Otacool
The AFA coverage continues and thought it would be a good opportunity to make this the post that I point folks to regarding everything Otacool.
For folks who are not familiar with the term, "Otacool" is a compound word made up from "Otaku" and "Cool."
A few moons ago, I asked readers at dannychoo.com to submit photos of their room which got picked up by an absolute ton of Japanese blogs and news sites who were interested in how otaku overseas had stylish rooms filled with anime goodies.
While at dinner with Kotobukiya one evening, they asked whether they could use the content to publish a book. I thought it was a great idea but I didn't have permission from the folks who originally submitted their photos so I asked them to resubmit their photos over at Figure.fm. Figure.fm was already on the Mirai Gaia platform which was geared towards CGM (Consumer Generated Media) - original images were stored on the server which was necessary for print.
A few months later and Otacool was one of the best selling books in Japan and made it up to the 75th best selling book on Amazon Japan.
Being the first of its kind to bring CGM content from around the world and published as a book, Otacool gained much media coverage including TV in Japan.
I'm proud to be part of such an awesome community where Japanese pop culture has brought people from all over the world together. It was great meeting a load of readers in Singapore for example and realizing that they all met through dannychoo.com.
Starting off with some Otacool coverage from the AFA09 where I had my own dannychoo.com booth which was split into the Tokyo Figure Show (Singapore Edition) and Otacool.
I had stats which show that 5% of traffic is from Singapore but was overwhelmed at how many of that 5% came to AFA ^^;
Thanks to all those who came along and see you soon prolly before April 2010 for Singapore CGM Night. I think I'm due to be giving some talks at universities around Singapore too.
Was great to meet so many lady readers too.
Cheeks start to ache after a while ^^;
Got swamped at times ^^;
Today's Otacool signing session was with the lovely Alodia.
Had to make sure I got some photos of my own of Alodia and Ashley in Mirai and Haruka gear.
Me trying to hide some photos?!
Photo time with Alodia. You can see more photos of her in the Mirai Cosplay post.
My manager for the afternoon was Maurice who was one of the key members in organizing the AFA.
Posted this photo for Yunamon's smile.
The queue going around the side.
All copies of Otacool sold out! They even took the remaining ones left in the display cabinet to sell ^^;
Alodia and I then started to sign the Tokyo Figure Show Singapore postcards instead ^^;
More photos with the Suenaga sisters.
Alodia looks even more gorgeous in person. Cant wait to visit the Philippines soon.
And here is the book that you and I worked on with Kotobukiya. In the middle sits Kotobukiya Asuka and if you remember, some of you get to win her. Kotobukiya chose the following 5 members:-
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OTACOOLサイト オタク部屋応募当選者
『OTACOOL WORLDWIDE OTAKU ROOMS』＋アスカプラグスーツVer. 当選者５名
Miles（British）
http://www.figure.fm/post/en/420/OiD+s+Room+for+Otacool.html
Joey（Dutch）
http://www.figure.fm/post/en/409/yakumo+s+room.html
Alodia（Philippines）
http://www.figure.fm/post/en/1372/Alodia+s+Desk.html
Julio Ruiz（American）
http://www.figure.fm/post/en/809/Frijolito+s+OTACOOL+Room.html
Manuel Gonzalez（Chilean）
http://www.figure.fm/post/en/556/Manuel+s+Room.html
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Everybody above gets the Asuka figure and a copy of Otacool.
And the following all get a copy of Otacool.
