Sheeple, anyone?

I mean really, does any one want me to do them Sheeple avatars?

Sanbei Gaeshi!

White Day has just passed (yesterday), has anyone been offering their gifts of whiteness? (INB4 stupid sexual innuendo commenters who ruin the classy-ness of my post)

Well, I’m at work as off now and hells abound I am locked up like a pigeon in a Peking Roast Duck.

But lo and behold! Here I am.

Which is really sad because that proves that even a prude of a web filter (who blocked even hotmail, much less Twitter) does not recognise KK as a blog/social media site.

Ouch.

Still, I am grateful. But I digress.

Have we talked about White Day before? Sure we haven’t. (Think so)

Basically, White Day is a (highly commercialised) Japanese day (non-holiday day) held on the 14 March. Males who have received any Valentine’s Day Gifts are socially obliged (and more than happy to usually) to return gifts as thanks on this day.

Which is a pain in the ass.

The gift has to be white in nature and some people (Wikipedia) believe that the gift must be THREE TIMES in value of the original Valentine’s Day Gift. As a fellow human, I realise that white things that can be passed as gifts are terribly hard to find, much less white gifts that have to cost 3x a box of chocolates.

“Let’s buy a 3x larger box of white chocos and get it over with.”

…is what almost every guy thinks. Either that or a bottle of suspicion white fluids.

Oh oh! Fun fact, White Day started as a gimmick to get males to buy candies for females who have bought candies for them. Marshmallows for that matter. (COMMERCIAL HOLIDAYS FTW)

SO WHAT, THREE TIMES MARSHMALLOWS IN VALUE? A LORRY OF MARSHMALLOWS OH GOSH.

-scans the wiki on giri-chocos and honmei-choco-

HOSHIT I JUST REALISED I GAVE RATHER EXPENSIVE CHOCOLATE TO MY SENIOR.

AND THAT’S CONSIDERED HONMEI CHOCO.

D:

So how about our dear readers? Do you follow White Day traditions?

(Male readers really should, because artists always draw white day picture of various anime characters wrapped only in ribbons and covered in slick slick white cream.)

Picture for the (yaoi-loving) womenfolk

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Oh, sidetalk a bit. We will…

NOT HAVE PODCASTS DUE TO INABILITY OF MYSELF D;

NOT HAVE MONHUNT POSTS BECAUSE I GAVE UP MH D;

Oh but we will have April’s Fool. Look forward to it.

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Finally, because White Day originated from Japan and the Japanese aren’t in the best of shape to celebrate it, let’s all just pray for them and wish them a better white Day next year.

(Incidentally, disasters bond people like superglue so maybe next year’s White Day will have ultra-turnover :9)

Nano out!

I hope my boss doesn’t catch me.

A horrific event occurred yesterday, something I’m sure you’re well aware of. If not, here’s a quick run-down.

An 8.8-8.9 (Richter scale) magnitude earthquake occurred off the shore of north-eastern Japan last Friday.

Japan was hit hard by the shock, and the tsunami that followed. At this point one of the main concerns is the risk of a nuclear radiation contamination.

That’s not to say the rest of the world wasn’t affected. The waves travelled from the epicenter, reaching as far as California, New Zealand and Hawaii.

Japan still received the full brunt of Mother Nature’s assault, though.

For those of you who follow Japanese voice actors and actresses, hashihime’s post may help allay your fears.

EDIT: Here’s a (probably) more complete list of Japanese personalities. Thanks Panther!

The Japanese Red Cross apparently agreed to accept financial aid world-wide, so if you’re willing to lend a helping hand, you can do so right now. No news from our own branch, though… You can now donate to Japan either via Mercy Relief (SG only), or directly to Japanese Red Cross via Google Checkout.

For those of you directly affected, thank god you’re safe enough to spend the time reading this. For those of you whose loved ones are still out there, we’ll pray hard for them too.

