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Am on the train on my way to dinner. Just finished working on my training shot for today. I am really slow with it but i think I am making some progress which makes me happy.
I don't really know how active I am going to be on the blog in the next week or so. I would like to work on getting better at Nuke and SilouhetteFX. Also, I already know that i have an urgent shot that i need to get ready by Wednesday. So might have to put in some OT on Monday and Tuesday depending how things go.
I think i will mobile blog from Malaysia when i attend the Anime Festival Asia Malaysia. :) Getting excited. k... time to get off the train. :)
p.s. So it seems Instagram will allow you to easily share to your blogspot but it's only a link and no the photo itself... hmmmm... I don't like it. Not using this function of Instagram again.
Saturday, May 26, 2012
Thursday, May 24, 2012
Puella Magi Madoka Magica KEY ANIMATION NOTE Vol.3 - cover
Sigh.... I saw this in Kinokuniya on Sunday and snapped a photo of it. It made me sigh a little... I won't get my copy of vol.3 and vol.4 till after I return from Japan in July. In order to save on shipping, I decided to ship everything to Manami and I will pick it up from her when i see her in July. Still... the savings are substantial so I will have to be patient. :)
I have been sick again... just returned to work from two days sick leave. Hopefully I can remain healthy for the rest of the year and hopefully I don't fall ill before I travel to Malaysia week after next.
Off to rest tonight... Looks like we might get a bit busy again at work. I have my August/September trip mostly planned already which is good because that's one big thing off my mind.
Now I will need to work in July's. :)
Monday, May 21, 2012
Mahou Shoujo Madoka portable - unboxing
Here's my picture heavy unboxing post for the Mahou Shoujo Madoka Portable Limited Edition Set w/Figma figure. I got lucky and got this set at almost 50% off and it even came with the pre-order bonus even though when I ordered it, it had already been released.
Anyway, as usual, I am blogging pretty late at night again. So will try and keep my comments to a minimum so that I can speed through this.
This is what the exterior of the specially designed box from Shaft looks like.
If you manage to get the set with the pre-order bonus, you'll get a piece of flim strip, a special custom theme set and a Weiss Schwarz special card.. The film is attached to a card that features Kyubey's face on the cover.
The password for the special custom theme set can be found printed on the inner face of the card. I have mosaic-ed the password out. You will find the piece of film on the opposite side of the card.. My piece of film is quite a nice piece. I got a closeup of Madoka's face. :)
After you open the box, you find the following.
The contents are nice and snugly packed. You find a little white box that will contain the Homu Homu handkerchief, the Kyubey pouch and the special clear card. I'm not sure if everyone gets the same card or if they differ from box to box.
And the highlight of this boxset, at least for me, is the Figma figure of Madoka in her school uniform. This version of Madoka can only be obtained if you buy this boxset and this is the biggest reason why I wanted this boxset.
Here is the link to the Good Smile Company's page with nice detailed photos of this particular figma. Click me.
The following are the photos of the Blu-ray Disc with special footage and the PSP game.
I haven't had a chance to watch the Blu-ray disc yet. Here is the link to the wiki page with more information on the game and the contents of the Blu-ray. Click me.
The above video is a video of the game running on my first generation PSP. It is a 2 to 3 min clip of the first section of the game and it doesn't show the battle gameplay, I didn't get that far. The opening is exactly like the opening of the anime and the text reminded me of excerpts from the novel version of the anime.
You have to upgrade your firmware to the latest firmware to play it. I haven't touched my PSP for a while, and it was on some ancient firmware and I had to upgrade it before it'll run the game.
There is a lot of story-telling in this game. Loads of it will resemble a visual novel, which is typical of these kinds of games. The Mai-Hime game was also like this. What I do like about this game is that it is fully voiced and it has subtitles that you can turn on and off. That's really helpful and useful for someone learning Japanese like me.
The quality of the video that I shot isn't fantastic unfortunately. I used my phone to shoot it and there wasn't exactly tons of light when I shot the video too. I shot it mostly because I wanted to show the extent of the voice acting, the subtitles and that they can be turned on and off.
