Kita! Anime Podcast – Fall 2011 – Episode 3: What’s her name?

In this episode of the Kita! Anime podcast we forget a lot of names, Ktdata talks about why he needs to answer his phone during recordings and Deedo spells firetruck.

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Our next episode will be December 6th! Save the date and watch us live!

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Show Notes:

We watched episodes 5 & 6 of Guilty Crown, C3 – Cubed x Cursed x Curious and Shakugan no Shana Final.

Woot.com Bag of Crap Opening 11/19/2011

Many of you who read the website knows that I’m a big follower of Woot.com and I love to try and get their bag of crap. Here is my most recent bag of crap I got from the 11-9-2011 Wootoff! Make sure you check it out to see all the random stuff I got.

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Here is a list of what I got in the box:

1 Discovery Kids Dinnerware design kit.
1 Tiger stripped Woot! Monkey
1 USB Guard Dog
1 Breo Skin Watch
1 Baywatch Barbie Pink Backpack

Also if you want to see some of my older mystery box/bag of crap openings you can see them here:

 

Kita! Anime Podcast – Fall 2011 – Episode 2: Press the Record Button

Deedo and Ktdata talk about new roommates, why everyone loves to drink Dr. Ginger in Guilty Crown, spider mummy’s appearance in Cubed x Cursed x Curious and what happens when the Shakugan no Shana crew discovers cell phones. Also Ktdata learns how to press the record button.

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Our next episode will be November 22nd! Save the date and watch us live!

Show Notes:

We watched episodes 3 & 4 of Guilty Crown, C3 – Cubed x Cursed x Curious and Shakugan no Shana Final.

Mr. Fukou da, Kamijou Touma.

Kamijou Touma known as to have the worse luck in To Aru Majustu no Index, now has come in Figma form. I’ve been a fan of this series for awhile now and when i heard Touma was coming to the Figma line i ordered it. But when i got him i ran into a few problems. I’m sure this was just mine that was like this since this happens from time to time with figures of all kinds. But after i pulled him out and started to get him ready for display and picture taking, one of his hands broke off and the peg got stuck in the arm joint. This is a really bad thing since getting that out is really bad. Normally you could email who you bought it though and get a replacement since it was defective. But i’m not like that. I took a small drill bit and drilled out the opposite end of the plug then stuck a needle inside to pop it out. Then i took the broken hand, ran it under hot water till it was loosened. removed the broken piece then did the same to another hand (since i have a ton of them). When i had the new plug in the hand i ran it under cold water till it was solid in place. I know this was to be about Touma but if anyone has this happen before or does happen this might help.

Warming up plastic under hot water will loosen it up just enough to bend into place, then when you get it where you want it to be, run that same piece under cold water. This will set the plastic in place. This works for just about any plastic parts and if you have that leaning figure on a shelf collecting dust.

Now about Touma after i fixed him. He can stand on his own feet very well. As long as you can get him to stand he will stand on his own due to the very nice balance. Even with his lack of accessories he does come with a “punching” fist just for his action poses. Also him being very well built makes him able to do dynamic action poses from the series or anything you might be able to come up with.

Aside from all that there is a few things that i’m not sure about him. He’s to plane. What i mean by this, Touma is a normalish high school kid doesn’t stand out or really do much to stand out. I think this figure does that almost to well. I have him displayed in a nice lighted area and seems to blend into the background. There is also things they could have added to Touma. Even though they have his “Image Braker” and his punching action, i feel they should have added in his dragon arm. If you watched the series or have played the PSP game, you see it and seems to play a big role in the show. But in any case, outside those things and maybe a few more that i don’t think it’s that important to put up, Touma is a nice Figma and if your also a fan of  To Aru Majustu no Index, this might be something you want to check out. Later this month Kuroko Shirai well come out with the psp game, To Aru Kagaku no Railgun. And at the end of the year Index  comes out, and that’s the main cast right there.

So if you feel like you want some Fukou da fun look for Kamijou Touma and have some fun!

Skirts, Boobs, and Fast Ships; CHECK!!

Okay quick WARNING!!!

Skirts, Boobs, and Fast Ships is one of the best ways to describe Otomedius Excellent, and here’s why. You play one of 11 girls that is piloting a ship to shoot down enemy invaders (is what i think it is) from either destroying the earth or trying to enslave it.  No really that’s the plot.

I’ve only played this game for the weekend and i couldn’t help but to put this review up now.

If you have ever played the “Shooter” type games like 1942, Raiden series, Gradius, Death Smiles or even Touhou games, then you’ve come across your next fun game. This game is only on the Xbox 360 and when i picked this game up i was expecting something completely ridiculous, and that’s what i got. Here’s what i mean, in the past most 2D shooters was just a one layer game with 2D sprites, this game is all 3D on a 2D platform. So the end result is that it looks really good and also very distracting. Hey i know you just thought i meant about the girls in the game, but what i really mean is that if you don’t pay close attention to your character you’ll be shot down.

