I’ll promptly redo the whole damn post :<

Sorry for the hundred angry RandomC hotlink blocks.

:<

Well, this is just a Asuka Langley cosplayer taken during the Winter WonFest (Wonder Festival) 2010 held last Sunday.. She looks lovely doesn’t she? XD

One does wonder if some figurine company could make one with a human expression just like the Max Factory Real Image Yoko..

Credit to HK-DMZ for taking these wonderful pics.. There are pics from WonFest 2010 so to see the rest of the pics, click Here… Enjoy~

Thanks to Wcloudx for posting about this news; A preview scan featuring the upcoming “Nendoroid Black★Rock Shooter” by Good Smile Company (GSC).. Although it is still in illustration form, it already gotten some attention from quite a number of B★RS fans out there (including me~)..

It is slated for release sometime in 2010 next year.. This is great news after the release of the 1/8 scale Black★Rock Shooter by GSC on the 21st December 2009..

I’ve been waiting for this to happen since the pictures of the Custom-made B★RS was shown in 2chn a few months back.. Lovely indeed~

It comes with the detachable blue-flames too..

Source: Figure/GK via Wcloudx

So if you want to dust off your PSP, go ahead and get the demo.

And what’s a post by me without some form of mention of my beloved Nana. You can hear an audio clip of her talking in character in the link below.

http://tgs09.konamionline.com/mgs_pw/jp/voice.html

HNGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG!

Source: Pixiv by minoa

Source: Pixiv by ゆうチョ

Haha! Cheerios and kthxbai.

Courtesy of SankakuComplex

In 2007, Adidas released two pairs of Star Wars inspired shoes. To continue on that success, Adidas is now teaming with the Star Wars franchise to create a line of apparel and shoes.

The Adidas and Star Wars line will use classic Star Wars images on classic Adidas styles. The combo is sure to please vintage movie lovers, and vintage Adidas lovers. Can’t wait to see what the two powerhouse companies come up with!

Even though the song MELTDOWN was released at the end of last year, remixes of it are still popping up till this day.. In the original song, also known as “【鏡音リン】炉心融解【オリジナル】“, you could listen to Kagamine Rin singing beautifully to the trance song with beautiful 3D & 2D animations running nicely as the song plays on.. I was pretty much mesmerized with the song when I first listen to it..

Well, before I continue on about the remix, I think its best that we get to listen to it.. I hope you love listening to this song.. ^^

“MELTDOWN (R.K.Remix) – Kagamine Rin”:

This song was released just recently on NicoNicoDouga, on 1st June.. Although the lyrics are placed slightly at random than a previous remix sung by Hatsune Miku (Which I will show you later on), I still find the song very catchy.. Unlike the remix sung by Hatsune Miku, this one shows Kagamine Rin having more “singing-time” and Im guessing that Fuzzy really like it..

This song received about 20k views on the day of its release and for the 2nd day, received about 100k views which I say is a pretty amazing feat…

Moving on to its animation, there is little to say about it as the person didnt create any extravagant one like the Hatsune Miku remix version and the original song itself.. However, the lack of animations was instead replaced by a very visually stunning artwork of Kagamine being a rocker in a different MELTDOWN outfit (below), like her frilly skirt.. XD

Apart from her dress is her very own “MELTDOWN” guitar which I really like the design.. The stage is also drawn nicely to fit Kagamine Rin rocker mood.. Ouh yeah, there is also a small video of her in a very hip dress right near the end of the music video.. Its alot different than the ones wore by the Kagamine Rin in the original song and Hatsune Miku in her remix..

Now, I would like to show you all the remix sung by Hatsune Miku.. Called 【初音ミク】　炉心融解　-nitamagoMix- 【リ ミック ス】, I prefer listening to this version since it has that “oomph” factor in it than the “R.K. Remix” version..

