G.E.M. Series Naruto Shippuden Uchiha Sasuke (PVC Figure)

Naruto‘s missing not-so-friendly teammate, Sasuke Uchiha becomes the latest member of Megahouse‘s G.E.M. series and he looks every bit as cool as ever.

This 1/8 scale PVC figure measures in at approximately 240mm and is sculpted by Kosuke Arai. He has a replaceable face which can be swapped should you want to present Sasuke using his Sharingan. This new figure will be released in celebration of Naruto’s 15th anniversary next year.

 1/8 Excellent Model Sasuke Uchiha is scheduled for release late April 2014 and is now available for pre-orders via Hobby Search for 8,820 yen.

Vocaloid 3

VOCALOID3 was first announced mid-2011 at a special invitation only event and was released following the popular VOCALOID2 engine. The release date was set for September 2011, however it was held back on several occusions and eventually released on October 21, 2011. This particular version had much early promotion and there were almost as many new voicebanks for it as there were in the entire VOCALOID2 range. YAMAHA also showed great interest in promoting its well established Japanese Vocaloid producer fanbase while expanding the usage of Vocaloid itself.

New languages were prepared in Spanish, Korean, and Chinese along with the Japanese and English VOCALOID line up. 

Yamaha's first attempt to revive the voice of a dead singer also has been made with Ueki-loid. However, due to the complexicity it is confirmed it will be a while before the same can be attempted for an English speaking vocal.

Vocaloid 3 editor SE boxart

 

Additional versions of the software were also released, including VOCALOID Editor for Cubase (including a "NEO" version), a updated "SE" (second edition) version and VOCALOID NEO. The SE version includes a larger number of Job Plug-ins then the original version, all of which were previously downloadable from the Yamaha website for free. Users who owned the original editor did not have to buy the SE edition as all new content was supply free of charge from Yamaha in the Vocaloid shop. Likewise, users who owned the Cubase version of the software did not need to buy the regular version of VOCALOID3 or the SE version. 

The Cubase version used any available vocal for the current VOCALOID2 and'VOCALOID3 compactable versions. In the case of "NEO" and "SE", some of the previously released VOCALOID3 vocals were re-released with new versions of the 'VOCALOID3 Lite version to match these engine updates. 

Some studios had expansion packs and updates intended for VOCALOID2 in development. The Vocaloid voicebanks known to have been affected by the release were Crypton's up coming male vocal, GUMI Megpoid's Extend, English Miku Hatsune, English Kaito, Luka Megurine's Append, Kaito Append and Meiko Append. However, after the announcement of VOCALOID3 these were delayed and released for VOCALOID3.

SeeU was also intended to have an English voicebank, but was released early so it could meet the VOCALOID3 initial release date without it; some phonetics for English were included in her Korean voicebank as a consequence.

Also, as of the start of VOCALOID3 more private vocals have been released, as well as new "exclusive" vocals given out. Although private licensing in this level is new, several private unreleased vocals were made in the VOCALOID2 era, further more, VOCALOID was not originally considered for commercial release at all. So the concepts behind this are nothing new.

Macne Nana Bio

Name: Macne Nana (マクネナナ)

Character Item: Green Apple (Frequently seen with her)

Sample Voice: Haruna Ikezawa

Released: March 28, 2009 by MI7, Bplats, Inc. (as an Utauloid), January 2014 ( As a vocaloid 3 )

Gender : Female

Age: 16-17 years old

Height: (Unknown)

Weight: (Unknown)

Favorite Gendre: Pop and Electronica/Techno

Favorite Tempo Range: (Unknown)

Best Vocal Range: (Unknown)

Macne Nana was originally released in Open license format for Reason4 and GarageBand, and contained 104 samples. Due to the fact it was released as a open license, so long as you owned the original software Nana was free to be exploited to additional software. This led it to later be converted to work with UTAU by UTAU fans.
A smaller "compact" version called "Macne Nana Petite" was also released at a cheaper price, with less content and was released as the "lite" version of Macne Nana. When the Act2 website was retired and the Macne's were moved over to their own website, Macne Nana and Macne Nana Petite (now called "Macne Petite") were given new vocals called "Macne Nana 2S" and "Macne Petite 2S".
The "Macne Nana 2S" version was recorded in the scales of D#4/G#4/C#5 and had 117 samples, more than the first Macne Nana release. It came with a already built UTAU vocal and was made to sound more distinct from Macne Petite, as well as the original "Macne Nana/Macne Nana Petite" vocal. 

