Are you ready!?

As always, slow updates on this blog.
And this is old news too, but I finally got around to processing these photos.

For those unfamiliar, THE iDOLM@STER 2, or iM@S2 for short, is a game where you chose a few aspiring idols and try to get them to the top rank in Japan.
It’s a mix of team management, visual novel, rhythm game, music video maker all in one.

Anyway, here’s some photos of the Limited Edition for PS3 that Japan is so fond of. Why shouldn’t they, many suckers are going to buy it because of the Limited Edition title…. like me…

A little note tho, iM@S has primarily been an Xbox 360 title, with some spinoffs on portable consoles such as NDS’ iM@S Dearly Stars and PSP’s iM@S SP.

Behold, the box! It’ll be used for storing the anime’s DVD/BluRay cases as they get released. A clever marketing ploy… which I fell for.

Contents of the box. It includes the game, the Gravure 4 You! Vol.1 “game” which allows you to pose the idols in themed dresses to take photos of. Presumably to show off their cuteness. The other contents are the game OST, the first volume of the anime which comes with photo postcards, a light novel and CD and a mini magazine. Lots of goodies~!

Here’s the photo postcards, it seems to be all Iori’s pictures from the ending of the episode for now. I assume with the next releases of the anime they’ll include other ending scenes.

Aaaand, as a pre-order bonus, they include a random film strip of the anime. I got Ritsuko with a nervous face. I can’t really complain, but I’d prefer Takane or Yayoi. Rinka got Azusa… his oshimen.

Anyway, that’s the short report of what’s inside the box. Until next time (which would prolly be months as I’ll be going to Japan soon…)

iM@S 5th Anniversary!

This. Was. Expensive.
Behold, the bluray boxset for THE iDOLM@STER 5th Anniversary concert has finally arrived after a delayed release.

I managed to get my hands on the limited edition which includes a box, and a DVD of “The H@ppiness New Ye@r P@rty !! 2011″ concert. Each bluray (two in total) comes with a lil photo book from the night of the concerts (which was two days, I think). You even get to see Rie Kuguuuuuu~ which is kinda rare from what I gathered.

Anyway, here’s some photos of the stuff:

The Shijou Takane figure is from MegaHouse’s Brilliant Stage line, and was a web exclusive if i remember right…^^;

OMFG IT’S SPARKLE TIME

I GOT IT IN, FINALLY :D
Then again, my fault for picking SAL instead of EMS… I’m so cheap :P

I still don’t know why I’m so obsessed with iDOLM@STER, I can’t even read Japanese fluently to play the game without a guide @_@

Hmm, prolly similar to those idol otaku, them and their crazy AKB48 fetish :D

Anyway, got AmiAmi’s version of the limited pack, I was tempted to buy another from Lawsons which includes a different set of limited items. Cursed Japanese store exclusive limited editions, I’m sooo broke…

MoéMaster

Just got my iDOLM@STER 5th Anniversary stuff :3
Pain in the ass to get these, but well worth it. My only regret is not being able to buy more >.>

The items were bought from the Lawson online store, through a deputy service called Goody Japan. They seem like a very small business but hey, as long as they’re responsive and my treasures get delivered, I’m happy.

The shirt is too large, I got the L size… they had M/L/LL. I assumed they were “Japanese” size, so S/M/L….I should known that it was for fans of iM@S. Oh well =/

The booklet was actually damaged when Goody Japan received it, and they kindly helped me get it replaced before sending it off to me :3

I should really get around to taking a photo of my iM@S collection…

Alcohol powered moé

Second petite post, and a little longer too~
Got some new arrivals which I wanted to show along with some of my new obsessions!

First thing up, I got some of my new figures including Ciel from Kuroshitsuji [Square-Enix], Saber Super Movable Nendoroid [Good Smile Company] and Dead Master figma [Max Factory] to name a few.

As a rule, and also to limit my spending… I only get nendoroids that possess the =_= face if I like it. This Saber just so happens to have one!

Ciel was actually an impulse buy, I haven’t seen Kuroshitsuji but I know very well of Ciel’s appearance as a trap. I guess I couldn’t resist ^^; Oh that dress… :3~

Now on with some new obsessions of mine. Kamen Rider, aka Masked Rider has become something I’ve been investing quite a bit of time and money into. I just like to make it clear that I’ve been watching the Japanese shows, not the US incarnations. What do I have to show for such interest? These…

Now I can henshin too~! Wearing one of these turns you into a little kid again.

