2010 Gundam 00 Calendar Scans

All scans are from http://moe.imouto.org.






I like this BfF pair. ^__^

On Wishlist: Audio Technica ATH-SQ5

I fell in love with Utada Hikaru's headphones and so I think I need to satisfy my audiophilic needs now. The problem is... ($_$)

I still love Utada until now. She's a combination of anime and music. It's easier for me to understand an artist like that.

A Cutie Cosplaying XD

I can only hope and wish that every cosplayer in the world who would be cosplaying for my favorite Gundam meister, Lockon Stratos, is as beautiful as this then I will have no complains at all.


That's Yuichi Nakamura from D-Boys, by the way. I'm not a fan but he's such a cutey playing for Lockon. What's missing is just the GN-006. ;-) I just wish he owns one. LOL

Winter Sonata Anime Airing on October 17!

So I did change my header.  LOL Just for this one, Joongie. And who says Korean drama and Japanese anime cannot go together?I was  looking for  anime releases this spring and look what chartfag gave me:

Wheew. I cannot watch all of these but what I'm rooting for since years ago is Winter Sonata. I followed the K-drama series when I was in high school and it hit me like a winter storm. Bae Yong Joon was like my on-screen crush before and I when I've learned that he had something going on with co-star Choi Ji Woo I truly hoped they will marry. XD Ahhh~! I so love happy endings.

Winter Sonata (Fuyu no Sonata) anime episode previews have already streamed on their animation official website. What I love about this anime is that the stars of its original Korean TV romance drama were its voice actors/ actresses or "seiyuu".  So it still has its original feel.

The original 2002 drama follows a girl named Yu Jin Jung and her male classmate Joon Sang Kang as tragedy and angst befalls them and those around them in the years between high school and young adulthood. The 2004 Japanese broadcast triggered the ongoing "Korean wave" of pop culture in Japan and turned the lead actor Yong Joon Bae into a superstar among Japanese female viewers. The Japanese publisher Ohzora Publishing Co. eventually imported and translated the drama's manhwa adaptation under the title Winter Love Song.

And that was the start of the Hallyu wave in Japan. Weee~ Thanks to that, I've come to know the best boy band in the world through Japanese entertainment!

The animation looks great! I'm sure the story is already ten, I'm looking forward to the dialogue too.

Speaking at a news conference in Tokyo, Bae and Choi also spoke of the difficulties they have had doing the voice-overs for their characters, highlighting the differences between acting in front of the camera and behind a microphone.

"I feel as if I've gone back to seven years ago," the 37-year-old Bae said, looking back to the time when the original drama series was first released in South Korea. "I'm thankful that I'm able to feel once again the passion, warmth and happiness of first love which I felt when doing 'Winter Sonata.' "

To compare the real BYJ with the animated one, I have to say that the real one is more beautiful. I was expecting a bishounen Hyung Lee but they really got him perfectly animated!

Glad to see these two together again  after so many years.

Bae Yong Joon expressed: “Thanks to the blessing from everyone that I was able to go back seven years ago to feel the Winter Sonata’s first love, warmth and happiness. For that I am really very happy.”Choi Ji Woo said: “I have deep feelings in this seven years. I hope to bring joy and happiness to the people who like ‘Yu Jin’ in Winter Sonata.”

Seven years. Wow. The drama was popular in Japan as well as here in my country particularly among moms. Mom religiously watched this too but why can't I when I'm also a sucker for romance? (~__^)

The anime Winter Sonata consists of a total of 26 episodes and each series is 30 minutes which will be broadcast on Sky PerfecTV starting Oct. 17.

I sooo can't wait for the pilot episode! Oh well, who wouldn't want to miss Yon-sama and Ji Woo-hime?

Sources: chartfag@wordpress,  Saishin Anime Jōhō, Via Mk.co.kr, JapanTimes, Yonhap, Koreanclicks, celestialkitsune@wordpress

Just a thought, I can see what Jaejoong will look like if he's already 37 years old through BYJ. Still beautiful! LOL

Inuyasha: The Final Act to Debut in Asia

Damn. Animax is gonna be showing it. I haven't seen this anime for long and now its coming to an end.

