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Something went terribly wrong…I hope to get support from my host soon.I do have backups so hopefully nothign will be lost.Until then Ill refrain from posting anything else <.<
Japanday 2010
My,my how times fly by….This is already the third time I am posting about the Japanday and yet I cant get enough of it even though its always more or less the same.Hit the Jump to see this years coverage and lotsa pics from the EKO Haus.
In case you are new to my blog id recommend you to read last years coverage since it covers alot of areas I wont be covering this year because I attended other events this time and I couldnt take any pictures of the fireworks because it started to rain in the evening.
One thing I didnt expect is that my trusty Nikon Coolpix was able to make better night shots straight out of my hand unlike my shiny new Nikon D3000.Guess its Tripod time next year!
Ive met up with Tami once again and we went straight to the Eko Haus in Oberkassel this time.It had no admission fee on Japanday and both of us were quite curious about its garden,buddhistic temple and the classical japanese house replica.I must admit that I went a little bit triggerhappy but whos to blame when theres such beautiful scenery and great weather?
Lets start with the garden area
The first 108 Visitors during New Year are allowed to hit the bell 
This statue is of a prince whose name Ive forgotten but it was erected around 2002-ish ^^;
Lets take a look at the buddhistic temple!
Was incredibly hard to take good pictures in there.It was so dark that even High Iso Pictures needed a long exposure.I should have really taken a tripod with me.
The Japanese House was as expected rather small and since I only had my 55-200mm lens with me I wasnt able to take any pictures of its interior.The only pictures I took there were the view from the porch into its garden.
One of the things I noticed when entering the Eko Haus was the long list of disclaimers that you have to agree upon when entering the facility.Its a given that you should ask for permission when doing professional pictures for commerce and I didnt mind that rule but what really got my attention was the part that asked for appropriate behavior on a religious site and to not pose/act out things on pictures.
This is where I am reminded once again about western anime fandom and how much I hate the attitude of those so called Japan Lovers.In the end theyre just a bunch of snotty brats acting like the world is theirs not thinking about other peoples feelings.Im am 99% certain that these rules were added because some of them thought itd be a great idea to have one of their cosplay meetings there.I have no problem with these kind of gatherings if done in an appropriate but many people act like dicks and have an negative impact on other peoples enjoyment.MEH
Anyways….Tami and me went to eat at the Naniwa afterwards and around that time JimmPantsu arrived in Düsseldorf and we met up later during the day.This is actually quite a miracle since the japanday was crowded as usual and it was actually hard to spot good cosplayers let alone normal people. De_jay who later joined us was especially hard to spot even though he came dressed in his Minori gear ^^;;;;
The fact that it was this crowded resulted in very few Cosplay pictures even though I was more motivated than during the dokomi.Nevertheless I finally had the guts to ask a few people to get their pictures taken which is quite an achievement for me.I was especially happy that the Durara!!! Cosplayers agreed to let me take some pics at a less crowded area.
Nevertheless Ive made the resolution to attend the Animagic to take more pictures and getting used to it.Im gonna tag along with JimmPantsu and TMSIDR to not feel completley lost though.
Took this one for Persocom ^^
Shopped
This was my first try at shopping something and I think the result was actually quite good.I was really pondering if I went too far or not but in the end I think that she still looks natural enough.Whats your Opinion?
Original
I have a huge dislike for those japanese photoshop artists that turn all the cosplayers into doll like beeings but I guess enhancing the pictures a bit isnt that bad?
Liked that reflection
The Popculture zone was underwhelming as usual <.<
Pantsu`s Mochi
A wild Pantsu appeared!
Taking Night Pictures with my point and shoot was so much easier
So what did I learn from this day?
I learned that my 50-200mm Camera is far from beeing optimal for taking portraits with a nice Bokeh and while Meronpan recommended me a nice lens I am more than open for any recommendations from the more experienced photographers.
To top this post off Ill finally reveal my real identity to my readers:
Pic is Courtesy of JimmPantsu
Thats it for today folks!
Blowfish,Over and out
EDIT: I was able to recover most posts after the big disaster with Guys Help and this is the first and only post Ill do before the redesign.Would be a bummer if I had to change everything again ^^;
Dokomi 2010 Impressions
Ive finally found some time to settle down and work through the impressions I had the last two weeks.Two weeks ago I attended my very first convention Dokomi and this weekend was the Japanday and boy was I dead after these events!
Anyways hit the Jump to read my thoughts about my first Convention experience !
