Goodbye, 2009

Dec

2009

Goodbye, 2009

Posted under: Baka Life, Blog

Hello, 2010.

Once again, we wave goodbye to another good year, and we welcome the next.

While I would like to post all the interesting stuff that’s happened in 2009, I realize that since our main focus is on VOCALOID, I’d just be spamming this post with VOCALOID images, and that’d turn this post into tl;dr.

Also, to save the good stuff for later (who wants to end a New Year’s post on a negative note?), I guess I’ll rant a bit on the bad stuff.

The Bad Stuff

Source: Pixiv by 真琉樹

You know how I keep complaining about not having time to post because I’m doing a project?

Here’s the thing: it’s been the same final year project all year.

You can say that it really gives meaning to the name, since I’ve been involved (I still am, actually) in this project for the entire year, as opposed to one semester (half a year). When we started, my eyes were sparkling as I coded for multi-touch and whatnot; now they simply glaze over as I look over my code.

Yeah, I know, partially my fault and all, but still.

I intend to stop doing it completely no matter what when my internship ends though, especially since I’ve heard of people who are still doing their FYP after graduating. There is no way in hell I’m going to go through that.

Enough ranting about that, next.

AFA ‘09 wasn’t a disappointment as a whole; it was actually good, since they managed to bring so many big names (though that in itself is subject to opinion) to our shores. The one thing I didn’t appreciate at all, though, was the Miku concert. I don’t want to re-iterate why it was horrible, but in case you didn’t know, it was.

I can’t blame the AFA staff though (at least not primarily), since you can tell they were trying hard to please us. In fact, I’ll simply pin the blame on SEGA, since it’s really obvious they were in charge of it all. I won’t go into detail here (probably another post?), though.

And now for the good moments.

The Good Moments

We’ve seen Black Rock Shooter getting the spotlight this year, and to start off, we were teased with images of a figure by GSC. Shame it only arrived recently (ours is with wcloudx in fact). I thought that was the most we’d see.

I was wrong.

True, in the end, the anime pilot DVD turned out to only contain the PV which aired at Animelo. True, the animation quality was a bit disappointing. True, the only thing that made the DVD worth spending for (apart from bragging rights) was the exclusive art booklet.

But still, an actual anime. And while signs are pointing to the prediction that the quality will suck, I’m willing to overlook them, and hopefully, Ordet will deliver.

I managed to make new friends out of bloggers I don’t even know, which was a surprise since I’m actually one of them shy people. You know, those that don’t actively go out and meet other people on their own. >_>

I have LEon to thank though, since he was the one that dragged me out for the first toy/figure photoshoot. He also held a Christmas one, on which I have yet to post. ;_;

Anyway

The great thing about hosting a blog is that you get to look back on what you’ve done, and for someone as forgetful as I am, it’s probably the best way to recall your lost memories.

Seriously, though, if you’re a blogger and you haven’t done it yet, look back on all your previous posts for 2009. There’s no feeling like the rush of nostalgia you get when you remember all the awesome and fail moments you posted yourself. ^_^

While we’re not going to the Esplanade rooftop like we did last year, we don’t need that to enjoy the moments as the fireworks fill the sky. It does feel a little ronery though.

Also, what’s your New Year’s resolution? I can’t really think of any, except to improve my outlook on life a little more, since I can be a bit negative and rant-y at times.

If you haven’t seen it yet, here’s Nanopulp’s new year stickomic by the way.

Anyway, here’s to a new year to all our readers and friends, and to all members of the Kyouran Kyōdai team, owners and guest writers alike! Happy New Year to those of you that have already passed through the midnight mark.

Here’s a Rin MV to enjoy while waiting for the countdown, for the rest of us: