Well, this is it.

The beginning of the end. This project is almost over, and it seemed like only yesterday that I announced what I was going to do. So, that means I have to make some kind of presentation of my work. Let me tell you, I have learned a lot. First, I have a lot of work to do if I ever want to become as good as I want to be at animation. 'Cause so far, I suck at it, haha! I really have to practice my drawing skills: shading, body proportions, character design, and so much more that I can't think of off the top of my head or don't know about.  So it might actually be a few years before I put out a really good animation; not that I'll be proud of my other work, there are just going to be some really big projects for me to work on. I have done research on this stuff, and there was this one animation that looked like it came out of an anime, and that's what I want to do. It took them 5 hours, 5 HOURS, to make about an 8 second animation. I knew what I was doing was going to be time consuming and difficult, but somehow, I've still managed to severely underestimate how time consuming and difficult it was going to be. But I will not let that derail me in my work, and I plan to continue the project. Concerning the blog, I might abandon it because no really reads it. But I don't know, I could always use it to keep track of my progress. Actually, there is a song that reminds me of what I feel like as I write this: a bittersweet feeling, sort of. I will leave a link to both versions if you want to listen to it. The first is from Kirby Super Star and the second from the remake. As a musical person, there are a lot of differences that I can point out, but I won't do that. We would be here all day. Okay, that's it, that's all I have to write for now, mirrorkirby signing out. Poyo Poyo! (See you later!)

Kirby Super Star Credits

Kirby's Triumphant Return/Credits

Update: I also have a YouTube account that I will post my works on under the same name as my blog name, mirrorkirby64. If you want to keep up, you can subscribe, but I might not post anything on it for a while. I will put a link here for you, even though there is nothing on it right now.

My YouTube Channel

THIS IS PROGRESS

Hello again! I have no idea what to write now, especially since I'm typing this at night...so good night. Oh yeah. never mind, what I have come to tell you is that I have made some progress! YEAH! I have gotten a little bit better at lip syncing, and that is a huge improvement for me. Thanks to all the tutorials that I've watched in my free time, if you could...call it that...so now I plan to improve on this skill. And my drawing skills. I plan on making a Flipnote over Spring Break, so I will be able to show that. Don't expect it to be over 20 seconds, because it will not be over 20 seconds. See, now I have a 20 second video to go with my 20 time. See what I did there? Hahaha, okay, I'll stop. So, that is all, I would actually like to sleep, so I will write no more. Again, good night, in English, because I do not know any other languages.
Okay, I looked up how to say good night in Italian. Because I felt like it. It's my blog, I DO WHAT I WANT. Also, this is a meme called "Success Baby".
Alright, for real, buona notte, and sleep well. If you aren't reading this at night, well then, good day to you. Poyo Poyo! (See you later!)

I HAVE BEEN SAVED!!

Okay, I have done it! I am so excited that I have somewhat accomplished my goal!
I MADE AN ANIMATION!!! HECK YEAH!!! WOO!!! *victory screech* HOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLO!
Yeah, it's really crappy, but who cares!?
I sort of do...but that's besides the point.
I managed to create an animation on Flipnote Studio 3D for the Nintendo 3DS using the idea from the comic I was going to draw.
The original version of this was Flipnote Hatena for the Nintendo DSi, but that was shut down a few years ago.
I had to sign up for Club Nintendo first to get it, which is shutting down by the way...that sucks...
For those of you who don't know, Club Nintendo is a rewards program for Nintendo.
Basically, you have a code inside Nintendo games, and if you input the code and take a survey, you get coins that you can redeem for games and whatnot.
This is completely free, the most you'll have to pay is for the game itself.
I will show the animation when I feel like it (I say this because I seriously don't know when we can show it), most likely when I present.
 I plan to work on improving my drawing so that I can create much better animations. Like anime quality. I was inspired by a YouTuber called AmazingArtistYellow. She creates amazing animations that look like it came out of an anime. I should put a link to one of her videos so you can see.
When Palutena isn't home... 【Kid Icarus: Uprising】
I wish I could do that, and someday, I will!
This animation may be bad, but hey, it's a huge leap for me, and it's a start.

Anyway, that's it for now, mirrorkirby signing out. Poyo Poyo! (See you later!)

What do I call this post...?

Okay, so about the comic...this is what it will based on: it will be a combination of Hetalia and this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pZyXmXNxm4

So basically, Germany got drunk around Christmas and this happened (if you do not know who Germany is, please refer to my previous post "I HAVE DONE NOTHING!!!"). This was based on a comment under the video that I did not post.  I will make this into an animation later on and credit the person who made the comment.  This will be the Christmas special. I have made a YouTube account, but I will not tell you what it is until I have made something I deem to be worthy. That will be at the end of the year and you can subscribe if you want.  Please subscribe!

