Dubious Discourse

Dubious Disc · Sep 10, 2025

New upload from Chinozo with the topic of "flower goes to karaoke alone and eats crab instead of singing the chorus" (???). I don't really know what's going on here, but I'm on board with it.

I still haven't been feeling so good these past few weeks, my dizziness problems got worse again and now I've learned that it isn't because of my eyes. Hearing that my eyes are normal should have been a relief, but honestly it just made me feel even worse because it means there's something else completely different that's wrong and I don't know what it is.

When I'm not well, all my mental resources laser-focus on how I'm physically feeling at the moment, so my mind goes into low power mode regarding other emotional matters that I'd normally be thinking about. I couldn't even enjoy my birthday properly because of how bad I felt and how worried I was. As a result I haven't had enough on my mind to write a full post about something that isn't just how messed up I feel.

So anyway, instead of writing a regular post with a music commentary section at the end, I decided to just do a special-edition music-section-only post! Consider this your lucky day (or your unlucky day if you don't care about my music discussion. you can skip this one if you want.)

New songs (Vocaloid):

SAI LOVE JINSEI RUNNER by Kairiki Bear (feat. Hatsune Miku) - Save me, Sonic music… Sonic music save me… Between the Crazy Raccoon collab song and now Project ONSOKU, the world's pushing me back into a Sonic music renaissance lol. I like how this is probably the only Kairiki Bear song that's even remotely positive, like it still has darker-sounding parts but it's in more of a "taking the ups and downs of life" sense. The rhythmic lyrics also help to sell the speedy vibe, it really feels like dashing around releasing a lot of stored-up energy.
We Are Pico Pico Hammers!!!! by cosMo@Bousou-P (feat. Hatsune Miku) - Unparalleled good vibes!!! It's so happy!! Of course they got the Really Really Fast Music guy on the Sonic collab lmao. I like how this one is more cute and cheery, since it's Amy-themed, in contrast with the previous song that was Sonic-themed and had a cool energetic feel instead.
Jet Black by Yunosuke (feat. Hatsune Miku) - I KNEW this was gonna be the Shadow song lol. Always always love some dark electronic! It's a bit more minimalist than I expected, but it's definitely still fitting for Shadow's vibe, it's got all the intensity without being overtly edgy. This one's my favorite so far!
Adeyaka Hadeyaka by Dopam!ne (feat. KAFU) - (flashing lights) Every song that has a Toki Chiaki MV feels like it was designed specifically to have a Toki Chiaki MV, and I mean that in a good way. Like there's a specific kind of chaotic mood in a song that fits really well with Toki Chiaki's fast-paced animation. I have no idea what this genre is and I can't identify a single instrument in it but it's so satisfying to listen to. Even though they're very different in style, this song almost reminds me of Law-Evading Rock, with a sort of "cheerfully dead inside, doing my own thing" vibe. I'm not explaining it very well, but that's the impression I get.
NecroBite by Chogakusei (feat. KAFU, Kasane Teto SV) - (blood warning I think? it's very stylized) A very unexpected name to find among the Vocaloid producers! It's neat to see Chogakusei experimenting more with making original music, especially with vocal synths too. Although it has a different energy from I Love Internet, they've got a similar fast-paced swing style, and it does feel like they're by the same person. I particularly appreciate KAFU as the main vocal (Teto is there too but only in one verse) because even though she sounds so different from Chogakusei's own voice, you can still feel his singing style in the tuning. I really wish we got more songs with KAFU's growl, it's so rare to hear growls and distortion from realistic-sounding synths.
Walk theory by MIDy (feat. KazehikiV) - This is one where I really want to talk about the MV specifically – there's just so much charm in the combo of live footage with animation. From what I know about Kazehiki, his character doesn't lend itself well to positive stories, so it's nice to see him just wandering around town to get out of a creative block.

