What’s more Christmas than some good old cheer song about fighting love from the creators of South Park.
Let’s Fighting Love
I have a wonderful penis
There is hairs on my balls
Is that the sound of a baby monkey?
No! Ninjas are here!
Hey hey let’s go! Getting in a fight!
The important thing is to protect my balls!
I am badass, so let’s fighting
Let’s fighting love!
Let’s fighting love!
This song is a little stupid
It doesn’t make any sense
English is all fucked up
But that’s ok, we do it all the time!
Hey hey let’s go! Getting in a fight!
The important thing is to protect my balls!
I am badass, so let’s fighting
Let’s fighting love!
Let’s fighting love!
Much as with yesterday’s song of the day, there’s no great or secret reason why I selected Scream & Shout. It’s a fun song and great to dance to and what more can you really ask?
When I’m at work, I’m always tempted to answer the phone with, “It’s Lisa, bitch.”
Traditionally here in the States, Thanksgiving is the forgotten holiday that sits between Halloween and Christmas. This is the time of year that those of us in the States are supposed to think about what we are thankful for. According to the people in Washington, this year we’re also supposed to talk to all of the members of our family about politics. They’ve even made talking points available, just in case you have a relative who isn’t crazy about your personal ideology. To me, though, that seems kind of foolish. Why would you ruin a perfectly good Thanksgiving with politics when you could spend your time thinking, talking, and arguing about movies and television?
After all, Presidents are only around for, at the most, eight years. Movies are forever.
With that in mind, here are twelve random things that I am thankful for in 2013.
1) I’m thankful that there are still visionaries like Shane Carruth who can make films like Upstream Color.
2) I’m thankful for actors, like Robert Downey, Jr., who are capable of making mainstream films, like Iron Man 3, memorable.
3) I’m thankful that a show like Breaking Badgot a chance to remind us of just how good television can be.
8) I’m thankful that I actually saw Tyler Perry’s Temptation because, otherwise, I would not believe that such an inept and deeply offensive film could have been made.
9) I am thankful for Icona Pop’s I Love It, which is currently my favorite song to play while I’m dancing around the house in my underwear.
10) I am thankful that the series finale of The Office was everything that it should have been.
11) I am thankful that Dexter finally ended because, seriously, the show was getting so bad that it was running the risk of overshadowing how good the first few seasons actually were.
12) Finally, and most importantly, I am thankful for our readers and for our subscribers. Y’all are the ones who make all of this worthwhile. Thank you!
Yes, I agree with the philosophy of one Issei Hyodo of the anime series High School DxD. This is just one of over 200+ anime titles which were picked to comprise the 5-minute running time of the latest “AMV of the Day”.
“Animegraphy 2013” by qyll pretty much takes every anime title that is currently showing in the year 2013 and puts selected scenes into the video. This is quite a feat considering that some anime titles appear more than just once and for more than a second. I like how the video shows an early form of anime with 1963’s Astro Boy as a sharp contrast to how anime looks like now 50 years later.
Anime sure has grown since these last 50 years.