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『OTACOOL WORLDWIDE OTAKU ROOMS』当選者１０名
Joachim（German）
http://www.figure.fm/post/en/370/De+JaY+s+Room.html
Jurgen Brutting(Feldi)（German）
http://www.figure.fm/post/en/1067/Feldi+s+OTACOOL+Room.html
Tony Gilmour（American）
http://www.figure.fm/post/en/727/Fumoffu+s+Room.html
GG＆EM（American）
http://www.figure.fm/post/en/679/GGEM+s+OTACOOL+room.html
Julie（Canadian）
http://www.figure.fm/post/en/466/Chibichibiusa+s+Room.html
Ed（American born Chinese）
http://www.figure.fm/post/en/315/Asian+Ed+s+Room+Redux.html
Uriko（Spanish）
http://www.figure.fm/post/en/824/Uriko+s+Room.html
Aya Kyunik（Australian）
http://www.figure.fm/post/en/610/Aya+Kyunik+s+Room+-+updated.html
Tsubasa126（American）
http://www.figure.fm/post/en/655/Tsubasa126+s+Room.html
PAM（Japanese）
http://www.figure.fm/post/en/760/PAM+s+Room.html
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Congrats to all who won something above!
Please send your name, address and phone number to info at hobino dot jp and CC support at dannychoo dot com.
Please include the link to your original post on figure.fm and send mail within a week from now.
And here is a peek at the Otacool launch event at the Kotobukiya store in Akihabara. Here they are playing my Nikon commercial ^^;
I signed some stuff when I was in Singapore a year ago at the Animax Workshop but this was the first time I was officially signing anything. Wasnt used to it and noticed that my sign kept changing each time and was difficult trying to remember not to use my credit card signature ^^;;;;
Many folks from all over the world came including the Philippines, US, France, Spain, UK, Germany, Canada.
Photo with Paul and Amano Ai-chan.
Ai-chan was in Maid Mirai cosplay.
And a quick gander at the book itself. A full list of the members in the book was posted by Luki over at figure.fm.
Otacool was published in both Japanese and Engrish and was released worldwide.
Otacool sold so many copies that Otacool 2 is in the works. The concept about Otacool is how cool otaku are and showcases their lifestyles which can be rooms, collections or hobbies like cosplay. What do you think Otacool 2 should be?
Not everybody who was featured in the book got a free copy of Otacool - this was the publishers decision (Kotobukiya) and not mine.
However, I still think its a great achievement to be featured in a top selling book by an established figure maker and have themselves and website profiled. Not even advertisers could buy space in the book.
Interestingly enough that the people complaining about this were folks who didn't participate in the Otacool project at all.
Ah, nearly forgot to mention - Kotobukiya chose all the rooms that were featured and based their decisions on how users integrated their hobby into the interior rather than just having goods dumped in a corner.
Through member participation, we get to learn who are experts on the otaku field in their region. Most knowledgeable folks will be contacted in the future to work on bigger projects.
Going to stop babbling now and leave the rest of the photos to speak for themselves as I head over to the other side to write up the Japanese version of this post.
Just uploaded all original photos in this article to Mediafire.
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Nendo Exhibitionist
http://www.kodomut.com
Otacool looks 10x better without the sleeve ^^
Can't wait for CGM Singapore!
Nendo Hunter
Can't wait for my copy to arrive! OtaCOOL ^.^
Student
http://foxkey.blog126.fc2.com/
I've yet to order mine. orz But I will get one next time I make an order from Amazon.
My collection should be big enough for me to participate in the Otacool the Second book!
Love the photos of huge turnouts at AFA'09, also love the photos of Alodia and Ashley ><
The top image on the Youtube video always makes me crack up, reminds me of your own comment. "and they were this big"
Student / Photographer
http://reskiy.deviantart.com
Wee! Otacool! XD
Otaku Graphic Designer
http://neoprolacus.spaces.live.com
I didn't realise I'm right behind Ashley stalking her!!! 0_0
Player in the game of Life
!! That's me with the white thermals on the right ! Whoo!
Otaku ^^
Need to check with Kinokuniya Singapore if they have stock up with OtaCool...
d@@b
銀河帝国五〇一軍团 TK/TD 8316 M.E.P.D. 軍曹/Droid Hunter
http://gordonator.com/
they do. i just saw it yesterday at their Ngee Ann City store.
