As promised, I'm continuing with the coop play through videos. Here's part two for all three of you that actually want to watch it. As for the rest of you, you'll probably be more entertained by the ending of this blog.
And now, some words of advice from Umad....
Brilliant in its simplicity, isn't it?
Part 3 will be up soon. 
~somegamergirl
Blame the anime character creator app I got on my phone.
Me
Siphen
Blair
LeCamb
Amber
Umadbroooooooooooooooooooooooo
Regal
KiraLight
fliadaloisio
fatboomer
Shinji
Let me know if you want another one. I'll take requests. 
~somegamergirl
It's 3 AM. I'm blasting music through my headphones. I'm bored and exhausted at the same time. Yes, I believe it's time to do a random music blog! Check out some songs I've been listening to lately. I have a weird taste in music, so I'm forewarning you, you most likely will go WTF at least once while listening to them. =D
Only You- Ellie Goulding
Favorite Part: 0:28-1:08
I don't want to immediately creep you out with the immense obsession and love I have for this woman, so I'll just let you listen to the song instead. =D (And the Youtube video is slightly higher pitched, due to copyright reasons)
Everlasting Light- The Black Keys
I've been listening to songs from their Brothers album, but for some reason this one keeps sticking out to me.
Stubborn Love- The Lumineers
Favorite Part: 1:30-1:38
These guys have really been growing on me recently, despite how much I hate "Ho Hey". This song definitely deserves more airplay on the radios.
Xing Fu Liao Ran Hou Ne- A-Lin Huang
Favorite Part: 3:27-3:39
Yeah...this is Chinese "Pop". It's kind of this catchy, slower ballad song. Give it a try. Even if you don't like the song, you'll probably agree with me on how amazing her voice is.
Manners- Icona Pop
Favorite Part: Chorus
They're some Swedish indie-pop duo that iTunes kept bitching at me to check out literally every time I went on there, so I finally caved and ended up buying their whole EP.
Fat Bottomed Girls- Queen
I absolutely adore Queen, and this has always been one of my favorites by them.
Wagon Wheel- Old Crowe Medicine Show
I discovered this song in my Media class, and it's just so redneck and catchy that I couldn't help but like it.
White Nights- Oh Land
I heard it while watching an episode of Girls, and thought it was pretty decent.
Dirty Paws- Of Monsters and Men
God, I love these people, and Dirty Paws is one of their coolest songs. It literally tells the story of a forest, and the animals in it.
Gold Guns Girls- Metric
I heard it in my friend's car a while ago, and liked it. It's kind of weird though.
How to Be a Heartbreaker- Marina and the Diamonds
The stupid beat in this song gets to me EVERY TIME. And I like the satirical lyrics.
Such Great Heights- The Postal Service
Their music reminds me slightly of Owl City, except much less annoying and sugary. I'm pretty sure the singer is the main singer from Death Cab For Cutie, and they're reuniting for a second album this year after literally a 10 year hiatus.
Tears- Leessang
Favorite Part: Female part of Chorus 1:23-1:47
It's a K-Pop song, but it's another slower number. The rapping in the beginning felt a bit awkward, but you get used to it in the second verse. The guy's voice in the chorus reminds me of an Asian Nickelback though. The second half of the chorus is honestly what hooked me in.
The World is Ugly- My Chemical Romance
Every time I think I'm going to start hating My Chemical Romance.....I just can't. They released a few mini-albums recently, and I bought every single song. Bastards. T__T
Black- Kari Kimmel
(song starts at 2:41)
This was the song used for the Season 3 trailer of the Walking Dead. INSTANT AWESOME. 
Demons- Imagine Dragons
I honestly have enjoyed every song from their new album, but I always find myself going back to replay this one in particular.
My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark- Fall Out Boy
I'm waiting for you all to make fun of me after reading the words "Fall", "out", and "boy" together like that, but I'm impressed that they actually decided to make a comeback, and while their new single sounds much more pop than I was expecting, it's still pretty good.
In My Life- The Beatles
What better way to end than with the Beatles?
