Should Cross-dressing and Gender Bender anime like Otome Wa Boku Ni Koishiteru, Maria†Holic and Kashimashi be considered an Yuri anime? Related posts:Class S – The Biggest Cliché in Yuri Anime
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How many anime and manga series can you think of, off the top of your head, that feature a guy who physically turns into a girl? I can list... Ranma 1/2 Kashimashi Maze Your and My Secret Pretty Face Cheeky Angel Fushigi Yuugi Genbu Kaiden Gacha Gacha: The Next Revolution Vampire Doll (sort of) Plus innumerable stories featuring guys who need to pass as girls (normally out of some craaaazy circumstance rather than gender identity), like I My Me! Strawberry Eggs, Otome wa Boku ni Koishiteru, Maria Holic, Princess Princess, and W Juliet. Kämpfer doesn't break any new ground as a gender bender series, and it probably never will, but it manages to be a fairly entertaining mindless piece of B-movie crap without falling to the bottom of the heap. (*cough*Maze*cough*) The show begins promisingly enough, with one girl trying to shoot our hero(ine), Senou Natsuru, until Natsuru runs up to the top of a skyscraper (nice), acts surprised when she sees that the building has an edge, and then falls off of it. Cue the theme song. Then Elmo Harakiri Tiger, a stuffed animal with its organs hanging out (I need me one of those) explains how Natsuru needs to use a blue bracelet to fight as a "Kämpfer", for whatever reason. Naturally, Natsuru freaks out. Not only is he now a busty girl, but his fugly bracelet somehow made him change his underwear and grow longer, perfectly styled hair. Lucky for Natsuru, it was all a dream. (Or was it?) He runs to school that morning and we meet the wholesome girl-next-door Kaede Sakura, Natsuru's schoolmate/crush who gave him that delightful little tiger. The same redheaded girl who we saw shooting at Natsuru in the very beginning shows up again, Natsuru changes into a girl and shoots fire out of his hand, and s/he saves Sakura from the gun-toting redhead. Later on we learn that Sakura really, really likes the mysterious blue-haired woman who saved her and wants Natsuru to introduce them. The rom-com shenanigans continue in the second episode, when Natsuru saves Sakura from being shot by the redhead (Akane; now his ally), who thought Sakura was another Kämpfer trying to attack them in the school library. But she's wrong, of course. The mysterious attacker leaves once the class bell begins to ring, and Akane leaves Natsuru to take care of the now-unconscious Sakura. (Pretty stupid considering that she likes him.) Sakura later asks Natsuru to set her up with the female Natsuru, and Natsuru asks the wimpy, non-Kämpfer version of Akane to come to his house, where he merely asks her for advice regarding Sakura (much to her disappointment). What ensues is one of the funniest conversations I have ever witnessed in a bad anime. Harakiri Tiger and Seppuku Bunny (Akane's talking, similarly disemboweled, Tamura Yukari-voiced stuffed animal) advise Natsuru to agree to meet Sakura as a female, but to make her hate female-Natsuru by jumping her. Akane reacts by (eerily) saying the exact same thing that I was amusedly thinking, but gladly agrees to help Natsuru make Sakura hate female-Natsuru. Sakura wastes no time in asking female-Natsuru to go out with her. Props to Sakura! (^_^)b Natsuru runs away to ask Kämpfer-Akane for advice, and returns with his unique plan to make Sakura hate him/her. I know more than a few girls who would find that dance nerdishly adorable, but okay... But he finds that he wasn't making a buffoon out of himself in front of Sakura. It's the student council president, Sangou Shizuku, who- surprise!- is also a Kämpfer. Long story short, Natsuru and Akane defeat the kaichou, Natsuru makes Shizuku agree to leave Sakura alone, and the next day at school Shizuku-kaichou calls Akane and Natsuru to her office and informs them that she is transferring Natsuru to the girls' section of their school (yes, the male and female students at their school are relegated to different sections), which he will attend as a girl. A very good question. The episode ends, and the preview turns out to be the best part of the entire show at this point. Kämpfer is obviously intended to be fluffy, mindless wish fulfillment for boys, and it doesn't pretend or strive to be anything else. It is absolutely silly and clichéd, but it's decently entertaining if one approaches it with realistic expectations and a healthy sense of sarcasm. Unless you're exactly who this series was intended for- for example, I have a college-aged guy friend in Japan who unabashedly enjoys this series since he's a seiyuu fan (especially of Tamura Yukari) and is studying German. We all have silly, crappy shows that we enjoy, and there's nothing wrong with that. The best part of the show for me is the dark sense of humor that went into the stuffed animal character designs and names, the unintentionally funny bits, and the fact that Noto Mamiko is going to voice one of the mangled-looking stuffed animals. (Yes, I'm as bad as my friend. lol) The character designs are about as bland and forgettable as they come, but the animation is surprisingly solid. (I'm pretty surprised that Kämpfer's fight scenes look more consistently well-animated than Book of Bantorra's- if not as inventive-, even though Book of Bantorra is a better series.) Definitely not the best this season, but definitely not the worst either. Story: C- Art: C Overall: C-
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When tropes collide, you lose...basically, Otome wa Boku ni Koishiteru is about my life. Except that I'm a girl.