中学生
http://thezhukeeper.blogspot.com
they are stucked somewhere in the rows of artbooks o.O
Editor
http://cavalock.blogspot.com/
yup, saw it at their Liang Court and Bugis stores too.
IT Analyst
how much is it?
Student,Business IT (eCommerce)
Im buying it, which section? Artbooks at the Arts section you mean? Im picking up on Friday!
Mangaka, Otaku, Gamer, Figure collector and full time fangirl
http://animeamphitere.deviantart.com/
I should really get one of these ^^; I hope I can get into the next Otacool, I was in the process of moving house when it was announced >.< I've been working hard to turn my room into an otaku's/artist's/student's/gamer's abode :D
Time Traveller/High School Student
http://thetsundere.wordpress.com
Was thinking an Otacool 2 for collections would be good, but it's too similar to Otacool rooms.
I think cosplay + photo reports would be great~!
accountant...yeah, what a boring job. =P
agree!
Otaku
http://mikuaishiteru.wordpress.com/
I'm agree with you, i think otacoolroom is a bit similiar with collection, they show us they collection in OTACOOL though.
i'm vote for Shopping reports on otaku districts in each country and Photo reports on otaku events in each country.
Student
http://cream77.deviantart.com/
2nd!
Student, Software Engineer in the Making!!!
http://miettechan.wordpress.com/
Such a nice achievement with this book so glad I already got my copy. My only regret is haven being away from home during the summer and not being able to participate. Hints of Otacool 2 I look forward to whatever ends up being the contents.
Video Reviewer of Anime Figures, Mecha and Merch (youtube.com/user/Actar576295)
http://actar.wordpress.com
Was so glad that I was featured! Thanks so much to Danny and Kotobukiya for the opportunity! (^o^)
I love you guys!
Dance Trooper: DCX-001 O.D.E. (Order of the Dancing Empire)
http://dannychoo.com.my
No doubt OTACOOL is a immediate success as one of a kind collection book.
Looking forward to OTACOOL 2, which I suggest this round could feature ACGM events report (Anime, Cosplay, Games, Manga) from all around the world.
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@Danny: I wonder how many of my regards was successfully sent to you ^^
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CEO MIrai Inc
http://www.dannychoo.com/profile/eng/
I got 3 "regards from Wisefreeman" and 1 "with love from Wisefreeman" @.@
Student
i'm glad that i sucessfully relayed the message.
IT tech support
http://www.quazacolt.com
woot! guess im not the only one sending them /gg
Dance Trooper: DCX-001 O.D.E. (Order of the Dancing Empire)
http://dannychoo.com.my
"With love from WiseFreeman"?! LOL! I wonder which one of my guy said that~~~
I'd requested at least 16 of my close friends who are attending AFA09 to pass my regards to you, hehehehe~
IT tech support
http://www.quazacolt.com
defo not me wwwwwwwwwww
A.C.E
http://tishfire.blogspot.com/
Thats a lot of figurine collectors out that!!
Nice rooms pictures!!
Hertfordshire's resident Otaku
WOO!!!! I MADE IT IN!!!! Granted it was the back page but still!!! Awesome!!!
Student
http://noobotaku.wordpress.com/
I never did get to see what Otacool was about. when i reached, there didn't seem to be any copies left DD=
Otaku
http://mikuaishiteru.wordpress.com/
Yeahh the book was very good, i love all the room in that book.
can't wait for OTACOOL 2, and thanks for autograph in that book for me Danny
Customer support/Evil Mastermind
Hm... I didn't make it into the book(In all fairness, I didn't deserve to!) but maybe i should buy one... yeah... I should... I wonder if there will still be copies available around may next year or if I should just order one online. I guess I should order one online...
While I would love to see more rooms... great otaku shopping spots etc would also be sweet! A bit of everything really...
