Touhou Madness

If you can name every girl here, have a cookie!

I’ve been playing Scarlet Weather Rhapsody for a few days now, and I must say it’s still fun after all these months. I plan on downloading Subterranean Animism in the upcomming week, so stay tuned for more touhou madness.

Depapepe Discography: Acoustic Guitar Duo

How exactly does she play that guitar in the water without getting shocked….not that I’m complaining…

Now that fall is almost over I thought it only to be appropriate to upload some of Depapepe’s music which is perfect for the season’s transition. Their music is amazing, simply put, everyone should download this, because they have some of the catchiest melodies I’ve ever heard. This is the complete discography, meaning nothing is missing, every album put out by Depapepe is here, so get em while their hot. It took me quite a while to upload all these albums, but of course, it was well worth it.

Youtube PV’s for those who are curious:
Summer Parade
Start
Ready Go!
Canon

Catalyst Shyne: A Musical Project

Well, if you guys didn’t know, I was a part of an amateur hip hop group in Alta Loma known as Catalyst Shyne. The project is pretty much dead, but with college apps almost done, we are planning on recording more songs in the upcoming months, so I’ll be sure too update some of our older tracks. If you wanna hear some more tracks us look us up on myspace. NO, we do not make our own beats, I know, how terrible of us. We don’t have the gear, but give us a listen anyway.

Back with another track for you guys. We took a lot of the criticisms and we tried to really push ourselves. We were quite passionate about this one, and we lots of work into this one. I think you’ll guys like it. This song is dedicated to one of our hyungs that died recently, and this song is a reflection of the confusion and how much of a loss we felt. It’s a bit darker than most of our other songs, but it really came from our hearts. In my opinion its the best song we’ve done so far, and how could it not? With such raw emotions flowing through us while we we’re working on this song, it’d be strange if it wasn’t our best song. I think this is the first song that truly came from our hearts, and not our heads. More criticisms will help us out. Thanks again for listening guys.

Download Link

Shikabane Hime: Revisted

Makina <3

In a previous entry I stated that Shikabane was a show with a very fickle and seemingly surface level plot that is meant only to entertain, not to make you think. I was wrong. The anime has gone from being a simple action oriented anime to relying heavily on bringing up moral and ethical issues. Not that i’m complaining, but it seems Shikabane is really trying to get out of the whole, this show exists to blow shit up, mind frame. But venturing into the land of moral dilenmas, is a harsh and difficult path that will be met with much criticsm. At this point, i’m not sure exactly WHERE the show is going, and since I haven’t read the manga I have no idea what to expect, but I guess the show will be delivering more than just, let’s kill zombies kind of entertainment from now. I’ll stick with it to see where it goes.

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Yuiko sama~

The Good: I bought a certain figurine that I had no plans on buying. I didn’t expect to find it, I didn’t expect to ever own it, but by the grace of God, SOMEHOW, it is now in my possesion. Yes, it is the Little Busters! Kurugaya Yuiko PVC Figure. And how fucking fortunate it is, that I was the one that found it.

The Bad: Chaos;Head translation patch still isn’t done, uguu~

The Ugly: I’m broke as shit.

Moe Moe Uniform Picture Book: Moe Moe Figurine Hunt

That sure is moe alright…

As I promised I have returned with freshly baked scans and a review on the “Moe Moe Uniforms Picture Book” A brief synopsis of the book is as follows: “A picture book that introduces an array of Moe Uniforms at its best! Comes with an array of unique costumes such as Sailorfuku, Maid Cafe, and famous fast food restaurant uniforms!”

Format: Softcover,
ISBN: 978-4-8614-6130-9
Publisher: © Eagle Publishing, 10/23/2007
176 pages (Color 128 pages)5-1/8″ x 11-1/2″
Japanese text

So thats a brief look into it, the book comes with a snall poster in the inside fold, and has 8 chapters. Each chapter is dedicated to a certain kind of uniform ranging from school unfiroms, to various random cute shit.

Learning to Draw All Things Moe: The Arduous Journey

FUCK MY LIFE. If only it were THAT easy…T~T

I have spent many a day trying to learn to draw anime. I took a few art classes, and practiced daily, but the reality was that I just didn’t get any better. It seems to me that learning to draw anime isn’t at all difficult, but requires a certain degree of talent, and a great deal of commitment and practice. I quit, I started again, I took a break, I quit, and I started again. But I have come to terms that I am no artist. Not just when it comes to anime, but just art in general. So why is it that learning to draw is so damn hard?

Shikabane Hime: Episode 1

What a badass title screen. That is seriously pretty fucking badass.

Every so often a show will come along and that will have a genuine charm and draw. However, it seems that the shows charm is only picked up by a select few individuals, while everyone else just passes it by. Shikabane Hime is one of these shows. Even before I saw the first episode, I remember telling myself, what a delightfully simple concept. A girl has to kill 108 corpses in order to be allowed to go to heaven.

Toradora! – 1/8 Aisaka Taiga PVC Figure

Ara Ara~

Egad! Two reviews in one day? You sure are an overzealous one John. In any case, I bought this Taiga figure quite a while ago, but since the show has started airing I thought it would be a good idea to bust it out an do a review on it. So here we go!

The figurine is absolutely adorable, and is probably the best one I own. Then again, I don’t own that many figurines to begin with, so it’s no wonder. It was made by Max Factory and I bought it for 50 dollars. Once again, it’s a bit overpriced compared to other stores, but since I dislike buying things online, I had to go into an actual shop and purchase it that way. It was the last one left, so I feel very happy. The figurine is great, and I don’t really have any qualms with it. Great quality plastic, and Taiga’s expression and pose is just moe to the max. We are talking about nosebleed inducing goodness. I recommend anyone who is a fan of the show, or who just likes collecting figurines to go out and buy it, either online, or in a store. I might not be a figurine expert, but the novelty of having a figurine like this is just too hard to pass up. Taiga is absolutely <3. How I adore her. Anyway, here is a gallery from my craptastic camera phone. Maybe I’ll take new pictures with a decent camera later. A cell phone really doesn’t do this figurine justice.

Haruhi Suzumiya: Extra Figure Live Alive

The whole gangs here!

So this is the first of a series of reviews I will be releasing every day. Today’s item is a Haruhi figurine obtained from Anime Jungle. It cost 22 dollars, which is a bit overpriced, but it’s still quite cheap. There are a few inconsistencies in the paint as well as some general oddities, but for the price it’s quite good. I didn’t expect it to be perfect. I decided to buy this on a whim, but I’m pleased with the purchase. Overall the figurine isn’t of the best I’ve bought, but by no means is it bad. My only one real complaint is the fact that Haruhi’s face seems a bit…off? It doesn’t seem natural, but it’s a slight discomfort. Overall it was a great purchase, so no worries. I normally wouldn’t recommend this kind of figurine, but because it is so cheap, I say go ahead and buy it. Pics after the jump~