I’ve had these for a while, but I just recently found time to upload some pics. This is my first shipment of figures to my house, so it was a good experience (all the other figures are from Anime North). Got them from OtakuFuel, and I have no complaints, timely delivery. Will buy from them again. >_> Too bad Canada doesn’t get the free shipping. It did come in a badass Bleach box.

It’s my first haul before Fan Expo, where rest assured, many figures will be bought. And I have another few coming in as well…

First off is Mina Tsukishiro, from…… >_> I’m pretty sure it was called Getumen no Heiki Mina 0_o The henshin music from the show’s been stuck in my head for a while, and Mina was really cute so I jumped at her!

So many carrots!

And here she is out of the box!

Face is perfect. Very cute.

The carrots make these creaking noises if I brush the leaves against anything. >_< Almost as if they’d snap easily.

Ummmmmm the camera slipped.

The base is nice.

I’ve been looking forward to this figure for a while. It’s Asaba Uresheko as the Mahou Shojo Agnes Bell!

I actually fell in love with the figure itself, but I watched the anime after and I have to say, she’s really cute. XD Also probably oldest girl in my collection at 26.

Honestly, I LOVE HER! She’s cute, but sexy.

She’s has very big and cute eyes. In both respects.

I’m a fan of the skirt that does not qualify a skirt as it doesn’t quite wrap around. XD Sorta like the Dark Magician Girl.

Big eyes indeed. The staff is the worst part though. The sun is attached with a very thin piece of plastic. Mine actually snapped off.

Talk about a dress without a back. She’s practically naked at the back.

Lastly, it’s Rei! Her box is fantastic, I’m definitly keep it around!

Something very cute about this figure. Imagine walking into a room and seeing Rei like this….

She’s like one of those pop-out movie posters, which is pretty cool.

Something about the way she looks at you… It’s a mixture of “What are you doing here?” and “Come closer”.

I haven’t seen the movie yet, although it did play in Waterloo. Seen the series of course, but only after the fact. Did it even play in Canada?

She’s fun to pose with stuff. And she suits the colour of the Macbook! I’d name the laptop Rei if I hadn’t already named it Nina. How bout the middle name? Nina Rei Rodrigez!

All together watching some Unforgotten Realms. Not a fan of the recent episodes, but the first few are hilarious!

My current figure collection, not including the Mecha on the upper shelves. I only just started collecting recently so it’s growing pretty well.

This is actually a really old post, but for some reason I was too lazy to post it. In any case, here it is.

So I finally saw the new Star Trek movie. As it is, I’m not really a big Star Trek fan. It was mostly after the fact for me, I was too young to see the original series, I did watch the Next Generation with the family.

I was basically raised on Star Wars, ever since my cousin lent the me the original VHS copies (Han shot first, bitches), to me getting the Special Edition re-release for myself. We didn’t have video games, Star Wars WAS my video game. I distinctly remember using a VHS tape as my controller, guding the whole crew through their adventures. Time takes so long to pass when you are a kid, yet Return of the Jedi made time fly like nothing else. To this day, I wish someone would create a quicktime event version of the movies.

Star Trek was the weird, untouchable thing, something you couldn’t really ‘get’ until you were speaking Klingon and had a full replica of the bridge of the Enterprise in your basement. I always found it unnecessary and just alienating. Which is part of why I prefered Star Wars, it was accessible, the characters were lovable, and instantly understandable.

I went into the theater with mixed expectations, the trailers looked good, and I had great faith in JJ Abrams. I was a big fan of mission Impossible III, he took the MI franchise and gave it his own exciting spin. And at least the effects looked like they would be good, so I knew would it would be enjoyable on some level.

The first most evident aspect was the music. As the previews ended, and the producer logos appeared on the cinema screen, a tune that reminded me of the song that plays before each Lord of the Rings movie invited me. You could tell this would be an important song, which turned out to be the main theme throughout the movie, then the Bad Robot logo appeared, and music changed to a short blast of horns getting ever louder, as JJ was reminding us “This is Star Trek. This is MY Star Trek” and the horns keep getting lound and louder asking me “Do you want to watch this?” and I think ” Yes.” And movie beings.

