Monday, 10 December 2012
Kawaii Stepz
The first talk part. It's so bright that it's washed out. It's like the face of Kaonashi.
Saturday, 17 November 2012
3-part-article Part 3:how sanpakugan are viewed in Japan
In this article we'll discuss how Japanese people look at 三白眼 (sanpakugan).
First the definition of it. It's the state of human eyes that look
having white part between iris and the lower eyelid. (See pic 1).
It's considered scary in Japan. Especially women wear black contact
these days to conceal it.
Now let's look once again at Mico's pics. (pic2 and 3)
Pic 3 is not sanpakugan. Did you figure out the similarity? It's the
large areas of the white part.
It's responsible for Mico looking less cute than usual.
Let's avoid it at all cost.
The following video is by OishiiJenny. She has sanpakugan.
Some claim the term should be reserved for referring only to those
born with the trait.
In manga (like One Piece), sanpakugan is often depicted for
characters. People think they are cool in manga.
But in real life, people say sanpakugan are scary.
Those with sanpakugan say they have experienced unpleasant things
because of how they look with those eyes.
But there are a lot of 有名人 (famous people) with such eyes.
You don't need to worry too much about having ones.
For curious reference, I picked out two comments from 2ch.
今まで、黒コン付けてる女は気持ち悪くて軽蔑してたんだけど、>>
[translation]
Up until now I have despised the girls with black contact, feeling
creepy. I can't help approving of wearing one, in the cases with the
pics of sanpakugan in message71.
漫画だとかっこいいけど
リアルだと怖いだけだな
[translation]
In manga it's cool, in reality it's only scary.
First the definition of it. It's the state of human eyes that look
having white part between iris and the lower eyelid. (See pic 1).
 |
| pic1 |
It's considered scary in Japan. Especially women wear black contact
these days to conceal it.
Now let's look once again at Mico's pics. (pic2 and 3)
 |
| pic2 |
 |
| pic3 |
Pic 3 is not sanpakugan. Did you figure out the similarity? It's the
large areas of the white part.
It's responsible for Mico looking less cute than usual.
Let's avoid it at all cost.
The following video is by OishiiJenny. She has sanpakugan.
Some claim the term should be reserved for referring only to those
born with the trait.
In manga (like One Piece), sanpakugan is often depicted for
characters. People think they are cool in manga.
But in real life, people say sanpakugan are scary.
Those with sanpakugan say they have experienced unpleasant things
because of how they look with those eyes.
But there are a lot of 有名人 (famous people) with such eyes.
You don't need to worry too much about having ones.
For curious reference, I picked out two comments from 2ch.
今まで、黒コン付けてる女は気持ち悪くて軽蔑してたんだけど、>>
[translation]
Up until now I have despised the girls with black contact, feeling
creepy. I can't help approving of wearing one, in the cases with the
pics of sanpakugan in message71.
漫画だとかっこいいけど
リアルだと怖いだけだな
[translation]
In manga it's cool, in reality it's only scary.
3-part-article Part2: avatar review
As stressed in the previous article, avatar pics make a huge
difference for people in visiting your channel.
We've seen Mico's case. There's a cute vlogger and dancer Jellyneko.
Pic1 is her avatar. It's a regrettable opportunity loss.
There's also a cute dancer named MikuMikunishiteageru. Pic2 is her
avatar.
Is it a cover pic for some horrer film?
Pic 3 is Abbiekins.
What a lovely avatar pic! It's just like a cat
during the night. Large iris and the reflection is the key.
Pic 4 is for otakuowls. Krissee (lower left)and Nitsugatcha (lower right) have sanpakugan-ish eyes.
Pic 5 is the one for Nitsugatcha's own channel. Which do you think is prettier?
To avoid sanpakugan, try to face straight into the camera.
difference for people in visiting your channel.
We've seen Mico's case. There's a cute vlogger and dancer Jellyneko.
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| pic1 |
Pic1 is her avatar. It's a regrettable opportunity loss.
There's also a cute dancer named MikuMikunishiteageru. Pic2 is her
avatar.
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| pic2 |
Pic 3 is Abbiekins.
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| pic3 |
What a lovely avatar pic! It's just like a cat
during the night. Large iris and the reflection is the key.
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| pic4 |
Pic 4 is for otakuowls. Krissee (lower left)and Nitsugatcha (lower right) have sanpakugan-ish eyes.
