Saimoe X: Diamond 2

Posted on July 27, 2010 by tueac

*Diamond 1 – Sunday, 25 July 2010*
Contestant	< Votes	Votes >	Contestant
Akiyama Mio	2951	1811	Fate Testarossa
Hiiragi Tsukasa	2360	1751	Furude Rika
Saginomiya Isumi	2249	1952	Konjiki no Yami
Furude Hanyū	1772	2290	Kawashima Ami
Shiina Mafuyu	1647	2855	Katsura Hinagiku
Holo	2389	1973	Ichinose Kotomi
Haramura Nodoka	1343	2310	Nymph
Nagato Yuki	2662	1844	Hiiragi Kagami
Saten Ruiko	2133	2032	Kushieda Minori
Louise Vallière	2118	2291	Asahina Mikuru
Illyasviel von Einzbern	2523	1683	Sunohara Mei
Hirasawa Yui	2901	1660	Takamachi Nanoha
Sanzen’in Nagi	1681	2919	Shana
Suzumiya Haruhi	2227	2388	Misaka Mikoto
Shiina Minatsu	2032	2194	Tōsaka Rin
Okazaki Ushio	1479	2247	Ibuki Fūko
Fujibayashi Kyō	3125	962	Fukuji Mihoko
Sakurano Kurimu	1920	2387	C.C.
Sengoku Nadeko	2367	1753	Akaba Chizuru
Nakano Azusa	2951	1698	Maria
Izumi Konata	2172	2182	Furukawa Nagisa
Senjōgahara Hitagi	1924	2444	Saber
Ikaros	1846	2530	Hirasawa Ui
Fujibayashi Ryō	2147	1880	Minami Chiaki
Aisaka Taiga	2541	2022	Sakagami Tomoyo
Cross Yūki	1953	1472	Tsuchimiya Kagura

So here are the results for Diamond round 1 of Saimoe 2010. Misaka defeated Haruhi in a close match, Yuki beated Kagami by a long shot, Shana trashed Nagi, K-On!! trashed Nanoha and Saki got kicked Upside down generally.

That is the summery I can give you with regards to the result. Oh the results can be such a cruel thing…

Now for the Diamond 2 preview.

Nothing really interesting, but will Nanoha finally regain some pride against Ui? or will the mother finally admit that she’s old and no longer moe enough… hmm…

As for Haruhi-sama, will she win against the ever lost Isumi? And my Onee-sama is going against that maho user, Louise… hmm, still she will win, no doubt about it.

So standard, the voting started at 11pm Singapore time(1500 GMT). You got 1 day.

Website: International Saimoe League 2010 | ISML Voting page

New Gundam W: Endless Waltz Manga coming!

Posted on July 27, 2010 by tueac

After more then 10 years, something from the Gundam Wing universe is resurrected. The information can be found in the September Issue of GUNDAM ACE magazine, announcing the ‘Go-Ahead’ for Gundam W: Endless Waltz: Haisha-tachi no Eikō(The Glory of the Defeated) manga

Script writer, Katsuyuki Samisawa, for both the Gundam Wing anime TV and Endless Waltz will be penning the story for the manga and illustrated by Tomofumi Ogasawara.

More details will be out in the October Issue of the GUNDAM ACE magazine.

So if you love Heero Yuy, now is your chance to spread the love… I wonder who are the defeated ones?

Source: ANN

Just so you know, there is also a Novel in the making. Gundam W: Forgotten Frozen Teardrops by Katsuyuki Shimizawa.

Source: Gundam ACE August 2010 Issue.

May’n to release 3rd single in October!

Posted on July 26, 2010 by ken0601

Just got this fresh from May’n wiki. May’n will be releasing her 3rd single in the month of October and it will be titled 『シンジテミル』(Shinjitemiru). It will be the theme song for a movie 「インシテミル 7日間のデス･ゲーム」(The Incite Mill: 7-Day Death Game).

And cdjapan has this single up for pre order.

And if you are curious about the movie, here’s trailer of it.

Credits: May’n wiki

More Goodies from Wonderfest 2010 Summer

Posted on July 26, 2010 by Koemushi

First featured were the upcoming figures from Wonderfest 2010 Summer. Now here are all the mecha and plamo kits that were shown there as well:

Images: GA Graphic

Steins;Gate Anime

Posted on July 26, 2010 by tueac

If you like Chaos;Head last year, you will most likely like this up and coming anime from the same creator and animator. Stein;Gate, see even the naming convention is the same, is about time traveling made based on a XB360 and PC game of the same title.

According to a Tweet from the president of .5Pb, Chiyomaru Shikura, it’s confirms that there will be an anime adaptation of the game.

