Friday, April 17, 2009

Bleak future for Japan?


It seems Japan has become the worlds #1 country succumbing to low birthrate. C'mon men! Don't be a NEET/Hikki, put down the mouse, lay off the pocky, put away your figures and meet a beautiful woman right now! Please? =`[

Read more about this at The Japan Times online.

Thursday, April 9, 2009

Figma Fight #1

With 1 hour classes each day and a whole lotta nothing to do, I've decided to be creative and use my figma for some action. This is is titled: Saber Vs. Rock Lobsta!

*!!!*

"I've come to claim your life!"

*...........*

"Prepare yourself!"

"Hiyaaaa!!!"

*!!!*

*Cling!*

"Ah!"

*Snip snip*

*Wham!*
"ugh!"

"ufh..."

"I'm not through just yet..."
*Pant pant*

*Dazed*

"As long as I still draw breath..."

"I will NEVER give up!"

*.........*

"I'm going to finish this once and for all!"


*Mana Charging*



*whoosh*

*O_o!*

"This is..."

"the end..."

"...for YOU!"

"HaaaaAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!"

*Woosh!*

*.............*

"Pant Pant"

X_X

"Sigh..."
*Wind blows softly...*

"I cannot die yet..."

"Not until I've fulfilled my promise"

......

"I swear it!"

*End*

Eh, needs more editing, I don't want to use the figma stand in a future fight xD

Wednesday, April 8, 2009

K-on! Crazy!


It didn't take long before a new anime series made Otaku worldwide squeal like crazed girlies after watching a Jonas Bros. concert.

I'm talking about "K-on!". A slice of life story about 4 girls forming a band through their school's light music club. Filled with "Lucky Star" antics and a bit of "Haruhi Suzumiya" as well.

From the left:
Mio Akiyama: Probably the most popular out of the 4. She plays Bass in the series, and sings the ending theme which I'll show you later on. She seems to be the smart one of the bunch and with a tsundere personality. Reminds me a lot of "Kagami".

Ritsu Tainaka: She plays the drums. Her personality reminds me of Konata or Haruhi. A Go-Getter with a bit of an attitude, but still makes me smile ^^ Don't really know much about her except that she is the one to come up with the idea for a band ever since she and Mio watched a concert on T.V.

Yui Hirasawa: She's the adorable, clutz of the bunch. She doesn't play an instrument other than the castinets which was during her childhood, but the other girls assigned her to the guitar. She just screams "Tsukasa." She is the last member to join the light music club after watching a performance with the girls and she gave them harsh criticism ^^;

Tsumugi Kotobuki: She plays the keyboard. Not a lot to say about her except that she joins the club after watching Ritsu and Mio in a hilarious argument. Originally wanted to join the Choir club, she seems to be laid back, sort of soft spoken and reminds me of "Miyuki" for that.

Together, they form the light music club. The first episode had enough moments to make anyone smile. From Yui's airheadedness to Ritsu's exagerrations. The anime pretty much focuses on music. Its not bad either, especially the ending theme which everyone went crazy for:

"Don't say Lazy"
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KyoAni brings their unique style of animation into it as well. the movements seemed pretty fluid to me and artistry is beautiful, just like any typical high school anime show like "Clannad" and "Haruhi Suzumiya". I don't know why a lot of people have been complaining about the animation though =/

All in all, I have high hopes for this anime. Its only aired 1 episode and everyone already wants a Mio figure xD

Figma Memory

Very old pics of my first figma, Saber-chan ^^. I remember it like it was yesterday when I received her at my doorstep. I was very anxious to rip apart the box and play around with her, but impatience leads to the dark side!

My HDD has enough pictures to fill up an old 03 sony vaio computer's memory (About 70 gig) so I definitely need to sort my pics neatly into their own folders when I have time. But since I found these pictures of the unveiling for Saber figma, I might as well show you a "How to" when handling a closed box.

Many go after the top of the box first, but I tend to break open the bottom for those who want to keep their boxes after they take out the goods. This way, any damage the box takes won't be shown since the bottom is face down (durr).

Gently slide out the plastic case from the box and voila! You'll be met with the figure enclosed in two more plastic cases ^^;

The top plastic casing should be removed. Carefully pull on the 4 edges of the plastic to loosen it since its kind of tight, this way you won't pull it out by force, causing all of the pieces to fly all over the place...Once its loose from all sides, gently pull it upwards.


The first thing you'll want to move aside is the accessories at the bottom of the figure. It comes with a head removal instruction paper, a figma bag to keep your accessories from being misplaced, and the multi-hands for the figure.

behind the figure is the figma stand and the balance arm that plugs into the back of the figma for unique poses.

The figure itself has some plastic surrounding it. You'll want to gently pull out the figure by grabbing the plastic behind it and lift it out.

Plastic underneath her skirt...taking protection to a whole new level ^^;;;
REMOVE IT!!

Ganbate! She is finally free from her plastic prison ^^
Photo-op moment:
She didn't like it when I pulled out the plastic underneath her skirt ^^;;;....


Reminds me I need a new camera. Hopefully I can find a point-and-shoot with 10mp for around $200-300!

Friday, April 3, 2009

Being productive

I'm the type of person who has a load of free time, but doesn't really do much =/. So I took my friends advice and tried to do something productive. I'm this case, I sketched.

Supposed to be a "Vocaloid" prototype xD

Made a sketch of Danny Choo's mascot "Mirai Suenaga". She's pretty darn cute man! >_<
I've got a load of ideas for sketches of her. Once I get a graphics tablet, the fun begins =D

Nujabes!


After a hard days work you can't help but want to kick back and relax on a comfy sofa and listen to some easy flowing tunes. My personal favorites come from Jun Seba, also known as "Nujabes". Best known for the soundtracks featured in the anime series "Samurai Shamploo" its a blend of hip-hop with jazz, soul and acoustics, though sometimes people rap along the way, but its all good =]. Definitely check out his tracks at youtube if you want warm, mellow music.

Can't get "Song of four seasons" out of my head >_<

Thursday, April 2, 2009

A first look at the anticipated "Queens Blade" Anime


Yesterday the airing of the wildly anticipated "Queen's Blade" anime began in Japan. Surprisingly I managed to find an RAW version not long after. Shows how dedicated the fellow otaku over in Japan are when it comes to recording anime and uploading it ^^

Its fully uncensored, packed with large bouncing exposed Oppai, wardrobe malfunctions, Moe bishoujo, and of course, good action with good story...and did I mention large bouncing exposed oppai? ^^;;

Watch the RAW version now VIA Veoh. Enjoy ^^

Japans Suicide statistics =[


If you don't already know. Japan is plagued with suicides. Some say its because they can not handle the stress from their Jobs, marriage or life itself. While others say its because of religion or personal problems. Whatever the case, BreitBart has provided us with a yearly suicide stat on Japan and I have to say, Whoa......

Evangelion 2.0 sneek peek

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FINALLY! A new trailer for the upcoming Evangelion film titled "You can (not) Advance"!
Asuka looking beautiful as always and Rei...oh Rei, If only you were real so I could give you a hug T_T

Neon Genesis Evangelion is a Phenomenally popular Anime about a teenage boy, "Shinji Ikari", as he pilots a giant Cyborg along with other comrads as they fight to save the world from the "Angels".