Satanistka
has made another cool, if short MMD metal video. This time it’s a cover of the
song ‘Numb’ by Linkin Park (btw I was shocked the band’s still active ;) The
cover (by Alex Terrible) employs a tad more brutal vocals; unfortunately, the
recording quality is subpar :(
Starring in
the video is a custom MMD model named (obviously just 4 lulz) Satan Kuzya 666.
So far for each new video Satanistka makes a new model; the concept of
recycling isn’t that popular here in Russia :) New version of Kuzya excels at
being the opposite of TDA’s Miku it’s derived from. New Kuzya is so burly and
beefy she can kick ass in quite a literal sense :)
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Just look
at those spiky hair thingies! So kawaii!!! (^ᴗ^)
Yup, to continue with TDA theme… Only there aren’t many Hagane Rin models around, so it’d be a great release. Featuring the most realistic (and dangerously looking) horns so far. But the real killer (for me) is pistachio nail polish. Never thought pistachio nail polish could be SO devastating… :)
Managed to snatch it from TheLegendaryDarkrai dA account just hours before it was deleted. A lucky coincidence, eh? ;)
What strikes me most is how far YamiSweet (model's author) managed to walk away from TDA original. Little TDA-ness is left; and for Hagane personality, the fewer abhorrent TDA-ness the better :)
No metal from Japan for today. Why, but we have MMD from the West instead! :) Here is the work for MOMI Cup by elgordo11. This is an absolutely hilarious remake of the old “Aladdin” Disney movie’s song. You know, Disney animators made a fucking mind-blowing footage back in 1992, so it was not easy to outstrip them. But Kaito in the role of Genie looks so convincing, and Gumi in place of Aladdin looks so seductive appealing that it gives zero chance to the original!
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Now try to say to a man with a minigun that he isn’t convincing… :)
12th MMD Cup is over. The results have been summed up; the winners have been announced and got their share of esteem. But I believe the idea behind the event is not determining winners. The works have value that is hard to measure by any way, they are made not to compete but to tell their own stories. Each is very different from the others, some manage to do it better, some lack. But as the stories differ, so do the listeners. That’s why I like it so much – each time it’s personal experience, and the real winners are not those who try to please everyone but those who aim to reach the maximum intensity of this personal experience.
Now off with pathetic ranting. Here is an array of works which VMW considers worthy of attention, and each one of them is anything but ‘pathetic’. From action-packed shoot-em’-ups to ecchi-packed ehh… excercises, the best from the East – under the cut!
12th MikuMikuDance Cup is going on, it’s voting time now. This time the Cup was named “Expansion”. But no expansion happened actually, there are 765 works submitted vs 843 last time :) Still, 765 works is a SHEER FUCKING HUGE amount, about fifty hours length altogether!
I’ll try to bring out for you the most amusing ones. Picking carefully those of interest for the audience with below zero Japanese knowledge (like me). The first load is here! Under the cut you’ll find quite a mixed bunch of videos, from ancient arcade RPG to the Polaroid camera mystery… :)
Finals of the 12th MMD Cup have started today. This means we might get some great videos from the metal side. I’ll try to pinpoint some random entertaining works as well, but this’ll require time. Which is a scarce resource (surprise, surprise!).
So, for now, more fitting work. “Choir - Dedicated to BRAVEs” was released initially by Minatsuki Toka (aka Pandorist-P) in October 2013. ig_k, the creator of the MMD version, has made quite an impressive story. It features our golden-eyed boy in a role of a bride... Wait, WHAT?!! Well, yes, bride, though unlucky one. Or maybe it’s for the good that his boyfriend haven’t returned, or he would discover some new facts about his pretty darling ;) Other than that, we have some technically challenging war scenes, some half-clothed string players for back-up, half-clothed (but in more explicit way) Lily for *extra* back-up, church and graveyard scenery because FUCKING GOTHIC ATMOSPHERE and a couple of other things. Why, I like it. At least ig_k saved us from watching half-clothed Ritsu :p
Graveyard. Not a single sane person would come here at daylight. Because, you know, it turns so GOTHIC at nights… And no, I do not consider Ritsu a sane person.
Momi Cup 2014 is going on, and since it doesn’t seem to get overwhelming attention in other media, I suppose I should tell about a couple of worthy videos have been uploaded so far. If you hear about Momi Cup for the first time, it’s an open contest of videos made with MikuMikuDance software. It’s some kind of analogue to Japanese MMD Cup, only it targets English audience and is hosted on Youtube once a year.
[ MMD ] Justin Bieber Gets Arrested
The obvious choice. The video is made by Ritsu Namine (quite a confusing nickname ;) ) who is one of the most hilarious MMD producers this side of Pacific. This time a guy named Justin Bieber is being trolled, you may have heard about him. I believe this is no less than documentary film, because, guys, these things happened for real!
Basically, Ritsu’s work shows us what the _proper_ arrest of the fucker would look like. And maybe the girls even treat him a bit too tender… A bit ;) Oh, and both Miku and Teto are TDA’s. For the extra cuteness, I suppose ;)
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Teto’s smile hints at the further course of action from the very beginning.
[MMD][Portal][Chell] The device has been modified
And a serious work, wholly dedicated to Portal video game. Seamless, immersive and perfectly stylish. A level far above much of the other entries…
