tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12090182742054201242023-11-16T10:44:41.659-08:00Seraphic Steps with Kigurumitalk on Japansese up-to-date otaku culture, incluing anime, game, manga, hentai game, voice-actress, figure, with kigurumi cosplay pictures.Silphy & Misuzuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02169627082093050127noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1209018274205420124.post-21912140878828419792008-04-19T21:01:00.000-07:002008-12-09T22:45:46.685-08:00Support for Otaku Travelers to Japan<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPbtwAf4NBSwFHH9OTCpYB8cEHpag3_1LIsT8T2U5pVvYtj9ESii1g4RrxZyyCW7We-K8djaFe8icGLtNOyUTezHHOjaP1LvQXqJajJzJ5euhug0QSl6OMt0Xiqb-azjophxDfPTyKaUQ/s1600-h/s-IMG_3919.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191175956945482034" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPbtwAf4NBSwFHH9OTCpYB8cEHpag3_1LIsT8T2U5pVvYtj9ESii1g4RrxZyyCW7We-K8djaFe8icGLtNOyUTezHHOjaP1LvQXqJajJzJ5euhug0QSl6OMt0Xiqb-azjophxDfPTyKaUQ/s400/s-IMG_3919.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>I suppose the readers of this blog is otaku or kigurumi-lover.</div><br /><div></div><div>Why don't you come to Japan? Traditional buildings including world-oldest wooden temple, exotic festival, very urban streets, and the hottest anime/manga culture!</div><div></div><br /><div>However, it would be difficult to find human-sized figure, latest amine or lolita costume, even hentai dojin with an English guidebook of Japan.</div><div></div><br /><div>Furthermore, I think there're no information in English, as to when you can see kigurumi. Kigurumi aren't walking at the street of Shibuya any time!</div><div></div><br /><div>If you have an interest, I'd like to support your planning in Japan. Don't hesitate to mail me! (address is shown in the right row)</div><div> </div><div>---</div><div>Photo by Tonta</div>Silphy & Misuzuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02169627082093050127noreply@blogger.com129tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1209018274205420124.post-63487296754248388982008-04-19T20:45:00.000-07:002008-12-09T22:45:47.222-08:00Toshimaen with a English Lady!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjSIWAo6s76ujErgwUUVyX9Q4WB111DIUThpJSqrA36VhC2JKJQF_L5L2JFYIMUCE0PAYhnySxEevpQpEg13k0jTGMyPJjqqW8IJt6s05L2xv3asPGop1Hlsj4DTErsEvtW0Dj1KAZQ78/s1600-h/s-CIMG1440.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191172258978640162" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjSIWAo6s76ujErgwUUVyX9Q4WB111DIUThpJSqrA36VhC2JKJQF_L5L2JFYIMUCE0PAYhnySxEevpQpEg13k0jTGMyPJjqqW8IJt6s05L2xv3asPGop1Hlsj4DTErsEvtW0Dj1KAZQ78/s400/s-CIMG1440.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Photo by Tsukino-Tsubasa</div><br /><div>with:</div><div>Chiffon(<a href="http://savemind.blog20.fc2.com/">http://savemind.blog20.fc2.com/</a>)</div><div>Haruna</div><div>Plastic Sister(<a href="http://plasticsister.com/">http://plasticsister.com/</a>)</div><br /><div></div><div>I went to Toshimaen Cosplay Festa last Sunday!</div><br /><div>We had a little rain, but many(around 10?) kigurumis are playing there. I also had a chance to take a picture with Mask Rider ^^</div><div></div><br /><div>I enjoyed so much with a foreign guest. I'd like to show my gratitude for who supported us.</div>Silphy & Misuzuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02169627082093050127noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1209018274205420124.post-75231639685152897722008-02-27T17:42:00.000-08:002008-12-09T22:45:47.393-08:00Kigurumi Spam<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPdeH3IAtkRnF2RdQLslpxnrx3-YcUPAKQpKFCxAuabPxL9tJssCitOOTmI_jOBaS-2l8wTLUAJf8SGdpgIqA5_Tt3JUtFJ-tDr-U6LsM-QHMDHyybGiat_oafd9x2GnFnjs9zSTVLiYk/s1600-h/s-IMG_7120.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5171841367135250290" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPdeH3IAtkRnF2RdQLslpxnrx3-YcUPAKQpKFCxAuabPxL9tJssCitOOTmI_jOBaS-2l8wTLUAJf8SGdpgIqA5_Tt3JUtFJ-tDr-U6LsM-QHMDHyybGiat_oafd9x2GnFnjs9zSTVLiYk/s400/s-IMG_7120.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Photo by tarax<br /><br />No, There isn't actually what I should call kigurumi spam ^^;<br />It would be very funny if I receive "Kigurumi mask at 50,000yen!" or "I'm a kigurumi girl, why don't you date with me?"<br /><br /><br />Many English spam mail(and few important mail) come to my mail account, thus mailer's filter got strict at English mail. (Actually some mail went to dustbox automatically, some are rescued and the others are... I don't know)<br /><br />It is not limited to when you kindly sending me a e-mail; It is needed to make your mail to be not regarded as spam, especially when you send a mail to Japanese.<br /><br />When you're sending me an e-mail, it would be appreciated if you include the word something like "kigurumi." Thank you.Silphy & Misuzuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02169627082093050127noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1209018274205420124.post-25143468535765151462008-02-26T03:48:00.000-08:002008-12-09T22:45:47.670-08:00Is Today February 26??<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7EMJ5aoSCKvp9B7E0h4AXfmy4T5OcMSoKtWxzRg5n2AsYlcT3CrO3Bwube2oMDctgymEpFqSMJIuqrD5TrMET6kd1Eg3AVyU9DkA7Z5h3B1WIfHEws6s8r54_kUJ_Mg5EVr65SBNBvQk/s1600-h/s-IMG_2758.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5171259261627688802" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7EMJ5aoSCKvp9B7E0h4AXfmy4T5OcMSoKtWxzRg5n2AsYlcT3CrO3Bwube2oMDctgymEpFqSMJIuqrD5TrMET6kd1Eg3AVyU9DkA7Z5h3B1WIfHEws6s8r54_kUJ_Mg5EVr65SBNBvQk/s400/s-IMG_2758.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Photo by Tonta<br /><br />I went to Ikebukuro(also known as the town of Fujoshi, who loves BL) to buy just published "Hidamari Sketch" No.3.<br /><br />Hidamari Sketch is a 4-koma manga(I didn't know this type of manga doesn't seem to be popular outside Japan, see <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yonkoma">Wikipedia</a>), and was translated into anime. Next anime series is also in preparation as "Hidamari Sketch x365."<br /><br />The author is Aoki Ume, who is also known as the illustrator of <a href="http://images.google.co.jp/images?hl=ja&q=%E3%83%A1%E3%82%AB%E9%80%B2%E8%97%A4&lr=lang_ja&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wi">Mecha-Shindoh</a>, a mascot character of previous Ero-ge maker Neko-Neko Software. (Kataoka Tomo, the writer of Narcissu (have you ever played this english-available visual novel game?) , is the director of this ero-ge company.)<br /><br />Anyway, I went to Ikebukuro and couldn't find this manga, and the only one thing I could found out was that today is 26Feb, publish will be 27Feb.<br /><br />UmaUma.