Animoe

Milla Maxwell

2013-05-19T10:33:00.000-06:00

Time for a figure photoshoot!! Nendoroid Petit Milla Maxell from Tales of Xillia RPG game for the playstation console ahead:

Original Flickr stream here

Guerra de Dioses 2013

2013-05-05T16:37:00.000-06:00

Its time for another local anime/cosplay convention from our Athena's Kingdom friends. Photo review after the jump:

The event was very crowded but very well organized.

I fell in love with these two girls.

Elfen Lied chibi cosplay.

Pick your bunny girl!

Counter Strike.

More pictures available at my flickr photostream here.

Kiwi Adventure

2013-04-21T13:22:00.000-06:00

Fresh Kiwi's.

What are these? They look like weird rocks!

I know, I will cut them in half.

kya!

Here.

Time to seat and have a break.

Itadakimasu!!

More pictures for this adventure are available in my flickr photostream here.

Nendoroid Saber Complete File Edition

2013-04-15T13:30:00.000-06:00

I recently got my first Saber Nendoroid, the 225th in the Nendoroid series: Saber Complete File Edition. Photo review after the jump.

All the accesories that are included in the box.
More images are available at my flickr stream here.

I love those eyes!

- "Uhh, I dont know which weapon to use for practice".

Its time to regain stamina (energy). Its time to eat!!

Give me more!!

Detail of her hair. :)

Hyrule Historia

2013-03-21T19:02:00.001-06:00

Hyrule Historia is, in essence, the “Zelda Bible.” This 274-page collector’s item was created by Nintendo and published by Shogakukan on December 21, 2011 for Japan and in January 2013 by Dark Horse Comics for the west.

The book contains an unparalleled collection of historical information on The Legend of Zelda franchise.

Though Hyrule Historia provided the fans with an official timeline, the creators mention that various details had to be overlooked and that fans should just enjoy the series and the new timeline.

Pictures after the jump:

Shigeru Miyamoto, the mastermind behind Zelda's world.

My favorite Zelda is from Skyward Sword. I like her design.

Who is Tingle? Well, here is a good explanation of who He is. Between Navy, Tingle and Fi, who is your favorite helper?

The official chronology of the games. This reminds me the games I hav played "A link to the Past", "Majora´s Mask", "Twilight Princess" and "Skyward Sword".

Bonus manga included!

Hyrule Historia is a must read for every Legend of Zelda fan. Included Figma Drossel. :)

Otacool 4

2013-03-12T19:09:00.000-06:00

Kotobukiya is proud to present the fourth installment of the OTACOOL series, OTACOOL 4 Worldwide Illustrators. This time Kotobukiya has teamed up with Pixiv; Japan's premier illustration communication site.

From over 1200 submissions, they have selected the best up-and-coming and forefront of illustrators. With entries from more than 30 countries here are some of the illustrations you can find in the book.

Do you remember the OTACOOL 5 -Worldwide Dolls design project where I was involved?

OTACOOL 4 scans after the jump:

The illustrator's workspace and tools. Many illustrators are very skilled in photoshop and design software. Is your current workspace anyway similar?

More artwork you can find in the otacool book.

In this edition many illustrators were from Asia, Europe and the Americas and particularly this one got my attention because it was from Honduras!

My favorite artwork.

You can download Otacool 4 from here and here.

Kindle Fire

2013-03-03T09:48:00.000-06:00

Following the fever tablet, recently a friend of mine just got the Amazon Kindle tablet and he borrowed to me for a brief photo review. In a previous post, I was playing around with the Samsung Galaxy tab.

Pictures after the break.

Are you a kindle user?

Unboxing the tablet.

Something I like about the kindle is that is very thin for a 9'' tablet.

Digital book collection waiting to be read.

Facebook and Skype apps are vital in any tablet.

Testing the kindle camera.

Revoltech pervert Woody

2013-03-01T15:45:00.000-06:00

One of my favorite characters is Woody, from Toy Story and figure manufacturer Revoltech has designed a perverted (and in some way funny) version of him. Pictures after the jump. They are not mine and some of them are NSFW.

Hentai Woody likes to watch things from down below.

What are you hidding in there Woody?

Poor Azu-nyan can't get rid of pervert Woody.

Pervert Woody with Asuka.

Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai

2013-02-19T10:46:00.003-06:00

Time for another Moe image gallery. This time is about anime show Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai (僕は友達が少ない). The story centers in Kodaka Hasegawa, a transfer student, who has trouble to make friends but later he mets some girls who spice his life a little bit.

Have you seen this show? I better leave you with the images now.

Sena Kashiwazaki has a lot of fans out there, so I will do a special gallery only of her, I promise.

There is a second season called Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai NEXT.

Oh god, meido Rika looks so adorably hawt…

Source of the images: yande.re

Valentine's Day

2013-02-14T11:28:00.002-06:00

Wish you folks a Happy Valentine's Day and tons of Chocolate for you. In case you dont celebrate it (or dont have a girl to celebrate it) here is a special moe gallery.

How will you spent this day?

Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0

2013-02-13T18:12:00.000-06:00

Yay! Im the happy owner of a Tablet! The Samsung Galaxy Tab 2, the 7.0 inches screen version. I was thinking in buying the Ipad mini, or the Galaxy Tab 10.0 but at the end the retail price had something to do (I just spent US$250).

Pictures after the jump:

Its a nice addition and so easy to configure.

Box contents: The tablet, PC sync cable and charger.

Remember when I got the Ipod Touch? Well, that was almost 2 years ago!

Size comparison between Figma Drossel and my Ipod.

Drossel looks so happy to have a new toy to play with.

The gadget is so light that even Drossel can lift it up!

Do you think Samsung copies Apple designs or patents?

You can follow me and interact at Twitter.com/phossil

Wonder Festival 2013 Winter

2013-02-11T16:46:00.001-06:00

[Hack Post] Wonder Festival 2013 Winter edition photo review thanks to Flickr friends: t-mizo and Ryosuke Takeoka showing us the upcoming figures (Figma and Nendoroid) for the season.

Hobby Life for you! Enjoy the pictures

Delicious Nymph!

Akane Isshiki from Vividred got the Figma process.

A new wave of nendoroid figures are coming. I cant wait!

Very high detailed Asuka.

Other coverage sites with more photos:

Wonder Festival 2013 Winter – Alter Coverage - by Zenical
WF2013 Winter Good Smile Company - Culture Japan

Breakfast for Champions

2013-02-05T09:53:00.001-06:00

Figma Hiyori Tamura (ひより田村) is having breakfast and guess what will she have?... Figma Sized Corn Flakes!

Goodness of a simple grain.

Sitting in top of the box!

You always have to read the nutritional facts.

Mmm, Total Fat 0%.

Let's eat!

Vividred Operation

2013-01-31T15:58:00.000-06:00

Another anime show that has catched my eye. This time is a futuristic show Vividred Operation (ビビッドレッド・オペレーション). Let's see if the cute school uniform outfits are enough for you to watch this show. Images after the jump:

Omake shot: All hail DAT ASS!!

Source of the images: yande.re

Gardening

2013-01-26T16:22:00.001-06:00

Recently, it has gotten into me the thinking about doing some gardening. I dont know. I was doing some picture shots with my DSLR to a Cyclamen and a yellow carnation when suddenly the idea struck my head.

This is a lovely cyclamen that is placed in the lobby of the building.

Macro shot.

Yellow carnation from my garden.

Tamako Market

2013-01-24T11:24:00.000-06:00

Tamako Market (たまこまーけっと) is the new anime show that has captured my attention. The story rounds about a cake store. I like how cute and kawaii the characters are. Images follows after the jump:

Source of the images: yande.re

A week in Guatemala #18

2013-01-18T17:22:00.002-06:00

Another month has passed with weeks full of events over here.

The first days of the year and I had to do a lot of Tax work, organizing all my bills from last year for IRS.

Since I had tons of useless papers, my paper shredder machine broke down. I tried to fix it but it was impossible. I will need to go out and buy a new one.

Last week I went to an HP sponsored event about server storage. It was kind of boring with a lot of technical jargon but there was a lot of free food.

The table is ready!!

Bad news! I didnt meet any girl. :(

Delicious food taste better when its free!!

A friend of mine, lend me her Electric Guitar for a photoshoot. Suddenly I wanted to learn to play the guitar. Could you guys advice me how to start?

And Shana wanted to play with the guitar too! Was quite an adventure her guitar lessons!

And finally I tasted the Coke Zero! Which is something kind of new over here.

Figma Saber (Fate/Zero Ver.) Giveaway

2013-01-17T11:48:00.001-06:00

Gather around kids and folks, Its time for another figma giveaway!!

It has been almost a year ago since the last giveaway. If you dont remember well or If you are a new reader I was giving Figma Kirino Kousaka and that time winner was ThatEngKid. Another giveaways were posted here and here. This time, in conjunction with Hobby Search we are giving Figma Saber (Fate/Zero Version).

The rules for this contest are quite simple: Recently (If you had noticed) I did some coding and re-design of the site and something that is still missing is the blogroll.

All you have to do is to go to your site, and add a link of animoe.net site in your pages and give me your link back in the comments area to add it to my blogroll.

If you dont have a website but still want to participate in the contest, well is easier. Just follow me at Facebook and share in your timeline animoe.net page telling us why do you like the site.

Dont have facebook either? Well just follow us in twitter then. UPDATE: You could say something nice in twitter about me or animoe. That way I can track contestants. :)

My intention is to connect and friend up with people, by doing so, help you to gain exposure as well, so if you have a website this is your chance. (Its a win-win situation).

You can double up your chances to win if you do all the things.

You have until next sunday (20th) to participate. I will randomly select the winner and announce it here or in facebook or in twitter so it might be a good idea to follow us in all the social networks.

More pictures of this lovely figma ahead. All pictures were taken from moeyo.com post review.

My favorite face.

Good luck to all Gladiators!!

UPDATE: We have a winner!! @Raquel.Chamay from Facebook was the lucky gladiator! Thanks to all and keep tuned for future giveaways.

