#Kawaida

[towneslab]

Bildnis einer Trinkerin by tabea blumenschein Via Flickr: Costumedesign and Application by Tabea Blumenschein for Martin Kippenbergers 'sehr gut very good' 1979. townesarchive

#Tabea #Blumenschein #Bildnis #einer #Trinkerin #Costume #Design #Application #sehr #gut #very #good #Büro #Kippenberger #1979 #Townes #Archive #Shoko #Kawaida #flickr

[drniaraz]

Here is the second generation

All were also made in 04/2022

#oc #ocs #hikolien #cat #Lif'Ghaty #reference #ref sheet #gen two #Alma #Salgueiro #willow #cardo #Thistle #olouch #castanha #chestnut #kawaida #gen 02 #zuri #my art

[nofoodjustwax]

Kuumba-Toudie Heath - Kawaida

Kuumba-Toudie Heath – Kawaida

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#1970 #1970s #Acoustic #Avant-Garde Jazz #billy bonner #Black Liberation Music #Black Pride #Buster Williams #Collective Improvisation #Complex #Congas #Don Cherry #Drums #Flute #Herbie Hancock #Improvisation #Jazz #Jimmy Heath #Kawaida #Lush #Modal #Modal Jazz #Mtume #Mwandishi #Percussive #Piano #Post-Bop #Rhythmic #Saxophone #Soprano Saxophone

[seiyuu-gallery]

#長谷川育美 #川井田夏海 #Hasegawa Ikumi #Kawaida Natsumi

[townesarchive]

#townes archive #shoko kawaida #pia dehne #yokai #matriarchy

[kakkotsukeru]

Got some mail about the upcoming 86 reading stage and the special 85.5ku episode 

(same mood, senders, same.)

#長谷川育美 #川井田夏海 #hasegawa ikumi #kawaida natsumi #eighty-six

[songofwizardry]

It's speak your language day! I have some fun facts on Kiswahili! Translation under the cut.

Leo hapa Tumblr ni siku ya kuongea lugha yako ya kwanza (inaitwa speak your language day)! Kuisherehekea siku hii, nilitaka ku shiriki nanyinyi nyote semi chache za Kiswahili. Kiswahili ina utajiri nyingi ya mapokeo ya mdomo, na kuna desturi na historia ndefu ya kusimulia mahadithi, kutega vitendawili, n.k.

Kwa mfano, ukitaka kusimulia hadithi, unaanza hivyo:

Msimulizi: Hadithi hadithi!

Hadhira: Hadithi njoo, uongo njoo, utamu kolea!

Msimulizi: Zamani za kale...

Hadithi zinazosimuliwa mara kwa mara ni hadithi za wanyama wa porini: sungura mjanja, mfalme simba, fisi, na kadhalika; hadithi kama hizi zinapatikana katika nchi nyingi za Kiafrika.

Vitendawili ni semi zinazotegwa, na watu wanatakiwa wazifumbulie. Watu wanaoongea Kiswahili kawaida wanajua vitendawili vingi, kwasababu tunazifunza katika shule ya msingi—mi mwenyewe nakumbuka nilipokuwa katika darasa la saba, kabla ya mtihani ya taifa, nilikaa ninakariri vitendawili kama arobaini! Vitendawili vinachekesha na vinachemsha bongo, kwa mfano:

"Askari wangu ni mpole lakini adui wanamhara." (Jibu: paka)

"Tajiri wa rangi." (Jibu: kinyonga)

"Numba yango ina nuguzo mmoja." (Jibu: uyoga)

"Mzungu katoka ulaya no mkono kiunoni." (Jibu: kikombe)

Kwa ukweli mi mwenyewe nimeaanza kusahau vitendawili vingine—lakini zinapatikana ukiGoogle siku hizi!

Kiswahili ni lugha yenye historia, desturi, na vipengele vingi vya kuvutia—siwezi kuziandika zote hapa, lakini kwa mfano, muda ya Kiswahili ("swahili time"), ngeli za nomino, historia ya uandikishi wa Kiswahili (kuanza na harufi za Kiarabu), na ilivyotengenezwa 'lingua franca' katika Tanzania, na lugha ya taifa baada ya uhuru. Natumaini mtafunza kidogo kuhusu lugha ya Kiswahili leo—usiache baada ya kujua 'Hakuna Matata' tu!

(Kama nimokesea sarufi, samahani sana! Siku hizi siandiki kwa Kiswahili kwa kawaida.)

(Translated from Kiswahili/Swahili, with some extra notes)

Today, here on tumblr, is Speak Your Language Day! To celebrate this day, I wanted to share with you a few short sayings in Kiswahili. Kiswahili has a rich variety of oral traditions, and there is a long history and tradition of narrating stories orally, posing vitendawili (common riddles), etc.

