Kanu Unchou
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Sun 2008/08/17 23:12
I completely forgot to pre-order this and by the time I remembered she had sold out *everywhere*.
*none* of the online figure dealers or stores had her in stock.
*none* of the online figure dealers or stores had her in stock.
Comrades at Kid Nemo took pity and sent me one - another figure to add to my bunch of SAFS ^^;
This 1/8 scale Alter figure of Kanu from Ikkitousen is probably the finest figure of Kanu to date.
I heard from many who have this figure that she was castoff deficient but I didn't encounter this deficiency - the top half of her body pops off easily allowing her skirt to lift over her peeping eyes.
One of these in the wallpaper pool.
The only complaint that I would have about this figure is that the base is quite big compared to other figures of the same scale.
If you have a review of this figure, feel free to share in the comments.
As we are on the subject of figures, thought I'd let you know that the translators from this weeks job posting are currently busy working on a few hundred figure descriptions and you should expect to see their work in an announcement soon.
Many other projects in the pipeline and will post job positions in my News Items.
In the near future I will need the talents of folks with the following abilities.
Japanese > Chinese (traditional/simplified) translation.
Japanese > French translation.
Japanese > Spanish translation.
Japanese > Korean translation.
CSS ninjas (fix any CSS problem for any browser).
jQuery programmers.
Data input staff (image uploading/data collection).
Program Managers (manage remote staff and small projects).
Please don't contact me now about these positions but just wanted to throw that out there to get an idea of how many of you are available for remote work and which skills you have.
Many other projects in the pipeline and will post job positions in my News Items.
In the near future I will need the talents of folks with the following abilities.
Japanese > Chinese (traditional/simplified) translation.
Japanese > French translation.
Japanese > Spanish translation.
Japanese > Korean translation.
CSS ninjas (fix any CSS problem for any browser).
jQuery programmers.
Data input staff (image uploading/data collection).
Program Managers (manage remote staff and small projects).
Please don't contact me now about these positions but just wanted to throw that out there to get an idea of how many of you are available for remote work and which skills you have.
We recently talked about our weak points in the Oh My Goddess article and today I would like to touch on our strong points and skills.
Its important to recognize your own strong points and skill set. If you have a skill set that you can use in an area that you are passionate about then you may be close to answering that "there must be more meaning to life" question that you may be asking yourself in the mornings.
As a teenager, I didn't really think about my strong points or skills and as a result I ended up not knowing what I wanted from life for a long time.
After discovering Japanese culture, I started to self study Japanese and recognized that I had the ability to absorb the language quicker than anticipated. I decided to improve my Japanese speaking skills by taking an entrance examination which got me into the second year of a BA at London university.
By further enhancing my Japanese speaking abilities, I managed to get into Japan Airlines and finally to Tokyo.
By further enhancing my Japanese speaking abilities, I managed to get into Japan Airlines and finally to Tokyo.
Another one of my skills which I recognize is my creative ability. I realize that I like to create stuff and have many people enjoy that output - whether its designing shoes, making websites, filming videos or building Gunpla.
Another skill which I acquired much of at Amazon is my business negotiation skills. There are many business groups in Amazon and convincing groups to do something usually required the loss of a few limbs.
Another skill which I acquired much of at Amazon is my business negotiation skills. There are many business groups in Amazon and convincing groups to do something usually required the loss of a few limbs.
So my job today involves my Japanese speaking, creative and business negotiation skills in a field which I am passionate about (which also involves free gadgets and figures ^^;)
One of my strong points of being able to focus on a task until completion complements these skills which enable me to grow my business at a rate which I'm pleased with.
One of my strong points of being able to focus on a task until completion complements these skills which enable me to grow my business at a rate which I'm pleased with.
Recognizing your skills is not bragging - its not only important as an exercise to help your self development, its also crucial that you let others know of your abilities.
I think I've mentioned it before but my profile page has many of my skills and experience listed. I've seen many people link to that page and call me an idiot "show off", but at the same time I've made many comrades on the Internets and also many business clients who have required my skills and services through that page.
If I kept quiet about my skills/abilities just for the naysayers then they win and I loose - potential comrades/clients are not going to be able to guess my abilities.
I think I've mentioned it before but my profile page has many of my skills and experience listed. I've seen many people link to that page and call me an idiot "show off", but at the same time I've made many comrades on the Internets and also many business clients who have required my skills and services through that page.
If I kept quiet about my skills/abilities just for the naysayers then they win and I loose - potential comrades/clients are not going to be able to guess my abilities.
