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Food

Summer Night Market 15

12:07 PM
 Image by Supon Yet another night down in Richmond. Only a few more weeks until the Summer Night Market closes for the year. Twas only me, my brother and my cousin down at the stall. My uncle and aunt were there too. Can't really say it was an awesome day, but I guess it wasn't exactly a terrible day either. There was a...

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One Shots

Sporadic One Shot Time!

1:21 PM
Title: Love Letter, ラブレター Author: Seo Kouji (瀬尾公冶) Genre: Shounen, Drama, Historical, Romance, Tragedy Kenn's comment: BAAAAAAAAAW T__T It's so sad. Based on the second world war. If there is someone who's still touchy about that war, you might want to stray away from it. If you're hardcore American and can only see things the American way, you should stay the hell away...

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Luka

Weekly Vocaloid Feature - 夢の続き

12:13 PM
Song by Dixie Flatline. xD It's a cool sounding song, especially because it uses all of Crypton's Vocaloids. The video is cute too ^^". ...

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Food

Summer Night Market 14

3:27 AM
Image by Dorago Alrighty, so it was another night down in Richmond. It was a usual day. Slow start, but it steadily picked up. Sales usually came in large clusters, one after another, leaving us scrambling to keep up with orders. Would love to have more space to work. The lack of space really affects how fast we can do things. Of course,...

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Figure

Kagamiku Photo Gallery

12:17 PM
 Bought myself a hopelessly otaku Figma on thursday. Kagami/ Lucky Star (otaku) + Miku/ Vocaloid = 2 x Otaku? Anyways, had to spend a bit of time figuring out the movement range, and asking the nice folks @ Dannychoo.com about the how-to's of Figma's. ^^" I'm pretty sure I've got it down pat now.   ^^" Kagami's expression when I asked her for some...

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Miku

Weekly Vocaloid Feature - RiNG My BeLL

9:32 AM
By Headphone Tokyo Nice song, and even more, it's a KAITO x Miku pv. Hasn't been one a while. Anyways, my computer has been acting up lately. =( So sloooow now. ...

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Food

Summer Night Market 13!

1:53 AM
Image by socha Yet another day at the night market. Decent day I suppose. So the day started with me taking pictures of Kagamiku for the photo gallery that'll be up tomorrow, and hopefully, up on Figure.fm (Dannychoo.com). Maybe. Anywho, went out to the restaurant to get the supplies, and something to eat. Had to make a stop at a gas station to...

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music

Song of the Week - 愛愛愛

10:56 AM
Not the newest of songs, and yes, it is in Mandarin. Title: 愛愛愛, (Ai Ai Ai) Artist: 方大同, Khalil Fong Genre: Pop (Chinese) Single: N/A Album: This Love Vintage: 02/01/07 Kenn's Comment: xD I love this song! There's also an acoustic version on the album...or was it the album after that...Anywho, yes, it's in mandarin, and no, I can't understand it. I would...

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Food

Ran as much as I've run out of cash

1:58 AM
Image by noba Running around in Richmond, blowing hard earned cash on expensive stuff man. Testing out a new code while I'm at it too. Can't figure out how to use it, so I'll go without it for now. Figured it out now, and it's currently in use for the latest post. The day started with walking to Jason's place. Had to wait...

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games

Coming Soon for the PSP

5:55 PM
Title: Soul Calibur: Broken DestinyPublisher: NamcoGenre: Fighting (3D)Release Date: 08/27/09 (jp), 09/01/09Kenn's Comment: Hmm. Another installment of Namco's Soul Calibur series. My favourite part of this game would probably be the character creation. =l Hopefully I can create Saber :] Anywho, I'll check this one out when it comes around in a few days. ...

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games

Coming Soon for the PSP

10:49 AM
Details after the jump.Title: Shin Megami Tensei Persona, ペルソナPublisher: ATLUSGenre: RPGRelease Date: 04/29/09 (jp), 09/22/09 (NA)Kenn's Comment: >DD PERSONA!! FOR THE PSP!! Well, ahem, anywho, I've read that there have been a few changes in this port of the game. I'm probably not going to mind it as much as other people, which have shown their dislike of "crappy jpop". I'm hoping the...

