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[30 Sep 2009 | 26 Comments | ]
Fall 2009 Anime Line-up

With Summer season ending for most of the shows.. It’s time for our Fall 2009 Anime Line-up!! Sorry that the post is up late. Zenical had homework crisis that involves in the balancing of accounts that I died totally. Better late than never eh?
Sources: ANN, MAL, Official Websites
Click on the links below to jump to the series!
TV Series: | 11eyes | Aoi Bungaku | Asura Cryin’ 2 | Darker Than Black: Ryuusei no Gemini | Fairy Tail | Inuyasha: The Final Act | Kampfer | Kimi ni Todoke | Kobato …

Anime Reviews »

[30 Sep 2009 | 6 Comments | ]
Saki

So yeah, the first season of Saki ended on Monday. And since I’m pretty free, I decided to do a short impressions post and just post a ton of pictures.

Anime Name: Saki
Episodes: 25
Genres: Sports (can Mahjong really be considered a Sport?), Yuri (I labeled Yuri by myself)
Aired: Apr 6, 2009 to Sep 28, 2009
Producer: GONZO
So yeah, I never really liked any Anime labeled under Sports with the rare, rare exception of Bamboo Blade which featured the lovely Tama-chan and Sayako. So yeah, even I myself was shocked when my …

Game »

[30 Sep 2009 | 3 Comments | ]
More Info On Valkyria Chronicles 2

As you all know, Valkyria Chronicles 2 for the PSP is the sequel to the first game which was on the PS3. We all know about the new branching class system which gives players more options and combination when building up their squad. Now, another new feature has been introduced to the game, and that is ad-hoc multiplayer.

In Valkyria Chronicles 2, players are able to play with, or against their friends in the new co-op and versus mode. It’s nothing new in a game, but nonetheless a nice addition. I …

Jpop »

[30 Sep 2009 | One Comment | ]
M’s MC #4 – SCANDAL: SAKURA グッバイ

This week I’ll be talking about my current favourite all-girl Japanese Band, SCANDAL.  To be more specific, I’ll be talking about their SAKURA グッバイ single which is their 2nd non-indie single, released in March of this year.

Track-listing of the single:

SAKURA グッバイ
TOKYO
SAKURA グッバイ(Off Vocal)

Enjoy Track #2 from the Single, TOKYO
[Audio clip: view full post to listen]
Here’s one of the LIVE videos of SCANDAL performing SAKURA グッバイ,

The 1st time I had honestly heard SCANDAL, would be when they performed 少女S as an OP for Bleach. When I first heard them, I loved …

Game »

[30 Sep 2009 | 4 Comments | ]
Super Street Fighter IV REVEALED

Ah yes, remember Guuzen’s post about the Street Fighter IV Teaser Site? Well, more details have been revealed.

Firstly, 2 new characters have been unveiled on the official website. They are,

- Juri

- T.Hawk
Ah yes, T.Hawk, 1 out of 2 remaining Super Street Fighter II Turbo characters who did not make the first Street Fighter IV cut, has finally arrived. The other remaining Super Street Fighter II Turbo character? Dee Jay? What ever happened to him? Fear not fans of Dee Jay, cause he will be in the game as well.

Oh yes, …

Figurine »

[30 Sep 2009 | 6 Comments | ]
1/6 Selvaria Bles

A figurine from the anime series Valkyria Chronicles. Presenting Selvaria in the scale of 1/6 by Enter Brain.

Retail price is at 16,800 yen. Scheduled to be out this December 2009. Preorder yours at HobbyLink Japan or Hobby Search.
You can check out the other websites to place your preorders too:

beNippon
CDJapan
Play-Asia
Toylet

A no get for me, I’m a big fan of VC, but clearly I am hoping for a Alicia figurine :P And the price is tooooo much for me too. I believe my Feito figurine cost less than Selvaria -_-.

Game »

[29 Sep 2009 | 3 Comments | ]
Motion Controller in Action for LittleBigPlanet

Sony’s latest addition is the Motion Controller, and one of the games compatible with the new motion controller, is LBP. I was wondering how they were going to implement this into the game.. and my questions were answered by the Youtube Video below (from TGS 09) ._.

The horror! Who on earth would want to hold a regular PS3 controller, and a motion controller just to play a game? >_> Resident Evil 5 is also in the making of a “Director’s Cut” to employ the new motion controller to the game. …

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[29 Sep 2009 | 5 Comments | ]
Super Street Fighter Teaser Site

It seems like everybody is still having a lot of fun with Street Fighter 4, whether at home, or in the arcade. However, it seems like Capcom is developing some sort of expansion for the  Street Fighter 4 game.

Capcom have launched a teaser site, with the words “new warrior” as part of the site’s address. The site shows a flash video playing with 2 people battling out with their fists. It is unclear at the moment who are these 2 characters, but it seems that we will find out soon …

Diary/Sitely »

[29 Sep 2009 | 8 Comments | ]
Anime Memes: Caramelldansen

In an effort to find something to write I decided that since I have an addiction to youtube and am bored,  in the future I’ll write a few posts dedicated to awesome anime-ish internet memes.
For those of you who dont’ know, Wikipedia defines a meme as such:
A meme (pronounced /ˈmiːm/, rhyming with “cream”[1]) is a postulated unit or element of cultural ideas, symbols or practices, and is transmitted from one mind to another through speech, gestures, rituals, or other imitable phenomena. (The etymology of the term relates to the Greek …