| 10:10pm | Anime Pic of the Day 8/02/09 | | | | Can't forget to post up this classic anime fan art piece. This picture of Kasumi from Dead Or Alive is simply stunning. Click on the image to get the full scale version of it. It's 1024x768 pixels. So if the screen fits, you can use it as a wallpaper ^^. |
| 3:15pm | K-ON! Nendoroid Mio Akiyama | | | | K-ON! and especially Mio fans (like myself) will be happy with this bit of news. Up for pre-order is the Good Smile Company Akiyama Mio Nendoroid figure. The official Japan release date will be some time in November, so for us anime fans here in the US, chances are December is when we'll have her officially... |
| 5:55pm | Anime Pic of the Day 7/30/09 | | | | Heading into the dog days of summer and finally this year we are actually getting summer weather here in New York. The anime business has been heating up for me as well (thus explains some of my blogging absence ^^;;). It doesn't help that my p/t job is still thorn in my side and is continuing to dig... |
| 9:53pm | Halo Anime: Halo Legends | | | | News straight from SDCC09. Looks like Microsoft is doing what was done with the Animatrix and the relatively recent Batman anime collaboration. Studios up for the project seem to be Bones, Toei , Production I.G, Studio 4C and Casio. The project will be called, Halo Legends and is expected to be done... |
| 3:44pm | Gundam Wedding | | | | Ok, I've been blogging a decent amount about the 1/1 Gundam in Odaiba but there is much more to add about this thing. As of a few days back, Anime News Network announced that wedding ceremonies will now be done in front of the statue! This isn't just something a bunch of otaku decided to scheme up,... |
| 5:06pm | College Degree in...Manga? | | | | Sorry for the delay in my posts, been doing some site updates and I also caught a nasty cold/flu. Anyways, did you know that you can get a college degree in Manga Research? I didn't know either but as per Anime News Network, Kyoto Seika University will have it's first graduate programs in the subject.... |
| 3:48pm | Anime Pic of the Day 7/9/09 | | | | Been all over some new blog templates as of late, but don't let that stop the blogging ^^;; Here's a wonderful picture for you to gander at today. This one is obviously done by the great Shunya Yamashita. If I'm not mistaken, this is a variation of his character Roxanner, of whom will have a figure... |
| 4:06pm | TweetBoard | | | | In case you all haven't noticed, I installed the Tweetboard application to the bulk of the site (seen as a tab on the left side). If, like me, you use twitter alot, this comes in handy and allows for some more real-time convos here on the site which of course is synced into twitter. Big thanks to the... |
| 8:16pm | How to Spot a Fake Nendoroid | | | | Ok, a big, big pet peeve of mine as both an anime figure collector and as an anime figure store owner has been the slew of cheap, fake and inferior Good Smile Company Nendoroid figures. As somebody who both collects and sells the real deal, just thought I'd give some examples of what to look out for.... |
| 4:37pm | Saber Lily Nendoroid | | | | I had a bunch of items not yet listed in my store for pre-order, so I went and got the store up to date. I also got the clearance today to set up pre-orders for the very cute and lovely Saber Lily Nendoroid figure. Saber is the background to my dual PC set-up at home still so I'll probably snag one... |
| 9:51pm | Anime Pic of the Day 6/24/09 | | | | Been one of those busy weeks. So while I get some more posts ready for all of you, here's an anime girl picture that you'd might like. I'm also in the process of setting up a test/beta version of this blog so you can get a glimpse of any upgrades to the blog. Been looking all over for coding that will... |
| 5:04pm | Yoshiyuki Tomino Will Be At NY Anime Fest 2009 | | | | More good news for Gundam fans, it seems that the creator of the Gundam series, Yoshiyuki Tomino will be attending the 2009 New York Anime Fest to further commermorate the 30th anniversary of Gundam. I'll be attending NYAF 2009 as well and it'll be great to meet up with the man responsible for all... |
| 3:33pm | Fate/Unlimited Codes: Saber Lily 1/8 Scale Figure | | | | Alter's new gem of a figure has already become a big hit. I'm a fan of Saber thanks to my fandom of Cloche (Chroche) from Ar Tonelico 2..being that they share the same English voice actress and lets not forget just the sheer cool factor of the Fate series. With requests coming in for this figure the... |
| 4:16pm | Tim Burton's '9' The Movie | | | | (Update 9/4/09)Just a few days away from the release of the 9 Movie and there's more to check out, plus another contest for you loyal readers of my blog ^_^Here are 4 brand new screen shoots from the film. (Gotta love that dark Tim Burton style.)New Contest: Cognitive Circuit Minigame (an addicting... |
| 10:42pm | Odaiba Gundam In Action | | | | This thing gets more amazing the more we see it. Out of just sheer excitement, I had to post this bit of info. The 1/1 Scale RX-78 Gundam in Odaiba, Tokyo is all set up with the lights, sounds and movement. This is a site to behold and a proud day to be an anime fan ;_; I love it. Of course, all... |
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