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July 3
Girls in Japan still do this?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8132726.stm
Finally got a webcam for my PC & it came with the 3d eroge Tech 48! And what the inside of trains in Japan look like.
I don't have the patience or reflexes for fighters but BlazBlue(the spiritual successor of Guilty Gear) preorder came with an bonus small artbook. It arrived a little bent out of shape though...
Two more Dream C Club girls videos. This one is pretty catchy.
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69mb | 2m 17s | 1280x720 | 60fps
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Heroic Age Collection 2. A nice space epic anime with pretty char designs.
Welcoming the new month with a the ultra cute calendar girl Yuko Ogura.
More Dreams
June 24
69mb | 2m 16s | 1280x720 | 60fps
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72mb | 2m 23s | 1280x720 | 60fps
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Pretty HD Game Trailers
June 6
Basquash ed, Hanasakeru Seishounen ed, Basquash op, & Pandora Hearts ed. The Basquash op single came with some extra lovely character art.
These came out last week on Xbox Live JP. As usually requires a decent PC to play.
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85mb | 2m 50s | 1280x720 | 60fps
idolmasterliveforyou_trailer13_1280x720_60fps.mp4
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Illusion
June 4
From the makers of fine interactive 3d eroge comes the new title "@HomeMate." Oddly no LE this time around.
Shining Girls
May 30
Elmina from Shining Wind. I have a bunch of Shining Wind/Tears figure & one common theme among them is featuring Tony Taka's artwork on the box.
Princess Resurrection Collection 2, Clannad Collection 2, Lucky Star Vol. 6 regular edition because the LE was canceled due to lack of sales? So much for cover consistency.
Code Geass Heroine Tribute artbook & the artwork you can expect inside. Megami magazine takes their Deluxe editions which a collection of the poster art from the regular magazine & supersizes it(about 3x the deluxe version) making Megami Super Deluxe!
Bike The Drive 09
May 25
Now with Miku!
Haven't done the ride for the past few years because of Animazement held on the same weekend. Skipped the con this year because I wasn't too interested in the JP guests most of which ended up canceling from the H1N1 scare anyway so came this opportunity to bike the drive again on a nice but slightly cool Sunday morning.
Otaku Room
May 19
It all started in 2001... How much longer; who knows.
Not much on the DVD side except for Heroic Age part 1 containing the 1st half of the season. I like these distinctive character designs which can also be seen in Fafner & Gundam Seed Destiny.
Code Geass posters I found in the dealers' room at this past ACEN & sketches acquired from ACEN 2008.
15 Minutes of Fame
May 13
elder sister 〜たかはし智秋情報サイト〜
http://www5f.biglobe.ne.jp/~chiaki-takahashi/
Day 3 End
May 10
I took my Azusa wedding figure with me on Sunday just for this one opportunity. Was a bit nervous, but she made it fine through the 10 mile trek in a messenger bag halfway on a bicycle & train. The Panasonic ZS3 iA setting made the ISO high & the flash overwhelmed little Azusa, but Chiaki still came out very pretty. Also got one more autograph on my Kiminozo artbox.
Looking through where my youtube video has been linked/viewed from I discover this one page with some nice fanart & one of Chiaki as she was dressed on Fri!
http://gurirobe712.jog.buttobi.net/
Move's autograph session on Sunday. Got my copy of the Ikkitousen theme single signed. They seemed a bit surprised probably because most of what they saw were items being sold at their table & more recent CD's.
Dedicated to the con.
Day 2
May 9
A sketch by the cute Aoi Kidokoro; Nabeshin's friend, an aspiring manga artist, & avid cosplayer.
He's been to ACEN twice before, but I finally had something I wanted him to sign this time around. Shinichi Watanabe's little sketch autograph on my Yamanade artbox.
Haven't bought much this year at the con. Got these two Vocaloid albums for $61 which is surprising less expensive then buying online with express shipping(only $3 more with airmail at cdjapan). Usually the dealer markup makes it the other way around. There were quite a few Vocaloid cosplayers here too.
Day 1
May 8
Bleh I forgot to tell her happy birthday which is today.. Oh well at least she came giving me to opportunity to meet a real idol~m@ster girl~ & get her autograph on one of her character albums & a card that came with the figure pictured. I kinda felt sorry for her though since her autograph line was miniscule compared to the Vic Mignola line next to her. At least her panel was decently attended. I'm certain she would've gotten a much better reception if this were Anime Expo.
A short clip of "Go My Way" with lucky fan.
For the Youtube HD version -> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6BHKRwPDpc&fmt=22
ACEN A Go
May 7
I waited in line for over 7 hours last year on Friday to buy a badge... This year they opened at con reg on Thursday so I got there around 8:20pm & it only took less then 15 minutes to get a badge.
