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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/

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.

Figurine Update: Before the year ends~

avalonexa — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 09:49:40 +0000

It’s been a while everyone XD. New year is just around the corner, yet many things have to be done. Currently, even thou I’m on vacation but with lots of works, I can’t even rest or play at all.

Recent loot of mine XD a little sneak peak of the next post I'm going to write.

Btw, it’s been a while since we talked about figure, so let’s talk some figure news! XD Before the new year comes and many other figurines got release, then I’ll never ever finish this post XD.

One of the most exciting figure for this month is,

Photo by GSCMikatan

Saber and Saber Motored Cuirassier! XD

It’s an awesome figure of Saber with her bike from Fate/Zero which aired this fall. The show is famous! And season 1 just ended and with season 2 planned for spring. Well let’s talk more about the figure itself XD.

In Fate/Zero, Saber is known for wearing a black tight suit which is pretty cool yet have it’s own charm. This figure portraited her charm pretty damn well! So sexy! XD.

The bike is based on Yamaha’s V-MAX which is huge compared with the small posture of saber, giving you a contrasting feel when seeing them in action. The bike’s design is created by Namaniku Attakai, character designer from Nitroplus!.

Saber and Saber Motored Cuirassier’s pre-order is already opened since 22 December and to be released in May 2012 with a price of 13,800円 (including tax) so grab it fast, before it’s too late!

P.S. do check the GSC site at below for more info and photo.

Let’s see if I have any other news~

Nendoroid Petit Puella Magi Madoka Magica set was announced many moons ago and scheduled to be released next month.

Like always, there is a secret petit included and I’m wondering who will become the secret. It could be a side character, or another form of the characters, or even a villain? For anyone who’s wondering, I’ll give you the answer XD.

Photo from Oda-P's Twitter

It’s Madoka’s Goddess version which appeared at the last episode of the series!

Madoka’s Goddess version is a matured version of Madoka after making a contract with QB and defeated Witches. She is rendered wearing a long dress with a long hair, so ladylike XD.

So if you are a real fan of the Madoka Magica series, this set is a must get! The Kawaii Mahou Shoujo-tachi will help make your day even better XD.

Looking at cute girls is always refreshing~ XD so I still have 2 more to go!

Photo by GSCMikatan

Nendoroid Sana Inui is also announced recently!

She is a very active girl from the Mashiroiro Symphony series. A very cute nendoroid with lovely smile and cute hands creating a heart shape, making your heart beats faster! Mashiroiro’s mascot, Pannya is also included.

She’s scheduled to be released in May 2012 like Saber with a price tag of 3500 yen. For me, I’ll be ordering her asap when my regular shop start her pre-order.

And the last one for today is….

Left to Right: Ohana, Minko, Nako, Yuina - Photo from Nekomagic

Ohana and friends from Hanasaku Iroha Beach Queens Ver. series by Wave!

Hanasaku Iroha is one of my favorite anime this year and I think it’s pretty well known too.

But I never thought that Wave would throw all the heroines at us in one short. These figures are from Beach Queens series and is scheduled to be released in July 2012 with a price tag of 3800 yen.

By looking at the prototype, I think Nako is the one that interested me the most, having the best body sculpture (I think I have a similar taste with Neko Magic’s GGT).

I do love Nako in the series so might be kinda biased actually but these girls have their own charm! So pick your own type or just snatch all of them! Afterall they are lovely girls in their ‘battle’ suit (Trust me, the Beach is a battlefield).

I think that’s all I can write today, do want to write much more. Do you find figure news interesting? Do you want us to provide figurine news regularly?

Do mind telling us so we can improve it next year! Thanks for reading.

Source: GSCMikatan’s english blog, Neko Magic and Nendonesia

Merry Xmas Everybody! XD

avalonexa — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 04:56:45 +0000

Xmas is near so to share the joy, I went shopping and bought some stuffs! XD

Not really plenty but for a small set it’s quite decent i think XD

I bought a small X’mas tree to boost mood at home, it ended up pretty nice on my messy desk. I don’t have the time to clean it up recently but stuff keep piling up. Btw, The tree is around 40cm in height.

Added some Nendoroid Petit for another mood boost!

I think it’s really working! XD 1000% cuter than before!! XD

Another thing that’s famous during X’mas is Santa! but after thinking for a while, displaying a chubby old man with red fluffy suit is a bit boring.

Let’s ask the girls instead!! All you need is a Santa Hat.

While shopping I found these cute Santa hat hairpins which looked perfect for nendoroids, and snatched it away like ninja! (Of cos, i paid for it legally at the cashier).

Cut the bottom hairpin part to get a small Santa hat.

Found a cushion inside, pulled it out and that’s it! Santa hat getto~ XD.

Sadly, it’s not big enough for regular sized nendoroids but still looks cute right? XD

Now, preparing the final set.

Merry X’mas everybody! XD

This year sure is a blast! Thank you for visiting our site, love you guys always. Merry Xmas, hohoho~XD

Oh! You better watch out, You better not cry, You better not pout, I’m telling you why… Santa Mirai is coming to town~XD