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cringywhitedragon · 5 months ago

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Heads up folks, NicoNicoDouga is currently down due to a large scale cyberattack

The attack happened on the 8th and the site is still down in terms of video streaming. Apparently there were reports of Ransomware being used during the attack.

The site is still “down” but the blog part is back up but from the report, videos and content posted are ok so do not fret. The site is still down as of this post (save for the blog) and it seems they are working their hardest to fix it and do damage control.

Here is a rough translation of their most recent post:

Report and apology regarding cyberattack on our services

As announced in Niconico Info dated June 8th, 2024, Dwango Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Takeshi Natsuno) has been unable to use the entire Niconico service operated by our company since the early morning of June 8th. It has been confirmed that this outage was caused by a large-scale cyberattack, including ransomware, and we are currently temporarily suspending use of the service and conducting an investigation and response to fully grasp the extent of the damage and restore it.

After confirming the cyberattack, we immediately took emergency measures such as shutting down the relevant servers, and have set up a task force to fully clarify the damage, determine the cause, and restore the system. We would like to report the findings of the investigation to date and future responses as follows.

We sincerely apologize to our users and related parties for the great inconvenience and concern caused.

Response history>

Around 3:30 a.m. on June 8, a malfunction occurred that prevented all of our web services, including our "Nico Nico" and "N Preparatory School" services, from working properly. After an investigation, it was confirmed that the malfunction was caused by a cyber attack, including ransomware, at around 8 a.m. on the same day. A task force was set up on the same day, and in order to prevent the damage from spreading, we immediately cut off communication between servers in the data center provided by our group companies and shut down the servers, temporarily suspending the provision of our web services. In addition, since it was discovered that the attack had also extended to our internal network, we suspended the use of some of our internal business systems and prohibited access to the internal network.

As of June 14, we are currently investigating the extent of the damage and formulating recovery procedures, aiming for a gradual recovery.

June 8, 2024

We have begun an investigation into the malfunction that prevented all of our "Nico Nico" services from working properly and the failure of some of our internal systems.

We have confirmed that the cause of the failure was encryption by ransomware. "Nico Nico" services in general and some internal business systems suspended and servers were shut down

A task force was established

First report "Regarding the situation in which Nico Nico services are unavailable" was announced

June 9, 2024

Contacted the police and consulted with external specialist agencies

Kabukiza office was closed

KADOKAWA announced "Regarding the occurrence of failures on multiple KADOKAWA Group websites"

June 10, 2024

Reported to the Personal Information Protection Commission (first report)

Second report "Regarding the situation in which Nico Nico services are unavailable" was announced

June 12, 2024

Reported the occurrence of the failure to the Kanto Regional Financial Bureau (Financial Services Agency)

June 14, 2024

This announcement

This cyber attack by a third party was repeated even after it was discovered, and even after a server in the private cloud was shut down remotely, the third party was observed to be remotely starting the server and spreading the infection. Therefore, the power cables and communication cables of the servers were physically disconnected and blocked. As a result, all servers installed in the data centers provided by the group companies became unusable. In addition, to prevent further spread of infection, our employees are prohibited from coming to the Kabukiza office in principle, and our internal network and internal business systems have also been shut down.

In addition to public cloud services, Niconico uses private cloud services built in data centers provided by KADOKAWA Group companies, to which our company belongs. One of these, a data center of a group company, was hit by a cyber attack, including ransomware, and a significant number of virtual machines were encrypted and became unavailable. As a result, the systems of all of our web services, including Niconico, were shut down.

The Niconico Video system, posted video data, and video distribution system were operated on the public cloud, so they were not affected. Niconico Live Broadcasting did not suffer any damage as the system itself was run on a public cloud, but the system that controls Niconico Live Broadcasting's video distribution is run on a private cloud of a group company, so it is possible that past time-shifted footage, etc. may not be available. We are also gradually checking the status of systems other than Niconico Douga and Niconico Live Broadcasting.

■ Services currently suspended

Niconico Family services such as Niconico Video, Niconico Live Broadcast, and Niconico Channel

Niconico account login on external services

Music monetization services

Dwango Ticket

Some functions of Dwango JP Store

N Preparatory School *Restored for students of N High School and S High School

Sending gifts for various projects

■ About Niconico-related programs

Until the end of July, official Niconico live broadcasts and channel live broadcasts using Niconico Live Broadcast and Niconico Channel will be suspended.

