J's Chimes: Period Of Compulsive K-On! Spendings

The ever so popular K-On! has finally debuted this season and many fans cheered for its return and also compulsive spendings on which ever K-On! products that featured in advertisements and even stuff that appears in the anime. Devoted fans have somehow tracked down items as shown in the opening and ending themes of the anime and found out that Mugi uses a Hammond New B-3 piano with a Leslie 122XB speaker behind. Next would be Mio's microphone which is the Audix OM-5 and finally the Nivea Lip Cure lipstick used by Yui. Well if you are really that rich, maybe you could invest on the piano or the microphone. In any case, loved this anime a lot too and eagerly waiting for the next episode...
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J's Chime: They Are All Connected To Anime...

Some people just don't understand the importance of Japanese anime in our lifestyle so I thought that a little 'Education' is necessary for you to know why. Of course you do know how anime begun and stuff but do you really know that they actually connected to all industries around? Think harder and you will get the gist of it. They are as per follows:


Anime inspires mangas & doujinshi and vice versa:
Till date, most mangas are now being made into anime because of their popularity. Some examples are Bleach to Naruto. Some animes also become manga and such would be Suzumiya Haruhi to Code Geass. Sometimes the storyline deviates from each other or that the style of art is different.


Anime comes from Eroge and vice versa:
Same as mangas, some adult games do become anime (Other genre includes ecchi and hentai) and vice versa. Some examples are ToHeart, Comic Party and School Days. Surprisingly, Eroges seem have better storyline in some cases. Thus its inevitable that people who loved anime will definitely get to know Hentai too. Of course there are still Eroges that came out as a decent anime like Yoake Mae Yori Ruriiro Na, Izumo or Utawarerumono instead of making it into a H anime.


Anime creates Artwork, Fanbooks, Fanarts and vice versa:
A good example would be Queen's Blade in which the artwork are kinda popular that it becomes an anime a few seasons back. Anime also brings market to the art industry which also brought about making characters for games, movies, etc. An example of such Artist is Tony Taka who drew up characters for Shining Tears, games and anime.


Anime helps develop games and vice versa:
A nice example would be the Suzumiya Haruhi game on PSP and an example of games becoming anime would be Tales of Symphonia, Tales of Vesperia, etc. In fact, games are made to look like anime characters and you could name many though in the market.


Anime releases movies and vice versa:
Anime creates movies in both live action, animation and 3D. Examples of live action includes Death Note, Animations as in Summer Wars and 3D animations like Final Fantasy The Spirits Within. In fact there are more of such movies and popular ones like Death Note live action has been watch by many people whom includes those who don't like anime. But the thing is, it originates FROM anime, so why are you complaining?


Anime brings about products into industry and vice versa:
With anime's popularity comes about toys for kids, daily necessities like food to tissues or plates etc, stickers, cups, straps, wallets, clothes, appliances, electronics and many many more stuff in the market which in turn generates profit. If you for once think that anime is useless or should be ban, won't all of these industries be affected and create loss of jobs, revenue, opportunity costs?


Anime becomes hobbies and scale models and vice versa:
With anime, it brings about demands for scale models of favourite characters and stuff. Thus bringing about new hobbies for people. Anime creates new demands like daimakura, card games like Bushiroad's Weiss Schwarz, Gundam modeling, Gashapons, etc.


Anime relates to Cosplay and vice versa:
Without animes, there won't be cosplay and without cosplay, there won't be animes. Similarly a new industry in regards to cosplay for example fashion, makeup, wigs, clothing stores would be affected if not for anime which inspires people to dress as their favourite character. With that there won't be conventions and such around.


Anime spurs conventions, competitions, events and vice versa:
Would there be comicon, comiket, AFA, Coscon, Cosfest, EOY and such happening around the world if anime does not exists? Won't there be a bit less entertainment for the general public if anime wasn't around? Think again....


Anime composed Songs & Music and vice versa:
So you've heard many songs in Japanese? Out of the few you've listened, there would bound to be one that's from an anime series. So you say that anime songs are bad... Are you saying that the idols who sang these are bad too? Take note that some of these anime song are sung by popular bands like Orange Range to Ayumi Hamasaki.


Anime brings about Seiyuus, Voice acting, writers, artists, Idols, etc:
May'n is an example of popular idols in Japan. Voice actings for anime characters, giving a boost to art in a country, etc are what anime could expand into. Without such there wouldn't be voice acting schools, artwork, writers around wouldn't it? Singapore is slowly picking up with animations and stuff in relations to IT so it wouldn't be surprising to see animation films by local people in future.


