Madobi Nanami Theme Sound File List Translation

by | October 24, 2009 | In Technology | Comments Off

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So you Downloaded the Windows 7 OS-Tan  Madobi Nanami theme, but can’t figure out where to put all those wav files. If you are using Windows 7 then it will load the theme automatically, but for those of us on an older OS that still want the theme the sound files have to be entered manually. After screwing around with the file names on Google Translate, and comparing them to the XP sounds list I think I got at least most of them figured out. You would think someone had done this already, but searches for a translated list have been futile.

The file pack I got only has 24 files, but I’ve heard there may be as many as 39… Well… I only got 24 so that’s all that are on the list.

The filenames are in Japanese, so if you don’t have the Asian font pack installed on your computer you will only see boxes, but I have made a .jpg image of the list that can be viewed here: OS-tan sound files jpg image

Here is what I came up with:

  • _じゃじゃーん.wav = (Ja-Jang) Maximize
  • _じゃん.wav = (Jang) Minimize
  • _ちーん.wav = (Chiin) Restore up/Restore down/(Open/Close Window?)
  • _ぴぽ.wav = (Pipo) (*I believe Pipo and Pirorin are meant to be the Asterisk and Exclamation sounds, but which is which?)
  • _ぴろりん.wav = (Pirorin)
  • Windowsテーマの変更.wav = Windows Change Theme
  • Windowsユーザーアカウント制御.wav = Windows User Control Account
  • Windowsログオフ.wav = Windows Off (assume this is log off)
  • Windowsログオン.wav = Windows Log (login)
  • Windows終了.wav = Windows End (Windows Exit)
  • ごみ箱を空にする.wav = Empty Recycle Bin
  • システムエラー.wav = System Error
  • システム通知.wav = System Notification
  • デバイスの切断.wav = Device Disconnecting
  • デバイスの接続.wav = Connecting Device
  • デバイスの接続の失敗.wav = Device Connection Failure
  • バッテリ低下アラーム.wav = Low Battery Alarm
  • バッテリ切れアラーム.wav = Battery Alarm (Critical battery alarm?)
  • ポップアップウィンドウのブロック.wav = Block Pop Up Window
  • メッセージ（情報）.wav = Message(Information)
  • メッセージ（警告）.wav = Message (Warning)
  • 一般の警告音.wav = Default Beep
  • 情報バー.wav = Information Bar
  • 新着メールの通知.wav = Mail Notification

Note: For myself I set the “Windows Change Theme” to Windows start since she says: “Konnichiwa Nanami desu” I think that it works well there rather than that crappy music we all hate by now. Also regarding “pipo” and “pirorin”… I never did find anyone who would tell me which was for what function so in my case I used “pipo” for the exclamation sound, and “pirorin” for the asterisk sound. Seems logical to me. I also agree with others about the “chiin”… I used it for restore up/restore down, but using it for window open/close is really annoying, so you may want to not use it for all those sounds. Otherwise the soundpack is much cooler than the standard Windows default sound scheme.

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To Love Ru 1/8 Lala Deviluke

by | October 23, 2009 | In Anime Collectibles | Comments Off

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Okay… This isn’t new, but I found it last night while searching out upcoming figures, and it’s on my “I want this” list. The Good Smile 1/8 scale PVC Lala Deviluke. Released in August of 2008 it runs about $70 USD.

I would say her costume is one of the oddest I’ve seen, but I remember as a kid they had these Halloween costumes called “Bug-a-loos” that had inflatable heads, and every time I see this outfit that’s what comes to mind.

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Halloween Anime

by | October 21, 2009 | In Anime | Comments Off

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So the Halloween season just isn’t feeling creepy enough yet… How about getting in the mood with some scary anime? I was just thinking that very thought, and decided to find a couple of shows to get me in the mood, and thought maybe others might like some recommendations.

First off… What I’m intending to watch… Soul Eater and Rin: Mnemosyne no Musume tachi Can’t tell you much about them as I haven’t seen them myself yet, but the trailers I’ve seen at Funimation have my mouth watering, and I got a sudden craving for blood. If you haven’t seen them yet be sure to check out the trailers at Funimation’s video portal, and there are 21 subbed episodes of Soul Eater to watch for free. Soul Eater is an action-comedy more than a horror, but it looks to have plenty of creepiness. Rin… Well… Just watch the trailer… From what I understand most video sites won’t even let Funi put the trailer up because of the violent content… Adam Sheehan from Funimation described it as “Saw meets anime.”

So… What shows can I recommend to others… Let’s see.

