December 31, 2009

Urgh, bringing your parents along with you to an event like Comiket is tough… But, had a great time none the less. Had a makeshift watermark made, don’t want my pictures to appear anywhere else without at least acknowledging the source.
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December 30, 2009

my whole darn wallet dry. Seriously. I did plan to budget only 20,000 yen for the convention, but once I was at the industry section, BAM! All bets were off. 40,000 yen down the drain.
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December 29, 2009

I fight a fierce and furious battle with the sleep monsters as I pen my experiences down in my humble little blog. Thus, since I seem to be losing this battle quickly, I’ll cut down my exposition and let my pictures do most of the talking. Hm…
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December 28, 2009
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Mmm... English.
The sun rose bright and early. However, I didn’t. Dead tired from yesterday’s adventure, I didn’t wake till 10pm. By then, the city was already bustling and hustling with folks going about their daily business. Of course, it’s the year end holidays, so no School Girls to be seen. Aw… (TT.TT)
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December 27, 2009

That's not me in the picture. Seriously.
Hey guys, typing this from my hotel in Shinagawa at 12am Japan Time. It’s the Grand Prince Takanawa and it has a gorgeous and pristine Japanese Garden just outside! Perfectly compliments the chilly air that can dip to a bone-numbing -2 degrees Celsius.
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December 26, 2009

Hey there! Let me wish all my readers/followers/video watchers/subscribers/fans/friends a very Merry Christmas. Hope you had/having/are going to have a wonderful one.
Today, I’m just doing a quick post on the stuff that just arrived and to talk briefly on my upcoming Japan trip.
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December 22, 2009

The second installment to Actar’s Mobip figure reviews brings us, finally, to the K-On! Series, one of 2009’s most popular Anime. Mobip, a new action figure line and is indeed proving itself to be worthy of their own tagline: ‘High Quality Figure Series’.
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December 18, 2009

I don’t usually post figure news, but…
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December 15, 2009

While shooting the title card for Episode 131 of Actar’s Reviews, I decided to recreate some of the epic battle scenes between the Lancelot and the Guren to see how poseable the figures were. Enjoy! (I suppose there will be show spoilers, kinda.)
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December 14, 2009

The fist ever Ninth Generation Knightmare Frame to be introduced in the series, the Guren Superlative Extruder Interlocked Technology Exclusive Nexus (SEITEN) Eight Elements Type, is also the most powerful Knightmare Frame in the series. Finally, the long wait is over as the Guren SEITEN get’s the figure treatment in the latest installment in the Code Geass Robot Damashii Figure Series.
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