New Blog Where I Actually Give Stuff

Hello!

So I typed up a new blog today. In this blog, I want to focus on less personal things and more on gaming and such. I've already put something up to be consumed! >:}

Ah! The Olympics is wrapping up. I heard Super Mario made an appearance. Didn't see it myself though.

Anyway the blog is here
http://yozmakesstuff.blogspot.com/

I think I'll also dump some other things on there as well and keep the personal mind work things over here.
I'm really tired from putting down flooring all day today so I'm going to relax a bit.

Bye!

言葉の壁

どうも　Akioです

お久しぶりにポストをしましたね。最近の事務所がsuper忙しくなったのであんまり時間がなさそう
そして仕事が終わったら変えてゲーム実況をしてYouTubeにアップロードする
やっぱり忙しかったのです

今週新しい問題が現れました
僕はねバイリンガルなのでゲーム実況が英語か日本語、どっちでしていいのかなと考えている

知らない方には今こそ説明します
僕の母国語は英語です
けど何年前日本語の勉強を始めてどんどんうまくなったそうです

その愛しき日本語を分かるために毎日いつも日本のばんぐみを見て、日本の音楽とかを聞いて、全てはうまくなるためでした

そんなに頑張ったから日本人に「日本人っぽいだねぇ」や「あんた、偉い!」とかよく言われました。どこに行っても人が僕のこと日本人や中国人と思う(ずっとそうでしたけどね)
しかし僕は　僕です。
僕は何だとあまり分かりません。もうそんなことを構いたくないです

しかしこうユーことよく考えて　僕のこと誰が聞くのか?
ゲーム実況とかやったら誰が見る?アメリカ人?日本人?一体だれ
このブログもさ　誰が聞いてくれるの?　僕には分かりません

だから全てはまだテスト
僕の日本語で書いたブロッグが一番人気そうなので今回もこれを日本語で書いてみました
僕は分かりたいですね　ww

じゃじゃん!　ついに
これでイラストがもっとやすくなる
ポケットモンスター20周年のためこれを描きました!どうぞ!

忙しくてスキルがどんどんダメになった
僕はまだまだです

GameFreakの増田さんがこのイラストに返事しました
Rtでわないですがせめて返事をくれた嬉しいです

今週もinstagramを始まりました
こちらです　https://www.instagram.com/akio_enpitu/
フォローしてね!^^






そうですね
仕事の契約は2016.3.1(火)で終わります　　はず
そして　　　まあ、なんとかなります。まだ若いですね

困りました
英語か日本語　とっちでいいのですか
口をあけていつも日本語でしゃべるだからロストになりました
英語も忘れているしww　　やばい
でも日本人でわありません　それが真実
それにしても日本語は止まりません

皆様どう思いますか?　ゲームは楽しんでいいでしょう?

良かったらぜひチャンネルをチェックしてね　Youtubeで　https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4C6gdTvQCwRQgwgNj8UWzA

そして僕の一番好きなプレステ4CM
"The Possibility of Share" 見てくださいね　これは正に鼓舞する!

これから読んでいる方は何をしますか?自分の人生はどう生きる?無駄にしないでね
ちゃんと生きてこい!

またバイバイ

Realization

Domo!

Today, I was hit with a stern realization. I talk all the time how I want to be a game concept designer yet I find myself buying expensive equipment and spending hours on end making YouTube videos - videos which may not be doing very well.

Fair enough.
I've decided to take my friend's advice and do voice over commentaries starting with the next video.
I have not wanted to let the real me be known so this is very difficult for me. Yes, the truth is, I am rather shy. But I will try to do better.

In any case, I have decided to put my focus back into illustration - which I have been doing for a very long time. I need to improve and move forward. Need to reach my dreams of better quality illustration and design. Compromises are not what I set out for - a YouTube channel linked with Nintendo's program isn't being a Nintendo employee.

Oh yes. This is the recent product of my labors.

(I'm a way from my computer/scanner, sorry)

My friend who makes figures gave me a scolding since I haven't made a new design for him to do in months. I'm trying something a little new. When my Wacom bamboo finally comes in, I'll be able to do a proper illustration of this.


The feeling is heavy. I haven't failed at YouTube, but it is a distraction.  Even if I have the ability to do many things, if I can't focus on one or two, I won't do anything right. I think Danny Choo hit that point up sometime. I remember reading such an entry in his Desk Diary series - a series which I love to read. I do too many things. I do illustrations, manga, music, videos, games, tech, graphic design, news - too many! I need to focus on a few things at a time. I can't be 7 people. I remember saying once when I was younger that  I wish I lived 3 simultaneous lives. In one life, I'd be a Navy SEAL. In another, a professional baseball player. And in the other, a pro skater or something. Crashed and burned on that skating dream too. I call my 5 years of SOCOM gaming my "Navy career" (delusional.) And baseball isn't so hot where I live.

