ゆるゆるがじぇっとNight!

Oh no! Mirai's hair braid >:

I wonder when danny released mirai figma >_<

Can't wait to get my hands on a one or two of those Figma when they are released.

What happened to Mirai-chan's left hair braid? ('~')

I personally think that the trooper armor would look cooler polished than battle worn. ^^;
Kodomut's Drossel reminds me of your plan to install LED's under the armor?

Can't wait to buy my own Mirai.Lets hope I don't break here hair.^_^;

interested on POKEN! i wonder if its available here in the US. ,Anyways lots of interesting photos Cant wait to get my hand on Mirai Figma she is so kawaii!

A lot of wonderful figures. Too bad one person slept out in the event.

Haha, nice the way they spelt your name in hiragana.

This made me want to buy Poken . . .
And, I need moar Mikus T_T

Good pics!!! great event!!!

Sounds like figma Mirai is somewhat fragile, either that or you have been doing rough thing with her Danny.
I can't wait to get my own Mirai figma.

Translation on Poken: "Also at boredom not without your permission open!"

Forgive me for my broken German. That was the best I could read it.

For those of us that only speak English; here is the link for the English Poken site:

http://www.doyoupoken.com/PokenWeb/corporate/welcome.jsf

Looks like that was a lot of fun.
I was thinking of getting a camera like the LX3, I don't know how far I'd get into photography but the thought of owning a DSLR excites me.
I'm a person who doesn't like people talking about me in a bad way or thinking I'm things I'm not. So I have a different social face. Meaning I'm a tad embarrassed about owning some of the more 'fleshy' figures.

Very nice event! I see you got a nice loot of "meishi" there, Haha~ and some nice goodies there to. Scale figure and Nendoroid Saber Lili looks great indeed... ><; AAA!! What happened to Mirai left hair braid!? ... and what a mess in your office to... O_O (!?) Haha~ ^^

BTW Saber look's soo sweet!!! >< (dollfie of course) ^^;

Well, Mirai's pose is different...

Looks like a great do, Danny.

I think one of the big reasons why people are afraid to talk about collections like figures, stuffed toys, video games, and sometimes even BJDs has to do with ages and the perception that "one must grow out of wanting to play with children's toys", hence the embarrassment that you noted.

re the armor: I think I will vote in favor of you weathering it a bit. sand up some parts, make it look like you've survived a few battles. :)

That sleeper would have been me. No matter how much I'm interested in a presentation or a speech, if questions are not allowed and I cannot enter a dialogue with the presenter, or get engaged in any other fashion, I usually fall asleep. I guess its sort of a built-in instinct to catch up on as much sleep as possible, because I never know when I'll need to pull my next all nighter to get something done.

interesting thing bout the Poken. how popular is it in tokyo? i guess its more like a chicken n egg situation...i mean, i would like to get one but will get it if lots of other people have it.

Mirai's meido suit looks good but her big eyes look bigger!!

danny, being a sandtrooper is equally fun. at a local toys and comic convention recently, i have girls coming up and asking me why am i so dirty. ^^;

Well I remember the previous prototype of Mirai (from those cell phone shots)... it looked like that front braid was glued on so I guess it fell off, huh?

Was about to say Mirai's right hand was in fist mode, then noticed the missing braid. (poor thing)

The Maid-chan is a hottie!

Saber looks a little dejected sitting on the edge of the desk. :)

Just look at all those Vocaloids...

I guess I'm a tiny bit embarassed at owning figures, but only because here in the UK there are still so many people who don't know much about the whole manga/anime scene & think that it is in its entirety either fairly childish things like Pokémon or 'perverse' things like erogē. They don't realise that they are just different art mediums for portraying audio/visual entertainment & can judge harshly based upon their warped beliefs.

COOL! Rin's there with his friends! I like the venue. The poken and the eye-fi are really neat ideas, heard about the eye-fi from another place kinda.
Mirais' hair! O~O
To weather, or not to weather.....Why not both? One for parade dress, one for around town.
I think the dings and scratches of normal use gives it character and realism. But that's me.
And I would go with a high turtle neck, Seen this before.
Is it true that Japanese people will get upset if you put their business card in your back pocket? Anyone?

i want all of those figures on GSC tables. >_<

Why would any people be embarrassed at owning figures is beyond my comprehension. If you have it, doesn't that mean you must have love it? Those figures deserved the love! If you care too much about what other people think, you just might lose the sight of the real you.