Some of you may remember that I actually wrote a post about last years Dokomi in german and that I planned to visit it because its a cat throw away from me.In the end I didnt make it there but planned to attend it the next year. I am not a fan of western anime fandom and its behavior and planned to use this as a testrun before shelling out some cash for one of the bigger conventions in Germany.
The Dokomi is a rather small self-organized convention and didnt burn my wallet too much with its 14€ for the Weekendticket.I didnt expect a convention on the level of the established ones throughout Germany and wasnt expecting too much from the experience except an understanding of the overall convention feeling.
I visited the first day with my brother whos rather the gloomy type and to be honest I hated that day even though it was a rather short lived experience since I had to urgently appear somewhere else in the middle of the day.I just didnt feel like taking any Cosplay pictures because I felt rather shy about it even though some pretty good cosplays were attending there.
My brother didnt feel like going there the other day and so I decided to spend my day with JimmPantsu and his Anhang B who was also attending the convention.This is where the up until then shitty experience turned into something fun.Its alot more enjoyable to spend the day with someone that shares the same interest (except for the dreaded Moe) and to just talk about random stuff /take pictures of cosplays you like.It just feels alot more natural to be with a fellow blogger than standing in a crowd of people you dont like at all and trying to get “into the mood”.Thats why I highly recommend you to not go alone or with a only remotely interested gloomy brother XD
Lets get back to topic:
If I had to judge the Dokomi Id compare it to a school festival where everyone is having great ideas and giving their best but fails at achieving the highly set goals.The fact that the Dokomi was inside a school building even undermined that feeling ^^;
I personally felt that the whole event lacked some organisation, since some simple things like timetables or floorlayout were nowhere to be found,but I guess thats forgiveable when the event is organized by only a handful of people doing this in their free time.
One of the few things I was quite curious about was the merchandise but I once again discovered that I am as far from the target group as possible and most things are aimed at younger,less seasoned anime fans.The few vendors that set up their stores at the con had quite steep prices and I am actually shocked that some people buy these.One of the examples I do remember is a Naru Narusegawa figure for 329 € o.0
There was also a booth that had some doujinshi in stock and I shuffled through them and it looks like they updated their Doujinshi Stock the last time in the 90s since most Doujinshi were EVA and Love Hina and price from 15 to 25€.The newest Doujinshi I found was a Guilty Gear one and that one also had some years on its back ^^;
I cant say if other conventions have these steep prices aswell but vendors wont see any money from me with such ridiculos prices but as said before I am not the target group anyway.
One of the few things I looked forward to was the Cosplay DSLR Workshop and due to some unlucky events we ended up with only two attendees but this turned out to be a great chance for us since we were able to pierce Tentakelmonster, the hostess of the workshop, with lots of specific questions and it was quite a fun time.The Workshop focused more on Etiquette,Law and Postprocessing than the technical mumbo jumbo and while I was at first a bit disappointed it sparked some interest in cosplay photography.Tentakelmonster grabbed one of my meishis and I hope shell shoot me an email when shes back from the USA.
The rest of the Dokomi was the what I expect to be the typical Convention Events with Cosplay Tourneys,Showgroups etcetera,ecetera.
Didnt I forget something? Oh yes! The Meido/Host Cafe! Since I was dead broke I couldnt attent the Meidocafe and youll have to check Jimm Pantsus Blog for some pics of Meidos ^^;;;;
Photography Wise it was an quite interesting experience since I had to switch lenses and needed to adjust to the changing surroundings and I think this alone made the trip worth its money.Thanks to Meronpan Im also eyeing a new lense that might prove more useful during those events.
I didnt take many cosplay pictures mainly due to the fact that I planned to take them on Sunday and alot of cosplayers were already gone at that time and I didnt feel like taking pics of ANY cosplay.
Overall the Dokomi was a flawed yet nice experience thanks to the right people and I am thinking about attending another one this year with Pantsu again.
After all that talk its time to show some of the less than spectacular pictures ^^;
Another thing I learned during the Workshop is that you should take your time when doing Cosplay Pics which I didnt really take while doing any of these shots ^^;
I guess I just have to get some more confidence to ask these people out.
Blowfish – Over and Out
Japanday Post will be Wednesday-ish
Sonsaku Hakufu Changing Clothes Ver.
When people hear the name Ikki Tousen most people think of tits and that isnt doing the Manga/Anime any justice.The franchise has alot more to offer besides the wonderful world of bankunyu,like butts.Therefore ill declare today as the Butt Awareness Day ( Sorry Mom) and present you todays figure,Sonsaku Hakufu Changing Clothes Version by New Line, after the Jump.
