Archives: February 2010

Dust Off Your Lego Collection

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Published on: February 22, 2010

Bored? How about dusting off that collection of Lego blocks your mom always told you to put away. (Or she’d vacuum them up for you) The challenge, build something that will out-do this creation. A Lego Mindstorm creation that solves the Rubic cube.

Not sure how random the cube is. I think my doubts would be resolved if I saw them randomize the cube by hand and then place it into the solver with no video edits. I think this is a cool creation, have some robotics training in my past. What do you think? Would it help you to not take apart and re-assemble your cube in the future?

A Word About Bootleg

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Published on: February 21, 2010

An article posted on the Good Smile Company website, warns about a knock-off version of the Puchi figures that seems to be circulating. Reading through the article (using Google translate) you can piece together what makes these bootleg copies.

Bootleg Nendoroid Puchi Vocaloid

Bootleg Nendoroid Puchi Vocaloid

For a better example, here is Miku in both the bootleg and original form. The bootleg version is on the left.

Nendoroid Puchi Bootleg Comparison

Nendoroid Puchi Bootleg Comparison

This article was originally spotted on Alafista.com.

Air Date for K-On!! Set

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Published on: February 19, 2010

From the official K-On!! website.. The official air date looks to be April 6, 2010. Don’t know about you, but I’m excited.. The new season has a title change from to ! (extra exclamation mark)

K-On!! Second Season Release Date

K-On!! Second Season Release Date

January 2010 Loot

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Published on: February 17, 2010

Here she is, Yui in Nendo form. Yui is my January 2010 . I was expecting a number of other items but so far most of my orders are continually being pushed back. If you are trying to watch a budget, it can be a little frustrating because you are not quite sure when it will hit your plastic.

Nonetheless, I was very pleased when I received Yui from Hobby Link. As usual, well packed in a sturdy box. Yui is still sealed today but with Spring and Summer approaching, I have hopes of bringing her as well as other out for some photo shoots. My goal is to collect both scale and Nendo versions of the K-On gang. For the most part I am focusing on Good Smile Company for the Nendos and Alter for the scale versions. (I confess, I have ordered the UpLark version of Mio) I am still waiting (impatiently) for my Nendo Mio.

I’ll post this months loot, at the beginning of next month. I’m excited about the figurines that have been delivered already… :)

Anime Convention, Here I Come

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Published on: February 17, 2010

I have high hopes that this weekend I may be able to attend a local , Naka Kon. It has been almost 20 years since I was last at a convention and I am looking forward to it. (Read I envy those going to Dragon Con and such) I believe my last convention attended was Chattacon. I miss you guys… I guess that happens when you travel and end up miles away from your former home.

If allowed, I’ll try to post some pictures.

Naka-Kon 2010

Naka-Kon 2010

What is streaming to your PC?

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Published on: February 17, 2010

Whether tinkering with my blog or doing work stuffs or even the dreaded bill paying thing, I usually like to listen to some tunes. I thought that I would share one of my favorite sites to stream music from today, Kawaii-Radio. I have enjoyed listening to their stream since discovering it in the Win-Amp Radio Station listings a couple of years back. The music seems to be kept up to date so there is little to no risk of it going stale.


If you are into , I recommend checking them out. If you are like me, you can’t afford to import all those soundtrack and jpop CD’s you want from either. If you like what you hear, drop them a donation to show your appreciation. What do you like listening to when working on the PC? Do you have a favorite site / stream provider?

Ride Back Fan Video

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Published on: February 14, 2010

A while back I posted about a series I had not heard of and only recently watched called “Ride Back“. While cruising the Internet tonight I came across this video. Enjoy…

I stumbled on this video by following a link from Chibi’s Blog.

Photo Works of Tokyo Luv

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Published on: February 13, 2010

RoofTop HDR 02, originally uploaded by tokyoluv.com.

I enjoy browsing the internet as much as the next person. On occasion I come across a site that just catches my eye. In this case www.TokyoLuv.com. I like the way he composes his pictures and the colors that are present.

If you get a moment, take a look for yourself. I think you might be impressed. His shots of Tokyo make me want to visit all the more..

Exciting News for Toradora! Fans

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Published on: February 13, 2010

NIS America who normally focuses on game distribution has announced that it will be distributing “Toradora!”, “PERSONA -trinity soul-”, “PandoraHearts”, “Our Home’s Fox Deity” in the US. Here is an excerpt from their official news release.

“…with the growing demand for Japanese pop culture, NIS America will provide quality contents along side with video games.”

No release date other than mid-year. So looking forward to the releases!

Aisaka Taiga,

I’ve not seen , Fox Diety or . Toradora is one I can recommend and a fun series to watch.

Website Stats – January 2010

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Published on: February 13, 2010

A little late, sorry but here are the January stats…

January 2010 Unique Visitors

January 2010 Unique Visitors

There were a total of 11,444 unique visitors in January 2010. This made for an average of 369 unique visits per day. This is up from Decembers 7,887 unique visits.

January 2010 Page Views

January 2010 Page Views

There were a total of 20,352 page views in January 2010 making for an average of 656 page views per day. This is up from Decembers 13,061 page views.

Top 4 most popular pages:

  1. Winter 2009 / 2010 Anime Line-Up
  2. Fall Anime Season Review So Far
  3. Spice and Wolf English Dub Release
  4. Black Rock Shooter Blade Edition Preview

December statistics can be seen here.

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