Saku’s AFK Corner

Another Otaku’s blog about Anime, Figures, Games and Various Events

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Figures

Sakura Matou 1/6 by Griffon Enterprise
After my previous double date Asa-senpai at harbour front couple weeks ago, Sakura had demanded me to take her out for a date and as a sign of jealousy, she wouldn't let me to take her pictures until I do so. Not only that, since she is competing... (Read more)
Shigure Asa 1/8 by Alter
It was a long weekend in Toronto since we had a Good Friday so it's a day off for majority of people. Not only that, it happened to be having nice and sunny weather in Toronto. It's little bit windy though but there is no need for multi layers of c... (Read more)
Caren Hortensia 1/8 by Alter
As I promised from my last preview post. my next photo shoot would be the lovely Caren Hortensia by Alter. Hearing the name Alter, we usually have our expectation set to high whether it would be the paint job, sculpt or the overal figure. So far, A... (Read more)
Signum 1/7 by Alter
My backlog figures stack are getting higher, although, it may not be as high as Rin's. Alter Signum is my first Magical Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS figure and the only one that really captivated my eyes. It's no secret that I love anime characters with... (Read more)
Ryogi Shiki 1/7 by Good Smile Company
A beautiful and elegant figure of Ryogi Shiki from Kara no Kyoukai series is presented by Good Smile Company. Once again , they never fail to impress me. The first time,  I saw this figure at Dannychoo , was a love at the first sight. The details ... (Read more)
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Anime

K-ON! Azusa Nakano Gallery
Azunyan Nakano gallery sums up my K-ON! gallery series. I don't think the other K-ON! girls are worthy enough to have their own galleries unless someone manages to convince me otherwise ^^. Azunyan may not have as many fans as Yuri or Mio but con... (Read more)
K-ON! Ritsu Tainaka Gallery
Without even realizing it, it becomes a ritual/habit for me to post a gallery on every Monday to start my week and hopefully, it will keep going as long as I can ^^.  Following up from my K-ON girls gallery , we start another great week with some ... (Read more)
K-ON! Tsumugi Kotobuki Gallery
Lurking around the Internet in search for Tsumugi Kotobuki large resolution images is not as challenging as I thought it would be. It's only fair to post some images of other K-ON members aside from Mio and Yui and maybe with this post, Tsumugi can... (Read more)
K-ON! Yui Hirasawa Gallery
Image via Gelbooru Laid back Yui is looking to gain more supports for her fan club to compete with Mio's and she is trying to show the world that she can be as cute as Mio ^^. If you are viewing this at work, be warned that some images may be in a... (Read more)
K-ON! Mio Akiyama Gallery
Image via Gelbooru K-ON! easily raised its popularity since the start of the show and it's all due to one of the character, Mio Akiyama. She is shy-type who everyone loves and not that I am trying to put down other characters. This post is dedicat... (Read more)
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Events

AX2009 Japanese Guest of Honours
As you all probably already know, I am planning to go to Anime Expo 2009 this year on July 2 to 5. I got my hotel booked from July 1 to 5 so I took 2 days of from work (July 2nd and 3rd) for AX09. Honestly, I am really excited as it is happening ... (Read more)
Anime North 2009
My apology for the late post coverage for Anime North 2009 as I was tired after I got back from Anime North 2009 on Sunday and it took me sometimes to organize photos and upload them. Another year with another great convention here at Anime North 2... (Read more)
Anime Bash @ North York Public Library
For this month of April, to promote reading and celebrate City of Toronto's 175th Anniversary , City of Toronto and Toronto Public Library are collaborating a showcase called Keep Toronto Reading 2009. Many free events, performances and discussions... (Read more)
March Toronto Anime Con 2009
Another small anime convention here in Toronto to warm us up before the big Anime North on May. The event is similar to DTAC (December Toronto Anime Con) that I attended back on December last year. More pictures below ^^. Some pictures tha... (Read more)
Anime Expo 2009 Online Pre-Registration ...
Anime Expo finally has its online pre-registration available at their website. You can read more about it here. Through their online pre-registration , you can buy 4-day ticket for $50 and get a free main event ticket on which I chose the Morning M... (Read more)
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Otaku