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It's here, earlier than I thought. The post #100. I reckoned I should post something special for this post and I came up with a good idea, I think. This post no.100 is worth of 100 pictures of 100 2D girls.I wanna thank you for all your support and want to tell if it weren't for you, readers who give me positive feedback and motivation, I might not have made it to this mark.So much for my sentimental words, let's get to the thrilling, dokidoki part of this post, the pictures. I gave it my best to choose some really good pictures of my favorite girls and I am pretty confident that everyone will like them. Some of them might be NSFW. Enjoy!One more thing, they are not in any particular order, it would be quite troublesome to do that ^^ Most of the images can be viewed in higher resolution, just click on them.Amamiya Yuuko from ef - a tale of melodies/memories.Mizunashi Akari, absent-minded Aquamarine Undine from ARIA series.Akiba Rika from Hanbun no Tsuki ga Noboru Sora.Alice Carroll, lovely and excellent Orange Princess Prima Undine.Another Undine, Alicia Florence. Just if you're wondering, all the girls in ARIA have names beginning with A.Kawashima Ami from Toradora!Asuka from Evangelion. No need to mention who she is though, I guess.Asuna from Mahou Sensei Negima manga by Akamatsu Ken. It has two anime adaptations, and both of them sucks terribly. Read the manga instead.Tsukimiya Ayu from Kanon.Botan from fighting anime Yuu Yuu Hakusho. It's pretty old, but pretty good. Give it a try if you like anime with good fights.Wilhelmina Carmel, a Flame Haze from Shakugan no Shana series. I want to read the original version, light novel, but I still haven't got round to it. Lot of other titles around, and I am a little lazy to try to find it somewhere.This dekkai bijin is named Eclair and she is from Kiddy Grade anime.Ojousama from School Rumble. Blonde rich girl, half European, half Japanese, Sawachika Eri. Her weak point, reading kanji.Inu-girl from Utawarerumono, called Eruruu.Escalayer from hentai anime Beat Angel Escalayer.At first, I wanted to put here some really nice picture of Fate, which I have a big load of, but when I saw this I couldn't help myself and I had to post this one instead. Fate is one of my very highly-seeded favorites.Hanyuu - Higurashi no Naku Koro ni seriesI prefer long-haired Haruhi. I think she looked much better before she had her hair cut to shoulders.Nogizaka Haruka, a female otaku, school idol, Lumière du Clavier (The Light of Piano).Minami Haruka, the oldest of three Minami sisters. The responsible and reliable one. Known also as "banchou" (gang leader).Kohinata Hayami from H2O: Footprints in the Sand.Ayasaki Hayate from Hayate no Gotoku.Hecate from Shakugan no Shana. Or Fumina Konoe if you want.Katsura Hinagiku, Hina-chan, Student Council President, Kendo Club President and Kendo Master, Romeo Type Girl, Tsurupettan Tsundere. Many positives can be said about her.Horo the Wise Wolf. She's wise, that's true. But I would rather say she is sly, naughty, and haughty. And she really likes to eat a lot. A companion that would cost you a lot.The youngest Minami sister, Chiaki. She is the meanest one of them and the funniest as well.Chidori Kaname, short-tempered violent girl, from Full Metal Panic series.Shindou Chihiro from ef - a tale of memories/melodies anime, alternatively ef - a fairy tale of the two visual novel. This picture of her is priceless.Himemiya Chikane from shoujo-ai anime Kannazuki no Miko.Lulim's Student Council President, The Transformation Club President, The Secret Club President, The First in Line President, and president of many other clubs she