Special Post 1: Anime Figurines

Gachapon~

For this LL Gachapon, I was lucky to get all 5 within 5 draws!(I gt my fave, Umi, in the third draw though) Love how each capsule has each member's colour!
It was 300 yen per play so spent 1500 yen to get all of them. Sadly the other 4 are not out yet(-.-)
About this gachapon, I saw a shop counter with 3 of the Umi on the counter- it was hilarious.(XD)

Gt this Gundam gachapon, hoping to get Unicorn gundam but gt this instead- it isn't bad though; better than the one with horns... First time seeing the gachapon gunpla with joints to fix like the normal gunpla(0.0) 

1 play for 300 yen as well~

Mini Figurines(from random boxes)~

Standard stand~(except that the nutcracker witch does not nid the support~)

I guess I was too engrossed in getting the one I want... At first, I bought one and gt the Nutcracker witch- of all the chars, I gt her...-.- Then in another store, bought another one, hoping to get a better one. I prayed for anyone; whether it is blue, red, yellow, etc, as long it is not the nutcracker witch! What I didn't realised is Nagisa's inside... When I saw 2 white pointy thingy, I thought it is Madoka's ribbon but was Nagisa's hair...Sigh... And lastly, I once again see this box again being sold in another shop... I decided to buy another 2 boxes. And ended up getting another Nagisa but glad that the last one was Madoka! At least I gt something decent! It's sad I didn't get Homura(though gt her witch form...) 

I guess I gt this 'fate' in getting Madoka. The last Madoka random box I bought, I gt Madoka as well(while my sibling gt Homura-.-) 

Though I must say I am really lucky to get all different chars in the 4 boxes I bought!(wonder if I bought another 4 more, would I have a complete set...One must not be too greedy)

One box costs 700 yen(without tax); 756 yen(after tax)

This was really random of me and I think my brain's not functioning well... There's only 2 that I liked in the box yet I decided to try my luck...Sigh... Ended up getting one of the twins, Mami(if I'm not wrong...) I've decided to sell it(at $10)

 Bought this for my friend. Guess I gt bad hand; gt the same one she bought before but she don't mind so it's fine. TBH, this box is truly the type that I would really buy; it literally has like about 70% probability to get Sakura!- though I would prefer Sayoran more than anything. 

Mini Figurines(from fixed boxes)~

Apparently, there was a flea market in Akihabara and I managed to find this cheapest 2nd yr Happy Maker set out of all the other flea marker stores! Normally, even after gng to a second hand shop, such figurine is sold at about 800 yen but for the first time... I gt it this 3 for 1800 yen!-Which is 600 yen per box. Of course it works for me cos I wanted all three. If u just want one of your fave char, it definitely costs more(found out that you can play claw machine to get them though; only do it if u r very good at it!- brought me unpleasant memories about it; will say more in another post~) 

Moving on~

Found another great deal at a second hand shop in akihabara(called Volks I think). It costs slightly cheaper than the 2nd yr happy maker!- 1700 yen for a set of three! It was a great deal if u love the three! TBH, I only like Rin when I first see Idolmaster Cinderella characters before the anime starts. Comes the first ep, I started to like Uzuki for her bright and patient personality. Following that, the appearance of Mio being the funny one in the grp. Naturally, felt in love in this 3-girl team from Idolmaster Cinderella girls!-Pretty much similar to how I felt in love with the 2nd yrs in LoveLive~

In a way, due to the great deals I found, I ended up spending much or rather gotten many(haha) I've no regrets though in buying the LL 2nd yrs happy maker and Idolmaster Cinderella New Generation team! Though can't say the same for the random boxes...There're ups and down but was overly satisfied with the gachapon!

And that will be the end of special post 1. The next one should be on the books and magazines I bought~ The gunpla and anime food bought will take some time to be written since I nid to build(for gunpla) and try(the food) before been able to do the posts... There'll be a special post on my experience, especially on the anime parts like Akihabara; some advices, etc(likely to do later...)

