Monthly Archives: October 2007

Package from Amazon

What is wrong with the picture below, other than its terrible camera phone picture quality? Hint: this is as far as the door opens. Answer lies after the break.

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Da Capo II

I just caught the first episode of Da Capo II and, as a long-time fan of the game and the franchise in general, I must say, “WTF!?” The whole episode is just one huge blasphemy. But if you have never … Continue reading

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Gundam 00

It’s the new Gundam series that’s not SEED! Gundam 00 looks like it’s missing a 7 and I still can’t figure out what it’s supposed to mean. It does look kind of weird and funny if you abbreviate the title … Continue reading

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Prism Ark

Prism Ark (aka Prism Hearts II) is a 2006 SRPG/ADV game from Pajamas Soft. The heroine, Priecia, is the daughter of the main characters from the original Prism Heart. She’s voiced by Yui Sakakibara, aka Haruhi from Happiness!. The general … Continue reading

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Genshiken 2

Genshiken is a manga series about an anime/manga/game club in a Japanese university. The title is short for gendai shikaku bunka kenkyuukai, or “The Society for the Study of Modern Visual Culture”. Basically it’s an excuse for a bunch of … Continue reading

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1/6 Dark Magician from E2046

The postman brought me a present today. Yay! The kind folks at E2046 decided to send me their latest creation, 1/6 Dark Magician, for me to review. Apparently they really liked my review of their pre-painted recast of BUBBA’s Haruhi … Continue reading

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Gundam 00 episode 2 is awesome!

As expected, the series is very heavily influenced than contemporary military and political events. (Although it’s kind of doubtful that the political situation will remain so consistent for the next three hundred years when you consider how much has changed … Continue reading

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The reason why Mendoi-Conclave is awesome!

Disclaimer: I work for Mendoi-Conclave. In fact, I translated episode 2 of Gundam 00 due to circumstances (although I won’t be doing main translation for future episodes). Anyway, here are two screenshots. The top on is from episode 2’s raw … Continue reading

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Plug-and-Play SATA HDD Rack

I’ve been looking for something like this for a long time. This is something that will change lives forever. It’s a USB 2.0 rack for 2.5″ and 3.5″ SATA harddisk drives. Akihabara News uploaded a video of it in action. … Continue reading

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Gundam 00 — Episode 3

Episode 3 just aired in Japan about four hours ago. It mainly focuses on plot development and background information, so there isn’t much fighting going on, despite what the end of episode 2 might have led you to believe. Still, … Continue reading

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Gundam 00 — Nyoro~n Translation Errors

I was quite alarmed by a comment posted by tsuki_Yomi in my previous entry. His understanding of the relationship between Ptolemaios and Gundams in Gundam 00 appears to be the complete opposite of what episode 3 revealed. I decided that … Continue reading

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Free Jigoku Shoujo Handphone Straps!

Well, I think this is for Singaporeans only, but foreigners can still give it a shot. Maybe you’ll get lucky. I don’t know. The person wasn’t too clear about it. Ops. Looks like it’s Singapore only after all. Anyway, Animax … Continue reading

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