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La Cittadella [? ??????] - a slice of Italy in the heart of Kawasaki. Stylised to look like a small town in Italy, La Cittadella contains a cinema complex, concert hall, shops and a load of restaurants - especially Italian ones. La Cittadella is also home to the annual Hallowen parade too. Today wifey and I go for walkies around the area. You can see a bit of what the area is like by day in the video below. To get to La Cittadella, get of at Kawasaki Station and head to the following location on the map. [gmap=35.528299, 139.697878]We start off our evening by parking at Kawasaki Lazona and then walk towards La Cittadella. Building in the background is the MUZA concert hall.Latest news in Japan is that they want to raise the initial fare of Tokyo taxi's to 730 yen which would last for the first 2 kilometers before you need to start paying more. How does that compare to your neck of the woods? Tis better than some of the taxi's I tried to take in Malaysia at least - when I ask "How much to Blah" the drivers would answer "How much you got?"Walking through Kawasaki Station.Starting to explore more of Kawasaki.Discover a street filled with a ton of restaurants.Due to the lack of space in Japan, each building more often than not contains many restaurants or shops so always make sure to always look up at the signs or you may miss some gems.Many restaurants have some really nice exterior designs."Kawasaki Blender" It says that a cosplay girl with give you a wash.You already know the word Oppai (meaning mammies) but another useful daily word you should know is "Kyonyu" [??[?????]] (pronounced kyo-nyuu) which means "BIG OPPAI." "?" means "huge" or "gigantic" and is the same kanji used in "?????" (Shingeki no Kyojin).When you reach the end of this post make sure to shout out "Kyonyu" 50 times to memorize the word.Check out more plastic food and find out where to buy in Japan."Aroma Beauty Salon" - photo annotate the one who you want to attend to your beauty needs.Many of these "DVD rooms" allow you to "watch DVD's" in the privacy of your own small room. I know many gaijin folks who are travelling cheap use these places to stay in instead of a hotel as the rates are really cheap in the early hours of the morning. For example its 3,000 yen for 12 hours.Can you read that katakana? If not then I'll need to bring out a Katakana learning product in addition to Moekana.I always stop by a Gatcha to see if there is anything 1/3 cale for my daughters - and when I find something I usually get it but ends up in the cupboard most of the times >The gate you see across the road is the entrance to La Cittadella.This place looks like an Izakaya - its like a Japanese pub.This is the main square at La Cittadella - kinda looks like a set to some movie.A list of some of the restaurants at La Cittadella.Moo.Nice place to take a stroll in the evening.And after walking for a bit, once you see things turn back to normal then you know you have left La Cittadella ^^La Cittadella have a fountain show that takes place at certain times throughout the evenings.The seeing-eye dog will open your mind and show you the future.Occasionally you will see the head of some sea monster placed in a bucket of ice outside a restaurant to entice you to go in. There is a poll embedded in this article.Heading back to Lazona.Exploring the shotengai in the area.Remember to always take the stairs if you dont get the chance to exercise much!Back at Lazona.Got to meet comrades from many corners of the world who I went to see Iron Man 3 with.Then its a quick look around Lazona. Would love to go camping but probably very unlikely that I'll ever get to relax in this lifetime to be able to do so >I've only seen bicycles like these in Japan where the child seat is at the front. Bicycles like these are usually called Mamachari [?????] which is a short form of Mama Chariot. "Chariot" [???] is a term used to refer to a bicycle.Looking for some magic potion to keep water off the car.Mor

You is being familiar with Yu-Gi-Oh! If so then you will probably be familair with this little lady - Dark Magician Girl which has been given the Cu-Poche treatment by Kotobukiya. I managed to nab one from the Kotobukiya offices before she's out this July. Dark Magician Girl will retail for 3,990 yen and if she tickles your fancy then you can check out one of the following online retailers who may have her up for pre-order. http://1999.co.jp/eng/ http://amiami.com http://hlj.com http://jlist.com http://kidnemo.com http://toylet.netAs with the other Cu-Poche figures, this little lady comes with a load of accessories and face plates.How many of you have consumed Yu-Gi-Oh! contents (anime, card games) in your lifetime? Many people I speak to say they used to when they were younger. There is a poll embedded in this article. More figure photo reviews listed up below. Dark Magician Girl Kaiyodo Office Tour Volks Mirai Suenaga Doll Asuka Shikinami Langley Kotobukiya Dollpa 29 Part 2 Dollpa 29 Yui Takamura Figure Cu-poche Madoka Iron Man Nendoroid View more... Find out more about the Culture Japan girls >>>

