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Gundam Busou Shinki.
And a low-budget version inspired by this.

Made in China.
“China’s toys now constitute 75% of world output … the bulk comes from Guangdong province, home to more than 5,000 of China’s 8,000 toy factories. At peak times, some 1.5 million workers are making toys in Guangdong … Last year, the province accounted for 78% of China’s $15.2 billion of toy exports, a 10% jump from 2004 …”

Advent Children – Last Impression.
A fan-created music video featuring the Two-Mix song from Gundam Wing Endless Waltz.

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Playtime for Japanese adults.
“While the toy market as a whole is stagnant at best, the segment aimed at the more mature is growing at 10% to 20% annually and already worth $430 million a year.”

Hope springs eternal.

Richmal Crompton’s More William.
Some of the writing is timeless (“William was frankly bored. School always bored him. He disliked facts, and he disliked being tied down to detail, and he disliked answering questions. As a politician a great future would have lain before him …”) while some of it is not (“‘Oh, ‘ell!” he ejaculated, with a slightly self-conscious air …”) but it’s still hilarious.

Editor’s notes for “Sweet Child O’ Mine.”
“… frankly, if it should ever hit the street in its current form, the song would be a colossal failure.”

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Xiphos

Busou Shinki Xiphos

A photo of Konami’s Busou Shinki Knight Xiphos.

I got the Xiphos set today along with the EX WaffeBunny weapons set. I didn’t spend a lot time examining the core MMS figure but I was sufficiently impressed by its elegance to snap a photo to share.

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Video ga ga

Now for a little musical interlude …

Gundam F91 ED – Eternal Wind.

JAM Project – Skills.

L’arc-en-ciel – Blurry Eyes.

Mighty Mighty Bosstones – The Impression That I Get.

Animetal – Pegasus Fantasy.

Bach – Magnificat – 01.

Every Little Thing – Ai No Uta.

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A Busou Shinki fairy tale.
A Red Riding Hood parody by hiroking7800 using screenshots taken with Konami’s Diorama Studio. This could be taken to the next level by exporting the screenshots into a program like Planetwide Media’s Comic Book Creator.

Guild Wars Nightfall concept art. [via]
See also: ArenaNet artists’ sketch blog.

Mind Your Language.
YouTube has several videos including parts 1 and 2 of episode 10, and the opening and closing credits.

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