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This thread is for Comic books and graphic novels. I The genre doesn't matter, and The discussion doesn't have to be just about superhero comics. (Although tainted nowadays I don't think that particular genre is over). Also, Anime and manga belong on /a/.91 replies (and 58 file replies) omitted. Click here to view.
>>3364
On one hand kelly was pretty much bulletproof, but the trade off was the weight. The armor was made using scrap iron 6 mm thick. Other members also got custom armor for themselves but there was constant bickering over if they really even needed that shit in the first place, i guess its true because one member got shot in the groin due to a gap in the armor and kelly eventually died due to bloodloss because there was areas where the armor did not protect lol.
One of the reasons i like the green lantern stories is the cosmic background. I have a dream of eventually reading all of it to like maybe 2018. Had a cosmic horror hunger and read blackest night. funny because i thought it was going to be shit but actually it was pretty fun!
https://archive.org/details/x-men-the-animated-series-1080p-ai-upscale_202204/EP01+-+Night+of+the+Sentinels.mkv
found this on internet archive, honestly i havent watched it since i was a kid so damn i have some re-watching to do, also
https://archive.org/details/spider-mantheanimatedseries
also i haven't seen this since i was a kid and its not like they re-aired this or something so hell yeah, the venom episodes where especially good.
bought a bunch of comics from a flea market, maybe 200 comics for 60$, especially happy to own a bunch of infinity inc comics. also some old stuff from the 60's like "supermans girl friend lois lane". and an old magazine from the 30's lol.
memory says that infinity inc was a good story line, and mr bones was an exelent character and something about helyx was fun. clearly i have some re-reading to do.
i was reading tpbs of dragonlance comics from the 80's and volume one and two are rock solid, if thats the case the the other dnd stuff i have in my collection also might be pretty good.
I like to eat snacks. I got a bunch of imported ones that appear to be from Korea and Japan, so now I am eating pic related. It's a lot like Corn Nuts, which are one of my favorites, so that's nice. Earlier, I ate a box of Whoppers, and I've been on the lookout for Haribo Berries lately, because I like those. I'll post more if I have anything interesting, though I probably won't always have photos. What snacks are you eating?158 replies (and 57 file replies) omitted. Click here to view.
Ryse Rainbow Sherbet is a comfy drink that taste like Sherbet ice creme. In the last week it was a comforting thing in a busy and tiring week.
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How many energy drinks do you drink throughout a year? I basically never consume them myself since with all the chemicals inside of them the benefits are just not worth it.
>>3231
Energy drinks are a coping mechanism for me to escape the unfairness of the world. Can I not enjoy something?
Are pastry snacks? I kinda lost it for pastry from brutalist town Zelenograd...
I tried Salted Vanilla Pocky. According to the box, this is a limited edition. It's one of the best flavors I've had, with a nice balance of sweet and salty. It reminded me of sugar cookies.
This thread is dedicated to anything related to the American Psycho novel by Bret Easton Ellis and the film directed by Mary Harron, which explores the 80s yuppie culture that serves as a perfect breeding ground for a psycho like Patrick Bateman.
I decided to create this thread because I've spent the past week or more putting together a comprehensive source material pack for American Psycho. While I initially made it for MAD making, it can be used for anything you want.
The pack includes all scenes from the movie in OAR (1920x800) and Open Matte (1920x1080), each cut up and labeled by scene, including everyone present in the scene. The OAR release comes with multi-audio channels, allowing you to isolate the dialogue without music or background noise (I’ve included a DAW Reaper guide for that). There’s also a "Dialogue" folder that contains every single line spoken by every character, labeled by speaker, making it easy to find specific lines.
I included the Open Matte version because a lot of material gets cut off in the OAR version, which is useful if you’re creating a greenscreen.
There’s also an "Extras" folder with a documentary about the 80s, behind-the-scenes content, and deleted scenes.
Here is the magnet link (Please use a VPN):
magnet:?xt=urn:btih:6FB7AC52346873A69B792260CCBFC3111B05E571&dn=APSP&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftracker1.myporn.club%3A9337%2Fannounce&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftracker.tiny-vps.com%3A6969%2Fannounce&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftracker.bittor.pw%3A1337%2Fannounce&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftracker.0x7c0.com%3A6969%2Fannounce&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Fopentracker.io%3A6969%2Fannounce&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Fnew-line.net%3A6969%2Fannounce&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Fleet-tracker.moe%3A1337%2Fannounce&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Fisk.richardsw.club%3A6969%2Fannounce&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Fbt.ktrackers.com%3A6666%2Fannounce&tr=http%3A%2F%2Ftr.kxmp.cf%3A80%2Fannounce4 replies (and 1 file replies) omitted. Click here to view.
https://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm35829386 [Play]
https://youtu.be/c1Dt6U6wQas [Play]
One of my friends managed to order the Japanese dub of American Psycho on blu-ray which might just be included in the source material pack later in its own section.
the "paul allens card" sequence is related to something called "color theory" and the psychology of color.
you probably heard rumors that politicians have teams of retards who debate what color tie they must wear and something so simple, if ignored will cost them the race. well it is seen that red is a sexual, agressive color. hot like lava. blue is representative of masculinity, but also purity, faith and coolness like flowing water. to the average joe this is fucking retarded but in some circles its life or death, so yes the font and fucking eggwhite vs bonewhite on cards is serious buisness. someone having the better card is like watching your bank accounts getting emptied and thousands of customers leaving you, in their eyes.
