Lucky Star and FREEing strike back with the recent release of Hiiragi Kagami in 1/4 scale. This is a follow-up to last month’s “Super” Konata, a figure of epic proportions (literally). Luckily, “Super” Kagami does not disappoint ^^. Continue reading
10 years ago today (9/9/1999 in the US), the Sega Dreamcast was launched. The quirky little console just won’t die and many fans have dubbed today Dreamcast Day in honor.
Though short-lived against Sony and it’s PS2 marketing propaganda, many gamers still love the console as many of the relatively few games that were released for are still great games.
Personally, I think I will pull out my own Dreamcast and play some classic Jet Grind Radio, Soul Calibur, and Toy Commander ^^.
Returned home today to find a rather large package from Hobby Search waiting for me. It was packed full of delicious bishoujos :D
Three new Lucky Star girls and a Kyou challenger appears! Since I’m quite cheap and shipping EMS is quite expensive, I try to package as many items into a single order as possible. Hobby Search is great for this as they will hold your items up to a month and then ship them all together. Results in a slight delay for some items that are released early in the month but saves a lot of money on shipping ^^
I’m looking forward to playing with my new toys over the long Labor Day weekend :-D
Image by tearfish.
On a unrelated note, I have been keeping myself busy with a few new games (new to me, at least). Picked up LittleBigPlanet (PS3), God of War 2 (PS2), and borrowed Persona 4 (PS2) from a friend. Too many games, too little time xD The PS2 games play quite nicely on my PS3 thanks to the backwards compatible hardware in the 60GB model.
And lastly, I’m almost done with final part of my Italy trip coverage. Should have done that a while ago ^^;
Hey, look at this ^^ At the ongoing Chara Hobby 2009 event, FREEing displayed new, alternative outfits for their 1/4 scale Lucky Star figures. Konata was released last month and Kagami will be out in a few days. By default, all the figures come with gym uniforms but it looks like we’ll have the option to pick up cheerleader, miko, and winter serafuku outfits as well!
So awesome! It now makes perfect sense why they designed the figures to be (mostly safe) cast-offable ^^ Buy the figure once and you’ll have the ability to dress it in multiple sets of clothing :) It seems the cheerleader outfit will be the first one released. Now we just need some details on pricing and release dates.
Will probably be more interesting goodies shown at Chara Hobby later ^^
Source: Akiba Hobby, Moeya
My latest acquisition in the quest for Lucky Star world domination ^^. Here we have Wave’s non-scale Konata and Kanata, Treasures of Soujirou Set. Soujirou, for those who aren’t aware, is Konata’s otaku galge/H game/anime loving dad. The Treasures of Soujirou set is both Konata and Kanata together (normally sold separately) and some bonus accessories. Continue reading
Wave’s 1/8 scale Aisaka Taiga figure is now open for reservation!
This is the figure I’ve been watching for some time now, starting with the unpainted prototype shown at Wonder Festival. I have to say Taiga looks quite cute from these images but I’m weary of the swappable faces it features. All the figures with swappable faces that I’ve seen tend to have more noticeable seams on their heads.
Still, I like the figure. The laughing face, smiling face, and sad faces all look good though I personally prefer to keep my Taigas happy ^^. Quite likely I will be getting her. She is available for reservation at Hobby Search for 7,125 yen and will be released in December.
But wait, there’s more! Order now and you’ll receive a free Minami Chiaki Nendoroid!
OK, maybe not but Chiaki is also now available for reservation at Hobby Search. I’m really glad to see the Minami-ke Nendoroids starting ^^. Can’t wait for Kana xD
Yesterday it was announced that a new Shugo Chara anime would begin this fall. It will be called Shugo Chara!!! Dokki Doki and starts in early October. That’s good news for Shugo Chara fans like myself but there’s more. Apparently, there will also be a live action spin off! ^^
The LA part will be called Shugo Chara Pucchi Puchi!. I’m not sure on the details but I think it will be airing as short segments during the anime. The LA cast will be the Shugo Chara Egg! group which is part of Hello! Project. They look quite cute ^^/
I’m still working my way through the second anime series, Shugo Chara! Doki but am definitely looking forward to more cool and spicy Amu-chan ^^.
Source: Moetron
Hermione by Hanaharu Naruko via e-shuushuu.
Just a quick status update. And no, I haven’t forgotten about my blog despite my lack of decent posts recently ^^; Yep, I’m still around though I certainly understand Optic’s reasoning for taking a break of his own. I’ve also been a bit distracted with other things. Work has been busier than usual and I’ve been spending more of my free time trying different things. I’ve started reading more for one thing. And I don’t just mean manga although that certainly is part of it ^^;
Actually, I have to admit I’m currently reading the Harry Potter books, a series I’ve avoided for years. It’s not as bad as I expected from the movies ^^; I’m also simultaneously reading the Mass Effect novels. Yes, I’m a total geek :D
Let’s see… I’ve got a couple figure reviews coming up soon. I think I’ll have the first out within a day or two. In addition, I’ve got got quite a few pre-ordered figures being released this month so I know I will be busy with that soon enough :).
Comiket 76 also just wrapped up last week and I’ve got a small (however expensive) stash of doujinshi goodies heading my way in a few weeks time. Look forward to some pretty girl pictures to ogle at ^^.
So, that’s what’s going with me. I will be posting more of my usual boring content soon enough ^^
And lastly, I still need to finish my Italy travelogue. *kicks self for not doing it sooner*
