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Hey All, another installment of Vocaloid music to top the charts of your musical palette! Anyway, reach for your goals and hang onto your sad memories, because they make you who you are!
No that wasn't just a random inspirational pep-talk, it's the theme of the two songs that I'm about to introduce. What does flying have to do with finding new love? What about your childhood dreams, and your childhood crush?
Some of the top producers for the finale to Season 2! Check it out!!
[This time, we have heated rivals Megurine Luka and Hatsune Miku battling it out!]
Welcome back, Vocaloid lovers! Did you know that the amount of Vocaloid songs is pretty much unmeasurable?! Vocaloid is both the name of the group of loveable characters that go along with the voices AND the name of the program used to make Vocaloid songs. Anyone, yes even you, can make a Vocaloid song if they have the program! And since it's so popular in Japan, there's no doubt that the amount of songs is always changing. Also many songs don't get as popular as the ones I've shared with you (although I've been trying to avoid the most well-known ones).
Anyway! There's your Vocaloid fact for the day. Now, today's PV Showdown not only contains two of the best songs ever created, but also two of the saddest. The theme is "parting ways"... some of you can already guess which song fits perfectly.
Luka's song of parting is called "Wanderlast." If you were given one wish right before the world... no, galaxy... no, existence itself were to disappear, what would it be? Sitting in a pool of loneliness and despair over the news... how would you react? And if you were to send a bastion of hope out to the furthest reaches of space... what would it be?
"I will forever sing this unending song before my end comes along..."
Megurine Luka - Wanderlast 3DPV [Piano Remix]
The world of Vocaloid was revolutionized by Hatsune Miku, right? That is what everyone wants us to think... what if no one ever used Vocaloid? What if everyone had thought Vocaloid was useless and sounded too synthetic during its beta stages and uninstalled it? Where would our adorable Miku be right now?
This song of parting is very famous for it's super-fast singing at many parts. It builds tension amazingly and is probably the saddest PVs I've seen other than Kokoro.
Hatsune Miku - The Disappearance of Hatsune Miku PV ver. 2
[There are some really amazing Choruses of this song on YouTube, and as you can imagine, they sing the really fast parts perfectly! Follow this link to see one of the best!!]
How sad this post is! But how awesome are the videos? And, which one did you like best? Feel free to post your thoughts in the comments! Here ends this installment of the {S2} segment, see you guys at the next time!
I did not subtitle or create this video or the music. I don't own it. Don't kill me, copyright people.
"Is there happiness here? As if being in a dream, I'm aimlessly eager for the one scenery you sought."
The abstraction of today's Vocaloid song makes understanding it very difficult. It's one of those songs that has an individual meaning for whoever hears it. But sasakure.UK (composer) does an excellent job making the arrangement equally complex and enjoyable. Seriously, why don't these guys get paid the big bucks?
Japanese legend is rife with "things that bring happiness." Heck, add "shiawase no" before anything and it's the [blank] that brings happiness. "Fleetingly Eternal Burning Bird" is [partly] about the "shiawase no tori," or the bird that brings happiness to the one who catches it. But would a bird of happiness really be happy to be locked up in a cage? This contradiction proves that there really is no "bird of happiness"... In a broader sense, this song questions the search for happiness.
Depressing? Heck no. At least you get to enjoy an equally intriguingly dark and sophisticated 3DPV. A very interesting portrayal of an entire world made of crystals. If you're not into all that stuff then try to discern Miku's voice from Luka's. It's harder than you think, this song features "Hatsune Miku Append," a new version of Vocaloid that provides 6 archtypal voices for Miku, one of which is called "Dark." Strangely enough, it sounds almost exactly like Luka.
Anyway, enjoy!
Hatsune Miku [Dark] and Megurine Luka - Fleetingly Eternal Burning Bird
I didn't subtitle or create this video or music. I don't own it. Don't kill me copyright people.
Look who's back with another Vocaloid song! Me, that's who!
What happens when we try our very best? Society tells us that we will always succeed, but what if we don't? The world isn't as kind as we think; despite our best efforts we can still fail while the people close to us outdo us. What then? Luka says... just keep spinning!
Only one question remains: How far can you reach with your two arms?
I'm proud to present:
Double Lariat - Megurine Luka
I did not subtitle or create this video or the music. I don't own it. Don't kill me, copyright people.
Hey guys I'm back! Guess what, I feel like posting a Vocaloid song! This one's called "Just be Friends" by the not-as-popular-but-amazing Megurine Luka. This song, despite it's catchy fluff-techno sound, is surprisingly powerful. A love that wants to endure hardship but cannot stand itself... pretty cool if you ask me. What's even more interesting is that Luka is singing the guy's thoughts...
Well, here's the video!
Just be Friends - Megurine Luka
I did not subtitle or create this video or the music. I don't own it. Don't kill me, copyright people.
This blog, "The Otaku Reviewers", was started in February of 2010 on this very same platform, Blogger. At first, it was a venture into the informational and informal world of comics, anime, video games, and Japanese culture. In other words, just a random blog.
Over time, the founder of the blog credited with the pseudonym "RPGhero" was joined by two fellow bloggers and friends with the names "Chansu" and "Deretsun". Together the three bloggers looked up interesting Japanese culture facts, recommended new anime, talked about their own "otaku" interests, and traveled across the United States to various anime conventions.
There have been off periods when the blog ceased production of content and there have been times when there would be dozens of blog posts per week. The schedule varies depending on the lives of the people behind the alias'. However the pattern is that we always get back into the game with even newer information about Japanese culture, anime, video games, and other nerdy hobbies.
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