Just got in Queen’s Blade Shizuka today from HobbyFan
This figure is done by Alpha Omega, and by my knowledge it is the first Queen’s Blade figure done by them. So how does the figure look?
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First off, I should probably give the bad news, this will most likely make any figure collector scream. This particular figure of Shiranui Mai is a Hobby Japan Exclusive, which is a mail-in. So for anyone interested in acquiring her. You’ll have to either use ebay or find a proxy service in Japan.
Sculpted by Chorosuke of Volks, this is one AMAZING figure.
This was spotted at TGS ‘08 at SNK’s booth I believe. No word on what her price will be, but that apparently reservation of her starts on November 25th, which the January issue of Hobby Japan will have the form for her. However, that’s probably wrong unless Hobby Japan puts out issues that far ahead.
I can’t see much for what scale she is, as the paper next to her doesn’t seem to say anything.
The paint job is amazing here! It would also appear that her bottom is cast-off. I will be hunting her down. More pictures of this lovely girl can be found at AkibaHobby
Nogizaka Haruka No Himitsu was a rather unexpected delight this anime season, however it didn’t really have many serious contenders to go up against for the genre it targeted. I will say episode 9-10 were not really my favorite of this series, they felt really out of place to me. I guess it has to do with the fact that Haruka and Yuuto are always happy, and to see them like that was a bit sad.
I still refuse to get a figma, despite the affordableness they have. I often find many posts with people saying they break easily, while if you live in Japan you should have an easier time finding a replacement part for it, but if you don’t live in Japan, be prepared to pay some shipping.
However, I can’t deny that they look like a lot of fun to have, as Danny Choo over at his site seems to be starting a Figma Theater weekly thing, and by all means he definitely has the props to do it, not to mention he gets a lot of figures/figmas before it’s publicly available. I been finding many others are starting to get into figma as well. Some images taken by them below.
This is a anime that is actually available to North Americans first, even before the Japanese audience gets to see it. I believe they will get this available to them this upcoming fall season, or for sure Winter. Bones is the animation studios for this title, and the quality of the anime is clearly shown as can be seen from the images in this post.
This anime will probbaly never see the light of day on an actual TV station, as it’s done exclusively on Sony’s Playstation Network (PSN). So if you don’t have a PS3, you’re shit outta luck. Of course you could acquire it by other means via torrent. It’s kind of pricey too, as they want $4.99 for a “HD Rental”, thats only good for 24 hours! Sorry, but 5 bucks for 18 minutes of actual episode showtime, is out of my range. I should mention that this anime is subbed only, so for those hoping for english voices even here in the NA region, you’re outta luck.
Holy Crap!
I must be witnessing heaven, at least a little bit. As it was just announced that the free MMO from the famous cult hit MegaTen will be hitting American and European shores. I will definitely be playing this one, I just hope it doesn’t ruin my life. Currently that job belongs to Disgaea 3.
I already know that when Persona 4 releases here this coming December, I’ll really be in trouble!
Shin Megami Tensei: Imagine Online: Shin Megami Tensei MMO Hitting North America And Europe
Labor day weekend was surprisingly relaxing, and it enabled me to have some more free time, which is always good right? I used that time to search around on Amazon.com to see if anything caught my eye. Now if you’re coming from dannychoo.com, odds are you probably know that I’m a fan of ARIA so naturally I looked it up knowing that it was recently licensed here.
I was surprised to see that it was actually coming much sooner than I expected, September 30th, 2008 is the release date. It already has a pre-order setup for it if you’re interested. I’ll most likely be getting this, since I’m a raving fan of it.
For those who don’t know what ARIA is about, I’ve included a short summary below.
On the planet Aqua lies the watery city of Neo Venezia, a tourist hub in which people travel around in gondolas. Professional gondoliers known as Undines are well-revered as they act as tour guides for the people. Akari Mizunashi is a gondolier in training and also an employee of Aria Company. She gets to meet all sorts of people as she takes them on the gondola rides, from friendly mentors to special individuals, all this admidst the beautiful scenic backdrop of the entire city. (Source: AnimeNewsNetwork.com)
Heads up for readers here, I will be getting a new domain for my blog soon, and will keep everyone updated. Oh yeah, if you like the summary I highly recommend checkin’ this baby out!
So I noticed during my second run through of Nogizaka Haruka No Himitsu a lot of potential Nendo faces, which I will put below. Personally i’d like to see all of these but the most I’ve ever seen for a Nendo is 3 different faces. Which one is your favorite?
Shocku-face!
Squee-face
That sexy stare face
Embarrassed.
Personally I can’t pick, So I want all of them. Good Smile are you reading this?!
Hey everybody just wanted to give you a heads up that I’ll be receiving Bandai’s Code Geass In Action OffShoot Guren Nishiki Type 2 figure soon. For those who don’t know this is the knightmare frame that Kallen pilots. So you can expect a review for it! This will be the first review of a figure I’ll be doing, granted it’s not a review requested by Bandai but doing it with my own spare time.
Word on the net is that Code Geass Offshoot figures are very high quality figures, especially considering the price tag on them are rather low — average about 30 US Dollars –. So hopefully you’ll check out the review when it’s out! Here’s a image for you all to enjoy until the review is up!
I never heard about this anime before, and just came across it recently as I was looking through this season’s anime list. After a quick look up on MAL, I found that the plot was interesting, as well as it’s rating was fairly good. So I gave it a shot.
A quick summary found from MAL.
In the story, Yuuto Ayase is an ordinary boy in an private high school with the usual cliques. Haruka, the school’s most unattainable girl, is so idolized in the school for both her beauty and smarts that her classmates nickname her Nuit Étoile (The Silver Star of the Night) and Lumière du Clavier (The Shining Princess on the Piano). However, in the school’s library, Yūto stumbles across her and her darkest secret — she is a diehard fan of anime, manga, and otaku culture.
Minutes ago I have just finished episode 6, and I must say I’m impressed. This has to be the most realistic anime I have seen yet. How do I mean realistic? Well for starters the characters are pretty normal. To further exemplify what I mean is the fact there isn’t any tsundere character – thank god – so that is a plus.
A tsundere character basically means one that gets angry and beats up people. An example ise Louise from Zero no Tsukaima. I don’t really mind that type of character, but with so many anime these days featuring at least one, it’s appeal has gotten pretty old and annoying.
You tend to end up with main characters that appear very weak, and the fact of a female character that is unlikely to be found in real life. I doubt you’ll find a girl in real life that will kick your ass just for accidentally seeing them naked – scold you they might however -, not only that but stops to listen to you.
As of episode 6, there has not been a single tsundere character to be found, which is a relief for me.
Ayase Yuuto is the main character of the story here, he lives with his older sister Ruko who apparently works for a catering business, and his homeroom teacher whose name escapes me at the moment. He appears to be a very average person who accepts people for who they are.
Nogizaka Haruka is the other main character in this anime, she happens to be perfect at everything she does, except one thing which you can find out for yourself, and happens to be a moe character, she pretty much a girly girl, which is nice to see with the abundance of tsundere main characters these days.
There are many supporting characters such as family members, friends and classmates.
The anime does have it’s fair share of fan-service, however it’s not extreme and based entirely around it like some anime are. All in all give ‘er a shot.
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