New songs (non-Vocaloid):

All memories by Gero (music: whaledontsleep) - I can't keep up with these heart-wrenching emotional songs, man ;__; It's a good song, but it's definitely one of those that I can only listen to when I'm in a specific mood at a specific time of year. Like, since it's not summer break anymore and I'm not feeling bittersweet and nostalgic, I'm not in the right frame of mind to listen to this. That's how it works.
See you next attack by Meychan feat. Hatsune Miku - (unsettling imagery, themes of stalking/obsession) (This isn't a Vocaloid song, it's Meychan's vocal with Miku's backing.) There's been plenty of dark Meychan songs before, but this is probably the one that comes closest to actual horror. Fake came pretty close too, but that song felt more like internal conflict and despair rather than being actually threatening (also both MV's are by the same person! the distorted low-poly graphics do so much for the horror feel). I'm always struck by how much emotion Meychan's voice can convey, especially in darker songs like this. The final chorus and the "Regret!" shouts are particularly haunting.
Gimme Gimme Sanctuary by NANAOAKARI (music: NayutalieN) - This is such a perfect artist anniversary commemoration song, there's so many references to past songs in the lyrics and MV and I was so happy spotting them all lol. It really feels like a definitive "this is NANAOAKARI!" song. kemu's arrangement really gives it a powered-up feel compared to the Nayutan/Nanao songs from before, like in a final boss battle when your friends come to help in a critical moment and turn the tides in your favor.
Ghosts Play to the Audience (New ver.) by NANAOAKARI (music: PinocchioP)- Did you know the NANAOAKARI version of Ghosts Play to the Audience is actually the original? Although it's more popular, the Hatsune Miku version is a self cover. Anwyay, it's nice to return to this song! I love the new remix, the guitars are awesome.
Noah by Phantom Siita (music: Hiiragi Kirai) - HIIRAGI KIRAI!!! I've never listened to Phantom Siita before, but I like how they sound here - the dramatic crazy-sounding vocals blend perfectly together into the weird unsettling atmosphere that Hiiragi Kirai always creates with their music.
Blue Screen by Sou (music: mekakushe) - (flashing images/fast camera motion) This one is really nice ^_^ The visuals alone are already right up my alley, computer screen imagery mixed with the illustration/live video combo, but the song itself grew on me pretty quickly. It sounds refreshing and gentle, but it's a bit melancholy too, I really resonated with the lyrics' theme of dwelling on memories of someone so they don't fade from your mind.
ERROR! by Ivudot - This feels like an anime OP for being transported into a video game lol. Sometimes I have to look at life as a game in order to get through it, so any song that uses video game metaphors to talk about life automatically has my vote. I feel like I usually only end up relating to more negative songs, so I was pleasantly surprised at how much I vibed with this more upbeat song.

New remixes:
* Many of these aren't on Youtube, so I linked to Niconico instead. Apologies for the inconvenience.

Marshall Maximizer by Hiiragi Magnetite - Honemaru remix feat. Kasane Teto SV - Marshall Maximizer but with cool guitars!! I like how Teto is tuned here, it gives her a kind of androgynous sound.
Worst Regret by youman - Kofi Oribe remix feat. SEKAI - I've never heard SEKAI sound so cool! It's neat to hear so much power in her voice. The way the remix starts out sounding really quiet and calm before suddenly ramping up is really satisfying, it adds a whole new layer of emotion to the song.
Remote Control by WONDERFUL★OPPORTUNITY! - 2525mocurry remix feat. Kasane Teto SV, Zundamon - We love seeing Remote Control in 2025!! This one's really fun, I like how it keeps the spirit of the original but adds more chiptune details to amp up the digital feel. The eurobeat-style interlude is a nice touch too.
GURU by Jin - isonosuke remix feat. Kirune - All I can say is that this is, definitively, the isonosuke remix of GURU. It's a perfect adaptation into their funky electronic style. (Also, this has nothing to do with the remix, but I only just recently learned that Chinozo worked on KAFU's tuning in the original?? That's pretty cool :0 )
Psychologic Disco by r-906 - Sera. remix feat. flower – My thoughts on the first listen were something along the lines of "woah, love the chill spacey sound WAIT IS THAT FLOWER?" But yeah, I do like the more dreamlike atmosphere that you get from the softer synths in the background. It feels calming.
Panopticon by r-906 - Aile remix feat. Hatsune Miku, Kizuna Akari - Panopticon! (big smile) The instruments almost make it feel like elevator music? Like, this is the music I'd use to put you on hold if you called me. This one also feels more soft and calming than the original. Even though I like the robotic sound in the original, I do think this tuning works too, it gives the emotional conflict a more human feel. And I like how the illustration was adapted to an actual human form, while still keeping the "you're watching yourself" image.
Catchy ?! by r-906 - YKAWA remix - I'll admit, I just went through all the remixes looking for r-906 songs lol. This one is still electronic-y like the original, but it's got more going on, so it's a bit less ominously minimalist (???). It's catchy!!
DaiDaiDaiDaiDaiKirai by Amala - KIRATORA remix - YEEEEAH METAL DAIKIRAI!!! Now that's music catered to my tastes. The metal remix makes it feel overly dramatic, like they're blowing their rivalry way out of proportion, and it's so much fun.