AX2009 Pre-Loot
Image via Gelbooru In preparation for Anime Expo 2009 and its overloaded Japanese guest of honours, I bought some merchandise specifically for signing purpose so I guess you can call this as AX2009 pre-loot ^^. The Japanese guest of honours that... (Read more)
Figure Bargain at Hobby Search Part 2
Quite a few figures on sale at hobby search and some are from GSC and one from Alter. Impulse buying ftw and don't blame it on me ^^;; Nendoroid Takra Miyuki Normal Ver. by Chara-Ani Regular Price: 3,334 yen Sales Price: 2,333 yen ... (Read more)
Recent Loot
My recent loot from March and April is Yami from To Love Ru and Holo from Spice Wolf both by Good Smile Company. Yami costs me 5,881 Yen + 3,200 Yen for shipping. On the other hand, I got Holo for 6,785 Yen + 2,400 shipping. For some reasons, t... (Read more)
Photoshoot Preview
I went to Harbour Front in downtown Toronto for my next photoshoot preview on Friday morning. We had a Good Friday holiday here in Canada and the weather was quite nice ( around 10 C degrees and sunny ) so I decided to do outdoor photo shoot which ... (Read more)
Figure Bargain at Hobby Search
Just want to let you guys know that Hobby Search is having a figure sale and some of them are quite nice this time (it usually sucks). I am sure that some of them might interest you and any sale is good especially during this recession ^^. Read m... (Read more)
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AX2009 Japanese Guest of Honours

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As you all probably already know, I am planning to go to Anime Expo 2009 this year on July 2 to 5. I got my hotel booked from July 1 to 5 so I took 2 days of from work (July 2nd and 3rd) for AX09. Honestly, I am really excited as it is happening last than one month. Knowing that Anime Expo is the biggest anime convention in North America and I will be there for 4 days, I am utterly pumped. My trip to Anime Expo 2009 in LA this year is even more worth it that it already is with list of well-known Japanese Guest of Honours. Since most of them are usually announced nearing the convention time due to their schedule so there may be some additional Japanese guest of honours after this post is written.

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  • Anime North 2009

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    My apology for the late post coverage for Anime North 2009 as I was tired after I got back from Anime North 2009 on Sunday and it took me sometimes to organize photos and upload them. Another year with another great convention here at Anime North 2009 and this year was somewhat different since my girlfriend came with me on Saturday so I was having a blast more than usual. It was her first anime convention ever and she was shock to see so many people at the convention (who would not ? ^^). Similar to previous year, I went to all three days and my target was only one which is cosplayers. As you may already, I am really picky on which cosplayers I take some pictures of and of course, the cuter they are, the better ^^. Without further ado, here comes my coverage for Anime North 2009.

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  • Anime Bash @ North York Public Library

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    For this month of April, to promote reading and celebrate City of Toronto’s 175th Anniversary , City of Toronto and Toronto Public Library are collaborating a showcase called Keep Toronto Reading 2009. Many free events, performances and discussions are available at library branches and participating partners.

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  • March Toronto Anime Con 2009

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    Another small anime convention here in Toronto to warm us up before the big Anime North on May. The event is similar to DTAC (December Toronto Anime Con) that I attended back on December last year. More pictures below ^^.

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  • Anime Expo 2009 Online Pre-Registration is available

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    Anime Expo finally has its online pre-registration available at their website. You can read more about it here. Through their online pre-registration , you can buy 4-day ticket for $50 and get a free main event ticket on which I chose the Morning Musume concert if you book a hotel room through their system.

    When I booked mine, only Westin Bonaventure hotel was available and the rates was US$145 per night for staying from July 2nd to July 5th. They also required US$165 deposit ^^;;. You would not be able to book the hotel directly as I already tried. When I called one of the hotels nearby LA convention centre, I was redirected to group sales manager who then proceeded to tell me that she couldn’t book me a room and I had to wait until AX had their online reservation up and running.

    Max occupancy of the room is 4 person so if any fellow comrades is planning to come and does not have a place to stay yet, I am willing to share :D (save me some $$$ for figures lol).