Oh yes some of the Bosses. If you are a Konami fan you’ll find some fun nifty things about this game. Konami looks like they decided to put in parts of there other games in this one, so if you pay close attention you’ll see some of your favorite games in this one as well. And also to show more of how ridiculous this game is, when you get your 1st boss it’s a Cat Pirate in your typical Japanese catgirl style. This just made me giggle more than anything but at the same time it was fun.

Now for some fun tidbits. This came you can play up to 3 players offline and also online, so for all you fans of this game you can play with others! If you play off line i found out something fun till they fix it. Normally in most games like this you have your own lives or shared lives. Not this one, as long as Player 1 does not die you can use Player 2 and 3 as your shields or sacrifices.  But don’t think that’s it, Konami also added in new features like upgraded weapons and heaven forbid, Art Gallery so you can see all your favorite girls in full 1080p goodness.

This game i really enjoy and recamend to anyone who likes this style of game or just want to play something completely ridiculous fun. If you end up getting the Limited Edition set you get some fun items as well like a 2 sided pillow, artbook and the soundtrack from the game, oh and yes a very shiny box. I dare anyone to leave this out when friends,  coworkers or even the in laws come over. I have to give a fair warning about this game if i somehow convinced you to get this, Konami seems to have released this very limited so you might have a hard time getting a copy in stores.

But anyways enjoy this colorful opening / game play trailer of Otomedius Excellent!

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Battle for the Holy Grail on PSP

Have you ever wondered what would happen if you combined,  the Fate/Stay Night series, a JRPG, and Rock Paper Scissors?? You get Fate Extra.

I’ve had about a week to play this and i was going to write about this after i put more time into it but i really think that i need to write about it before i have my 1st real battle.  BUT 1st the plot!

PLOT; Waking up in a strange virtual world with no recollection of the past, the main character is forced in fight for survival in a war they do not understand for a prize beyond value; the opportunity to have one’s wish granted. With only an enigmatic “Servant” by there side, the protagonist will have to face both friends and foes in battles to the death in order to not only gain possession of the mysterious object known as the “Holy Grail”. But also to fine the answer to the most important question of all; “Who i’m I?”

 So a quick run down of the game since i don’t want to give to much away. Rock, Paper, Scissors; the basic battle system goes as such. But don’t think that it’s easy, you have Attack, Defend and Break. Break “breaks” Defend, Attack “breaks” Break, Defend “breaks” Attacks. You get 6 commands to enter before the round starts and you have to choose what you think will be the best strategy, when you land 3 hits you get an “extra attack”.

When you start the game i got this Persona feel to it since you have so many days to complete some tasks or objectives. But unlike the how the Fate/Stay Night went, there isn’t just 7 Masters but there are alot. And it goes into a Tournament style set up where you get 6 days to get info about your opponent and find there weakness. If you find out enough about them it makes it easier to read there moves.

Nifty things about this game is that there are multiple ways to play, endings, and story lines. So if you did something wrong, wanted to not use skills when you should have or just didn’t want the Servant that you picked. You can choose different ways to play and the replay value is very, very, very good.

If your a Fate/Stay Night fan, JRPG, or just Type Moon in general, pick this up. It might be hard to find since it kinda limited release but well worth it if you can find it. You can get it off the PSN and Download it to your PSP if you can’t find a copy in stores, but you miss out on the cool things you can get with the Limited Edition. Art Book, Soundtrack and a very shiny box!! But do check this out, a very clean looking game, fun game play and it’s a Type Moon game!

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GEEX 2011: Day 1

Here is the long awaited video of Deedo and I walking around the GEEX Show on Friday. I’ll be getting up day 2 very soon!

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Big thanks to all the people who let us interview them. I’ll try to link all the different people we talked to but if I missed you let me know and I’ll add you.

Team Fortress 2 – Scout

Sylvanas Windrunner  – World of Warcraft

Infinity Blade FX – http://www.adrenalineamusements.com/products_ib.html

Ori Cabur – Mandalorian Mercs – Krayt Clan – http://mandalorianmercs.com

Rouge Base – Rebel Legion Local Chapter – http://rebellegion.com

Izzi – 501st Legion – Alpine Garrison – http://501st.comhttp://alpinegarrison.com

And of course Deedo for tagging along with my crazy idea to do coverage of GEEX 2011.

Day 2 video and a full GEEX Show 2011 writeup will be coming up soon!

Kita! Anime Podcast – Fall 2011 – Episode 1: Popsicles In Your Pants

Here is episode 1 of a brand new project Deedo and I have been working on. It’s the first episode of the Kita! Anime Podcast. Tells us what you think about it, we are always open to suggestions. I hope you all enjoy listening to this because I know we had a blast recording it!

(Video version coming soon!) Video version now up!

Show notes:

GEEX Show Website


Clipped from: geexshow.com (share this clip)

 

Anime Banzai Website

 

Guilty Crown Opening

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C3 – Cubed x Cursed x Curious Opening

[youtube width=560 height=315]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l25XZi0D9aY[/youtube]

Shakugan no Shana 3 Opening

[youtube width=560 height=315]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Mvma8VUBe8[/youtube]

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Our next episode will be November 8th! Save the date and watch us live!