Everyone has a first time, and the first time always feels the greatest, especially if you are doing something you have a passion for.
For me, this was my first scaled figurine.
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This happened to be my loot of the day for EOY 2007. $15 for 20 bookmarks was a rather good deal.
I was actually looking for this set of bookmarks every since I saw that promotional mini poster in Kinokuniya. Never had I expected to find it at a cosplay event. Now I do not have to buy 20 Evangelion manga volumes just to get the entire set. Sweet! Then again, I just might get them if I make another trip to Japan.
Anyway, I have scanned the complete set and uploaded it in a zip file. For those interested, you can get it here.
Remember when I said I just had to get Girlfriend of Steel 2 just a few posts ago?

I went to Kinokuniya today, and happened to browse through this book. I regret doing so, and sympathize with my wallet. It’s awesome. I must get it. Even though I already said I would not unnecessarily get artbooks.

Yes, I am slow. This game has been out since ages ago. And I just played it just 2 days ago. It also happened to be my first visual novel. I fail.
This is basically a rather simple visual novel. The player does not have to make much decisions, so the game feels much like watching an Evangelion OVA instead. Still, the storyline is rather interesting, and it kept me playing this game till the end.

In the game, a new transfer student, Mana Kirishima is introduced in the story. Mana is a character who looks somewhat like Rei, with roughly the same character design, just that she has a different hair and eye colors. Upon appearing, she sticks to Shinji like super glue. And that gets that ego-inflated orange haired tsundere, Asuka, all fired up. Mana’s relationship with Shinji, however, is not as close as we think. Mana has a dark past which she conceals from Shinji, and coincidently happens to be a child pilot of another type of robot, which is somewhat similar to what Shinji is. She was supposed to spy on Shinji and Evangelion Unit 01, but with her other friends who are child pilots running away in the robots from the organisation they were from, she gets into trouble and is hunted down desperately by the organisation. Continue reading ‘Girlfriend of Steel’
Today’s trip to KKnM was only supposed to be for me to sell the Evangelion 3D card to Sentinel011. Just before I headed down, I recieved 2 smses. Sweet.
Yoko from Gurren Lagann, and the 2 Pinky:ST Evangelion girls have arrived.
At KKnM, when it was finally my turn to purchase (the queue was considered long for a weekday), I collected my 2 preorders, and at the same time, enquired about the Petite Eva mini figurines that were in the arrival list. It turned out that they were keychains. I was still pondering over whether to get it, but once I was told that not all sets have the limited angel that comes with Ayanami Rei, I was immediately sold to the Petite Evas.

Sentinel came over soon after I was done with my purchase and bought the card.
Let me calculate my finances for the day. Continue reading ‘Gainax Loot’
When I said I would not be updating till the exams ended,I guess I lied. =p
Anyway,when my friend in Japan decided to go to the Wonderfest 2007,I asked him to get me some stuff. Half of my mind was thinking “I doubt he’ll be able to get the stuff. It would have ran out by the time it’s his turn”
Looks like I was wrong.


Continue reading ‘Wonderfest 2007 : I am now offically a poor man’
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