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Catching Up - Hectic as Ever

Sunday, July 30, 2017 / No Comments

As the year closes in on the month of August, my work schedule has gotten a lot busier than usual with National Day right around the corner, on top of other command activities.

Getting more tired as well with the Army Half Marathon coming close. I managed to marathon multiple shows after work hours. I re-watched a lot of shows and watched some of the new ones that are out.

Old shows like Asobi no Ikuyo, Inou-Battle wa Nichijou-kei no Naka de, Aa! Megami-sama and both seasons of Gin no Saji. The previous season that I managed to watch till the end are Shingeki no Kyojin 2, Boku no Hero Academia 2, Eromanga Sensei, Rokudenashi Majutsu Koushi to Kinki Kyouten, Clockwork Planet, Renai Boukun, Busou Shoujo Machiavellianism, Shuumatsu Nani Shitemasu ka? Isogashii desu ka? Sukutte Moratte Ii desu ka?, Seikaisuru Kado, Zero kara Hajimeru Mahou no Sho, Atom: The Beginning, Natsume Yuujinchou Roku, Alice to Zouroku, Hinako Note, Oushitsu Kyoushi Haine, Frame Arms Girls, ID-O and a few more that I’ve yet to finish.

I have already made a list that I’ve picked out for the Summer season but I’ll name a few that I am currently watching.

Fate/Apocrypha, which is another story from the Fate franchise. It looks like the main servant is Jeanne d’Arc. I may be wrong. Knight’s & Magic, which is something I’m familiar with as I’ve read the manga and also because it’s about mecha. Hajimete no Gal, which is another manga that I’m currently reading.

Isekai Shokudou is something I’ve picked out as I love another world setting and it seems similar to another manga I’m reading called Isekai Izakaya Nobu. And also because of food.

Kakegurui, because of its amazing manga and just the faces she makes. Made in Abyss, which is another that I’m reading. Isekai wa Smartphone to Tomo ni, again another “another world” setting and finally Youkai Apartment no Yuuga na Nichijou, which is another manga that I really enjoy.

Another thing that happened is that I’ve finally got a bed. After quite a number of months sleeping on the mattress and floor, I’ve finally got a bed. And it feels so comfortable. I’ve also put up some pictures on the wall like for example a Mercy artwork that I’ve bought from last year’s AFA. Not sure where to put the posters though as there isn’t much space. Still don’t have a place to display my figurines. They probably won’t see the light of day for a while more. Moved the PS4 to my room and got a television but occasionally uses it.

I’ve been playing Just Cause 3 lately, enjoying the chaos and destruction that entails with it. I can’t resist face-planting into the ground with the wingsuit and doing stupid things with the tethers. Oh yeah, Doomfist is out. Another game I should get back into, just like a few others that I’ve left, picking up dust.

I’ve also bought a new lens that I really love to use. A Canon 24-105mm f/4L. It’s something that I’ve use often during work and during my final year project.

I’ve been spending quite a lot of my money this month for something that’s coming in October. It’s one of the reason why I bought a new lens, but there are other things that I would use the lens for.

Can’t wait to see it happen.

Mata ne~

Written by Zwei

WonFes 2017

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Wonfes is back and for collectors, this is one of the events which we definitely don't wish to miss! New figure announcements, new prototype sneak-peeks and most importantly of all, impending pre-orders -- there's no end to all the excitement and adrenaline rushes that goes around... but as usual, there's always a group of people that ends up being extremely disappointed with the series chosen.

Wonfes 2017 is heavily centered on Fate/Grand Order (GSC, Alter and Banpresto mainly), erotic (Native, Skytube) and bunny figures (FREEing). While we still have a lot of our everlasting idol queen, Hatsune Miku, some shows of up to the previous few seasons finally got some exposure in this Wonfes, such as Gabriel DropOut and Tanya the Evil. Rem is still going strong, and Kafuu Chino is quick to join her with approximately 5 new figures announced. Hoto Kokoa is not letting up either!

Of course, we also have some shows in the current season getting some love such as Jabami Yumeko from Kakegurui, which will be getting a scale figure from Kotobukiya as well as a Nendoroid from Good Smile Company.

