31 Aug 2006

Igunis Wallpaper




from Nitro+ eroge game called Jingai Makyo: Chaos Gate. Igunis is a Japanese elf intent on ridding the world of tentacled monsters.

Igunis Figure from Max factory


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30 Aug 2006

Reith 1/6th scale Figure from Cerberus Project



Character from Ps2 game Magna Carta, 1/6th scale figure from Cerberus Project comes prepainted with minor assembly required.

Reith or Rith is a young girl who suffers from amnesia. She finds the central character (Calintz) badly hurt and treats his wounds. From then on, she travels with him and the other members of the Tears of Blood. During their journey, many people are surprised by her lack of "common sense," which is a result of her amnesia. She is always cheerful and always speaks her mind. She hates to fight and will gladly help anyone in need, without discriminating against either humans or Yason. Her primary goal is to regain her memory.

Reith Cosplay
Magna Carta Official Website
Magna Carta Opening FMV
Reith Avatars and Buddy Icons

No Retailers Found sorry


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29 Aug 2006

3x3 eyes Vol 1 House of Demons 2nd edition

The second edition of one of Japan's longest running manga series is now back in print in an English-language edition, reformatted to match the current 3x3 Eyes titles. Yakumo is an ordinary Tokyo high-school student who is helping a not-so-ordinary 300-year-old girl from Tibet named Pai on a quest to discover a way for Pai to become human, a quest that exposes Yakumo to the terrors best kept in nightmares. But when Yakumo returns to Japan thinking he can resume his old life, he discovers that the evils of hell have come with him! creator Yuzo Takada (Black and white. 160 pages.)
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Chun Li Icons, Avatars

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Masamune Shirow Wallpaper



Masamune Shirow (Masanori Ota)is one of the most famous anime and manga creators in the world. He is best known for the manga Ghost in the Shell, which has since been turned into two anime movies, two anime TV series and several video games. Many of his works (Ghost in the Shell, Dominion: Tank Police, Appleseed) follow the theme of a strong apparently independent female law enforcer tackling evil, in a near-future setting with strong cyberpunk influences, while facing difficulties from internal politics.

Shirow Shrine "artistic genious"
Masamune Shirow wallpaper from annuaire france
more from Desktop zero

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28 Aug 2006

Mina Majikina 1/4 scale figure from Daiki Kogyou



Prepainted, assembly required (according to Hobbyfan) though Hobbylink suggest otherwise, Check with retailer before purchase.

Standing 45cm tall, A character from Samurai Shodown(Samurai Spirits in Japan), SNK's popular fighting series (Mina first appeared in Samurai Shodown 5).

Official Mina Majikina character page
Mina Character Bio
More figure images from amiami.com
Samura Spirits Character Iroha Figure


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27 Aug 2006

Magna Carta Korean Opening FMV


Magna Carta is a series of games created by the Korean computer and video game company Softmax and with character art by Hyung-tae Kim.

It consists of two games, that despite having principal characters with the same name, are otherwise unrelated: Magna Carta: The Phantom of Avalanche and Magna Carta: Crimson Stigmata, also known as Magna Carta: Tears of Blood.

From Banpresto on Google Video

Song:Rain
Singer: Um Ji-Young (thanks to anonymous)



Reith Cosplay
Reith Figure from Cerberus Project

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26 Aug 2006

Kasumi White Monsieur Bome Figure from Kaiyodo


Standing 22cm tall, prepainted pvc figure Kasumi a character from Dead or Alive Game series by Tecmo, also known as "the Kunoichi of Destiny".

Kasumi is a female ninja skilled in the Mugen Tenshin Style of Ninjutsu. She was to become the 18th Master of the Mugen Tenshin Ninja Clan, but ran away in order to enter the "Dead or Alive" tournament. There, she hoped to defeat the one responsible for crippling her brother. But, by leaving the secretive ninja clan, she became a nukenin (runaway shinobi), so every day she must live on the run from her former comrades. This figure depicts the fiery Kasumi in her signature stance, complete with her wakizashi blade on her back.

