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ShushKebab
10/06/09

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Music game? Is it anything like DJ MAX?
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Xerain
10/06/09

@ShushKebab: It's much closer to EBA/Ouendan, but with button presses instead of screen tapping.
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Heartless141, dood!
10/06/09

@ShushKebab: nop, instead of going up/down like normal music game, the notes fly around the screen instead
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Witzbold
10/06/09

@ShushKebab: No nothing like it asides from the fact that its a music game.

Search youtube for vids of it.
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Heartless141, dood!
10/06/09

@Witzbold: Here's one. i hope you don't give up on the game because of it.
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Witzbold
10/06/09

@Heartless141, dood!: I think you replied to the wrong person.

The one downfall of the gameplay system is the overly busy backgrounds effects one being to locate / pay attention to the patterns of the icons that appear. Asides from that its an excellent game for fans of the Vocaloids.
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kalleboo
10/06/09

@Witzbold: The backgrounds are part of what make the game fun. Trying to concentrate on the button presses instead of Miku waving her shimapan butt in your face.

Sign me up as "can't wait for the sequel".
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Witzbold
10/06/09

@kalleboo: Obviously you totally missed the point in regards to lack of thought being put into how some vids go against the game design making it an unnecessary problem for the player to adjust to.
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denki
07/16/09

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Bah. I'd rather it have been Strong Machine 2.

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Bokusatsu_Tenshi
07/24/09

@denki: The Anime Matsuri guys forgot to edit/add their logo on the part she says "THIS EVENT", making the whole thing weird.
Well, weirdER.
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Iceman B.
07/15/09

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Omg, my もえ-meter exploded!

For a 13 y/o, she really dances will, imho.

As for the choreography...wth is up with THAT? It's so...freakishly...unlike real dances I;ve seen. Its very cute though.

@Mit: Explain the meme more? The first thing that hit my mind was Caramelldansen.

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Mit
07/15/09

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This has been bugging me for ages. There is a really retarded looking parody of this dance that I randomly see animated in 2chan meme videos and such, but I don't know what they call it, and I can't find more videos of it. It's quite hilarious, and I want to see more of it D: Does anyone have links?

Sorry I don't have much to say on topic. I also faced a moral dilemma figuring out who I should be watching dance. Sadly I still noticed the little girl was wearing black shorts. Am I a bad person?
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Sutekh_Slain
07/15/09

@Mit: Dunno. Were you sad because she was wearing the shorts or because you noticed them in the first place?

Personally I found this cute, adorable: something you go awwww over, not fap.
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Mit
07/16/09

Nah I'm familiar with all of those. To briefly see what I'm talking about, check this video out at about the 2:00 mark:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnMPezrydG4&feature=fvw

And this video at about the 11:30 mark:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUIBnElcLCM

(god I love that second video)
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Furious George
07/16/09

@Mit: Hi, I'm Chris Hansen from Dateline NBC. Why don't you have a seat right over there, and let's talk for awhile.
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[ZTF]Auspiciously Liminal
07/15/09

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There is no fucking human voice in those vocals. Jesus, it's been mixed to hell and back.
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Mit
07/15/09

@[ZTF]NSF Operative: No, there was no actual human voice to begin with. She's a character based off a program called Vocaloid. It's completely computer-generated singing.
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Kougeru Matsuoka
07/15/09

@Mit: actually Miku Hatsune's voice is a computer-edited version of Saki Fujita's voice.
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mintycrys is HOT for Bayonetta
07/15/09

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I almost wonder if we should make a Hello Project or Idol tag, since both show up often with regards to Japanese culture on this site.

That having been said, I thought this was adorable, even though Miku's sound is starting to show its age. I'm still hoping for a Megupoid revolution to overtake Nico, though. Megupoid's potential is unreal.

Oh hey, Moetron link. I stopped reading Moetron once the Vocaloid rankings took center stage. Keeping up with that stuff is like keeping up with sports. All those names and teams and postitions...
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Solertia
07/15/09

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This is my favorite Kotaku post of the day/week(/month?). <3 Miku~
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Ad-hominem
07/15/09

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Watching this video creates an interesting dilemma.

You watch, and focus on the real girl, so you're not a pervert who is watching an 18-year old cartoon girl dance around in a skimpy outfit.

But, in classic Japanese "twist"-style, the 18-year old cartoon girl is based on a real-life 13 year old girl, which is even creepier to watch than the cartoon.

No matter who you watch, you're ending up on the FBI's watch list.

What's that? You say you were watching the car. The car is a futanari.
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tehdorkz
07/15/09

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Sooner or later I see someone redubbing this with that stupid Caramel Dansen song
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Pew Pew BOOM
07/15/09

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No, she does not get in the car and drive away.

What is the car for then? Please don't tell me there are "fans" who hide in the car and film it, you know, from behind.
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PhatsMahoney
07/15/09

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can someone explain to me whatever the damn deal is with Japan and bok choy? sure its in a lot of food but explain this. And yes I know she is from Bleach

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gold163 (° д° )
07/15/09

@PhatsMahoney: You mean leeks?
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PhatsMahoney
07/15/09

@gold163 (° д° ): was that your attempted explanation? Because that was awful, answering a question with a question.
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07/15/09

@PhatsMahoney: It sure is repetitive, but I can imagine that someone can mix it up by using the same song, but remixed. Maybe that's why it's such a big deal?

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PhatsMahoney
07/15/09

@(Zombie) Goldwings: It's just another example, I still don't know the meaning behind the bok choy...or leeks... that's what I'm hoping to gain here
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gold163 (° д° )
07/15/09

@PhatsMahoney: It wasn't an explanation, it was a correction. It's not goddamned bok choy, it's leeks. All those videos on Youtube? Called goddamned "Leekspins". How the hell did you get that wrong, and why the hell are you so uppity about it?