【初音ミク】　炉心融解　-nitamagoMix- 【リ ミック ス】:

Then last but not least, there is the original song made by “Iroha(sasaki)”.. Enjoy~

【鏡音リン】炉心融解【オリジナル】

Well, before I end this wonderful entry, I would like to share this beautiful artwork created by no other than “nagimiso” himself.. It is indeed very nice and I applaud to him for his wonderful art skill.. ^^

To view the enlarged version of the image, click on it…

Source: Pixiv by “nagimiso“

Another week has gone by so quickly and I am feeling the nervousness growing in me due to me going into National Service soon.. But that won’t stop me from searching for great Hatsune Miku songs to live my day.. So just recently, I found a great song made by one of the many great composer, “164″.. To those who know him, he was the composer of the song “ShiningRay” which got made into a 3D music video using MikuMikuDance.. The title for his/her latest song is called “Heavenly Blue”.. It is one of the best song I’ve heard so far and I pretty much think that you will surely enjoy listening to it too.. It’s a very beautiful music video, both in terms of animation and the music itself.. As usual, let us take a look at the music video itself.. Do enjoy~ “Heavenly Blue” – Hatsune Miku:

First up is the song itself.. Like “ShiningRay”, this song really delivers with the wonderful and catchy tune.. The song isnt like most monotone type of song where some people will get bored easily.. This song changes tempo according to the scene of the song + the lyrics itself.. I also love how nice the musical instrument are played in this song.. It feels like a rock concert being held somewhere.. Sometimes I prefer listening to VocaRock (Vocaloid + Rock) as it feels more lively than typical Vocaloid songs.. Now, about the animation itself, its visually stunning.. I praise the guy for doing an amazing job with the animation, from the gears to the clock to the effects itself.. I’m speechless at how great his work is.. What I do like is the girl in the music video, she looks lovely indeed.. Somehow I love the metal wings on her back.. XD

This girl is so lovely~~ Wish it was Miku instead.. XD Well, here is the lyrics to the song itself.. I hope you like it.. ^^ “Heavenly Blue” – Lyrics:

前の作品を見る 次の作品を見る 鮮やかに解けて消える　記憶の様 曖昧な昨日はもう死んでいったわ (I avoided,Cuz I can’t accept the fact) どれだけ時を待てばいいの どれだけ指を折ればいいの 伝えることができたら　それだけでいい 儚げに夢を見せる心模様 「サヨナラ」は一度きりの魔法の言葉 (Even’if I said that good morning) どれだけ嘘を知ればいいの それだけ夢を見ればいいの あふれる物語のときを時を止めて 嗚呼　あなたの愛したお花を持って すぐに逢いに行くから どれだけ時を待てばいいの どれだけ指を折ればいいの 伝えることができたら　それだけで 愛の意味を知るの 果てなく続く愛を知るの あなたが望んだのは・・・

“164″ was even kind enough to provide the Non-Vocal version of the song itself so anyone who wants to sing this song may want to use this.. “Heavenly Blue” (Non-Vocal):

heavenly blue　（カラオケ音源） powerd by ピアプロ

This post is part of a Team Blue’s first Round Robin, in which members try to post something regarding the given topic.

I’m also doing this to ease my mind after so much coding. ~_~

The collaboration of a group of individuals, the size of which may vary from 2 to any (reasonable) amount, in order to post and maintain a single blog. That’s team blogging in a nutshell.

Team blogging has become quite common in the anime “blogosphere”, with popular ones like Riuva. Panther’s own blog is also another example, though it’s more of a oh-I’m-looking-for-co-writers-for-my-blog rather than let’s-form-a-team thing. In the case of the latter, a group of (otaku) friends gather to create a blog dedicated to their ramblings about anime/otaku culture in general.

That brings me to my next point. Why form a team blog? Some form one (typically) to share the cost (or to mooch off the richer ones) of hosting a customised blog, complete with domain names and such. Others form up to alleviate the “weight” of keeping the blog active, e.g. posting regularly. Distributing the “load” among several people can bring about the illusion of constant activity.

In other words, they’re too lazy/busy to handle it themselves.

There are also other advantages to consider. Consider a team otaku-themed blog with 3 members. One person could focus on anime, another on games, and the last on figurines. The blog could then proudly claim that it’s covering 3 aspects of otaku culture, thus attracting more visitors, etc. Also, the more members you have in your team, the greater your coverage can be. Behold the power of diversity.

Then there are the risks behind forming a team blog. Let’s face it, it’s not easy finding a team of people able enough (as in free and not so damn lazy) to post. The majority of the members of a team blog have to be active contributers, otherwise the blog will either revert into an individual point (which defeats the purpose), or die away completely. :/

Image source: Pixiv by つむつむ

Take for instance, a certain blog B, which is made up of writers C, D, E, and F, with C heing the leader.  Let’s say F enters National Service, and therefore cannot post. E goes into depression due to work issues (e.g. overdue assignments), and therefore cannot post either. D goes into an indefinite hiatus for no apparent reason (e.g. can’t be arsed), and eventually C gets sick of being all alone, and leaves, and the others follow suit.