Considering that program production requires a preparation period and that Niconico Live Broadcast and Niconico Channel are monthly subscription services, we have decided to suspend live broadcasts on Niconico Live Broadcast until the end of July. Depending on the program, the broadcast may be postponed or broadcast on other services.

The date of resumption of Niconico services, including Niconico Live Broadcast and Niconico Channel, is currently undecided.

Niconico Channel Plus allows viewing of free content without logging in. Paid content viewing and commenting are not available.

■ About the new version "Nico Nico Douga (Re: Kari)" (read: nikoniko douga rikari)

While "Nico Nico" is suspended, as the first step, we will release a new version of "Nico Nico Douga (Re: Kari)" at 3:00 p.m. on June 14, 2024. Our development team voluntarily created this site in just three days, and it is a video community site with only basic functions such as video viewing and commenting, just like the early days of Niconico (2006). In consideration of the load on the service, only a selected portion of the videos posted on Niconico Video is available for viewing. The lineup is mainly popular videos from 2007, and you can watch them for free without an account.

■About the Niconico Manga app

We have already confirmed that many systems were not affected, and we are considering resuming the service with a reduced-function version that allows basic functions such as reading manga, commenting, and adding to favorites. We aim to restore the service by June 2024.

If any new facts become known in the future, we will report them on Niconico Info, Official X, our company website, etc. as they become available. We appreciate your understanding and cooperation.

Added 6/10]

Thank you for your continued patronage. This is the Niconico management team.

Due to the effects of a large-scale cyber attack, Niconico has been unavailable since the early morning of June 8th.

We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience.

As of 6:00 p.m. on June 10th, we are working to rebuild the entire Niconico system without being affected by the cyber attack, in parallel with an investigation to grasp the full extent of the damage.

We have received many inquiries from you, such as "Will premium membership fees and paid channel membership fees be charged during the service suspension period?" and "What will happen to the time shift deadline for live broadcasts?". We are currently in the process of investigating the impact, so we cannot answer your questions, but we will respond sincerely, so please wait for further information.

Our executive officer Shigetaka Kurita and CTO Keiichi Suzuki are scheduled to explain the expected time until recovery and the information learned from the investigation up to that point this week.

We will inform you again about this as soon as we are ready.

■ Services currently suspended

Niconico Family Services such as Niconico Video, Niconico Live Broadcast, Niconico Channel, etc.

Niconico Account Login on External Services

[Added 2024/06/10 18:00]

Gifts for various projects (due to the suspension of related systems)

■ Programs scheduled to be canceled/postponed (as of June 10)

Programs from June 10 to June 16

■ Current situation

In parallel with the recovery work, we are investigating the route of the attack and the possibility of information leakage.

No credit card information has been leaked (Niconico does not store credit card information on its own servers).

The official program "Monthly Niconico Info" scheduled for June 11 at 20:00 will be broadcast on YouTube and X at a reduced scale. During this program, we will verbally explain the current situation in an easy-to-understand manner. (※There is no prospect of providing additional information, such as detailed recovery dates, during this program.)

"Monthly Niconico Info" can be viewed at the following URL. YouTube → https://www.youtube.com/@niconico_news X (formerly Twitter) → https://x.com/nico_nico_info

The latest information will be posted on Niconico Info and the official X (formerly Twitter).

We deeply apologize for the inconvenience caused to users and content providers who regularly enjoy our videos and live broadcasts. We ask for your understanding and cooperation until the issue is resolved.

Published on 6/8]

Thank you for your continued patronage. This is the Niconico management team.

Currently, Niconico is under a large-scale cyber attack, and in order to minimize the impact, we have temporarily suspended our services.

We are accelerating our investigation and taking measures, but we cannot begin recovery until we are confident that we have completely eliminated the effects of the cyber attack and our safety has been confirmed. We do not expect to be able to restore services at least this weekend.

We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience.

We will inform you of the latest situation again on Monday (June 10, 2024).

■ Suspended services

Niconico family services such as Niconico Video, Niconico Live Broadcast, and Niconico Channel

Niconico account login on external services

■ Current situation

In parallel with the recovery work, we are investigating the route of the attack and the possibility of information leakage.

No credit card information has been confirmed to have been leaked (Niconico does not store credit card information on its own servers).

Future information will be announced on Niconico Info and Official X (formerly Twitter) as it becomes available.

