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Cardfight!! Vanguard VGE-BT06 Review

Xenoedge — Sat, 12 May 2012 12:41:58 +0000

Now we all know that 12 May marks the day that VGE-BT06, better known as the English version of BT-06 Cardfight!! Vanguard booster box, release in Singapore. This set will also be released internationally on 19 May, 1 week after its initial release in Singapore. Without any further time wasting, let us look into some of the cards presented in this set.

For this set, it is a major boost for the 2 new clans, Gold Paladin and Narukami. This set also presents some refreshing upgrades to minor clans such as Granblue and Nova Grappler. Most of the core cards for the new clan, Angel Feather, can be found in this set too.

First I shall go through both Gold Paladin and Narukami. For these 2 clans, you should look out for the new and powerful grade 3 for each clan.

For Gold Paladin, there is the Incandescant Lion, Blond Ezel. The effect of this card are that it gains a boost for each of the rear guard you have on the field. For its limit break, after counter blasting 2, you reveal the top of your deck. If it is a Gold Paladin clan unit, you can call it to an empty rear guard circle and adds the power of the unit to the card. If you are lucky and reveal a unit with a 10 000 power, this unit can easily overkill its opponents.

For Narukami, you have the Dragonic Kaiser, Vermillion. The most interesting thing about this unit is its limit break. After counter blasting 2, the card can then attack all of the frontal units of your opponent field. This means that as long as this unit’s power is higher than the lowest power of the opponent units, the attack will be successful. An example would be that if your vanguard is 11 000 and the two rear guards are 10 000 power, assuming that Dragonic Kaiser has attacking power of 10 000, the attack will be successful on the two rear guards but not the vanguard. There are a few things to take note. Since this unit is targeting all the frontal units at once, the opponent is unable to use those units as intercept. This is a good limit break as it force your opponent to guard his vanguard and rearguard indiviually which result in draining of your opponent’s hand size.

Now for the upgrades available for Nova Grappler and Granblue.

Granblue currently has a lot of different cards available in this set but I will be only going through the 2 major units that I am particularly interested in.

First up is the grade 3 unit called Necromancer of the Ice Prison, Cocytus. This card has a limit break which increases 5 000 power when you have 4 damage, which makes it very valuable as a vanguard. The other ability takes place when you ride this unit, after counter blasting 1, you can call a unit from the drop zone to an empty rear guard circle. Given the normal Granblue playing style which forces the player to discard cards from the deck to the drop zone, this card allows a great variety of units to be called back up to the field.

The other card is another grade 3 called Death Seeker, Thanatos. It has a rearguard ability that after hitting the vanguard, counter blast 1 and retire itself. Then, call another Granblue unit other than itself from the drop zone to any rearguard circle. What makes it interesting is that this can allow you to attack more than 3 times during your turn.

For Nova Grappler, you can create a main play style of using the Divine Beast style from this set. The grade 0 unit allows you to stand a unit with Divine Beast in its name when you boost with it and hit. While the grade 1 and 2 allows you to look for the grade 3 Divine Beast from the top 5 of your deck which helps you save a card in your hand. As for the grade 3 Divine Beast, Azure Dragon, it is the first Nova Grappler to have what we called persona blast in the Japanese series. The cost to play the effect is to drop the same card from your hand into the drop zone. For this unit’s ability, it allows you to stand 2 rearguards, which is a good combo to use and hit in as the second attack during your turn.

Now for the new clan, Angel Feather. This clan has a very interesting play style to it. Firstly, you have the combo of using Miracle Feather Nurse style until grade 2. Then, for grade 3, you ride Cosmo Healer, Egodiel as your vanguard. This card’s persona blast can be quite tough to pull off as it allows you to heal 1 damage off your drop zone so I doubt most opponent will let it go through.

Another interesting thing is that there are grade 1 and 2 units that allow you to guard and also at the same time change a card from your hand with your damage zone. We have all encountered at some point where the cards you need are in the damage zone so these 2 units can be a lifesaver.

For another grade 3, we have the option of a limit break style which allows you to take 1 card from your damage zone into your empty rear guard circle and then taking 1 card from top of the deck into your damage zone.

For these 3 new clans, the perfect guards are also included inside this set as well.

This is all I have for this current volume. Look forward to the next one which will be the extra booster expected to be released soon.

Learning Japanese with Moekana can’t be this cute~

avalonexa — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 04:17:04 +0000

As our love of Japanese Culture grows stronger day by day, the urge to learn Japanese (Nihongo) is inevitable. It’s every comrade’s dream to go to Land of Sunrise and become one with the culture itself.