For example, it is traditional when one is narrating a story to start like this:

Narrator: A story, a story!

Audience: Story, come! Fiction, come! Make it sweet!

Narrator: Once upon a time...

The common tales that are narrated are folk tales involving wild animals: common characters of the cunning hare (sungura mjanja), the king lion, the hyena—folk tales of similar nature can be found in many African countries.

Vitendawili are short sayings that are posed, and people need to solve/figure them out. People who speak Kiswahili will know many of these, because we learn them in primary school—I remember when I was in Grade 7, before my national exams (standardised tests taken at the end of primary school), I sat and memorised about forty different vitendawili! Vitendawili can both make one laugh, and be mind-bogglers (literal translation: they boil the brain), for example:

"My soldier is so gentle, but the enemies are scared of them."

"The one wealthy in colours."

"My house has only one pillar."

"The white man has come from England with his hand on his waist."

Answers to the vitendawili are at the bottom.

In all honestly I have forgotten a lot of the vitendawili—but these days you can Google and find lists of them easily!

Kiswahili is a language with a rich history, and many fascinating features—I couldn't write them all here, but for example, Swahili time, our many noun classes, the history of writing Kiswahili (there are early Kiswahili writings using the Arabic script), and the way it originated as a lingua franca and how it became the national language and a uniting factor in Tanzania after independence. I hope you'll look up the history of or a little bit of Kiswahili today—it's much more than just the phrase 'Hakuna Matata'!

(My apologies if I've made any grammar mistakes—these days I don't often write in Kiswahili. Also, because I intentionally wanted to write this in Kiswahili first, and then translate it, and I'm not practiced at translation, the English sounds clunky/weird—my apologies, but hey, it's SpYLD, I gotta prioritise the non-English text.)

Answers to the vitendawili:

A cat

A chameleon

A mushroom

A teacup

Some links:

Langfocus' Swahili video, which is a really good primer

The online Kiswahili dictionary I use most

For Kiswahili news, BBC Swahili (both online and you can listen to the radio) is pretty good. There's also many, many Kiswahili language news sites you can find, eg Mwananchi.

And of course, music!

Bongo flava is a genre of Tanzanian music (that originated in Dar es Salaam! Bongoland!)—it's a vibrant genre, it's closely linked to hip-hop and Afrobeats; I have a soft spot for the Bongo Flava of the 00s, so here's Usineseme by Ali Kiba (2009)

Sauti Sol are super well known these days, with good reason! They're awesome! They sing in both Kiswahili and English, but my favourite song of theirs is Nairobi

And in a departure from my usual brand, some patriotic music—this is a remix of the traditional patriotic song Tanzania Tanzania, recorded to encourage people to vote in the 2015 elections. I like it because it's a fun video that captures a lot of different parts of Dar es Salaam.

#this got so much longer than i planned #and translation is hard my god #spyld #speak your language day #kiswahili #swahili #languages #linguistics #home and neighbouring lands #text post #my post #anyway hope you all have enjoyed this journey in which i learn bad i am at translation #and how much specific kiswahili vocab i've forgotten #i can feel my primary school teachers' disappointment

[boaws]

Fat Tracks for Fulci - Show 215

Fat Tracks for Fulci - Show 215

Experience Unlimited - Funky Consciousness - Free Yourself (1977, Black Fire) The Beat Box Boys - Yum Yum (Eat Them Up) - Give Me My Money! (1984, Memo) Walkin' Large - Reachin' (For My People) - Riverside Pictures (1995, Groove Attack / 2024, 90's Tapes) Unrest - Where Are All Those Puerto Rican Boys - Split w/ Stereolab (1993, Teenbeat) A Country Western - How Far - Life on the Lawn (2024, Crafted Sounds) Basic Shapes - Won't Change a Thing - Low Energy (2024, Self-Released) Pork Belly - Superstar - I'm Okay You're Okay Everything is Okay (2024, Discontinous Innovation) Dad's Apartment - Inside Yr Skin - Flesh and Bones Become Nothing in the Light (2024, Self-Released) Cranes - Things That I Like - Fuse (1986, Bite Back! / 2024, Dadaphonic) Taste - Mosquito Bites in Moonlight - I Dipped My Comb in Shochu and Ran It Through the Hair of the Night (2024, Carbon) Bayeté Umbra Zindiko - Don't Need Nobody - Seeking Other Beauty (1973, Prestige) Kuumba-Toudie Heath - Kamili - Kawaida (1970, O'Be) Joe Henderson & Alice Coltrane - Air - The Elements (1974, Milestone) The Conformists - Mr. Biron - Midwestless (2024, Computer Students) Blue Öyster Cult - 7 Screaming Diz-Busters - Tyranny and Mutation (1973, Columbia) Topper - Hells Fire - At Last (1977, Scot) The Writhing Squares - Acid Rain - Mythology (2024, Trouble in Mind) Winged Wheel - Short Acting - Big Hotel (2024, 12XU) George Duke - Up From the Seas it Arose and Ate Rio in One Swift Bite - A Brazilian Love Affair (1980, Epic) Taffy - Passion (Demo) - Passion (2024, Athens of the North) Flora Purim - I'm Coming for Your Love - Nothing Will Be As it Was…Tomorrow (1977, Warner Bros.) Warm Exit - Damages Become a Necessity - Ultra Violence (2024, Exag & Rockerill) VR SEX - Squid Row - Hard Copy (2024, Dais) Full Body 2 - Wonder Limit - Infinity Signature (2023, Self-Released) Toner - Heavy Truck Driver - God's Hammer (2024, Smoking Room) Dirt Devil - Birds of Paradise - Desert Moon (2024, Don Giovanni) Twelve Cubic Feet - The Almshouse - Straight Out The Fridge (1982, Namedrop)