~somegamergirl
Currently Playing: Tomb Raider (PS3) and Sleeping Dogs (PS3)
PS3 Back Log:
Assassin's Creed II- like halfway done...haven't picked it up since November though...heheh
AC Brotherhood
AC Revelations
AC III- still in plastic!!
Batman: Arkham Asylum- got for Christmas, planning on playing soon
Batman: Arkham City- will buy and play after Asylum
BioShock: like 4 hours into it, and it fucking freaks me out to much to continue
Deus Ex: Human Revolution- like 2 hours in, haven't picked up in a year and a half
Dishonored: 6 or 7 hours in and I got bored
God of War Collection- halfway through with the first game
Heavy Rain- saved file got deleted due to game glitch 2 years ago, need to restart and finally complete
Killzone 2- like halfway done with campaign
Rayman Origins- maybe halfway?
Skyrim- probably never going to finish this!
Tales of Graces f- got for Christmas, still in plastic
3DS:
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time- hardly touched it
Paper Mario Sticker Star- hardly touched it as well
Super Mario 3D Land- I literally have one world left
Kingdom Hearts Dream Drop Distance- barely played...
PS2:
Kingdom Hearts- started playing it last summer....then forgot about it
Kingdom Hearts II
Final Fantasy X
Fatal Frame
Wii:
Twilight Princess- never finished it after all these years!
Skyward Sword- got like halfway, then got bored.
Arc Rise Fantasia- still have not played to this day!
DS:
Pokemon SoulSilver- about halfway through
Pokemon Black- halfway
Gamecube:
Wind Waker- Like halfway (I'm sensing a growing trend with Zelda games!)
Metroid Prime 1 and 2 (got in a set super cheap, barely played)
Well, that's...quite a bit. I'm sensing I have some strange hatred for Zelda and Assassin's Creed. And Kingdom Hearts apparently? Oh well! There's a few games I never finished that I didn't bother to add here, since I've given up on them (such as the first Assassin's Creed and Atelier Rorona).
Games I Want to Purchase:
Mass Effect 1 (PSN)
Ni No Kuni (PS3)
Animal Crossing (3DS)- upcoming
The Last of Us (PS3)- upcoming
Tales of the Abyss (3DS)
Fire Emblem Awakening (3DS)
999 (DS)
Persona 4 (PS2)
Xenoblade Chronicles (Wii)
Hyperdimension Neptunia MK2 (PS3)
Hyperdimension Neptunia V (PS3)
Hitman Absolution (PS3)
So what games in my backlog do you think I should tackle next? And what games should I purchase next? TEEEELLL MEEEEE
~somegamergirl
A few months ago I did a blog asking you guys who I should cosplay as next. Weeeell, I've changed my mind since then, and I've finalized what I'm going to do for the Con in June.
First up, I'm now part of a Sword Art Online cosplay group, so I'm going to be Leafa.
Isn't she awesome???
I'm gonna try to make her sword too!
And as for the other day, I'm going to be Misa from Death Note again, but it's going to look completely different since I'm going to make her look as punk/lolita as possible.
The dress I'm gonna get
The slut boots I just ordered!
In other news, I finished Sleeping Dogs about a week ago and absolutely loved it. Except for one thing. THE VALET GUY. I don't know if my game is just super glitched, but he's been creeping on Wei in my copy MULTIPLE TIMES. AND I HAVE VIDEO EVIDENCE. The creepiest time in particular would have to be when he delivered my car like usual, except I got in the car and drove off before he could say his usual, "Here you go!". I park outside Wei's home in Aberdeen, go inside, and just as I'm about to have Wei go to sleep, I turn around. BAM, there's creepy valet guy right behind me! He says, "Here you go!". Really? You had to follow Wei home just to say THAT???? And he DOESN'T LEAVE. He's just awkwardly standing in Wei's house, waiting for some sexy time to begin or something. Here's the video I recorded:
See? Fucking weirdo.
