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		<title>1/10 Kagami Hiragi PVC [Beach Queens Ver.]</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:15:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Together with the kawaii figure of 1/10 Konata Izumi PVC [Beach Queens Ver.], Wave Corp is also releasing Kagami from Lucky☆Star wearing a very cute bikini with star prints.

She is scheduled for release in August ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Together with the kawaii figure of <a title="1/10 Konata Izumi PVC [Beach Queens Ver.]" rel="bookmark" href="http://www.alafista.com/2010/02/09/konata-izumi-pvc-beach-queens-ver/" target="_blank">1/10 Konata Izumi PVC [Beach Queens Ver.]</a>, Wave Corp is also releasing Kagami from Lucky☆Star wearing a very cute bikini with star prints.</p>
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<p>She is scheduled for release in August 2010 and will be retailing for 3,990 yen. Interested folks can place your preorders with <a title="Hiragi Kagami Beach Queens Ver. (PVC Figure)  SAL Small Packet" href="http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10109536" target="_blank">Hobby Search</a>, <a title="Hobby Link Japan" href="http://www.hlj.com/index.html" target="_blank">Hobby Link Japan</a> or <a title="[Lucky Star] BEACH QUEENS Hiiragi Kagami QUEENS " href="http://www.otacute.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&amp;cPath=1_6&amp;products_id=4362" target="_blank">Otacute</a>.</p>
<p>Personally I prefer Kagami because her bikini is really cute with the star prints on it. But you gotta get Konata as well because this pose of Konata hugging Kagami is just pure win:</p>
<p><img src="http://alafista.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/images/february10/082.jpg" alt="http://alafista.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/images/february10/082.jpg" /></p>
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		<title>1/10 Konata Izumi PVC [Beach Queens Ver.]</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:09:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alafista</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wave Corp has announced preorder for a new figure from their Beach Queens lineup, and this time it is the kawaii Konata from the anime series Lucky☆Star.

She is scheduled for release in August 2010 and ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Wave Corp has announced preorder for a new figure from their Beach Queens lineup, and this time it is the kawaii Konata from the anime series Lucky☆Star.</p>
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<p>She is scheduled for release in August 2010 and will be retailing for 3,990 yen. Interested folks can place your preorders with <a title="Izumi Konata Beach Queens Ver. (PVC Figure)" href="http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10109534" target="_blank">Hobby Search</a>, <a title="Hobby Link Japan" href="http://www.hlj.com/index.html" target="_blank">Hobby Link Japan</a> or <a title="[Lucky Star] BEACH QUEENS Izumi Konata" href="http://www.otacute.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&amp;cPath=1_6&amp;products_id=4361" target="_blank">Otacute</a>.</p>
<p>Wave Corp will also be producing a lovely figure of Kagami so that you can place them together as such:</p>
<p><img title="1/10 Konata Izumi PVC [Beach Queens Ver.]" src="http://alafista.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/images/february10/079.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="604" /></p>
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		<title>Goodbye Samurai Sentai Shinkenger</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:52:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alafista</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The final episode 49 of Samurai Sentai Shinkenger [侍戦隊シンケンジャー] was aired last weekend and it provided a splendid conclusion to the series. I must say that amongst the many super sentai series that I&#8217;ve watched, ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The final episode 49 of Samurai Sentai Shinkenger [侍戦隊シンケンジャー] was aired last weekend and it provided a splendid conclusion to the series. I must say that amongst the many super sentai series that I&#8217;ve watched, this is definitely one of the best!!</p>
<p><img title="Goodbye Samurai Sentai Shinkenger" src="http://alafista.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/images/february10/077.jpg" alt="http://alafista.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/images/february10/077.jpg" width="500" height="277" /></p>
<p>In particular, I liked the scene where they appeared without their henshin and fought the Ayakashi before transforming and facing off Doukoku. The final fight in their Samuraihaoh was very touching as well.</p>
<p>Not only the actors and actresses were great, I particularly liked the theme of samurai spirit and comradeship that were portrayed in this series. I&#8217;m sure going to miss the show, but I also look forward to seeing the new Tensou Sentai Goseiger [天装戦隊ゴセイジャー] which airs this Sunday 14 Feb 2010. In particular do lookout for pink ranger who is being played by the lovely Rika Satoh.</p>
<p>And for those that are curious about the conclusion, here the raw final episode that was onto youtube:</p>
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		<title>Wanfesu 2010 Winter: GSC’s 100th Nendoroid is Mickey Mouse!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 04:44:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Goodsmile Company announced their 100th Nendoroid, and no one would have expected that it would be Mickey Mouse!

