Monthly Archives: May 2012

by | May 23, 2012

Not Dead! (Yet)

I forgot about this site. Sorry about that.

I don’t really have any kind of review ready right at the moment. I do have some updates.

I have a library card! Which means I will never be out of books to read. I didn’t actually fear that. Now I can read books I don’t necessarily want to buy or swap though. This includes manga. So far I have read To Terra volume 1.

I’m baffled though. The library has volumes 1 and 3 of To Terra, but no copies of volume 2. It looks like I’ll just have to purchase it online, if it’s available. I really liked volume 1, so I have no real problem purchasing all 3 volumes, when I can afford them.

I might do a book review here and there since I read so much. Currently a great deal of what I read is young adult fiction, because to me books are books regardless of what age they’re intended for. I’ve just purchased City of Lost Souls, which is by a favorite author of mine, Cassandra Clare. I’m really looking forward to reading it along with the books by Diana Wynne Jones, Monica Furlong, and Jacqueline Carey that I borrowed from the library.

I’d also bought volumes 7 and 8 of From Far Away online, since I can’t find the series in stores anymore, and 8 finishes on a cliffhanger! I’ll have to get another volume or two next payday.

Nendoroids Date Masamune and Yukimura Sanada have arrived! To make a long story short, I’m not all that impressed with the Date, but I love Yukimura! I will likely do a more in-depth review later.

I might try to review some of the manga I’ve purchased from jmanga also. It’s a good site.

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by | May 1, 2012

Mikumo Kitty Blobs

A few weeks ago, a package arrived on the doorstep. Luckily, I knew it was coming, otherwise I’d be very puzzled. My best friend had ordered an adorable little figure for me!

The Mikumo series of figures all feature Hatsune Miku somehow and are a cheaper alternative to some of the other figures available.  This one features a kitty blob design inspired by the video for “Becoming Round,” which I posted a link to a few weeks ago.  Here you see Miku, Rin, and Len chilling in a comfy cloud.

It’s definitely adorable. The paint job is pretty decent. The only real  messiness I could find was around Miku’s face. There’s some visible seam lines, but they’re not distracting, and the clouds are shaded nicely too.

Now for the weird bit.

There’s a naked nekomimi Miku around the back of the figure! This does relate to the video, as at the end, it shows Miku stripping out of her little cat suit. It’s still pretty weird. It’s an odd choice for the sculptors to have made, putting her in the back like that. It almost takes away from the figure as a whole. However, if you simply display the front of the figure, there’s no hint of this strange naked girl.

It’s a cute figure, and pretty decently made. I’m really happy with this figure. It brightens my day, sitting on my desk.

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