~somegamergirl
The third season of the Walking Dead has quite arguably contained some of the best episodes and peaks in the story since the very first season. Although it had it's muddy patch of those "Everyone keeps talking too much and where the hell are the zombies?" episodes that were reminiscent of that bland middle half of episodes from season 2, it was able to keep a slightly more skilled pace.
The finale, however, was a total let down. Did you see this "war" that literally the last 6 episodes of the show kept bringing up and leading to? Well, I sure didn't, unless you count that 30 second gun fight between the Governor and his people and Glenn and Maggie.There's also hardly any temporary closure on the Governor at all. Is he just going on a scenic road trip with Martinez? And who thought it was a good idea to let a bus full of old people into the prison? What if they just happen to die in their sleep and turn? On second thought, everyone can just use Carl as a human shield.
Now I haven't made it too far into the comics yet, but from what I've seen, it looks like the finale of the show set up the story to take a completely different direction from the comics in the next season. For all of you that keep up with Kirkman's work, what do you think about this? Will they be able to tie in the story of the comics with where the show's heading?
Milton finally grew some balls, Andrea's dead and gone, Michonne now answers when spoken to, Carl has a shooting fetish, and the Governor is officially part of the looney cult. And as we wait in our zombie apocalypse bunkers full of Cheetos and Mountain Dew for October to arrive to grant us with a new season, let's look back at the highlights of season 3.
Number of people Carl shot: 3
Number of people Carl almost shot: 87
Ethnicities Merle Insulted: Mexicans and Asians
Number of puns made about Merle's right hand: 4
Best throwback to Season 1:
Best Scene:
Creeper of the season: Axel
Best character return: Daryl's poncho
And now, a moment of silence for the fallen:
Lori
T-Dog
Oscar
Axel
Merle
Milton
Andrea
Best Episode: Clear
On a more serious note, I really think it should be said that this episode was by far the Walking Dead's strongest since the first season. The return of Morgan was so unexpected and completely different from what people had imagined it to be. His descent into a pitiful madman over the past year is powerfully poignant, with the meaning of his constant repetition of the word "clear" being completely open ended to the viewer.
7 months until Season 4. God help me once I catch up with the comics in a month.
~somegamergirl
Daenerys Targaryen ~ Game of Thrones
Lara Croft ~ Classic Tomb Raider
Lara Croft ~ Tomb Raider (2013)
Death Note Cast ~ Death Note
Garrus Vakarian ~ Mass Effect
Lightning ~ Final Fantasy XIII
Dr. Who ~ Dr. Who
Mad Moxxie ~ Borderlands
Panty and Stocking ~ Panty & Stocking
Nathan Drake ~ Uncharted
Ty Lee ~ Avatar: The Last Airbender
Kirito Kirigaya ~ Sword Art Online
Elizabeth ~ Bioshock Infinite
Ezio Auditore ~ Assassin's Creed
Lumpy Space Princess ~ Adventure Time
Katniss Everdeen ~ The Hunger Games
Serah Farron ~ Final Fantasy XIII
Adam Jensen ~ Deus Ex: Human Revolution
Madoka Kaname ~ Puella Magi Madoka Magica
Harry Potter ~ Harry Potter
Big Daddy and Little Sister ~ Bioshock
Harley Quinn ~ Batman
Glenn and Andrea ~ The Walking Dead
Samus Aran ~ Metroid
Mai ~ Avatar: The Last Airbender
GLaDOS ~ Portal
Serah Farron ~ Final Fantasy XIII-2
Vash the Stampede ~ Trigun
Mami Tomoe ~ Puella Magi Madoka Magica
Zombie Disney Characters ~ Classic Disney Princess Movies
Seiko Busujima ~ High School of the Dead
Harley Quinn ~ Arkham Asylum
Bolin ~ The Legend of Korra
Jessica Rabbit ~ Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
My Little Pony Cast ~ My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic
Ivy ~ Soul Calibur
So much wasted tape and construction paper.
I didn't realize James was into S&M stuff with Pikachu.
Life Tip #367: Do not ever try to pass off toilet paper as hair.
This will never be okay.
Emo Sonic: Can cry and run great distances at the same time!
