sand which uses fastest paced drumming and string instruments to make an arabic sounding beat for a racing game; Bosses in the game would also have unique themes exclusive to them. I would save my best designed music for each of the bosses. Some examples of hard video game bosses with well-designed music are Jevil from Deltarune which sounds like music that you would hear in a circus it conveys a feeling that you're going against a madman and should be prepared to expect him to throw anything at you, Cynthia in Pokémon Diamond & Pearl which instantlys goes into action instead of being a slow build up  it features a mixture of drum and bass along with pianos it tells the player that this fight will be over fight if you don’t try your hardest; and Godcat's theme from Epic Battle Fantasy 4 which is an has church orchestras along with a choir singing mixed with electro synthwave giving off the feel that you are fighting an entity that you have no chance against; These are some of my favourite video game boss theme and one of the main reason I would choose to replay a game myself is to hear the themes certain bosses or areas have a game with good or amazing music will be much more appealing than a game with bland or boring music.  

Design Pillars  

The main emotions or feelings I want the player to experience when playing my game are joy, excitement and calmness from the the simplicity of the game and it not being overly difficult.  

Miscellaneous  

Target Audience  

The reason I chose the target audience as children and teens is that my game will feature and mechanics, story and gameplay elements that appeal to them; for children it will feature bright colours and a cute or more child friendly design style; for teens the story will be one that appeals to them from having the hero’s journey so that they feel like they made the character grow along with having the main protagonists of the game being the same age as them, It will also have gameplay elements that will challenge them to get better at the game so they can show off their friends or even play it with a younger sibling so they can bound over it.  

Target Platform  

The platform I plan to release this game on is pc as to release it on a console would require a devkit for said console which would be out of budget as well as me not knowing how to develop any games. Another thing to note that there a multiple retailers' platforms on pc when compared to console which only has three being Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo, while pc has multiple which are looking to host smaller developer's games on their platform  

We were also tasked with making a pitch for the game which we presented to other students

In the end I had to change a lot about the game due to the time constraints and the lack of resources I had from being a 16-bit metroidvania into a generic 2d platformer While I'm stilling working on art for the game due to being able to run unity properly I'm not fully able to develop that much of the game so it’s currently on hiatus; In the meantime I'm learning to use a simpler engine known as RPG maker Mv which I'm making a short game in I currently have no plans for what it's about other than the characters in it are based off of my friends personalities and how they act which I find easier to use to make a characters on.

Game Pitch

We were also tasked with making a pitch for a game in which we presented to other students to save on image space I'll give a rundown of what was on each slide

Details Of the game

Platform: PC 

Engine: Unity  

Genre: 2D Platformer, Metroidvania  

Classification: Casual Game  

Single player  

Dimensions: 2D

The target audience of my game

Gender: Male  

Secondary: Female  

Age: Young Teenagers 

Psychographics: Is a fan of 2d pixel art games, likes platformers or hack n slash games, Likes cute or pixel art style

The synopsis of the game

A young adventurer is sent on a quest after receiving a letter  

They go out exploring legendary treasure 

There's an evil organisation planning on dominating the solar system  

The adventurer is being deceived  

A superweapon is revealed  

Adventurer must destroy it

The genre of the game

Main Genres  

Metroidvania

2D Platformer

Sub – Genres  

Hack n Slash  

Puzzle 

Adventure

The sound design of the game

16- Bit  

Variety of Instruments  

Foley sound effects 

Main Style: Nintendocore  

Secondary Styles: Chiptune, Synthwave

Visual Style of the game

Anime- Styled  

Pastel-Neon hybrid Colour Palette 

Futuristic/Medival Era  

Cute Styled Art  

Minimalistic character and level design

How to meet the audience’s needs

Appeal to them with content they like 

Have the advertised content appear in the game  

Focus on appealing to main target audience  

Know what my target audience likes and wants in games

Similar Games in the market

Momodora 3 

Kirby Super Star Ultra  

Cave Story+  

Orange Island  

Celeste

[2nu-alliance]

🎉2NU WEEK 2K19 (JULY 15th - JULY 21st)🎉

With the success of last year, the moderators of 2nu Alliance are proud to bring you 2nu Week 2019! This is our second annual 2nu Week, so we wanted it to be unique in every way! The 2nu Committee worked really hard to make sure that 2019’s days would bring a summery feeling to all who choose to participate this year, so we hope you enjoy! Let’s kick off summer right with some 2nu!

GUIDELINES:

1. Phase 1-2 content is forbidden. No exceptions.

2. You must produce your own content. Fan-art, fan-fiction, edits, fan-made MV's, or anything you feel would capture the summery 2nu spirit is welcome! Do not steal someone else's work or re-post.

3. No NSFW! This is a SFW event for all fans to enjoy!

4. Save all posting until the starting date of the event (July 15th)!

🎉THEMES🎉

Day 1 ✨ Summer Picnic - Sometimes nothing is nicer than feeling the cool summer breeze with a loved one on a soft blanket. Create something involving 2D and Noodle enjoying a picnic!🌸

Day 2 ✨ Beaming Summer Beach - The best way to beat the heat is a trip to the beach! Create something involving 2D and Noodle enjoying cooling, blue waters, getting ice cream, or any other array of your favorite beach day activities!⛱

Day 3 ✨ Leisurely Vacation - A vacation is always a must for summer. Create something involving 2D and Noodle at your favorite vacation spot! From waterparks to traveling abroad, nothing is off limits! 🏞

Day 4 ✨ Nautical Fantasy - The ocean is full of legends of fantastic proportions. Create something involving 2D and Noodle in a seagoing fantasy AU of your choosing! (Pirates, Sirens, Mermaids, etc.)🌊

Day 5 ✨ Summer Festival - In Noodle’s homeland, summer festivals are a staple. Create something involving 2D and Noodle partaking in the festivities! 🌅

Day 6 ✨ Stargazing Serenity - The sky is clear and stars stretch as far as the eye can see. Create something involving 2D and Noodle enjoying the sights as they stargaze deep into the night. 🌌

Day 7 ✨ Fireworks - Colors burst from the previously empty night sky and trickle down into falling streaks of embers. End 2nu Week with a BANG and create something involving 2D and Noodle enjoying fireworks! 🎇

Please remember to tag all future posts with “2nuWeek2019” in order to participate.

For further questions, please DM!

We look forward to another amazing 2nu Week and wish you all the best of luck! 🌠