Cute Character Goods: Yell Ojigi Set Three

In which I take a low-cost chance and it pays off in cuteness — and a mole! I love moles. I always have, ever since someone tried to get them off my parents’ property using soap and water flushed down their tunnels when I was a kid, and out of that tunnel flew a mole […]

San-x: Kokoroaraiguma Notepads x2

In which my tired heart could always use a good scrubbing, and I’m just so glad to have this crew along to help. I can’t really imagine a scenario in which I wouldn’t like Kokoroaraiguma goods. On my last amiami order, I managed to pick up these two notepads (about six inches high and four […]

Anime Goods: Re:Zero: Q Posket Figures Rem & Ram

In which I just end up a bit creeped out despite my high hopes. My experiences with Q Posket figures have been on the negative side. On the one hand, they’re a much cheaper choice for a character figure than, say, Nendoroid, running easily under $10 for recent releases on used good sites like Mandarake […]

Anime Goods: Sewayaki Kitsune no Senko-san Nendoroid

In which I get philosophical and then get my heart just melted. I hate dumb fanservice—like when it’s done at the expense of a character’s dignity or when it’s so clearly the only reason for a series to exist you just want to remind its audience there are straight-out hentai series out there. But I […]

Cute Character Goods: Amabie Ema and Mask

In which I’ll take all the protection of my health I can get right now. Have you heard of Amabie? Supposedly the story goes that around 1850 a town official went to investigate some odd lights seen on the sea. What he found instead was a youkai who promised (among some other stuff) to cure […]

Sumikko Gurashi: Tapioca Park Scene Plush + Tenori Plush Tapi Unicorn

In which I relax in the bliss of Tapioca Park with some dear friends. Today I received an amiami order (it arrived overnight from Japan to the USA, and I’m still pretty in awe of that!) with so many goodies it’s hard to know where to start. But I couldn’t resist checking out these Tapioca […]

Sumikko Gurashi: Issho ni Otamarikai Rubber Charms

In which our sleepover is simply perfect from start to finish. Since I’m trapped in the States for the foreseeable future, I find myself thinking a bit grumpily about some of the disadvantages associated with collecting under those circumstances. One of those disadvantages is that with blind box items, you can’t just buy a single […]

Anime Goods: Re:Zero: Rem Doll Crystal

In which another darling little Rem joins my collection for an awesome bargain price. Yet another delight from my recent amiami order — this Taito prize figure, Rem Doll Crystal. I got her “used” (brand new figure, slight box damage) for less than ten dollars! I can see from the branding that this is specifically […]

Games: Kirby: Soy Sauce Dish (Hovering)

In which I write a bite-sized entry about how I solved a bite-sized problem after way more than a full course of work.

Sumikko Gurashi: Re-Ment Atsumare! Sumikko Youchien

In which the Sumikko and their friends make an awfully cute kindergarten class.