What I was hoping to do today is while we drool over pics of Kanu is to talk about our strong points and skills - see it as an exercise to help you discover what you can be doing right now to alter the path of the rest of your life.
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I think this is the biggest pile O SAFS that I've acquired so far ^^;;
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Nice figure. Maybe I should get the figma version of her which is cheaper and poseable. Regarding my strong points and skill? I do recognize them but not necessary able to use them all the time.
(ID #268367) Posted on 2008/08/17 23:40
full time student, 60% of the time.
I know that I like to be creative as well hence I'm going into web design, but I think I'm more aware of my weaknesses than my strengths, one of my biggest weaknesses is maths... cannot stand the bloody subject, I failed my first year of college and had to repeat because of 1 maths class I couldn't pass :( Obviously we all have strengths and skills, It's just for me I find it hard to actually identify them and move in a direction where my skills will be beneficial.
(ID #268372) Posted on 2008/08/17 23:53
Sorry for double posting. My skills would be creativity, able to absorb knowledge quickly, planning, good analyzing skills, team player, accomplish leader and flexible. Yet to show most of it for my current job but my boss already recognized some of the skills I possessed which make me grateful. I hope I'll be able to go after with all these skills and to gain other new skills as well. Gaining more skills won't hurt and will be beneficial to us.
(ID #268375) Posted on 2008/08/17 23:58
AdvDip Network Security - CCNA - Ironport - Security+
hmm i guess my strong and weak point is that i'm too much of a perfectionist and many people call me 'too nice' On the perfectionist side, i'd plan everything waaay ahead, prepare all that is required and come up with at least 3 or more contingency plans. But unfortunately, before i'd even start anything, i'd also plan/find ways to 'disprove' or even find major faults in the planning of my projects. And from that, i'd conciously say "it's not worth doing this project anymore because it wont work", etcetcetc and then it all snowballs from there. When ppl say i'm too nice, im not too sure, but i think it's that I'm too agreeable to help someone. Like i'd suddenly forget what i was doing and let my concertration wander to their needs without properly recognising that, I'm probably doing something important too. Maybe I can be summarised as someone who doesn't like to say "no" to any sort of request/help. yeah, my 2 cents...
(ID #268378) Posted on 2008/08/18 00:03
Service desk support
Salvador Dali once said "do not fear Perfection. You will never achieve it" For that reason, I Like George Camerons line from an interview he did once. "I'm not a perfectist, I'm a rightist!!! I do things until they are right!!" Bit of a personal motto for me. I consider myself a rightist as well!! Perhaps you do as well.
(ID #268486) Posted on 2008/08/18 02:24
Web monkey, coffee addicted cerberus, Chef Vader
I can't completely say that I recognize my strong points completely but I'm at point where I can say that they're showing themselves and I'm exploring them one at a time to further narrow where my strengths lie. I have recently Taken up culinary arts, and as it turns out, with a bit of practice, I can improve upon it. One thing I have known for a while id my HR and PR skills. I often find myself thrown in situations where my mediation and PR skills have saved my neck as well as the others. Another insightful talk, Danny.
(ID #268379) Posted on 2008/08/18 00:09
voted "No." This might better fit in the weaknesses article but since you asked for those then I didn't feel like flodding ^^; I have disqualified my strong points as being strong, when they tend to flee at times. It's the otaku characteristics that are conflicting. I haven't been able to apply my skills to areas outside of otakudom, both by opportunity and effort from the self, so while I can claim to have a certain skill, I don't substantiate it and make it proudly known. This leads me to think that maybe I haven't found my strengths yet, but in the meantime I am being less modest and publicizing my existence in case I do successfully soul-search. I'm overly interest-driven so I expend more energy trying to do things I don't want to (= lack of discipline); I'm frustrated that many required tasks don't seem rewarding enough to me. I'm trying to see the value in these necessary tasks and eventually accept it because I haven't progressed in the goal to live any differently.
(ID #268380) Posted on 2008/08/18 00:13
CEO MIrai Inc
I know you are creative from the stuff I've seen you make. Maybe you dream of changing peoples lives with your creations/inventions? May be look into making more people aware of the stuff you make?
(ID #268390) Posted on 2008/08/18 00:32
For now, I will take heed to making myself known in this networked world; just need to convince myself that I have nothing to lose and that it is worth it. The things I do most passionately are because I put in the effort to learn myself. Hence what you see from me is what I've taught myself. I might be disrespecting quite a few of my schoolteachers for worldly knowledge, but I've never known of many role models otherwise. You are one of them, these days :) Ugh, you know. It really rings true. Successful (working) people continuously work hard and do not simply wallow in a resulting potential lifestyle. Life-long learning is part of that. The burgeoning akiba-kei in me is a contrast that makes me aware of this fact, and I haven't been pulling my weight for some time.
