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Batman Arkham Asylum Limited Edition

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 22:43:15 -0500

Went to the midnight release at my local Gamestop and picked up my pre-ordered copy of Batman Arkham Asylum Limited Edition for the Playstation 3. It comes with:

Batarang on stand
leather jacket
art book
"doctor's manual" containing a guide to all the inmates at Arkham
and a huge Batsignal shaped case for all the goodies.

Currently installing the game now on my PS3, can't wait to start kicking bad guy's ass as the terror of the night, the Dark Knight! Also, there is a Play as the Joker add-on that is a PS3 exclusive that sounds really cool. Will have to try that after the main campaign.

Figure Boredom Episode 7

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 22:03:08 -0500

Here's the link: http://pacthesis.deviantart.com/art/Figure-Boredom-Episode-7-134654174

THIS. IS. THE. LONGEST. FIGURE. BOREDOM. EPISODE. EVER.
For now anyways. Most of them go around 50 slides, but this one goes over 70.

P.S.
If you have never ever played Phoenix Wright, then you most likely will not understand the parody in this episode...

Megahouse Nose Art Ranka

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 21:53:06 -0500

the beautiful Ranka Lee in Nose Art Form! I'm loving this figure and while i've heard people not like the color scheme i'm loving the alternate colors for Ranka! see more pictures and my whole review at my site Howagirlfigures.com

Daily Dolphins - 8

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 21:32:36 -0500

It is 8 right?? Anyway, seriosuly I have no idea who this guy is, his name is Ryo Nishikido?? And from what i gather I thinnk hes a singer~

So seriosuly I need requests because unlike Eyes which I have an archive to go to, I just wing it each day for Dolphins~

Please post requests if you would like this to continue ;)

Daily Eyes - 21

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 21:29:49 -0500

Eeek, it gets confusing I thought I was only on post 18 ..but I'm on 21 O_o amazing how time flys already 3 weeks since this here, lil old post started

Wooh, Landed a job :D xDD, Requested by coffeebug the lovely Ayumi Kinoshita, I actually have picture of her but didn't know that this was her name, My picture just say hot japanese idol xDD

So anyway here are her stats~

Name: 木下あゆ美
Name (romaji): Kinoshita Ayumi
Birthdate: 1982-Dec-13
Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan
Height: 162
Blood type: AB
Talent agency: Stardust

And remember if you would like to request, please do~

Hot Toys Iron Man Mark II

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 20:55:50 -0500

I have always admire all those Hot Toys 12″ from a far, marvel at their incredible details but never really though about owning one. Well that was until I saw Hot Toys Iron Man 12″ action figure, man does it looks good. I actually wanted to get the Mark III version but that was quite hard to find, so I decided to check out the Mark II. I somehow find myself liking the chrome color Iron Man rather than the hot rod red Iron Man and so here I am with my first Hot Toys action figure ^^.

Full review and more photos at my blog

Chibi Miku 208

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 20:42:11 -0500

One more Chibi Miku before this version of DC.com goes down? Here we go! Looks like FL-chan decides to hire instead of getting Haku to work for her all the time ^^;

Panel 1: The next day (Narration box)

Panel 2: On sign

Part-timer urgently wanted!!
Hourly pay: 900 yen ~
Working hours: negotiable
(Requirements)
Bright, energetic individual with morale.
Fancy Shop FL

Panel 3: Kyupon (Sound of pen cap removal XD)

Panel 4: Same as panel 2, except Chibi Miku wrote "Does not fall down" in red ^^;

Image and translation from Safebooru. Oh and people who have read ahead, do keep quiet on what happens next. We'll keep it a surprise for those who haven't seen it ;)

2 Years and 10,000 Comments Later...

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 20:26:40 -0500

So before the previous version of DannyChoo.com gets taken down, I'll post this... even though my two year here isn't until the 31st.

I'm glad I found Danny's site that reflected on a lot of my tastes. I was surrounded by a few friends who knew anime, but not as much as the people in DC.com. And initially I started browsing around here because I can see what new anime is coming out the next season and other things. I was very behind on all sorts of anime news back then because I was playing World of Warcraft almost 16 hours a day!

As my urge to play WoW starts to wane I started to drift to this site... I may not have commented right away but, I started to get into it and now it is my new WoW. Thankfully it doesn't keep me in front of the computer for 16 hours a day which opened up my social life a little bit. Not too mention it doesn't require as much attention and commitment as WoW.