#mix #mixes #rock #noise rock #electronic #shoegaze #jazz #jazz funk #pop #disco #post punk #post hardcore #new wave #industrial #dream pop #experimental #math rock

[killed-by-choice]

“Cora Roe,” 18 (USA 1975)

“Cora” was only 18 years old when she underwent the abortion that took her life. She suffered malpractice before dying.

Cora was healthy when she underwent a legal abortion in 1975. The unknown abortionist tried to use the suction method even though she was 25 weeks pregnant. The suction method is unsuitable past the first trimester because the fetal body parts at that size and age cannot all be effectively vacuumed. This can leave decaying body parts behind. In addition, the uterus can be perforated during the vain attempts to remove pieces, potentially leading to internal bleeding, amniotic fluid embolism or air embolism.

Either the abortionist did not accurately determine gestational age or they knew how far along Cora was and used the method anyway. Cora died soon after.

Cora’s cause of death was listed as amniotic fluid embolism, but the study that documented her death indicates that no autopsy was performed. This is unusual since the sudden death of a healthy teenage girl would usually call for an autopsy, especially under the circumstances of such negligence.

Other deaths from “safe and legal” suction abortion in the United States include Pamala Modugno, Katrina Poole, Sandra Williams, Kawaida Espenrace, “Cindy” Roe, “Megan” Roe, “Lauren” Roe, “Margaret” Roe, “Harriet” Roe, “Charlotte” Roe, “Callie” Roe, “Evie” Roe, “Eden” Roe, “Elle” Roe, “Vanessa” Roe, “Frankie” Roe, “Ginger” Roe and “Estella” Roe.

#tw abortion #victims of roe #unidentified victim #tw negligence #tw malpractice #tw ab*rtion #pro life #unsafe yet legal #tw murder #abortion #abortion debate #death from legal abortion

[rwizakakiza]

Https://www.youtube.com/@Rwizakakiza

Tumaini Jipya Ndani ya YESU KRISTO

Ni

KUMZALIA MUNGU MATUNDA YADUMUYO (TUNDA LA ROHO MTAKATIFU)

"KKK 1832"

Juzi tuliona ili uweze kumzalia MUNGU matunda yadumuyo, lazima ukae ndani ya YESU, na YESU akae ndani yako yaani uwe umeungana kabisa na YESU KRISTO, na utaratibu wa kuungana na YESU KRISTO ni kukaa.

....... Yohana 15:1-8.......

NINI MAANA YA KUKAA?

>>>Kwa kawaida mtu ukikaa chini, huna uwezo wa kujitetea yaani huwezi kutumia uwezo wako ulionao kupambana, ukiwa umekaa hapa unahitaji msaada wa kusaidiwa kupiganiwa, sio wewe kupigana maana huna uwezo wa kupigana.

....... Ndio maana ametumia lugha ya kukaa, akimaniisha Unamwihitaji BWANA YESU akusaidie kushinda kila kitu na kila hali,...... Hajasema uwe ndani ya YESU...... Ukiwa ndani ya YESU, unaweza kusimama, kukimbia, kuruka, nk, kwa maana unaweza kutumia uwezo wako (Elimu, cheo, karama, vipawa, uzuri, nk, kupambana au kutatua hali au jambo, lakini kuna mengine yatagota pamoja kwamba utatumia Elimu au nafasi yako kufanya baadhi ya vitu

lakini

....... Hauwezi kununua Uzima wa milele,...... Hauwezi kununua upendo...... Hauwezi kununua Amani,....... Hauwezi kununua furaha, ambayo ni matunda ya ROHO MTAKATIFU.