>>3333
I always thought that the business card scene was more about Patrick Bateman's insecurities rather than some deep psychological analysis of color theory. You know despite his high-status job Bateman is more like a NEET in a suit who is going through extreme motions to fit into the corporate world, but really spends his time listening to music, doing cross-word puzzles and drawing gore in his day planner. He's a child of nepotism that basically does no work at all, and the people in his social group, like Timothy Price, Van Patten, and Craig McDermott, they don't seem to get their positions through merit either. It’s all about appearances, connections, and nepotism, just like Bateman, or how else would he feel about facing his colleagues if his only value was his dad basically owning the company? Like Kimball said while Bateman was putting those CDs away, "I know how busy you guys can get." The competition in Bateman's group is all about surface-level traits, but then Paul Allen shows up, and he’s seen as higher in the social hierarchy (Rothschild account, Dorsia insider), and that’s what really sets Bateman off. What's worse I think is Paul Allen talking shit about Bateman, and people actually listen to him, like his words carry more weight than anyone else's. When Price shows off Paul Allen’s card to Bateman, I can’t take Bateman’s reaction seriously, he's being sarcastic, basically saying: Your card is just like mine, so why are you getting all this special treatment? Not to mention, don’t you think it’s strange that Bateman praises Paul Allen's card for having the exact same features as his own? "Oh my god it even has a watermark." He's pointing out how similar their cards are yet he’s the one left feeling inferior. When Louis, on the other hand, presents his card, Bateman feels like his whole social circle is being undermined. If a guy like Louis who’s lower on the social hierarchy can fit in with everyone else it just makes Bateman feel like a joke. And when Van Patten and Craig McDermott say, "what about dinner" and "cheer up" Bateman is in shock that they don’t see the significance of this, or maybe they just don’t care in the first place.
Another thing I wanted to mention is that scene where Bateman asks Paul Allen how he got the Rothschild account which makes me just think how that information would benefit him in the first place if he's not doing any work in the first place, or maybe it's just me not understanding how these wallstreet people operate in the first place...
>>3340
>I can’t take Bateman’s reaction seriously, he's being sarcastic
I don't know about that, I think this scene is about pointing out how shallow that type of attitude is. In a way, this kind of dick measuring contest based on what people own is not that uncommon, today I'd assume people compare stuff like phones or cars or shoes or TVs or whatever. But by presenting it through a lens unfamiliar to the viewer (visitor cards) the movie shows just how dumb this all really is. I also think that this obsession with something so ultimately insignificant shows how empty and meaningless their life is: as you said, they're not doing any work, or much at all really. So they have nothing to care about but dumb shit like this. Bateman has such an over the top reaction because he's trying really hard to fit in and so is even more obsessive about these things. That's my opinion at least
This thread is exclusively for discussing the Wrestling Series (レスリングシリーズ). I want to emphasize that the focus will be strictly on the Japanese instance, and any discussion of its overseas counterparts is absolutely prohibited. This includes posting videos or content created by overseas creators. Also, please keep the celebrity and character completely separate from each other.
Beginning in June 2007, users on 2channel's YouTube board began to suspect that the MyList rankings on Nico Nico Douga were being manipulated. This led to the creation of an official term called 工作 (Manipulation) after a July 1st thread pointed out the artificial inflation of views, comments, and MyLists. By July 27, 2007, a thread titled ニコニコマイリストのランキング工作動画について (Regarding Mylist Ranking Manipulation Videos on Nico Nico Douga) was created, marking a significant moment as it was dedicated to resisting ranking manipulation on Nico Nico Douga. The discussion in the thread mainly centered around the activities of a group known as 80垢 (80 Accounts), derived from the practice of adding 400 Mylist votes to several videos in the early hours, with 400/5 = 80 accounts (since each account could create up to 5 Mylists at that time). Their activities were particularly noticeable during the early morning hours, where they would push videos like the infamous "The Idolmaster KOTOKO Princess Bride!" (https://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm280671 [Play], IM@S was a pioneer in ranking manipulation believe it or not) and "Tsurupettan" to the top of the Nico Nico Douga Mylist rankings, suggesting a coordinated effort. As this method was exposed, discussions in the thread intensified and attracted not only those who aimed to raise awareness about the issue but also individuals who wanted to exploit it, including 信者 (Believers/Fans), アンチ (Antis/Foes), and ただの愉快犯 (Just Pranksters) who looked at 80 Account as a deity. This led to either 順工作 (Forward Manipulation, where users manipulate trends, excluding genuinely popular videos) or 逆工作 (Reverse Manipulation, where users vandalize videos suspected of manipulation). The creators of the videos who were caught in the crossfire often deleted their videos because of this. Other users in the thread adopted a more radical approach, deciding to engage in manipulation themselves as a way to raise awareness about the problem. This led to the thread’s original purpose being sidetracked, eventually resulting in the split of users and the creation of the ニコニコ動画工作支持スレ【80垢神】 (Nico Nico Douga Manipulation Support Thread) General, on the same day, where users began organizing their own manipulations, partly as a form of protest against the 80 Accounts.
Members of the Manipulation Support thread began to manipulate a video called アメリカン ゲイ レスリング2 (American Gay Wrestling 2, https://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm200572 [Play]) that was uploaded on April 26, 2007, which depicted two men wrestling with the saturation on max and low video quality. After, a few more videos were uploaded to the アメゲイ (Amegay) series until August 10, 2007, when the first video titled 本格的 ガチムチパンツレスリング (Authentic Gachimuchi Pants Wrestling) from the Gachimuchi Pants Wrestling series was uploaded and manipulated into the rankings. However, it was shortly deleted due to the original creator deactivating his account, but then reuploaded on September 30, 2007: https://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm1175788 [Play]
Gachimuchi Pants Wrestling (GPW) is a wrestling style with a special rule: if your pants get taken off, you lose.
So why did this video become one of the key driving forces behind Nico Nico Douga's Golden years, and why does it remain one of the most viewed videos on the platform, with 9.8 million views to this day? This wasn’t just some passing joke; it became deeply ingrained in Japanese otaku culture, being referenced in anime, video games, news, and even on game talk shows, cementing its place in the Japanese internet otaku sphere.
The reason is the same as why a lot of other foreign media on the platform gained popularity during that era: 空耳 (mishearings). The two men wrestling in the video, Billy Herrington (a.k.a Aniki) and Danny Lee (a.k.a Kiyoshi Kazuya), had thick New England/Canadian accents combined with intense grunting, which led Japanese viewers to mishear nearly every line as something completely different in their own language.