I began with my first comment... In that comment I wanted to make an interesting reply and maybe even show what I am into. But more and more comments keep coming and coming as more interesting news keep showing up! And I can't help but comment on anything interesting that I see, which didn't help when Member News/Stuff started! XD

After 2 years and 10,000 comments later, I can't really say anything too reflective like Tenrou. I am what I am and I don't have too much depth in my character, so my emotion is pretty much on the surface which is reflected in all of my comments. Ok maybe I tone myself down, but in reality that's how I really am.

So what do I do now? Retire? Go back to WoW? Start Diablo III or The Old Republic? Who knows... but for now this is where my comments go. I fell behind a few weeks ago but that never stopped me from commenting on anything interesting I saw here and I'll keep doing that unless something takes me away from all of this. And now I'm starting to rant and may incur the wrath of the "TL;DR"... So let's leave it at that. XD

Before I finish my rant though... What made you start commenting on any of these posts here on DannyChoo.com or Figure.fm? And if you are a serial commenter; why do you keep commenting?

BONUS: OVER 9000! (I wonder if Danny will increase the comment count ^^;)

K-ON Kuji full prize list

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 19:53:22 -0500

With regards to previous posting, here are the full prizes for the K-ON kuji.

Scans from 'Toy-world (HK)'

Pervert Loli CAPTURED

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 19:29:43 -0500

Huhu~~ look who i got yesterday~
lovely hair i can say!
i'll be getting Kuro-chan and Mimi-chan too thou~
hope i'm rich enough tat time.. =3=

more photos here in my blog : http://cottondream.blogspot.com/2009/08/pervert-loli-captured.html

Where games really come from

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 19:26:04 -0500

Back before we had all this hi-tech jazz, games were crafted by mastersmiths in workshops all over the world~

Hit the link for more pictures

Bandai Collectors 170mm Nu Gundam Bust Display

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 18:44:55 -0500

From upcoming issue of Dengeki Magazine October 2009.
Limited item? New product line? Have to wait for more details.

Scans from 'cybergundam'

Chogokin Hatsune Miku

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 18:26:49 -0500

I hope this news is a joke. Full Metal Miku ?!
Ok, if this materialised, who will be getting it? Miku Fans or Chogokin collectors???

Dragon Ball Online

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 17:33:33 -0500

Above we see a recent press conference in progress for the upcoming Dragon Ball Online MMORPG as it is finally nearing completion.
Recently, an official trailer has finally been released:

If you'd like to learn a little bit more about the game and it's story, check my blog post here on Run Around Kazu:
http://runaroundkazu.blogspot.com/2009/08/dragon-ball-online.html

Japanese highspeed steam train

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 15:33:52 -0500

Behold: a true engineering masterpiece from the past: the world fastest narrowgauge steam locomotive.

Yes, that's right. Japan owns the fastest narrowgauge steam locomotive. It's named JNR C62 and was built to run the Tsubame express on the Tōkaidō Main Line line (Tokyo-Osaka). In a way you can say that it was the Shinkansen of it's days. This is the biggest steam locomotive ever built in Japan.

A few numbers to give an idea of how huge this really is:
Length: 21,5 metres
Height: 4 metres
Width: I failed to find this but pixel counting in a picture gave me an estimate of 2,7-2,8 metres, which I guess isn't far off. Japan uses big narrowgauge trains.
Weight: 145 tons
I suspect that 総重量 means the weight of the locomotive, which is 89 tons and then the fully loaded tender would be 56 tons. The number radio fits other locomotives and 50-60 tons tenders were common.

Wheel arrangement: 4-6-4 Hudson or 2C2 (3 names telling the same thing)
Wheel size: 1,75 metres in diameter (add the height of the rail and imagine the size compared to people standing next to it!)

Boiler pressure: 16 kg/cm² (228 PSI or 15,7 bar). This is a high grade boiler as most boilers couldn't handle more than 12 kg/cm²

Fuel: (I couldn't find this so I state the numbers from a 55 tons tender since it's likely very close)
Coal: 6,5 tons
Water: 25 tons
Note: this is not even close to last from Tokyo to Osaka. It had to refuel several times to get there! I suspect they switched engines along the way to allow time to proper checkups and adding lube, which had to be done several times a day.

C62 was built in 1948-1949 and was used until 1973.

The record holder of 129 km/h (80 MPH) is C62 17 and this particular locomotive is on display today somewhere in Nagoya. I haven't figured out the specific location and based on pictures it appears that it's outside. This is really sad as steam locomotives deteriorate really fast when exposed to rain when they are cold. When they are hot the force through the funnel (chimney) is so strong that it keeps the water out so they can drive in rain.