Now, let's go through some of the items which I am interested in (in no particular order) and we'll see if we share the same tastes.

1. Miyamori Aoi from Shirobako, by Alter

This is one of the few figures I have been waiting for... for ages. Yasuhara Ema recently got her own scale from Alter and it peeved me a little to see Ema getting a scale before the "main" Aoi. However, Ema is cute in her own way and hey, she might be the most popular character in Shirobako!

Now, I just hope that there will be more Shirobako characters to make up the five-member team.

2. Enma Ai from Jigoku Shoujo by Aspire/Azone/Fine Clover

Yes, 2 different companies are making Ai-chan. However, while I wish that Alter will re-release theirs, if Alter doesn't, I might just have to choose between these 2 and hopefully either (and not both) would be one that I love.

3. Kafuu Chino from Gochuumon wa Usagi Desu ka by Easy Eight

I may not be a fan of Chino enough to get all her new figures in the coming year but I am thinking of trying for one, and this is the one which I am (should be) leaning the most towards.

4. Hatsune Miku (Wedding Version) from Vocaloid by Freeing

I love wedding dresses (not the lingerie kind, ugh) and I love it when Miku isn't in her ordinary attire, what's better than this?

5. Hatsune Miku (Harvest Moon Version) from Vocaloid by Good Smile Company

I have the Nendoroid for this and now I will own the scale figure, yay! This Miku has a very different feeling from her usual cutesy ones and I am liking the prototype thus far~

6. Jabami Yumeko from Kakegurui by Kotobukiya

Best girl from one of the best series in this season, and by one of my best companies! I'm so blessed to be able to get a figure of her this early, especially since the series hasn't even gone past mid-point yet.

7. Jabami Yumeko from Kakegurui by Good Smile Company

Same case as above. However, Good Smile Company seems to be cutting back on accessories and stuff that comes each Nendoroid so I hope they will give her enough to make her price worth it... especially with at least one crazed faceplate.

8. Takimoto Hifumi from New Game! by Good Smile Company

I am usually not into shy girls but Hifumi is different! She holds quite a special place in my heart and I wish Suzukaze Aoba will be re-released with her too because I passed on ordering Aoba previously as Hifumi wasn't announced (yet).

9. Louise from Zero no Tsukaima by Good Smile Company

Most of Louise figures don't tempt me much although I do adore her quite a little. This may just very well be my first (and last) Louise figure!

10. Kagari Atsuko from Little Witch Academia by Toy's Works

I have 2 of her Nendoroid on preorder and getting a scale of her would be a wonderful addition. Let's see how this turns out, shall we?
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And there's the ten that I am looking forward to, and will likely purchase if I love how they turn out. There are some other figure announcements which I am thinking about, but am not too sure if I am keen to spend on them.
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Here are some honorable mentions.

Nendoroid:
Satania from Gabriel DropOut by Good Smile Company
Furukawa Nagisa from Clannad by Good Smile Company
Yamada Elf from Eromanga Sensei by Good Smile Company

Scales:
Izumi Sagiri (Ending Mode) from Eromanga Sensei by Ques Q
Stephanie Dola from No Game No Life by Phat Company
Tanya Degurechaff from Youjo Senki by Souyokusha
Krista Lenz from Shingeki no Kyojin by Pulcha
Shujinkou from Persona 5 by Phat Company
Himura Kenshin from Rurouni Kenshin by Max Factory

Hope you found something that you are interested in!

~ Reina-rin

Figure Unboxing and Review: Nendoroid Magical Mirai Hatsune Miku

Saturday, July 29, 2017 / No Comments

Can you guess who this is...?

Well, it's another Hatsune Miku Nendoroid, but this one doesn't follow the usual Miku template hence she was quite pleasing to collectors and was actually quite anticipated.

This review is very late after receiving her from pre-order but nevertheless she is still available at several stores, albeit at list price now. Let's now take a closer look at her!

Packaging

The box has a theme color that matches well with this Miku's hair color. There is quite a bit of pink used in the color palette as well as some decorations such as sparkles and musical notes to add to that "magical" feel of the Nendoroid.