And all these leek spins are played to the Ievan polkka. Hatsune Miku is pretty widely known for this; there are plenty of pictures and videos of Miku leek spins with mini-Mikus making a (° д° ) sort of face. I'm not sure if that's where it originated (I'm sure it's not; it's probably some running gag of vague origin, but you accept that it's there), but that's certainly one of the reasons why it's popular as far as I can tell.

As far as I'm concerned, it's just another internet meme that caught on. And since when have those been required to have meaning?
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Neo1337
07/15/09

@PhatsMahoney:

Originally it started as an internet meme with Orihime from Bleach spinning a leek around to the song Levan Polka (the video you have linked), and then someone made Hachune Miku (Chibi version of Hatsune Miku) sing the song while also swinging a leek around and I guess it just kind of stuck. Now the leek is considered Miku's character food item.
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mintycrys is HOT for Bayonetta
07/15/09

@PhatsMahoney: This might be helpful in explaining this whole thing to you
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Sutekh_Slain
07/15/09

@mintycrys is HOT for Bayonetta: You're a very, very bad person. NSFW FTL.
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spannu
07/15/09

@gold163 (° д° ): It's neither bok choy nor a leek; it's a Welsh onion.

@PhatsMahoney: Japanese people are all over them because onions are good for your health, and onion stalks are vaguely phallic, thus leading to the obvious conclusion: putting onions in your butt will cure any disease.
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PhatsMahoney
07/15/09

@gold163 (° д° ): hahaha someone's offended, for you see in text it is hard to note inflection of voice, because there is none. And I'm not going to give you a colon and lower case p.

Encyclopedia Dramatica, explanations for all memes. Someone figured explanations should exist or that site wouldn't be in business.
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PhatsMahoney
07/15/09

@Neo1337: I know what the song is, I have the original in my song library. I am merely referring to the celery/onion/LEEK, that she is spinning, its just another example because I saw Hatsune using two of them as drum sticks, just wondering why its always those things. One shows up in Brawl too as a usable weapon.

Thank you by the way. That is what I came here for.
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mintycrys is HOT for Bayonetta
07/15/09

@PhatsMahoney: Don't go overboard with ED. There are things that will taint your mind there. It's just there for reference. :)
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fuchikoma
07/15/09

@PhatsMahoney:

It's a green onion - the joke translated to Miku from OS-tan. Because there was an antivirus software called "NEGiES," and "negi" is the Japanese word for green onion, the personification of Windows ME in the OS-tan meme was often shown weilding a green onion.

Then, it makes sense that Miku, a piece of software, would also have a use for a defensive "negi."
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PhatsMahoney
07/15/09

@mintycrys is HOT for Bayonetta: Man, hate to inform you, but too late. Yes I have visited /b/ too. My constitutions have long been tainted. Are you often disturbed by things you see on the internet? Because I'm not anymore, wonder when i lost that....
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PhatsMahoney
07/15/09

@fuchikoma: damn everyone is so helpful tonight haha. I should really download the Hatsune voice mod program. I feel like I would have a shitload of fun with that.
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mintycrys is HOT for Bayonetta
07/15/09

@PhatsMahoney: Naw, /b/ is shocking if you've never been exposed to porn. ED, on the other hand, catalogues EVERYTHING, including the stuff that 404s on 4chan within seconds of being posted due to being highly illegal (use your imagination, or don't; you might be tempted to go looking for it)
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PhatsMahoney
07/15/09

@mintycrys is HOT for Bayonetta: oh no way, i don't look for the shocking shit on purpose, it just comes to me. Like the gif of the guy getting his head cut off while he's alive.

well they don't catalogue CP thats for sure. That shit's illegal everywhere. And I say shit with meaning. I've talked with some of the editors on facebook. They seem to enjoy posting shocking shit then laughing about it later.
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Scazza
07/15/09

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I feel so dirty.
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(DEAD) Goldwings - Remembered for his bravery and heroism... xD
07/15/09

@Scazza: Take an ice cold shower and passionately kiss your wife.
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MPS
07/15/09

so sad, sorry x5
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MPS
07/15/09

i def. need a wife, sorry x4
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MPS
07/15/09

i can't count, sorry sorry sorry
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Sutekh_Slain
07/15/09

@MPS: The sextuple post. I've only heard of it in legends and half-baked old wives' tales. To think such a thing exists. Amazing.
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ph15h
07/15/09

@Scazza: Don't fight it. It's in your Canadian soul.
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ph15h
07/15/09

@Sutekh_Slain: I've actually seen a 15x post before... (Don't know what to call that so sue me) It was... interesting to say the least. It's like they have Schizophrenia.
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MPS
07/16/09

@Sutekh_Slain: It's a curse, nothing to hope for.
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-Skyline-:Offering FREE Grunt Birthday Parties!
07/15/09

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Wait, but she's not wearing the ping-pong ball suit?
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07/15/09

@-Skyline-:

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tsukasa1288
07/13/09

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After playing the game, about 99% of all the mo-cap is pantsu free. I feel the statement "pantsu-heavy" is a little much and quite misleading. For the most part everything feels like normal dancing/choreography to me. Players have to go out of there way to adjust camera angles with the right moves in the custom music video mode to actually get any real shots, or just cheat and equip Miku with the bikini outfit.
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AlKusanagi
07/13/09

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Aww, come on! In Japanese idol years 13 is the new 20.
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