New covers:

Chogakusei & Luca Kaneshiro - GETCHA! (Giga & KIRA) - GETCHA GETCHA GETCHA! This came completely out of nowhere lol. I've said in the past that I prefer listening to duets where the voices sound very different, but here I think the contrast between the Japanese and English lyrics actually makes it better that they sound more similar. If that makes sense. They sound alike, but their personalities are distinct. Also yay for more Rou Shitou artwork!! I'm surprised by how dynamic the MV is this time, there's a lot more detail and motion than what I'm used to seeing from them. It's really cool!
Amatsuki & Sho - APT. (ROSÉ & Bruno Mars) - I don't think I've heard Amatsuki sing in English before! They both sound cute here. I like the MV too, most of the APT. cover MV's I've seen have been fairly static but this one has a lot of the same personality of the original, it's really fun to watch.

I couldn't enjoy Youtube Music Weekend at its fullest while it was actually going on due to being sick, but I did check out a few after the fact and generally had a good time with it. syudou, Surii, and Kairiki Bear were all great as usual, and I liked natori's performance and Guchiry's self covers too.

I also stopped by CDs, because I always enjoy seeing what they're up to even if I have no clue what their deal actually is. Their works are almost calming to watch - I feel lost and confused watching them, but in a good way, it feels like being sent to another world where things are free from the burden of having to make sense.

And I checked out Sheeno Mirin's upload, because I saw r-906 in the title and knew I had no choice but to watch lol. I watched it primarily to see r-906's guest appearance, but I ended up liking Sheeno Mirin's own music too, so maybe I'll listen more to them sometime.

Congrats to Rabbit Hole for becoming the seventh Vocaloid song to hit 100 million views! I'm surprised it took this long for a DECO*27 song to get there lol.

Unrelated news, but apparently they're making a movie adaptation of Exit 8?? I haven't really researched into it at all, just heard about it from word of mouth, but I'm intrigued as to how they'll adapt the game into a movie storyline. I think the lack of a distinct plot adds to Exit 8's minimalist horror aspect, so I feel like trying to make it into a movie-type story will inevitably dilute some of the game's appeal, but I'm sure they'll figure something out d: And maybe we'll get some cool music out of it too. In terms of what would work well for an adaptation, I actually think Platform 8 might be a better choice, since there's more definite action and Things Happening vs. the minimal setting of Exit 8.

I also heard that Exit 8 has an updated version with some new anomalies, I'll have to find a good video to check them out. Meychan is streaming it next week, so maybe I'll watch then.

Dubious Disc · Sep 23, 2025

I already made the "now someone remix BIG SHOT with Law-Evading Rock" joke elsewhere but I'll make it here too

I thought a long time about what song I should post, and initially I was thinking of something from the soundtrack itself, but ultimately I had to go with Tokyovania - out of all the remixes and fan songs I listened to during the peak of my Undertale phase, this one had to be the one with the strongest grip on my soul. (Plus it's got Tokyo Teddy Bear in there, so it's on-brand for what I normally talk about in this blog lol.)

Happy 10 years to Undertale!! Embarrassingly, I completely misremembered the actual date of the anniversary - I genuinely thought it was October 15th, not September 15th. So I thought I had a whole extra month to get any art or whatever done. It was a bit of an unpleasant surprise to see I got the day wrong lmao.

Undertale has been a part of my life for so long now that I thought it would only be fitting to sit back and think about all the memories it's created for me. I'm not gonna have any music stuff in this post, it's just all Undertale today. I won't apologize for the long post this time, I'm saying everything I have to say.

I got into Undertale in late 2016, so not exactly when it came out but pretty close to the beginning. Initially I didn't have any interest in Undertale, but all my friends liked it, so eventually I started looking into it so that I wouldn't feel left out of their discussions. A lot of the interests I picked up during that time were for this reason, just so that I'd understand what my friends were talking about lol.

