Hmmm Nice Eyes 1

Was going to call this new series "Hand Full O updates" but decided that "Hmmm Nice Eyes" sounded more interesting.
First up is me on CNN again - was interviewed on the day of the iPhone launch but didn't know they used the footage. They cut me off just before I could say something decent ^^; And you can see a higher resolution at CNN. Below: Rick Trooper and dannychoo.com featured in Wired Vision - the Japanese version of Wired. Below: Rick Trooper featured in Wired thanks to Waxy. Below: Folks who read the Japanese version of dannychoo.com will notice a change of layout and content. Much of dannychoo.com content is geared to folks outside of Japan but Japanese folks want to know whats going on *outside* of Japan in your otakusphere.

Thus I have decided to write more Japanese only content which you may notice popping up here n there.
I will be mainly introducing stuff from your posts at Otaku.fm and in your News Items. You should be expecting more Japanese folks visiting your blogs soon.

Have a look at the Japanese version of dannychoo.com and let me know if you prefer that layout to the English version.

If you are learning Japanese then I encourage you to have a read. You can post comments in Japanese and I will answer in Japanese. It could be a great place to practice your Japanese with fellow comrades too.

Below: I'm now getting press kits from Goodsmile so you should expect even more exclusive figure news in addition to the coverage that I bring you directly from their offices.

This is Doala - the mascot for the baseball team Nichu Dragons. Folks outside of Japan will probably go "huh?" but many Japanese baseball fans will go wild.
This Figma is out September, retails for 2,500 yen and pre-orders start tomorrow.
When I lived in Seattle for a while, my colleagues at Amazon would always invite me to see a game - I never went ^^; Any baseball fans here?

You got the review of Nida before she hit the stores (and pre-production Nida too) and I've just been given the green light to bring you a review of another most yummy figure before she hits the stores nationwide. One of the cutest figures ever (she as the big eyes) - review tomorrow. Can you guess who it is ^^;

And here are the nice eyes from Mikeo sensei - download the original 100.6MB image from the left column at Moe Imouto. Would love to know how many actually downloaded the 100MB file ^^; And before I forget, I saw a few comments from folks who said that it was the first time they heard my voice in the CNN interview - you may want to see a tour of the Good Smile offices below ^^;
Although there's not much left of the English accent...