So why this post all of a sudden. Well I read this survey and it turned out that there are twice as many Tetsudou (train otaku) here than idol otaku. That gave me the idea to make this post to see what happens because we have way more idol posts than train posts ^^

Picture: C62 2
More info:
Wikipedia - Japanese. The English article is fairly short
Steam Locomotive C62 Museum - I haven't attempted decoding... err reading this, but I suspect they tell you how to find the preserved ones.

A new kind of keyboard

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 14:47:29 -0500

Great idea no ? http://kyotoanimation.shop-pro.jp/?pid=14285622 has just make it real, a keyboard with your favorite anime caracters ^^

I only want to share this with you ^^ See You Soon :)

Taiga on the beach

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 13:47:36 -0500

Haven't upload stuff here for a bit ^^;/ This time we bring U my Taiga MDD (mini dollfie dream) custom out and about ^^/ I think some people were looking and staring/talking around me when I take pix but I kinda tuned them out ^^; People were more freaked out about blythe dolls actually so I got used to it :P

A few moar pix on figure.fm and some extra details mai broggu :D

Luxeed Dynamic Pixel LED Keyboard

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 13:43:33 -0500

I was browsing through a website when I came across this...

(The following is taken directly from ThinkGeek.com I did not write it.)

Sure we've seen illuminated keyboards before, but then we saw the Luxeed Dynamic Pixel LED Keyboard and stopped looking. With 430 LEDs the Luxeed is capable of individually lighting each key in your choice of color. What's more it can do some amazing tricks like an animated rainbow across all the keys, or make each key light when you press it. You get four "preset" buttons above the arrow keys you can use to instantly choose between different customizable lit skin presets. Set-up a glowing skin for your favorite game with different colors to indicate each key action... or create illuminated patterns and designs. Hey, the Luxeed doesn't have a tiny screen on each key like the legendary Optimus Maximus, but it's a hell of a lot cheaper.

Pick your Luxeed flavor of black or white. The keys of the white Luxeed have a semi-transparent look and light up more brightly than the black. However the black Luxeed has a stylish treatment with only the letters being illuminated. Both keyboards look the best in dim lighting of course. Optionally you can pick up the matching numeric keypad to match your Luxeed, but we do warn you that the keypad is functional only, its keys do not light up. Gotcha?

Here is a video of it in action.
(Sadly I don't know how to post it directly so here is a link you the video.) T_T
Luxeed Dynamic Pixel LED Keyboard

The price is currently $149.99 thanks to a sale, but it's original price is $199.99
ThinkGeek.com

Noel BlazBlue Fan Art

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 12:08:00 -0500

This isn’t the first time I’ve done fan-art. But this is the first time I’ve tried to make fan-art look like official art. While it’s not quite to par with official art, I’d say I come fairly close.
Here's a youtube video time lapse of turning the sketch into the finished piece:

Check out the sketches as well as some details on it from my website: http://radiantdreamer.wordpress.com/2009/08/23/noel-vermillion-blazblue-fan-art/

LOsT In TrAnsLatioN

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 11:20:03 -0500

Ummm, let's see.....If Haruhi doesn't know the meaning of that, then we are sure to be in another "ENDLESS 8" loop again.....NOOOOOOOOOOO.....0.0...i'm still traumatized by it.

Anyway I was wondering,......With soooooo many people from around the world here in DC.COM, there must be at least a hundred if not more people who can read Japanese..

So my little request or plea for a little help is:

"Would anyone be interested in helping me to translate a couple of short Japanese magazine articles??"

I have scan the pages (about 10 pages) and now all i need is someone to help me understand what it means....This is for a project of mine which is still in development.

Do post a reply if you are interested in helping me..."Onegaishimasu"

Domo Arigato Gozaimasu in advance Minna san.......

Monday Moe Musume - Dolls

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 10:20:27 -0500

Oissu, denizens of Dannychoo..

Today at Monday Moe Musume, we have a special double feature which is being co-written by comrade Belgarion. We'll be covering a rather niche archetype which has been rather limitedly portrayed in anime and manga but has always made a splash when ever it's brought up; Dolls. But what makes this little niche archetype special is usually how they're often portrayed, which is most often than not as the precious beings that they are for something about they carry, their purpose or, simply just, their being.

So to give a backgrounder on the relationship most protagonists end up having with the so-called "Dolls" archetype, only one word sums it up: "Ojou". By definition, it literally means "princess". Commonly though in anime and manga, Ojou or "Ojou-sama" as they are addressed are rich, are treated high up in the social order and highly respected. I'll be expounding on that on a future post, and so you may ask, what "Ojou-sama" has to do with Dolls? Well it's how they are treated. Particularly when the story revolves around them. Take for example Chii from Chobits. She is most often than not babied by Hideki, not that he has much of a choice, but you get the idea.

