Yearly Archives: 2006

Who says product placements don’t work?

Posted on November 17, 2006 by DarkMirage

So, who else has been eating pizzas? That said, I don’t get what’s the big fuss over CC (or Gasuko as some would call her). She has barely done anything at all so far! Kallen is waaaaay hawter.

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Circus Disk ～Christmas Days～ Promo Video

Posted on November 17, 2006 by DarkMirage

Circus has released the promo video for Circus Disk ～Christmas Days～ (C.D.C.D.—crazy acronyms FTW!), an upcoming game-slash-fandisk that will feature familiar characters from various Circus flagship titles such as Da Capo, AR Forgotten Summer and Saishuu Shiken Kujira. You can … Continue reading →

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Nanaka Shirakawa Pillow Cover

Posted on November 19, 2006 by DarkMirage

Deep down in my heart, I knew this was going to happen. It was only a matter of time. But I didn’t expect it to be this soon. 心の準備が・・・！ Anyway, COSPA has started taking preorders for a Nanaka dakimakura cover. … Continue reading →

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JLPTにさよなら！…多分。

Posted on November 19, 2006 by DarkMirage

The end is close. This will hopefully be the last JLPT paper that I will ever have to take in my life. Never again will I have to travel to that god forsaken school located in the middle of nowhere … Continue reading →

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School Days 2007

Posted on November 21, 2006 by DarkMirage

According to Moon Phase Zakki an anime based on School Days—the popular fully-animated game from Overflow—will be coming our way next year. Character design will apparently still be Junji Gotou, but Moon Phase suspects that while there is a high … Continue reading →

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What should I do with this?

Posted on November 24, 2006 by DarkMirage

I registered a new domain for some unfathomable reason. Hurray! The catch is that I can’t decide what I should do with it. (It may seem like I’m doing things backwards, but actually that’s just your imagination.) www.moefactor.com Some ideas … Continue reading →

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Moé Factor is now live!

Posted on November 25, 2006 by DarkMirage

Part II of DM’s domain-registering misadventure. Long story short: I decided to make it a picture-of-the-day thing. After hours of WordPress hacking, I finally got it down to something close to what I imagined. Why I didn’t just use one … Continue reading →

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The Interference of Reality on Modern Otaku Life

Posted on November 27, 2006 by DarkMirage

I present to you my greatest masterpiece ever, after the jump.

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Mini finger-pointing action Haruhi

Posted on November 27, 2006 by DarkMirage

Missed your chance at preordering Max Factory’s awesomeness reincarnated 1/8 Haruhi? (BTW I preordered two of them.) Here’s something that’s almost as good! Okay maybe not, but every little bit helps, right? :P Continue reading →

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DarkMirage.com – now with 100% more clutter!

Posted on November 30, 2006 by DarkMirage

I finally decided to stop supporting 800 x 600 resolutions. It’s just too damn small to work with. According to Google Analytics, only about 4% of you are using 800 x 600 screens, so you’ll have to deal with the … Continue reading →

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Really? Really! really wins. Really? Really!

Posted on December 2, 2006 by DarkMirage

JLPT is just tomorrow. I spent today revising my grammar and doing practice papers, really… OK, so I am lying. The reality is, I have been playing Really? Really! non-stop and it has me really hooked. You should know how … Continue reading →

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Mai-Otome Zwei Episode 1

Posted on December 3, 2006 by DarkMirage

The first episode of the new Mai-Otome OVA series is pretty darn good. Sunrise has got this whole drama-comedy hybrid formula perfected.

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