<br /><br />I often find some photographs where kigurumi is holding some latest gadgets and saying "Hi I got this one!" I want to do that, but it will take much time and then I won't have enough time to write this blog(lolSilphy & Misuzuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02169627082093050127noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1209018274205420124.post-55385317439028279792008-02-25T02:33:00.000-08:002008-12-09T22:45:47.897-08:00Study Study Study, That's My Life<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP7eHqARdfntsiFxybwcPwzuJacLOYQO0WkX2_yCNzijbKWjpaGbzEWKVa2LH_J-LGhwuExYP5CJApfeBZIjA4V72AK0ny_ZhQJ-rJ-yNmpNMcBYOMCvEUw0bTRv4v0vH_1wFaOVWAwhg/s1600-h/s-DSC_0250.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5170870494072956754" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP7eHqARdfntsiFxybwcPwzuJacLOYQO0WkX2_yCNzijbKWjpaGbzEWKVa2LH_J-LGhwuExYP5CJApfeBZIjA4V72AK0ny_ZhQJ-rJ-yNmpNMcBYOMCvEUw0bTRv4v0vH_1wFaOVWAwhg/s400/s-DSC_0250.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>Photo by Nimble<br /><div></div><br /><div>I had so much studying that I went to Wonder-Festival last Sunday (Too much studying drove me going to kigurumi heaven, and winds browing veeeeeeeeery strongly!)</div><div></div><br /><div>Yes, the winds here in Tokyo have been very strong in these days, and WF office had to decide to close outdoor phototaking space... The allowed space inside were very narrow and so crowded that you can't expect a lot of kigurumi photos uploaded.</div><div></div><br /><div>Though I couldn't find a lot of kigurumi there, I did meet some new kigurumi. How cute they are! However, recently I have found many very kawaii kigurumi outside Japan. I hope I can meet them in US, Europe, Taiwan and other areas. </div><div></div><br /><div>P.S. I'm planning to visit Venezia and north Italy in early July.(Might be influenced by the manga "ARIA") Aren't there some kigurumi? ^^;</div><br /><div></div><div>---</div><div>P.S.2 I hope some larger masks come to be available, because it would come to be unnecessary to pay heavy attention to my weight :-P</div>Silphy & Misuzuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02169627082093050127noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1209018274205420124.post-85651665766615986822007-11-17T06:13:00.000-08:002008-12-09T22:45:48.214-08:00Photo Reports of GURU-CON!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj59Z9ie4J7UCC-TI9lcY6sJ2H4Z7GhyDNrlxGmb9pbM-bP09ZSiRA0c4LBRq06x00XoIB6O4XMzM0UNxzXVvAGRqNmnPR9VfmjBJ0-4R_5gRlMUporIUOvZgfur0TG6ZEr7VtRqTbv5lU/s1600-h/s-DSC_0112.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5133817928197149122" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj59Z9ie4J7UCC-TI9lcY6sJ2H4Z7GhyDNrlxGmb9pbM-bP09ZSiRA0c4LBRq06x00XoIB6O4XMzM0UNxzXVvAGRqNmnPR9VfmjBJ0-4R_5gRlMUporIUOvZgfur0TG6ZEr7VtRqTbv5lU/s400/s-DSC_0112.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Photo by Saya-mikan<br /><br />I collected several photo-reports of GURU-CON. Here're the links...<br /><br /><br /><br />Nari-log. <a href="http://blog.livedoor.jp/naricchi2/archives/51113852.html">I went to GURU-CON Vol.1!</a><br />Taking a picture record of show <a title="「着ぐるみイベント」の永続的URI" href="http://lanoru.blog100.fc2.com/blog-entry-106.html">Kigurumi Event</a><br />Yossii's blog annex <a href="http://yoshikazu2007.blog90.fc2.com/blog-entry-44.html">Yesterday's GURU-CON 1</a> <a href="http://yoshikazu2007.blog90.fc2.com/blog-entry-45.html">2</a> <a href="http://yoshikazu2007.blog90.fc2.com/blog-entry-46.html">3</a> <a href="http://yoshikazu2007.blog90.fc2.com/blog-entry-47.html">4</a><br />gerog v2 <a href="http://www.gerori.net/gerog/?p=210" rel="bookmark">GURU-CON Vol.1 Pictures</a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12835314@N07/sets/72157602356224107/">Flickr</a><br />Karin's Blog <a href="http://sky.ap.teacup.com/karin/188.html">Well done, GURU-CON</a> <a href="http://sky.ap.teacup.com/karin/191.html">My friend's...</a><br />Kinokuni Blog <a href="http://blogs.yahoo.co.jp/miyabiandaoi/37075420.html">I went GURU-CON and wore it</a><br />Mame-san and myself and daily life <a href="http://blog.livedoor.jp/motovent5884/archives/50946559.html">GURU-CON</a><br />Kamio <a href="http://www.kigurumi-kamio.jp/photos200710.html">GURU-CON 1st</a><br />WONDROUS Pharmacy <a href="http://www.wa.commufa.jp/~wondrous/side-b/20071007/20071007.htm">GURU-CON #1</a><br /><br /><br /><br />Can you feel the atmosphere?<br /><br /><br />There were a self-introduction by each kigurumi, discussion about kigurumi, Puri-kura(mini-photo booth) service, kigurumi mask & zentai shop, and Princess Hug(Ohimesama-dakko, what to say in English?) competition.<br /><br />I'm looking forward to more events planned at the next GURU-CON.Silphy & Misuzuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02169627082093050127noreply@blogger.com278tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1209018274205420124.post-30173067966906526622007-10-25T09:06:00.000-07:002008-12-09T22:45:48.870-08:00Through Otaku Eyes: Article from World-Largest-Newspaper<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBne6gshS270wLtB0m5QdPAGYrW-Ew8VLFspSgGK7WrfD7zyzOQx46RVnFMOKnkAG9V9HE7hU6SWMvqubFYNp6Qp7OJixXzGezLzjzb5BpYIBa40LBOZ2aOTJNFszLCk4q_fZBOHPbuHQ/s1600-h/s-1534736907_3e8d069c74.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5125307130749552402" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBne6gshS270wLtB0m5QdPAGYrW-Ew8VLFspSgGK7WrfD7zyzOQx46RVnFMOKnkAG9V9HE7hU6SWMvqubFYNp6Qp7OJixXzGezLzjzb5BpYIBa40LBOZ2aOTJNFszLCk4q_fZBOHPbuHQ/s400/s-1534736907_3e8d069c74.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />photo by geroine<br /><br />Yomiuri Shimbun(Newspaper) is approved by Guiness Book to have the world-highest newspaper circulation(about 10,000,000 copies daily).<br /><br />In addition, this newspaper is gathering wide attention by Japanese otaku, as this paper published an article introducing otaku culture.<br /><br />The important point is that, these article is not like ordinary article written by non-otaku, such as "moe is sweeping in Japan!" I'd like to list some of the titles:<br /><br />Imouto(younger sister) Moe<br />Legend of Futari-wa-Pretty-Cure<br />Our Dojinshi was sold out in Comic Market!<br /><br />What deep themes they are dealing with! Please think as if, in New York Times, it is discussed how Nagisa and Honoka is moe :-) No other newspapers have this sort of articles about latest otaku culture.<br /><br />These articles are written by two full-time journalist who are otaku themselves: Fukuda Makoto and Ishida Kanta.<br /><br />It is disappointing this regular series was finished, however, they are still active in writing otaku-related articles and introducing midnight moe anime.<br /><br />And now, they started to write otaku articles on <a href="http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/">The Daily Yomiuri</a>(English paper published by Yomiuri Shimbun).