My biggest exposure to Undertale-related content was Youtube for sure, everything from music to remixes to memes and animations and comic dubs. The Stronger Than You variations (I was guilty of thinking the Sans version was the original lol), Undertale the Musical, SharaX's remixes, the ECHO animation (which also led to a very short Vocaloid phase), the big animated series, all of those were part of my core during 2016-2018.

There's so many things about the so-called "cringe" part of the Undertale fandom that I'm really nostalgic about now, even if they had their own problems and I arguably wouldn't want to go back there. All the AU's and alternate timelines, the theories, the overt mischaracterization of certain characters, it's endearing to come across anything from that time. In particular, I look back at the different Undertale AU's with a ton of fondness. I recognize now how messy and weird they could get, ~~and how they seemed to all be Sans-centric,~~ but it was just so much fun seeing all the different designs and especially listening to the themes and remixes people would make. My old sketchbooks had several full pages of AU designs for my own OC, and for a swap AU I designed myself. I did have a self-insert OC, as well as a personal AU featuring some of my friends (it did not escape me that they all had a shared self-insert AU that I was not part of). Maybe I'll redesign some of the old characters I made someday d:

I remember the day Deltarune came out. I came home from school and found the internet buzzing about some kind of new Undertale that wasn't Undertale, and saw a bunch of art with some blue kid who looked like Frisk but wasn't Frisk, and out of burning curiosity I had to check it out for myself. Unlike Undertale, I didn't really get into the Deltarune fandom at all, I mostly just enjoyed the game on my own time and occasionally talked about it with my friends. I really liked the soundtrack in particular, it was my go-to background music during study hall.

After that semester, though, I kinda fell off Undertale for a while. I was feeling a bit burnt out from the fandom and I was starting to gain some other interests, so I didn't really interact with anything else Undertale-related for the rest of high school. As a result, my memories of Deltarune Chapter 1 are really concentrated in just that one semester of high school where I was absorbed in it.

After a long hiatus from UTDR stuff, Deltarune Chapter 2 eventually brought me back in. I don't know exactly when Chapter 2 came out, I just remember I didn't bother with it until the summer after graduation when I was feeling a little bored and decided to revisit Deltarune on a whim. A friend had casually mentioned that Chapter 2 had a cyber theme, and as an unabashed cyber theme enjoyer I had to see what it was like. I basically spent the rest of that summer listening to BIG SHOT on loop and turning the ending cutscene over and over in my head. Later it slipped into the back of my mind again, since I still had other interests occupying my thoughts, but this time it wasn't negative like the previous time. Not like "I'm tired of Undertale", more like "I still like Undertale, but I'm putting it on low power for now until I can return to it."

Undertale Yellow, while being a fangame, was definitely the next part of my ongoing history with Undertale - I played the demo shortly after it came out, and I spent a lot of time thinking about the characters and where the story was likely to go, but then it gradually faded out of my mind and I assumed it'd just end up being abandoned. And imagine my surprise when, in mid-2023, I checked back in on UTY out of curiosity and saw a release date. If you haven't played Undertale Yellow yet, I seriously recommend it - the quality is incredible, you'd never guess that it's unofficial.

The way I interact with UTY is actually quite different from Undertale, and I think it's because I had much less exposure to the fandom. My relationship to Undertale was pretty heavily influenced by fanon and others' interpretations, it was more like I was joining in on a bigger thing that everyone else was doing. I had seen so much content about the No Mercy route that it didn't really feel personal when I did it myself, I was just going through a narrative that everyone had established. Does that make sense at all? I didn't really have the chance to have my own feelings and reactions about it because I had already absorbed others' perspectives. I might have interpreted the Sans fight in a different way, but the fandom had already painted it in a particular edgy light and I just accepted it like that.

With Undertale Yellow, I went in completely blind, so I got to see everything through my own eyes and experience it fully the way I never got to experience Undertale. (This could also be because I played it as an adult, rather than a middle schooler who was very easily influenced by others' opinions.) I was desensitized to Undertale's No Mercy route, because I had seen so much fan content about it that it wasn't really real to me, but it would be impossible for me to do in Undertale Yellow. I can't even contemplate killing a single enemy, even for the sake of the game.

