VS. Round 1: Character Design Kaiji: Ugly Kaiba: Hideous Advantage: Kaiji Round 2: Cast of Characters Kaiji: Devoid of women and children. Kaiba: More annoying than Raki, the Bleach arrancars, and SpongeBob combined. After watching the fourth episode, I spent a whole week suffering from erectile dysfunction. The episode was about an ugly old man who fell off a lighthouse. Nobody pushed [...]
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So, I didn’t get to hit up the Madhouse/Maruyama Q&A session because it was at the same time as Media Blasters, but fortunately Japanator’s Brad Rice did, because apparently sequels to both Kaiji and Ninja Scroll. Mmmm…delicious episodes whose only actual action are the flipping of a single card. Must eat. Also, for the record, I know [...]
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I started watching Kaiji lately for whatever reason. Someone on /a/ gave me a long list of good anime. It must be good anime because I’ve seen a lot of what was on it already but I still have a lot to see that is on it. Anyway, I pretty much picked Kaiji at random. [...]
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I’d pay to see Ladd Russo curbstomping all of those yakuza who think they’re invincible.
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Yui Aragaki celebrated her 20th birthday on Wednesday and she posted on her official blog that she will be ending her blog. She explained that it would be like a graduation for her teenage years. So she’s probably turning into a shakaijin like me ^_^ Her blog has been very popular and it had actually laster longer than [...]
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Today, I would be starting my new job and making my official transformation from a student (gakusei) to social person (shakaijin). Since I’m not sure whether I can reveal the nature of my job, I can currently only tell you folks I’m working for Singapore Customs. Of course, this would also mean a slight change for [...]
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After seeing a few To Love-Ru figures being released, I decided to check out the anime. And luckily I did because it's a really funny anime! ^_^ It's still airing in Japan, so you won't be able to buy the DVD yet. But for those of you who have access to Japanese TV, I highly recommend that you check it out. I have Good Smile's Lala figure on my shopping list just because of the anime. ^_^; Internet Roundup: Week 20 Arclight adds a product page for Yukiko Minase ⌈Bible Black⌋ Griffon adds a product page for Sasara Kusugawa (School Swimsuit Maid Version) ⌈ToHeart2⌋ Akiba Hobby posts exhibit pictures of Max Factory's Nanoha Takamachi ⌈Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS⌋ Akiba Hobby posts exhibit pictures of Yujin's Gradriel ⌈Princess Crown⌋ Moeyo! posts exhibit pictures of Max Factory's Nanoha Takamachi ⌈Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS⌋ Moeyo! posts exhibit pictures of Toranoana's Empire of Japan Army Type 5 Mechanization Air Foot Soldier ⌈Mechanization Foot Soldier⌋ Akiba Hobby posts a preview of Griffon's Rozalin ⌈Disgaea 2: Cursed Memories⌋ Akiba Hobby posts a preview of Griffon's Ryomou Shimei (Maid Uniform Version) ⌈Ikki Tousen⌋ Akiba Hobby posts a preview of Max Factory's Pec Champo ⌈WarTech: Senko No Ronde⌋ Akiba Hobby posts a preview of Wave's Shiro Togi ⌈Fortune Arterial⌋ Moeyo! posts a preview of Arclight's Hiroko Takashiro ⌈Bible Black⌋ Moeyo! posts a preview of Arclight's Yukiko Minase ⌈Bible Black⌋ Moeyo! posts a preview of Max Factory's Pec Champo ⌈WarTech: Senko No Ronde⌋ Akiba Hobby posts a review of Good Smile's Needa ⌈Shuraki⌋ Akiba Hobby posts a review of Kotobukiya's Tabitha ⌈Zero no Tsukaima⌋ figuephoto posts a review of Alter's Yuki Nagato (Swimsuit Version) ⌈The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya⌋ Hobby Dog posts a review of Kotobukiya's Tabitha ⌈Zero no Tsukaima⌋ Jouji Risosu Fusoku posts a review of Kotobukiya's Yuma Tonami (Maid/Pink Maid Version) ⌈ToHeart2: Another Days⌋ Kaijin no Shuukaijo II posts a review of FineScenery's Haruhi Suzumiya ⌈The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya⌋ Moeyo! posts a review of Alter's Reinforce II ⌈Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS⌋ Moeyo! posts a review of Kotobukiya's Yuma Tonami (Maid Version) ⌈ToHeart2: Another Days⌋ Moeyo! posts a review of Resinya!'s Louise ⌈Zero no Tsukaima⌋ Nantonaku Tekitoni posts a review of Alter's Reinforce II ⌈Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS⌋ Taste posts a review of Kotobukiya's Kenshin Uesugi ⌈Sengoku Rance⌋ THEG posts a review of Alter's Reinforce II ⌈Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS⌋ THEG posts a review of Good Smile's Needa ⌈Shuraki⌋ Yuukyuu Naru Yuki Gatsu Hana posts a review of Good Smile's ⌈The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya⌋ Nendoroid-Petit 2
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So what happened? I posted numerous times on the show, shoved it to the top of the viewing list over and over, gave it a nine - the highest ranking possible - on the ever-important Scale of Condensing A Complex Anime Into A Single Digit Number (aka MyAnimeList). And yet, it takes until a month later [...]
