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Things I Own – Things I WTB

Thursday, October 28th, 2010 at 3:17 pm

Things I Have Purchased and are awaiting (delivery/release date)


D-Arts Dukemon
$60.99 – Price I Paid (total)
Pre-ordered Aug 29, 2012
Release Date August 2012
Purchased at Big Bad Toy Store
Kotobukiya DC Comics: Power Girl Bishoujo Statue
$61.99 – Price I Paid (total)
Pre-ordered Feb 16, 2012
Release Date Sept 2012
Purchased at Big Bad Toy Store
Kotobukiya: Jaina Solo Bishoujo Statue
$56.99 – Price I Paid (total)
Pre-ordered June 24, 2012
Release Date Oct 2012
Purchased at Big Bad Toy Store
Figma: Link figure
$65.99 – Price I Paid (total)
Pre-ordered Jun 12, 2012
Release Date Oct 2012
Purchased at Big Bad Toy Store

Things I Own


Kotobukiya : Liara T’Soni Bishoujo Statue
$69.03 – Price I Paid (total)
Purchased June 24, 2012
Purchased at eBay.ca
D-Arts Mega Man X – Vile
$51.99 – Price I Paid (total)
Pre-ordered Feb 16, 2012
Release Date June 2012
Purchased at Big Bad Toy Store
TMNT Group of 9
$117.99 – Price I Paid (total)
Pre-ordered Apr 6, 2012
Release Date Aug 2012
Purchased at Big Bad Toy Store
Kotobukiya Marvel Comics: Variant White Storm Bishoujo Statue
$78.99 – Price I Paid (total)
Pre-ordered June 18, 2012
Received Aug 2, 2012
Purchased at Kotobukiya
Kotobukiya Tekken: Variant Alisa Bosconovich Bishoujo Statue
$78.99 – Price I Paid (total)
Pre-ordered June 18, 2012
Received Aug 2, 2012
Purchased at Kotobukiya
Kotobukiya Marvel Comics: Variant X-23 X-Force Bishoujo Statue
$78.99 – Price I Paid (total)
Pre-ordered June 18, 2012
Received Aug 2, 2012
Purchased at Kotobukiya
Kotobukiya Tekken: Christie Monteiro Bishoujo Statue
$54.99 – Price I Paid (total)
Ordered Jun 24, 2012
Received July 26, 2012
Purchased at The Big Bad Toy Store
Kotobukiya Tekken: Lucy Bishoujo Statue
$49.99 – Price I Paid (total)
Ordered Jun 24, 2012
Received July 26, 2012
Purchased at The Big Bad Toy Store
D-Arts Megaman Zero 2
$47.99 – Price I Paid (total)
May 10, 2012
Received July 26, 2012
Purchased at The Big Bad Toy Store
Kotobukiya Marvel Comics: Storm Bishoujo Statue
$55.99 – Price I Paid (total)
Pre-ordered Dec 20, 2011
Release Date May 2012
Received July 26, 2012
Purchased at The Big Bad Toy Store
MacBook Link Decal
$14.50 – Price I Paid (total)
Purchased July 9, 2012
Received July 23, 2012
Purchased at eBay.ca
Kotobukiya Tekken: Alisa Bosconovich Bishoujo Statue
$61.99 – Price I Paid (total)
Pre-ordered Dec 20, 2011
Received June 27, 2012
Purchased at The Big Bad Toy Store
Metal Gear Solid Play Arts Kai – Solid Snake
$51.99 – Price I Paid (total)
Pre-ordered Nov 24, 2011
Received May 30, 2012
Purchased at The Big Bad Toy Store
Kotobukiya Marvel Comics: Elektra Bishoujo Statue
$51.99 – Price I Paid (total)
Pre-ordered May 21, 2011
Release Date Feb 2012
Received May 12, 2012
Purchased at The Big Bad Toy Store
Makise Kurisu
$119.99 – Price I Paid (total)
Pre-ordered Feb 11, 2012
Release Date May 2012
Received May 8, 2012
Purchased at kidnemo.fm
Prince of Tennis Manga
$?? – Price I Paid (total)
Purchased at Book Repository, Amazon, Chapters/Indigo
Metal Gear Solid Play Arts Kai – Cyborg Ninja
