Monthly Archives: May 2009

初音ミク Hatsune Miku

Posted by Tsundere Works in Anime, Electronics & Gaming, Music, PC, Pop Culture and tagged with , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

If you said “What Anime is she from?” or “Is she a real singer?” you have two choices: jump off the cliff of ignorance, or, read this post.

Hatsune Miku 1

Artist unknown. If you have any info, please let me know =]

Hatsune Miku is a masterpiece created by the Yamaha Corporation, a Japanese company that’s been around for over 120 years, and designed by artist Kei. Their products are seen everywhere, and they kick ass. Instruments, synthesizers, motorcycles, speakers, watercraft, ATV’s, computer stuff. I have an electrical guitar and a few speakers by Yamaha. They’re awesome.

Now, Yamaha teamed up with Crypton to create something completely different. It’s called VOCALOID and it’s been out since 2004. Think of it as Garageband for the Mac, except instead of working with instruments, you work with computer voices sampled from actual Japanese singers. In short, VOCALOID is like Garageband for Otakus. =]
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HP Pavillion DX6000 Entertainment 15-Inch

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HP’s been a company that’s well been around even before the 1970′s, and their products continue to excel at the demands the consumers demand out of them. First of all, why I am talking about a piece of technology that’s over a year old? The age isn’t important, the line of products is. Here, my friend shows us a powerful piece of technology that has served him well for an entire year and continues to do so: The HP Pavillion DX6000 Entertainment Notebook:

HP Pavillion DX6000
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Suzumiya Haruhi 2 EP 1 – Bamboo Leaf Rhapsody

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First of all, Suzumiya Haruhi is finally back! After what seemed like a three year hiatus, the second season has already been announced and has been aired on various Japanese TV channels.

Summary: [Skip if you're not fond of spoilers.]

Bamboo Leaf Rhapsody is a chapter in the light novel series, and it’s also chronologically the eighth episode of the original TV series.

Episode 8 Bamboo Leaf Rhapsody
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ツンデレ (Tsundere)

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“Stupid Vordpress, it’s not like I’m posting because I like you or anything, okay, maybe I do, but… NEVER MIND that! That’s not the point!”

Most Famous Flat Tsunderes

Via Sankaku Complex
A Tsundere is a play on two Japanese words: tsuntsun (ツンツン) and deredere (デレデレ) with tsuntsun meaning a person who is cranky, moody, mildly cruel, somewhat violent, somewhat bitchy and deredere a person who is affectionate, loving, sentimental. Combine the two and you have a Tsundere.
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What is Eroge?

Posted by Tsundere Works in 18+, Anime, Electronics & Gaming, Japan, PC and tagged with , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

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Eroge is a portmanteau of the words: Erotic Game, translating to: エロチクゲム (Pronounced Erochiku Gemu) Eroge is basically a game with 18+ material, but with usually Anime-style artwork. There are a few genres of this particular platform, but I will not get into those, the most popular kind is the Bishoujo Game/Visual Novel.
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