For example, when Aniki shouts to Kazuya, "Huh? How do you like that, huh?" it was misheard as Thick and Saucy Fried Rice and now Aniki's favorite food is Ankake Chahan:
(Aniki) "Huh? How do you like that, huh?" ->「あぁん?あんかけチャーハン?」-> "Aan? Ankake chyaahan?" -> "Huh? Thick and Saucy Fried Rice?"
A lot of the character names too are based on mishearings such as for example Creamstew Ikeda from Shinnippori Fire Station (Firefighters): https://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm5348773 [Play]
(Aniki): I'm finished with you, get up -> くりぃむしちゅー池田 -> Kuriimushichuu Ikeda -> Creamstew Ikeda
But a lot of them are actually derived from how close a character looks to some kind of celebrity like Hatakeyama Bacon who resembles both the Japanese lightweight boxer Takanori Hatakeyama and American actor and musician Kevin Bacon.
I included a translation I made of the original Professional Pants Wrestling video posted to Nico Nico Douga (Video 1). In the next few posts, I'll try to continue explaining a bit more about the Manipulation Incident history and things such as the popular Sanshin of Fairy Philosophy by Pants Wrestling Aniki.
[Resources]
https://w.atwiki.jp/herrington/
https://dic.nicovideo.jp/a/レスリングシリーズ
https://www.nicovideo.jp/tag/レスリングシリーズ
https://www.deepl.com/en/translator
[Legend]
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Translations = Blue
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A user named 雑魚○垢, a veteran in the Nico Nico Douga Manipulation Support Thread, was key in discovering the video 本格的 ガチムチパンツレスリング (Authentic Gachimuchi Pants Wrestling). He identified this and other similar videos, which became central to the Wrestling Series on Nico Nico Douga.
雑魚○垢 also is the on responsible for bringing everyone together to manipulate the video アメリカン ゲイ レスリング2 (American Gay Wrestling 2) to boost its ranking. He's seen as one of the biggest contributors to Nico Nico Douga's Wrestling Series boom during its golden age.
(Users added ○垢 to the end of their names to show how many manipulation accounts they had.)
August 2007, Crypton Future Media released Hatsune Miku in the same month the manipulations for Wrestling Series were happening. Few might realize that VOCALOID and the Wrestling Series were directly competing on the MyList rankings. The Wrestling Series was rooted in an underground culture that thrived on manipulation, while Hatsune Miku represented the mainstream, fan-driven content. One of the manipulation tactics used for Wrestling Series was サムネホイホイチャーハン (Clickbait Fried Rice, サムネ -> Thumbnail and ホイホイ -> Hoi Hoi being a play on words.) where they would for example show a very erotic picture of Hatsune Miku to lure users to watch the video, and If viewers caught on to the trick, they’d reference Aniki’s famous mishearing 「やっぱりな♂」-> "I knew it♂."
This approach led to the creation of the most viewed Gachimuchi Pants Wrestling MAD involving VOCALOID: https://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm1162695 [Play] (2,353,106 Views). I will discuss this another time as well but many famous VOCALOID creators you might know during this era were actually actively involved in creating Wrestling Series MADs such as samfree (check out the lyrics in his Luka Luka Night Fever video).
The manipulation thread's activity slowed down after Nico Nico Douga implemented MyList manipulation countermeasures on September 14, 2007. With the crackdown, many manipulators dispersed, and Aniki's presence on the platform began to fade. In response, a user proposed, "Why don't we launch a terror attack on New Year's Eve? Gather people and register all the Aniki videos on MyList, filling the rankings with Aniki." The idea was to take advantage of the fact that, since everyone has the day off on New Year's Eve, a lot more people would be browsing Nico Nico Douga than usual. With the high volume of quality videos uploaded on that day, it would make it even harder to maintain a top spot, creating the perfect opportunity for their plan.
Although the idea didn’t gain much traction in the thread, it received strong support from Nico Nico users, with reactions like: "On the last day of the year, the MyList ranking top spot is a gay video? lol, this is hilarious ww I'll support it ww."
This was the first Kuso Misoka (A play on words that combines elements of 「くそみそ」->(Kusomiso Technique) and 「大晦日」-> (New Year's Eve)) event called "Yaranaika! Gachimuchi New Year's Eve! 2007 Billy Herrington" with 雑魚○垢 being one of the main organizers.
Example of a video used in the event: https://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm1917343 [Play]
The event achieved a remarkable success by maintaining a fifth-place ranking (it was ninth in the 5 AM update).
Here is a link to the original manipulation threads:
1. ニコニコマイリストのランキング工作動画について (Regarding Mylist Ranking Manipulation Videos on Nico Nico Douga) https://web.archive.org/web/20071122190104/https://news4vip.livedoor.biz/archives/51013298.html
2. ニコニコ動画工作支持スレ【80垢神】 (Nico Nico Douga Manipulation Support Thread) https://web.archive.org/web/20210723161843/https://pc11.5ch.net/test/read.cgi/streaming/1185495313/
3. ニコニコ動画工作支持スレ2【100垢神】 (Nico Nico Douga Manipulation Support Thread 2) https://web.archive.org/web/20210619145904/https://pc11.5ch.net/test/read.cgi/streaming/1186186538/
4. ニコニコ動画工作支持スレ3【100垢神】 (Nico Nico Douga Manipulation Support Thread 3) https://web.archive.org/web/20210622211806/https://pc11.5ch.net/test/read.cgi/streaming/1187088248/
You can find 雑魚○垢 by doing a search without the last part so just 「雑魚」, and also you can search the users in the third manipulation support thread discussing the wrestling series by searching for 「ガチムチ」 for 200+ results
1st Manipulation Thread:
630: 20垢雑魚: 2007/07/31 (Tue) 12:12:02 ID:???0
I'm a manual operator, so I couldn't get up before 5:00 AM, and I had to start adding mylists little by little after 5:30.
And today, it looks like almost no one except for 87垢神 and me did anything LOL.
You guys, please help by deleting your mylists at 5:00 AM and then re-registering them.
663: 20垢雑魚: 2007/07/31 (Tue) 23:10:45 ID:???0
Reply to post 633:
If you don't do it after 5:00 AM, it won't count towards the first update.