$51.99 – Price I Paid (total)
Pre-ordered Nov 24, 2011
Received April 28, 2012
Purchased at The Big Bad Toy Store
Kotobukiya Marvel Comics: X-23 Bishoujo Statue
$55.99 – Price I Paid (total)
Pre-ordered Sept 4, 2011
Received April 12, 2012
Purchased at The Big Bad Toy Store
Zelda: Spirit Tracks Collector’s Editionr
$41 – Price I Paid (total)
Ordered March 28, 2012
Received April 12, 2012
Purchased at eBay.ca
Avatar: The Last Airbender
$104.68 – Price I Paid (total)
Ordered March 28, 2012
Received April 9, 2012
Purchased at Amazon.com
Hikaru no Go Manga
$174 – Price I Paid (total)
Purchased at Book Repository, Amazon, Chapters/Indigo
Persona 4 – Kujikawa Rise
$76.33 – Price I Paid (total)
Pre-ordered Sept 7, 2011
Received Mar 13, 2012
Purchased at HOBBY SEARCH
Kotobukiya Marvel Comics: Mystique Bishoujo Statue
$51.99 – Price I Paid (total)
Pre-ordered July 16, 2011
Received Feb 15, 2012
Purchased at The Big Bad Toy Store
Kotobukiya DC Comics: Poison Ivy Bishoujo Statue
$51.99 – Price I Paid (total)
Pre-ordered July 30, 2011
Received Feb 15, 2012
Purchased at The Big Bad Toy Store
Catherine
$83.38 – Price I Paid (total)
Pre-ordered Sept 7, 2011
Received Jan 20, 2012
Purchased at HOBBY SEARCH
Razer Lachesis 5600 dpi Gaming Mouse
$54.99 – Price I Paid (total)
Ordered Dec 26, 2011
Received Dec 29, 2011
Purchased at FutureShop.ca
Dawson’s Creek: The Complete Series
$42.90 – Price I Paid (total)
Ordered Dec 20, 2011
Received Dec 21, 2011
Purchased at Amazon.ca
Zelda: Skyward Sword Collector’s Edition w/ Gold Remote
$151.63 – Price I Paid (total)
Ordered Dec 12, 2011
Received Dec 21, 2011
Purchased at eBay.ca
Shigenori Soejima Artworks
$26.33 – Price I Paid (total)
Ordered July 11, 2011
Received Dec 21, 2011
Purchased at Amazon.ca
Megaman Zero
$31.99 – Price I Paid (total)
Pre-ordered July 30, 2011
Release Date Oct 2011
Received Dec 21, 2011
Purchased at The Big Bad Toy Store
Kotobukiya DC Comics: Batgirl Black Bishoujo Statue
$51.99 – Price I Paid (total)
Pre-ordered July 7, 2011
Received Dec 21, 2011
Purchased at The Big Bad Toy Store
Batman Arkham City
$101.64 – Price I Paid (total)
Purchased Dec 5, 2011
Received Dec 7, 2011
Purchased at Amazon.ca
Mario Kart 7
$45.19 – Price I Paid (total)
Received Dec 4, 2011
Purchased at Best Buy
Mario 3D Land
$45.19 – Price I Paid (total)
Received Nov 15, 2011
Purchased at Best Buy
D-Arts Megaman X
$41.99 – Price I Paid (total)
Pre-ordered May 21, 2011
Release Date Sept 2011
Received Nov 7, 2011
Purchased at The Big Bad Toy Store
RAH DX Gundam Seed Destiny Meer Campbell PVC Model
$38.98 – Price I Paid (total)
Ordered Oct 16, 2011
Received Nov 2, 2011
Purchased at eBay.com
DCUO: Zatanna Statue
$76.99 – Price I Paid (total)
Pre-ordered Feb 22, 2011
Received Oct 25, 2011
Purchased at The Big Bad Toy Store
D-Arts Megaman Zero
$58.88 – Price I Paid (total)
Pre-ordered April 27, 2011
Received Sept 26, 2011
Purchased at The Big Bad Toy Store
D-Arts Megaman X
$58.88 – Price I Paid (total)
Pre-ordered May 21, 2011
Received Sept 26, 2011
Purchased at The Big Bad Toy Store
Kirby Mass Attack
$39.99 – Price I Paid (total)
Purchased Sept 21, 2011
Kotobukiya DC Comics: Evil Supergirl Bishoujo Statue