The special effects are amazing, I was reminded of the opening scene of Revenge of The Sith, particularly with the immediate scenes of space warfare, with plenty of explosions. A nice touch is the silence of space, something that is refreshingly implemented. The ships going to warp is always cool, and I would reccomend seeing this movie in a theatre with a good surround system. I could feel it in my chest when a ship went to warp, it was cool experience, it almost felt like being in one of those theatres with movie

I really like the new theme songs. The Star Trek theme gives a feeling on legacy, something Star Trek has much of. The theme “Enterprising Young Men” is assumidly the theme for the Enterprise, as it is used during the “unveiling” of the new Enterprise, lovingly shown from every angle, again dripping with legacy. This particular theme is also used during the opening title, in wonderful effect. It starts with Lost-esque tune, hinting that something is wrong in the Star Trek world (and after the preceding scene, Star Trek buffs were scratching their heads, as something happens that shouldn’t have in the canon). Then we are treated to th title sequence, the Starfleet symbol turing to slowly revealing the title, which is already fairly visible, and as the silver words Star Trek make their full apperance, the star Trek theme pops in, as if to say “Don’t worry. It’s different. But this is STILL Star Trek” and since not being a fan, it felt like a grand reveal to something I would immediately enjoy. The song finishes in a fade to black, and it reminded me of watching a stage show almost. I had to remind myself I was in the theatre for a second! Of course, some of the old cues are there, from the “To Boldy Go” theme to even the classic Star Trek theme, which was stuck in my head after leaving the theatre. Micheal Giacchino was MASTERFUL with the soundtrack.

The thing that made this movie awesome was the fact that…. it felt amazing to watch. I remember that feeling I had of watching Star Wars for the first time as kid, and that feeling came rushing back as I watch this. The movie is just FUN. It’s not too serious about itself, if Star Trek  was anything before, it was too serious. It’s actually really funny, I’d almost classify this as an Action-Comedy. The jokes, along with everything, take full advantage of the characters, and it’s treat to see characters treated with such care these days.

Honestly, I have so much faith in JJ Abrams now, that if he said he was making a remake of Star Wars, I would say “How long until I can see it?”

I haven’t posted in a while. The reason should be obviopus to many a gamer out there, Super Smash Bros Brawl came out, and I’ve been playing a lot to say the least. While this took up a fair bit of time, what really ate up my time was my friends coming over at every oppurtunity to play. Good times were had by all, Brawl is definitliy worth the hype.

Newcomers Olimar, Sonic and Pit are amongst my favourites, and the stages are prehaps the best part of the game, there are many memorable and fun courses you would never find in any other fighting game.

One thing I have to say is that they have made the game more even, as in, every match my friends and I had were always pretty close. I sucked at Melee, but in Brawl, I can actually get in a few kills. The Final Smash isn’t as cheap as I thought it would be, each one is very situational, and can only truly be effective in certain circumstances.

Subspace Emissary is truly a great add-on. The cinemas are definitly the highlight for me, some truly spectaclar scenes and few strange ones. It is fun solo, but more fun with a friend. My friends and I did the final level (which is VERY long) rotating controllers, and it was great fun. I do have one complaint: At some points, the platforms or launchers are placed in bad location, leading to some lame deaths. But this is just one speck on the greatness of this game.

So sorry, sorry to the maybe 5 readers who might actually read this (I’m thinking way too much of this…) . The game is just too damned fun!

And so ends Kenpachi vs. Nnoitra, with the death of Nnoitra. One thing you have to say about Bleach is there are really great villains in the story. Nnoitra’s lust for death on the battlefields is the perfect match for Kenpachi’s urge to fight, and their battle was quite thrilling and interesting to watch.

Things get complicated when Orohime is suddenly whisked away by a Arranacar. So Orohime is suddenly UNrescued (ugh), in a way too convienent and lazy way (sigh). But then something happened that I totally did not see coming, that sort of make up for that…

Really? Already?! I thought they were going to wait until the Orohime rescue arc was over until this happened!

I wonder if they’ll flip right to Karakura Town under assault? there are sure to be some suprises, I’m pretty sure none of the Soul Reapers thought this would happen so soon.

Also, many of the captains are still in Hueco Mundo, so Karakura Town is pretty defenseless right now… Things sure are getting interesting!

With an eager heart and a dream of happiness, yanipheonu rockets to the heavens and pushes towards the skies of blogging greatness! I give to you a deep, stereotypical Japanese bow, and welcome you to this blog! I hope that you find the bits of my life and opinions that will surely fill this site.

So, regarding me, I am a humble ex-high schooler, and soon I am to be a university student. My days are filled with checking out my favourite things, like video games, anime (why is it those things go together so well), writing, and all kinds of other things.

My goal is to one day make a living out of writing. If I write here everyday, perhaps my skills will improve an somehow help in someway (somehow…).

I hope you continue to read my blog!