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Nightmare City
Nightmare City (ナイトメアシティ, Naitomea Shiti) is a two-part Flash animation by “Mi~ya” (み～や), originally apart of “Clairvoyance”, that features 2channel AA characters. These two animations were released on December 2004 and October 2005 respectively.
Summary
Nightmare City (Original)
“Destiny is calling you, 'Obey me or defy me'.”
Nightmare City was originally a submission for the third “Red-White Flash Contest” (紅白FLASH合戦) on 2channel's /swf/ board, held in December 2004, and ended up placing first.1) The animation borrows the song, “Southern Cross” by 403, and features several AA characters fighting their way out of a virtual world.2) At the time, the animation was largely praised for the intense action scenes and visuals.
Nightmare City -Catastrophe-
“I don't mind that everything is a lie, as long as you love me forever.”
Nightmare City -Catastrophe- is the sequel that was first unveiled at “FLASH★BOMB '05” on October 29, 2005 as the author was a special guest. The animation borrows the song, “Northern Lights” by 403, and continues the battle. It concludes with Shii dying, Giko becoming human to end Morala, and everyone gets to return to the real world except for Shii, thus the lyric.
Cast and credits
Characters
| Character(s) | Color | Appearance | Weapon(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Protagonists | ||||
| (,,ﾟДﾟ) | Giko ギコ | Orange | Both | Water Sword → Green Laser Blade |
| ミ,,ﾟДﾟ彡 | Fusagiko フサギコ | Brown | Both | Sword |
| (*ﾟーﾟ) | Shii しぃ | Pink | Both | Light Blue Laser Bow |
| （ ´_ゝ`） | Anija 兄者 | Green | Both | Gun |
| （´<_｀ ） | Otoja 弟者 | Blue | Both | Gun |
| 〈 ﾉﾘ ))ヾ 从∀･从 | Imoja 妹者 | Human | Both | Gun |
| （（（ ））） （ ´Д｀） | >>1-san >>1さん | Human | Both | |
| ／ ■＼ （ ´∀｀） | Onigiri おにぎり | White | Both | |
| (-＿-) | Hikki ヒッキー | White | Both | |
| ('A`) | Dokuo ドクオ | Purple | Both | |
| （ ｀ー´） | Neno ネーノ | Lime | Both | Bazooka |
| Ｘ ノ ﾊﾍ X |ﾟﾉ ＾∀＾） | Remona レモナ | Human | Both | Martial Arts |
| （´・ω・｀） | Shobon ショボーン | Light Blue | Both | |
| （・∀・） | Jisaku Jien ジサクジエン | White | Original | Martial Arts |
| <丶｀∀´> | Nida ニダー | Red Orange | Catastrophe | Martial Arts |
| （ ・３・） | Borujoa ぼるじょあ | Teal | Catastrophe | Martial Arts |
| Antagonists | ||||
| （ ・∀・） | Morala モララー | Dark Blue | Both | Red Laser Sword |
| （ ´∀｀） | Mona モナー | White | Both | Green Laser Stick |
| (*ﾟ∀ﾟ) | Tsuu つー | Red | Both | Red Laser Knife |
| （ ´Д｀） | Hattoushin Mona 八頭身モナー | White | Both | Yellow Laser Whip |
Music
The two tracks, “Southern Cross” and “Northern Lights”, were originally public songs that were published by an indie Japanese metal band called “403” (Yonmarusan) in August 2003 and February 2002 respectively. Both songs were later published in the 2007 “N.E.W.S” album and revisited. It'd be confusing if I simply littered this paragraph with links, so I've just organized them in the following chart below:
| Album | Southern Cross (2003) | Northern Lights (2002) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| N.E.W.S. | 2007 | "Southern Cross" (MV, 2020) "Southern Cross -Guitar arrange-" | "Northern Lights" (MV, 2020) |
| Heart | 2009 | "Northern Lights (revisited) "Northern Lights (revisited vocalless)" |
|
| "Southern Cross 2011" | |||
| Heroes Part 2 | 2021 | "Southern Cross (revisited)" | |
If you're wondering, “403” did make songs for the other cardinal directions, "Far East" and "Go West", but these two songs have completely different vibes.
Notes
- The human Giko's real name is “Kōsuke Kusanagi” (草薙コウスケ, Kusanagi Kōsuke).3)
- Mi~ya also did a Touhou Project animation for the song, “Monosugoi Ikioi de Keine ga Monosugoi Uta” (物凄い勢いでけーねが物凄いうた, lit. “Stupendously Energized Keine is Stupendous Song”).4)5)
- Some sources have “403” mislabeled as “403 Forbiddena”, mistaking the error code as their name.
- For April Fools Day 2021, Mi~ya unveiled a VR sequel to Nightmare City as a joke.6)
External links
- Nightmare City and Nightmare City -Catastrophe- on Niconico Douga - Official upload.
- Nightmare City and Nightmare City -Catastrophe- on YouTube - Official upload.
- miyasuke.net - The front page of Miya's website. He seems to mostly be retired since 2014.
- @miyasuke1 on Twitter
- Laboratory 403 - The front page of 403's website.
- Nightmare City on Pixiv Encyclopedia
- Nightmare City on Niconico Encyclopedia
1)
"■□第３回紅白FLASH合戦■□" (January 9, 2005). CHBOX.
2)
In the beginning, there are hibernation devices when the glass breaks, hinting that the characters are all comatose. The secret bonus cutscene further clarifies that researchers were testing a virtual world where dreams are linked, but it comes with the consequence that you can die in real life and the characters need to realize that they're in a dream to wake up from the nightmare, then the human Giko wakes up.
3)
"NightmareCity主人公" (May 6, 2009). Pixiv.
4)
"【東方PV】物凄い勢いでけーねが物凄いうた【Halozy】" (September 25, 2009). Niconico Douga.
5)
"[Halozy] 物凄い勢いでけーねが物凄いうた【PV】" (March 17, 2014). YouTube.
6)
"【PV】Nightmare City 新プロジェクト始動【FLASH黄金時代】" (March 31, 2021). YouTube.
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