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Great news! We just got the confirmation that we have a space at the Alternative Press Expo to be held in San Francisco's Concourse Exhibition Center on November 1-2! This will be our first time attending and exhibiting, so if anyone who has been there before has some tips, suggestions or advice for us, we're all ears! We've also never travelled to SF in the Autumn... we might not even have proper clothing for the cooler weather. o_o; From what we understand, this is the west coast's answer to indy art-based gatherings like MoCCA and SPX, so I'm busy working on a bunch of new projects to…

Scanned page of my 11x14" sketchbook~ Today, Ani's my subject of study. Just trying different types of faces, costumes, expressions. :D Col-erase Light Blue pencil and leaded wood pencils!

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Just a scanned page out of my quad composition book! I not only use this book for story notes, but I carry it around as my backup doodlebook. Sometimes I get story and project ideas from these rough sketches. I try not to get too "precious" about the work and keep them loose and fresh. I hope you find them entertaining. XD

Anime based on Konami trivia arcade game to ship on September 12

More castmembers for historical light novels' anime announced

No reason was given for dropping anime that TBS showcased only 2 weeks ago

Hosoda's award-winning film opens on Seattle on Friday, later in NYC, LA

Waki Yamato's historical shōjo story heads to Fuji TV's Noitamina slot in January

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ANN has reported that the Weekly Shounen Jump manag magazine will once again publish new chapters of Hunter X Hunter, a cult favorite shounen series by Yoshihiro Togashi. Hunter X Hunter is expected to return in the October 6th issue (#45). This will be the first weekly publication of the series since the end of [...]

Just a quick note, we’ve updated our anime forum to prevent spambots, and have revamped the arrangement, including the addition of a review forum for users to comment on their favorite anime, manga, or games! Register and participate in great conversation and games!

Bandai Entertainment announced they will be distributing the Stranger -Mukou Hadan- anime movie in North America, under the title Sword of the Stranger. The film will debut at the ImaginAsian theaters in New York and Los Angeles (subtitled) on July 18. Sword of the Stranger will also later be released dubbed and subtitled on DVD [...]

Gainax has announced they are currently producing an anime adaptation of Yoshiichi Akahito’s Shikabane Hime manga.

Bandai has posted a promotional trailer for the October release of Mobile Suit Gundam: MS Igloo 2 Juuryoku Sensen OVA, which will be distributed on both DVD and Blu-ray.

“From the very beginning, we have struggled to understand time, matter and the infinite universe; who we are, where we are headed, and if we are alone. Great minds — and some of the genre’s most legendary writers and directors — have now imagined the most wonderful and terrifying answers to these questions.” These are the opening words from host Professor Stephen Hawking...

The first season of <i>Baki the Grappler</i>...

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Four short stories about four high school girls looking for love...

The first in a two-part Manic Maniac Mini Series, where the maniac offers a maniacal take on the party conventions. This week: The DNC. Next week: The Republican National Convention. "...

Posted my review of John Oliver: Terrifying Times.

Posted my review of The Best of Comedy Central Presents II Uncensored. Posted my review of Chicago 10. Posted my review of Wayside School - Season 1.

Posted the anime profile of Variable Geo Neo Volume II - Fighters Clash.

Posted my review of Dexter - The Second Season.

Posted the character profiles of Cornelia Hale (from W.I.T.C.H.), Masahiro (from Shonen Onmyouji). Posted my review of Transformers: Animated - Season 1. Posted my review of Muhammad Ali: Made in Miami.

The cutest most adorable Figma out so far - Tsukasa Hiiragi. Been carrying her around with me everywhere lately. See clip below to see whats with the Keitai (cell phone). I didn't really watch Lucky Star - it was the first EP that put me off but after building a relationship with Figma Tsukasa, I feel that I need to acquire all previous Lucky Star episodes. Was Lucky Star on your watch list? If I was to have a complaint about the Figmas it would be that the hair on the back of the head prevents some of them from looking up. I heard from many Figma owners that bits snap off but thankfully has…

The limited edition 1/8 scale Kotobukiya Erika Sendo from the eroge Fortune Arterial desu. Quite a fan of Erika - our development server is named after her and our central build tool is called Arterial ^^; Overall quality of this figure is good - the face is cute but doesn't capture the original illustrations look of Erika - Moe Imouto has a load of yummy images of her for you to compare. What do you do with figures that are good quality but didn't turn out quite as expected in terms of looking like the original character? Was struggling to get good pics due to the depth of her pose. The…

Spotted the kit version of this Kurushima Kanu Uncho at a previous Wonfes and immediately fell in lurve with her. I tried not to fall too much in lurve with her because I cant make kits. Luckily, the good folks at Kurushima decided to release a fully painted cold cast version of her. Even luckier, I was able to acquire one from beNippon ^^ This is the first cold cast figure in my collection - previous to owning her I had no idea what they were like. She came thoroughly packaged in polystyrene. Her fringe, right arm and swirling hair had to be assembled with some super glue but no biggie.

Particularly busy in Tokyo this week. Major milestone completions, Portal redesign launch and filming - an extremely fulfilling week. Next week will be filled with external meetings, Chara Hobby, server migrations to be followed the following week by more major TV network filming and if all goes well the launch of one of my clients English websites. Cant mention which news network carried out the filming but will announce once its on air - you will be able to see it online. Here you see us going through a box of puchi nendoroids. Out of all the media appearances I've made, this one is the…

Was out n about in Shibuya yesterday with a TV crew filming stuff which I will announce in a few weeks time - this is going to be incredibly big for dannychoo.com and all featured feed partners - if you have not joined the band wagon then do so now! And there just happened to be a ton of nice girlies out n about too starting off with these three. The girl in white shirt was incredibly sweet. Before I forget, these photos are taken by my wife, Hector, Nekoguchi and Windbell. How often is it that you get gorgeous girls cuddling up to you and wanting to shake your hand - just seconds after…

According to a news report published by Eyeonanime.co.uk, UK distributor Manga Ent. have struck a deal with US anime publisher Funimation to release the following anime series in the UK on DVD: Black Blood Brothers Series 1 Part 1 (November 10th 2008) Ghost Hunt Series 1 Part 1 Itsudatte My Santa! Jy-Oh-Sei: Planet of the Beast King xxxHOLiC Series 1 Part 1 (October 27th 2008) No more information than the above has been revealed, and indeed, UK anime fans are bound to have many questions about this, not least of all whether or not Funimation have again switched their UK DVD distribution. This…

In a recent article published on the NYTimes.com website, US comic book publishers Marvel Entertainment (famous for their superhero comic series like Spiderman and X-men) and the anime studio Madhouse (Ninja Scroll, Paranoia Agent) have announced their intentions to "develop new versions of its characters for four anime series that will premiere in spring 2010 in Japan". Although no specific Marvel titles were announced for this project, the article specifically mentions some "manga-influenced" drawings of Iron Man.