The anime is expected to be featuring the same storyline used in the Graphic Novel like game, which happens in Akihabara in Japan on the 28th of July, 2010. It’s about 1 year since the events of Chao;Head and the main character is a Crazy inventor.

Stein;Gate being a game making use of the Time Traveling theme, thus will also be invoking the Butterfly effect, and very heavily too, to the extend of either creating a WWIII or a peaceful future.

Here is a general preview based on the Wikipedia:

The story of Steins;Gate begins on July 28, 2010, in Akihabara, with Rintarō Okabe and Mayuri Shiina heading towards the Radio Kaikan building. Inside the building, Rintarō finds the body of Kurisu Makise with a pool of blood in a room. He leaves the building with Mayuri in a panic and sends a text message to Hashida Itaru about the incident when all the people around him suddenly vanish. They reappear moments later but no one around him seems to have experienced the same phenomena that he did.

Does it sounds like something from Chao;Head, why afterall they are from the same creator .5Pb(Publisher) and .Nitroplus(Developer).

But being in Akihabara instead of the boring Shinjuku has it’s advantages, like maids, cosplayers and a gender blender…

Oh so looking forward to it~

PS: The PC port of the game is slated for release on the 26th of August almost 1 year after it’s XB360 release.

Source: moetron | Wikipedia | ANN

Saimoe 2010: Diamond 1

Posted on July 26, 2010 by tueac

And it’s a hard battle… I myself spend some time trying to figure out, to whom I am loyal to… Especially when you have matches like these…

How in the world am I going to choose between them? I did in the end… but…

This is the featured match write-up provided by Momento10 for the Misaki Vs Haruhi match-up

Diamond Period is the final stretch before the postseason. At this point, the Top 8 have enough points to advance, but they still battle for the highest seed in the rankings. Misaka Mikoto has made the most of her second appearance in ISML by spending the majority of the season in the top 5. Only a difference in SDO is keeping her outside the top 5 coming into today’s match. She has managed to keep a low profile despite a high ranking throughout the season, but her winning the Ruby Necklace through skill and luck has brought her to everyone’s attention. If Mikoto wants to continue her good fortune in Diamond and finish the season in the top 5, she will have to contend with a challenger who won two consecutive necklaces in 2009. Suzumiya Haruhi has finished the past two seasons in the top 3 and, at worst, lost only four matches in a single season. Despite her success in the regular season, she has come short in the postseason by winning only one match in both 2008 and 2009 before being eliminated. Necklaces have eluded Haruhi this year, as her six losses have all come in Round 1 of every Period so far. The trend puts her at a disadvantage today against Mikoto, but she hopes to break that streak before the end and build some important momentum for the postseason. Can the goddess dispose of her opponent and have a chance at winning a second Diamond necklace, or will the railgun electrocute her opponent and make a statement that she will be in the running for the Tiara as well?

For the rest of the matches, there really isn’t much to contemplate about. So have fun!

You should have 12 more hours to vote.

Here is how I have vote…

I’m very sorry Haruhi, Yuki, Nagi and Kushieda… God help me if I am to be condemned…

Website: International Saimoe League 2010 | ISML Voting page

Yoshihiro Tatsumi’s “A Drifting Life” wins 2 Eisners

Posted on July 26, 2010 by tueac

Yoshihiro Tatsumi’s autobiography manga that is as thick as an encyclopedia won 2 Eisners yesterday at the awards presentation in Comic-con USA.

The manga won an award in the Best US release of the year for the publisher and Best Reality-Based work of the year, and I have to agree with the them on this one. Even thou Yoshihiro-san is not able to accept the award himself, he left a message based on his experience of Comic-con in 2006.

Here is the the excerpt from ANN:

Peggy Burns of Drawn & Quarterly accepted the awards on Tatsumi’s behalf and noted that Tatsumi attended Comic-Con International as a special guest in 2006. She added that his biggest observation of that visit was that he had never even signed a book for a woman in Japan. Tatsumi’s works have now sold 60,000 copies in North America. Burn said, “He really is the embodiment of everything that is great with comics. He went to the drawing board every single day and drew what he believed in.”

I finished the book despite the very long process which I must say, I enjoyed… I even managed to astonish some of my workmate and on lookers with the thickness of the book and my concentration when reading it.

Confess I must, that all the credit for my above stated achievements should be credited to Yoshihiro-san for creating such an interesting book that can suck me in for that long 2 hour period in a hot and humid hall…

With that said, I’m really looking forward to the local animation movie directed by Eric Khoo. It will be the first of such movie made in Singapore… But I am very afraid that it might become a “cannot make it” movie… Well that is one fear, at least it’s not made by Jack Neo, yah?

Eisner Award: The Will Eisner Comic Industry Award, It’s an award for American Comic creators created in honer of the pioneer artist and writer, Will Eisner.

