One of the announcements that got me quite excited earlier this year during Mecha Smile Impact 2023 is MODEROID Lio De Galon, the not-final form of the main protagonist mecha from Promare (read: Pr…
Jul 2, 2023 • Subscribe
More like this
Masking Up, Anime Style
Halloween is often about the fun of wearing masks, but in this week's Please Save My Money, here's a roundup of anime-related official masks.
Akira football stickers
On the streets of Göttingen, Germany, supporters of the local football (soccer) club have pasted stickers with characters from Ōtomo’s manga. This first one with Kaneda’s face I…
Kaibutsu Oujo Nightmare (Princess Resurrection Nightmare)
Princess Resurrection Nightmare is listed as a sequel, but that’s not really a good description. When things come to a close, it becomes clear that it is technically…
Pink Nightmare
Merry Christmas to those that celebrate! I hope you had a peaceful and relaxing day. May the new year bring you good health, laughter, happiness, and many blessings!…
Sepia Nightmare
The fact that Boogiepop Phantom exists still eludes me to this day. One could chalk it up to simply being another product of the post-Evangelion boom in late…
New Tezuka Moderno Hologram Stickers!
New holographic stickers featuring the Tezuka Moderno designs are available in Japan.
Sailor Moon Cosmos: Travel Stickers
Product Details 13 new Sailor Moon Cosmos travel stickers will be available next June. These...
MODEROID or Some Unicorns? HGUC Gundam GP01/Fb Dual Build Complete
And that, my friends, is how I finally got a Stardust Memory entry in my collection. I had two goals when I started this build back at the…
Spiraken Movie Review Ep 21: Tron (or Comply or Be De-Rezzed)
In this episode of the Spiraken Movie Review ,Deke is released from the Re-Cloninator and Helps Xan review one of Disney's Most Experimental Films from the 1980's, The…
500 Words or Less on: Cresendo De Susume
I do my best to ride the waves of interest I have accordingly, and this drama was one of them. Given it’s forty-five episodes on average of five…
Stickers, cars, crayons (Shin-chan OP1)
Let’s begin at the beginning: with Shin-chan’s very first opening sequence, storyboarded by Mitsuru Hongo with key animation by Shizuka Hayashi.1 Watch it (with sound!) here: OP1: Doubu…
Genshiken LINE Stickers Now on Sale
Kio Shimoku just released a set of Genshiken LINE stickers! Best of all, they’re available outside of Japan (unlike so many others). He recently went through a process…
Saitama’s Existential Nightmare!
Been awhile! I felt inspired! After all, I have to get my money’s worth out of this dried husk of a blog. SO… right at this moment I…
Many in Japan Say They’ll Keep Masking Up
Even as hot and humid weather descends on Japan, many say they won't be removing their masks any time soon.
Video Game Rental Stickers Tour: Part 2
I discussed my fascination with rental stickers a while ago, and I haven’t let go of it. As physical media grows scarcer and the last remain...
Sailor Moon Store: Original 5th Anniversary Stickers
New Sailor Moon Store Original Stickers with 5th Anniversary artwork will be available from Sailor...
Bored Beyond Reason—Adventures in Egg-Based Hair Masking
The effort herein described is just as the title suggests. Because I am bored beyond reason and trying not to fall into spiraling existential and practical dread, I’ve…
Visual Kei&Anime – Nightmare
Welcome back to Visual Kei&Anime! This time around I think more then a few people will actually know of the group I’m writing about – Nightmare! I unintentionally…
Neuro: Supernatural Detective, Mouryou no Hako, Claymore, Duel Masters, Maji
One More Red Nightmare
Before you read ふたたび赤い悪夢 (futatabi akai akumu, One More Red Nightmare , 1992) by NORIZUKI Rintarou ( 法月綸太郎), you need to decide whether you...
manic pixie nightmare girl
A girl from nowhere and a desire for change- what could go wrong? Manic pixie dream girl is a trope or cliche often thrown about to describe female characters.…
Spiraken Manga Review Ep 127: Cage of Eden & Gantz (or Fight or He- De Bu)
In the 127th Episode of the Spiraken Manga Review, Xan and Timbo talk about ultraviolence and what someone needs to survive in insurmountable odds as they review the…
#WonHobby35: MODEROID Reveals and Displays
Good Smile Company is back with their bi-annual (?) highlight and display of upcoming products from their various lines, WonHobby 35 or “Wonderful Hobby Life For You 35”…
5th Anniversary Special: MODEROID Kuromukuro
September 2021 marks the 5th anniversary for the broadcast conclusion of Kuromukuro, an anime from P.A. Works created for the company’s 15th anniversary. It tells the story of…
My Windows 3.1 Hentai Nightmare
One that stood out to me was a little game called UltraVixen. Not for any of its actual qualities, mind you
My Windows 3.1 Hentai Nightmare
One that stood out to me was a little game called UltraVixen. Not for any of its actual qualities, mind you
Some in Japan Say They Now Fear the “Anti-Masking Police”
As Japan prepares to leave masking to individual discretion, some people say they fear being judged for keeping up the practice.
