During my summer break, I watched all 3 Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha series. When I started watching it, I thought it was going to be a generic magical girl anime but in realty it was pretty good. I quite enjoyed the series and I became a fan of it and bought Figma Nanoha.
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Let me first say that I'm a big fan of the J-drama, Akihabara@DEEP. When I found out a movie was made I was ecstatic and I found if it was going to be similar to the drama. The only thing it is similar to the drama are the characters names and I'm glad that it's different.
We are introduced to the characters along with their job title and yearly salary.
If you already noticed, there are two big differences so far. First of all the cosplayer of the group Daruma was omitted from the film and Izumu is a male. If you have seen the J-drama, Izumu is a cute girl but the film is closely following the novel.
This wacky Willy Wonka like man is the series villain. For someone who does silly things, is one sick and twisted bastard.
Can you spot the lazy detective that should be solving crimes.
In the film, the main characters meet for the first time at Yui's funeral. Page, Box, and Taico decide to make an IT company and Izumu and Akira later join. They decided to create a search engine that is projected to be bigger that Yahoo and Goggle. Nakagomi want to buy it from @DEEP but they refuse. However, Nakagomi ends up stealing it and @DEEP wants to take it back.
It is just wrong what is on the other side of that glass.
The biggest difference between the film and the J-drama is that the film is much darker.
There is a really screwed up torture scene that Page and Taico endure.
Even thou it's dark, it still has that @DEEP charm that we all love.
I recommend this film due to the great character development, the twists, and the interesting meaning behind it.
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I have always wanted to modify my PlayStation 2 since the first time I was my friend do many years ago. Just knowing that I could not play some great Japanese games that never hit American shores annoyed me. I want to add a mod chip to my PS2 but I suck at soldering and I was afraid of messing up. Now that I'm older and wiser in my abilities, it's modding time.
Since I still suck at soldering, I'm doing the flip cover mod.
Flip over the PS2 and remove the screws. For those who have not seen the inside of a PS2, here it is. WARNING: If you open your PS2, you will void the warranty.
What you want to do next is to get rid of the disc tray cover. Those small screws are pretty tough to get out. When you are done taking off the disc tray cover, install the flip top cover.
Finished product. This mod allows me to do the swap disc trick without a problem.
If you are wondering, there are flip top covers for both the original and slim PS2. There was one thing that was not said on the site I bought my flip top cover, which is the right cover for your original PS2. I got the second version by mistake but with a little modifications, it fit just fine. I'm glad that now I am able to play any PS2 game without restrictions. So, have you modded any video game system or do you like to play it safe?
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Today, Kararu-Chan is unable to make a post because she was not feeling well. I recently got this rare Alvis E. Hamilton figure from a contest. For a small Gashapon type figure, it is very detailed and the paint job is superb. It is just jaw dropping that CM's Corporation did such a great job on her. I recommend this figure to hardcore figure collectors and fans of Last Exile.
She also comes with a cloak.
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