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You know it's a problem when the usually photo-happy figma blog struggles to find interesting ways to show off one of their figures. But that seems to be the case with their soon-to-be-released Yuno figma from Hidamari Sketch. It's not that the figure is badly made or anything, in fact it looks perfection fine, it's everything else that's the problem. Or should I say it's the lack of anything else that's a problem. This is about as bare boned as a figma can get. The only thing she comes with is a single spare expression and a figure of her teacher (and self-inserted creator of the Hidamari Sketch manga) Ume-sensei (Ume Aoki). Really? A series about a group of manga artists and figure designers couldn't include some paper and a pen or something? That's not a lot considering she's being priced the same as other, more interesting figma. Apparently ¥3,048 is the lowest price Max Factory is willing to give a figma these days. There was a time when a figma like this would run ¥2,380 and still come with a bunch of extras. Too bad, this could have been really good. She's due at the end of the week on May 25. Read more...

(I needed a picture and haven’t used this in a while.) Hello, friends! A couple of months ago Inushinde and I attended SakuraCon in Seattle, and after the trip I regretted not making a bigger deal of it on here, because the one reader I met was pretty cool because he liked JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure and read all my posts. So here I am now! SakuraCon was but the first of my convention trips this year. I’ve also scrounged up the money to attend Anime Boston this Friday through Sunday, and Inushinde is also attending because he can’t get enough of my company. We’re basically The Cart Driver’s America tour group, except we’re only visiting three places (we’ll also be at Anime Expo in Los Angeles come July). Well, maybe Inushinde will visit more conventions, I dunno. I can’t keep track of that guy. He’s like the wind. Anyway! I’ll be attending Anime Boston all three days, although I’m leaving partway through Day 3 since I have an afternoon flight out of Boston. Most of the time, though, I will be running around indulging in nonsense. I’d post some sort schedule, but I have no clue what I will actually do once I touch down in Boston. I had a schedule during SakuraCon and stuck to it maybe half the time since hanging out with people was more fun than the panels most of the time. Still, there are some events I’m curious about and will likely make my way to during the course of the convention. Maybe we’ll find ourselves in the same place at the same time! Any of you in the area or out of the area and flying across the country like I am?! Speak or forever be silent! Short of arranging some sort of meetup (which I am hesitant to do because I’ve never been to Boston and don’t know the area at all), the best way to stalk keep track of my movements at Anime Boston like a lion tracking a gazelle is via Twitter. I like to say things on there! (It’s also a good source of silly fanfiction snippets and random bursts of excitement as I read JoJo. I am on SHEER HEART ATTACK now!) This will also encourage the shy among you to break out of your shells and approach a stranger in the hopes that he is your Internet hero. (Note: I am nobody’s Internet hero.) I think I am a friendly enough person, so give me a shout! Or give Inushinde a shout and play Tanto Cuore with him. That works, too!

