All I can say is, wow. It’s a bittersweet event when I reach the end of a series that’s as unusual and outstanding as this because I really didn’t want it to end. For Kino, it never ends - the final moments see our heroine and her motorrad carrying on with their endless wanderings but [...]
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While I can't quite tell whether she's sneering or just baring her teeth in a becoming way, this bikini-clad Tsukino PVC from Yakitate Japan, Alter / Aniplex, and sculptor Saitou Fumiki (large gallery of the original kit here) seems to be just what the doctor ordered for the hot summer months ahead, especially if she's on time for her scheduled August release. Not being much of a Tsukino fan I'll be giving this one a miss, but it doesn't seem like too hard a sell - especially with the track record of the recently released Tsukino (Pantasia ver.) PVC from the same production team. That one sold out with such speed that I regret not picking one up to see what all the fuss was about when I had the chance... I'd recommend hopping on the preorder for this if you're interested, lest she slip through your fingers. (no more)
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Happinet is really bringing the funk this season. Next up in their list is the wonderfully classy KOS-MOS and she looks… well, sexy. I mean, not to force the whole sexy thing down your throats, but she is. It's a quality sculpt, again, and she is a different kind of sexy than Mai and Tsukino. [...]
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Well, well. Shounen Jump's secret sexpot, Azusagawa Tsukino, has gotten herself into lovely PVC form. I mean, let me just put this out there… wow. What an amazingly beautiful face they've put on this PVC. The pose is sexy, but I can't even bring myself to gawk at it. LOOK AT THAT BEAUTIFULLY EXPRESSIVE FACE! [...]
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Three more episodes of Kino’s Journey and three more reasons why I think it’s so special…it’s a pretty varied assortment this time around, showing the series at its most pretentious cryptic but also at its most dazzling. The opening episode is one of my favourites from the series so far. It is told mostly from the [...]
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Quite a number of stuff sifting through the hobby pipelines today and provided is a break down of items that has garnered great personal interest. Also, be sure to tune in to WonHobby News Watch's coverage of TAF2007 -- which really isn't, but rather some small chat with Good Smile Company execs and a glimpse at their exhibit booth.Happinet Robin summer offerings~ Hitotsubashi Yurie Seifuku Ver. (一ツ橋ゆりえ)180mm in height | PVC | Price TBA | Summer 2007 | Happinet Robin | Kamichu! Azusagawa Tsukino Swimsuit Ver. (梓川月乃)150 mm in height | PVC | Price TBA | Summer 2007 | Happinet Robin | Yakitate!! JapanDEATH NOTE joins the Nendoroid series~ Yagami Light (夜神月)100mm in height | PVC | 3,000 yen | July 2007 | Good Smile Company | DEATH NOTE Ryuk (リューク)100mm in height | PVC | 3,000 yen | July 2007 | Good Smile Company | DEATH NOTEMON-SIEUR BOME COLLECTION NO. 21 Honey Bunny Karen & Rio (ハニーバニー　かれん＆りお)Non-scale | PVC | 7,140 yen | May 2007 | KaiyodoIlya Plush30cm in height | PVC | 3,500 yen | June 2007 | Exhaust Web | Fate/hollow ataraxia[No image available]Figure MEISTER Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuuutsu (8 pieces/1 box)70~120mm in height | 5,040 yen | July 2007 | Bandai | Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuuutsu
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Although it was a long time before I finally got around to watching this series, my friends were urging me to check it out for ages. These three episodes are further proof that I should have listened to their advice earlier. The first section is a story within a story: Kino meets a man on a [...]
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Since I enjoyed the Kino no Tabi light novel from Tokyopop, I figured I'd pick up the anime from that one crazy RightStuf sale. I was afraid that the DVD would suffer from the "book is better than the movie" syndrome, but surprisingly it didn't.
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