I could write a long paragraph about Ikki Tousen and its characters but thats as necessary as a plug up my butt.Everybody including their granmothers uncle knows this series and either hates or loves it.Beeing the pervert I am, I of course love the series and its well endowed characters.If you are genuinely interested in the series do yourself a favor and ignore the crappy Anime Season 3+ and stick to the Manga.Make a big turn around the Tokyopop Serialization though since the translator took crack while trying to make the Manga as unreadable as possible.
Todays Figure is the Happy Go Lucky mainprotagonist of the series Sonsaku Hakufu right in the middle of changing clothes.Normally she wouldnt be bothered by someone peeping at her but this figure aims for the more cute/shocked look instead of staying faithful to the character.Her rather round face with large puppy eyes underlines that look even more but this was also the case with the prototype so it isnt that much of a deal since you know what youre getting into.
Her Sculptor,Goemon,seems to be pretty obsessed with swimsuit figures since he nearly exclusively does them with a few exceptions like New Lines Black Lagoon Figures.Maybe he is recieving all the impure thoughts that Ishikawa Goemon the XII. is trying to ban from his mind?
I am not a big fan of swimsuit figures since they are rather plain compared to completley dressed figures and demand a good paintjob and finish to get good sense of depth.I applaud Goemon for the great work on the back of the figure but could smack him for his work on the figures hair.The hair gives a sense of movement,as if she is turning around to look at the person that stepped in the room, while she was changing but it still looks straggly and pretty rough in some places.I give Goemon the benefit of doubt for the roughness of her hair,since this could have happened during the molding process but the straggly hair is a flaw from his side.
While were talking hair I might aswell talk a bit about how this figure reached me.You may remember my rambling about DHL`s lousy customer service and how a figure got returned to HLJ.Well,this was the figure that had to be sent twice to me and sadly she got damaged during transit: her ahoge broke off. Noemally I would have to send the figure back to get a replacement,but this is the limited release of the figure and it was naturally out of stock by the time it arrived on my doorstep.In the end HLJ offered a 20% discount off the figures price and I had to glue the Ahoge back in its place.In a sad turn of events the glue merged with some of the PVC and left a visible white line where the ahoge snapped off. Quite a complicated backstory eh?
As mentioned a few lines before this is the limited release and features blue undergarments unlike the original release with its boring white colour.The whole thing goes under the name Irisawa Adult colour Version and I wonder what makes blue panties more adult than white ones.Both Versions feature half opened bras that allow a peek at her nipples. All perverts can rest assured that this is typical Ikki Tousen release that knows how to cater to its audience.
The rest of her sculpt is sure to please fans of well bosomed beauties and I fully approve of Goemons work in that area.Theres one thing I dont like about Goemons sculpt besides the hair and thats the way he sculpted her mouth.It isnt very defined and painted with a small white line supposed to resemble her teeth.This is probably just a matter of personal prefence but i still thought I should mention it.
This was my first New Line Figure which I mainly ordered because I admired their Black Lagoon figures and I am kind of uncertain about their quality.The Body Sculpt itself is great but I have the feeling that Goemon or New Line (whoevers at fault) is having problems with rendering fine details in the quality required to make this a truly great figure.I never saw the Black Lagoon figures in Person so I cant tell if this is true but if anyone has more information on this be sure to let me know.
You can see the spot where the ahoge snapped pretty clearly in these
Im no fan how he sculpted her mouth :/
You can see the bad molding and hair defects good in this one
Time to raise Butt Awareness!
Love that Oshiri
The base is a nice little extra with the towel and socks.Makes me wonder if she ran around in socks and unerwear only though
My favorite shot out of the whole set.She has an adoreable back. Sexy!
Show me Boobs! show
This isnt really figure related but since today topic is Ikki Tousen I might aswell throw in some pictures of my newly acquired Magatama.I bought it from the Ebay Seller Wombat1138 and it made me feel all warm and fuzzy inside when I opened the box.She seems to be a seller that truly cares about the stuff shes selling since it was packaged in yet another little handfolded box.Its nothing special but still it made me quite happy
If youre looking for some Magatama I can highly recommend her Shop Magatama-Rama ^^
And I am not done with rambling today!
I cant believe I didnt join Twitter earlier because sometimes miracles do happen.A few days after Ive posted my Review of Kotone-chan I noticed a huge income of traffic from Twitter and it turned out to be from Keumaya the maker of the figure! It feels really,really great to be acknowledged by the maker of a figure and I can finally feel assured that I didnt buy a Bootleg from Ebay but a genuine figure.
