19th Oct, 2007

My Current Desktop

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You have to love Anime Paper… They’ve probably got the loveliest wallpapers you’ll ever find.

This one is something I just really love. I’m quite addicted to Bleach right now and Rukia is my favorite character… I think this wallpaper was vectored(?) or something, so I have no idea if this is an official piece or a fanart.

You’ll be able to get this wallpaper on this link. I think you need to have an account before you can download it. ;p Happy Hunting!

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18th Oct, 2007

Saiunkoku Monogatari

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saiunkoku monogatari

You can’t get any more shoujo than this anime. The first few episodes and you’re already crawling with bishounen (add to that an emperor who apparently likes men, and you get… yaoi fangirl service)!

I suppose this is actually a pretty old series, considering it was aired way back in April 2006. But I’ve only seen this a few days ago.

The story takes place in medieval empire of Saiunkoku, which reassembles Ancient China. When Saiunkoku lost its emperor, his 4 elder sons killed each other for the throne, and one other was exiled for treason. The 6th son, Shi Ryuki, became emperor, but had no interest in governing his country… Until his first, and only consort, Ko Shurei, enters the palace and educates him about the life outside his palace walls.

This is most certainly an interesting anime! I need to find all the episodes of this soon and marathon them! ^_^ And here I thought I can’t find an anime I’ll like…

17th Oct, 2007

Real Tachikomas

If you are a fan of Ghost in the Shell, then you will definitely love this piece of news.

tachikoma usb pet

Coming in February: A Tachikoma robot that actually does things like initiate games, dodge bullets, record voice messages, and play music. …The Tachikoma takes its commands directly from your laptop, which it connects to via USB. “Tachikoma agent” software included. It’ll retail for 13,440 yen. - Tokyo Mango

You can’t blame a girl for loving little pet spiders, can you? Tell me that isn’t the cutest, most ingenious thing you ever saw?

Speaking of which… Doesn’t this Nissan Pivo 2 look like a Tachikoma car to you?

tachikoma car - nissan pivo 2

Yes… that’s a real car

Japanese are trend setters, I’ll give you that much… Frankly, I love everything about the Japanese except when they go to such extremes with their appearances.

Ok… generally, this isn’t just a Japanese issue, this is a world issue! What is wrong with wearing glasses anyway? Some girls look really good with glasses!

Why am I ranting about this you ask?

I found a Japanese commercial by Johnson&Johnson’s Acuvue Contact Lenses from Danny Choo. It tells of a girl’s story on how she was such trouble to her sempai (someone who is higher in status like a higher batch student) when she was wearing glasses… @_@ In my opinion? She looked better with glasses… cuter, or “kawaii~!” as some otakus might say.

You be the judge…

But for me?

japanese girl with glasses

Girls with glasses rock! 8D 

If you’re an otaku, then you have undoubtedly seen, heard, or maybe even actually cosplayed yourself.

For those who aren’t otakus, cosplay is a term derived from 2 words, “costume” and “roleplay”. Simply put, fans of anime, manga, and Japanese games dress up as their favorite character in gatherings and act like them.

Now, in all technicality, this should not be a way for people to be racists and point out how the Japanese and/or Asian community looks more like the said character than the Western Community. Seriously. I get annoyed by the racist blog postings I see all over the Internet.

And evidently, when you’re trying to destroy your own country, be careful how you type?

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Anyway, I’m not taking anyone’s sides on this. I’m Asian after all. And I can’t say I haven’t seen bad cosplays in my area… Even in Japan, there are some cosplays that make you wish you could delete them from your brain.

Here is a good example that not all thin people make the best of cosplays… Ok, so yeah, it’s cross-dressing, and it scares me.

In my opinion? It doesn’t matter whether you’re Asian, Western, fat, or thin. Just make sure you actually resemble the character you’re imitating, please!!! Then we can all spare the headache and eye-stabbing…

In other news, I am not targeting fat people either. Whether you believe me or not, here is a fat rant video I found on YouTube:

15th Oct, 2007

Dead Fantasy

No words can describe this fan-made video that will do it justice… All I can say about it is… “wow”.

Now go watch it, I demand you..! >:E

15th Oct, 2007

Bread in a Can

Only the Japanese can think of the most unique ideas when it comes to just about anything. They are also known to do anything when it comes to time efficiency in their busy, busy world.

Take for example, the bread in a can.

canned bread from japan

I’m not entirely sure why they thought of this, because I get the funny feeling that the bread is going to taste an awful lot like aluminum… Either way, this is sold in vending machines all over Japan, and I think it’s very popular. Why? Because Pan Akimoto is apparently now selling Clannad versions of this tin treat.

clannad version canned bread

Thanks to Tokyo Times for the cool feature… Makes you wanna go to Japan just to see this for yourself.

lucky star konata shakugan no shana

One of the most anticipated titles this autumn (by me) is Shakugan no Shana II. Who can resist this little cutie who’s an assassin that kills by fire? 

Ok, so technically, that’s actually Konata from Lucky Star. Some other otakus decided to use up some free time to change the color of Konata’s hair and eyes, and change the uniform. Looks convincingly like Shana to me.

Anyway, can’t wait for this title to come out. I’m itching to watch some new anime titles soon! I’m running out of stuff to watch (and study the art style of).

11th Oct, 2007

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