kagerou project

okay, I owe you guys an apology and an explanation.
The video I posted with Marry (The 1/4th gorgon girl), well, the whole story surrounding it is seriously confusing, so here we go:  The story centers on a group of kids calling themselves the "Mekakushi Dan", or "Blindfold Gang".  Here's how it goes:  EVERYONE DIES.  But, Marry is pretty much the most important character, because, GUESS WHAT?  She can turn back time.  Because of this, there are multiple timelines that happen, in most of which everyone dies and Marry turns back time again.  Her quote?  "...a world without these people...is not a world I am interested in."
Let's start at he beginning, with Marry's Grandmother, Azami.  Her grandmother was full-blooded Gorgon and she had crazy powers--enough to create an alternate world known as the "Heat Haze".  From that day on, whenever two people died on August 15th, one of them was sent to the "Heat Haze" and the other received an "Eye Power" and was brought back to life in he real world.  There's also a buncha mumbo-jumbo that goes something like:  "If the twelve different snakes (which grant eye powers--we are dealing with a gorgon here, people.) are gathered, then they can grant wishes."
Knowing this, a scientist/teacher (forgot his name, so I'll just call him Jerkface), in desperation to get his deceased wife back, killed two people (two extremely ill students in a "Special class"  named Takene Enomoto and Haruka Kokonose) on August 15th, to try and get all the "Eye powers" collected so that he could wish his late wife back to life.  Haruka became "Konoha", and pretty much lived under the grasp of Dr. Jerkface, and Takene became a cyber-girl named "Ene".  Because Ene's real body died, she lived digitally in the computer of a boy named Shintaro Kisagari, having been sent back from the Heat Haze.
However, a Jerkface's daughter, Ayane, was a friend of both Haruka and Takene, as well as Shintaro (whose computer Ene would later inhabit).  She found her father's notes on their deaths, and how to gain Eye Powers.  Her three adopted siblings also had Eye Powers.  In desperation to save them, she killed herself on August fifteenth, but because she died alone, she was transported instantly to the Heat Haze, permanently separating the Twelve Snakes and foiling Jerkface's plan...
OR DID SHE?!
Remember....Marry...can turn back time?!
Now, onward!
Before her "death", Ayane and her three adopted siblings, Seto, Kido, and Kano formed a group called the Mekakushi Dan, as a game.  After Ayane "died", Kido became the Dan's leader.  Now, there are a bunch of timelines where things don't go according to plan for Dr Jerkface, so whenever that happens, he takes over Konoha's body and kills all of Marry's friends in the Dan, forcing her to turn back time.  By doing this, he hopes to go back to the day Ayane kills herself and get her power.  However, Konoha becomes friends with Shintaro (who is a lethargic computer geek and has lived the past two years in guilt over Ayane's death--he saw her crying the day before it happened and just ignored it, being confused someone so cheerful could possibly be sad).  Perhaps because of this friendship, Konoha gains enough control to try and kill himself in an attempt to protect the Dan, who have become his family.  Shintaro tries to stop him, and "dies" when a awry shot was fired--BUT DOES ANYONE KNOW WHAT DAY IT IS?
That's right.  August 15th.
Shintaro finds himself in the Heat Haze, where he is reunited with Ayane, who gives him her powers.  Then he and he other Mekakushi members are reunited and the wishes are made.  Jerkface gets his wife back, and a plethora of other characters are brought back to life.
There's a lot of other complicated stuff, but the main point is:  Ayane and everyone else who matters is brought back to life!
I probably left out a buncha important stuff and messed up a ton of facts, so let's just ignore this and listen to Ene sing about her feelings for Konoha before they were killed...but...not killed?  Gah, this storyline is so confusing!

Just so you know, some of the alternate timelines are super depressing...But, the happy one that Marry creates is lots better...

marry made me cry.

I don't read this manga.  Or watch this anime.  But I heard this song.
When I heard Marry, the girl in this video, dies to save her friends, I sat quietly in my bathroom and cried.

Here's the story:
Marry is a 1/4th Gorgon girl who lives alone in a cottage in the woods.  After the events in this video she joins the Mekekatsu (did I spell that right?) Dan, a group of kids who all have special "Eye powers", and becomes good friends with another character I really like, Momo (who has her own music vid, too!  Look up Kisagari Attention and look for Marry's cameo in the middle!)  While Marry cannot turn other people into stone like her mother and grandmother, she can cause temporary paralysis.  Her friends mean the world to her, which is why she sacrifices herself to save them later on.  I hear the Japanese version of this song, just look it up on youtube...however, I advise you check out former WCHSstudents Lizz's channel.  She's my favorite youtube musician!

wysk for A3

Okay, back again with another Protagonist, Wysk!  She's a young Ice Wizard who's recently lost the rest of her guild to mysterious attacks by a band of ruthless Rogue Wizards.  Wysk is determined and quiet most the time, but she can come off as a little chilly towards strangers.  She's great at being organized, making plans, and above all keeping her cool--however, Djinn (See ancient post from June and please don't laugh at my awful drawings!) seems to know just how to get on her bad side.  They're always at odds, and poor Alma (see even worse artwork) is always trying to keep them from all-out war.  Please enjoy my picture!!!  (and just so you know, Elsa has nothing to do with Wysk.  If she is mentioned again, I politely request you to shut off your electronic device, go sit in a corner, and thin about what you've done.)

fire emblem families lon'qu laurent and miriel

Okay, so recently I've been playing a lot of Fire Emblem: Awakening.  It's a pretty good game, my only complaint being some mild language that makes it inaccessable to younger players.  Nevertheless, I was completely charmed by a beautiful story line, top-quality character designs, and fun, engaging tactical game-play that made it one of my favorite games in a long time.  Anyways, there's a function (known as "Support") on it in which characters (if they fight together and "pair up" enough on the battlefield) will develop stronger relationships with each other.  This has three advantages:  One is that these characters will fight even better if working as a team and get awesome bonuses and tag-team attacks as time goes on.  The second is unlocking cut-scenes in which the characters have a (usually entertaining) conversation.  The third is that if characters of opposite genders get a high enough Support levels, they get married, which in turn unlocks hidden characters later in the game--their children.  I love the family function (siblings, parents, and children automatically get Support Bonuses), and, come on, who doesn't want to see the next generation of awesome?  So, without further ado, one of my favorite couples, Lon'qu, Miriel, and their son, Laurent.

calyx for A3

That's right, people, our first villain sketch!  The air was constructed a little differently than the others (this sketch was a bit rushed), but I think she still looks okay.  She's a kick-butt, no nonsense priestess who has pretty much no emotions and one mission:  destroy the rogue Wizards.  Oh, and she's set to kill.  She holds fast to the belief that whatever her government or higher-ups say is right...is right.  I don't think this lady has ever smiled in her life.