Anime:A Certain Scientific Railgun S, Accel World EX, Ace Of Diamond, Ai Mai Mi Aiura, AKB0048: Next Stage, Aku No Hana Amnesia, Ano Hi Mita Hana No Namae Wo Bokutachi Wa Mada Shiranai. Movie, Arata Kangatari, Arpeggio Of Blue Steel, Arve Rezzle: Kikaijikake No Yosetachi, Astro Boy, Shingeki no Kyojin, Aura: Maryuuinkouga Saigo No Tatakai (Movie), Bakumatsu Gijinden Roman, Berserk The Golden Age Ac Lll – Descent BlazBlue: Alter Memory, Blood Lad Blue Exorcist (Movie), Boku Wa Tomodachi Ga Sukunai Next, Brother’s Conflict Buki Yo Saraba (Movie), Cardfight!! Vanguard: Link Joker-Hen, Chihayafuru 2, Chitose Get You!!, Chokotan! Code:Breaker, Coppelion, Corpse Party: Tortured Souls – Bougyakusareta Tamashii No Jukyou, Cuticle Tantei Inaba, D.C.III ~ Da Capo III ~, Dakara Boku Wa H Ga Dekinai, Danganronpa The Animation, Dansai Burni No Crime Edge, Dareka No Manazashi Date A Live, DD Hokuto No Ken (2013), Death Billiards, Devil Survivor 2 The Animation, Diabolik Lovers, Dokidoki! Precure, Dragonball Z Battle Of The Gods Ebiten: Kouritsu Ebisugawa Koukou Tenmonbu, Encouragement Of Climb, Fairy Tail, Fantasista Doll, Fate/Kaleid Liner Prisma☆Illya Free! Freezing Vibration, Futari Wa Milky Holmes, Galilei Donna, Gambo (Movie), Kotonoha no Niwa, Gargantia On The Verdurous Planet, Gatchaman Crowds Genei Wo Kakeru Taiyou Genshiken Nidaime, Ghost In The Shell: Arise (Movie), Gifuu Doudou!!: Kanetsugu To Keiji, Gingitsune, Gintama Girls Und Panzer Specials Gj-Bu Golden Time, Gundam Build Fighters, Haitai Nanafa 2nd Season, Haiyore! Nyaruko-San W, Hajime No Ippo: The Fighting! – Rising, Hakkenden: Touhou Hakken Ibun, Hal (Movie) Hanasaku Iroha: Home Sweet Home (Movie), Hanayaka Nari, Waga Ichizoku: Kinetograph, Hayate No Gotoku! Cuties, Henneko: Hentai Prince And The Stony Cat, Hidamari Sketch: Sae Hiro Sotsugyou-Hen, High School DxD New, Higurashi No Naku Koro Ni Kaku: Outbreak, Houseki No Kuni, Hunter X Hunter (2011), Hyakka Ryouran: Samurai Bride, Hyperdimension Neptunia Inazuma Eleven Go Vs Danball Senki W (Movie), Inazuma Eleven Go: Chrono Stone, Infinite Stratos 2, Inu To Hasami Wa Tsukaiyou Ishida To Asakura, Jewelpet Happiness, Kakumeiki Valvrave Kamisama Kiss, Kamisama No Inai NIchiyoubi Kara No Kyoukai – The Garden Of Sinners (Movie), Karneval Kick Heart, Kill La Kill Kimi No Iru Machi, Kindaichi Shounen No Jikenbo: Kuromajutsu Satsujin Jiken-Hen, Kingdom 2nd Season, Kiniro Mosaic Kira Kira 5th Anniversary Live Anime: Kick Start Generation, Kiss×Sis, Kitakubu Katsudou Kiroku, Koitabi: True Tours Nanto, Kono Naka Ni Hitori Imouto Ga Iru!: Ani Imouto Koibito, Kotoura-San, Kuroko’s Basketball 2, Kyoukai No Kanata Kyousougiga (2013), Little Busters! Refrain, Little Witch Academia, Log Horizon Love Lab Love Live! School Idol Project Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions (Movie), Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions: Depth Of Field – Ai To Nikushimi Gekijou Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions: Kirameki No… Slapstick Noel Magi: The Kingdom Of Magic, Majestic Prince Maji De Otaku Na English! Ribbon-Chan: Eigo De Tatakau Mahou Shoujo, Makai Ouji: Devils And Realist, Mangirl!, Maoyuu Maou Yuusha, Meganebu!, Minami-Ke Tadaima, Mirai Nikki Redial, Miss Monochrome The Animation, Miyakawa-Ke No Kuufuku, Mobile Suit Gundam AGE: Memory Of Eden (Movie) Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn, Mondaiji-Tachi Ga Isekai Kara Kuru Sou Desu Yo?, Monogatari Series: Second Season Mushibugyo My Little Monster, My Little Sister Can’t Be This Cute, My Mental Choices Are Completely Interfering With My School Romantic Comedy, My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU, Nagi No Asu Kara, Namiuchigiwa No Muromi-San Naruto Shippūden, Nekomonogatari (Black), Non Non Biyori, One Piece OreShura, Otona Joshi No Anime Time, Outbreak Company, Patema Inverted (Movie), Persona 3 The Movie, Phi-Brain: Puzzle Of God (2013), Photo Kano Pokemon: Origins Pretty Rhythm: