So, I never really followed up on this post, but because of it I learned of M.U.G.E.N., a video game engine people use to make their own fighting game characters. Then today a friend linked me to a video on niconico of our favorite mascots, Colonel Sanders and Donald McDonald, duking it out. I couldn’t find a copy on YouTube (curses!), so here is the video if you have a niconico account. (Donald wins, if you care but can’t watch.)
In the meantime, I did find THIS video: clearly the Colonel and Donald put aside their differences and unite to fight evil. And by evil, I mean Dragonball Z, Fist of the North Star, Fate/Stay Night, and a few other series.
Okay, I admit it, I’m mostly posting this for Japanator’s John Martone. See, in the first episode of Macross F (which I know I’ve been remiss in first-dating) we’re treated to a cute little jingle for a Chinese restaurant:
But see, every time I hear this stuff, I’m transported back in time to Ranma 1/2’s Shampoo reciting her restaurant’s menu, a character song from one of the six trillion Ranma CDs that came out during the show’s peak. You can enjoy the iffy amv/slideshow as you choose.
I mentioned in my first date with Vampire Knight that the ED theme, the Mana-produced “still doll,” performed by Kanon Wakeshima, is sexy and awesome. Then I found out that the full version can be heard along with the PV, so I figured I’d share it. The PV also informed me of something awesome: Wakeshima plays her own cello (both in the tune and in general). Sexy!
So, it’s been just over 24 hours since the first episode of Tower of DRUAGA ~the Aegis of URUK~ hit the Internets, and on YouTube alone it’s been viewed over 22,000 times. Back on Crunchyroll, I don’t know how many times it’s been viewed or downloaded, but the top donor for the hQ episode is one “The_Onigiri” who paid $50 for the episode.
Meanwhile, the first episode of BLASSREITER is out. It appears to be accessible at YouTube, Crunchyroll, and BOSTTV with the same specs as Druaga (which you can see here), so there you go. I expect to get to a first date of it today (it’s currently downloading; I paid $15 for the HQ download).
So I came across this video on the Gurren Lagann LJ community; it’s of the various voice actors acting out scenes from the show, except that they shuffle around the characters. So the first scene is the one where Yoko cuts Nia’s hair…except that Simon cuts Kamina’s instead. And they giggle. It’s fantastic. Oh, and Viral’s seiyuu Nobuyuki Hiyama is fantastic as Simon, especial with Nia seiyuu Yukari Fukui’s Guam (the turtle dude).
I did pop by the FUNimation booth and talked to Adam Sheehan, who said he hadn’t heard anything about One Piecenot continuing on Cartoon Network, but told me to check in tomorrow with someone else at FUNi, which I will do. I couldn’t find anyone for BVU around, though, so I wasn’t able to ask them anything. (Maybe they’ll be at NYCC?)
That was pretty much the rest of the con as far as work went, so I hung around the Kumori Con booth and pimped out my tail for a while, then helped with the teardown. That was kinda fun. (I love riding on the carts!) Hey, did you know that the dealers basically get to leave their garbage behind? Here’s a video of the aftermath:
And with that, I’ll leave you with a final, epic cosplay image.
Hope you enjoyed Sakura Con ‘08! For those of you who are curious about my next con coverage, it’ll be New York Comic Con next month.
