Kotobukiya is going to release the Erica Hartmann ( エーリカ・ハルトマン ) 1/8 PVC figure form the anime “Strike Witches” ( ストライクウィッチーズ ). Will be released in May 2009. Around 220mm tall (190mm tall with figure alone), 6,800 yen. Both Alter and Kotobukiya announce a new Strike Witches figure today!... **This is a content summary only. Please visit Nekomagic for full content!**
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Another figurine from Strike Witches. More pantsu for you! The poison just doesn't stop when it comes to Strike Witches. So many girls to collect :3. Featuring Erica Hartmann in the scale of 1/8 from Kotobukiya, [...]
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This new 1/8 scale figure of “Erica Hartmann” from Strike Witches, will be available this coming May 2010 by Kotobukiya for 6,800 Yen retail price. Hobby Search is taking reservations for her as of today. Gonna pass. Most likely going with the Alter one if I ever want to collect Strike Witches ( ^ _ ^ [...]
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As long as I'm going around calling myself the 'otaku gonzo journalist' or whatever, I might as well write about some actual gonzo experiences. If you were going to tell someone what 'life as an otaku is like' it'd be pretty easy to just say 'well, you'll spend a lot of time alone in your room doing a lot of nothing.' However, it's not like otakudom doesn't effect people in unique ways as well, so I'll be sharing a little bit of that with you. I've been trying to keep a dream diary anyway, so now I'll recount the dream I had last night about Strike Witches, which was probably one of the best dreams I've ever had (which isn't saying much because 99% of my dreams are horrifying nightmares, but whatever.)
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The following 2 new entries from Alter are now ready for reservations ^^ Name: Sanya V. Litvyak Scale: 1/8 (22cm) Series: Strike Witches Release Date: June 2010 Retail Price: 7,800 Yen Name: Senhime Scale: 1/8 (20.5cm) Series: Hyakka Ryoran Release Date: June 2010 Retail Price: 7,800 Yen Hobby Search is taking reservations for both of them as of today. Yoshika also getting a re-release at the [...]
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Alter is going to release the Sanya V. Litvyak ( サーニャ・V・リトヴャク ) 1/8 PVC figure form the anime “Strike Witches” ( ストライクウィッチーズ ). Will be released is June 2010. Around 220mm tall (weapon included), 7,800 yen. This Sanya is so pretty! I like this one a lot more than the [...] Related... **This is a content summary only. Please visit Nekomagic for full content!**
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I thought it would be a good idea to post about the 2010 spring anime season that is to come. I noticed that this next season has less ecchi than the previous one, but, in the other hand, it has alot of sport's anime... Related posts:Strike Witches 2nd Season to air in July.
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Back in 2009, as one of many signs that animation studio Gonzo was potentially falling apart at the seams, Canned Dogs reported that the studio's store, Gonzo Style, was closing up shop.But Gonzo has shown some signs of perking up lately, what with the upcoming release of their Super Street Fighter IV: Juri title, and today while I was browsing through Gonzo's site, I noticed that they have updated and reopened Gonzo Style as of February 5th.The site is currently focused primarily on DVDs of Samurai 7, Rosario to Vampire, Linebarrels of Iron, and Strike Witches (natch), but there's some swag as well...in fact, I stumbled upon this dakimakura (hug pillow) which really surprised me. Why? Because it's a dude! Samurai7's Kyuzo, to be specific. Apparently it was orginally a promo item sold at Comiket. While there's plenty of art out there-- even art that LOOKS official --for male dakimakura, there are in fact very, very few official dakimakura of male characters (though Gurren Lagann's Simon got one!), so this is actually really cool <3I'm glad to see Gonzo is potentially doing a bit better. But more importantly, ladies AND gents: if you were going to get a dakimakura of a male anime character-- you can only get one, but you HAVE to get it --who would it be? I'm thinking Kamina would be cool. But Gendo might be good for the lulz, as it were.
