Anime Toys
GSC had quite a few releases this month and here is the latest batch of samples. My fave being Mushi Hime.
See the closeups at figure.fm.
BTW, the photo image widths at figure.fm are 900px. Widths on dannychoo.com are 800px. I may have the widths up to 990 similar to the format at Shibuya246 (check out his amazing Gundam Photos).
Does your browser choke on many images of that size?
If your browser can take it then the images for dannychoo.com will be upgraded to 900px+
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Software Quality Engineer @ AMD
http://individual.utoronto.ca/underbite/
I want that Moka!
Full-time geek/Part-time student/Part-time musician
http://randomgeekness.livejournal.com/
Me too!!! *O* LOL
Student
http://dog-taku.blogspot.com/
Me three! But i have no money for it T.T sad
Daigakusei [Consular and Diplomatic Affairs]
http://dixinfernal.wordpress.com
Me four!
Moka's so sekushii!!
Otaku
http://imperiomoe.wordpress.com
So do I
Dirty Gentleman
http://cantstanzya.wordpress.com/
Could go for a Moka or that new Miku since I didn't get the first version, but I'll probably decline...
Self Employee NEET
http://www.nekoroid.com
900px? Go for it!
http://www.harlaown.com
Its not the size, Shibuya246 photos does looks wonderful but it feels more like a sideshow rather then a blog post. You just don't get the same feeling.
Pseudo-Graphic Designer, 触手 wrangler, H-Man
http://lightningsabre.blogspot.com/
I still have to hold off on getting new new figures... so nothing's tempting me that much anymore... except that break dancing Drossel thing. Man, I want one bad now!
Student
http://foxkey.blog126.fc2.com/
Larger images are fine more details to spy.
studying comp studies, dreamer but not really diligent ('~`)
http://bruneian-otaku.blogspot.com
Miku and Signum.
オタク
http://www.studioartmix.com/Collection/Cosplay/genshiken_index.html
I'm diggin' the Akashiya Moka and Hatsune Miku statues! Super Schwayness to the MAX!
Professional Panhandler
http://theinfernoproject.com
Damn...I would love to have the Idolm@ster petit nendoroids. Hope they'll re-release them.
Student & Artist
http://kanochu.wordpress.com
Miku and Moka look pretty nice!
Student
http://geekorner.wordpress.com
No problem with picture width, unless you also add your sidebar, which pushes it.
???Confused???
Pictures load has a slight lag, but nothing bad...I like that Hatsune Miku and that's a sexy pose for Ryomo and and cat ears for Nanoha would be perfect for that pose...
Developer/Student
http://threedeecomplex.wordpress.com/
Ah, the sleeping Miku, but I prefer the glowing expression she had in the previous version. As for the images, maybe registered users can choose between a lite mode and a full mode. The lite mode would have smaller image sizes, etc. which would be more optimal for viewing on netbooks and the like.
US Navy Sailor
http://punynari.wordpress.com/
No problems loading large pics on my personal computer. On the military one...it takes a while.
Going to Figure.fm to check out Miku. Wonder if it's the closed eyed version.
Studio Bleach founder/owner
http://myspace.com/studiobleach
Maybe Miku... Maybe. d:
incompetent Eagle Driver
http://pauldy.deviantart.com/
No problem with large images as long i have a fast enough connection i guess..
デレデレ ハンター, Bullet Grazer
The first time I saw Reco, I liked her too. ^^
Student, Otaku, She-Geek(Sheek lol)
http://meimi132.wordpress.com/
Ahhh pretty figures. Which ones Mushi hime? A wild guess is it's the one out the box lol. She's pretty, but a tad skimpy/revealing for my likes, but she is very pretty, love her hair.
And I don't think my comp would choke at that many pics of that size. It doesn't choke now when I'm on figure.fm, or on DC.
As long as you don't exceed 1000px width, I'm good with an image size boost. Stuck with an old monitor that can't go past 1024x768 lol.
Most netbooks are 1024x600 anyway, so it's not like the 1024 width resolution is getting old.
CEO MIrai Inc
http://www.dannychoo.com/profile/eng/
The max width I will go for is 990 so that a horizontal bar does not appear.
Student and full-time otaku
Grr, Akiha and Moka are so cute! Why do I have to be so poor T-T
University Student
*Sigh* I already have that version of Miku with her eyes open, so why am I still sad that I don't have the version with closed eyes? :( Oh well...
=^_^=
College Freshmen
I don't think I really like any of those figures. The best one is probably Moka, but I don't like the actual series.
student
http://listlessink.wordpress.com/
I think my favorite among those is the Moka, like most others.
As for the pics, I have no problem loading. You can go even larger!
Kind of tangential, but the grey thing at the bottom that comes up is kind of annoying, because that, combined with the browser and a widescreen monitor, makes my the viewing screen so small.. I know you can get rid of it by clicking an option that makes go away forever, but I clear cache and cookies a lot (like everyday...) so yea... But that's just my personal opinion.
none
I want the miku too bad it an exclusive.
