K-ON!

Alter's 1/8 scale K-ON! girls rocking out!

Monday, October 29, 2012

Figure Photography - Kamui Gakupo

I shot these photographs of Nendoroid Kamui Gakupo in my garden over the weekend. I found a corner of my garden that I've never explored for photographic purposes before. I found a log just begging to be photographed. So I settled Gakupo there, looking very handsome. I found myself a spot and began setting up my shots. I got startled when something ran into the viewfinder, generally when you're photographing figures you don't expect any movement....

Saturday, October 27, 2012

Figure Photography: Miku's Secret Garden

Figure: Hatsune Miku Nendoroid Manufacturer: Good Smile Comp...

Friday, October 26, 2012

Figure Photography: Ichigo Kurosaki - Bankai!

Figure: Bleach - Ichigo Kurosaki - Bankai Version Manufacturer: Megahouse...

Figures: Storage of extra parts and accessories.

All figure collectors are faced with the same problem - storage. Whether it be the display of the figures themselves, the storage of the boxes or the storage of all the accessories that come with some scale figures as well as Figmas and Nendoroids. Up until recently, I kept the extra faces and parts for my Nendoroids and Figmas in their boxes and the extra parts for scale figures in a ziplock bag in a drawer because I didn't have anywhere better...

Lost & Found: Family Photos Swept Away by the 3.11 East Japan Tsunami.

Back in August I attended the exhibition opening of Lost & Found: Family Photos Swept Away by the 3.11 East Japan Tsunami. This exhibit has been shown in Tokyo, New York and my small city in regional Australia was very lucky to have this exhibit on display throughout August. The exhibition showcases photographs salvaged from the 2011 East Japan Tsunami. The photos have been carefully recovered, cleaned and digitized to be reproduced and...

Thursday, October 25, 2012

Figure Reviews: Bandai's Chibi Arts C.C.

C.C. is the first of the Code Geass characters to have a figure in Bandai's Chibi Arts line. The chibi style certainly suits C.C. well. C.C. comes with quite a collection of accessories which include two extra faces, three alternate arms, Arthur the beloved car, Zero's helmet which can be held by C.C. in her lap or worn by Arthur to give a nod back to Code Geass and one of the anime's most amusing scenes. C.C. also comes with a pizza which is true...

Anime reviews - K - Episodes 01-03

K - Episodes 01-03 My rating: ☆☆☆☆ 4 stars (out of 5) K is a 2012 anime series that follows the story of a 17-year-old school boy who has been accused of murder, which ultimately places him in the middle of a war. The story so far has revolved heavily around three main characters: Yashiro Isana aka Shiro, a student being accused of murdering a member of the Red Clan, Homura. Neko, Shiro's pet cat who has the ability to transform from her cat...

Bandai Celebrates Sailor Moon 20th Anniversary

I was one of those kids who grew up watching Sailor Moon fighting evil by moonlight so naturally I am looking forward to the Sailor Moon 20th Anniversary anime which was announced a little while ago. Now I have even more reason to be excited. Bandai have revealed new Figuarts and Chibi-Arts Sailor Moon figures to celebrate the 20th anniversary. Both figures were presented during Tamashii Nation 2012 in Tokyo. So far there is no information on release...

Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Armageddon Expo, Melbourne 2012

This year I attended Armageddon Expo for the very first time, after wanting to go for several years. Armageddon is an Australia/New Zealand convention with a focus on sci-fi, comics, anime, gaming etc. The main attraction for me this year was voice actor Johnny Yong Bosch who you may know as the voice behind Ichigo Kurosaki from Bleach, Vash the Stampede from Trigun, Lelouch vi Britannia from Code Geass, or as the Black Power Ranger. Once I...