<br /><br />Here are links to recent articles. Why don't you read them?<br /><a href="http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/features/arts/20071019TDY13003.htm" target="_blank">THROUGH OTAKU EYES / It’s no longer Japan’s secret: Cosplay is sweeping the globe</a>(<a href="http://s04.megalodon.jp/2007-1020-1311-23/www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/features/arts/20071019TDY13003.htm">cache</a>)<br />THROUGH OTAKU EYES / Romantic sighs of ’moe’ unheard by loves(<a href="http://s03.megalodon.jp/2007-1020-1311-02/www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/features/arts/20070921TDY13003.htm">cache</a>)<br /><a href="http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/features/arts/20071005TDY13002.htm" target="_blank">THROUGH OTAKU EYES / ’Eva’ rebuilt, but not epoch-making</a>(<a href="http://s02.megalodon.jp/2007-1022-1353-49/www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/features/arts/20071005TDY13002.htm">cache</a>)Silphy & Misuzuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02169627082093050127noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1209018274205420124.post-67447322560485749852007-10-12T06:37:00.001-07:002008-12-09T22:45:49.142-08:00GURU-CON: concept<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXf5laM4iAXvS_5Lke3kbp-d-GwGfPjUI-iROxE4audclvd69KoQ5gnfuZLx911gehAxaj_3Gz6-v-Hib6wt28pI-QunX1d4f7bumLa-R96yXO-KWWN-PhfkAv_hpLC4H8Xx2is59RtFA/s1600-h/s-IMGP5945.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120444279349711282" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXf5laM4iAXvS_5Lke3kbp-d-GwGfPjUI-iROxE4audclvd69KoQ5gnfuZLx911gehAxaj_3Gz6-v-Hib6wt28pI-QunX1d4f7bumLa-R96yXO-KWWN-PhfkAv_hpLC4H8Xx2is59RtFA/s400/s-IMGP5945.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />with Chiffon,<br />photo by Rokunon<br /><br />I wanted to report the last Kigurumi-Only-Event "GURU-CON 1st," however, there have been few blogs reporting the convention and I have just few photos. Thus, today I'd like to show the concept of GURU-CON, translated by myself:<br /><br />---<br />Introduction to GURU-CON: Concept<br /><br />We aim at producing the space, which EVERY kigurumi-lovers and ONLY kigurumi-lovers could come. In the cosplay conventions in amusement park, we must pay much attention to surroinding circumstances, and should be supported by people without masks, as there are many people including who are not familiar with kigurumi, and children. On the other hand, we could hardly join in off-line meeting held privately, if we don't know well each other.<br /><br />GURU-CON offers the chance to be absorbed in playing kigurumi, by arranging it OPEN everybody-can-join event in Tokyo(where people are easy to go). Our concept is to create "open but closed space."<br /><br />GURU-CON has moderately large space, thus kigurumis won't need any support. It would make it easyer to join in, even for who play kigurumi in the first time in front of the audience . In addition, photographers can take photos and videos without regulations. Furthermore, people would play with kigurumis without annoyed by other people's sights (since everyone in the hall is kigurumi-lovers!)<br /><br />We hope to provide,For kigurumis, the DELIGHT to gather attention.For photographers, the ENJOYMENT to be absorbed in.For other people, the HAPPINESS surround by kigurumis.<br /><br />Written by <a href="http://gurucon.sblo.jp/article/5732926.html">GURU-CON executive committee</a><br />Translated by TOMOE-project/SeraphicSteps/Silphy<br />---<br /><br />By the way, I went to listen to a handbell concert held at a Christian university(Rikkyo Univ, St. Paul's) today. What a confortable sound it was! In the same way some people outside Japan are attracted to Japanese traditional music, I think...<br /><br />I like Japanese traditional music, but when I hear the sound of Ohayashi(Music of Festival), I would think "Oh, the season of Omatsuri(Festival) comes! Excited!" than "What a good music!"<br /><br />In the radio English program, the foreign lecturer said he likes <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noh">Noh</a>(Briefly, Japanese musical), but for me it's far difficult to understand... Foreign people would see our tradition in other way than ours, I think. (On the other hand, I like the Japanese puppet show, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bunraku">Bunraku</a>.)<br /><br />PS. <a href="http://kigurumi-ska.com/a/links.php">Natsuki-san</a> updated the link page, and this post has the aim to test the new system :P)Silphy & Misuzuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02169627082093050127noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1209018274205420124.post-3677941499180422782007-10-01T06:05:00.000-07:002008-12-09T22:45:49.289-08:00Nice Boat.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaH0sntE9CpRL2ZUDurP7FlAIwBcTVtn3qfx9R9pMDB5jzIbbwRKSFXA8fxks6AMQVWGzTNnzwtP1mLuEVzdudABrpXn8L1KTbOr4eqIInBNRJh5Jeau_tKXrySGLRyVJoO28Ph7VFViY/s1600-h/s-0704150566.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5116354379562226082" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaH0sntE9CpRL2ZUDurP7FlAIwBcTVtn3qfx9R9pMDB5jzIbbwRKSFXA8fxks6AMQVWGzTNnzwtP1mLuEVzdudABrpXn8L1KTbOr4eqIInBNRJh5Jeau_tKXrySGLRyVJoO28Ph7VFViY/s400/s-0704150566.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Did you watch the final episode of the anime School Days?<br /><br />... What a nice boat wasn't it! (lol<br /><br />(For people who don't know: The air of School Days, which included the expression of juvenile murder, was stopped, after the REAL juvenile murder. The image of boat was displayed on TV alternatively.)<br /><br />Just a day later, influenced by English speaker's comment "Nice Boat.", this word came to be quite popular in otaku community in Japan. What a tight relations beyond language!Silphy & Misuzuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02169627082093050127noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1209018274205420124.post-60025546341128669762007-09-23T21:56:00.000-07:002008-12-09T22:45:49.435-08:00Autumn of Arts<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6m4bXp901Nws3l74Xss3rNdQLtcCDnTzTMokZGghpOnJ60CDf_iIYTFbqL1ML4TWax2QFC5PKoR02ABdS8nextPLgLA_5enUS-PnPf5oQCgPt1lBiqRgvBfh4Ar1yFDOW_knehNfZQPY/s1600-h/s-RIMG0172.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5113630923619963282" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6m4bXp901Nws3l74Xss3rNdQLtcCDnTzTMokZGghpOnJ60CDf_iIYTFbqL1ML4TWax2QFC5PKoR02ABdS8nextPLgLA_5enUS-PnPf5oQCgPt1lBiqRgvBfh4Ar1yFDOW_knehNfZQPY/s400/s-RIMG0172.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Photo by Saya-Mikan<br /><br />In Japan, it is said that autumn is the season for cuisine, reading books, and arts. I went to a arts exhibition yesterday and am going to go to listen to a orchestra from now on, I'd like to talk about these.