February 6, 2010

Just A Quick Update. February 6, 2010

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Just wanted to come on here real quick to say we’re still kicking. Cybermario’s been working on a new forum skin, which looks absolutely amazing… And I plan to get the radio back up be the end of the month… so be patient with us, we are doing some things, lol. But that’s pretty much all I have to say. I’ve fallen pretty far behind on my anime viewing, so I need to get caught back up on that, lmao.

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January 24, 2010

Updates on my side (Mario)

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have been hesitating about what to blog or to blog at all lately, as you know my grammar is far from good and that is something that has been keeping me away from blogging and/or to start some projects lately (that and well, lack of stuff to write about) so not much news except i updated the blog software.

Recently installed and started to Play Final Fantasy 11 (MMORPG) the

January 18, 2010

January 18, 2010: Arrapago Remnants Salvage. (FFXI)

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Now, to take some time out, and enter the world of Vana’diel, particularly the role of an Adventurer from the nation of Bastok; Sleih. For this first account, we join Sleih (Shiva server) upon the Aht Urhgan endgame mission of Arrapago Remnants Salvage.

Ok, after that lame start, I’m going to be talking about last night’s Salvage run of Arrapago Remnants. For those of you (which is probably most of you) http://www.wiki.ffxiclopedia.org had this to say about Salvage: “The main objective of Salvage missions is the exploration of the archaeological remains of four newly opened areas (Zhayolm Remnants, Arrapago Remnants, Bhaflau Remnants, Silver Sea Remnants) and the eradication of the demonic beasts that rule their deepest depths. However, this will not be as easy as it sounds. A powerful force known only as the Pathos of Alzadaal limits the abilities of all who enter, making them easy prey for the hordes of fiends waiting in the shadows. To complete these missions, alliances must work as one, or the treasure that slumbers in the remnants’ bowels will remain lost for eternity.” Most people who do Salvage describe it as, and pardon my language before hand, “The biggest fucking waste of 1 1/2 hours… But the equipment earned in the end is just sooo good… I’m willing to make myself hate… myself in order to get it!” Now, I personally enjoy Salvage, but that may just be because I’ve only been doing it for about 2 months… where as everyone else has

January 16, 2010

2010… New Decade Has Started. One Year And Counting.

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Well, here we are… it’s January 16th already… I have been a lifeless sack-o-s*** to Anime Courtyard the last several weeks… There haven’t been any updates, no new projects, and no ACRadio. But do not fret, I believe the start to this decade, can also be the brilliant start to Anime Courtyard. We’ve already been around for one whole year! I find it simply amazing that, despite the fact we pretty much have 0 forum users, Anime Courtyard has officially been around for a few days over one year. I, myself need to keep in mind that not ever website takes off like a rocket, and these things take time to really develop. So for now, I think our primary focus is going to be developing into a likable website for people to come and interact with one another. I think I tried to rush some things, force others, and not really do what is needed to help us get going. So, with that said, ACRadio may not be back anytime real soon, but it will be back eventually. I want to find a sure fire solution that offers us flexibility with the radio… The last host I went through, made things easy… but everything seemed so cheap. So, if anyone has any suggestions, let us know at feedback@animecourtyard.com; and really this goes for any suggestions for the site. If you think something would be a grand boost, let us know!


Now comes the part of me talking about how the holidays went for me, and how the year has been going so far! =P *I’ll post some pictures here later when I get some time that I’m not so pressed to get things done. AKA Monday.* The holidays went over rather quite well for me, nothing bad happened, but at the same time nothing that great happened either. I had this big plan to buy myself a PS3 before, or right after Christmas. Needless to say, I spent waaay too much on Christmas, much more than I had planned, and fell short of the before Christmas part. So, I banked on getting a sizable amount of money for Christmas, which to my surprise pretty much did happen, but not quite enough to purchase a PS3. Well, since I did spend so much on Christmas, I didn’t have any money to get me by until the next pay period… So, in order to eat with friends and such during like New Year’s and such, I had to… tap into the PS3 fund. Which I was somewhat saddened by that fact, but not too upset. The last paycheck I was able to hang onto, and thus yesterday went to EB Games in Bloomington, and picked up a Sony refurbished 80GB PS3. So, I completed that part, lmao. Oh, but before Christmas, I did get about the most awesome present. The MEGAHOUSE Sheryl Nome figure that I’ve been wanting for a loooong time. Good ol Cybermario got it for me for Christmas. Absolutely amazing figure. I plan to do a review on it, so maybe I can do that this week, hopefully! So uhm… kind of running out of stuff to talk about. So I think I’m going to end it for now with that. I hope everyone had an enjoyable holiday season, and also hope that this new year/decade is proving to be better than then last!