Long made short, we have two guest writers shot down, I am lying around doing nothing most of the time, Fariz does not come here as often anymore and poor (but rich) Fuzzy is being reduced to girly tears by his (not scanning) scanner.

We need direction! Again!

So, dear readers, please donate generously as if we were wikipedia what would you like to see more of in Kyouran?

1) NSFW images. (None other shall suffice!) How much can you take? Would you like risque content? Of course you do. But how much? Enough to make Fuzzy say, “ALRIGHT ALRIGHT NANO YOU WIN, YOU MAY TURN 50% OF THE SITE INTO SANKAKU’S IMAGE POST REPOSTER OMFGG”?

2) Podcasts? I have no idea. That was an idea Kevinayp from Vocaloidism brought up from the dregs of my mental bin of extraordinary doujins ideas. It may not be top-class but if you ask, we will deliver. And if we podcast, what shall it touch upon?

How to speak English? How to admire figurines? How to save money like Fuzzy? How to NOT save money? Songs? Etc?

3) CAN WE DO MONSTER HUNTER POSTS HERE? PLEASE?

Oh, and because someone stated that it was puzzling why I deign to post such rubbishy (I am devastated) stickman pictures instead of expressing my wonderful England into everyone’s faces, I shall not have pictures in this post.

Thank you.

With Great Bravado and Appreciation,

Nano

P.S. Maybe it’s just me but black words on the brown-black background of Kyouran’s page is just IMPOSSIBLE to read without highlighting. It kind of twists my eyeballs in and out simultaneously.

Oh no, GSC OBVIOUSLY did it intentionally. Later in the OVA the star on BRS’ windbreaker peels off during battle.

Later in the OVA, Black Gold Saw will lose her eyes too, and the figures will be shipped out faceless.

STR loses an arm, and Dead Master loses a horn and wing. The figurines are shipped armless and horn+wingless respectively.

So yeah, Fuzzy is like my Seersman forever. He is so awesome.

: D

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DONE.

Comment: Yeah, so AFAX, very little impact actually. Sorry gais.

THAT’S RIGHT KIDS. I ONLY DREW ONE COMIC.

Nah, I’m staggering them because as a engineer in training, I support the steady flow notion.

MOAR TMR!

Officially that is. I mean, she Engrishes already right?

Hatsune Miku appears to be on the verge of gaining an English version, providing her fans are dutiful enough in fulfilling her wishes.

The announcement of sorts comes by way of an address given to Vocaloid fans at a recent US convention, with Miku creators Hiroyuki Ito and Wataru Sasaki suggesting an English version will be forthcoming if Miku’s demand for 39,390 likes (the odd number is the result of Japanese wordplay: “miku” and “sankyu”) on her Facebook page is met.

As gathering likes on Facebook is akin to catching flies on flypaper, the statement can basically be taken as an announcement that there will be an English version and the decision is already something of a fait accompli; certainly making a business decision based on Facebook likes is not something which anyone would expect from the decidedly canny businessmen at Crypton.

Crypton have in fact been talking about the need for an English version since 2008, so her recent burst of publicity may well form the momentum for an imminent announcement.

Facebook users wishing to accelerate the inevitable or simply bathe in her exalted virtual light can proceed to her profile here – with over 33,000 likes already it seems it will not be long in coming.

Just whether this will be a success is another question of course – Miku’s success so far is essentially the result of an extremely strong community of (Japanese) artists and musicians, rather than any central group under the control of Crypton, Yamaha, Sega or others, so her dual nature of both being a virtual idol and a creative tool may yet complicate her establishment overseas.

Source: Sankaku Complex

Ok, so I copied EVERYTHING off Sankaku. Sorry! o-o

So is the Kaname and -aira- thing.

Actually, that’s because I just stop and ogle whenever -aira- photos pop up. :3c

So… Day 2 cosplay!

Situation first. So Zone 3 was cleared of debris and the peasant folk began to emigrate from the cargo hull of Error 404. Also, Suntec/AFAX management kinda got eco-friendly and left almost all the lights of 404 dead. I think Suntec did it. So lightning inside SUCKS.