Image Source: Amiami Blog
Anyway Nendoroid Mickey is scheduled to be release in the summer. However I shudder at ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Goodsmile Company announced their 100th Nendoroid, and no one would have expected that it would be Mickey Mouse!</p>
<p><img title="Wanfesu 2010 Winter: GSC's 100th Nendoroid is Mickey Mouse! [Image Source: Amiami Blog]" src="http://alafista.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/images/february10/076.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="753" /></p>
<p>Image Source: <a href="http://blog.amiami.com/amiblo/" target="_blank">Amiami Blog</a></p>
<p>Anyway Nendoroid Mickey is scheduled to be release in the summer. However I shudder at the thought that they would release his friends Goofy, Pluto and Donald. LOL</p>
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		<title>Today’s Japan Photo: Kenroku-en 兼六園</title>
		<link>http://www.alafista.com/2010/02/09/todays-japan-photo-kenroku-en/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:38:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alafista</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Japan]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Apart from building magnificent castles, Japanese are also very good at landscaping and creating beautiful gardens. For Today&#8217;s Japan Photo, we will take a look at Kenroku-en 兼六園, one of the Three Great Gardens of ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Apart from building magnificent castles, Japanese are also very good at landscaping and creating beautiful gardens. For <a href="http://www.alafista.com/category/japan/todays-japan-photo/" target="_blank">Today&#8217;s Japan Photo</a>, we will take a look at Kenroku-en 兼六園, one of the Three Great Gardens of Japan.</p>
<p><a title="Kenrokuen Garden, Japan by MissDaisy44, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/madcityjudy/3901098967/"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2442/3901098967_74b5d9c26e.jpg" alt="Kenrokuen Garden, Japan" width="500" height="361" /></a></p>
<p>The photo was taken by flickr user <a title="Link to MissDaisy44's photostream" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/madcityjudy/" target="_blank">MissDaisy44</a>, and we get to see the lovely garden during winter. The snow-covered garden feels so pristine covered in beautiful white snow.</p>
<p>Here&#8217;s a little more background info on Kenroku-en [兼六園]:</p>
<blockquote><p>Kenroku-en [兼六園] located in Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan, is an old private garden developed from the 1620s to 1840s by the Maeda clan, the daimyo who ruled the former Kaga Domain.</p>
<p>Along with Kairaku-en and Koraku-en, Kenroku-en is one of the Three Great Gardens of Japan. It is open year-round during daylight hours and famous for its beauty in all seasons; an admission fee is charged.</p>
<p>The garden is located outside the gates of Kanazawa Castle where it originally formed the outer garden, and covers 114,436.65 m² (over 25 acres). It began in 1676 when the 5th lord Maeda Tsunanori moved his administration to the castle and began to landscape a garden in this vicinity. This garden was, however, destroyed by fire in 1759. Its restoration was begun in 1774 by the 11th lord Harunaga, who created the Emerald Waterfall (Midori-taki) and Yugao-tei, a teahouse. Improvements continued in 1822 when the 12th lord Narinaga created the garden&#8217;s winding streams with water drawn from the Tatsumi Waterway. The 13th lord Nariyasu subsequently added more streams and expanded the Kasumi Pond. With this, the garden&#8217;s current form was complete. The garden was opened to the public on May 7, 1874.</p></blockquote>
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		<title>Wanfesu 2010 Winter: Bayonetta Cosplayer</title>
		<link>http://www.alafista.com/2010/02/09/wanfesu-2010-winter-bayonetta-cosplayer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:14:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alafista</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Its been quite some time since I completed the action game Bayonetta on my PS3. At last weekend&#8217;s Wonder Festival 2010 Winter, this lovely lady was spotted cosplaying as Bayonetta outside the exhibition halls.



Source: AkibaBlog
While ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Its been quite some time since I completed the action game Bayonetta on my PS3. At last weekend&#8217;s Wonder Festival 2010 Winter, this lovely lady was spotted cosplaying as Bayonetta outside the exhibition halls.</p>
<p><img title="Wanfesu 2010 Winter: Bayonetta Cosplayer [Image Source: AkibaBlog]" src="http://alafista.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/images/february10/073.jpg" alt="http://alafista.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/images/february10/073.jpg" width="500" height="500" /></p>
<p><img title="Wanfesu 2010 Winter: Bayonetta Cosplayer [Image Source: AkibaBlog]" src="http://alafista.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/images/february10/074.jpg" alt="http://alafista.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/images/february10/074.jpg" /></p>
<p><img title="Wanfesu 2010 Winter: Bayonetta Cosplayer [Image Source: AkibaBlog]" src="http://alafista.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/images/february10/075.jpg" alt="http://alafista.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/images/february10/075.jpg" width="500" height="700" /></p>
<p>Source: <a title="ワンダーフェスティバル 2010[冬] コスプレ" href="http://blog.livedoor.jp/geek/archives/50987279.html" target="_blank">AkibaBlog</a></p>
<p>While she doesn&#8217;t have the equivalent hot body proportions of Bayonetta, I still think she does bear some degree of resemblance to her from the side.</p>
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