And I know people have said stuff about how the No Mercy route is specifically a "for the sake of the game" deal where you've played the game so many times that you start doing things differently just to see what might happen. You play the game, you reset, you play again, you reset again, and when it starts to feel more like an actual game than a story, that's when you start messing with things. That's how I played Undertale. But my attachment to UTY felt stronger, the characters felt more real to me, so I didn't feel right resetting the game with impunity and messing around with different endings. It's why I still haven't replayed it after the first time, because I can't bring myself to undo the happy ending. It's a tragic ending, true, but somehow I feel much less at ease about resetting it than I did with Undertale.

And of course, Deltarune Chapters 3 and 4 are the newest parts of my Undertale journey. I haven't engaged with them as in-depth as I'd like, since there's so much hidden stuff and mysteries that it's still quite overwhelming, but it's still another chapter, another marker in my life just like the ones before.

With how the tone suddenly got darker with Chapter 4, it really feels like the game is maturing along with the players. I was in high school when Chapter 1 came out, but I'm growing up now, and the game I started playing then is growing up with me.

I don't think I was necessarily affected a lot by the actual story of Undertale, like I don't know how much I picked up emotionally from the themes or whatnot, but I still have so many memories surrounding it. My friends and I would talk and joke about it constantly, and it even helped me bond with new people sometimes - I'll always remember being at summer camp one year and drawing some Undertale AU characters in my sketchbook on the first day, and someone in my cabin recognized them and we became friends within minutes.

I actually think that not interacting much with the fandom has made my experience with the Undertale universe richer, simply because of what I mentioned about the difference between how I saw UT and UTY - being able to see the games and stories my own way, without others' opinions and interpretations getting in the way, meant that I could develop a better personal connection with them. That's not to say that I don't occasionally enjoy looking through theories and fan art, but in general I have a better relationship with the things I like when I just enjoy them on my own instead of letting myself be swayed by the voices of a huge fandom. I'm not as susceptible to feeling negative and disillusioned about them. This isn't exclusive to Undertale either, I find this is true for all my interests.

My interests tend to change very quickly, it's pretty rare that I stick with something for more than two or three years without some other hyperfixation coming along and overthrowing it, but Undertale has really stuck with me in the 9 years since I first learned about it. It's not an interest that I engage with constantly, it's one that lives quietly in the back of my head and stays there even as my interests in the forefront change. I think it's something that will always be with me, it's in my DNA at this point.

Happy anniversary, Undertale! Congratulations on 10 years, and here's to many more. I could have gone on rambling for even longer, Undertale is such a big part of my history and there's so much more I could say about it. I'm glad this game has been with me for so long.

I've been feeling a bit better since last post. And next time I'll probably have my usual hat back on, talking about Project Voltage and Project ONSOKU and Chinozo's latest self cover and my favorite animated music video artstyles. This one was all just a dream.
Sushi Riku's new cat has been all over my Youtube recommendations lately and it's kinda funny. I don't mind though, I could never complain about a sudden influx of silly cat videos.

Dubious Disc · Oct 13, 2025

Happy 5 years to the first Chinozo song I heard

That's Shamer! That's a self cover of Shamer!! The last Chinozo self cover was two years ago and I was worried that he had stopped doing them altogether, so this Shamer out of nowhere was the best surprise I could hope for. I still can't believe this finally exists lol. I really like Chinozo's voice, it's very calming.

I ended up feeling a bit less better since last time, but that's just how it is d: I'm pushing through until we can find whatever's actually wrong.

Anyway, this is a post I've been wanting to make for a long time - I've really wanted to introduce some of my favorite artists, and since this is a very music-focused blog I thought it'd be cool to show my favorite MV illustrators in particular. For obvious reasons this will mostly be from vocal synth and utaite music videos. There are at least a dozen artists that I want to talk about, but for this specific post I just want to focus on my three biggest favorites that I can discuss in more depth.

I don't really feel right directly posting screenshots of their work, so instead I'll just link to a handful of their videos that I particularly like and that show their art style really well. Not necessarily their most well-known works, I don't just want to talk about their popular stuff. (for socials and stuff, you can find those on your own if you'd like, I'm not really in touch with that part of the art world d: this is just about youtube videos) They're also all songs I like, obviously, but since this is about the visuals you don't even need to listen to them, you could just watch on mute if you wanted ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

I really, really hope the thumbnail image embeds work correctly...