created by whim. She comes from Strawberry Panic, shoujo-ai manga, light novel and anime.21-year-old girl, Morino Ichigo from Onegai Teacher and Onegai Twins.A portable library named Index. Coming from To Aru Majutsu no Index.Pastel Ink from mahou shoujo parody anime Moetan. Her true name is Nijihara Ink.The Always Lost Ojou-sama, Saginomiya Isumi, from Hayate no Gotoku series, which I really love.No need to say anything, right? Everybody has at least heard about her, I guess.Kanna from AIR.Yuuki Kei from Moyashimon, which is a good educational anime. It will tell you a lot about various bacteria and microorganism stuff, and it's really fun.Chiba Kirino, daughter of deli-shop owners, Kendo Club Captain. She comes from Bamboo Blade.Konoe Konoka from Mahou Sensei Negima.My beloved Kotomi from CLANNAD. She is the most adorable when she holds scissors and a book, or when she plays baseball ^^Katsura Kotonoha from School Days.Shirakawa Kotori from Da Capo.Another girl from CLANNAD, Fujibayashi Kyou. I didn't like her at first, but it changed with After Story anime. She gradually became one of my favorite characters. But when it comes to Clannad, I still prefer Tomoyo and Kotomi.Lisianthus, shortly Shia, is princess of god, and she comes from Shuffle.Kitsune from Wagaya no Oinari-sama.Loiuse from Zero no Tsukaima.VOCALOID's singer Megurine Luka.My favorite girl from Kanon, Kawasumi Mai.Fresh 17-year-old maid, Maria, who can do virtually anything. She is from Hayate no Gotoku.Shidou Mariya from Maria Holic.Mashiro from Tayutama.Shihou Matsuri from Sola.Tsukimura Mayu from Goshuushou-sama Ninomiya-kun. Nice ecchi anime.Sunohara Mei from Clannad. Youhei, you bastard, having such a lovely little sister...Hatsune Miku!!!Asahina Mikuru from Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuuutsu.New sensation, Akiyama Mio from K-ON!Sonozaki Mion from Higurashi no Naku Koro ni.Kawana Misaki, blind girl from One - Kagayaku Kisetsu he visual novel, which was made by people who then founded Key company.Miyamura Miyako from ef series.This literally cool girl is Shirayuki Mizore from Rosario to Vampire. She is yuki-onna.Voicing by Kugyuu makes her even more cool ^^Miyanokouji Mizuho from Otome wa Boku ni Koishiteru.Inner part of Akashiya Moka from Rosario to Vampire.Momo from Shinigami no Ballad.Sanzenin Nagi, ultra rich girl from Hayate no Gotoku.Nagi from Kannagi.Furukawa Nagisa from Clannad.Yatsushiro Nanaka from Myself;Yourself.Takamachi Nanoha, the White Devil, who will befriend you with all her power at any cost.Narusegawa Naru from Love Hina, harem classic.The Always Sleeping Minase Nayuki from Kanon.Primula from Shuffle.Cute and small Reinforce Zwei from Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha.Ryuuguu Rena not in Omochikaeri-mode in this picture.Ultra cute and my favorite loli, Furude Rika.Tohsaka Rin from Fate Stay Night.Ogata Rina, singer idol from White Album.Mahou Shoujo classic, Kinomoto Sakura from Card Captor Sakura.Kuwahara Sayako, another kendouka from Bamboo Blade.Probably the best known role of Kugimiya Rie, Shana.The other twin of Sonozakis, Shion.Hanazono Shizuma from Strawberry Panic.Signum from Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha.I didn't like Suigintou after watching Rozen Maiden, but I began to like her by seeing some very nice fanarts, including this one.Naegino Sora, a circus gymnast, from anime Kaleido Star.Suiseiseki from Rozen Maiden.Tsurupettan Ojou-sama-like behaving girl, Houjou Reika, from Goshuushou-sama Ninomiya-kun.Kawazoe Tamaki, despite her small height she is an excellent swordsgirl from Bamboo Blade.Teana Lanster from Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha.Ultra-hot-mom, Furukawa