So here I am testing out stuff in Vue7 So this time, I tred making a snow scene. A very large snow scene. Success = Trees Failure = Everything else. =_=; Maybe I spent too much time on the trees lol…. Render time 9 hours
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Sometimes, I just don’t know when to stop writting x) For firsts, after this post I’m going to have a mini-hiatus. Don’t worry, it won’t be for too long! I’ve just been really slow on updating and I decided I might as well just stop updating altogether with for the time being because my week is [...]
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Once again, Ed Chavez, owner of the MangaCast and new marketing director of Vertical Press wants to discuss manga with YOU, yes YOU tomorrow, June 3rd from 6:30pm to 8pm at Kinokuniya on 6th ave and 41st Street in Manhattan. For this Vertical Vednesday, Ed will be discussing Shoujo’s often-overlooked cousin, Josei. For those of you [...]
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Eh~!? Ii nioi~! Uuuh~ Koyoi has no chance against the Final Boss! She succumbed to the Dock Attack! She had no chance of attacking even though Final Boss was charmed with teh Imouto! Koyoi’s charm tries VERY hard at taking down Enomoto Kei as my favorite Hatsukoi girl…and it seems like it’s working!! BUT I SHALL NOT [...]
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Don’t you agree with this statement? A few days back when we first met the group of Japanese students whom we were supposed to bring around during their stay in Singapore, I wore a Nerv shirt. We, refers to the group of students from the student exchange club who were participating in this program. I knew [...] Related posts:Meeting New Japanese Female Students Is Great, Yet A TortureOtaku WearMadarame, Sasahara And Ogiue
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Thanks to astrange I’m now able to spin off all my assorted news and dumb links posts from both this site and from twitter onto this newfangled blog, http://2chan.us/linkblog . Please watch over it warmly. Hopefully it’ll be a good site to get otaku news from without having to expose yourself to possibly criminal amounts [...]
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The stream of live-action adaptations of anime titles continues, this time the old-school Bubblegum Crisis is on the table (Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040 being the reboot, but I don't think it is being considered).I knew of Bubblegum Crisis when I was in Japan and I'm sure saw a few episodes raw thanks to my buddy Robert. After I got into anime in 2002, I did watch Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040 and
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Bad news for figure fans: Jun Planning, who recently shut down its US-based operations, has reportedly suspended its operations in Japan as well and filed for bankruptcy, saddled with about $33 million USD in debt.I don't know very much about how bankruptcy works in Japan versus the US (anyone who does, feel free to chime in), so it's unclear to me at this point whether Jun Planning can reorganize and potentially move forward again or if they're completely down for the count. But hopefully we'll hear more as the bankruptcy moves forward.In the meantime, I think this does not bode well for the Revy and Louise figures I wanted from them. Unless we get lucky and they've already been produced, in which case they may yet get sold to help counter some of that debt...maybe? Again, not sure how Japanese bankruptcy works!
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Here’s the funniest hit-and-run story I ever heard. This Saitama prefectural police officer has been arrested for crashing his motorcycle into another local policeman, who was standing on a prefectural highway on speeding patrol, and ...
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Hajime no Ippo: New Challenger - THE GRUDGE Another training-focused episode as Takamura struggles with weight control leading up to his world title fight with Brian Hawk. I don’t even know what to say about Hawk’s revolting, fat-tongued case of yellow fever - who is getting the worse end of that racist depiction? Hawk for being a disgusting monster of a gaijin or the xenophobic Japanese men feeling emasculated by Hawk’s consumption of their women? - so yeah, let’s not even get into that. It’s good to see Takamura getting riled up by it though. The main focus of the past few episodes has been Takamura of course - his delinquent past, his wealthy but fractured family, his reasons for boxing and his extreme weight control (dropping 20 FREAKING KILOS to make super middleweight? Willing suspension of disbelief…) This episode was more of the same and offered a few sweet moments of Takamura bonding (both with the coach, as seen above, and with the younger boxers), some of the usual Ippo humour (at Aoki’s expense in other words), and a lot of Takamura’s excruciating struggle to drop weight. I always get a weird feeling from weight control oriented episodes of Ippo because of the almost painful vibe. The skeletal way the boxers are drawn with their cheeks sucked in and their dry, wrinkled skin makes me feel like I’m watching horror rather than sports genre. Especially at the end of this episode, where a corpse-like Takamura swears his revenge upon Hawk for causing his agony…. THE GRUDGE!!! I guess Ippo does a good job representing the frustration and suffering of severe weight control because these episodes always make me cringe. I really hate these arcs - a few of Miyata’s also come to mind - but hey, way to make the viewer really LIVE it. The quality of this show never fails to astound me.
