Update (May 26, 2016)

Really sorry for not posting the past few months! I was in a drawing mood so all I did then was draw, draw and draw lol. I promise to post new stuff soon! ;A;

In the meantime I would like to reiterate that no one is allowed to use, modify, crop, reprint in any form, repost or redistribute my art that I've posted on my tumblr, pixiv, twitter, instagram. I do not grant permission to repost my art. Due to a recent reposting incident I have now deleted almost all of my anime-related artworks from my deviantart.

Also I was inspired by Hinano-san to blog about my thoughts and feelings with regards to shoujo manga and otome games so I will start writing about them soon as well! ^_^

Art Theft

I've posted this on my tumblr but I'll post it here again. So upsetting that this has to be my first major post of the year. :/

Today I got curious about how people try to find their art/photos that get re-uploaded without credit and randomly went to do a search without expecting anything. But to my utter shock and dismay I found my art of Akura-ou on this website feed thingy (it's not Facebook).

As you can see my watermark is right there (when I watermark my art they usually go by “Akina”, “Shirayuucchi” or “Juaki”). And it was posted way back in May last year without my knowledge, and even worse, with no credit whatsoever. I’ll be honest here. I’ve never believed my art would get taken because it isn’t at all the best in my opinion but apparently this isn’t so.

I don’t know Russian so I can’t understand what the comment is saying and neither do I care what it says because I’m just plain upset right now. (Edit: I used Google translate for the website and I understand what was written now but I honestly don’t care what people think of my works plus that’s not the real problem here) Even if I don’t think my works are up to standard, I put in a lot of effort in what I do and like any other artist, I don’t like it one bit when my works are being used in such a way.

I’m aware that so many works are being stolen on a daily basis but now that I’ve finally fallen victim to this widespread practice, I can fully understand how unbearable it feels when your stuff gets stolen. Even though it may not be as bad as having my art being claimed by another, it’s still art theft, people!

And this is a very, very well-known nagging reminder but some people just turn a blind eye to it. It’s not that they don’t/can’t understand, they just REFUSE to. Social media has developed ways to appreciate people's works in the form of likes/shares/reblogs/retweets so there is no excuse whatsoever when it comes to the issue of re-uploading others' works.

✔ Shares (Facebook)/Reblogs (Tumblr)/ Retweets (Twitter): You SHARE the work from its ORIGINAL SOURCE.

✘ Re-upload: You SAVE the original work and UPLOAD it on your own site, usually without any credit or permission.

Some of my own sites where I’ve uploaded this art of mine:

My Deviantart

My Main Tumblr and reblogged to my Art Tumblr

My Instagram

** If you want my art by all means I allow you to right-click and save them into your computer, BUT PLEASE DO NOT RE-UPLOAD THEM ELSEWHERE WITHOUT ANY FORM OF CREDIT TO ME!!!!!!!!

A reminder to everyone in the creative industry (and to myself as well), please remember to always, always watermark your works. And please watermark them in such a way that art thieves will not be able to get rid of them so easily. Let’s also as a community help each other to alert and report stolen works.

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Adding on.

The comment according to Google translate is critiquing the art. I’m very appreciative of people’s comments and critiques on my works because I want to improve and work harder for my future art. But this doesn’t make me happy at all. In fact it makes me even more upset. Because it was written on a website where my work got re-uploaded instead of on my accounts where I originally posted them. And this isn’t okay at all.

I went to the site's Terms page and this was stated so if I understand my English well, I believe this also means not to re-upload works without permission.

I just did another round of checks because I was feeling uneasy since last night. I found out the same art got uploaded more than twice on the same website, but by different people. Along with all those other stolen works. =__=

This person even used my art in a fanfic of some sort!
Wow I'm soooo happy and proud.
Not. =__=

Please do not support accounts/pages that repost uncredited works!!!!!!!

