Nendoroid Reimu PVC Sneak Preview
Fri, 3/07/09 – 21:57 | 4 Comments

Mika-tan has uploaded one preview photo of the upcoming Nendoroid Reimu that will be release at Comiket 76. OMG she is so darn cute that I can foresee that there will be a long queue …

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March 2008 Stats
Monday, 31 Mar, 2008 – 19:07 | 8 Comments
March 2008 Stats

March 2008 was the best month for alafista.com since its launch. ヘ(^_^ヘ)(ノ^_^)ノ
This site managed to attract more than 61,000 unique visitor and served up 580,000 pageviews.

That means I’m close to achieving the goal of …

Mami Kawada – SAVIA
Monday, 31 Mar, 2008 – 8:40 | No Comment
Mami Kawada – SAVIA

Just gotten hold of the 2nd full length album by Mami Kawada. The title of the album is SAVIA and I would think that this album is an improvement over her previous album SEED.

There are …

Moe Headphones 「萌えるヘッドホン読本2007」
Monday, 31 Mar, 2008 – 1:52 | 3 Comments
Moe Headphones 「萌えるヘッドホン読本2007」

Been a while since I’ve uploaded any artbook scans. These scans of girls wearing headphones are from the Moe Headphones Artbook 2007 「萌えるヘッドホン読本2007」.

Each illustration is drawn by a different artist and also features a different …

Winnie the Pooh Bento
Sunday, 30 Mar, 2008 – 21:07 | 4 Comments
Winnie the Pooh Bento

This is an insanely cute charaben of Winnie the Pooh sent to me by my friend.

It looks so cute just sleeping in the lunchbox.
Anyway, this bento was created by いっくんママ-san.

Blistering Barnacles! Tintin Artwork Fetches Record Price
Sunday, 30 Mar, 2008 – 20:02 | 2 Comments
Blistering Barnacles! Tintin Artwork Fetches Record Price

I can imagine Captain Haddock shouting “Blistering Barnacles!” if he saw the amount of money this piece of Tintin oil painting sold for at an auction.

This 1932 oil painting, executed for the iconic cover of …

TAF 2008 Attracts 126,000 Visitors
Sunday, 30 Mar, 2008 – 6:46 | 4 Comments
TAF 2008 Attracts 126,000 Visitors

Tokyo International Anime Fair 2008 attracted more than 126,000 visitors over the four days of its exhibition, setting a new record of attendance.

The attendance for last year was 107,713, roughly 20,000 less than this year.
The …

Shoko Nakagawa Singing For Gurren Lagann Movie
Sunday, 30 Mar, 2008 – 6:35 | 5 Comments
Shoko Nakagawa Singing For Gurren Lagann Movie

Shokotan announced at her mini-concert at TAF 2008 on Saturday that she will be singing the theme song for the upcoming Gurren Lagann movie.

However, there is no information on what is the title of the …