WonFes 2010 Cosplay

The final part of LG’s coverage is a collection of cosplay pics from the 2010 Wonder Festival held in Tokyo yesterday. I had to work the day of the convention but thankfully one of my co-workers was kind enough to share all his photos with me once again.

I said it once and I’ll say it again, LG is much braver then I am to take such pics. I’m going to ask him to come along with me from now on whenever I go to a convention. ^_^

WonFes 2010 Figure Coverage Part 2

Continuing with part 2 of LG’s figure coverage of the Wonder Festival 2010 convention that was held in Tokyo yesterday. This time, the focus is on garage kits; as well as kit that were turned into mass produced figures.

LG is a coworker of mine who also works in radio on my US destroyer. He was kind enough to share his pics after he made the 2 hour trip to Makuhari Messe in Tokyo because I had duty (had to work yesterday). Hope you enjoy this set and maybe I can roll out the cosplay article before quarters if I hurry. ^^;

WonFes 2010 Figure Coverage Part 1

This is part 1 of LG’s coverage of the 2010 Wonder Festival held in Tokyo, Japan yesterday. I was actually on duty and could not make it to the event but a friend and co-worker of mine braved the 2 hour journey to Makuhari Messe convention center all the way from Yokosuka. He was nice enough to share his photos with me once again so that I might be able to see what I missed while having to stay on the ship. His nickname is LG so please credit him if you post these on your forums and websites. In addition, I would appreciate a link back to the original articles as well (not watermarking these images….).

Thoughts on Nanoha the Movie 1st

This is a collection of my thoughts and experiences of my viewing of Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha the Movie 1st in theaters. This was also my first time in a Japanese theater so I was very curious what the differences were between an American and Japanese theater.

Battleship Mikasa Yokosuka Japan

This is a look at the battleship Mikasa memorial in the Japanese city Yokosuka, the city which I am stationed in the US Navy currently. It is a restored famous Japanese ship which participated in the Russo-Japanese War in 1905. Think of it as similar to the U.S.S. Constitution but for the Japanese.

Everyone on base has seen the old Japanese Battleship but not everyone actually takes the time to learn about it, much less explore it. I decided after work to go explore it as it’s literally a five minute walk out of the US Naval base.

Biribiri and Nanoha in Akihabara

Was looking through my Japan pictures and I realized that even though I have been to Akihabara so many times, I have not even done a photo article for it yet. Today seemed like a good day to do it because so many movies and animes I like were being advertised on huge billboards throughout the streets.

Oh, also there will be some loot posting and collecting tips/directions as well.

Was going to title this article Biribiri invades Akiba (^^;) but there’s some Nanoha as well.

Nokogiriyama and Nihon Temple

Nokogiriyama was in my list of places to see before I leave my duty station in Japan. Had I known just how amazing this place was, it would have went there much sooner. I’m surprised this place is not more well known.

Nokogiriyama, “Sawtooth Mountain” in English, is a large mountain in Chiba prefecture that is home to an ancient Buddhist temple, many old statues, some especially enormous Buddha, and some breathtaking views.

Suigintou and Shinku Customa-p by Volks Review

I wanted to make a review of my Rozen Maiden customa-p figures before I left America to go back to Japan. These are some of the only Rozen Maiden figures that were ever made but are they decent figures? In this review, we will take a look at the good things as well as the not so good things about the Volks Customize Play Figure.

First up are my two favorite characters of the anime Rozen Maiden, Shinku and Suigintou. Both are dolls who come to life in the anime and do battle with each other to prove to their father that they are the most perfect doll worthy to be called Alice.