So it's time for me to focus. It's time to pic up my pencil and pens again with great ideas in hand. Consume more Bible, more Yamashita Shunya (how does that work out?), more of Toriyama sensei's work. More CREATIVITY. Making videos for YouTube is fun, but I have other callings to pursue - priorities.

Thanks Jed Hurricane. Spot time: Check out his feed on Twitch. He draws quite often last I saw.
He's a beast whether he admits it or not.

Okay!
Also saw this epic illustration by Larva Graphics in MS Excel!!!

Here's the link to the tweet I sent where you can get another link to the video (like taking the bus!)
https://twitter.com/beaniedude114/status/697787057356165120
I think this tweet was retweeted by Mr Ono and Twitter Gaming but I don't know what happened. Oh well.

I've used the term 'friend' a lot today. Funny because not too long ago I was making so many claims about being lonely. Oh well. 笑

Yesterday's tree image

So today, I've decided to draw more. I will still play games of course. I'm on Monster Hunter 4 U now. I just started but better late than never, right? Anyway, I'll be going now. I have a Japanese class to prepare.


What's your turning point today? Are today's activities worth it?
Bye bye!

Life's Pains and Joys

Hello

Today was the day of my grandfather's funeral. The first post on this blog started with the news of my grandfather's death.
This right here: -> http://pencilsandgames.blogspot.com/2016/01/life-goes-on.html
I couldn't really bring myself to look at the body he once dwelled in.
They gave him a really nice hat to go with. My grandfather always wore a fedora.

I'm thinking, when I have children, I should throw a huge party or so. When people die, we all gather and mourn. So, when people are born, we should celebrate with all our might, right? I think that is something I should make practice of. There's a lot of sadness in this world, but more joyful moments need to be celebrated. I think that if we should focus on the happier things in life - without turning a blind eye on the sad, than we would live easier.

Here's the view from the burial ground.

Waves crashing here are a good sound. And the wind is ever so powerful.

Up until today, I hadn't cried yet at all. No tears would come out - nothing at all. I think I was still in shock a bit. I remember it exactly. When we got the news, I was playing Splatoon. On my favorite map with my favorite background music. I had to stop for a moment to let the news in, then broke away from my stupor to prevent a crying scene of sorts. We won the match, yeah. But I was probably still puzzled. Had just returned from a fancy dinner, sat to play a game, and this was the news we had received.
Some times my tears would turn into rage for unknown reasons. I don't know why I'm wired this way, but its the first response I give - even though I can't do anything about it.
But in all, what drove me to the edge of tears wasn't even the fact that I was at my grandfather's funeral. It was the sight of my father, once again fighting back his tears. It's no secret that my father and me don't always get along very well, however he is still my father. And as I stood there watching him carry his father's body to be buried, I started apologizing under my breath because my body was too weak to do it for him. The most I could do was be right behind him.

Dodged all the family photos. Can't believe people are taking selfies and such at a time like that. That sorta angered me, but I just kept away and went over to the hillside where the wind blew me some peace.
Another thing I started saying is, "What friends?"
Second time in a row. Not one of the people I call my friends showed up at my grandparents' funeral. In all honesty, it hurt me this time. I'm trying to think of how I can watch some of them in the face and say "What's up bro?" after this. This one friend in particular. When his grandmother suddenly died, I quickly got in contact with him. Stood right by him at the funeral - down to the graveside; because we're friends. I didn't even bother thinking at the time, "He'd do the same for me." I just wanted to be strength to him. Come to think of it, some other guys I call my friends were there too. Yet I had none of them to rest back on today, nor the last time. So I did what was then necessary. I had this motto for the day; "見せるのはオレの力じゃなく、オレの覚悟だ。" TR - "What I'll show today isn't my strength, but my resolution/preparedness -my will." I can't say I don't need friends, but it'd be nice if they actually showed up for things that mattered besides gaming.

The joy of today, besides waking up was the arrival of my... jaja~n

- ̗̀New ̖́- Nintendo 3DS

The feel is so different from the 2011 model. It just feels more natural. And this game is one I've wanted to play since reveal. I think it's because of the nice feel it gives off. I took some screenshots, maybe one day I'll upload them. Attached currently are the Shizue-san plates. Well.. Isabelle, it feels really weird calling her Isabelle for me. Was going to use the alternate plates but, I just stuck with those in the end. Was eyeing some other plates on Amazon. Maybe in the future.

Courtesy Nintendo

Also finally watched Dagashi Kashi and the first episode of Hibike Euphonium (which I've put off for a long time). I like both of these and shall continue to watch if I can (God willing). For some reason, Dagashi Kashi's art looks oddly familiar.