Wait: OH WAIT OH WAIT THERE’S HATSU-NEWS TO BE SAID SO AFK THIS POST.

Back.

So… Wall of photogs already spawning…

Another Freyr from Chobits. Not sure if its Day 1′s.

Right. These must be Kingdom Heart Mask Riders! -shot-

This one… Something cool-looking. orz

Mashup

Unknown maid

World Embryo’s version of an Anbu. 8D

Some characters.

Madame Red?

Another Sandplay Luka. YES GUYS, I KNOW THERE’S WAY TO MANY VOCALOID COSPLAYS. BELIEVE ME, I KNOW.

Some angel thing.

Armor dude who sadly did not stay still for much so I got blurred shots due to slowpokenano

Went back in and saw DannyChoo for the bazillionth time and he was having pictures taken. Is this considered cosplay? It doesn’t look ninja IMO, more like Japanese houseservant. :/ Ignore that DC fanboy. They just kept posing with him for shots.

Deathnote’s Misa

MonitorOnHeadDJMan – I think it’s Airgear

Iunno.

BRS

Samurai girl thing

Saber Lily

Mr ANBU is crying because he’s not Mr ANBU.

Alice in Wonderland thing?

League of Generally Unknown – I have an inkling that it’s Granado Espada. Pirate Adeline & Default Musketeer?

KISS X SIS!!! orz-point: I only realised when I noticed the bandaid on one of their faces

Some Narutoos playing rock-paper-scissors

Defense Devil cosplay – They are Singapore’s representatives for the Cosplay Competition. Pretty cool duo.

That Roaring Guy From Sengoku Basara dude.

Nuclear Meltdown Rin (Is it Nuclear? Or just Meltdown. I wanna listen to Meltdown -headphones-)

Misa again

Here, a child wonders WTF Mr ANBU is

Went into the 404 chamber after that. At the later parts of AFAX, the people started to lose their inhibitions and began orgies. o_o

There was this strange wave after wave of yaoi pairings and everyone just ran in and out like the tides

SIMCA. OH GOD, WHY IS THAT PINK THING IN THERE DAMNIT. ARGH

NO IDEA. I THOUGHT IT WAS TETO. ORZ

Beato and Virgilia from When the Seagulls Cry. Or was it Sigh? Wait, is it even seagulls? Maybe it’s crows. Uhhh… Cross-check please?

Misa AGEN.

Like, the one Touhou cosplay I wanted to take photos off. MARISA-ALICE SHIPPERS UNITE!

Actually, I prefer Sakuya X Marisa more but there’s less of that. And there’s Yukari X Reimu and Yuyuko X Youmu. Haha, Nano is YuriBoy. :9

Not cosplay but this is what the queue (or lack of) for the Free-Standing Concert goers was like. WTF GAIS.

We end with MisaBookHammer

Well, does anyone want the Kaname -aira- or Cosplay Competion posts? And which one takes priority if so?

The stickmens WILL be up by… TOMORROW FOR SURE. PROMISE. I SWEAR THIS ON… FUZZY’S FUR.

I will be NON COMMUNIQUE from Friday till Monday so even if I’m doing the Kaname post, it would be next week. Sorry.

P.S. Moe tag for the Misa

Well, apologies for that really terrible post earlier! I’m deciding to cut the posts into parts!

This one is the photos that seem to have no relation to anything at all.

Followed by Cosplays of Day 1.

Cosplays of Day 2.

Kaname(Star) & -aira-. (Because I need to crop and maybe it’ll suck.)

Cosplay Competition. (Because everyone fought it, it really sucks cliches.)

Stickmens will be mixed in somewhere. I apologise for the horrible time schedule since any posts 1 week after AFAX is technically obsolete.

Meanwhile… WTF FEIDAMU YOU  THING YOU BETRAY THE POORKIND AND NOW YOU MOONKIND FFFFFFFFFFFFF

So what happened on Day 1?

