Category Archives: Otaku

Spiritual dwellers of Akihabara

Mai-Otome Zwei press release

The upcoming OVA series Mai-Otome Zwei will be here 24th November. The limited edition Vol.1 will come with a special packaging, a CD with the theme song and a Mai-Otome illustration book. Most of the press release is recycled news, … Continue reading

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Speculating Genshiken OVA

Okay, so apparently Kujibiki Unbalance DVD sets will each come with one episode of Genshiken OVA. The first DVD box is due 22nd December. That’s the good news I guess. However, because Media Factory is once again releasing the DVDs … Continue reading

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Akihabara: “Baka Gaijin”

American cosplayers: Akiba hates you! Okay, maybe not all of you. Especially not the hawt girls (pics pls, kthx). But you know who you are! Just take a look at these posters that have been found stuck to lamp posts … Continue reading

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Importing a Japanese mobile phone

Vodafone 903SH If you have been reading my blog since the b2 days, you would know that I own a Vodafone 903SH (the SH is for Sharp). At the time I got it, the phone was the latest 3G offering … Continue reading

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The Complete Otaku’s Guide to Tsundere Linux

The moé self-help books just don’t stop coming. It has been scientifically proven that anything with the word “moé” or “tsundere” in its title will sell like hotcakes. Image from Akiba-blog From Akiba-blog: Enter 「ツンデレ☆りなっくす」 or “Tsundere Linux”, a book … Continue reading

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5年目の放課後 Afterschool of the 5th Year

Some people were wondering where the picture of Haruhi in my new banner came from. It’s a doujin art by a circle called 5年目の放課後 (go-nenme no houkago) or as the doujin covers say, “Afterschool of the 5th Year”. It sounds … Continue reading

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New Layout: Haruhi H

Yay! Finally, a new layout; my first since migrating from B2 to WordPress. It’s Haruhi… and the letter H! (What were you thinking?) Okay, so it’s not exactly a completely new layout. It’s based on the default WP theme Kubrick. … Continue reading

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1/6 Gothic Lolita Rei

This figurine has reawakened my Rei fanboyism. It’s a 1/6 polystone pre-painted figurine of Rei measuring 20cm tall and it costs 13,800 excluding tax. Order from HLJ or CDJapan. (CDJapan’s listing has the scale wrong)

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You know you spend too much on manga when…

I dropped by Kinokuniya to place an order for Zero no Tsukaima vol.2 and 3 today and pick up the October Issue of Newtype. As usual, I ended up with unexpected expenditures. Let me tell you a story.

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Zero no Tsukaima Vol.1 チェック!

Zero no Tsukaima is an original light novel series by Noboru Yamaguchi published under MF文庫 (Media Factory bunko). The first novel took me about three days to finish. For comparison, it took me a few weeks of half-hearted reading to … Continue reading

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So many things, so little money…

I have a problem. I am running on a tight budget this month (hint: Haruhi DVDs) and Japan decided to help me with this problem by releasing all sorts of wonderful things that I would die to get my hands … Continue reading

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Life-size Saber for your guilty pleasure

DMM.com is selling life-size Saber figurines for those of you out there with money flowing out of your water taps! (Such as, oh I don’t know… this guy?) This is your chance to one-up all those self-proclaimed hardcore F/SN fanboys … Continue reading

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