Anime opening/ending top 100 (part II)

The end of the month is near once more, so it's time for another batch of anime openings and endings! If there is a link that doesn't work, don't hesitate to let me know and I'll try to find a replacement as soon as possible.

So on to the list... I never thought it would be this hard to actually number my favorite openings and endings, there are some that could've possibly scored higher or some that could've scored lower, but I think most of them are justified. It's a mix of the sentiments I have for the anime in question, the catchyness of the song (Major point! Sometimes songs can be irresistable) and  how the opening or ending matches the anime's general feel plus the originality of the video.

Pokémon Global Link and the Dream World

A few days ago I got an e-mail in my inbox with a notice that the Pokémon Global Link had been launched. Eager to check it out I made myself an account and after surfing the site for a few hours I can say I was literally godsmacked!

Pokémon Global Link is an online (and not to mention free!) service for Pokémon fans around the world. By connecting your copy of Pokémon Black or Pokémon White to the Pokémon Global Link you can tuck in one of the Pokémon in your game and make it appear in the Pokémon Dream World online, where it can befriend Pokémon, grow Berries, collect items... and the most beautiful part, bring them back to your game! You can also check out the Global Battle Union where your online battle stats are kept and play mini-games for Trainer Tokens, which you can you use to buy items for your avatar.

To enter the Dream World the only thing you need is a Pokémon Trainer Club account, a copy of Pokémon Black or Pokémon White and a wireless internet connection. When you've secured those things you can login to the Pokémon Global Link and the fun can start!

Setting up your Global Link connection
 Beware for an image heavy blogpost!

I still love the 90's

Once every year there is a party in Belgium that takes my breath away and makes me feel like I'm a little child again running around the kitchentable screaming "I like to move it, move it!". If you're wondering what I am talking about... I'm talking about this:

 

I love the 90's is a party concept with (as you can guess) 90's music. Much of the music that blows through the speakers can be described as dance, retro house and occasionaly a bit of alternative music and rock. It is held every year around the same time, namely the second week of april. 

I love the 90's was a big hit in Belgium and over the years many other organisations have held similar parties hoping to share its success. But, as perhaps many others will agree, I love the 90's still feels authentic and is the best party of them all ;)

Keep the spirit alive!

With the title Keep the spirit alive! (a sentence of the song "The Spirit" from Fiocco, a belgian dance formation from the 90's) the line-up promised to especially make your heart pound this year. As a result the line-up was pretty impressive and even 2 Brothers on the 4th floor (Never Alone, Black & White) made a reappearance, being the most asked group since the first edition. DJ Ward, the "house-DJ" of I love the 90's, started with a lovely warm-up at 8:30PM and left the crowd jumping for joy until it was time for Astroline (Feel the Fire) to get the party started.

                                                         Can you feel the fire?

After Astroline Absolom (Baby Boomers, Secret) entered the stage bringing a few of their dance classics and a brand new themesong for I love the 90's called "Remembering the 90's". With DJ Ward at the turntables to keep the crowd entertained with the best hits of the 90's between the acts you were sure to not get bored even the slightest moment.

We shouted along with the Outhere Brothers (Boom Boom Boom, Don't Stop Wiggle Wiggle), raised a brow at the controversial E-Rotic (Max Don't Have Sex With Your Ex), bobbed our head to Haddaway's What is Love and dreamed away with 2 Brothers on the 4th Floor (Never Alone, Dreams, Come Take my Hand).

At 2:00AM it was finally time for Vanilla Ice (we even got free vanilla icecream at the entrance to celebrate!)

He rapped the whole place into oblivion with a few of his new songs and made the crowd go wild as the first notes of "Ice Ice Baby" blew through the speakers. To close his performance he brought a song of his newest album WTF (Wisdom Tenacity Focus) called Turn It Up. This little partygoer was left impressed.

                                                                Turn it up!

Regi and Jan Vervloet from Fiocco closed the party with impressive DJ-sets and were without a doubt the crowd pleasers of the evening. (Insomnia, Thunderstruck, Lift U Up and many, many more to name a few)

At 4:30AM it was time for us to go home.  We had an incredible evening and I'm already looking forward to next year when I love the 90's will celebrate its 5th year of existence. It seems that the 90's still have a special place in the hearts of many, and that makes me happy because I know... I'm Never Alone.

Sketchpage!

As some might or may not have noticed I've added another feature to this blog, namely a page gadget. This allows me to create individual pages (next to my blogposts) which can be about anything. I decided to add one for sketches since I like to doodle and I thought it might be better to collect them on a seperate page. ( just bringing a little structure into this blog ;) ) I might add more pages in the future.

The links to the pages can be found on the right menu, or you can click here to directly go to sketch page.