(ID #268474) Posted on 2008/08/18 02:12
CEO MIrai Inc
I see you are creative with electronics too. Could you build me a voice changer for my stormtrooper armor for example?
(ID #268392) Posted on 2008/08/18 00:36
have messaged you via twitter.
(ID #268567) Posted on 2008/08/18 03:40
Yawn¬! Im REALLY bored of the billions of ikkitousen figures out there - theyre just all tits and ass, with no charm or character. Miniature plastic prostitutes, if you will! Nice discussion. I recognise my skills, but im currently undergoing something of an inspiration/ motivational deficiency which im hoping to overcome if i want to progress to the next level as a 3d artist.
(ID #268381) Posted on 2008/08/18 00:14
CEO MIrai Inc
Just for you I have the figma Kanu review coming up ^^; How and when will you overcome your next hurdle?
(ID #268385) Posted on 2008/08/18 00:26
Erm... Time! Im doing some freelance at the moment, and im going to china for a month in October. Hopefully, ill come back refreshed and more inspired. I think im just generally a bit fed up of 3d - its too saturated now. Its not as special or as exciting as it was when i started out. Everything that can be done has already been done!
(ID #268436) Posted on 2008/08/18 01:40
suneo (Registered on 2007/12/17 20:54)
i don't know what my strong points are but i sure know what my weak points are lol. I have major problems with communication and presence. I'd be hard pressed to effectively negotiate any situation. I would like to learn more of the japanese language, and feel that I am at a point where I am neither good nor bad at it, but would definitely like to be fluent in it someday. I am best at reading (uh..except most kanji lol), not so much writing, and speaking is absolutely terrible. It's not the area of education I focused on though, instead graduating from uni in an area that I also think I'm neither good nor bad in...well I think I'm definitely more on the bad side lol, but more importantly, a subject that I find a hard time being passionate about. So, I'm pretty much lost in life right now. I need to man up and focus on where I need to take it lol.
(ID #268383) Posted on 2008/08/18 00:21
Policy & Research Officer
Oooo pretti ... I wanted to get this but Ikkitousen figures are always too sexy to be put on display in my room. As for strong points. Previously I mentioned I'm a big procrastinator. Thankfully, I'm also very determined and have good self-awareness. So whenever I set my sights on something and start on it, I will just keep working at it until I achieve success. I guess thats the main thing that keep me going all the way to finish my honors degree.
(ID #268395) Posted on 2008/08/18 00:50
It's a beautiful Kanu figure, I love mine. I watch her hair like a hawk though. It certainly has drooping potential.
(ID #268399) Posted on 2008/08/18 00:54
I love the hair swirl, gives of a nice mid-action feel ^^ As for my skills? I have natural-born talent for Romance languages(i.e. Latin descend) ^^ Mainly because I learned Spanish and Italian when I was little, infact, English is my 3rd language ^^;; Then I leanred French in school and it came to me very easy. Now I'm woking with programming languages XD c, c++, python are my forte. Some experience with Java, Basic and Ruby. I want to improve in the web development side, good with PHP but could do with more Javascript and Ruby-on-rails.