Courtesy Chrunchyroll

Oh wow, look at the time. Busy, early day tomorrow so I should just sign off here.

Today saw a new saying. While watching the sea and challenging the wind I thought to myself; 「一番怖いのは死じゃなく、生きて何もしないってことです。」

"The scariest thing isn't dying, but living without doing/accomplishing anything."

I probably heard that a lot somewhere before.

What are you setting out for today? I heard a man say last night ,"If you haven't found something worth dying for, then you haven't found something worth living for." - Some lawyer said that. Probably quoted someone else. No where as harsh as Dr Martin Luther King.

Is there anything worth dying for to you?
Peace.

Gaming Please (ゲームあそびたい eng ver)

Hello all

Well I've gotten to an English version of that last post.
(See here --> ゲームあそびたい )

I started writing it at work then came home and finished it (The original post that is).

In any case, what I was so deeply thinking about is this game.

Image from Nintendo

Yes, 「幻影異聞録#FE」(Genei Ibun Roku #FE), or as it is called in the west, "Shin Megami Tensei x Fire Emblem."

I've played Shin Megami Tensei a little bit, and Fire Emblem is really fun. For whatever reason, I just REALLY want to play this game. Still, as I am in the West, the WiiU I own is an NTSC-U model - which I'm sure you already know, cannot play Japanese games all thanks to region locking.

If for whatever reason this game does not come out in the West, I might just sell my WiiU and buy a Japanese model instead. Seriously.
On top of that, games always get censored in the West, often for the silliest things.
Fire Emblem Awakening was victim to that. So was Fatal Frame 5 - swimsuits being substituted for the Zero Suit and Princess Zelda's dress... You see where I'm going with this, right?

Anyway, I've heard a lot of negative remarks on this game from various people. But, I don't care. I want to play this game and enjoy it. This is simply because, Genei Ibun Roku #FE looks fun to play, interesting. Hopefully, challenging.
Here's one of the trailers for it. (4:55 long)

Have you've bought this game? Is it fun? (Japanese console owners)

Well then, time to go.

Right now (at the time of writing this in original Japanese) I'm watching KazuGames' Kazu on Youtube.

Kazu-san, thanks for the hard work.

Saying "Mr Kazu" just seemd too weird.

Well then, play some more great games!

Bye bye!

ゲームあそびたい

皆様こんにちは

おかしいタイミングですけど、今仕事でこのポスト書いています。
今日のポストは日本語です。

考えていた私は
このソフトで〜す

写真は任天堂さんから

はい、「幻影異聞録#FE」でございます

真・女神転生プレイしたことある。少しだけ
ファイヤーエンブレムがすきやね。

なぜかどうしてもこのゲームプレイしたいですよね
今、西洋の国でNTSC−UのWiiUを使っています
ご存知でしょうか、アメリカのWiiUで日本のソフト使えません

・・・

変えてきました

もしも、このゲームは西洋で発売しませんなら、自分のWiiUを売って日本の買うかもしれません。なんか本気ですよ
さらにさ、西洋バージョンがいつも検閲されるよね。
「ファイヤーエンブレム覚醒」はその検閲されたの一つでした
「零 ~濡鴉ノ巫女~」も同じです。水着より、ゼロスーツとゼルダ姫のドレスを。。。
分かりますよね

とにかくこのゲームは様々の人からネガティブなコメントを読みました
構いません。「幻影異聞録#FE」かなり楽しそうと思います。
その一つのトレラーはこちらです(4:55)

このゲームを買いましたか?どう?楽しいと思いますか?

それでまたね
今YouTubeでKazuGamesのカズさんのビデオを見ています
カズさんお疲れ様です

バイバイ　v(^ ^)

Life Goes On

An interesting time to launch a blog and stay up to watch a movie.
Just received news that my grandfather just passed in New York and I may be in such shock that I'm not even sure how to deal with it. Shock - maybe not. I guess I saw it coming, just wasn't waiting for it.

On another note, trying to make some advances. Have been exceptionally busy this week but still managed to get it some drawings. This one sketch is actually from last week, as I finally got the free time (a 4 day weekend) to draw this character out.

I first called her Fuuka (風化) Think I meant it to be (風花). However, now I call her Sera (セラ) due to her sailor-esque outfit - which was inspired by my oshimen in 2015's Janken Taikai. It also got crossed a bit with Kasumi chan's Tropical Sailor outfit from NG3:RE/DOA5. I've wanted to do this sailor thing for a while now, I just really like the simple colours and lines. Ah- there goes that British spelling.

This character is to be used as a mascot, surely I'm looking forward to doing this properly.

Aiya~ I wrote so much. Never meant to babble on like an old man.

Stay active and try hard at everything you do.
You might end up having fun!
Bye bye!