Mikoto tries to explain to Midori what she and Arika are doing in Aswad. Then Mikoto and Midori fight. Then they get it on. Suffice to say, this was the funniest out of all the omakes thus far.
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Thanks to jj, I found out that the guy who made the Suzumiya Haruhi Gundam Parodies of the OP and ED has been up to a lot recently. This person, named plamo on YouTube, has not only made a parody of Touka helping Hakuoro in episode fourteen of Utawarerumono, he's also made a Gundam parody of the end of the episode two of Suzumiya Haruhi and the God knows... song from episode twelve. In addition, this guy has created Gundam parodies of several OP and ED sequences including: Gokujou Seitokai's OP, Koiseyo Onnanoko Joshi Kousei GIRL’S-HIGH's ED, incl. Magikano's ED, Magisuki MAGIC Mai-Otome's ED, Otome ha DO MY BEST desho? Suzumiya Haruhi's OP, Bouken Desho Desho? Suzumiya Haruhi's ED, Hare Hare Yukai And that's just a portion of all the videos. I found all of them incredibly entertaining. I love the attention to detail, such as the way Strike Gundam's Aile Pack comes down after defeating the enemy Gundam just like Touka's hair floats down after she kills the enemy general. The Gokujou Seitokai OP made me laugh so much and reminded me of how much I liked the opening song. plamo's homepage can be found at http://ugougo.gejigeji.jp/. It includes a page for the "cast" of the videos and a page of production notes for each video.
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I got these in late June and early July. More photos and scans below the main pics: Above: 1st pic, clockwise from top left: Shakugan no Shana DVD box2, Kagihime DVD vol. 3, Jigoku Shoujo DVD vol. 6, and Mai Otome DVD vol. 6. 2nd pic: clockwise from top left: Newtype August, Animedia [...]
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I wouldn’t really be posting about this album YET again, but the official My-Otome site got updated with info about the album - turns out it’s a double-disc release with the second disc being Yuki Kajiura only. Happy me! August 2, 2006 『舞-乙HiME』 BEST COLLECTION My-Otome BEST COLLECTION LACA-5536 Disc.1 01. Dream☆Wing 02. 乙女はDO MY BESTでしょ？ 03. あなたがそばにいるだけで 04. 半熟ヒロイン☆ 05. HAPPY FRIENDS PROJECT 06. [...]
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Graphs are the new fad, replacing Haruhi, Mai-otome and Fate as the coolest and hippest things to talk about. Using the Poisson distribution, standard deviation, cluster analysis, trigonometrical functions blah blah I forgot my school shit, I hop onto the rumbling bandwagon of retardism. Y-axis is manliness, X is individuals This is a technique known as a [...]
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Special that fleshes out on the details of the series - this time, it’s Ers-chan’s final innocent days with Arika and Nina and how the replacement photo in Nina’s locket came about. There’s wacky sexual humour. Overall, quite a poignant piece that works well because there was no reset for Ers-chan. Having learnt the techniques [...]
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These are scans gotten from the latest issue of Hobby Japan (credit: holiday of Play). If the pictures are anything to go by, looks like I'll really be skimping on basic necessities soon, lol. Most of these are upcoming releases in the August-October bracket.Anyway, there's a whole slew of Fate/ Stay Night and Hollow Ataraxia figurines lining up. ANOTHER swimsuit Saber, and a real fugly Rin. Rider's looking hot though, complete with Pegasus surfboard and Sakura is definitely a must-get in my list. You can see the spring onions in that grocery bag! ^^ Arika of Mai Otome looks very nice, but at around 15000 Yen, it's either resin or polystone. Shana of Shakugan no Shana gets another rendition, as does Lacus Clyne (again...*pukes*). I really like the 2 girls with the bunny ears. Um, I'm not sure who they are though. There are some nice figures from Air Gear too. Okay, just some early thoughts there, take a look yourselves. Click images for a larger view.>>> ToyzlogTags: PVC Figures, Figurines, Toys, Anime, Anime Toys, Japanese Toys, Hobby Japan, PVC New Releases, Tenjou
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So this omake takes place right before Erstin writes her letter to Nina and Arika before she is forced to betray Guarderobe. But before she writes her letter, she needs to take a bath, and by take a bath, I mean that Arika shows off some of the soapland techniques that Nao taught her. [...]
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Name: Arika Yumemiya From: Mai Otome Scale: 1/8 PVC Made by: Kotobukiya
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I made such a bloody mistake. I misread the pricing plans. Apparently it's $7 plus a month. Not for 2 years. Ah well. Looks like i won't move to a new blog for now. I guess i'll start rolling my entries here then. This sucks. Anyway, on a better note- My pre-order of Mai-Otome Arika 1/8 PVC [...]
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