Now, about the video: this was made by JonTron, whose real name is Jon Jafari. He does game and movie reviews, and I think he is hilarious. He has a channel called the JonTronShow, but is also found on a website called Normal Boots.  If you like video games, check out his videos. I am subscribed to him, and his newest video is called Barbie Games. He basically reviews Barbie video games.

So that's pretty much it for now, mirrorkirby signing out. Poyo Poyo! (See you later!)

I HAVE DONE NOTHING!!!!

Yes, that is exactly what I have done concerning this project. Nothing. Okay, I drew a good picture, but other than that, yeah.  That's it. This is probably the shortest post that I've ever done.

However, I do have something to say about the last post where I talked about Hetalia. I did not mention the rating of the show. The first two seasons, Axis Powers, is rated TV-14. For some reason, the rating goes up for the next two seasons, World Series, to TV-MA.  Probably because of some of the jokes. Again, the show revolves around stereotypes and can have some inappropriate jokes in it, so keep that in mind. Also, the fandom is really weird to normal people, and I do not feel like explaining why, just believe me when I say it's strange. Probably like every other anime fandom. If you don't know, don't ask me. Anyway, that's it, mirrorkirby signing out. Poyo Poyo! (See you later!)

Update: I watched a clip from World Series and remembered why it is rated TV-MA...

IMPORTANT NEWS ANNOUNCEMENT

This is a serious update on the project. I am for real, no joke. I am not trolling, I swear.
Are you ready for this?








































I...cannot make a 30 second animation.

I am so sorry!
I have disappointed all of you and myself, PLEASE FORGIVE ME!!!
I BEG FOR FORGIVENESS!!!
This is due mostly because I could not get the materials in time, and partially because of my laziness. I can actually be lazy at times, what a surprise.
Whoop-de-do.
(SARCASM)
However, I do have an alternative.
Instead I will make a comic, I guess...
I have no idea how this will work, but I will figure it out.
I will.
DON'T DOUBT ME!
I am dead serious, I will make this happen.
I will not fail again.
 It will be great!
So now let me tell you about something that I should have told you at the beginning:
Hetalia
It's basically a comedy anime based of a webcomic by Hidekazu Himaruya about personified countries and history that is really stereotypical and could be considered NSFW (not safe for work), but funny.
I've also learned a lot from it.
I love it, to be honest.
But if you don't like anything with stereotypes, don't watch it.
You are reading this right. It's not for kids.
What do you think it is, Pokemon?
No. There are a lot of anime that are actually for adults and teens, just like cartoons.
This is one of them.
I usually don't tell people what I'm into because then I will get a reaction like "What?", which translates to "This girl is insane."
The reason I'm telling you this is because this show is what the comic will be based off of.
I will explain everything later, just please go with this.
Why I decided to write this entry like this don't ask. I don't know.
Anyway, so you can see what some of the characters look like, I will put a picture of them and list them off.
Sorry that it is a bit blurry.
By the way, the anime takes place during World War II.
The one in front in North Italy, the one in the blue uniform is Germany, the one in white is Japan, the one with the huge caterpillars for eyebrows is England (no, seriously look and you'll see them), or Britain as they call him in the dub, the one to the right of England is China, the one holding the binoculars is America (yep, that's our country), the one with the scarf is Russia and the one with the long blond hair is France.
You might recognize them as the Axis Powers (Italy, Germany, and Japan) and the Allied Forces (America, Britain, China, Russia, and France).
Go ahead and leave your first impression of them in the comments if you'd like and I'll try and tell you if you're correct.
That's all for now, mirrorkirby signing out.
Poyo Poyo! (See you later!)

Guess Who's Back!

Kirby's back! That's right, I am back from the greatest show on earth, and it was AWESOME!! However, I did not get to play mas (dress up) this year, but at least now I know how to do it next time.  What you're actually supposed to do is sign up and pay to be in a band.  They measure you and make the costume, you have to go pick it up about the week before and dress up to party.  I will have some pictures of the costumes I've seen.  They will be mediocre because: 1) I am NOT a  photographer by ANY means whatsoever. Go talk to my cousin if you want a professional photographer. 2) I used my mother's phone to take said pictures. I also took some video and will put it here for you guys to watch. The same two reasons listed above also apply to the the video. (UPDATE: There is no video because I was not able to transfer it from my mother's phone. I'm so sorry!)