Manga Ent. have uploaded 6 streaming clips of their violent vampire action anime Hellsing Ultimate. The footage has been sliced from the first two volumes, both of which are due out on the 13th of October. CLIP 1 CLIP 2 CLIP 3 CLIP 4 CLIP 5 CLIP 6 Also, DVD publisher 'Network' have posted a trailer for Pokémon: The Rise of Darkrai (Pokémon movie 10), which is due out in the UK on the 29th of September.

As is fairly traditional in Japan in the wake of a movie released by Hayao Miyazaki, anime director Mamoru Oshii (Ghost in the Shell) was asked to share his opinions on Miyazaki's Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea. Oshii's opinions are typically quite critical and his take on Ponyo is true to that form... Oshii: "That movie doesn’t have any theme and structure. It is just the result from Miya-san's delusion. There is no inevitability in the story development. [...] Audiences never accept a story that does not show any rationality. Still, every single scene was interesting. The first 10…

Manga Entertainment have signed up with SCI-FI-LONDON to join their new OKTOBERFEST event, which will be held on the 3rd of October with screenings of Strait Jacket and Hellsing Ultimate. A full press release for the event has been published on Eyeonanime.co.uk.

Well, the week off from work that I had from last week was planned, but I wasn’t really planning on taking such a break off from the blog (and anime in general) for the week as well. In any case, I’m (more) back than I was last week, so I’ll try to start chipping away at what I’m sure is a significant episode review backlog at this point.  I know I missed the podcast last weekend, and there is a chance I may miss it this weekend since I’m not really sure when I’ll work on it.  The problem is that I’m going to be gone next weekend too, so doing one…

Sorry for not writing in so long.  Apparently I did something to my foot Friday evening, because it started aching Saturday morning and just got worse though the day before I had to throw in the towel after the Kadokawa panel and leave.  I hoped that it would get better overnight, but alas, it still hurts like a bitch, so I don’t know whether I’ll even be able to head over to the BCC at all today, which is a shame. If you didn’t hear elsewhere, Bandai announced the .hack//G.U. trilogy at their Bandai Surprise panel last night which I had been planning on attending. In…

And today was the seemingly boring day on the schedule.  Nevertheless, I’m beat.  The JAM Project concert especially seemed to doom me, both because I had to walk two blocks uphill, and then around another block in line, but the concert itself was exhausing, even if I was sitting down most of the time (and I loved how the press people, who were sitting right behind me, were going as crazy as everyone else). I’ll reassess my schedule tomorrow morning, but I am just axe everything before the Bandai panel just so I can get as much rest as possible.  No podcasts come out…

Yay!  Though, within California Tortilla, not the BCC, and this looks like a free one too.  So it looks like my $20 for a week of wireless access is an epic fail.  Oh well, I wanted to try it anyway.  The only wireless I could get inside the BCC was a BCC wireless one - and I’m guessing that’s the one that would cost Otakon, like, $150 per IP, so no. If I ever would use it at any other time, I would get a phone with web or a wireless service through a cellular company for my computer.  However, since I would probably use it like…once a year, it’s not really worth…

Holy cow that Pregreg line was long.  When I got there, the line was out the door, wrapped all the way down the side of the convention center down Howard Street, wrapped behind the back to Sharp Street (the road that runs under the 3rd and 4th floor of the BCC), and maybe a quarter down that road. However, it looks like I got there at the right time, though, because about a half hour later (after I had already gotten in the BCC) it decided to rain like heck…and the line was still wrapped all the way down the Howard Street side of the BCC. Like I said on twitter, I saw a Lucky Star…

Here’s a first look at the box design for the upcoming Freedom Blu-ray dvd boxset to be released in November. Sweet ! The 7 episodes from the series will be spread between 4 discs, with extras including The Prologue, a completely new short episode created specially for this boxset, interviews with the staff, footage from the release of Freedom in USA, and more. There’s also a Freedom comic book, I reckon drawn by either character designer Sajiki-san or Gundam manga artist Sono-san, who also painted all the Freedom dvd covers. Quite amazingly enough all episodes come with english…

I was at the local post office shipping some books and bought this in a heartbeat after seeing it. Both the Patlabor animation series and feature films are big favourites of mine. Put together classy (not flashy) mecha, interesting, impressionable characters, engaging plotlines, and you have a winning anime; Patlabor is that and more. ( if you think Patlabor is just another of those nondescript anime with big robots, you are really quite mistaken. ) Ghost in the Shell director Oshii Mamoru takes the excellent series to even greater heights with his 2 feature films; Patlabor The Movie 2 is one…

I’m a little behind time for this plug, but the the Japanese Film Festival 2008 organized by the Singapore Film Society starts its run today and its a fantastic opportunity to catch some great Japanese movies, both classic and contemporary.  Even better, 3 guest directors will be present during the screening of their respective films so its a rare chance to catch their valuable insights into Japanese filmmaking in person. Personal recommendations include Ninagawa Mika’s Sakuran (pictured above), as well as The Milk Woman by Ogata Akira , starring Tanaka Yuko ( a veteran Japanese…

I’ve been waiting eagerly for Ponyo’s artbooks to be released ever since watching it last month, and what a lovely surprise I was in for ! Ghibli Studios have been publishing their animation films’ storyboard books for many years now, but its the first time that they have released one in full color. What absolute delight to see Miyazaki-san’s gorgeous watercolors…enjoy ! For Ponyo on the Cliff, Miyazaki-san decided to forgo all use of CG and revert back to the old, traditional hand drawn cell animation ( more than 160,000 cells in all ), giving the film a…

I think I’ve seen my fair share of merciless, psychopathic killers that recent cinema has to offer, from Se7en’s John Doe to Leon’s corrupted DEA Agent Stansfield, even Hannibal Lecter from Silence of the Lambs, but none of them frighten me half as much as the hired mercenary Anton Chigurh ( played to perfection by Spanish actor Javier Bardem ) from the Coen brothers’ outstanding film No Country for Old Men. Dispatched by the Mexican mob to retrieve a missing 2 million dollars drug money, Anton is violence personified, a walking, frenzied storm of mayhem that leaves a…

I recently found and started playing this game called S4 League. WOW, what an awesome game. Created by Korean game company Pentavision (Sorry if that link doesn't work, it's supposed to be their homepage but I can't get it to load.), and translated/distributed by international game distributor Ala Playa, the game has anime inspired graphics, awesome fast paced third-person shooter action, amazing physics (not completely realistic but very well executed exaggerated physics), and excellent costume and character designs. Here are some screen shots of my character and the gameplay. You play…

Awesome news: Fullmetal Alchemist is getting another TV series!All that's known so far is that it has been confirmed. More detail is available over at Anime News Network, info found via dannychoo.com member news items, posted by member marl0.