(ID #268402) Posted on 2008/08/18 00:56
Probably my best strong point is the fact that I'm a quick learner. Throughout my past jobs I've been able to do tasks I hadn't known they existed, and that helped me to choose the skill set I'm more comfortable with. I like to learn new idioms and am I'm curently trying to improve my English, studying Japanese and also starting to study a bit of Norwegian. Through past web design interests, as well as my through current job, I developed HTML, CSS, Javascript, MySQL/MS SQL, PHP and (a bit of) Python skills, and seek daily improvement since this area of knowledge tends to change a lot. In the arts department I've studied music - mainly drumming - for the most part of my life, and played some rock and jazz gigs. People have mixed opinions about my putting it on my CV, but I feel this kind of interest tells a lot about my creative nature and why I seek jobs that help me satisfy it. Despite having said that, I must say my business skills are next to nothing, but let's not talk about my weaknesses. lol :P
(ID #268408) Posted on 2008/08/18 01:01
i guess knowing what you can and what you want to do comes with age. when i was younger, i did know i was going to go into information technology, but i had no clue what i wanted to do there. everything was equally fascinating. i'm only disappointed that i couldn't take the electronics path first. i love electronics. more than writing software. both combined is what i'm aiming for now. or game development. btw, do they also have a gentoku figure? after watching great guardians ep. 4, i'm craving for more kanu x gentoku action. :)
(ID #268419) Posted on 2008/08/18 01:17
marvin (Registered on 2006/12/25 00:54)
strange thing is that I've never given it much thought but I seem to like analyzing data and finding solutions. I remember the days I had as a programmer for a German company in Darmstadt and I realize I might have been happier building applications than computing for financial statements. don't get me wrong though, I like my current job, and the pay plus the fulfillment of seeing how my company grows is definitely more rewarding. it just seems I find programming a more enjoyable work than analyzing numbers. ^^
(ID #268420) Posted on 2008/08/18 01:17
Working Otaku mom
I think my best strong point is that I am a good listener and a quick learner for the most part. I am better with doing things hands on, but if you tell me how to do something, and then let me go ahead and do it, I usually do things right (or for the most part right) the first time. Hey Danny, that was interesting to talk about your strong points, while showing such beatiful pictures, almost distracted me off the topic at hand, but I kept reading.:D:P And I see the "eyes" just barely, are you trying to tease us?:P Do you have any full image pics with Kanu's clothes off?...
(ID #268425) Posted on 2008/08/18 01:30
anime/cosplay events organizer
Is it difficult for you to recognize/discover your strong point? Are you satisfied on the skill that you have right now? I for one had a bit of a hard time discovering one of my strong point/skills and I'm not satisfied and want to learn and discover more ^___^
(ID #268426) Posted on 2008/08/18 01:32
Full-time student へへ
i have a knack for coming up with ideas... just not so strong at the implementation end ^^ any good implementers out there?
(ID #268429) Posted on 2008/08/18 01:34
Part trooper, part -timer, 100% loser...
Huh? What did you say Danny? I was busy looking at the yummy-licious pics of Kanu... I do recognise my strong points but haven't been able to put them to good use...
(ID #268430) Posted on 2008/08/18 01:34
Student, Otaku, She-Geek(Sheek lol)
OMG that is a mega coincidence.... that the 'this time last year' article was on ikki tousen!! And that you said this exact figure may well be your first Kana figure!!!
(ID #268443) Posted on 2008/08/18 01:48
Student, Otaku, She-Geek(Sheek lol)
My strong points... I believe I'm aware of them. I havent had much chance to put them to any use that, but that will change in Uni, where my attention to detail and creativity will FINALLY be put to some decent use!!! I can finally show 'em what I'm made of and beat Georgia into the ground!! :sob:(The girl who was the most fantastically fantastic at art and made the rest of the class feel inadiquate ALL the time....)
(ID #268452) Posted on 2008/08/18 01:54
Georgia sounds like a great lass, you should invite her over to DC :P Maybe tell her how much you looked up to her while you're at it ^^
(ID #268478) Posted on 2008/08/18 02:17
Student, Otaku, She-Geek(Sheek lol)
Oh she is. She is mucho awesome, but not a fan of anime/manga/japan or figures. And she knows, she's very humble lol, won't take the praise when she most definately deserves it hehe.
(ID #268536) Posted on 2008/08/18 03:14
This figure screams buy me now! But alas, they are totally sold out everywhere. :(
(ID #268449) Posted on 2008/08/18 01:52
Student and full-time otaku
That figure of Kanu has to be the nicest out there, she's soo hot. Strong points/skills you ask? I'd like to say I recognize them, but I don't feel like I'm actually good at anything, able to do something that you won't find 10 other people to also do easily. I mean, I know a bit about a lot of stuff, but not so much that I can actually apply that knowlegde as 'skills' for anyone. I've spent the last 4 years on so many topics, from aerodynamics to finances and management, but it all remains introductory knowlegde to my feeling. Guess I'm still looking for that true skill to show itself....or the situation to apply it in.
(ID #268458) Posted on 2008/08/18 01:57
五〇一軍团 TK8316 Singapore Garrison Public Relations Officer
i don't really know much about myself so i can't really say what are my strong points. i believe it's easier for a third party to assess you and tell you what are your strong and weak points because sometimes a person might be too clouded to see what they are good and bad at. secondly having a mentor, a person to look up will also give us a clearer direction where we want to go. someone who can inspire, motivate and give us a push when we get distracted.
