Lone Otaku

2009, one heck of a year. I hope all of you faired well and that 2010 proves to be an even better year than the last. For me, 2009 was a year of firsts… I got really into anime as I discovered new sources I never knew existed. Set my sites on attending some conventions and hope one year to make it to Japan for a convention. Also, this past year I discovered (much to my wallets regret) collecting figurines. Thank you to all that contributed to the poisoning of my mind. I appreciate it!

So, what did I collect this year? (In no particular order)

1. Drossel – just looks awesome, is awesome. One of my favorites thus far in my collection. I wish Disney would show Fireball here in the States but the dialog would probably get lost in translation.
2. Yui – from K-On! Lets face it, she’s kinda cute and gets into all sorts of antics. My daughter fell in love with her character on K-On! so I ended up getting the Mobip figurine.
3. Mio, Ritsu and Mugi – Not wanting to split the group up, I had to get Mio, Ritsu and Mugi as well in Mobip form.
4. Horo – My first exposure to Spice and Wolf was when I heard the closing song for the first season, “The Wolf Whistling Song” by Ringo Hiyori. I was listening to Radio Kawaii on WinAmp when I first heard the tune and had to know what the anime was about. I ended up with 2 figurines of Horo. One from Season One and another as she appears in the Manga.
5. Rin, Kuro – The next 2 are kind of an odd selection. I had seen one of them in photos taken in all sorts of outdoor / indoor arrangements and just thought it was cute. My first figurine collected, ever, Rin Kokonoe. Since I don’t like splitting up sets, I also picked up Kuro Kagami, my last figurine of 2009.
6. Sakura – Lastly on my 2009 list is Sakura Matō from the series Fate / Stay Night. I picked this character for the attention to detail that went into it (that and the price was good too).

Here are a few photos….

Whew…  So, what am I expecting in 2010… Here is my list today…

• Yui Hirasawa – Scale by Alter
• Yui Hirasawa – Nendoroid by GSC
• Mio Akiyama – Scale by Alter
• Mio Akiyama – Nendoroid by GSC
• Mio Akiyama – Scale by Uplark
• Ritsu Tainaka – Nendoroid by GSC
• Tsumugi Kotobuki – Nendoroid by GSC
• Azusa Nakano – Nendoroid by GSC*
• Aisaka Taiga, Miss Contest Version – Scale by Wave
• Saber Lily – Scale by Alter
• Canaan – Scale by GSC
• Alphard – Scale by GSC
• Mimi Usa – Nendoroid by GSC
• Index – Scale by GSC
• Black Rock Shooter, Blade Version – Scale by GSC

*Azusa was only just announced at Comiket 77 but I have added her to my list as a must.

2010 will be a little painful to start and I will also need to find room to store these as well. I hope to start photographing some of my collection soon and post them to this site. What is on your purchase list for 2010? Anything exciting?

This post was influenced by Zenical sharing her collection of goodies over on zotaku.com.