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Shokuhou Misaki – B-style 1/4 – To Aru Kagaku no Railgun (FREEing, 2022)
I ordered the figure as a preorder somewhere around the middle of last year and received it a few days ago (unfortunately, the package was sent by mail, so the waiting time was over two weeks instead of five days). This is another FREEing B-style figure in my collection. In this case, however, I was surprised by its size. The box itself was already quite tall - I wasn't expecting such a height after all (almost 50 cm).
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Mateusz Urbanowicz – Tokyo Storefronts (MdN Corporation, 2018)
Tokyo Storefronts is a collection of illustrations by Mateusz Urbanowicz. He probably doesn't need any introduction (at least in my country, because he's from Poland), but I'll just write briefly that he went to Japan to study the art of drawing. The fruits of his work in the form of backgrounds can be seen in the movie Kimi no Na wa (and to have such a thing in your portfolio is really a feat for a gaijin).
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Yuuki Mikan – B-style 1/4 – To LOVE-Ru (FREEing, 2018)
I've been hunting for this figure for a long time - I didn't manage to preorder it a few years ago. Unfortunately, either the prices were sky high, or the sellers offered really expensive shipping options (the box is quite massive, after all). Recently, however, I managed to buy it (and in the version I wanted, because there is also one without tights) at quite a reasonable price (considering this particular model and series).
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Desuraba / Destiny Lover (2018) | manga
A long time ago, Fujishirou Kosuke confessed his love to his friend. He vowed to remain pure until they could be together so he could experience his first time with her. Years later, the boy wakes up in a prison cell and realizes that he has been kidnapped...
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Fuzichoco – Sai Gen Kyo (Genkosha, 2020)
The publication contains 192 pages. It consists almost exclusively of illustrations printed on very good quality chalkboard paper. It features fold-out pages with, among others, characters from Fate/Grand Order, Touhou Project or Vocaloids, Onmyoji and Hachi-nan tte, Sore wa Nai deshou!
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Nazo no Kanojo X / 謎の彼女X (2012)
Tsubaki Akira is an average high school student. One day Urabe Mikoto joins his class and takes the seat next to him. Urabe Mikoto gives the impression of being secretive and even cold - the fact that her hair covers half her face doesn't make it any easier to read her emotions. On the very first day she gets the name of the weirdo, because she suddenly bursts out laughing during the class.
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Nanao Naru – Rainbow-colored IceCream (2005)
Nanao Naru is an illustrator whose character designs have been used in many visual novels and their adaptations. These include Ef: A Fairy Tale of the Two (and both Shaft studio adaptations), Sola, Da Capo, Canvas 2: Niji-iro no Sketch, Shuffle! and Wind -A Breath of Heart-. This artbook contains quite a few original illustrations that have appeared in various magazines or doujin circle publications founded by the author, Ice to Choco, but also some of the titles mentioned above. Sources for each drawing are given on the final pages.
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Plastic Little (1994)
The seventeen year old Tita, captain of the ship Cha Cha Maru, is one of the colonists of the planet Yietta that benefits from the unique oceans of liquid gas. She and her crew specialize in harvesting the exotic life forms that live in these oceans and selling them to intergalactic pet stores.
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Murata Range – Futurelog
I assume that not many people interested in Japanese art don't recognize the author, or at least his unique style. This beautiful artbook is covered with wrapper and protective clear film - English-language versions of Japanese artbooks or manga usually don't have these, so good job, Denpa Books.
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The Best Winter 2022 Anime Series That I Recommend
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Winter 2022 Anime Another year has passed. It's January now, so it's time to prepare a seasonal recommendation - winter 2022 anime series. [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]First, a quick recap of the previous season. I recommend checking out the linked post, as here I will list the best fall…
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Year End Summary: Best Anime of 2021
It's January, so it's time to prepare a post summarizing the past year of anime 2021.
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Saki-chan wa Konya mo Pekopeko / サキちゃんは今夜もぺこぺこ (2016) | manga
Twenty-year-old Michino Saki was kicked out of her home by her older sister. Wandering the streets, she meets a stranger in his thirties, Oota Renta. He lets her stay the night at his place after she faints near his apartment. However, Saki is hiding a secret. She is a succubus - she needs the essence of a man to survive.