$84.79 – Price I Paid (total)
Ordered Aug 22, 2011
Received Sept 9, 2011
Purchased at Kotobukiya
Kotobukiya DC Comics: Jean Grey Bishoujo Statue
$51.99 – Price I Paid (total)
Pre-ordered Feb 22, 2011
Release Date Aug 2011
Received Aug 31, 2011
Purchased at The Big Bad Toy Store
Kotobukiya Marvel Comics: Ms. Marvel Binary Bishoujo Statue
$56.99 – Price I Paid (total)
Pre-ordered May 21, 2011
Release Date Jan 2012
Received Aug 31, 2011
Purchased at The Big Bad Toy Store
Kotobukiya Marvel Comics: Emma Frost Bishoujo Statue SDCC Exclusive
$64.99 – Price I Paid (total)
Pre-ordered July 30, 2011
Release Date Aug 2011
Received Aug 25, 2011
Purchased at The Big Bad Toy Store
D-Arts Black Wargreymon
$89.99 – Price I Paid (total)
Ordered July 30, 2011
Received August 17, 2011
Purchased at The Big Bad Toy Store
D-Arts Beelzebumon
$52.99 – Price I Paid (total)
Ordered July 30, 2011
Received August 17, 2011
Purchased at The Big Bad Toy Store
Zelda: Official Soundtrack CD
$34.95 – Price I Paid (total)
Ordered July 24, 2011
Received Aug 8, 2011
Purchased at eBay.ca
Catherine “Love Is Over” Deluxe Edition
$79.99 – Price I Paid (total)
Pre-ordered May 31, 2011
Release Date July 26 2011
Received Aug 5, 2011
Purchased at Amazon.ca
Kotobukiya Marvel Comics: Invisible Woman Bishoujo Statue SDCC Exclusive
$94.63 – Price I Paid (total)
Ordered July 27, 2011
Received Aug 4, 2011
Purchased at AmiAmi
DCUO: Black Canary Statue
$76.99 – Price I Paid (total)
Pre-ordered Feb 22, 2011
Release Date June 2011
Received July 29, 2011
Purchased at The Big Bad Toy Store
Transformers Vault: The Complete Transformers Universe
$26.33 – Price I Paid (total)
Ordered July 11, 2011
Received July 25, 2011
Purchased at Amazon.ca
DCUO: Wonder Woman Statue
$76.99 – Price I Paid (total)
Pre-ordered Feb 22, 2011
Release Date Feb 2011
Received July 19
Purchased at The Big Bad Toy Store
Kotobukiya DC Comics: Invisible Woman Bishoujo Statue
$51.99 – Price I Paid (total)
Pre-ordered Feb 22, 2011
Release Date July 2011
Received July 15
Purchased at The Big Bad Toy Store
Kotobukiya DC Comics: Supergirl Bishoujo Statue
$51.99 – Price I Paid (total)
Pre-ordered Feb 22, 2011
Release Date July 2011
Received July 15
Purchased at The Big Bad Toy Store
GUILTY GEAR XX – Dizzy – Alter
$155.98 – Price I Paid (total)
Pre-ordered Feb 22, 2011
Ordered April 30, 2011
Release Date Apr 2011
Received July 12
Purchased at Kid Nemo
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D: Prima Official Game Guide
$17.43 – Price I Paid (total)
Received June 24
Purchased at Amazon.ca
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D
$45.19 – Price I Paid (total)
Received June 20
Purchased at Amazon.ca
Nintendo 3DS
$282.55 – Price I Paid (total)
Received June 21
Purchased at GameStop
Kotobukiya DC Comics: Wonder Woman Bishoujo Statue
$51.99 – Price I Paid (total)
Pre-ordered Feb 22, 2011
Release Date April 2011
Received June 14
Purchased at The Big Bad Toy Store
D-Arts: Mega Man X
$39.99 – Price I Paid (total)
Pre-ordered Jan 8, 2011
Release Date May 2011
Received June 14
Purchased at The Big Bad Toy Store
X-Men DVDs
$79.39 – Price I Paid (total)
Ordered May 31, 2011

