Yes, I've been in love with anime since I discovered Speed Racer, Gigantor, The Amazing Three and Kimba on UHF in the '70s. My blog is about a whole lot of things as well as otaku subjects but I do talk about them.
May'nGiza giza kewl!!!
I has a chibi-Shoko. She's a 27cm Obitsu. Faceup by the giza giza awesome Biff. Note her Re-ment kitteh companions that follow her wherever she goes.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/msgeek/3705755388/
Anime Festival AsiaMy webcam came with my R2 unit. It was my faithful MacBook's (I call it r2d2 and have since I got it) third birthday yesterday. Have to hold off on its birthday pressie because of money issues but eventually the faithful astromech will have a nice ph...
Tokyo SingaporeTransmission from Imperial Command...
"Careful there, Trooper...get yourself down to the Medic fast and get it checked out. You really don't want to have to resort to prosthetics...they suck and Force Lightning can short them out. Keep me posted...d...
Ryomou ShimeiI want to see a BOY (actually 20-something looking guy) DD. The ironic thing about the possibility of a male DD is that it would likely sell better in the US, where the Ball Joint Doll hobby is by-and-large female with a strong subgroup of BL fangirl...
Ryomou ShimeiYou're getting your Obitsus in the wrong place. http://www.junkyspot.com/ . You can get away with a 1/6 scale for a lot less there. Same with Bobobie tinies and Bobobie 27cm BJDs. Also, you might want to consider Dollfie Plus through Volks USA...simi...
Tokyo Photo Walk 6Awesome. Now I've got to figure out how to take what I'm passionate about and monetize it. It sucks being a broke student at way older than what conforms to "social time" here Stateside.
Obama in JapanIt's not likely that the family is going with him on this trip. However, if they were, Michelle would probably be headed for Shibuya for fashion shopping, and if I was on staff I'd make sure Malia and Sasha got to see the Ghibli Museum. I'd also sugg...
Doll Show 26OK, I'm feeding a troll here, but here goes:
1.) I don't believe either Yumiko-tan or Zetto-kun have souls.
2.) Neither do I believe they talk to me. On the contrary: I put words in their mouths. I do photo manga.
3.) I do not refer to either one...
Doll Show 26/me points to Obitsu as a way of getting a start in the hobby for less:
http://www.parabox.jp/eng/
And also if you stick with basic Dollfie Dream heads and bodies it's not so bad. I am not sure whether you can order through Volks USA or whether you...
Doll Show 26Unfortunately for all you guys, the dye transfer problem means COVER YOUR DOLLS UP. My Yumiko-tan wears a body stocking at all times. I have to sort of push it down so that she can wear this one spaghetti strap decolletage dress I have for her (gotta...
K-ON! DollfieRock on! My boy Zetto has a Les Paul...that's a pretty accurate Fender Jazz Bass she's rocking there. His Les Paul is actually based on Slash from Velvet Revolver/Snakepit/Guns N' Roses' signature Les Paul.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/msgeek/392780...
Doll ApparelEye mods for the win. Nice Winter wear too...Yumiko and Zetto are ready for the weather to change in LA because they have matching white faux fur coats. They were an awesome find at Michael's Hobby Shop here in the States -- $10. We actually got rain...
Bullying in JapanBullying sucks. I caught a metric ton of it when I was in school. Being the "brain" type basically paints a huge target on your back. And I was short and skinny when I was little...still short now. It's not as bad here in the States as it is in Japan...
Dancing StormtrooperYou need a special prop for this particular dance.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/msgeek/957823959/
ThinkGeek doesn't have this anymore, sad but true, but I'm sure you can find one better on your side of the Pacific than mine.
Japan PopulationIf Japan doesn't want to get with the times and modernize their expectations about women's gender roles, they will continue to have women opting out of marriage and childbearing. Japan right now is where America was in the late '50s and early '60s wr...
Emotional AnimeHaibane Renmei. Gotta have the tissue box nearby, and since I am female that means only one thing. If the last few episodes don't get you, you are made of stone.
Natto in JapanI do NOT like natto. Fermenting soybeans until they are gooshy is a waste of good soybeans. No I don't like tofu either. Edamame? Now you're talking.
Halloween in JapanI have *always* loved Halloween. ALWAYS. I was born on 5 Nov. so often during my childhood I'd have my birthday early. Still love it. It bums me nobody takes their kids trick-or-treating anymore. Too scared of razor blades in apples and stuff like th...
Japanese FestivalsYes, the Pinoy have wonderful ways with cooking fish. I live in Panorama City, CA which has a huge Pinoy population, and you can get grilled or fried fish like Bangus several places here. The local Latino (Mexican, Central and South American) populat...
Japanese FestivalsI'm seriously considering getting a Puki or some other little BJD and doing her up as Ponyo in her human form. The transitional forms would be hard to replicate but Ponyo as a little girl should be easier. Yeah, I really loved the movie. Too bad DISN...
Japanese FestivalsWhere in CA are you at? There are several of these events in San Francisco and all up and down the Bay Area, and in SoCal there's Nisei Week. (see above post)
Japanese FestivalsWe do have Nisei Week every year, which is more like Nisei Month now. That's loads of fun...I have some pix up from this year's events here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/msgeek/sets/72157622019593443/
You can see the festivities through the eyes of...
