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In my last blog post, I mentioned that even though my Otakon coverage is done, I still have one more thing to talk about. Well, here it is: Otakon wasn't the only convention I went to Baltimore earlier this month. The weekend before Otakon, the Ba...
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Sorry it took so long to post this, as I've been busy since the convention (i.e. work, a trip to Arundel Mills, and me being hooked on Tales of Xillia). However, at long last, I'm finally able to post my pictures of the cosplay and other neat things...
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It's August again. As such, it's time once again for my reports involving my annual summer vacation known as Otakon. As usual, I'm starting things off with the main thing that I usually discuss here: the purchases in the Dealers' Room. Sadly, this ye...
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For many people in the United States, this coming weekend is Comic Con weekend. For them, that means two things. The first one (for pretty much everyone, be it those attending the con or those following it online) is news and sneaks at involving the...
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While it's pretty obvious that the line of Busou Shinki figures have long been sold out, that doesn't mean I stop looking around the Internet for figures. Every once in a while, I actually do browse the usual figure dealer web sites (as well as eBay)...
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It's been a while since I last did a blog post on a figure. This is due to me not really been busy figure hunting these past few months (as I've been out of the loop in terms of recent anime titles and there hasn't been any real "must buy"...
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With me receiving a raise at where I work, I've ended up with some more money in my paycheck, and with this being a slow period ATM (the only known purchases for the coming week are DVD releases), that means I have a lot more money than usual. Henc...
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WARNING: Due to the amount of pictures that appear in this blog post, it may make take a while for all the pictures to load on slower machines My Katsucon report continues with the cosplay. Ever since I first started attending the con in 2002, Kat...
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On Valentine's Day weekend (or President's Day weekend, for you people living in the United States), I attended my first anime convention of the 2013 season (and the second convention in a period that will have me attending three different themed con...
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To start things off, I might as well explain why I haven't done an Anime USA report here after over a month passed since the con. The reason for it is like this: I actually did have plans to do one here. However, when I was going to take a photo of t...
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NOTE: If the following report doesn't feel as lengthy as my usual reports, it's due to the fact that this weekend is Anime USA, and I wanted to get this report done before I head to the con (as that will be a priority report-wise next week). On Mo...
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I'd probably would have started on this sooner. However, with a busy period involving a Rifftrax event in theaters, my niece turning two, and concern about a hurricane hitting my area, I haven't really gotten a chance to start writing the blog post u...
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It's been a pretty messy three months due to both delays and defects, but at long last, the final figure of the summer has arrived at my house. In February, Good Smile Company took pre-orders for the 2012 Snow Miku design, which featured her in a...
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Cripes, it's been almost two-three weeks since Otakon, and I've haven't posted my report on the Busou Shinki figures yet (and that's after I've completed my other Otakon reports and finished watching the latest MST3K DVD set). What can I say: with wo...
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The Otakon 2012 report continues. This time, the coverage focuses on the cosplay pics, which I took a lot of in my terms (keep in mind that I am somewhat selective and don't take as much cosplay pictures as most people). Starting thing out...
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Kicking off the Otakon 2012 reports, I'm starting off with the part of the report that most people here will be more interested in. As such, here's my coverage of the swag that I got at the convention. T-SHIRT As is my usual Otakon tradition (d...
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Hello, fellow My Anime Shelf users. This past weekend, I had my usual "summer vacation" by attending the biggest anime convention in the East Coast, Otakon. As usual, I've picked up a lot of goodies at the convention and taken plenty of...
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I apologize for being late here. My plan was to combine this blog with another figure. However, with the Snow Miku 2012 Nendoroid currently being delayed indefinitely (I haven't got refunded yet as I paid via Paypal, so I'm assuming that the figure w...
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As I mentioned in my last blog post, the last few months have been slow for me here at My Anime Shelf. However, things are now starting to pick up for me now that June has arrived. This past week is a good example of this, with a couple of figures ar...
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It's been a quiet period for me the past few months here at My Anime Shelf. While I do check out the site daily, I haven't really been very active in terms of blog posts and pictures. I personally blame this lack of activity on two things: 1. It's...
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This year, Katsucon had a lot of variety when it came to cosplay, and it was more than just anime and video games. The following are some of the cosplay that I saw the con. Ordinary cosplay: Dressing up as a character from Puella Magi Madoka M...
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Once again, I went to Katsucon this President's Day weekend. When it comes to the events of the con, you can read my opinions about it here. As for the Dealers' Room, I definitely got a good haul this convention after somewhat of a disappointment the...
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Katsucon is not for for a few more days (and I'm definitely looking forward to it, although scheduling situations could affect my first go-round on Friday). However, I'm still getting figures before the con starts. As you've seen in my photos, I rece...
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Once again, I apologize for not doing this sooner. A lot of this can be contributed to my mind being focused on other things (i.e. an Android tablet that I got for Xmas, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic) and the fact that I was under the weather a...
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Once again, real life kinda distracts me writing my blog posts. This time around, the distraction comes in the form of me receiving an Android tablet for Xmas, with me being busy trying out different apps and other things on it. Got to get my mind of...