Received June 2
Purchased over Amazon.ca
Megazord
$239.99 – Price I Paid (total)
Ordered May 22, 2011
Received June 2
Purchased over eBay.ca
Kotobukiya Marvel Comics: Ms. Marvel Bishoujo Statue
$51.99 – Price I Paid (total)
Pre-ordered Feb 22, 2011
Received May 24, 2011
Purchased at The Big Bad Toy Store
Dragonzord
$118.61 – Price I Paid (total)
Ordered May 12, 2011
Received May 25, 2011
Purchased over eBay.ca
Roll (Plastic model)
$46.13 – Price I Paid (total)
Pre-Ordered Feb 19, 2011
Release Date May 2011
Received May 11, 2011
Purchased at Hobby Search
Rebuild of Evangelion Makinami Mari Illustrious 1/6
$177.00 – Price I Paid (total)
Ordered Apr 26, 2011
Received May 2, 2011
Purchased at eBay.ca
Adam Hughes – Wonder Woman Statue
$214.08 – Price I Paid (total)
Ordered Apr 25, 2011
Received Apr 29, 2011
Purchased at eBay.ca
8″ Disney Toy Story 3 Peas in a Pod Bean Bag Plush
$17.37 – Price I Paid (total)
Ordered Apr 14, 2011
Received Apr 27, 2011
Purchased at eBay.ca
Smashing Magazine Book 1 + Book 2
$53.30 – Price I Paid (total)
Ordered Apr 13, 2011
Received Apr 27, 2011
Purchased at Smashing Magazine
Kotobukiya Marvel Comics: Black Cat Bishoujo Statue
$65.78 – Price I Paid (total)
Pre-ordered Feb 22, 2011
Release Date Feb 2011
Received Apr 27, 2011
Purchased at The Big Bad Toy Store
DC Unlimited World of Warcraft Deluxe Collector Figure: The Lich King: Arthas Menethil
$56.68
Preorder – Purchased Feb 18, 2011
Release March 9, 2011
Received April 25, 2011
Purchased at The Big Bad Toy Store
Battle Chasers Anthology S&N Limited Edition HC – 183/250
$103.69 – Price I Paid (total)
Preorder – Purchased Feb 9, 2011
Received Apr 14, 2011
Purchased over Amazon.ca
1 GB WDTV Live Hub
$192.09 – Price I Paid (total)
Ordered Apr 10, 2011
Received Apr 13, 2011
Purchased at Dell.ca
RAH DX Gundam Seed Destiny Lacus Clyne PVC Set
$134.21 – Price I Paid (total)
Ordered Apr 2, 2011
Received Apr 11, 2011
Purchased at eBay.ca
Gundam Seed Destiny RAH DX Lacus Clyne PVC Statue
$137.23 – Price I Paid (total)
Ordered Apr 2, 2011
Received Apr 8, 2011
Purchased at eBay.ca
Kotobukiya DC Comics: Catwoman Bishoujo Statue
$65.78 – Price I Paid (total)
Pre-ordered Feb 22, 2011
Received Apr 4, 2011
Purchased at The Big Bad Toy Store
D-Arts Omegamon
$70.98 – Price I Paid (total)
Preorder – Purchased Feb 18, 2011
Received March 18, 2011
Purchased over eBay.com
ReBoot: The Definitive Mainframe Edition
$79.96 – Price I Paid (total)
Purchased Mar 1, 2011
Received March 10, 2011
Purchased over Shout! Factory Store
Transformers G1 Reissue – Predaking
$194.95 – Price I Paid (total)
Preorder – Purchased Oct 27, 2010
Received March 9, 2011
Purchased over TFSource.com
Dinobot Combiners
$44.95 – Price I Paid (total)
Preorder – Purchased Oct 27, 2010
Received March 9, 2011
Purchased over TFSource.com
Blues (Plastic model)
$46.13 – Price I Paid (total)
Ordered Feb 19, 2011
Received March 1, 2011
Purchased at Hobby Search
Mega Man (Plastic model)
$46.13 – Price I Paid (total)
Ordered Feb 19, 2011
Received March 1, 2011
Purchased at Hobby Search
13″ Macbook Pro
$1,301.48 – Price I Paid (total)
Purchased Feb 28, 2011
Purchased at the Apple Store
Marvel VS Capcom 3 Special Edition [PS3]
$93.54 – Price I Paid (total)
Purchased Jan 1, 2011
Received February 14, 2011
Purchased over Capcom Entertainment
L, Change the World
$20.91 – Price I Paid (total)
Purchased Jan 8, 2011
Received January 26, 2011
Purchased over Amazon.ca
Street Fighter Ultimate Edition 2 (Hardcover)
$126.99 – Price I Paid (total)
Purchased Dec 31, 2010
Received January 11, 2011
Purchased over Udon Store
Nendoroid – Petit: Death Note – Series 1 and Series 2
$52.00 – Price I Paid (total)
Purchased Dec 11, 2010
Received January 6, 2011
Purchased over eBay
Initial D: Extreme Stage [PS3]
$48.80 – Price I Paid
Purchased Dec 13, 2010
Received Dec 29, 2010
Purchased over Play-Asia.com
Adam Hughes – Catwoman Statue
$106 – Price I Paid
Purchased Dec 27, 2010
Purchased at Cyber City Comix
Gundam 00 – Wang Liu Mei #A
$9.99 – Price I Paid (total)
Purchased Dec 11, 2010
Received Dec 30, 2010
Purchased over eBay
Kotobukiya DC Comics: Batgirl Bishoujo Statue
$72.99 – Price I Paid (total)
Purchased Dec 8, 2010
Received Dec 23, 2010
Purchased over Kotobukiya