We deeply apologize to all users who were looking forward to the video posts and live broadcasts scheduled for this weekend. We ask for your understanding and cooperation until the response is complete.

#news #internet #translation #nico nico douga #cyber attack #cyber security #hatsune miku #niconico #japan #please spread #please reblog this

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twinprincessparty · 2 years ago

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Interview - #4 Original Story

Interview #4 from the first detail book!

Translator: currytantou, thank you very much!

Twin Princess of Wonder Planet

Birthday who came up with the concept, character outline and world setting in "Twin Princess of Wonder Planet". We asked them what kind of vision that brought the Wonder Planet to life.

Birthday is a company that creates original characters such as Keybots and Neargo. Of course they created not only characters, but also assembled its world, as seen with the game Daikaiju Monogatari which was planned by the company. Twin Princess of Wonder Planet is the first full-scale animation project for Birthday, which has worked on various characters and contents thus far.

The Reason of Twin Princess' Birth

One of the reasons was to expand its universe before selling it as merchandise - but Twin Princess was a plan we came up with an anime adaptation in mind. In the first place, we have come up with an RPG called Daikaiju Monogatari before, so we are experienced in creating universes and establishing characters.

We thought of the outcome of what would happen if we took a different direction from our previous game, and we reached the answer which is an anime. Since we have leaned towards creating something for boys, we decided to make something with princesses for girls. I also wanted to create something related to wizards/witches.

With that as the basis and princess theme as the highlight, we thought of the various kingdoms and such.

I wanted to deliver the importance of communication as it’s the age where it’s weakening. For that purpose, I chose twins instead of sisters. We often heard how twins have similar thoughts even though they're apart. I like that factor. Such as how one can feel pain when the other is hurting. This does not happen in normal friendships, right?

Their hearts communicate even though they are apart - the two who understand each others' thoughts.

Anime Adaptation's This and That

We came up with these in detail from the draft stage - from the character visual, basic setting, to each kingdom's form and climate. We could not include everything in the anime, though. However, I believe that the production, director and producer have made good use of them and I feel good about it.

But as expected, finalizing the characters was the most difficult of all. We felt a little reluctant upon learning that there will be changes in character design. We moved forward with the planning with our design for a year. Even the makers praised how adorable the characters are.

So knowing that we had to change the design for the anime feels a bit... you know? We had quite a conflict when coming up with the setup - between anime staff who think it's granted for changes to happen and us who wish to stick to our scheme, hoping to proceed the way it is.

We understand that few changes ought to happen since many staff are involved, but we hope that it stays close to the original plan. Towards the end, our intention reached Director Sato and he prioritized it.

Even though keeping the art close to the original design requires lots of lines, they made sure to match with our plan. It was really tiring at the beginning but we produced a great outcome as a result. You can see princess-like and royalty-like in the end product too.

The Involvement Between Production Staff of the Original Work and from the Anime Side

Other than what we created from scratch, there were also characters that we created in order to match the plot. In that situation, we will bring forward materials as basic references. For instance, for scenes where the characters explore new adventures - if seas did not exist, then we will suggest adding it.

From there on, the anime staff will add more details such as (the newly added location to be) the home of certain characters. We discuss things together generally, but Birthday handles rough plans while the anime staff work on its details.

Generally, the anime production progressed in the way it was promised.

Even though the whereabouts of the Sea Kingdom is not stated in-depth, we are aware of how they can reach that place through Windmill Kingdom. We also discussed things as we progressed with the plot.

The Twin Characters

The characters' personalities were polished even more by not only Director Sato and series organizer Mrs. Nakase, but we also came up with mini comics where you can see them portrayed in comedic settings whenever the occasion demands. But I had to say the twins' personalities grew stronger after staff from both sides started working together.

The Unpleasant Dance, too, was something made possible when Director Sato mentioned his desire to create something. They brought up the idea and asked for our opinion. He also decided how the distinction when the twins speak should be made clear. They speak in unison and answer at the same time but we pay attention to the details such as when they are about to take an action or do something different. It would be boring if everything is the same for them.

About Original Character Design

We had a hard time dealing with Fine and Rein's hairstyles. We wanted them to be noticeable even though only their silhouettes are visible. I think you can tell it’s Mickey Mouse from his silhouette alone, no? We want it to be the same with Fine and Rein too.

Also, don't girls just love princess-like twirly hairstyles?