<br /><br />Yesterday, I went to <a href="http://www.ntv.co.jp/oga/english/index.html">arts exhibision by Kazuo Oga</a>. Kazuo Oga was a member of studio Ghibli(now he is working as a indivisual illustrator) and he is a specialist of drawing background pictures. He engaged in Tonari-no-Totoro(My Neighbor Totoro) and Mononoke-hime(Princess Mononoke) as an arts director, and also in Majo-no-Takkyuubin(Kiki's Delivery Service), Sen-to-Chihiro-no-Kamikakushi(Sprited Away), Hauru-no-Ugoku-Shiro(Howl's Moving Castle), and many other animes by Ghibli as background picture staff.<br /><br />This exhibition is to show these background pictures drawn by Oga, thus it was like a exhibition of Ghibli arts.<br /><br />Each pictures were drawn finely and in detail, I thought it would be too good to be used as merely a background of anime... (it seems pictures of today's anime is far less better in quality than even 80's Ghibli!) Together, it would be impossible to reproduce these fine images on TV... New Generation DVD must be needed!<br /><br />In this exhibition, popularity of Ghibli is well proven. It took 170min to just enter the exhibition at 11AM! When I stood in a line at 5PM, it still took 130min to reach the entrance!<br />However long I stayed in line, it was worth visiting.<br /><br />Today, I'm going to go to a concert performed by <a href="http://autumn-leaf.org/">Autumn Leaf Orchestra</a>. They are orchestra specialized in music in Hentai Games. Today's program includes music from AIR, CLANNAD, Tsuyokiss, Otome wa Boku ni Koishiteru, and other games.<br /><br />As I know, there's half dozens of orchestra specialized in playing game music and also some "normal" orchestra play game music. However, usually their program is from Dragon Quest or Final Fantasy. Very limited groups play music from Hentai games. (As for band consist of Vo, G, B, Dr, It seeems many are playing Hentai game music, but there're few orchestra)<br /><br />There're many good musics in Hentai games. Such as from Key, NekoNeko Soft,,, I hope these musics get popularity among the people.Silphy & Misuzuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02169627082093050127noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1209018274205420124.post-26956002700243172972007-09-16T07:25:00.000-07:002008-12-09T22:45:49.760-08:00Kigurumi Only Event GURU-CON!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzYeoBao8ZLbS7gFZfLa7r5bh4AXkIu6LopsyD8AbeY3zXALXJps43a7Y7JTNG1RwLv1WB9by_wIkSbDxV1B5KMEd64j3qFpyE8KlK5wSAvynRhsxOXDQN9YvQRWDy7oauBm7pXLXcNLg/s1600-h/s-IMG_6455.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5110809090923260994" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzYeoBao8ZLbS7gFZfLa7r5bh4AXkIu6LopsyD8AbeY3zXALXJps43a7Y7JTNG1RwLv1WB9by_wIkSbDxV1B5KMEd64j3qFpyE8KlK5wSAvynRhsxOXDQN9YvQRWDy7oauBm7pXLXcNLg/s400/s-IMG_6455.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Photo by Yuuki<br /><br />There're many anime conventions worldwide today. But I suspect a large number of these conventions treat anime generally... I mean, many anime are the subject of conventions.<br />Here in Japan, Many conventions (in many cases, it is correct to say dojin market) treating specific one anime are held and they are called as "Only-Event"<br /><br />For example, today Sep 16, 30(!) dojin markets are held in Japan, and 22 of them are "only event". Namely, <a href="http://mimi.ketto.com/">mimi(girls with animal ears) only</a>, <a href="http://prizeout.com/">HUNTERxHUNTER only</a>, <a href="http://hayate.puresnow.info/">Hayate-no-Gotoku only</a>, <a href="http://syakarikixxx.com/">Gintama Sakata x Hijikata only</a>, <a href="http://www16.plala.or.jp/L_Missing/event-index.htm">Characters of Prince of Tennis with Glasses only</a>, so on and on.<br /><br />Though each dojin-market is small (joined by 40-500 circles) compared to larger one such as Comic Market(50,000 circles), These are held every weekend and nearly all genres are covered. It's not going too far to say that the world of dojin-shi are based on these only events.<br /><br />It is that only event. 1st Kigurumi only event "<a href="http://www.gurucon.com/gurucon/">GURU-CON</a>" was announced to be held on October 7th 2007. I suppose this is the only "only event" in kigurumi world. This event will include phototaking, broadcasting via internet, and market related to kigurumi.<br /><br />In the 0th GURU-CON trial last year, about 30 kigurumi joined. The number of kigurumi is comparable to WF, thus could be considered as one of the largest festival of kigurumi.<br />I don't know well what plan is prepared in this GURU-CON, but something interesting must come, I'm looking forward to join and enjoy it. Please wait carefully for the report.Silphy & Misuzuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02169627082093050127noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1209018274205420124.post-68966909003371099572007-09-07T07:33:00.000-07:002008-12-09T22:45:50.086-08:00Our Summer(C72) has gone...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7zPw9BUHQDfhEo-AUmtQbfZSRdDh1pNopyAerNM7cMu-to22Z2Myn-osvKwnwgcmYsMx4eYVpt3qRVKgqyA6V1hyphenhyphend-yvAvqOhn8Z3BVFkKM_fMsHi7doJqzg2LTDe2pIWnOAMZPwILpw/s1600-h/s-RIMG0074.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5107471384506133666" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7zPw9BUHQDfhEo-AUmtQbfZSRdDh1pNopyAerNM7cMu-to22Z2Myn-osvKwnwgcmYsMx4eYVpt3qRVKgqyA6V1hyphenhyphend-yvAvqOhn8Z3BVFkKM_fMsHi7doJqzg2LTDe2pIWnOAMZPwILpw/s400/s-RIMG0074.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Photo by Saya-mikan<br /><br />I enjoyed this summer, along with Comic-Market.72th Comic-Market(C72) was held for 3 days. In 20 acres of hall, about 12,000 creaters open their booth to sell their dojin goods. As for some famous dojin circles, the number of books are so limited that many people wait outside from 5AM until the opening, 10AM.<br /><br />If you go to Tokyo-Bigsight(hall of C72) just in time of opening, there would be long long waiting lane, and it is said you must wait about 1 hours just to enter the hall. That's why I went late afternoon. Although some booth had been closed, I enjoyed the atmosphere of C72. This is the summer for Otaku!<br /><br />It was very hot in Tokyo that day, the temperature rise to 36C. Along with the heavy crowded people, some 100 people fell off by severe heat. They are brought to care unit by volunteers, and volunteer licenced doctors and nurses took care of them. Yes, C72 is maintained by 2000 volunteers and no paid workers(except for guards). I think this is the wonder of Comiket.