I need to get into the gadgetry business D: It looks like amazing fun. I should really start looking into college/university, I just don't know what to take D:

Ah! That fellow with the Apple Bluetooth Keyboard is using it with a Viliv S5! Very awesome tablet, and it runs Windows 7 very well. Unfortunately for iPhone owners, the iPhone does not have the proper Bluetooth profile built in to use a Bluetooth keyboard.

I think people who are embarrassed about owning figures are thinking about one or more of a few things:
1) That people think they are wasting money.
2) That people think they are playing with kids' stuff.
3) That people think they are dirty/perverted, in the case of erotic figures.

If you think about people embarrassed about any topic, it's usually because of at least one of those three, isn't it?

I myself own a few Nendoroid petits ^^

Oh! Before I forget (sorry about the double-post) I think one of the historical reasons for all the foreigners - besides the embassies - is, after the Second World War, the military built bases in that area. Also, aren't a lot of multinational conglomerates hq'ed there too?

AWWWW JEAH Maple Syrup.

I think Danny needs to come by Canada some time. ;D

Oh no, Mirai's braid broke off! :(

I see no reason why people would be embarrassed to own figures! Maybe they just don't want other people to see them as otaku or buy otaku-ish stuffs.

And would love to get my hands on a POKEN.

Oh no! Was there an accident with one of Mirai Figma's braided hairs?...other than that the event looks really nice...I've collected some figures for a while and not embarrassed about them...

Oh no! One of Mirai-chan's braids broke off. oAo

Nothing embarrassing about owning figures! It's just like any other hobby.
Trying to grab hold of a Billy Herrington figma for some photoshoots in the public :3

I'd think it wouldn't be embarassing to own figures when one already has a mate. That's just my believe lol

woops that should be *belief*. need to cover for myself before grammar nazis spot it lol

I can't wait to get my hands on a Mirai figma. She looks a lot more... clean cut than the previous pics I've seen of her, she really looks like she's ready to be released out in to the world (I hope soon~)Though I'm gonna have to be extra careful with her braid... You had a very nice booth set up there, Danny!

AHHH vocaloid figmas and nendoroids ;~; do want. And I just noticed that Mirai's braid has broken off since people have been mentioning it LOL.

I'm not embarrased about owning figures. They're awesome. :D

Mirai is somehow looking better then the last time I saw her, must be the lighting. Also Saber posing with the thingy in her hand is so good!
As for figures, I'm not really embarrassed about owning and displaying them, then again I only own Gundam's and what not. If I had an anime related figure of a girl then I might be embarrassed depending on the pose she's got.

Your influence always seems to be spreading. ^^;

Shoud I be asking how poor Mirai got an unwanted haircut? >< Saber dressed in the maid outfit looks nice, if a bit out of place. The "no touching" sign at her feet was something I found amusing though. "Haha, look at this you suckers! You're not getting any of it!"

Look at all those GSC figures/nendos/figmas - I want them all!

I can understand people being embarrassed since it felt kind of awkward at first to display figures.

Event looked like a blast, there needs to be more events in CA like this. =/

i collect a lot of gundam kits so i could feel embarrassed about them at all. although i got way too much gunpla in my room. having said that, why should anyone feel embarrassed about collecting figurines. gonna be waiting on that figma Aegis =D

Wow, it sure was a fun networking event ^_^

That's lot of business cards for a single night @_@

I think it's most probably due to the foreign embassies in the area which is why so many gaijin in the area.

Would love to have a Mirai Poken, but I wonder when will it be widely use in Malaysia.........

List of current LX3 owners in DC:
http://www.dannychoo.com/detail/mac/eng/image/22709/DC%27s+Lumix+LX3+Owners.html

Really nice.

Umm...Mirai's hair broke? Hope that won't be a major problem with the final product.

Really nice events, I kinda wish there's something like that around where I live.