Those are indeed shoes on his face.
Woah there Robin, somebody looks excited.
I can't even come up with a funny caption to explain what the fuck this is.
KINKY.
HOW was he even allowed into the convention center???
Your friend's mom dressed up as Chun Li.
Spidey, I think that New York pizza is getting to you...
I want you to imagine me naked.
Somebody forgot to give their chest and legs equal attention at the gym.
Teenage mutant ninja...frogs?
Please tell me these people were victims of a cruel bet.
The effort you guys put into your outfits completely blows me away.
Something's not right...ah! Togepi's missing, that's it.
Captain Planet, I didn't know you were part of the Blue Man group!!! D:
L recently started using glue as shampoo.
Yeah, KAWAII. Totally.
I didn't know that L and Justin Bieber were the same person.
......I give up.
I don't even know anymore.
Hey guys! It's been a while! AP exams are over now, and I'm graduating in 2 weeks, so I'll be on here a lot more from now on.
So! For my final Theology class project, we were asked to create a video that has the ability to inspire people. So I thought I'd share it on here. Unfortunately, I didn't buy a tripod in time, so some of the footage is a little shaky, but I think it all works out with how the video is set up to look. Youtube also made the quality slightly off, but who cares! Anyways, here it is!
Be sure to watch it in 720 for the best quality.
AnimeNext is only a week and a half away, and I still have work to do on my cosplays to finish both of them up. However, I did some work over the weekend with my cosplay buddy, and I took pictures to show you!
So the first thing I did was cut and style my wig for my new Misa Amane costume.
This was my first picture of the results, without any makeup. Don't ask what the hell I'm doing with my mouth.
Then I added a bit of makeup.
And then I added the red contacts I bought to look like her Shinigami eyes.
My eyes now look super creepy. YAY!
I didn't take any with her costume yet, but I'll be doing that soon.
On to the next character: Leafa from Sword Art Online. I still need to do a bit of tweaking on her corset, but the costume is basically completely. Now I will retardedly model it for you.
I'm on the left, and my friend who's cosplaying as Asuna from the same show is on the right with her short ass booty skirt.
Here's some more terrible modeling:
My smile looks very weird there.
I then tried on Leafa's wig separately from the costume, in order to cut and style it as well. I'm planning on lightening my eyebrows with some makeup I just ordered on the actual day of the convention. Anyways, here's some more pics.
Without makeup:
With makeup and contacts:
PLEASE DON'T QUESTION MY WEIRD POSING.
And some bloopers:
Well, that's all I have for now. I'm hoping to have another blog showing off the elf ears I ordered for Leafa's costume, and take some more pics of me in full costume for both characters!
Hey guys! So I finally tried on my complete Misa costume on with my wig and full makeup last night. Besides the dress needing to be ironed and me still debating if it looks too poofy now that I added another skirt underneath it, it's pretty much done. Here are some pics I took on my webcam:
Tada!
My eyes look weird in this one...
My dress looks very puffy here >.>
So what do you guys think??
The back of the box
The spine of the box
The back of the case
The inside
Some sexy Naughty Dog stickers ;D
See how the inside has a cool landscape illustration?
Title page
The last thing that was in the box was the first issue of the Dark Horse The Last of Us American Dreams comic. It was a short but pretty entertaining read about Ellie, and the comic itself is nicely written and drawn. I'll definitely try picking up the other 3 issues when they release.
So I've been kind of busy and recovering from my wisdom teeth surgery recently, so I haven't been blogging at all like I wanted to. xD I'm planning on uploading pictures from the convention I went to earlier this month soon, along with some pics of me and my friends in our cosplay. For now though, here's a one picture preview of me as Leafa from SAO!
July should be a pretty busy blogging month for me. Here's a list of some stuff I want to do:
And some sappy blog where I talk about how much my boyfriend means to me. But I'll probably not even bother with that one.
I'll try having some more photos up soon!
Age 1:
I look high.
Ages: 3,4, and 5
I still pose like this.
My Baby Gap modeling career was successful.
My "Oh no you didn't" face.