Animation had it's 100th anniversary on the 17th of this month. Sorry this is a little late, have been delayed in things lately. We owe a thank you of massive proportions to the pioneer of animation: Émile Cohl. 100 years ago it took Cohl from February 1908 to May or June 1908 to create the very first animated film: "Fantasmagorie". Made up from 700 double-exposed drawings, Fantasmagorie had a running time of almost 2 minutes. The film's title is a reference to the "fantasmograph", a mid-Nineteenth Century variant of the magic lantern that projected ghostly images that floated across the…

Sorry I haven't really been able to keep up with the posts like I should, been busy organizing and cleaning around the house. This way posted by a dannychoo.com member named Coco the Bean in the news items.Multiple anime OP parodyMADs.Haruhi x Hidamari Sketch OPBy the way, I realize that I haven't had this blog for long, but I would like to make it as good a blog as possible. I haven't covered any anime or idols, both quite an integral part of otaku-dom. So, I just want to let you all know that I will be covering everything, but it may take a bit for some things because I'm still getting the…

Otaku Dan has a review up of a movie called Akihabara Geeks over at his blog. More pics available there, too. I'm trying to get this movie as we speak, seems very interesting. I would really like to see more about the lives of Japanese otaku. Is anyone else interested ins seeing this movie?

The subject this time is the infamous Bright Slap. Demotivator. Ready. GO! Bright Slap 1 Bright Slap 2 Bright Slap 3 The Final Bright Slap

Three days of classes over, and I’m already burned out. Not a good sign when the semester has barely started. What would Itoshiki-sensei say? Probably something about despair. That’s enough personal talk though. For those curious about the annotated blogroll (I’m looking at you C.I.), I’ll try my best to finally finish that up. I suck at annotating though. I’ll probably just add all the links and then do quiet annotations when no one is paying attention. In other news, Anime Fest has totally snuck up on me. I didn’t even remember that it’s this…

Touhou is a phenomenon in the realm of otaku and has rejuvenated the dying shoot ‘em up (shmup) genre. It’s hard to believe that Touhou had such a humble beginning and has been already been around for 12 years. The series has become such a juggernaut that even people that don’t normally play shmup games have dabbled in the depths of bullet hell. The shmup scene was all but dead when Touhou hit the scene in 1998, and even then the series didn’t truly become a phenomenon until its sixth entry, Embodiment of Scarlet Devil. Touhou really set itself apart with its well…

Seriously. Anyway. Studio Ghibli + Eureka Seven = Xam’d: Lost Memories. A new BONES production. As we all know, those are very very good. And Xam’d is some pretty funky stuff. We’ve got people that can turn into robots or something, we’ve got the damn ship with the dysfunctional bunch on board ala Gekkostate, and there’s this layer of Ghibli mysticism heavily laid out across the land. I can’t decide who’s had a bigger influence on the character design, because the protagonist is definitely BONES, but that red-head looks like she jumped right out of a…

This week’s featured girl is the hikikomori ojousama and aspiring manga artist, Nagi Sanzenin. What’s this? Two blonde, twin tailed, tsundere ojousamas in a row? Sure. Why not. Gotta love those blonde, twin tailed, tsundere ojousamas after all. While Nagi has a very cynical attitude, her reclusiveness makes her quite naive about the world as well. She may not be the most likeable girl around, but her quirks and wild imagination make her interesting.

Do you guys know what is "Ahoge"??? You see characters in anime or manga whose hair is popping out from the top. A lock of hair popping out is called "Ahoge." read more...

An announcement of animetizing "Suzumiya Haruhi-chan no Yuutsu" and "Nyoro-n Chyuruya-san" was out on Shounen Ace -October Issue- & Comp Ace -October Issue-. Tora 1st Branch was talking about animetizing of Haruhi-chan: "what a store in Akiba was guessing became to the real!" "Haruhi-chan's era has arrived-------!" Probably, Lammtarra Akiba's this (May). read more...

"Rozen Maiden New Ver. Vol.5" was released on the 26th. For this New Version, the cover of the vol.1 was the 1st doll, Suigintou (Mercury Lampe) and this vol.5 was the 5th doll, Shinku. At Gamers Main Branch, there was POP: "doesn't matter even getting a nickname, 'non-popular' by fans. The star is Shinku. Do not make a mistake. Thank you very much." read more...

On the 26th, voting papers for Strike Witches: Election of "Favorite Ass" were ready at Toranoana Main Branch. It's an election to choose one favorite ass (panties) among 11 asses (panties). It is done by Toranoana Main Branch individually. One voting paper = one ass point, so "if you, a hero, already voted once, you may be able to vote again if a staff doesn't find out." read more...

"Hanamaru Youchien Vol.4" by Mr. Yuto, which is now being serialized in Young Gangan, was released on the 25th. The catchphrase was "shining days of those days, aren't you forgetting?" It's a warm comedy about kindergartners and their teacher. Tora 1st Branch wrote on its POP: "Be Intoxicated with Sexy Cosplay of Teacher "Oppai" Yamamoto! Your Heart will be Refreshed at Any Moment! Vol.4 Has Arrived!" read more...

