| 8:42pm | The Otaku Burnout and Revival | | | | There are many levels to an otaku starting from a person who knows of and watches anime, figure collectors, manga readers, aspiring artists, and even to people who just spend absurd amounts of money on otaku goods. The amount of time that one spends in these types varies from a beginner to the dedicated,... |
| 6:27am | Japan Trip 2008 Expenditure Report | | | | In any trip overseas, spending money is something that has to happen regardless of it being on food, transport, and even shopping for goods/souvenirs. Throughout the entirety of my Japan trip I recorded everything that I spent in a notepad I carried with me everywhere. It’s good to record these... |
| 12:27pm | Japan Trip 2008 Merchandise Coverage Part 2 | | | | Yes it’s finally here, Part 2 of my Japan Trip 2008 merchandise coverage. Many of you were surprised at the coverage of Part 1 and once again you’ll be even more surprised with the items that are featured in this post as majority of the items are from Comiket 74. Comiket 74 was the pinnacle... |
| 12:39pm | Japan Trip 2008 Merchandise Coverage Part 1 | | | | Well it’s been a long time but I finally got around to posting about all the merchandise that I bought from my Japan trip. I’m pretty sure a lot of you have been waiting for this for quite some time, and I’m glad I finally got to it. Though a few reasons why this is rather late: being... |
| 12:47pm | Chara Hobby 2008, Animelo Challenge 2008, and the final day in Japan | | | | Well I’ve finally reached the last two days of coverage of my Japan trip. It certainly has been a long time since then but in the end I’ve reached the end. The last two days of the trip proved to be rather quick and action packed and it was certainly a way to end the trip. Anyway this last... |
| 2:26pm | Ikebukuro, a Maid Cafe, and my most expensive purchase | | | | You know you’re coming close to the end of a trip when your running out of things to do, but also running out of money. The end indeed near, but neither of those things applied to us. There was still plenty on the plate to do and much more spending that I needed doing, but I also made a pitiful... |
| 11:34am | Tokyo DisneySea and a gondola ride | | | | One thing that a number of relatives were asking me was if I was planning on going to Tokyo Disneyland during my Japan trip. Personally I had never thought about it as it would seem rather strange for 4 guys to head off to such a place. Sure enough if I had a girlfriend I would probably go or if I was... |
| 11:13pm | Harajuku, meeting Akibanana, Asakusa, and my most expensive meal | | | | The days are going by pretty slowly at this point of the trip and with only a week left before I return to Australia, there was so little left I wanted to do. But I still managed to find things to do to keep me and my friends entertained. This post covers my trip to Harajuku, Nakano Broadway, Akiba... |
| 1:27am | Happy 24th Birthday to me~~ | | | | Ah yes it’s that time of the year again, where one celebrates the coming to this world, or simply another year closer to cheaper car insurance. Yep, today I am now 24 years old, so Happy Birthday me! A lot has certainly happened over the one year since my last birthday but I don’t feel any... |
| 12:18pm | Kara no Kyoukai 5, Tokyo Tower at night, and Akiba….again | | | | After a weary day and night of driving, normally you’d think it would be a day of resting up. Well not for me. There’s still a few things to do that was on the list, although the next few days were more random in planning. Anyway hit the jump to read about going to the movies, visiting Tokyo... |
| 12:12pm | Driving to Gunma, open-air baths, and the Wangan | | | | One of the greatest things about the Japan trip was being able to experience new things. However it’s also great to do the same things you do back at home and for me, one of them is driving. Day 2 of the car hire adventure takes me to an even greater adventure and this would more than likely be... |
| 1:20pm | Driving out to Mt Fuji | | | | For those who have been following my blog know that a part of my Japan trip was to hire a car. Well I can say that I did indeed hire a car as well as the car that I wanted to hire. It was the first day of the car hire and all I can say was that I was hella excited about getting in the car and start... |
| 1:57pm | Zojoji Temple, Tokyo Tower, and meeting Danny Choo | | | | After 3 days of Comiket, I was pretty worn out by the end of it. The next few days would be simply resting up as the next event that I’ll be attending is a long way away so from this point till then is just other random adventures. However I still believe spending a whole day inside the hotel... |
| 12:27pm | Comiket74 Weekend | | | | At first I thought about not writing up my Comiket74 experience, but I figured that some people would like to have an idea of what I went through in preparation for when they go. Anyway this is my first Summer Comiket that I have attended but it is my 2nd Comiket. The last time I went was during Winter... |
| 1:51pm | A Lucky Star Adventure | | | | At this point in the trip, it’s only a few days left until Comiket74. Normally I would rest up in preparation for such an event, but not for me. It was time for another long trip to the middle of nowhere, but this time Rin from Koi Aichaku and friend tagging along as well as my friend ACQ. Our... | | |
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