This is Yaiji signing off, ja ne~

Yaiji~

Back home~

After 5 days, I'm back from Japan~

Just like my country, the heat from summer was quite a blast but manageable since I'm used to such heat. However, there is one thing I couldn't stand is the intensity of dryness. Be it whether I went during Autumn, Winter, Spring or Summer, my skin get quite dry when I reached there. As a result, I suffered skin injuries like skin peeling or cracked skin- Worst of all, esp during cold seasons, I don't feel the pain till I go bathing; when the water hit the injuries... Sigh~

This trip has quite a few ups and downs that I can't help feel regretful. Yet, the ups are some that make me feel I'm glad I went on this trip.

WARNING: ramblings up ahead~(skip this section if u hate ramblings...)

So first, the downs...Well... Let's just say the stuff I wanted to buy and try- I couldn't get all of them done. And with this, I learned that sometimes, I shouldn't get my hope up; I should just go with a relaxed attitude instead- if there is, then great! And if not, so be it then. I gt to understand that while I may be buying japanese stuff from japan, it doesn't mean the stuff is available due to reasons like sold out?

But most importantly... Trying to find a place is really tough in jap... I learned that in the hard way on the last day when I had a tough time trying to get out and reached the hotel.- Ended up late and even lost my way till my aunt came to bring  me back. It was embarrassing but somehow...When you panic, you just lost your bearings... TBH, I was quite near to the hotel but I did not know whether to head North, West or East- And that was my downfall. As such, that last day was a horrible memory for me... Luckily, there was enough time to reach the airport to do the necessary stuff.

Lastly, there was limited freedom in this trip... Cos I gt no companion that share the same interest as in this trip, I gt to follow the others and ended up wasting quite an amt of time. In the end, I couldn't shop the way I wanted in Akihabara like in the last trip where I really explored the area well- going to almost all shops that have anime stuff and along the way, if there's anything I want, I kinda buy with my sibling who is a great companion that shares the same interests as me. As such, I ended up feeling rather... Not fulfilled on the last day and determined to buy more but ended up wasted too much time trying to find Shinjuku's Animate...(-.-)

To add on a little something, with EN and JAP SIF events gng on, it was tough trying to play at end of each day of the trip- exhausted from walking yet gt to play or risk not getting the event cards... But thank to amt of time I invested in this game, my rank was high enough to handle overflowed LP and get the cards:

Gt her first on the second last day of my trip(I think)

Gt her when I was back home(yesterday~)

And now for the ups- I guess it would be that I found the way to the shrine, featured in Love Live. And that is the Kanda Myojin Shrine! It took some time but I managed! Even so, guess I was too late plus tired(from having to go back to certain places due to my limited freedom...), when I reached the shrine, it was closing soon... I couldn't buy the stuff I want plus find the stairs that the U's members use to practise so ended up coming second time- which was a waste of time tbh. (I'll go into details of Kanda Shrine in another post~)

The stairs used by U's members for training~

END OF RAMBLINGS~

I'll be making a few special posts to showcase different things.(it's gng take some time with the sorting of photos- bear with me>8<'') Before that, here's a sneak peek of the stuff I bought:

And, I managed to buy 2 sets of manga paper:

Hoping this can last me at least for chapter 2 of Just A Dream~

That's about it then~ Here's a little something to make up for the lack of updates:

Not very well done though...-.-

This is Yaiji signing off, ja ne~

Yaiji~

Hibike! Euphonium- An inspiring anime!

I just finished this anime and man, wished I've started it when it first aired! From second last post, this anime has brought back memories of me just drifting off in life without doing anything really meaningful or interesting.- I can't help but regret about it. And this anime shows how awesome it is to be in a concert band! Different from the 'common' instruments like piano, violin or guitar, a band actually has so many different instruments(I had no idea what some of them are...) but the best of all is that they come together to make one piece music! And through this anime, one may appreciate a music piece which actually can or need to use so many instruments to compose! Sometimes, listening to music, without music background, one would not know the instruments used and this anime just show the 'brains' behind those awesome music!

Besides increasing my appreciation of music and making me to use my time better, it also shows the ugly nature of competition... The dilemma Reina was put into in ep 11- If it was me, I may falter. And the 2nd yr wasn't that wrong to say that junior should let the senior take the solo part since the junior would have more chances(in her yr 2 and 3) while the senior whom is graduating, would not have any.
Yet, that very similar thought also caused the missed chance Kaori senpai should have in her yr 2(when the priority of that chance is given to the yr 3 seniors despite Kaori senpai being the best that time...)
There's the unfairness that runs in this world which can't be helped... And seeing this ugly nature of both competition and injustice in this world, can't help think back the time I was in a team competition, in my NPCC time... That time I was given the for-sure chance to get into the team since there were insufficient females... And then there's another where I was specially chosen b'cos I was the head of admin... However... I did not really appreciate the special selection I gt...