Her first design is mainly inspired by Hatsune Miku, while the 2S design is said to be "princess" themed. The design of the Macne series in general incorporate various aspects of the Mac computer and its physical appearance, such as USB ports and disk drives.
Nana was designed to be the first voice on the Mac OS. She was inspired by the success of Hatsune Miku, and was even labelled Macne Miku (Mac音ミク) during her first production. She is described as a bright and cheerful girl who can be a bit of a klutz. She is accident prone and is often late for work, but always looks on the bright side of life. She and her sisters run the "Mac Sound (Macne) Cafe" (Mac音カフェ).

Macne Nana (first name Nana, Macne also means "Mac Sound") is going to be the first UTAU to become a VOCALOID. Her voice provider is Ikezawa Haruna who also voiced Macne Nana Petit and has done numerous voice acting roles for animes as well. For those of you that don't know Macne Nana she was created to be a singing synthesizer for Mac since VOCALOID was not Mac compatible, she worked on GarageBand only. UTAU users figured out how to port her voicebank into UTAU to get her to sing. She has a 3 sisters and a father; Macne Nana Petit (she has a form called Sasayaki), Macne Coco (White), Macne Coco (Black), and Macne Papa. Soon after the years passed Nana and Petit received a 2S update which vastly improved her vocal quality. Now, since VOCALOID NEO was just released (which is the only VOCALOID system compatible with Mac) it has been announced that Macne Nana will become a VOCALOID! To see her old designs and to hear her old voice and 2S voice (both only on UTAU & GarageBand) click the links below, and for the sources/official websites they are linked below as well. Also it's important to remember that the quality of these voices are not going to be the quality of the VOCALOID product since they'll most likely be re-recording her for the VOCALOID engine and that the designs probably won't stay the same either!

In 2008, VOCALOID was only available on Windows, and there was no equivalent software for the Mac. This inspired Haruna Ikezawa to start working on something using her own voice: Macne Nana. Both Macne Nana and a compact version called "Macne Nana Petite" were released on March 28, 2009. Users were then able to use her in Reason and Garageband, and, with the proper configuration, in UTAU. On March 28, 2012, in celebration of the Macnes' 3rd birthday, a new updated version called "Macne Nana 2S" was released.
In 2013, VOCALOID NEO (a version of VOCALOID for the Mac) was released. Teasers were left hinting at Macne Nana being produced for VOCALOID , which were later confirmed on Macne Nana's Twitter account.
According to Mac Fan magazine there was a conversation with Yamaha; no money was involved and the OK was given for the voice of Haruna Ikezawa to become a VOCALOID. The vocal would be reviewed at 70% completion. If the vocal does not meet with expectations, it will be scrapped. It will only be put forward to commercial release if the vocal is satisfactory.
In October 2013, it was confirmed she was going ahead and that she would have both a PC version and a Mac version. It was also confirmed she would include an English as well as a Japanese vocal. She was slated for a January 2014 release.
In November 2013, it was revealed that Bplats, Inc. will be the company that records her voicebanks. It was also stated that her English and Japanese voicebanks can be bought separately or as part of a bundle.

Original Source: http://www.macfan.jp/magazine/201310/hime/index.html "ウィンドウズ版しかなかったボーカロイドに不満を持って立ち上げたMac音企画。「ボーカロイドエディター・フォー・キューベイス・ネオ （VOCALOID Editor for Cubase NEO）」が発売され、企画の本格活動開始としてMac音ナナの音声取りをしました。春菜姫が思いついた試みとは…？"

Flim Dead mine

Legenda harta karun emas Yamashita mungkin bagi sebagaian orang menganggap itu hanyalah cerita dongeng semata. Tapi bagi Price (Les Loveday) dan kekasihnya Su-Ling (Carmen Soo), harta karun emas Yamashita adalah nyata dan optimis tersimpan di salah satu tambang peninggalan Jepang di kawasan Una Una Sulawesi Tengah, Indonesia. Keduanya pun membentuk sebuah tim riset dengan modus penelitian tentang peninggalan Peran Dunia II.

Tim bentukan Price terdiri dari beberapa orang yang kesemuanya berpengalaman dengan dunia militer yaitu Stanley (Sam Hazeldine), Tino Parwa (Ario Bayu), Ario (Mike Lewis), Djoko (Joe Taslim) dan Papa Ular (Djaitov Tigor). Tim tersebut juga diperkuat oleh wanita asal jepang bernama Rie (Miki Mizuno), yang serius meneliti tentang psikologis prajurit perang kala itu.