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Nakano Azusa by MegahouseWonder Festival Winter 2010 took place earlier today and there are many photos from the event. Lots of new products were announced, and lots of earlier announced products were presented there. Let's have a look at them.Starting with Nendoroids by Good Smile Company, first comes BRS Nendo.Feena Fam Earthlight from Yoake Mae Yori Ruri Iro Na -Crescent Love-Francesca Lucchini from Strike Witches; I wonder if other characters from Strike Witches are coming as wellTakane Manaka from Love PlusNendoroid Puchi Tenshi and Yuri from Angel Beats!Saber Nendoroid from Fate/stay nightSuzumiya Haruhi from The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya; I love Haruhi with long hair.Nagato Yuki from The Disappearance of HS; looks lovely.Nendoroid Puchi Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha the Movie 1stNendoroid Puchi Touhou SeriesNendoroid Puchi Bakemonogatari SetsNendoroid Neko Arcueid from TsukihimeBaka to Test to Shoukanjuu Nendoroids announcedGSC's 100th Nendoroid, Mickey Mouse from, you know that, don't you?GSC's scale figures:1/8 scale Black Rock Shooter Anime Version1/8 scale Love is War Hatsune Miku1/8 scale DeadmasterKyrie Rason from Valkyrie Complex, 1/8 scaleMisaka Mikoto from To Aru Kagaku no Railgun, 1/8 scaleInaba Yui from Flyable Heart, 1/8 scaleSenjougahara Hitagi from Bakemonogatari; I love this figure.Soft Vinyl figure Hachune Miku by GSCFigmas by Max Factory:Black Rock Shooter, coming in Summer 2010.Suzumiya Haruhi Junior High School Ver.Suzumiya Haruhi Alternate Ver.Asahina Mikuru Adult ver.Akiyama Mio from K-ON!Hirasawa Ui from K-ON!Kotobuki Tsumugi from K-ON!Tainaka Ritsu from K-ON!Saber Alter figmaAyanami Rei from Rebuild of EvangelionAsuka Langley Shikinami from Rebuild of EvangelionMakinami Mari Illustrious from Rebuild of EvangelionArcher from Fate/stay nightMichael Jackson figmaSenjougahara Hitagi from Bakemonogatari, figma announced1/7 scale figures Akiyama Mio and Tainaka Ritsu from K-ON! by Max FactoryFigures by Alter:Nakano Azusa from K-ON!, 1/8 scale, 7,140 yenAkiyama Mio School Festival Version from K-ON!, 1/8 scale1/8 scale Sanya V. Litvyak from Strike WitchesAmae Koromo from Saki, 1/8 scale1/8 scale Momohime from Muramasa: The Demon BladeTakahashi Natsume from Natsume Yuujinchou, 1/8 scale, 7,140 yen1/7 scale Sankt Kaiser Vivio from Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS by AlterCospa:Fate Testarossa from Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha The Movie 1st by CospaKotobukiya:Senjougahara Hitagi from Bakemonogatari, 1/8 scale1/8 scale Erica Hartmann from Strike WitchesYuzuhara Konomi from To Heart2, 1/6 scaleKousaka Tamaki Panic Ver. from To Heart2, 1/6 scaleAyanami Rei from Rebuild of EvangelionSora no Woto, Dance in the Vampire Bund, and figures announcementFeena Fam Earthlight from Yoake Mae Yori Ruri Iro Na -Crescent Love-, 1/8 scaleMovic:Sengoku Nadeko from BakemonogatariOrchid Seed:1/7 scale Ignis of the Endless Winter from Jingai MakyoKaneda Takako from Hishoka DropRider from Happou BijinRyoumou Shimei from IkkitousenAnd to top it off, K-ON! Dollfies!Lots of amazing figures announced. My favorite scale figure out of the freshly announced is probably GSC's Senjougahara. She really looks amazing. And my favorite Nendoroid is probably that long-haired Haruhi. I really like it when she has long hair. She looks much better that way. As for Alter's figures, I like Sanya or maybe Azusa the best. They both are lovely.Sources: Hobby Stock blog, Amiblo, DannyChoo.com, Akiba Hobby, Figure/GK.
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Hello, I go by the nick of marmar04 and I guess I'll be making posts once in a blue moon. I'll be reviewing eroge and whatever else Dan throws my way. I'm also the owner of the official Otaku Dan IRC channel... Why isn't Dan the owner? Because he knows even less than I do about IRC. About me? I'm a 22 yr old lolicon that's been watching anime on and off since middle school. Started to really get back into it when I was 19 and haven't stopped since. Favorite artists are: Akira Kasukabe (love his shota stuff), Humikane Shimada, Na-Ga, and Konoe Ototsugu. My top anime are: Martian Successor Nadesico, Strike Witches, Full Metal Panic, Tsukiyomi Moon Phase, Gunbuster, and Neon Genesis Evangelion. I also have a blog of my own, http://marmar04.wordpress.com/ , that I never seem to update anymore... And my anime-planet.com profile http://www.anime-planet.com/users/marmar040 if you wanna look at the anime I've seen.Back to the IRC thing. Many of you in the anime world already know of Internet Relay Chat. Whether it's to just chat or download all the latest anime from your favorite fansub group the IRC is a wonderful place. The honorable Otaku Dan has given his blessing for me to create an official IRC channel for his blog. Come idle and wait for random conversations to pop up here and there, or talk about what ever crap Otaku Dan is spewing on his blog. Who knows! Maybe the honorable Dan will grace us with his presence once in a while!link irc://irc.rizon.net/%23otaku-danhttp://mibbit.com/?channel=%23otaku-dan&server=irc.rizon.net <---link for those of you who have no clue what IRC is. More links to help people to get started on IRC http://www.rizon.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=102 http://www.rizon.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=18&postcount=1 http://www.irchelp.org/irchelp/new2irc.html <script type="text/javascript">tweetmeme_url = '<data:post.url/>';</script><script type="text/javascript" src="http://tweetmeme.com/i/scripts/button.js"> </script>
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