Basically, there was a terrible lack of queueing this year. Ticketing had a queue thankfully but the way in was like one giant Spawning Pool. @Hit_TP and I kinda stood at the side while @Feidamu, @TheFuzzy and @FarizAsuka just swam in the front.

Then the doors opened and one faggot shouted “SCRUM”. Idiot. Don’t insult rugby with your baka-weebs. I bet you all wouldn’t last under a scrum probably anyway.

In we go!

After just strolling in, we find the KKnM already long enough to go around a corner and edging into the exits. @TheFuzzy and @Feidamu inside queue. Tasked to find @FarizAsuka. Ran off.

There he is!

Mikuloard playing

There was the figurines on display inside. Typical GSC airing their figurines to lustful eyes.

Back to KKnM and OMFGGWTFBBQ to be had.

Ran away from the humans. I haz homosapiennophobia.

“Quick! Someone explain to me how lightsabers are anime related!”
“Umm, because Saber is a very well-known FSN character?”

Ita-buggy. For like, the itasha guys who play golf.

The Shrine of Toohoo

The first cosplayer I saw! Yay! Nanoha! (Turns out she was with Bushiroad or something?)

A Certain Malwarez Site makes its presence known. Oh, the pictures are cute. I think they are by someone from Bobkurasu Brigade.

Wandered back to the display figurines. More people there now. This is the one Figma I actually want but stopped myself from getting.

Dropped back to SEGA’s area and @TheFuzzy said this guy is playing a slow song to drag out his time which makes him a douchebag.

Is that even a guy playing? o_o I have no idea anymore. It is playing. IT.

60 MINS!?! O-O SEGA, PLZ PUT MOAR BOOTHS. PEOPLE WILL LIKE, SUCK YOUR TOKENS TO PLAY.

But not me.

A New Queue Has Spawned! .o. This one goes into the Stage zone.

So there was also this shad shad ronery ronery machine here.

@TheFuzzy being coaxed into buying a 15 dollar poster. This salesman is HARDCORE.

But he sucks at maths because he accused @TheFuzzy of paying short. WTF? FUZZ MCSCROOGE NEVER COUNTS WRONGLY.

My two Dead(blog)Masters

Legendary MIRAI itasha is appears! Nano takes 3 shots!

So when they said Ministage, I think they meant Microstage

KTV. THEY ALWAYS HAVE ONE. AND IT’S LIKE, ALWAYS GUYS SINGING THOSE LOVELY FEMALE SONGS. WTF. MY EARS ARE BLEEDING FUCK.

Cafe McCreepy

Mikuloard goes back to fight the SEGA! But no Disappearance. Loard, I am disappoint.

This song. I don’t know what. I like, need to update ALL the songs. i only know StarrySky now and that’s not Vocaloid! /o\

Then we went in for Gundam 00 Trailblazer. I got to sit all the way at the back and I swear it was so small that I went blind so when FlowerFuck began I was like, 3.3 and didn’t receive any damage.

So that’s the Day 1 UnCosplays+1!

I seriously need help with my camera. Someone teach me! ;o;

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P.S. Oh yeah, you know that SGMalwarezCafe mascot pictures I took? Yeah, this lovely lady did it AND I think she was that Kirino cosplayer @TheFuzzy and I (And SGAmirul) saw and went like, “Woah, this is good stuff.” Yeah, this blogger/artist/cosplayer is like GOD. Go over to her comic log first to tide over your addiction for pictorial coverage.

Because we all have been goofed.

Right. So I’m sorry I can’t provide pictures for now. The procession is too long and I need downtime. So do you, so read and scramble.

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AFAX! Woke up past the alarm time, yelped and ran out.

Reaching there, the first sight, a queue that has gone all the way over to the third floor from the fourth. OMFGG. Turns out to be ticketing, so… Meh. ADVANCE CORPS ARE ADVANCED.