Actually, I remember the first thing I did when my family went to go see the bands. I thought, "Lord God, I pray we don't lose out hearing." That's literally the first thing I thought; that's how loud the music was.  Not to mention, the bass was blaring, so I was basically vibrating along with it. It was really crowded, and a lot of people that were there were adults. Which meant a lot of beer and dancing.  Not to mention, a LOT of walking. Once I got pass all that, I had a great time. I danced along with my little cousins a lot, and my aunt said I looked like a tourist; I had no rhythm.  HOW DARE SHE! *cries in a corner* Anyway, then there were the costumes. On Carnival Monday, no one really dressed up. They just danced along with the music coming from the trucks. Then came Carnival Tuesday, and now we break out the costumes. I don't know how to explain this, so just look at the pictures, okay. You decide what to think about them. The first one is from the airport because I did not get to see any costumes like that up close. That was from 2005 as you should be able to see on the picture.

Now, one of the things that really caught my interest were the trucks.  They had all kinds of huge trucks out on the street: music trucks (they had the speakers attached to them), bar trucks (served free drinks to the ones in costumes because they paid for the drinks when they signed up), and the thing was that they were so high that the people on the top had to duck down or pass the electric line over their heads. It's either that or the electrical lines in Trinidad are low. I think it's the former.

I would love to go back as soon as possible or on my 20th birthday, because then it would feel like a huge party and that what Carnival is: a huge party where people come, drink, dance in the streets, and have a blast, which is exactly what I did minus the drinking part. Even there, I am underage because the legal age is 18.  Honestly, this means a lot to me.  This was the first time that I was able to go to Carnival and truly understand and enjoy it. My mother took me before when I was three, and according to her, I was jumping non-stop for what seemed like at least a mile. So, I came to the conclusion that I had a lot of energy as a toddler. If I had that amount of energy now, I would probably drive everyone up a wall. Don't know why I thought that, just a random thought.

What this has to do with animation, I don't have a clue. But this was a very exciting moment for me, so I decided to share it. Anyway, that is the story, there will be pictures at the end, which is what this is. The end. Of the blog. But just this entry. Not the end of anything else I know of. I hope. I'm over-thinking this, just enjoy the pictures. Mirrorkirby, signing out. Poyo Poyo! (See you later!)

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CARNIVAL TIME!!!

Hello, I am writing another blog entry and I have no idea what to write except that I have not done much concerning this project.  However, I probably will still get nothing done because it's Carnival time!  This is huge to me because every time Carnival rolls around, I'm usually stuck in school.  This is one year where Carnival and the school break are at the same time, finally!!!  Let's back up for a second, let me explain what the heck is going on now.  For those of you who don't know what Carnival is, it's a huge celebration that takes place two days before Ash Wednsday.  It usually falls in February, but sometimes in March.  Basically, everyone goes out onto the street to party and have a good time.  Some people wear extravagant costumes to the celebration.  Many countries such as Brazil celebrate it, and there's even one in Miami, I believe.  The one I'm going to is in Trinidad, where my family is from.  I'll put a picture of a costume to show what I'm talking about.  As long as I can get a flight, I can go with my mother, and I'll be sure to bring back some pictures!  About the picture, it may not look like it, but there is a person wearing that.  I'm so serious, there's a person in that picture, wearing that costume.  To hold that entire thing, they must be either really strong, or the costume is well-supported.  Anyway, that's it, I will update you as soon as I can.  Mirrorkirby, signing out! Poyo Poyo! (See you later!)

Another Idea and My Laziness

I have been browsing on YouTube lately and found some more songs from OCRemix.  They have a YouTube channel that the songs are posted on.  If you really like video game music, seriously check out this site.  I love the songs that the remixers come up with because they are amazing.  You can tell a lot of care and passion went into making them, and that's what makes them so awesome.  The remixes are fan-made; it's more of a community made up of individual remixers.  Just watch one of their videos to learn more about them or visit the site; I put a link to one of them on an earlier blog.  They are free to download as well, so just check the description of the video and it will be the top link.  However, for some reason, the song will not download directly from the site on my phone, but they gave me the option of mirror sites to use.  Enough about that, I came to tell you about another idea I had.  It concerns my favorite pink puffball, Kirby, the character that my account is based off of.  He celebrated his 20th anniversary in 2012, and will soon be celebrating 25 years in 2017.  I want to make a short tribute video using a section of a song called "Dream Land Dance Party", specifically using the part at 1:44.  I will put a link to the song so you can understand what I mean.  If you're reading this blog, you will hear a lot about this website. Also, I need more pictures on my blog, so here's a majestic picture according to the Internet.  Enjoy. One more thing: I have accomplished nothing except a blog post and I am working on my schoolwork.  So that's it for now, mirrorkirby signing out! Poyo Poyo (See you later)!