<br /><br />Until tomorrow, the lance of longinus, created inspired by Neon Genesis Evangelion, are shown at Ebisu, Tokyo. I'd like to see it!Silphy & Misuzuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02169627082093050127noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1209018274205420124.post-71370335338313762952007-08-11T00:22:00.000-07:002008-12-09T22:45:50.308-08:00Niigata, Summer<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWVRPFNswc3Cnv3RpMMB1hzrxPvfNayG1SCC7iBedUfuXpRlWqdFf4u583xDjceSTkB1kdDpOJ1IyYiHlQbfK6JKfCj0ih2v7yH5kSFOkN2r2wFmFQtFxrwA4QCw_1ZKXpZSTCd-657F8/s1600-h/s-RIMG0019.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097340287065554834" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWVRPFNswc3Cnv3RpMMB1hzrxPvfNayG1SCC7iBedUfuXpRlWqdFf4u583xDjceSTkB1kdDpOJ1IyYiHlQbfK6JKfCj0ih2v7yH5kSFOkN2r2wFmFQtFxrwA4QCw_1ZKXpZSTCd-657F8/s400/s-RIMG0019.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />photo by Sayamikan<br /><br />I went to Niigata last Sunday.<br /><br />That famous place, where earthquake hit the atomic power plant and radioactivities were leaked...<br /><br />Surely there were no harm to human, and many cosplayers came to the cosplay convention named "Gata-ket".<br /><br />I'll enjoy Japanese short summer vacations. See you!Silphy & Misuzuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02169627082093050127noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1209018274205420124.post-86522120933458828672007-07-23T06:51:00.000-07:002008-12-09T22:45:50.450-08:00When they cry<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0EZHVX1r8J3pJ35Y6uqlc-EvcAC3Q4VhGq3_315WfiGe6_3-rXqYQMjBGaoV_GDvnppBODrGEHGD3DKsc0-qIOq6Wjja_DlB3mGy_cQltCQ8OmLWBY_VOYjwlp40QFofpYK67xnpq46Q/s1600-h/s-CIMG0495a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5090390570419126146" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0EZHVX1r8J3pJ35Y6uqlc-EvcAC3Q4VhGq3_315WfiGe6_3-rXqYQMjBGaoV_GDvnppBODrGEHGD3DKsc0-qIOq6Wjja_DlB3mGy_cQltCQ8OmLWBY_VOYjwlp40QFofpYK67xnpq46Q/s400/s-CIMG0495a.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Photo by Tohtetsu<br /><br />continuing...<br />I discussed how long it takes to play games.<br /><br />The problem is:Whether I should watch anime of Higurashi-no-naku-koroni or play game of that! (lol<br /><br />There is a game Higurashi-no-naku-koroni. This game is started as dojin at first. Though, along with high reputation, this game is translated into PS2 game, and finally, into anime.<br /><br />I enjoyed the first half of this game, no, I am scared by this game. Higurashi is story of mistery, about succeeding murder, and very horrifying. It's very hard to play latter half! But I want to know the truth!<br /><br /><br />Then, TV series is started. In this series, latter half of this story is played in 24 times(12 hours). However, I dare say, the quality of this anime doesn't seem better than PC game. Atmosphere of Hinamizawa(stage of this game), and emotion of people seem to be well expressed, thus very scary.<br /><br />But I must bear horror about 6-8 hours in PC game. I'm wondering which I should take...Silphy & Misuzuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02169627082093050127noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1209018274205420124.post-12141051594564562702007-07-18T06:37:00.001-07:002008-12-09T22:45:50.784-08:00They're minesweepers<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2khYuJLl99sBlEETrrmhIUrjUha6ETz6h4_oxAk-91wG0y-gsQf36QBa27fC5kE_ULU1mOdDE1eYP8GH9_iI7YD6ov33uZNnRb18jA6EuAIqSXMBbP6sC9FfEAXQi-PClzkoNbQ5-cqo/s1600-h/s-PICT6238.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5088530814592509330" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2khYuJLl99sBlEETrrmhIUrjUha6ETz6h4_oxAk-91wG0y-gsQf36QBa27fC5kE_ULU1mOdDE1eYP8GH9_iI7YD6ov33uZNnRb18jA6EuAIqSXMBbP6sC9FfEAXQi-PClzkoNbQ5-cqo/s400/s-PICT6238.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Photo by Miyabi</div><div> </div><div>Last diary just ended up with classification of Ero-Ge(lol</div><div><br />You know, playing this type of game takes a lot of time... Generally it takes about 20 hours to play one game. Some games like "Fate/Stay Night" or "AIR" needs about 40 hours, and it would not be problematic if the game is interesting. </div><div><br />The misery is when the game is way too short and nothing interesting. Unfotunatery, there're many many that type of game... they are called "mine" because you can't tell until you buy it.Actually, there're many sites evaluating Ero-Ge, thus if you wait to buy games until the rumor comes, you can avoid to get "mine" games. However, some game lovers are so frantic about collecting newly marketed games, that they get handful of mines. They are like mine-sweepers (^^;</div><div><br />Rumor of games on the internet critically affects the sales of games. For example, games like "Tsukihime", everyone knows today, is not at all famous at first. Today's market of Ero-ge owes much to those mine-sweepers!</div><div><br />External Link: <a href="http://erogamescape.dyndns.org/~ap2/ero/toukei_kaiseki/">Erogamescape</a>, a famous game evaluating site </div>Silphy & Misuzuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02169627082093050127noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1209018274205420124.post-76694175909967621142007-07-07T04:18:00.000-07:002008-12-09T22:45:51.053-08:00Hentai is not all about the Moe game!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtnuw4Fh5I266TeyoLYBAU9CvG3shjBvjOUcZKxc0DYeMSNtKxJMnVxVpYNGXpWnl7HlIhu2QNuiOZzpZCSQ24F-y6lspD3Wo87vFS-h1IelpWGIuwqW_n2hHgw4O3fDy4JTokU6ARhFk/s1600-h/s-IMG_7659.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5084413698345719218" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtnuw4Fh5I266TeyoLYBAU9CvG3shjBvjOUcZKxc0DYeMSNtKxJMnVxVpYNGXpWnl7HlIhu2QNuiOZzpZCSQ24F-y6lspD3Wo87vFS-h1IelpWGIuwqW_n2hHgw4O3fDy4JTokU6ARhFk/s400/s-IMG_7659.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Photo by Rokunon<br /><br /><br />I'm busy!<br /><br />... in playing adventure games.<br /><br />... I, I've also been busy for other than games! (tundere)<br /><br />I mean adventure games(ADV) not as true adventure, but as something like bisyojo game, of course (^^;<br /><br />There's many way to express "bisyoujo game" or "cute girls game". In fact, I didn't played bisyojo game, not hentai game, but ADV, and it's gal games.<br /><br />In short,<br />Gal games(Gal-Ge): Games with some(many) moe girls. In some cases, it doesn't include Ero games.<br />Ero games(Ero-ge): Games with Hentai scenes. The most common word to mean games with Moe.<br />Bisyojo games: Usually means Ero games. Often used in magazines, not orally.<br />Adventure games(ADV): Games mainly focusing on reading text, originally. However, usually it means Gal games. it doesn't include role playing games or action games.<br />Hentai games: This word isn't used in Japan.<br /><br />I meaned, I played a game with moe girls, without hentai scenes.<br />How can I say about this type of game in English?