Sanae from Clannad. I would love to have a mom like her ^^ But I would rather eat out in that case. Those who have seen Clannad know what I mean by that.Tiffania from Zero no Tsukaima.My no.1 favorite girl from Clannad, Sakagami Tomoyo, former delinquent fighter machine ^^.....LOL......Mugi-chan from K-ON!Vivio from Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS.The Palmtop Tiger, Aisaka Taiga, from Toradora. Why are Kugyuu's tsundere characters always so short?Konjiki no Yami, Golden Darkness, from To Love-Ru.Hoshino Yumemi, a robot working in a planetarium, from Key's awesome nakige Planetarian -chiisana hoshi no yume-Katagiri Yuuhi from Akane-iro ni Somaru Saka.Well, that's all.Now, a question. I'm sure that if you have looked at it at least a little carefully, then you have noticed something that shouldn't be there. Traps!! ^^ Did you get all of them? There were four guys in those pictures, so if you found four then you get a virtual cookie.If you're wondering, I won't do the 1000th post in the same way. It would kill me ^^
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[Posted @ 4:10 PM]Was too tired to blog last night lol.Let's say Gatton's a peaceful and quiet town but the two hours trip was ... tiring. Animes;1. Koihime†Musou Ep2Still downloading lol. 2. Strike Witches Ep1/2Still haven't got the chance to really watch it yet ... just fast glimpses of the 'transformation' scene. Btw, Episode 3's out too. [Sauces from yamibo.com and Tokyo Toshokan]Doujinshi; Manga;1. [Lililicious] That's Why I Sigh2. [Dynasty-Scans] Yuri Hime S Vol3 - Konohana Link3. [Dynasty-Scans] Yuri Hime S Vol3 - Hana no Yurina Gumi4. [Dynasty-Scans] Yuri Hime S Vol2 - Honey Crush Chapter 25. [Dynasty-Scans] Yuri Hime S Vol3 - Honey Crush Chapter 36. [Dynasty-Scans] Nanaki!! Chapter 27. [Dynasty-Scans] Yuri Hime S Vol3 - Girls' Love8. [Dynasty-Scans] Yuri Hime S Vol3 - Art Collection9. [Dynasty-Scans-TEA] Otome wa Boku ni Koishiteru Chapter 610. [Lililicious] Arai Miyako Shorts11. [Lililicious] You're My Only Shining Star12. [Lililicious] YurixYuri Observation Diary13. [4-Chan Anon] Hide & Seek Chapter 114. [Hidoi~! Translator] Penguin Musume Max Chapter 1 15. [Hidoi~! Translator] Penguin Musume Max Chapter 216. [Dynasty-Scans] Yuri Hime WildRose - The Green House Witch17. [Yamibo] [百合姬Vol.12][森島明子]20乙女的季節 ���Virgin Season���18. [Yamibo] [百合姬Vol.12][南方纯]南波と海铃Music;1. TV Anime, 恋姫†無双 'Koihime†Musou' OP 「flower of bravery」[Sauces from yamibo.com, Dynasty-Scans, Lililicious and 4chan]Movies;1. The Legend of the Drunken Master [Jackie Chan] [1994] - LOL! It's English Dub.2. Batman - Gotham Knight[Sauces from dorm network HD, how awesome is that!?] Translation for Tranquil Spring;1. 14 Juicy - Chapter 3 [1% Done]2. Weise Frau - Chapter 2 [1% Done]Yuri Hime Vol9 - Summer Window Syndrome '夏窓シソドローム' by Kazuma Kowo and Yuri Hime Vol10 - 20 Musume x 30 Otome '20娘x30乙女' by Morishima Akiko summaries coming up soon. Random rants;Sigh, school's starting on Monday ... timetable's fixed now, no clashes, woohoo. [Signing off @ 6:51 PM]PS: Candy★Boy offical website is updated with a web radio by seiyuus, 柚木涼香 [Yuzuki Ryoka] of Sakurai Yukino and 加藤英美里 [Katou Emiri] of Kamiyama Sakuya ... w-waaaaait a moment, there's no Nabatame Hitomi of Sakurai Kaname, the supposed Queen of Yuri?! LOL. o_o. Btw, it's 34:03mins long. I've gotten the chance to listen to it yet ... uhh even though I did, I reckon I won't be able to understand what they were talking about anyways lol.<iframe width="312" height="176" src="http://ext.nicovideo.jp/thumb/zb3989754" scrolling="no" style="border:solid 1px #CCC;" frameborder="0">【ニコニコ動画】ラジオCandy boy���かなちゃんのいぬ間に���第1回</iframe>
