Ah, Halloween! The time of ghosts, goblins, and all things orange. As an adult, I’ve had to get a little creative with how I celebrate this spooky holiday (they won’t let me trick or treat anymore, fancy that). How do I manage to do it in true Chic Pixel fashion? Read on to see the four things that make up my perfect Halloween, and let me know how you celebrate in the comments!
Despite starting a YouTube channel over a year ago, I still feel very green when it comes to world of video-based media. Because of this, I’m always looking at new channels for inspiration and to see what kinds of videos are popular with viewers. That’s why for this week’s Sunday Spotlight, I’d like to highlight a YouTuber whose content I find particularly impressive: VerdelishJP of Let’s English!.
Vedelish sets herself apart from other YouTubers by doing Let’s Plays of games only available in Japanese, with a special touch: she subtitles all of the game in English, so viewers can understand and follow along! Since subtitling entire games is very time-intensive, she only has two main series at the moment, one for above otome game Beyond the Future: Fix the Time Arrows, and her popular “Yandere Hell” series featuring Harem Tengoku da to Omottara Yandare Jigoku datta. I’m sure you can tell that my personal preference is Beyond the Future, but both series are definitely worth checking out!
You can follow VedelishJP on YouTube and Twitter. Her channel updates weekly.
To get in the Halloween spirit, the North American PlayStation Store is offering some killer deals on spooky and otherwise generally awesome titles. With a whole slew of PS3, PS4, and PS Vita games on this list, it may be hard to decide what to pick up, so here are five suggestions that have the Chic Pixel seal of approval! But don’t delay; the sale ends Monday, October 19th, so be sure to get your purchases in this weekend.
I’m quickly realizing that it’s going to take a lot of willpower not to just feature amazing artists in my spotlights every week! There are simply too many awesome people out there making art, whether it be fan art or otherwise Makku of Abstract Cactus is an artist I’ve been following for over a year now, and she stands out in particular for a really eye-catching, signature style.
Like Romy, who I featured the other week, Makku is a big fan of otome games. Head over to her Tumblr and you’ll quickly realize that Hakuoki is her otome game of choice, but she also has many illustrations of other popular nerdy characters. Some of my personal favorites include Lina and Naga from Slayers sharing a parfait and a slightly unsettling Hatoful Boyfriend birthday image. I also can’t neglect to mention the gorgeous Masato Hijirikawa (from Uta no Prince-sama) fan art she drew for my birthday last year!
Okay, so if it wasn’t obvious already, I’m totally partial to Makku’s work. Be sure to give her a follow on Tumblr and Twitter if you are, too! She’s also currently open for commissions right now and in need of money to pay some medical bills, so if you like her work, do consider hiring her to draw your favorite character!
Happy first Sunday of October! For the first Spotlight of the month, I’d like to urge you all to check out Mia, an awesome cosplayer and blogger at XOMia.com.
I first learned of Mia’s site after stumbling into photos of her adorable Isabelle cosplay. I love how all of the Animal Crossing characters in the group photo above have been translated to humanoid versions, but Mia’s Isabelle takes the cake. She even has a makeup tutorial if you want to recreate the look yourself!
Like me, Mia specializes in all things cute and nerdy, but her particular area of focus tends to be cosplay and con recaps. I don’t go to a lot of cons myself, so I really love being able to live vicariously through her! If those things sound up your alley too, I definitely recommend her fun site.
Ah October, a time of pumpkin spice lattes and spooky decor! This used to be my favorite time of year when I lived in a country that actually celebrated these things, but now I have to satisfy myself with shrimp on the barbie or some other appropriately Aussie thing whenever the holiday season rolls around.
But I digress! October would be the perfect time to do another horror-themed Community Game-Along like I did last year, but I thought it would be fun to shake things up with a different kind of horror this time. That horror is… kusoge! Literally “shit game” in Japanese, kusoge can range from unplayable garbage to diamond-in-the-rough titles that have some unpolished aspects but shine in other areas.
After the success of my Splatoon nail tutorial, I thought I’d try my hand at another! Themed nails to celebrate the release of Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls earlier this month seemed only appropriate. I modeled this design after Monokuma and the stylized hot pink blood prominently featured in the Danganronpa games. This can also double as a great look for Halloween!