Inuyasha: The Final Act to Debut in Asia on October 10

posted on 2009-09-14 10:09 EDT

The television channel Animax has announced that it will premiere the 26-episode Inuyasha: The Final Act anime series across Asia on October 10 — one week after the Japanese premiere on October 3. Southeast Asia, the Philippines, and South Asia will premiere the anime on that day at 8:00 p.m., while WIB will start the anime at 7:00 p.m. Hong Kong will run the series at 7:30 p.m., and Taiwan will debut it at 11:30 p.m.

Inuyasha: The Final Act continues beyond where the first anime series ended and adapts the story from the final 21 compiled book volumes of Rumiko Takahashi's original manga. (Takahashi had ended the manga in the Shogakukan's Weekly Shonen Sunday magazine in June of 2008.) The original staff and cast will reunite for the new anime adaptation, and the musical acts Do as Infinity and AAA will perform the "Kimi ga Inai Mirai" ("A Future Without You") opening theme song and the "With You" ending theme song, respectively. The North American distributor Viz Media announced at Comic-Con International in July that it acquired the rights to Inuyasha: The Final Act.

Source: ANN

Anime Movie Rebirth of Buddha to Hit Theaters in October

Here's one anime that I would not like to see because it's totally fiction but pretty interesting. Honestly I just wan to watch it because of its animation. Happy Science.

 

This poster is similar to Independence Day without the White House.

The controversial religious organization Happy Science (Kōfuku no Kagaku) is sponsoring the October 17 release of the anime film adaptation of The Rebirth of Buddha (Buddha Saitan) book by its founder, Ryuho Okawa. The film illustrates Happy Science's belief that the religious figure Buddha will return "when the world sinks into darkness." Takaaki Ishiyama (Sakura Wars, MapleStory, Chaos;HEAd) is directing the project at Group TAC. Ami Koshimizu leads a cast that also includes Hiroyuki Yoshino, Takehito Koyasu, Kotono Mitsuishi, and Ryoko Shiraishi.

Happy Science had previously sponsored three movies (The Laws of the Sun, The Golden Laws, The Laws of Eternity) based on the writings of its founder, as well as Hermes - Winds of Love and a film about Nostradamus. The group fielded 17 candidates for Japan's legislature earlier this year — including Kindaichi Case Files manga artist Fumiya Sato in the home district of the current prime minister and self-professed manga fan, Tarō Asō.

Source: ANN

It's trailer is sooo... so.

Their official website is cool: http://www.buddha-saitan.jp/. It gives an environment that anytime soon we'll be attacked by aliens and the Matrix is breached.

On Wishlist: Death Note Nendoroids

Waaaaa~! I really have to get my hands on these Nendoroids. TT___TT

Sooo kawaaaiii... (^o^)y

 

Whaaa~? Put Light Beside him and they become yaoi??? Nande?!? (ò_ô)

 

Kekekeke... *evil* What are you going to write on the Death Note this time, Light?

 

Cutie cutie Misa Amane ♥ Light Yagami. Ahihihihi... >__<

東方神起 はこれを好むも。(*-*)

Ikuta Toma to Star in "Motel"

Finally Toma Ikuta will come up to the big screen! XD

Yukio Okada's Motel Manga Gets Seaside Motel Film

Wed, September 9, 2009

A live-action Seaside Motel film adaptation of Yukio Okada's Motel manga has been green-lit with lead actor Toma Ikuta (Hanazakari no Kimitachi e: Ikemen Paradise, Akihabara @ DEEP) from the Johnny's Jr. idol talent firm. As the film's title implies, the story is set in a motel called Seaside. Brought together by chance, a number of young men and women check into the motel and cross paths. Ikuta will play Kameda, a salesman peddling a fake cosmetic cream. Kumiko Asou (Casshern, Yunagi City, Sakura Country, Ring Ø: Birthday) will co-star as Candy, a call girl in her 20s, with whom Kameda falls in love.

Okada serialized the manga in Nihonbungeisha's Bessatsu Manga Goraku magazine, and it was compiled into one book volume last year. Kentarō Moriya is directing his first feature film after his debut outing in the school comedy School Daze (no relation to Spike Lee's film of the same name). Filming on Seaside Motel began in Guam on August 30, and the film will open in Japan next year.

Source: Hollywood Channel, Ticket Pia

From another article...

