Hetalia: Axis Powers: America

Energetic and headstrong, America was raised by England who later fights for his own independence. He is the self-proclaimed leader of the Allied Forces but his ideas for solving international problems are often absurd. Unfortunately, America also tends to be oblivious to the opinion of others.

Beautiful cosplay! I love the simple yet elegant pose the cosplayer’s done with the American flag around her. Thanks to T.J. for sending this in!

EDIT: Thanks to ~Lsine for finding my blog and letting me know this is her cosplay!

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RightStuf Summer 2010 In-Stock Clearence Sale

I got this email yesterday and just wanted to get it out there for everyone. Always like to share the love to my fellow bloggers when this stuff happens.

Since Dark Lord Kleckner is at Anime Expo, the minions are banding together to bring you extra summer savings on even more of your anime and manga favorites! From now through July 7, take an additional 10% OFF our everyday sale prices on most IN-STOCK items! (New items arrive each day, so check back frequently!) How? Just use the following reusable coupon code when you check out through RightStuf.com: Coupon Code: summertime Expires: July 7, 2010 at 11:59 p.m. CDT REMEMBER: If you’re a Got Anime member, you can stack your discounts for even more savings! (This means you have the potential to save up to 39% OFF the retail prices of in-stock items. Check out www.gotanime.com for details.) * Not sure which products are included in the sale? If an item is listed as "In Stock and Available" and doesn't have any other restrictions (see the note below), it's included in the sale. For a full list of all "In Stock" items, try out our Advanced Search. (Place a check mark by "Product Availability," make sure "is equal to" and "In Stock and Available" are showing in that same row's drop-down menus, and hit the "Search Items" button.) Remember: New items land in our warehouse each day, so be sure to check often for new arrivals and re-stocks! (Please note: Bargain Bin, Weekly Special and Daily Deal items are not eligible for this sale because they're already awesome deals, and this will be noted on the individual product pages for these items! Quantities on some items may be limited.)

RG Veda: Kendappa-O

The queen of the Kendappa tribe, Kendappa-O serves as the royal musician and is one of the prophesized Six Stars. As the rest of the Stars gathered together to overthrow the treacherous reign of Taishakuten, it is revealed that Kendappa-O is Taishakuten’s shitenno, Jikokuten, the shitenno and bushinsho of the East. She believes that Taishakuten is the strongest person in Heaven and swore herself to his service when she was just a small child.

Beautiful cosplay by ~missdeliri! As usual, photographer *hexlord has done a wonderful job! Thanks to Megan for sending this in!

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Tanjubi Omedetto Von-aniki!

Site Update & Other Crazy Shit

Some quick updates and then back to the show:

1. Did some design changes using the new Template Designer. Had to tweak it a bit to give it a personal flavor. Kept with the dark theme as it is more my tastes anyway.

2. Finally got finished with getting everyone over to my Blog Rolls -n- Links page. I created my last several banner links for everyone and now it is up and fully operational. If you do not see your site, drop me a line to do a link exchange.

3. My son tried to burn down the kitchen yesterday morning. He did his normal microwaving of a Sausage wrapped in Pancake batter on a stick. Except this time he placed it in for some unknown large number of minutes. After I did not hear it go off (getting dressed myself), I asked him to check on it and all I heard was "DAD!". I can running to see the kitchen filled with smoke. Needless to say all the windows were opened to ventilate and pulled down the smoke alarms as not to scare the hell out of the neighbors.

Now our apartment now smells like someone was having an open fire cookout in it. As for the food he made - lets just say it was charcoaled. This was all due to the fact that his face was glued to the morning cartoon and not on what he should of been watching.

As punishment, my wife took a picture of him sleeping last night on her iPhone. He had crashed in our bed as he does each night until we head for bed. I have no idea how in the hell he could sleep like this, but he was sound asleep.

Granado Espada: Leticia

Very little is known about the Premium Item Merchant, Leticia, but players of Granado Espada know her very well. She sells in-game items that cost real money, so you can bet players think about her all the time, especially when they’re deciding whether or not to make a purchase.

I think it would be safe to say she’s from a family of merchants though? Or a family who is into the business.

Cute cosplay! I love her dress, but I wonder what she’s looking at? Thanks to Renae for sending this in!

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Hitsuzen Inc would like to congratulate Anigumi Joukai of Iloilo for their successful photoshoot last June 27. Sugoi!

