EPTWhen the game begins, his SCVs have faith in his commands. His opening may seem to be an innocent starter but look away for a moment and suddenly his aggression begins. He will take a shot at trying to end the game early but macro is fine too. His marines are always ready to be a fighter on the front lines. Each one powerful like a scarlet knight, storming enemy bases and dancing in the velvet moon without worry for he will cherish every unit. Always scouting with great activity on the map, he will try again and again should he be denied.
His unbreakable siege lines provide perfect protection for his infantry. His medivac soars across the skies like a brave phoenix burning with an eternal blaze, always ready to pierce into the heart of enemy territory and provide a miracle flight home. His lone banshee appears as a hell girl reigning terror down on mineral lines, hunting workers down with the wild eyes of a basilisk while his ghost academy constantly builds nukes.
His bonus minerals stay gold forever as he mines out the map. The astrogation of his battlecruisers, looking on the moon before they depart on their journey, shines like a brilliant star crossing the universe. When he sees an opening, he will take a chance to try to put your mind into a fever. With the nostalgia of victory, he will win any best of seven and put on a perfect smile.
But Kawaii struggles too, often feeling he is drowning in a deep sea, but he will always stand back up. Heaven knows his limitless potential; the angels sing forever of his glorious play. With a heart-shaped chant, they watch his undying spark of life, like a brilliant rainbow of seven colors. He will cross the bridge of destiny and climb up the ladder of the Koreans, and a ray of change will shine down and give birth to greater play.
With the evolution of his game, he will produce massive wonders with his revolutionary play. At first his opponents will tell him to bring it on, but soon they will regret playing such games as their heartbeat increases in the heat of battle. Don’t even try to be a trickster, making a white lie about honest play. He will destroy that gimmick game easily in his wrath. Not even Alicia or the Protoss can win with their power gates, while the undercover changeling of the zerg are eliminated instantly.
If you have a dream about encountering him on the ladder your only choice is to pray that he has grace on your poor soul. You may think he is defeated when he is still alive and kicking. You chase down the remnants of his army when he suddenly turns around with reinforcements and your fate is darker than black. The last scene of the game is your army in carnage.
July 7: be ready for this day. It is the day he will storm the castle of his enemies and rocket to a level of play never before seen. No longer a black diamond – he will have risen beyond a normal diamond to the ultimate diamond, and the pride of glory that he obtains will be thanks to the deep love he holds for the goddess – Nana Mizuki.
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So last weekend for MLG I was cheering on KawaiiRice in a very...unique way. Using the power of Nana, I wrote a few posts that were largely constructed by song titles from her. It was kind of hard but fun, so that inspired me to do a much larger post in the same manner. I have to say this was pretty challenging especially when I started running out of Nana references but was desperate to reach 77. It would be shameful to write this and stop just short of 77 (I really hope I didn't accidentally put in more than 77 or miscount; that would be even more shameful), excluding the words "goddess" and "Nana Mizuki."
Can you find them all? Every single sentence is written with a reason and contains at least one reference. A lot of them are too blatant because I got stumped around 60 and started to just throw them in there. Most are kind of obvious just because I used words that you would otherwise never see in such context. Some fit so perfectly even the biggest Nana fan may miss it the first time around. Others are obscure, even I didn't realize she had songs by such simple names. There's also one very, very obscure reference that is even more difficult to notice because it got translated to English.
KawaiiRice fighting! Nana-hime ganbatte! <3
Can you find them all? Every single sentence is written with a reason and contains at least one reference. A lot of them are too blatant because I got stumped around 60 and started to just throw them in there. Most are kind of obvious just because I used words that you would otherwise never see in such context. Some fit so perfectly even the biggest Nana fan may miss it the first time around. Others are obscure, even I didn't realize she had songs by such simple names. There's also one very, very obscure reference that is even more difficult to notice because it got translated to English.
