Supercell, My favorite music band

Supercell Logo

The Face of Ryo

Supercell is a Japanese 11-member J-pop music group led by songwriter Ryo, which formed in 2007 as a dōjin music group. The other 10 members are artists and designers who provide illustrations in album booklets and music videos. Supercell started out by making use of the Hatsune Miku Vocaloid singing synthesizer to produce vocals for songs submitted to the Nico Nico Douga video sharing website. The popularity of the songs led the group to release their independent self-titled album Supercell in 2008. Supercell later signed to Sony Music Entertainment Japan and had a professional release of their Supercell album in March 2009, which was updated with more songs.

Hatsune Miku

Supercell Album Cover

Today is A Beautiful Day Album Cover

Supercell made a transition to vocalist Nagi Yanagi with their debut single "Kimi no Shiranai Monogatari" (2009). Unfortuntely, no one knows Nagi Yanagi's face looks like, because Ryo hidden it from the public. Two more singles featuring Yanagi were released in 2010, followed by Supercell's second album Today Is A Beautiful Day in 2011, which was Yanagi's last contribution with Supercell.

Egoist - Fictional Band

Following Yanagi's departure, Supercell held auditions for vocalists, and two girls were chosen out of about 2,000 candidates: 15-year-old Koeda and 17-year-old Chelly. Both vocalists sing the theme songs for the 2011 anime Guilty Crown, and released their first singles with Supercell in 2011. Chelly sings under the alternate name Egoist, a fictional band in anime for Guilty Crown and Psycho-Pass ending song. But still unfortunately, Ryo hide their face from public.

Guilty Crown

Psycho-Pass

Supercell and Today Is A Beautiful Day were awarded a Gold Disc by the Recording Industry Association of Japan for having exceeded 100,000 copies shipped in a single year, and Supercell was chosen as one of the best five new Japanese artists of 2009 during the 2010 Japan Gold Disc Award competition.

Kagamine Rin (Left) and Kagamine Len (Right)

Megurine Luka

Supercell live concert never used Nagi Yanagi, Koeda, and Chelly song that their sang. Supercell live concert only held in Japan, and always use Vocaloid characters and songs. Vocaloid characters that Ryo used in live concert is Hatsune Miku as primary singer, Kagamine Rin, Kagamine Len, and Megurine Luka.

All of this Vocaloid singer is fictional, so in their live concert, they used projector to make them alive.

Supercell Live Concert

Beside songs for anime, Ryo with supercell has made on anime called Black Rock Shooter, original stroy by ryo, illustration by ryo, and songs is from supercell.

Black Rock Shooter

Walt Disney, my favorite animator

Walter Elias Disney

5 December 1901 - 15 December 1966

"The Founder of Walt Disney Pictures"

Roy Oliver Disney

24 June 1893 - 20 December 1971

"Co- Founder of Walt Disney Pictures"

Walter Elias "Walt" Disney was an American business magnate, animator, producer, director, screenwriter, and voice actor. A major figure within the American animation industry and throughout the world, he is regarded as an international icon, and philanthropist, well known for his influence and contributions to the field of entertainment during the 20th century. As a Hollywood business mogul, he, along with his brother Roy O. Disney, co-founded the Walt Disney Productions, which later became one of the best-known motion picture producers in the world. The corporation is now known as The Walt Disney Company and had an annual revenue of approximately US$36 billion in the 2010 financial year.

His Creation :

Oswald the Lucky Rabbit

This is an all-animated Character ordered by Charlez Mintz in 1927 due his marriage with Margaret Wrinkler. Oswald the Lucky Rabbit almost an Instant success, but owned by Universal Pictures. It tooks 78 years to get back Oswald character as Disney's production.

Mickey Mouse

After losing the rights to Oswald, Disney felt the need to develop a new character to replace him, which was based on a mouse he had adopted as a pet while working in his Laugh-O-Gram studio in Kansas City.

This character's name is Mortimer at first, but changed by Roy Oliver Disney to Mickey Mouse. 

Until 1947, Walt Disney is the one who voice Mickey Mouse. Since then, Mickey Mouse become the mascot of Walt Disney Company.

Alice in Wonderland

Disney Brothers' Studio

Alice in Wonderland is the very first story created by Disney, since he sit in fifth grade in elementary school. And this story become a live action in program Alice Comedies. This is the beginning of The Disney Brothers' Studio

Disneyland

On a business trip to Chicago in the late-1940s, Disney drew sketches of his ideas for an amusement park where he envisioned his employees spending time with their children. The idea for a children's theme park came after a visit to Children's Fairyland in Oakland, California.

On Sunday, July 17, 1955, Disneyland hosted a live TV preview, among the thousands of people in attendance were Ronald Reagan, Bob Cummings and Art Linkletter, who shared cohosting duties, as well as the mayor of Anaheim. Walt gave the following dedication day speech:

“ To all who come to this happy place; welcome. Disneyland is your land. Here age relives fond memories of the past .... and here youth may savor the challenge and promise of the future. Disneyland is dedicated to the ideals, the dreams and the hard facts that have created America ... with the hope that it will be a source of joy and inspiration to all the world.

Creative Thinking : Making Characters

In every movies, there always a character. But do you know how to build a character? how the way the character act is depends on the creator. in this post, I will share some of my knowledge to build a character for a reference to make your own character.