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Food

Summer Night Market 12

2:07 AM
Image by HirasatoYet another day at the night market. Again, more after the jump.Didn't have enough people to man the stall, since one of my cousins has today off. However, one of us (brother or me) has to stay home to look after our sister. To solve this, we brought her out to our folk's restaurant. Against my suggestions, she went out to...

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anime

Animelo 09

2:07 PM
From Dannychoo.comHatsune Miku performs Miku Miku Shitageru, as well as Black Rock Shooter at Animelo Live Concert. The BLACK ROCK SHOOTER PROJECT is shown at the end. And yes, I'm still looking forwards to it.Full list of artists performing:Animelo Summer Live: ReBridge ~Return to Oneself~ PV (yes, there's a theme song)CM ...

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otaku

Manga of ze Week - ヴァンパイア十字界

12:31 PM
Title: ヴァンパイア十字界, Record of the Fallen VampireAuthor: Shirodaira Kyou (story), Kimura Yuri (art)Genre: Shounen, Tragedy, Action, Drama, Supernatural, Romance, Sci-Fi, FantasySerialized in: Square Enix Shounen Gan GanTotal Volume Count: 9 Kenn's Comment: This ain't your Twilight. The main character goes through hell, and pretty much stays there, and you can't help but feel sorry for him. All the lemons that life gives him...

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Food

Summer Night Market 11

1:38 AM
Image by toru tooruAnother day at the night market. Will be there again tomorrow. ^^" Working all weekend. More after the jump.One of my cousins had his "day-off" today, so it was me, my brother and my cousin (I have two older cousins), and my uncle. Later on, my cousin's friend came over to helps.It got pretty hectic, with sandwich orders coming in...

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anime

Black Rock Shooter Anime

1:43 PM
Image by HukeHell yeah. You read that right. Details after the jump.Supervisor Yukata Yamamoto and his studio, Ordet, are working on a pilot episode for a possible anime production of Supercell's popular song, Black Rock Shooter. It's shipping on September 30th, and comes with a new recording of said song, as well as a new PV, animated by Ordet. Ryo and Huke (Supercell)...

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music

Weekly Vocaloid Feature - 孤独の果て

9:13 AM
The song was ranked #1 on the Weekly Vocaloid Rankings this week, along with two other Rin songs coming in second and third. She owned the charts xDAnywho, it's a good song, and the PV is gorgeous. See y'all next week! Actually later today. ...

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Food

Summer Night Market 10

1:36 AM
Image by someone, it's a CG from a game I think xDAlrighty, so twas another day at the night market. Fairly consistent, but in the end, we didn't make as much as I thought we would. Balls to that. More after the jumpI woke up feeling marvelous. My injured hip felt fine, as if it wasn't injured. However, after a ride in the...

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music

Song of the Week - Cross My Heart

10:07 AM
Sorry about the video. Universal doesn't let people embed videos. Title: Cross My HeartArtist: Marianas TrenchGenre: Pop/PunkSingle: Cross My HeartAlbum: Masteriece TheatreVintage: 12/08Kenn's Comment: Great song. It's made even better by the fact that the band is hometown talent. Awesome song. Platinum in Canada. ;D ...

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games

Another Day of Hunting

10:52 PM
Image by eiruYes, you read the title right. Another day of hunting. More after the jump.Planned this yesterday, with Ed and Jason. Jason told us that we could come after lunch, and leave before dinner, because he had cleaning to do. And so, I left at 1:30 ish (after lunch) and hobbled up the hill ( I hurt my right hip earlier in...

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Japan

High and Mighty Color

12:23 PM
No, it's not a friday. This is not a Song of the Week. More after the jump. It's High and Mighty Color's latest song, with the debut of their new vocalist, Haruka, taking Maki's place in the band. Haruka's voice is quite similar to Maki's, although it does sound a tad bit lower. Hoping they stick to their style of light rock (pop-rock-ish...

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Cool stuff

The Guild

10:07 AM
So The Guild is a production sponsored by Microsoft and they're kind of like a gaming sit-com. Support them by purchasing the song (if you want it) at either iTunes or Amazon.AMAZON MP3: http://bit.ly/amazonavatarITUNES VIDEO: http://bit.ly/itunesvideo ...

