Unfortunately, I'm not attending AX this year. I've been going to AX for the past 2 years, but the budget is tight this year, so I can't make it. Too bad this is also the year Danny is coming because I would love to hear him speak. :(
Nice pics Danny! I just came back from HK just a couple months ago. Ecchi stuff is everywhere in HK -- on the streets, on corner newspaper stands, convenience stores, etc. You could be buying a drink somewhere and along the alley walls behind you cou...
I wonder how much effort will be done in enforcing the laws? It looks like it's just a show set up to please other countries' pressures. Child pornography was banned in Japan in 1998, but as you can see, very questionable junior idol videos are still...
I've only tried out a couple Nexon games. I'm playing mainly Luna Online right now which is developed by another company. Not for the veteran MMOer, however. It's really simple, but the graphics are really cute! :P
I probably would buy her DVD. Some of my buddies say the same thing happens in China, where 14 or 15 year old girls run up to you basically begging you to buy their product. You feel bad and you end up buying something you don't need (although you on...
Grilled chicken hearts and pig intestines are actually very good. Yeah, it sounds gross if you're not used to it, but it's real good. Not really healthy, however.
BTW, HobbyLink Japan (www.hlj.com) is a good one too if you want to buy figures directly from Japan. There are lots of local shops in the USA that are authorized dealers, but the US release dates are usually delayed compared to the Japanese release d...
1/8 scale? Then this is larger than the figmas? I never really checked to see what scale the figmas are. Those are quite small compared to my 1/8 scale figures.
Playing video games doesn't help humanity? The video games industry is a $10 billion industry in the USA alone. You're looking at thousands of jobs! Same goes with other "slacking off" activities, like watching TV, going to the movies, etc. All of th...
I love Ayu's work. She's also a figure collector too, so it makes her x2 as good. (^_^) BTW, you guys should check out her Deviant. There's more of her work there.
The stuff in the book above doesn't work -- you'll have to go through actual martial arts training. It'll be like reading about Muay Thai and Brazilian Jiujitsu in a book and then expecting to win in a MMA competition.
Oh, I saw this guy before on Haromoni@ (the Morning Musume variety show). Yes, this guy is very good. Kinda shows that people can accomplish anything with dedication and hard work. :)
I guess this is similar to the mobile phone deals in Canada. You get the free phone (or pay a lower price), but you're stuck with a 2-year or 3-year contract.
haha, that vid looks cool. I wonder who the girl is? Her roundhouse kick was actually pretty good. She actually did the kick properly, unlike most fighting movies.
I agree. Unfortunately, customs officers, police officers, as well as Canada Revenue Agency authorities, are mostly on a power trip here in Canada. I even find construction workers directing traffic through construction zones to be on a power trip mo...
I have some experience with Canadian customs (postal) since I used to run an online computer business back in the old days. If you try to import "obscene" material, they would simply confiscate it and give you a letter instead of your package. The le...
Desktop for me. Laptops are good for work and "mainstream" activities, like watching videos, viewing pictures, listening to music, surfing the Internet, etc. But if you're into heavy gaming, etc., laptops aren't going to get the job done. Unless the...
Racism in Richmond (where I live) is quite low. It's a little higher elsewhere in Greater Vancouver, but compared to other cities, it's not bad. I think the racism here are restricted to certain parts of Vancouver (i.e., the shady neighborhoods). At...
Yeah, I agree with some of the posters here. The face is off a bit. When I first saw this figure when it was being exhibited, I didn't even realized it was Mikuru until I read the tag. However, it still looks very good.
I prefer maids since I associate maids with Akiba and anime, which is what I like. But yeah, like what other users have said, it's too common over here in Canada/USA. Nothing special for us.
2D for me. All of the things I love are related to 2D (and 3D), whether it's bishojo figures, anime with predominately female leads (e.g., Clannad, Ikki Tousen, Da Capo, To Love-Ru, Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha, etc.), Hello! Project idols, etc. And n...
Nah, we don't have any of those heavy-duty otaku shops around here. However, we do have smaller ones that sell anime, manga, and figures. Luckily, because of the huge Asian population and the large amount of Japanese students studying English here, w...
I haven't checked, but Xmas decorations are probably going up all over the city now since it's after Halloween. It'll probably pick up even more after Remembrance Day, but Remembrance Day and Xmas decorations kind of get combined here.
