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It’s been quite some time since anything got updated around here unfortunately. Trying to bring things current as much as possible I’ve updated the collection galleries for the remaining part of 2012 and added in 2013 to date. I also add in the 3rd in the series of special limited edition Ikki Tousen boxes which have various goodies in them. Lastly I added in a special collection of pics from the series Super Dimensional Cavalry Southern Cross.

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Didn’t pick up too much at SDCC this year. Most of the time was spent going to various events and panels. Also just having been to AX a couple weeks prior, I had already gotten my anime fill.

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Only thing I got at Anime Expo (other then a pin set and some “pics”) was the 3rd set of Kimi ni todoke from NIS America. A few other items arrived recently from TRSI as well including the next volumes of Tenjo Tenge and Bamboo Blade mangas.

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Updated gallery with some new items for May. “Asobi ni Ikuyo” (Cat Planet Cuties?!) complete series with bonus art booklet as well as some “Fullmetal Alchemist” and the “movies” collection of “Dirty Pair”. Also picked up the manga for “Bamboo Blade” (up to current volume, next volume out at the end of this month) since I enjoyed the anime.

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Updated with some new items for April including the Kimi ni Todoke Volume 2 Premium Edition from NIS America.

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Updated the gallery with some new items for March.

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Item of the Month – June 2011

Ai Yori Aoshi and Ai Yori Aoshi ~Enishi~ Region 2 DVD sets

I decided that given the decrease in the number of R2 DVDs/BDs I’ve been getting recently as well as to try something new I would start a new section called the “Item of the Month”. The concept is that each month I’ll highlight one item (or a set in the case of say a DVD box set or things of that nature) from my collection. This could be something recent or from the way back machine and could include VHS, DVD, BD, and LD, as well as manga and other print items.

I will start things off with this set of Japanese region 2 DVDs of the 2002-2003 series ‘Ai Yori Aoshi’ and the second series/season ‘Ai Yori Aoshi ~Enishi~’ both based off the manga by Kou Fumizuki. I found these on eBay a while back. The seller was looking to unload them and set the starting price fairly low. Not only that but most if not all of the first press items are included.

In this group shot of the whole set you’ll see a pencil board and soundtrack that were also included in the set. This bonus box includes some nice items including some kind of inflatable standee. The first series, ‘Ai Yori Aoshi’, is broken up into two box sets with four discs each seen here and here.  The sequel or second season, ‘Ai Yori Aoshi ~Enishi~’, is also broken up into two box sets but with 3 discs in each set (due to the lower episode count for the series) and can be seen here and here.

While I already have the Region 1 release by Geneon from back in the mid-2000’s I found this a great addition to the collection as there is a lot of great art as well as a number of cool bonus items throughout. Not to mention it was sold for the nice price. Together with the complete TokyoPop manga series, the additional soundtrack CDs and the Paul Champagne custom DVD case for the R1 DVDs this completes an ultimate ‘Ai Yori Aoshi’ collection.

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Here is another update very late in the making. These are the final two volumes (5 & 6) of the fourth Ikki Tousen series ‘Xtreme Xecutor’ on Blu-ray. These were released in October and November 2010 respectively. Here is a shot of the contents including bonus cards, booklet and insert for volume 5 and volume 6.

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I thought I would take the opportunity to share some pictures of the Funimation LE release for this show. While the series wasn’t earth shattering it was fun. But what made it better in my mind was the way Funimation did the LE packaging. This set included a booklet with lots of art from the series as well as a fold out poster. There was another bonus item in the form of a small towel. Here is a shot of the art on the insides of the DVD cases as well as the front and back covers of the box, DVD cases and booklet. They have done a few others since and I hope the trend continues.

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For whatever reason I never got around to posting these from last year’s Anime Expo. Hobby Japan had a booth at AX 2010 and was selling these four Queen’s Blade game books in English. They are essentially the same as the Japanese version (same art, etc.). Sadly it looks like these may have been it even though there was mention of releasing more it seems nothing has materialized. It also doesn’t look like they will be back for AX this year so any chance of asking is pretty much nil.

Also in this set are some pictures from the panel(s) I did at last year’s AX on laserdiscs and collecting anime. One shot makes it look like there were a lot of people there!

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