Cosplay Mania in Western Visayas is totally on! Sugoi!!!

Laugh of the Day

Shojo cosplayers should pee like this. Bwahahaha!

Arthrun Zala

Cosplayer: Mac
Photo by Elechi
Harajukize NGC 2
June 20, 2010

Sanosuke

Cosplayer: Ban
Photo by Keisha
Harajukize NGC Opening Salvo
June 6, 2010

Shonen Jump and the Economy

As most of you know, I got my son a subscription to Shonen Jump Magazine. It was much cheaper this way and he is always excited to get it in the mail.

I have been noticing however that they seem to running a bit of a roller coaster of pages. I know that it was a bit light this month, but I was shocked to see it at only 250+ pages. With that low number, I decided to look at the other issues page counts for this year.

Jan 2010 ~ 408 pages < love this number

Feb 2010 ~ 384 pages < dropped

Mar 2010 ~ 392 pages < back up

Apr 2010 ~ 328 pages < big drop

May 2010 ~ 368 pages < back up

Jun 2010 ~ 336 pages < dropped

Jul 2010 ~ 312 pages < dropped again

Aug 2010 ~ 250+ pages < HUGE drop and like the "+" helps anything

As you can see we have lost about 158 pages of Shonen Jump since the start of the year. Now my son does not count the pages, but does read the manga inside. I feel he is being cheated a bit on this, but he is just happy to have it and any card that is included in the mag.Though he does want to see Yu-Gi-OH! back in the story lineups

I hope this is not the future of the magazine as I also like reading it as well and catching up on Naruto, Luffy and Ichigo. I don't really care for Ultimo that much - sorry Stan :(

I am not sure if this is a temporary thing with them or permanent. I just hope they get back in the swing of things and offer some more manga per issue. Thanks to them introducing me to Bakuman, I might be picking this series up.

Have you seen any other mags dropping pages like this in there issues like Yen Plus?


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Gyakuten Saiban: Yahari Masahi

Well-known for his unbelievable antics in school, Larry Butz is a childhood friend of Phoenix Wright and Miles Edgeworth. He is a flight-of-fancy character and is quite prone to yelling fits. He’s had several jobs and several girlfriends over the years, but can never seem to keep either one for a long period of time.

Nevertheless, he remains happy with his life, despite finding himself caught between court cases. As the saying goes: “When something smells, it’s usually the Butz.”

Awesome cosplay! It’s too bad the photo is a little blurry, but the cosplayer really got the character down! I wonder if there are any other characters from the series who cosplayed with him? Thanks to Rue for sending this in!

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Vocaloid 2: Hatsune Miku 10

In honor of the first character to reach 10 cosplay features in Cosplay Holic, here is a video of Cosplayer Yumiko dancing to Hatsune Miku’s song “Strobo Nights”.

And of course, Cosplay Holic is in its Hatsune Miku Edition now (meaning: new banner, if you haven’t noticed it yet). Thanks for all the support! And thank you to all the awesome cosplayers and readers that make this site possible!

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Kingdom Hearts II: Rikku

A miniature version of her original Final Fantasy X-2 design, Rikku appears in Kingdom Hearts II as a little fairy. She retains most her characteristics in the new game; ditzy, good-natured, and a treasure fanatic like her teammates. Her attire is slightly modified, but retains its FF X-2 feel.

So cute! If only there was a bigger photo of this available. Thanks to Hanna for sending this in!

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June Haul

I wanted to get this up before the month ends. I had gotten the green light to order some stuff from HLJ and went for it. I got a mail slip last Friday and was able to pick them up on Saturday. I almost didn't get them because my wife told me the Post Office opened up at 11am. Luckily I checked out the slip and saw they CLOSED at 11am - I think she was trying to sabotage me in waiting another week.

What's in the boxes?

I actually order some things for my son as well, but he has not seen them yet. I know he will freak out at the Lego's Pokemon I got him as well as the Gundam Collection. I have been busy taking pictures and assembling these. I have to say the only disappointment was with the Gundam Fix # 0035. One of the shoulder joints was cracked. I was able to fix it, but the damn arm kept falling off anyway at times.

