2008120 Giveaway - Rui Kiriyama

Omedetou (congrats) to the following members who win one of the following from the previous giveaway.
Prizes were...
1 x figma Tsukasa
1 x figma Kagamin
1 x http://www.jlist.com/PRODUCT/YOYA355 (Totoro)
1 x http://www.jlist.com/PRODUCT/NIECAL09-001 (Shirow)
1 x http://www.jlist.com/PRODUCT/CL176-09 (Naruto)
1 x http://www.jlist.com/PRODUCT/CL203-09 (Kanokon)
1 x http://www.jlist.com/PRODUCT/CL177-09 (Bleach)
Winners were...
http://www.dannychoo.com/home/eng/marl0/
http://www.dannychoo.com/home/eng/tenrou/
http://www.dannychoo.com/home/eng/fatbastard/
http://www.dannychoo.com/home/eng/chun/
http://www.dannychoo.com/home/eng/spiritrubi/
http://www.dannychoo.com/home/eng/wtfwazthat/
http://www.dannychoo.com/home/eng/suneo/
LOL at some of the answers. Looks like some folks didn't read the rules properly. Some of the answers included urls to the J-List site. What you was supposed to do was to send in the name of the idol (Rui Kiriyama) and the following url which contains the photo that I took of Rui-chan.
http://www.dannychoo.com/adp/eng/1392/Akihabara+Girls.html
Looks like many of you were put off from the many "I found her!" comments - even though many applicants either didn't get the answer correct or qualify at all - all giveaways are only for members who have been registered for over a month and who have participating in the community by commenting regularly. I choose to do it this way because I want to reward those who help in creating the community.
Blame my times at Amazon as a hiring manager - I learned the importance of rewarding people.
Thanks to the good folks at J-List for making this possible.
Photo of Rui from Aquahouse where you can see more.

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System Design Engineering (UWaterloo)
http://robostrike.wordpress.com
At least I tried!
Student
Congratz to the winners, didn't participate this time (was studying for my finals T_T)
Next time XD
Student
http://kokost.deviantart.com/
Same... I actually made an attempt but found that my last two finals really required my attention. The way things are going, feels like next time might be sooner than we think!
studying always comes before giveaways... the chances that you won't get anything are greater than you succeeding so study up and improve your chances...
Pre-University Student
same happened to me, t_t; I was studying very hard for my final exam!!!
I must try the next time!
Nobody knows, maybe 1 day I'll win!!!
Student
http://anime.scripts.mit.edu/miteiru/
Congrats!!!
I found her right away but the giveaway was long started.... xD Got the $5 coupon though. :']
流浪人
Coupon is good... ^_^
Student
http://anime.scripts.mit.edu/miteiru/
Congrats man! Which one you picku? owo
流浪人
I went for the Totoro calendar (for my little girl)...barring that, I said I'd take either of the figures... ^^
part time illustrationist, doll clothing seamstress
http://puppy52art.com/
awww! didn't know you have a little girl! :P
流浪人
http://www.dannychoo.com/detail/mac/eng/image/9506/Guitar+Goddess.html
part time illustrationist, doll clothing seamstress
http://puppy52art.com/
kawaii! ^O^!
University Student
Congrats to the winners!
Student artist
http://www.requestview.wordpress.com
I got the wrong answer. I knew it was wrong. How did the winner get the answer? I tried looking for the publishing company for the pic, but I failed
http://www.marvinryan.com
congratulations to the winners.
btw FatB, you should change your name to LuckyB. you're a two time winner! ^^
Dirty Gentleman
http://cantstanzya.wordpress.com/
Yes, I'm a big wiener.
Thanks again to Peter at Jlist for his tremendous generousity. Danny for being Danny.
Thanks always to all the DC'ers for participating and supporting your community. To be honest tho, I just got lucky this time. I just hit idol portal, and there was Rui on the top page. How could I resist? @.@
Nekophilia
Haha couldn't find it this time. Grats to the winners!
Student
http://myanimelist.net/profile/Unyuu
Congratulations to the winners ~
I wouldn't call that luck ^^ it is effort, dedication and skills !
流浪人
And lots of concentration...I kept getting side-tracked by all of the idol goodness... ^^;
former Emperor of Britannia
http://reflectiarx.wordpress.com/
Congratulations to all the winners and to those who never made the cut.
Keep on joining ^^
Everyone has a chance to win ^^V
Student
had no idea where to find it -_-
Underdog Artist, Outcast to the Society, Tetsuya Nomura art fan
Congrats winners!
Consultant
Congratulations to the winners! I finally found her and the appropriate URL after I initially when about it the incorrect way (searching J-List). Regardless, I'll be sure to put the $5 Off coupon to good use at some point.
Com. Sci. Student
congrats to all the winners, someday i know i can win hehehe... ^^
and next time ill analyze the instructions xD...
Game Designer & 2D Artist
http://catzstudio.blogspot.com/
I was RIGHT!!! (so happy), and I was LATE as well lol!
Freelance Digital Production Artist
http://www.flickr.com/photos/victor_lee/sets/
Congrats to the winners!