The 5th chapter of Kara no Kyoukai started showing on the 2nd day of Comic Market, but last night was the first day I could have seen it and I took the opportunity. ^^ Chapter 5 is arguably the most exciting chapter of the novel, and the movie surely lived up to its expectations! Like how it was mentioned previously, this was a good long 2 hour movie. A major villain of the series is actually featured here, and it was packed with impressive action and drama. The camera works of the action scenes were the best in the series yet. At the same time, it talks about one of deepest concepts at the…

Here’s the rest of my Comic Market report. Thankfully, the weather on the 3rd day cooled down, but at the same time, all of the best limited edition items were sold out already at the commercial booth, The doujinshi booths changes everyday so it’s still worth a visit though. A all around photos on the 2nd day of the doujinshi booths: The Takebouki line: The view from the other side, and the silence on the 3rd day morning for comparison: Stuffs that we sold at the booth I worked at: Comiket Special set including 2 new games CDs, Kira Kira & Edelweiss sold separately I get 10%…

When Emagevil compared Comike to war, he was partially right. I was lined up for the East hall doujinshi booths today and there were quite a few unconscious people being carried on stretchers. The summer heat took the best out them… But my reward today was worth the endurance. I saw the reason why they went with Doujin circle Takebouki, instead of Type-Moon nor writer Nasu Kinoko: The Kara no Kyoukai book they sold today includes some manga drawn by Takeuchi Takashi!! (on top of the novel of course) An awesome surprise!! I’ll post up more things tommorow. I had a long day and need…

The first day of the Summer Comic Market was like usual: hot and sweaty. This time around, they increased the commerical booth hall by 1.5 times as much, and moved the Cosplay area out of this floor. However, the density of people in there hasn’t changed. If you compare the photos with the ones in Wonder Festival, you can see that this is at another level… The beginning of the line? The booth I worked at When you’re actually working inside the convention hall, the flow of people feels like it’s slow in the beginning, but it’s just that the gigantic mass of people…

Tommorow is the biggest Doujinshi convention of the year, Summer Comike! But I’m either getting lazy or busy because I haven’t really checked out who will be at Comic Market until the night before. ^^; I didn’t even buy a catalog this time around… I’ve told a friend who’s visiting Comic Market for the first time, but if you are just visiting Comic Market just because it’s a big otaku convention, isn’t a good reason to go. Comike mostly consists of doujinshi circle booths emphasized in fan drawn books, and commercial company booth that sells…

Finally got around to finishing My-Otome. I loved it. Pretty cheesy, definitely ridiculous, nudge-nudge-wink-wink, some fighting, dunt-dun-dunnn! plot twists and cute girls. I love my junk too much sometimes. Sunrise done good with My-Otome. One of the points of interest is that most of the secondary characters in My-Otome sort of come from another show, My-HiME. My-Otome takes place in a different universe, so they aren’t exactly the same characters, even if they keep a lot of the characteristics and have the same personalities between the two shows. Is this a cheap way to save on…

Some of us become stars because we’re talented. Some because they paid their dues. Some because of charisma. The rest of us aren’t meant to be stars and that’s okay. Though, when you see wtf gets a recording contract sometimes, it stings a bit. Flickr link Flickr link Review of Alter’s Chua Churam This is an amazing sculpt. Too bad it’s so small, probably around 1:10 scale. If this were a normal sized 1:8 scale figure, it would win at supreme awesomeness. But, is merely superb at the smaller scale. She’s priced like a 1:8 scale figure, but it’s…

I’ve been wanting one more armored Saber for a long time now. The armor on Gift’s version of Saber looks pretty awesome. It comes with two faces, both of which look a bit off, but hey there’s dozens of Saber figures out there and all of them seem a bit off there. Saber with a messed up face is like PVC tradition no matter what style is used. I’m getting it anyway. The anime face looks less messed up than the more illustrated version, where the eyes look crooked from the pictures. Armored Saber. You know you want to.

Funimation released the School Rumble season one box set this past week and I snapped it up as soon as I saw it. This was a title I watched via Netflix and much anticipated the collected edition, which has the episodes on four discs with the extras on another dvd. It’s three thinpak cases packed within a lightweight cardboard box, so good for those of us who battle with storage space. In case you don’t know what School Rumble is, it isn’t a fighting anime as ‘rumble’ might suggest. It’s a situational high-school comedy where pretty much all the main players…

Flickr link Ringo listened to Kira and Gerome argue while she stood on the far side of the studio with nothing on but some real fetishy lingerie. She couldn’t sit down like everyone else did while waiting for the photographer to arrive, because she’d wrinkle the garment and they wanted her ready as soon as he arrived. The studio was large enough where Ringo might as well have been in another room. She had goosebumps on her arms from being cold. “I don’t like this girl at all,” said Kira, the designer of the lingerie Ringo was modeling. Kira smoked and had the…

Broadcast for 「Hakushaku to Yousei」 begins Sunday, September 28th on AT-X (24:00). New promotional video now available after the jump…

Sakuya, Otome, and Yuno all advance. But look at that; four-vote margin between Otome and Kyouka. Proving once again that every vote does count…

After being announced nearly two weeks ago, Kyoto Animation’s next project 「Tonari no 801-chan」 has officially been cancelled — for reasons unknown at this time. Moonphase Diary reports that the news was formally announced on TBS’s official Anime Festa website. Once again, all plans for a 2009 anime production of Kojima Ajico’s four-panel internet manga [...]

According to Moonphase Diary, Yamato Waki’s shoujo manga 「Asakiyumemishi ~ The Tale of Genji」 will be receiving a TV animated series. An official website has also opened for view. The new series is slated for 11 episodes and will begin broadcast January 2009 on Fuji TV’s popular noitaminA programming block…

Congratulations to Amu, Kagami, and Ink. Yuno-chan is up next!…

By TheBigN(ot my best stuff here…) Communication between people is never 100% accurate, though we try our damndest to maximize it as much as we can. The sender and the receiver aren’t one and the same, so the message will always be interpreted a little bit differently to all of the participants. So in that sense, it’s interesting to see how much words have an impact on how we go about our lives, making and breaking our days, and our lives if we let them (Sticks and stones and all that jazz…). But you could make an argument that the worst words “said” are…

By TheBigN(o U) It doesn’t hurt being the second oldest out of seven siblings, where you have loads of responsibility but not as much as the oldest one, but you still have a little leeway to get away with some things as the younger siblings do. At least that’s the situation that I found myself in, and still sort of till today. But of course, experiences differ in that case. One thing I didn’t necessarily like about things set themselves up (because who can control when they are born, other than the powers that be?) is the fact that my social identity can still be defined…

By TheBigN(o Border) Three posts in 24 hours on this blog is unheard of. But there’s a first time for everything, isn’t there? I decided to take a lazy approach to this (at the moment) last post about this year’s Otakon, which only ended a week and some days ago even though it already seems to be last year’s news the way people most bloggers stopped talking about it. But it’s okay! I want to believe I’m fashionably late with this (also why you’ll be seeing Hidamari x365 episode 5/6 thoughts “soon”), so I’ll go straight ahead with…

