Nico Nico Douga: Attack On Basara

I've had this post sitting in my Drafts folder for a long time. There hasn't been much news to post recently and I've been too busy to finish off any of the reviews I've prepared, so it was convenient when I spotted that Nico Nico user Marimo had posted a splendid Miku Miku Dance remake of the Attack On Titan (Shingeki No Kyojin) opening video. Please enjoy watching Attack On Basara:

Nico Nico Douga: Hetalia is back

It was obvious as soon as the new season of the Hetalia anime had started showing, because Nico Nico Douga was suddenly full of brand new videos based on the series almost overnight.

This first one cracked me up when I saw it. It's an western-style movie trailer for 'Nekomimi Ninja', which seems to be some kind of imaginary crime thriller starring Japan. It's notable for starring a huge number of Hetalia characters, and more importantly, for featuring instantly-iconic synthesised dialogue straight out of a machine translator. Thank you to user yusura for making me laugh out loud.



The second is a beautiful dance by male and female versions of Japan set to Sasa No Ha Sarara by user Kairi. The ornate costumes give a glimpse of the charm of Japanese history.



Sengoku Basara video community is still going strong. Here ku-ya puts six of the boys in their Gakuen Basara attire to dance to Kagamine Len's inappropriately lewd song, Gigantic O.T.N.

Nico Nico Douga: Cuteness, comedy and male beauty

A super-cute video with 'mochi' style Hideyoshi and Hanbee dancing alongside the popular 'mame' style Mitsunari! The song is Worlds End Dancehall by wowaka and the MMD video comes from user Mofu. I love watching their little feet move. The Toyotomi forces definitely need a proper reunion in the next game.

Nico Nico Douga: Come and join us in the church of Zabii!

Today we have a MAD video in the form of a PV for recruiting new followers to the church of Zabii (or Xavi, if you prefer). Zabii Rotation is a lighthearted take on AKB48's famous song Heavy Rotation with some help from Sourin's limitless zeal.



Nico Nico user Mugimugi has put together a beautiful Sengoku Basara MMD video set to the song Akahitoha. It shows scenes from Masamune's life - including his childhood - interspersed with magnificent dancing. Kojuurou is present too, of course, and just as graceful.

Nico Nico Douga: Hetalia Renaissance

It's that time of the week when I notice that I've been spending far too much time on Nico Nico. Here are my latest picks. Hetalia has always been popular; with a new series on the horizon at the moment it seems to be enjoying an ever-stronger surge in high quality fan creations.

First up is Carnival Phantasm's Super Affection, performed by the Sengoku Basara cast in the medium of Miku Miku Dance.

Nico Nico Douga: Kyouyuu Misui and some Love Plus

I've been trawling Nico Nico Douga again instead of translating the latest SenBasa Science Laboratory on time.

It seems that I will never tire of well-done Shoujo Misui MMD dance videos. Here's Sengoku Basara's Matsunaga Hisahide giving it a try.

Nico Nico Douga: Hetalia and Tiger & Bunny, for a change

For once, these aren't Sengoku Basara videos! The MMD pickup ranking posted yesterday had two fantastically dynamic videos from other fandoms squeezed in between the Touhou and Hatsune Miku skits. Since I haven't prepared a proper post for today, I'll draw attention to these new finds.

In the first of the two MMD videos, Japan and the UK (both  from Hetalia) dance to Sode Fureau Mo Tashou No En.



Next, the Tiger and Bunny characters participate in an exhilarating take on the song Hikari, by Utada Hikaru.