..... Hivyo ndio maana anasema, ili nizae matunda yadumuyo, lazima nikae ndani ya YESU KRISTO, ili NISITEGEMEE uwezo wangu, akili zangu, karama, vipaji, Elimu, nk, Ila naweza kuvitumia ila nisivitegemee, bali nimtegemee YESU KRISTO kwa kila kitu, yaani nikae ndani ya YESU KRISTO.

>>>Dalili za kugundua umekaa ndani ya YESU KRISTO Ni kuzaa matunda yanayodumu, ndiyo yatakayokutambulisha.

...... Mathayo 7:15-20.....

Matunda yadumuyo na yenye kukutambulisha ambayo tutaangalia Matunda 12 amboyo ni baadhi kwa maana yapo zaidi, Tuanze na Tunda la kwanza......

1. UPENDO

💬.... Tutaendelea jumatatu........

Rejea

"Tunda la Roho ni Upendo, Furaha, Amani, Uvumilivu, Utu wema, Fadhili, Uaminifu, Upole, Kiasi; Juu ya mambo kama hayo hakuna sheria. Tukiishi kwa Roho, na tuenende kwa Roho.

Galatia 5:22‭-‬25

@2023 the greatest Glory for me.

[itsamepatches]

Tokimeki Idol: Start-ING and End-ING

Hey there, everyone! This has been a semi-formal post about "Tokimeki Idol" I've been wanting to make for quite some time, but I wanted to make sure I, at least, unlocked all of the songs before I began working on this. I don't know why I wanted to do this so badly (except maybe analyze its positives and negatives and giving insight for those curious about this game), but it's here, so...enjoy! :B - Patches

By the way, because it has an offline version, Tokimeki Idol is available to play, so I will insert links to download it: Google Play: here! QooApp: here! iOS: here!

Curious about the music? Check out the official playlist!

Official Twitter Official Website

And now...

Tokimeki Idol: Starting-ING and Ending-ING

***************

         ��  Once upon a time, back in the early 1990s, there was a series of unique games released by Konami which became notable in the “dating sim” genre due to being nonlinear – that is, it was a dating sim which could be played any way the player wanted to. They could choose what skill they wanted their character to develop during the course of the game, they could pursue a romance with the popular character or the unpopular character. In the end, there was going to be a confession of love once that final school period concluded. That was Tokimeki Memorial. Of course, there’s more to it than just that, but I'm just giving a really brief context about the Tokimeki franchise. In fact, this series became such a smash it, that it sprouted spin-offs (Tokimeki Memorial – Girls Side), manga, a live action movie (just called “Tokimeki Memorial” like a majority of the manga titles), OVA(s), and anime series (Tokimeki Memorial Online)!

            So amongst those spin-offs, there was one, in particular that seemed to come and go, and quite frankly, I want to talk about this from a perspective of somebody who enjoys this type of game in particular. You see, dear reader, back in late 2017, Konami streamed a game introduction video for a different kind of Tokimeki series; however, it would be in a much different setting than “dating sim” (or, uh, “puzzle” game in other cases):

It was going to be a music game – an idol one. Its name: Tokimeki Idol.

            Also being referred to as an “idol communication game”, the player is responsible for 15 up-and-coming idols at a music school. Just for fun, the cast consisted of

Nanami Yamashita as Akane Tachikawa

Natsumi Kawaida as Natsumi Kawaguchi

Eri Inagawa as Nanana Katagiri

Reina Kondo as Nonoka Kusakabe

Akane Fujikawa as Izumi Izumi

Yurika Takagi as Koyukimura Sanada

Minori Suzuki as Minato Tsukishima

Natsumi Hioka as Akiha Yuki

Yū Wakui as Francesca Tanaka

Saori Hizashi as Noriko Hibino

Marika Hayase as Haruko Asagiri

Yoshino Aoyama as Tsubasa Aoyama

Honoka Inoue as Midori Tachikawa

Azusa Iwakura as Misaki Himari

Aki Kanada as Rare Mita

            The game, consisting of wonderful performers/seiyuu and potential wonderful characters, was to be released in "winter" of that year; however, its official release was actually March 20, 2018.

            And now...it's time for the plot, a little more info about our awesome 15 girls, the songs, gameplay, the game's lifespan, and the positives and negatives!

            Plot and Characters!

            Plot: You, Producer-san, are sent to help out 15 students at a music academy become the top idol(s) called Princess Republic Private Music Academy. As you guys climb up the ranking pyramid (the highest position being SSS and the lowest is F), you'll get to know your idol friends. It's nothing dramatic, if truth be told, but because of its short lifespan, who knows where things would've lead; however, if I had to take a guess, it would've stayed in the "slice-of-life/idol" genre.

(!! Sources: Tokimeki Idol Wiki )

            Characters!!