I'm not embarrassed about owning figures, but still kinda shy to bring them out for photos. ^^;;

As a girl, it's a bit embarrassing to have so many female figures. Don't get me wrong. I love each and every one of them to death and don't mind showing them to anyone who enters my room, but it's kind of awkward that I don't have any non-Nendoroid male figures to help balance out my growing female army. I know there are quite a few male figures released as well, but I haven't purchased any because they really look sub-standard next to their female counterparts. The figure market really is focused towards males and so the girl figures are so amazingly sculpted with really detailed eyes, faces, clothing, and hair. For the most part, male figures seem to be an afterthought without as much attention to detail (especially for the eyes, face, and hair). They almost never have any interesting and daring poses, and there just isn't as much care to make them look exactly like the character designs or express varieties of emotion. When a male figure IS made, they almost ALWAYS look pissed off or disinterested. Two emotions. Period. Just a quick glance around my room at my female figures and I can see a wide range of expressions including shy coyness, surprise, disapproval, joy, sadness, and flirtatious (just to name a few). The male poses tend to be pretty tame and static. One of the few male figures which was made fairly well recently was the Kamina figure from Eye Up. Even then, I held off because there still seemed to be something a little bit "off" about the figure. I can't really name it. I've been hoping that soon there might be an even better, more epic figure of Kamina released in the future. Maybe I've missed my only chance. I hope I haven't. I'd easily fork up a small fortune for a truly epic figure of Hitsugaya Toushirou from Bleach with Hyouinmaru in a fantastic pose as well made as GSC's Saber Lily or Alter's Fate Testarossa. The same goes for Kamina, adult Simon, the boys from Shining Tears/Wind, the boys from Tsubasa, any Yuu Watase guy, etc. The chances of me ever even SEEING something like that are pretty much nil though as long as sculpting spiky-haired male figures results in the equivalent of porcupine heads. I know it's a bit harsh to say, but I'm pretty sure you could take a figure of Naruto and a figure of Ichigo (Bleach) and interchange their heads without really being able to tell much of a difference. Anyhow, I would feel a little less awkward about my figure collection if I had a few suitable male companions to help balance out my growing harem. =^_^=

I wish i had figures!! D: It's not embarrassing at all!!, the Poken idea is just incredibly cool!!!, Is it just me or Saber is bigger than your other daughters? o.o maybe it's the costume.

Saber lily! They delayed the release till September ;;

I'd get a poken if there was a Mirai poken or even some other anime characters ^^ That drossel one looks good~
Part of Mirai broke ;;

Not a bit embarrassed in owning any figures. I paid for them, and i love them. whats to feel embarrassed for? Even though i have a few echi figures, i doubt anyone would notice them, heh heh...
Everyone has their own opinion, and i would tell a person not to look at my figures if it offends him/her.
Btw most figures are so cute, anyone seeing them would most probably fall in love with them.

sad about mirai loosing a braid. cut the remaining braid so it balances her hairstyle. xD

Depending on what the figure is, I might be embarrassed. The stuff I get is usually a character I like or from a series I enjoyed. My friends will also follow this trend but some of the presents have been on the questionable side. Family and maybe other friends might ask why I have a bunny girl Nagato Yuki in a triangular prism case... my answer would be present from a friend but after that, I have nothing to say...

My conversations with friends about figures go something like this:

Friend:*points at Soniko* "What is this?! (cynical tone)"
Me: "It's a half naked girl, dumbass. Been awhile, eh?"
Friend: *weeps*

The End.

Yet another amazing event for networking - MUST REACH GOAL!

Heck if i had figures, i'd put them in my office - Well, the relatively SFW ones anyway

In my opinion, owning figures is only embarrassing when none of your friends' share the same hobby. Then you'd be the "oddity" =/

Im not embarrassed by owning figures but some of my friends do make fun of the hobby. ^^;

I'm seeing Poken mentioned quite a bit in your networking articles, i'd love to get one but even if I import one I doubt there will be alot of people to connect to though. It's more of an item i'd like to have if I were in Japan.
Quite a few little presentation booths about the place and alot of people at the event, good to see that DC readers were there. I love the custom Drossel pokem someone made, maybe If I do grab one i'll have to shape something.
I thought the popularity of Roppongi for gaijin was the nightlife that was there, of course many people are attracted to the number of bars and clubs there during their holidays.
Thanks for another photo article, the scattered armour looks like it was tiresome to put back into storage.

i think your armor would look great weathered

I honestly don't know anyone on base who collects anime figures. But I've still been seen doing photoshoots and even did one on the mess decks of my ship with no Otakus around. Occasionally, I will get the "he collects girly Barbee dolls" or referring to my figures as a "Barbee Doll". Some have even said "anime is unhealthy for you" or wonder “does he like little girls” because of the figures I buy.