At that time, I believe in the phase, 'keeping a low profile' but the more I did that, I gt even 'higher' profile(-.-)

I still rmb in my sec sch yr 3, at that time, my CCA same batch members have to choose each head for each section. Me being me, obviously don't vote for myself in any of the roles; I'm just not cut out for it. And when I gt the head of admin... I can't help feel dreadful that my future's gng be grim... And while I screwed up a lot... It was a gd leadership experience and thanks to that, I took the first step to breaking my shy shell.

Lastly, the one last thing I learned from this anime is that, one should do what you love. In the last few episodes, the main char, Kumiko, was overwhelmed by a certain part which she couldn't play and she questioned her love for her instrument, Euph san/ Euphonium. And she gt a good talk with Taki Sensei of whether Taki Sensei ever like his job. I think like many ppl, ppl normally didn't think that 20 yrs down the road since their pri sch that they will be doing this or that.

And I think so too... About myself... Yet I don't know; can I really do what I really love? Will it really works out in the end? Nobody knows the future and you won't know till u try yet there's this fear... Despite working with science and maths during my school semester and drawing during my semester break, I still prefer art over science... I love it b'cos it is another escape for me or rather my way to express my escape...  Sigh...

Wish this anime could continue forever but think ep 13 was a good conclusion to it. Hoping jap sell those small bag strap of Euph san and Tuba san!- Haha, look's cute in the anime! Also hope there r merchandises of this anime as well!

Spring anime just ended and now, let's welcome the summer anime!- can't wait for Idolm@ster Cinderella girls!

This is Yaiji signing off, ja ne~

Yaiji~

New Project: LL SIF Playthrough Videos

This project is for fun~ It is an upload of  LL SIF playthrough videos(on Youtube~). I'll most likely just upload expert mode with pop-ups. But, requests of other modes are welcomed as well~ And, if you want me to upload versions without pop-ups, by all means request! I'm opened to all of them(as mentioned above~)

Here's the first upload:(Snow Halation expert~)

This expert gave me quite a memory; it was my first 10 stars expert that I fc! And no less from my fave song! It was quite an accomplishment!^8^
Playing with pop-ups is not easy but a challenge yet I welcomed it. I won't say I am good at expert yet; can't fc 11 stars yet... And there r some 9 stars and 10 stars I couldn't fc as well due to its nature...(I'm bad with certain type of notes, haha~)

I'm tempted to do Ai Wa Taiyou Ja Nai expert before it leaves EN server but b'cos today's Nozo scorematch; my lp would not recover fully when the event starts...

Regarding the members I use for each recording... I'll be using the first 3 starting R teams for each type of song; like this first vid, wonderful rush team for Cool, then natsuiro egao 1,2, jump for Smile and mogyutto love de sekkin chu for Pure (I may change when I collect all Snow Halation team/Bokura Ima No Naka De~ When Korekare No Someday, Yume No Tobira and the  recent one, Music Start! are out, I may change accordingly if I do manage to collect them all...)
FYI: I won't be using any SR/UR~

That's pretty much it. An exception: I'll be making Angelic Angel and Private Wars Hard for fun plus the new song after Eli Scorematch in jap server~

This is Yaiji signing off, ja ne~

Yaiji~

[Weekly Update] GDSG gunpla done, JAD re-edit inking done, scanned LL&MA work

Gundam Docks Singapore; the 3 exclusive editions done!

Last one: MS-06S Zaku II GDSG ver.

All 3~

Good Vs Bad~

Good Vs Bad(with the boxes as background)

This is my first time building RG and I must say it is hardest build I ever did since I started gunpla building; I had built before SD gundam, HD and MG... The amount of parts used to build RG is not a joke; comparable with MG and the small parts are no joke! And the worst of all that I always thought is the most relaxing is the pasting of stickers/decals!- There're way too many to paste for RG and what made it frustrating is how small they are!(if I didn't have the gunpla equipment to paste the stickers, I think I would have given up pasting the stickers- I may even lose them in the process...)

