Category Archives: Otaku

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Event Report: EOY Cosplay 2006 @ Expo

Posted on December 17, 2006 by DarkMirage

EOY Cosplay 2006 Pictures, lots and lots of pictures. They say a picture speaks a thousand words. I suck at speaking, so I shall pad my post with pictures.

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Japanese Titbits #3 – 絶対領域

Posted on December 15, 2006 by DarkMirage

As you may or may not have noticed, there are two new banners in the random rotation. Don’t try refreshing this page because I’m using WP-Cache so the banner changes only after the cache expires. Instead you can view the … Continue reading →

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WTB Money Press PST

Posted on December 11, 2006 by DarkMirage

I spent too much last Saturday. There was a sale. Things were cheap(er). Okay, I have no excuses. Gao. More pictures to follow.

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1/12 Mahoro & Sports Bike

Posted on December 10, 2006 by DarkMirage

Still remember that 1/12 Mahoro from Kotobukiya I blogged about some time ago? Well, I finally got my hands on it. Yay. Best. Figure. Ever.

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Singaporean Maid Cafe opening soon

Posted on December 9, 2006 by DarkMirage

It seems that all the excitement has died down and everyone has forgotten about that maid cafe which was supposed to have opened at Far East Shopping Centre last month. Some people (me being one of them) had already filed … Continue reading →

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Really? Really!

Posted on December 9, 2006 by DarkMirage

Really? Really! (henceforth abbreviated to RiaRia) is the third game in the Shuffle! series. Tick! Tack! was the continuation of Nerine’s ending from Shuffle! and this time RiaRia continues from that annoying girl Kaede’s ending. ICHIGO PANTSU RABU! Of course … Continue reading →

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Screencaps from Suzumiya “Hahiru” (SFW)

Posted on December 6, 2006 by DarkMirage

Still remember that live action Haruhi porn video? Well, it’s out. It ain’t pretty, but it sure is hilarious. It even has all the important memorable lines from the original! 涼宮ハヒルの憂鬱 (suzumiya hahiru no yuuutsu) 香坂百合 (Yuri Kousaka) as Hahiru. … Continue reading →

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Max Factory Haruhi 3rd batch preorders

Posted on December 6, 2006 by DarkMirage

Here we go again. Preorders have reopened, yet again, for Max Factory’s 1/8 Haruhi. The release date for this third batch is (gasp!) June. I think almost everyone who wants one of these should already have one preordered, so there’s … Continue reading →

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Mai-Otome Zwei Episode 1

Posted on December 3, 2006 by DarkMirage

The first episode of the new Mai-Otome OVA series is pretty darn good. Sunrise has got this whole drama-comedy hybrid formula perfected.

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Really? Really! really wins. Really? Really!

Posted on December 2, 2006 by DarkMirage

JLPT is just tomorrow. I spent today revising my grammar and doing practice papers, really… OK, so I am lying. The reality is, I have been playing Really? Really! non-stop and it has me really hooked. You should know how … Continue reading →

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Mini finger-pointing action Haruhi

Posted on November 27, 2006 by DarkMirage

Missed your chance at preordering Max Factory’s awesomeness reincarnated 1/8 Haruhi? (BTW I preordered two of them.) Here’s something that’s almost as good! Okay maybe not, but every little bit helps, right? :P Continue reading →

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School Days 2007

Posted on November 21, 2006 by DarkMirage

According to Moon Phase Zakki an anime based on School Days—the popular fully-animated game from Overflow—will be coming our way next year. Character design will apparently still be Junji Gotou, but Moon Phase suspects that while there is a high … Continue reading →

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