Please read and share! Thank you! ♥

Happy New Year 2016

It's still January 1st of 2016 in my country so I'd like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a very happy new year!! The past year had been a blast, though it wasn't at all a smooth ride...but I made it out well in the end.

Thank you so much to everyone who was a part of my 2015, making up a part of my experiences, the things I learnt, etc. There're a lot of things I want to do in 2016 and I really hope I can accomplish them all!

Here's to another fulfilling year filled with lots of anime, otome games and drama CDs! Best wishes everyone! 今年もよろしくお願いしますね！^_^

Costest: Nine (Zankyou no Terror)

Hehe so I finally did a costest after so long! I used the new products I bought yesterday and I'm glad to say that I'm satisfied with them. The only thing was that I didn't expect the tip of the gel liner to break off so easily LOL so I ended up having to line my eye using the leftover stump XDD
The Essence BB Cream is pretty good, but my only complaint is that it's kind of stinky (.-.) I still prefer Silkygirl's Magic BB Cream, plus it has a pleasant fragrance X3

I'm costesting Nine from Zankyou no Terror by the way. I'm still not good with the eyeliner so the only thing I'm not satisfied with for this costest are the eyes...cursing the unsteady hand and bad vision (ToT) But I'm really happy that I managed to pull off a guyish makeup! I do think I look quite ikemen LOLOL *slapped*

New cosplay makeup supplies~

As a personal rule, I don't wear makeup (with the exception of BB Cream because heck everybody loves them too). But because I do cosplay, I have to put it on XD So I went shopping for more makeup supplies for cosplay today~ I'll be sharing on the products I bought in this post :3

This is not a product review by the way, because I haven't tried any of them on yet.

Watched Naruto The Last~

I finally got to watch Naruto The Last movie today, and since today's the last day it will be airing in my country, I feel really lucky to be able to catch it on the big screen!! :D

I literally got goosebumps when the original Naruto theme played near the beginning of the movie aaaahhhh I realise I really do love this series after all (even though I never managed to catch up with much of Shippuden www) _(:з｣∠)_

The movie is good, and I just had to bring home with me all the lovely NaruHina feels (TvT) ❤

Happy New Year 2015!!

I'm like three days late LOL orz....

Many eventful things have happened over the past year, both the good and bad. Nevertheless, both have taught me many valuable, important lessons.

I also met many people, made new friends and most importantly, I was given the opportunity to learn about and understand myself as a person. I hope I was able to grow and develop myself into a better person, even for just a little.

Thank you so much to everyone who has been a part of my journey through 2014, and I hope we can continue on together this year and so on.

And while the rest of us celebrate this new year with joy and happiness, let us not forget about those who are grieving. I hope with time and patience, 2015 will heal the pain they hold in their hearts.

My sincere prayers goes out to the victims and their families of Sewol, MH370, MH17, AH5017, GE222, QZ8501, and all the other major disasters that occurred in 2014.

And to everyone else, here's to a blessed, joyous, successful year ahead!
And may 2015 bring more anime, sports anime, seiyuu, otome games, drama CDs, etc etc etc to fangirl, spazz and cry over XD

~Extra: My 2015 New Year Resolutions~

I really can't be bothered coming up with New Year Resolutions because I'm too lazy and I'm the type who can't keep up with all the stuff I wanna do. But I'm gonna list down some stuff that I really, truly hope I can do this year ;A;

- Read more
- Write more
- Draw more anime stuff and sell 'em as keychains and badges or somethin' y'know and then earn some money....
- Take more photos
- Get a DSLR
- Travel overseas
- Help out at animal homes like cats homes, or birds
- Go to KBox/Karaoke lounge
- Cosplay more
- Open a booth at AFA or some other anime con
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Yeah I sure hope I can do all those stuff up there..... ;;;

おめでとーだってばよ！！

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Really impromptu Naruto Tribute doodle while being in a groggy and headachey state so please don't mind any odd perspectives and such ww... (TvT) Plus I can never perfectly draw Naruto's hair, be it short or long LOL.........