At first he twittered in Japanese but later he even asnwered me in English. This is so awesome and I am never gonna wash my Twitter again XD
He also found Tiers review through me and wondered why we gaijin cant seem to assemble her correctly ^^;;;;
Thats it for today! Over and Out!
Picture dump of the DSLR Neophyte
Disclaimer: This post will be void of any half naked plastic girls so if you came to fap you have to options: Fap anyways or search for better material somewhere else.
Now that,thats outta the way I welcome you to my picture dump of my last few trips with the newly aquired camera.Most of these shots are rather mediocre at best but I hope to learn from them for future photo trips.This Blog wont turn into a photo blog but ill post some of these from time to time to get some advice from bloggers with more experience.
Hit the Jump and bash my pics XD
The picture you see above is one I am rather confident of but then again these long night exposure shots are rather easy to make and its kinda scary to stand in the woods with such an expensive piece of equipement all by yourself.I also did a shot in the opposite direction and I guess a too long exposure isnt good either since the lights kinda blurred out in it.
It was hard to focus all in the dark since the autofocus didnt really work and I had to manually focus onto something and it was harder than I thought.I wonder if theres a more elegant way than messing around with the focus and praying that the picture will turn out halfway sharp?
I try to take most of my shots in manual mode and its sometimes quite a hassle to figure out a good setup.Ive noticed quite a few times that even if the scale tells you that the picture should be correctly exposed its over or underexposed in the end.This isnt a big issue under controlled lighting and evironment like doing Figure reviews but as soon as you leave your home it gets a bit more complicated.Sure theres the Option to Use Aperature/Shutter Speed Priority but I feel that I might rely to much on those if I get used to them.
Another thing I noticed is that you cant always trust the manual White Balance settings either when doing outside pictures.This picture has a horrible blue tint even though I took it with the daylight setting.I wonder if this is due to the fact that I took it during Dusk?
I followed Anonys advice and started to use the Auto White Balance afterwards and took my pictures in RAW + Basic JPEG format if theres a need to readjust the White Balance afterwards.To my astonishment the Auto WB seems to select the correct setting in most cases and there was no need to readjust any of the pictures I took after following his advice.
The following pictures were taken at the Japanese Garden and Nordpark and I did everything manually for the very first time.I didnt use a Tripod and some of the are rather shaky ^^;
My absolutely favorite picture of the whole Japanese Garden set.These Girls simply ran into my frame and I love how naturally it turned out.
Okay,this one makes me look like a stalker hiding behind a bush ^^;;
There was quite a bunch of Cosplayers around that day
Overall Id have to say that these rather lack punch but I guess it was because of the April Weather
Continuing with the Nordpark
Lately when I am on my Photo Trips I always stumble across Married Couples doing their Wedding Pictures
Dont ask me how many tries it took me to capture these.Should have really taken a Tripod with me
This Tree was full of Bumblebees ^_^
These are my favorites out of the Nordpark Set
It took me quite some time to get my butt up again to take some more pictures but yesterdays weather was fairly nice and I tried the Schloß Benrath and the Rhine.I shot the following pictures in Manual mode RAW and Basic JPEG with Auto White Balance and since the JPEGS turned out fine I didnt touch the RAWs yet.
Dont wonder about Shaky pictures because I once again forgot to take my tripod with me ^^;;
Its totally awesome that I came across these cutie pies
Accidently catched a pigeon during her flight ^^
I wish all of my images had this kinda punch
Ignore the half-naked dude with beer in this otherwise nice image XD
That japanese Dude with daughter was funny. He was enjoying himself as if he was a child
I liked the light in this one.
Its kinda hard to get good low angle shots.I somehow always tilt the camera so that I am getting weird angles.
My legs in the lovely riverbank sand ^^;;;;;
Girls collecting seashells
Japanese Dude doing a balancing act XD
Taking pictures of a japanese girl taking a picture
Marriage Shots again! They must be following me around
Nice Car!
