Merry Christmas!

Just wanting to wish my readers a safe and happy Christmas weekend!

Wherever you are, remember to hug the people you care about and tell them you love them, you never know when it could be your last time.

Peace on earth and goodwill towards men.

I am away for the holidays should be back just before New Years.

Looking backwards and forwards...

I always find it amusing to take a look back at blogs and see where they came from, what origianlly was intended versus what they became, you can see where an author started out with an idea and as traffic and interestes changed moved into a totally different direction, sometimes quite suddenly. Blogs are organic things and its amazing to see how they grow, sometimes completely out of control in ways that aren't expected.

This past week I did the same with my own humble piece of Cyberspace [do people even use that term anymore?] and found a fairly similar situation, what started out as an art blog with an anime influence, morphed into a full blown review and commentary site, and now is struggling to find its identity again with the advent of all the Dollfie traffic its been getting in recent months.

As I looked back I also realized all the FLUFF that I had posted, appologies for lack of updates, breaking schedules etc. and like a comment on a recent post pointed out, all that does is make the blog look bloated and me like a goof, so thats why in this last month there weren't any new updates, I was busy with a wedding, honeymoon and the holidays [although I am sorry for missing my Happy Thanksgiving post] so I didn't get any new content developed. But instead of posting about missing it, I just waited until I had something to post and insert a small appology.

The site content has been fascinating to revisit, from my early Manga and DVD reviews, to my most current VIZ Manga App review I saw the shft in the clarity of the writing into something more than just words, but it also brought forth the reality of writing reviews when you aren't on companies comp lists, it can be tough, you deal with your own budget and what you can gert your hands on at the time so it can be a bit sporadic. The shock is still the amount of traffic I get from the Dollfie articles, I am always scouring the net for new and exciting posts about this very niche hobby, sadly though there isn't always a lot out there that folks haven't yet seen.

So I am going to keep fighting the good fight, three years on the blog has changed formats and content but the passion is still there, I look forward to three more great [and productive] years!

Of Comments and Communication: Shout it Out!

For every blogger out there that lauches a professional career from their hobby, there are probably 10,000 that write for the sheet pleasure of it, their only gratification being the hits they get on their sites and the feedback of the community, so where does that leave the reader, and is there a responsibility to post comments? Step past the cut for a discussoon on blogs, comments, communities, and keeping a blogger posting.

Dollfie: Dollfie Dream Gathering Oct. 2011

Just a quick post this morning, but since this blog has taken more and more of a Dollfie bent I figured this was pretty important news...

http://www.volks.co.jp/en/dollfiedream/index.aspx#ddpj4

As you can see from the above pictures, the latest "Limited Release" Dollfie Dreams are on their way along with a bunch of new accessories [see the above link for a complete listing] along with the new accessories is the latest [4th I think?] iteration of Saber as a Dollfie Dream special edition.

Some beautiful new stuff there [along with beautiful prices] have fun, and if you get one of the new Sabers or outfits how about you drop a comment on the blog for all to see about your new purchase!

Back from vacation...

Sorry I haven't posted any updates here recently, I was off on vacation to Canada for the better part of a week and then got busy when I got back with work and wedding preparations.

Give me a couple of more days and I will have some new content up and rolling for the site!

Talk you you soon

We shall never forget....

On September 11th 2001 the United States was attacked in one of the most cowardly acts of violence possible, when four planes were hijacked, two destroying the World Trade Center's Twin Towers, one hitting the Pentagon, and a fourth crashing in the fields of Pennsylvania after the courageous acts of gallantry of the passengers onboard, preventing the final plane from reaching its intended target.

On that day nearly 3000 Americans and some foreigners lost their lives in the most brazen act of hatred this country has ever seen.

I remember it like it was yesterday, I was startled awake when a dear friend called and vomited information about what was going on, that we were "Under Attack" I went and turned on the TV to see the first footage of the towers being hit, less then an hour later they had both collapsed, the true magnitude of what was happening finally sank in, I felt sadness, anger, unmitigated rage at what had happened, I wanted revenge, to make any and all involved pay for these acts of wonton cowardice of attacking civilians.

Now, ten years later, Bin Laden, the cold mastermind of the attacks is dead, but the War on Terror rages on, with no end in sight, we must never forget the day the towers fell, and those who continue to sacrifice for our freedom.

"September 11th 2001, We Shall Never Forget"

Crunchyroll: As if I didn't have enough to do already!

Well I have obviously lost my mind, if I didn't have enough on my plate already LOL!

