I've got a lot of shit to catch up on but this shit caught my eye.
Her massive ego will be her downfall. Sucks, as a BABYMETAL fanatic I was really interested in her considering her first cover. Ironic considering SUMETAL (BABYMETAL lead singer) is such a humble and empathetic girl. Mana seems to be a fan too so I wonder why she's such a cunt. Clout chasing maybe? First time I've seen a BBM fan be such a raging asswipe. They can be annoying in the way vtuber fans can be, but holy shit this bitch thinks her farts don't stink
I just looked up who Mana even is and honestly this seems to be just a thing that happens in general with vtubers, but not sure about the utaite community (although there is some overlap.) Yeah, Babymetal fans are a pretty relaxed bunch, especially considering the hell we go through simply because of what Babymetal fucking is by "real" metalheads. It's kind of ridiculous. Still, when you mix a vtuber with literally anything, there's bound to be some people with fucktastically huge egos. Hell, I personally know of a few indies who act this way, but one thing I can say is that you can only give the benefit of the doubt so much. One common thread I see with a lot of indies that I follow and know on a personal basis is that we're all fucked in the head somehow. Why else would we throw on a fucking avatar and put on an act for the camera the way that we do? And yes, some of us have massive fucking ego problems but that isn't really going away. There are plenty of people who get into this for the wrong reasons, that being an attention whore or for easy money. I just do it because it's fucking fun and now I have a lot of other people I work with and a few fans.
Oh yeah, and Mori's birthday set looks fucking amazing, although I really wish they would have something other than the vinyl because...who the fuck owns a vinyl player these days? For me it'll just be a show piece.
Red, by itself, is a fantastic track but the lyrics are pretty not-so-subtle vent as she is wont to do. I have to listen to it a few times to get a really good grasp of it but the imagery is very well-constructed and people have already done breakdowns of the tarot cards shown. As for the lyrics themselves, knowing about how Karen is, it's more or less her talking about the toxic side of her ambition, that being the unfettered workaholism and more importantly, the reason she's the way that she is. It seems like she's so determined to make her mark on the world that she's defined herself through her work to the point that she questions if it's all worth it. Blood turning black happens after it's been oxidized, meaning exposed for quite a bit. She bleeds for her craft, and at the end of the day it's more just "Was this worth it? Doesn't matter, can't stop now." It really is kind of a shitty mindset to have but that doesn't mean she's not actually going to follow her own advice. She's burning the wick at both ends, knows it, and more importantly, can't stop herself.
Oh, and I'm pretty sure blacking out her body but keeping her hair may be a reference to Dice, considering that character's face is completely in shadow with the exception of a smile.
I also see how Capcom's lifting of their restrictions has let all the holos get balls deep into Monster Hunter and I couldn't be happier to see their content on it but holy shit some of them are just so fucking bad at the game. I'm kind of scared to see what Gura's been doing in the game.
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