Higurashi When They Cry is an obvious one. I just recently watched it (and reviewed it here). It will definitely make the hairs on your neck stand up.

Ghost Hunt is another one that I highly recommend… I’m pretty sure I was watching this during last Halloween.

Jigoku Shoujo (Hell Girl) is a must. The first season is available at most retailers, The second and third seasons Futakomori and Mitsugane have not been released in the US, but we’ll just pretend we don’t know about things like downloads and torrents.

Mushi-Shi is another great show… Not exactly scary, but there is some creepiness to be seen.

Shikabane Hime is more of an action, but I think zombie killing school girls who are themselves zombies can qualify it for a Halloween themed show. It’s opening sequence also still happens to be one of my favorites.

Tsukyomi MoonPhase and Princess Resurrection are a couple of good monster type shows if you’d like something less serious. And by all means if you absolutely want a horror based comedy then you must get a hold of the ADV dubbed Ghost Stories.

Another show that is not scary, but kinda fits in with the whole Halloween atmosphere is Clamp’s xXxHolic. You can watch the entire first season over at Funimation for free.

I know… There are more shows I could have listed, but I am sticking to recommending the ones I have actually seen.  So that will do it for this list.

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Darker Than Black 2: Ryūsei no Gemini

by | October 20, 2009 | In Anime | Comments Off

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Now that I finally finished watching the first season I was able to add this to my fall anime watch list. After 2 episodes I’ll say that if you liked the first season you will enjoy the second as well. The storyline is very much in tune with the first season. The new show starts out in Russia several years after the events at the end of season one. Hei looks like a scruffy bum now, and is apparently doing odd jobs for the CIA.

All new characters are introduced with some of the old characters popping in now and then. Without giving too much away… Someone asked Funimation at their web panel recently if they were going to license Darker Than Black 2, and if they would re-use the original voice cast… Well… The way things are going after 2 episodes the voice casting might not be a concern. They might not need many of the cast from the first season. Apparently a lot has happened in the time between stories, and it looks like we will find out about those details in the form of flashbacks. It is obvious from the start that what Hei did at the end of the first season has caused the events that are happening now, and I suspect that deep down he wants to fix everything, but we’ll have to see how things go.

The new characters are quite likable, and there is plenty of action and suspense. A must watch show.

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Saimoe ’09 And the Winner Is…

by | October 17, 2009 | In Anime | Comments Off

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After 4 months of battling between 384 characters who made it into the main tournament the final showdown happened today between Yui Hirasawa (K-On!) and Taiga Aisaka (Toradora). By a margin of 54 votes Taiga Aisaka won the title.

There were a lot of interesting events in this tournament with probably one of the early shocks being that K-On’s Mio and her “moe moe kyun” was knocked out in the first round. Although Asuza and Yui both made it to the 3rd round it was a surprise that Yui wound up being the last character standing in Aisaka’s way if you consider all the K-On popularity polls this year either Mio or Asuza would have been expected.

Another surprise was that all of the Lucky Star characters were wiped out pretty early for the most part especially considering that Kagami won last year’s tournament. I don’t think any of them made it past the second round.

In the beginning it appeared that the girls from CLANNAD, Saki, and Haruhi were taking over the game, but as the rounds went on they slowly dropped away. Probably one of the strangest aspects of this year’s tournament was the fact that Haruhi Suzumiya and Yuki Nagato took each other out in the third round. You kinda figured that one of those two would make it to the semi – finals, but due to ties they wound up in the same bracket in a 3 way battle with Eruruu (Utawarerumono OVA) on the first day of round 3. If either one or the other had been in the round alone then the chances of winning would have been pretty high, but with the fans split the votes were as well, so they both wound up getting eliminated.

The quarter and semi-finals went pretty smoothly, but it became apparent that there were quite a few Saki characters still left with Aisaka and Yui sneaking in quietly among them. While I was cheering for Yui it was pretty much a given that Aisaka would win in the end. You can’t find an anime message board that her name doesn’t pop up on almost daily. The surprise to me was how close the final vote was… 54 votes… Couldn’t 55 more K-On fans vote? The other surprise is that Yui had the most votes over all throughout the tournament with 6515 votes to Aisaka’s 6408, but it’s kinda like the popular vote with U.S. Presidents… Nice to have, but it doesn’t determine a winner.

All that’s left to be done is wait for next year’s tournament. With the new Haruhi episodes and the Disappearance movie announced it looks like the SOS brigade will have at least a couple more years of eligibility for Saimoe. Should be fun to watch.

Thanks goes out to Moetron for their daily coverage of the event.

Links:

Saimoe Official Page (Japanese)

Saimoe English Site

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