I fully intend to play this game. So it looks like I may be leaving my Vita and NDS at home for a while. :)
Oh... if you want to get this set, you can try CDJapan or Amazon Japan. They still have these limited boxsets. Here is the direct link to the product page on CDJapan. Click me.
Alrighty, that's it from me for today. Off to bed. :)
Anyway, as usual, I am blogging pretty late at night again. So will try and keep my comments to a minimum so that I can speed through this.
This is what the exterior of the specially designed box from Shaft looks like.
If you manage to get the set with the pre-order bonus, you'll get a piece of flim strip, a special custom theme set and a Weiss Schwarz special card.. The film is attached to a card that features Kyubey's face on the cover.
The password for the special custom theme set can be found printed on the inner face of the card. I have mosaic-ed the password out. You will find the piece of film on the opposite side of the card.. My piece of film is quite a nice piece. I got a closeup of Madoka's face. :)
After you open the box, you find the following.
The contents are nice and snugly packed. You find a little white box that will contain the Homu Homu handkerchief, the Kyubey pouch and the special clear card. I'm not sure if everyone gets the same card or if they differ from box to box.
And the highlight of this boxset, at least for me, is the Figma figure of Madoka in her school uniform. This version of Madoka can only be obtained if you buy this boxset and this is the biggest reason why I wanted this boxset.
Here is the link to the Good Smile Company's page with nice detailed photos of this particular figma. Click me.
The following are the photos of the Blu-ray Disc with special footage and the PSP game.
I haven't had a chance to watch the Blu-ray disc yet. Here is the link to the wiki page with more information on the game and the contents of the Blu-ray. Click me.
The above video is a video of the game running on my first generation PSP. It is a 2 to 3 min clip of the first section of the game and it doesn't show the battle gameplay, I didn't get that far. The opening is exactly like the opening of the anime and the text reminded me of excerpts from the novel version of the anime.
You have to upgrade your firmware to the latest firmware to play it. I haven't touched my PSP for a while, and it was on some ancient firmware and I had to upgrade it before it'll run the game.
There is a lot of story-telling in this game. Loads of it will resemble a visual novel, which is typical of these kinds of games. The Mai-Hime game was also like this. What I do like about this game is that it is fully voiced and it has subtitles that you can turn on and off. That's really helpful and useful for someone learning Japanese like me.
The quality of the video that I shot isn't fantastic unfortunately. I used my phone to shoot it and there wasn't exactly tons of light when I shot the video too. I shot it mostly because I wanted to show the extent of the voice acting, the subtitles and that they can be turned on and off.
I fully intend to play this game. So it looks like I may be leaving my Vita and NDS at home for a while. :)
Oh... if you want to get this set, you can try CDJapan or Amazon Japan. They still have these limited boxsets. Here is the direct link to the product page on CDJapan. Click me.
Alrighty, that's it from me for today. Off to bed. :)
Saturday, May 19, 2012
mahou shoujo madoka portable - tease :P
I've finally have some time to try the game out. I played it for a while on the train ride to the studio. :)
Am at work now and should really get serious and get started.
Hmmm... will try and write my unboxing post tonight and talk a little about the game.
The limited box set is still available at some places for those who want it. Some places are sold out of the limited box sets but the game itself is still available.
CDJapan lists this limited edition at 30% off which isn't a bad discount if you can't find it cheaper elsewhere.
K.. Gotta go... Will write a proper post on it later. :)
FictionJunction & Kajiura Yuki - Anime Expo 2012 (LA)
Wow!!!! The Americans are so lucky. I just read Kajiura Yuki's tweets and she announced that she and the 4 utahimes from FJ and the front band members will perform at this year's Anime Expo 2012 in Los Angeles.
This is the first time that FJ has travelled outside of Japan and with the front band members too.
Sigh... I wonder if they will ever come to Singapore and throw us a proper concert too. Going to Japan to attend both FJ and Kalafina's Lives are very taxing on my finances and although I really do believe in trying to live life with as few regrets as possible, I'm not an impractical person either.