Ok, so now you ask, what makes a doll? For that, I turn you over to comrade Belgarion.

(″･ิ_･ิ)っ (｡◕‿‿◕｡)[Insert cheesy introduction here] d^_^b

The subject of the Doll archetype is an extremely vast and interesting one. It can hardly be described with just a few sentences and frankly said, it would be a shame to try and do so here.

This particular archetype does not see enough attention in modern day anime, if anywhere, most unfortunatelly. Only a few series dare feature them, be it as a main, secondary, round, or flat character. Although in the rare cases when they appear, for one reason or another, for the whole part fail to disappoint.

To not misunderstand the archetype we are featuring, a few examples and differences must be made and pointed out, as to make a difference between the Rozen Maiden Dolls and say Yin from Darker Than Black, to name a pair.

The one we are focusing on looks less like a Doll on the outside, but more a Doll on the inside. The whole concept of the Doll we are going to closely analyze, is that of an artificial human, designed to obey everything their master commands. Once nothing but a dream of robots doing everyday chores and homework instead of you, seen everywhere in early science fiction, has in these cases gained a human look, and something else we are going to stop on further down....

A common mistake is to link the emotionless, quiet girl archetype with the Doll one. A good example for that would be Ayanami Rei and Nagato Yuki, from Evangelion and The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya respectively. To steer clear of spoilers, we will analyze only Yuki , who despite having a lot of the common traits, carries no Doll "personality " if you will. As the series progresses, it becomes clear that in spite her lack of apparent feelings and emotions, Yuki is a warm, caring and kind-hearted girl. It could be said that Yuki and Asakura are inversions of this trope. Yuki appears emotionless and coldly logical, while her inner workings are clearly fighting in the other direction.

The above is, however not entirely true, if looked at through a different prospective. If we take and start comparing Chii in the earlier episodes of Chobits and Nagato Yuki; one of the fundamental differences would be their time being active, if you will. Let us take any arc or series, featuring a Doll from beginning to end (Lets say Chobits, Haruhi Suzumiya and the Darker Than Black 3 episode doll featuring arc) we are sure to notice, that as the story progresses, in all the anime, visual novels, games that I have seen Dolls being featured in, sooner or later, they develop emotions; interests; preferences. All human traits are in a way adapted by the doll, making the archetype a million times more interesting and attractive. In this case, Nagato Yuki has been on standby for a very long time, while Chii has just been activated and knows nothing of the world.(Here is a good spot to take small detour and explain the Difference between a newly activated Doll, and Nia from TTGL, if you will. The similarities would mainly revolve around them both being oblivious to the outside world, and the differences in experience with emotions.) Be it love, hate, or pure interest, the dolls from Haruhi Suzumiya, Time of Eve and Darker than Black, just to name a few, against their original purpose and raison d'être grace the eyes and hearts of all watching and participating - be them 2 or 3 dimensional. So ridding Yuki of the obvious qualities of a Doll that are at hand, might in the end prove to be a matter of perspective...

From there rises one of the infamous society barriers, risen by middle aged people with just enough time in their hands and brain in their heads to waste their time questioning people's preferences and ravaging them from several rights; it is one thing for Dolls to develop human like characteristics, but a whole other matter is how humans respond to them: Love.

The love between people and androids or Dolls, whichever helps your blood pressure stay normal, be it in the fictional, or real world, is a matter most commonly opposed by society. A good example, on a large scale can easily be found in android researching and different coffee brand testing anime Eve no Jikan (mentioned above as Time of Eve). People who are fond of their loving and caring androids, in the case, be it sexually or in a romantic way, are horridly ridiculed by society, marked as low sick scum and the like... (me thinks a point
of comparison would be that of condensed milk - coffeebugg)

Eve no Jikan trailer

In Darker Than Black, Kenji, who wanted to run away with his beloved Doll, believed that he was the only one who could truly make her happy. He had no money, no plan, nothing and would have to run and hide for the rest of his life. He would have problems finding shelter, a job and leaving her alone... But by putting all that behind and believing that the Doll is not a thing or a doll - but a girl., he suddenly, made her more a human than any other for him - she was loved by somebody.