Not a thought of how it would be difficult to animate them crossed our minds.

We created them with the mindset that if we do not show their hairstyles visible, their charm would be reduced by half. We thought of ways on how to be particular with the hairstyles, so it won't be outshined by the volume of their dresses. It might be the part where we paid the most attention to. When they are wearing everyday attire, rather than to appear plain, we flourish and make them identifiable through silhouettes, to bring as much charm as possible.

The dresses too, they can't be just any dress. We often see how chic the Disney princesses look in their dresses. We produced several ceremony-like dresses for the kids. Even though we heard feedback about how some looked religious-like, these are the result of highlighting their personalities - with the desire to do something unusual and to create something that suits the girls.

The Universe Called Wonder Planet

We basically wanted to do something wondrous with interesting situations and locations. To tell the truth, I wanted to draw the horizon within the earth.

Meaning, not on flat land and it rises gradually. Was the Wonder Planet 1,000 km or 2,000 km in diameter? It's not a distance that you can see even if you wave your hand from the other side, but I want that kind of different world view.

Also, we wanted to create unusual living things since drawing normal creatures who live on such a planet would not be interesting. But we made sure to not make the characters too strange so that kids could understand them easily.

Creatures like dogs and bears. But give the dogs the ability to fly. Why do the ears of women from the Doggle Clan grow longer once they have babies? Because those ears are used to carry babies. These are not shown in the anime but we came up with this to give more characteristic and significance to the design.

We also created details to the locations.

For example, how do people of the Drop Kingdom make clouds once they gather water. Even though each of them were not included in the anime, we came up with all those details.

I suppose it’s for this reason, they were able to keep their promise and prioritized realistic expression in a mysterious universe.

For example, Peanuts Lake in the Drop Kingdom. There are mangrove-like trees towards the end and a doctor who lives there.

People from various kingdoms would pass by the tree hospital. It did not happen in the anime but it makes the Wonder Planet realistic.

Even though I said "we created this and that," the truth is the Wonder Planet actually exists. I traveled through dimensions and went there to meet the people, that's why I was able to picture them. It's a reality (laughs).

#Birthday Ltd #Original Concept #Interviews #Character Detail Book 1 #Translator: currytantou #English Translations #English

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uwmspeccoll · 5 months ago

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Publishers' Binding Thursday

This week's choice from the stacks is a 1928 edition of French novelist Gustave Flaubert's (1821-1880) Madame Bovary, published in London by John Lane The Bodley Head, Ltd. and in New York by Dodd, Mead and Company. Flaubert's work strives for a sense of realism and of perfection, always seeking "le mot juste"—"the right word." He famously said that "an author in his book must be like God in the universe, present everywhere and visible nowhere."

Madame Bovary was originally serialized in the Revue de Paris in 1856 and as a book in two volumes in 1857. There was an obscenity trial about the contents of the novel, which gained the novel notoriety. This edition features an English translation by British critic and translator J. Lewis May and illustrations by British illustrator John Austen (1886-1948). I believe that Austen did all of the illustrations for the book, including the charming wood-engraved tulip endpapers and the head and tailpieces at the beginning and end of each chapter. It is also likely that he designed the figure on the cover, which also appears on the dust jacket of the book (not pictured).

View more Publishers' Binding Thursday posts.

View more posts with work by John Austen.

-- Alice, Special Collections Department Manager

#Publishers' Binding Thursday #Gustave Flaubert #Madame Bovary #J. Lewis May #John Austen #Revue de Paris #publishers' bindings #publishers' binding #art deco #wood engraving

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booksiverecentlyread · 13 days ago

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83: Earthlings [2018]

by: Sayaka Murata

#Books I’ve Recently Read #Earthlings #Sayaka Murata #Granata Publications #London #Japanese Authors #Translated from the Japanese by: Ginny Tapley Takemori #Chikyu seining #SHINCHOSHA Publishing Co. Ltd.#Tokyo #Horror #Fiction

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downthetubes · 8 months ago

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Lakes International Comic Art Festival and VIP Brands Ltd. launch 2024 “Sophie Castille Award – English” for Comics in Translation

VIP Brands Ltd. has announced the 2024 Sophie Castille Award – English, this year’s award to again be presented in partnership with Comica and the Lakes International Comic Art Festival, at the Festival’s annual event in Bowness-on-Windermere this autumn, taking place Saturday 28th September – Sunday 29th September. The Sophie Castille Awards for Comics in Translation are for the best…