By Nomad(TWIST AWAY THE GATES OF STEEL)Otto There’s art, and then there’s the buisness of art. Art is about truth, beauty and associated Bull. Buisness is about making as much money as possible. There’s a fundamental tension between the two ends, and it’s this tension, which exists in the commercial arts, like hollywood film or romance novels, which causes many people to consider them to be a step below the fine arts, like painting. In fact, some people feel that commericial arts aren’t really art at all, but this group of people probably aren’t going to…

Hello from a new contributor to Drastic My Anime Blog, and thank you to TBN for inviting me to make a fool of myself here — dm. Wish I'd been there in time to catch this exhibit. I admit that looking for anime in Paris is a little silly: there’s so much else to see — much of it timeless treasure — why spend one’s time in Paris chasing after Japanese cartoons and comic books?  And anime and manga are a global phenomenon — what can one hope to find in Paris that one won’t find in the US?  While it’s true there are probably more manga titles…

Resonance Rating: 7.2/10 The situation gets worse than before as Sora is becoming out of control due to the Kyuubi effect.Naruto and the gang try their best to stop him but fail.Sora’s body is covered with Kyuubi armor that whoever touch him will get burn. At the same time but different location, Asuma is fighting with Kazuma.Kazuma claims that he is doing the right thing for his Fire Country.As they are fighting, they also witness the situation over Naruto vs. Sora. The resonance comes as Naruto also being affected by Sora’s Kyuubi.It seems like Naruto’s Kyuubi is being activated…

Absolutely Devilicious! Two thumbs up for Amulet Devil. I wholeheartedly approve! Xd Go Go Amu-chan! Angelic Utau ~<3 Seraphic Charm looks so much better than Amulet Angel and even Dark Jewel looks a lot more cool when compared to the flashy Amulet Dia. They should let Utau chara-nari with the rest of Amu’s shugo chara xD Share This | StumbleUpon It! Featured: Idlelogy: Being idle one slack at a time» Check out more top featured articles here. © Neko Kyou for OSiRiS ANiMe, 2008. | Permalink | Leave a comment Add to del.icio.us Want more on these topics ? Browse the archive of…

Kinda reminds you of Gundam catapult launches, doesn’t it? This has got to be the best episode ever for Code Geass. We have crazy non-stop action between the Knights of Round and the Black Knights. We are also given yet another reminder as to why Code Geass will NEVER have a good ending. The only way this series can end is probably with everyone dead, with Schneizel stealing Charles immortality and taking over the world. Kallen is back, looking 10 years younger to boot! One of Sunrise’s mission in R2 must be to push out new or upgraded Knightmare Frames every other episode because…

Time of Awakening / Despair   Rating: 8.0/10     Sora is informed that his existence is similar to Naruto which is to bring destruction to the world. Sora is apparently a residual effect of Kyuubi. Speakingof Naruto, he finally beats the multi elemental witch.Apparently her looks is fake.All that matters to her is her hair.Once Naruto knows about her weakness, she is toast.Despite of all her beauty, she only has he hair.   Asuma, on the other hand, manages to catch up with Kitane after he has destroyed the electric barrier.It is not difficult for Asuma to defeat him. Just…

Everyone struggles to the death Rating: 8.0/10 In this episode, the good guys are making progress in dealing the horrible situation at the village.Yamato is able to defeat Fudo with his wood element jutsu.Apparently, Fudo is only able to use the earth element. Yamato is way ahead of him in terms of skills. Yamato, simply, traps him into a tree for life.Fudo’s defeat causes the zombies to turn back into dust.   Sakura is fighting with Fuen.Fuen is not a combat type of assassin.Compared to Sakura, Fuen spend more time in the background.He sets trap for Sakura but Sakura is smarter and…

This episode turns out to be really good and full of character development. This is completely unexpected since I thought it'll just be full of character battles/power-ups but the writers actually have a really good story in between the battle. Also of interest is the modified ED theme, which has been given a different animation to reflect the story of the episode. I think this is the first time I've seen this kind of treatment given to the ED theme. I wonder if there is other series that has done this. Of course, there are series where the ED song runs at the same time as the actual story…

The plot is finally becoming a bit clearer here. I always thought that the Hiruko used in Xam'd and the ones used in Humanform weapon are similar but this episode suggests that they are actually different. I wonder what's different about the two though and if this is the reason why Akiyuki manages to control his transformation better than the humans who turn into humanform weapons. This episode also shows that both Haru and Furuichi are not going to be a mere bystander while Akiyuki goes on travelling with the postal ship. Even a supporting character like Akiyuki's father seem to have more…

What the hell is going on? It's like the story went from one thing and suddenly turn into whatever it is now. Halfway through this episode, the entire thing feels so all over the place that I no longer knows what the writers have in mind for ending. I just hope that they somehow manage to sort this thing out and not draw it out further into a third season. Maybe my joke about the show going into The End of Evangelion territory wasn't so far off after all. We now have: a mother who willingly puts her children in anguish for the sake of a plan, a crazed father willing to do anything to kill the…

Hmm, this turns out to be spirit-festive weekend for me because in addition to watching this, I'm also watching the US remake of The Grudge 1 and 2. In case you're wondering, yes, I've seen the original version. I just want to see how different the remake turns out to be. So far, they're not as scary as the original for some reason. Maybe it's because I've seen the original and already know what's going to happen. Anyway, when I first saw the preview for this episode, I really thought that the chibi Kitsune is actually a girl. I should have know better than that but it's not until 'she' said…

This episode explains why Stein wanted Black Star to fight against Chrona instead of Maka. I don't think we'll ever find out how different the result of the fight would have been if Black Star went against Chrona but you can debate it if you choose to do so. I think if this had been Black Star, he'd have dealt with Chrona more effectively. In addition to this, Maka and Soul probably won't have to deal with the repercussion of using the Black Blood to win the battle. Having said that, the whole Maka and Soul turning dark fits with the whole "the kishin closest to us" idea. It'll be interesting…

Anime Olympics With the real Olympics having just finished, it’s time for our favourite anime characters to step up to the plate and have a go at their own unique set of events. Highlight include- Trap Race: how fast can you dress as a member of the opposite sex? Harem relay: harem members race around the track in an attempt to get the object of their desire. Fat cat rollathon: fat cats roll towards their food bowls. Metal Diving: contestants must swim through Real Drive’s virtual reality. Mobile Suit race: how quickly can one Gundam pilot destroy generic mobile suits? Strip Fighting:…

