After weeks of productive break and various real life matters, I present some pictures from the recent Metro ComiCon at the SM Megamall Convention Center.
This is my first time attending a big local event and I could say that I quite had fun.
The Comicon.. of course is more about comics, but what I can see is that most of the cosplays and stuff are anime related. There were of course real comics and locally produced ones…

バイビーベイビーサヨウナラ
I had been listening to this song repeatedly for a while; it’s nice, catchy and the animation is amusing on its own way. I felt that I should somehow share this with you.
The song is made by SaiB from Nico Nico Douga, and it’s included in the KarenT Label Album.
The animation is made with flash, you can download the raw SWF file to save or view it. I also provided the lyrics for those interested or searching for it.
Every year, there’s this this day where everyone makes a fuss about having dates, giving away flowers and chocolates and also raep. I guess this is the day where you can brag about having a girl and later raep her in a motel that smells like stinky used socks. As for me, I keep my day simple as my 2D waifus are here obligated in giving me chocolates for the occasion.
I mentioned in my earlier post about playing Project Diva PC fan-port based from Hatsune Miku Project Diva from the PSP, so I guess this might be a good time to introduce it.
This here is Project Z-1 a rhythm game heavily based from the Hatsune Miku: Project Diva for the PSP by Sega, it is made by the Chinese game programmer group called GameMaster, the most they did is hack off the important files like wav sounds, sprites, images, etc. from the UMD of the original game and built the base GUI of the game from it. That’s text book definition of China Quality for you!

I love the part where it goes Nya
So I was playing the Project Diva PC fan-port, then I was trying to look for a warm-up song that has routine button cycles and challenging enough, then I saw a quite interesting title on the list, ‘Nyanyanyanyanyanyanya!‘ I checked it out and it had a very catchy song that repeats in cycles, just perfect for my warm-up or practice on the buttons.
Then I just realized that I’ve been playing the same song and when I have a break I have it looped in my mind, it seems that I got addicted to the tune. So probably because of that I looked for more info about it. The music is by daniwellP, he used Vocaloid Miku for the Nya effects; also, his got a ton of videos already at Nico Nico Douga, but this one seems to be the most catchy he made.
Here’s a figure rendition of Tony Taka’s popular Hatsune Miku illustration from the “Tony’s Heroine Works” compilation. This figure is a 1/7 scale PVC build by Max Factory with all details from the original illustrations intact such as the detailed transparent coloring and the delicious armpits. The Figure is expected to be available in stock this January

Miku Miku Dance Download – 3D Software Choreography
Have you ever wanted to make those videos you see on Youtube and NicoNicoDouga about dancing 3D Vocaloids, Touhou, Utau, Idolm@sters and many more? I introduce to you MikuMikuDance, it is a software that enables you to import 3D model files in PMD format and lets you control movements and and camera sequences easy and simple. You can also lip-sync the characters to any song that you use for your video manually or by using the VSQ file from the Vocaloid software.
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My first test of MikuMikuDance with Hakurei Reimu model and static JPEG Background. No dynamic camera angles, no lighting effects, just plain model and motion test for future productions. The background of the video is only a picture I took from my desk, I just estimated the angle for the 3d video.
Oretachi ni Tsubasa wa Nai’s OP is here edited skillfully to make a wonderful Vocaloid MAD. The music video features all the vocaloid characters, including new comer Megurine Luka.
The video shows skillfull editing and animation skills, though most are traced it still is a difficult task to do.
CLAMP, noted for one of the best manga series such as Chobits and of course Card Captor Sakura, illustrates Hatsune Miku in this splendid PV with the song Mugen no Yami (Infinite Darkness) as the BGM.
The video seems to be a reminder of the art style and character designs of the famed group. The show indeed features Hatsune Miku in striking Gothic diva fashion.
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