I usually have 5 to 10 videos I'm trying to boost (adjusting between 20 and 100 mylists), so it takes a decent amount of time.
Also, I just noticed something—my mylist is empty. Did they implement some countermeasures?
For some videos, the mylist count stayed the same, but for others, the count went down to zero.
Maybe I shouldn't have used my main account (premium) for this.
989: 雑魚21: 2007/08/04 (Sat) 07:48:01 ID:???0
Are you deleting all the duplicate accounts? I added 30 mylists to the "Monthly Nico Nico Ranking," so I’m looking forward to the 8:00 AM update.
992: 雑魚21: 2007/08/04 (Sat) 08:18:44 ID:???0
I’m the one who added mylists to "まっがーれ↓スペクタクル" and got it to 96th place, but it’s not decreasing.
Were only the extreme manipulations deleted, or did 80垢神 delete their own?
3rd Manipulation Thread:
15 :名無しさん@お腹いっぱい。:2007/08/14(火) 21:22:31 ID
Today, I'm adding Gay Wrestling to my MyList again, lol.
91 :名無しさん@お腹いっぱい。:2007/08/14(火) 22:34:11 ID
Someone added more Gay Wrestling again, lol.
110 :雑魚 名無しさん@お腹いっぱい。:2007/08/14(火) 22:48:23 ID
Can someone please add the Gachimuchi Pants Wrestling videos to their MyList?
140 :名無しさん@お腹いっぱい。:2007/08/14(火) 23:05:33 ID
Gachimuchi is rising in the rankings, lol. What rank is it now?
>>3258
This event left a significant impact on new users who were unaware of the large-scale manipulations happening on 2channel, and it played a key role in establishing the presence of the Wrestling Series. The reason it’s called "Kuso Misoka" is because, on the day of the event, the Yaranaika group held an event using this video: https://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm975673 [Play] The tag attached to this video, "Kuso Misoka," was so fitting that the Wrestling Series group decided to adopt it as well, leading to the event being referred to as "Kuso Misoka."
Manipulation Thread 6 actually contains all the posts leading up to this and the reactions afterward: https://web.archive.org/web/20080105033613/https://pc11.2ch.net/test/read.cgi/streaming/1195945646/
Post #181 (ID: enwx4SDz0) - 2007/12/30 17:52:41
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Even now, manipulation is happening, and this event is being held to make people aware of the fact that manipulation is taking place with Hatsune Miku and Idolmaster content.
Event Title:
"Yaranaika! Gachimuchi New Year's Eve! 2007 Billy Herrington"
NicoNico Douga Manipulation Support Thread #6:
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[Participation Instructions]
On New Year's Eve, register Gachimuchi Pants Wrestling 1-3 in your MyList.
For those who have extra time, feel free to check out the videos in this MyList as well.
[Active Time]
Around 5:00 AM to 9:00 AM.
Post #185 (ID: ybDUH2x20) - 2007/12/31 03:57:33
Just a thought, but do we have enough proxies?
Post #186 (ID: ybDUH2x20) - 2007/12/31 06:00:58
The number of registrations is around 350. Is getting first place impossible?
Post #187 (ID: 57D5LjgT0) - 2007/12/31 06:23:35
We got first place! wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww
Post #188 (ID: ybDUH2x20) - 2007/12/31 06:25:36
I could only contribute 40 votes, but the rankings are filled with Aniki!
This is so nostalgic! wwwwwwwwwwwwww
Post #189 (ID: hbYwWrNZ0) - 2007/12/31 07:00:55
I thought the thread would be in a festive mood, but there aren't many posts here. ww
Post #195 (ID: RCpKmMYY0) - 2007/12/31 08:34:48
I burst out laughing when I saw the rankings. www
I added it to MyList, Aniki.
Post #196 (ID: xBhtZuBv0) - 2007/12/31 08:35:30
ttp://bbs.nicovideo.jp/test/read.cgi/request/1189672151/
Someone's already raging about it on the official BBS.wwwwwwww
Post #204 (ID: +KR/TBYtO) - 2007/12/31 09:43:01
At this point, it's more of an Aniki unity festival than manipulation.
Post #206 (ID: 14aQgF7oO) - 2007/12/31 10:32:07
I thought it was strange that old Gachimuchi Wrestling not only reappeared but even topped the rankings.
Guess it was due to manipulation.
Post #210 (ID: IbrsybTN0) - 2007/12/31 12:45:56
I went all out and registered with around 300 accounts,
but looking at the comments on both videos, it made me sad. I'm going to stop here.
I still have around 500 accounts left.
It's not fun anymore, especially since there are other videos being manipulated today, and both sides have annoying fans jumping on the bandwagon.
Post #215 (ID: zBEiFzV70) - 2007/12/31 13:16:19
I'd rather see Aniki at the top than some meaningless MAD (a type of parody video).
At least I had a good laugh.
**Post #236 (ID: m5hTaNd90) - 2007/12/31 18:34:35**
The reason people moved to Pants Wrestling is because everyone was put off by the manipulation of "American Gay 2" earlier.
Post #242 (ID: XcmQWqJG0) - 2008/01/01 07:53:49
I laughed when the "Kuso-Misoka" tag got changed to the "Gay Spring" tag.
Post #252 (ID: 2X5RAsyl0) - 2008/01/02 20:12:44
Next time, we need to prepare some new material.
It was impressive how far we got with an overused Aniki.
Post #253 (ID: ECBetQR60) - 2008/01/02 20:50:07
@252
What do you mean "overused"?
People who started using NicoNico from RC2 don't know Aniki, so it's only natural that he grows.
On a different note, am I the only one who doesn't find manipulated bait Aniki MADs that funny?
I feel like the thumbnail needs to be Gachimuchi for it to have any impact.
The quality of the video is great though. wwwww
Post #255 (ID: QgWlZ0Im0) - 2008/01/03 01:04:42
I like baiting too.
The reactions of those who get baited are hilarious.