For years I have taken the traditional route to getting my Anime fix, from things such as DVD, On Demand, and *gulp* even VHS back in the day. I never was a big one on the whole torrent thing, I felt that it did more harm than good to the industry, but that also meant that it was hard for me to review anything close to current material for the blog.

As of tonight that all changes, my wonderful Fiancee suggested that I go ahead and get a Crunchyroll subscription so I could watch more current content, and be able to provide my readers [all 5 of you LOL] with more up to date reviews.

So I am going to start embarking on this project over the weekend, I will also be reviewing the iPad app from Crunchyroll and see how it changes my day to day watching and enjoying of Anime.

See you soon!

Gundam Garage: Two SD Gundams a Project Log

Well I promised eventualy to get this series going, it just took a lot longer than I thought it would! For the last number of years I have been picking up the odd Gundam kit here and there, never bought anything over a HGUC [High Grade Universal Century] though, the MG [Master Grades] scare the heck out of me and I would like to be able to use my airbrush better before attempting one.

But as the above picture shows, I have always had an affinity for the SD [Super Deformed] Gundam kits, both their fantasy ones, and their canon bretheren, so jump past the cut so see what I am going to be working on over the next few weeks.

SPECIAL REVIEW: Gashapon Shop

 

Most of the time on here I stick to traditional Anime and Manga, but sometimes I go a little off the reservation, todays review is one of those times. Step on past the cut for my review of a small web comic that can be best described as a breath of fresh air.

Post 100! - Dollfie Dream Sister News

So todays post is a milestone for the Blog, we hit post 100, probably a little later than I honestly thought we would, but better late than never right? I would like to thank all of the folks who have come and visited over the months, I don't know how many of you consistently come back, but for those that do I am extremely thankful!

Anyways, as the title says and the header picture shows, this update is all about the new Dollfie Dream Sisters from Volks, we have a bunch of pictures to show off, so step behind the cut to see more!

Updates and Dollfie Clothing: Yahoo Japan Auctions

Ok, getting back into the swing of things, to all of those of you that came by for a visit these last two months, a huge thank you, these have been our higest visited months ever! As I said previously, I am not going to try and do a schedule anymore as I think it just causes more harm than good, rest assured I am still workin on new content though!

Speaking of new content, I thought I would add a short gallery of the Dollfie Dream clothing from Yahoo! Auctions Japan, now bear in mind these are older auctions and aren't available now, but it should give a good idea of whats out there for purchase, [if you have the cash!] or able to be made if thats your sort of thing.

Come on behind the cut to see more!

Happy 4th of July!

Carrying the theme from earlier this week! Happy 4th of July to our American readers, may you, like me, have a safe, high explosive filled day of merriment!

Happy Canada Day!

Happy Canada Day everyone! This is just me hearkening back to my Canadian roots :)

Please have a safe and happy holiday folks!

Calming down again...

Well once again life kinda threw me for a loop, the good news is that I am back employed again full time at a great company, but being that company does technical support for tax software, the months of January - April get a little dicey, add into that a crazy busy personal life and you get left with a blog that doesn't get updated in months.

However all that is over now, and I am going to once again try and get this thing back and rolling, I have decided to not try and make and content promises or anything going forward, that only seems to land me in content development hell, and you guys with frustrations when I don't get something posted as promised.

This all being said I look forward to getting back in the swing of things and continuing our voyage into the world of Anime and Manga

Its been awhile...

Hey there,

As usual I wish I had a better excuse, well I guess working like mad at the new job with the slim hope of making it permanent is a good excuse :)

So where do we go from here, right now I don't have any new reviews to go up since I haven't had a lot of disposable Manga/DVD income recently. I can continue to write commentary pieces but after awhile I am sure we will run out of material.

However there looks to be a new source of content, and thats the Dollfies, I have spoken with my Girlfriend who is actively trying to get one to start making clothes for, and she suggested focusing the blog more that direction for the time being, I will probably continue to try and do some Gundam content [First issue of Gundam Garage will come soon] but other than that we will be shying away from reviews and other stuff for awhile, we will see how this goes.

Cheers, and thanks for sticking with me!

Big Site News!

Ok folks, as you can see there haven't been a lot of updates here recently, don't fret, there is a master plan in place, I am in the process of redesigning the site completely to have a better flow and nicer graphics, you can look forward to a new Dollhouse later this week, and with any luck Gundam Garage over the weekend.

Thanks for your patience!

Happy New Year!

From the Blossom of the Sakura to you, wanting to wish all my readers a safe and happy New Years!