MMD Cup 3 Finals Preview – Theme 2

Let’s look into…the future

Reader: The future, Joe?

That’s right, loyal reader, the distant future!  All the way to the Year 3000!

Reader: . . .

Okay, then how about August 14, 2009, which is when the Finals of the 3rd semi-annual MMD Cup will commence.  86 entries have been submitted and we have been looking over the top ones to see if they truly got what it takes.  Last time, we looked at some seasonal silliness with the first group.  Today, we look at the mirai group.  English name: the future.

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Yume no Naka e [MonaMonaDance]
My List count (as of writing): 448   Overall Rank: 4

This has train wreck written all over it, but I can’t look away.  It looks like there’s some behind-the-scenes stunt work which is always cool, but I just know it’s going to be a bad, stupid, ridiculous video.  And yet, I need to see it.  Damn you, Mona.

Calx 5-nin shimai
My List: 233   Overall: 6

We’ve reached an interesting development with this video.  All of the other Q-Round entries I’ve seen have been produced to look like preview clips; this one looks like it’s a 26-second excerpt taken right out of the final product.  To me, that doesn’t look clean and thus, looks like it’s laziness on the creator’s part.  Also, the visuals are uninteresting in spite of Chibi-Miku.  Sorry, folks.

Wanderer
My List: 230   Overall: 8

This video is a treat for the eyes.  Lush, detailed backgrounds galore, and I can only hope there’s more to come.  Even better, the video implies there’s going to be a physics-compliant Kaito model! (The one that ships with MMD does not react to gravity)  As an added bonus, putting the letters “P” and “V” indicates there will be a nice song, hopefully sung by Kaito.  I know I’ll be eagerly awaiting this video.

Dennou Senki VocalOn
My List: 223   Overall: 9

Oh boy, a Virtual On parody.  Admittedly, the game was interesting, and the way the clip is like a reloading opening screen because you haven’t pressed Start is amusing.  However, it’s not that interesting in any other aspect.  Not much else to say but “pass”.

Marmoritai Mono
My List: 210   Overall: 13

Could someone tell me who Amaha Sora is?  Please?  All I know is that she has cat ears and is cute.  Anyway, this runs into the same laziness problem as Calx does and the motions seem a little too off-kilter.  I like me a space epic, but this is mediocre.

This concludes our look at group 2.  We finally had a 2-leek video, but only time will tell how bright Wanderer’s future will be.  In 2 days’ time, we’ll look at the last of our three groups.  It’s arguably the weakest of the 3 groups, but it got the most 100-point scorers.  Stay tuned.