Heading Out to Anime Expo 2009

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Source: Moe Imouto

Leaving in the morning for a road trip down to Los Angeles, California to attend AX09. I’ll be gone for a few days, and there might or might not be new posts until then.

To anyone else that’s attending, hope we’ll have a great time! For the people unable to go, here’s a moe version of C.C. by Tatekawa Mako to cheer you up. ^^

Minami-ke: Betsubara OVA

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A new Minami-ke OVA! For those unfamiliar with this series, it’s a slice of life anime about three sisters: Haruka, Kana, and Chiaki Minami. It tells of the everyday events that transpire during their lives injected with plenty of comedy.

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Nine Puzzle

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Source: One Manga

What we have here is what everyone secretly loves to read, shoujo manga. On a more serious note, Nine Puzzle by Sakai Mayu is your standard high school girl romance manga centered around playing pool in a billiards lounge. Yes, that’s right – playing pool.

It’s a pretty short and completed manga, with only 7 chapters. I found it to be quite enjoyable, but I guess I like to read/watch most things. So for anyone with some free time and nothing else to do, here’s your solution.

Miku Hatsune PVC Figure and Nendos

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First released in September of last year by Good Smile Company, the 1/8 Miku Hatsune PVC figure has already been re-released in October due to its high demand.

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CANAAN

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Source: AniDB

After reading about some of the anime series airing this summer season, I chose to write about CANAAN – an anime adaptation based on a scenario the Type-Moon co-founders made for the Wii game 428: Fūsasareta Shibuya de (428: In a Blockaded Shibuya).

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Final Fantasy XIV Online

FFXIVSource: FFXIV Official Site

At this year’s E3 Expo, Square Enix unveiled their new upcoming MMORPG scheduled for release in 2010 for the PS3/PC with new video footage that can be seen below.

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Comparison of Saber Lily Figures

With the onslaught of upcoming Saber Lily figures, I thought it would be nice to see them presented together.

First up we have Saber Lily ~Distant Avalon~ from Good Smile Company:

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Source: Good Smile Company

The other similar offering is Saber Lily from Alter:

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Kureha 1/7 PVC by Max Factory

So I finally got a digital camera and decided to start doing some posts on the figures I own.

The figure that gets the honor of being the first covered is Kureha from the Shining Wind series, sculpted by Shunji Hagii from Max Factory.

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Liar Game

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Thus begins the manga Liar Game by Shinobu Kaitani. Here’s a quick summary of the manga from Wikipedia:

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Summer 2009 Anime Season

As the Spring season is winding down, here’s a chart of the Summer 2009 anime series with some short summaries:

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I’m looking forward to the second season of Spice & Wolf! A few of the other series looks interesting, but haven’t researched them yet.