Domo, Ruri desu! From now on, Daddy's letting me do all the monthly reviews and previews. This is my first, so please forgive me if I make any mistakes! Before I begin though, Daddy'd just like to point out how fast time flies. As a reference he and I are looking at June's review and he said in there how fast time flies too...and now look where we're, going into August already. He feels really sad about this right now, he says time's slipping too fast away. >_<Anyway, here goes!Blog UpdatesThis month, nothing much was done to the blog. Daddy recompressed the blogroll into links, you can read about that here, and he also mentioned inside that he updated his own bio and the blog layout and features content description. But aside from that, largely thanks to Daddy somehow messing up his PC early in the month, and events as well as news about other things...well, nothing much else was done to the blog. ^_^Ado-ne, I almost forgot! This month Daddy surpassed the 25K hits mark, see his post about it here.Song of the WeekHere were the songs featured this month in the weekly feature, the Song of the Week! Daddy missed a week thanks to Cosfest though, but he kinda made up for it with the special 25K hits post I think.Itsumo Soba ni by Kirii DaisukeSeasons of Love from Rent (special)Chijou no Hoshi by Nakajima MiyukiChange The World by Eric ClaptonYotaka no Yume by Do As InfinityAnime Girl of the MonthThis month, lovely elf Elwing took the stage! Did you miss the resident Elven Beauty? If so, take a look at her here. ^_^Figure of the MonthElwing was also the theme for the month, and thus her figure was also featured, a relatively new one by Koto...Koto...er, I can't pronounce it! Anyway take a look at her here if you haven't!FiguresDaddy only managed to get one figure this month, Koto...ado-ne! I give up! Anyway it's that ninja cat, Suzume, from Sengoku Lance! Daddy's still not sure if he'll do her review next month, do help him decide if you want to see Suzume by voting for her! Check out this post for more details!He also finally cleaned up his room sometime ago and the post he wrote about it has a question for you figure collectors, so check it out if you haven't! Ado-ne, this was supposed to be in the preview section! Ah ah, never mind.Daddy also canceled two figures' preorders, that of Imari Kurumi from Bible Black and Nekomimi Kanu Uncho from Griffon. He says it's a start! I wonder about that. -_-AnimeDaddy finally started on some anime series he said, but lately he's been lazy to even watch anime teehee. I think he started on um...almost all the anime he listed in his watchlist for summer, except Natsume Yuujinchou, Blade of the Immortal, UV 044, and a new one that has such a long name...Mahou Tsukai...I give up already! >_<He also continues to blog on Kaiba. He just found out it has finished airing, but the latest episode he's seen is 10. Expect a blog post for episode 10 soon!GamesDaddy watched the Sony conference at E3 live, and also made posts about E3. They can be found here and here. Daddy is also currently helping out on the forums for, and learning about, a game he may not get for a long time - Soul Calibur IV!You can see what he said here regarding helping people out in the game and on the forums.Multimedia & MusicDaddy only really made one post regarding music this month, that of his impressions of spring anime series' opening and ending theme songs. Do read it if you want to know about how he felt about spring anime series' OP/ED songs.Special Features, Articles & EssaysDaddy had nothing to write about as a special feature this month, but he wrote something just two days ago on resin vs. PVC figures, which he admits to not having done it up well enough. He says thanks to all those who left great comments for his writeup! Thank you too from me! ^_^ Saimoe 2008I can't understand why Daddy blogs on this...competition of girls. But he does...here're the posts he made for the results on the preliminaries. Daddy says he'll continue to blog on this till it ends.Saimoe Prelims Group 1Saimoe Prelims Group 1 Results & Group 2Saimoe Prelims Group 2 ResultsSaimoe Prelims Group 3Saimoe Prelims Groups 3-5 ResultsSaimoe Prelims Groups 6-10 ResultsSaimoe Prelims Groups 11-15 ResultsSaimoe Prelims Groups 16-20 ResultsPhew that's quite the list, and there are still more links to come! >_<EventsDaddy decided to cover a major cosplay event here very early this month, and he made a lot of posts on the event! It was over two days, but wow. The number of pictures! >_<Anyway here're the links to his coverage posts. Ado-ne! Daddy also asks me to warn you some of these can be very picture-intensive! So take care!Day 1Part 1 - Internal ShotsPart 2 - External ShotsPart 3 - Anon, Moogle & The CongaThe Mechanical battle - Gundam EXIA vs. KOS-MOSPart 5 - Bleach CosplayDay 2Part 1 - Internal ShotsPart 2 - The Unknown ExternalsPart 3 - The External KnownsComic Relief - Caramelldansen & BleachPart 5 - Cool, Cute, Great & AwesomePhew, ten posts! So many! >_<And now we finally head to the preview for August! Ah it's a long post. But I'll try my best! Gambatte, as they say! ^_^August '08 PreviewThe blog theme for August is "Auburn August", and you're asked to kindly vote for the Figure of the Month Daddy will review and feature in August, the link's mentioned above. Thanks for your vote in advance!Daddy has yet to choose an Anime Girl of the Month but he promises he'll do it soon. He also says he'll start on his academic studies once again but knowing him... -_-The first half of August, according to him, is going to be almost all about figures because of Wonder Festival 2008 Summer, a major figures event he says. It'll be taking place in Tokyo on the 3rd of August, and he'll be kept busy for about a week after that just covering it by using other blogs' references. He'll also do a figure wishlist regarding what characters he hopes will be made into figures, me included! Hehe.Daddy also hopes he'll be moving the blog soon to some host...ado-ne, I can't remember the name! But if he does, he'll need time setting it up and getting it ready to go so expect him to update late about it. It'll be a huge move and different from everything done so far. Oh, I'm so excited! ^_^As for anime, he wants to start on the ones he has but not yet watched, and in the music area, the playlist is now officially shut off until you click on it to start. He hopes to bring different kinds of music to the reader in August, and so will go through the English, techno/trance/dance/something, Granado Espada OST picks and finally instrumental playlists each week. Hope you'll give them at least a listen! ^_^The remaining figures Daddy expects to come in August, some of them as soon as this weekend! Again, they may be featured if there're enough votes for them, so vote for the one you want to see being reviewed!Finally, Daddy hopes to be able to write something up but lately he's having writer's block and can't write well. I wish I could cheer him up! Ado-ne, I am only digital...So that's it! I hope I did fine, and may August be a good month as well for everyone!瑠璃
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