AFA Day 1An incredible day at the AFA for day one! I'm already late for day two and need to dash so only going to leave you with a summary and let the photos do all the talking.
Today I'm MC with Reiko for the K-ON! girls and then the Otacool signing session...
AFA CountdownAll this happened in the past 24 hours. Having an amazing time - All looks like play but its actually hard work ^^; But fun - incredibly fun ^o^
Spoke at the Animation Asia Conference and met folks like the producer of Summer Wars and the Girl Who l...
Anime Festival AsiaAfter landing in Singapore and spending an hour to catch up on mails at the hotel, went with comrades at Sozo, 0ne and Genesis Frontier for some scrumptious hawker center food. Then went to visit the Sozo offices. Sozo are the folks organizing the An...
Tokyo SingaporeBeen filming since this morning for AFA09. Think I broke my toe ^^; Currently at hotel resting for a wee bit.
Heading off to Orchard road and am due to be at the Ion Orchard from about 18:30-ish. If you are interested in coming along then the film c...
Anime FramesAbsolute awesome progress by Illustrator KL in time for my presentation at the Animation Asia Conference where folks like the CEO of Kadokawa, Director of Summer Wars/Girl Who Leaped Through Time will take a look if they have not fallen asleep during...
Candy Boy GiveawaySorry to have kept you waiting! I have good news, bad news and then good news.
First up is the good news. There were multiple correct answers who all guessed 2,950 yen. Looks like many folks have been paying attention to the previous Week in Tokyo a...
Japan TimesTogether with Internet Entrepreneur Ejovi Nuwere at the headquarters for the Japan Times.
Ejovi established a load of well known services like FON and now currently runs Internet strategy at the Japan Times and is the CEO of Land Rush Group. It giv...
Tokyo Photo Walk 6Going for a photo walk around Tokyo at Night and will be zipping back n forth through time as we do so. As with previous photo walks, I would love to have the usual chit chat.
Anime PVSome progress on the Mirai no Mirai anime pilot video. These are just work in progress frames at the moment. Skirt animation is being tweaked. Awesome work by Illustrator KL who works like lightning!
Japan Computer UsageSaw this on Francis-sans blog and then realized that it must have been covered by Japan Probe - and it was!. The show explains how there has been a sudden increase of people computing in the middle of the road and at times while riding a bicycle - ca...
KeionDue out in January is this 1/8 scale figure of Akiyama Mio. Is being released by Movic but produced by Kotobukiya. See more pics at GA Graphic.
Kinda prefer this one to the Alter version. Which do you prefer?
Anime ArtistsYour wish is my command. From the Anime Illustrators post, 45% of you voted for pose #3.
Illustrator KL just sent over the senga (outlines) and Mirai-chan is looking very scrumptious indeed. Like the way shes got her right hand resting on her oppai...
ShinjukuStumbled onto this video showing how Shinjuku changed over 35 years and remember seeing it on TV. The photos were taken by 4 people from the same spot over the 35 year period.
And you can see some more of modern day Shinjuku in the time lapse vid...
Moe Moe KyunFolks who are attending AFA09 should watch the following video as it contains rules regarding the use of the Moe Moe Kyun Cafe.
Singaporean otaku celebrity More Rice plays the part of the salivating otaku.
This time next week I'll be in Singapore a...
Anime IllustratorsIllustrator KL is working on a new piece for us and just sent over some sample sketches. Sooooo cute n adorable!
I'm going to choose one pose but have different facial expressions. Which is your fave pose of of these?
Which is your fave pose?
Mir...
Doll ApparelKarin kept asking me when I would get photos of her new look up. I told her it would be after I finish putting together the presentation for the Anime Asia Conference, preparations for the next CGM Night at Cospa HQ, and after launching the mobile ve...
Tokyo Figure Show in SingaporeAsk and you shall receive - the Tokyo Figure Show in Singapore - in collaboration once again with Good Smile Company exclusive to AFA09.
AmiAmi GiveawayComrades from AmiAmi and Good Smile Company came over for dindins the other day. Had a nice evening talking about the anime and figure industry - there is so much more than meets the eye ^^;
Anime ShopThe samples don't stop arriving! The spare room is now half full of so much goodies that I could literally start up a shop ^^;
Seriously though, I'm not allowed to sell any of it which is why I offload some to media and other folks who we work with...
Japanese CommercialsA couple of Japanese commercials picked up from YouTube. The first one is a 2 min extended one by Panasonic.
Two sisters were due to follow a career on the catwalk but one ends up in hospital while the eldest sister goes to New York. The younger sis...
Cospa X Danny ChooGot the final product samples of the Suenaga apparel that you saw in the Anime T-Shirts article - they are gorgeous!
They are also up for pre-order on a few sites which you should be familiar with.
A Day in Tokyo 6Currently working with Good Smile Company on several projects of which I can only talk about a few of them for now.
One of the projects is Figma Mirai and currently have tentatively scheduled a Spring 2010 release. We will display her at the AFA09...
Kousaka TamakiUp for pre-order now is this most most gorgeous figure of Tamaki ever ever ever. Going to steal a poster from the GSC offices before I leave here today ^^;
Is 1/6 scale and will be released next April - retails for 8,800 yen.
See more pics at GSC....
Living in JapanA survey at EC Navi asks the question "Have you lived on your own?" 69% said "Yes" while the rest said "No."
For the "Yes" answers, people gave "when schooling", "when single" and "when relocated by company to another location" as examples. Some of...
Japanese Love HotelsExplore the depths of Shinjuku or Shibuya and you will come across love hotels - places designed for couples to have some hanky panky. Not only does this place allow female couples and folks on their own, they also rent out Wii and costumes for those...
Doll Show 26Doll Show 26 took place yesterday in Hamamatsu-cho at the Tokyo Trade Center. Unlike last time, this time round we was treated to 4 floors including the tea space on the 2nd floor where many sons n daughters got to meet new friends - as well as paren...
Dollfie SasaraLooks like poor Sasara Kusugawa cant stand up due to the weight of her oppai.
The oppai parts is called "Oppai Kakumei" or "Oppai Revolution" and costs 12,000 yen.
If you really want the parts then I think you need to get them at a show or from Yah...
Tokyo Trooper FigureWas pleasantly surprised to meet so many dealers at the Doll Show who read dannychoo.com.
Was even more pleasantly surprised to see that somebody made a figure of me too ^o^
Sanya V. LitvyakSanya at yesterdays Doll Show. Currently sorting through a ton of photos but thought I'd get this out first. The next couple of days are going to be doll intensive ^^;
Mirai ItachariIncredible Itachari made by Kodomut as a B'day prezzie for me ^o^. We will display this with the Mirai Figma at the AFA 09 later this month.
I've been given my own booth which you will see at the entrance to the AFA and have asked Good Smile Compan...