Ryuuseee
* Eye strain warning for all of Ryuuseee's videos - his editing style has a lot of fast cuts and brightly colored glitch effects.

Innocent Tyrant (Chogakusei)

Absolute Zero - natori (Watarai Hibari cover)

Absolute Zero (Watarai Hibari cover)

Ninja Like Ninja (Wolpis Carter)

Jackpot Sad Girl (syudou)

Antithese (Shiina Natsukawa)

Apart from these I also recommend every syudou MV in the playlist. All of them. They're so good.

Full playlist
Ryuuseee actually has a very broad art style, it goes anywhere from stylized and cartoony to crisp and professionally rendered. If you look through the full playlist, you'll see a lot of visual styles, and some of them look very different from each other, but in the end it's all the same person.

I like all of Ryuuseee's work, but his cartoony art style with the exaggerated shapes and sharp lines is my absolute favorite. (All the videos I listed above are in that style, the playlist has others.) I've gotten out of the mindset of comparing my art to others', like I'm confident enough in my own artwork that I can look at more skilled artists without feeling inadequate, but every time I see a Ryuuseee MV in that style I instantly go "man, I wish I could draw like that."

I managed to get my favorites down to two specific MV's, these both perfectly showcase the specific Ryuuseee style that I like. You're getting a piece of my lore here, you get to see which art style brings me the most envy lol.

Jinsei Muri Game (SoraMafuUraSaka) and Reversal (syudou)
(despite having watched the jinsei muri game MV about a million times i only just now noticed that their pose in the final chorus is a reference to Role-Playing Game d: )
The LINEWORK. There's so much life in those lines. I really love how expressive this style is, the angular sketchy shapes and the exaggerated expressions and gestures give off so much personality. It feels so free, especially with all the line weight variation - you can almost feel the pen movements that drew them. And the lack of shading makes the lines stand out that much more.

Even though I like that specific style most, I still have to comment on how much range Ryuuseee's art style has. Like, many of his most popular videos look so different that you'd never guess they were by the same person. Even within the video itself, like the rendered illustration at the end of the Absolute Zero cover vs. the rest of the animation.

Arusechika

Yosasou (Sou)

VANiTY (Fushi)

Just leave it. (Gero)

Spicy (Senra)

Represent=Underdog (Rinu)

PaIII.AGITATION - Yunosuke feat. Hatsune Miku, GUMI, Kagamine Rin

PaⅢ.AGITATION (Yunosuke)

Misfortune All (Ichi)

Error Dance (Nexus-Cry)

Abnormality Dancin' Girl - Guchiry (manika remix)

Abnormality Dancin' Girl (manika remix)

Full playlists (organized by year, under DOMESTICA)
Arusechika is best known for Goodbye Sengen and their subsequent work on nearly all of Chinozo's music videos, but I've already posted a ton of Chinozo videos here so I won't bother going over those again. My picks here focus more on visuals that have a different vibe, whether it's darker, cooler, using sharper lines or more saturated colors, more animation, etc.

I like Arusechika's linework as well, but unlike Ryuuseee they don't use a lot of line weight variation - a lot of the personality and depth in their lines comes from the texture of the brush, rather than actively changing the line weight. It makes the lines feel very clean without feeling flat. They also don't use a lot of detailed rendering - the majority of their MV illustrations are flat colored or minimally shaded, and their shading style uses a lot of gradients and soft edges.

I also kinda like the gender-ambiguous nature of Arusechika's style - they don't really distinguish at all between male and female characters with regard to build, facial structure, etc. Usually you can tell the character's intended gender from stuff like clothing or hairstyle, but sometimes they have a more androgynous appearance, especially with the specific short hairstyle that they often use.

I guess what I like most about Arusechika's art style is its simplicity - like, their art looks clean and fresh and complete despite not using a lot of complex techniques, like detailed lines and painterly shading and whatnot. Their style is naturally cute and charming, but it's flexible enough to fit darker subjects as well.

WOOMA

Strong language warning for the first two.

Usseewa (Ado)

Yosomono (FAKE TYPE.)

