• saber ~ the newest crown jewel of my collection!… 1/6-scale in her full dress (without armor) and her excalibur… yeah-yeah, my 3rd and best “saber” ;)

• asuka & rei ~ the female leads from the widely regarded “best anime of all time”, “evangelion”… 1/8-scale in their plug suits (sleeveless) and bandages…
  

• genshiken ~ short but sweet!… finished the 12-ep first season… ah, the hilarious college antics of an animated-porn-loving “otaku” club… in addition to the anime, spent about 2-3 hours reading the manga versions at the “borders” and “barnes & noble” bookstores; so the anime was quite faithful to the story and style of the manga!… even pre-ordered a figure; coming in a few months!

• fate stay night ~ watched the latest fan-subbed episode #20 in the fantasy anime series… a lighter episode exploring the humor, but also the deeper emotions/thoughts of the main characters “emiya” and “saber” and their future if/when they obtain the “holy grail”…

• blood+ ~ AMAZING 1st episode of the anime series, based on the classic 20-30-minute film “blood: the last vampire”… presentation is quite faithful to the original feature… very slick, stylish, and bloody! ;)))

• trinity blood ~ another AMAZING 1st episode… brand new series!… similar to “hellsing” in its battle between vampires and the vatican, but taken centuries into the future… a presentation similar to “vampire hunter D: bloodlust”… again, very stylish, gothic and grandiose!… and bloody, of course! ;)))

• kiddy grade ~ during my workouts, continued watching this “teenaged eye-candy cyborg” series yet again (maybe the fifth time over the past few years? lol)… finished the 4th of 8 dvds… still an unexpectedly complex story of tragic pasts and hidden agendas…

• ghost in the shell: stand alone complex ~ during my meals, watched this “anti-terrorist cyberpunk” series yet again (maybe the fifth time also?)… and finished the 7th/last dvd today… yeah-yeah, still a highly intellectually and philosophically engaging action series…

• anime insider & newtype usa ~ last but not least, catching up on my magazines and free dvd samples… haha, when i’m NOT watching anime or reading manga… or when i’m NOT (dare i say it?) working… ;)))

• whew!… that’s definitely a LOT of anime over the weekend plus today…

update ~ ah, yes, “rin” also from “fate stay night” joins them as well…

• 5 days ~ returned to the office after 5 days either sick at home or working from home… while our first-floor “dungeon” is like a prison cell where all u can focus is on work, it’s like a prison cell in its spartan and claustrophobic nature… STILL don’t understand the original need to move the 3 of us downstairs away from the 3rd floor… but i guess i’m lucky to work at home at all ;)))

• 24 hours ~ finally finished “24″ season 2 over the weekend… it rocked! better than season 1!… and while it’s a show definitely designed “for the ride”, i doubt i’ll ever buy the DVDs… that’s what “battlestar galactica” is for! LOL ;)

• 50 weeks ~ funny, finally returned to watching the hit korean show “damo” again (ordered the DVD set last month!)… and according to my gmail, it’s been almost a YEAR (50 weeks) since i last saw it as a rental… never finished the series, which is why i bought it when it finally hit amazon!… and FEELS like it’s only been a month, not a year!

• 3 “fate” figures ~ lastly, yup! i caved!… after ordering the first “black saber” figurine from http://www.animenation.com … yesterday, ordered TWO more “saber” figurines from http://www.yesasia.com … averaging only $50 per 7.5-inch figurine! nice ;)

  #1 ~ Fate Stay Night 1:8 Saber
  

  #2 ~ Fate Hollow Ataraxia : 1:8 Saber (Casual Wear Ver.)
  

  #3 ~ Fate Hollow Ataraxia : 1:8 Black Saber Dress
  

• 14 “fate” episodes ~ meanwhile, i’ve downloaded the first 3 available chapters of the english-version “fate stay night” manga… and in the process of downloading the 14 available episodes (jap with eng subtitles) of the “fate stay night” anime so far, now playing in japan… completed 9 downloads so far!!!

• x-posted on my MySpace soon! ;)

• dark saber ~ first of all, gotta get this!… “saber” from the adult “fate/hollow” games/manga… about 7.5 inches (19 cm) high!… i think i’m in love, hehehe ;)))… click to enlarge.

  

  $42 at animenation.com | $60 at yesasia.com

• hentai figures ~ which reminds me, check out some of the nastier figurines at this japanese site!… i think these were from a hentai (adult anime) convention ;)))

  
  http://www.akibablog.net/archives/2006/02/2005_5.html

• dvds and more dvds ~ meanwhile, here are the dvds i’ve seen over the past month… anime and sci-fi and fantasy, what else?… lol ;)))

  + Scrapped Princess: Vol. 1 ~ getting good!
  + Full Metal Panic FUMOFFU: Vol. 1 and 2 ~ hilarious must-have!
  + Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo: Chapter 3 ~ spectacular must-have!
  + Ah! My Goddess: Vol. 2: Love Plus One ~ wholesome/romantic must-have!
  + Battlestar Galactica: Season 2.0: Disc 1, 2, and 3 ~ dramatic must-have!
  + 24 Season 2: Disc 5
  + Constantine
  + House of Flying Daggers ~ already have it; watched it again!

• x-posted on my MySpace soon! ;)