However, it was still fun to build and for me, the more challenging it is, the better!- Sense of accomplishment emphasized plus I gained more experience! That's why while I kinda fear building RG(I can take whole day and have not finished; unlike HG despite being same size...), I'll still choose RG than HG!- I'm not a masochist, thank you. 

It's just that RG is more beautiful than HG and my gunpla collection policy is not to buy the same gunpla; be it whether that gunpla has MG, RG or HG, once I bought it in either MG, RG or HG, I'll not buy it again in other grades. So if I'm gng build something once, I'll want the best and obviously, I choose RG! U may ask, y not MG or even PG(thinking of one day at least build one of that grade!), I guess you could say I realised big gunpla are not exactly appealing, in my opinion that is... Plus it occupies too much space.(-.-)

Just A Dream- Re-edit ver.

As of today, I finally finished the outlining/inking stage!(except the colouring pages; pg 1 and 2)

I may be pushing the cleaning part to my next break instead... I'm not trying to prolong its completion but rather I need a break from working on this project... Don't worry, I'm not losing my inspiration but rather I can't wait to work on the second chapter! But these processes after the draft stage can be a pain to do but they are essential... Yet it's a chore to do so to prevent myself from losing interest, I'm taking a break; I will work on it once in a while; just that I may not finish the cleaning stage before my break's over and need to 'pour over' to my next break...

A little small update; I finally decide the skirt's colours... I know it took me damm long to do it(guess I was too caught up with the drafts...) And here is it:

That's not all; I did some char design for the next chapter.(it's not finished though~) Here's a sneak peak:(2 pointers to take note~)

Without colours

With coloured Haru~

POINT 1: The pony-tailed Haru's a little spoiler yet not since it'll be revealed in end of chapter 1~ (Food for thought: Haru's eye colours are more darker...?!- I did not make a mistake, thank you -.-)

POINT 2: And, the children- there's young Haru and then... Aki? Yukine? New characters?- Well, I can only say that they r childhood friends of Haru at this pt...(I won't be showing the coloured ver. till I start on chapter 2...) 

I'm thinking of working on some scenes of chapter 2(after I gt some manga paper)- That'll be the sneak peak I promised. 

Love Live Fanart(scanned ver)~

Better versions after scanning~ I've uploaded the non-scanned versions onto my Deviantart, IG and Twitter. I've decided to switch my approach for Pixiv; I'm gng draw more before I upload in all work in one-shot. 

Million Arthur Fanart; [Scholar Vs Original](Scanned ver)

Blade Protector

Galahad

Gawain

Lancelot

Mordred

Sorcery King

Techno Smith

As said before, I'll be making a Million Arthur Fanbook and with the current MA work I've did, it is insufficient... I'll be working on more before compiling them; this series, [Scholar Vs Original] will be a part of the book but more to come!

Personal~(WARNING: if you hate ramblings, pls don't read below! You've been warned!)

First, this week's Thurday was the day of Stars War!- It's actually a war for me to fight for the school timetable I want! As this is my first time so I was nervous and panicked when I see the modules I want to take are all taken... At that time, I really felt unfair of how I gt the later timing! However, it turned out to be fair since the school does reserve some spots for the later timing! In other words, it is a fight between internet connectivity and how fast you're! Luckily, when I entered my ideal timetable, I was able to register all except one!-(that very one was on waitlist due to too many ppl wanting it...) 

I was very so happy and relieved! At last, I can get rid of this nagging feel of failing to get my ideal timetable; it'll be troublesome if I did not get what I want... With this, I can go to my trip with ease!(though excelling in the modules is another matter to consider when the semester starts again...) 

Moving on, in another 4 more days, I'll be flying to my heaven lean once again! This time it is in the season of summer so wonder how the experience will be; maybe it'll be like my country? Nonetheless, it is always exciting to revisit, no matter how many times I go!- Cos my love for it, is that strong!(haha>8<)

And since I'm going, I was in a slight dilemma; the jap magazines are out on the first week of the month and I wasn't sure whether to buy now or wait till I get to jap... After much thinking, I decided to take a gamble.- If it is sold out in jap, then I will ask my sibling to help me buy in my country and if either one of the magazines are sold out then I accept it; it's the price to pay for taking this gamble after all. 

