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Quick post, today's Wonfes 2010 (Winter) saw exactly 5 figures that will definitely go onto my pre-order list this year. They are Nendoroid rendition of Haruhi and Yuki from "The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya" movie, the long awaited "original" Saber, figma Haruhi high-schooler version, and the pretty much forseeable GSC release of...]]> Sun, 07 Feb 2010 15:47:57 +0000 http://www.shin-otaku.com/20091230131243-natives-collet-by-tony-taka.htm Native's Collet by Tony Taka
Released by Native, Collet is a Japanese online exclusive figure based on Tony Taka's artwork acquired via proxy buyer Tokyohunter last week. This premium 1/6 figure ships in an exquisite packaging with absolutely no opening on the box, consealing its succumbing etchi charm as photographed below...]]> Wed, 30 Dec 2009 17:12:43 +0000 http://www.shin-otaku.com/20091216040456-psp-tekken-6-arrived-finally.htm PSP Tekken 6 Arrived, Finally!
Quick post, 6 weeks after the shipment date and my Tekken 6 UMD finally arrived! The long delay was rather unexpected despite the holiday season as most my items ordered at Play-Asia would normally arrive within 10-12 days, or 4 weeks at...]]> Wed, 16 Dec 2009 08:04:56 +0000 http://www.shin-otaku.com/20091215112807-final-fantasy-xiii-handson-and-snow-3d-tearoff.htm Final Fantasy XIII Hands-on and Snow 3D Tear-off
Japanese TV programme "Yama-chan Non-chan no FF Gakuen" revealed some very interesting inside-scoop of the making the character Snow of Final Fantasy XIII as well as his lip-sync animation. Seen below are his painted skin layer covering up the raw 3D meshes...]]> Tue, 15 Dec 2009 15:28:07 +0000 http://www.shin-otaku.com/20091130044510-aya-hirano-speed-star-pv.htm Aya Hirano Speed Star PV
Released recently (18th Nov 2009) was one of my favorite seiyuu Aya Hirano's full length studio album "Speed Star"! The initial impression was that the album was very rockish (I loved her rock tunes though), most probably due to included A-side songs -Super Driver, Sing a Song!, Set me free and Unnamed World- that were previously released on CD singles...]]> Mon, 30 Nov 2009 08:45:10 +0000 http://www.shin-otaku.com/20091121081512-perfect-grade-evangelion-eva01-assembly.htm Perfect Grade Evangelion EVA-01 Assembly
The Perfect Grade EVA-01 Limited Coating Edition model kit purchased earlier has been actually completed months ago but didn't quite had the initiative to post these assembly photos until now, GOMEN! See more photos of this PG EVA-01 below...]]> Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:15:12 +0000 http://www.shin-otaku.com/20091120033916-bakemonogatari-nendoroid-petit-figure.htm Bakemonogatari Nendoroid Petit Figure
Stumbled upon Kumo's blog was the fully colored (finally!) petit/puchi version of Bakemonogatari's Hitagi, Araragi and Hanekawa Nendoroids! The rest of Bakemonogatari casts -Nadeko, Mayoi and Kanbaru- were previously seen in 2D as below. Both sets shall be sold separately...]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:39:16 +0000 http://www.shin-otaku.com/20091114082856-tekken-6-psp-game-mode-preview.htm Tekken 6 PSP Game Mode Preview
Tekken 6 for PSP has been delayed and the new release date for the Japanese market is set to 2010 Jan 14th. Whether or not the the US and European release date will be affected is still uncertained. Various game modes of the PSP version is previewed below...]]> Sat, 14 Nov 2009 12:28:56 +0000 http://www.shin-otaku.com/20091114033108-sugawara-sayuris-kimi-ga-iru-kara-pv.htm Sugawara Sayuri's Kimi Ga Iru Kara PV
Broadcasted by SpaceShowerTV was the PV of "Kimi ga iru kara", the theme song of upcoming Square-Enix hit RPG Final Fantasy XIII. Both CD+DVD and CD-only covers of the single have also been revealed at Sugawara Sayuri's official site...]]> Sat, 14 Nov 2009 07:31:08 +0000 http://www.shin-otaku.com/20091113045123-to-aru-kagaku-no-railgun-op-only-my-railgun.htm To Aru Kagaku no Railgun OP: only my railgun
Featuring espers "performing" various supernatural abilities seen in anime "To Aru Kagaku no Railgun", music band fripSide presents "only my railgun", a mystical promotional video (PV) with an upbeat, fast-paced anime tune sung by vocalist Nao. The PV is included on the recently released CD+DVD single on 4th Nov 2009. Lyrics and PV follow...]]> Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:51:23 +0000 http://www.shin-otaku.com/20091111035436-seitokai-no-ichizon-op-treasure.htm Seitokai no Ichizon OP Treasure
Hitting the Japanese store shelves earlier today was ongoing moe anime Seitokai no Ichizon (生徒会の一存)'s OP, Treasure. This catchy pop tune is sung by the four student council girls -Kurimu, Chizuru, Minatsu, and Mafuyu- from the anime hence labelled as "Hekiyou Gakuen Seitokai" (the school council name) on this CD single...]]> Wed, 11 Nov 2009 07:54:36 +0000 http://www.shin-otaku.com/20091109024927-anri-sugihara.htm Anri Sugihara
Idol of the day Anri Sugihara (official blog) is no random pick from my idol photo gallery folder. She was a featured idol on Apple approved ero apps a while ago. This 27-year-old idol is still active in the Japanese gravure industry and has just recently released her latest DVD "Big Love" and delicious 2010 calendar last month. More Anri Sugihara...]]> Mon, 09 Nov 2009 06:49:27 +0000 http://www.shin-otaku.com/20091106143149-queens-blade-rebellion-ymir.htm Queen's Blade Rebellion Ymir
Amiami are fast at getting their stock photos up and they are selling cheap. Flat chest warrior Steel Princess Ymir (a.k.a Yumir) from Queen's Blade Rebellion is finally up for pre-order there, though I shall compare her price with Play-asia later once she is up there to take advantage of free shippng to my county. This figure will make good addition...]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:31:49 +0000 http://www.shin-otaku.com/20091105104050-kimi-ga-iru-kara.htm Kimi Ga Iru Kara
Leaked out recently was the full version of Final Fantasy XIII (FFXIII) theme song "Kimi ga iru kara" (Because you are here). This ultra-catchy ballad by Sugawara Sayuri was initially heard from TSG2009 7-minute long FFXIII teaser video which was also downloadable via Japanese PSN (go download the whooping 797MB file with your PS3...]]> Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:40:50 +0000