Attack of the Otaku

Mamo! · Post by **Mamo!** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 12:11 pm

Wow, my internet dies for one day, and this has already hit 5 pages. Schweet xD

/me gets

Edit: I lurve it. Friggin win. I <33 you

inthesto · Post by **inthesto** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 12:21 pm

Watching this gave me a headache, and I don't get headaches.

Good job?

Ghet · Post by **Ghet** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 1:06 pm

am i srsly the only one that wasnt affected medically by this thing?

Koopiskeva · Post by **Koopiskeva** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 1:30 pm

Good times

Chiikaboom wrote:Ive been getting a lot of "this is a blatant rip-off of skittles" kind of comments. Id just like to point out that when i started this video project, i had absolutely no intention of "copying" skittles. I had this concept in mind quite some time before skittles was released and i intended on incorporating BRIGHT SHINY COLOURZ in one way or another, and the only similarities i can find between the two are the fact its Haruhi + BRIGHT SHINY COLOURZ! The concepts are quite different as well. Skittles is a parody of a real life music video, and Otaku is a crazy fast paced happy hardcore seizure inducing romance-esque video. The sweet and sour skittles was NOT a reference to Koop's vid, it was simply to sync up to the "so sweet and sour" lyric. Im quite sure had the video've not had any color effects whatsoever, people wouldnt be comparing the two, but the song really, really called for it.

Concept-wise, yea its different, but the atmosphere and effects-usage are where most people are finding the similarities... I know you didn't mean to 'copy' anything, but that's just how it is. Yes, its a hyper-sugary upbeat video, as opposed to Skittles' slower-paced upbeat music video parody, but the effect usage is very similar therefore giving it a similar atmosphere. Aside from the usage of haruhi, and bright colors - there's also the lip syncing, text effects and its overall fun/upbeat theme - which make the videos appear even closer together. Not to say that this a 'blatant rip-off' of skittles or any other video - just don't try to take em too seriously.

DayWalker B. · Post by **DayWalker B.** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 2:39 pm

That was fun watching. Even though the song was not of my liking at all, but the masking and fx were pretty impressive overall. I can see the effort you put into this video, so great job. Keep it up. 4.5/5

Malificus · Post by **Malificus** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 4:11 pm

I liked that quite a bit :3

OropherZero · Post by **OropherZero** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 4:14 pm

awesome stuff! 5/5 from me, extra point for the obvious effort put into it, this will be the last AMV I can enjoy seeing the lucky star dance and the hare hare yukai so glad that it was a good AMV to end that... I kept seeing Fuko trying to make it into the AMV but then I remember what you said in the first post about starting it 8 months ago XD

Chiikaboom · Post by **Chiikaboom** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 4:42 pm

Yarry wrote:Jesus Christ

5/5 on the editing.

I don't like the music nor all the colors EVERYWHERE though (I guess that's a matter of taste), but the video is definitely smooth.

Thanks

Infinity Squared wrote:I'm bleeding in strange places... must be that good.

If my video is causing people physical pain, i think thats a bad sign

Dark-Krystal wrote:So Kitch ! : O

Nice job here Chika' Chika', *aie* *aie* *aie* [French Private Joke]

Thanks for the comment

glad you liked it!

ScorpionP wrote:Everytime I watch it I get more and more addicted to it. Very amazing effort, you did a wonderful job

Tbh i kind of agree, its one of the very very VERY few times i have my own video on loop for a long period of time ;O
Thanks for the comment, glad you enjoyed it!

ZetZu wrote:I never edited my ost did i? O:
Chii did awesum job everytime i watch this i cant help but crack a smile :3
really Loved it

gave chii free op O:

No you never edited your post Dx
Glad you liked it

Full Metal Sempai wrote:Multiple seizures and bleedings...
Anyway,editing-wise it's 10/5.Music-wise,sorry but this type of music isn't my style at all.Add to this that I don't like either of the 3 anime sources so this vid isn't my cup of tea.
However,it's still magnificent and a keeper of course.5/5 all the way.

And on another note,you have improved so much after your first Vegas vid.All I can say,I'm impressed.Now go work on your Fuko vid!!!

So you hate the shows and the song yet you like the video? xD
Thanks

and ill get to my Fuko vid eventually xD

Funky-kun wrote:This was deffinately massive win. Quality and editing were near perfect. The effects were nicely done and synched with the song, but I really liked sugardansen more.

4.5/5

psssh Sugardansen is FAIL. O:
Glad you enjoyed it

Ayanefan wrote:
Chiikaboom wrote: Oh and to those who've been leaving me those "I CoUlDnT sEe ThE VAHDEEO jus teh AUDIO!!!!1111", please get the xvid and please dont try to "teach me" how to "encode properly" through a QC.
LOL!!! I thought you'd like that! But you didn't hunt me down like you said in your video description page .

~_~
Trust me ill come when you least expect it.

AphexTwin wrote:Great editing but my ears are bleeding.