Toma Ikuta, Kumiko Aso star in "Seaside Motel"

Thu, September 10, 2009 (2:28am EDT)

Yukio Okada's manga "MOTEL" is being turned into a live-action film, starring popular young actor Toma Ikuta (24). This is Ikuta's second movie role, after the Osamu Dazai adaptation "Ningen Shikkaku" ("No Longer Human") which is scheduled for release next year...

The manga is full of distinctive characters, but none of the film's supporting cast have been announced, other than stage actors Masaaki Akahori and Seiji Nozoe, playing a pair of cops.

"Seaside Hotel" is being directed by Kentaro Moriya, whose only other feature-length film is the 2005 picture "School Daze." ...

Source: Tokyograph

Toma is such a great actor. I'm just frustrated why it took time for them to put him on the big screen.

Yaoi Index v1.0: Yaoi That I Want To Read Over & Over Again – Oldies But Goodies

Just click on the link to know more or find out about the item (if it’s available ).

I’ll sound the alarm for intruder alert.

Homophobes and underage are not allowed.

Mangaka:

Nosebleeding time!

Kano Shiuko
Sadahiro Mika
Minase Masara
Yamane Ayano
Nitta Youka
Takakura Row
Higashino Yuu
Ougi Yuzuha
Yoshinaga Fumi
Minami Haruka
Sakurai Shushushu
Kotobuki Tarako
Chitose Piyoko

Yaoi Manga:

Some YunJae hotness for example?

Under Grand Hotel – Sadahiro Mika
Haru wo Daite Ita – Nitta Youka
Stepping Stone – Kano Shiuko
Gerard and Jacques – Yoshinaga Fumi
Viewfinder series – Yamane Ayano
Crimson Spell – Yamane Ayano
Gokujou no Koibito – Minase Masara
Unbalanced Heat - Minase Masara
Brother – Ougi Yuzuha
Abiru Junjou – Ougi Yuzuha
Sex Pistols – Kotobuki Tarako
Love Mode – Shimizu Yuki
Mukizu Ja Irarenee – Sadahiro Mika

Anime:

You wanna, die or nosebleed? Try torrents.

** Ai no Kusabi 1 and 2 (torrent)
* Papa to Kiss in the Dark OVA 1 and 2 (torrent)
*** The Legend of the Four Horsemen
*** Boku no Pico (megaupload)
*** Pico to Chico
*** Enzai 1 and 2 (torrent)
*** Sensitive Pornograph (torrent)
* Haru wo Daite Ita OVA 1 and 2
** Junjou Romantica (torrent)

* = yaoi with some action
** = yaoi with a little more action
*** = explicit yaoi

A friend of mine, Shira, made her own scanlation database:

http://arashihonou.multiply.com/journal/item/140/Another_Scanlation_Database

Hope that helps!

What If...

There is this picture of a certain baby floating lately...

Ain't he cute? He'd die of my pinches when I would have seen him this young. So... what if we had baby? (That's me n years ago. LOL)

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The baby is the cutest! Like an angel! But he's not Asian. Make me babies is US-based expecting me that I would like to be paired with Johnny Depp, J. Timberlake, Marilyn Manson etc.

So juuust color the hair black and adjust a liiittle bit of the skin tone then...

viola!

Even close to reality. Neh?
I named him Seon Joong.
Too bad because SJ can't be born
unless there's some miracle awaiting to happen.


Like...
for some reason I'll be under the same umbrella with his father
in a cold rainy day...

Asheesh!
*hug*

TVXQ Feuds with SM Entertainment

This news has been bothering me, well, not only me but the whole K-Pop industry. I haven't slept well since the other day and right now I'm dying. But... as they say, I'll "always keep the faith." And hell no there's going to be a divorce between Jaejoong & Yunho! LOL

pic credit: frapbois.tistory.com

Three of the five members of K-pop group TVXQ are creating a stir by taking legal action against their management agency. Hero, Micky and Xiah submitted Friday to the Seoul Central District Court an application for provisional disposition to terminate the validity of their contract with SM Entertainment, Yonhap News reported Saturday. Max and U-Know did not take part in the legal action.