Happy New Year!

Alec Denny (Church)




P.S. Just wanted to say, it seems I’m back in full swing Final Fantasy XI mode. xD Also, WHO’S SO EXCITED FOR FINAL FANTASY XIII? ME!

December 3, 2009

Anime Courtyard Radio: Down, But Not Fallen. (Updated 12/9/09 @2:44AM EST)

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Incase there were some who were wondering; Yes, Anime Courtyard Radio is down.

Reason being: I never got the payment invoice, so they cut the cord on us.

Does this mean ACR is gone forever? No. The server is technically back up, but I’m doing a service change to better fit what we have right now. We had a max user limit of 50 users… we peaked at maybe 12 users at one time, so we’re degrading our service down to 25 users max, saving me 3 euro a month for service. With that said, ACR should be back up, and completely running by tomorrow evening, tomorrow night at the latest. We also look to add some new songs in addition to the service change. But for now, just mainly wanted to bring those of you who care, up to speed on what happened with ACR, and what’s going to happen.

Thanks for taking the time to read this. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.

Church

Update: Got an email today saying that the service hasn’t been changed yet… so the radio remains down… I’m a little disappointed… but oh well… it’ll get done.

Update 2: Still haven’t gotten the package change, or the invoice for it… so in all likely hood, I’m just going to switch hosts, cause this is pretty God da**ed ridiculous. So please, I continue to ask for your patience, and I promise the station will be back up by the end of the week.

November 18, 2009

Quick Entry for Wednesday, November 18, 2009.

Posted by: Church @ 3:17 pm Share on Facebook | Share on Twitter



Just wanting to get on here real quick and say how frustrated I am with things involving this website. But if someone actually cared, I wouldn’t be so frustrated!

So, in turn I’ll be heading to Indianapolis to watch the streaking Indiana Pacers battle the New York Knicks at Conseco Fieldhouse. The Pacers look to improve upon their first 5 game win streak since April of 2005, as they shoot for 6 tonight! The Pacers started the season dropping their first 3 games, but since their last win over the Knicks, they have been looking like a team we haven’t had in a while. Tip-off is at 7:00PM EST. I’m really looking forward to tonight’s game, as I expect Roy Hibbert and Dahntey Jones to have killer games once again, as we beat the Knicks for a second time in two weeks.


Yes, that’s not anime, but I need to go out and enjoy myself, so sports is how I do that!

Ja ne!

November 17, 2009

Anime Courtyard Radio Update: Over An Hour of New Music Added.

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New songs added today 11/17/2009:

Carry Me Away by Kagami Seira from Kaiba

Never by Kagami Seira from Kaiba

Light of Dawn by Annabel from Tatakau Shisho -The Book of Bantorra

Wonder Wind by ELISA from Hayate no Gotoku!! (op 1)

Tomare! by Hirano Aya, Chihara Minori, and Gotou Yuuko from Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuutsu S2

LET IT OUT by Fukuhara Miho from Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (ed 2)

Treasure by Honda Mirako, Saito Yuka, Togashi Misuzu, and Horinaka Yuki from Seitokai no Ichizon

Chikaigoto ~Sukoshi Dake Mou Ichido~ by IKU from To Aru Majutsu no Index (ed 2)

One Way Ryou Omoi by Inoue Mirana and Nakajima Megumi from Kampfer

WANTED! for the love by Kitamura Eri, Katou Emiri, Gotou Saori, Makino Yui, and Chihara Minori fomr Needless (ed 2)

Holy Night by Kugumiya Rie and Kitamura Eri from Toradora! (“ed 3″)

Sekka no Shinwa -in X’mas mix- by KOTOKO

Iki wo Shiteru Kanjiteiru by Iijima Mari, Fire Bomber (Fukuyama Yoshiki, Kajiura Chie), May’n, and Nakajima Megumi

Magic Number by Sakamoto Maaya from Kobato

Depends On You by Ayumi Hamasaki from Thousand Arms

Yakusoku wa Iranai by Sakamoto Maaya from The Vision of Escaflowne

Tsukiakari no Michishirube by Stereopony from Darker Than Black -Ryuusei no Gemini-

Bye Bye with COLDFEET by Kagami Seira

Still looking to add a lot more in the upcoming weeks. Please help suggest and request music!