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  • Anime and Contemporary Japanese Society Seminar

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    Image is totally unrelated as I failed to find one ^^. I got a random email yesterday about a seminar called  Anime and Contemporary Japanese Society which will be held on Wednesday, March 4 at Ryerson University. More details as below which I copied and pasted from the email I got.
    Dear Saku,
    I apologize if you already recieved this message, but we are urgently trying to get more people to attend this free event.
    The Japan Foundation, Toronto in cooperation with The Digital Value Lab at Ryerson University are pleased to present a seminar called “Anime and Contemporary Japanese Society”. The seminar will introduce the audience to Japanese Society today through multi-disciplinary perspectives (Including design, Akihabara, Otaku and Anime) At the conclusion there will be a Q + A and response from the discussant, Dr. Eric Cazdyn of University of Toronto. The seminar takes place on Wednesday March 4th, 2009 6:00 pm at Ryerson University, George Vari Engineering & Computing Centre ENG103 on 245 Church Street.

    POST-CRITICAL ANIME: Observations on its ‘Identity’ within contemporary Japan by Jaqueline Berndt, Associate Professor of Art and Media Studies at Yokohama National University.

    OTAKU CULTURE: Personality, space and city of anime fans by Kaichiro Morikawa, Associate Professor of Contemporary Culture at Meiji University.

    DISCUSSANT - Dr. Eric Cazdyn, Professor of Comparative Literature and East Asian Studies at University of Toronto

    We would truly appreciate it if you could help to promote this seminar by letting your members and colleagues know about it. Please find attached a PDF of the flyer and also more details of the event below. You can also check the Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=131119670062&ref=nf

    If you or anyone has questions about the seminar, please do not hesitate to contact me. Thank you again for your cooperation, and we look forward to seeing you at the seminar.

    Warm regards,

    Nobi Nakamura

    The Japan Foundation, Toronto

    I already RSVPed since the topic peeks my interest greatly ^^ and it should be interesting to hear what they are going to talk about.

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  • Con-G : Guelph Local Anime Convention

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    Local anime community in Guelph took an extra effort to bring anime convention to their town. Travelling to Toronto for an anime convention can be a pain and a lot of hassles especially if you don’t have a car . Not to mention cost of accomodation can be pretty steep for those who are tight on budget and especially since majority of con goers are still in highschool. Obviously, you would rather spend all your money on merchandise instead of accommodation, right ? ^^

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  • Toronto Otaku Meet Up Part 2

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    The meet up that we had on Friday was fun and awesome. I got to meet up GNDynames (finally XD) and some new otaku. It would be nice if ETERNAL was there too but that’s ok, we just need to find a way to drag ETERNAL out of his room next time ^^

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  • Another Toronto Otaku Meet Next Friday

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    Another Toronto Otaku Meet-up will be held next week Friday and this time, there will be more people. At the time I am writting this post, there are already 23 confirmed guests compare to 7 people for the first meet ^^;;. Next week event will be held at Thee Asian Kitchen which is located on here.

    Details are as follows (copied and pasted directly from facebook ):

    ACG NA’s Otaku Representative Rin is hosting an Otaku Meet on Feb 20th. The party is a fun chance to meet other otakus or fans of anime, comics and games or people who share the same interest as you. It’s also a great chance to make new friends and learn new stuff of the anime culture and the Japan culture. The meet is to bring together people with similar interest and just have fun and talk about anime, comics, and gaming.

    Participants can expect of the following:
    - $26 all inclusive all you can eat buffet style food and non-alcoholic drinks
    - Optional bowling starts at 10pm $5 per game/ per person + $3 for shoes rental. The bowling price may vary for how many games you want to play. (Pay upon entry)
    - Fun chats of anime, comic and gaming.
    - Lucky Draws!

    Limited seats:
    - Seating is limited to a maximum 40 people.
    - In order to ensure no double booking will occur, this page is the ONLY place you can reserve yourself a seat.
    - One MUST provide accurate RSVP to ensure seating.

    * The number of people will help us decide on future meets and locations. This also helps on us to decide if we will hold another meet in the future.

    ** COSPLAY IS OKAY for this event, but absolutely no weapons of any kind!

    ***Reserved under ACG NA.

    This is an open invitation so if you can make it, please RSVP on the facebook event page.

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  • Anime Expo 2009, anyone going ?

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    This year, I am planning to attend Anime Expo 2009 from July 2 to 5 at Los Angeles Convention Centre so if anyone is going there, lets meet up ^^. This would be my first AX convention 2009 and I have been wanting to go there since forever. I was always hesitant to go to US since I have to go across the border, however, something happened in my life recently which totally washed all my worries and started planning to go to AX. It would be another separate blog post next week so look forward to it.

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