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 ‘Preorder’ Category

Preorder: Nendoroid Saber Lily by GSC

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Another preorder of Saber Lily and this time is the nendo version. It’s due for release on October 2009. Since I already have Alter Nanoha and Alter Saber Lily from my recent preorder, I had to cancel my Miku “World is Mine”, otherwise,  I will go over the limit of 1 figure / month  and I know there will be at least pre-order in December 2009 so I would like to keep that month empty. Cancelling Miku saves me about 3,000 yen which is a good thing ^^.

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  • Preorder: Saber Lily and Nanoha by Alter

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    It’s been a while since my last pre-order post: Miku World is Mine but now there are 2 great figures being released on October by Alter. One is Saber Lily 1/8 and the other is Nanoha Takamachi 1/7.  Being manufactured by Alter, they both are quite pricey especially Nanoha but of course, sometimes price is no longer an issue for us figure collectors when it’s from our favourite series. Make use of your credit card people ^^ and have fun paying it on the next month ^^;;. More pictures below via Hobby Search.

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  • Hatsune Miku : World is Mine

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    Images via Hobby Search

    Once again, I tried to convince myself that I am not a Miku fan and obviously,  I failed miserably because as a figure collector, I couldn’t miss out an awesome figure by an awesome manufacturer. Most of us have been waiting for this figure to be available for pre-order since it’s reasonably priced compare to Black Rock Shooter. This is probably my first time seeing a figure inside a photo frame. I couldn’t recall any figures with similar concepts but then I just started collecting about a year. Anyone recall any figures with similar concepts and unique ones ?

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  • Do you dare enough to buy her ?

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    Images via Hobby Search

    The figure that we all (especially Fate’s fans) have been waiting for is finally available for pre-order. Fate T Harlaown - True Sonic Form by Alter is available at Hobby Search for a whooping price of 12,160 Yen (US$126.30 or CAD$151) so if we add shipping to that (US$25-$30) and border fee (US$20), the final price will be around US$175 (CAD$210). Is anyone else crazy enough and willing to fork out US$175 for this figure ?

    More pictures below the cut.

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  • Not a fan of Miku….but…..

    Image via Hobby Search

    I couldn’t resist but to pre-order Hatsune Miku Black Rock Shooter 1/8 scale by GSC. Despite of her small size, it’s going to cost me around $90 USD ($115 CAD) + shipping but then looking at the amount of details, the price tag is pretty reasonable.

    There are only 2 stores to pre-order BRS. The first one is Hobby Search and the other is HLJ and she is still available in both stores so regardless if you are a Miku’s fan or not, BSR is definitely a worthy figure to be added to your collection.

    Nico Video link of BSR

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

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    image via Hobby Search

    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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  • Kurogane no Linebarrels (鉄のラインバレル)

    Image via Anime Paper

    I found an unknown figure that captivated my eyes in Danny’s Chara Hobby coverage …. oh wait … actually any figures with a sword makes me falling in love with them ^^;; instantly. Later , I found out that she is Emi Kizaki from Kurogane no Linebarrels (鉄のラインバレル), an upcoming fall anime. It will be aired on October ^^.

    Image via Anime Paper

    Anime Details

    Animation Production : Gonzo
    WebsiteJapanese - English
    Mecha Designs : Tsutomu Suzuki (ZOE, Big-O)
    Character Designs : Hisashi Hirai (Gundam Seed, S-cry-ED)
    SeiyuuMamiko Noto (Kotomi Ichinose@Clannad, Enma Ai@Jigoku Shoujo, Toujou Aya@Ichigi 100%), Tetsuya Kakihara,  Jun Fukuyama (Lulu@Code Geass, Mutou Kazuki@Busou Renkin, Kei Takishima@Special A).
    TV Station : CBC - TBS
    Ending Song : ”Ame ga furu” by Maaya Sakamoto

    When I watched the trailer , the character design reminded me a lot of Gundam Seed and Gundam Seed Destiny and I found out that they were designed by the same person, Hisashi Hirai . Same goes with the mecha design, I knew I saw similar designs before and Tsutome Suzuki, who was involved in ZOE and Big-O,  did the mecha design,hence, it explains the similarity.