Vita (Gero)

Bocca della Verita - Hiiragi Kirai feat. flower

Bocca della Verità (Hiiragi Kirai)

Tot Musica (Ado)

Bitter Choco Decoration - syudou (Nightcord at 25:00 cover)

Bitter Choco Decoration (Nightcord at 25:00 cover)

Cliffhanger - Michica Sayuu feat. Hatsune Miku

Cliffhanger (Michica Sayuu)

Children Record (NILFRUITS remix) (niconico link)

Full playlist
A lot of popular MV illustrators focus on conventionally anime-looking styles, so WOOMA's style really stands out in comparison. It's kind of an interesting combination of realistic and stylized - the body anatomy is usually very detailed and realistic, while the face has its own distinctive sharp shapes and proportions (sharp chin, pointed eyes with detailed lids, straight nose, small mouth, etc.) that automatically make any subject look darker and more serious. It feels very different from the rounded shapes that you typically see in styles that look more cute. And even in WOOMA's artwork that is meant to be cute, the cute factor is very subtle. It's a refreshing change.

I like the rougher feel that comes from WOOMA's stylizing and rendering. It looks realistic, like you can see the details of joints and bones, but it's not so realistic as to be homogeneous. In works that aren't rendered, her linework is very crisp and doesn't have a lot of sketchiness or line weight variation.

WOOMA does Flipnote animation sometimes as well! I don't know if she's ever done a full MV in Flipnote, but it's still cool to see the shorter animations.

WOOMA and Arusechika's art styles are kinda like exact opposites - Arusechika's style is soft and simple and makes anything look cuter, while WOOMA's is sharp and defined and makes anything look darker. You'd expect that putting both of their illustrations together would have a huge style whiplash, and yet Unfriendly Hater does exactly that and it looks awesome.

Unfriendly Hater - Meddmia feat. Hatsune Miku, KAFU

Unfriendly Hater (Meddmia)
I saved Unfriendly Hater for last, because it's one of my all-time favorite vocal synth MV's. I absolutely love how these two extremely different art styles met in the middle and retained their unique identities without looking out of place. WOOMA's art still has the sharp defined features, but it's not so finely detailed as usual, while Arusechika uses stronger lines and more saturated colors to cut back on some of the softness. The simple color scheme unifies the styles too - it's just black, white, and then their respective accent colors, with very minimal shading.

I feel like the things I like most about these art styles are always the way they manage to execute things in a way that I can't. Like, I feel like my lines are always very restrained and rigid, so I admire the life and energy that goes into Ryuusee's sketchy, exaggerated linework. My art feels incomplete if I don't fully render it and put in a lot of detail, so I like how Arusechika's style is so expressive with just flat colors and simple lines. My style tends more toward the softer, brighter, cartoony/anime-influenced side, so I like the very sharp shapes and realistic/stylized combination that WOOMA uses. I don't mean any of this in a self-deprecating way, I just really respect others' ability to do the things I struggle with.

If you look hard enough you can probably find some influence from Ryuuseee and Arusechika in my own art style. I don't want to directly copy anyone's art style, of course, but sometimes things just stick in my muscle memory, like the way Arusechika draws hair. In 2024 I did an Art Fight attack based on one of Ryuuseee's MV's, and it was pretty interesting trying to adapt his linework and rendering style to my own without just 1:1 replicating it.

I'm actually skipping the music section again this time, I'm kinda tired of adding links at this point d: It does mean that the next one will be longer, but whatever. I'm just gonna put one single new cover that I found, because I'll explode if I don't talk about this artist somewhere:

HALKA - DaiDaiDaiDaiDaiKirai (Amala) - Youtube kindly, generously, recommended me a remix cover with some of the most unhinged vocals I've ever heard. The scream at the end of the bridge? The beginning of the final chorus?? LIFE CHANGING. This is exactly the kind of loud intense shouting singing that absorbs directly into my bloodstream. (Also he did the artwork too??) I haven't listened to many of HALKA's Vocaloid songs yet, but I went through all his remix covers and they're crazy, they're so good. I don't know how someone with this much power doesn't even have 5,000 subscribers yet.

Apparently a niche Vocaloid song I like has been getting popular on TikTok lately, which is kinda funny considering how random and relatively unknown it was. I actually don't mind, even though I don't like TikTok I've never been a gatekeeper when it comes to finding music there. If anything I'm happy about it, because it's a song I really like and I'm glad it's getting more visibility. And maybe the producer's other songs will get more attention too.

