Akazora

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Grl3SiAgdoM

OMM1: It's going to be 70 degrees all week. It's November. I'm in Cleveland. I was promised cold. Where is the cold? I was promised snow. Where is the snow? OMM2: Hoopa event..................... at McDonald's......................

New Movie 20 Teaser! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k315Ho2AUBM Confirmed for an April 16th, 2016 release. The word "black" is the only legible part of the movie's title. It is currently officially known as Black Movie. Official website is also up and running!

You do realize that that's literally the premise of And Then There Were None, right? It's not like Gosho invented that scenario or anything. What you're still not seeing is that Detective Conan is a detective show while The Perfect Insider is a mystery show. Those two terms are not interchangeable. For one, detective shows always have a genius detective. In Detective Conan, that genius is Conan/Shinichi. In Sakurako-san, it's Sakurako. In Gosick, it's Victorique. In Kamisama no Memochou, it's Yuuko. In Ranpo Kitan, it's Akechi. The genius detective is expected to have deductive skills better than the average person and always solves the case by the end of the arc. The Perfect Insider has no such character. Saikawa is just a regular professor, and Nishinosono is just a regular college student. Neither of them can be considered a genius by any means, or at least no more than the rest of the cast. Furthermore, Detective Conan is episodic, as are most detective shows. Heck, even the very first modern day fictional detective, Edgar Allen Poe's Dupin, solved more than just one case, making him part of an episodic narrative. From Holmes to Conan to Sakurako, nearly every detective story consists of a multitude of arcs or cases with an underlying main plot. The Perfect Insider is not episodic. There is a single mystery, the mystery of who's killing people on the island, that makes up the entirety of the 11-episode plot. And also, poor use of the phrase " based off of". The Sakurako-san anime is based off of the Sakurako-san light novel. It may share a similar theme of "bones" as the television show BONES, but it is not "based off of" it.

Well, they're both mysteries, so I guess? I wouldn't say The Perfect Insider has much of a Conan vibe though. Detective Conan is a detective show, but The Perfect Insider is solely a mystery show. The currently airing Sakurako-san, as well as past shows like Gosick, Kamisama no Memochou, and Ranpo Kitan have more of a Conan vibe than The Perfect Insider does. If anything, The Perfect Insider feels more like Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None.

Yes, I'm aware of that. That's why I specified it was the movie anime and not one of two series right in the title. And it's not just "a" live action movie; there are at least seven different versions.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN If you choose to stay up late tonight waiting for the Great Pumpkin, be sure to bring your 3DS with you so you can smash pumpkins level 9 CPUs while you wait.

The Dog of Flanders (movie) This movie is a simple one. It's a simple tale, adapted from an 1872 novel of the same name by Marie Louise de la Ramée, of the loyalty between a boy and his dog. It's so simple in fact, one might brush it off as childish. However, this is far from a movie to take lightly. It's greatest strength lies in its simplicity. It's accessible enough for children, but poignant enough for adults. It is a story of simple happiness, simple sadness, simple triumphs, and simple losses. It is a tale of the powerful and the powerless, and it is one that, despite being nearly a century and a half old, resonates in the hearts of people to this day. It it truly a timeless tale, and this 1997 adaption does it justice. The art is fairly good given the movie is as old as I am, and the character designs are clearly European. I watched the Japanese dub, but I'll be checking out the English dub in the future. The music is atmospheric and really helps with setting the scenes. Speaking of which, the atmosphere of this movie is fantastic. It's soft, easy on the eyes, and even a bit nostalgic. I haven't even been to Belgium (let alone 19th century Belgium) but the portrayal of the rustic town of Hoboken and city of Antwerp give off warm feelings generally associated with childhood memories. The passage of time and change of the seasons are also executed amazingly in this movie. I absolutely loved this movie and recommend it anyone looking for a heartfelt and emotionally stirring film that has unfortunately fallen into obscurity. It has single handedly motivated me to visit Antwerp, Belgium, specifically the Cathedral of Our Lady. It has also gotten me interested in Peter Paul Rubens' paintings. The ideal time to watch this movie would be during Christmas. While not a specifically holiday-themed movie, the message and story are perfect to experience on a cold winter's night, snuggled up in blankets with a warm cup of hot chocolate in hand.

I take that back, this one is pretty sweet too. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vo3jXx43T60

DAY 19: MACHINE HAS YET TO GIVE THEIR THOUGHTS ON THE FEW SHORT THINGS THEY READ (WAIT, never mind, ninja-ed by OP.) Don't feign ignorance; I already have my eyes on you. And I like mac and cheese. I rarely eat it, but high quality mac and cheese is really good. -- OMM: Thinking about participating in a Smash tourney, but I don't have a great deal of confidence in my skills. Should I or shouldn't I...?

The only acceptable song for the Duck Hunt stage. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hgs6NEdVYWg

Why did anon rep my Sugar Plum Fairy post? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huE5YRr1l2E (Edit: wait, hold up, already posted that song...)

Ahh, you were that kid in college who set off the dorm's fire alarm at 3 am the night before finals because you forgot to add water before microwaving your instant mac and cheese, weren't you? -- OMM1: My Hero Academia anime confirmed? I've heard good things about the manga, so hype! OMM2: It's nice to know we'll be getting a Nintendo Direct before the year ends, because I seriously need to know the results of the Smash ballot. The hype train can only get so far with no news fueling it. Surely Nintendo will deliver.

Did somebody say K-On?! Gosho doesn't usually reference relatively new anime (if you consider an anime that aired in 2009 to be new), so this is interesting to see.

Tekkon Kinkreet All throughout the movie I couldn't help but think, "Man, these characters look a lot like those in that Ping Pong anime." After looking it up, I realized it wasn't just a coincidence. The manga this movie was based off of was written by the same man who wrote the Ping Pong manga that Ping Pong: The Animation was based off of. Ahhh, it all makes sense now. This was an interesting movie, to say the least. As expected of the Ping Pong man, the character designs are very simplistic and, generally speaking, unattractive. But the animation and the scenery are where this movie stands out. The frames are blurred in such a way that gives the fast paced and frantic movements a smooth look and the background art is fantastic, in both the "amazing" sense and the "crazy" sense. This movie provided more of a dream-like and visceral atmosphere than even Paprika did, and Paprika is the original Inception. The background draws you in, and makes you feel like part of the story. It's very difficult for movies, anime especially, to be able to pull this off. While the plot can sometimes be predictable, the high-tension, raw emotion of the characters as brought to life through the amazing directing makes up for it. This was a fascinating movie to watch late Tuesday night as a way to officially end my fall break. I'm curious to see how this will hold up to Ping Pong.

OMM: I had an amazing fall break. It was just superb. My parents came over to visit, I finished all of Alpha Sapphire, I played the first two cases of Dual Destinies, and I watched Tekkon Kinkreet. I haven't really let myself just completely relax in so long. I feel like I was emotionally and spiritually cleansed. It was really nice to see my parents after so long, Alpha Sapphire was a fantastic game, Dual Destinies reminded me why I love Ace Attorney so much, and Tekkon Kinkreet was quite the movie to cap off the whole break. Wow. What a great four days. I may have a lot of work lined up for this week, but I feel ready to deal with it. I didn't realize how much I needed this respite from work until I got it. I hope everyone else out there finds the time in the near future to really take a step back and remember what life is all about. Sometimes you may not realize how stressed you actually are and just need a moment to emotionally realign yourself before taking that next step forward. (Edit: Oh yeah, and happy Back to the Future Day!)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9sX_54hHcEE I died.

Pfft, What Child Is This, O Christmas Tree, Silent Night, O Come All Ye Faithful, The Christmas Waltz, and The Christmas Shoes are much better, heheh. Oh my geez, Tchaikovsky! Continuing with the Christmas theme, how about some Nutcracker selections? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0iP6j6nhjY (...dammit Kenzi, I can't stop listening to holiday music now, thanks...)

Off topic, but why is your Location the latitude and longitude points of Kruidenwijk, Almere, Netherlands??

I'll take you on m8, just as long as this is the 3DS version we're talking about. -- OMM1: MAL WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO THE PROFILE PAGES WHAT AM I LOOKING AT IT WAS FINE FOR THE PAST MANY MANY YEARS DON'T DO THIS TO ME OKAY DO YOU KNOW HOW LONG IT'S GOING TO TAKE ME TO GET USED TO THIS WELL DO YOU (okay, I'm joking, it actually isn't all that bad, now people can see at a glance just how strict of a rater I am, hue) OMM2: DCW is kill; where is everyone?

This glorious monstrosity. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXNzGOdGwKg

I am currently not eating any mangos.