Post #260 (ID: yTE8u0l0) - 2008/01/04 02:30:42
I made a doujinshi about the early morning rankings and sold it at Comiket, but only sold 10 copies!
Post #261 (ID: yXQgAdPP0) - 2008/01/04 11:35:28
The fact that someone even made such a doujinshi is shocking enough, but the fact that people bought it too!
I feel like I could enjoy a good drink with those 10 people.
Post #262 (ID: +gWN27270) - 2008/01/04 13:14:27
What's this magazine about?
Back in September, there was a time when Aniki dominated the top 7 spots. That sounds interesting.
On a side note in that 2channel you can see 雑魚○垢 posting the actual video links to the Mexican porn websites for people to censor the Wrestling Series videos and upload to Nico Nico Douga.
>>3260
Here are the reactions from the official nico nico douga BBS:
Post #877 (ID: WO/rnvLb) - 2007/12/31 06:34:41
Hey! wwwwwwwww
Gachimuchi is totally rigged! wwwwwwwwww
Someone needs to do something about the deleted accounts by the admins! wwwwwwww
Post #878 (ID: S7gYHBCe) - 2007/12/31 06:44:31
1st Place: Authentic Gachimuchi Pants Wrestling
359 (MyList Count)
2nd Place: [MAD] Fate Tsukihime Melty Blood - Discordant Melody, Eternal Deceit
100 (MyList Count)
3rd Place: Authentic Gachimuchi Pants Wrestling 3rd Match
63 (MyList Count)
4th Place: Hatsune Miku's "Electric Angel" - Hand-drawn Animation (Revised)
63 (MyList Count)
5th Place: [Hand-drawn] Rurouni Kenshin turned into a Gourmet Anime + Kishimen
60 (MyList Count)
6th Place: Authentic Gachimuchi Pants Wrestling (2nd Match)
58 (MyList Count)
You bastard! Whoever did this, show yourself!wwwww
Post #879 (ID: Rt1HxlV8) - 2007/12/31 06:46:14
I'm dying of laughter wwwwwww
Post #880 (ID: MC/DVq/A) - 2007/12/31 06:54:09
Now it's clear that Miku and Idolmaster were also manipulated.
Aniki, you're amazing! wwwwwwwwwwwwww
Post #882 (ID: cEHvoKnv) - 2007/12/31 07:47:20
6 AM Update: All videos are out of the ranking (less than 78 views)
Ranking - Title ---------------------------------------------------- MyList Count
12th Place - [Kodomo no Jikan] Muchi Muchi☆Sensation [〇Chimuchi] --- 38
16th Place - Miku and the Butt and That Person [Hatsune Miku] ------- 35
18th Place - Pants Wrestling's Aniki Fashion Edition --------------- 33
21st Place - American Gay Wrestling 2 ----------------------------- 29
25th Place - VOCALOID2 'Gachimuchi Polka' ------------------------- 25
Is there really no countermeasure for changing IP addresses to manipulate?
Is this going to continue forever? We're finished.
Post #883 (ID: LgN6uPWL) - 2007/12/31 08:31:39
I can't believe I get to see Aniki again. wwww
He's become a part of the NicoNico All-Stars.wwww
I just gave my support with one vote.
Post #884 (ID: 2ng3IQC4) - 2007/12/31 08:36:40
I can't believe there's someone besides Vippers who would do something this stupid...
Post #885 (ID: D3qi+R9M) - 2007/12/31 08:37:33
Aniki is the conscience of NicoNico.
Post #890 (ID: cTht5Ldq) - 2007/12/31 10:29:08
Someone, do something... I don't want to start the New Year at a Gachimuchi party. wwww
This is way too much. wwww
Post #892 (ID: mJS8yj4M) - 2007/12/31 10:29:42
The Gachimuchi Festival is a warning against the manipulation of Miku, Idolmaster, and today’s Type-Moon fans.
Post #895 (ID: qS4OYKUO) - 2007/12/31 10:58:02
@892
Honestly, it just looks like paranoid delusions.
And the fact that they talk about Miku and Idolmaster but completely ignore Futae (another content),
kind of shows the age group and background of the people saying these things.
I don't hate Gachimuchi videos; in fact, I like them because they're silly.
But if you're going to make something like a MAD video, you should put more effort into making it funny.
For example, you could break down the voice, rework the pitch, and create a terrible parody song.
There are a lot of people who can do that among the Miku and Idolmaster creators,
and I hope the Gachimuchi creators study and show their creativity in that area.
Post #897 (ID: cZDCpQZ9) - 2007/12/31 11:23:46
@895
I agree. Equating organized votes with manipulation (which is now impossible with IP-based counting)
really shows where you’re coming from. Either you're new here, or you're just an idiot.
Post #900 (ID: cTht5Ldq) - 2007/12/31 12:12:06
Speaking of Miku and Idolmaster, they have dedicated threads on YouTube boards
where fans share new uploads with each other.
Naturally, the fans of those genres register the videos on MyList,
and that’s how they reach the top of the rankings.
Do you call that manipulation? Normally, you wouldn’t.
This perfectly embodies the earlier debate of
“It’s to unearth buried manipulated videos!”
← “Do it on an external review site.”
There's no manipulation here, it's just how it works.
Post #911 (ID: Zy/c1Ssf) - 2007/12/31 22:40:23
Onmyoji
8th place MyList: 1,950
This is so obvious.
Just because it has 3 million views doesn’t mean it should have that many MyLists.
Post #912 (ID: gznkGqrP) - 2008/01/01 00:48:07
@911
What's so obvious?wwww
Numbers-wise, it seems to be in line with other videos.
Shin Gouketsuji Ichizoku - Bounnou Kaihou - Let’s Go! Onmyoji
Today’s Views: 32,000
Today’s Comments: 44,044
Today’s MyLists: 2,207
[Hand-drawn] Rurouni Kenshin turned into a Gourmet Anime + Kishimen
Today’s Views: 79,650
Today’s Comments: 53,037
Today’s MyLists: 4,837
Legendary TV Shopping
Today’s Views: 75,345
Today’s Comments: 53,037
Today’s MyLists: 4,575
Instead of saying "It shouldn't have that many MyLists,"
compare the comment count and view count ratios.