Ja ne!

November 14, 2009

A Kingdom for Keflings coming out for PC

Posted by: Cybermario @ 5:26 pm Share on Facebook | Share on Twitter

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Hello gaming lovers, many of you may have played this title from the Xbox Live Marketplace, one of the popular games letting you use your avatar or a giant to have lil fellas build towns for you, well now the fun is coming over to the PC.

Our contact at Ninjabee Games tell us this will not be a Windows Live release and will not make use of the avatars just the giants, this will be a digital download but no information has been released of the portals offering the game.

Orem, Utah – Nov. 13, 2009 – NinjaBee, a division of Wahoo Studios and a leading independent video games developer, has announced its award-winning Xbox LIVE® Arcade title, A Kingdom for Keflings, is coming to PC.

“Bringing A Kingdom for Keflings to the PC audience has been a priority for us.†said Brent Fox, NinjaBee’s Art Director. “It’s been a runaway hit on XLA and we are offering the same, high-quality game on the PC. We are proud and we’re excited to finally make it available to so many of those who haven’t been able to play before.â€

The popular, innovative city-building game originally arrived on Xbox LIVE Arcade on Nov. 19, 2008 and a year later remains among the downloadable service’s most downloaded titles. Featuring a light-hearted, play-at-your-own-pace style of gameplay with beautiful visuals and catchy, frolicsome music, A Kingdom for Keflings offers players a relaxing, fun experience that is unexpectedly addictive. A Kingdom for Keflings was voted the 2008 Xbox LIVE Arcade Award-winner for Best Family Game

No official release date has been announced

At this time that is all, thanks for reading and KEEP GAMING!

~Mario

New Music Being Added, Possible Forum Switch.

Posted by: Church @ 1:27 pm Share on Facebook | Share on Twitter


Just a real quick update here. Been pondering all morning about what should be done with the site, what could make it more attractive, what would draw people in, what exactly is Anime Courtyard? My initial goal for Anime Courtyard was to be a nice anime commuinty, where people could come, and talk about what they love, and hate in anime, ect. I feel that over the last several months, that goal has been forgotten, and abandoned. I still really want to have a nice community, with lots of people to talk with, and share with. But at the same time, I also want to have a website to go along with it. Only problem there is, what does the website need to have? I’ve posted on the Facebook group page, a topic of What can Anime Courtyard do? But alas, we have members on there, but no one cared to share an opinion. So, what we have is a webpage, with some neat pictures, a blog, a forum, anime radio, and an about us page. My thought is, why do we have people on the forums, but no one posts? What’s the purpose of being a lurker when there’s not much to lurk? Help us! xD

So, with that in mind, I need to discuss this with mario, but may possibly switch our forum software. I personally hate phpbb… it is, I don’t know… I do not like it. But like I said, need to discuss it. On the other hand of this topic that I got away from, monday evening I should have new music up on the shoutcast station. If you have any suggestions, or requests, let us know! as of right now, I look to add at least 10 new songs. (Mind you, my upstream connection isn’t the greatest on the planet D; )

Songs that may possibly get added are as follows:

Carry Me Away by Kagami Seira from Kaiba

Never by Kagami Seira from Kaiba

Light of Dawn by Annabel from Tatakau Shisho -The Book of Bantorra

Wonder Wind by ELISA from Hayate no Gotoku!! (op 1)

Tomare! by Hirano Aya, Chihara Minori, and Gotou Yuuko from Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuutsu S2

LET IT OUT by Fukuhara Miho from Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (ed 2)

Treasure by Honda Mirako, Saito Yuka, Togashi Misuzu, and Horinaka Yuki from Seitokai no Ichizon

Chikaigoto ~Sukoshi Dake Mou Ichido~ by IKU from To Aru Majutsu no Index (ed 2)

