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Purple Stone is killing it right now. I haven't been too into them the past two singles, but I really enjoy this concept + melody.

After a pretty depressing weekend, this arrived an hour ago. Currently bouncing off the walls in my dorm =D.

This band gives me very "Diz-esque" vibes (kinda filling the gap they left T_T), there's potential so hopefully they produce more material.

Talk about flashbacks... I remember watching the Tagalog dub/re-airing of Slam Dunk and somehow Ojamajo Doremi XD (I was 6 at the time) While my cousins were invested into Slam Dunk, I liked the whimsical nature of Doremi and this ED really stuck with me. I did a bit of research and realized I must have been watching the TV Asahi Japanese ver. because I vaguely remember the screen shrinking after a show ended and a bunch of Japanese at the bottom and right sides of the screen. Other than Toonami which would air shows like DBZ and Yu Yu Hakusho, my second and more permanent push into anime and Japanese music wouldn't come until 2006 when Toonami Jetstream launched. I became addicted to Hikaru no Go once I watched the first OP. God, that series had a brilliant set of OPs and EDs (ending made me tear up too T_T) ... Since then, I've watched a ton of anime series eventually getting invested into the whole seasonal schedule. Here are a couple of my favorite OPs and EDs that I felt really fit the theme of their respective shows: There's a million more I could post, but I don't want one post to take up a whole page XD.

Got a PS Vita roughly 2 weeks ago and have been playing the shit out of Taiko no Tatsujin and Project Diva f (more like replaying it since I've beat the Eng ver. on PS3). Since the console is arguably "dead" in the U.S, I was able to grab mine with a 64gb card and a extended battery housing for cheap on Ebay. Since the Vita is still alive and well (sorta) in Japan, I've been using it has my Rhythm game/J-RPG machine and it's def. been worth it. I also got a bunch of "the Raid." goods from their 10/25 live (CDs, DVDs, and a towel) to be shipped soon.

Giggity~ The group song sounds fun, but I can't really imagine myself listening to it on the regular (good live song though). All the individual tracks sound fine, but as much as it saddens me; I can't get into recent Type-A Royz tracks anymore D:. At this point I'm more excited over Kiryu than anything else.

(Not sure if I should include the following to this thread in particular, but it seems relevant enough to include it) For those who want to view region blocked videos in the U.S, download TOR browser and follow these instructions substituting {US} w/ {JP}: http://miscool.blogspot.com/2014/11/how-to-get-fake-ip-address-of-specific-country.html While streaming on YT runs at tortuga-speed, as a free solution it should suffice for now. Also, you can use clipconverter.cc to download said video in HD quality through the browser. I use Private Internet Access (PIA) (paid VPN) w/ region set to Japan in conjunction with TOR and get slightly better speeds. Correction: You can change it to anywhere that isn't the US. Closer the location = better speed (for the most part). I have it set to JP anyway so I can access the UVERworld official channel (not the VEVO channel)

As of late yesterday and today, it seems like anything under Sony Music Entertainment, Victor Entertainment, columbia, anything protected under "eLicense", etc. have been region blocked in the U.S. Hence, channels like Pony Canyon, Danger Crue, Resistar Records, and nobigdealrecordsCH have had the entirety of their videos region blocked in the process (as of now in the U.S). The general consensus on varying forums is that this is due to Youtube Red coming out in a few days, considering it's abruptness. (Videos not complying to ToS or corporations blocking in response to new ToS) Additionally suggested by yakihiko, it would be great if we could make a list of the channels affected somewhere on the forum since this affects fans of J-pop, J-rock, Visual Kei, J-Indie rock, etc. While region blocking isn't anything new (-SMEJ channels/idol groups), this is probably one of the largest and most abrupt instances of region blocking I have witnessed on YT. I'm hope this can be resolved in the coming days, but I'm a bit pessimistic at the moment. *Edit: It looks like this has also taken down an innumerable amount of videos with idol groups and promotional anime material (Gundam, etc.).

Super panic mode right now since a ton of major Japanese music-based YT channels have just been region blocked in the U.S. Anything under ownership by Victor Entertainment, Sony, columbia, "eLicense" etc. have been blocked. Channels like Pony Canyon and Danger Crue (under Sony's distribution) have also been region blocked. Apparently this is in preparation for YT Red coming out in 4 days... WTF

I would personally love it if they split Itunes into smaller apps! I use Kodi + MPC-HC (w/ madvr, etc.) for my videos/movies, I read books on my tablet, and I already have other software/apps that I can tweak to heart's content to suit my needs. As someone who doesn't exclusively use the Apple ecosystem, just having MusicFinder would be suitable enough for me. (though I would prefer all the Music "library" apps to act as functions of one piece of software; you don't need to seperate playing albums v. individual songs in a library) One of the qualms I've had about Itunes is the fact that it's always inadvertently presented as a "music" software ( I "tunes"). I've never used Itunes to purchase books or videos, and you have to do a bit of clicking to get to their respective sections from startup. Separate apps could be really beneficial to individuals/companies/etc. to have their content seen from the get-go.

Everything arrived today perfectly! My uni is usually timely or bizarrely untimely when it comes to distributing packages, hence the delay. Would recommend 10/10

So, the past 3 days ~3 hours and 20 minutes a day I've been playing Undertale. (cue profile pic.) Current Progress (SPOILERS): As additional confirmation, for those who loved playing Mother, Earthbound, and/or especially Mother 3 you're going to love this game. Even if you haven't played any of the titles (like myself, but I've kinda got it spoiled via lets plays), if you want something with an amazing plot and appreciate "-bit" graphics this is GOLD. It, for the most part, deserves it's place as the top indie game on Metacritic (it is an aggregate). If not deserving of that, then at least the best indie game of the year IMHO. and... the second reason for buying the game...

I just realized... I think this is the first time since the end of "Taste of Life" that I've seen a somewhat upbeat Satoshi. They should have incorporated a making-of on the DVD, since this MV looked undoubtedly fun to make.

I've recently found YouTube channels pertaining to urban exploration and dead malls ("The Proper People" and "This is Dan Bell." respectively.) I mostly find that malls (built within the last two decades or so) architecturally are built to be immutable, but are inevitably at the whim of very "present" factors. (surrounding community, local economy, etc.) So in a weird way I find dead malls, while facing failure, aesthetically pleasing since they simply regress to their "blank canvas" (as the shops disappear.) (Dead malls have a "vaporwave-y" feel too) Older abandoned buildings/structures that reflect their respective times are also pretty cool time capsules. I also like the creepy Fallout vibes I get from the more dilapidated buildings. (These pair nicely with Muzak)

Implied that it is insanely pitch-shifted via the autotune, I notice a bit of wavering in his vocals (unless that's a byproduct of the autotune (?)). Nevertheless, while I like the sound the constant pitch change gets a bit grating over time. So hopefully they tone down the autotune in future releases.

Didn't see this thread until now. As a long-time Vocaloid listener and avid Project Diva player, "Promise" is definitely one of the top songs in my book. (Spent a month trying to perfect it on Extreme) The eurobeat "Night" series was also super fun to listen to. To top it all off, he had recently composed "Stella-rium" which was sung beautifully by Kano. Him and Deadball-P were my addiction in early HS... Really sad news...