But Learning another language is sometimes boring and takes a lot of time, if you do it wrong. But with this new invention of a learning system, you can’t be wrong. I introduce you, Moekana~

Moekana is a set of 50 illustrated cards to help you learn the basic Japanese syllabary called hiragana.

The cards feature the cute characters of Dannychoo.com and TV show mascots in many themes, which will make you never bored of learning with their cuteness. Below are photos of my copies which arrived yesterday.

Cute illustrations spotted at the side of the box. Love Angel & Demon Mirai XD.

If you open the box from the top, you will find a “> <” symbols which will make an excited emoticon with a smile. Even the box know my feelings right now. Very cute box.

A “fresh from the oven” set of cards.

I bought 3 sets just in case of damages then thought to make it giveaways but my friends knew and placed dips at the 2 other copies.

After the cards arrived, many people asked me why I didn’t tell them that I bought some. I never thought that the cards are so popular in my neck of wood. I should have bought more that day!

Kanata is my favorite Dannychoo.com character, I wonder why. Megane and Tsundere? Yeah, sure…

I know that creating someone’s name is not allowed when playing Moekana but this one is a special case XD. My first created words are Hikari Chiya, one of our site’s mascot, with her illustration drawn by me (not a good one though orz).

There are also character’s profile at the back of the extra cards. These extra cards represent the first word of character’s name which are Mi, Ha, and Ka. I’m so happy that Kanata’s Birthday is on the same month with me lol.

More photos at the Gallery below!

For the product details,

Product Name: Moekana (もえかな)
Series: Culture Japan
Category: Goods
Price: 1,500 yen
Release: Date 2012/04
Specifications: 50 Japanese study cards each 88mm x 63mm. Made in Japan.
Released by: Culture Japan
Distributed by: Good Smile Company
Ages: 6 and up.

Well, I think that’s all for the short review. The first run of Moekana is sold out. From the post in Dannychoo.com, they’re currently in the process of printing a second run. So, if you haven’t got one, mind to check these site before it’s too late XD.

Where to buy

Thanks for reading this post, have fun learning Japanese!

For more information of Moekana series, do mind check the source site below here.

Source: Dannychoo

P.S: Just for info, I also run my own Facebook page at Avalonexa which will cover my photos and portfolio. Do mind check it out if you like. Thanks~

PH: Ozine Fest 2012

August — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 10:46:55 +0000

What: Ozine Fest 2012

Where: 5TH Floor Building B, SM Megamall Megatrade Halls

When: April 13-15 from 10:00 A.M to 9:00 P.M.

Ticket Price: 100 Philippine Peso / per day

Ozine Fest is an annual anime convention organized by the editorial committee of Otakuzine Anime Magazine, a local anime magazine published in the Philippines by PSICOM Publishing, Inc. The event features mainstream activities such as cosplay competition, exhibition booths, band tournament and art contests.

This year expect even more events and a lot more prizes. Hang out to the different Gakuensai and Matsuri Areas and after that go and try out the different dishes being served the maids and butlers of cafe while you listen to anime song sang by the different guest band performing live.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ojf397o6ZLA

Contest:
Anime Figure Photo Shoot

Art Contests:

Individual
Group

Battle of the Bands

Cosplay Competition:

Individual
Group

Karaoke Contest

Gaming Tournament – see free game demos of playstation 3 games like Hatsune Miku Project Diva and Gundam Dynasty. They will also be having tournaments for BlazBlu, Marvel Capcom 3, and Street Fighter x Tekken.

League of Legends
Console Gaming

Others
Anime Toys Display
Gundam Building Contest
Indie Artists

Stage Activities:

Auction:

Anime Figures
Anime Tarpaulins

Eating Contest:

CC Pizza Eating
Naruto Ramen Eating
Yakult Drinking Contest
Mirmo Choco Contest

Guest Bands:

Asian Chicken Fest
Do’ahou
Haponesang Dilat
Himitsu Heiki
Moonspeak
PPF All-Star
Stigma of Disgrace
Trance

On-Ground Events:

Gakuensai - School Festival-inspired area wherein the booths will be decorated similar to how School Festivals in most anime series are done.

Horror Booth
Fortune Telling
Yakisoba Kiosk
Choco Banana Kiosk
Souvenir Shop

Matsuri Area - Play games, eat food, and enjoy this area. This area is dedicated to Japanese matsuri enthusiasts.

Gold Fish Scooping
Yakult Drinking Contest
Mirmo Choco Contest

For more info visit:

http://www.ozinefest.com/

Pepsi NEX x BLUE ROSE

tueac — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 13:49:47 +0000

Here’s a deal~ If you are in Japan from today onwards to the 2nd of April, when you buy a Pepsi Nex zero, you will get a card with some digits on it~

Enter the digits into this website and your can get yourself some stuff~ Like a wall paper for your PC or Handphone~

Or you can accumulate 2 of this cards and enter a lucky draw to win 100 Chibi-arts figurine~

Quite a good deal, no?

