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HELLO, LADIES AND GENTS. We are here today to talk about the important dates - not the fact it's Valentines, not the fact it's Kaito's birthday, no. The important ones. Like MMD 4th Cup!
Regularly scheduled ranking - with focus on Kaito - will come tomorrow. This was too fabulous to pass up.
To those who don't know what this is - MikuMikuDance (MMD) is an animation program that includes models of various pop culture icons and, as you'd expect from the title, all the vocaloids in many different variations. Every 6 months or so, a contest is held to see who can make the most amazing and wonderful video from it and boy are there ever some fantastic things made.
WARNING: This is an incredibly silly post. Also, many of these videos can get a little slaughtered by Moontube's quality reduction, so bear that in mind. If there are references you don't get just ask and we'll do our best to, er, explain. If that's even possible.
Vocaloid PVs / Dances
【第4回MMD杯本選】I sing for you【MMD-PV】 (Luka / Haku)
Stop right there. Before you watch this, make sure you watch the preceding Palette PV. Done that? Good. I Sing For You is a fantastic feel-good track full of thumping beat that will make you bop like a maniac - the accompanying video simply makes it even more awesome. Best in Cup by my metric for sheer exuberance and the great ending. Who knew Haku could be so badass?
【第4回MMD杯本選】Chaining Intention【PV】 (Miku) (HD ver.)
A truly breathtaking video for one of treow's early hits. I don't always like the Lat Miku MMD model but I can't deny it works here, especially with the sheer production and amazing quality behind this.
【第4回MMD杯本選】カンフーサーキュレーション【MIKU的國術跳舞】 (Miku)
Cute dancing meets kung-fu in this all-Chinese(!) version of Renai Circulation. This got toasted by quality reduction, but stick around to watch it later and it's amazing.
【第4回MMD杯本選】『Dear』Remix-Edition【Vocaloid-PV】 (Miku)
Dear (Remix) has long been a favorite of mine, and it's great to see it get an MMD treatment. As in the original song, the Slow Bit gives the payoff.
【第4回MMD杯本選】 たいやき (UTAU)
The Adorable UTAU version of Crazy Taxi, SD Defoko goes on a high-speed snack run while the other SD UTAU sing Offspring.
【第4回MMD杯本選】ミキミキ★ロマンティックナイト (Miki / Miku / Meiko)
A terribly shiny version of Miki's samfree signature song. Unusually, it isn't just a rehash of Luka or Gumi's versions.
【第4回MMD杯本選】誰も知らない【ＰＶ】 (Miki)
With a new model and one of the themes for this cup being 'M', Miki gets some decent coverage - here's a super-starry version of 'No-One Knows'.
【第4回MMD杯本選】tautology -short ver.- (3DPV) (Miku)
Tautology gets the MMD treatment in this trippy, lovely, and very blue video.
【第4回MMD杯本選】コンペイトウ星【アニメOP風PV】 (Rin / Lots of UTAU)
I can't tell if this is actively parodying a specific anime or if it's just generally OPpish in nature, but either way it's very impressive.
【第4回MMD杯本戦】 MMDで踊らせる程度のオーディエンス (Len / Rin / Miku)
Popping, locking and generally bouncing to jrap, though I couldn't tell you to whom.
【第4回MMD杯本選】Sweetiex2踊らせてみた【初音ミク亞北ネル】 (Miku / Neru)
Candypop offering No. 1. I'm at a loss to explain why Neru's getting so many awesome videos - no knock against her, just a reflection that Nicovideo loves the hell out of her.
【第4回MMD杯本選】 We are POP☆CANDY!【暫定版】 (Miku / Len / Rin)
Candypop offering No. 2. I don't think much of the Miku model but there's something kind of appealing and saccharinely addicting about the music.
【第4回MMD杯本選】Sleepless Night【闇鍋】 (Miku)
I hesitate to call this a PV, per se - don't let the melancholy music and initial video fool you. What starts as a slow and soft (but insanely pretty) PV and piano track soon becomes a very, very silly thing at about the 1:30 mark and only gets worse.
Vocaloid/UTAU Other
【第4回MMD杯本選】ニコニコ天国と地獄 (Everyone)
A positively gleeful celebration of those little gifs you find in the upper left of each Nicovideo page.
【第4回MMD杯本選】METSU☆ミクさん (Miku / Len / Kaito / Rin)
Len steals Miku's panties, as ever. Miku retaliates in style.
【第4回MMD杯本選】ちびミク達がハジメテノオト【ハモミク】 (Chibi Miku x 8)
An absolutely delightful version of Hajimete no Oto, done in acapella style by eight Chibi Mikus working in concert.
