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After so many years of putting it off, I finally got a PlayStation 3. When I went to buy it, I had planned to just buy the 160 GB version. Well, that plan changed really fast when I find out that for $50 USD more, I could get the 320 GB version that also includes a copy of Uncharted 3.

Within less than a week, I beat Uncharted 3. I personally feel it was a fantastic game due to the storyline and fun gameplay. However, it has no replay value for me since I'm not going to pay Sony an extra $10 USD just to get access for multiplayer. So, I ended up trading in Uncharted 3 for the limited edition version of Atelier Rorona. While I was at Gamestop, I also picked up $20 PSN card. I wanted to buy Street Fighter 3 Third Strike Online since the original version is my favorite fighting game of all time.

What comes with the limited edition version of Atelier Rorona is an artbook. It's really nice and the illustrations are well done. As soon as I'm done with this game, I'm getting the sequel, Atelier Totori.
For those who are interested, my PSN is otakudan1988. It is pretty much the same as my Steam account. As other games that I am planning to pick up later on are Sonic Generations and Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition. So, what games for the PlayStation 3 would you recommend for me to check out?

Well, I finally got my new pair of monitors which I ordered from Newegg. This is the first time using them and I'm happy of with my purchase. They have fast shipping, low prices, and great customer service.

There are two on complaint that I have about this purchase. I order both monitors at the same time yet, each one arrived on separate days with seems a bit weird to me. The second thing I didn't like was both monitors were shipped out just like how you see them in the picture above. If I wasn't around, USP would have just left them out in the open and anyone could have just walked up and taken them.

Here they are, these ,monitors are truly worth every penny I spent on them.

The next big purchase I'm going to be doing is finally getting my DSLR and possibly a new TV. My current camera is not focusing properly and my TV may have electrical problems. I sort of find it funny that I work with a top of the line DSLR almost everyday but I don't own one. My coworkers started to make fun of me for that. Hopefully by December, I will be the proud owner of a Canon T3i.

Something strange happened today, this mysterious cube presented itself in front of me. So, I opened it up to see its contents.

Quite a bit of packing was inside.

Miku Hatsune Lat-type version by Good Smile Company and Figma Miku Hatsune Appends by Max Factory.

It seems that these figma headphones came with the Figma Miku Appends in a small black bag. For a minute I thought was a silica gel packet, I almost threw it out.

I feel somewhat nostalgic doing this kind of post because when I started out, I thought it was cool and original sharing what I bought. Later on, I learned it was not. The only reason why I would ever do one of these post if I do a major purchase.

Sometime back while checking out figure.fm, I saw a post of someone selling off a few of his K-ON! goods. I did see a few things that I really wanted to buy but at the time, I was spending money on other things. A few weeks past and I decided to contact the seller if he still selling his stuff. He told be that the item I wanted was on hold. Two days later, he replies to me that the person who wanted to buy that item had changed his mind. One week later, I finally have those K-ON! goods that I wanted.

What I bought was Yui Hirasawa figure by Alter and a K-ON! keychain.

As the random keychain character, I got Ritsu on a piece of cake. What I like about this keychain is that the hook can be removed. I'm currently displaying her on desk. Also, it came with a piece of gum that tastes horrible after a few minutes of chewing it.

For a very long time, I have been a fan of the products at ThinkGeek. I really don't know why I never ordered from them before, but I finally did.

I got my sister the "You Never Forget Your First Doctor" t-shirt. She's the Doctor Who fan of the family.

As for myself, I got the Caffeine Mug. I have always wanted a clear mug.

I have already looking at what I'm going to order next from ThinkGeek. That Lilliput Mini USB Monitor looks appealing to my eyes.

I have been waiting for the package to arrive. It was about 3 weeks ago when I order whats inside the box and the wait was torture. Now that I have it, I cannot wait to rip it open.

Hobby Search does know how to pack a box.

I got Master Grade RX-78-2 Gundam -O.Y.W. 79 Animation Colors- version with the clear parts kit. I can't wait to start building this nice model kit.

Yesterday, I had a pretty bummed out day. One of my tires got stripped on my way back home from the college. To replace the tire, it costs me $ 75 USD. Pretty much, I had to use up the funds that I've been saving to buy a DSLR camera. When I finally made it home, I found this package from Hobby Link Japan. The weird thing is, I didn't order anything from them.

The thing is, this is present from my great friend, Lauren. For those who don't remember, I worked as assistant of press relations and marketing for Anime USA. I could not attend Anime USA because it was on the same week as my final exams. So, they got me a little something as a thank you.

