Samurai ShodownIt's on my want list, but it was my understanding that this figure is a Gemaga magazine exclusive. I'm getting ticked off with all the exclusives being offered by figure makers, especially Kotobukiya.
SuzuhimeYet another exclusive figure. I'm curious what figure companies are trying to accomplish with program. It seems to benefit proxy buyers and eBay sellers more than the figure companies. I've bought the Kotobukiya Sendo Erika and Alter's Lycoris Rad...
Tokyo Figure Show 2Haruhi uses an Italia Mondial guitar. Talk about obscure. I've never seen this guitar anywhere but wielded by Haruhi. I guess it suits her personality.
Paco HouseThere's an easier way. Just get yourself declared an "enemy combatant" and you'll be committed to Gitmo. The amenities are only a little better than those cells.
Japan Train CommuteWow! This just shows the difference in culture. Take out a rifle in a public place in the US and you'd have panic. You'd definitely attract the interest of law enforcement. With our history of violence, most folks would assume the worst; a guy ab...
Mac Life 4By the way, I built my last PC. I got to choose my components, it performs better than most Macs, it is cheaper than all but the Mini, and since I got to choose the case it looks better too.
Mac Life 4I tried an iMac G5 and really missed right clicking. I was using the Mac for Web and productivity activities and my PC for gaming. I was getting familiar with the UI but still preferred Windows and never saw what all the hype was from Mac fanatics....
Japanese High SchoolThe girls don't cover their mouths when they laugh anymore. Times change. :) It used to be considered polite, but I like both. The laugh behind the hand was demure. The open laugh is more like I'm used to though so feels more "normal".
Your First AnimeShows my age, but Astro Boy and then Speed Racer when I was a kid. Television had only 3 network channels and then a few channels on UHF, one of which I watched Astro Boy. I think Speed Racer was broadcast on the non-network channels as well. I did...
Broken FiguresI was heart broken when my quite expensive resin statue of Queen's Blade Menasu from Griffon was basically shattered. I had the Queen's Blade character book for Menasu displayed behind her. I came in the house one day with hands full of groceries,...
Crap FiguresPhotos are kind of hard to use for comparison, but there are some differences. The shirt is definitely "whiter" in the pics and the shoulder join is much better than my figure. The glasses included with my figure have the arms which will not allow...
Crap FiguresI was shocked recently upon receiving the Max Factory Mizuho Kazami from Onegai Teacher. I've had great luck with Max Factory in the past which was all the more distressing. It was impossible to fit her glasses on her head. The Pocky stick that sh...
North America VS Japanese CartoonsThere is no "better". I love anime, but I also love a lot of cartoons and animation from elsewhere. It's easy to look down on animation from America if you think of Scooby Doo, He-Man, Thundercats, Care Bears, etc. Remember though, Loony Toons and...
Space Yoko Figure by WaveI usually jump at the chance to have any Yoko figure, but this one is a bit "plastic" for my tastes. I'm not real keen on the facial expression either.
Figure RequestI'm a bit old fashioned I suppose, but I'd like to see figures of characters from older anime. There are tons of Fate, Haruhi, and other current anime figures.
1. Lum from Urusei Yatsura. Could be in traditional tiger stripe bikini, but she was...