1. Personality
 Personality mostly decide the appearance of the character, but not just that, personality take the most important part in every movies. Personality is the one which make the movie full of colour, making it fun and good to watch. Some of comedy genre have a character who likes to joking, but if about action, usually the main character is a well trained person. Afterall, personality is the one which make movies intersting

2. Appearance
 Appearance also the one needed to make a character, usually connected with the costumes. There are two types of appearance, the first one is a make sense appearance, usually in ordinary movies, like actions. The second one is not make sense appearance, mostly in the fantasy movies. It is very easy to tell the difference.

Look at her, does it really possible for a girl to lift up a big canon with one hand? of course not, this is a not make sense appearance. By the way, this anime is about fantasy, so everything could happen here, but not in the reality.


3. Examples of characters personality and appearance
A. This person likes to train his muscles and show it off to the others, the one who very excited about muscles and talk about muscles in his daily life.
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Inohara Masato - Little Busters!

B. The boy on the right is a nerd, you can tell in this scene of course. Look at his appearance, he wearing glasses and talk like a math master.



Takeyama -  Angel  Beats!

C. This man is a rider, just look at his outfit and the vehicle he stands on. A rider supposed to be wild right? Now you can judge yourself is he wild or not? standing on a bike like that?



Ash Roller - Accel World (this is a female, do not be fool by appearance)

D. Now look at this man, what is he look like? He is a warrior with a giant sword. This character has a muscles that allow him to swing that giant sword. It is still make sense though.
 
Sagara Sanosuke - Samurai X

Jun Maeda, Creative at Japan

Maeda Jun is Japanese Screen Writer, Born in 1975. Works in Key.

Key is a Software Company founded by himself, located in Kita, Osaka, Japan.

Both games are in computer, software games for computers, which called "Visual Novels"

After creating visual novels, Jun Maeda Started to build the animated one, the first movie is 

Angel Beats!, one of popular Japanese Anime which often cosplayed by people.

The interesting part of Angel Beats! is the story of school life in "Almost Heaven", the characters are already died and have to pay their "regrets" there. But the main character is about to rebelling God,

started to make weapons to battle with "Angel". Once the regret payed, they will go to heaven.

Jun Maeda is not only illustrating the characters but, making some background musics. He is a pianist too, so responsible in soundtracks on the Visual Novels and Animes. But taking advantage of music, now he is released his songs which helped by Nagi Yanagi (Supercell former singer which her face never known by the public). Their collaboration make one title named "Flaming June".

Flaming June which leaded by Jun Maeda create a "short story songs", so the song is about a love story, and contains some movie scene in animated style to illustrating the song.

In Japan, Jun Maeda known as a success and creative person. He creates different things like Flaming June, which known as first and best Animated Love Songs. Because it creates impact in the illustration and music.

The 2nd Creative Thinking : The Coolest Legendary of The Sea

1. Megalodon

Megalodon known as a "Giant Shark". Until now, no one have seen the living Megalodon in the sea, Only fossil discovered. Some scientist believed that Megalodon is one of the "Living Fossil",still living in the deep sea.

2. Kraken

Kraken is the "Giant Squid", known as one of the most popular "Ancient Sea Monsters" which stated or illustrated in many movies and games. Kraken often destroy a ship that passed him, his length makes him could hold his tentacles on all the ship parts, and destroy it.

3. Underwater Pyramid at Bermuda Triangle

The newest discovered in the mysterious underwater sea, "Bermuda Triangle". The latest research has found a Giant Pyramid made of Crystal. There is two pyramids, looks like made of thick glass. Found by a unmanned submarine camera

4. Atlantis

Atlantis, known as a lost kingdom. Discovered in underwater, like an old temple. It is believed that Atlantis is once a rich kingdom and lived. By scientist theory, Atlantis destroyed when there is an earth-moving, torn them down into the water.

5. Bermuda Triangle

Bermuda Triangle, known as a mysterious part of the sea. There is countless number of vehicles vanished on the radar, Ships or Airplanes, It is like going to another dimension and sink into the sand under the sea.

6. Poseidon


Poseidon, know as the God of the Sea or The Leader of the Sea. One of popular God in Greek Mythology. His weapon, rake allowed him to call thunder and sea waves.But he referred into the caller of earthquake sometimes. He is a brother from Zeus and Hades, and a son of Chronus.
His sign is : Trident, Dolphin, Horse and Bull.

7. Leviathan

Leviathan is one of the Popular legends in the sea, often stated in movies and games.
In Myth, Leviathan known as a Sea Serpent or Giant Sea Snake or Sea Dragon. Believed as the Water Element in the Mythology.
In this era, Leviathan known as a giant fish, Blue Whale.
In Satanic Church, Leviathan is stated as one of Four Princes of Hell.

my first creative thinking

 In my first blog, I would like to share my creative formation on the game called Cosmic Break.
I join the Bladine Unions, which protected by Lios, the tiger robot. I joined them because I think he is cool, in robot and human form.
 My first robot is the blue girl humanoid, Lily Rain. I must choose  one between Land, Air, or Artillery types of robot. And Lily rain is artillery robot. In every game, I choose a long ranged character, so I choose Lily Rain, which attached a Battle Skirt which have a long ranged weapon.
 Then I bought my my second robot called Sturbanger, the green robot which attached missiles in back and his hands, which in the game most people choose air robots, so missiles is the good way to fight them. So do my Third robot, Sagitary Maxis, the blue robot which attached large weapon on his right shoulder, called Railgun. these robot are my favorite, then I bought Aquila, the white air-type robot. It is my first air robot, and is the favorite of cosmic break. I don't think it is good, so I keep using Lily Rain, Sturbanger, and Sagitary Maxis in the game. until now, they are useful in fighting air-type robots. but Beware of land-type robots which using swords and axes. They are a nightmare for artillery-type robots.