Smithy's Feed Releases for July 2010

Found a note in the mailbox that I had a parcel awaiting to be collected at the post office. Knew it must be what had ordered last week at Dollmore for my DD girls, so quickly went to pick it up. Alas, next to the usual customs fee, the box had a few...

Praised by Nodoka for working so diligently, Yui promises her childhood friend she’ll be careful not to fall ill from exertion with the school culture festival so close. Heading for another afternoon of practice, Yui and her light music club friends...

Another series I picked up this summer season is “Asobi Ni Iku Yo!”, the anime adaptation of the light novel series written by Okina Kamino with original art from Houden Eizo. Purposely waited to write this short preview until the third episode aired...

No doubt one of the most anticipated and hyped anime releases of this summer is the “Black★Rock Shooter” OAV. Was pleasantly surprised by this anime, absolutely adored the terrific story of Mato and Yomi’s friendship that included another world in i...

What with all the Dollfie Dream photo shenanigans of these past weeks and having gone out to indulge in more DD photography earlier today, do feel keen to capture some beautiful flowers in front of the camera lens again. Though with July having had s...

Added a few photos of Shizuko and Yoko to my Dollfie photo collection on Flickr, showing more of Shizuko’s new wig. Made late one evening while shooting freehand, alas am not too impressed with the results achieved. When viewed in their original si...

Having sweets and tea as usual, Azusa seems hesitant to accept the extra remaining pastry. Noticing a heart shaped sticker stuck on Yui’s hair, Azusa and the others gather around to get it off, puzzling Azusa’s classmate Jun who enters the room as th...

Looking at the chart with this summer season’s new series, was interested in “Amagami SS”, the anime adaptation of the romance simulation game “Amagami”. Although it might quite easily be a harem romance or comedy of which there are a dime a dozen e...

Taken on a cruise to southern islands by Enshou, the new student council president of Saint Francesca academy, the girls all have an excellent time on the luxurious ship. Especially Bachou, Chouhi and Chou’un are in heaven at the culinary delights of...

Heading out the door early morning last week, spotted a long legged spider on a blooming red flower of rather exotic looking plant. Found it an intriguing sight but pressed for time, couldn’t go back in to grab my Canon DSLR. When the following morn...

Recently having gotten the Tenshi No Sumika ‘Gangster Set’ for my lovely Dollfie Dream Yoko, of course couldn’t wait to see how the new outfit would look on her and soon did a complete photoshoot. Made by Volks, this DDDy sized outfit fits her perfec...

The witches are back! Picking up where the first season left off, “Strike Witches” returns with the usual magical girl aerial combat extravaganza. Although oft criticized for its excessive fanservice premise of magical girls prancing around in their...

Busy studying for summer classes, Mio brushes Ritsu off when the drummer calls her up asking to hang out together. Disappointed, Ritsu soon spots Tsumugi down the street and decides to surprise the keyboard player. Losing sight of Tsumugi, it’s Rits...

Such a bold statement, the hot summer sun has gotten to him you might think, but you mustn’t believe that I would lightheartedly make such claims as previous musing have already laid bare my personal thoughts about the irresistible trap from “Baka To...

Ever since an anime adaptation was announced of the zombie horror manga written by Daisuke Satou and drawn by Shoji Sato, was quite anxious to see “Highschool of the Dead” start. Although unusual for me, have rather high expectations of this series...

One of the first new series of the summer season that aired was “Ookami-san To Shichinin No Nakama-tachi”, based on the light novels written by Masashi Okita and with art by Unaji. This first episode makes it clear right away that the cast is an amal...