{"id":242,"date":"2007-03-11T22:35:01","date_gmt":"2007-03-12T06:35:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.xjaymanx.com\/toybox\/2007\/03\/11\/blog-044-fateful-circumstances\/"},"modified":"2009-02-13T13:36:50","modified_gmt":"2009-02-13T21:36:50","slug":"blog-044-fateful-circumstances","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.xjaymanx.com\/toyboxx\/2007\/03\/11\/blog-044-fateful-circumstances\/","title":{"rendered":"Blog 044 > Fateful Circumstances!"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Arima
\nPhoto 003 by xJAYMANx | Click for all 47<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n

Ah, springtime! Quite fitting for another sunny light-hearted photoshoot! This time, from another top-favorite romantic-comedy series, and one of the most-beloved love stories in anime history, Kare Kano<\/em> (or His & Her Circumstances<\/em>; here’s my review<\/a>), we introduce the unforgettable boy-and-girl 1\/8-scale “Arima & Yukino”<\/strong> (in resin), released by the now-defunct Tsukuda Hobby back in the late ’90s.<\/p>\n

In January 2007, by sheer luck in the Amazon Marketplace, I stumbled upon this rare figure! After several months of waiting for the right time, I finally used three Amazon gift certificates to reduce the price enough to get it! Clearly, the rarest piece of my collection!<\/p>\n

Also, we welcome back, from Fate Stay Night<\/em> and Fate Hollow Ataraxia<\/em>, the blonde-haired 1\/8-scale “Saber in Brown Dress”<\/strong> (in PVC), released by Alter. She’s the first-ever figure to arrive at my doorstep last year in May 2006! In fact, after checking all of my favorite figure sites plus eBay, she’s pretty rare herself, LOL!<\/p>\n

For this Canon<\/a> photoshoot, I saved 50 shots, then narrowed it down to 47 shots, 4 of which I used Photoshop to increase the lighting by 10 and contrast by 10. I tried to create some interaction between the blonde Saber and the black-haired Arima, along the lines of a random attraction. Did it work? Hehehe ^_^<\/p>\n

Otakurl it!<\/a><\/p>\n

Click for all 47 >><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Photo 003 by xJAYMANx | Click for all 47 Ah, springtime! Quite fitting for another sunny light-hearted photoshoot! This time, from another top-favorite romantic-comedy series, and one of the most-beloved love stories in anime history, Kare Kano (or His & Her Circumstances; here’s my review), we introduce the unforgettable boy-and-girl 1\/8-scale “Arima & Yukino” (in … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0},"categories":[21,23,36,31],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7rIwb-3U","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":310,"url":"http:\/\/www.xjaymanx.com\/toyboxx\/2007\/07\/07\/blog-093-fateful-circumstances-revisited\/","url_meta":{"origin":242,"position":0},"title":"Blog 093 > Fateful Circumstances Revisited","author":"xjaymanx","date":"July 7, 2007","format":false,"excerpt":"I don't know if this has ever been done before -- creating a video by setting a figure photoshoot to music -- but in any case, here's my first one. 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For me, I'd have to say my 1\/8-scale-resin figure \"Arima & Yukino\" (from the classic-anime love-story \"Kare Kano\" or \"His & Her Circumstances\"), released by the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Anime Figure"","block_context":{"text":"Anime Figure","link":"http:\/\/www.xjaymanx.com\/toyboxx\/category\/anime-figure\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":176,"url":"http:\/\/www.xjaymanx.com\/toyboxx\/2006\/12\/03\/blog-006-slice-of-their-life\/","url_meta":{"origin":242,"position":2},"title":"Blog 006 > Slice Of Their Life","author":"xjaymanx","date":"December 3, 2006","format":false,"excerpt":"Kare Kano | Image from Google Search ah, just finished another slice-of-life high-school dramedy... the profoundly insightful and timeless 1998-1999 series \"kare kano\" a.k.a. \"his and her circumstances\"... and widely regarded as one of the most-beloved love stories in anime history... revolving around a teenage girl named Yukino and teenage\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Anime Reviews"","block_context":{"text":"Anime Reviews","link":"http:\/\/www.xjaymanx.com\/toyboxx\/category\/anime-reviews\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":280,"url":"http:\/\/www.xjaymanx.com\/toyboxx\/2007\/05\/27\/blog-070-past-future-circumstances\/","url_meta":{"origin":242,"position":3},"title":"Blog 070 > Past & Future Circumstances!","author":"xjaymanx","date":"May 27, 2007","format":false,"excerpt":"Image 001 by xJAYMANx | Click to enlarge Hey folks! If you don't already know, I follow the otaku blog DannyChoo.com. Not blindly, lol, and not only for otaku news, but also for inspiration. And inspiration smacked me yesterday with Danny's post on fan art of his mascot Mirai Suenaga.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Anime Art"","block_context":{"text":"Anime Art","link":"http:\/\/www.xjaymanx.com\/toyboxx\/category\/anime-art\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":307,"url":"http:\/\/www.xjaymanx.com\/toyboxx\/2007\/06\/30\/blog-090-blondes-or-brunettes\/","url_meta":{"origin":242,"position":4},"title":"Blog 090 > Blondes or Brunettes?","author":"xjaymanx","date":"June 30, 2007","format":false,"excerpt":"Eri from School Rumble (2004-2006) +++++ School Rumble - S1 (1-26) - Started 01\/30. Finished 6\/29. D-WOW! LOL, hilarious! Plus rivalry, regret, romance and friendship. Fantastic! Double-Wow! 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