<br /><br />Oh, I must add BL(Boys Love) games as another category...Silphy & Misuzuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02169627082093050127noreply@blogger.com27tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1209018274205420124.post-49301314876254176272007-06-23T23:12:00.000-07:002008-12-09T22:45:51.239-08:00Anime Music Video in Japan<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsbbIcGdglx15jgJWeqImt8V0WOcG3AUAVzJv3PuxnxeNwttguR2wNa1W47Wo5MvFX_TrqK4XxII9LMx5_vJYb4U_KaOi_S7AIFOXeDAGPfruDzARkflzuZgdvtdobegLGQp3wsGLM45Q/s1600-h/s-imgp3643c.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5079510487105685922" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsbbIcGdglx15jgJWeqImt8V0WOcG3AUAVzJv3PuxnxeNwttguR2wNa1W47Wo5MvFX_TrqK4XxII9LMx5_vJYb4U_KaOi_S7AIFOXeDAGPfruDzARkflzuZgdvtdobegLGQp3wsGLM45Q/s400/s-imgp3643c.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Photo by Risa-Nyanko<br /><br /><br />Who is interested in "alicia florence with her hair down?" Someone googled this site with this keyword. I'd say, me too (^^;<br /><br />I'd like talk about anime music video today. Mechataku told me anime music videos are very popular in US and Europe and almost every anime con has that sort of contest. Though I knew there are some show of anime music video by watching the website of anime con in US, I didn't know they are so popular.<br /><br />In Japan, I think there're nothing like anime music video contest in common anime conventions. However, still they're very popular in Japan. Their stage is not anime conventions, but internet (usually on Youtube or Smilevideo). They are usually called as MAD movie.<br /><br />I think the reason might be the troublesome process of getting approve of copyright. It is strange that in the case of dojin-book we don't care much about copyright... One of the reason might be the copyright organization of music (JASRAC) is quite powerful. (They "must" come to the organizer of anime con and say, "pay or being suited.")<br /><br />JASRAC tries to remove unlicenced anime music video from internet too, but the pressure is not so strong at present.<br /><br />Another reason would be that Japanese anime con is quite different from ones in US or Europe. For example, Comic Market has dojin market and cosplay, but nothing like contest or discussion. (I'd say Comic Market is not an anime convention, just a market) Show of anime music video has no space to join...<br /><br />I think it is interesting to see anime music video or MAD movie in a large hall. It would be possible to get approved by JASRAC, then the problem is who would host and how to gather videos. Togethermore, I wonder how is the legal situation of anime music video abroad.<br /><br />Appendix: In Japan, the most popular movie posting site is moving from Youtube to <a href="http://www.nicovideo.jp/">NicoNicoDouga</a>(Smilevideo). In Smilevideo, you can leave your comment on the movie, and this is the source of popularity. It's difficult to explain the fun, but you can try it! (Though it is needed to register in Japanese language, and almost all comment is Japanese language)Silphy & Misuzuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02169627082093050127noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1209018274205420124.post-70735137558938593632007-06-15T22:04:00.000-07:002008-12-09T22:45:51.430-08:00Aricia, Snow White<a href="http://www.geocities.jp/mint2iity/">Here comes Ms. Alicia Florence from ARIA!</a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6t8lHKXcr_8AWaQg3vFbHGOdAbrdaWTG2j7J4eRzrA_aMDyUUVzDB2d6wnSiHkBtcMrnUwAdOKYGHAEGQwm6PzgIQ5zun-TSXBjrpDrwS0XLg3yRw3ZmXQquuQnjvX5zLRT2bffkwK9E/s1600-h/s-IMG_9691.jpg"><br /></a><br />She is my favorite character from my favorite manga. It's AD2301 in "Neo-Venice" on Mars, She is standing out as one of the best gondola-driver.<br />In my point of view, this manga is based on the concept of "slow-life" and classified as a healing manga. The atmosphere of this manga makes me forget the hardness of real life and message from a heroine Akari reminds me the beauty of life and nature.<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5076524853474773394" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6t8lHKXcr_8AWaQg3vFbHGOdAbrdaWTG2j7J4eRzrA_aMDyUUVzDB2d6wnSiHkBtcMrnUwAdOKYGHAEGQwm6PzgIQ5zun-TSXBjrpDrwS0XLg3yRw3ZmXQquuQnjvX5zLRT2bffkwK9E/s400/s-IMG_9691.jpg" border="0" /><br />Photo by Raise<br /><br />Anyway, the most important thing is:<br />Misuzu would look like Alicia if she make her hair braided ^^;<br /><br />And at first I thought I should try it: but honestly, it seems that Misuzu's pony tail is just attached. If her poiny tail is untied, her hair would fallen off (;_:)<br /><br />Though my ambition failed, I'd like to be with her at the event!Silphy & Misuzuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02169627082093050127noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1209018274205420124.post-15155572027775748902007-06-10T06:20:00.000-07:002008-12-09T22:45:51.562-08:00How they love figures<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJAa97xHetRccoTqlp-a3OAQ3bdVsj_S4xcl5Xf7ELnrzD01j_IqCncCiCRbAlzDQEdXXrBwrD0JCmDNM67Pp4ZakzbQSzASf04avYteesX3a-ZaG85XVDlNkQVV-hBFwuSJI3ODvaG_w/s1600-h/s-IMG_1935.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5074426341043882370" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJAa97xHetRccoTqlp-a3OAQ3bdVsj_S4xcl5Xf7ELnrzD01j_IqCncCiCRbAlzDQEdXXrBwrD0JCmDNM67Pp4ZakzbQSzASf04avYteesX3a-ZaG85XVDlNkQVV-hBFwuSJI3ODvaG_w/s400/s-IMG_1935.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Photo by Koma<br /><br />I like figures, but since space to place figures in my room is limited, I stringly stops me from buying new one; roughly one figure in 3 months.<br /><br />However, there is a limit; I must sell my figures sometimes.<br /><br />The problem is that, often I have affection to the figure when I sell it. It's very hard to sell such a figure...<br /><br />Thus, I asked on my website how to cope with this feelings. An answer came:<br /><br />"Figures are my wives! I can't think of selling it!"<br /><br />He is a true lover of figures! I can't say I am the fan of figures...<br /><br />---<br />It affects how to treat figures, whether you see a figure as "sculpture" or "family," as the answerer mentioned.<br /><br />The same applies to kigurumi: I once joked that "why don't you sell your mask and buy a new one?" However, I think I can't sell it...Silphy & Misuzuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02169627082093050127noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1209018274205420124.post-72179851087431290202007-05-31T07:14:00.001-07:002008-12-09T22:45:51.668-08:00Is she Sailor-Moon?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-NTpaClA15YLXrsTyM3D6OZtFfO7efqm-6KIbuAJhIDPQOkCuM5rWSfnCyTbVLEIwyuP3SuVQ_PaNQmW2BC_G8VhP6NaG0OvSX-RquUt-c6UxHcI1_JCmMxNM-qFzkcSST5WPW3P9ZI8/s1600-h/s-IMG_7675.