Finally the long awaited 3rd movie of the Death Note series is coming out next February in Japan . It depicts the last 23 days of L’s life. Oh please don’t let him die! He’s too cute to die!
Check out the very nice trailer! I admit I haven’t been following the manga or the anime thoroughly enough but it looks like there’s a new girl now and I wonder if there’s going to be a new Shinigami!
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HAPPY NEW YEAR 2008!
It’s 2 hours past midnight here and I’m just done with the fireworks photos. It’s my first attempt *blush* with night photography & fireworks shots; so please pardon any faults ¬(^.*)¬
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Beginning April 2008, 30 such teachers will be dispatched to a few east European countries such as Poland, Romania, Hungary, and Bulgaria, where there is a growing interest in Japanese culture especially manga, or comics.
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The anime Vexille is released on the big screens here in Singapore today.
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Special programme in Japanese
I first chanced upon the write up for this film while scouring for more juicy anime back in Q1 this year and it immediately struck me that it’s a must watch even though there’s only a miserable unattractive picture & the slightly dry synopsis below:
Jolly greetings from Nekoguchi!
Tis the season to be giving . . . (expired gifts?!?!) There’s nothing wrong with recycling your presents, especially when you know that you will NOT use them. But . . .
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Yakuza Moon – Memoirs of a Gangster’s Daughter | 極道な月
By: Tendo Shoko | 天藤湘子
Publisher: Kondasha International
I’ve been feeling pretty bumped about life over the last few moons when I chanced upon this book. The loud graphic (of the author) & bold title immediately caught my eye. It was Shoko Tendo – a Yakuza‘s daughter’s autobiography.
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I’m shifting out of my house by February next year and every thing’s a mess with cardboard boxes all over the place. I’ve actually kept all my photography stuff but when my friend handed me something similar to THIS cardboard box, I simply can’t help but whip out my camera and start shooting.
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Looks familiar?
That’s the prototype version of Kureha from Shining Wind, by Kotobukiya. Scheduled to be released in April 2008, this figure sprouts a more energetic feel as Kotobukiya decided to make her dance cha-cha.
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So what do you do after much success with the line up of super cool robots & mecha? You go back to brown paper packages and make THOSE cool! And when that has gotten hot, you add a brand to it. Now that’s what I call packaging!
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The ever lovely Kureha from the PlayStation 2 game, Shining Wind.
Sculpted by Shunji Hagii & produced by Max Factory, Kureha stands at a tall of 25 cm. Ok that’s including the length of her bow actually. Dressed in a rich yellow-orange outfit with wonderful highlights in her hair and shading in her sleeves, Kureha leaves more than a few heads turning for sure.
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I’ve heard this song before. I was searching for and watching Hatsune Miku videos on YouTube. It didn’t occur to me then, that it’s the same song in the anime Bokurano‘s OP. I thought it was one of the best works by her even though it sounded kinda odd the way she goes, “aniso, aniso…”. I wish I could say, “More moe images of Hatsune Miku after the break”, but it’s gonna be, “Hear her in the video after the break”. ヽ(;´д｀)ノ
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Now that’s what I call drinking out of your own cups. . . . . . oops I mean bowls.
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Akizuki Nagi 秋月凪 from Peace @ Pieces was the chosen standard setter for my collection of figurine shots. Sculpted by Hiromitsu Morikawa and produced by Goodsmile company, this 1/8 figure is nicely painted and a joy to look at.
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Didn’t get enough of the anime School Days? Not to fear, late March 2008, 0verflow will be releasing Magical Heart Kokoro-chan「マジカルハート☆こころちゃん」 a School Days OVA DVD.
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If you’re visiting Japan and happen to come across these, please do not attempt to rescue them by pulling them out. They are actually scarecrows. Made in Japan, and only in Japan. :3
Via Danny Choo, Himazin
nekoguchi goes Halloweeny!
Halloween’s not big here in Singapore but it certainly is quite so in Japan! There, the festival has become popular with the increasing influence of western pop culture. While Japan faces its aging population problem, the younger generation’s acceptance to western pop culture is evidently apparent during such events like Halloween where chance is given to cosplayers to dress up in Gothic Lolita and all its gory. Ooops, I meant glory.
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There’s been an ever growing popularity of video-sharing over the Internet , especially apparent when YouTube recently hosted YouTube Mix – a party just to thank users who generated the most viewed content for YouTube Japan.
But unfortunately for some, there has also been a slew of extremely compressed ones so much so that you only see blotches of blur and are barely able to make details out. Where’s the kick in that?
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Ever wondered what the showdown between two of Japan’s most popular game developers will be like? Temco Vs Square Enix. Well somebody thought it would be cool to have the characters battle it out themselves!
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