Usually the rule of thumb is do that one post a year so you can still boast about how you are still an “active” blogger.  Well I didn’t even manage to do that. But I do have a good excuse and for those who can be bothered to read it, it’s down below (in fact [...]
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I believe this man needs no introduction. He is the one behind the character designs of Last Exile, Blue Submarine No.6 and the upcoming sci-fi series, Shangri La. Of course, Range Murata is involved in much more than just anime, as you will soon see items of clothing, furniture and much more exhibited in Form|Code. I [...]
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It’s been two years. The blog has been running for two whole years (apologies for the pun). So what now? To be honest through out the whole of year two, it has not been as eventful as the previous, at least in terms of number of posts. But I have to say, I had a lot [...]
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Just got back home from university and going to leave in a few hours to Manchester and since I am heading straight back to my Halls after the trip I probably won’t get to go home for another while. So, let’s take a quick look at Avvenire, the Aria  artbook published last year on Christmas [...]
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It has almost been four months! So here is a little update to what I’ve been doing and a series of excuses as to why I’ve stopped updating Ruki. But first, more important matters… The 2009 Aria Calendar by CDS is now available for pre-order. CDS has quite a few artists with unique styles which [...]
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I know I am a few days late in making this post but I did promise Luppus to help him spread the word. Basically he is trying to infect everyone with his love for the Utsura Uraraka circle by scanlating an Aria non-h doujin by them. Since it’s Aria I thought this would be a [...]
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Again, apologies for the wait. I had planned on writing this earlier but it all went downhill when I decided to whip out my DS again. Anyways, here it is, the third and final day of my pilgrimage at Venice, one which will not be forgotten. Day three: Gratzi After packing my things I headed over to [...]
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One day, Aria Shachou decided to go on an adventure. His mission: To explore the wonders of Neo-Venezia. As he journeyed through the city he saw Undines and tourists. He was having so much fun that he did not realise it was already really late. He needed to go home, however he was lost. Desperately looking for a way back, [...]
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It was when I was playing catch up with my backlog when I saw Os‘ comment politely reminding me to get off my arse and get this done. So once again looking through my photos I began to recall the wonders of Venice… Warning: Picture intensive post. Day 2: The wonders of glass, laces and more. By the [...]
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I was sorting out photos from my trip to Hong Kong and thought I would share this one which I took onboard the plane… no your eyes are not tricking you, THEY HAD ARIA! Also this…. but it’s not quite Aria…
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