KawaiiRice fighting! Nana-hime ganbatte! <3
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answers in order of appearance
1. Secret Ambition (song title)
2. Abilities (song title)
3. Glee (Nana fact: Nana does the Japanese dub for a character in Glee)
4. Through the Night (song title)
5. Challenge (Animelo concert title)
6. Formula (concert title)
7. Faith (song title)
8. Innocent Starter (song title)
9. Look Away (song title)
10. Fighter (concert title)
11. Scarlet Knight (song title)
12. Dancing in the Velvet Moon (song title)
13. Cherish (song title)
14. Great Activity (album title)
15. Try Again (song title)
16. Unbreakable (song title)
17. Protection (song title)
18. Brave Phoenix (song title)
19. Eternal Blaze (song title)
20. Pierce (song title)
21. Miracle Flight (song title)
22. Hell Girl (anime title)
23. Wild Eyes (song title)
24. Basilisk (anime title)
25. Academy (concert title)
26. Stay Gold (song title)
27. Astrogation (song title)
28. Looking on the Moon (song title)
29. Journey (concert tour title)
30. Brilliant Star (song title)
31. Universe (concert title)
32. Take a Chance (song title)
33. Fever (concert title)
34. Nostalgia (song title)
35. Seven (song title OR Nana translates to seven)
36. Perfect Smile (song title)
37. Deep Sea (song title)
38. Stand (song title)
39. Heaven Knows (song title)
40. Sing Forever (song title)
41. The Bridge (Animelo concert title)
42. Climb Up (song title)
43. Heart-Shaped Chant (song title)
44. Spark (concert title)
45. Rainbow (Animelo concert title)
46. Seven Colors (song title)
47. Ray of Change (song title)
48. Birth (concert title)
49. Evolution (Animelo concert title)
50. Massive Wonders (song title)
51. Bring it On (song title)
52. Games (concert title; note that although I used the word “game” elsewhere, the concert title is specifically plural)
53. Heartbeat (song title)
54. Trickster (song title)
55. White Lie (song title)
56. Gimmick Game (song title)
57. Wrath (anime character)
58. Alicia (anime character)
59. Power Gate (song title)
60. Undercover (song title)
61. You have a Dream (song title)
62. Pray (song title)
63. Grace (concert title)
64. Alive and Kicking (album title)
65. Turns Around (Nana fact: Nana is known at her concerts to turn around (and being insanely perfectly cute while doing so) when the crowd chants “mawatte” (translating roughly to turn around. spin around would probably be a better translation now that I think about it); however, she did not do this during her live grace concert despite many attempts)
66. Fate (#1 Nana anime character)
67. Darker than Black (anime title)
68. Last Scene (song title)
69. July 7 (song title)
70. Be Ready (song title)
71. Castle (concert title; btw, Live Castle poster for Queen’s Night is BEAUTIFUL)
72. Rocket (concert title)
73. Black Diamond (song title)
74. Diamond (concert title)
75. Ultimate Diamond (album title)
76. Pride of Glory (song title)
77. Deep Love (translated from Shin Ai, song title)
1. Secret Ambition (song title)
2. Abilities (song title)
3. Glee (Nana fact: Nana does the Japanese dub for a character in Glee)
4. Through the Night (song title)
5. Challenge (Animelo concert title)
6. Formula (concert title)
7. Faith (song title)
8. Innocent Starter (song title)
9. Look Away (song title)
10. Fighter (concert title)
11. Scarlet Knight (song title)
12. Dancing in the Velvet Moon (song title)
13. Cherish (song title)
14. Great Activity (album title)
15. Try Again (song title)
16. Unbreakable (song title)
17. Protection (song title)
18. Brave Phoenix (song title)
19. Eternal Blaze (song title)
20. Pierce (song title)
21. Miracle Flight (song title)
22. Hell Girl (anime title)
23. Wild Eyes (song title)
24. Basilisk (anime title)
25. Academy (concert title)
26. Stay Gold (song title)
27. Astrogation (song title)
28. Looking on the Moon (song title)
29. Journey (concert tour title)
30. Brilliant Star (song title)
31. Universe (concert title)
32. Take a Chance (song title)
33. Fever (concert title)
34. Nostalgia (song title)
35. Seven (song title OR Nana translates to seven)
36. Perfect Smile (song title)
37. Deep Sea (song title)
38. Stand (song title)
39. Heaven Knows (song title)
40. Sing Forever (song title)
41. The Bridge (Animelo concert title)
42. Climb Up (song title)
43. Heart-Shaped Chant (song title)
44. Spark (concert title)
45. Rainbow (Animelo concert title)
46. Seven Colors (song title)
47. Ray of Change (song title)
48. Birth (concert title)
49. Evolution (Animelo concert title)
50. Massive Wonders (song title)
51. Bring it On (song title)
52. Games (concert title; note that although I used the word “game” elsewhere, the concert title is specifically plural)
53. Heartbeat (song title)
54. Trickster (song title)
55. White Lie (song title)
56. Gimmick Game (song title)
57. Wrath (anime character)
58. Alicia (anime character)
59. Power Gate (song title)
60. Undercover (song title)
61. You have a Dream (song title)
62. Pray (song title)
63. Grace (concert title)
64. Alive and Kicking (album title)
65. Turns Around (Nana fact: Nana is known at her concerts to turn around (and being insanely perfectly cute while doing so) when the crowd chants “mawatte” (translating roughly to turn around. spin around would probably be a better translation now that I think about it); however, she did not do this during her live grace concert despite many attempts)
66. Fate (#1 Nana anime character)
67. Darker than Black (anime title)
68. Last Scene (song title)
69. July 7 (song title)
70. Be Ready (song title)
71. Castle (concert title; btw, Live Castle poster for Queen’s Night is BEAUTIFUL)
72. Rocket (concert title)
73. Black Diamond (song title)
74. Diamond (concert title)
75. Ultimate Diamond (album title)
76. Pride of Glory (song title)
77. Deep Love (translated from Shin Ai, song title)