Post #913 (ID: kn9X7aBE) - 2008/01/01 01:54:10
If that's the case, then Miku is also manipulated, right?
At 1 AM, the numbers were:
[MAD] Fate Tsukihime Melty Blood - Discordant Melody, Eternal Deceit
Today’s Views: 57,333
Today’s Comments: 3,339
Today’s MyLists: 4,269
[Hatsune Miku] Original Song - "Connected Hands"
Today’s Views: 34,583
Today’s Comments: 2,927
Today’s MyLists: 3,583
Authentic Gachimuchi Pants Wrestling
Today’s Views: 33,594
Today’s Comments: 7,819
Today’s MyLists: 2,321
Post #948 (ID: j3ho0tyQ) - 2008/01/10 18:09:50
Who said MyList manipulation is no longer possible? You can still do it!
Post #951 (ID: D3721qLK) - 2008/01/10 19:35:24
Idiots are saying that manipulation is no longer possible after this, but every genre’s top spots have been manipulated to some degree. Miku and Idolmaster get mentioned often just because they’re widely disliked.
Post #952 (ID: PU3QIfV5) - 2008/01/10 21:05:40
Miku generally gets more MyLists on days when her view count rises, and fewer when views drop.
However, in the case of Kumikyoku (Nico Nico Douga Medley), the MyList count suddenly increases on certain days, regardless of view fluctuations.
For example:
08/21 (Tue): 450 MyLists, 12,783 views
08/22 (Wed): 408 MyLists, 9,024 views
08/23 (Thu): 403 MyLists, 17,767 views
08/24 (Fri): 477 MyLists, 12,435 views
If manipulation stops, Kumikyoku would probably drop significantly.
Post #959 (ID: 8lGzWEVo) - 2008/01/10 21:53:26
Someone may have started a false rumor, but the forums were flooded with comments like "Miku fans manipulated it."
Even if that's not true, why did they ignore the massive increase in Miku’s MyList registrations?
Yesterday, the MyList count was over 90,000, but now it’s dropped below that.
If they can address today's manipulation, why didn’t they do the same before?
Post #964 (ID: +NQe74vN) - 2008/01/10 22:56:22
Yeah. In the end, these "antis" who yell at "fans" to "die" are just frustrated because their favorite stuff isn’t ranking as high. They’re fans themselves, but of different things.
Regardless, I’m looking forward to the complete MyList re-calculation.
It might cause some chaos, but at least it’ll clean up the rankings and get rid of those "manipulation accusation" trolls.
I noticed on 2ch that older manipulation techniques are still possible, though. I wish we could fix those too.
Have trains ever made you late to anything? Do trains go through your route like this train?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUX9kr4D1Xg [Play]
Those old electric train sets are cool. I've stumbled Apon many a YouTube vid of old toy trains going round and around and I'm glad that they exist.
Did anyone see the Lego Orient Express? It's incredible.
I realized trains were really cool today for the first time in my life. Before, I only knew them as machinations to get me from A to B, or just complex feats of engineering. Today, while thinking about the Polar Express (specifically the drifting on ice the scene lol), I realized how they actually are amazing achievements of multiple generations of engineers, workers and thinkers. Hard working men that never gave up to make life easier for others and to bend specific parts of nature they wished to their will. The simple yet seemingly impossible act of man controlling metal from the Earth into a form of use for itself, for mass transport or for leisurely travel. This fact in of itself is exciting to think about! The inner workings that make them up might as well be as great as the blood vessels, sinew and nerves that make humans work. Tens of tons of metal bowing to the will of man, unstoppable in its path of submission to the conductor driving it. Every time I think of the complex raw metal machinery working within the trains, I see, I get an overwhelming sense of awe at what I'm witnessing. Trains truly are amazing feats of the will of man and what we can achieve. I completely understand trainspotting now.
>>3256
and if an EMP or something goes off, guess what will happen? steam powered trains will keep on kicking!
I like pinball, and I play it every chance I get. I went to a pinball museum a few days ago, so I got to try many tables.
>Jungle Queen (pic related from IPDB)
I had never tried a table this old before. I like the unique double flipper arrangement, and the playfield art is great. The chimes are pleasant, too. Tables from the '70s like this tend to be inclined less than newer ones, so nudging is more effective and it's harder to get the ball trapped on a flipper. I like the simple rules. It's fun to clear the drop target banks.
>Big Guns
I had to play this one when I saw it, because it was noted as being designed by Mark Ritchie, whose work on Fish Tales I'm familiar with. More on that later, maybe. This table features 2 cannons that actually shoot the balls through the air and onto the habitrails. Also, there's a little game in the backglass that uses a smaller ball. I haven't seen either of those features anywhere else. It's an exciting table with top-notch presentation in both visuals and sound. Also, this thing is a beast. It's so heavy that I found it difficult to get any effect out of nudging.
>Riverboat Gambler
I had learned some of the rules for this table in advance, so I had fun going for the various objectives. There are 6 main ones, and while I got each one at some point, I couldn't manage to complete them all in one game. There's a spinning wheel in the backglass for the roulette minigame, and some extra buttons are used to place bets on it. There's also a gap at the top of the right outlane that allows the ball to go back into the plunger lane, not only saving it but also giving another chance at the skillshot. I like that feature.
I played some other tables too, but those three were the ones I played the most. I might write about others later, or maybe I'll go into detail about a few tables that are more local to me. What pinball tables have you played?11 replies (and 6 file replies) omitted. Click here to view.
Finally, I played some more pinball. I didn't put up any big scores today, despite showing up in the autism uniform pictured at left, but I did see a few cool things.
>Fish Tales
As mentioned before, Mark Ritchie worked on this one. I like the simple rules and the funny theme. I had approached this table hoping for revenge, as the last time I played it, I couldn't start a multiball. This time, I couldn't even hit a single lock. The only shots I consistently found were the boat ramps. This table features Lightning Flippers, a contemporary Williams feature in which the flippers are 1/8" shorter than standard, which makes center drains a big threat. I kept losing the ball right after the ball saver expired. This even happened 3 times in one game. At least I got to hear the best voice line in the game (attached).