I got Amae Koromo by Alter. She is really cute.

About 2 weeks ago, Hobby Search had a sweet figure sale. They had so many figures I wanted for such low prices. However, I could only get one because I'm saving money for other things. After the long wait, I finally have that figure that I have always wanted.

Hobby Search always does a great job with packaging. I like to reuse the paper for stuff.

Its the extremely cute Noumi Kudryavka by Alter. Fun fact, I hugged the box for like 5 minutes. I can't believe I admitted to that.

I can't wait to do a figure photo shoot of this bundle of cute. The are so many photography technics that I want to try-out on her.

Well, It been a long time since I have done this kind of post. I would forget to take pictures and toss out the packaging before noticing that I could make a post from it. Now that I remember to do it, here it.

Crap, I hope it's not a blender.

It's Black Rock Shooter Black Blade version by Good Smile Company.

This is the only Black Rock Shooter figure that I like. I don't like that cannon, I find it a little ridiculous. I can't wait to do a photo shoot of this figure.

Have not done one of these posts in a while. I was pretty much browsing J-List the other day. I found one of those surgical masks with the print of a cute anime girl on it. I was going to original buy it for the hell of it. However, I bought something else, I got............................

It has been a while since my last loot post. The reason behind that, college books are really expensive. Let me just say, with what a spent on books I could have bought a Playstation 3, two games, and a skin for the PS3 from GelaSkins. My budget was really tight for the last month and half. But now, I can breath again. Lets see what I got this month.

I recently updated the ad banner agreement with Hobby Search. The thing is, their PayPal system is down. They gave me the option of receiving HS points or not renewing the agreement. Well, you can see which option I picked. With the amount of points I got, I ordered some figures and covered shipping.

Christmas is only 13 days away. If you are trying to find good anime related products for cheap price, it may be a hassle. I found some great products that are easy on the wallet and it will make the anime fan in your life happy.

If you know someone who bought Figma Drossel, get them Nendoroid Drossel. The nice little feature with this figure has is that her eyes little up.

Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi Tin and Soundtrack for 24.99, what can I say?

Hell Girl was well received by many anime fans that two more seasons were released. Why not start from the beginning by picking up Hell Girl season one box set for $19.99.

It has been over a year that the Death Note manga box set came out. For those who still don't have the manga, it is good that you waited because now it is going for $62.99.

If all else fails, get them a Right Stuf Gift Certificate starting at $5.00.

Oh look, a box was delivered to me yesterday. This past week a lot of great things happened to me and I felt that it would be nice to reward myself. I visited Amazon.com and bought several things from my long wish list. Some of the products in my wish list had been there for about a year and I think it was time to get them.

I got:
Claymore vol. 15
Pet Shop of Horrors: Tokyo vol. 6
Code Geass: Nightmare of Nunnally vol. 2
MPD Psycho vol. 1
Yotsuba&! vol. 6
Genshiken 2 vol. 2
Rei Ayanami -Plug Suit Versio- by Kotobukiya

I'm really glad that Yotsuba&! volume 6 came out. I have been waiting over a year and a half for it to come out and now I have it, I'm happy. I'm also happy that I found that Rei figure at a good price because she is usually very expensive.

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We all know that being an anime fan is an expensive hobby with new DVDs, manga, and figures coming out. I wanted to try a little experiment to see how much I would save if I did not buy anything for 2 months. I saved a lot of money, enough to get a DSLR camera. With the money I saved, I deposit most of it into a savings account and with the rest, I did a little shopping.

For the last few days, I have been shopping around for a new game. The last game I bought was Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4(still playing it). A couple of new games have come out and I wanted to get one. Lets see what I got.

I bought Phantasy Star Zero for the Nintendo DS. I have been wanting this game since it was shown in Tokyo Game Show 08. I played a little bit so far and it is pretty good. The gameplay feels like having an MMO in your hands. I'm going to play the hell out of it in this upcoming weekend.

Hi everyone, I'm back. I'm feeling better but still congested at the moment. During the time I was really sick, I got some packages in the mail. I was too tired to open them at the time. After I started feeling better, I had enough strength to open these goodies.

Bought a few movies that I have been wanting to own for ages. I got The End of Evagelion, Interstella 5555, and Lupin the third: The Castle of Cagliostro.

I also got two new figures, Nendoroid Melissa and Banpresto's Rangiku Matsumoto.

I will have some new figure photo shoots and several interesting manga reviews in the coming days.