【第4回MMD杯本選】 世界の破滅と存亡を賭けて朝飯を食う動画 (Defoko / Teto / Takoluka / Chibi Miku)
Defoko's adventures in attempting to eat in peace. Teto's adventures in throwing many, many Takolukas (Takoluki?) at her.
【第4回MMD杯本選】 つなわたリフティング 【原点回帰】 (Miku)
A highwire, a soccer ball, and a Vocaloid. And a lot of showing off.
【第4回MMD杯本選】 卓球 (Miku)
TABLE TENNIS.
【第4回MMD杯本選】ＫＡＩＴＯとレンがエアボに挑戦したようです (Kaito, Len)
A straight-up copy of a famous video involving two kids dancing to Crazy Frog music, this is done so utterly pixel-perfect I was grinning right through. Alternatively it's just Kaito and Len being flaming morons.
【第4回MMD杯本選】 来年からがんばるPV (Everyone)
After the terrifying advent of Crazy Frog, maybe you'd like to take it a little easy instead.
Other
【第4回MMD杯本選】東方でマイケル～Smooth Criminal～ (Marisa / Reimu / Sakuya)
An absolutely perfect rendition of Smooth Criminal from the Touhou Crew, this video is simply amazing.
【第4回MMD杯本選】ミクトラ (GODZILLA)
A variety of Super Monsters smash their way through the full version of the Lucky Star OP. If that weren't enough to make you grin like a fool, make sure you stick around for the joyous final chorus.
【第4回MMD杯本選】 【MMD】 すばらしき新-MMD-世界 (Too many to list)
Kind of scrappy, but what an amazing attempt! The nicovideo meme version of the super-crossover RPG Namco x Capcom opening, if you ever needed a more complete list of in-jokes and references you could do a lot worse than this.
【第4回MMD杯本選】春香さんにjubeat（天国と地獄）をやってもらった (Too many to list)
This rapid-fire Haruka (the normal one) version of the Can-Can smashes it's way through a slew of nicovideo memes at rapid-fire rate, from Idolm@ster to wrestlers.
【第4回MMD杯本選】天海春香？？？の退屈 (Home Haruka)
It's exercise time with Home Haruka!
EDIT: How could I forget?!
【第4回MMD杯本選】霊夢がシフトチェンジでＲＥＤ ＺＯＮＥ (Reimu)
Reimu, the pulsing sound of Nico favorite track Red Zone done acapella, and a lot of high-intensity driving. This video is absolutely made the moment Sakuya enters.
These are the ones I like most. For more, see the tag.
Regularly scheduled ranking - with focus on Kaito - will come tomorrow. This was too fabulous to pass up.
To those who don't know what this is - MikuMikuDance (MMD) is an animation program that includes models of various pop culture icons and, as you'd expect from the title, all the vocaloids in many different variations. Every 6 months or so, a contest is held to see who can make the most amazing and wonderful video from it and boy are there ever some fantastic things made.
WARNING: This is an incredibly silly post. Also, many of these videos can get a little slaughtered by Moontube's quality reduction, so bear that in mind. If there are references you don't get just ask and we'll do our best to, er, explain. If that's even possible.
Vocaloid PVs / Dances
【第4回MMD杯本選】I sing for you【MMD-PV】 (Luka / Haku)
Stop right there. Before you watch this, make sure you watch the preceding Palette PV. Done that? Good. I Sing For You is a fantastic feel-good track full of thumping beat that will make you bop like a maniac - the accompanying video simply makes it even more awesome. Best in Cup by my metric for sheer exuberance and the great ending. Who knew Haku could be so badass?
【第4回MMD杯本選】Chaining Intention【PV】 (Miku) (HD ver.)
A truly breathtaking video for one of treow's early hits. I don't always like the Lat Miku MMD model but I can't deny it works here, especially with the sheer production and amazing quality behind this.
【第4回MMD杯本選】カンフーサーキュレーション【MIKU的國術跳舞】 (Miku)
Cute dancing meets kung-fu in this all-Chinese(!) version of Renai Circulation. This got toasted by quality reduction, but stick around to watch it later and it's amazing.
【第4回MMD杯本選】『Dear』Remix-Edition【Vocaloid-PV】 (Miku)
Dear (Remix) has long been a favorite of mine, and it's great to see it get an MMD treatment. As in the original song, the Slow Bit gives the payoff.
【第4回MMD杯本選】 たいやき (UTAU)
The Adorable UTAU version of Crazy Taxi, SD Defoko goes on a high-speed snack run while the other SD UTAU sing Offspring.
【第4回MMD杯本選】ミキミキ★ロマンティックナイト (Miki / Miku / Meiko)
A terribly shiny version of Miki's samfree signature song. Unusually, it isn't just a rehash of Luka or Gumi's versions.