I did get a $5 coupon, though.
流浪人
Yay! ^_^
Dropping computers, starting all over again at Journalism
http://xspblog.com
Congrats everyone... I'm not good at those.
Thought that it was on Jlist also, though I did look everywhere.
Aqua House was one of the first things I looked for, but couldn't find anything related to that idol.
I did find someone pretty close, also wearing white bikini... but turned out it wasn't the right idol... :P
Don't have much interest in idols, so I guess I had no chance... :P
Mr. High Res
I gave up without trying since I didn't really look at the idol articles at all. D:
part time illustrationist, doll clothing seamstress
http://puppy52art.com/
Hmmm I didn't get an e-mail and couldn't find it in my junk folder ^^; so I thought I didn't get it in time XP!
part time illustrationist, doll clothing seamstress
http://puppy52art.com/
AH found it o_o; Ignore my comment please ^^; gonna write back nao ^^;;;
流浪人
We'll just tell Peter that you want to forfeit your prize, and that's why you didn't reply... ^^
part time illustrationist, doll clothing seamstress
http://puppy52art.com/
:P meanie! LOL
Graphic Designer
LOL! XD
You so silly.
Pseudo-Graphic Designer, 触手 wrangler, H-Man
http://lightningsabre.blogspot.com/
I got a coupon even though I got the answer wrong ^^; But good for J-list to give me that, cuz it's still good for business since I'm planning to get something anyway ^_^
Congratz to the winners!
@Tenrou: Did you get your Totoro calendar?
流浪人
Peter asked which of the prizes I wanted...I named that, or either of the figures...we'll see what Shimapan Clause delivers... ^_^
College Freshmen
What counts as commenting regularly?
High School Student
http://theotakushelf.com/
I got an email from them yesterday. <3
Thanks so much for the contest. :3
I first looked around at idol pages for a hour and then just quickly searched google for idols who were part of Aqua House. Went to a site selling some idol dvds, picked the name of one that looked liked her, searched back here and bam, found her. XD
銀河帝国五〇一軍团 TK/TD 8316 M.E.P.D. Police Sergeant
http://gordonator.com/
congrats to all the winners (other than fatb).
流浪人
*LOL*
Dirty Gentleman
http://cantstanzya.wordpress.com/
nice
Informatics(ComSci-ish) student/self-taught graphic designer and illustrator
http://picchar.cerestia.net
Congrats to the winners ^_^ Didn't participate since I already have Kagami and Tsukasa. Wouldn't mind another one of Kagami but I'm saving my luck (what luck?) for another time ^^
NEET part-time - Technical Support Officer - Network security engineer
http://burugureibi.blogspot.com/
gah.
should've played with it
oh well.... congrats to those who won!
Otari Vader, Sith Lord for Hire, will fillet Makoto Itou for free
http://coffeebugg.blogspot.com/
aww.. he he, no cake for me. t'was fun browsing though
Student
Again thank you very much Danny and Peter @ Jlist.com. Congrats as well to the other winners.
Graphic Designer
Thank you so much Danny (and J-List)! I got my email yesterday as well. He said that I was number 1 (got the answer correct first), and that I was VERY fast! (got it within minutes after the contest started...) ^_^;
He told me that since I was first, I could choose any of the prizes. So I picked Figma Kagamin—my first ever figma! :D
This was the first time I have ever won a contest (and I participate in a LOT of internet contests), so you have no idea how happy this made me! And congrats to the other winners!
High School Student
http://theotakushelf.com/
You will love figmas, they are awesome. =D
I actually am getting figma Kagami for Christmas, so it's not like I won't be getting her. <3
Multimedia Technology Student
http://thehappyninjadrawn.wordpress.com
Congrats to the winners =]
Student, Freelance Artist
http://rhythmemotion.net
Congrats to the winners! I ended up getting a $5 coupon in the end. Thinking of what to get with it... *3*
College Student
http://www.figure.fm/home/NGEunit01
Congrats to the winners!
王オタク x 天才様
http://www.zakarius.com/
Congrats folks! And FatB wins another one haha!
Hikikomori
http://toxxyn.blogspot.com/
Congratulations to the winners!
Pokemon master
http://thecococafe.wordpress.com/
Congrats to the winners! I was going to search a bit longer but I had a rather important test to study for.
Catgirl Trainer.
http://www.phenie.com
"2008120 Giveaway - Rui Kiriyama"
I thought you were giving her away for the next prize. Damn.
Congrats to all the winners!
Engineer-wannabe
http://sora-k.deviantart.com/
wew rui is so hawt 0.0
Overman
http://myplasticmoustache.blogspot.com/
Ah, so that's who she was... She looked so diffeent without that "come hither" look on her face (and the lack of noral daily wear). Congratulations winners!
Am extremely jealous of the person who got the Totoro poster...
大学生
http://okashi.cloudy-skies.net/
おめでとうね~
JR. College Student
http://npc.talkingincircles.net/
Well I didn't give up or anything I just simply didn't find her... I find it hard to compare the really superficial high production photo with an everyday photo. It's like day and night when you don't know who you're looking for.
