Time sure does pass by quickly when we don’t think about it.

Highlights of 2009 for me include essentially completing college (only 1 class my final semester), starting this blog, founding Figure Haven, and attending conventions for the first time (Anime Expo and Blizzcon).

My resolutions for 2010 include getting a job once I graduate, traveling to Japan and Europe, and finishing some of my side projects. What were some of your highlights and/or resolutions?

Happy New Year everyone and here’s to a great 2010!

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Ladies versus Butlers!

The pre-release episode 1 is already out and it’s actually a full episode that’s 20 minutes long.

This series brings nothing new to an already overfilled table and is simply another fan service anime following the stereotypical formula. The story is about some guy that looks like a delinquent who enrolls in a school that specializes in training maids and butlers (Do such schools exist?).

In this pre-release episode, it already brings tidings of what’s to come. Fan service, and lots of it in a harem environment with a weak plot on the side. No thanks, I’ll pass.

Rating: Ugh

My most anticipated anime of the Fall season: Darker than Black: Ryuusei no Gemini.

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Good Smile Company has another Saber figure in the works yet again. This will be a 1/7 scale figure named Saber ~The Promised Sword of Victory Excalibur~.

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Merry Christmas everyone!

My presents received consisted of clothes and a Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II Camera Lens from my brother. As for the gifts I got my family, I bought wine that we’ll be trying out tonight that hopefully turns out to be enjoyable.

What presents did everyone else get?

I hope you all have a safe and wonderful holiday weekend.

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Seitokai no Ichizon uses a repeated formula to structure all its episodes, and it works surprisingly well.

This anime was one of the few series this Fall season that I was never behind on. I kept up with it and made sure to watch the new episode every week.

It mostly consists of comedy with parodies inserted now and then. Add in some glimpses of actual seriousness to complete it all. Nothing concrete really happens from episode 1 to episode 12 except that you learn more about all the characters, but that’s why it’s so fun and easy to watch. I’m definitely hoping for a second season of this.

Be sure to watch this anime for their bantering and epic statements like the one in the image shown above.

Kampfer is your typical fan service/harem anime. Nothing has changed much throughout the series. The ending is also set up so that another season is easily possible.

Watch this if you have a lot of free time or something. The main character is clueless to the point that it’s detestable; as is often the case in these types of anime.

Figma – Kagami Hiiragi: Summer Uniform ver.

• Name: Kagami Hiiragi
• Series: Lucky Star
• Version: figma 047 – Summer Uniform version
• Maker: Max Factory
• Sculptor: Masaki Asai
• Material: PVC / ABS
• Release Date: 10/2009
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Nendoroid – Vocaloid: Miku Hatsune

• Name: Miku Hatsune
• Series: Vocaloid
• Version: Nendoroid
• Maker: Good Smile Company
• Sculptor: Yukiwo Ageta
• Material: PVC / ABS
• Release Date: 09/2009
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We’ve received a ton of stock this month, especially figmas. I’ll post the rest of the stuff up tomorrow.

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We’ve had a ton of short series this past season. One recently completed one was Nyan Koi!

My impressions haven’t really changed since seeing episode 1. It’s a romantic comedy that was fun to watch every week. The cast of characters were both memorable and likable.

Definitely one of my favorite series for the Fall season, but don’t go looking for any depth or hidden meanings behind it. Just watch it to amuse yourself and to see if the male lead pairs up with anyone.

Hopefully there will be a second season since the manga continues on past the end of season one.