In we go!

Uhhhh… Ok. Here the amazing thing happens.

I bought the least things ever in this blog-clan. (As compared to highest spender for last year.) Fuzzy started buying lots of stuff and Fei’s like… Not Fei.

-shudder at the thought of sight of Fei with VIP pass and tons of loot-

Well, Fariz played the Project Diva Arcade machines. Twice I think. WAI NOT MOAR MIKULOARD, you yell. Because each time you want to play once, you have to queue for 60 mins AT LEAST!?!?!?!?!?!

Fuzzy started his path down senseless spending with a dingy magazine with one nice Vocaloids poster of Rin and Miku (I think it’s like the Sega official art style?) and one undesirable (To Fuzzy) Clannad poster.

Fei disappeared in a sea of money and receipts.

I just wandered around everywhere. To be honest, I actually sold an artbook there which offset the AFAX ticket costs. Harhar!

Met with… Salanos, sgAmirul, uhh uhh… people people people. If you want, I can do a stickmens of the whole thing LATER IN A FEW DAYS. Tomorrow at fastest.

Heck, I’m actually sketch-ploting with a pen now. =.=

MOVIETIEM! Gundam 00: Awakening of the Trailblazer. Yay. Fuzzy kept telling how he watched it WITHOUT ME, and how there was an outing organised WITHOUT ME and how he knows all the trolololololols WITHOUT ME. ;A;

But yeah, nice movie. Lousy quality though and… AKIRA DVD PLAYER!?!?!?! ARE THEY THAT POOR? -orz crater-

But the show was kinda touching. In a super-huge humanity view.

Out we went after the movie screening and more wandering.

ZANEEDS was there, nice music BUT THE NEARBY KTV REALLY BOMBED IT. UGH. I would have bought like, all the CDs and the vinyl if that allowed me to blow out the KTV but no.

I nearly convinced Fuzzy to buy their really cool retro vinyl and then waste more money because he needs a record player to use it then. But actually, the vinyl is for signing on. Truth.

WAI CHIBI NOT THAR TO SING INSTEAD?

More wandering, the maid cafe was… interesting? I guess so. We peered in like scientists peering into the strange and wild world of… Jupiter. Yes.

We did not manage to find the Butler Cafe. I suspect there is a filter installed in all humans.

Finally, cosplay!

Ok, I won’t say much because that’s main coverage area. I reckon you can find the pictures on SGCAFE in day or two.

But maybe AFAX management isn’t that bad, because they got an empty hall opened to let cosplayers go into it. Just like Tokyo Big Sight has areas for cosplays, only we were smaller. Neat. But lighting for cameras were claimed to be abysmal. Well, I suck at it anyway so… -shrug-

Much good-average cosplays. No Gundams. Panty-Stockings spotted. But to quote sgAmirul, “Old lah…” XD

Concert entry started to happen around 6. Not a really bad rush I think. Because tickets controlled even the standing viewers. Clever filter.

Here I retired into the night, having realised I have effectively became an eunuch or something to AFAX, having been of zero profit potential AT ALL. So sad.

Nano Nano and the Indefinite Sadness. (Kudos if you get the reference)

Oh, I also met @kazearashiP! But I’m sorry I had to go off and never came back. Sorry!

Fuzzy said the Miku concert messed up AGEN. :/ Hello I am Surprise.

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What I think:

Well, anyone could tell you, AFAX is in many ways a lot better but also a lot more sedate. The KKnM rush was larger than ever but the overall of stores were… meh. Artist corner was desperately under-tenanted and SEGA was so stingy with two machines.

However, AFAX did have a lot less hullaboos really. The cosplay areas were effectively controlled without much conflict, save for a few sunlight buggers. The Miku concert probably bombed but if anyone really considered the whole thing, Miku would be just filler to AFAX (Mikulord yells, BLASPHEMY!) so it’s expected.

Well, I had fun on Day 1 and I’m sure Day 2 would be good too.