“I’ve heard this joke before.” Reviewed this week: Antique Bakery 5, Chi’s Sweet Home 69-76, Chocolate Underground 5, Detroit Metal City 1, Hidamari Sketch x365 7, Itazura na Kiss 19, Kyouran Kazoku Nikki 14-15, Natsume Yuujinchou 7, Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu 6, Ryoko’s Case File 6, Telepathy Shoujo Ran 8 …and in manga: Elfen Lied 102-4, Tsubasa 197, xxxHOLiC 163 ANIME CURRENT SERIES RANKINGS Chi’s Sweet Home (1)- cuteness overload Hidamari Sketch x365 (3) - 365 times the fun Soul Eater (4) – vectors Natsume Yuujinchou (6) – Nyanko-sensei forever! Xam’d- Lost…

Book Promotion Special Here at Azure Flame we like to keep you up to date with the latest developments in the anime world- everything from the Spice and Wolf trading game to the acclaimed crossover series “Mewsou Renkin”. Today, however, we’re here to advertise a new set of self-help books, written by some of the finest names in anime! From Friendship to Marriage: A Guide to Relationships by Irie Naoki Everyone’s favourite husband, Irie Naoki, takes us through relationships with the aid of his extensive personal experience. Learn how to impress the ladies and land that someone special…

At his dorm, Eiji’s former colleagues are lusting over his body. Boxer: I want Eiji-san’s body! Boxer #2: It’s no good- I can’t take it anymore! The coach enters. Coach: What’s going on here? Boxer: Ever since Eiji-san started working at that bakery, his HARD GAY levels have increased! It’s driving us wild with lust for him! Later that day, Eiji decides to move out. Coach: You know, Eiji, you don’t have to leave. (Coach: If he goes, then so does my screentime!) Eiji: No, I really feel that I should- I don’t know why, but I keep having nightmares about get raped. At the bakery,…

Outside the bakery, Chigake thinks about Ono and gets a RAGING HARD-ON. (Chikage: Ono, take me in your arms and let me the rich chocolate sauce to your creamy profiterole!) At closing time, Tachibana calls Chikage in. Chikage: What is it, young master? Tachibana: Well, you know, it’s getting pretty late and I’m closing up shop soon… Chikage: Are you propositioning me? (Chikage: What to do, what to do- should I pick Ono or Tachibana?) Tachibana: No, I just want to know if you plan on stalking me forever! (Chikage: No, don’t send me away!) (Ono: No, don’t send him away!) Tachibana: In…

Miko gives twice the power =D And after going on and on about how they are coming, they are finally here! FEEL DA POWA OF THE HIIRAGI MIKO SISTERS! This picture is so sweet I just had to post it again. <3 It has been a long wait so I was quite happy to receive news of their arrival. [...]

rawr! saimoe takes a break. battle continues tomorrow B04: Asami won 1位　426票　星野あさみ＠Myself;Yourself 2位　338票　神楽＠銀魂 3位　222票　高見盛京＠ぽてまよ http://mig380.chez-alice.fr/up0/file/u1_002206.png B08: Aika won 1位　552票　藍華・S・グランチェスタ＠ARIA シリーズ 2位　478票　高良みゆき＠らき☆すた 3位　150票　栗原渚＠スケッチブック ～full color’s～ http://mig380.chez-alice.fr/up0/file/u1_002207.png YAY!!! AIKA PWNZ!! w00t to Aika-chan!! :D B12: Vivio won…

ryou ftw! 1位　523票　江戸前留奈＠瀬戸の花嫁(Edomae Runa@Seto no Hanayome) 2位　416票　佐倉美咲＠我が家のお稲荷さま。(Sakura Misaki@Wagaya no Oinari-sama.) 3位　165票　天枷美夏＠D.C.II 〜ダ・カーポII〜(Amakase Minatsu@D.C.II) Runa is still as popular! 1位　490票　藤林椋＠CLANNAD(Fujibayashi Ryou@CLANNAD) 2位　335票　藤吉晴美＠さよなら絶望先生(Fujiyoshi Harumi@Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei) 3位　295票　宮沢有紀寧＠CLANNAD(Miyazawa Yukine@CLANNAD) Yukine didnt put up a fight after all but nevertheless, Ryou claims…

Konata x Kagami is <3 All the way from Japan and right into my room, Lucky Star is here! Click on to see me turning my room into a Lucky Star shrine! For those of you who paid attention to oOgA’s small little post on KKnM’s Chara Fest 2008, you would know where this came from. Among the [...]

Macross Frontier reach new epic emo heights … This has to be the best episode in Macross Frontier and yet perhaps our sadest episode among Macross Fans. No, it is not Ranka or Sheryl but Michael who stole the limelight. An epic death Our hero for the week - Michael who sacrificed himself for Klan Klan as she [...]

Definitely not as awesome as some of j1m0ne’s, but I’m currently listed as #1 on google if you search for “otakon jam project”! Funny that the post that is #1 has like nothing about the concert but if you go a few entries later, you’d be gravy. Yay for good titling and mobile blogging like a madman? And just in case I eventually get kicked off as the top link, which I know I will, here’s a screenshot to cement the moment. … in other news, people should watch and/or read Detroit Metal City (DMC). Think BECK but with metal music and 20x the craziness!

You all may have noticed but in the past 24 hours I’ve been playing around with new wordpress themes like a mad man. After going through god knows how many themes, I finally decided on Puzzled but with a few small modifications to make it more personalized While definitely not as cool as HappySoda’s or mukyaa~’s new themes, I think overall it came out decent. Plus any excuse to use some Minorin photos is always good, right? There are still some small tweaks I need to make here and there but overall everything should be working as they’re suppose to. Anyway any…

I know it’s still a month away but thought I may as well announce that I’ll be going to this year’s NY Anime Festival. Already taking the Friday the convention starts off from work, pre-registered, and housing arrangement set I’m pretty psyched if only because Tanka Rie is one of this year’s guest! Honestly if she wasn’t going to be there, I would have been iffy about going but with her as a guest along side such others like Yoshitaka Amano of Final Fantasy fame I have no excuse not to go. Plus, I semi-fear the wrath of a particular blogger considering this…

Strange stuff but thanks to Wasted_Life of MyAnimeList, just found out myself and two other bloggers were cited as references for MyAnimeList’s wiki entry. Kind of weird to see yourself cited on wiki as an er… “legit” reference of some sort but kind of cool nonetheless… … even if it’d only take a few minutes to get it removed if necessary ^^;;