Dirty Gentleman
http://cantstanzya.wordpress.com/
Congrats to all that made it in Otacool, especially those that won the figure. Manuel is gonna be ecstatic as he's been crossing his fingers since day one. Enjoy all~
Draftsman Graduated, Environment & Interior Design Student
http://www.flickr.com/photos/manuelriosg/
Hahaha Yep... Hope Hope!!! I can't belive it... First time I am recognized by my love of anime and
Figures... Since child I was discriminated in school and molested
by my classmates by my hobby... This is really rewarding @_@
US Navy Sailor
http://punynari.wordpress.com/
For Otacool 2, I'd love to see a bit of everything you put in the poll.
A showcase of everything collectors, cosplayers, and anime enthusiast are up to from around the world. Whether it is massive rooms with neatly arranged shelves, figure photography antics, cute cosplayers with nice smiles, Dollfie Dream contest highlights, or even events from around the globe. That would be a book I'd like to buy. ^_^
銀河帝国五〇一軍团 TK/TD 8316 M.E.P.D. 軍曹/Droid Hunter
http://gordonator.com/
i concur. ^^;
Nyoro-n...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/yuki-to/
figure.fm photo album? xD
IT Manager
http://thumbnail-of-life.blogspot.com/
saw this in Shinjuku Kinokuniya last week. great book, Danny !
Student
Great Danny! Thank you so much for this beautiful shots! ^^
~Undine~
http://bluebluewave.wordpress.com
Interesting to see some of those AFA shots like the one from your and Alodia's point of view at the booth, what a mass of people! Same with the signing at the Kotobukiya store, there's a whole legion of people snapping photos. 0_0
Well with things like Otacool you just can't please everybody sadly.
Could be a nice idea to see the next Otacool book feature a different aspect of the otaku realm like conventions, cosplay, figure collections, Dollfie, games... might be a nice idea to have a theme per book to allow greater diversity.
What I find interesting about this Otacool book is it allows you to see other people's collections, room decorations and gather ideas from there for your own interior.
Student
i see myself in the second pic...lol
http://www.alternatesam.com
can't wait to see you back in Singapore! CGM should be fun but don't see how I can go as a student currently :x
Draftsman Graduated, Environment & Interior Design Student
http://www.flickr.com/photos/manuelriosg/
OMG OMG OMG OMG... Thank you very much to Kotobukiya and Danny Choo for the opportunity, I'm really moved!!! Thanks!!! I'm criying @_@... I feel really proud of your support... thank you...
Thanks Danny for the chance to participate. I was thrilled to see myself in the book. You can post to the web a million times but there is still something special about being in print (the effort involved I suppose).
Congrats to the figure and book winners. of course!
Lifetime Slacker
Congrats to those who have their selves featured in the book.
I'm jealous of you guys T.T...lol
But seriously, I like the idea of having "cute cosplayers" as the core of OTACOOL 2
Muhehehe >:)
Dollfie Dream collector, student, and software technician
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dollfiedreams
Yay I get a free copy of the book, cool! I'm so happy! Congrats to everybody who won something and everybody else who made it in to the book! Cleaning up our rooms to take the photos paid off *laughs*
There's just one more little thing I need to say... I am not 22, that's a mistake ^^" ?
Laptop Tech
I wouldn't complain. At least you can _pass_ for 22. :)
Dollfie Dream collector, student, and software technician
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dollfiedreams
Hehe thanks! I'm turning 28 in 2 weeks ^^"
Laptop Tech
Congratulations, then! I barely remember being 28... old age kicking in, I guess. :p
Birthday then x-mas. That would either be awesome or suck worse than a black hole, prezzy wise. Of course, you just found out you're getting an early present. XD
CEO MIrai Inc
http://www.dannychoo.com/profile/eng/
If you want them to correct that for the next print run then contact me.