The Kit to Dual-Build With My MODEROID Rayearth: MODEROID Combined Rune God Rayearth
I got my MODEROID Rayearth, Spirit of Fire kit a month or so ago and much like the kits I’ve obtained recently, they all go straight to the…
RIOBOT Alternatives! #WonHobby32 New MODEROID Kits
Good Smile Company and Max Factory are once again flexing their muscles with their annual (?) Wonderful Hobby Life for You!! 32 show, except that it’s all virtual…
He’s Finally Here… He’s MODEROID Bravern!
Just around the time when Bang Brave Bang Bravern started its broadcast, Good Smile Company, through its Good Mecha Smile brand, announced that they will be releasing figures…
Otherside Picnic Episode 4: Mirror Nightmare
Looks like our heroines had a bit of a falling out this episode.
Edens Zero Chapter 198 Review – Nightmare
Don’t mess with Sister Ivry. Reaching out for Etherion, Clown gets interrupted by an angry Sister who’s not happy to have just been sent to the insides of…
Nightmare (Soulcalibur) for Super Smash Bros.
A Truly Flagship Video Game Villain Villain characters have been a great addition to the Super Smash Bros. franchise, starting with Bowser in Melee and more recently with…
MARS RED Edge of the Nightmare
If you enjoyed the show, the story acts as a nice companion to the events of the anime, and several familiar characters from the Code Zero crew like…
Alan Wake’s American Nightmare (PC) – Review
The most American game from Finland.
Otherside Picnic Episode 7: Tropical Nightmare
Delightful and scary, yes.
Mecha Smile Impact 2023: #MODEROID Variable Mechanics
One thing I really like about MODEROID kits is sometimes they push the boundaries of model kits in terms of transformation in the same vein as SMP [Shokugan…
Just Keep ’em Coming! MODEROID MADOX-01
Just a week or so ago, Good Smile Company opened solicitations for MODEROID God Gravion, one of the kits I’m looking forward to building ever since they first…
Bravern? Yes Please! MODEROID M2 Exceed Rhino
Not exactly Bravern itself, but this is indeed the start of the Bravern lineup of MODEROID kits from Good Smile Company. Two kits from the Masami Obari-helmed series…
Sort-of Odd Color Scheme: MODEROID Gladion
One of the kits Good Smile Company revealed during their The GATTAI Exhibition earlier this year was MODEROID Gladion, appearing in the series Dennou Boukenki Webdiver which is…
Back on Schedule! #WonHobby33: New MODEROID Reveals
2020 saw the absence of the Good Smile Company’s Summer “Wonderful Hobby Life for You” or WonHobby because of obvious reasons. 2021 has proven itself to be better…
Mecha Smile Impact 2023: #MODEROID Curiosity Pieces
I initially had some of these reveals in my top picks post, but I decided to separate those I consider to be more of curiosity pieces. So, here…
FIrst of Three Kits! MODEROID God Gravion
Good Smile Company has finally opened solicitations to one of the kits I’m really looking forward to this year, MODEROID God Gravion. They also opened a special section…
![Featured image for [News] Moderoid Mashin Rayearth (Combined Form) announced!!!](https://cdn.aniblogtracker.com/live/20220115/1642225714.29245.56764.jpg)
[News] Moderoid Mashin Rayearth (Combined Form) announced!!!
Another Legendary Mashin arrives!!!
Box Art Extravaganza: May 2021, MODEROID Appreciation
I do acknowledge how I include, for the most part, in these ‘box art extravaganza’ posts only kits being released by Bandai Spirits. Well because they do regularly…
Decorate Your Dueling Space with The Yetee’s Yu-Gi-Oh! Stickers
Check out these cute new Yu-Gi-Oh! stickers, out today from The Yetee. Three vinyl sticker sheets are available for preorder now, with shipping expected at the end of…
Fate/Extra: Last Encore: The beautiful nightmare.
You can go to many Fate fans and ask them what their favorite one of the franchise is. Many can talk about the original Fate/Stay Night from 2006,…
Gen:Lock Was A Nightmare - A Series Dissection
Gen:Lock was Rooster Teeth's bizarre attempt at creating a mecha series that only got worse when it was moved to HBO Max for its abysmal second season, a…
Rent-a-Girlfriend – 02 – A Beautiful Nightmare
Rent-a-Girlfriend is an absolute shitshow, and I mean that in the best way. Two episodes in a row, Kazuya and Chizuru dig themselves into deep holes and then,…
Dragon Ball GT was a NIGHTMARE! (mostly)
Check out Genshin Impact's animated spot here: https://youtu.be/_XwlRU2lrPM Thanks to Genshin Impact for sponsoring this video. My experience navigating Dragon Ball GT was a nightmare experience. I made this journey…
Anime Production Schedules are a Growing Nightmare
Production schedules in the anime industry have issues that need to be urgently addressed or they will cause a chain reaction of problems.