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#Comic Barcelona #ComICA #downthetubes News #Lakes International Comic Art Festival #Lodz Comics Festival #Michele Hutchison #Napoli Comicon #Sophie Castille #Sophie Castille Award for Comics in Translation #Tinta Festival Slovenia #VIP Brands Ltd

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clairewritesjjkxreader · 1 year ago

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Sukuna’s Wife and Yuuji’s Onee-chan (Sukuna x Reincarnated!Y/N) au headcanons

Other snippets of this au found here

When Sukuna awakened, he didn’t yearn for the scent of battle or the blood of the innocent. Before everything else, he felt your soul, and then he saw your face. Not an exact replica from the days gone by, but tiny pieces resonate here and there, beautiful in every way.

Far from a romantic, Sukuna had little interest in the arts outside of cooking.

Yet as he slaughtered the lowly thing that dared to lay eyes on you, the words of a dead emperor echoed in his mind:

Though a swift stream be

By a rock met and restrained

In impetuous flow,

Yet, divided, it speeds on,

And at last unites again.*

After a thousand years of fruitless searching, he has found his other half. The swift waters, long separated, have finally reunited.

However–

“Nee-chan, do something about this guy, he keeps talking crap about me when I’m trying to sleep!”

“You’re the King of Curses? So lame, can’t even take over a teenager? Boring. I could take you down.”

He could handle the annoying pink-haired brat’s yapping, and he will take care of the polished turd that called itself “Gojo Satoru” in due time. Sukuna’s main problem was something far more depressing.

“Darling, please feed me too,” he requested from Itadori’s cheek.

You lifted a piece of bread but instead of offering it to Sukuna, you directed it to the brat’s mouth.

“Beloved–” he would start, but you’d turn away with a harrumph. Then the white-haired turd would burst out laughing.

“Sweetheart, if you won’t look here, I will make sure this brat won’t get a wink of sleep.” Your only reply was a chilly snarl.

Of course, any husband would be disheartened by the sight of his wife glaring, but Sukuna was a special case.

He loved the attention. He’d rather you slap and hit him than ignore him. He preferred your warmth more, but this poisonous disdain of yours burned him in a deliciously different way.

He yearned for your gaze, no matter the cost.

It’s easy to look at Sukuna and think that he is a mega super sadist dom. Well, you’re wrong. He is a total wife-con. His greatest earthly treasure is you, so of course he will treat you with care. You’re the only one who will ever have him on his knees. You could snap him in half and he’d lick your toes in gratitude.

As stated above, he yearns for your attention, so he will do and say anything to have that. A millennium of loneliness has twisted his desires in the most grotesque way possible. He doesn’t want you to hate him so he can’t bring himself to kill the brat you cherish, but he will maim Yuuji just to hear your voice crack from screaming.

He really wants a physical form. One he can freely move in, so he can court you properly, like he did way back when. If words cannot convince you, then maybe he can remind your body why you loved him so much in the past.

If you were miraculously able to return his affections, he’d be waaaay easier to manage. One word from you can stop his rampage. Even if you were deceiving him to control him, he wouldn’t mind so long as you stayed by his side.

[1] A poem by Sutoku-In. Lifted from: The English translation of Ogura Hyakunin Isshu from Hyakunin-Isshu (Single Songs of a Hundred Poets) and Nori no Hatsu-Ne (The Dominant Note of the Law) by Clay MacCauley Yokohama: Kelly and Walsh, Ltd., 1917. Source: https://jti.lib.virginia.edu/japanese/hyakunin/macauley.html.

If you have any questions regarding this Sukuna and this version of Reader, feel free to ask cause I’m running out of stuff to say unprovoked.

@shadowywizardarcade @hannya-exists @nineooooo @lilachaeyo @pumpkindudeishere @jessbeinme15 @fluffy-koalala @cringeycookies @frogzxch @isimpfordanielpark @marvelsgirl4ever @sanzusmom @sheccidoscar @marvelsgirl4ever

A/N: My unhealthy obsession with yandere fluffy husband Sukuna is the epitome of #ICanFixHim. (Disclaimer: This should go without saying but in real life, don't ever stay with a guy believing you can fix him. You’ll end up dragging each other down.)

#jujutsu kaisen #jjk #sukuna x y/n #sukuna x reader #sukuna #reincarnation au #husband #yandere #married #married au

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