``We confirmed that the three members' request for provisional disposition was submitted on the 31st,'' a staff member of SM Entertainment told Yonhap News. ``We are very surprised and regretful but are trying our best to understand the situation.''

Reports of dissension started circulating about a month ago. The three members were said to have conflicting interests with SM regarding their private business endeavors in the makeup industry. Max and U-Know, meanwhile, had been busy pursuing individual acting careers in TV soaps in addition to their work with the group.

This raised concern among fans about the group's potential break up. ``This is a typical problem concerning contracts in the entertainment industry and I cannot provide further details,'' the lawyer in charge of the case, identified as Im, was quoted as telling Yonhap News.

One source related to the entertainment business said that typically, conflicts of this nature are difficult to mend. ``The five members of TVXQ have been split into two groups, and the agency that fostered them is upset, and normally it's difficult to reconcile.''

But despite rumors of disbandment, SM Entertainment maintains that the band, at the height of its career, should continue performing, saying ``TVXQ is a group that represents Asia and we believe that their career should continue. We hope to figure things out soon.''

The five singers appeared all together, as planned, at Japan's A-Nation concert Saturday. They are also expected to perform Thursday at a fireworks festival in Tokyo and at SM Entertainment's SM Town Live 2009 Concert, Aug. 16 in Seoul.

TVXQ debuted in 2004 with the album ``Hug'' and shot to stardom in Korea, Japan and other parts of Asia. Their subsequent albums were well received and their fourth album, ``Mirotic,'' released last year, sold 500,000 copies here despite sluggishness in the Korean record market.

In Japan, the group has topped the Oricon daily singles chart six times and recently gave a concert at the Tokyo Dome, which is regarded as a top-tier venue. They also have staunch fan bases in China, Taiwan and Thailand.

hyowlee@koreatimes.co.kr
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/special/2009/08/178_49459.html


La la la la la... Blah blah blah blah. I've already had enough of this media play because only the fans know what's truly happening. I won't believe this until I'll get the official statement from the boys themselves. They'll release the official statement August 3 (today) and it's such a drag waiting for it. I wish I can just fast forward the time just for this case for the outcome. Love you, baby Joongie!

My Personality Test

From: http://www.quizbox.com/personality/test82.aspx

Your view on yourself:

Other people find you very interesting, but you are really hiding your true self. Your friends love you because you are a good listener. They'll probably still love you if you learn to be yourself with them.

-Yes. This is usually the case. I tend to hide alot of things from my friends because I'm afraid that they may use them on me somaday. I guess I'm a paranoid.

The type of girlfriend/boyfriend you are looking for:

You are not looking merely for a girl/boyfriend - you are looking for your life partner. Perhaps you should be more open-minded about who you spend time with. The person you are looking for might hide their charm under their exterior.

-I am really looking for a lifetime partner now. LOL But I I just can't make up my mind. I do have standards too, you know. Can he be more like Joongie?

Your readiness to commit to a relationship:

You prefer to get to know a person very well before deciding whether you will commit to the relationship.

-Of course! Of course! What am I looking for, a playmate?

The seriousness of your love:

You like to flirt and behave seductively. The opposite sex finds this very attractive, and that's why you'll always have admirers hanging off your arms. But how serious are you about choosing someone to be in a relationship with?

-Errrm... Lots of admirers? Where? I don't see them everywhere! Hahaha! But really, I'm serious when I he's seriously putting an effort.

Your views on education

Education is very important in life. You want to study hard and learn as much as you can.

-So true. That's why I can't just slack off anytime without reading anything!

The right job for you:

You have plenty of dream jobs but have little chance of doing any of them if you don't focus on something in particular. You need to choose something and go for it to be happy and achieve success.

-Ahh yes... It's just that I am capable & qualified of doing more jobs that's why. So sometimes I lose track of my main goal.

How do you view success:

You are confident that you will be successful in your chosen career and nothing will stop you from trying.

-Yep! I'm that kind of person. I don't easily give up & quite stubborn too. Nagging sometimes.

What are you most afraid of:

You are afraid of things that you cannot control. Sometimes you show your anger to cover up how you feel.

-Uh-huh. I've always been a control freak wherein everything should be in order. When things get out of hand, I get angry but not too easily though.