I have a feeling ill end up getting sued for this xO
Thanks anyway

mirkosp wrote:I luv you.

I luv you too

Thanks

ZXSFusion wrote:awesome editing I see ya put alot of effort everythings perfect watching it was pretty fun

Thanks, glad you liked it =D

JCD wrote:Awesome, now I won't be accused anymore for my videos being a sheer overload

Seriously, this feels exactly just like Sugardansen. That means I did enjoy it quite alot and also thought that the beginning was quite bad While the Haruhi and Lucky Star dances felt quite fresh in there, I'm still tired of seeing them, which propably drags the review value for me quite a bit down.

Anyway, I bow down to your effort on this. It propably just has to grow on me a bit more.

Hmm so i need to work on my beginnings apparently xD
Eh im one of the few who never gets sick of the dances.. and its quite hard to make a lucky star video without using the dance tbh

Thanks for the comment, glad ya liked it O;

Megamom wrote:Cool...Without words

5/5 %....

But you just typed some words, how can it be without words yet you typed words.. @_O;
Thanks for the comment, glad ya liked =D

Ishbalan wrote: I can clearly see that this one required far more hours to make, but I still like Sugardansen for its song and large variety of anime.
Regardless, you own the top two slots of my "Favorite AMVs" list.

Mwaha ive pwned your favorites list O:
Sugardansen = 1 week
Otaku = 9 months
8D

Emong wrote:Insane colours x.x

I liked that. Technically very impressive though the concept was rather mainstream comedy that I don't dig.. Not as cool or as fun as Sugardansen but deffinitely enjoyable. I just wish the screen wasn't so shit loads full of stuff O.o

Still, it's a 4 star job

Technically 5/5 though =P

Haha dont worry im going to be taking a break from happy hardcore and work on some other stuff now cause i know not many people are fond of the crazy colors i tend to use cause those songs always call for it xD
Thanks

taifunbrowser wrote:MAGNIFICENT

(It's a good word, methinks.)

Magnificent IS a good word.
Its a MAGNIFICENT word!
Thanks =D

Mamo! wrote:Wow, my internet dies for one day, and this has already hit 5 pages. Schweet xD

Its at 6 pages now o_O
Im quite surprised myself.
But yayyyy josh O:

inthesto wrote:Watching this gave me a headache, and I don't get headaches.

Good job?

Take some ibuprofen?
Glad ya liked? maybe? xD

Ghet wrote:am i srsly the only one that wasnt affected medically by this thing? >

Indeed.
Thanks =D

gokussj4527 wrote:That was fun watching. Even though the song was not of my liking at all, but the masking and fx were pretty impressive overall. I can see the effort you put into this video, so great job. Keep it up. 4.5/5

It seems not many people are fond of the song Dx come on, Jenny Rom ftw~
Thanks though, glad you enjoyed it

Malificus wrote:I liked that quite a bit :3

Thanks x3

OropherZero wrote:awesome stuff! 5/5 from me, extra point for the obvious effort put into it, this will be the last AMV I can enjoy seeing the lucky star dance and the hare hare yukai so glad that it was a good AMV to end that... I kept seeing Fuko trying to make it into the AMV but then I remember what you said in the first post about starting it 8 months ago XD

Ehh i dont see it ending anytime soon ;O
Tbh Fuko WAS in the video for a short period of time, but i had to take her out because she started eating my rotos x_x couldnt have that.
Thanks for the comment, glad you enjoyed!

Koopiskeva wrote: Concept-wise, yea its different, but the atmosphere and effects-usage are where most people are finding the similarities... I know you didn't mean to 'copy' anything, but that's just how it is. Yes, its a hyper-sugary upbeat video, as opposed to Skittles' slower-paced upbeat music video parody, but the effect usage is very similar therefore giving it a similar atmosphere. Aside from the usage of haruhi, and bright colors - there's also the lip syncing, text effects and its overall fun/upbeat theme - which make the videos appear even closer together. Not to say that this a 'blatant rip-off' of skittles or any other video - just don't try to take em too seriously.

Yeah i got a lot of comparisons even with the betas that werent as effect whored so i kinda knew it was coming, but its only when i started getting the QC's like "THIS IS A TOTAL F*CKING SKITTLES RIPOFF YOU MOTHERF*CKING WHORE 1/5" then it started to bug me

slayerlx · Post by **slayerlx** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 8:20 pm

so cute, it's epileptic.

dazedash · Post by **dazedash** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 8:31 pm

what was that O_o the song is just... not my type lol

Chiikaboom wrote: Yeah i got a lot of comparisons even with the betas that werent as effect whored so i kinda knew it was coming, but its only when i started getting the QC's like "THIS IS A TOTAL F*CKING SKITTLES RIPOFF YOU MOTHERF*CKING WHORE 1/5" then it started to bug me

I still don't know what to say about that. But like the Skittles this one definitely not my favorite type amvs. The editing was really good thought...

4.5/5 from the first time watched, but then... can't stand that song on constant loop so I watched it only twice and turned of.