• Animu,  Life

    Operation Virtue: Phase 8

    After 8 sessions together with my partner, after 8 days of working together non-stop, we’ve finally tasted the fruit of all our efforts. All our hard work has paid off. How can I say this with such certainty? My comrade actually looks like a Gundam with the armor on, and not a giant FedEx shipping box.

  • Gunpla,  Master Grade

    MG Shenlong Gundam EW

    As I’ve noted before in my previous post on getting back into the Gunpla groove after quite a while of no kits, I picked up the MG Shenlong Gundam mostly ’cause…well, there was nothing else to really buy. I wanted a kit, and since the Unicorn I had my eyes on was overpriced, I went for the next best and…

  • Gunpla,  Master Grade

    MG Aegis Gundam

    The long-awaited MG Aegis, possibly the most anticipated of the remastered Seed machines ever since Duel was first released. I was personally like a little boy at Christmas when I first saw reviews of this kit online; everything was gorgeous to me. The Aegis has always been one of my favorite suits from Seed, right up there with the Duel…

  • Accel World,  Animu,  Figma

    Figma Black Lotus

      Accel World’s lead female protagonist/senpai was released in her Duel Avatar form alongside her partner, Silver Crow. It was a breath of relief to see the gorgeous promo pictures of the Figma online; before this, Accel World fanboys had only the Figure-rise model kit to sate their Black Lotus desires.

  • Gunpla,  Master Grade

    MG Duel Gundam Assault Shroud

    The Duel, along with Heavyarms, was always one of my favorite mobile suit designs. I loved its general simplicity and orange/blue scheme. The 1/100 No Grade kit had always been on my to-get list, but once the Master Grade was announced I scrapped those plans. The insanely detailed redesign seen in the early lineart for the new Duel was jaw-dropping.…