Who is your true self:

You are mature, reasonable, honest and give good advice. People ask for your comments on all sorts of different issues. Sometimes you might find yourself in a dilemma when trapped with a problem, which your heart rather than your head needs to solve.

-Hahahahahahaha! Amen! I loooove to give comments and when I give one, people are starting to be quite and I don't know why. I'm always logical but love advices can sometimes be a pain in the ass.

h. Naoto X ハローキティ (Hello Kitty) 35th Anniversary Commemoration Merchandise

It's going to be the 35th birthday of Japan's most loved kitty & the most famous cat in the world, Hello Kitty! ^__^
Ahhh~ It makes me think of going to Japan more & more.

Before when I want to get something from my parents, I just stumped my feet & threw tantrums but that can't be applicable now. I have to device a mutualistic strategy. But I really want these goods sooo sooo badly that I have to blog them just in case my mom wants a presentation.(^_~) It's her fault. She has always bought me Hello Kitty (in pink! I hate too much of pink!) before since she was a huge fan but now I dunno.

What I love about this line is that HK tied up with Naoto Oka, a famous designer, artist & musician in Japan to create these unusual & very unique stuffs! It's sooooo kawaaaaiiii! It's not the usual pink Kitty! With it's fashion punk-gothic-loli-like theme, I'm sure Jaejoong will also choose this line with his manner of taste. LOL

But no matter how much I would like to have these veeery veeery cuuuute items, it's almost impossible since only stores in Japan are selling them. And what's worse is that these are limited edition too. TT__TT

I look like a reseller posting these with the price & dimension but heck. If I can't have them then why not have a picture of them. (^0^) I just translated the goodies' name into something we could understand. Well sometimes it's obvious in the pictures.

In connection to this, here's what TVXQ's Micky Yoochun & Hero Jaejoong composed for Hello Kitty this year's commemoration, "Colors (Melody & Harmony)." Atashi wa hontouni daisuki desu! ^__^

Reference: http://www.sanrio.co.jp

ぬいぐるみ (Stuffed Toy)
¥3,990 ~ 2,080php ~ $43
approximately 27×27×15cm

マスコット (Plushie)
¥1,575 ~ 820php ~ $17
approximately 16.5×11×5cm

ハンドタオル (Hand Towel)
¥840 ~ 440php ~ $9
approximately 36×34cm

プチタオル (Small Towel)
¥525 ~ 275php ~ $6
approximately 25×25cm

Tシャツ (T-shirt)
¥5,040 ~ 2,625php ~ $55
approximately arrival height 58× body width 43cm

手さげバッグ (Hand Bag)
¥3,990 ~ 2,080php ~ $45
approximately 48×25×25cm

ミニボストンバッグ (Mini-Boston Bag)
¥3,990 ~ 2,080php ~ $45
approximately 32×26×11cm

トートバッグ (Tote Bag)
¥3,990 ~ 2,080php ~ $45
approximately 57×35×2cm

横ポーチ (Side Pouch)
¥2,100 ~ 1,095php ~ $23
approximately 12.5×18×6.5cm

縦ポーチ (Vertical Pouch)
¥2,100 ~ 1,095php ~ $23
approximately 13×9.5×5cm

ペンポーチ (Pen Pouch)
¥1,890 ~ 985php ~ $20
approximately 17.5×25×2.5cm

ワレット (Wallet)
¥2,415 ~ 1,260php ~ $26
approximately 10×19×4.3cm

パース (Pass)
¥1,890 ~ 985php ~ $20
approximately 69×23×2cm

シュシュ (Scrunchy)
¥1,890 ~ 985php ~ $20
approximately 11×11×5cm

ネックレス (Necklace)
¥3,990 ~ 2,080php ~ $43
approximately 80cm

折りたたみミラー (Folding Mirror)
¥1,260 ~ 660php ~ $14
approximately 11.5×14.7cm

マグカップ (Magnetic Cup)
¥1,575 ~ 820php ~ $17
approximately 11×9×8.5cm

根付け (Celphone Charm)
¥630 ~ 330php ~ $7
approximately 15×6×2cm

シャープペンシル (Mechanical Pencil)
¥714 ~ 370php ~ $8
approximately 19×5×5cm

シャープペンシル (Ball-point Pen)
¥714 ~ 370php ~ $8
approximately 19×5×5cm