Result: Completely dead team blog.

There are, however, many examples of team blogs that are still alive and kicking now. As I’ve mentioned before lot of people are following the trend of forming team blogs, especially since most people now are much more disciplined (and yet somehow too damn lazy to start blogs of their own). There’s somehow so much future behind forming a team blog than “roughing it out” and taking on the responsibility alone.

But then again, Kyouran Kyōdai is (technically) a team blog. Fariz and I joined up for a special reason: We’re brothers with very similar interests. We blogged about the same things before the merger, and it felt kinda silly posting about the same thing on two different blogs. Of course, I’m now the less active of the two here, though I have been contributing behind the scenes. I provide a lot of material for Fariz to post, and he (somehow) manages to post every single day/night.

Special case, I know, but it just proves a point: It’s just so CONVENIENT. And it is because of this conveniece that team blogging will be the future of anime blogging (or at least become really popular and common). Maybe it’ll reach the point where we look at individual bloggers and go “Wow I wonder how he/she managed that himself/herself”.

Well, that’s the end of my RR. Granted, it’s not the best essay I’ve written, since I’m exhausted from staying up late last night (apparently that can have a delayed effect on you), and I hoped you enjoyed it (as if).

*yawns*

Well, then, back to normal life.

After a few days of blogging, I finally found some free time to review the last of the figurines that I’ve got from the Anime Festival Asia 08 (AFA08) event.. Well, you have seen my short review about the Sega Hatsune Miku and Kagamine Rin a few weeks back (Click here to read the entry..). Now it is time to review about the Alter Tsuzaki Aoba and the mecha she is piloting; Moribito TYPE2.. ^^

The original price for her is about 6500 yen which is about SGD$100 but during AFA08, she was sold at only SGD$50 (which later reduced to a good price of SGD$40).. I got this chance since I watched the show back then..

Tsuzaki Aoba and Moribito TYPE2 are actually from a manga series which later became an anime series called Jinki;Extend.. It is about two girls who end up piloting giant humanoid robots called “Jinki” (which translates to “man-machine”)..

Here is the OP of the show:

Well, let us begin with the review then.. So I was pretty impressed with how neat and tidy the figurine + the mecha were packaged inside the box.. They are also arranged nicely so that people will be impressed when they open the flap of the box..

I took a good look at the 1/8 scale Tsuzaki Aoba and I fell in love with her.. She comes in her torn and tattered “plugsuit”, showing that she just came back from battle.. This makes her look more manly than she is.. xD

Front-view shot of Tsuzaki Aoba..

However, the suit looks like it is integrated with Tsuzaki’s skin, making the whole battle-worn effects abit weird.. At least that is compensated by her pose and her MOE face.. ^^

Front-view of Tsuzaki Aoba..

Side-View shot of her..

Rear-view shot of Tsuzaki Aoba..

Well, her base is quite simple; black in style which allows Tsuzaki to take the attention like most figurines do.. Her leg is nicely detailed too with abit of shine..

Well, what makes this figurine special (and expensive) is that she comes together with her mecha during the Venezuela arc, Moribito TYPE2.. Well, its not even 1/100 or even 1/144.. Since its not stated on the box, I will just say the scale is about the same as the SD Gundams, though the head is not that big.. xD

I would like to hand it to them, the mecha really looks very detailed, down to it’s edges.. The mecha comes with 2 blades, one for each hand, a rifle and a shield.. Due to time constraint, I’ve only managed to take pictures of it weilding the 2 blades..

Seriously, they both look quite good together though I prefer the mecha to be slightly bigger than the current one.. Apart from that, I simply love them very much.. ^^

Though I can add that Moribito TYPE2 is more than meets the eye.. xD

Caught red-handed.. Now I know why the mecha is made that small.. XP

Well, thats it for this review.. I hope you enjoyed the shots I took using my N82.. I am still amazed at how clear the pictures are even under dimmed lighting.. But I would prefer having a dSLR camera of my own to take some great shots.. I wonder if my current pay is enough.. =3

Well, as for now, I would like to take a good rest and prepare myself for a good run in Dead Space… That game is totally awesome.. ^^