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Debisaku / デビ作

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Debisaku isn't a new figure on Nico Nico Douga. He has started uploading his videos in early 2010 and he is active till this day. He has trained rhythmic gymnastic for 10 years and it has influenced the way he dance today.

I think he is closest to contemporary dance, which is a very unfettered form of dance. Even though it's based on ballet, it still place a greater emphasis on the emotions of a dancer,. While in ballet a dancer has to stick rigidly to rules and techniques, here a dancer tries to tell a story. Dabisaku's dance is not only expressive, but also subtle and dynamic. He often combines intricate moves with indeed too simplistic ones, in order to bring out the more nuanced aspects of music.

In his choreographies he uses a variety of songs, from ambiguous creepy songs or catchy pop to soft ballads. When the music's tone is angry or distressing, like in Musunde Hiraite Rasetsu to Mukuro, he uses sharp and short moves, whereas in cheerful and peaceful songs his movements become lighter and more flowing. However they are constantly characterized by their clear and grace. Moreover, he often adds acrobatic elements, such as roundoffs, back handsprings, and flips. Nevertheless, it's not like his performaces are always dramatic or reflective. First of all, Debisaku deeply enjoys dancing. What is more he has a great sense of humour, which is visible in his performances, especially when he starts doing really weird and hilarious things.

He doesn't appear often on the events. Though, he took part in Nico Nico Dance 3 with Kurokamiku and Mukuro as a team. Excluding live performances, in collabs he mostly dance with Bel. or komemitsu.

sample dances:
A. Solos
• Rolling Girl
• Hello/How are you (Debisaku's choreography)
• Intuitive Fenomerase (Debisaku's choreography)
• Leave in Summer (Debisaku's choreography)
• STEP TO YOU (Debisaku's choroegraphy)

B. Collabs
• Panda Hero (with Bel.)
• Patchwork Poison (with Kurokamiku and Mukuro; Dabisaku's, Kurokamiku's, and Mukuro's choreography)
• te-yut-te (with komemitsu; Mayuki's choreography)
• Knife (with komemitsu)

Mono says:
I don't remember how I discovered Debisaku. I watched a few of his videos but at first I didn't set too much store by his dance. I saw his Rolling Girl, without any choreography, and it was probably the first time when I paid more attention to him. I was really impressed by his condition and ability and all acrobatic figures. I prefer when he is dancing to this more scary songs like Hirugashi no Naku Koro ni or aforementioned Musunde Hiraite Rasetsu to Mukuro but I must admit that I truly love his choreography to Leave in Summer. This is inconceivable for me, that Debisaku makes pretty girlish choreographies, but dancing to them, he looks really cool. While girls, no matter how they tried, look for me, that they only mince the feet in place and wave the hands. Besides that his antics amuse me every time. I cried with laughter watching his parody of Hello/How are you. Then I think this is a main reason why I like him so much. That he has so many faces but he's always sincere in what he does.

Aikawa Kozue / 愛川こずえ

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I think that everyone, who is interested in Nico Nico Douga, heard about DANCEROID at least once. I would like to introduce you one of the founders of the team – Aikawa Kozue.

In the beginning she danced alone using other artists' choreography. She uploaded her first video in August 2008. In July 2009 she danced "Luka Luka Night Fever" presenting her own choreography and this brought her fame. Her choreography was later used in the PSP game Hatsune Miku-Project DIVA-extend. Also in 2009 she, along with Itokutora (Ikura) and Minka Lee, founded DANCEROID. The team has changed over the time but I think that she is still the most popular member of this group.

Kozue prefers dancing to pop songs. Her choreographies include, first of all, many energetic and sweeping hand movements and simple steps resembling aerobic dance (a bit like zumba figures, but you shouldknow that the boundaries between many dances are very thin and sometimes it's really hard to distinguish them).

She chiefly performs with DANCEROID, but the girls take parts in many events, sometimes abroad. Kozue and Ikura were in Singapore on Eyo 2010 and in Los Angeles at the concert of Hatsune Miku "MIKUNOPOLIS". We can also watch Kozue on all DANCEROID's DVDs.

Sample dances:
1. Solos
• Luka Luka Night Fever (Kozue's choreography)
• Sweet Magic (Satchaso's choreography)
• Hello/How Are You (Debisaku's choreography)
• Lily Lily Burning Night (Kozue's choreography)

2. Collabs
• Mikan (with Miume and Nora)
• My Room Disco Night (with Hinata, Reichel, and Nora; Rere's choreography)
• te-yut-te (with Mayuki; Mayuki's choreography)

Mono says:
Kozue is not one of my favourite female odorite, but when I'm watching DANCEROID's videos she draws the most of my attention. She is always smiling and it is clear that she deeply enjoys dancing. Her attitude has the biggest influence on my impression of her performances. While I may not like her very much I can understand why she is liked by so many people.

Butsudankamen / 仏壇仮面

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Butsudankamen has been uploading videos on Nico Nico Douga since August 2008, that is, approximately from the time when he was 18 years old. He's one of the most popular and well-known odorite. He has almost 11,000 followers on twitter and his community includes 16 thousand people. It's very easy to recognize him because of the Pierrot mask he wears. Although he owns many masks, he seems to favour that one.

His first dances were based on the movements invented on the spot. Those videos were shot in a dark room where Butsudankamen was dancing alone. On 26 of July 2009 he danced "Bad Apple!!" with Tadanon, and from that moment he has come to be known for his natural, smooth movements and unique choreography he created. He, along with 13 (another well-known odorite), also created choreography for Saiya's video "BREEZE", in which the three of them performed. His dance style is very characteristic and you can easily notice flexible movements specific only for him, especially if you compare him to other people dancing his choreographies. He sometimes gives the impression as if his body is boneless. In his dance he often uses elements of breakdance, house dance, poppin' etc. His puppet style (which is meant to imitate a marionette tied to strings ) is perfect.

Butsudankamen dances mostly with other odorite and along with them he takes part in many events. He participated in Nico Nico Dance Master 1, where he appeared on the scene twice: first, with Ringosu, and later with Bouto and Saiya in "BREEZE". We could also watch him during Nico Nico Dance Master 2, where he was a member of two teams: DDD (with Keitan, 13, Bouto, TAKUMA, Melochin, and Imaokasan) and F9 Project (with 13, Imaokasan, Sari, Kagamiji, Takatsu, Oinarin, and Hayapi).

For a long time the most important question repeated among the fans was: What does he look like? The question remained unanswered until recently, when we were finally able to see him in this video.

sample dances:
A. Solos
• love letter (Butsudankamen’s choreography)
• BeMYSELF
• Baboon day vol.2 Emperors Birthday after party

B. Collabs
• Bad Apple!! (with Tadanon; Butsudankamen’s choreography)
• Matryoshka (with 13; Bouto’s choreography)
• BREEZE (with 13 and Saiya; Butsudankamen’s and 13’s choreography)
• Tsugai Kogarashi (with Ringosu; Butsudankamen’s and Ringosu’s choreography)
• Spring Shower (with DO@RAT; Aniki’s choreography)

Mono says:
My adventure with odottemita started from Butsudankamen. When I saw his "Tsugai Kogarashi" I instantly fell in love with him – I was completely captivated by his movements. I never would have guessed that someone could be capable of dancing like this. My favourite dance is his solo performance in BilliBow in celebration of Japan's Emperor’s Birthday on 24th December 2009. The part when he dances like a pierrot is simply wonderful - you definitely need to see it.