            Unit: C# (also the main trio)             Akiha Yuki: Aiming to be top idol, her motto is “Always energetic with a smile!” Acts upon her ideas immediately and often gets those around her involved as well. She's wanted to become a idol ever since she was in elementary school. Her goal is to become an idol who can make everyone smile.             Minato Tsukishima: An average girl who likes playing piano and singing. She doesn't know very much about idols. She was accepted into the idol course without intending to apply, so sometimes she’s a bit embarrassed about performing. She has played the piano ever since she was young.             Francesca Tanaka: Her nickname is 'Frannie'. She's a dependable honor student who’s tough on herself and others. Francesca's father is Italian, and her Mother is Japanese, but Francesca was born and raised in Japan.

            Unit: Rhythmixxx             Natsumi Kawaguchi: A cheerful girl who loves festivals. Since Natsumi is good at dancing, she wants to do work that involves it, which explains why she became a idol. She claims that nobody else looks better in a happi. As a talented dancer, she’s been rivals with Tsubasa since middle school.             Tsubasa Aoyama: Tsubasa is a serious, but good person who likes dancing, and has confidence in her dancing skills and stamina. Tsubasa thinks dancing is beautiful, and wants to do all she can to aim for the top. She has a straight-laced personality and hasn’t been able to shake Natsumi since middle school. She’s also particularly good at housework.             Koyukimura Sanada: A friendly and relaxed “Yamato nadeshiko” type who loves period dramas and eating. Raised in the country so she’s also good at field work. Her poor stamina is top-class. With the influence of her grandfather, she became fond of historical dramas.

            Unit: So Fantastic             Nanana Katagiri: A girl with an unique sensibility, who is happy as long as she can have songs and her guitar. Her mysterious phrases seem to be influenced by her favorite teacher...             Noriko Hibino: Her hobbies are appreciating movies and quizzes. She seems to be enjoying the pattern of her days being swayed by Nanana as they are.             Midori Tachikawa: A cheerful and hardworking girl, who loves to move her body. She admires Nanana and is the younger twin sister of Akane.

            Unit: Cookie Paradise             Akane Tachikawa: A girl that moves at her own pace, whose usual speech, conduct and actions appears to be joking or teasing but with a still soothing essence. She is the older twin sister of Midori.             Nonoka Kusakabe: Her hobby is making sweets, and she has a kind-hearted and quiet disposition. She’s Frannie’s childhood friend, and joined the idol course to follow her.             Izumi Izumi (the gremlin): A game-loving girl who dreams of being a nationally-recognized game idol. She’s extremely into retro games and is particularly good at shooting games.             Misaki Himari: The senior of everybody, who is an actress since elementary school. She loves animals and also works as a member of the animal breeding committee at school.

            Unit: Virtual Kiss             Haruko Asagiri: A zero student, who set up the idol department together with the president. A "older sister" character who is gentle and calm, but that hides a hot enthusiasm inside.             Rare Mita: She usually has a reserved and spiritless atmosphere, but a switch turns on when it comes to work. She is in the original class (“Class Zero”) of the school’s idol course along with Haruko.

            You (The Producer): Because this is a Tokimeki spin-off, it's to be (unfortunately) expected that The Producer is a guy (thanks to a thought from Ahika that goes "I'm interested in what type of woman he likes"; however, that does not seem to be the case, looking into the "title" choices --

"One thing that immediately stood out to me is that while in most other idol games the Producer character is explicitly male, in Tokidoru you choose your title/suffix out of 25 options (including "none") with the last option being explicitly female: お姉さん (onee-chan)" - as tip from Twitter pointed out.

            And...

            Neko Senpai: The best, more important character of the game. After feeding them, Neko Senpai gives you takoyaki as a thanks, which can be used to up the bond between you and a girl of your choice once you give it to her. I would give my life to Neko Senpai.

            Phew, so there are our members! So along with their general info, there's also a bonus for each of them, "what she wants to hear from the producer (the player)". Some are kinda neutral like Minato wondering if coffee's good because that's what The Producer drinks, to Akiha's which I mentioned earlier, to Nanana wondering if we like her and what it is that we like about her.

            As mentioned at the start, once time passes between The Producer and the girls, you'll get to know more about them and vice-versa. It's all about the bond and making it in the world of idols!

            Gameplay!!!

            If you've played a music/idol game with characters, then you probably know how the gameplay is: get together a team of five, play a few songs, level up yourself and the characters.

[!! Source: "Dreaming-ING" gameplay; Inari Kotone - YouTube]

            Even though I said the gameplay is basic, I still found it enjoyable overall. And yes, you can either have the MV playing or a still 2D image as your background as you play (which the latter is good for me because I can easily get distracted, not gonna lie).

            In addition to playing music, there were also events and stories to unlock consisting of the units, a specific character, or several specific characters. What was neat is that there was also a VR mode - one general and one through the eyes of something tiny, furry, and cute. I actually forgot to try that mode out; however, from the comments I've seen for it, it worked well.