Kotobukiya Marvel Comics: Emma Frost Bishoujo Statue
$72.99 – Price I Paid (total)
Purchased Dec 23, 2010
Received Dec 23, 2010
Purchased over Kotobukiya
Otacool Books 1-3
$116.07 – Price I Paid (total)
Purchased Dec 8, 2010
Received Dec 16, 2010
Purchased over Amazon.ca
D-arts WarGreymon
$53.97 – Price I Paid (total)
Purchased Dec 12, 2010
Received Dec 18, 2010
Purchased over Hobby Search
Ferrari Wireless GT Cockpit 430 Scuderia Edition for PS3 or PC
$225.99 – Price I Paid (total)
Received Dec 14, 2010
Purchased Dec 11, 2010
Purchased over Dell
Gran Turismo 5 Collector’s Edition
$120.97 – Price I Paid (total)
Received Dec 2, 2010
Purchased over Amazon.com
Batman Beyond: The Complete Series (Limited Edition)
$87.49 – Price I Paid (total)
Received Nov 29, 2010
Purchased over Amazon.com
Transformers Generation 1 Reissue – Astrotrain
$63.89 – Price I Paid (total)
Received Nov 23, 20100
Purchased over eBay
Scott Pilgrim Vs The World Blu-ray/DVD Combo
$32.83 – Price I Paid (total)
Received Nov 10, 2010
Purchased over Amazon.ca
G1 Commemorative Seacons – Decepticon Piranacon –
$80.00 – Price I Paid (total)
Received Nov 08, 2010
Purchased over BigBadToyStore.com
Transformers G1 Reissue – Insecticons
$72.00 – Price I Paid (total)
Purchased Oct 27, 2010
Purchased over eBay
Transformers G1 Reissue – Perceptors
$72.00 – Price I Paid (total)
Purchased Oct 27, 2010
Purchased over eBay
Cover Stories: The Art Of Greg Horn Volume 2
$26.37 – Price I Paid (total)
Received Nov 3, 2010
Purchased over Amazon.ca
Icons: The DC Comics & Wildstorm Art of Jim Lee
$26.37 – Price I Paid (total)
Received Nov 3, 2010
Purchased over Amazon.ca
Toy Story Trilogy – 10-Disc BD
$90.97 – Price I Paid (total)
Received Nov 3, 2010
Purchased over Amazon.ca
Back to the Future: 25th Anniversary Trilogy
$55.04 – Price I Paid (total)
Received Oct 28, 2010
Purchased over Amazon.ca
RAH DX Gundam Seed Destiny Stellar Loussier PVC Model
$27.08 – Price I Paid (total)
Received Oct 28, 2010
Purchased over Play-Asia.com
RAH DX Gundam Seed Destiny Fry Alstar PVC Model
$56.50 – Price I Paid (total)
Purchased Oct 27, 2010
Purchased at AnimeXTreme
How to Train Your Dragon
$33.89 – Price I Paid (total)
Received Oct 18, 2010
Purchased at Amazon.ca
DC Unlimited World of Warcraft: Series 6: forsaken Queen: Sylvanas Windrunner Action Figure
$67.45 – Price I Paid (total)
Received Oct 8, 2010
Purchased over Amazon.com
Death Note Box Set (Vol. 1-13)
$63.00 – Price I Paid (before tax)
Received Sept 29, 2010
Purchased over Amazon.com
Transformers Generation 1 Reissue – Blaster
$50 – Price I Paid
Purchased Aug 27, 2010
Purchased at Fan Expo
Adam Hughes – Zatanna Statue
$80 – Price I Paid
Purchased Aug 27, 2010
Purchased at Fan Expo
Adam Hughes – Power Girl Statue
$80 – Price I Paid
Purchased Aug 27, 2010
Purchased at Fan Expo
Adam Hughes – Black Canary Statue
$80 – Price I Paid
Purchased Aug 27, 2010
Purchased at Fan Expo
Ame-Comi – Hawkgirl
$45 – Price I Paid
Purchased Aug 27, 2010
Purchased at Fan Expo
Ame-Comi – Poison Ivy
$45 – Price I Paid
Purchased Aug 27, 2010
Purchased at Fan Expo
Ed McGuinness – Batgirl
$15 – Price I Paid
Purchased Aug 27, 2010
Purchased at Fan Expo
Final Fantasy VII – Yuffie Statue
$30 – Price I Paid
Purchased Aug 27, 2010
Purchased at Fan Expo
Final Fantasy VII – Tifa Statue
$30 – Price I Paid
Purchased Aug 27, 2010
Purchased at Fan Expo
Kotobukiya Marvel Comics: Phoenix Bishoujo Statue
$60 – Price I Paid
Purchased Aug 27, 2010
Purchased at Fan Expo
Kotobukiya Marvel Comics: Dark Phoenix Bishoujo Statue
$60 – Price I Paid
Purchased Aug 27, 2010
Purchased at Fan Expo
Kakashi Toy
$20 – Price I Paid
Purchased July 21, 2010
Purchased at 401Games
Scott Pilgrim Graphic Novels
$73.56 – Price I Paid
Received July 25, 2010
Purchased over Amazon.com
Transformers: 25th Anniversary Matrix Of Leadership Edition [The Complete Series]
$118.85 – Price I Paid
Received July 18, 2010
Purchased over Amazon.com
Ninja Turtles Party Wagon
$80.01- Price I Paid
Received July 16, 2010
Purchased over eBay.ca
Batgirl – Ame comi
$60 – Price I Paid (total)
Received June 5, 2010 – Toronto Comicon
Illidan
$30 – Price I Paid (total)
Received June 5, 2010 – Toronto Comicon
Wonder Girl: Donny Troy
$30 – Price I Paid (total)
Received June 5, 2010 – Toronto Comicon