I hate my mom for dressing me in this.
Why do I feel like I look super Mexican in this?
Age 12:
Loving the pink rain coat.
Age 13:
I look super AWK.
Age 14:
I sense an emo phase coming on.
Age 15:
Omg, I have friends.
Age 16:
D'aww.
Age: 16 and a half
Starting to look more like me now!
Age: 17
My eyes look slightly Asian. O__O
Age: 17 and three quarters
Graduation!!
Age: Last day of being 17!
Look at those sexy eyebrows.
Age: 18!!!!!!
Hibachi is soooo good. <3
I've somehow graduated high school and am ready to start the next chapter in my life, and I honestly don't know if I could've done it without my parents. Sure, they have their flaws, but I think I'm pretty lucky to have a Mom and Dad as chill and funny as they both are. I need to thank them much more than I do.
Maybe I'm adopted?
Selfie with my mom? Hell yes.
The same goes for my friends. I've had some rocky patches in my life, and I have to say, if it weren't for them, I'm not sure I'd be here right now. They really are the best group of kids I've ever had the pleasure of meeting.
Cosplaying with my best friend of a decade, Alazne.
Alazne (far left) and I during our wannabe emo phase sophomore year.
Being dragged to a Big Time Rush concert wasn't SO bad.
Fucking hibachi again. So good.
School!
My AP Euro class in front of the MET this year. Best class ever.
Still can't believe this happened.
And finally, a final shout out to my boyfriend. I still can't believe I was able to find someone like you in such an unlikely place, but I'm not complaining, even after a year and a half of dating.
Yeah, we're cool like that.
I seriously have never been this happy with my life. And I sure hope the feeling doesn't go away any time soon.
~somegamergirl
Confused face.
Hey guys!
I've been thinking for a while about some sort of little project I could do to try bringing the community together, and about 2 minutes ago, an idea popped into my head.
I know most people on here have some sort of nerd swag collection, whether it be a really cool gaming set up, a case or rack that shows off all your games and DVD/Blu-ray, and even shelves that display manga and graphic novels, cool action figures, and other geeky collectibles.
So here's my proposition for you guys: I want you all to send me pictures or videos of your room. Think of it as a room tour, like being on MTV's Cribs (except less douchey). However, I only want submissions from people that have something geeky/part of nerd culture/stuff from some kind of fandom/some kind of collection in their rooms. However, I think you all can probably qualify for that. Only have a single Halo poster hanging on your wall, with the rest of your room consisting of a bed and lamp? You qualify. Only collect Disney movies? You qualify. Hold the Guiness Book of World Records for the largest stamp collection in the world? YOU. DON'T. QUALIFY. Just kidding, you qualify.
Example of what qualifies.
However, if your room consists of a futon and single cardboard box, please spare me pictures.
Example of what doesn't qualify.
And it doesn't have to just be your bedroom, or your bedroom at all. A lot of people have finished basements with all their games, movies, etc. down there. Some people have collections of things in their living rooms, while others proudly display their geeky stuff in an office or spare room. It doesn't matter where it is in your home.
Mom cameos are welcomed.
So please, I'm asking you guys to contribute! Videos would be preferred, since the final project will be a video montage of all your room tours! If you can only send pictures though, please don't hesitate to do so! Send your videos/pictures to this email: sggigncollab@gmail.com. Also, feel free to hit me up on Skype and send me your submissions there as well. My Skype name is somegamergirl.
Submissions will be due by August 5.
Introduce yourself and say your username/real name in the beginning of your video as well, so we all know who you are. Also, feel free to be in the video, or stay behind the camera the entire time. And give as much commentary as you like throughout your video.
Please try to use the best quality cameras that you have at your disposal. If you only have a webcam, then go ahead and use it, but if you have, say, a Canon Rebel SL1 (I got one for my birthday! ), then please don't use your webcam for the footage. -___- I'll be using Final Cut Pro X to edit everything, so I'm pretty sure I can accept video submissions of all file types. Just don't send me anything too weird.
This is awesome.