Ive already talked a bit with Smithy about how to get some more Punch into my Images and he recommended me to buy a Pol Filter and to hope for bright Sunshine.If you have any other hints be sure to tell me
I hope I didnt bore you to death with these pictures and I promise its back to scantly clad plastic women soon XD
Hyper Nurse Painkiller Kotone-chan (NSFW)
What would the world be without nurses? It`d be a sad,sad place where the porn industry would be void of one of its Top 10 plot devices,strippers had one outfit less to choose,adolescent`s wet dreams would be less colourfull and I guess some people would die aswell…. People have always been fascinated by uniforms and there are certain expectations and hopes linked to these outfits.Certain outfits signal strength while others appear to give people the impression that theyre slutty and easy to lay. Luckily Kotone-chan`s outfit is the personification of classy and should be enrolled as standard nurse outit worldwide. The World will be a better Place. Believe Me
Check the next Nurse Chic after the Jump
I was introduced to Kotone-chan by Tier about two months ago and I immediately wanted to get my dirty grubs on her.This is kinda unique since her chest department doesnt fall into my usual hunting scheme but her outfit,pose and hyper happy face make up for those non-existant boobs.
To be honest the fact that the maker, Doujin Circle Keumaya,got thrown out of Comiket for having too detailed genitalia also played a big role in my decision to hunt down one of their figures.^^;;;;;;;;;;
The Comiket Incident resulted in a huge overstock of 3 of their figures ( Kotone-chan,Pink and Black Goat) and they landed shortly after on Ebay for a modest price compared to the usual price tag they come with.I have always been very hestitant when it comes to Ebay because I suspect most of the professional sellers there to be bootleggers but in the end I gave into the urge when I found her on Ebay for a measly 29 pounds.
While I was at it I poisoned my brother into ordering one aswell and we prayed that the seller isnt a bootlegger.A short time later a well packaged box arrived with small boxes inside.Beeing the lousy brother I am i picked out the better looking box for myself and gave my brother the slightly dented one.
In the end I kinda regretted that decision because my brother got a perfect item while mine has some piant splodges on her.Thats Karma Baby!
I cant 100 percently say that this is a genuine figure but her box looks very legit and shes packed in bubblewrap with the different body parts beeing in little plastic bags.Bootlegs usually suffer from rough edges around highly detailed areas like the hair and she has a rather crisp headsculpt including her eye decals making her seem like a legit copy.
The fact that her paintjob isnt the smoothest in some areas with a few paint spots on her shirt and headpiece make her lean more in the bootleg direction but I guess you cant apply Alter standards to a doujin figure maker.My brothers copy has a smoother paintjob and I guess mine was just a case of sloppy paintwork.
I was at first a bit shocked when I picked my parcel up from the postoffice because it was tiny and I feared that the Seller forgot to add two figures.In the end I was proven wrong but its amazing how space efficent it is to sell your figures in parts ton assemble.The different parts are bubble wrapped in respective plastic bags and a handy guide (DEAR MEGAHOUSE: A Doujin Figure Maker is able to add an guide to their figures while you cant.Whats wrong here huh?) that explain the seperate steps to your very own ecchi nurse that`ll inject you with her happyness.In theory the respective steps are as easy as cake but reality looks a bit different.The part where her Upper and Lower Torso connect is as tight as a first semester nun.At first I tried to forced it in,while is used one of her legs as a countersupport and I “broke” off one of her boots.Luckily it was only a case of weak glue but remember you gotta be gentle with PVC and Real Girls otherwise you might regret it.
In the end I used my trusty hair dryer and heated her up.She soon loosened up a and I was able o put it in with only a little force.I continued to do so with the rest of her bodyparts and it went as smooth as a baby`s butt.Another thing I noticed is that you should be careful with the few clothes she wearing aswell since they give a fair amount of paint transfer in certain areas.I especially noticed this with her belt which left some poo-coloured stains on her but I bet theyre easy to remove with some rubbing alcohol.
While you are assembling her you gotta watch out with those syringes since theyre actually quite sharp and it actually stings quite good.I noticed this while assembling her gun and didnt follow the instruction that tells you to put the remaining syringes into her belt before adding it to her.I imagine this to be a very painful experience and chose to go against the rules ^^
You could argument that Keumaya is cheap/lazy for equipping all of their figures with the same lower torso/extremeties but who can be angry at them when theyve created such an awesome butt like this?Whatever figure youll buy,youll get an awesome butt along with your prefered Cup Size.They range from non-existant to gigantic and are sure to please any fetish except normal sized breasts.I doubt that youd want normal sized breasts anyway since you are reading this very blog who isnt well known for posting about normal girls ^^;
Keumaya defused their later figures(*) with pantsus to prevent further Genitalia Drama but the fact that theyre still using the same lower body sculpt is gift from heaven for perverts.If you have the guts to destroy their pantsus youll be able to see their labia in all their glory but they arent worth the hassle imho.