Dollfie Dream collector, student, and software technician
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dollfiedreams
Sure if it's not too much trouble, I will send you an email, thanks.
http://moemoekyun.wordpress.com
argh I forgot order that book >_<
VP
http://mikeabundo.com
Fully Booked, a high-end bookstore in the Philippines, is starting to push manga. Wonder if they'd carry Otacool.
Considering that Alodia has been named one of the most influential women in the Philippines, the crowds at the book signing would be phenomenal. ;)
Editor
http://cavalock.blogspot.com/
whoa, thanks again for everything. kinda surprised when i scrolled down to see myself again.
Otacool 1 was a great success cos it featured something no other book out there had, the ROOMS or to be more specific, the rooms FROM AROUND THE WORLD. That filled a niche. For Otacool 2, you gotta find another niche. something that no other book or magazine out there is showcasing right now.
Cosplay? not sure bout that cos i remember seeing other books and mags on that topic.
More rooms? maybe, maybe not. Cos there'll be that been there, done that kinda situation.
Otaku districts in different countries? might work but it could look like a travel book. u might need the one, same writer for all the countries to make sure there's some kinda system. Different writers might get messy and u would need to get facts checked etc.
Collections? sounds like the best bet. Visually it would look pretty good. Might be a bit similar to Otacool 1.
Photo reports on events? An entire book on that? maybe not.
Hope that helps! ☆ぁんが㌧(★>U<*)b
Medical student
http://www.protocolsnow.com
I got my copy! Looking forward to Otacool 2 :)
Yay, more goodies!
I'd say a combination of collections, event reports, and of course, more rooms should be the primary features of Otacool 2. I'll definitely have to get a copy of the first though.
Nyan!
Student having holidays
http://jankn.blogspot.com
Otacool got sold out in the AFA booth an hour before the signing. >_<
Wanted to at least catch you in the session so I decided to go to the maid cafe and wait but the queue took forever and I ended up missing it. Was happy to at least catch Alodia as Mirai, though. She looked absolutely stunning. Plus I ended up getting a photo with you outside the MMK cafe. XD
Must've been tiring for you those two days, おつかれさま！
Student
http://johnyo.wordpress.com/
Wow, I actually got a small picture in there - I guess I better order the book soon.
Student
Same. I never noticed I got a thumbnail in there, but it looks like I'll be buying it now for sure.
Web programmer
http://www.micky2be.com
Alodia looks great as Mirai-chan.
Little bit sad it's difficult to see my Space Inverder t-shirt at ID#83490 (http://bit.ly/vaufs)
seller
http://www.figure.fm/post/en/3972/My+Room+Video+Pictures.html
I think Otaccol 2 could be a Blu Ray disk with HD video of collections around the world
Student
I think it was a cool and a well done project. Sadly my collection was not big enough for me to participate:( But L'm working on it:)
IT Analyst
Saw myself in one of the pics too.. Initial D anyone?
Student, Otaku, She-Geek(Sheek lol)
http://meimi132.wordpress.com/
*squeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee* After the poll my pages are third photo down! Emily Coles! Tis meeeee, wish it'd been Emily Coles/Meimi132, but I can see theres a space issue lol. *squeeeeeeeeeee* Still so weird to think about it.... Hehehehehe Yayness.
Hmmm.. Otacool 2.... I think convention coverage would be cool. Not much in the way of otaku shopping over here... just websites...
Maybe like... if we're otaku for non-Japanese stuff too(I remember seeing scifi stuff in otacool so it shud be ok...right?)... I love Supernatural & Lost to bits for instance lol. And JJ Abrams(director/producer of Lost, Cloverfield, Fringe, Alias, Star Trek etc.)
graphic designer/ illustrator
http://www.zerodegreedesigns.deviantart.com
Lol. Nice to see you on there Em. Must be kinda strange seeing your room in a book^^ I'm tempted to send my room in now(if entry's still open?)