            Music!!!!

            Music selection is mixed: 1) Some are originals (such as "Dreaming-ING"), 2) Some are (cleverly) covers of songs related to the Tokimeki franchise (ex: Izumi's cover of "Fifnel's Space Suit" *original version can be listening to here*) and 3) others are songs from other Konami games (Vampire Killer, TwinBee, etc -- they can all be found here)

            There's a bit of a variety here, but at the same time, I wonder how many more songs from other Konami games would they have put in this game instead of covers or originals. Not like there was anything wrong with that third category, of course.

            Knowing the background story of the Tokimeki franchise, I can't help but love the cover of "Motto! Motto! Tokimeki" (an opening song for Tokimeki Memorial) being sung by Koyukimura, and honestly she sounds adorable. Another song, an original, I need to give a shout-out to: "Magic Hour", sung by Nanana.

            Overall, the selection is good. Moving on to another critical thing in regards to idol games:

            Cards!!!!!

            Have a favourite character or two? There's a chance that there might be a card (or two, or ten, or all of them) that you might wanna get because you love them, the outfit they're wearing, or both of those things.

            In Tokimeki Idol, their card rankings go like this: N, R, SR, and SSR with SSR being the highest, of course.

            Aaaand, here is an example of the cards! Cute as heck! The costumes in this game are mostly good*, but the SSR cards sometimes feel a little underwhelming. I'll talk about them a little bit more once I'm through with this introduction. Which is right about...now.

(*except for the god-awful "cowgirl" costume and the semi-fanservice swimsuits. Hard pass.)

            ? Reception ?

            As expected, there were some positives, and negatives, about Tokimeki Idol. I couldn't find much "reception" or reviews about it besides a few brief ones on QooApp's page:

            "The characters are cute!" "The music is great!" "VR mode is awesome!"

            "The game feels buggy" "content was boring" "it takes a lot of space (sizes between 2 gb and 5 gb)"

            For some people, this whole game seemed iffy to them because of who was attached to it (Konami, who was still stewing in controversy with "P.T." and Kojima...oh, and also the pinball games) and apparently, Konami's mobile game record had been an issue as well, with some not even passing a year and a half. Unfortunately, Tokimeki Idol would become its latest victim, despite the Tokimeki named attached to it.

            November 15, 2018...

[Important ① ] "Tokimeki Idol" has continued to operate with the support of many customers, but due to various circumstances, it will be canceled on January 15, 2019 (Tuesday). We have decided to end the management service at 14:00.

            So close, and yet so far was that first year anniversary which would've been March 20, 2019. Why did it happen? Not enough money was made because there weren't enough whales (doesn't help when you only make your game available in Japan and not try to make it global despite being a rather rich video game company but hey that could be said for a lot of other games who fell like that)? Lack of players because there wasn't much going on, content-wise? Another bad move on Konami's part? Who knows. The fact the tweet said "various circumstances", there was obviously more than one issue happening behind the scenes which we'll probably never find out.

            In addition to the announcement of its closure, a 2.0 offline version would be released. It would be possible to do, pretty much, anything you could in the online version except for the lack of new stories, events, and having a "friend" help you out when you play a live.

            As expected, fans of the young game were dismayed, some people thought it wasn't too surprising, given Konami's mobile games record, then there was that one person who probably rambled about how the "idol games" have long since sailed just so they can complain about idols in general because they have nothing better to do, I guess.

            Remember I mentioned how I enjoyed the cover of "Motto! Motto! Tokimeki"? Upon digging up older tweets by the official Twitter page, I discovered it was the final song added to the game. Weird how that works, huh? It's almost fitting, reminding the players/The Producers of its roots - the Tokimeki universe.

            And so, on January 15th, 2019 (Japan time), the ending-ing arrived:

[Thank you for playing] "Tokimeki Idol" has ended its operation service at 14:00 on Tuesday, January 15, 2019. We would like to thank everyone who has played the game so far. We hope that you will continue to update to the "offline version ver.2.0".

            Epilogue-ING

            And here we are today, November 6th, 2022 -- just a few days shy of the announcement's 3rd...uh, anniversary? Oops. This wasn't intentional, I swear.

            Despite the game now being offline, there is still activity going on including new singles, consistent tweets on their Twitter account, and even lives to this day!

            In honesty, that makes me happy, because I saw potential in this game.

            Anyway, yes, you - the curious reader - can still obtain this game and play it. Even though there might be a bit of a language barrier, there are guides and threads out there that'll give you a hand.

            The Tokimeki Idol Wikia: this place contains general information about the game, a well-translated guide for the game, and much more. This was the place where I got 80% of the photos used in this post. Thank you, Admin Subaru!

