Volks 1/8 Shiranui Mai

Today it’s Volk’s Japanese Mail Order figure 1/8 Shiranui Mai. This is my first Volks figure and while she’s very nicely done she does have some things that could have been fixed. I was able to get Mai at Comic Con this year for an amazing price and wasn’t able to pass her...

Good Smile Company 1/8 Midarezaki Kyouka

Have you missed my wonderful reviews? I know i’ve been very busy as of late and haven’t been able to produce the quality posts you know and love! But I’m gonna go ahead and do my best to make sure i keep these reviews coming! Now like I don’t have tons of new figures to...

Nisei Week In Little Tokyo + Makenai Concert

Went to Nisei Week this past Saturday in Little Tokyo. Met up with Benu from Anime-Genesis, Jeremy from Anime Diet and Makenai! Also brought along with me my brother and Kawaii_Clare who dressed us up in Kimonos. Her’s being much better than mine since I didn’t have all the stuff...

Driving to Colima, Mexico

Went to Mexico recently, to visit my Mother’s Nanny. My mom was raised by her when she was young but family troubles they parted and my mom hadn’t heard from her in over 30 years. In our last trip to Mexico we found her old house and her brother who still lived in the house. He...

Lighting in Tucson

Maybe if you live in Tuscon, Arizona this is normal. But last night when we finally got back into the US after a very long and tiring drive through Mexico, we encountered a very powerful storm that had pounding rain and tons of awesome lighting! I did my best to take pictures of all the lighting...

Going to far? NAH! Another Yoko!

Random reader: “ANOTHER YOKO! Seriously Dancing Queen! You need to stop! Enough is enough! There is a point when it becomes crazy! There comes a time when 16 Yoko figures are far too many” ME: HA! I’ll never stop getting all the Yoko figures I can get! Again as usual another...

Anime Expo ’09 Loot Post

I’m not the kind to do a loot post, but this Anime Expo was a Gurren Lagann Fangirl’s dream come true! I got so much stuff it doesn’t all fit into one picture! As you can see by the Gurren Dan Flag it’s signed, by Gurren Lagann director Imaishi Hiroyuki and Gurren Lagann...

Steampunk Gathering Anime Expo 2009

The Steampunk Gathering at Anime Expo, organized by my best friend Fancy India was a success. It was such a blast and everyone who showed up had such amazing and intricate cosplays! I was worried at first that the gathering was going to be small and not have many people interested but it turned...

Freeing 1/8 Nagi

Flickr Link The Lovely Freeing Nagi from Kannagi Crazy Shrine Maidens. This is my first Freeing figure and I’m not disappointed. She’s quite lovely and very well made. Provided by the wonderful people at beNippon, amazing service, fast shipping and good prices. check them out for...

Macross Frontier – Sheryl Nome Cosplay COMPLETE!

Flickr Link So I finally got all the kinks out of the last post from this cosplay. Of my Checklist i went above and beyond to get this cosplay 100% done and work out the small details that bugged me the most. First gonna apologize about the quality of these pictures, someone again messed with my...