Saat menemukan target penelitian yang mereka cari, Price dan timnya kemudian mendapat serangan dari para perompak. Ketika mencoba berlindung di sebuah tambang tua, mereka justru terjebak dan terjerumus kedalamnya. Disela-sela usaha mereka untuk mencari jalan keluar alternatif dari tambang tua tersebut, Price dan kawan-kawan menemukan sesuatu yang aneh sekaligus membuatnya semakin sulit untuk sekedar bertahan hidup.

Misterius dan mencekam, mungkin itulah ungkapan yang dirasa pantas untuk menggambarkan film Dead Mine. Layar lebar  tersebut tidak hanya berhasil memadukan pemain film lokal dengan artis asing, tapi juga sukses membawa nama Indonesia ke beberapa negera Asia dan Barat. Seperti diketahui kalau film Dead Mine sudah resmi dibeli oleh beberapa negara seperti Singapura, Filipina, Australia, Amerika Serikat, Kanada dan Afrika Selatan.

Film Dead Mine memang ditargetkan untuk pasar Internasional. Oleh sebab itulah film ini harus menggunakan dialog berbahasa Inggris dan sedikit sekali memanfaatkan bahasa Indonesia. Tentunya film tersebut tetap menggunakan teks bahasa Indonesia demi kemudahan penonton yang masih belum mengerti bahasa Inggris. Disinilah aktor-aktor kita mencoba membuktikan kualitasnya lewat dialog berbahasa Inggris dalam sebuah film, demi membuka kesempatan yang lebih luas agar bisa 'go international' kedepannya.

Dari beberapa deretan artis ternama yang terlibat di film Dead Mine, nama Djaitov Tigor lah yang bakal menarik perhatian khalayak. Hal itu terasa maklum karena cowok yang akrab disapa Bang Tigor ini lebih dikenal sebagai komedian ketimbang aktor laga meskipun memiliki tubuh yang kekar. Tapi disini dia coba membuktikan kalau dirinya juga mampu bermain di film bergenre action thriller.

Keuntungan dari menonton anime

>> Mengajarkan untuk makan sehat. Rata-rata tokoh anime, suka makan banyak hal ini dimaksudkan untuk mendidik generasi muda agar mau makan secara sehat. Kebanyakkan zaman sekarangkan anak-anak males tu makan sayur-sayuran atau buah- buahan. Yang remajanya juga kadang- kadang mau ngemil doang. (Pengalaman pribadi  ==”)
Pada dasarnya yang mengidolakan akan mau mengikuti kebiasaan yang di idolakannya. Kalau tokoh utama makan banyak secara sehat, [mudah-mudahan] yang mengidolakan juga mau mengikuti kebiasaaan makan secara sehat. Dan kebiasaan baik yg dilakukan oleh tokoh di anime terserbut. ( Hahahaha aku pernah juga makan sayur krn liat salah satu tokoh anime makan sayur jg dan suka sama musik klasik karena habis nonton La Corda D’oro ==”)
 
>>Pentingnya Berlatih Keras
Berlatih keras untuk meraih cita-cita. Makan itu bermaksud untuk mendapatkan tenaga. Dan tenaga dimaksudkan untuk berusaha, bekerja, berlatih, dan lain sebagainya. Untuk meraih cita-cita, tidak hanya dibutuhkan doa, tapi juga usaha yang gigih. Di setiap anime, tokoh anime pada umumnya harus berusaha keras untuk mencapai seperti apa yang diharapkannya. Mereka selalu gagal, tapi mereka mencoba untuk bangkit kembali. Semangat seperti inilah yang harus ditiru. *nods*

>>Menjadi Inspirasi Bagi Setiap Orang
Fans anime selalu merasa terinspirasi (mendapatkan ide) ketika menonton anime atau membaca ‘Manga’ (sebutan untuk komik jepang). Entah itu “Fashion Style” atau “watak-watak khusus anime”, sedikit banyak akan ditiru oleh fans- nya. *Fashion Style:
Di anime apapun, kostum yang mereka
gunakan keren-keren semua. Ujung-
ujungnya muncul lah “Cosplay” (Sebutan untuk orang
yang berpenampilan bagaikan anime). Dan bahkan memakai berbagai aksesoris di anime
dijual, mereka merasa bangga sekali jika mereka bisa
memakainya dan memamerkan didepan umum. Selain cosplay, penampilan
sehari-hari tak lepas dari fashion anime.
Contohnya aku dapat model ikatan rambut yang bagus lewat anime, dan sekarang aku mulai merasa berani memakai dress didepan umum meskipun hanya sekedar acara resmi aja dan kalau ada ultah teman aku mulai terbiasa untuk memakainya dan tidak merasa malu.