If you have any questions, comment on this blog, write on my wall, message me on Skype, PSN, whatever. Also, if you have an active interest in helping me, don't feel shy to ask.
I'm really looking forward to seeing the end result of this! I'm planning on doing some blogs showing my room soon.
~somegamergirl
This summer, it seems like I've been wasting away a good chunk of my time watching anime. But I can't help it! After going through a long drought during the school year (besides Sword Art Online), my craving for some Japanese animation goodness was more powerful than ever, and I've been consuming it nonstop since June, taking occasional breaks to watch the original Skins and Game of Thrones. Here's a quick look and verdict at a few of the shows I've been watching.
Everyone has at least heard of this show. It's been the talk of the spring anime season, and it's still gaining popularity and broadcasting new episodes this summer.
It's beautiful!
Story: The story is essentially set in an apocalyptic world. Giant human looking creatures known as "Titans" attacked humanity and wiped out a huge percent of the population. Humans were forced to regress into medieval like technology and create a 3 walled sanctuary to protect themselves from the Titans. Fast forward one hundred years, and you find Eren Jaeger, his adopted sister Mikasa Ackerman, and their brainy childhood friend Armin Arlert, living in one of the protected cities. The Titans strike again and break through the first wall, Wall Maria, and are bent on humanity's destruction once more.
Characters: The quality of characters featured on the show are a bit of a mix. Mikasa is the perfect example of a heroine who can be completely badass and awesome without losing the ability to be vulnerable and display emotion. She may actually become one of my favorite anime characters. The main character is likeable enough, but I still think he has plenty of room to grow and develop some more. There are also a good handful of other characters that are likeable and have their own set personality trait. However, the problem with the show is that there are too many characters featured, actually to the point where I can't remember which one is which. This becomes a problem when a death occurs. Since so many people are constantly being featured and killed off, I can't keep track of who's dead, who's alive, and who the hell these people even are. Instead of feeling sadness, I sometimes feel confusion.
The Titans are really weird looking...
Animation: Fight scenes look fluid and impressive, and the art style is quite unique, reminding me of something such as Claymore.
Music: This show has easily the best opening I've heard in a long time. The new second opening is pretty grande as well, though I do prefer the seconding ending over the first ending for some reason. The music played during the episodes is quite beautiful as well.
Here's a clip of a group of Japanese school students re-enacting the opening:
Verdict: I would have to say Attack on Titan's strongest quality is its ability to convey how realistic this apocalypse just is. It's not all sugar and rainbows- it displays death and gore constantly, making the threat of the Titans all the more real. The desperation of humanity is evident in the lengths they will go to wipe out this enemy. While not perfect, this show is one of the best anime out right now. Definitely give it a watch. 9/10
Hot guys swimming? Hell yes.
Free! was actually never intended to be a full blown anime. The very talented Kyoto Animation released a video on Youtube last year showing a quick 30 second clip of a few scenes of a group of male swimmers, intended as merely a promo to display the animation capabilities of the studio. However, viewers loved the premise and characters so much that they petitioned for it to be turned into a show, and voila, episodes began airing this month.
Here's the clip:
Story: The story is simple. A group of four guys who met on their grade school swim team reunite and make a new swim club at their high school. I will warn you all though and say that there's a bit of fan service in this show. All the main characters are male, so put that together with SWIMMING, something that's usually done SHIRTLESS by guys, and well, you get the idea. However, it's not unbearable or overdone, and the addicting story and great characters make this show completely viewable by guys.
Characters: The characters are really a delight in this series. The main cast consists of spacey Haruka, comic duo Makoto and Nagisa, intelligent Rei, rival Rin, and his fangirling sister Gou. As you may have noticed, all of the main male's names are girlish, which is addressed sometimes in the show. Each character, while having their own completely different personality and traits, are amusing and funny in their own right, and definitely keep the show from being a total eye candy, slice of life bore fest.
I wish I could float backwards.