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| pic5 |
Pic 5 is the one for Nitsugatcha's own channel. Which do you think is prettier?
To avoid sanpakugan, try to face straight into the camera.
Friday, 16 November 2012
3-part-article: I found out why Minimico looks less cute in her new avatar
This time I'll talk about (1) the importance of avatar (thumbnail)
pics and (2) the issue of eyes and how people react to the ratio of
the iris (if you're Japanese it's the black part of your eyes).
First, take a look at pic 1.
It had been the profile pic of minimico's
Twitter (http://twitter.com/minimico) and of her Youtube
(http://www.youtube.com/user/milkymico).
A while ago, she changed the pics to the one on pic 2.
Let me be honest, I don't like her new one.
In fact the number of visits to her channel dropped significantly.
Before the change of avatar, I'd visit her channel almost everyday.
To be fair it is not only the avatar. The lack of proper lighting in
the most recent videos of her made her skin look pale.
Like these ones. Her skin doesn't look yummy.
The pic 1 was a perfect avatar for me. Each time I saw it, it stoked
my desire to watch her video. Indeed I did.
Let's think about the reasons. What do you think detracted the kawaiiness?
Now let's see pic3. It's the lovely cat from Shrek.
Did you notice the similarity to pic1 (Mico's face)?
Yes, it's the large proportion of iris (the blackish part).
That is one of the reasons why they look lovelier.
Also compare it with the cat from another scene (pic 4).
It's typical eyes you see of cats in the day. Iris is narrow to decrease the light
coming in from outside.
I love cats during the night. I would often admire the emerald like
eyes of my beloved cat in the night (pic 5),
then be dissappointed the next day in the bright daylight (pic 6).
In general, babies have large iris. Pic7 is the baby you often find in
Billy Hillington memes. We see that he has large iris.
Before finding out that reason, I went back to my Minimico folder. It
was not that I overrated Mico's cuteness. See pics8 and 9. She's one
of the cutest girls out there.
Even as cute as Mico could look average if you don't capture her right.
#minimico #otakuowls #sanpakugan #Shrek
pics and (2) the issue of eyes and how people react to the ratio of
the iris (if you're Japanese it's the black part of your eyes).
First, take a look at pic 1.
 |
| pic1 |
It had been the profile pic of minimico's
Twitter (http://twitter.com/minimico) and of her Youtube
(http://www.youtube.com/user/milkymico).
A while ago, she changed the pics to the one on pic 2.
 |
| pic2 |
Let me be honest, I don't like her new one.
In fact the number of visits to her channel dropped significantly.
Before the change of avatar, I'd visit her channel almost everyday.
To be fair it is not only the avatar. The lack of proper lighting in
the most recent videos of her made her skin look pale.
Like these ones. Her skin doesn't look yummy.
The pic 1 was a perfect avatar for me. Each time I saw it, it stoked
my desire to watch her video. Indeed I did.
Let's think about the reasons. What do you think detracted the kawaiiness?
Now let's see pic3. It's the lovely cat from Shrek.
 |
| pic3 |
Did you notice the similarity to pic1 (Mico's face)?
Yes, it's the large proportion of iris (the blackish part).
That is one of the reasons why they look lovelier.
 |
| pic4 |
It's typical eyes you see of cats in the day. Iris is narrow to decrease the light
coming in from outside.
I love cats during the night. I would often admire the emerald like
eyes of my beloved cat in the night (pic 5),
 |
| pic5 |
then be dissappointed the next day in the bright daylight (pic 6).
 |
| pic6 |
In general, babies have large iris. Pic7 is the baby you often find in
Billy Hillington memes. We see that he has large iris.
 |
| pic7 |
Before finding out that reason, I went back to my Minimico folder. It
was not that I overrated Mico's cuteness. See pics8 and 9. She's one
of the cutest girls out there.
 |
| pic8 |
 |
| pic9 |
Even as cute as Mico could look average if you don't capture her right.
#minimico #otakuowls #sanpakugan #Shrek
Saturday, 6 October 2012
Don't type x in the URL field!
Man: Are you still using FireFox?
Woman: Yes, why?
Man: Why don't you start using Google Chrome? It's convenient!
[Pointing to the URL field of his PC] Type "y" in the field. It instantly displays the URL of Youtube. Chrome remembers which site you often visit.
If I type "i", it displays Image Google. It saves a lot of time!
Woman: What if I type "x" in the URL field?