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Amiami put up preorder listings over the noon hour today for a pair of unexpected new figures. First up is the first ever PVC from Hayate no Gotoku, Taki Corporation's rendition of Maria. In a break with Taki's other PVC lineup she's not significantly castoffable, and is much cheaper: 4,515 yen for the 1/8 scale (21 cm tall) kit, due out in late March. The second new figure announcement is from Rana, a maker more known for their kitschy toys than their bishoujo figures, and features Suouin Kana (summer clothes ver.) from Otome wa Boku ni Koishiteru. The figure package includes both a standard version and an SD version of the character, and retails in May at 7,140 yen and 1/8 scale (18 cm tall, 10 cm for the SD version). (no more)
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[Posted @ 3:00PM]Because I have nothing to do and felt like doing so, I've decided to list, explain and disclose discuss where all my anime/manga you see floating in my blog come from. Even though I've not patronized half of the sites listed, I might be a potential customer in the near future if anything catches my eye =). Be warn, lots of harmeless bitching of shopping experience! [I'm only stating stuff and conditions applicable to me or an Anime & Manga Fan]1. Amazon.com - Categories are Anime/Manga, Online Shopping- Payment Modes accepted are American Express, Diners Club, Discover, MasterCard, Visa, Amazon.com gift certificates, etc. - Unfortunately, amazon doesn't accept Paypal and International Wire Transfers.My shopping experience;I was rather skeptical of purchasing from amazon at first because I heard around that the prices were on the 'premium' side but then I just had to start somewhere, so I ordered two manga, Sister Red #1 [By the way it was out-of-stock in Takashimaya's Kinokuniya when I purchased #2.] and Kashimashi ~Girl Meets Girl~ #3 and Kannazuki no Miko DVD Box Set for the time being. After calculating the costs, shipping costs via vPOST and comparing to my local Kinokuniya's pricing, I realized it was darn expensive LOL. The total order rang in at US$72.73, free shipping charges cos shipping address's at vPOST USA address, so the goods were about S$108 [Taking US$1 = S$1.48]. vPOST charged me S$26.98 for the shipping fees, so it's like S$108+S$27 = $135. That means the Kannazuki no Miko DVD Box Set was S$90 and Kashimashi ~Girl Meets Girl~ #3, Sister Red #1 were S$22.50 each!!! Anyways, I forgotten EVERYTHING about the price when I got the parcel in 3 weeks ... so it doesn't matter now, I'm happy with my KnM DVDs XD. Recently, if you've been following my ramblings, I've purchased Bakuretsu Tenshi [Burst Angel] DVD Box Set, Loveless DVD Box Set and Medal of Honor Airborne PC Game. I was like totally excited when I saw that Bakuretsu Tenshi DVD Box Set was at half price and so I grabbed the chance and clicked the buy button. The total was US$115.97 which means it's about S$172 [Taking US$1 = S$1.48]. My shipping cost was about $$36.14 but I was given an 8% discount so it's around S$33. S$172+S$33=S$205, so the average costs between the three items were S$69. Which I thought to be quite a catch, not bad la, considering ODEX's price and quality for Bakuretsu Tenshi Volume Sets. 2. Play-asia.com- Categories are Anime/Manga/Games/Figurines/Jpop Music, Online Shopping- Payment Modes accepted are Visa, Mastercard, Paypal, Western Union, Moneybookers, Bank Transfers. - Unfortunately, Play-asia doesn't accept check payments, money orders, cash or cash on delivery. My shopping experience;Play-asia.com is my first shopping experience online, likewise, I heard around that Play-asia.com's pricings