Things I Want to Buy


None

Just got a Mario Shirt…

Tuesday, October 26th, 2010 at 11:29 pm

…so I decided to do this.


All of my mario/nintendo mints…
Wait, the Yoshi is a toy….

http://www.toywiz.com/mariocandy.html tells me there’s a star mint and a blue mushroom i’m missing….and a wii controller…

Death Note Manga: Review

Sunday, October 17th, 2010 at 2:10 am

****Spoiler Alert****

I’ve never read the manga until this last week…I’ve watched the entire series once or twice, and watched episodes 1-25 at least 6 times, and watched specific episodes (2, 6, 7, 15, 25) countless times. From the anime, I did not really care for Part II very much. I did not care for the characters Near and Mello, figuring them to be similar to L if L were broken into two pieces (each holding some of L’s characteristics). I also did not care for the number of characters…

Part I is mostly Kira, L, Misa, Ryuk, Rem, Japanese Task Force.
Part II is mostly Kira, Near, Mello, Misa, Ryuk, Mikami, Takada, Japanese Task Force and the SPK. By the end, it’s too much! There was a lot to follow and watching the anime, I can say I got lost a bit.

Reading the manga is different though, it discusses all the details more (a lot more), and lets you know what the characters think more often as well as constantly (maybe too often) writing a synopsis of the current situation…which is appreciated but also gets tiring to read.

Anyways, after reading the manga, my appreciation for Part II has become much higher. Near isn’t quite the clone of L that I originally thought he was. While L was interesting, I dare say that I believe Near was more intelligent.


I really did not like that a part of why Kira lost was because Mikami screwed up a bit. I always thought it would be much better if Near (and Mello) outsmarted Kira rather than Kira’s underling, Mikami, making a mistake. I found it interesting that in reading volume 13, Tsugumi Ohba discusses that he did not want Kira’s loss to be a total mistake on his part so he intentionally put in an error from someone like Mikami. I can kind of see why…the readers have all built up Kira in his head that he’s this ultimate mind, thinking and out thinking everyone. He defeated L, he’s the protagonist…I guess? But Kira had his weaknesses, they could have simply exploited them.

Kira’s weaknesses
Childish and hates to lose – for example, killing Lind L. Taylor and getting pwned by L because of that (ep 2).
Careless – L determining Misa as Second Kira. She got caught and various pieces of evidence confirmed it (hair on envelope that tapes were sent)…and Kira just assumed she was safe. Stupid. Don’t let the stupid girl be associated with you!
Overconfident in his abilities – This was taken from Death Note manga’s vol. 13 (Interview with Tsugumi Ohba). I would prefer that this would be his downfall. He’s defeated L, he’s reigned as semi-god for 5 years before meeting someone equal in intelligence, Near. I would figure he just got cocky and careless…

I guess I’ll go into the other character’s weaknesses, as I see it:

L’s weakness
He was too focused on specific evidence and proof, unable to work with assumptions as well as Near. He was very specific in doing things “the right way”…something which Mello didn’t do.

Near’s weakness
None? He acted on assumptions much more than L…but without Mello, it’s only a 50% chance he would have beaten Kira. At least, that’s what I gathered from Part II. But with Near and Mello working together, they definitely surpassed L.

L and Near were very similar but Mello was the key to assuring victory…

All in all, I found the Near, Mello, and Kira battle a lot more interesting this time around….


Differences between the Manga and the Anime
Kira is less sure of himself at the beginning but soon turns into the Kira I’m used to. The differences are most notably the end…
1. The way Kira dies is different. He’s a bit more pathetic in the manga. Like a child…
2. The aftermath featuring Matsuda, Near, Aizawa, etc….
3. The large number of people who support Kira. Men, women, children, the elderly….holding a candle Light vigil for Kira.


Conclusion
If you liked Death Note, I would definitely recommend getting the manga. While volumes 1-12 focus on the anime, but with more detail, Volume 13 was a real treat. An interview with Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata as well as all these other insights…such as Mikami and Misa’s deathdate. I’m learning so much about the behind the scenes, it’s actually very entertaining. There’s a “cut to open” card that has L’s real name on it. I thought that was interesting, you never know L’s name…but then in the character profiles in volume 13, they show it. I would never cut that thing open anyways. Actually, I didn’t remember Near’s name getting exposed in the anime either but it’s shown in the manga. Maybe it just happened too fast in the anime.