Ta Da

Here is what is in the shot:

• Mega Bloks Chara Blok Dialga Set
• Gundam Fix Figuration Shin #0035 - Musha Gundam
  
• Gundam Collection DX #8: 1 Box (9pcs)
• Gothic Ymir PVC
• Perfect Piece Ita-chikoma
  

Guilty Gear XX: Bridget 04

When Bridget was still a bounty hunter, Dizzy was one of his targets but defeating her left him unsatisfied. As such, he continued his journey and went after May, a member of the Jellyfish Pirates. Only then did he feel that he had proven his masculinity, and soon after, abandoned his life as a bounty hunter. He made amends with May and later befriended the Jellyfish Pirates.

Even without the white or blonde hair, she still makes a cute Bridget! Reminds me of the chibi cosplayer I posted back in 2009. Thanks to Fumiki for sending this in!

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Bleach: Urahara Kisuke 02

With a tendency to drive away his customers at the Urahara Shop, former Captain of the 12th Division Urahara Kisuke is a keen analyst and an avid inventor. He has the ability to discern his opponents’ weaknesses and attack patterns with ease. He trained Kurosaki Ichigo and some of his friends in the store’s cave-like basement, and was able to pass on some of his analytical skills to Ichigo.

I suppose this is what Urahara would look like if he had a similar fate to Neliel. Too adorable! Thanks to Robin for sending this in!

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The Vision of Escaflowne: Van Fanel

The second son of King Goau and Queen Varie, Van Fanel became the young king of Fanelia when his older brother, Folken Lacour de Fanel, never returned from his test of kingship. Their mother was a Draconian, winged people from Atlantis who were considered to be bearers of bad luck.The brothers were cautioned at a young age against carelessly showing their wings as a mark of their Draconian heritage.

Cosplayer Haduki Youko (葉月ヨウコ) is the girl behind this classic anime character. I remember Van in a similar pose during the ending credits of the series. Thanks to Regan for sharing this!

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Hitsuzen Core Members Attend ToyCon 2010

Primera and Segunda Espadas were there! Cool! And there's Sheila-san!



And well, Noveno Espada's dream come true. LOL.

Sugoi!

not much - just a stupid rant from me

Sorry for the lack of posts. It seems to be a time issue, but also that I have not been really up for posting recently. I did a re-design of the site a couple days ago when I had a few minutes.

I have been exhausted and not really awake to do much. I seem to have a lack of energy or ambition recently to actually update this site. I have been dropping by everyone's blog where I can so you all know I am still breathing - lol.

My new job has an odd schedule of 11am to 7:30pm which seems to be cutting into everything. I usually have a couple hours in the morning after I drop my son off at Summer Camp. Even with that, I seem not keen to start on anything. I know I will have to leave in a couple hours to go to this dead end j o b. It is helping pay the bills, but working in a call center is not where I want to be right now.

I do have a couple hours at night, but am busy catching up with family stuff and getting ready for the next day. Seems that I do not have enough time to really get into stuff before I have to turn around and close everything down.

I have not even been taking many pictures and getting outdoors to have fun. It's actually getting a bit hot here in the mountains and not really fun to be outside. Even on the weekends, it seems we are running around trying to get household chores and some shopping done. Before I realize it, Monday morning is upon me and off to another dreary work week.

I really am starting to feel more like Zetsubou-sensei recently. I have been reading the Manga and maybe that is what is causing this crazy depression of sorts with me. Hell, I even changed my icon to Zetsubou-sensei. Who knows, my only silver lining right now is that my boxes arrived from HLJ and maybe this will bring me out of my moodiness.


Not really my normal fun blog, but needed to get some of this stuff out as it has been bugging me. Sometime life is just "blah" and you just need to get stuff off your chest. Not sure if it is a mid-life depression or not as yet as I have not had any need for a Red Corvette yet - LMAO!

Suki na Mono wa Suki Dakara Shoganai!!: Ran

Fujimori Sunao’s alternate personality, Ran is dependent, demanding, and slightly more feminine than his other half. Ran loves Hashiba Sora’s alternate personality, Yoru, and tends to flirt with Sora to bring out Yoru. Ran also never harasses Sunao but will seduce almost anybody else.

Beautiful cosplay! I thought the character was a girl at first, but I guess even guy characters can have pink hair! Thanks again to Cherokee for sending this in!

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The Second Harajukize NGC Outtakes.

By Elerem Bachoco, Tertiera Espada

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Read the blog HERE.

HESO!!

Well well!