Lyfa gallery

2013-01-12T09:45:00.001-06:00

Moe image gallery for all of you SAO but specially Lyfa fans! I hope you enjoy it.

Omake shot:

Source of the images: yande.re

Fender Stratocaster

2013-01-07T09:51:00.001-06:00

For the uninitiated, the Fender Stratocaster is an electric guitar designed by Leo Fender, George Fullerton, and Freddie Tavares back in 1954. It is a very popular design among electric guitars, so popular that there are imitations around the world.

The following pictures are from electric guitar the Fender Telecaster, a simplified version of the "Strat". You can tell by the headstock. Pictures after the jump:

More pictures are available at my flickr photostream.

Nendoroid Shana is learning to play it. Want to see her progress?

Shana's guitar lessons

2013-01-06T10:15:00.000-06:00

Nendoroid Shana found an electric guitar and has decided to learn how to play it. Do you think it is easy? Find out in the next pictures:

A tone button? Wonder what it does?

Oh no Shana! Be careful!

Shana is very upset!

Please Shana, dont cut the wires!

I think she has lost her temper.

More pictures of this nendoroid adventure are available at my Flickr Photostream here.

Comiket 83

2013-01-02T10:19:00.000-06:00

[Hack Post] featuring pictures of Comiket 83 cosplayers. Thanks to Flickr Friend Coganerd who took such amazing photos. Make sure to visit his flickrstream for more pictures.

Christmas Miku.

Evangelion girls.

Puchiko-chan from Digi Charat.

Lovely Keiko and Asuna cosplay!

If you have a blog post or more pictures related with Comiket 83 feel free to share with us.

Resolutions for new year

2013-01-01T15:58:00.002-06:00

Reading back my last year's resolutions, I think it is time to do new ones for the following year.

First a New Year's resolution is a commitment that people makes to one or more personal goals, projects, or the reforming of a habit. It is not intended to let the resolutions unfulfilled or just carry them on for the following year.

Vague resolutions arent good either like get a better job or just make a trip. Any resolution should be specific in their own terms and generally let you plan it to do so in the whole year.

I think I did well in my past resolutions, except the Japan trip and the final design of official site mascot.

With that in mind, my resolutions for this year are:

Be the happy owner of a Dollfie Dream.
Design the official mascot for the site.
Be more proficient in japanese language.
As a personal goal, I want to learn to play guitar.
and finally I have 2 IT projects in mind I would like finally execute.

Have you thought your resolutions for 2013? Please tell us a little bit about them.

Anime in Review #5

2012-12-30T18:58:00.000-06:00

There were a lot of anime shows I saw during the current year and its time for me to express my thoughts and feelings about them. Feel free to comment and discuss about them too in the comment area. There are also links to image galleries ahead.

Let's start with...

Sword Art Online

My favorite show of the year! No doubt why I put it in first place in my review. I still dont know if the show has two seasons or is just one season with 2 different stories, but I was very surprised how the first part of the show abruptaly ended. Kirito and Asuna makes the best couple ever! and the clothes they used in the game were awesome.

Dog Days 1 & 2

At beginning I thought Dog Days was a show meant for little girls and silly but I totally like all the female characters (great design) and how sweet they were with Shinku (the only male character with a lot of luck). My favorite girl was Millhiore. I think her voice was pleasant and kawaii for me.

Chuunibyou demo koi ga shitai

Sometimes we keep our crazy thoughts about life when we are at school and this show reminded me that. I liked the show and I knew from the beginning that Rikka was going to fall in love with Yuuta. I also found hillarious the fights between Rikka, her sister and Sanae.

Bakemonogatari

Loved the show. It was funny and with a lot of characters. My favorite was Shinobu, a young but mute vampire girl and Hachikuji who was lost all the time misspelling Araragi's name on purpose. Shinobu Oshino moe gallery here.

Another

Big deception for me. Good show, great theme and plot but bad develop and story telling. I dont want to spoil the show but dont you think Misaki could do more to prevent a lot of deaths if she just said who was the extra student from the beginning? why she was retaining it a lot? Ok, I just thought there will be more about her twisted eye and all the dolls in her house. Also there were a lot of side stories mentioned in the show but without a clear conection with the main story.

Fate/Zero

I liked Fate/Stay and I wanted more about Saber and this is exactly what I got with the show. Since is a prequel It helps you to understand more the events in Fate/Stay. I only dont see why the fight for the holy grail is again 10 years after the events of Fate/Zero but I liked the show. My favorite servant (besides Saber) was Rider. Moe image gallery of Irisviel Von Einzbern is here.

CardCaptor Sakura Illustration Artbook 1

2012-12-26T15:44:00.001-06:00

As a big Card Captor fan, I recently got as a Christmas present, the CardCaptor Sakura Artbook 1 (カードキャプターさくらイラスト集). This artbook was released back in 1998 and contains original Clamp drawnings in 114 pages (90 in color).

Pictures after the jump:

My two favorite illustrations.

My first illustration artbook. :) f you have any, feel free to share and comment.

There is a little manga inside.

Reimu Hakurei Artbook?