were on the 'premium' side and even though they had stated that delivery to Singapore was free, I believe the shipping costs were included in the item itself. Hey, nothing is free in this world you know lol. At that time, I didn't have a credit card yet, so I used Moneybookers, first I had to transfer funds via eNETs with a small fee to the account before I can start using it. It was pretty fast, the transaction was done in 15 minutes. The goodies I got were Strawberry Panic! OP1/OP2/ED1/ED2/OST singles and 3 Drama CDs, Kannazuki no Miko OP1/ED1/Drama CD singles and Otome wa Boku ni Koishiteru OP1+DVD single. All I can say that the total was around S$380 for the loot mentioned above with the shipping charges included, so it's like around S$380/12=S$32. Considering some of the stuff I ordered where really backdated, it's a wonder that I could still get my paws on them lol even though I had to wait for some time [3 weeks] for some of the items to arrive it was okay cos I wasn't charged for shipping [Which ironically was included in the first place lol]. However, after I got my credit card, I pretty much 'closed' the Moneybookers account lol and ordered Meilin's 'Candy☆Boy' + DVD single with the credit card XD. 3. Comics Connection - Categories are Anime/Manga/Games/Figurines/Magazines/Trading Cards/VCDs/DVDs etc, Brick and Mortar- Payment Modes accepted are NETS, Cash, Credit Cards [Probably for Payments above S$30? Not sure but there's a cap.] at distributing outlets.My shopping experience;Before Comics Connection, I used to buy my manga at Popular Bookstore, but then Popular used to be REALLY REALLY slow in their arrival of the latest manga issues that I had to turn to Comics Connection. I think Popular ain't so bad in their releases now, but it's too late, they lost me lol. Basically I'm a regular customer at Comics Connection, usually Northpoint, purchasing the latest English manga by ChuangYi Publishing every twice a month or more. It'll depend how many volumes I'm getting for the week, if it's only 1 for that particular week, I'll wait till the next week and get the 'old' and 'new' at the same time. Anyways, I heard or dreamt? that ChuangYi Publishing's opening a retail outlet of their own, so ... I guess probably I'll jump to them in the future? Lol. 4. The Celestial Zone Studio - Categories are TCZ Volumes/Merchandises, Online Shopping, Brick and Mortar- Payment Modes accepted are Credit Cards for Online Shopping and Cheque on Subscription Basis. Cash and NETS for distributing outlets. My shopping experience;I started collecting TCZ when I was around 14 and was pretty active in the forums back then lol, but now I'm quite busy with my life. I used to pop over Popular Bookstore to get my fix, now I'm only contented to receive latest issues monthly via post. However, I'm religiously collecting the TCZ merchandises during the Singapore Book Fair every year. I was so crazy once that I almost wanted to purchase the Chi Xue's Blood Red Sword sword for S$200 LOL and there's only 3 in this world. I'm still supporting TCZ because it's a Singapore-based Manga series and will continue to do so =). 