| 5:11pm | Stripey in Akihabara (3) – WTB goth-loli yukata | | | | One of my greatest regrets for this Tokyo trip was not getting this avante-garde goth-loli yukata for my beautiful wife. Having seen the actual outfit at the basement floor of Laforet (Harajuku), Wife-chan and I were immediately floored by seamless fusion of Japanese tradition with goth-lolita elements.... |
| 6:09pm | Stripey in Akihabara (2) ~ Not everyone in seifuku is a bishoujo | | | | It troubled me a great deal that I was paying more attention than I should to the seifuku when in Japan. Whenever a seifuku came into my field of view, it warranted a second look. Reflecting on this abnormality (while kneeling on a durian – a consequence of sharing too much with my beloved wife... |
| 4:20pm | Stripey in Akihabara (1) ~ Enough loli-porn to turn tanukis into zebras | | | | One enlightenment I received from my 9 day Japan trip which ended yesterday was Akihabara is the ‘creamiest’ place on Earth Like any anime fan, Akihabara was heavily featured on my itinerary. Armed with a fat wallet (by church mouse standards) and a steely determination to acquire bishoujo... |
| 4:58pm | Clannad ~ After Story OVA – Kyou goodness | | | | As a Ryou-turned-Kyou fan, this Fujibayashi-centric OVA is a dream come true. Ryou and Kyou represents the 2 classes of bishoujos I would have loved to date during my younger days – the gentle, kind, oh-so-bashful-she’s-cute type and the effervescent type whose energetic antics barely conceal... | | |
| 6:18pm | The unraveling of Chrome Shelled Regios – Nina’s arc | | | | I’m not going to make any excuses for Chrome Shelled Regios. The concluding eps made a mess of what could have been ZEXCS comeback series. Do note that I still regard the series very highly mainly because it achieved astoundingly (in the first 20 eps), the 4Cs upon which I grade anime on –... |
| 4:57pm | Should I give Zero no Tsukaima 3 a chance? | | | | While engaged in the manly task of laundry, I chanced upon ep 5 of ZnT3 on the local channel – my 2nd time catching the only episode I’m seen of ZnT3. While there was the usual uninspiring harem hijinks, I was mildly surprised at the sweet moments shared by Saito and Louise at the haunted... | | |
| 3:30pm | Kannagi OVA – Strangely unsatisfying | | | | Actually after a short reflection, it isn’t so strange that I didn’t enjoy the Kannagi OVA as much as hoped. The OVA suffered from the same issues as the TV series – too much immiscible fat. Note that I enjoyed the ‘fatty’ bits of Kannagi. Theose fun eps were entertaining,... | | |
| 4:49pm | Hatsukoi Limited - Wished every episode was like ep 9 | | | | Hatsukoi Limited has so far been an uneven series for me mainly due to 2 factors – Shallow basis of attraction and unworthy crushes. In the realm of 2D, the most common limiter on bishoujo charm is the male recipient of their affections. Bad taste in men/boys go a looong way in quelling the brilliance... |
| 1:03pm | “Daddy daddy, why you like bishoujos ah?” | | | | My wife caught me drowning my pool of drool, having passed out from Saki-nee loveliness while watching Hatsukoi Limited last week. After a brief resuscitation (via a mildly discomforting but highly effective technique involving durians), I was tsked-tsked about my guilty pleasure of appreciating adolescent... | | |
| 7:12pm | More light novels, less 4-komas/KEY for KyoAni | | | | At least that’s the knee-jerk conclusion I came to after completing a thoroughly immersing Bamboo Leaf Rhapsody (Haruhi 2). Not my full sentiments but they underscore some KEY reasons (pun intended) why the last KyoAni production I enjoyed was Kanon (back in 2006). KyoAni has helmed these productions... | | |
| 4:35pm | My humble artbook collection | | | | After approximately 2 years and S$2000, I’m proud (though very broke) to present my little stash of 33 artbooks. 2008 and 2009 saw me going on a frenzy to acquire my favourite artists work. Things got a LOT worst when I discovered Yahoo Japan Auctions and realised that doujins are within tanuki... | | |
| 5:52pm | Dear Haruhi - Re: Saki-nee (Hatsukoi Limited) | | | | Dear Haruhi, Thank you that in your infinite wisdom, you kept the 2D realm apart from the 3D. That the likes for 16 yr old Saki-nees are virtually unseen of, at least in the vicinity of tanuki activities, lest even the greatest of honourable tanukis will receive more stripes. Thank you also for blessing... |
| 4:31pm | Funimation Box sets - True bargains or a discount in quality? | | | | My latest anime DVD haul was received in a mix of joy and apprehension. Joy because I could finally chuck my crappy subs but apprehension crept in when I realised SHUFFLE! was packed onto 4 discs while Soukou no Strain - 2 DVDs. Such compressions are typical of bootlegs but unheard of in legit DVDs,... | | |
| 3:38pm | ZEXCS latest triumph on the tsundere landscape - Felli Loss | | | | Few studios do tsundere like ZEXCS. And they do it right because unlike most others who shape characters out of a tsundere core, ZEXCS first lovingly craft credible characters and THEN coax out tsundere qualities ONLY IF they are aligned with her personality. ZEXCS understands 3 key things about tsundere... | | |
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