You wont see her labia anyways if your following the building instructions since the handy IV Bag and her belt make up one formidable defense line against low anglers.Dont ask me why shes carrying around an IV bag down there but hey maybe shes de-hydrated and needs some fluid.
My ecchi side is very pleased by the fact that shes pulling the IV Bag Tube through her legs with her left hand :3
It seems that the Black Version Tier is owning switched the tube action with a second syringe gun which isnt quite as sexy but pretty badass in combination with all the black shes wearing.
So what can I say? I am really impressed at the Work that Keumaya delivers.While I cant be 100% sure that this isnt a bootleg I am more than pleased with what I got.Ill keep Keumaya on my Radar and maybe Ill get Nurse Commander Erika and Victory Yuno aswell
(*)= Keumaya is re-releasing the 3 Nurses with cast-offable pantsus so youre basically getting the best of both worlds.Probably the most interesting thing about the re-releases is that theyll come with some pube decals.Finally youll be able to give your PVC Figures a beaver…or mustache.
All regular Versions also come with Doujinshis for the related Character and you can check them out here,here,here and youll have to look for the rest yourself because Im lazy ^^
For this shoot I tried something a little different with Tinfoil as background and while it worked in the close ups excellent,the bokeh didnt really wanna work in the full body shots.I had a pretty high aperture so it should have blurred those aswell but maybe thats just me beeing a newbie with a DSLR.
As always I am grateful for any hints to improve
An Review by Ashlotte can be found here
An Review of her black Version by Tier can be found here
The Eyepatch is actually removeable but I like my girls patched up
You can see some of the sloppier paintwork that makes me think of her as a bootleg here
On the other hand her face/hair is as good as it gets
Hmm…I actually doubt that Nurses are allowed to wear pink fingernails
Another Stain <.<
I love that oversized bonesaw
My absolutely favorite Butt Shot.Never did a better one!
Pointy and sharp
As you can see theres nothing vulgar about her when shes wearing the IV Bag and her belts.
Ive gotta admit Ive succumbed to the dark side a few days ago…I have always been very Anti-Twitter but something opened my eyes.Twitter is actually a very powerful information network and the fact that I am playing the lone wolf isnt to my advantage.When DQ had the Chance to meet a certain Stormtrooper just because Lu-k twittered it to her I finally saw the truth.Beeing Anti just for beeing Anti and sticking to it just for your own prides sake isnt a good thing.A guy should stick to his words but that shouldnt mean he should stick to it for his own head.
Yeah so if youre interested in when I take a poop or dress up as a little girl feel free to follow me
Dokomi 09 – Düsseldorfer Anime Convention
Oh noes! A post in German! Gonna upload a English Version later!
Im guten,alten Deutschland gibts ja eine handvoll Anime Conventions aber dem alten,knausrigen Blowfish sind die natürlich alle viel zu teuer und viel zu weit weg.Was glaubt ihr wie froh ich war,als ich vom Doitsu Komiku Market,kurz DoKoMi, erfahren habe.Die Dokomi findet am 30/31 Mai in Düsseldorf statt. Interesse? Dann schnell weiterlesen nach dem Jump!
Die Dokomi findet in der Aula des Freien Christlichen Gymnasiums in Düsseldorf-Reisholz statt.Sie ist somit bequem mit der S6 vom Düsseldorfer Hauptbahnhof und kurzem Fußmarsch zu erreichen.Zum momentanen Zeitpunkt beläuft sich der Preis für ein Tagesticket auf 7 (Sa.) / 8(So.) bzw 10 Euro für ein Wochenendticket wenn man zeitig vorbestellt
Geplant und veranstaltet wird das ganze in Eigenregie von 4 Jungs die sich eines langweiligen Nachmittages dazu entschieden haben nicht immer nur von der eigenen Con zu träumen sondern das ganze auch umzusetzen.Das Team arbeitet ehrenamtlich an dem Event und plant nach der Kostendeckung den ganzen Gewinn an humaitäre Hilfsorganisationen zu spenden.Ich hatte selber die Möglichkeit mit einen der Jungs ein paar Worte zu wechseln und bringe mal meine bisherigen Eindrücke zur Geltung
Cosplay + Doujinshi = Win?(Gelbooru)
Ursprünglich sollte das Event die deutsche Antwort zum Comiket werden,was leider an dem Deutschen Copyright scheiterte.Die Dokomi wird noch immer einen großen Doujinshi Bereich bieten,jedoch wird sich hier nur Original Material von Künstlern finden.Während einige dies mit Sicherheit Schade finden werden freut es mich das somit den kreativen Köpfen mehr Platz für ihre eigen Kreationen geboten wird.Neben den Standartevents wie DCM Cosplaywettbewerben,Japanisch Workshops,Games Room sowie zahlreichen anderen Events wird es noch eine großen Bereich für Anhänger der Gothic Lolita Fashion geben.Unter anderem wird es einen gesonderten Wettbewerbsbereich für diese geben.