Kasumi Cosplay
Kasumi Wallpaper
Closing FMV from DOA3


Reith Cosplay from Magna Carta Tears of Blood



This Ps2 RPG was originally released in Korea, where it was subtitled Crimson Stigmata. Reith or Rith is a young girl who suffers from amnesia. She finds the central character Calintz badly hurt and treats his wounds. She possesses a unique divine power, and her lost memories contain an interesting story. Her fighting style is "Kyusei," a style with strong healing and restorative properties.

Cosplay images from Cosplay.com and comic.qq.com
Official Tears of Blood Website
Official Tears of Blood Website (Japanese)
Magna Carta Fansite
Magna Carta Korean Opening FMV
Reith Avatars and Buddy Icons

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25 Aug 2006

Nana Osaki Wallpaper


Character from hit Anime series, Manga and Movie, Nana.

Official Nana website (Japanese)
Nana Osaki Cosplay
Wallpaper from Animepaper.com
Nana Anime opening credits

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Lineage Dark Elf Garage Kit from Cerberus Project



1/6th scale Garage Kit from Cerberus project Assembly and painting required. See Garage Kits

Dark elves are playable characters from a Korean MMORPG called Lineage. They were once members of the light elves but were banished for practicing dark magic. Lineage elves have opposing qualities and traits:
Light elves use white magic and are quick and agile, but lack offensive strength.
Dark elves practice dark magic, have high offensive capabailities due to superior mental and physical strength, and are nearly as agile as the light elves. However, dark elves suffer from weak defensive abilities, and are more prone to being stunned. As with every class (except Dwarves), the dark elves are separated into two classes: fighter and mystic, opening several avenues of play style. They worship Shillien, the goddess of Death, and are considered malevolent.

Lineage II website
see also Homura Ninja garage kit
Dark Elf kit in progress on gamerabaenre.com


Available from Hobbyfan

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What are Garage Kits?


Garage kits are essentially pre-moulded model kits, which have to be assembled, glued and then painted. The term originated with dedicated hobbyists frustrated with having being unable to find model kits of subjects they wanted on the market and so started producing kits of their own. As the processes of sculpting, casting and painting produce dust and fumes, most of the sculptors used their garages as their workshops, hence the name.

Originally these kits were sold and traded between hobbyists at conventions, such as WonderFestival, but they have since gained popularity and now there are a large number of companies, who produce these kinds of kits professionally.

Kits are usually cast as separate parts and can be as simple as a two piece figure, or as complex as kits with well over one hundred parts. Due to the labor intensive nature of the manufacturing process and low market demand relative to traditional injection-molded plastic kits, garage kits are generally produced in very small quantities from the tens to a few hundred copies, as opposed to injection-molded plastic kits that are produced in many thousands.

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24 Aug 2006

Revy Cosplay from Black Lagoon




Character from Black Lagoon
Revy (Rebecca) does most of the fighting for Lagoon Company. She is of Chinese descent, and she grew up in the United States, spending most of her youth as a thief and murderer. Revy is very competitive, easily bored, and quick to anger. Her skill with firearms and ability to dodge bullets seem superhuman. Also known as Revi, Levi.

Cosplay from Omi Gibson

More images from Cosplay.Com thanks Anonymous :)
Images From Yesky.com

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Appleseed Book 1: The Promethean Challenge

Written by Masamune Shirow, the author/artist of the cyberpunk cult-classic Ghost in the Shell, Masamune Shirow. This is volume one of a shonen manga that inspired both a 1988 and a 2004 Japanese animated film.

World War III has ended and two soldiers Deunan and her cyborg partner Briareos, do what they must to survive. Like a dream come through, they are offered an opportunity to live in Olympus, a Utopian City, capital of the new World Government. they soon discover that so long as there are different kinds of people there will be differences among them.

Beautiful art and a complex and fully realized future world set this title among the best graphic novel series available.

"Masamune Shirow's ability to design plausible yet impossible machinery and architecture is only bested by his story-telling prowess in this tale of two unlikely companions, the human girl and the hulking cyborg, is captivating in its exploration of relationships."
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Kotobukiya Figures