Hiatus...

I'm sorry for not updating stuff recently! I've already started my second year of college so I can only post during vacation periods...and my next vacation would be in June (;AAA;) Hence I will be on hiatus till then (and even then I can't be sure that I won't be loaded with holiday assignments ~.~) Apologies and hope to come back with more otome stuff! 8D

オトメイト ラボラトリー Labo+ Vol.3 Review

Well~ This is the first time I'm gonna do a quick review on otome art books that I've purchased.
I didn't bother doing any scanning because I'm not gonna risk spoiling the book and its spine, so I opted to take photos instead (trust me, magazines are so much more flexible than books can ever be ¬∆¬). And it's gonna be this way for the other art books I may review in the future. 

I actually bought this because the cover is Hakuouki and I couldn't resist LOL.

The book is divided into 3 parts, consisting of 3 different otome games namely (1)Hakuouki, (2)Glass Heart Princess and (3)Diabolik Lovers.

Merchandise delivered!

My Amnesia merchandise has arrived~ I really didn't have the heart to open those boxes (I mean, it's packed so nicely and all...) but well, what matters most is the inside, right? XD

So my next package will be my preordered INFINITE's 4th mini album~ (>w<)

Set up my Photography Blog! :D

No otome-related stuff in this post!

I've successfully set up my blog for photography! It used to be a place for me to talk about otome-related stuff and what-not, but then I already have this blog to do that. I really don't want to delete my Wordpress so I thought a lot over the past few days and decided to convert it into a photography blog. :) Photography is one of my hobbies so I'm glad I've finally found a suitable place for me to showcase my photos. Besides, I really like how Wordpress enables bloggers to nicely post up their photos, something which I think Blogger should work on (or maybe they already have... O.o). The link is on the sidebar of this blog. Feel free to drop by! :D

Diabolik Lovers: More Blood & Shinsengumi Wasurenagusa

Hi I'm back! It's finally my vacation, and I swear I'm gonna make every day count!

Because of school, I haven't been able to review the drama CDs I've been listening to. The disadvantage of this is that I end up forgetting most of what the CDs are about unless the contents are...how do I put it...unique...? (>_>; ) Oh, school is such a menace OTL.
Now why do I continue writing reviews on drama CDs/otome games/anime/manga/etc even though I know that no one reads them? It's basically cos
1) I love writing
2) I fear that if I write my thoughts in a physical diary/journal/etc, someone in my family might read them and then I'd be dead because, well...aren't most of the drama CDs um...filled with heat...? XD
3) I could make my thoughts private if I post it online and make sure that the people I know in real life won't be able to read them
And those are the reasons (・ω・) So if you happen to come across my blog and read my reviews and whatnot, I'd like to say a very big THANK YOU to you! o(^^o)

By the way, I have yet to receive my copy of DGS March 2013 because the other day when I went to Kinokuniya with the intention of buying the magazine, it was sold out (ಠ_ಠ) Fuyu-chan has made an effort to reserve the magazines from the second shipment so hopefully I'll be able to get my hands on it. DEAR LORD PLEASE I BEG YOU!!

And back to drama CDs! Now, almost every person in the otome fandom and who listens to drama CDs and is a sadist is hyped up because (and I'm writing this for those who are not in the know) DIABOLIK LOVERS IS GONNA HAVE AN ANIME AS WELL AS A SEQUEL. I'm looking forward to the anime but more so towards the sequel. Entitled Diabolik Lovers: More Blood, this new installment will feature the Mukami brothers alongside the Sakamaki brothers. The characters are:

Mukami Yuuma (CV: Suzuki Tatsuhisa)

17 years old

190cm (he's the tallest), 70kg

Blood O

Mukami Azusa (CV: Kishio Daisuke)

17 years old

170cm, 50kg

Blood A

Mukami Ruki (CV: Sakurai Takahiro)

18 years old

180cm, 61kg

Blood AB

Mukami Kou (CV: Kimura Ryouhei)