Da der gute Blowfish ja selber schon so langsam zu nem alten Oji-san wird freut es ihm natürlich besonders,das die Dokomi als erste Con Deutschlands ihr eigenes Meido-Cafe eröffenen wird.Auf Nachfrage mit den Verantwortlichen wurde mir garantiert das sich nur 1A Schinken in den Meido Outfits befinden wird.Der richtige Augenaufschlag sowie Begrüßung wurde ebenfalls schon gewissenhaft geprobt.Gereicht wird so ziemlich alles was von einem Meido-Cafe erwartet wird.Ob die Meidos einem auch aus den ausliegenden Mangas vorlesen oder ob es auch potente Battle Meidos gibt ist mir jedoch unbekannt ^^
Ich hoffe jedenfalls das dies zum Standardoutfit des Cafes gehört (Gelbooru)
Wenn ihr mich auf der Con treffen wollt sucht einfach nach dem Typen der aus dem Meido-Cafe geflogen ist.
Wenn ihr euch jetzt denken solltet das,das genau euer Ding ist und ihr aushelfen wollte verweise ich euch auf folgende Seite.Viel Mehrbesser fände ich jedoch wenn ihr euch hier anmelden würdet und mir ein Erdbeerparfait samt Sahne reicht.
Neben vielen gesonderten Veranstaltungen bietet die Dokomi natürlich auch noch ein Programm auf das ich kurz näher ein gehen möchte:
Samstag
- 10:00 Einlass
- 12:30 Eröffnungsveranstaltung
- 13:00 Newcomer Showgruppen
- 14:00 Deutsche Cosplaymeisterschaft (Einzel Cosplay)
- 16:00 Showgruppen
- 19:00 Comedians
Sonntag
- 10:00 Einlass
- 12:00 Gruppencosplay Wettbewerb
- 14:00 Versteigerung
- 16:00 Convention Foto
- 17:00 Verabschiedungsshow
Ich hoffe einfach mal das ich ein paar von euch dazu motivieren konnte euch auf der Dokomi blicken zu lassen.Ich find echt klasse was die Jungs bisher so auf die Beine gestellt haben und finde das wir sie auf jedenfall unterstützen sollten. Sollte sich irgendeiner meiner Leser auf der Dokomi rumtreiben,können wir uns gerne einmal treffen ^^
Melo-Melo-Melon!
Wouldnt it be convinient to summon cute girls from a sodacan?Youre mothers calling and nagging you to finally find a girlfriend and settle down with her and make many wonderful babies? Simply pop a can of Soda and convince your mother that theres no need to worry about her worthless son.Tired of your old girl? Recycle that old wrench and buy an exotic new can from the vending machine!We need Girls in Cans right NOW!
Until the scientists managed to turn a refreshing and sparkling beverage into a hot chick well have to live with today figure review: Melon from Akikan
Check out the sizzling action after the Jump!
Akikan was one of those shows I really enjoyed while the rest of the world seemed to be disgusted by it QUALITY Animation.Animation always plays a small part in my personal enjoyment when it comes to an Anime.There are other things that have a much bigger impact on me but I guess People actually care alot about it in Visual Media like Anime.
Anyways a show that shows a dude butt-naked for the most part of the first episode cant be a bad one,no?
A harem anime with manservice instead of fanservice in its very first episode? Yes and thats not the only thing where Akikan breaks the conventions of the regular Harem Anime.The Male Lead isnt the typical Loser that has to serve as proxy for the audience but a horny guy with some unique jokes up his sleeve.Not to forget that gay dude that wants to be in the male leads pants and the classmate who calls himself Gigolo-kun!
Besides that you have several girls that also want to be in the guys pants but thats nothing new for the seasoned animeviewer.
One of my favorite lines from one of the girls:
You cannot drink any other juice! You can only drink my juice!
