| 1:34pm | Bandai and the Marketing Blitz of Kannagi |  | | | When the Japanese company Aniplex held an industry panel at Anime Boston last May, their emphasis on the unlicensed series Kannagi: Crazy Shrine Maidens baffled the audience and bloggers. “Why are they spending so much time talking about Kannagi?” “The show’s still unlicensed,... | | |
| 8:25am | figma Takara Miyuki Summer Uniform |  | | | Seems like Maxfactory is really going on the double along with Tsukasa from Lucky Star. This one is Miyuki figma Summer uniform version. Goodsmile have indicated the same September release this year at 2500 yen. Included are head parts for Iwasaki Minami, the mysterious cat-like creature ‘Nyamo’... | | |
| 6:36am | figma Hiiragi Tsukasa Summer Uniform |  | | | figma Hiiragi Tsukasa Summer Uniform version ((ひいらぎつかさ なつふくばーじょん ふぃぐま) will be available in September this year. Along with it are head parts for Hiyori Tamura, and Tsukasa’s school bag. Price: 2500 yen that’s so much for Lucky Star, the franchise... | | |
| 10:01am | Cool Products Wednesday, July 29, 2009 | | | | Here are today's "really cool products" that I've picked out for you, out of the 30+ new items we've added to the J-List and JBOX.com sites today. Note that some products may be "not safe for work" but that all links will allow you to redirect yourself either to the J-List or JBOX.com websites. To see... | | |
| 2:02am | It’s a bird! It’s a plane! No…its THAT new guy |  | | | When the great Prince Ali called for a new uprising against the hated Azadistani occupier, one man answered the call to arms against the regime of Marina “Couch Potato” Ismail, EO, Engineering Officer ExecutiveOtaku (added by Crusader) Introductions are in order I sing of blogging and a man... | | |
| 1:26am | Niko Bellic’s GhostBuster Mobile | | | | If hijacking police cars still isn’t not cool enough for you in GTA IV, then you might want to check out Niko Bellic’s new ride – Ghostbuster Mobile. What you see in the youtube video is a mod for the PC version. Its quite sad that the console version doesn’t have cool stuffs... | | |
| 7:26pm | Summer Season Favorites -- Blue Flowers in an Earthquake | | | | Three episodes in, now it can be said: Aoi Hana ("Sweet Blue Flowers") and Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 are my top shows of the summer season. And both are so good that, if they fulfill their promise, they could become anime masterpieces.Close behind comes Bakemonogatari, and I'm enjoying a number of other shows,... | | |
| 7:05pm | Kanamemo: A “Touching” Story, Like Really | | | | A rambling post awaits you, don’t say I didn’t warn you. You know something’s fishy when someone ends up liking a series for how heartwarming it is, while another one ends up liking it for the lulz factor. Take for example Opinion 1 of deathkillz regarding Kanamemo: “it was really... | | |
| 9:11am | Cool Products Monday, July 27, 2009 | | | | Here are today's "really cool products" that I've picked out for you, out of the 30+ new items we've added to the J-List and JBOX.com sites today. Note that some products may be "not safe for work" but that all links will allow you to redirect yourself either to the J-List or JBOX.com websites. To see... | | |
| 9:58pm | Unfunny Internet Meme Comics #6-46 | | | | “Hmmmmmm”. I ponder the content of todays comic carefully. “Is it really okay to still be making references to the first episode of Lucky Star after all these years?” “But DiGi”, I hear you say, causing me to shiver, still terrified that you may be hiding in my wardrobe... | | |
| 7:11am | Wonder Festival Showcase: Nendoroid K-On! | | | | Following the news announcement of Nendoroid Mio Akiyama, the entire K-On! gang was spotted at Wonder Festival Summer 2009 and Gigazine was there to bring us some lovely photo coverage. Here’s a closer look at each individual member from the gang of K-On!: And the entire setup wouldn’t... | | |
| 3:46pm | nutcase23’s Display Cabinet of LOVE |  | | | My desk got invaded Ever since my last post of my room back in Anime Banzai! when I got my current IKEA table, I have yet to make any posts as to the current state of my figurine collection. If you have been following my figurine reviews, it should be pretty obvious that my collection is a hell lot... | | |
| 10:16pm | Otakon 2009: Panels, Loot, Wrap | | | | I enjoy Otakon every year, but I always get the feeling at the end of each one that I’ve had a good run and might skip it from now on. I’ve been saying it for three years now, so I’ll probably be back. This here is my convention report, panels, loot, and jabber at the end. Didn’t... | | |
| 7:04pm | 1/4 Miyuki Takara PVC | | | | FREEing has announced preorder for this really cute figure of Miyuki Takara from the anime series Lucky☆Star. She is wearing her gym uniform and those glasses make her look even more moe! She is scheduled for release in October and will be retailing for around 12,000 yen. Kinda pricey but I’m... | | |
| 10:55am | 1/8 Canaan PVC Preview | | | | Mika-tan has uploaded some lovely photos of another busy day in the GoodSmile Company’s office. And she goes up to take a peek on their latest project: Here’s a closer look at the uber cool Canaan figure that the sculpter is working on. Awesome!! The preview is not complete with a peek... | | |
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