So, if you’re going tomorrow, get some sleep NOW and get your dying fighting spirit out!

Or your wallet. Whichever is nearer.

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Twitter Rips: Stuff from the Fuzz and the MikuLaord. Loard. Lard. Lrd. L. L’D. LLLLULLLLZ.

Left. So first up. During the BRS’S MATO’S SEIYUU WHOSE NAME IS – TO ME panel, they ANNOUNCED THERE WAS TO BE A BRS 2 MOVIE.

Duh. The first movie just stopped THERE.

Second in, huke will be coming to AFA next year! YAYYYYYY, yells Fariz as he rips open the cotton stuffing in his BRAND NEW BRS PLUSHIE by accident.

Fuzzy says the sound control for the concert sucks. I agree. The Gundam 00 movie moved my heart LITERALLY at times and I swear I could have died if not for the fact that the killer noise also gave me CPR.

Fariz DOES NOT TWIT USEFUL.

You can also follow me Twitter but I don’t tweet instantly because I has a no-internets phone line.

As for how we look like, I will release upon the OK from said person’s face. Mine is No-Go.

Nano is a shadow ninja!

After days (hours) of trekking (walking) through jungles (of people) and climbing walls (of KKnM’s carton boxes), Nano has found survivors of the human tsunami!

Edit: No more Day 1 at KKnM too. The AFAX is starting, please queue coldly.

Update: So @Hit_TP tells us that La Tendo will be restocking itself with Day 1 tixxes today at 6.30PM of 10th . Whatever happened to the definition of LIMITED? Also, isn’t supposed to CLOSE SALES TODAY?

I’m going crazy with updating this thing.

Advance Festival+Stage tickets for both Day 1 and Day 2 are still available at KKnM @ Sunshine Plaza.

Do note that this is the last place to Day 1 tickets already and that sales of advances will be STOPPED on the 10th of Oct, once KKnM closes or once stocks run out.

I’m too lazy to post photos of the tickets so basically, it’s just a flimsy ticket like those of last year AND an EVEN FLIMSIER piece of paper strip meant to certify your admittance to Stage area.

Shout if you want pictures.

Edit: A shout was heard, prepare for lousy mugshots.

So… That’s how they look like. The strips have 3M sticky pads on one end so I guess you would be like, handcuffing yourself for the whole day. With paper.

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On other news, I just learnt that fellow Guest Bragger Feidamu is having VIP tickets for BOTH DAYS. Sheer OMFGGWTFBBQ. He betrayed me! ;A;

Everyone please mentally hex him and try to make TheFuzzy’s life better by letting him go.

BTW, does anyone want a post on a pretty HNGH OreImo cosplay?

I will probably be posting here everyday until Fuzzy gives me a prize.

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Updates:

So…. @Yunamon has got my attention with new updates. Direct copy-pasta. I’m ill with flu and I have a rush out an essay so I apologise for the lack of original content.

Nitro+, known for their girls(?) Soniko and various VNs like Chaos;Head and Saya no Uta (Is it? I need a check on that) has revealed what they will be selling at AFAX.

So… For you folks who whine, “Damn, there’s only money to be spent, my gamer fists are aching to maul a bear!”… Please head to the 3rd floor to maul pedobears. ;D

Orrrrrr…

You may try your hand/fist at Street Fighter V and BlazBlue, fighting with other equally lifeless folks who would maul you if they lost and then win a not-so-priceless thing and also +1000 epenorz.

Honestly, I only want to see SC2 competitions now. I’m watching HuskyStarcraft’s channel nonstop now.

Finally… Toy Coin will be blatantly displaying their hoard of Nendos from the very first of the Lineage of Deformation to the Greatest Smallest Successor of Clan.

Well, pretty cool stuff but I’m not one to be fazed easily soo…

That’s all for now! Gonna mash some buttons for an essay now!

Thanks to @yunamon again for this update heads-up, he will be coming to AFAX, catch him somewhere somehow etc!