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At least it’s not pink… (even if it does feature high-heel looking feet that do kicks) Summary: LOL at prancing mecha Completely ignoring Haruto’s objections, Saki makes a beeline towards the closest Valvrave she can get to and immediately resigns her humanity to take control. Overjoyed by her new machine, Saki takes it out for a spin. Eventually Haruto is able to stop her, and she takes the opportunity to get out of her mecha and bite Haruto on the neck to have a bit of fun masquerading as him as she fake seduces the vice-president and uses Haruto to promote her as a ‘little sister’ to the world for her fame whoring purposes. Meanwhile L-Elf makes a conjecture that the entire school may have been hand picked to pilot Valvraves which is why Saki was able to pilot one without being rejected by the machine. This is a serious show. Look how serious their expressions are. SERIOUS. Back in space Dorssia plans their next course of action to capture Valvrave and a new plan is quickly enacted. Shoko confronts Haruto and Saki about Haruto promoting Saki, as Shoko clearly realizes that it wasn’t Haruto doing the talking as he wasn’t potato-kun enough. Before they can get into details though, they are suddenly attacked by Dorssia. Figaro, we hardly knew thee! Saki decides to sortie on her own as everyone is amazed that there is another Valvrave. Although she is initially successful, the Dorssia elites come and with their strategy of keeping her at a distance she is quickly outmatched while Figaro and the entire ARUS fleet are quickly destroyed. Nice to know that in the future, the Abu Dhabi is still going strong Haruto comes to the rescue as Saki sits in her cockpit scared to death. Haruto is not able to fight all of Dorssia alone though, and as he is worn down, Shoko decides to cheer Saki on. She sends out live footage of Saki fighting to the entire world, and soon everyone is watching her. Encouraged by her instant fame, Saki gathers some courage and manages to drive the Dorssian troops back. “Hi, I’m a camwhore ” The episode ends with one of the Dorssian elites sneaking into Module 77 to kill L-Elf. Reaction: The more of Saki I see, the less I like her. She’s gone from misunderstood, strongheaded and realistic female love interest to fame-whoring manipulator. Basically she’s Kim Kardashian in a mecha, although Saki pretending to be Haruto was pretty funny. She can redeem herself if she goes on more vampire adventures. The only real interesting part of this episode was when L-Elf made an observation that perhaps the entire school was specially selected for Valvraves which was reflected in their school curriculum (whatever that may be). Perhaps eating competitions are good preparation for mecha combat. Still, this implies that we won’t see L-Elf getting is own Valvrave and owning everyone anytime soon (unless they stick in the idea that he was actually kidnapped at birth to join Dorssia and ‘rightfully’ belong to this academy), and somewhat explains why both Haruto and Saki can magically pilot a mecha with no training whatsoever even if it is a bit of a deus ex machina. I do hope though that this show starts getting a direction soon. So far we’ve been thrown into a complicated scenario, but we still don’t know where this show is headed at all. Yes they have declared independence, but there’s no real goal to this as their parents could easily be taken hostage and I’m sure everyone would just surrender then. Everyone is still reacting rather than acting, but reacting with lots of filler scenes interspersed. Of course these things will flesh out as the show progresses. I just feel the pacing is a bit slow. Either it’s a ‘mystery’ mecha show where there’s fast paced action every episode until you find out the TRUE PLOT or it’s a show with an overarching goal where you feel they are actually going

The entire show should be about Shoko doing weird poses Summary: Little did the girls know… that burst pipe carried CARCINOGENIC COOLANT With their newly declared independent state secure for now, the kids start pillaging the local stores for food and for fun while simultaneously organizing themselves to clean up the damage to the school from the battle. With no one to watch over them, the power consumption of the colony rises to dangerous levels as the entire module gets very warm. We learn the physics teacher Kibukawa-sensei is alive and present, but he’s more interesting in decyphering the mystery behind Valvrave then helping out. Meanwhile L-Elf is still sneaking around as he discovers something astounding. Oh I admit it. I’m clearly a Kaji rip-off. Eventually it is too much, and the power shuts off in Module 77 plunging everyone into cold and darkness. An expedition is quickly launched by the guys to find the reset switch while the girls get catty at the school. The power is turned on just in time before everyone at the school break out into a riot of despair. “Ecchi na no wa ikenai to omoimasu!” With the power back on, Haruto and Shoko have plan. They decide to make a music video starring teen idol Saki to broadcast to the internet to raise funds for their new country. The video is an instant viral success and they manage to raise big money. This video is missing Cristal… that’s about it. The episode ends with Haruto and Saki doing some exploring in Valvrave as they find what L-Elf had found earlier a room full of Valvraves. Haruto makes Saki promise to keep this a secret and she agrees on one condition as she gives him his FIRST KISS. ! Reaction: This was somewhat a filler episode, but also somewhat an important transition episode. The plot would have been shaky if we just jumped battle to battle without considering about how the heck kids were going to keep Module 77 running without any difficulty whatsoever. It was a clever gimmick to raise money via music video, although I was pretty disappointed with the song which was barely catchy enough for me to not fall asleep watching it. With the money they spent on this show, you think they would have made a better insert song. Lacus Clyne our blue haired Saki is not. Of course the big reveal is at the end of the episode with the hanger full of Valvraves. My only question is why doesn’t L-Elf take one right now? I was under the impression that the only reason the ARUS ace pilot died was because Haruto already claimed that particular robot. But I guess he has no way of knowing. Original article: Valvrave the Liberator 05©2013 Sea Slugs! Anime Blog. All Rights Reserved.

