Hakuoro here. Although I could have easily won Sakuya for my harem, I chose to refrain in favour of the bigger picture. She may be somewhat inconsistent and difficult to predict, but I have my heart set on adding Emperor Kuuya to my harem, and no measure is too great if it can aid in [...]
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The original To Heart is one of my favorite anime series, so I was eagerly looking forward to To Heart 2 when I first heard it was getting animated. Reading the excellent posts on Bluemist's blog describing each girl's scenario from the game, it was easy to see there was a lot of potential out there for a touching, dramatic anime series. Unfortunately, while you get the occasional glimpse of
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I’m not sure where I found this piece of Dragon Hunter fan-art, but it is one of those pieces that instantly makes me interesed in the manga it is based on. Whoever drew this, I love you! When an episode of Ouran High School Host Club reaches its conclusion, we are greeted with an endlessly shifting [...]
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Okay, I admit it; this post is mostly just an excuse to try out my new digital camera. I ordered Kino’s Journey and Full Metal Panic last week and they arrived early yesterday. I’ve been indulging in a little FMP. I had forgotten how much the first few episodes totally rocked! As for Kino’s Journey, I’ll probably wait until I have time to marathon the entire thing, or maybe a half/half stint.
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Ok, now I will be up front and say that Astro Boy doesn't ring my bell, but if you don't know who he is, then I pity your existence. Please die in a fire. That's like day one stuff right there. Anyway, moving on from that, a Hong Kong animation studio by the name of [...]
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Staggs’ troops are destroying a city where one of the Oracle Keys are located. A woman who’s in possession of the key locks it in a box and entrusts it to a man who will protect it. Just as soon as he escapes with it, Staggs enters the building. However, we don’t get to [...]
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If there's one thing I love it's a good flashlight sex toy… I mean flashlight ghost hunting party. I mean, I could see how a flashlight sex toy could be beneficial during a ghost hunt (a sexy ghost hunt) but that's not what I was talking about. Look, let's just forget about all that and [...]
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So, I wrote yesterday about TOKYOPOP unexclusiving some of their web-only titles to cheers of "Who cares?" and "Fuck TOKYOPOP in the first place." but after having read a bit more about it, the situation looks a bit better for us, if not entirely fucking confusing. And by confusing, I mean to say they do [...]
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Also coming from Alter in January 2007 (or so it would seem, what with delay after delay going on), are these two figures of Tachibana Rei and Nagi. Rei is from Pani Poni Dash!, the anime with the 11 year old teacher (lol), Nagi is from the Peace@Pieces H-Game.Rei is quite well done, if well done means looking like the anime. And she's got removeable glasses! Yay. I don't think she's a character that makes an interesting PVC figure, but Alter has still done a fine job here. Though I must say her rear view doesn't look very good. She looks better from the front. 1/8 scale, as usual, and it's the usual 4800 Yen also.Name: Tachibana Rei 1/8 scale PVCManufacturer: AlterRelease Date: January 2007Price: 4800 YenNagi here completes the pair of Death Gods which also includes Hikaru, released a month back. I haven't played the game or anything, but this, along with Hikaru, make pretty nice eye-candy. I love the base she's sitting on, that round green thing, whatever it is. Looks like a cute insect. =)Name: Nagi (Death God Ver.) 1/8 scale PVCManufacturer: AlterRelease Date: January 2007Price: 5500 YenOh, and since I mentioned delays earlier, here's a list of the PVC figures that have been delayed, in case you didn't get what I was talking about.Delayed Figures:Max Factory - 1/7 Ignis [Sept ==> Oct]Max Factory - Yuuma [Sept ==> Oct]Max Factory - Van [Sept ==> Nov]Max Factory - Kotona Elegance [Sept-Oct ==> Nov]Good Smile Company - Kazami Mizuho [Sept ==> Nov]Good Smile Company - Fate T.Figures [Sept-Oct ==> Nov]Good Smile Company - Fate Testarossa [Sept-Oct ==> Nov]Alter - School Rumble 2nd Sem TMC [Sept ==> Oct]Alter - 1/8 Ignis [Sept-Oct ==> Nov]Alter - Alvis E.Hamilton RE-ISSUE [Sept-Oct ==> Nov]WHEN THE HELL WILL I BE ABLE TO GET MAX FACTORY'S IGNIS?! Sigh.>>> ToyzlogTags: PVC Figures, Figurines, Toys, Anime, Anime Toys, Japanese Toys, Alter, Peace Pieces, Pani Poni Dash!, Nagi, Tachibana Rei, Tenjou
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Wow, my post, Scary Yaoi Fangirls, really brought some of them to my blog’s door (just read some of the comments under the post). Now that I have my brush with them, let me just say that I’m glad that I live half a world away from them. Before I was a yaoi reader, one of [...]
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After checking up on Moonphase and from fisherman horizon of Anime & Manga Horizon, the ARIA webpage has an update on some new items coming out. And the wonderful items that are coming out are as follows: ARIA The NATURAL Perfect Guide Book The Perfect Guide Book but for ARIA The NATURAL. I’m assuming it will be [...]
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As the title says, I am back from the 5 days of enforced holiday in the island archipelago of Indonesia. Turns out it wasn’t a rainforest but more like igneous rock terraced subsistence agricultural highland. The climate was really unbearable, with searing heat in the day and biting chill at night. And worst of all, [...]
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I didn’t read any mention of this back when I read The Science of Anime, but I learned in post-humanism class* yesterday that scientists are working on developing similar systems. The research is still in its infancy, but scientists have been able to develop systems which can stimulate the nerves in the arms or [...]
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Well, Nintendo held press conferences today so that we could all really find out about the Wii, that is, we found out when it was coming how, how much it would cost, and some other fun stuff. As to the initial information, the will will be coming out in North America on November 19th and [...]
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Unfortunately, there wasn't anything new from these two episodes as these are just new permutations of the story. In addition to this, there are some cheese-tastic moments in episode 23. Having said that, I actually enjoyed the comedic parts of the story. The gun fights between the students at the start of episode 22 was exciting to watch. That was probably one of the few times when Keiichi actually looked almost cool. I was also amused to see Shion and Kasai's interaction in episode 22. They are quite an interesting pair to watch. I wish there is 'The Shion and Kasai story', featuring the duo on various comical scenarios. I'm sure it'll be more fun to watch than watching Shion obsessing about Satoshi. With only 3 more episodes left, I wonder if the writers can actually write a satisfying conclusion for the series.
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Today’s lesson at Higurashi: How to kill and dispose effectively. Use your hands to feel around when in a chokehold. Improvise. Aim for the head. Especially the mandible. Enter a state of bloodlust Use deception techniques like faking that your lighter is spoilt. The lengendary machette makes an appearance! Cry to gain your friend’s sympathy. Get them to be your scapegoat by [...]
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After Mind Game, it seemed a good opportunity to check out another infamously absurd movie: Dead Leaves. It’s interesting to compare the two of them. Both movies are as far away from normal as possible, both are just crazy, both have their own good points, and both have their own bad points. Let me issue [...]
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With the current season of anime series coming to a close, a new season brings us many new shows. Having a browse through what is coming up I’ve made a list of must watch, will watch, and probably watch at some random time if I’m bored. But of course I’ll probably watch other series not [...]
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I just moved into a new condo and I don’t have the internet connection right now. So I won’t be able to update as often or as fast for the next couple of days. Also, school started so some delay should be expected most of the time. I’ll try to update as soon as possible though. [...]
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