You could sum Akikan up as guilty pleasure.It has many shortcomings but has some unique quirks that make it stand out from the crowd.If thats positive or negative is up to you ^^
Melon is the Akikan of the male lead (whose name Ive forgotten but we dont care about him anyways) and is actually a Melon Soda Can (suprise,suprise).Her appearance and attacks are themed around melons but the most obvious thing I think about when hearing the word Melon wasnt melonified: her boobs.
I am happy with them as they as they are but isnt it a bit weird to give a Melon Girl normal boobs? ^^;;;;
Megahouse had the guts to release a figure of a show that got little to no positive feedback from the otaku crowd and as expected she landed in the bargain bin a few months later.Thats where I picked her up since I eyed her for a long time anyways.
One of the first things that pops into your eyes is the fact that shes a “floating” figure thats merely secured by a metal rod that goes into one of her legs and the Akikan Title the other leg is resting on.It is definately a risky pose for a PVC figure and I cant tell if shell lean in the future or not.As of now shes floating without any signs of leaning though.
The next thing youll notice is that this figure renders Melon as a natural boke and this is my biggest beef with this figure.Her facial expression and especially the eyes make her look as stoned as a Bob Marley.I never had that impression of her in the anime and I seriously wonder if Megahouse tried to imitate QUALITY Animation or if this was just an accident.If youre digging the boke look be sure to pose her from her left side,she looks especially stoned that way.
Id like to see her face as an hommage to the anime since the rest of the figure is the expected Megahouse quality.Her outfit is dominated by different shades of green wich is counterbalanced by some white elements.Sounds relatively boring on paper but looks very vibrant and interesting in real life.This is also thanks to the good paint application and I especially like how the outer lines of her outfit are rendered with glossy green paint.
Her hair is made of slightly translucent material and while I normally hate translucent hair its done just right with Melon.I usually think that translucent hair looks cheap but Melons hair has just the right shade of blonde to hint at its translucency without looking bad.Melons two green translucent hairbeads are nicely incorporated into her hair and cover up the connection between two hair pieces.
Its a shame that Melon bombed since Megahouse has put some effort into her,besides the face, as its appearant with all the little details like the can-tab-earring or the green shimapan.Yet,I can understand why she didnt sell since the show itself bombed and her design isnt unique enough to draw in outsiders like eroge figures do so often.
I am personally a bit let down by her face and therefore Id rate her as an average to good figure if youre a fan of the franchise.I am glad that I found her for a nice price in the garbage bin since shes a nice addition to my figure collection that isnt castoff.I wouldnt mind more figures from Akikan either especially Yell ^^
Lets begin the Picture Flood!
Kinda overexposed these ones ^^;
I like that can tab
Nice Details on the hand there.Painted Fingernails and Tendons!
The Steelrod thats keeping her up
Nice wrinkles on her stockings
You can see her right leg resting on the title here aswell as the small soda can she comes with
Melon must have the best secured pantsu in my collection.You actually have to pick her up and turn her upside down to get a glimpse at it.Low Anglers have no chance!
Once again painted fingernails
Ecchi Omake
I think you already noticed but yes I did upgrade to an DSLR at the end of march.Thats also the reason for my 2 week long hiatus because I had to play around with my new baby.So how did I get my hands on a shiny new DSLR? To answer that question is actually have to travel back about one year ago.
Last spring one of the german multimedia retailers called Saturn had an awesome offering for the Nikon D40.German blog buddies like JimmPantsu took their chance and by the time I knew about it the camera was gone.I secretly hoped that theyd do the same with the Nikon D60 this spring and saved up some money on the side.I have no idea how I did it but I somehow didnt spend all of my cash on stupid stuff.
My time came at the end of march when I saw a spotfrom said retailer on TV advertising the Nikon D3000 Double Zoom kit for 399€ .I didnt have to think long since this was more than I hoped for and bought the camera on the following monday.
My loot (Cat not included)
What I did in the following days was trying to master this completley different experience.After a few hours with the camera I wouldnt switch back to a point and shoot even if id be threatened with death by moe.The whole experience is much smoother and gives you alot more control over your pictures.I must admit all the options are quite intimidating in the beginning but once you get used to it its fantastic.
In the first two days I bugged quite a few people on MSN because I was so scared to break something on my camera that its not funny.Thanks alot guys for having all that patience with me! ;D
I own the camera for about 2 weeks now and still have alot to learn.I took some pictures outside and will post them in a different post.I dont wanna mess up this review with shitty pictures XD
These pictures are already up on Flickr so you can already snoop around in those if you feel like it.
I hope to catch up on all the blogs I didnt visit in this time soon.Please be patient ^^