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5070730553007939746" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-NTpaClA15YLXrsTyM3D6OZtFfO7efqm-6KIbuAJhIDPQOkCuM5rWSfnCyTbVLEIwyuP3SuVQ_PaNQmW2BC_G8VhP6NaG0OvSX-RquUt-c6UxHcI1_JCmMxNM-qFzkcSST5WPW3P9ZI8/s400/s-IMG_7675.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Photo by Rokunon<br /><br />I went to Toshimaen Cosplay Festival last Sunday (^^)<br /><br />Misuzu has blond hair. And, despite of over 10 years from first broadcast, the most famous character with blond hair is Sailor Moon. Thus they often say "look! there is a sailor moon!" ^^;<br /><br />If watched in detail, Sailor moon has a so-called "twin-tail", and Misuzu has a single pony tail. Please look me carefully and don't call me Sailor Moon!<br /><br />However at Toshimaen, a new rival came, Marin. (Misuzu was called Marin)<br />She is a very famous character from Umi-Monogatari(Marine Story), Pachinko.<br /><a href="http://www.sanyobussan.co.jp/products/pk_supersea_okinawa/index.html">http://www.sanyobussan.co.jp/products/pk_supersea_okinawa/index.html</a> A girl in the left<br /><br />She has a pony tail, side hair... just same as Misuzu! Moreover, this pachinko is so famous that there're Umi-Monogatari in almost every pachinko hall, and some of them has 1/1 sized figure of Marin! What a difference in popularity!<br /><br />The only difference might be, Misuzu has white ribbon. You need to be very careful to call kigurumi's name (lolSilphy & Misuzuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02169627082093050127noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1209018274205420124.post-68048091668373618682007-05-24T03:25:00.000-07:002008-12-09T22:45:51.970-08:00Doll, Doller, Dollest<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSx0lSLdoIw1u1di-7jFW6lSbiFCtxbnJncH0_cOL-TEFDxJK1UatWYYbMPb5EcKvHlZWgyPda8vT4wP7hNBkhAAWlaxjz_zTrxpZkGdpL0Da9Nv6FoM6hzlQm7lrv__2mI_yX6pRkDXc/s1600-h/s-imgp4977.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5068074691260981394" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSx0lSLdoIw1u1di-7jFW6lSbiFCtxbnJncH0_cOL-TEFDxJK1UatWYYbMPb5EcKvHlZWgyPda8vT4wP7hNBkhAAWlaxjz_zTrxpZkGdpL0Da9Nv6FoM6hzlQm7lrv__2mI_yX6pRkDXc/s400/s-imgp4977.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>Photo by Risa-Nyanko<br /><div></div><br /><div>Kigurmi players are sometimes called as "doller." In my feeling, it seems this usage is valid for only in kigurumi community; I think "doller" is usually who has dolls, or human-like toys.<br /><br />In this two years, it seems more and more Moe-type, or anime-type dolls came on the market. I myself have dolls in this meaning, thus I'd like to review the world of character-doll today.<br /><br />First, definition. Dolls are different from figure, in the point that has joints, so that you can make the doll to have different pose. And also, you can change the clothes of dolls and this would be the most important feature. The feeling of clothes are never copied by PVC figures!</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>In addition, Dolls are divided to two category: "Action Figure", which has hard PVC hair, and narrow "Doll", which has soft string hair. But it seems action figure is also called as doll. </div><br /><div><br />Second, size. Roughly, dolles are taller than figure: about 27cm, 60cm, or human-sized. There're few moe dolls of human-sized, thus I'd like to show examples of 27cm and 60cm dolls.<br />Megahause, Action Figure Collection (27cm, PVC head)<br /><br /><a href="http://www.megahouse.co.jp/products/figure.html">http://www.megahouse.co.jp/products/figure.html</a> '06-<br /><a href="http://www.megahouse.co.jp/products/figure/fi144/index.html">Lunamaria Hawk</a>(Gundam Seed Destiny), <a href="http://www.megahouse.co.jp/products/figure/fi167/index.html">Kosaka Tamaki</a>(To Heart 2), <a href="http://www.megahouse.co.jp/products/figure/fi181/index.html">Asahina Miku</a>ru(Suzumiya Haruhi)<br /><br />Azone, Hybrid Active Figure (27cm, String Head)<a href="http://www.azone-int.jp/cct/index.html">http://www.azone-int.jp/cct/index.html</a> '05-<br /><a href="http://www.azone-int.jp/cct/Character/hac/fate/hac003&004.html">Saber</a>(Fate/Staynight), <a href="http://www.azone-int.jp/cct/stellvia/yamato.jpg">Katase Shima</a>(Stellvia, 60cm), <a href="http://www.azone-int.jp/cct/Character/hac/021/hac021hrh.html">Suzumiya Haruhi</a>(Suzumiya Haruhi)<br />Volks, Dollfie Dream (60cm, String Head)<br /><br /><a href="http://www.volks.co.jp/jp/dollfiedream/charactors/nemu/index_menu.aspx">http://www.volks.co.jp/jp/dollfiedream/charactors/nemu/index_menu.aspx</a> '04-<br /><a href="http://www.volks.co.jp/jp/dollfiedream/charactors/nemu/index_menu.aspx">Asakura Nemu</a>(D.C.), <a href="http://www.volks.co.jp/jp/dollfiedream/charactors/rei/index_rei.aspx">Ayanami Rei</a>(Evangelion), <a href="http://www.volks.co.jp/jp/dollfiedream/charactors/manaka/index_manaka.html">Komaki Manaka</a>(To Heart 2)<br /><br />Not-Moe-type dolls are also very popular among people especially women, clothes and accessaries are widely made. There're some market of dolls and clothes, like Dolls-Party (it's similar to Comic-Market).<br /><br />Recently, major figure maker Kotobukiya announced the join to the dolls market. Although perfect mimic of anime character would be difficult in today's level(especially for string-haired one), along with the movement to the more active posed figure, we must keep an eye for dolls!</div>Silphy & Misuzuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02169627082093050127noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1209018274205420124.post-60323998406461304442007-05-13T22:28:00.000-07:002008-12-09T22:45:52.203-08:00Light Novel is Expanding in Anime World<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfu9j40lcglqg0PtKH1ckMlOsQTmAMQ5FXMv-UMJSAmeOJsPdIA7kupCBeidsEFpvau6AB0uzwjLCzbdBjXGPERtPcvrj_5MHnKzRlFIw8jtVjAPwmXU4t0NfafJhDcHoPbkOb647G6c4/s1600-h/s-P1600246.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5064286541595860978" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfu9j40lcglqg0PtKH1ckMlOsQTmAMQ5FXMv-UMJSAmeOJsPdIA7kupCBeidsEFpvau6AB0uzwjLCzbdBjXGPERtPcvrj_5MHnKzRlFIw8jtVjAPwmXU4t0NfafJhDcHoPbkOb647G6c4/s400/s-P1600246.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_f_v70Ve0a55SlihEDU_2dTLXAsy_US8Qwp1SFW12Zoomyj8ZFBAFeVZAjHRZQCGndMuRWRoNW8afB6-N1miUFkFRITL3jnonwL4K09ci3g4_-0zM6bVzj5Wc636PGqoAVW7lbKCKMX0/s1600-h/s-P1600244.jpg"></a><br />Photo by Hayarina<br /><br />Many animes are based one Manga. This type of anime includes DRAGON BALL, Card Caprtor SAKURA, DEATHNOTE, Doraemon... Nowadays, I think more than half of animes on air are originally started as Manga.<br /><br />Other source of amines are game and light novel, which are particularly increasing. I'd like to talk about "light novel" today.