http://www.shin-otaku.com Shin-Otaku Blog Site http://www.shin-otaku.com/20090616115542-saber-lily-vs-saber-lily.htm Saber Lily vs Saber Lily
ALTER, a very reputable figurine company must have done a BIG mistake approving this newly announced 1/7 Saber Lily figure. It seems that they are ignoring the release of Good Smile Company (GSC) 1/8 Saber Lily ~Distant Avalon~ completely. Today's very quick post features A/B comparison between the two figurines using stock photos...]]> Tue, 16 Jun 2009 15:55:42 +0000 http://www.shin-otaku.com/20090612065230-nendoroid-kannagi.htm Nendoroid Kannagi
Nendoroid Nagi has arrived for a while (fast 3-day transit via EMS from HobbySearch) but was unable to snap her until today. I sent my Canon EOS 450D kit lens for repair -AF and I.S. malfunction- and it took more than a month to complete for your information. Today's post features a rather short photoshoot session result of...]]> Fri, 12 Jun 2009 10:52:30 +0000 http://www.shin-otaku.com/20090602031004-metal-gear-solid-rising-trailer.htm METAL GEAR SOLID: RISING Trailer
Kojima kept us puzzled for 2 weeks with his countdown site but the riddle has now been solved! "METAL GEAR SOLID RISING" has been unveiled by the creator Hideo Kojima himself! He sneaked up to Microsoft's E3 stage and announced that RISING will bring new METAL GEAR SOLID experience and will be available on Xbox 360. However...]]> Tue, 02 Jun 2009 07:10:04 +0000 http://www.shin-otaku.com/20090601074124-kojima-production-is-sunny.htm Kojima Production is Sunny!
*Who would expect the storm to stop before the countdown ends?* At Kojima's Teaser site, the storm is now over. While we are left with a few hours before the timer expires, Kojima's now presents only the number "8" or (letter "B"). All previous lettert/numbers (5 (S), @ (e), E, 3, P, R, C, 6 and 0 (O).) and portrait images of maybe...]]> Mon, 01 Jun 2009 11:41:24 +0000 http://www.shin-otaku.com/20090529043202-kojima-teaser-reveals-raiden-and-mask.htm Kojima Teaser Reveals RAIDEN and "MASK"
As shown on previous Famitsu reports, we now have the expected appearance of presumed character RAIDEN breaking the storm at Kojima's teaser site countdown. Joystick reported that RAIDEN began to appear some time in the 90 hour mark. Additionally, we get letter "C" two more numbers flashing in the mix, "6" and "0" (or letter O)...]]> Fri, 29 May 2009 08:32:02 +0000 http://www.shin-otaku.com/20090527043348-kojima-teaser-site-big-boss-raiden-mgs5.htm Kojima Teaser Site: BIG BOSS, Raiden, MGS5?
Knowing that the Kojima's teaser site has nothing to do with Lords of Shadow was a relief! Following previous entry about Kojima's teaser site, the storm now flashed an image of an old man who seems to be "Big Boss" (due to his eye patch) and two new letters "P" and "R" in addition to previous "E","5","e" and "3". 1UP sums up that it is very...]]> Wed, 27 May 2009 08:33:48 +0000 http://www.shin-otaku.com/20090522091419-hyakka-ryoran-figures.htm Hyakka Ryoran Figures
My figurine pre-order list have been lacking some scaled figures and Hyakka Ryoran's figures will potentially populate it. Reportedly here, Hobby Japan Magazine finally revealed the fully colored (previously saw monochrome prototype) Yukimura Sanada which is set to be released November 2009 *duh! long wait* to pair with Yagyu Jubei...]]> Fri, 22 May 2009 13:14:19 +0000 http://www.shin-otaku.com/20090522065720-kojima-countdown-metal-gear-solid-5.htm Kojima Countdown, METAL GEAR SOLID 5?
A countdown of another countdown just doesn't make sense to me *a bit annoyed* but I guess this is how Hideo Kojima-sama makes his countdown site become headlines twice on major video gaming sites. Just a few hours ago, the first countdown, which was expected to reveal the truth behind the mysterious "5" has expired and led to...]]> Fri, 22 May 2009 10:57:20 +0000 http://www.shin-otaku.com/20090521130612-hayate-no-gotoku-season-2.htm Hayate no Gotoku Season 2
I am still hooked by Hayate no Gotoku since ep1 of the first season but there's something missing in the 2nd season, so far (now ep 7) I haven't heard any bleep censor nor seen the "can't show this" sign in the 2nd season :( In season 1, there were tons of parody and the characters were bleeping out words *almost* in every episode...]]> Thu, 21 May 2009 17:06:12 +0000 http://www.shin-otaku.com/20090430110803-zetagamercom-ultimate-video-game-news.htm ZETAgamer.com - Ultimate Video Game News!
"Ultimate" may not be an appropriate word to describe ZETAgamer.com but I couldn't help myself but to exploit it like many people do for just about anything! (^_^). Today I announce the launch of ZETAgamer.com, my personal web based RSS aggregator focusing on video gaming news. Read on to know more about ZETAgamer.com....]]> Thu, 30 Apr 2009 15:08:03 +0000 http://www.shin-otaku.com/20090417035901-suzumiya-haruhi-gekisou.htm Suzumiya Haruhi Gekisou
Max Factory's ***kira kira*** (bling bling) silver-foiled cardboard packaging makes this 1/8 Suzumiya Haruhi Gekisou version looks like a premium figure! She is my very first figure by Max Factory and I find the build quality is on par with that of Alter and Goodsmile Company masterpieces. However, upon digging back the...]]> Fri, 17 Apr 2009 07:59:01 +0000 http://www.shin-otaku.com/20090410114509-unity-may.htm Unity May
GoodSmile Company's 1/8 scaled Unity May finally unboxed! For some reason, Unity May released was delayed for about 2 months and I was actually about to cancel this order during that period, mainly because of new & upcoming Nendoroid flood. Now, I am glad that I didn't -her unique blend of purple and pink color makes her a very good...]]> Fri, 10 Apr 2009 15:45:09 +0000 http://www.shin-otaku.com/20090408132723-queens-blade-mellowna.htm Queen's Blade Mellowna
Queen's Blade Mellowna finally acquired! She had been in my wishlist (for a long time!) but never actually wanted to get her until I finished watching the 1st episode of Queen's Blade recently. I was lucky to be able to *still* get her at XL-shop.com (they do not usually keep old figurines in stock). Might just need to get Nanael and Reina later...]]> Wed, 08 Apr 2009 17:27:23 +0000 http://www.shin-otaku.com/20090404095333-queens-blade-anime.htm Queen's Blade Anime
While some (many?) anime fans will appreciate the overloading fan "service" very well, it is perhaps the main attraction of this recently broadcasted anime Queen's Blade Rurou no Senshi (or Queen's Blade TV) was the prominent seiyuu (voice actors) who took part and brought all the 2D mega oppai girls from Queen's Blade to life....]]> Sat, 04 Apr 2009 13:53:33 +0000 http://www.shin-otaku.com/20090321060648-nendoroid-pixel-maritan.htm Nendoroid Pixel Maritan
Yay! I have just recently acquired Nendoroid Pixel Maritan, not one, but two of them! Nendoroid Maritan comes in 2 versions -#56a and #56b-. The #56a Assault Combat version which is a Hobby Japan mail-in order is priced slightly higher than #56b and she comes with different accessories, obviously her bazooka has lured my to get both of them...]]> Sat, 21 Mar 2009 10:06:48 +0000