Area no Kishi

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The description on the cover sums up the general idea – it’s a manga about soccer. I’m not really a fan of soccer, but hey it’s manga. Just look at what happened with Prince of Tennis.

Anyways, Area no Kishi is another manga that I keep up to date on. It’s an interesting read, and gets pretty extreme right off the bat.

Layar – Mobile Augmented Reality Browser

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Remember the Eden website in Eden of the East? This is somewhat similar to it, pretty cool.

Can’t wait for it to release here in the States! I wonder which cellphones they are planning to have it work with?

On a side note, it sucks being sick – sigh at summer fever.

Umi Monogatari ~ Anata ga Itekureta Koto ~

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Yes! A series that represents the summer we are all currently enjoying, right? Here we have Umi Monogatari (Sea Story), your semi-typical transforming magical girl defeats evil spirits anime series.

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Kudryavka Noumi 1/8 by Alter

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Due for release in November of this year (11/2009), Alter presents Kudryavka Noumi from Little Busters! Love the uniform and dynamic pose. ^^

I currently do not own any Alter figures yet, but their quality seems to be exceptionally high. So either this will be my first Alter figure or I will most likely get another Alter figure before then. (Thinking about the Saber Lily by Alter)

On a side note, I heard Little Busters! was really popular – need to look into that.

Source: ALTER

Valkyria Chronicles 2

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Valkyria fans rejoice! For those who haven’t heard yet, Valkyria Chronicles 2 is scheduled for release in Japan this winter. However, it will be for the PSP and not the PS3. >_>

I find that to be somewhat of a disappointment considering the quality of the first Valkyria on the PS3, and also my preference for playing on the PS3 over the PSP. But looking on the bright side, I guess I can play Valkyria on the go now.

Another factor of uncertainty, will this game even be localized here in North America considering the mediocre sales of the first Valkyria game? I definitely hope they decide to release it here in the States, otherwise I should be continuing my studies in Japanese. @_@

Source: Sankaku Complex

GA: Geijutsuka Art Design Class

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Continuing with my impressions of this season’s new anime series, we arrive at GA: Geijutsuka Art Design Class. After watching the first episode, this series was something completely unexpected for me.
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Umineko no Naku Koro ni

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Anime based on one of 07th Expansion’s games: Umineko no Naku Koro ni. The name might remind you of another one of their games that got adapted into an anime – Higurashi no Naku Koro ni.
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Sora no Manimani

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The summer season brings to us an abundance of new series. I plan on at least watching the first couple episodes of all the new series before deciding which series suits my tastes. That brings us to a new series I recently had the pleasure of watching – Sora no Manimani.

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Rest of Anime Expo 2009 Loots

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I present the rest of the loots that I obtained from this year’s Anime Expo.

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Anime Expo 2009 Poster Loots

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Here are most of the posters I picked up this year at AX. The top seven posters are from the eroge Valkyrie Complex, the two in the middle are from Da Capo 2 autographed by the illustrator, and the autograph sketch on the left is also from an eroge. (>_<)

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