Other winners for the 2010 awards can be found on the Comic-con website

Source: The Beat, Newsarama, The Warp via ANN | Sindieonly|

Upcoming Goodies from Wonderfest Summer 2010

Posted on July 25, 2010 by Koemushi

Lots of really good stuff previewed today, 25 July, at Wonderfest Summer 2010. The event was held at Makuhari Messe in Chiba. Plenty of goodies announced by Kotobukiya, Kaiyodo, Max Factory and other companies.

This would make the perfect Christmas gift:

Entry plug chopsticks 0.0

Images: GA graphic, Hobby Stock, Akiba Hobby

1:1 scale models…

Posted on July 24, 2010 by tueac

In the recent time since the completion of the Gundam in Odaiba city, there seems to be a trend to built models as big as the anime or movies. In Japan, the 1:1 scale Gundam RX-78-02 is moved from Odaiba to Shizoka city, completed with a new upgrade, carrying a Beam Saber.

I’ll be sure to go visit the monument when I visit Japan next year. But that is not all that Japan can offer.

Updated(25th July): I didn’t know but the 1:1 scale model of the RX-78-2, opens yesterday. Above is a video of the opening ceremony, the model will be taken apart on the 31st of March, so if you are going, go quick.

Source: Danny Choo | Zone Otaku | Ngee Khiong(Video)

In a theme park some where in the area(see the mountain behind, yup that’s mount fuji), Fuji-Q Highland theme park, will be playing host to the first 1:1 EVA-01. It’s really only the upper body but it will be quite big and you will be close to it, practically staring it in the eyes…

It had only recently been open to public(23 July 2010) and the launch is even broadcasted on Ustream. What pity I missed it… Hmm no matter… Not that I will travel up to the theme park just to see it… That would really depend on my schedule, yah?

Source: Zone Otaku

Of cos, not to be beaten the Chinese have made a stunning work of art, the Optimus Prime!

Lets Roll out!

Made for a environment awareness event, the model is made completely out of scrapes and should really be appluaded for it’s rather good looking model.

Ain’t it good looking, don’t be so choosy lar, after all it’s really made from car scraps. The project is not on display next to the Bird Nest Stadium, in Beijing. So, if you are there, go take a look at it and be awwed by the 10 meter tall metal work. Just don’t stand too close, incase the win blows, yah?

Source: Gizmodo

Mikuni Shimokawa Live in Singapore!

Posted on July 23, 2010 by tueac

Mikuni Shimokawa

Update: The Tickets are now available via Gatecrash

Mikuni Shimokawa singer/songwriter will be coming to Singapore, for the first time, with her band for the ASIAN LOVER Tour 2010, so named “Replay”. They will be making their presence felt this August 22nd at the St James Power-station.

For those not in the familiar, Mikuni Shimokawa sang the quite a few songs, including theme songs for Full Metal Panic, Blue Dragon, Fairy Tale and Dragon Drive.

One of her more famous work would be Sora Ga Ai Desho, the opening song for the Full Metal Panic: Fumoffu. Unlike the other anisong performances done in Singapore before, she will be bringing her band down to Singapore presenting a true LIVE performances with unpredictable music as with every other live band.

“Replay!” is also the name of her latest cover album, covering songs like Cruel Angel Thesis, Hare Hare Yukai, Only my railgun, and XTC.

Futhermore, many guest like Jam Project, Haruko Momoi and PSYCHIC LOVER plus more.

The album also comes with a DVD featuring a previous ASIAN LOVER tour concert in Shanghai, it’s released on 21st July and CDJapan have only 17th left…

If we are lucky, we might get to hear from this awesome selections of songs.

I’m already looking forward to the concert but as of publishing, the price for each ticket has not been revealed. So, here is one more item to make August really happening!

Will you be attending?

Either way, here are the details for the concert,

Event: Mikuni Shimokawa & Band ASIAN LOVERS Tour 2010 “Replay” in Singapore
Date: 22nd August 2010 (Sunday)
Time: 5:30pm
Location: Movida, St James Power Station
Price: TBA
Presented/Promoted by: CLS and SOZO pte ltd

After the concert, there’s even a hand shaking session with Shimokawa, for the fans.

For more information of the event, you might want to “like” the concert’s official facebook page, Mikuni Shimokawa SEA (South East Asia).

Other songs sang by Mikuni Shimokawa,

P.S: The ASIAN LOVER Tour 2010 will be going to places like Korea(14th August) and Hong Kong(22nd August) before touching down in Singapore on the 22nd. So if you are in these other places, rejoices!

Webiste: Mikuni Shimokawa SEA facebook page | SOZO Pte Ltd | CLS | St James Power-Station | Mikuni Shimokawa Website