Keep track of the days with Madoka Magica planner

Fans may be facing a life without another Madoka Magica movie to look forward to, but they can at least keep track of their days with this handy themed planner.

Just in time for the release of the latest Madoka movie comes a bundle that fans can use to help keep track of how many days it’s been since Urobuchi broke their hearts last. The bundle features a planner, high-grade pen, some stickers and even a pen case to hold all your writing needs in.

The planner will span from October 2013 all the way to January 2015, giving you a chance to finish up 2013 in style and an extra month in 2014 to find a new one. The interior will feature a new original illustration for each month, with all of the magical girls present to greet you everyday. It also has a section to help you remember just why the girls decided to become magical girls.

A set of stickers featuring close-ups of Madoka, Homura, Mami, Syaka, Kyouko and Kyubey’s faces are also included should you need them on your notebooks or to seal a letter.

Ultimate Madoka has made her way into the set, where she adorns the high quality ball point pen.

If you’re afraid she might get hurt or lost in the line of duty, a pen case featuring several Kyubey and grief seeds is also bundled with the set.

The entire package retails for 1,950 yen, which is quite a bargain as a schedule book alone can sometimes go for 1,200 yen.

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[New PVC Figure] Trafalgar Law battle ver. slices through enemies

Trafalgar Law is one of One Piece‘s most popular characters and Bandai brings out his awesome sword skills with their latest Figuarts Zero figure.

Slashing his nodachi sword named Kikoku, Figuarts Zero Trafalgar Law Battle Ver. measures in at 115mm in height. Several effects are added to make the figure look more dramatic

This PVC figure of the “Surgeon of Death” will be up for pre-orders soon and will be released February 2014 for 3,600 yen.

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‘A Street Fighter Picnic’ gender-swapped cosplay parody: man, female Sagat’s a real b****

Sagat takes his… her rivalry with Ryu too far in this gender-swapped cosplay parody, a reimagination of Capcom’s classic Street Fighter II storyline, made by the folks at ReallyCleverAndroids.

I think I like ReallyCleverAndroids’s version of Chun-Li better than Yoshinori Ono’s or Jackie Chan’s.

Source: Capcom-Unity via VR-Zone Chinese

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Mobile Suit Gundam: Extreme Vs. Maxi Boost, Wangan Midnight 5 headed to arcades March 2014

According to an industry insider on Twitter, Namco Bandai Games announced today at a private trade event two new titles in their portfolio of arcade games — Mobile Suit Gundam: Extreme Vs. Maxi Boost (機動戦士ガンダムエクストリームバーサスマキシブースト), and Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 5 (湾岸ミッドナイトマキシマムチューン5).

Both titles are expected to hit arcades sometime in March 2014, according to the industry insider.

This announcement of a sequel for Namco Bandai’s long-running “Gundam Vs.” series of games comes one day ahead of the official release date unveiling for Mobile Suit Gundam: Extreme Vs. Full Boost on the PS3 — although we may have reported on the news of the release date today, since Weekly Famitsu magazine typically comes out on newsstands on Thursdays, the announcement is really meant for tomorrow instead.

On the one hand, as a fan of the series it’s good to know that they’re already making a new instalment. On the other, I haven’t even pre-ordered the upcoming PS3 Gundam Vs. release yet! I’m feeling a little conflicted inside on what to make of the news.

How about you?

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How to make ‘Ohmurice’ — a dish based on the bugs from Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind [Video]

In the Studio Ghibli animated feature film Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind, Ohmus are a breed of gigantic crustaceans somewhat resembling pillbugs.

The Kanji writing for Ohmu (王蟲) literall means “King Insect”. Which makes a lot of sense, but also had the likely unintended effect of being associated with Omurice, or “omelette rice” in Japanese.

As a result, after watching the movie, many Nausicaa fans were compelled to create an “Ohmurice” dish, which is usually a plate of rice and fried noodles wrapped in an omelette and topped with sliced tomatoes in lieu of ketchup, like so:

Looks pretty tasty, doesn’t it? Since the so-called Ohmurice is made with all the same ingredients you’d find in a regular plate of omurice, even though it’s supposed to resemble a giant insect, the results can still be surprisingly appetising and tasty.

But that’s if you were going for taste.

If you’re going for realism, well, that’s something else altogether.

Realism was what the elder sister of Nico Video user Kimuyoshi went for, as you’ll see in this video below.

Kimuyoshi’s sister managed to add a modicum of photorealism to this popular (?) dish by colouring the whole dish black – a colouring mixture made with squid ink and spinach powder.

The “legs” part of the dish, typically represented by fried noodles, were instead made with wheat floor and spinach powder.

And this is what the egg plus squid ink and spinach powder mixture looks like… er, yum?

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Singapore: Oishii Japan 2013 trade show open to the public today

Japanese food and beverage trade show Oishii Japan, organised by the Oishii Japan Executive Committee and endorsed by The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, is back in Singapore for a second run this year.

The three-day trade show and exhibition, open to professionals in the industry on October 17 and 18, and to the public today, showcases Japanese food and beverage favourites as well as food technology from companies hailing from 26 prefectures in Japan.

So if you’re a fan of Japanese cuisine, make sure to stop by Suntec City Halls 401-402 today for Oishii Japan. Here are a few highlights:

Highlights

- J-Ramen Collection pavilion (booth L1), A unique showcase featuring three of Japan’s leading ramen chefs – Keisuke Takeda (Keisuke), Kenji Tsukada (Bond of Hearts) and Tsujita Takehiro (Nidaime Tsujita). The chefs will be serving their signature and special ramen dishes throughout the three days.

- MAFF pavilion (booth J1), Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) is presenting a series of demonstrations, tastings, and workshops by industry experts. They include: Chef Shigeru Shiraishi (Executive Chef of Takumi Restaurant), Ms Ayuchi Momose (Sake Samurai & Director of Sake Bar GINN and Momose Co Ltd), and Chef Akihiro Maetomo (Executive Chef of Chikuyotei, Intercontinental Hotels & Resorts Singapore).

- Food presentations

Admission

Public: $4 per person, free for children 12 years and below.

(Tickets for public day can be purchased onsite all day or at http://oishiijapan.peatix.com until 19 October, 1200hours)

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Oreimo light novel author Tsukasa Fushimi announces his next series, ‘Eromanga Sensei’

Tsukasa Fushimi, author of the ever-popular OreImo series has announced that OreImo was not his last work, and will be releasing another series this December.

Although many tears were shed over Kirino’s marriage in the final OVA’s for OreImo, fans will not have to wait much longer for Fushimi to tug at their heartstrings once more. He will be releasing the first light novel in a new series on December 10 this year. Hiro Kanzaki will also be returning to provide the illustrations for this new series.

The light novel series is under the working title of “Eromanga Sensei”, so that hopefully means even more comedic situations. The reason for the title itself is that it will play a key role in the plot. It’s also been revealed that the protagonist is a high school student who is attempting to maintain a good relationship with his little sister.

If I didn’t know better I would think we’re getting an alternate route for OreImo. We’ll just have to wait until December rolls around to see what sort of little sister story we get from Fushimi this time around.

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