Hopefully the last Otakon 2008 post I’ll be making as I’m sure everyone and their cats are sick of me talking about the con for so long. My thoughts on Sunday’s concerts, last minute shopping, and the many characters I met after the jump. BTW, this turned out to be a long post… really about meeting various anibloggers so be prepared. Plus if I offended anyone mentioned, my bad! Well, the Sunday concerts weren’t bad but since I didn’t really know any of the bands, I wasn’t expecting much. The DaizyStripper definitely has that whole visual kei thing…

The latest Panasonic Lumix CM came out and features a new song from Ayumi! It's a kind of medium-tempo ballad called "GREEN". It sounds kinda interesting with a special rhythm to it. No word yet when there is going to be a new single and if this song is the A-side or B-side. Since in mid-september "A Complete ~All Singles~" is released, it will probably be a single for october/november. And Ayu looks cute as ever in the CM ;p Have a look & hear: Source: AHS, PanasonicPowered by b2evolution.

the GazettE will finally release a new single in November. It will be the second single of 2008 after Guren. The style of the single will feature their heavy yet delicate sound. (Update 21/08/2008) the GazettE - Leech (Optical Impression) [CD+DVD] Release date: November 12th 2008 Catalog No: KICM-91252 1. Leech 2. Distorted Daytime DVD 1. Leech (PV) the GazettE - Leech (Auditory Impression) [CD] Release date: November 12th 2008 Catalog No: KICM-1252 1. Leech 2. Distorted Daytime 3. HolePowered by b2evolution.

Another big anniversary release from Ayumi Hamasaki. On September 10th 2008, she will release a 3-CD box that will include all 43 A-side single songs from "poker face" to "Mirrorcle World" which have all been remastered. It will also include a new 10th anniversary edition of "Who...", in the same way as she did on her latest single which included new anniversary versions of "Depend on you" and "YOU". The box will come in two edition: one with just the singles (3CD) and one with the singles + a dvd (3CD+DVD). The DVD will include 10 songs from the "Limited TA Live Tour" of which nothing has…

Here's a follow up on my previous post, now with some pictures of what I bought. They are still some quick shots, but this I will also be getting the Asahina Mikuru nendoroid, so we'll open up the theatre again for some group shots with the other 2 nendoroids ^^ Here's my dakimakura hanging next to my Ayumi Hamsaki poster ;p Read more »Powered by b2evolution.

Have gotten 2 packages in the last 2 weeks (one last week, one today). Last week I got a small package with some cd's & dvd's from YesAsia: - Hirano Aya - Riot Girl (CD Album) - Macross Frontier OST 1 (CD Album) - Ayumi Hamasaki - Countdown Live 2007-2008 DVD The Countdown Live concert was already out a few month, but due to circumstances, I bought just now. I loved the OST form Macross Frontier so I decided to buy it and the same goes for the Hirano Aya album. Whenever I really like something, I buy it to support the artists. Today I got a bigger package, this time from Hobby Link Japan:…

I apologize on behalf of t-ono.net for the lack of news or updates for the past couple of weeks. Mentioned previously, we are currently upgrading and migrating the site. As it stands now, we have have successfully migrated all the previous news and user comment database over.  We are in the final phases of preparing to switch over to the new version of the site. We are currently cleaning up all the major bugs before we launch.  We promise you that we a ton of new content prepared including: Disgaea 3 Review (that's right, NIS America sent us a test copy weeks ago) Evo 2008 Las Vegas…

I apologize for the lack of recent updates. I would like to inform our visitors that we are currently in the process of migrating the entire networking site from "Version 2.1" over to our new "Orca Build" ahead of time. We are performing various upgrades paying very close attention especially to network load time.  Hopefully we will be able to complete the transition by the end of this month.  I will also continue to update with news occassionally until the other staff members are done building their new computers.

The World Cosplay Summit ended a few days ago in Japan with 13 countries competing. For those unfamiliar with the event, the World Cosplay Summit began in 2003 as an invitational event to promote the Japanese pop culture internationally.Beginning in 2005, each country holds a preliminary competition to select their representatives to compete in Japan. Brazil took home first place this year with China as the runner up. Japan's Osaka team had an impressive yaoi skit so fan girls may want to take heed. Korea chose to have 2 male representatives  You can watch the videos and view more…

In an overwhelming short amount of time, we were barraged with comments from readers regarding the validity of the press release made by NIS America. We sent them an e-mail in regards to your concerns and recieved the following reply. We hope this clears up any confusion from the previous press release. Read more...

That's right folks, it's that time again and the Summer Wonder Festival has stated! We'll be bringing you all the latest information on the newest figures and toys as usual. So far you've probably already heard there was an escaltor accident during opening and over 50 people suffered minor injuries.  As usual, please remember that we take no credit for any of the pictures as we are only collecting and organizing all of them. Check back this post frequently for updates.   Read more...

Would anyone expect anything less than this from ero-anime Kanokon? Another fine piece of ero-merchandising for the series in the form of this dakimakura, due October for some ¥10,000. All very tasteful I’m sure. The other image, below, is perhaps lacking something however… There is also the oppad and the earlier, more reasonably proportioned dakimakura, should you not be satisfied by this alone.

Another front opens in the battle between 2D and 3D. Above, we have a highly respectable selection of Japanese celebrities, all sporting spectacles (admittedly about the only one I can recognise is the loli-princess, and half of them are shopped, but that hardly matters). Below, we find each one rendered into 2D. I leave the conclusions to be drawn up to you. We saw some similar images before, and then we were treated to some of Eau’s rather stimulating renditions of idols, and there was also the case of the 3D Miku. Fascinating as these were, my favourite yet remains the erotic…

There isn’t much need for any other landscape gallery, at least for a while, after you’ve seen the huge array of images assembled here. Both photographic and illustrative depictions of landscapes, ranging from the merely naturally spectacular to the fantastic or wondrous, ensure every taste is likely to be catered for. Once again, the Vippers do not disappoint. See also the earlier gallery, with a tighter focus, for more.