17 years old

176cm, 56kg

Blood B

I know I know... THE SEIYUU CAST IS JUST FREAKING TERRIFIC AIN'T IT. I JUST CAN'T. I've never heard Kimura-san and Kisshi in any *ahem* seductive...kind of drama CD so I'm looking forward to hearing how they're gonna fare as ドS vampires! /imagines Kise and Kurama turning ドS and doing their thing/ I've had a taste of Sakupyon's ドS-ness in Black Wolves Saga (he voiced Mejojo, one of my favourite characters in the game/drama CD) and I'm lusting for more /slapped/. And Tatsun? Don't even mention him. HE WAS BEING SUCH A FREAKING ドS WHEN HE VOICED OKITA IN WASURENAGUSA. Hijikata is supposed to be a ドS but to be honest, I feel that Okita is the one who is a ドS. And his...kisses....in Ani to Osanajimi left me gasping for air. They're THAT intense. /dies/

Here is the PV:

Another key highlight is SHINSENGUMI MOKUHIROKU WASURENAGUSA. In order for the Shinsengumi to be complete, Rejet didn't forget to include Harada Sanosuke and Nagakura Shinpachi to its ranks.

And behold.

Nagakura Shinpachi (CV: Maeno Tomoaki)

24 years old

178cm

Harada Sanosuke (CV: Tachibana Shinnosuke)

25 years old

180cm

TACHIBANAAAAAAAAAAAA~!!!!!!!!! After listening to Yan Ero, I will expect no less from you!! (>///////////////<)

I'm really looking forward to Sano's CD! (╹◡╹)

Here is the PV:

And everyone knows how ruthless Rejet is. Brace yourself for another upcoming Wasurenagusa sequel (yes, just like Diabolik Lovers) called Shinsengumi Kekkonroku Wasurenagusa. Frankly speaking, I'm wondering if Rejet's toying with us because 'kekkon' means 'marriage' and 'roku' refers to 'records' (as in writing eg. keeping records of the past). So in the end 'kekkon roku' means 'marriage records'. So I wanna know if this sequel will end with the listener getting married to the Shinsengumi captains. But then again, it may not be possible because in Mokuhiroku, all the captains, with the exception of Saitou, are not coming back from battle. THAT IS if they stick with what happened in history. If (and I hope they do but I can't get my hopes up) they decide to have a turn of events and the captains return from battle safe and sound, there's a huge possibility that you would end up getting married with your captain. Awwww~ (*´ω｀*)

I checked the release dates of the various CDs and oh boy, they date all the way till next year (2014)! My patience has its limits!!!

(;´༎ຶД༎ຶ`)

Diabolik Lovers: More Blood

Sakamaki Ayato (CV: Midorikawa Hikaru): April 24, 2013

Mukami Kou (CV: Kimura Ryouhei): May 29, 2013

Mukami Ruki (CV: Sakurai Takahiro): June 26, 2013

Mukami Azusa (CV: Kishio Daisuke): July 31, 2013

Mukami Yuuma (CV: Suzuki Tatsuhisa): August 28, 2013

Sakamaki Kanato (CV: Kaji Yuuki): September 25, 2013

Sakamaki Raito (CV: Hirakawa Daisuke): October 30, 2013

Sakamaki Subaru (CV: Kondou Takashi): November 27, 2013

Sakamaki Shuu (CV: Toriumi Kousuke): December 25, 2013

Sakamaki Reiji (CV: Konishi Katsuyuki): January 29, 2014

Shinsengumi Kekkonroku Wasurenagusa

Okita Souji (CV: Suzuki Tatsuhisa): August 28, 2013

Harada Sanosuke (CV: Tachibana Shinnosuke): September 25, 2013

Kondou Isami (CV: Inoue Kazuhiko): October 30, 2013

Hijikata Toshizou (CV: Hosoya Yoshimasa): November 27, 2013

Toudou Heisuke (CV: Shimono Hiro): December 25, 2013

Nagakura Shinpachi (CV: Maeno Tomoaki): January 29, 2014

Saitou Hajime (CV: Takahashi Naozumi): February 26, 2014

Yamazaki Susumu (CV: Morikawa Toshiyuki): March 26, 2014

Look at Shuu's release date! It's on Christmas! A rather unusual day to listen to a vampire CD, don't you think...? And Raito's CD is gonna be released the day before Halloween. Coincidence? I think not... 