First time I've seen direct advertising with Giordano's. They make some of the best deep dish pizza around.
I was worried with the H1N1 scare going around that the Japanese guests Chiaki Takahashi in particular might not attend, but with only a day to go there have been no announcements to suggest this.
Some new themes from this season's new anime.
The full of seiyuu star power Queens Blade ed, K-On ed (I like this regular version cover better then the limited which just features extra artwork), & Hatsukoi Limited ed.
Rightstuf had one of their good sales & since I already had a copy of the rarer Vol. 5 rom the Best Buy clearance sale I couldn't pass up on the rest of Kanon from Rightstuf.
Dream C Club
April 23
Coming to the Xbox360 "Dream C Club" another Idom@ster type game?
Have a pure mind? After seeing this trailer I dunno... The song is pretty catchy as are the girls.
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3m 13s | 83mb | 1280x720 | h.264 | 60fps
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Just Arrived
Lucky Star Vol. 6Princess Resurrection Collection 2
Heroic Age Complete Series Part 1
Clannad Collection 2
Kotobukiya - 1/8 Elmina from Shining Wind
Hatsukoi Limited ed LHCM-1058
K-On! Ed PCCG-70039
Queens Blade ed ZMCZ-4612
DVD's On Order
Heroic Age Complete Series Part 2CD's on Order
Basquash ed PCCA-70245Hanasakeru Seishounen ed AVCD-31593
Basquash op PCCG-70053
Pandora Hearts ed VTCL-35058
DVD Wishlist
> June
Genshikan 2 Vol. 1 w/artbox> July
Bible Black New Testament Vol. 3> Out / TBA
Daiakuji Vol. 1-7My Anime DVD/CD Collection List
Music Wishlist
Agent Aika op CODC-1231 OOPAlien 9 op CODC-1973 OOP
Seraphim Call Complete Music Collection PICA-7014* OOP
Maze op/ed
Banner of the Stars OST's
Escalayer theme
Angel Blade theme
Square of the Moon op
Mimi Buttobi CPU op
Elfen Lied op/ed
D4 Princess ed Doriru de Runrun Kururunrun FSDA-00009 OOP
Figure 17 op/ed by The Alfee
Kamisama Kazoku op/ed
Shion no Ou ed - UPCH-5515
Galaxy Angel X ed
Koharu Biyori op
Idolm@ster Live For you! Colorful Days
Cooking Idol I My Main
Guin Saga ed
Slap Up Party ed
Figure Preorders
All completed PVC figures unless noted.June
Alter - Akashiya Moka Awakened ver. from Rosary & VampireJuly
Banpresto - Code Geass R2 DX Figure #3 KallenAugust
Max Factory - S.O.G MAX Otoha from KarasSega - Gurren-lagann Movie Edition EX Figure Yoko & Nia from Gurren-lagann
September
Good Smile Company - supercell feat. Miku Hatsune World is Mine Brown Frame from VocaloidOctober
Wave - 1/8 Kujikawa Rise from Persona 4Wanted
Kurushima - 1/7 Tachibana Ichika "Holy Spirit of Wind" version GK from Uta-kataKotobukiya - 1/7 Terada Wakaba GK from Ensemble
Clayz - Kanae & Sana GK from Pia Carrot G.O.
FineScenery Noir et Blanc
My Artbooks
Madoka Kimagure Orange Road Newtype illustrated collection ISBN 4048532944Satoshi Urushihara
- Venus
- Cell Works
- Love
- U:Collection
Kenichi Sonada Artwoks 1983-1997
OH! Great Himiko-den Conceptual Art Book
Yui Shop 2
Yui Shop 3
Disgaea Visual Collection
Megami Deluxe Vol. 1
Megami Deluxe Vol. 2
Megami Deluxe Vol. 3
Megami Deluxe Vol. 4
Megami Deluxe Vol. 5
G-Doll Season 1
G-Doll Season 3
Replicant Vol. 13
Figumania Complete Collection
Figure Maniacs A-Brand Collection
Replicant Vol. 14
Raimuiro Senkitan Visual Collection
Moe Side Dengeki Hime Illustrations
Satoshi Urushihara Illustrations うるし原智志イラスト集Φ
Yami to Boushi to Hon no Tabibito Visual Collection
Fri-Fri Kimizuka Aoi Illustrations
Sentimental Graffiti Image Artworks
NAO-S Illustration Works
PUSH!! Art Collection
Paso Para Extra #01 Maid Paradise
Hattori Mitsuru Illustrations 978-4-903421-12-4
Wanted
Megami Deluxe Vol. 6Dengeki Moeoh Moe Moe Colloseum Special
Megami Deluxe Vol. 7
Sasahiro Illustrations 978-4-86032-509-1