Artist/Flash Programmer
http://wcloudxkumo.wordpress.com/
Hmmm Singapore CGM O_o Looking forward to it if I get the chance~ XD
I didn't managed to get myself a copy of Otacool during AFA09, sold out so fast, which in the end no signage for me!! ;_; I'm shocked when I see the display cabinet went empty all of a sudden ^^; I saw some people brought their own book (should have bought 1 earlier before AFA09 > _ < )
Student
OMG OMG OMG OMG
Thank you so much for giving us the opportunity to be in the book
Really glad I made it in the book and now even won a Otacool book + Asuka
Hope that Otacool2 will be as great as the first
I like to see more crazy collection like the Alien Collection
Hope that it will be more about the collection instead of the room ^_^
Want to show my Crazy Nendoroid collection ^_^
Student, ACG Fans
http://modvisc.blogspot.com
I was able to get your autograph :), I will treasure it forever xD.
btw for otacool2, I think otaku event related will be nice. Anyway, look forward to it.
MI Manager, Blogger and Newswriter
http://cutkillavince.com/
Hi Danny, I bought the book 3 weeks ago when travelling in Singapore. Nice rooms inside, some are really amazing, impatient to get volume 2 ^^
part time illustrationist, doll clothing seamstress
http://puppy52art.com/
Hee Hee hope to be able to take part in otaku2! I was kudomut san's neighbour in the book XD
Production Technician
http://www.facebook.com/awang.andy
Cool cool cool! Can't wait to get myself a copy of Otacool book too.
Congrats to all those people who got their photos posted into the book! I'm gonna work harder to become a Otaku and maybe one day get my room posted in Otacool book too.
WOAAA!!! Thank You for the copy of otacool!!
Now Im gonna have to buy that gorgeous Asuka for my collection! ^_^
Alchemist in training
WOw , cool but still thinking of weather to buy it or not , I bought The Otaku Encyclopedia and it was worth it dunno if Otacool is worth my Gold since I can see them on figure.fm for free !!!
Didn't know it was a success in Japan . I guess Japanese are really interested in Otakus outside of Japan
Project Management
http://www.gf-hunters.de
Just now finished my daily office work and what´s going on?
I won a free Otacool Copy!? Wow, thx Danny ^^ !! I will keep improving my room *g*.
CEO MIrai Inc
http://www.dannychoo.com/profile/eng/
the support at dannychoo dot com mail works as I'm getting mails from the others.
Please dont write peoples addresses on the internets with the "@" as they will get a load of spam.
Project Management
http://www.gf-hunters.de
Sorry for the address mistake Danny... It was not on purpose...
But it looks like that my regular mail account is blocked if I send a mail to your address. Used my second account yesterday for a try, no delivery failure this time. So it should be fine!
Programmer
http://knime.wordpress.com
I need buy one, I wanna make my room and need some experienced Figure collectors for inspiration ^^;;;
have still yet to grab my own copy of OTACOOL ^^;
but it's good to see this book was a huge success!
Star Gazer
http://vixums.wordpress.com/
I recognize some room posts that I saw here in the book! Can't wait to get my hands on it for Christmas~
EFfin' Otaku
http://www.touhou.us/blog
Yay, free literature. Thanks Danny&Koto!
Student, Uncle & hopfully a good husband..
Awesome book...too bad i couldn't get to buying it as the crowd at AFA was too intense....
Acrobat / Pie Maker
http://doujingamer.blogspot.com/
Neat to see that such a book can not only make it to print, but also be a great success. ^_^
Medical Assistant
*cough* *Cough* Holy crap! I won?! haha I'm soo excited! Thanks so much for the opportunity Danny and congrats to everyone who made it in! =D
Art/Media
http://sgallen.wordpress.com/
Looks like a tone of fun :3
I don't have a room full of anime merchs ^^;
Awesome rooms, awesome room, awesome people and to top it all, sweet smiles from everyone ^^
IT specialist for application development, Business Process Manager
http://www.lukisblog.de
Wooot a link to my blog ?! ^^; To bad I don't have the time to post for a couple of months now -_-
Anyway, I voted for "Collections (dolls, figures, gadgets etc)". But what I would really love to read and see in the next book (aside from collections) would be voices of the various otaku, why and how they got interested in Japan, what their favorite places and experiences are and so on ^^ That would be cool.