JR. College Student
http://npc.talkingincircles.net/
Oh and congrats to those that won.
Graphic Design student | Receptionist | Otaku
http://sukidesho.blogspot.com/
Congratulations to all the winners and a great Thank You to Danny-san for his kindess ^__^
student
Congratulations to all the winners.
???Confused???
Congrats to the winners...regretfully the answer stared at me in the face, but I just passed it thinking it wasn't that easy...o well next time then...
大学生
http://justaskeikaku.net23.net
lol i sent the link to jlist site XD
http://yuuwaku.wordpress.com
yaay! :D
Thanks for puttin these contests up. And thanks to J-list for being generous folks!
Hope I can luck out again and win some more contests (Soniko got away from me! lol) ;P
Student, Uncle & hopfully a good husband..
Congratulations to all the winners...
bum
http://keilu-hime.blogspot.com/
congrats to the winners! i thought you had to look for Rui on the Jlist site :) hahahahaha :)
Anime Store Owner/Otaku
http://otakumitsukai.com
hey danny, i would like to offer a set of 5 random petit haruhi nenodoroids in a contest with the users of your site here if thats alright =3
I own my own anime store so am able to do this without a problem =3
(sorry didnt know how to contact you directly lol)
Full-time National Serviceman Slave
Ah, I gave up cause I saw alot of people say that they had found it. Bad decision, lol.
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Full-time National Serviceman Slave
Ah, I gave up cause I saw alot of people say that they had found it. Bad decision, lol.
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Student
No luck this time but I'll definitely try again next time! Keep up the great work, Danny:)
Marketer
guys, i'm really surprised, i'm an asian guy myself and i know that most asian women have flat chest
are boobs growing faster in Japan or what ???? ^^
大学生
Can you give those beautiful girls you post as presents for the next few challenges???
student
So i did answer right this time lol but i was too late i think well its good to know that my answer was right it means i'm getting closer
Student, part-time Haruhi wannabe (that bit about godhood etc)
http://www.aprilius20.com
Ah, well. At least I know who she is now:p
Art/Media
http://sgallen.wordpress.com/
Congrats to the winners! :3
thousand master II, Internet Learner, Auto didacta
http://pipopaz.wordpress.com/
Congrats! next time is my time to shine~!!
website/graphic designer and karaoke amateur~
http://www.furudango.com
Congrats to all the winners~
I didn't know where to start [apart from the obvious idol portal], but there's no way I could've picked her out anyhow. She's so cute though~
Student
http://crashacat.wordpress.com
Or my time to shine!
Congrats~
Gundam Pilot (in training)
http://www.youtube.com/user/Thebarrett
congratulations everyone that won ^-^ i think rewarding people like that is good. i don't qualify cause i started a week ago but there's always more chances its not like I'm gonna leave in less than a month lol
Bounty Hunter
http://myanimelist.net/profile/andrewgk
Gratz to all winners!
... I'm so jealous of you xD
Dance Trooper: DCX-001 O.D.E. (Order of the Dancing Empire)
http://dannychoo.com.my
congratulation to all the lucky winners above ^_^
Looking for work again
http://flickr.com/photos/darktek13/
Congrats!!
Danny, thank you very very much for your work in providing contests for us. You are awesome :)
browsing the nets
http://otakuposts.blogspot.com/
as usual i dont win no matter how much i try. dumb luck for me for life!
congrats to all the winners.
~Undine~
http://bluebluewave.wordpress.com
Oh dear, I totally mis-identified her. >_<
To atone for my mistake and be sure I never repeat it, I propose that I date this lovely Rui Kiriyama lady. ^^
congratulations
Congrats to all the winners! :) As for me, I appear to have misidentified the idol...oops
A person who draws things.
http://lala-larein.blogspot.com/
Congratulations to the winners~
Aw man! I actually remember reading that post. XD Oh well, maybe next time~
High school student
http://www.animeraku.com
Congratulations to the winners.
I can say for sure that no matter how long I would have continued searching for her, I wouldn't have found her.
Game Designer
http://www.myspace.com/moose_house
Wow, I was way off with my answer, lol.
Congrats to the winners.
MS pilot
congrats everybody!
her eye are hugeeee...and shez only 17...wow...what on earth do they feed the kids in japan...lol
.NET/Web Developer
http://scrumptious.animeblogger.net
I found the link but sad to say I didn't find it in time. Spent a good hour finding it over at jlist before reading the rules again. hahah! At least I got a coupon. lol. She looks different from the photobook compared to the one in the article though. And her knockers are hooge!
Daigakusei [Consular and Diplomatic Affairs]
http://dixinfernal.wordpress.com
congrats to the lucky winners~
i'll get my shot next time^^
Internet Marketer & Designer
Damn .. missed out on this one
Ninja / Engineer / Sensei / 魔法少女 (What!?! I can't be, I'm a guy...)
I wonder how much of a bloodbath it would be if the winner got to go out with Rui? I know I would be fighting really hard to win first place. ^^;