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Blog 220 > Live Action, Asians, Aki & Me

Tuesday, March 30th, 2010

Aki Hoshino | Fake Message But Genuine Birthdays, LOL | Enlarge

Aww, thanks, Aki-chan! Happy Belated Birthday to you too! Sadly, Aki-chan’s message is genuinely fake, hehe. But yup, 5 days after Aki-chan’s March 14th birthday, on March 19th, I climbed another year higher, wiser and more tuned to the ways of live-action J-drama, K-drama, Asian gravure idols, and Japanese onigiri. Not bad, huh? On that note, my Tender Toyboxers, let’s step away from “fake” 2D anime and animation this week, and instead, sit back, relax with a bowl of sticky rice, and enjoy a refreshing bottle of “real” 3D entertainment. Ready? Then let’s do it. Let’s start the show…

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Posted in Aki Hoshino, Autumn, Battlestar Galactica, Blogs, Boys Over Flowers, Computers, Dae Jang Geum, Food, Friends & Family, Gokusen, Grace Park, Hana Yori Dango, In the Mood for Love, Jumong, Juri Ueno, Kare Kano, Katsuni, Maggie Cheung, Maria Ozawa, Miku Hatsune, Nodame Cantabile, Otaku Dan, Pirates XXX, Red Cliff, Self Portraits, Song Il Gook, Star Trek, Tony Leung Chiu-Wai, Tricia Helfer, Yukie Nakama | 25 Comments »

Blog 207 > Angels, Badasses & Cyborgs

Sunday, June 21st, 2009

Alita | Battle Angel Alita (Gunnm, 1990) | Enlarge

Heyyy! Hello, my Ticklish Toyboxers! What’s up? What’s been going on? As a few of you might already know, I took a mini-break to rest, recharge, and most importantly, let my elbows recover and ring-and-pinky fingers relax from an irritating twinge of Cubital Tunnel Syndrome. So like I told Kris-chan last week: “I don’t think a planned 70-100 pic post would be in my best interest right now, lol. Besides, gave me stuff to think about. Hence, a new experimental post.”

Speaking of which, I hope you enjoyed my experimental Blog 206 > Anime Adrift. Not only an experiment, but it transformed into quite an intriguing Toyboxer test, haha! Congratulations to those of you who commented poetically and passed! But enough about last week. Just because I took it easy last week, doesn’t mean I won’t launch a massive 7-part 120-image cybernetic “mega-cast” or “giga-cast” this week. Including a deadly barrage of Japanese angels, gunslinging badasses, angelic cyborgs and otaku bloggers for every taste. So I hope you’re healthy, ready and willing enough to withstand the light-speed onslaught. Well, then? Let the battles begin…

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Posted in Battle Angel Alita, Battlestar Galactica, Blade Runner, Blogs, Chow Yun-Fat, Danny Choo, Edward James Olmos, Food, Friends & Family, Hard Boiled (God of Guns), Harrison Ford, Juri Ueno, Nodame Cantabile, One and Only Jem, Sankaku Complex, Self Portraits, Shirley Manson, Stephanie Jacobsen, Summer Glau, Terminator, Tony Leung Chiu-Wai | 69 Comments »

Blog 206 > Anime Adrift

Monday, June 15th, 2009

Juri Ueno (2004) | Anime Adrift | Enlarge 2800px

When anime arcs drift towards earth
Like spiraling sakura petals
Do you sift for the prettiest dance?
Or do you embrace the orchestral trance?

When anime flames ignite into dust
Like twinkling firework sparks
Do you blink at the fiercest light?
Or do you bathe in the fountains of flight?

When the anime waves finally wane
Whispering in the sunset mist
Will you sink beneath the soulless shores?
Or will you soar beyond the moonlit stars?