More K-ON! Product News

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Published on: October 26, 2009

For those fans of the hit K-ON!, you’ll be pleased to know you can increase your related soon. From Mikatans blog, Good Smile Company is putting out a Nendoroid version of Ritsu! I’m planning to reserve one when she comes available…

Nedoroid Ritsu

Nedoroid Ritsu

Ritsu gets a konk on the head by Mio

Ritsu gets a konk on the head by Mio

Ritsu plays the drums for us..

Ritsu plays the drums for us..

Ritsu flustered over the lyrics...

Nedoroid Ritsu

Once you have Ritsu, you can enjoy your own personal concert.

3 of the original members of K-ON!

3 of the original members of

So, that posses the question (actually a couple), what character will be next??? Mugi, Azu-nyan? I spotted this comment on Mikatans blog through the aid of Google translation service…

“And everyone loves “I Nya Azu” We are determined also released Yo!”

Could that mean that Azu-nyan is in the works??? The poisoning continues…

Lynette Bishop – Strike Witches – Available for Reservation

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Published on: October 26, 2009

While I have not seen much of this series, Strike Witches seems to be a fun / cute series. It is due to be released in the US by Funimation. In the mean-time, Kotobukiya has released this nice looking 1/8 scale of Lynette Bishop.

Lynette Bishop StrikeWitches

I don’t think I’ll be adding this to my collection but the poison exisits none-the-less.

Lynette can be reserved at Hobby Search and retails for 7,140 Yen.

Kawaii Yamato Transport CM

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Published on: October 26, 2009

You have to love foreign commercials. This commercial for Yamato Transport is great for a chuckle and a smile. It gets the point across well so a translation is not really needed.

Yamato Transport is one of the largest door-to-door delivery companies in .

Japan – Land of the Future

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Published on: October 25, 2009

Browsing some links this morning, I came accross this story on the BBC website. is what I would call a tech crazy country. So much so that we here in the US seem to be lagging pretty far behind in some ways. (Cell phone features and speed of Internet access come to mind).

Japan Satellite View

I have on my wish list to visit there someday, in particular Akihabara and Shibuya. Since I also enjoy taking pictures though, I will really have to plan on visiting longer than just one week. My dream trip would be to NOT take the tourist trap tour but to actually meet somebody that lives there with similar interests. I suspect that a tour by someone not stuck to a planned path would be much more entertaining. For example, hidden shops to satisfy Otakuism or better restaurants with more authentic cooking (aka, not toned down for “wimpy” American taste buds)

In researching for this blog entry, I came across that Tokyo has 23 wards (another link) of which Akihabara and Shibuya are parts of. Looks like if I am going to plan a trip there, I better start soon. :) Something tells me there is LOTS to see.

Winter Sonata

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Published on: October 25, 2009

Winter Sonata

Winter Sonata seems to be a nice romantic liken to a series you might see on the Lifetime channel. It is definitely a potential “chick-flick” in the making. That being said, this Korean made is well done. At first it seems to start off slow as the stories ground work is laid. You see how two high-school classmates met up and start to see the beginnings of love between them.

If you are into Romantic dramas I recommend giving this series a try.

Links: ANN, Wikipedia

Alphard is available for Reservation

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Published on: October 24, 2009

From the hit series CANAAN, Alphard the second character to be made available can be reserved in the Good Smile Company version. When paired with the Canaan version, you can re-create a fight scene as if from the series.

Alphard can be reserved now at Hobby Search. Retail price is 8,381 Yen.

I plan to add this to my collection. How about you?

Some of my lootings

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Published on: October 18, 2009

I wanted to share some of my collection as a thanks to those who started me down this path. (interpret this as, poisoned my mind into purchasing these) The collection is still growing, more to come as they are released. I honestly did not know these existed until recently and I’m getting a kick out of seeing what is available. Anticipating the arrival of an order makes it all the more exciting.

Horo
Horo - Manga Edition
Horo - Season One Edition
Horo - First Season Spice and Wolf

Sakura Matō
Sakura Matō - Fate/Stay Night

Rin Kokonoe
Rin Kokonoe

I’ll share more as I receive them.

New edition of Black Rock Shooter Figurine in 2010?

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Published on: October 17, 2009

Appears there may be another edition of “Black Rock Shooter” made by Good Smile Company coming in 2010. A blade edition as shown in this video…

Originally spotted on:
alafista.com – A Fusion of Japan’s Otaku and Popular Culture

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Darker Than Black

by loneotaku
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Published on: October 16, 2009


Of the series that are airing this Fall in , Darker than Black is fast becoming a favorite. The characters are not flat, the voice acting is great and the action is definitely there. I find the series one that keeps me on the edge of my seat throughout the entire episode. Bravo to Bones for another fine piece of animation!


Kimi Ni Todoke

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Published on: October 8, 2009


Kime Ni Todoke, based on the Manga of the same name, this series follows the High School life of a girl. Sawaka has been misunderstood most of her life, mainly because of her appearance. She was usually avoided by students and rumors would spread..


This all began to change when she met one of the most popular boys in her class / school and he took an interest in her. She began to open up and soon had several new friends.



The first episode follows the Manga fairly closely though it does seem to “speedboat” its way through some of the conversations that exist in the Manga. I though the artwork was pretty good although like the Manga, I’m still not quite used to how the character expressions are drawn.

I plan to watch more episodes to see how that let other character interactions play out.

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