Animation: The animation of this show is simply gorgeous. Kyoto Animation never fails to deliver a show with fantastic visuals. If you've seen the likes of Haruhi Suzumiya, Clannad, Lucky Star, or K-On!, you'll know what I'm talking about. Their sense of detail and coloring is astounding, with everything from eyes, to backdrop, to the characters' rippling muscles looking beautiful.
Music: The score played during the show is very nice, but the songs used for the opening and closing are really where the music truly shines. And that ending in general...
Verdict: Only 3 episodes are out right now, but I can already sense that this is a great anime for the summer season. 9/10
Based off of light novels and continuing on from the first season, Oreimo is another show that has slowly been emerging from the shadows and growing in popularity.
Story: The setup of this show is what got me the most interested in giving it a go. Brother and sister duo Kyosuke and Kirino have had hardly any kind of sibling relationship since they were kids, and barely even speak to each other. However, that all changes when Kyosuke discovers one of Kirino's eroge games (Japanese erotic visual novel computer games) inside a Stardust Witch Meruru (basically a parody of Sailor Moon and Madoka Magica) DVD case. Kirino turns out to be a diehard closet otaku, and it is now the task of Kyosuke to help give his sister advice and help her with her "life counseling" sessions. This in turn leads to the two siblings slowly reconciling their relationship while dealing with Kirino's secret hobby.
That's like me when I mass order anime crap online.
Characters: The characters featured in this show are probably my favorite cast ever. Besides tsundere Kirino and average, but endearing Kyosuke, you also have Kirino's best friend, Ayase, who seems sweet on the outside, but completely loony deep down. Then there's Kirino's new group of otaku friends: the classic, nerdy, otaku from the 90's Saori, and the dark and gothic cosplaying anime elitist who goes by the alias of Kuroneko. You WILL grow to love these characters very quickly, and all of them are quite developed, with entire episodes being devoted to some of their backstories.
Animation: I really think the visuals for this show are quite pretty and unique. The color palette of the show is very light, reminding me sometimes almost of watercolors. I also like how the characters' eyes are drawn.
Music: The score that plays during the show is nice, though nothing too amazing. Both openings are light and catchy, and I do have to give the studio credit for putting in a new ending song after literally every episode.
Verdict: While the premise and style of the show may seem a little weird and off putting at first, especially to casual anime viewers, I can guarantee you that you will become hooked. Though the ending wasn't very satisfying, 3 more episodes are being released in August to tie up things and end the series properly. It truly is one of the most charming and hilarious anime I've seen in a long time. Just ask my boyfriend. 9/10
I know I gave all three shows a 9, but I honestly thought they all were deserving of that score. Definitely give at least one of them a shot.
I can't believe I've lasted two years on here. Frankly I thought I'd get sick of you people by now. ;P I also made it to 3,000 followers recently, so...yay me! I wanna give a big shout out and thanks to anyone I've interacted with, followed, or been followed by (except the creepers).
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Dirk: D_Boneur_sister
Ashley: Weezin
Lunastark
Dave: ZeldaRacer
RyanPalmer
IamKyleMan
PTRPG
I'm sure there's many more, but I can't remember! Either way, you guys are all awesome.
~somegamergirl
With about a week left until the submission date, I thought I'd remind you all about the collaborative nerd cave video project I wanted to do. As of right now, I have three submissions, and only one of them is a video. If it stays like, it's...gonna suck really badly. I know there's a few of you who are working on their submission, but I really don't know if anyone else is going to participate. If anyone is concerned about time, I can extend the due date a few days. I would just like to get all the submissions and make the video before I go away on vacation.
For anyone that's still on the fence about doing it: you don't need to have a viral video quality room. As long as you have some games and stuff, you're good.
I'm just hoping a lot of you guys forgot about it rather than chose not to do it, because the whole point was to try to bring the community together again.
So yeah, if you choose to send something, that's cool, and if you choose not to, that's cool too. I just need some more participation. If I could get just 8 or 9 more video submissions, this video would have the potential to be great.
That's basically all I have to say. August 5 is the deadline, but if you need a few more days just let me know. I'll try to stay on Skype on my laptop 24/7 to accommodate you guys.