Rainbow Live, Puchimas!: Petit IDOLM@STER, Puella Magi Madoka Magica The Movie Part III: Rebellion, Recorder To Randoseru Mi☆, Red Data Girl Ro-Kyu-Bu! SS, Rozen Maiden (2013), Ryo, Saint Young Men, Saki: Achiga-Hen – Episode Of Side-A Specials, Samurai Flamenco, Sasami-San@Ganbaranai, Say “I Love You”, Seitokai Yakuindomo, Senhime Zesshou Symphogear G, Senran Kagura, Senyuu, Servant X Service Silver Spoon Sket Dance (OVA) Space Brothers, Sparrow’s Hotel, Star Driver The Movie, Steins;Gate: Fuka Ryouiki No Déjà Vu , Stella Jogakuin Koutou-Ka C³-Bu Strike The Blood, Super Seishun Brothers, Tamako Market Tamayura: More Aggressive, Tanken Driland: 1000-Nen No Mahou, Tantei Opera Milky Holmes: Alternative (OVA), Teekyuu 2, Tesagure! Bukatsu-Mono, The Devil Is A Part-Timer Toaru Majutsu No Index: Endymion No Kiseki Tokyo Ravens, Uchouten Kazoku Unbreakable Machine-Doll, Uta No☆Prince-Sama Maji Love 2000%, Vanquished Queens (OVA), Vassalord (OVA), Vividred Operation, Walkure Romanze, Wanna Be The Strongest In The World, WATAMOTE ~ No Matter How I Look At It, It’s You Guys’ Fault I’m Not Popular!, White Album 2, Wind Rises, World God Only Knows III, Yami Shibai, Yondemasu Yo Azazel-San. Z, Yonhyakunijuu Renpai Girl (OVA), Yowamushi Pedal, Yozakura Quartet: Hana No Uta, Yuusha Ni Narenakatta Ore Wa Shibushibu Shuushoku Wo Ketsui Shimashita Yuyushiki, Zettai Bouei Leviathan, Zettai Karen Children
Song:“Love Lost” by the Temper Trap and “If You Wanna” by The Vaccines”
Today is the date that will forever become a date of remembrance for me and my family.
My father, Fernando Sandoc, passed away after losing his battle with cancer. He’s been a huge influence in my taste in music. I remember listening to him when I was younger singing songs by Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin to The Beatles, Tom Jones, The Temptations right up to The Eagles and Elvis Presley. His was an eclectic taste in music, but one that I didn’t appreciate at a young age.
Yet, as I grew older I began to listening to the very same bands and singers and really become fans of them as well. It was one of many ways he and I bonded throughout the years. This was especially true as I grew into adulthood.
One song which always stood out for me was of the Sammy Davis, Jr. song “Ive Gotta Be Me”.
I remember him singing this song with as much enthusiasm and vigor as Sammy himself. It became a sort of anthem (in addition to Frank Sinatra’s “My Way” which was another favorite of his and mine) as if he tried to live his life just how the lyrics spelled them out. I can’t say whether he succeeded or not, but he definitely lived his life “his way” and remained to being true to himself.
He and those he called his closest friends were lived to be their very own Rat Pack.
So, I shall be forever grateful for having such a loving, understanding father and a great friend and mentor who will remain eternal as I take up the mantle he has finally set down to rest.
I’ve Gotta Be Me
Whether I’m right or whether I’m wrong Whether I find a place in this world or never belong I gotta be me, I’ve gotta be me What else can I be but what I am
I want to live, not merely survive And I won’t give up this dream
Of life that keeps me alive I gotta be me, I gotta be me The dream that I see makes me what I am
That far-away prize, a world of success Is waiting for me if I heed the call I won’t settle down, won’t settle for less As long as there’s a chance that I can have it all
I’ll go it alone, that’s how it must be I can’t be right for somebody else If I’m not right for me I gotta be free, I’ve gotta be free Daring to try, to do it or die I’ve gotta be me
I’ll go it alone, that’s how it must be I can’t be right for somebody else If I’m not right for me I gotta be free, I just gotta be free Daring to try, to do it or die I gotta be me
Just going to be brief with the description of the latest “AMV of the Day”. The latest pick was the winner of Anime Weekend Atlanta (AWA) 2012.