【第4回MMD杯本選】誰も知らない【ＰＶ】 (Miki)
With a new model and one of the themes for this cup being 'M', Miki gets some decent coverage - here's a super-starry version of 'No-One Knows'.
【第4回MMD杯本選】tautology -short ver.- (3DPV) (Miku)
Tautology gets the MMD treatment in this trippy, lovely, and very blue video.
【第4回MMD杯本選】コンペイトウ星【アニメOP風PV】 (Rin / Lots of UTAU)
I can't tell if this is actively parodying a specific anime or if it's just generally OPpish in nature, but either way it's very impressive.
【第4回MMD杯本戦】 MMDで踊らせる程度のオーディエンス (Len / Rin / Miku)
Popping, locking and generally bouncing to jrap, though I couldn't tell you to whom.
【第4回MMD杯本選】Sweetiex2踊らせてみた【初音ミク亞北ネル】 (Miku / Neru)
Candypop offering No. 1. I'm at a loss to explain why Neru's getting so many awesome videos - no knock against her, just a reflection that Nicovideo loves the hell out of her.
【第4回MMD杯本選】 We are POP☆CANDY!【暫定版】 (Miku / Len / Rin)
Candypop offering No. 2. I don't think much of the Miku model but there's something kind of appealing and saccharinely addicting about the music.
【第4回MMD杯本選】Sleepless Night【闇鍋】 (Miku)
I hesitate to call this a PV, per se - don't let the melancholy music and initial video fool you. What starts as a slow and soft (but insanely pretty) PV and piano track soon becomes a very, very silly thing at about the 1:30 mark and only gets worse.
Vocaloid/UTAU Other
【第4回MMD杯本選】ニコニコ天国と地獄 (Everyone)
A positively gleeful celebration of those little gifs you find in the upper left of each Nicovideo page.
【第4回MMD杯本選】METSU☆ミクさん (Miku / Len / Kaito / Rin)
Len steals Miku's panties, as ever. Miku retaliates in style.
【第4回MMD杯本選】ちびミク達がハジメテノオト【ハモミク】 (Chibi Miku x 8)
An absolutely delightful version of Hajimete no Oto, done in acapella style by eight Chibi Mikus working in concert.
【第4回MMD杯本選】 世界の破滅と存亡を賭けて朝飯を食う動画 (Defoko / Teto / Takoluka / Chibi Miku)
Defoko's adventures in attempting to eat in peace. Teto's adventures in throwing many, many Takolukas (Takoluki?) at her.
【第4回MMD杯本選】 つなわたリフティング 【原点回帰】 (Miku)
A highwire, a soccer ball, and a Vocaloid. And a lot of showing off.
【第4回MMD杯本選】 卓球 (Miku)
TABLE TENNIS.
【第4回MMD杯本選】ＫＡＩＴＯとレンがエアボに挑戦したようです (Kaito, Len)
A straight-up copy of a famous video involving two kids dancing to Crazy Frog music, this is done so utterly pixel-perfect I was grinning right through. Alternatively it's just Kaito and Len being flaming morons.
【第4回MMD杯本選】 来年からがんばるPV (Everyone)
After the terrifying advent of Crazy Frog, maybe you'd like to take it a little easy instead.
Other
【第4回MMD杯本選】東方でマイケル～Smooth Criminal～ (Marisa / Reimu / Sakuya)
An absolutely perfect rendition of Smooth Criminal from the Touhou Crew, this video is simply amazing.
【第4回MMD杯本選】ミクトラ (GODZILLA)
A variety of Super Monsters smash their way through the full version of the Lucky Star OP. If that weren't enough to make you grin like a fool, make sure you stick around for the joyous final chorus.
【第4回MMD杯本選】 【MMD】 すばらしき新-MMD-世界 (Too many to list)
Kind of scrappy, but what an amazing attempt! The nicovideo meme version of the super-crossover RPG Namco x Capcom opening, if you ever needed a more complete list of in-jokes and references you could do a lot worse than this.
【第4回MMD杯本選】春香さんにjubeat（天国と地獄）をやってもらった (Too many to list)
This rapid-fire Haruka (the normal one) version of the Can-Can smashes it's way through a slew of nicovideo memes at rapid-fire rate, from Idolm@ster to wrestlers.
【第4回MMD杯本選】天海春香？？？の退屈 (Home Haruka)
It's exercise time with Home Haruka!
EDIT: How could I forget?!
【第4回MMD杯本選】霊夢がシフトチェンジでＲＥＤ ＺＯＮＥ (Reimu)
Reimu, the pulsing sound of Nico favorite track Red Zone done acapella, and a lot of high-intensity driving. This video is absolutely made the moment Sakuya enters.
These are the ones I like most. For more, see the tag.