One Way Ryou Omoi by Inoue Mirana and Nakajima Megumi from Kampfer

WANTED! for the love by Kitamura Eri, Katou Emiri, Gotou Saori, Makino Yui, and Chihara Minori fomr Needless (ed 2)

Holy Night by Kugumiya Rie and Kitamura Eri from Toradora! (“ed 3″)

Sekka no Shinwa -in X’mas mix- by KOTOKO

Okay, so that was 12, but still. We’re going to be adding in slowly as well, some Christmas music, as it is closing in on the fun Holiday season, so if you can help us with these pieces, that’d be greatly appreciated. For now, that’s all I have as I need to get ready for work here shortly. But stay tuned, cause we never know what the future may hold!

Ja ne!

November 13, 2009

Kämpfer Episode 7: After Thoughts

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Okay, after watching Kämpfer eps. 7, my thoughts have changed a little on the show. Let me just say after watching the first 6 episodes, I couldn’t really get a grasp of a possible plot, other than it being Guy can turn into a Kämpfer that so happens to have to be a girl, guy’s crush falls for the female self, and it’s almost borderline hentai/yuri/harem fun fun with some action-type school life yatta! So yea, there were some perk-ups of possible plot that have come up, but nothing major. So in episode 7, the girls spend a day at Rank… er… I mean Sakura’s house with all the Entrails Animals. Right right, fun fun. They start with a plotted game by Ranka… I mean Sakura so she can get the chance to “kiss” Natsuru, which fails epically, and she never gets the chance. After so, she proceeds to show off her Entrails Animals collection to the girls, which I find myself to be rather disturbing that she has such a collection… but none-the-less. After so, Natsuru’s childhood friend Mikoto drops by after searching the entire country for Natsuru, just to bring him/her some curry. So during dinner, the point of the evening is brought to light to Akane that Natsuru promised Ranka… Sakura that she/he/it/ugh would spend the night there, and she’s not very happy about it. During which Shizuku proceeds to dump curry on Natsuru’s head, forcing her to take a shower, to Sakura’s enjoyment. As Natsuru prepares for the shower, he realizes he had never taken a shower in his female form, and becomes rather embarrassed, and also the fact that Sakura keeps trying to peak in on him/her to maybe catch her naked. After finally deciding to get in the shower as his female self… he realizes just how big of boobs he has as his female self. Don’t know why this is so relevant, or why it took him that long to realize it… but they made a point to make sure you know. During the middle of his/her shower, sakura decides to sneak in and prepares to undress, where as she’s interrupted by Akane and explains that she’s just going to wash Natsuru’s back. Not happy with this Akane tries to talk her out of it, but to no avail as Sakura really plans to do it. In the middle of their little arguement, Mikoto jumps in prepared to do the “dirty work” as she really wants to get a peak at Natsuru’s “huge tits.” Yet again they make that an emphasis. After all that, the plan is for bed, where there are futons set up, and another argument starts as to who would sleep next to Natsuru. In the end, Natsuru ends up sleeping, alone in the Entrails Animals room… talk about disturbing… In the process of trying to fall asleep, Natsuru starts thinking about “how cute” Sakura was all throughout the day, and transforms back into a boy. In the middle of his little panic, enters Sakura to sneak into his futon. As he tries to distance himself from her so she doesn’t find out about him being a male at that time, she decides to be a little forceful.


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As she begins to really feel him, she doesn’t notice I guess when she around his crotch, but she notices the shorter hair, and is a little confused. Then enters the queen of vulgairty, Hocchan (Akane)!


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I’m not sure if I’ll be able to watch Toradora! and think of Minorin the same again thanks to Horie Yui’s role in Kämpfer. I kid. But yes, very vulgar, very violent. Then enters the possible lead to a plot! A white bracelet Kämpfer bust through the window, trying to fight Natsuru and Akane, but is ran off by Shizuku. After all that, the episode is pretty much over, and we are left to ponder what is to come, as the episode 8 preview really doesn’t display anything concerning this white Kämpfer… just that there’s going to be another date. Oh boy! . . . I want some plot action. Don’t get me wrong, the series cracks me up, probably more so from how far out there it is, but none-the-less, I still really enjoy it, and hoe to see some more plot development that could be there.

Thanks for reading!

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