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Konata’s Fanart

Please watch Lucky Star episode 8 before reading this entry. Remember how Konata was being so proud of the fact that her fanart submission was published in Newtype? Well I browsed through the latest issue in Kinokuniya today and indeed … Continue reading

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Mini finger-pointing action Haruhi

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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Mahou Sensei Negima! Vol.15 Limited Edition

I happened to be near Kinokuniya yesterday when I received a call from the Japanese book counter telling me that my Negima! Vol.15 was ready for collection. The limited edition is waaaay overpriced but I bought it anyway because I … Continue reading

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Sweet dreams with Shuffle!

The upcoming September issue of Dengeki-Hime will feature a Shuffle! bedsheet featuring Asa-senpai and that bitch Kaede for a relatively low price of 2480 yen. Samples of the bedsheet have been spotted today in Melon Books in Akiba. Image source: … Continue reading

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Guide to Kinokuniya in Singapore

Honey & Clover Vol. 8 rocked!!! (Okay, so I’m almost a year late…) For no particular reason, I shall talk about Kinokuniya in Singapore today. Bear with me here… Note: This image has nothing to do with Kinokuniya As you … Continue reading

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Japan: Day Four – Ikebukuro & Shinjuku

Wandered around East Ikebukuro in the morning and Shinjuku in the afternoon today. Finally got to visit the Kinokuniya main branch. Although our hotel is located in Ikebukuro, it is on the opposite side of the train station from the … Continue reading

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Censored

Kinokuniya just called today to inform me that they are unable to bring in my order for School Days Sekai-hen because it failed to get pass the Singapore Censorship Board. Considering the number of actual pornographic Japanese novels on display … Continue reading

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Newtype December 2005

The December issue of Newtype just arrived at Kinokuniya today. Here’s a summary of the news and information that interest me.

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Kannadzuki no Miko Vol.2

I dropped by Kinokuniya to pick up this order today. This is the second, and also the concluding, volume of Kannadzuki no Miko, with 100% more yuri than the anime its based on. The second part of the story has … Continue reading

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