I don't let it get to me. I like what I like and am certainly not embarrassed about it. But, I'm not so comfortable that I'd bring a Dollfie Dream out on base or on the ship for a photoshoot or something. ^^;;

hmmmm, is that business card on your table "THE" ASCII media works that has something to do with animation studios???.....is there gonna be a "Mirai-chan No Yuutsu" anime series in the near future???
hehehehehe >.<

I used to be embarrassed but after I stumbled upon DC.com, my mindset has changed. My close friends are fine with it and they don't really mind. However, the appearance of certain figures is another thing >.>

I would go for a poken, if it would be used more... but wherever i have went so far people still stick with the paper cards.
Also, i would like a more anime related design for a Poken, like Nendos or such. ;)
The current ones aren't bad, but don't really do it for me, so i wouldn't buy one unless more people around me would use em too...
If there was a cute anime design one i would go for one in any way.

And in case of being embrassed... recently at the office the secretary trainee asked me if i got more of these "Dolls" (i had Figma Haruhi with me) and i said "ofc plenty!" - the reply of her was an little awkward but stil nice smile.
When we tested the new Projector, i ofc tested it with a anime (Umineko and Tokyo Magnitude), so she asked "and you watch that all day?" - no i work besides too... ;)

She wasn't really offending or anything, now that i think about it she maybe was really curious but also afraid to ask more... hmm... maybe next time. :)

I'm also a LUMIX LX3 user - I found about the camera entirely through your post about it.
So it's all thanks to you Danny that I finally have a decent compact camera that takes excellent photos! ^_^

Never heard of POKEN until now... but now that I have, I really want one!! (Damn, I wish I'd thought of the concept...) Anyhoo, already thinking of purchasing one online, they look really useful! I just have to try and get other people to use them too so I have someone to Poken with xD

What's that Proctor and Gamble pack doing in the last picture?

Do want the Mirai Poken ! There is not many Poken users out there. So I am going to stick with paper Meishi for a while.

LX3 owner here, got it after holding back for a year since you posted that lumix article. awesome camera ^^
gotta admit, you go look a tad weird without that neck brace. kinda reminds me how we always take things for granted until they are gone.

Mirai Figma looks better and completed in that shot than in the other posts. Could it be the camera...?

Recognise one of the readers, Rin from Koi Aichaku, lol.

My parents wholeheartedly *NOT* approve my otakuness.. today.

Cool event, whish we had something like that here.....and that I'd have something to contribute.
BRS, figma Mirai and Saber all look so great!

And yeah, I'm quite embarrassed about owning figures, because nobody in my *real* (ie not interwebs) world understands it. Today I was in the train with another intern from the company and when I said I'd love to go to Japan after graduating, he asked me why. I could only stay vague and say I like the people and the culture......couldn't even bother to say I plan on raiding Akiba first cuz he wouldn't get it anyways.
And another point of 'not getting' it was another friend: made some snide remark that I'll never have kids if I only have pvc girls.......-___-

A heretic night indeed...and her hair does seems to have changed...

People get embarrassed about owning figures mainly because people who don't share the same interest love to insult people who aren't main stream. I got into figures recently(Figmas ^_^) but I always owned action figures from American comic books. I eventually got interested in anime(Gundams to be more precise) thanks to Toonami on Cartoon Network. I bought almost all of the Gundam Wing action figures and all of the Endless Waltz figures. Awe, the good times ^^ The main reason why I haven't bought figures until recently was due friends(at the time), insults, different interests(influenced by firends/family), older siblings, and my father ^^. After meeting new friends in high school and growing up, I could finally get back to what I have always liked but was always condoned for: anime ^_^ Now, I am back to buying figures, posters, anime, wallscrolls, etc.

P.S. By the way Danny, I didn't notice Mirai's missing braid at first. I hope Figma Mirai will be up for sale stateside soon ^_^

What's the point to buy any figures and don't display them? To display is to show, and to show is to appreciate. Of course, to appreciate alone is not quite enjoying than with a few friends to appreciate with.