    The animation quality will most likely be top-notch since it’s Gonzo after all but as most other Gonzo’s titles the mecha is computer-generated. I am not sure about you guys but I prefer everything is hand-drawn; I guess I still like the old way of doing it.  

    Seiyuu wise, they got some well known seiyuus in particular, Jun Fukuyama (Lulu in Code Geass) and Mamiko Noto (Kotomi from Clannad) so voice acting quality should be high ^^. I couldn’t find who sings the opening song (If anyone knows, do tell ^^) but the ending song is sung by Maaya Sakomoto, a well known seiyuu and singer. I love most of her songs related to anime series.

    Since it’s produced by Gonzo, hopefully it does not follow the usual Gonzo ‘Train Wreck’ Ending trend. This anime is going to be either you love it or you hate it just because it’s produced by Gonzo and there is no middle road or decent in my opinion. For those who have watched EVA or love EVA, you might want to stay away from this anime because I get the feel that it’s an EVA rip off just solely based from watching the trailer and reading the manga. I know I may be wrong but it’s just too EVA-like.

     

    Story

    Kurogane no Linebarrels is about a boy named Kōichi Hayase who was a crybaby, weak-looking and a loser basically ,however, one day, he got involved into some kind of accidents which totally changes his life and makes him to become a Factor and can control Linebarrels (A giant robot). 

    The manga is available at onemanga.com so go read it if you are interested ^^. First impression I got from reading first 2 volumes of Linebarrels is that it is too EVA / Rahxephon looking ie. a rip off of EVA/Rahxephon. Despite of being one of the main character, Emi Kizaki has a minimal appearance in the manga. I am not sure if it’s going to be the case with the anime version but I sure hope she gets more screening time. She engages with the enemies as a Factor at the end of chapter 19 of the manga so during previous chapters, she just appears once in a while and acts more like a supporting character.

    image via onemanga.com

    Kouichi, the main character, is very interesting I must say since I haven’t seen any characters like Kouichi in anime that I watched before so having someone definitely adds more flavours to the series. He won’t hesitate to pick a fight with anyone and thinks highly of himself (give you the feeling of wanting to punch his face sometimes), although, once in a while, he gets beaten to pulp ^^. In addition, his remark of ‘Ally of Justice’ is a similar trait to Shirou Emiya from Fate/Stay Night series. They both want to be a hero to save others.

    image via onemanga.com

    It surely didn’t take me long to consider getting the figure or not. A girl with a sword was enough to convince me to get it ^^ so I preordered her at Hobby Search. She reminds me a lot of Lenalee from D.grayman with her black clothing but instead of having ‘Dark Boots’, she uses a sword but the weird thing is that I haven’t seen her holding a sword so far in the manga ^^;;. You can also preorder her at the following stores:

    Image via Danny Choo

    Figure Details

    Manufacturer: Kotobukiya
    Scale: 1/8
    Character: Emi Kizaki
    Series: Kurogane no Linebarrels
    Released: October 2008
    Price: 5,510 Yen (Hobby Search)

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  • Nendoroid Saber Lion

    Image via Play-Asia

    After seeing a member news about Nendoroid Saber Lion at Dannychoo.com, I couldn’t resist my urge to preorder it >.<. Being a Saber fanboy and all, this would be a nice addition to my collection and it would be my first nendoroid ever ^^. I preordered mine from Play-asia and it will be out in December. This year Christmas will be a very good one for me ^^.

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  • Ryogi Shiki Garannodou 1/7 PVC by Good Smile Company

    Ryogi Shiki figure from Kara No Kyoukai which was shown in Wonfes 2008 by Danny Choo is finally available for pre-order at Hobby Search . It’s coming out in November 2008 for 5,881 Yen or $53.8 USD roughly. Her kimono alone is enough to make me pre-order, but, she is holding a sword too; no need for second thought, I just pre-ordered mine XD.

    Anyone else planning to get this figure or your wish list?

    Image via Hobby Search.

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  • Fate/Unlimited Codes [SP Box]

    Yep, I am such a Saber fanboy and guess what I just did ? you guys probably figured it all out from the post title. I pre-ordered Fate/Unlimited Codes that comes with Saber Lily Figma from Play-Asia. It cost me $99 + shipping and it all comes to $115.93.

    Am I insane ? It’s your call >.>

    Image source : Danny Choo

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