           Twitter: An introductory thread made by tip on Twitter, a person I quoted earlier. Tip gives an insight about the game for those curious. (I think this might have been the one which convinced me to play Tokidol too, now that I think about it.)

            As a "fun" side-note, on May 21st, 2019 -- months after Tokimeki Idol went under -- Konami tried again with another music mobile game, an all-male one called "Dance Killer Trick!!! -Boys, be DANCING!-".

            (...)

            It shut down August 5th, 2020, went into offline mode, but if you haven't downloaded it by November 1st of 2022 and you own an Android, you won't be able to play it at all for some dumb reason, so seeing that disaster makes me realize why some people don't like Konami. Yeesh.

            "So, what do you think of it though?" Sure, I'll tell you, share my thoughts about what could've went wrong, stuff like that. :B

            Patches' Thoughts (The Ending-ING, for real)

            I enjoyed the time playing Tokimeki Idol, and I wonder why I never had the chance to play it while it was still online -- probably because I had a lot of shite going on in my life at the time, or because of its short lifespan so I didn't have much time to follow people on websites who knew of it as well. If it had been available globally (like on Google Play, for example), I would've ran into it like I did with the very obscure "Dance Sparkle Girls Tournament" (which was beta "Maika Fantasia"). Regardless of how and when I played, I loved it.

            My favourite characters: Nanana (#1), Izumi, and Natsumi.

            One of my favourite gameplay maps is probably - from what I can think from the top of my head- "GRADIUS -Four Suite for Two Pianos-" on Expert.

            I love the Halloween and Christmas cards, and special shout-out to the Kirameki High School uniform for being an outfit choice - obvious, but I still love it. The cowgirl costumes and go far, far away, though.

            I mentioned it earlier, but yeah, the SSR cards feel a little underwhelming, possibly because everybody is standing in place instead of being in some kind of "fantastic" pose with a livelier background. On one hand, I guess Konami wanted to use those models as much as they could, but on the other hand...

            ...on the other hand, they had 2D art. Where does this style appear? On the title screen (there are several title screen images), CD covers, most of their merchandise, and whenever you reach a new bond level in-game with them. Obviously, there's nothing wrong with using the 3D models (heck, they're cute), but I feel as though having the cards use the 2D art would've helped with the cards' overall presentation.

            Fans of idol mobages "ooh", "ahh", and SCREAM IN ALL CAPS over their favourite getting an awesome card with lively colours, an awesome outfit, or both of those things. I understand not everybody will feel the same way like I do about the cards, but I'm thinking of a reason why the poor game seemed to have fallen hard so early in its run.

(games: IdolM@ster Cinderella Girls Starlight Stage; Love Live School Idol Festival *1*)

            Like, goodness no, it doesn't have to be super spectacular, but having the girls static with a faint background as the rarest card in the game doesn't give me a huge "wow" factor like these two games above can evoke.

            Could it have been the stories that didn't grab people's attention? I, truth be told, have not read any of them, but I have a feeling that it isn't too thrilling. Because they didn't get any other form of media such as an anime or manga, the game and drama cd tracks are all these girls have, and if they got far with those or not is anybody's guess ;;

            Another thing I brought up much earlier was how it stayed only in Japan during its run, people such as myself, had to use other means to play the game; however, I understand that expecting a global release so soon is too much, especially if they're not making much of a profit from it. I could see a release in the near future, had this game done well enough. It shouldn't be an issue for a company like Konami, but hey...look at Bandai/Namco with their games despite having enough money to possibly release their games globally,,,*cough*

            All in all, I like the game, you might like it as well. I say, if you've got the store on your device (about 1 GB), I say: go for it, you might like it.

            Thanks, Tokimeki Idol! Let's meet again!

#the world wasn't ready for Izumi and Nanana :'B #and Natsumi :'B #Tokimeki Idol #tokimeki memorial #idol mobage #idol mobile game #Patches is talking

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Colonel Raymond Aloysius Brown (May 6, 1913 - October 9, 2009) a prominent civil rights activist, attorney, and military officer was born in Fernandina Beach, Florida. His mother, Elizabeth Christopher Traeye, was a domestic, teacher and homemaker. His father, Miller, was the first Black bus mechanic employed at the Public Service Bus Company.

He graduated from Lincoln High School and joined the segregated Civilian Conservation Corps fighting forest fires in Montana’s Kootenai National Forest. As a history major at Florida A&M College, he wrote humor for the FAMCEAN newspaper, participated in a 1937 campus protest, and played football before graduating.

He worked as a bellhop at Journal Square’s Plaza Hotel, shipping clerk, FDIC messenger, cab driver, and dockworker while enrolled in the night program at Fordham University Law School. Drafted in the segregated Army Quartermaster Corps in 1942, he challenged segregated practices in the South during WWII and served overseas.

