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Eris Boreas Greyrat – Okigae Mode – 1/7 – Mushoku Tensei (Ques Q, 2023)
Another Eris figurine in my collection. Both of them (including the previous one from CA Works, which I recently reviewed here) I wanted to have in my display cabinet as soon as I saw them for the first time. Fortunately, the sale was not heavily limited, so I was able to purchase them without any problems.
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Kimagure Orange Road / きまぐれオレンジ☆ロード (1987)
Fifteen-year-old Kasuga Kyousuke moves frequently due to his family situation. Both he and his two younger sisters have supernatural abilities inherited from their mother, the public disclosure of which forces them to relocate. On his first day in the new city, he meets a beautiful girl, catching a hat that the wind has blown off her head. He spends the entire night pondering, building himself an ideal image of her.
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Eris Boreas Greyrat Swimsuit Ver. – 1/7 – Mushoku Tensei (CA Works, 2023)
Since I liked Mushoku Tensei from the very first episode, my collection could not lack a figurine of my favorite character. Let me just mention that in the near future I will receive a shipment with another figurine depicting Eris, so its review will also appear.
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Record of Agarest War Limited Edition (Nintendo Switch, 2023)
I had never heard of this game before. It was originally released for the PlayStation 3 console, and later also for other platforms. The version for Nintendo Switch is a remaster. I only came across it because I accidentally noticed a tweet about the collector's edition shared by one of the users I follow.
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The Best Spring 2023 Anime Series That I Recommend
All indications are that Anime Spring 2023 will prove to be a very exciting season for anime lovers, with a host of new series set to premiere. With each new anime season, fans eagerly await more titles that will provide them with unforgettable thrills and engaging stories.
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Kimishima Ao – Bloomin’ (Kadokawa, 2022)
Kimishima Ao is the artist responsible for character designs for many visual novels. Both the more famous ones and the lesser known ones. He has also designed several covers for CD singles. The publication contains a lot of original artwork, but also graphics from, for example, Rewrite (Key), Summer Pockets (Key), Koi x Shin Ai Kanojo and Einstein Yori Ai o Komete.
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Tokimeki Memorial: Only Love / ときめきメモリアル Only Love (2006)
Aoba Riku has just changed schools because of his father's job. On the very first day, he realizes that this educational facility is quite different from the schools he previously attended. After all, this was not his first change of residence. The secretary controls the school and the teachers themselves are extremely eccentric individuals. Students enjoy the great freedoms that the Tsugumi High School authorities are proud of.
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Konbu Wakame – Soleil (Art Jeuness, 2023)
Konbu Wakame is the artist responsible for, among other things, the drawings in manga such as Jahy-sama wa Kujikenai!, Saikin Yatotta Maid ga Ayashii and Sekai de Ichiban Oppai ga Suki! Although there is a bit of character scrolling on many pages, it is the heroines of these titles that Soleil puts in the foreground. It is, of course, about Jahy in two forms, Lilith and Chiaki. A nice touch is that many of the works depict the aforementioned heroines posing together.
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Chocola Chinese Dress Ver. – 1/7 – Nekopara (Good Smile Company, 2022)
I'm not some big fan of the Nekopara series. I read the visual novel at a time when no one was talking about it yet, but since it was one of the most entry-level VNs I've encountered (even if we're talking about the version with a proper patch), it somehow didn't particularly stick in my head. However, that doesn't mean it detracts from the visuals, which were really nice - including the character designs, of course. The figure featured in this review appealed to me outstandingly, which is why it ended up on the shelf in my detolf.
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MM! / えむえむっ! (2010)
After certain events in the past, Sado Tarou becomes a masochist. He realizes that he has a problem. Therefore, in high school, he decides to go to the school's volunteer club for selfless help in search of understanding. There he meets the beautiful Isurugi Mio, who sets her sights on curing Tarou of his masochism.
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Fire Emblem: Engage Divine Edition (Nintendo Switch, 2023)
The size of the box is quite large, but no larger than the Xenoblade game collectibles I reviewed earlier in the original Japanese versions. But what is inside?
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Final Approach / φなる・あぷろーち (2004)
After the death of his parents, Ryou and his sister Akane live together. Despite their difficult situation, they lead a relatively happy and normal life. Everything changes one day when they learn about a secret Japanese government project. Due to a declining birth rate, the Japanese government is testing a program in which two young people are forced to marry after having their personalities matched by a supercomputer.