Link to "Dream Land Dance Party"

Here, a New Post

I have no idea what to blog about now, but maybe if I keep typing, I will find something.  Oh, I found something!  If you've read my last blog (hopefully), I mentioned something about songs from ocremix.org.  I have about 10 songs from that website; actually, I have 9 songs from the website and one that was taken down called an OCRemoved.  Anyway, the reason I'm talking about this again is because some of the animations that I could do would be a bit serious, dark even.  I want each of these to tell my interpretation of each song, and some of the things that I pick up from them can be a bit depressing.  So if I decide to continue this, I may upload these to YouTube and there will be a trigger warning of whatever the animation contains in the description.  I don't like creating sad stories or tragedies and will find some way to brighten these up. Jeez, writing this made me feel down.  So, Poyo Poyo! (See you later!)

My Ideas

I listen to music all the time.  However, most of the songs on my phone have no words.  They are instrumentals...from video games...and anime...(tries to sneak away).  But besides that, I believe I can use them for animations.  The first idea I had was to create an animation for a remix that was 3 minutes long.  I will put the link to the song and the original so you can hear them, if you want, I guess.  Don't judge me, please.  It's called 'Midnight Party' and is a remix to a song in 'Kirby Block Ball', a game for the Gameboy that is also available on Virtual Console on the Nintendo 3DS.  I've played it before, but did not get to beat it because I lost the DS I had the game on.  This is one of my favorite songs in the game, but the original is in 8-bit, so you might get annoyed by it.  I would love to do this specific project someday, but not for the purposes of 20 Time.
Another idea I had was to make animations based off of songs I found on ocremix.org.  It is a website where remixers make remixes of video game music and it is judged.  They are really good and I will put a link to one called 'Crystal Potion'.  It's a remix of Gemini Man's stage in Megaman 3, a game for the NES.  If you have no idea what I am talking about, you can always use Wikipedia.  All links will lead to YouTube so you can listen to them and I hope you enjoy them both.  I have many more ideas, but I don't want to make you sit here and read all day because I'm pretty sure (I hope) that you have a life outside reading this blog.  Because no one else reads it.  Except me.  I will go and...I'll just go.  Poyo Poyo! (See you later!)

Link to Midnight Party: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDfzjB8n-PY

Link to Original Song:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zz1jjTbVoew

Link to Crystal Potion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlxPj9P3ztU

We're Off to a Great Start

I...still do not have an animation software on my computer.  But at least I have a computer!  I just need to figure out which one to download.  It's between Adobe Flash and Photoshop.  Then I need to figure out how to use the program, and actually get started.  Okay...I've run out of things to say, so I will talk about something else.  Some really good animations that I've seen are asdf movie by TomSka (he is a really funny Youtuber if you like random stuff, check out his channel!), and some on a program called MMD, which stands for MikuMikuDance.  For those that have no idea what the heck I am talking about, this is based off of an artificial singing program (please correct me if I'm wrong) called Vocaloids.  The main one, from my understanding, is Hatsune Miku.  I will post a picture of them so you can see what they look like.  From left to right, they are Meiko, Kagamine Len, Kagamine Rin, Hatsune Miku, and Kaito.  I'm not too familiar with the one on the far left, sorry.  I will update if I can find out his name (yes, that is a guy).  They all look like anime characters and the songs I've heard them sing are in Japanese.  Their names are backwards, and what I mean by that it is written last name, first name, so for example Miku's first name is Miku, not Hatsune.  I may dabble with that if I feel like it, but I probably won't.  No, I won't mess with that.  At least not yet.  Anyway, mirrorkirby64, signing out. Poyo Poyo! (See you later!)

Change of Plans

Okay, after a little more consideration, I've decided to revise the project a bit.  Maybe I could do a shorter video, about 30 seconds at the least.  I knew that animation would not be easy, but I REALLY underestimated how hard it actually is.  It will most likely be a random video about either an anime that I've watched or video games, and yes, you will probably question my sanity after you watch it.  Depends on the video.  I just realized the spoiler that I've put in here, darn it.  At least it's vague.  Also, my last blog was posted exactly one month ago today.  Happy one month anniversary? There are still a few things that I have to obtain, but I hope that this will turn out well.  Oh yeah, I should start start signing out, so I'll do it like this.  Poyo poyo! (See you later!)

 - mirrorkirby64