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July 2010 Loot
Two of my pre-orders arrived this month. The extra copies of the magazine are for a friend and my brother.
K-ON! Azusa 1/8 Scale PVC Figure by ALTER
Dengeki G’s Magazine August 2010 with Nendo Petite Tenshi as a bonus
My copy of Starcraft II: Coll...
Densetsu no Yuusha no Densetsu – First Impressions
Fantasy/adventure series has long since been one of my favorites to watch.
Densetsu no Yuusha no Densetsu (The Legend of the Legendary Heroes) first caught my attention with its title that suggests a grand story waiting to be told. However, the firs...
Occult Academy – First Impressions
After watching Sora no Woto, I’m always ready and waiting for more Anime no Chikara projects.
Sure it takes more work to craft an original story, but their latest project titled Occult Academy demonstrates that it is well worth the effort. I find it...
HIGHSCHOOL OF THE DEAD – First Impressions
HIGHSCHOOL OF THE DEAD is without a doubt the most violent action anime series this season.
The first episode already showcases gruesome carnage (most of it offscreen) as zombies kill students who then become zombies themselves. The story follows a...
Amagami SS – First Impressions
Despite being biased against anime adapted from dating sims, I actually somewhat liked Amagami SS.
There’s none of your typical fan service, nor a clueless male protagonist unintentionally building up a harem. This series has more of a KimiKiss feel...
Anime Expo 2010 – Loot
All my loot from Anime Expo this year were purchased from the MangaGamer booths.
The AX convention bag came with the program guide, a starter deck for Magic: the Gathering, and various advertisement cards....
Anime Expo 2010 – Day 3
Saturday felt like it was really packed with people. I guess all the 1-day pass holders chose Saturday to attend?
Upon seeing some of the lines for certain panels/autograph sessions, I turned around and walked away.
MELL Panel & Autograph Se...
Anime Expo 2010 – Day 2
Since I wasn’t really interested in the morning panels, I wandered around the Exhibit Hall right when it opened.
Exhibit Hall
I mostly stayed around the MangaGamer booths the entire time since they were the only ones offering sketches from v...
Anime Expo 2010 – Day 1
This year’s Anime Expo easily surpassed the one I attended last year.
There were so many guests of honor this year that I couldn’t attend all the panels and autograph sessions I had planned on due to conflicting times.
Here are my photos from Day 1...
Working!! Final Impressions
As I would expect from a slice of life anime based on a 4-panel, the characters have remained the same for the most part.
The series focuses on the unique quirks that each character has and plays with them to create amusing interactions amongst the...
Ni no Kuni (The Another World)
Level-5 teams up with Studio Ghibli to bring us Ni no Kuni (The Another World), a jRPG in development for the Nintendo DS and PS3.
After Level-5′s somewhat disappointing White Knight Chronicles, I have high hopes for this game. From what I’ve seen s...
Dollars BBS
If you are watching Durarara!!, then you have probably seen the Dollars BBS that Mikado and other members post on.
Like many others before me, I became interested in actually recreating the site.
The first task was to make the login page. A friend f...
Preview of Summer 2010 Anime Season
Is it just me, or does there seem to be more anime series airing every season? Anyways, here’s a last minute preview of the Summer 2010 anime season.
These are only the new series for the season. Movies, OVAs, and sequels are not included.
Title:...
Shikishi Boards
With Anime Expo just around the corner, many first-time attendees might be deciding what to bring to get autographed.
I was in the same situation last year when I finally decided to bring art books specific to the works that each guest was known for...
Figure Haven: June 2010 Additions (Part 2)
K-ON! Yui Hirasawa
Name: Yui Hirasawa
Series: K-ON!
Maker: Alter
Sculptor: Tanaka Senu
Scale: 1/8
Material: PVC
Release Date: 04/2010
Buy it here!
Lineage II: Light Elf
Name: Light Elf
Series: Lineage II
Maker: Orchid Seed
Sculptor: Ishinag...
Figure Haven: June 2010 Additions (Part 1)
To Aru Majutsu no Index: Index
Name: Index
Series: To Aru Majutsu no Index
Maker: Good Smile Company
Sculptor: Abe Masato
Scale: 1/8
Material: PVC
Release Date: 03/2010
Buy it here!
Figma – Fate Testarossa School Uniform ver.
Name: Fate Tes...
Project Saber’s First Birthday
Last week (6/3/2010) marked the first birthday for Project Saber, but I was unable to make a post due to being on vacation.
Now that I’m back, let’s take a closer look at the past year of this blog.
Besides the original intent expressed in my very f...
Figure Haven: Away on Vacation until 6/8/2010
I will be away on vacation in the Bahamas with some friends until June 8th.
Thus, we will not be able to ship out any orders at Figure Haven until then. My apologies to those that were planning to place orders. You can still do so, and I will send t...
