Monthly Archives: November 2007

Joining the Hinagiku fan club

I haven’t been following Hayate no Gotoku for a while already. But Mentar’s praise and Stripey’s exuburent squeals piqued my curiosity and I can easily see her charm. Despite the fact that she is the younger sister of the crazy … Continue reading

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The Striking Pose of MaxFac Ryoko Asakura

Just slightly late to the party but slightly late was still almost too late when it comes to pre-orders, or so I thought, so I resorted to Ebay to get my hands on Max Factory’s Ryoko Asakura – also via … Continue reading

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Late to the Party with Burst Angel’s Jo by Alter

tjhan noted that Alter’s August 2006 re-release of their Jo and Meg figures (RIUVA review) would mean that their ‘monetary value and rarity will… go down’ – well, he needn’t have worried too much. Almost 14 months later, Jo sells … Continue reading

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Can the Church of Moyism bring salvation to animebloggers?

Two orders from RightStuf arrived today. Over the three weeks it took them to make their trans-Atlantic journey, I’ve been brooding about the relative success of US-based anime distributors’ strategies vis-a-vis my wallet and how we, fansub-downloading anime fans, can … Continue reading

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To Heart 2 OVA 3

Takaaki and School President Sasara attempt to cope with Maryan’s extensive interference in the organization of the school festival. Sasara *surprise surprise* likes Takaaki and tries to get closer to him but is discouraged by the cameos put on by … Continue reading

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Bamboo Blade 7

I was going to make a joke about the kendo position jodan but Totali has already done it. And the compulsory orz subsequently too. LOL moyism has also used the above screenie as his headline image. I wanted to find … Continue reading

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Shakugan no Shana Second 6

Come on, guys and gals, it wasn’t that boring. Or if it was, that wasn’t to be unexpected – the first season was pretty draggy at the start, Shana was plenty annoying too, Yuuji was also super thick blah blah … Continue reading

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