<br /><br />Light Novel(juvenile novel) is basically novels for teens. Though the definition is not clear, it can be said they usually have many illustrations in the novel, in some cases by famous dojin illustrators. This may be because the readers are tend to be otaku...But the influence of light novel isn't limited to otaku; Quite frequently some light novel are listed as #1 sales among all novels.<br /><br />This category is not so new, there have been since 1990 or more past. The early examples of anime introduced from light novel would be Slayers(1995). However, the number of animes seems to be exploded in this three years. Namely, Suzumiya Haruhi, Shakugan no Shana, Full Metal Panic... it would be impossible to show them all.<br /><br />I'm frequent reader of light novel from my younger times, I grew up with Slayers and Records of Rodoss War. Usually these novels are written by plain text, however some have inpressive expression. My definite recommend is "Iriya no Sora, UFO no Natsu" or "Iriya's Sky, Summer of the UFOs" by Akiyama Mizuhito. Though his novel also transfered to anime, it seemed to me that the sense of the text was not fully transported. Full translation might be impossible by today's level of anime.<br /><br />The distinction between light novel and common novel is becoming more vague. Some writers started their career in light novel have got most respected prize in literature (Naoki prize). In the othre case, Otsu-ichi(he's one of my favorite, also light novel writer at first) is now considered as one of the most prominent young mystery writer.<br /><br />We can't take our eyes from light novel!</div>Silphy & Misuzuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02169627082093050127noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1209018274205420124.post-78154398659321877722007-05-06T06:29:00.000-07:002008-12-09T22:45:52.378-08:00No Moe, No Holidays<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9l3hZpOPwR-hJqvAa11203LwoHix1Hrnsv4z0rlr9F2PybdXsdWouhbxbQl8ZUsNZn6z4c4V1mT7XAAPRvX-MlrROF_s9crH71dXHv8VDj1PX7MWbiJEAHpzkRvDSg-GULClVCW9awZY/s1600-h/s-IMG_9454.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5061440739215204306" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9l3hZpOPwR-hJqvAa11203LwoHix1Hrnsv4z0rlr9F2PybdXsdWouhbxbQl8ZUsNZn6z4c4V1mT7XAAPRvX-MlrROF_s9crH71dXHv8VDj1PX7MWbiJEAHpzkRvDSg-GULClVCW9awZY/s400/s-IMG_9454.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Photo by Raise<br /><br />There have been succeeding holidays (called Golden Week) in Japan. Many people travel abroad or inside Japan, or go to amusement park, special convention, so on.<br />Trains and airplanes are full and roads are highly congested. Are some 20 miles of congestions common in your country?(I don't know well about other countries...)<br /><br />I went to my grandparent's house, thus there was no Moe in this Golden Week, handful of anime unwatched are only remaining ^^;<br /><br /><a href="http://www.akibablog.net/archives/2007/05/kodomo_070506.html">Here's a photo report of Children's day(5/5) in Akihabara. </a>It seems there're plenty of maid, lolita, TV staff, maid, China clothes, police officer, family, Dragon Ball, figure, Kamishibai, Hentai illustration, Oden-can, police officer.<br />Akihabara goes as usual, because Akihabara may be always in festival (^^)Silphy & Misuzuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02169627082093050127noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1209018274205420124.post-73283851743954947032007-04-30T19:09:00.000-07:002008-12-09T22:45:52.587-08:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrdGKfbL9oJ0Eya3aIBJ5mmlcf4hd_5g68RBxzfmu2gm7wGsj3TLBs867IiVeCWB1HSPGWVpR9y5N2E_IQyDj7MNXnJu4I5lkRxxiCas1fgi5MtoFWBVFXDLusIoZyDpXBW_z06kMtfH8/s1600-h/s-DSC_7131.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5059409928353800130" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrdGKfbL9oJ0Eya3aIBJ5mmlcf4hd_5g68RBxzfmu2gm7wGsj3TLBs867IiVeCWB1HSPGWVpR9y5N2E_IQyDj7MNXnJu4I5lkRxxiCas1fgi5MtoFWBVFXDLusIoZyDpXBW_z06kMtfH8/s400/s-DSC_7131.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Photo by Nimble<br /><br />Today I'd like to report Today's Akihabara.<br /><a href="http://www.akibablog.net/archives/2007/04/chihuahua_070430.html">The photo is here on the web.</a><br /><br />As you may know, there're some cosplayers including maid, anime characters and so on, on every weekend... no, everyday.Especially in the weekend, entrance by cars to the main street is prohibited and 100 feet wide road become open for pedestrian. Thus, dozens of maid-san fill the 1500 feet long road and so the cameraman want to take a shot, police officeres trying to break up large crowds ^^;<br /><br />Also today, maid with "no underware" walked gracefully with her hands down. It is also usual that many cameraman surrounded her and took many photo...<br /><br />Only the difference was that, the maid was a cute dog .<br /><br />* "With no underware" or "Pants-haitenai" is one of an attribute(Zokusei) and a point of moe. <a href="http://www.alpha-net.ne.jp/users2/co2a/">CO2A(Komatsu Age)</a> is one of the famous illustrator of this category. His paint is my favorite (^^)Silphy & Misuzuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02169627082093050127noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1209018274205420124.post-4932370702281360402007-04-22T04:58:00.000-07:002008-12-09T22:45:52.772-08:00My Memory of Amarican Animes<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ2wHKWitV2NjbmLGCK-yZjqbm-pFL8X45BVnKSyoBcc0uDrLWQ4HqeAJimf_yjfpsLd-e0FlaC42YxAERcGRDb3gADHbXrxIgiI-HgWa3xZuiidY0tQfr2ATFErFBBZzjioHw60EUzoM/s1600-h/s-P1600268.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5056220757981007362" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ2wHKWitV2NjbmLGCK-yZjqbm-pFL8X45BVnKSyoBcc0uDrLWQ4HqeAJimf_yjfpsLd-e0FlaC42YxAERcGRDb3gADHbXrxIgiI-HgWa3xZuiidY0tQfr2ATFErFBBZzjioHw60EUzoM/s400/s-P1600268.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Photo by Hayarina<br /><br />From April, new episode of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles was started. It is the first time on air in Japan since 1993, thus I enjoyed this anime with old memories.<br /><br />I think the first anime would have produced in US, and animes from US, especially in '50s or '60s, were on air in Japan. I can recall,<br /><br />Looney Tunes(Bugs Bunny and Road runner)<br />Tom and Jerry<br />Disney<br />And also, my friend suggested Peanuts(Snoopy) (I don't remember this anime well, though I really like manga of Peanuts)<br /><br />Since '80s, there have been few animes from US, probably as much as 1 anime a year. However, there animes constitute a substantially large part of my anime history.<br /><br />I hope this time's Ninja Turtles is remembered long time as well, and some new interesting animes are imported from all over the world.Silphy & Misuzuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02169627082093050127noreply@blogger.com4