Hate and apathy. Again taking Eve no Jikan for a marvelous example, as well as the above mentioned arc from DTB, we can observe the typical(or should we say original) way for people to treat their Dolls and perhaps all things material. By letting an object take a human form, many are unable to appreciate their true beauty, regard them as a real human being, though in a completely different way. Treating them like cat dump, they augment their self proclaimed self esteem. The very important part to note here, is their human look. Originally their raison d'être, this way of appreciating someone who if loved will love back truly proves to be an eyesore ...

The process of Dolls receiving human like characteristics and then the way humans respond to them is indeed one of the most beautiful in anime history.

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And so.. thanks to comrade Bel for bringing this very interesting topic to light. I for one have never been much knowledgable of such doll archetype, and most often than not nofused them with either the silent ones or the innocent angel types.

Tinkerchel and xBextahx

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 09:18:39 -0500

A testament to how far Japanese culture has spread to foreign lands.

Tinkerchel is a singer/cosplayer who (used to) sing popular Japanese songs while cosplaying and some by request.

Beckii is a talented young dancer from the Isle of Man who dances to Japanese songs.

Both are youtube stars. See a selection of videos from and further information about both here.

Yoko DD Get

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 09:17:12 -0500

My Yoko Dollfie Dream arrived this morning in the mail :D. I decided to snap a picture of her with the Yoko gift figure for size comparison purposes. She joins Kanu, Ryomou, Estel, Rin and Suzumiya which reminds I need to take a new group shot.

A few more pictures of her (and my other DDs) here http://www.flickr.com/photos/pullip_junk/sets/72157613690024799/
I hope to take her out for a proper shoot later on today :D

Crosslight Project Miku Hatsune x Megpoid

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 08:55:34 -0500

(ok I was supposed to sleep a few minutes ago .. but I can't let the day slip without posting this after I saw chanco's work at DA)
http://www.crosslight-project.net/

kz, well known for his Miku's album re:packaged .. did it once again XD
"Crosslight" gives another flavor of excellent Miku songs ^w^

there's one song "Cosmica" that features the voice of Gumi ^w^ .. quite a rival I might say

I hope kz-san would not get tired of releasing this wonderful Miku songs ..

oh yeah 31st is Miku's birthday .. see you guys at http://www.mikufes.jp/ XD !!
don't forget your fanarts and birthday wishes ^w^

album will be out this Wednesday ^w^

Life of Maid 49

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 08:10:19 -0500

Continued from here

Panel 1 - Right Bottle: Waterproof cream (for whatever reason)

Panel 2 - SFX: ga-n! (shock)

Panel 4 - Tube: Wasabi

I wonder if it stings on the skin......... ^^;

Danbooru Link
Visit Colonel Aki's Pixiv

Lonely otaku needs dakimakura

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 07:56:32 -0500

At may times, I assume that dakimakura is a very mysterious thing. Many people thinks these are just body pillow printed with anime character only. For many otaku, its a thing that can settle their feelings and loneliness .

Every time i get to sleep and i fell lonely, she always there, she got a feel of existence , let you to be calm.

So, what's the feeling when hugging your precious dakimakura, do they let you feel save and calm when lonely?

New info for Gundam 00 Next Mission Movie

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 07:10:08 -0500

okay, found this while surfing this morning, information on the New suits for the Gundam 00 movie that is hopefully going to be released next year..

Gundam 00 Quanta, Setsuna’s unit. Exia’s lineage. It has binders and shield on its left shoulder, as weel as numerous Funnels (informal name).

Gundam Harut, Allelujah’s unit. Harut and Marut are two angels mentioned in the Qur’an. The Gundam has a visor like the Astraea and the GN Archer. It can transform.

Gundam Zabaniya, Lyle’s unit. The Zabaaniyah are the gardians of Hell in the Qur’an. Looks like a close-combat unit. It has a slim torso and big legs like the Virtue. It carries a “GN Armor lite” on its back.Main weapon : Double hand gun.

Gundam Raphael, Tieria’s unit. See the Archangel Raphael. It has wired cannons in its fingers (like the Belphegor Gundam) and 4 cannons on its shoulders.

all sounds interesting, but will reserve judgement till the lineart comes out.. Hope for the best!

news form http://superrobotwar.wordpress.com/2009/08/24/gundam-00-movie-mobile-suits/

Persona 3 psp trailer and fanart

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 06:56:26 -0500

My first post lets hope i get this right, i've been in quite the artblock lately, so when the news of the female persona mc came out, i got really excited i made this really fast, it's alitte sloppy hope you don't mind

i don't think anyone has posted the persona 3 for psp trailer, so here it is i find myself very excited about this ^^