After Kajiura Yuki's Vol.9 Live (assuming I managed to get tickets), I will have to work hard and save hard. I'm unlikely to travel again after I return from the Aug/Sept trip and will take on any weekend work if there is any to be done.
That's it from me tonight, really tired and I have many things I need to do. Tomorrow, I will also go back to the studio. Unfortunately, it's not paid work. I don't have time to do my training shot during the week and so I have to go back to the studio tomorrow to work on it before I fall too far behind. Bye for now. :)
p.s. hmmmm... it seems like Kalafina's lastest single "moonfesta" Limited version (CD+Blu-ray) and Regular version (CD only) are quite popular. I just ordered my LE (CD+Blu-ray) copy from CD Japan and they only have 24 copies left that will ship on day of release. And there are only 18 copies left for the Regular version.
Friday, May 18, 2012
Kalafina's 「moonfesta～ムーンフェスタ～」 single - official announce
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| minna no uta |
More information is now available about the upcoming July 18th release. We also have a track listing which also list a new B side song. Yay!!!! :)
There will be 3 versions as detailed in the playasia.com email.
Version 1 - Regular version (CD only)
1：moonfesta～ムーンフェスタ～
2：屋根の向こうに (yane no mukou ni)
3：moonfesta～ムーンフェスタ～ ～instrumental～
Version 2 - Limited version (CD+DVD)
1：moonfesta～ムーンフェスタ～
2：屋根の向こうに (yane no mukou ni)
3：moonfesta～ムーンフェスタ～ 「みんなのうた」ver.
4：moonfesta～ムーンフェスタ～ 「みんなのうた」ver. ～instrumental～
特典映像(DVD):
moonfesta～ムーンフェスタ～ビデオクリップ (moonfesta video clip)
Version 3- Limited version (CD+Blu-ray)
1：moonfesta～ムーンフェスタ～
2：屋根の向こうに
3：moonfesta～ムーンフェスタ～ 「みんなのうた」ver.
4：moonfesta～ムーンフェスタ～ 「みんなのうた」ver. ～instrumental～
特典映像(Blu-ray)：
moonfesta～ムーンフェスタ～ビデオクリップ (moonfesta video clip)
moonfesta～ムーンフェスタ～「みんなのうた」ver. (minna no uta version)
This is cool. It looks like they will be including an extra video clip on the blu-ray. That was one of the things I was kind of bummed about on the "to the beginning" release. It's a blu-ray and it can hold way more info than a DVD can. It seems like such a waste to just put one clip on it. Also, people do pay more for the blu-ray and it would be kind of nice to include something other than just a high-definition version of the same thing on the DVD.
I'm not sure what these video clips are about. I'm pretty sure that one of them will be a version of the song set to animated visuals alone from the budding animators who have been asked to create animation for this song. That's probably the "minna no uta" version. The other one may be a PV featuring the Kalafina vocalists.
Unfortunately, I will leave Tokyo the day after the "to the beginning" Live. So if there are any promotional events for "moonfesta", I will miss them by at least one day. Although, even if I will be in Japan on the 18th, I still have to think of my two travel companions on this trip and making them go to a Kalafina promotional event may be a bit selfish of me. :)
I'm definitely ordering the blu-ray version of this release. The CDJapan links
I'll put up the CDJapan links when the single is listed on their website.
For now, time to go. I only just returned home, right before writing this post and I have several other things I need to settle... so that's it from me for now. :)
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
minna no uta - moonfesta - kalafina - single's release announced
I have to do this real quick. At work and merely taking a short break to relax before I concentrate again.
While checking my email, I received a notification from playasia that Kalafina's song for Minna no Uta, moonfesta, will have a singles release. The single will be released on the 18th July. Yay!! :) I thought they might as Minna no Uta does release their songs for sale.
According to the email, there will be 3 versions.
1) regular version
2) limited version A
3) limited version B
I have no idea what the differences will be yet but I suspect that 1) will have no dvd/blu-ray, 2) will probably be CD + DVD and 3) will probably be blu-ray + CD.
Anywayz, I'll either write another post about it when the CDJapan direct page links are up or just update this post with the links.
Gotta go. :)
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