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Well, that's it for World Hobby Festival. World Hobby Festival Ariake 18 Final was held last week, and as the name says, it's the final one. I guess increased competition, especially from Hobby Complex, gave World Hobby Festival a Subaru-style Divine Buster right where it hurts. Maybe the organizers can move World Hobby Festival to North America? Hey, I can dream, can't I? ^_^ Internet Roundup: Week 19 Akiba Hobby posts pictures from ⌈World Hobby Festival Ariake 18 Final⌋ Jouji Risosu Fusoku posts pictures from ⌈World Hobby Festival Ariake 18 Final⌋ Moeyo! posts pictures from ⌈World Hobby Festival Ariake 18 Final⌋ Tenra Blog posts pictures from ⌈World Hobby Festival Ariake 18 Final⌋ (Set 1) Tenra Blog posts pictures from ⌈World Hobby Festival Ariake 18 Final⌋ (Set 2) Griffon adds a product page for Kan'u Unchou ⌈Ikki Tousen: Dragon Destiny⌋ Kotobukiya adds a product page for Haruka Takamori (Damage Version) ⌈Beat Blades Haruka⌋ Akiba Hobby posts exhibit pictures of Happinet's Kan'u Unchou ⌈Ikki Tousen: Dragon Destiny⌋ Akiba Hobby posts exhibit pictures of Max Factory's Pec Champo ⌈WarTech: Senko No Ronde⌋ Akiba Hobby posts exhibit pictures of Taki's Ryomou Shimei, Kan'u Unchou, and Sonsaku Hakufu (Nurse Uniform Version) ⌈Ikki Tousen: Dragon Destiny⌋ Akiba Hobby posts exhibit pictures of Toranoana's Empire of Japan Army Type 5 Mechanization Air Foot Soldier ⌈Mechanization Foot Soldier⌋ Moeyo! posts exhibit pictures of Taki's Ryomou Shimei, Kan'u Unchou, and Sonsaku Hakufu (Nurse Uniform Version) ⌈Ikki Tousen: Dragon Destiny⌋ Akiba Hobby posts a preview of Daiki's Seyadatara ⌈Sengoku Rance⌋ Akiba Hobby posts a preview of Kotobukiya's Yuma Tonami (Maid/Pink Maid Version) ⌈ToHeart2: Another Days⌋ Moeyo! posts a preview of Daiki's Seyadatara ⌈Sengoku Rance⌋ Moeyo! posts a preview of Kotobukiya's Haruka Takamori (Damage Version) ⌈Beat Blades Haruka⌋ Moeyo! posts a preview of Wa-Fu-Do's Yoko Ritona ⌈Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann⌋ Moeyo! posts a preview of Wave's Tamaki Kosaka (Maid Version) ⌈ToHeart2⌋ Akiba Hobby posts a review of Alter's Reinforce II ⌈Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS⌋ Akiba Hobby posts a review of Good Smile's ⌈The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya⌋ Nendoroid-Petit 2 foo-bar-baz posts a review of Alter's Reinforce II ⌈Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS⌋ foo-bar-baz posts a review of Alter's Yuki Nagato (Swimsuit Version) ⌈The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya⌋ Jouji Risosu Fusoku posts a review of Alter's Reinforce II ⌈Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS⌋ Jouji Risosu Fusoku posts a review of Alter's Yuki Nagato (Swimsuit Version) ⌈The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya⌋ Kaijin no Shuukaijo II posts a review of Alter's Yuki Nagato (Swimsuit Version) ⌈The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya⌋ Kaijin no Shuukaijo II posts a review of Max Factory's Haruhi Suzumiya (Uniform Version) ⌈The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya⌋ Moeyo! posts a review of Alter's Yuki Nagato (Swimsuit Version) ⌈The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya⌋ Nantonaku Tekitoni posts a review of Alter's Aloe & CPU Sharon ⌈Quiz Magic Academy⌋ Nantonaku Tekitoni posts a review of Alter's Sharon ⌈Quiz Magic Academy⌋ Nantonaku Tekitoni posts a review of Musasiya's Chou'un Shiryuu ⌈Ikki Tousen: Dragon Destiny⌋ Taste posts a review of Alter's Yuki Nagato (Swimsuit Version) ⌈The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya⌋ Taste posts a review of Good Smile's Rider ⌈Fate/hollow ataraxia⌋ Yotsubato Figure posts a review of CafeReo's Strawberry-chan ⌈Food Girls⌋
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Mastermind characters are the characters whose decisions are the main point of their respective stories. Usually, animes featuring mastermind characters will be rather dense and you will have to pay close attention in order to appreciate what's going on.Here's a few examples:These are some of the best known masterminds. We have Lelouche Lamperouge (A.K.A. Zero) from Code Geass and then we have Yagami Light and L from Death Note. Zero is more of an all-around mastermind compared to Light and L. He can do it all; from close quarters tactics, diplomacy, all the way to political coups. Kira and L are more of the witty and analytical kind. Carefully analyzing everything.Next up we have an unusual suspect. A bottom of the barrel scumbag with a near-lifetime of debt to his name. The name's Kaiji, he's a high-stakes gambler, vowing to bring down the pigs at the top of society. He has a profound hatred of dishonesty and distrust. Kaiji is different from those above because he's more believable. He's more human, he doesn't have superpowers and he's not "out of this world" intelligent; he has streets smarts and a heart of gold.So what's your favorite kind of mastermind?
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