But I really wanted to do something to congratulate the end of this amazing series that has been running for 15 years (lol I was only like what, 4 years old when Naruto was first launched? XD)

To Kishimoto-sensei: thank you for creating such a wonderful series that has touched the hearts of billions worldwide. Naruto and friends will always stay right here in our hearts ♥

To Naruto and friends: thank you for all the joy, laughter, sadness, etc you've shared with us. Thank you for teaching us the meaning of never giving up, the importance of friendship and trust, the confidence that it's perfectly okay to be different.

I hope your stories will inspire many for generations to come, just like how they've inspired me. (I have yet to find my nindou though XD)

おめでとーだってばよ！！！＼(^o^)／

放課後オタク買い物！ｗｗｗ

It's been a while since I've gone to Kinokuniya! And lol they revamped the whole place, me and my friend were totally lost at first, but we eventually found our way around www

Bought these lovely goods after school....I'm so happy! All for a little under $50~ :D (bless you Kino Privilege Card)

Actually I went to school but I didn't attend class....because I was sick and wearing a mask, my teacher was like it's ok you can go home if you're not feeling well. I took the opportunity and left class pfffttt *shot*

I WANT MY HOLIDAYS BACK >A<

Happy New Year 2014!

I'm a day late (LOL) but I'd like to wish everyone a very happy new year! Hopefully this year will bring more happiness than the last. Remember to continue doing your best and stay happy, healthy and safe! May 2014 bring more wonderful otome games and drama CDs! Let's continue fangirling together!! ^__^

EDIT: I just realised I've been running this blog for about 2 years already! (;o;) I hope I can continue doing so for this year and the next and so on and so forth! :')

AFA 2013 Goods

Okay finally my vacation is here so I'm able to update for a little bit ヽ(；▽；)ノ

So here are the stuff that I hauled from AFA! Closeups on a different post! (^__^)

Kuroko no Basuke Banpresto chibi set

Gintama DX Figure Oedo Bunkan Vol 2 - Takasugi Shinsuke

Pokemon fan button badges

UtaPri gachapon set, Hakuouki charms & Shingeki no Kyojin dust plugs

Shingeki no Kyojin Eren/Levi pillow

I would have bought more but the stuff there are so expensive! (;A;)

Shinsengumi Kekkonroku Wasurenagusa 4...

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My heart just literally shattered into a trillion tiny pieces and I can't gather them back anymore.
It was already 4+am in the morning by the time the CD ended and I guess my tears led me to sleep because the last thing I remember was staring up blankly at the ceiling after the final track because everything hurt more than it should have. Even though there were parts where I couldn't understand (I need a translation for those), it was still painful.

Hijikata.......... /sobs because right now i just want to hug you and never let you go frick/

Hosoyan too. He did a really great job at this and his voice...the way he portrayed Hijikata's anger and sadness...I just can't (Q__Q) Hijikata has officially become my third favourite in this series (with Heisuke coming as first and Saitou second).

I can't bring myself to explain anything you just have to listen to it yourself...



Now I have to brace myself for Saitou and Heisuke... (T____T)

AFA SG 2013 (Day 2: 9th November)

Okay so I finally got around to writing the posts on AFA (even though the event was like 2 weeks ago??? I'm so sorry I've been really super busy with school lately so I couldn't find time to write proper posts >A<). I'll split the posts into Days 2 and 3 respectively because a lot of things happened over those two days. Also, I will only be writing about the stage events.

Full details under the cut!

Shingeki no Kyojin cosplay test run 02: Hanji Zoe

Harness test run 02. This time it took an hour less to put on the harness as compared to yesterday (3 hours (ಥ□ಥ)). Added velcro on all loose areas, and tried another way to put the harness together into place. Still finding a suitable area to pin the waist apron though…

Shingeki no Kyojin cosplay test run 01: Hanji Zoe

My Hanji cosplay costume was delivered to me last night so I went to do my first test run after school this afternoon.

