Shopping!

I went shopping on Thursday and Friday.

On Thursday, it was more like window shopping since I didn't buy any thing.
I went to Mong Kok with family. I actually didn't mind looking at cloths with them. I guess I missed the fashion of Hong Kong. Then I went to a shopping center that is almost filled with toys and collectible shops.
I wanted to buy so much stuff there. But every thing is a bit expensive. I want to buy a figure of Yuki Nagato from The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya. But it cost $180 HKD. I guess after converting the currency to USD, it is not as expensive, but I doubt I can get the funding.

The next day I did buy something I like and still cheep. The only reason why it is cheep, it is because I seen it in the States. I saw a Union Flag from Gundam 00 at the Animerathon this year. It cost $30 USD. I bought the Flag for $148 HKD which is about $18 USD.

I love Hong Kong!!!!!

Animarathon

The Animarathon was much better this year. There were a lot more vendors and artists.

The program is better this year too. My congratulation to the VP Lillie.

I didn't buy anything. Everything I saw there could be cheaper some where else. For non-DVD merchandise, I can by them in Hong Kong for an affordable price.

The arts was also good. I was GLaD to see some Weighted Companion Cube. Becca is a nice artist, working with metal and all.

Cosplay is mediocre. There are a few good ones. There was one cute girl dressed as a character from Soul Caliber. Also one guy was dressed as an BLU engineer from Team Fortress 2, but everyone thought he was Bob The Builder. I was also GLaD to see two to three Haruhi Suzumiya. But there was also the blandness of Naruto. Err~~~ How I dislike Naruto.

I met up with Sandy and Mel, then later Zack, Christoph and their friends. I had fun with them.

Mobile Suit Gundam 00

I started watching this last week. I got a data DVD from a friend from the BGSU Anime Club.

It is the first Gundam series to be shown on HD. And it looks amazing! It is not out in the state yet. I am watching the fan sub. One thing annoying about it is that the hole entire series, at least on that DVD any way, is that the fan subbing are done by at least three differnt groups. Some translation is a bit differnt.

But the story of the series is great. It is not colonies rebelling against earth. The story is original! The setting is the 24th century AD. It is about how a private military organization is trying to stop all wars on earth with force and high tech weaponry, aka Gundams.

Check it out! It is awesome!

Primitive people.

Read this: http://blogs4brownback.wordpress.com/2007/09/28/anime-encourages-murder/

This article shows how the last generation is really primitive and how they blow everything out of proportion.

I will post a really long comment about the artical later.

APPLESEED: EX MACHINA

I so fucking want to watch this movie!!!!! I loved the first APPLESEED movie. This one looks freaking awesome!!



Here is the web site:
http://www.exmachina.jp/
Press enter to get into the main page pop up. The pop up window is all bi-lingo.

Top 100 anime song

Here are the top 100 anime song voted by users of the most use mega forum 2-channel, I have forgotten some of the very old but good songs. A few of the songs I like are on this list, like Rise from Ghost in the Shell, the musics from Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, theme song to Escaflowne, and a few other.

The Power of Haruhi Suzumiya

This is a prison video from the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center in the Philippines. The inmate are doing the Hare Hare Yukai dance!



Sorce: http://kotaku.com/gaming/clip/the-haruhi-dance-in-prison-292458.php