July/August Haul!

Was greeted with a pleasant surprise last… Friday I think, after I returned from school. I’m afraid that I’ve turned out to be an almost exclusive figma collector.

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[review] Konata vs Konata: A Lucky Star Showdown

Hullo there my freaky darlings! Here’s the first installment of my filler posts! First up, we have a review of the Lucky Star series 2 petit nendoroids for your viewing pleasure!
Now while I enjoy the hot weather and futuristic transportation systems in sunny Japan, you guys can sit in the soothing shade and read this [...]

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[preview] Wonderfest Winter goodies

Guess what I picked up today?

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[review] ALTER’S Ogiue Chika Cosplay ver.

Good things come in small packages, Ohno mused, as Ogiue fidgeted under layers of cloth. The Kujian uniform was a little too big for the petite Ogiue, but like rest of the onlookers (Sasahara kept looking away, trying to avoid the death glares that were being shot everywhere) Ohno thought that the way the sleeves [...]

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[review] セーラーふく着替えても＝あたし~ Comptiq Lucky Star nendoroids

“Kagamin~~ Do you think we’ll have time to head down to Animate later~?” Konata asks, distracted by the bright lights flashing above her.
The twin-tailed girl sighs in exasperation. “Konata! Stop mulching around! You dragged me into this!” She tugs at the two rabbit ears perched upon her head. Kagami is unmistakably embarrassed about her predicament.
“But [...]

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[review] don’t hate me because I’m emo - Kotobukiya’s Kaworu Nagisa

Who, if I cried out, would hear me among the angels’ hierarchies?
and even if one of them pressed me suddenly against his heart:
I would be consumed in that overwhelming existence.
For beauty is nothing but the beginning of terror, which we are still just able to endure,

and we are so awed because it serenely disdains to [...]

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[movie] Millenium Actress : one day before the full moon

“All the world’s a stage,
And all the men and women merely players:
They have their exits and their entrances;
And one man in his time plays many parts”
If you don’t recognize those lines - you need to start reading more. And by reading I mean reading real books. Not limiting yourself to otaku reading material.
In retrospect, Shakespeare’s [...]

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[anime] mid-season review

So most of the series airing at the moment are up to their 7th or 8th episodes - TIME FOR A MASS REVIEW! I shy away from weekly or episodic reviews because everyone and their mothers are doing them - plus my anime watching habits don’t really suit that sort of reviewing schedule.
[Macross F] I’m [...]

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[Review] Death Note nendoroids (Re-run)

L likes tea. But L doesn’t like to have tea alone.

Would you like to have a cuppa with L while he waits for friends?

(More pictures and review behind the cut)

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Lucky Star Puchi Nendoroids a.k.a Clayroids

(Bonus Photo of POP Wonderland’s Alice! I’m going to do a full photospread for it so look out. Like. In May.)
So wooo, my Lucky Star Puch Nendoroids came in the mail today and wow! They’re really well-made - save the plasticky smell which will fade with time - and the quality surprised me. They don’t [...]

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