>>Mengajarkan Arti Kehidupan Sesungguhnya
Babak-babak yang paling kutunggu saat nonton anime adalah ketika kata-kata mutiara melesat keluar dari bibirnya [Rocket Kali .. ]. Anime tidak hanya sebagai hiburan belaka, tapi juga mengajarkan arti kehidupan yang sesungguhnya.

>>Secara Tak Langsung Memberikan Pesan Moral
Salah satu dampak positif dari dari nonton anime adalah Selain menghibur, kita juga dapat pesan moral. Coba bandingkan dengan sinetron Indonesia. Udah bikin kesal, eh yang ada mah pesan moral yang jelek. Masa’ sih karakter utamanya lemah?(khusus sinetron yang ceritanya ada pesta ‘tangis-menagis’ dan pesta  ‘jambak-jambakan rambut segala’ -,-). Trus klo gak ada karakter yang tugasnya ngerebut harta warisan, rasanya ada yang kurang. Owh produser dan sutradara yang di Indonesia {merintih memohon}, kapan mau maju klo dari jaman dulu untill now ceritanya itu-itu aja [Ha~h, lega diriku setelah ngomel- ngomel].

>>Mengajarkan kekuatan sebuah impian, harapan, keinginan
Kebanyakkan orang takut bermimpi. Contohnya, setiap dia punya impian(ingin punya apa, pergi ke mana, denga siapa) dia perlahan menguburnya dalam- dalam. Menyalahkan keadaan, umur, ini-itulah. Gimana mau menggapai mimpi yang digantung di langit kalau naik pesawat aja takut [artinya: klo membayangkan impian aja takut [artinya yakin bahwa tidak akan tercapai, gimana mau mencapai impian?] Hal yang paling aku suka ketika menonton anime adalah (selain Opening dan Endingnya), saat seorang karakter di anime mengucapkan impiannya, dia akan menyatakannya dengan bangga. Meskipun kadang ada orang yang medukungnya atau menertawakannya. ((Aku ingin punya semangat kuat seperti di anime)).

>>Mengajarkan arti dari persahabatan
Kita tidak bisa hidup sendiri, kita memerlukan seseorang yang bisa dipercaya. Seseorang yang akan berbagi kebahagiaan, meghilangkan kesedihan, mendukung ketika kita lemah, menceritakan hal-hal jenaka yang membuat kita tertawa, berbagi sekeping roti, mendengarkan masalah kita, dan di setiap anime arti dari persahabatan itu bermacam-macam. Tergantung setiap individu yang menilai anime itu seperti tujuannya apa. Apakah hanya untuk hiburan belaka, atau sekedar … ntah lah aku juga bingung

>>Menyadari indahnya perbedaan
Tak perlu dipungkiri, keunikkan dan betapa kerennya anime disebabkan oleh beragamnya warna-warna rambut, penampilan yang unik, watak yang berbeda, dan lain-lain. Tapi sebenarnya, bukan itu yang mau kita bahas. Setiap manusia memiliki kisah hidup yang berbeda, begitu pula anime. Ada anime yang bertemakan horror, Romance, Sports, dll. Dalam kehidupan kita bertemu banyak orang yang sikapnya angkuh, sombong, dermawan, humoris, dll. Begitu Pula anime. Dengan adanya perbedaan itu para mangaka (Pengarang Manga) ingin menyampaikan satu hal: “Jika hidup ini tidak ada yang berbeda, maka segalanya akan tampak mebosankan. Cerita hidup yang berbeda, akan indah sekali jika disampaikan dan dikemas dengan sesuatu yang fresh.

{{ Meskipun di Anime itu terdapat tanda-tanda illuminati dan lagu nya terkadang terlalu gimana yahh.. susah jelasin yg penting semacam illuminati gitu tapi kita sebagai anime lovers/otaku harus mengambil sisi baiknya dari setiap anime yg kita nonton,, anime yg mengajarkan arti kehidupan ini ( selain pengalaman pribadi ), dan sebagai penyemangat kita dikala kita di dalam masalah ( selain teman ),, bagi ku anime dan sahabat adalah hal yang terpenting di dunia ini maka dari itu aku akan melakukan segala yang terbaik slama ku hidup ( jadi curhat nih :p ) :D }}