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So I found out today that I have tuberculosis. That's one of those really scary things that you never want to hear from your doctor. Fortunately, after some testing, it was determined that I have latent tuberculosis instead of active, which means I'm not in huge danger and can't spread it. I am, however, on antibiotics for the next several months, and I'm dead tired right now from all the running around to various clinics that I did. On a more upbeat note, I was watching TBS the other day, and a commercial for Volvic FruitKiss aired with a really catchy song. I've never had this drink and the commercial didn't exactly make me want some, but it did prompt me to look up the singer MiChi and the song KiSS KiSS xxx, and now it's stuck in my head. This becomes yet another single and PV that I'm interested in, along with the Valkyria OP by HIMEKA and the current Bleach OP by SCANDAL. Since the reaction to Trillian's photography last time was so positive, here's another image.
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Just another reminder -- no Negima! chapter 250 this week. Spoilers should be out for sure by next Saturday (watch them be severely delayed *lol*).Someone recently (and previously) asked if I had any Ku Fei images to share. I did not because sadly, there haven't been a great many official images featuring Ku Fei that I've cared for. However, someone colorized a manga image which I did like, so
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Hands down the most negatively received figure I’ve ever previewed but let’s finish up a full review for CM’s Corporation’s Fate Testarossa ^^; If you’re reading about this release for the first time, you might ask, why all the fuss?  First and foremost I’d say is the price.  As previously mentioned, she retails for over 10,000 [...]
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Here's another one of my futile attempts to digitally draw/paint stuff.This in-action version of this Gundam design plus the Gundam's pilot. The pilot is one of them blond haired, blue eyed ace pilots, which may or may not imply something in the Gundam universe.The work is a pencil sketch lined and then coloured in Photoshop. Probably the best job I've done in terms of colouring stuff even though
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R-Line Griffon Enterprises is going to release the Sonsaku Hakufu (孫策伯符) Haregi Ver. Another Color ( 晴れ着ver. アナザーカラー) 1/7 PVC figure from the manga anime “Ikkitousen” ( 一騎当千, Dragon Destiny). Will be released in June 2009. Around 255mm tall, 8,800 yen. Castoffable. This post contains adult material, you need to be 18 or over to view [...] Related posts:Ikkitousen (Dragon Destiny) Sonsaku Hakufu -Haregi Ver.- 1/7 PVC figure by R-Line Griffon Enterprises R-Line Griffon Enterprises is going to release the Sonsaku...Ikkitousen (Dragon Destiny) Sonsaku Hakufu 1/6 PVC figure by R-Line Griffon Enterprises R-Line Griffon Enterprises is going to release the Sonsaku...Ikkitousen (Dragon Destiny) Chouun Shiryuu Sword Dance Black Color 1/7 PVC figure by R-Line Griffon Enterprises R-Line Griffon Enterprises is going to release the Chouun...Ikkitousen (Dragon Destiny) Ryomou Shimei Maid Ver. Blue Color 1/7 PVC figure by Griffon Enterprises Griffon Enterprises is going to release the Ryomou Shimei...Ikkitousen (Dragon Destiny) Kanu Unchou Blue Dragon Blade Ver.2 1/7 PVC figure by R-line Griffon Enterprises R-line Griffon Enterprises is going to release the Kanu...
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Following the post on the Really Tricky Maths Problem, now we have another tricky maths problem. However, this time its much easier to understand since its in Japanese ^^ However this time, the solution seems to ...
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The eighth and final DVD for Kyoto Animation’s Clannad After Story anime adaptation of Key’s Clannad visual novel will include an “Another World: Kyou Arc” episode. As the name implies, the episode will recount an alternate story arc that focuses on the Kyou Fujibayashi character. The announcement was made at “~Kono Machi no Negai ga [...]
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Today, I bring to you “クローバー(Halo)” sung by Rin. However, some argued that it should be named ‘Clover‘ in english. Read More Inside! Higher Quality in Nico Nico Douga 【ニコニコ動画】【鏡音リン】 クローバー 【PV付きオリジナル曲】 The author of this song is innisfree, some guy which I don’t really know much about since his greatest hit was sung by Len…(Which I usually [...]
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Mikatan posted some lovely photos of Nendoroid Puchi Taiga which is being release in the upcoming Toradora PSP Premium Bundle. I just love her expression. Angry but still irresistibly cute. ^^ Source: Goodsmile Blog by Mikatana Come to ...
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6 Nendoroids invaded my wallet this week, to be more specific, 6 Nendoroids in 2 days. 1st invasion is Nendoroid Pixel Maritan battle assault version, bought her from Dcode, and Haruji help me C.O.D. her, then pass her to me on Friday. Then Saturday, after my university annual dinner, i went to The Figure Mall HQ a.k.a. Taukeh/Kev/Moe™Kev/Loli Master’s house to C.o.D. end February and [...]
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