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Merry Christmas, y'all. On Tuesday, my latest addition to my collection of Busou Shinki figures arrived in the mail. Unlike most Busou Shikni figures, which I buy after they've been out for a while (mostly due to me not being interested in th...
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Again, real life has distracted me (along with working on my Anime USA report), so I haven't really gotten a chance to remember to work on this until right now. On the Saturday after Thanksgiving (in America), another figure that I pre-ordered arr...
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Sorry if this is later than usual, but with my mind on other things (i.e. frustration over manga that I'm following, the recent episode of a certain show that I'll bring up later in this post), it took a while before I can start this. With my ass now...
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I want to get this up before I attend Anime USA this weekend, and with me not even starting the typing until the Monday before the con, it's best that I get my butt moving. One thing you got to say about parents who are aware of you and your relat...
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With things about to pick up again (with a number of figures arriving at my doorstep the next few months and me attending Anime USA next month). it's time to get back to habit of writing blog posts showcasing my latest purchases, which brings me to...
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If you thought I was finished with figurine buying until October (when the first two of four 4th quarter pre-orders arrive), I have some news for you: my bank account is still taking a major beating. Following the events of Otakon, I was busy bro...
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It took me almost two weeks to get here, but I'm finally there. My series of blog posts about Otakon is finally coming to a close. Bringing this series to an end, here's the Saitama Shinbun 65th Anniversary version Nendoroid of Kagami from Lucky Star...
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We're at the halfway point of my reports on the figures that I got at Otakon. For this report, I am winding things down when it comes to Busou Shinki. However, I have plenty of stuff this here (especially if you have a 3DS, which is now $170 at Wal-M...
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Continuing with my series of reports about the figures that I got at Otakon 2011, here's my take on the second Busou Shinki figure I got at the convention, Maochao. Sales Data Dealer Where the Figure Got Purchased: Bluefin Corp Purchase Price: $...
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With enough time to rest and take photos, it's time to get the most extensive portion of my Otakon reports: the photoshoots of the figures that I purchased To make this more challenging: I would like to get this done before another figure (one that's...
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Sorry for being late with this report. Among the reasons for it taking long to be ready: 1. I have other reports to work on (which include photo shoots for some of them); 2. With me still being tired from the con, I do have the right to take some...
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WARNING: The following blog post is filled with pictures and Youtube videos associated with some of these pictures. While I put the Youtube pictures in spoiler tabs, this blog post is not for people with slow Internet connections. Usually, I kick...
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I'm back from the annual trip to Otakon, the biggest anime convention in the East Coast. Just a quick heads up here: it will likely be a while before I get everything concerning the convention mentioned in this blog. There's a few reasons for this...
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On Tuesday, another figure that I pre-ordered arrived at my house, this time being a Nendoroid figure. At Katsucon 2010, I checked out the dub premiere of Strike Witches. While the show's start was rather weak IMO (note to anime companies: STOP DO...
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Two weeks ago, Impending_Sky posted a Nendo-corner piece on Totori, a character from one of the more recent Atelier games to come out in Japan (with it coming to America later this year). Seeing the images of Totori in action, I decided that I might...
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Remember in my last blog post that I had another Busou Shinki figure ordered, but I was saving that until it arrived at my home to talk about it since it was showing up later than the figures that I got last week? Well, the figure has arrived, so now...
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When it comes to collecting figures, this week has been a busy period of me. For starters, this week, my second pre-ordered figure of 2011 finally shipped, with me receiving it in the mail on Thursday. As you'd probably guessed by the pictures tha...
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Yeah, I pretty much admit that things have been slow recently. Part of it can be contributed to the fact that my next preordered figure won't be coming out until later this month (with the next one coming out in June and most likely after the deadlin...
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On Monday, I received my first pre-ordered figure of 2011. While I myself am not into YuGiOh (outside of the abridged series and picking up a few games, I don't follow any of the YuGiOh titles), I admit that I do like the Dark Magician Girl (or Black...
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March 27, 2011. This was a date that I've been waiting weeks for (and had my financial planning for the past few months centered around). The reason: the Nintendo 3DS has finally arrived in the United States. Starting things off, on the release da...
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As you've probably guessed by the photos that I posted on Saturday, I received another Busou Shinki figure in the mail. This time, the figure that I received is of Raptias, the Eagle type. When it came to Raptias, I became interested in picking he...
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Now for the second part of my Katsucon report: the cosplay pictures. After a lack of interesting the previous year (I think that can be blamed on the blizzard that hit the Washington D. C. area days before the convention), there was plenty of phot...
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This past weekend was President's Day weekend, and for an anime fan who lives in the Washington DC area, that also means Katsucon, the start of the anime convention season in the DC/Maryland/Virginia area. As usual, I made a few trips to the Dealers'...
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Katsucon is only a couple of days away. However, when it comes to "anime stuff", I've been getting ready for the Dealers' Room (sans any "anti-bag" rule) these past two days. Yes, this does include getting some anime on Blu-Ray (S...
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The first of many pre-orders that I'm expecting from Japan this year has arrived in the mail on Monday afternoon. When it comes to anime companies in 2010, one company that had a good year was Gainax. While part of it definitely can be accredited...
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