My favourite so far is Kamen Rider Decade, possibly because of the camera/photography motifs and the fact that you get to see all the previous kamen riders battling it out. Think Super Robot Wars but with Kamen Rider instead.

Another thing I’ve recently enjoyed a lot is, well, hazelnut liquor called Frangelico. A friend introduced me to it and I’m hooked. It tastes so yummy~~
Put it in with milk and you got yourself the best milk ever! I hate milk by itself but this just makes it into the milk of the gods!

Last thing I wanted to announce, PRE-ORDERS FOR THE iDOLM@STER 2 ARE OPEN!

I’ve already pre-ordered my copy from AmiAmi, so I’ll be looking forward to it next year. Well…most of it anyway.

Stereoscopic images

3D vision, the new consumer sensation. You see it everywhere, from the big screen cinemas, to smallest hand held console, it seems to be everywhere all of a sudden.

Some of you may have encountered some images in the past that have two images side by side. These are more likely than not, stereograms. For this specific type of image, one needs to cross their eyes so that both images merge into a single image in the centre.

During my outdoor photoshoot of Arturia and Sakura (which will be posted soon!) I took a few photos of them together, with a slight shift in angle. Once I was at home processing the photos, I noticed that they had a similar quality to stereoscopic images I’ve seen, so I tested them out. To my surprise, they worked! I’ve created my first accidental stereogram!

If you’re new to all this, before you click on the image and try it for yourself, I’ll let you in on my little technique which seems to work for me. Here’s a few steps:

• Focus on centre of the image, it’s best to keep the image small so make it easier on your eyes if it’s your first time.
• Put a finger in front of your eyes, between you and the image.
• While still focused on the image, you’ll notice that your finger is out of focus and that there’s two of them.
• Align the out-of-focus fingers so that each finger is in the middle of both sides of the image.
• Now here comes the tricky part, focus on the finger.
• You’ll now notice that the now out-of-focus image has combined.
• You can now move the finger away, but try to keep your eyes slightly crossed so that the image is still combined.
• Focus on the image without un-crossing your eyes and enjoy 3D!

Hopefully that helps ^^;

Now onto the accidental image:

Now, I tried to reproduce this with a figure on my shelf. It was quite a challenge without any specialised gear, or a tripod…

Hope you’ll enjoy those images :3

Best of 765+876=!!

On Friday 9th July I received something quite special to me.
This is possibly my last audio CD purchase for THE iDOLM@STER series as it was. From now on I’ll prolly only be getting the 2nd Vision line of stuff, which started off with the release of Dearly Stars on the NDS.

Also for those that may not know, THE iDOLM@STER 2 has been announced with a trailer for those to see how the idols have grown over the past year in their world. It also features a new song titled “The World Is All One!!”. You can download the video from the 4Gamer site in GLORIOUS 60FPS 720p video.

Anyway, here some pics of the whole set for those of the curious mind:

With the contents, the book contains covers of the CD/DVD/Blu-Ray releases, with track listings and other details, AND lyrics for everysong AAAANNDD what CDs they appear in @_@

I wonder, I prolly should take a massive photoshoot of all my iM@S merchandise and calculate how much of a consumer whore I am… ^^;

iM@S Birthdays

Congratulations!

Happy Birthday Makoto Kikuchi! :)

iM@S Birthdays

Congratulations!

Happy Birthday Azusa Miura! :)

*sigh* It’s quite dead aruond here =/ I’m still in the last few weeks of my trimester so I’m even busier than before >.<
I’ll update with another photo shoot in my holidays, and I’m terribly sorry again for the lack of updates.

iM@S Birthdays

Congratulations!

Happy Birthday Ritsuko Akizuki! :)

Also, a small notice. I apologise about the lack of updates, uni is killing me with all sorts of assessments. I do have a photo shoot to process to show you guys, I hope it turns out well!
I’ve also recently finished upgrading to a new PC, the last part needed was a video card which was purchased a few days ago. What this meant was I had to format for the new PC which took a bit of time to configure. I’ll be busy for a few more weeks to come ;_; so once again I apologise. Look forward to the next photo shoot!