Because as much as beeing an otaku, I also love Japanese culture, the country itself and quite everything in it.
Student/Building a blog
http://otakucy.wordpress.com
Otacool 2 is where i'd like to see a collection of major anime/figure/manga events around the globe. It's more of a guide for Otakus on where to visit and what to expect to see.
Jeeez how tall is Paul?!?!
Student
http://www.behance.net/Gallery/Arial-Geometry-01/400152
Yeah, the rooms are packed with figures and manga. I just ordered my first Gundam. Hopefully Ill become an Otaku too.
Student, leetNEET.
Wow, the Otacool magazine looks amazing.
Student
voted for the events in different country's think it would be interesting to see how different or similar they are depending on the country that they take place in
System Design Engineering (UWaterloo)
http://robostrike.wordpress.com
Because of this post, the HLJ orders for Otacool went from In stock to Discontinued T_T I wasn't able to get one T_T
huh lol i am sure 5 houres ago after check this post. It was still green :)
Dollfie Dream collector, student, and software technician
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dollfiedreams
They might still have some in stock at J-list/J-box
Actor, Moviemaker and Blogger.
http://sitedofonseca.blogspot.com
Alodia is so, so, soooo kawaii!!!! ^^
Student~
how much is this book?
I wanna get one just for a book collection sake
The world edition ver so i can learn jap and eng ^^
This would be great for a future giveaway...
???Confused???
Looks like quite the swarm coming at you Danny...I'd woulda liked to join in that kinda festivities if I coulda went...well hopefully I can get my hands on an Otacool, but looks like I'll have to get in line...
Young Grasshopper
http://miragestrike.blogspot.com
Hats off to all those who made it in! ^^
I really hope these arrive in stock at Amazon.com one day, would love to nab a copy of this.
Student
http://tsubasa126.wordpress.com/
WoW, I actually won the book?
Thank you very much Danny and Kotobukiya~
Laptop Tech
I ordered my book from J-list at the beginning of the month. They e-mailed that it shipped on the 5th. As I did the cheapest shipping, it still hasn't arrived. (hopefully this week. Must be a slow boat. Hope it's a nice one. :)
I must admit, I'm sort of curious to know what the Japanese readers thought of all of us in the book.
I'm still just gob-smacked that I'm in the book. Been working on the room since. Will post an update once I'm happy with it.
Alodia and Ashley sure do look kawaii as your mascots. :)
Laptop Tech
Figures, the day after I post this, the book shows up at work. <boingy boingy!> I just noticed though, that there are spurious "n"s inserted in the text in the book and on my Otacool post. (I'll send an e-mail about it later)
Whoa! There's some nice rooms in there. :)
高校生
http://stickymochi.blogspot.com
Looks like a success! :D
Congratulations to those who get freebies. :) Well deserved!
pervert
i want a copy
High School Student, Official School Mag's Graphic Designer, Light Otaku, Keyboardist
http://diamond-crevasse.blogspot.com
I want one!
Cook assistant
http://figuramania.blogspot.com/
Thanks Danny, only you manage to go to such lengths! It's amazing how you get around :3
Also my thanks to Kotobukiya for choosing my little green room!
I'll have two books now... :D
Student
My next Amazon order would need to include Otacool I think, gorgeous photos...
Graphic Art/Pre-press/3D animator/wannabe hikkikomori
http://moeidolatry.com
Wha~ Thanks for Kotobukiya and Danny for such an impressive collaboration. Grats to the winners too! I'm still feeling a lil guilty for winning, since I see such other great rooms.
