Yuri Gift Guide 2013

In honor of the spirit of the season, that is to say, rampant consumerism along with seasonal shifts ^^, I've been putting together a Gift Guide for folks who are Yuri fans for the past few years. (Click the link to see the previous years' .) Finally, you have a short, simple list with links, that you pass over to your family, and say - "Here, I want this." ^^



This year's list is in no order, just as they come to mind. As usual, feel free to suggest ideas in the comments!

[News] Naoko Takeuchi Interview in ROLa Magazine November 2013

THROUGH SOME MIRACLE, MY WISH TO INTERVIEW NAOKO TAKEUCHI HAS COME TRUE. AS I'M TALKING TO MY GODDESS, AS SHE DISCUSSES HER FEELINGS, SHE BECOMES MORE AND MORE HUMAN BEFORE MY EYES, HER SMILE MAKING ME FEEL TOTALLY DUMBFOUNDED. WE BEGAN THIS INTERVIEW BY TALKING ABOUT THE BIRTH OF SAILOR MOON, BUT THIS TIME WE'RE GOING TO DISCUSS THE NEW MERCHANDISE, AS WELL AS SOME MORE PERSONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE GODDESS HERSELF. THIS IS A REALLY VALUABLE PIECE. I HOPE YOU'LL CHERISH IT AS MUCH AS I DID, SO READ ON!



AYA: These days it's just like back when Sailor Moon first came out - there's so much new merchandise for sale. I've been collecting it.

Anime Mondays #37

So I've been thinking more and more lately about turning these blog posts into youtube videos.My problem?I don't want to edit them.In fact, I dropped out of film school because I hated editing so much.This is the issue when you're a perfectionist, and every single second of film has to be exactly what I want, or I scrap the whole thing.It would take me two months to post a freaking review.Anyone want to be my editor?I have a nice camera.I have a good microphone.I even have lighting.I just don't want to clip and piece things together.Oh well.Something to think about for next week.



All images are from , and there are spoilers up to the episodes listed!

NOZOMI ENTERTAINMENT Announces the DVD Release of SPACE ADVENTURE COBRA: THE ORIGINAL TV Series, Part 1

NOZOMI ENTERTAINMENT ANNOUNCES THE DVD RELEASE OF SPACE ADVENTURE COBRA: THE ORIGINAL TV SERIES, PART 1



GRIMES, IA, November 13, 2013 -- Anime producer Nozomi Entertainment is pleased to announce that SPACE ADVENTURE COBRA: THE ORIGINAL TV Series, Part 1 DVD Set will be available on March 4, 2014. The DVD set will feature the series' initial 15 episodes with Japanese audio, English subtitles and English on-screen translations. On disc extras will include the English pilot episode and an interview with the Space Adventure Cobra creator Buichi Terasawa. This release marks the North American debut of Space Adventure Cobra: The Original TV Series.

Magazine Monday: Maquia October 2013

I tend to cycle between the 'big three' Japanese beauty magazines: Biteki, usually my favourite, has been leaving me rather cold of late, and I feel like my usual second choice Voce has been seriously skimping on makeup content in favour of skincare, clothes and sleb blather lately. So this month I plumped for Maquia for a change, and while its business is still very much brown as usual, I found myself appreciating its attention to those neutral details -- perhaps simply because I hadn't cracked an issue for a while :P

This issue came with a deluxe Obagi cream sample pot, and included booklets on sweet new season hairstyles and new foundation releases. Because I love charts (so redolent of SCIENCE!) here are two representative ones:

Sketch Fest #43 Oct. 25 ~ 27, 2013

I think my record for the pieces done during Sketch Fest previously was 9.I broke that by 1 this weekend. :DMost of the pieces were ACEOs and all were small pieces with the largest being 4" x 6".Still, I have to feel pretty good about it since a lot of other artists seemed to be complaining about art block, etc.



I scribbled, inked, and painted on all 3 days of the weekend, starting with this super adorable sweetness to a prompt "It's So Fluffy".

Manga "The Rose Of Versailles" Characters' Package On Pudding /

LIMITED QUANTITY PUDDING WITH THE FAMOUS MANGA "THE ROSE OF VERSAILLES" PACKAGING



I read an article about a special pudding from(Megmilk Snow Brand) would be launched in a limited quantity on September 24, 2013.