Ψ(｀∀´)Ψｹｹｹ 

I see almost all of the release dates fall on the EXACT SAME DAY as well as the days before the birthdays of my family members/friends/myself (see Kanato and Sano...my birthday is the day after their CD's release :DDD )

I'm guessing Rejet made the release dates fall on the same day so that they won't get confused or anything (because there are just so many new drama CDs being released this year like Seventh Heaven).

And lastly, I DEMAND that Rejet release an OST for Wasurenagusa because their music is BEAUTIFUL. The theme song makes me cry, really... (;__;)

 So yeah, that's all for today's post. I'll start posting my reviews perhaps tomorrow! Good night! o(^^o )

[I use the seiyuus' nicknames in my posts so for the sake of people who are new to the fandom, here is the guide (for this post only):

Kisshi: Kishio Daisuke
Sakupyon: Sakurai Takahiro
Tatsun: Suzuki Tatsuhisa

S/N: The nicknames for each seiyuu varies greatly. The nicknames mentioned in my posts are the ones I often use. :) 

Hope it helps!]

My Lucky Friday

While wandering around trying to find our way to the other Kinokuniya branch yesterday, Fuyu-chan and I stumbled upon a cosplay shop in one of the shopping malls. We found lots of Hakuouki stuff too! At first I didn't want to buy this keychain because I'm not a fan of bookmarks whose designs are carved out from rubber. But I was attracted to the Hakuouki symbol keychain and the fact that there was a Souji card, so I bought it in the end. Plus I get 2 free illustrations by Kazuki Yone-sensei! I regret nothing!!

And while I was out, these arrived in the mail! Hurray for patience and endless attempts at saving money! I'll save more money so I can get more of these lovelies. Yum~

And I grabbed the February issue of Dengeki Girl's Style. The new Hakuouki game is on the cover. The freebie is a Brothers Conflict 2013 wall calendar. Pretty nosebleed-triggering illustrations inside- /shot/ I'll touch more about the magazine contents later. I really can't find time to do my usual reviews these days OTL school I hate you... DX

Self-designed Anime Badges

So here are the said badges. Sadly not all the designs could be printed due to the printing shop having 'limits' orz... So my friend and I are planning to print the badges ourselves during the vacation period, and then sell them off...hopefully... (><)

Dengeki Girl's Style - Glass Heart Princess Premium Package

Hola! My first post for 2013!! :D

Ah, no, sorry please ignore the above >.<
I went to Kinokuniya to grab January's copy of Pash! and, while I was disappointed that the one and only copy of the Hakuouki Reimeiroku anime art book had been taken away, lookie at what I found!!

I don't know what is the exact name for this, so I just called it as it is (refer to post title).

Process of opening the GHP package

The poster is double-sided and it's HUGE. Plus that hairband is really cute!

1890円 is a good enough price if not for the ridiculous shipping rates orz...

Scans of the book, calendar and posters are in my Tumblr:

Book

Cover + Group + Himeno Kyouko

Masaki Shinnosuke + Karasuma Yukito

Tenma Asahina + Hoshino Kanata

Sub Characters

Calendar

All

Poster

All

AND

THIS

TOTALLY

SEXY

GUY

I

CAN'T

EVEN

UGH

Tachibana Shinnosuke

(Pash! January 2013 Seiyuu Feature Act. 48)

Happy New Year 2013!

This is for my friend Renciel who loves Heisuke from Hakuouki! It was originally planned to be a bookmark but I don't think it's possible now because I got my dimensions wrong orz... DX

But I'm also dedicating this to all Heisuke lovers out there! (^^)

Now on to my New Year's message!

As I'm writing now, 2012 will be over in approximately 3hrs in my region (GMT+8). This whole year was a totally baffling and thrilling experience for me. I've never been this stressed in my entire life! As I look back, I think this year has been rather fair for me. I made new friends both in real life and on Tumblr, and these people have changed me in so many ways. And they have become one of the most important people in my life. I'm glad to have met them! I've turned a year older, but my childish attitude still remains /and I regret nothing/ XD

To everyone who has supported me all this while, I'd like to say a BIG THANK YOU to all of you! *hugs* And also, I'm sorry if I've offended anyone in any way possible m(_ _)m

And with regards to this blog, I have managed to successfully keep it and not giving up halfway (as I've done with so many others before it orz). I hope everyone will have a better 2013, and I hope you'll be with me!!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

新年あけましておめでとうございます！！！

해피 뉴 이어!!!