Also, Takeshi Obata is the man! Besides the awesome work from Hikaru no Go, the art of Death Note really focuses on mood and lighting and is far less child-like (than Hikaru no Go). Volume 13 tells how much influence Obata had with the designs of L, Light, Near, etc. And did you notice Near is always wearing all white? The panels with him look like a paint-by-numbers thing where he’s left out. It’s actually pretty interesting when I noticed. Also, the way L holds a cellphone and papers is his work too but L’s mannerisms is a combination of both I believe. I really enjoyed his interviews, I found them much more interesting than Tsugumi Ohba who either seemed a bit aloof during his interview, being a genius but hiding it….or really didn’t plan Death Note all that well and sort of just…worked itself out in the end O_O. That’s the impression I got from the mastermind behind Death Note. He didn’t really know what he was doing…like, he was intelligent but didn’t really plan things ahead. He just took it week by week and it all worked itself out. I was a bit shocked by that…

warrenshea.com rates – Death Note Box Set Manga – 8/10!

/off to read a non graphic novel…with lots of words and no pictures (except y’know, my imagination…)

An early Christmas and an old memory…

Sunday, October 3rd, 2010 at 10:09 pm

I’m an online shopaholic. Well…sorta. Once a month or so, I go through phase of wanting to buy stuff. I’m a very materialistic person…

Materialistic describes a person who is markedly more concerned with material things (such as money and possessions) rather than spiritual, intellectual, or cultural values; an adherent of materialism. – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Materialistic

Ouch. I’d like to say I’m also spiritual and intellectual as well….the cultural thing’s got me tho. I rarely care about that stuff. That definition of materialistic hurts.

Anyways, I’ve prepurchased quite a few things…while this month is slim, there’s quite a lot of stuff coming in November that I’m excited about.

DC Unlimited World of Warcraft: Series 6: forsaken Queen: Sylvanas Windrunner
Delivery Date: October 4 – October 13
Sylvanas

Beauty and the Beast: Diamond Edition Blu-ray
Release Date: October 5
Beauty and the Beast

DC Universe Online
November 2, 2010.
DCUONLINE

Back to the Future: 25th Anniversary Trilogy [Blu-ray]
November 5-November 18
BTTF

Edit: Scott Pilgrim Blu Ray
November 9

Gran Turismo 5 Collector’s Edition Gran Turismo 5 Collector’s Edition
November 16 – November 29
GT5

Batman Beyond: The Complete Series (Limited Edition)
December 6 – December 16
batman beyond

There are so many things to look forward to!
DCUOnline should be fun, GT5 will be nice, I need a game I can pick up and play quickly, not something long and addicting (like my FF13 Collector’s Edition)….again, I’m hoping I really don’t get addicted to the DCUOnline game. Stop me if it becomes noticeable! I’ve been looking forward to the Sylvanas toy ever since I saw it. It looks FREAKING AWESOME.

I think what I’m most excited about is…Back to the Future Blu Ray. I adore that movie, I’ve watched it so many times and I love so many aspects about it. The DeLorean of course but I think this might be the definitive movie that got me into sci-fi, time travel, time paradoxes, maybe even cars.

Man, thinking about this movie…I just totally resurfaced a super old memory.

magic couch

Okay, I doodled this really quick. The top left is a picture of a couch/chair…and to the right, what would happen if you took the cushion part out. You could rest the cushion on the back of the chair to create a kind of…well, it is what it is. So anyways, it was a regular chair….but when I was younger, I would take the cushion out…sit inside that chair part, and pretend I was driving a DeLorean. I’m young enough here that I’m fitting inside that small area, with my feet close to straight. So probably…I dunno, 4 or 6 or I dunno. The bottom image I drew was my “Time Circuits”, attached to the inner part of the couch, infront of me if I were sitting in the chair. A rectangular paper with 8 equal size slits. Between 2, I would put a stripe of paper with numbers on it…so I could move the strips around to get the destination year. I would set a time, go there, and imagine the world of that year (run around a bit), and then jump back in the machine. This is totally true, you can’t make stuff like this up :P It’s too embarrassing!

I remember specifically traveling to the prehistoric era frequently. At the time, dinosaurs had also been a huge interest of mine. So I would travel to that era, see a dinosaur attacking and jump back in the machine and GTFOutta there. I also had my (nerf / cap) guns to protect myself. And my force fields. You gotta have those…as long as there’s enough energy that it doesn’t run out, or you’re screwed.