The website is here.

Happy Valentine day!

stupidhing — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 23:55:28 +0000

Hi! Is been a while since i post again! This time it will be a short post just wishing all of you out there a Happy Valentine Day! Even you are single does not mean you can’t celebrate right? Well i still young but i kinda like an anime character very much! Kirino!

Well nothing much i just bring my Kirino out to Pizza Hut,people say i crazy,well i am a ~~crazy~~ otaku that for sure.

I didn’t took quite well in this picture,look…i was shy bringing a figure out and with everyone starting to look at me haha XD

Kirino’s slice,she needs to eat you know!

Well that all,and one final time Happy Valentine’s day!

Editor note: You are not crazy, I have done crazier things like doing a photoshoot at a Macdonalds and I don’t think I’m crazy. So don’t think too much and just enjoy the time with Kirino~

Happy Valentine’s Day~

avalonexa — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 07:56:49 +0000

Happy Valentine’s day everyone! Congrats to people who celebrate it and for single people like me who alone right now, don’t lose hope. I made myself a present, well just for photoshot actually and I will share it with you~

Anyone wonder what’s inside the box? Let’s open it.

it’s a flower! No, no, this isn’t the present

Do you see what I see? a hand?

On behalf of Ani-Culture.net’s crews,

Happy Valentine’s Day!

WonderFestival 2012 part 2

Xenoedge — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 04:55:25 +0000

This is a continuation from the previous post. Featured here will be Figmas and Figurines. Now enjoy.

Quite a bit of pics in here since this is a combined gallery of figmas and figurines.

This is all i have managed to dig up so far but do keep a lookout on other websites and blogs as they will also be showing more of it. Thats all from me today. See you soon.

WonderFestival 2012 part 1

Xenoedge — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 04:52:47 +0000

Figurine lovers rejoice! Today is the day of Wonder Festival 2012[Winter] where everything and anything figurine related is showcased.

Wonder Festival or Wonfes is an event where figurine making companies come together to showcase their upcoming products and projects for the year. I will be splitting up into 2 post. Pretty image intensive if I did it all in 1 post. So it would be 1 for nendroids or nendo itself and 1 for figmas and figurine. I am sorry if i am unable to cover all the figurines shown for the event.
For this post i will be showing the Nendo that is upcoming for the year. Enjoy.

Also, do look out for my part 2 later on.

Revoltech Takeya: Temonten Releases~ And it looks good!

tueac — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:38:56 +0000

This is a short one.

The first from the Revoltech Takeya series is released on the 1st of Feb and to much acclaim with figurine Enthusiasts testing out it’s pose-ability, looks and even bringing it to visit the temple.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4uQkKe1zio

From the video above you would have seen how pose-able this figure is along with how accurate it’s looks is.

The Tamonten figure is now on sale at most major retailers in Akihabara. The next in the series will be Komokuten on the 1st of April 2012.

For more pictures you can visit the source below,
Source: AkibaBlog | 2ch News
Site: http://www.kaiyodo.co.jp/revoltech/takeya.html

Figure Friday!

stupidhing — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:35:29 +0000

Hello everyone,it’s been a long time since i posted something.

How are you guys doing?

As you can see the title is “Figure Friday”, well i’m always doing this at my fan club, since i hope to at least post some figures on Friday. But lately I’ve been busy.

Nendoroid Petite Racing Miku Set 2011 Ver. – GSC
A new type of racing miku which includes Luka and Rin, and not to mention a cute little racing car too. It is up for pre order and i already got mine, it costs 3,800 Yen, for miku fans out there, this is a must!

Mikumo #03 Original Collection Romeo and Cinderella – Hobby Stock
Another Hatsune Miku up for pre order! From the many site, I have seen,this is the most popular one.

Size: body100 (mm) depth of about 100 × 95 × side.Not to mention a Cinderella glass shoe included

Fate/stay night – Saber Lily-san Plastic Kit – Kotobukiya

Last but not least, just up for pre order few days ago,Saber Lilly!

I personally like this very much,Saber Lilly comes in a set with changeable faces, armor and of course her sword, Excalibur.

This cost around 3,360 Yen,so hurry up before pre order is close! You can’t miss a cute Saber Lilly that is for sale!

I think that is all i will write, sorry if i didn’t provide more information, will work on it next time, hope this article Figure Friday interests you!

See you guys next time!

Editor Note(Tueac): Pre-order for the above items are now open at a few online stores like Toycoin, KKnM, Hobbysearch, Ami Ami and etc.