Anime brings about photography in parts of the world and also tourism in Japan:
Cosplay = Photography and I would be surprise if it wasn't... Such brings about also tourism in Japan by tourists from around the world who loves anime too. What else would also be popular in Japan? Hardly I can't think of any besides it having delicious food and shopping, scenery and culture...


BEST PART ABOUT Anime? Everything is linked together...
Anime = Mangas = Eroge = Artwork = Games = Movies = Cosplay = Models = Conventions = Songs..... Talk about any and it all adds up and links well together. Any other reasons to hate anime now? Take out either one and they will all fall like dominoes. Think deeper and you'd understand what animes really are... Of course there are still more connections in which animes could link to and no doubt it is a part of our daily lives before you know it. Your push toy to your phone strap could very well be from an anime when you least expect it...
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J's Chimes: Demon King Returns...

Another manga turned anime... titled Ichiban Ushiro no Daimaou, this is one anime I'd least expected because the storyline is surprising. Who would've thought the male protagonist who strive to become a high priest to end up being a Demon King as foretold by a fortune-teller bird... Well in any case this is yet another comedic anime besides B Gata H Kei that aired this season. Have yet to read the manga though and am doing so even as I'd post this. Too funny to pass this off and too nice to not know what happens next. Make me wanna play games with Demon King as the lead actors for example Tsusukuri Dragon...
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J's Chimes: Yaoi Ban...

Amidst the Loli ban, Japan is also considering a Yaoi or Boy-Love Ban in Osaka. A manga which is targeted for women now also hangs in the balance together with Loli in the doujinshi and manga industry because of issues with morality and stuff like that. I don't know what will girls who are into such would make out of this if the ban will to go ahead. In any case, such restrictions will inevitably affect the anime industry as a whole in future and thus maybe Kinoshita Hideyoshi maybe a thing of the past from now...
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J's Chimes: B Gata H Kei

It's a new season for brand new animes coming your way this week... B Gata H Kei (B Type H Style) is another ecchi type anime based on a manga which is seemingly unexpected because the roles are reverse. A pretty highschool girl named Yamada hopes to have 100 H friends before she graduate and starts targeting virgins she could find but to no avail because of her imaginative delusions. She coincidentally met Kosuda who was actually her classmate and began stalking him, hoping that he would be her first... (Is there really such a girl alive...?) A fresh new anime for the fresh new season, and hopefully our luck with girls increases... -_-''
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J's Chimes: The Real And The Fake

Are you buying the real stuff? That is the question that crosses my mind when hunting for such scale models. Seriously speaking, yes indeed I was also cheated off by such items put on sale so never again would I be buying things blindly from then on. So here's a little tip to check the models that you're buying so that you get what you really want for your money worth:

1.) The Price - One of the easiest way to determine its authenticity is the pricing of the product. If it's too darn way below cost price, be wary... And especially so when such are discounted items or offers at low price.

2.) The Package - Although some may be easy to spot, do not be fooled by its packaging. Even the most experience person could not identify well whether its authentic because at times it's normally made so similar to the real deal. See the item inside for a better picture. For example the model and the workmanship of it.

3.) The Place - Once again, the location where these models are sold (Whether it's a genuine store or a run down shack) does not mean its authentic or not. Sometimes even a well establish store may have fakes in it (Not to mention names in Singapore...). So check the product well...

4.) The Piece - Check the item! If you gonna buy it and own it, check it well! As seen in the picture, the difference can be seen by the material its made off and its workmanship. The fake one to the right uses a much lower grade plastic than the one on the right. Differentiated by its radiance, the fakes are usually bad in its details, fading colors, broken or loose parts which can be easily seen through the transparent coverings.

5.) The People - Yup. Check out the person selling you the stuff. Ask the staff personally and if you'd know that the toys are fake but they insisted that it's not, something is wrong. And if he doesn't know much about it, you know what to do...

6.) The Product - Last but not least, know your product well. Know where to get the authentic goods and don't be scam by some swindlers who wanted to make a quick buck selling you fakes of anime models you hold so dearly to...

So next time when you're planning to buy any Scale Models, be sure to look out for these 6Ps before making your purchase. Only then will you be safe rather than sorry...
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J's Chimes: The Reality of Suzumiya Haruhi

One of the most interesting advertisements that I've ever seen. ACUO is something like a peppermint sweet much similar to Mentos or Fisherman's Friend. With a puff of freshness, the guy changes a 3D girl into characters from the Suzumiya Haruhi Anime. Amazing blend of reality and 2D animation which works pretty nice and funny indeed. And oh man I love the animation for Mikuru and Nagato. If this really does work, imagine... I bet anime fans around would go about blowing freshness to all women and turning them into pretty anime characters. Won't that be nice?
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