＼（★´−｀）人（´▽｀★）／

Merry Christmas to everyone!! (^^)/

Hi everyone! It's officially the eve of Christmas over here in my region (GMT+8). I'm sure there are loads of people out there who are doing their last-minute Christmas shopping this very minute! I just did mine last afternoon, and boy was it stressful. However it was a very fun experience, hunting gifts for my friends! 

Now, even if you don't celebrate Christmas (like me), do make use of that day to catch up with your family and friends, and show them how much you appreciate them! 

These here are two songs from me to everyone, Holy Night from Toradora and White Confession (Lately) by INFINITE, my favourite K-pop group.

I'D LIKE TO WISH EVERYONE A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!

(My New Year message is separate XD)

(^^)/

Anime/Otoge/Drama CD Song/OST Piano Covers on Youtube

If you enjoy listening to piano covers of songs and OSTs from anime, otoges and drama CDs, here are two amazingly talented pianists I subscribe to on Youtube.

First up is ojou1973-san!

モノクロのキス（TVサイズ）−　シド「黒執事」

テスタメント　−　ラサ「ブラックウルブズサーガ〜Bloody Nightmare〜」

                                          

幻日理論-Parhelion Logic-　−　坂巻アヤト（CV：緑川光）「ディアボリックラヴァーズ」

                                         

新選組黙秘録勿忘草テーム

She also covers songs from bands such as X JAPAN and KAT-TUN. Check out her Youtube page!

Next is kokoko6891-san!

She covers mostly songs from Uta Puri, Hetalia and Kuroko no Basuke. I personally love her Uta Puri covers. They're beautiful!

                                           

My Little Little Girl　−　一ノ瀬トキヤ （CV：宮野真守）「うたプリ」

                                           

オルフェ　−　一ノ瀬トキヤ （CV：宮野真守）「うたプリ」

                                            

未来地図　−　STARISH 「うたプリ」

                                            

オリオンでSHOUT OUT!　−　四ノ宮那月（CV：谷山紀章）「うたプリ」

                                            

Knocking On The Mind　−　聖川真斗（CV：鈴村健一）「うたプリ」

Do check them out! (^^)

Uta no Prince-sama Winter Book (DGS January 2013)

So when me and my friend rushed to Kinokuniya this morning, the PASH! magazines had not been shipped in yet (I think) but we managed to grab January 2013's issue of DGS (thankfully!)~ I'll go back this Saturday and see if the PASH! magazines have arrived! I'll just scan the free Uta Puri book for now because it's already late night and I want to watch the animes I missed this week (Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun and Kamisama Hajimemashita) [I didn't watch them in the end].

Uta no Prince-sama Winter Book cover

Otoya's Interview

Masato's Interview

Natsuki's Interview

Tokiya's Interview

Ren's Interview

Shou's Interview

Cecil's Interview

Reiji's Interview

Ranmaru's Interview

Ai's Interview

Camus's Interview

Uta Puri All Star

Reiji-senpai and Ranmaru-senpai routes 

Uta no Prince-sama Maji Love 2000%
I really love this illustration, it's so pretty!

I couldn't turn on my portable scanner so I had to use my printer-scanner-photocopier to scan these. It was a slow process because of the big resolution, but I prefer how the scans turned out here compared to the ones I scanned using the portable scanner. I'll see if I have time to scan the others along with the December issues of DGS and Otomedia because I HAVE NOT PREPARED MY CHRISTMAS GIFTS YET OTL... (>A<)

Back from trip

So I just came back from my trip, and I want to go back to the first day again. IT WAS A LOT OF FUN!!!!!!!!
It's already my vacation yet I've got to go back for make-up class tomorrow with that weird teacher of mine.... =___= Somebody save me~~~~!!!!!! (;AAAAAA;)
Oh well, at least I'll be going to Kinokuniya in the morning to grab January 2013's issue of DGS and Pash! :3
I'll post photos of my trip soon! (^^)/