First of all, I wanna say that SnK cosplays are one of the toughest cosplays I've ever attempted (besides the fact that this is only my second fan character cosplay; my other cosplays have always been original characters).

What made me nearly puke blood were the 3DMG harnesses. My costume was commissioned (except for the pants) hence I didn't really know how I was supposed to put on the harnesses. I referred to a lot of tutorials from fellow cosplayers (videos, photos and sketches) but for some reason I just couldn't imagine how the belts would criss-cross over the legs and stuff like that (╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻ So basically I had trouble with almost everything waist-down onwards.

I spent nearly 3 hours trying to figure out the harnesses (majority waist-down) and in the end I asked my mum for help. After carefully studying all the different tutorials, she sat down and fixed everything. EVERYTHING. MUM IS A MIRACLE HOLY FRICK HOW I DON'T UNDERSTAND щ(ಥДಥщ)

Anyway here are some photos of the test run. There's still A LOT of fixing to do, like tightening the belts, adding velcro strips so the thigh belts won't slip off easily, etc. (P.S. I LOOOOVVVVEEEEE my boots!! 8D)

CON IS A MERE 2 WEEKS AWAY AND THERE'S STILL SCHOOL AND SHIET URGH (＃ﾟДﾟ)ニャー！！

Vest and the criss-crossing thingy below it


Thigh & Leg Harnesses

Thigh & Leg Harnesses

Thigh & Leg Harnesses

Thigh & Leg Harnesses (with boots)

Thigh & Leg Harnesses (with boots)

Torso (I don't know what else to call this angle ;;;)

Full body (Sorry for the wrong attempt at the salute OTL||||||)

I didn't wear the full costume (shirt and jacket) because the uniforms in SnK do not comply to the weather in my country (basically you'd just melt if you wear them in non-air conditioned places lol)

I have no idea how to put on the waist apron either so I just pinned it to my pants underneath the harness >_< On my second test run I think I'll try putting on the waist belt without going through the belt loops? Cos I don't see the belt loops on most cosplayers... On a second thought, the waist belt may just slip down while I'm walking LOL XD

Japanese Magazines October 2013

Well all I can say is that this month's issues have got to be one of the best.

Look at all that free (!) freebies 8D

Today's purchases!

So I bought these today! I only went shopping with the intention of buying the September issue of DGS but when I arrived there were the lovely NORN9 and miko-sensei's fanbooks sitting quietly on the shelves. I couldn't resist and I bought them altogether so in a way I killed 3 birds with 1 stone. My poor wallet though OTL

And then I saw THIS as well as a pile of Shingeki no Kyojin anime fanbooks lying on the same shelf and I was like crap I want them but I didn't bring enough money with me... Soujiiii bbyyy akjhfkajhjahk;g;akgh /cries/ I'll buy them some other time...

Death by Rejet

ｷﾀ━━━━(ﾟ∀ﾟ)━━━━!!

So tonight will be the night where I will be ravished by a certain man called Suzuki Tatsuhisa and he will be set to destroy my precious.

Because

1)

2)

3)

REJET WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS TO US WHYYYYYYYY щ(ಥДಥщ)

さようなら世界…

Playing The Second Reproduction...

So I continued playing The Second Reproduction which I'd left off for about a year ago _(:з｣∠)_
I don't think I've ever mentioned before over here but I'm terrible at playing otome games without the help of walkthroughs. I usually end up getting the bad ends when I play without them OTL

The game's been released quite a long time ago already but I'm sure there are people out there who haven't played it yet so I'm gonna put up a SPOILER and SLIGHT NSFW warning for this post.

Hehe I'm back for a while!

My friend bought me my hubby plushie~ It's so cute! Kyaaaaa thank you~! /huggies/