“See Who I Am” is the title of the video and also the title of the song used by the video’s creator (Speedy180). This particular song is a favorite of mine from symphonic metal band Within Temptation and also used in one of the very first AMV’s I watched (Alchanum) and one which got me into the scene to begin with. The video itself is an anime mix of so many anime titles that I could only recognize some of the one’s that I’ve actually seen. I’m sure there are many more I missed.
It’s a well-done video that uses Sheryl Nome of Macross Frontier singing to sub in for Within Temptation’s Sharon den Adel. It’s a very dramatic song and the anime visuals picked and they’re put together more than matches the emotional content of the song.
Anime:Guilty Crown, Macross Frontier, Fairy Tail, Fate/Stay Night, Fafner in the Azure, Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann, Bleach and many others…
Some turmoil of the personal kind of late, but that won’t stop me from sharing a new AMV that has caught my eye. The latest “AMV of the Day” comes courtesy of one TheLastSamurai2011 who seems to realy enjoy making a particular type of video.
This particular AMV creator loves the anime series Black Lagoon and there’s nothing wrong with that. It’s an anime series that’s pretty much great not just because of all the crazy gunplay and hand-to-hand combat action, but for the fact that it’s most badass characters are pretty much all women. These ladies are not your typical cutesy “magical girl” types that’s popular with many anime fans. No, Black Lagoon has ladies that range from psychotic, sociopathic, unstoppable killing machines to just plain old badass.
This AMV focuses on the tragic backstory of one of the series’ most intriguing characters. Roberta could only be described as a lone wolf killer. Her violent past and the tragic loss of her original family was only tempered by being taken in by a soldier who molds her to become the protector of his son. Things happen as they’re wont to happen in violent tales. Roberta’s psychotic side soon becomes unleashed on those who has destroyed her adopted second family and she’ll carve of blood trail to find those responsible.
This video does a great job in telling part of her story.
In continuing the horror detox from this past month we bring to you one of the more fun film music from this past summer’s slew of blockbusters. The latest “Song of the Day” comes courtesy of Brian Tyler’s score for Shane Black’s Iron Man 3.
The first two Iron Man films had their score composed by Ramin Djawadi and John Debney, respectively. The first score was considered one of the finer efforts in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film scores. Djawadi brought a much needed fun tone to set-up the wise-ass persona of billionaire, playboy genius Tony Stark. It also had a very metal and hard rock component to it’s sound that put into the forefront that this was Iron Man.
The second film’s score by John Debney wasn’t as well-received by fans and critics alike. Which just goes to show just how much of a misfire the middle film in the trilogy was. It tried to build on what Djawadi did in the first score, but ended up becoming just a derivative version that brought nothing new to the Tony Stark series.
Now this third film brings a new film composer in Brian Tyler who has had some experience in scoring big-budget spectacles and he doesn’t disappoint with his new take on the Iron Man score. While this third score doesn’t bring back any recognizable leitmotifs from Djawadi’s score it does bring in a new sound that’s more reminiscent of 60’s action spy thrillers like the Connery and Moore Bond films. It actually evokes quite a heavy, fun 60’s psychedelic tone. This is best heard in the film’s main end titles credit sequence which brings an animated look back at the trilogy and it’s many characters.
“Can You Dig It” is just a very fun song and it brings much hope that Brian Tyler being assigned to do the film score for Thor: The Dark World will do for that series what he did to finish off the Iron Man trilogy.
So, another month of all things horror and dark has passed. Time to detox from that month by putting up a new AMV that’s all about fun and extreme action.
The latest “AMV of the Day” is simply called “Ride or Die” and I must say that it’s probably one of the best anime music video’s I’ve ever seen. I have to say that it’s on par with another AMV profiled earlier this summer with “RadioAkshun” in terms of editing and syncing up the lyrics of the chosen music with scenes from the anime.
The anime itself is breathtaking to watch and I’ll be profiling it soon. Redline works almost perfectly with the theme song from this past summer’s Fast & Furious 6. One rarely finds AMVs that uses hip-hop songs to great effect but this video’s producer and creator, Kyssifur, choosing 2 Chainz and Wiz Khalifa’s “We Own It” was quite a genius move.
Ok, less talking and back to watching this video on loop. It’s just that much fun and awesome.
Anime:Redline
Song:“We Own It (Fast & Furious)” by 2 Chainz and Wiz Khalifa
Through the Shattered Lens 