Of course, the magical part is the details she comes with but we will only talk about that a little later.

As usual, the box covers several of her poses that you can put her in and it's entirely up to you whether you wish to recreate the same ones or change it up. Personally I prefer using as many accessories as I can fit in, thus I posed Miku holding both the mic and the cube.

The blister is very, very secure and from the image above we can see that she doesn't come with a lot. She only has 2 face plates, an additional arm and 2 hand parts, a mic and a cube. However the minute details and changes to the blister makes up for it.

As you can see, the usual round ports where the blister is pushed into each other now has the upper piece fashioned into this cross symbol. This actually makes it more tight and you have a smaller risk of denting the upper blister port when you push it into the round lower port. A brilliant idea that I hope GSC will implement from now on for their future releases.

The figure

Mirai Miku is fantastically cute and the slight blush on her cheeks serves to accentuate that. But more importantly than that, it's the details that goes into her outfit.

Let's take a look at her outfit. The tie is secured to her bosom area with the white fabric and the tie actually looks like it's realistically held in place. Under her breasts, we see two triangular pieces of teal fabric which, together with the black overall, results in creasing in the white blouse at her tummy area.

In terms of details, we see even more in her black overall, which has a mix of colors -- pink, white and black. None of the painting had any spill overs. All of the lines are crisp and clean. The pockets and buttons are sculpted on and the pink lines actually look like they crease the black fabric, making it sink a little where the pink lines are at.

While I love how this figure mixes matte black and glossy black (seen in the tips of her ribbon and the ends of the pink lines on her black overall), another beautiful component is how fluffy and realistic the frills are in her outfit.

Not only at the hem of her skirt, the frills are also visible at her bloomers, which makes more sense for an idol to wear than just panties alone, when matched with short skirts. Thank Go, Mirai Miku cares a bit more about her modesty than other idol Nendoroids, eh?

Her shoes has no lack of details as well. Apart from a glossy black shine, she has a couple of metallic silver parts as well as the teal folds at the top of the boots.

The underside of her boots are in hot pink and has some indentations to show how the rubber soles would look. The metallic parts are also complete and bring out that futuristic feel which this Nendoroid is going for. We also have more details in terms of the ribbon at the back of her boots...

...as well as the square patterns going up the side of her stockings.

Not to mention, she has some "hidden details" as well, which includes the small ribbons on the underside of her dress which wouldn't usually be seen anyway, but adds a very good touch to the figure.

The back of her outfit holds a lot of details as well, such as the crisp criss-cross of the black overall at her shoulder blades, the bow at the small of her back, and the metallic parts at her waist line.

Of course, her headphones are rather exquisite, combining several different colors. The wires on them (especially the teal one) looks a little too huge though. Otherwise, the design looks pretty much futuristic and magical... and I love how the colors on the headphones matches that on her gloves.

Other than mentioning about the glossy tips of her ribbon (which I did earlier), I would like to touch on how the headphones is assembled. The main headphone (the one that covers the ears) are with the front hair part and the metallic head-band part is with the back hair part. As such, the teal wire has to be detached from the head-band part before you can change the face plate.

This is a point to worry as you may damage the teal wire part if done incorrectly. Do scroll back and forth the previous and next image until you understand how to remove it properly.

After detaching the teal wire from the head-band.

This is how the front hair piece looks on its own, with the face plate.

And this is how the front hair piece looks on its own, without the face plate!

Next, I'll like to draw attention to the gloves which are mainly in white, with a semicircle of black. Printed in pink is -01- which is Miku's number. A very good touch to the Nendoroid and the plus is that all the paintwork on this small delicate piece is done neatly.

The cube piece and all of it sides. It comes with a peg that you can attach to either hand. Of course the hand and arm parts can be detached so you can pose her holding the cube with either a bent or outstretched arm, and with either her left or right hand.

And last but not the least, it's the microphone part! I like how the bow is replicated here with the matte black for the main part and the tips in glossy black. The metallic mic part and hot pink makes the colors pop from the otherwise mainly black mic.

The metallic mic has so much details in it with the realistic look of the mic with all the lines. The peg is also the same size as the cube's, making both the items abe to fit on both hands.