Man: Hold on, please don't do that!!!
Woman: Yes, why?
Man: Why don't you start using Google Chrome? It's convenient!
[Pointing to the URL field of his PC] Type "y" in the field. It instantly displays the URL of Youtube. Chrome remembers which site you often visit.
If I type "i", it displays Image Google. It saves a lot of time!
Woman: What if I type "x" in the URL field?
Man: Hold on, please don't do that!!!
Wednesday, 19 September 2012
Keekihime already has a "character"
Keekihime reblogged my post,
I actually only forgot about it =/
Some anon posted in response to it.
But the only videos you give credit on are Yume Yume and too Cute!... I mean, I don't think you're obligated to give credit, but if you don't you shouldn't lie and say "Oh I just forgot."
asks Anonymous
you know that my last video is about 6 months ago?
I maybe didn’t do it in the past but I am doing it now.
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Probably the same anon asked question again.
You've been on Nico for how long and you didn't know? Ok. I like you, but I feel like you get offended too easily and let it show. By the way, I saw the ask about your cosplay being I Japan and it made me wonder, how are things going in Austria? Do you think you'll be able to return to Japan and Tone Jewel any time soon?
asks Anonymous
didn’t know what? Dude. Guys. I am sorry for not putting credit but oh look magic, there are credits now.
end of drama
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Reading Keekihime's Twitter is interesting because she shows her emotion and doesn't conceal it from public eyes.
Reading her reactions, I already see an Akujo chara （悪女キャラ）.
In Japanese, 悪女 doesn't have as bad meaning as the word might look.
Monday, 10 September 2012
Monday, 3 September 2012
Pointy chin is not unpopular in Japan after all!
Several months ago, I wrote some articles about how unpopular pointed chins are in Japan.
I also wrote that Itano Tomomi （板野友美）was getting a lot of jeer for having a pointed chin.
A month ago, a well-known beauty clinic did a survey: Whose face do you want to have after plastic surgery?
To my surprise, Itano Tomomi came on top of the ranking!
I was duped by the appearance of things.
On internet, I found a lot of discussion and threads mocking Itano Tomomi for her pointed chin.
This is the ranking.
I also wrote that Itano Tomomi （板野友美）was getting a lot of jeer for having a pointed chin.
A month ago, a well-known beauty clinic did a survey: Whose face do you want to have after plastic surgery?
To my surprise, Itano Tomomi came on top of the ranking!
I was duped by the appearance of things.
On internet, I found a lot of discussion and threads mocking Itano Tomomi for her pointed chin.
This is the ranking.
1位：板野友美（AKB48）Itano Tomomi
2位：トリンドル玲奈 Triendle Rena
3位：佐々木希 Nozomi Sasaki
4位：キム・テヒ Kim Tehi
5位：安室奈美恵 Namie Amuro
6位：益若つばさ Tsubasa Masuwaka
7位：沢尻エリカ Erika Sawajiri
8位：菜々緒 Nanao
9位：浜崎あゆみ Ayumi Hamasaki
10位：ユナ（少女時代）YoonA
This is the face of Itano Tomomi, the girl whose face is craved by the most number of Japanese women.
Come to think of it, there are some girls who are aidoru, and have a pointy chin.
Miyabi Natsuyaki of BerryZ Koubou （BerryZ工房）.
Also Mayu Watanabe （渡辺麻友）of AKB48 has a pointy chin, not as protruded as Miyabi's, though.
I had found a funny comment on a thread discussing Mayu's pointy chin,
It says "We gotta admit already, Ayase Haruka, Ramirez [note: one nickname of 渡辺麻友; she was given this nickname because she looked a lot like a famous black baseball player named Ramirez]. We like this level of shakure (pointy-ness) after all."
Friday, 31 August 2012
Polandball!
xxauyuxxViola: Two days ... and we have to go to hell ... I do not want to school ! ;( I want to holiday! :(
This is a Tweet Viola (http://www.youtube.com/user/xxxauyuxx).
I don't think I'm supposed to chuckle, but couldn't help it.
There's an internet meme I love, Polandball.
When adding a caption, you are supposed to let the Ponaldballs speak in rather awkward English. Intentional grammatical errors are a requisite.
The most famous caption with Polandball is this: Poland can't into space.
I know German, so I know it'd be natural to make this type of grammar error if you're German.
I don't know Polish grammar at all. It must have influenced her Tweet.
Tuesday, 28 August 2012
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