He joined the all-Black New Jersey Army National Guard 372nd AAA Group. He rose in the ranks to become a full colonel and Judge Advocate General, retiring in 1975. After graduating from Fordham. He was admitted to the Bar in 1949.

At the behest of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund’s Barbara A. Morris and Robert L. Carter, he represented defendants in Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and Texas. He helped quell the 1964 Jersey City rebellion, the 1967 Newark and Plainfield uprisings, and the 1971 Rahway prison revolt. He helped desegregate public schools, took five busloads to the March on Washington, and joined Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in Selma.

His clients included Black Liberation Army activist Assata Shakur, poet Amiri Baraka, SNCC chairman H. Rap Brown, pugilist Rubin “Hurricane” Carter, jazz legend Sarah Vaughn, Jersey City Black Panthers Isaiah Rowley, Victor Perez, and Charles Hicks, Student Afro Society members during the 1968 Columbia University protests, Kawaida Towers, and the Congress of African People.

He was survived by his second wife, Dr. Jennie Davis Brown, and children. His first wife Elaine Camilla Williams Brown died (1968). #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence

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KANUNI ZA KIFEDHA KWENYE SOKA LETU....

“FAIR PLAY” KATIKA SOKA LETU…. Imekuwa ni kawaida sana katika soka la Tanzania kukuta klabu inafungiwa kusajili wachezaji kwa makosa yanayotokana na kushindwa kutekeleza mkataba wa mojawalpo ya wachezaji ima anayeendelea kuitumikia klabu au ambaye ameitumikia klabu hiyo huko nyuma. Hii inatokana mara nyingi na ima dharau au wachezaji hususani wa kigeni kutambua nguvu waliyonayo kupitia mikataba…

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Karibu katika blog yetu! Leo tutajadili kuhusu muziki wa Bongo Flava, ambao ni aina maarufu ya muziki na kitamaduni nchini Tanzania. Bongo Flava, pia inajulikana kama muziki wa Kizazi Kipya, umekuwa ukipata umaarufu mkubwa katika miaka ya hivi karibuni na kuathiri sana tasnia ya muziki huko Tanzania. Hebu tuangalie historia yake, vipengele vyake muhimu, na mafanikio yake.

1. Asili na Historia:

Bongo Flava ilianza kujulikana zaidi katika miaka ya 1990, huku ikichanganya vipengele vya muziki wa hip hop, R&B, reggae, na dansi ya Kitanzania. Wanamuziki wengi maarufu wa kizazi cha kwanza cha Bongo Flava ni pamoja na Juma Nature, Professor Jay, na Mwana FA. Walichanganya sauti za Kiafrika na mtindo wa kimataifa wa muziki wa pop, na hivyo kuunda kitu kipya na kipekee.

2. Vipengele muhimu:

Bongo Flava inajulikana kwa kuunganisha sauti za Kiafrika, mitindo ya kisasa ya muziki, na maudhui ya kijamii. Nyimbo nyingi za Bongo Flava zinazungumzia maisha ya kawaida ya watu wa Tanzania, matatizo ya kijamii, mapenzi, na changamoto za kimaisha. Pia, ngoma na vyombo vya asili vifanyiwa ubunifu katika muziki huu, unaoipa sauti ya kipekee.

3. Mafanikio:

Bongo Flava imeshuhudia mafanikio makubwa sana katika miaka ya hivi karibuni. Wanamuziki kama Diamond Platnumz, Ali Kiba, na Vanessa Mdee wamefanikiwa kupata umaarufu mkubwa ndani na nje ya Tanzania. Wamefanya kolabo na wasanii wa kimataifa kama vile Rick Ross, Ne-Yo, na Morgan Heritage. Pia, Bongo Flava imepokelewa na mashabiki wa muziki duniani kote na kuzaa wasanii wengi chipukizi.

4. Changamoto:

Ingawa Bongo Flava imeleta mafanikio makubwa, inakabiliwa na changamoto mbalimbali. Moja ni kuendeleza ubunifu na kutoa muziki wenye ubora ili kuvutia hadhira ya kimataifa kwa muda mrefu. Pia, kuna masuala ya kuiba wimbo kutoka nje ya nchi, ambayo yanapunguza ubunifu wa ndani na kusababisha malalamiko kutoka kwa wasanii wengine.

Bongo Flava ni kiini cha utamaduni wa Tanzania na muhimu katika utajiri wa muziki wa Kiafrika. Inaendelea kusonga mbele na kutambulika kimataifa. Tuko tayari kusikia maoni yako kuhusu muziki huu wa Bongo Flava na jinsi unavyoathiri tamaduni yetu. Asante kwa kusoma blog yetu ya leo!

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