Polyvinyl Crush

Title says it all.  It was another busy weekend for me (you would think getting prepared to go back to school for the first time in 4 years would be easier) so I didn’t have the time to get a good review in order.  This is also why I was so late in responding to all your comments from last Friday; it’s not that I didn’t want to but I just couldn’t find the time.  So, instead of my normal review, please enjoy my latest compilation haul.  Thirteen figures from all over the spectrum; name your moe and there is a good chance it’s represented in today’s haul.

twintails, tsundere, zettai ryouiki, schoolgirls, girls with glasses, and maids – this post has it all Read the rest of this entry →

I hate running a blog sometimes.  I updated a couple of plugins before sitting down to write this post and the site got all screwy.  I uninstalled said plugins to revert back to an older version only to be told that the plugin was “not compatible” with the version of WordPress I was using.  Funny, no problems five minutes prior.  Anyway I then spent several hours reading and going though the process to back up the site so I could upgrade WordPress (to the new and shinny 2.9 series) to hopefully fix the problem.  Which, of course, it didn’t.  As it turns out the two plugins in question decided to change their default settings.  That was the problem; no upgrade was needed.  I’m sure if I were better at this I would’ve troubleshot the problem before spending the time to upgrade.   Here are the figures I’m excited about this week.

A frustrating hobby sometimes~ Read the rest of this entry →

Wonder Festival 2010 Winter was held just this last Sunday, one of the premier venues for both professional and amateur figure makers to show off their wares.  The companies which attended the event didn’t seem to showcase as many new figures compared to Wonder Festival 2009 Summer though.  It’s either that or the fact that I’m following new announcements more closely now so not much is surprising me.  Either way here are the figures from the event that I’m excited about.

Wonderful Hobby Life for You Read the rest of this entry →

When I first started covering “upcoming” figures and noticed all the exclusives coming down the pipe I absolutely hated it.  I thought they were a cheap, gimmicky way to artificially create interest for a figure and get an extra 20-30 bucks out of it at the same time.  Slowly, begrudgingly I began appreciating exclusives for their increased quality and more imaginative compositions, and even found myself ordering a couple despite my initial resolve.  Fast forward to today where nearly everything on my want list is an exclusive.  My name is Rico-sama, and I’m an exclus-aholic.

Exclusive Hobby Read the rest of this entry →

Leave it to Alter to cut through another week of dry PVC pre-orders with a couple of fantastic figures.  Granted we’ve seen them before, but they’re still a welcome breath of fresh air from the rather stagnant  string of announcements I’ve seen.  Too bad I can’t same the same for Clayz’s offering, but at least it fits in with today’s secret ingredient.

symmetrical hobby Read the rest of this entry →

Wonder Festival Summer 2009 is wrapping up in Japan and it looked like it was amazing: so many figures!  I didn’t have the resources (ie. money) to go to an event like this, but it’s a dream of mine to go to one of these large-scale Japanese cons: Wonfes and Comiket being the ones I’m most eagar to see.  I could’ve tried live-bloging it, but others already had that covered.  Instead I just combined the usual upcoming figures post with some event wrap-up “coverage”.  Oh, and be careful this time if you’re accessing from work – there are a couple of risqué ones.  :3

Wonderful Hobby Life for You (Potentially NSFW) Read the rest of this entry →