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anime

T.T

3:42 PM
So...sad...so beautiful...more thoughts after the jump. Has spoilers for those of you who haven't finished or are planning to watch CLANNAD (both seasons).It's so sad. SO SAD! and SO BEAUTIFUL. It's like ten thousand gods compressed into three, and then recompressed into one video. (Inside joke) ...

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Food

Summer Night Market 9

12:05 AM
Image by BekkankouAnother day at the night market. A good day for a Sunday. More after the jump.Alrighty, so everyone was down there. The usual crew, plus my uncle's family (from Texas) and my grandma, and eventually my cousin's boyfriend's family. So there were lots of people there. A certain worker set-up resulted in efficient use of staff and space, which translated to...

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otaku

Manga of ze Week - 花と悪魔

10:22 AM
Alrighty, so this week's manga of the week is Hana to Akuma! More details after the jump.Title: Hana to Akuma, 花と悪魔, Flower and DevilAuthor: Oto HisamuGenre: Shoujo, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance, SupernaturalSerialized in: Hakuensha Hana to YumeTotal Volume Count: 5 (on going)Kenn's Comment: Its a pretty good manga. I like the interactions between Vivi and Hana. xD Hana's so cute! It's a nice light...

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Food

Summer Night Market 8

3:37 AM
Image by KirusuWorking down at the night market again. Really busy. More after the jump.It started out with a trip to the restaurant to pick up food and materials for the market, which then went to Shopper's drugmart to pick up stuff to make signs. While we set up, my cousin toiled away at his artistic signs. Business really picked up later in...

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Rin/Ren

Weekly Vocaloid Feature - Soundless Voice + Proof of Life

1:52 PM
Two videos this time, because Proof of Life is Rin's answer to Len's Soundless Voice.Valshe's version of Soundless Voice. Her singing is awesome as always. Anywho, as I said, Proof of Life is the answer to Soundless Voice. If you can understand the lyrics, you'll see. Sad songs they are. ...

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anime

Song of the Week - 君の知らない物語

10:32 AM
Title: 君の知らない物語, Kimi no Shira nai Monogatari, Made to BeArtist: supercellGenre: PopSingle: 君の知らない物語 (Bakemonogatari Ending Single)Album: N/AVintage: 12/08/09Kenn's Comment: Awesome song. Currently my favourite song. Supercell is known for their extensive work with the Vocaloid programs, and former NND singer, Gazelle joins the crew for their first non-vocaloid debut. The song definitely has the "supercell" feel to it, with the usual instruments (guitar,...

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Cool stuff

Another Day of Hunting

9:38 AM
Image by shiranagi masaAnother day of hunting @ Jason's. More after the jump.Hoo. Left at around 1:40 again today, and got to Jason's at 2 something. Grabbed Church's instead of KFC this time around. Spicy Thigh Sandwich burned =(.Anyways, while waiting for Ed to arrive, we hunted stuff, and completed my Rathalos X armour, and tried to complete my Tigrex greatsword, but them...

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Friends

A Day of Hunting

11:26 AM
image by deretta@ Jason's with Ed til midnight! The actual post after the jump. Otay. So Ed's Monster Hunter file was supposedly corrupted and dead, so Jason (and later me) were going to rush him up to hunter rank 9. After a little investigation, Ed found a file of his that was still alive and somewhat recent. Hunted at least 15 blangongas, and...

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life

Souvenir Exchange

8:58 AM
Went to Jason's for some gaming and fun today. More on the day after the jump.Alrighty, so today I went to Jason's place (first time in a long time) to hunt (play Monster Hunter). While I was there, I figured it'd be a good time to give him the souvenirs I got him from Texas. The photo up there is pretty much what...

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Cool stuff

Blog Update: Gonna be Busy

12:19 AM
Image by Kenn. Left: SVMS-01O Over FlagCenter: GN-0000+GNR-01 "00 Raiser"Right: MBF-P02 Astray Red Frame Ah yes. I got the 0-Raiser (1/100 scale) for my 00 Gundam. It's smexy, yes, but also obnoxiously heavy. Anyways, the rest of my day's after the jump.So I woke up early, since I had plans to go out to see a movie with friends. Was up, started anime...