I really have/had an active imagination and I was always strong with arts and crafts…doing stuff like this. I created this awesome Cyclops visor as well out of gold foil paper and red/blue or red/green 3-d glasses I’d accumulated. I would take the red out of the glasses and put it in the visor…it looked awesome…and it was like seeing the world the way Cyclops would see it (all tinted red)…I know that was Grade 6 (when I made the visor). I was so kool back then </sarcasm>

Ah, the couch memory was quite a fun surprise writing this post. How completely insane my parents must have thought I was. I was always in my own little world…my imagination was something great back then. It’s still with me but it’s more practical, realistic. Back then, I was totally out there…unhindered by the weight of responsibility and society, purely imaginative, original, and border-lining the edge of reality that would be impossible to do now.

Brains and Frames! and more…

Thursday, September 30th, 2010 at 12:40 am

Plants VS Zombies

Z purchased a collector’s/limited edition PvZ game because it came with this ultra kool toy. He stands at 3 inches. Very awesome. I wish it were mine. Someday soon, it will be *mischievous grin*

Frames

Last Friday, I saw a promotion for clearlycontacts.ca (some glasses place?). The promotion was that you can get “Free” glasses, limited to 3 days or 5000 vouchers. The promotion was actually a reduction of $38.00 from the cost, they also modified some of their prices so that glasses were exactly $38.00, effectively making the glasses “free” if you bought glasses $38.00 or cheaper.

While it would be too expensive to get glasses with my almost legally blind prescription, I thought it would be a good opportunity to get frames. See, because of my terribad eye sight, I don’t like to wear my glasses in public too often (also, they distort my vision on the sides and I get disoriented). But while they look okay, the lens really distort what’s being seen through them. I’m a bit too vain to walk around like that….vain or self conscious, either works :P I also don’t really like getting pictures taken with my glasses….however, I do like the look glasses have on me. I had glasses throughout grades 4 (or 6) to 10, getting contacts in grade 10. I’m very used to seeing myself in the mirror with them, probably seeing myself with glasses more often than without (as I would wear them most of the weekend, rarely putting my contacts on, unless I were to go out). So anyways…I basically purchased these 38.00 glasses, sans prescription….so that I could wear my contacts but still wear prescriptionless frames. Yes, I’m one of THOSE people. Well, I wasn’t until this promotion in which I thought I’d entertain the idea. The glasses cost $12 to ship…so it was getting new frames/glasses for $12. Not bad.

Frames

Anyways, I feel I can finally take a picture with my glasses on….though this one’s not great. Also, the hair, despite looking pretty nice, is a result of a 3 hour nap…so it’s flat on the other side and also why you’re not seeing the top.

Death Note

Got my Death Note manga yesterday. I realize that with my additional Scott Pilgrim and Street Fighter graphic novels from FanExpo, I have no room on my shelf for this. I found out yesterday that the artist of Death Note…is actually the same artist from another favorite manga of mine, Hikaru no Go! What a pleasant surprise. I was so glad to open this Death Note manga (I’ve never read the manga before, despite watching the anime a couple of times) and notice it wasn’t terrible. That’s Shonen Jump for you. Doing manga right. Very glad Prince of Tennis, Naruto, Bleach even, Death Note are all SJ. Despite Initial D fan translated manga being a favorite of mine, Tokyo Pop royally destroyed the translation to the point that it’s unreadable for me. It makes me cringe. Of all the anime/mangas to butcher, Tokyo Pop really screwed the american audience with Initial D. It could have/would have been bigger than Naruto (well, maybe not…).

Anyways…while SJ does an admirable job translating, I’m afraid I’ve watched the anime too many times and the translation isn’t quite the same. The manga also changed my view of Light quite a bit, he’s less sure of himself and what he’s doing in the manga, at least from the first 1/2 of the volume I’ve read. Disappointing. My image of him, shattered.
In the anime, at the end of episode 2, which is up there on my favorite moments…where L determines Kira can kill w/o touching, determines he’s in Kanto, Japan, etc…til the end of the episode where they both declare they are “Justice”, that’s one of my favorite moments. Two intelligent people, both believing what they’re doing is right. LOVE IT.
And then I read the manga and then both declare that they are…wait for it….RIGHTEOUS. “I’m RIGHTEOUS!”?!?!! W.T.F. that sounds terrible. I’ll read the rest but I may not like it! *pout*

Dark Angel

I’ve been a big fan of the Dark Angel series. I watched it on Fox and totally fell in love with Jessica Alba (this is where Z throws a bag of bricks at my face). Okay, I thought Jessica Alba’s CHARACTER here was awesome. I was a fan of the series, purchasing the DVDs and rewatching episodes quite a bit. Anyways, it ended abruptly and poorly after 2 seasons. I never knew there was more….despite wanting to know the rest of the story. I found out just a few weeks ago that there were some novels written to close everything. So despite not being one to read often, I did purchase these books and do intend to blow through them quickly. They’re small and they look child-like so my tenth grade level reading should suffice.

Also, look at Chandler photo-bombing that picture! Kawaii!