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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Archive for the ‘Games’ Category

The Last Remnant (PC)

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The Last Remnant is the latest installment RPG created by Square-Enix which will be out on March 24th, 2009 for $39.99. It is a pretty cheap for a PC games in comparison to most console games (ranging from $50-$60) and I guess piracy may have something to do with it. The XBOX 360 version was sold at $59.99. More pictures and info after the cut.

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  • Beverage for Gamers

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    It really amazes me how people can come with unique(re: silly) product ideas related to gaming(re: WOW) in general these days and I happened to be one who bought the product as part of my collectibles.

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    I believe Rin showed me this product through someone’s blog. I couldn’t remember the blog address ^^;; and my friend thought of getting tshirt from Think Geek so without further hesitation, I told him to get me those mana potions ^^.

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    The suplement facts don’t make any sense at all and not sure if it’s true or not. Regardless which one, I am not going to drink it >.>. If anyone interested in getting these, you can get it at Think Geek or its official website.

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    Saber seems to be enjoying the mana potion ^^

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    If they have the commercial for this, it would be even more hilarious like the one with healing potion from FFXII.

    So a question for my readers, do you ever buy weird/unique products like this before ? if yes, what is it ? ^^

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  • PS3 Acquired

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    Yep, I got myself an 80gb PS3. I only have 1 game so far though which is Soul Calibur IV. Feel free to add me to your friend list an my PS3 ID is Sakurakinomoto (Saku was already taken ^^; )

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    Any games that you guys highly recommend, please do let me know ^^

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  • Octavia ~Tears to Tiara~ 1/8 PVC by Kotobukiya

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    I preordered more figure which will be coming on December 2008 and at this rate I may have to live under a bridge  >.>, although, I consider those figures as Christmas gift for myself and I am really good at spoiling myself ;p. Depending on my budget so I’ll see ^^;;, I may have to cancel some of them or add more lol.

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  • The Gamer’s Bill of Rights

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    Stardock announced The Gamer’s Bill of Rights a day before Penny Arcade Expo. It contains list of standards or guidelines that they hope to be followed by game developers/publishers in particular PC game developers. The document was aimed toward PC games because console games developers already have some standards set by Nintendo, Microsoft or Sony. The objective of The Gamer’s Bill of Rights is

    to increase the confidence of consumers of the quality of PC games which in turn will lead to more sales and a better gaming experience.

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  • Ar Tonelico 2

    PS2 is not dead yet apparently so it was a right decision to keep my ps2 around ^^. NIS America announced that Ar Tonelico 2 will be out this December for ps2. Having just recently played Ar Tonelico: Melody of Elemia back in June, this is a really good news for me because I was worried that NIS America may not release it due to decreasing popularity of ps2.

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  • Yar!!!! A Game Developer talked to Pirates

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    A game developer named Cliff ‘cliffski’ Harris from Positech Games, a small independent PC games company in UK, has been wondering why people (pirates) pirate games (re: his games) and out of curiosity and good intentions, he posted in a well known forum and site: slashdot and Penny Arcade forum . From both, his question made it to arstechnica, digg and bnet.

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  • What did I get my self into….. ?

    I blamed my friend, TJ, for this misery……. he got me into World of Warcraft -_-;; Hope it does not consume my life…. oh wait…. maybe it already does. If my blog is lack of posts, blame on WoW ^^.

    I play Blood Elf Rogue on Darkspear PVP Server ^^ and my character name is Arukas.

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  • Small Loot from Kinokuniya ^^

    Gotta love Kinokuniya and you always come back for more goodies XD. I bought 2 Death Note keychains and a FFXI comic. Well, the keychains are gifts for friends but I am keeping the ffxi comic

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  • Ar Tonelico - A year too late

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    Ignorance is bliss you may say but I wish I noticed sooner about this game and not like, a year after the US release. I know it’s sad ^^;; and kinda embarrassing. I spent 15 hours this past weekend playing this game ^^;; and I have to say it’s kinda addictive with all the battle system, synthesizing (grathmeld) and cosmosphere. I managed to finish Phase 1 and currently working on Phase 2 with Aurica path and currently on lvl 9 cosmosphere :D.

    RPG mixed with dating sim is always enjoyable for me like for example, Thousand Arms back in PS one or Persona 3 (too bad I got bored with this after a while for some reasons). The old style of turn based rpg system never gets old on me ^^ and I still enjoy it up to this day, although, more and more rpgs are made with non- turn based.

    Any similar PS2 games that you guys can recommend to me ?

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