I ordered a book but it still hasn't arrived, I think I'll seal one up and use the other one to read XD
And someone mentioned before, I'm also curious to see the Japanese response to such a book~
Pseudo-Graphic Designer, 触手 wrangler, H-Man
http://lightningsabre.blogspot.com/
Oh so this is why I'm getting a few visits coming from the Giveaway Winner post XD
Truth be told, I'm still embarrassed about showing my room in the first place. I'm somewhat glad that my room wasn't featured in a big two page layout, but in a little bit disappointed as well. But mostly glad... people should not be exposed to that mess ^^;;; Funny enough a lot of my friends don't know what my room look like, yet a lot of you do, LOL!
As for Otacool 2... I didn't vote for any. I can't really picture what should be featured next. A little bit of everything?
Tech Support Officer - Network Security Engineer
http://burugureibi.blogspot.com/
Your room probably wouldn't fit on 2 pages in the first place...
They'd need to publish a "lightningsabre Special edition" to get your room in ^^;
Pseudo-Graphic Designer, 触手 wrangler, H-Man
http://lightningsabre.blogspot.com/
Haw XD I don't want to subject my room on to those innocent eyes, lol. Lemme try and clean my room before that happens, hahaha.
Retailerz
LOL I can see my pony collection XD
Lazy Gamer at home
http://www.espadakiller.wordpress.com
I bought it when I'm in Japan, it's a really awesome book :D
Photo Monster God
Suenaga sisters - more please.
Software Developer / Space Marine
http://winstonmuller.com/
Wow, Ashley and Alodia really are 2 of the prettiest girls on earth!
Oppai disciple
http://terateratera.blogspot.com
LOL, my pic is in the "more 52 rooms" page in Otacool!! Didn't know until now!!
Student
I would love to decorate my room with my whole otaku collection but I'm afraid my parents would have a heart attack x_x
Ahhh!! i missed the signing event of Alodia! Anyways got Dannys xD.
Thank You so much Danny!!
Teacher of English
http://www.freewebs.com/superrobots/
I really regret not sending over photos of my room! Will there be an Otacool 2? This time round I won't miss to share with you my beloved anime collection.
Student in Internet-based Systems
Ordered the book via a Japanese book store here in Germany and the manageress said it was a bit difficult to order it from Japan because it's selling like crazy but finally got my copy. :3
Student
http://lordofgundams.blogspot.com/
That's so amazing that Alodia and Ashley could pull off Mirai and Haruka so beautifully.
Graphic Designer
http://anjerasu.wordpress.com
Love the booklet (err won't call it a magazine), I didn't buy it as sorry to say the size was...small...I thought it was going to be as big as those Artwork magazines I usually get but never the less I read all the contents inside. Congrats to all those who made it inside + those at AFA09 who bought it and got Danny & Alodia to sign em.
Anyways A friend of mine wants to give it as a gift to me (opened product smart bastard) after I move into my newly bought apartment next year (weee no more renting (again) and finally my 3rd property purchase after years of savings).
Hope to see Otacool 2 real soon.
Cephalopod
http://www.wetcalamari.net
Aah! I totally missed alodia and ashley! They were in the hall most of the time, weren't they? I was at level 3 most of the day.
Student
http://delusionofreality.blogspot.com/
i hope it becomes available in my country! looking forward to checking this out!
Blogger, Figure collector, Baby Photographer?
http://www.howagirlfigures.com
it really was an honor to be published in the book, i even bought two copies, one to take with me and show off to people, and another to save so it doesn't get damaged with my showing my book off to anyone who will look! You should come down to Anime Expo and we'll do a signing there too! Hehe!
Oh...Singapore CGM Night, great !!! ^_^
Student / Free Thinker / Otaku
http://www.google.com/profiles/SeanSigloch
This book is a step in the right direction. (^_^) I'll have to get myself a copy.
IM ALWAYS WATCHING YOU
I got myself a copy of this book and I keep it in mint condition.
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