Been a bit slower on the art front lately, both from feeling a bit worse and getting busy with projects. I'm still keeping up with art shop stuff though.

Dubious Disc · Oct 31, 2025

That's a new remix of manimani!! The song that got me into r-906!! Hearing the "2022" call change to "2025" gave me chills lol.
It's definitely really good, I enjoy the crisper sound and all the new things in the long instrumental part. I heard a sample from the Hole and I'm sure there's references to other songs that I haven't found yet.

Anyway, absolutely thrilled about Surii doing a Project Voltage song! I'm really glad it has Len along with Miku. And the references to Ego Rock and Telecaster B-Boy? Love it. This one is definitely up there with I GOT YOU! as my favorite Project Voltage song so far. (Incidentally, I'm mostly neutral about OOPÁRTS, I don't feel strongly about NILFRUITS or N so it's not a song I'm super attached to. It's fairly listenable though, I like the guitar solo or whatever the part at 1:31 is.)

I couldn't really think of one singular thing to write about, after all the planning that went into the previous post I wanted to just kinda throw stuff at the wall for this one.

I ended up getting sick again because my body is a machine that turns every life experience into overactive anxiety and stomach problems. It'll get better on its own, it always does after a week or two, but it still sucks :/

I recently changed the quote in my sig, after staying with the previous one for over two years. Initially it was plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose, i.e. "the more things change, the more they stay the same". I do still think it's a quote that defines me, for better or for worse - I find that no matter what things change, somehow I always end up in the same patterns and not changing with them. Sometimes it's a positive thing, but I've always looked at it through a negative lens, and I've started thinking lately that I don't really want to live by something so negative. Like, although I still resonate with that line, maybe I shouldn't be focusing on it so much and using it to define myself.

The new quote I'm using now means "Somehow I'll make it work." It doesn't come from anywhere in particular, I just noticed that I was using that sentence a lot in my journal whenever I had a tight deadline coming up. I used it to reassure myself, like "I've had tough deadlines in the past and I've managed to get through them, so I'll get through this one too." Sort of a reminder to trust myself, instead of panicking and worrying that things won't work out.

I initally only thought about it from a school-related context, but I've found that it helps me through other things where I have to do something difficult and I'm not sure how. It could be anything from making a tough personal decision to just figuring out how to get something heavy up the stairs without help. Despite my anxiety, I've found that I paradoxically also have a knack for BS'ing my way through situations and making things work even in tight circumstances, and I'm trying to trust that ability more instead of constantly fearing that I'll fail.

It doesn't stop me from fearing the things that are beyond my control, but it helps me deal better with the things that are within my grasp. Somehow I'll make it work.

Anyway, I've been getting into Inazuma Eleven lately. Technically I've been slowly getting into it for months but only recently I actually started ~~playing it~~ watching it played by someone on Youtube who, unlike me, owns a Nintendo DS. I still want to watch the anime, but I don't have Amazon Prime and I don't think I could finish all of it during the free trial period d: I have commitment problems when it comes to watching long series lol.

I actually started with GO instead of the original trilogy, which is probably weird, but I don't really care d: I imagine most people are more attached to the original series, so I'm doing my part by supporting another generation instead.

I tend to feel some fake fan syndrome when it comes to being a fan of video game franchises, since I can't really play video games myself and I have to experience them secondhand. But in this case I don't really mind that much? I don't plan to ever interact with the fandom, I'm fine with this particular interest just being a silly thing I share with one friend. Interacting with individual fans of something is way different from being part of the general fandom, like I feel a bit daunted with large-scale communities and discussions but I'm fine casually conversing with people who share my interests.

Ultimately I'm just glad to have found new things to draw lol. I've drawn Kirino (or Gabi idk what the general public calls him) about a million times already even though my favorite character so far is actually Fei. my the bunny ^_^

I think I'll be taking a break from my usual music reactions at the end of each post. I still enjoy doing them for myself, but I've started to feel burnt out, and it's been getting harder to find things to say. I'll probably bring them back in future, but for now I'll put them on hold until the spark, or whatever, comes back.

Chogakusei's new album dropped and I've been enjoying it so far! All the new tracks are really good, so far Never Ending Amphitheater is my favorite but since it's by Sasuke Haraguchi that's hardly a surprise. It's the song I had the highest hopes for and it absolutely delivered.

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