5. Kinokuniya Singapore - Categories are Anime/Manga/Magazines/VCDs/DVDs etc, Online Shopping, Brick and Mortar- Payment Modes accepted are Cash on Delivery, Cheque for Online Shopping. Credit Cards, Kinokuniya Vouchers, Cash, NETS for distributing outlets. My shopping experience;Well I haven't tried the online shopping yet, maybe when I want more than S$50 worth of manga just to get that S$5 delivery charge waived lol. I think the payment modes are pretty good, good old cash and cheque =). Even though many people think/said that Kinokuniya's pricing were expensive, you'll have to see what you're purchasing I reckon. Unless you're purchasing alot alot of books online, just to save that little on the shipping charges, I recommend you just get it from Kinokuniya to save the troubles and time wasted. Ultimately the decision lies in you. 6. ADV Films - Categories are Anime/Manga/Merchandises/DVDs/Legal Video Downloads, Online Shopping, Brick and Mortar- Payment Modes accepted are MasterCard, Visa for Online Shopping. ?? for distributing outlets. [Never been to their store/HQ] My shopping experience;I'm always on the look out for their sales and got my chance on September 2007, I purchased 'Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu - Complete Collection', 'Azumanga Daioh - Class Album', 'Chrono Crusade - Complete Collection' and 'Full Metal Panic! - Complete Collection'. The total cost for the four box sets was S$283 + shipping charges of $33 [13% discount] = S$316. So it's like barely S$80 on average for each box set. Taking into consideration that 'Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu' is a 13 episodes box set, let's take it as S$50, so S$30 will be averaged out to the other three 20+ episodes box sets to make it S$90 each. Besides, I got a free OVA which is usually worth like S$19.90 so ... it's like S$85 each, which I personally think is quite reasonable. On the down side, not that I mind, I found out that ADV Films had poked a hole through the barcode [Probably for some sales/security reasons or something] in the Box Sets. If you're a person who can't take this kind of 'suffering', I suggest you don't buy stuff during sales period lol. As for the rest - Online Shopping;7. CDJapan 8. Anime Nation 9. Deep Discount 10. Yes Asia 11. Anime Castle 12. Right Stuf15. vPOSTAs I mentioned, these are the sites whereby I've not purchased anything from, so I can't really comment anything but I believe from the comments of other anime fans, that these are quite reliable sites to do your online shopping. As of the moment, I think I'll try shopping via CDJapan soon heh.As for the rest - Online Shopping, Outlets in Singapore;14. Andomacha by M.A.G.E15. Kareshi Kanojyo no Mise16. ChuangYi PublishingI've not bought any anime/manga merchandises yet from these outlets but I guess I'm interested. Ok, I think that rounds up the this long post, I'm tired lol. Any comments, suggestions and tips on where/how to shop online, purchase any related to anime/manga and where you get your anime/manga fix, please post it in the blogger comment instead of the tagboard. Thanks!!![Signing off @ 5:51 PM]
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Results for October 10, 2007
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Click here to view the graphical representation of match schedule table. (Source: Aya Reiko from Animesuki forums) Date: 10/Oct/07 - Group E & F Group E-1 1位　1461票　真紅＠ローゼンメイデン オーベルテューレ [ Shinku @ Rozen Maiden Ouverture ] 2位　1089票　厳島貴子＠乙女はお姉さまに恋してる [ Itsukushima Takako @ Otome wa Boku ni Koishiteru ] Group F-2 1位　1519票　柊つかさ＠らき☆すた [ Hiiragi Tsukasa @ Lucky Star ] 2位　1448票　瀬戸燦＠瀬戸の花嫁  [ Seto San @ Seto [...]
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Today’s results: Group E 有効コードがある票の順位 1位　1461票　真紅＠ローゼンメイデン オーベルテューレ [ Shinku @ Rozen Maiden Ouverture ] 2位　1089票　厳島貴子＠乙女はお姉さまに恋してる [ Itsukushima Takako @ Otome wa Boku ni Koishiteru ] Group F 有効コードがある票の順位 1位　1519票　柊つかさ＠らき☆すた [ Hiiragi Tsukasa @ Lucky Star ] 2位　1448票　瀬戸燦＠瀬戸の花嫁 [ Seto San @ Seto no Hanayome ] Next Round:- Group E 10月11日 涼水玉青＠ストロベリー・パニック [ Suzumi Tamao @ Strawberry Panic ] 10月11日 西沢歩＠ハヤテのごとく！ [ Nishizawa Ayumu @ Hayate no Gotoku! [...]
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