Feel free to send me stuff on Skype, or through this email: sggigncollab@gmail.com
~somegamergirl
Well now that I was dragged into this thanks to dillaweezer, I'll make a quick one so I return to watching Steins;Gate IMMEDIATELY.
Still need to finish it...
Platinumed this baby.
WANT.
REALLY WANT.
A classic.
Have fond memories of this game...
Paper Mario <3
So cute and fun.
So addicting and visually cool.
Best game of all time.
Also best game of all time.
Played the crap out of this game.
Cause for loss of elementary school social life.
Need to play more.
Will be buying soon to play like crazy in college. <3
Alright, I have two things to tell you guys about. *start dramatic music*
Firstly, I'm moving the submission date of my nerd cave video project to August 11th, which is this Sunday. I know some of you guys are trying right now to make it, so I'm hoping that should give you enough time! After the 11th though, I really should be done accepting them, just to avoid further confusion about if people are going to send me something or not. And if you have no idea what I'm talking about, just click the link. It will take some time for me to create the video since I'll be on vacation from the 12th to the 16th, but definitely expect the final product up by August 28th, as that's the day I leave for college.
The lists below will be updated as I receive more submissions.
These are the users I have received something from:
statsme/Jorge (pictures)
MrsDeanMartin/Jennifer (pictures)
Shmuga9 (video)
Arcteran/Kevin (picture)
MiniChaosTurtle/Amy (video)
RedEyeFilms/Rory (video)
BruceWayneBrady/Anthony (video)
davros1996/Sam (video)
PKMN_Trainer_Brown/Ross (video)
Siphen/Jidobi (video)
dillaweezer/Dave (pictures)
LeCambrioleur/Johnny (video)
urwifesmugglescorn/Sam (video)
gameguy523/Anthony (video)
wa5t3land/Jade (pictures)
MajesticMaverick/Ollie (video)
These are the users that have mentioned they are working on a submission:
DefybyDefault
BullToad
JoseOmatic/Jose (possibly)
Understandout
umadbroooo/Taha
If your name isn't on either of these lists and you sent me something or mentioned previously that you'll try to make one, let me know. And for any newcomers that send me something, feel free to do so!
Email me at sggigncollab@gmail.com or send them to me on Skype. My Skype is somegamergirl.
Secondly, I'm really excited to announce that I'm now a writer at NintyFanGirl/Nia's new gaming website, SheAttack! It's been a pretty fun and learning experience for me, meeting all the other writers/vloggers (which include the likes of our very own Kallie/kasumi, Charnelle/Drin-chan, Jane/LadyShadowHeart, and Ashley/Weezin!), creating the site's intro for their vlog posts, and writing my very first article. My first article should be up some time today, so I'll post a link on here soon. I'm excited for what's to come and surprised that I managed to land my first gig at 18, even though it's unpaid. For now.
Well that's about it. Thanks guys!
~somegamergirl
As many of you know now, I'm a writer for NintyFanGirl/Nia's new gaming website, SheAttack! The staff, which consists of writers, editors, vloggers, networkers, and a site manager, is comprised of all females, with many of the names and faces looking familiar to some of you as there are other MyIGNers involved with the site.
I wanted to make this into a separate blog post because this is really special to me! I wrote my very first article for the site yesterday (actually, first real article EVER), and I wanted to share it with all of you. It's about Japanese games, both mainstream genres (JRPGs) and more obscure genres (visual novels, dating sims, etc.) and the state of their localization chances in America.
Since I'm not gonna write a new blog for every article I write as that would just be downright obnoxious, I'll make a status update on MyIGN with a link to the new article each time I write something, and I'll tweet the link on my Twitter as well for anyone that follows me.
I'm doing this not just for the sake of getting exposure for my own writing, but for the sake of getting exposure for the site as a whole. SheAttack! is growing quite quickly, and I want to make sure that it's being advertised everywhere possible. It's the least I could do for Nia and the opportunity she's given me.
I now leave you with Sephiroth doing the carameldansen. (If you click on it, he dances)
Thanks guys!
~somegamergirl