>Hurricane (upper playfield pictured)
It's the third in the trilogy of Comet and Cyclone, so now I've played them all. I got to watch the ball ride the double Ferris wheels, which was all I really wanted. Then, I did a soft plunge and accidentally got the ball stuck between the plunger habitrail and the sign over the right ramp. I could only free it by tilting, so I lost that ball. After that, I started Clown Time, but then drained immediately. Maybe a mere few seconds of Clown Time is all we get in life.
>Pin*Bot
This is an older table (1986) and the predecessor to Jack*Bot, which I've also played. It's another brainchild of Python Anghelo. There's a fun rule where you get 1 shot to hit a strobing light for a chance at multiball, but if you miss it, you have to build it up the hard way. I hit it on Jack*Bot, which has a similar rule, but I couldn't do it today. I did get to demonstrate an interesting mechanic: the 1-switch rule (conventionally replaced by a 3-switch rule on later tables). This rule ensures that if the ball drains before hitting any switch, it's returned to the plunger for free. This is necessary as a failsafe in case the ball kicker doesn't work, but on this table, it can be exploited by shooting the ball just hard enough to roll out of the pop bumper nest without hitting any bumpers. From there, it goes to the flippers, and you effectively get a risk-free shot. Because I wanted to see the rule in action, I drained on purpose, and I actually got it back. Then I shot again and lost it right away, so it all came out in the wash.
I wish I could have played for longer or at least done a bit better, but I still enjoyed playing pinball. All of the tables I played today are somewhat common, so maybe you've seen one before. I hope to cover Stern's Star Trek and Iron Man tables when I can. A nearby mall houses both, but it's in dire straits.
I was at the same arcade again, so I played most of the same tables, but I also tried a new one.
>Bone Busters Inc.
I don't know the rules to this one, but I gather it has a skillshot similar to the one on Big Guns. This one requires you to engage an upper flipper acting as a diverter, which is done with an extra button on the right. It seems to lock a ball if you make it. Other than than, I shot for the drop targets, which is easy enough with the left side flipper. I like the theme and the art, and the angled inlane structure is fun. This one tilts with no warnings, so it takes some finesse to save a ball. Maybe next time I'll take a look at the rules printed on the front insert.
In other news, I finally got the multiball on Fish Tales. I hit Rock the Boat a few times in the same game, so I got a decent score of a bit over 50 million. If I want to beat the 300 million default high score, I'll have to score some jackpots.
I got the multiball on Pin*Bot too, and I made some fun saves off the center post. I still didn't hit the strobing shot, though.
>>3175
I played more Bone Busters. I had wanted to try World Cup Soccer, but it seemed to be out of order.
I couldn't make much sense of the diagram on the front, and the sound effects weren't working, so I went off the playfield lights to figure out what to do. As I thought, the skillshot locks balls. A ball can be sent the same way from a left ramp shot. The center shot starts multiball with any balls that have been locked. There may be some other condition necessary, or maybe I just shot it a lot with no locks. The ramp actually sends the ball over a gap and into a hoop, so it only counts for multiball if it has enough speed to make the jump.
There's also a captive ball on the top left. I think it collects a jackpot, but I'm not sure when it's eligible. The most reliable way to shoot it is up the left side, just over the side flipper.
The drop targets appear to collect some bonuses indicated by the lights next to them. The right inlane affects these lights, making new awards available.
The shots on the right look important, but I didn't make them enough to gather how they work.
Despite not knowing much about the table and not playing any better than usual, I was awarded with so many specials that I played free for at least half an hour and left it with more credits than it had when I started. I never figured out why it kept giving them out, but it was being very generous. There even seems to be a triple special available as a multiball award.
I hope to try World Cup Soccer next time. The playfield design looks fun. Several of the tables had their coin slots blocked, so maybe it was just time for maintenance.
Anybody remember the flash pinball game based on this Nike Total 90 commercial? Seems like it's lost media today.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=ZEMINhPFwio
I'm so shit at pinball, perhaps i dont understand the rules or gameplay. Also for whatever god damned reason the fucking pinball machines at my arcade have this fucking high pitch screech that'll bust an eardrum, all of them do this for some reason. I played three machines that i can remember, alien pinball, deadpool pinball and vemom pinball.
the alien pinball allows you to choose two story modes, alien one or two. had a hard fucking time playing this one. deadpool pinball was fun, kind of like an rpg with a story mode, you have to kill mystique, sabertooth and juggernaut by doing specific things and its timed because they are also are killing deadpool arcade videogame style. venom pinball is neat because you get to choose a host and it changes the way the pinball machine is used like certian things are changed, disabled and you get buffs like extra pinballs or whatever.
Presenting to you one of the most legendary source materials on Nico Nico Douga... You know him as the Unreal Gamer, Angry German Kid (AGK), or Der Echte Gangster but in Japan he was known under the alias Keyboard Crusher (KBC, shorted to Crusher sometimes) Kibokura, Kikura, and German-made VOCALOID.
This thread will evolve around sharing, translating, and discussing KBC videos, and any other stuff relating to KBC from Nico Nico Douga.
The oldest surviving video ever uploaded of him to Nico Nico Douga which was a very early time on there when Nico Nico Douga initially enabled uploading videos to the website: https://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm167 [Play] in which basically everything that he said in his very aggressive German voice was misheard as something completely else in Japanese which was a factor in spawning tons of MADs, specifically otoMADs (Sound MAD(Movie Animation Douga(Video)s), around this guy which was partly responsible for pretty much leading the MAD space on Nico Nico Douga forward. He was especially popular for how his keyboard smashing sounds were remixed in videos.
I have included a full translation of those misheard quotes + Romaji subtitles in the initial video but do note that a lot of the mishearings are left up to interpretation and can be misheard as something completely else by other users (some of them are my interpretations).