(ID #268460) Posted on 2008/08/18 01:58
CEO MIrai Inc
Good point about the mentor. I seem to have been a mentor since my Amazon days. I would love to have a mentor too ^^;
(ID #268758) Posted on 2008/08/18 09:28
五〇一軍团 TK8316 Singapore Garrison Public Relations Officer
master yoda is a good mentor. ^^;
(ID #268937) Posted on 2008/08/18 13:15
anime/cosplay events organizer
Same here ^__^ Having a mentor could guide you to the path of enlightenment~ =3
(ID #269173) Posted on 2008/08/18 17:27
Service desk support
I'm much better at recognising my weaknesses rather than my strengths. But I guess strengths which are most prominent would be the ones which can be seen in my old job and my hobby of painting figures. a great amount of patience, an eye for details and I seem to understand stuff rather quickly and have been told that I explain stuff to people very well, although I need to keep "retraining" myself because I tend to forget stuff I learn just as quickly.
(ID #268482) Posted on 2008/08/18 02:21
おたくと大学生。
the only strong points/skills that I have are building computers and being otaku. Neither of em seem to be able to land me a job. They are all looking for programmers and database engineers etc. I also find myself having to repeat my senior year due to me not being able to do math of any sort. Not sure where my future is going as of yet.
(ID #268496) Posted on 2008/08/18 02:34
CEO MIrai Inc
Japanese alone would not have gotten me anywhere without the building computers skill which got me into Japan Airlines. Value your skills and do more exploring in areas outside your normal schedule.
(ID #268756) Posted on 2008/08/18 09:27
I like the L (death note) figure from the good smile company.
(ID #268529) Posted on 2008/08/18 02:59
fresh grad
What a timely topic, now that I'm currently looking for my first job as a fresh frad.
(ID #268532) Posted on 2008/08/18 03:06
Strong points are determined by the demands of society right? since a skill or quality that is in demand by society is considered a strong point, while those that are not in demand are not considered as strong points.. if person A has a skill or quality that person B is looking for, then in person B's point of view, that skill or quality is considered as A's strong point, while in the eyes of others, it may not be considered as a strong point. am I right to say that?
(ID #268542) Posted on 2008/08/18 03:19
Perhaps you have not told others of your strong points? I have enjoyed a long teaching career, which has, in turn, spawned others wanting to emulate me. THAT is praise. But I would not have been in this situation, had others not been aware, or told their friends about me. The trick is to advertise. By the way, sometimes the best rewards are not financial.
(ID #268625) Posted on 2008/08/18 05:00
Hahax.. I'm actually asking about the definiation of strong points, on would strong points be condsidered as strong points only if they were recognized as strong points.. I could consider myself to be inclined to the technical side, (stronger in technical stuff and weaker in language and humanities stuff) my economics teacher considered me to be a "lousy student" as i'm weak in humanities and unable to write 2-3 pages long answers (my answers are only 1/3 - 1/2 page long) and refused to teach me as it would be a "waste of her time". My stengths on the technical side are not recognized as they are not what my economics teacher wanted, and was deemed as as "lousy student" that was what I was trying to say, but thanks for the tip and advice.. lol..
(ID #268893) Posted on 2008/08/18 12:37
I got her too I also think that her stand is too big the problem is that it is circular, there are much area unused but luckily, she can stand on her own without her display stand so, i'm happy, she's not too space-consuming
(ID #268564) Posted on 2008/08/18 03:37
Student
Is it me or you Kan'Us base is a bit different then mine?! My has a blue base with some sort of dragon design while your looks plain blue
(ID #268601) Posted on 2008/08/18 04:26
CEO MIrai Inc
Mines plain blue. URl to your pics?
(ID #268755) Posted on 2008/08/18 09:24
Student
Real nice figure. Haven't watched any of the Ikkitousen's yet, but it's on my todo list. Who is the girl with the blue hair in the 2nd to last figure?^^
(ID #268620) Posted on 2008/08/18 04:43
CEO MIrai Inc
Thats GSC Rize.
(ID #268752) Posted on 2008/08/18 09:23
part time illustrationist, doll clothing seamstress
Thanks for yet another motivational post ^^ I think my strong points, are drawing eyes (optical) and hair (LOL) I also like to sew and make my own patterns for dolls but I have less time for that these days ^^; I like to draw girls, and make them pretty, sometimes sexy ^^; is that a strong point? I know I still need to improve myself and be more assertive overall tho ^^; There are times I feel like a deflated balloon :P but I would like to do something about my passion and I want to do it before I talk about it :)
(ID #268623) Posted on 2008/08/18 04:48