As people suspected, it looks like the entire cast is being replaced for the new Genshiken anime. In addition to the previous announcement, now we know the following: Ohno: Yukana (Cure White, Teletha Testarossa), was Kawasumi Ayako (Lafiel, Mahoro) Madarame: Okitsu Kazuyuki (Jonathan Joestar), was Nobuyuki Hiyama (Guy from Gaogaigar) Kasukabe: Satou Rina (Misaka “Railgun” Mikoto), was Yukino Satsuki (Kagome from Inuyasha) Sue: Oozora Naomi, was Gotou Yuuko (Asahina Mikuru) Angela: Kobayashi Misa, was Kaida Yuki (China from Hetalia) The two voice actors for the Americans are really new, which has me concerned as both of them require varying amounts of English. This is especially the case for Angela, who often speaks for minutes in English, and her previous voice actress had actually studied abroad in the United States, so she at least had a strong amount of English fluency. Even Sue uses some English in Genshiken Nidaime/Genshiken II, so it’s going to be tricky business if their English isn’t up to snuff. Although Yukana’s voice is noticeably different from Kawasumi Ayako’s, it similarly has a soft and gentle feel to it which you can hear in her roles such as Cure White, and Satou Rina as Kasukabe fits her forward and no-nonsense personality. In regards to the DESTINY OF BLOOD as Madarame, while Okitsu is nowhere near the screaming veterancy of Nobuyuki Hiyama, I think his role as JoJo #1, especially in the early episodes, shows that he can play a dork of sorts. In these three cases, it’s easy to just imagine the Genshiken characters with the voices of their previous roles, and I’d have to say all of the replacement voices seem like they’ll fit their characters, though they may take some getting used to. Of course, a part of me would still like the old voice actors back, but if this is what they’re going with, then at least for the older characters it works out. By the way, this is the second time Yukana is a replacement voice actress. The last time was with the Z Gundam movies where she became the new Four Murasame. Genshiken is no Gundam though, so I doubt there’ll be as much backlash.

????????/Hayate no Gotoku Chapter 406 SPOILER Summary/Synopsis: Ayumu is sick with a stomach ache, so Hayate has her stay in bed. Unbeknownst to Hayate, Ayumu works at Wataru's doujinshi shop and has already called in sick. So, Saki calls Hayate to ask him to come help them out. Ruka inquires as to what is going on, and Hayate insults Ayumu in a minor way without realizing it. When Ruka realizes the store is a doujinshi shop, she wats to come too. Although it is summertime, Ruka dresses in a winter coat with hood and glasses for their trip to Akihabara. Once at the shop, Ruka discovers the porn doujinshi, but denies being excited by it wen confronted by Hayate. Saki leaves and Wataru is stunned to see the idol Ruka in his store. He desperately wants Ruka to get into a maid outfit to help their struggling sales, so despite Hayate's protests, she agrees to help. However, her methodology is to put Hayate into the maid costume that Ayumu was to wear. Hayate isn't pleased by this, nor by Saki's compliment to him when she returns, but he notices that she'd done some grocery shopping for very cheap items. Wataru sends Ruka upstairs, where she takes note of the low budget lifestyle Saki and Wataru are forced to endure. Although she wants to draw her manga, she remembers Nagi taking a trip to Kyoto to improve her experiences. So, Ruka takes a spare maid costume on the wall and puts it on. Wataru comes up to check on her and asks if she's going to help attract customers. Ruka says she can't do it as herself, so she dons a mask and calls herself a magical girl named Fairly Creamy ? Mami. Hayate protests, but Ruka says it is for her doujinshi manga. Saki and Wataru are pleased to see all of the customers she pulls in. Hayate is not happy with how Nagi and Ruka do these crazy stunts. He worries what will happen to Ruka should it be discovered and published in the press that an idol was doing this work. A voice excitedly calls out in recognition of a maid, causing both Ruka and Hayate to figure she's been found out. It turns out to be Kotetsu, so Hayate knocks him out, leading Saki and Wataru to ask Hayate not to kill the customers. Thoughts/Review: Har! Anything to get Hayate in drag, eh Hata-sensei? Then again, I hear some Japanese guys get off on this so...*_* I felt bad for Ayumu. Not only was she ill, but to have to be inadvertently insulted insulted by Hayate. *lol* Well, just goes to show that when speaking negatively of someone, you might be throwing a friend under the bus without knowing it. One wonders why trying to hide one's appearance by wearing a heavy coat in the middle of summer would be a good idea. Seriously, when I used to be a frozen food manager in the South many moons ago, I would bring in my heavy jacket as the freezers were kept at -32ºF. Just carrying it across the parking lot in the summer time would generate a lot of looks and stares. *lol* Regardless, Ruka ends up helping store sales. I wonder how this experience will fit into her manga. Finally, Hayate punching Kotetsu works for me. ^_~ So, a fun chapter were we get to see how Wataru's store gets off the ground, thanks to Ruka's help.Originally posted at astronerdboy.blogspot.com. If you are not reading this on another blog, it has been scraped from AstroNerdBoy's blog. You are encouraged to shun this pirate blog and come by the real McCoy. ^_^