Former loli pantsu anime Strike Witches continues its misguided descent into farcical martial camaraderie action anime with the latest and ninth episode. Pantsu fans are sure to be on the verge of desertion if this continues, which seems quite possible. The episode hits an all time low in terms of service, with event the gratuitous not-pantsu exposing flybys reduced to tantalising split second flashes of stripes, and the majority of the anime taken up by yuri witch rivalry and monologues on the importance of duty. A far cry from earlier episodes… You were hoping for Yuri Witches,…

Ideal versus actuality (below). There seem to have been some dire Hatsune Miku cosplayers at times, but the verdict on this one seems positive… Still, perhaps some idols are better kept virtual? Previously seen: Or if loli-Miku is more your cup of tea…

I was thinking of doing more scans for this post, but various things came up here and there, and if I was really determined to do a release, I would have to skip today’s post. Besides, I don’t think anyone should assume “Hunting the Elusive is going to have HR scans every two/three days”. It just doesn’t work that way automatically, because my current logistics of doing scans takes two days at least. What this means is, if I don’t plan ahead, the scans don’t happen. So someone requested a rescan from an older post, and I felt, “why not?”. The result turned out pretty good,…

or was it “Custom Maid Girl”? You never know if the Japanese are making puns with the katakana. Who knows, all that katakana you see which you translate into perfectly proper English/Engrish could very well have weird Freudian meanings stuck in them. They’re cleverer than they look/sound, those Japanese katakana writers! And they’re probably laughing at you like “Haha, he just pronounced DICK in his head! Like DICK-to-shun-na-ri, geddit?!” Psychotic reality-bending tangent aside, this is Miyama Zero’s first individual artbook, as the obi thingomajig so enthusiastically splashes…

"My Name is Domino" was released 30 December 2000, making this one of the older releases archived on this site.  The original character design and artist was Ryo Ueda, who is also known by the doujin group name "FancyFantasia". It was basically a cardboard folder with 16 sheets of illustrations and line art on large-sized glossy paper within. A number of guest artists also participated, namely Makoto 2-Go, Mayu Nagase (Aoi Nanase) and Hiroki Ozaki. [Download] Needless to say, Ryo Ueda’s style has definitely evolved since 2000, and that is immediately apparent if…

This post was actually ready some time ago, but this week has turned out busier than I anticipated (had to build a new computer) so here it is. This book was published on 30 July 2008, retailing for 2200 yen ex tax. ISBN 978 4 8291 7669 6. 96 pages, of which 64 are full colour (2/3 colour, 1/3 monochrome). It contains only illustrations by Takanae for the Ninomiya-kun series of novels, comics and anime. [Download review pictures] [JPG version] Takanae was one of those artists which I discovered some time ago. I was pretty much hooked once I saw some illustrations, although this artist’s…

…or, “How camera skillz can be used to pick up”. Please forgive me for this short diary-like post, but I just have to do it while everything is fresh on my mind. No photos or pictures this time round. So I went to the Death Cab for Cutie concert at the Enmore Theatre here in Sydney, and managed to get to near the front of the stage (it was basically stage, fence, one row of people, then me in the second row of people, standing of course). This being the first rock concert I’ve ever been to in my life, and me being all alone surrounded by substance-abusing kiddies, it was a dionysiac…

Using my iPhone yet again to give out some free random anime girl pics. I'll also use this time to tell you all that I'm using MobileMe to do 2 things; one, to make a cool new galley interface that I can update on the fly via iPhone and browser and two, to allow YOU the visitors of this site the ability to upload your pictures in a number of gallery categories.

Hey everyone, as an extra bonus for today, just wanted to test an app in my iPhone. If you see this then I could make some posts while on the go for the upcoming anime fest (more on that in a future post) and for other on-the-go blogging. So, if this works you should see this message and a cute anime girl pic for your downloading needs.

Looks like the success of Madhouse's Batman collaboration they did with a bunch of other anime studios opened the door to more western comic transformations. As of recent Anime News Network information, the studio we know fondly for their work with Vampire Hunter D, Death Note and The Final Fantasy VII Last Order anime will be working with Marvel on 4 different heros. Of the 4 only Iron Man was noted but many do believe that Spider-Man and some X-men might be a part of this as well. I bet this will open up many otaku to some American heros which i guess could be good. Any time you take…

Saw this not too long ago on gizmdo. Being that I work as a web developer at a camera store, I've seen the long list of under water cameras and the almost infinite types of housings and accessories. This one looks like it makes underwater photography more for the casual photographer...just watch where you point those goggles though.(for anyone who gets my posts via mail...sorry about the occasional typos ^^;)

Saw this wonderful article on Wired. It shows a list of the Japan's top female bloggers. I guess when I go to Japan I should tell people I'm a blogger, supposedly its celebrity status. Just look at male Japanese blogger Danny Choo. He's been featured on G4's attack of the show twice, on CNN and big on YouTube. Who's your favorite Japanese Blogger?

It has been a while since last time I have been interrested in Dragon Ball Z goods. But the flame has been revived recently, after I purchased Dragon Ball Z Burst Limit game for xBox360. Meeting again with Goku and all the DBZ crew was really moving, especially since I could plunge again into the great Saiyajin, Frieza and Cell sagas, with great graphics, and most of all, original japanese voices. So wonderful. It gave me shudders ^^; Next step was the purchase of a Capsule Corp t-shirt. Quite sober but evocative toward fans. I proudly wear it hehe. And consequently, after seeing what Medicom…

To all those you are waiting for next adventures, sorry ^^; I did not forget about it, I swear. It is just that Yuki is very busy, because of Haruhi and the SOS Brigade summer activities. Hunting aliens, UFOs and all supernatural phenomenons takes a lot of time. And so, she does not have much remaining to read her book and continue the story. See? she really has a lot to do… ^^;

Bat wings, pointed ears, sharp fangs… So, the Idol is a Vampire!? At least this is what the cute pop star Chua Churam looks like : a gorgeous vampire. Equiped with her devilish guitar, she bewitches her fans with her songs, and carries away the public all along her dress flows. Those lovely blue/red eyes are sure irresistible. This adorable blood-lover girl is said to a main character from the (popular?) eroge game Chu x Chu Idol, in where the cute Melissa Seraphy makes her come-back. Basically, Chua Churam is the fusion between Chu Chu Astram, the vampire heroine, and Chiyu Nakauchi,…

Megami Magazine devoted to its 100th issue some special pages about this lovely anime girl and her new movie, which was annonced recently and will complete three awesome seasons. So it is a good time to present a new figure of one of most popular, cute, sweet, kind, gentle and beautiful magical girl ever : the great Takamachi Nanoha! Captain Takamachi Nanoha appears here with her dear intelligent device Raising Heart, dessed with her instructor uniform, that can be seen in last season of Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha : StrikerS. She still have her fellow Barrier Jacket she invokes when it comes…

Yossha! Here some big changes around. As you can see, mukyaa.com has dressed a new theme, designed by my own little fingers. I won’t say I was bored of previous Tarski theme, since I fully exploited it, and added a lot of custom stuffs. But precisely. What I like is changing functionalities according to my likings. And since Tarski updates are released very often, applying my own modifications at each new version was really, really boring. So, the b