What's with the "Do Not Touch" sign? Is it for Saber or for the Pokens. Can I touch?

d@@b

Not embarrassed about owning a figure what so ever, not even the full cast off figures I have sitting in clear site every time my parents walk in. ^^

>Today I spotted only one person asleep.
In my experience, whatever the event, there is always at least one person sleeping:P

Food at networking is always a plus, tend to find the better the food the better the event, just don't eat the stuff the make the breath smelly.

Actually I want to get myself a Lumix LX3 too after seeing photos at your blog. Hehe Ｏ(≧∇≦)Ｏ And I'm still saving for it.

Pokens look awesome, but I just know if I buy one i'll never meet anyone else who has one in my neck of the woods!

Looks like it was a great event! Loving that you got some PG tips :)

Here's another LX3 user and lover... and of course, thanks to you Danny! You showed me the kind of things I was looking for in a camera, without knowing...

The event looked great... one question: why the eye-fi didnt work for you? I was thinking of buying one for the LX3 to copy the files to the PC without removing the leather case... But, will it work?

I am a little, but only because no one I know in meat-space does.

Wooo Saber Lily! Can't wait to get in my hands XD

I'm completely, 100% embarrassed about having my figures. To the point that if people outside my small group of friends found out, I'd move.

I'm bullied fairly constantly about watching anime, and was actually beaten up when people found out I went to a con. If people saw the Gunpla and Nendoroids on my desk, I would probably just give up and move to a neighbouring town.

Poken sounds great, if everyone had one. I also think business cards are very charming, and I like having something real, too.

that's a lot of meishi's 8DDDDD

About being embarrassed if I collect figures, umm....a not really I guess. Well when guests find out I collect them I just tell them that its cool and I think its cool and unique compared to some people I know who desperately hides it. To my friends who don't know yet, I always give them hints that I like 2D girls whenever i play fighting games with them.

Why does the name "Megumi" always attract my attention? ^^; First Japanese female name I've heard, I guess (from Voltes V).

Anyhoot... figures... I'm kinda embarassed because of the amount of figures I have, not the figures themselves XD A! Nice to see the DC readers gathering in one spot! Are those Lumix LX3 on one table from the same DC readers as well?

Ascii Media Works?? Why does that name sound so familiar?

i'm so not observant.. i was gonna say the "d" logo was missing from the poofy sleevies..

and no one else found it funny that danny is cast-offable? lol

i used to think collecting figures was a waste of money, b/c you're buying a piece of plastic that doesn't do anything.. even action figures do something, and they're way cheaper!.. but once i bought my first figure, i was hooked.. a well-done figure captures the essence of the character and brings back the memories of the series and the feelings i had watching it.. that's why i don't generally buy figures from series i haven't seen.. and of course when i eventually do see a series and want to get something from it, i'm already too late and the figure is out of print.. and i have to spend even more money to get it on the secondary market!..

I thought the difference with Mirai was that her ahoge was taller and she was shinier lol. It would be nice if her braids were rubbery like Shana's so she can have more poses.

I'm a little embarrassed about having figures (just figmas, nendos and nendo petits) and don't show them to strangers, but I've started taking them out to take food pictures with and posted photos of them on my facebook.

Embarrassed, yup. A bit :P
Well maybe because I'm a shy person and I tend to over think on simple things.

Lumix LX3, it would be nice to have one of those.

長門有希は俺の嫁

was a great night networking indeed :D meet loads of guys in the course of the event from many blogs and members along the way, was pretty damn fun :D

"hey thats ron's maple syrup and my PG tips (crushed) loool"

is poken only used in japan ? Don't see it elsewhere...

Maid wa kawai, na? ;)
erm I mean looks interesting. =P~

Ehhh! Mirai Figma yay!

As for the whole "embarrassed to own figures" thing, I have a different reason. Many people at my school call me homosexual because I have a high pitched voice. Only my best friends(end enemies)know about my figure collection because if people knew I had figures I would never hear the end of it. "Gonna go play with your dolls Pickle?" That would not help all of the teasing I get.

Of course, they don't realize that some of my figures have some pretty nice eyes.

LX3 is great! Now i am tempting for GF1 too.

Ahhh, I've been looking for that Miku Nendoroid(spelling?) everywhere! I definitely envy you~! (in a good way XD)