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"Queen Elizabeth II, 93, (left and right) remained unruffled today as she was hit in the face with a black scarf while at the Royal Windsor Cup Polo match - much to the horror of actress Gillian Anderson (centre) who was standing by." I'm fucking dying LMAO. The slow motion breathes new life into me.

Started playing Micro Mages which is really fun. Also learning/playing Dead or Alive 5 and 6... *w/ cracked DLC b/c why the fuck would I shell out $100+ for costumes* Fanservice aside, I actually enjoy 3D fighters like Soul Calibur and DOA. I used to play a bit of BlazeBlue and Fighting Climax, but I never got used to the fast-paced 2D stuff. I like the strategy and movement involved with 3 axis of movement.

LMAO. What's with the memes? Song's great tho.

In any situation I usually lean towards more experimental (and progressive) bands, even if they're experimental to a fault. I don't know how much of hand Lime has in composing, but when he was in LEZARD all their songs sounded like variations of the same song. Since Sora took his place their sound has become much more diverse (whilst keeping their signature melodies.) I'm noticing the same thing playing out with Kizu, but it's not like consistency has ever been a bad thing. Kizu provides a solid live experience for bangya, while DIMLIM's target audience isn't as focused (a mixture of gya and metal doods.) They might fare better if they dropped the vk look, but they're too stylish to give that up T_T. I think if Deviloof can pull it off, so can DIMLIM. Kizu is probably going to last longer, but DIMLIM is too much fun. I like surprises, Kizu doesn't give me surprises.

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They're under Valkyrja Records which is the label for "the LADYBIRD" and a handful of smaller idol groups. Universal is distribution.

We need more people like Sonny Cheeba (formerly in Camp Lo) in the current scene. "Cool", a word I don't find many uses for, pretty much exemplifies his style/flow. Really completes this track.

Luigi is a Frank Zappa fan confirmed.

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the actual fuck is this album. this gen-z meme energy might be a bit too experimental for me o_o...

Kanon is such a mood, and LIA did an excellent job with the opening theme. To be honest, all visual novels with snow environments have some of the best OSTs regardless of how good they are plot-wise (SNOW, Hatsuyuki Sakura, Mashiro-iro Symphony, etc.) I'm likely just a sucker for winter themes, lol. Visual novel adaptations are actually a guilty pleasure of mine b/c I find them really relaxing (usu mindless fun.) It's unfortunate that we aren't getting solid adaptations anymore. (Now it's just ultra-budget ones of otome games :/)

I miss 2006~2008 MapleStory. For an MMO it has excellent music, which made it particularly nice for solo grinding. I don't dare play MMO's anymore, too much of a time sink.

Recently watched the CDTV countdown, which I haven't seen in probably 8 years. If you took out the Western artists and K-pop and just showed me the rest of the countdown with no context, I would be convinced into thinking it was from 8~10 years ago. I haven't kept up with mainstream J-pop in a looooong time, but Nogizaka46 being all over the place (like AKB48 was at the time), the saccharine male idol groups, idol anisongs, and sprinkling of folk hits still feels very familiar. I wonder why the Japanese music industry has been so stagnant over the last decade...or everyone else is going really fast.

So good.

I thought I had my fill of BTS for a while, but this and "Dream Glow" I actually prefer over Persona. They did a lovely job w/ the instrumental, and it elevates the song a lot more.

*hears "Come to Brazil!" echo from the distance*

Here are the series I'm familiar with that'll be airing this summer (I'm covered for the next 5~10 years in adaptations, lmao): Rating System: Dungeon ni Deai wo Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darou ka II Danmachi gets a second season. It'll be halfway decent, perhaps? Certainly the material is there, it's just the execution w/ the pacing that's on the line here. I'm a bit shaky with J.C. Staff b/c they can be pretty bad. Arifureta Shokugyou de Sekai Saikyou It's an isekai series that starts out really edgy & angsty but quickly simmers down and becomes overwhelmingly fanservice-y. I have the manga stalled at the moment, simply b/c there are other series that do this concept better. The LN doesn't indicate that the story gets better either. Toaru Kagaku no Accelerator To Aru Majutsu no Index III was pretty underwhelming since it was all pretty rushed. This is a spinoff that covers the Accelerator + Last Order duo, and is NOT CANON to the main series. There's a stylistic change that makes me slightly optimistic, and it seems like the alt. stories (like Railgun) seem to fare better. Karakai Jouzu no Takagi-san 2 Season 2 of Takagi-san. It's all good fun/banter, but I personally prefer the manga format. Enen no Shouboutai This will probably be pretty good. Same author as Soul Eater's, but it's a unique enough concept where it stands out on its own. The shounen tropes are def. there, but I don't this this one will disappoint. Isekai Cheat Magician Eh, expect this to go the way of Kenja no Mago... BAD. You have a really OP protag pair that basically mows through opponents like swiss cheese. If you're looking for good story writing, most isekai aren't it. Dumbbell Nan Kilo Moteru? Girls & Dumbbells... It's a bunch of japes and exercise instructionals. This will have as much substance as that one "push-up" anime that aired a few years ago with some added comedy. Tsuujou Kougeki ga Zentai Kougeki de Ni-kai Kougeki no Okaasan wa Suki Desu ka? Isekai setting with an overbearing mother "concept", lol... Will likely fare better than "Cheat Magician", but I don't think J.C Staff will do Pochi's artwork justice (the only other redeeming factor in the series aside from the brief comedy bits.) Kawaikereba Hentai demo Suki ni Natte Kuremasu ka? Harem antics. Not "great", but it has its audience. Tejina-senpai More japes... It's cute and funny, but gets kinda fanservice-y. It'll be a 15 min. short, which is appropriate b/c it's similar to Senryuu Shoujo in pacing. Sounan desu ka? I read the first chapter of this. It's not really a stand-out series, so I wouldn't expect much other than japes. Uchi no Musume This is actually a really cute series that might do pretty well. I typically tell people to avoid spoilers, but this one might be helpful in your decision making: Stuff I'll check out: Cop Craft Lord El-Melloi II Sei no Jikenbo: Rail Zeppelin Grace Note These two look REALLY up my alley. I need to watch the OVA of the latter that aired in 2018. Araburu Kisetsu no Otome-domo yo. I don't know if i'll stick with this, but I'll try out the manga. Machikado Mazoku J.C Staff... It looks cute, so I'll bite. Maou-sama, Retry! Granbelm Also going to mention that Isekai series aren't going away. As someone who picks up new manga on the daily, half of the new series I run into are all isekai plots. They're easy to crank out and publish b/c they don't require backstories (memory loss trope) and character development = "leveling". This is seemingly the best way for newbie mangaka to make bank on a series (it's low risk.) If I'm running into all of them now in manga form, expect more adaptations down the line. (I feel like one of those "doomsday" guys w/ the signs) Admittedly, they're fun mindless reads, but they're generally pretty bad. Adaptations make them ten times worse.

Infantilism in vk needs to die. Otherwise, I'm glad Reiya is back since I really liked all the bands he was in.

Sounding really BMTH-y on the latter half of that. Sounds nice, overall.