Fanime 2010 Loot
The only two things I purchased this year at Fanime were a Rider nendo from the Dealer’s Hall and a Kidrobot Munny from the Charity Auction that was autographed/sketched on by the GAINAX staff in Japan.
So the story behind this Munny is that they to...
Fanime 2010 Dealer’s Hall
My coverage of Fanime 2010 consists of just the Dealer’s Hall since that’s where I was most of the time due to having to stand watch over our Figure Haven booth.
I did wander the Artist Alley for a bit and participated in the Charity Auction, but th...
Figure Haven: Fanime 2010 Update
Well, Fanime officially opens tomorrow and we’re essentially done setting up our humble booth space. The empty shelves and part of the table will be filled tomorrow with scaled figures, nendos, and figmas put on display.
Please come visit us at Boot...
New AX2010 Guests – Yui Horie and Eri Kitamura
After looking at the latest NIS America email, I found out that Yui Horie (Minori Kushieda from Toradora!) and Eri Kitamura (Ami Kawashima from Toradora!) were attending Anime Expo this year as Guests of Honor.
Here’s a quick summary about them from...
Midseason Impressions – Spring 2010
I take back what I said during Winter’s midseason impressions about there not being many anime series this Spring.
I’m keeping up with just about every anime this season and the overall quality so far is more than satisfying.
Angel Beats! – My favor...
Overhead, Crashing, and Backups
If you visited Project Saber this morning you would have seen that it contained no posts or comments.
Apparently the “wp_posts” table in the SQL database for this blog crashed while I was sleeping. After a bit of research, I found out this happens w...
New Theme Update
It has been almost a year since I started Project Saber and plans were in motion to switch to a new theme on its anniversary.
However, I was in the mood so I prematurely changed the theme to Belle along with adding some modifications of my own. This...
Anime Expo 2010 Preview
Besides the Dealer’s Hall with its countless goods for sale, why should you attend this year’s Anime Expo?
I was reluctant at first to head down to Los Angeles just to meet Yuu Asakawa (seiyuu for Rider in Fate/stay night), but with the announcement...
StarCraft II Beta Impressions
After playing the StarCraft II Beta for a while, it still holds up as a solid successor to the original StarCraft.
Battle.net has been completely revamped with Achievements added in and a ladder/match-making system similar to that of World of Warcra...
May 2010 Loot
So Alter’s Saber Lily finally arrived after being on preorder for more months than I care to count.
I also picked up Alter’s Saber Black dress Ver. and Saber Mokyu Mokyu Ver. since they were released before I started my collection.
Fanime at the...
Headphone-Tokyo
I was introduced to a music group called Headphone-Tokyo through a friend linking me to one of their PVs.
Good music and neat animations, what more could I ask for?
Most of their music uses Hatsune Miku as their vocalist, but they recently released...
Nendo vs. Nendo Petite Size Comparison
When I received my Yurippe Petite Nendoroid, I was naturally quite surprised at her miniature size considering that she was my first acquisition in Good Smile Company’s Petite Nendoroids line.
So how does a Petite Nendo size up to a regular Nendo? I...
Norcal Cherry Blossom Festival 2010
Since classes are done with, I’m tackling my backlog of unprocessed images taken at various places.
These photos are from around 2 weeks back when my brother and I went to Japantown in San Francisco. It also happened to be the last day of the Northe...
Rainbow First Impressions
Rainbow: Nisha Rokubou no Shichinin
It feels like I’ve been doing a ton of first impressions for the Spring 2010 season, but this should be the final anime.
Rainbow is about a group of delinquent youths in the Shounan Special Reform School around 1...
Yojouhan Shinwa Taikei First Impressions
Yojouhan Shinwa Taikei
In this anime, a college student talks about his antics that are all mostly due to his failed love life.
Such antics include launching fireworks at people and trying to break up relationships in various clubs.
I’m not really...
April 2010 Loot
It has been a busy month with final semester projects and my impending graduation.
Only one new addition this time:
Dengeki G’s Festival! Deluxe Vol. 6 [Angel Beats!]
That other copy is for a friend. As a fan of Angel Beats!, I couldn’t pass this up...
Ichiban Ushiro no Daimaou First Impressions
Ichiban Ushiro no Daimaou
There’s always at least one harem series every season and Ichiban Ushiro no Daimaou takes that position for the Spring 2010 season.
The anime involves a guy going to a magic academy where the equivalent of the Sorting Hat...
Hakuouki – Shinsengumi Kitan First Impressions
Hakuouki – Shinsengumi Kitan
Only a few more first impressions to go through! When I first read that Hakuouki was based on a romance adventure game for female players, I was skeptical as to whether I would like the series.
Three episodes later, I’m...



