[Unboxing] Hatoful Boyfriend Official Plush Project! Kickstarter Reward

Over half a year ago, I backed a Kickstarter project titled the "Hatoful Boyfriend Official Plush Project" by Erick Scarecrow (ESC-Toy Ltd).  As per their campaign title, ESC-Toy Ltd.'s goal was to bring the cute, little birdies from the "Hatoful Boyfriend" otome game to plush form.  I ended up getting all eight of the available normal tier plushies and a limited edition one.

Basic 3-Pack birds: Shuu, Okosan & Ryouta

Limited Edition bird: Souma Isa 

Souma Isa was one of three limited edition plushies available.  Along with Maid Ryouta, only 100 Souma Isa plashes were made available during the Kickstarter for backers of the $75US Souma Isa tier, which included Souma Isa and the "Basic 3-Pack birds".

Stretch Goal Add-on birds: Nageki, Sakuya, Anghel, Kazuaki & Yuuya

The Kickstarter project also included stretch goals, wherein after fulfilling certain monetary targets, ESC-Toy Ltd. would make the other plushies available to backers of the $16US Shuu tier and above.  Each of these plushies were available for an additional $12US.

PVC Character Tags

All the plushies were accompanied by their own PVC character tag during for Kickstarter rewards.

Stretch goal freebies

Members of the $16US Shuu tier and above received a complimentary lanyard and complimentary pins for meeting the stretch goals.

Thoughts & Comments

I was really excited when I received this parcel, so I decided to post up some unboxing photographs.  As you would expect from 5'' plushies, they're all pretty small and pretty darn cute >.< .  Although they are not synthesised from fur-like material, they're still nice and soft.  In fact, the material actually feels rather nice to touch!  From the quality of the plushies I've received, I can testify that they are quite well-made.  However, I have seen others complaining about their plushies having wonky heads or other issues.

ESC-Toys Ltd. also provided excellent customer service.  I e-mailed them about a parcel delivery issue and they promptly replied they day after with some helpful information.  Due to this experience, along with the quality of the plushies I received, I would willingly purchase one of their plushies in the future, or back another one of their Kickstarter campaigns.

If anyone is interested in purchasing any of the Hatoful Boyfriend merchandise from this campaign, they're available at:

http://hatofulshop.limitedrun.com

For those of you who have not played the game, but are interested in it, you can purchase it here:

http://store.steampowered.com/app/310080/ (Mac OS X, Linux & Windows) 

https://store.playstation.com/#!/en-us/games/hatoful-boyfriend/cid=UP3643-CUSA01957_00-HATOFULBOYFNDPS4 (PS4)

https://store.playstation.com/#!/en-us/games/hatoful-boyfriend/cid=UP3643-PCSE00653_00-HATOFULBOYFNDPSV (PS Vita)

Any comments made are a reflection of my personal opinions and are not endorsed by ESC-Toys Ltd. in any way.  Please note that the merchandise designs belong to ESC-Toys Ltd. and Hato Moa.

[Ramblings] Hollywood live action adaptations of anime

Like what everyone does after their exams, I went to my backlog and  began working my way through it.  After a while, I worked my way down to 'Scandal in the Spotlight: Takashi Ninagawa - Love Rivals' route. I couldn't help, but reminisce about Hollywood adaptations of Japanese manga/anime series.  Let me replay what was happening in my head XD.

#1

What about something more modern like this?

Dragon Ball

Or something futuristic like this?

Ghost in the Shell

#2

How about an anime amongst anime fans with a cast kind of like this?

Dragonball Evolution

Or this?

Ghost in the Shell

#3

Like this?

I hope that, unlike Dragonball Evolution, the adaption for 'Ghost in Shell' is able to maintain its integrity.

 Any comments made are a reflection of my own personal opinions and are not endorsed by Voltage Inc., the Dragon Ball and Ghost in Shell franchises in any way.  Please also note that the images belong to Production I.G, Production Reed, Toei Animation, Voltage Inc. or their respective owners.

[Unboxing] Notice Me Senpai! Keychains

 A while back, I ordered two "Notice Me Senpai!" keychains from "Skillshot Labs": "Lazy Senpai" (Ren) and "Crammer Senpai" (Hideki).  

Oh, the irony!  The day they arrived was a day before a huge university assignment was due.  I couldn't help but laugh my head off.  Although I had finished my assignment a few days ago, it was so half-assed that I couldn't help but cringe whenever I read it.  However, since I'm a LAZY procrastinator, I couldn't be stuffed fixing it for a while, and before I knew it, it was almost time to hand it it. Haha!  I ended up pulling an all-nighter XD.  

Lazy Senpai (Ren)

Crammer Senpai (Hideki)

Thoughts & Comments

Since I've finally gotten some time to myself, I thought I'd post some unboxing photographs of these 可愛い男 >.< ....ahem ahem, I mean keychains.  As you would expect from the game, they're all cute chibis.  The particular keyring that is used for these keychains makes it much easier to attach keys compared to the conventional keyring.  However, for those who prefer acrylic coating on both sides of a keychain, I have to warn you that these keychains only have it on one side.  They're no longer available individually, but if anyone is interested in purchasing them in sets, you can get them at: http://skillshotlabs.storenvy.com/

For those of you who have not played the game, but are interested in it, you can play it here:

 https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.skillshotlabs.NoticeMeSenpai&hl=en (Android)

https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/notice-me-senpai/id1066691993?mt=8 (iDevice) 

Any comments made are a reflection of my personal opinions and are not endorsed by Skillshot Labs in any way.  Please note that the keychain designs belong to Skillshot Labs.

