...is out!

It's already October and still no figures. My pre-orders haven't arrived yet T_T So I'm still waiting for Clalaclan, Hayase Mitsuki and Kureha. Unfortunately, Genjo Sanzo's release date was moved from August to September to god knows when. So I'm still waiting for news about him since I also have him on pre-order and there is absolutely no way I'm going to skip him and his cute little Marlboro Reds accessory.

Good news is, I'll be getting a Roronoa Zoro (finally!) since someone cancelled their order from a local shop. Did I mention this already? Lol I don't really remember. So, I'm really excited to get him but since I can't easily go to the shop, I need to wait for my pre-orders so that I'll get them all in one go.

There isn't that much I could write since I'm still in the process of reading manga and finding one that strikes me and I haven't really seen any anime. Well aside from reading manga, all I do is play games on my DS... I can probably write something about those when I finish any one of them lol.

Speaking of games, here are some new titles that have just been put up for pre-orders (on Nintendo DS platform, of course):

Tetsudou Musume DS: Terminal Memory
Princess Debut - I think I wanna play this XD
Away: Shuffle Dungeon
Culdcept DS
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia
Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin
Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings

Found any of those on your "To Play" list? Princess Debut is so mine lol XD

This is like the first (and probably last) entry for September! I've been so busy lately, even to the point of staying at the office overnight just to get the work done. I also went on a trip to the US where I suffered a very cruel experience: My wallet and my passport were stolen from my hotel room. My wallet had all my IDs in it plus $1100 so it was a cruel blow T_T My passport just got renewed February this year so I had to go to the DFA to get a replacement...and it wasn't pleasant =_=

Anyway, I wasn't able to buy that much from my trip since my money got stolen. I was able to get Volume 3 of Zettai Kareshi though to complete my set ^_^ That, and Stephen Hawking's A Brief History of Time and The Universe in a Nutshell. I'm such a geek. It was my birthday gift to myself though as I celebrated my birthday on a bus trip from San Francisco to LA. Sad, really... Imagine gawking at sheep, cattle and horses grazing during your birthday.

However, I'd really want a life-sized R2D2 as my birthday gift. That would be awesome. Well the price is awesome too, at $5450. I don't know if there's anyone who would spend a lot for R2D2...ehehe I would, but I don't have money right now T_T

Ah well I have this nasty toothache so if I can muster enough concentration to actually write something substantial, I'll probably do a review of some of the manga I finished reading. I don't have time to watch any anime or J-Dramas anymore!!!

Anyone wants their own R2D2?

Title: Fuan no Tane
Story & Art: Nakayama Masaaki
Volumes: 3
Genre: Seinen

Fuan no Tane (Seeds of Anxiety) is a collection of stories that centers around urban legends, ghosts and supernatural stuff from Japan. I'm not really familiar with most of them, except that some of the ghost stories are pretty much what you hear from old people. (At the very least, we have our own versions of those stories...you get my drift.)

Most of the stories are short (2-pages long) so I got the feeling that there should be more to it than what I read. Although, that's what makes these kinds of stories enjoyable, right? They leave you hanging ^_^;

There isn't anything spectacular about the drawing style of Fuan no Tane. The characters look average - even unattractive. The ghosts and creatures aren't what we normally see in horror movies; they aren't gruesome or scary at all. Well, I didn't find them scary but they were way creepy. When I read pages that show the ghosts and their lot, I got goosebumps and the hairs on my nape were dancing up and down. But yeah, not scary at all. Just plain C-R-E-E-P-Y.

As I read through each story, I kinda got the feeling that those could happen to me at any given time, whether I was at home, at work or just walking around town. That thought made the whole manga-reading even creepier. Well they do happen to just about anyone, I guess. Good thing I never really sense anything beyond normal!

Fuan no Tane is a good read if you're into the supernatural stuff. Not as great as Junji Ito's works, but I guess I can't really compare it to that. They're under the same category but the whole atmosphere of the stories are different. Just don't read it at night (if you're anything like me, that is).

...we're being taken over by Nendoroids. Everyone's enthralled by these really small and really cute SD versions of our favorite characters. If you still don't know what Nendoroids are, where have you been hiding? Eh..Here's a bit about Nendoroids.

Anyway, they've started to invade even video games now. Check out these screens of Virtua Fighters 5 where the Nendoroids are clearly visible.





Nendoroids are actually cute accessories, right? I wish someone would make Nendoroid earrings!

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These are some of the new figures that will be released later this year. I heard that there will also be a re-issue of the POP3 Roronoa Zoro... I'm crossing my fingers that it will reach our shores! Anyway, the Ignis figure looks really nice but I think the base spoils it all so I'd have to pass on that, sadly.

[Kotobukiya] Riannon
From: Tears to Tiara
Scale: 1/8
Price: 7,140 Yen
Release Date: November 2008

[Kaiyodo Fraulein Revoltech] Yoko
From: Gurren Lagann
Scale: None
Price: 2,300 Yen
Release Date: October 2008
Pre-Order

[Movic] Yoko
From: Gurren Lagann
Scale: 1/5
Price: 6,300 Yen
Release Date: October 2008
Pre-Order

[Mega House] Nanael
From: Queen's Blade
Scale: 1/8
Price: 5,775 Yen
Release Date: November 2008
Pre-Order

[Yamato Creator's Labo] Ignis
From: Jingai Makyo
Scale: None
Price: 8,190 Yen
Release Date: November 2008
Pre-Order

[Shueisha] Melty
From: Puchimon
Scale: 1/8
Price: 5,800 Yen
Release Date: December 2008

[Orchid Seed] Lala
From: Comic Aun
Scale: 1/7
Price: 7,400 Yen
Release Date: November 2008

[Good Smile Co.] Human Mage
From: Lineage II
Scale: 1/8
Price: 6,800 Yen
Release Date: November 2008
Pre-Order

These are just "some" figures, I reiterate. With the recent WonderFest Winter 2008 convention, we see more and more figures coming to rob us. ^_^; Planning on getting any one of these?