Time Traveller/High School Student
http://thetsundere.wordpress.com/
I know! Me too... >.<
photoshop junkie
http://blossoming.livejournal.com
I have a fairly decent resolution size so either DC.com or figure.fm's dimensions are fantastic for me. Even over 1000px width is fine with me. No stretch of the entire page, either, so. Also, loading time is pretty much like any other page anywhere else I go to so, yeah, no problems whatsoever here. ^^
Very tempted with Moka and Reco. Will lurk to see if I can get either for a nice deal since they are not on my priority list but both are quite lovely.
Sentai Ranger
http://morganlamia.blogspot.com/
Awesome haul there, sir. ^^
Video Reviewer of Anime Figures, Mecha and Merch (youtube.com/user/Actar576295)
http://actar.wordpress.com
Only interested in Akiha, which I avoided buying till I go to Japan at the end of the year. (^.^)
http://moemoekyun.wordpress.com
Idolm@ster puchi want !!
NEET, artist, musician, writer, business boy, and wants to be rich
http://otakuselfhelp.wordpress.com/
ooh lala drooling........ Moe moe moe moe moe moe moe moe moe moe moe moe moe kyun........
Lazy Gamer at home
http://www.espadakiller.wordpress.com
No problem for me viewing larger images ;)
Student!
http://zh3us.wordpress.com/
1920x1200 Reso here ^^; no probs at all...
Tech Support Officer - Network Security Engineer
http://burugureibi.blogspot.com/
No problems - Just that Aussie ISPs suck with speeds ><"
University Student/Anime Society President
http://www.imagesofeden.co.uk
One of the things I love about Opera is its 'fit to width' option which I've had switched on for years. Any image/webpage that is wider than my monitor will automatically get scaled down. I would be surprised if all the other popular browsers don't also have a feature like this too?
Student
My monitor's 1680px wide, with about 1100-1400px for the body of webpages. Bring on the big photos!
Could you perhaps include something to let people scale images though? A profile setting perhaps because auto-detecting that stuff always seems to bugger up when you resize the window.
Student
Moka looks wonderful sitting like that.
Finding books on Amazon
Hey Danny,
Strange enough, figure.fm loaded instantly with all the pics but your site loaded very slowly on 2 different posts.
If this is a short issue with the network then forget about it ;)
CEO, Advance Partners Japan
http://www.shibuya246.com
Thanks Danny. Glad you like the wide picture format. Looks like most monitors are going wider rather than longer these days with netbooks getting more used as well. Look forward to seeing your pix as always.
Student
I like Moka the best:)
>Does your browser choke on many images of that size?
No mostly not. ... Well it does, on the rare occasion I have to use mobile modem (only edge connections here) to connect to internet, but I'm fine with bigger pictures:)
Otaku / Student in Networking
http://hayasaki-kun.blogspot.com/
It's ok with me, my browser can support it
Part-Time Blogger of Moderately Useless Jibberish
http://www.k-jessop.co.uk
although I could probably fit 900px images in my browser, having your sidebar there would make it a real tight-fit.
BioResearch Assistant
Nice ^^ I was hoping for larger width sizes regarding uploaded photos. 900px+ may be too large though...I would settle for 850.
Student
http://lordofgundams.blogspot.com/
Moka and Miku I want!
Software Developer / Space Marine
http://winstonmuller.com/
Yeah, my Y resolution is 1440, so bring on those 900's!
Your pics are usually so awesome Danny, would be nice to have em even bigger to gawk at those Tokyo city lights !
still trying to figure it out...
http://pipopaz.wordpress.com/
I would love to get my hands on that Miku PVC, i'm still mikuless XD
NEET
http://tangerinetango.wordpress.com/
Moka is <3
Maybe there should be an option for those with slow internet connection to load photos in a lower resolution? When it's just posts with one or two photos, they load okay. But when there are photo-intensive posts, I tend to refresh the post several times before everything loads ><;
Otaku Social Media/Blogger/Event Coverage
My res on my site is around 600 thanks to the 2 sidebars, but I'm thinking about redoing it a bit to allow for bigger images.
Want the Akiha figure. :P
Screenwriter Wannabe
How sad am I that I only recognize Miku, and only b/c there were so many Vocaloids at AX09?
I like Moka the best, tho'. What series is she from?
Widescreen monitor, so bring it on!!
(And that linked page of the 1:1 Gundam is pretty sick!)
Screenwriter Wannabe
Forgot to mention that the Nendo Puchi Miku on the other page is also super kawaii! Why does it say "Not for sale"?
*HINT* MY BIRTHDAY IS AUGUST 12TH *HINT*
http://www.facebook.com/TeresaStockroske
I'm not picky at all. I would be grateful with wich ever fig you decide to give me.
College Student
http://www.projectsaber.com
Ugh, they should make more of those Hatsune Miku CM ver. figures - I want one!
university film student | ecchikid | the Archivist
http://www.vimeo.com/longhim
No problem viewing it 990px, but I'd prefer it the way it is to tell the truth. Pictures over at figure.fm already make it feel like a slideshow, which, admittedly, works there. But here...well, I feel I've come to expect more than just photos when it comes to DC posts, and to make the picture that big just makes the text look smaller in comparison.
NEET
Earlier this week I saw that Hatsune Miku CM ver. in a local store, at the price of IDR 1,100,000 (about 10,000-11,000 yen) =_=. I wonder how much it will cost on another country, prices here just makes me want to waltz in a bank or two and run off with a bag full of paper ^^.