Another NGC chapter opens

It's the second Sunday of our "Lets-make-NGC-a-Harajuku-Center-Movement" hahahah!

It was raining the day before the 2nd NGC event and I was like....hmmmm Yabai! If this continues till tomorrow the event is going to be a disaster.

It actually rained the morning of the event!
I was on church praying for the the rain to stop LOL!
Well it did stop

This time I invited my best friend Dennis to come and join in our craziness.
It was actually necessary for us to invite more people because it was expected that fewer people is attending the 2nd event.
Half of our group (Hitsuzen) were not present because some of them attented the Toycon ( I wanted to go too ToT) and the TINTA were quite busy as well.

There were new faces (well thanks for coming we really appreciate it)
The 2nd NGC wasn't as extravagant as the 1st one (probably because of lack of people) but it was still fun for me .
I was finally able to spend time with my bff Denski which made that day interesting even we were so few!
You see, were both busy (also my other Bff Pearly-chan! Doko da...?!!!)and hardly see each other that's why every moment with my bff's are precious .

The new faces I was saying...err....
Waaaa! Gomen I wasn''nt able to get a pic solo pic of Nami-schwannn

I owe these kids Thank you for being there!
And Nami Girl hahah Her mom was so supportive I kinda envy her
My mom actually is on an "Anti-Cosplay-Act"
Arre..?
My eyes are deceivingme
They're doing the Ban-sama hand stance! LOL!
Its a tribute for him hahahaha since he's not around

Bhezy Denski as (I'm not quite sure Suzaku or Lulu...? 0.o)
Von as Pain
Kai as Count Dracula...???

Hooora!
Pain-sama is Kowaii
Don't make him mad or else you'll end up like this

LOL.

Gothic People



Look at those two!
Lovely pair XD ahahaha


Lovely pairing isn't it..?
So Romantic! Manifesto!



Failed!
Kai what's up with your left hand...? hahahah


These place ended up as a Beach for us!
Thanks for that Umbrella! hahaha


The New pair of Karate KID and its Mater
Hiyaaaa~


The kawaii Sai-Chan in her self made Maid Dress.
Lovely

I draw and design my own "Lolita Clothes" but I don't sew them.
I always wanted to make my own clothes too,
but sadly I don't have my own sewing machine and making it by hand will be such a pain in the a**.
Probably when I have enough savings I'll buy one

A rush up group pic as Von ordered.
Some will be leaving early and we need to document every one who was present
Thanks to Ralph and Paolo for taking these pictures.


Me and My Bhezy Denski!

We've been friends since HighSchool and been doing so much trouble
that no one could imagine!
Originally we were four but the other one had transferred school and the other which is Pearly! NO idea as of the moment.
We've lost communication with her!
And I hope she'll find ways to contact us >.<
Oh I miss those moments

Pain-sama looking so COOL!


Don Kai sitting devilishly. har har


At this time another friend of mine Ema-chan arrived.
I was expecting that she's coming as Haruhi but she was busy with something and so she just dropped by
Well at least she did come


~Kyaaaa Bhezy! You look manly here ohohohoho!

Nemu and Pain Partners...?

Nemu had gone tired of following Mayuri-sama and chose Pain as her new Master hahahah!



Kai and Sai
This is inside the NGC building.
The place is beautifully constructed inside and out.

It was a good thing that the people in NGC are not quite strict of who goes in and out of the building.
I guess the fact that it was a Sunday which means no office helped a lot.





The Nami girl and two of the School Girls went home already.
I hope they did enjoy because we weren't able to give them a warm welcome...this was their first here I guess and looking forward to see them again

NGC Book 2 is a bit shorter compared to the 1st one but it was still a worth to spend time with.
I had the opportunity to be with one of my Bff's and met new faces once again.

And here's a closing pic.
A Jump Shot that we never failed to miss every event
Dunno why but it seems like our day is not complete without a Jump Shot hahaha!


I guess it ends here (for now)
Hmmm there were few of us so few documentations as well :=X
For our Nakama's who attended the ToyCon seriously I envy you guys!
hahahah but Its alright I did enjoy my time in NGC anyway and you guys on the other hand missed it as well



Ohh. MAyuri-sama didn't like the fact that I worked temporarily with Pain.
He's really really mad at me now.
I better get back in the lab before its too late.
HESO!
Mata Ne.