Translation note: If you are wondering about what m9(^Д^)プギャー is supposed to be think of it as a Kaomoj of a index finger being pointed at you. it can also be written as 「m9っ」 or 「m9つ」 where 「つ」 signifies extending the thumb. Pugyah signifies mockery which evolved possibly from 「ぷぷぷ」 (pupupu). The full Kaomoj basically came to fruition when the 2channel's News Flash VIP was established in 2004.
I have no clue what the misheard phrase "Is created Hoimafu, Rose?" is supposed to mean but it's supposed to be super popular so If you have any idea I would appreciate it.
Believe it or not but the first ever otoMAD ever uploaded to Nico Nico Douga was a KBC video: https://nicovideo.jp/watch/sm662 [Play] though if you wondering what the first ever otoMAD that was created was it was Ogino House back in 2004: https://youtu.be/-FcLjBE0wZY [Play]
A lot of the KBC MADs usually come in different styles like using subtitles that aren't part of the misheard version or creating story based videos where KBC plays some kind of game and usually the story based ones often conclude with bad endings, such as the computer freezing or Crusher losing the game.
There are also videos where they reverse the footage to create even more potential mishearings a few popular ones being "EIRIN EIRIN" and "Haruhi" https://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm23692618 [Play] and yes those are also used in otoMADs.
I will include in this post a few popular otoMADs from KBC that you might have even come across if you browsed Youtube back a decade and a half ago.
Please use the following tag to look for videos: https://www.nicovideo.jp/tag/キーボードクラッシャー
https://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm6432758 [Play] Hatsune Miku Vegetable Juice x KBC
https://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm2416257 [Play] FF7 J-E-N-O-V-A x KBC
https://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm9947619 [Play] Figu@Mate x KBC
https://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm2428300 [Play] Help me, ERINNNNNN!! x KBC
https://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm2004345 [Play] Gourmet Race x KBC
https://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm6459960 [Play] The Disappearance of Hatsune Miku x KBC5 replies (and 6 file replies) omitted. Click here to view.
https://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm9279482 [Play] Keyboard Kiss ~Destruction Damoon~ 【Sakuranbo Kiss MAD】
KBC x Sakuranbo Kiss ~Bakuhatsu da Mo-n~ (Cherry Kiss ~ It's An Explosion~) feat. KOTOKO from the visual novel opening: Colorful Kiss ~12 ko no Mune Kyun!~ https://vndb.org/v1472 https://youtu.be/El3sBRs0bXA [Play]
It's a pretty popular opening and I think you can pretty much find a MAD of it to like the majority of popular MAD sources. It's also sung by KOTOKO who if you don't know actually writes her own songs like this one (please look her up!).
https://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm3873774 [Play] THE FIVE -CRASHER REMIX-
So actually you might know this song from a certain popular flash back in the day... Well if you don't I'm going to make a post on the flash board to jog your memory a little bit >>>/f/103/ Also here's an alternative link to Nico Nico Douga if it doesn't play for some reason https://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm21894449 [Play]
https://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm13098915 [Play] The Supreme Keyboard Destruction Collaboration [His Majesty the Emperor Banzai Festival '10]
Song List: https://medley.bepis.io/wiki/Keyboard_Ketsu_Kaisen
I've been working on this for the past several days now, and this is probably the first time someone has ever translated a full otoMAD collaboration into English. So basically, if you didn't know, otoMAD collaborations tend to happen when there is usually some kind of event to celebrate, like someone in the source material having their birthday, or you know, it's the end of the year, which is more common. In those collaborations, the Japanese creators all get together months before it's supposed to be released in some group chat or through email and pick a medley, then get parts assigned to them that they will create for that medley. However, a lot of the time, it might be that there is a medley creator, and that collaboration will have its full-fledged Nico Nico Douga medley made. (Good collaborations, like this, are a thing of the past now).
There's a few translation notes so I want to get to that:
1. A lot of the translations here are basically just Danmaku comments so you might notice that when KBC says something twice but it is interpreted differently each time it's just something the viewers misheard it as and thought it would fit better than the original.
2. The [Shakugan no Shana II OP] (5:20), [GONG](06:00), and [Sing & Smile] (9:55) parts, I have altered the lyrics completely for those parts meaning it doesn't actually translate but is my own interpretation for those lyrics. I thought it was a rather huge shame that the creators of those parts didn't alter the lyrics even slightly to match KBC's source material since that's rather the whole point of making a otoMAD so I did it for them.
3. Yes, if you didn't notice the parts at 3:00 [Beatmania IIDX 7th Style - Stoic], 04:49 [Kotoba no Puzzle Mojipittan OP], 8:49 [Battle! Champion] were altered visually to English but particularly Stoic as I've changed the Japanese system language to English completely so I'll also provide a separate video of that without the added subtitles.
4. Regarding the first part when it comes to Marisa Stole the Precious Thing part I'm a bit confused about the 「誰がダレガ can't be alive without you」translation, because I know that all English interpretations of that lyrics say 「誰がダレガ」 as "Who are you? Who are you? can't be alive without you" but shouldn't it be interpreted as Alice saying to Marisa "Who couldn't continue living without you?" due to her tsundere feelings towards Marisa? Anyways I did find an at.wiki page for the song that explains the meaning of it: https://w.atwiki.jp/aniwotawiki/pages/16297.html
>>2518
A bonus I wanted to add. The instrumental version.
【Keyboard Crasher】Baisu Lovers (Two-Faced Lovers/Ura-omote Lovers x KBC)
English translation provided by the now retired MAD creator, Healzer.
In this thread, discuss some of your personal favorite posts/threads on 22chan.
These could be your favorite post of the year, month, or maybe you just really like the post.18 replies (and 4 file replies) omitted. Click here to view.
Does anyone have the image of niniba dressed ad peenile from ergo proxy?
>>2797
I had almost forgotten about drawing that. Unfortunately, I couldn't find it in my archives. All I could track down was this thumbnail. The original was 600*800.
>>2802
Thank you! This is now my favorite post of the month.
Post 3184 from last month is excellent and it shows the frustration of this generation. That anon is the voice of the people.
>>3208
More like that anon is the voice of your post