Here r the 2 magazines I want to buy:

Must collect that Nozomi- the last one!

Recently, I started watching Hibike! Euphonium(currently at ep 5) and I must say I am amazed by the wide varieties of instruments aside from Piano, Violin, Drums and Guitar... While watching, I can't feel regretful... I regret why didn't I be more active in my choice of CCA throughout my 20 yrs of life... Let's just say, seeing the characters in the anime playing(and some who are beginners), I can't help wanted to be like them. And the worst/best of all, the yr 1 characters actually have the mindset to be start afresh in their new schools while me in their year... Was just too nervous starting in an unfamilar place...

TBH... I started really living when I was in my secondary school... My pri school life was a blur; I was like going along the flow(and I still think I am right now...) I was just like an average student, person living my life normally without doing anything interesting... 

Guess when I stepped into secondary school, the first few weeks were a blur but when I started my Uniform CCA(NPCC) and my friend taught my to draw anime characters, I finally gained some colours in my life. While I was still going with the flow, for once, I experienced some life in my life! That's kinda the start when I slowly broke out of my shy shell(still shy though-.-)

Secondary School could be said the most colourful stage of my current life. My JC life was... Not a blur but a rather depressing period where it was hard to blend into my class... I wasn't the type that take initiatives; I've low self-esteem due to low support I gt even if I did suggest something good, my voice ended up unheard... That period kinda put my slightly high self esteem from my sec sch to near zero again... And I was reminded of my pri sch time when I worked alone; skipping recess(cos I wasn't hungry and saving my money) to do my work... With no one to accompany; just me alone... 

That was also the period I understood that... Human can't be alone... It's hard... Even if you want solitude at one pt, you'll end up seeking for another after that...

I used to think it was alright to be alone; after all it helped with my independence! But that was just immature thinking... 

While working alone sure helped me study much; improve much, it can only help as much as I can with my ability; I nid the others' help to improve further!-But who am I to turn to? That was the problem I faced in my JC and thus my grades suffered as a result... I regretted yet I can't do anything; 

I wished I could start afresh like many anime characters but animes are fantasy... Ppl don't just approach you and say, "Hi, nice to meet you! I'm [...] and I'll be your neighbour in class! Hope we get along together!" Guess that's also y I like animes so much; they show me a world I can never get but dream of... Yet they show me! And even if it is an escape from reality, I gladly take it; for it eases my loneliness by losing myself in that world for at least 30 minutes!

As I'm blogging right now, I'm also losing myself in the role that I've followers who actually read my posts and are eager for these updates when in actual fact... I know I was deluding myself that I've followers that follow all these projects I am working on.- There r times I ask myself y do I try so hard? Or even do all these projects? To keep myself busy over the long break?-That may be one reason but more than anything, I've come to terms that I love drawing! I love writing, blogging, DIY, etc. And with love, I do all those b'cos I love doing them! Even if there r no supporters, I'll still finish it!(cos I hate stopping halfway) (may be I shall stop deluding myself and post like normal than thinking there'll be ppl reading or something...)

From Honoka(from lovelive) or rather the song, Susume Tomorrow, "b'cos I felt the possiblility, that's it! Move forward! I don't want to have regrets"- even if there'll be no support, I'll move forward b'cos I don't want to have regrets! 

It applies to many things from my school life to a simple thing like watching a movie; even if no one's gng watch the LL movie with me, I'll still watch it!-B'cos I want to watch and if I don't watch b'cos no one want to accompany me, then so be it! 

Well, that was quite a ramble; guess when you're an introvert, you just have too many things bottled up(haha) That's about it. Another 4 days though that's in conflict with the current SIF events...

Maybe I do the same like how I did in my last jap trip; using gems to get the cards before I fly off?(o.o)

Oh yeah, there won't be any update next week(due to my trip) but there'll be special posts instead!(Meanwhile you can follow my updates from my IG or Twitter~)

A word of warning: if you planned to use my artwork for anything, pls ask first! Or at least credit the work!!!

This is Yaiji signing off, ja ne~

Yaiji~