[Notice] Voltage Inc CGs

Hey guys,
As some of you guys may know, Voltage Inc has updated their 'Terms of Use' agreement, which states that CGs are not to be uploaded unless they've been released by Voltage Inc for promotional use.  Therefore, I've decided to take down my Voltage Inc CGs to avoid any future complications.  Ok, time for me to go back to studying and gaming.
Game on! :D

[CG] Pirates ~Treasured Love in the Ocean~ - Drake: Main Story

Happy Ending

All rights to these images belong GignoSystem Japan, Inc. and NTT Solmare Corporation, I do not claim any rights whatsoever.

[REVIEW] Under the Moon - Trial Edition

Producer: SugarBeans
Translator: OGE
Systems: Windows

Trial Link:

 http://www.sugar-beans.com/products/sb02/dl/data/UnderTheMoon_trial.exe (日本語)

Trial Patch Link:

http://www.mediafire.com/download/kgbnqghzvc6gela/UTM_Trial_Translation_v1.0.exe 
(ENGLISH)

Official website: 

http://www.sugar-beans.com/products/sb02/

Plot: "Ashe is a daughter of the Devil. She has never been out of the castle, just a pure little girl. She has never talked to boys and fallen in love. The Devil blood has been taken over from generations to generations, but she doesn't have enough power to take over the position. The current Devil gets weaker, and it's time to transfer the position to the successor. One day, the news comes out that someone, who lives in the human world, is nominated for the next Devil. Soon after the news comes out, a terrorist group attacks the castle, and Ashe runs out of the castle with Kyle. They run away into the forest, and accidentally fall into the hole to the human world and lose their magic power. They roam around the human world, and bump into twin brothers Leni and Seizh, who are the nominees for the Devil. Ashe asks them to come to the Devil world as soon as possible, but they are not interested in the position. Also, the people in the human world start the Devil hunting, and they lose their way back to the Devil world. Ashe and Kyle start to live at the twins house, but they seem to have a secret...? What will await them in the end..., a pure love story or...?"

Kyle, the game's saving grace!

One of my friends, luna venus,  from Blade's Lair and Hotel, whose a a big fan of R18 games requested a review for the trial edition of "Under the Moon".  Normally, I stay away from R18 games, but she ensured me there were no extreme R18 scenes in the trial edition, so here I am doing a review on it.

Pros thus far

• Kyle (i.e. he's the sweetest thing)

Cons thus far

• Story feels rushed (e.g. castle gets attacked as soon as she stops talking about her treacherous uncle. who is planning a coup against her father)

• Copypasta was clearly evident in Seizh and Leni's routes 

• Characters do out-of-character things (e.g. one minute Leni is insulting her and the next minute he's snogging her) 

• Character design (e.g. even though Ashe is supposed to be a demon who appears to be high school aged, she looks like a child with big boobs and sounds like a kid)

• Ashe's personality (e.g. she screams at the guy who catches her after she jumps off a building and takes her rage and embarrassment on Kyle)

• Reusing CGs (e.g. kissing CGs between Leni and Ashe, and Seizh and Ashe were reused)

 If you're interested in an in-depth review of the full game just visit Hinano's blog at:

http://breadmasterlee.com/2009/06/10/otome-game-review-under-the-moon/

This review is a reflection of my own personal opinions and are not endorsed by WillPlus Ltd. or SugarBeans in any way.  Please also note that the plot blurb belongs to ErogeShop and images and videos belong to WillPlus Ltd. and SugarBeans.

[REVIEW] Tokyo Otaku Mode

Location: Online
Headquarters: Tokyo, Japan
Ships to: All countries

Being someone who's into all things cute, I sometimes have the urge to buy cute plushies and that's when I go to my favourite plushie provider, "Tokyo Otaku Mode".  Why exactly are they my favourite plushie provider?  Well, they have quite a nice range of plushies and lots of promotions going on!  Not only that, but they also have a good variety of other anime/Japanese merchandise (i.e. anime and game OSTs, anime and manga art books, anime calendars, cosplay, Japanese clothes, Japanese snacks, stationary and even piggy banks), so it's like an all-in-one store!  However, despite the nice plushies and convenience the store offers, I have to admit that the variety of shipping methods is quite limited and that the shipping cost to Australia is also a bit expensive.  Other than that, I would definitely recommend this shop to any otaku or Japan fanatic!

Ratings

Cost:
⭐⭐⭐

Product condition: 
⭐⭐⭐⭐

Shipping and product handling: 
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Pros

• Fast shipping
• Freebies with products shipped, but they vary
• Lots of promotions
• Reliable
• Wide range of products

Cons

• Few shipping options
• Shipping is expensive to Australia

 If you're interested in shopping here just signup here:

https://otakumode.com/invite/67dab5

This review is my own personal opinion and is not endorsed by any company or organisation.