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Food

Summer Night Market 7

1:42 AM
Image by SarashiSlow day. More after the jump.Had to move stuff to get enough room to sit in my cousins car. While moving, he hit the gas, running over my foot. Wasn't fun, but it didn't hurt as much as I thought it would. After that, it was the same routine of setting stuff up. People came in waves. It was like Horde...

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otaku

Manga of ze Week - Bloody Monday

8:54 AM
Title: Bloody Monday, ブラッディ・マンデイAuthor: Ryuumon Ryou (story), Megumi Kouji (art)Genre: Shounen, Action, Drama, Sci-FiSerialized in: Kodansha Weekly Shounen MagazineTotal Volume Count: 11 + Ver.0Kenn's comment: Pretty good if I do say so myself. The plot really doesn't sit still for a chapter, so it keeps you on your toes in terms of trying to figure things out. While the story is about a...

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Luka

Weekly Vocaloid Feature - Just Be Friends

11:24 AM
This is for all those broken hearts, and people fresh from a break ups. More versions after the jump.Alrighty, so this week's vocaloid feature is Just Be Friends, sung by Megurine Luka. The lyrics are from the boy's perspective, and I'm still looking for one from the girl's perspective. Anyways, it's a good song by Dixie Flatline, and the PV is very nice...

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anime

3:37 PM
It's over! Endless Eight Ended!After 8 grueling episodes of the same thing with minute changes every episode, we can finally let out a collective sigh of relief. Now let's hope they don't pull any stunts like that again. If the series what run a-chronologically, that would've been so painful to watch. "orzJust to show a certain someone that A-tan (pronounced Ah-tan) does make...

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music

Song of the Week - Tatoue Moi

12:48 PM
Title: Tatoue Moi (Tattoo Me)Artist: Mikelangelo LoconteGenre: PopSingle: Mozart L'Opera RockAlbum: N/AVintage: 06/04/09Kenn's Comment: Yes it's a French song. It shot straight up to 1st on the French charts. I used it for a French assignment in twelfth grade because I really liked the melody, and the chorus was sooo catchy. Sent it to a few friends, they got it stuck in their...

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anime

Flowers and Stars

12:01 PM
Just an update on series I'm watching. Nothing to blog about yet. Testing a new code I found.Cap from episode 18 of the second season of Hayate no Gotoku! ;D Hina's so cute. The new ending doesn't do the series justice. Nagi doesn't have a chance at romance. While she may be the main heroine, Hina and A-tan both probably stand a better...

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Cool stuff

Electric Angel VOCAROCK

1:31 PM
Mmm. Rock version of an awesome song. The guitar is awesome xD. Love this version. And no, this isn't a Vocaloid Feature, since it's already been done.Original post here. ...

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life

Blaster from the Past!

9:50 PM
Image by i→rAights y'all, I've been walking (don't has car) down memory lane, when I came across one of my childhood faves. The Power Rangers! Also known as the Super Sentai in Japan, where it originated. Over here in North America, I'd say that the best one was the second season of Might Morphin' Power Rangers. The Thunderzord was probably the best of...

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Updates

Now 10 times as dangerous

12:47 PM
Had nothing to lol about or blog about, so I slapped together random crap I had on hand. ...

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otaku

Manga of ze Week - Defence Devil

7:38 AM
Image by Yang Kyun-IlTitle: Defence DevilAuthor: Youn In-Wan (story), Yang Kyun-Il (art)Genre: Shounen, Action, Comedy, Mystery, SupernaturalSerialized in: Shogakukan Shounen SundayTotal Volume Count: 1 (ongoing)Kenn's Comment: Mmm. Good stuff. Though the story might get a bit repetitive at times, it's still quite good. Quite different from other shounen series, which is a bit of a bonus imo.Summary from MangaUpdates: Serialization of the oneshot,...

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Luka

Weekly Vocaloid Feature - Funiculì, funiculà

8:46 AM
Ain't that just the cutest thing? Not only can Luka speak English and Japanese, but she can sing in Italian too! The Tako-Luka's are just adorable. x3 Props to SeikoP for the Vocaloid rendition of the classic Italian song. Original song by Peppino Turco.Oh, and here's the english lyrics to the Italian song. From Wikipedia.Yesterday evening, my love, I went up,do you know...

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