Nendoroid figures by Good Smile Co. are sooooo cuuuute! Their chubby chibi bodies make them just so endearing and lovable.

These are really popular among collectors of anime goods and will add some serious adorableness to your display shelf. n3n

Oh, and I’m also trying out a different layout for these posts today, with larger images! :O

Nendoroid Tantei Opera Milky Holmes Non Scale Pre-Painted PVC Figure: Hercule Barton

I watched a little bit of this anime after I learned that it’s a magical girl inversion of Sherlock Holmes (with some other literary detectives thrown in for good measure). It is exactly as crazy as it sounds, and then some.

The character designs are really cute though, and Hercule is one of the cutest!! She’s the shy one of the group and her powers grant her SUPER-HUMAN STRENGTH hahahahahaha

Nendoroid Sonic the Hedgehog Non Scale Pre-Painted PVC Figure: Sonic

Sonic! He can really move! Sonic! He’s got an attituuude! Sonic! He’s the FASTEST THING ALI-III-II-I-IVE!!

And now that I’m done showing my age…

This figure comes with a lot of cute little accessories, so you can make some cool little scenes on your display shelf out of it. n_n

Nendoroid Petit Magical Girl Lyrical The Movie 1st: Nanoha and Fate Summer Memories

I’ve never seen Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha, but I’ve sort of always wanted to. :O

Mostly because I love all magical girls, and because I see characters from this one a lot.

Nendoroid Sengoku Basara Pre-Painted PVC Figure: Sanada Yukimura

Another series I’m unfamiliar with, unfortunately… but I thought that this little guy was cute!!

Most anime figures are girls so I like to see some cool guys mixed in there, too!

Look he comes with cool weapons and everything. :O

Puella Magi Madoka Magica Non Scale Pre-Painted Soft Vinyl Figure: Madoka Kaname

Who’s that chick?? 😯

CHECK☆IT☆OUT!

I guess my weakness of bishounen-type characters in anime is stronger than I thought it was, because it only took a few posts of fan art of these characters on Tumblr for my interest to be piqued and I looked into this Uta no Prince-Sama series! And wouldn’tcha know it, it turned out to be something that I think is kinda pretty cool!

So Uta no Prince-Sama (means “Prince of Song” and is often shortened to just “Utapri”) began its existence as an otome game – a dating sim visual novel, a genre I’ve grown fond of recently. (I don’t really actively go out and find new otome games to get into, as I think many of them have less-than-interesting plots and if the artwork is overly-shoujo, I just get turned off entirely. So this series stood out to me because I like the designs of the guys kind of a lot!) The game isn’t available in English (I don’t think??) but it’s been out on PSP since 2010. The anime I’ve been watching is relatively new, as it aired in Summer 2011 and has a second season on its way in Summer or Fall 2012. 😀

I just dove right into it and loaded up the first episode, and the opening dance number pretty much had me sold, as it was immediately clear that this anime is all about shameless eye candy. ARE☆YOU☆READY?

When the first word in the opening song is “dokidoki,” that’s kind of your hint as to what kind of anime you’re watching and what to expect from it. It was pretty obvious to me that this was going to become my newest guilty pleasure.

SO JUST WHAT is Uta no Prince-sama all about? Well, I’m still learning the characters myself, but basically, all of the characters are enrolled in an extremely high-profile vocational school for the performing arts. All of the male leads are singing idols or musicians of varying degrees of fame, while the heroine has just enrolled in the school to achieve her dream of composing music, especially for one idol in particular…

Oh, and there’s one special rule that all students absolutely must follow:

DOUSHIO?!?!

What’s a poor otome game heroine to do?! Her dreams of achieving the harem ending have been blown to smithereens! Erm, I mean, her dream of composing for her favorite idol, the famous Hayato! This is Nanami Haruka, by the way. I always did like characters named Haruka…

Ittoki Otoya is one of the first fellows that we see, as he’s arriving to take the entrance exam at the same time Haruka does, and helps her out a bit. He’s the super-genki one – energetic and cheerful. Which is in stark contrast to his roommate…

…Ichinose Tokiya. When Haruka first met him, she mistook him for her all-time favorite idol, Hayato. But despite looking similar enough to be his twin, he acts completely differently (kind of a jerk, actually) and doesn’t want to be associated with Hayato at all. HOW VERY ~MYSTERIOUS~

Jinguji Ren, another of the guys Haruka met upon arriving at the school for the first time. Ren flirts with ~allllll the giirls~ and is super rich – the heir to a corporation of some sort owned by his family. This makes him a rival to another character that happens to be an heir, and unfortunately, they’re roommates.

Hijirikawa Masato thinks he can rock argyle sweaters, but that in conjunction with his nerdy haircut* just isn’t quite working out. He is very much the quiet type, possesses crazy smarts, and has a vitriolic relationship with Ren. *Later edit: I want to take back that remark about his hair being nerdy. It is beautiful hair.

Shinomiya Natsuki might be my favorite character so far, but that could be because he looks like Nanaki Kazuaki, right down to being incredibly spacey and secretly possessing a psychotic alter-ego. He is, however, extremely silly, and gets worked up over things that are cute, which includes Haruka and his unfortunate roommate…

…the adorable Kurusu Syo. He’s vying with Natsuki for my “favorite character” slot, and coincidentally they happen to interact a lot… and also have blond hair… I was worried I’d get them confused, but they look different enough that that doesn’t happen (the major height difference is a big indicator). Plus, Syo gets subjective bonus points because I thought he had pink hair at first (check the video above and you might make the same mistake), but it turned out to be mostly blond when he took off the hat. Still, he’s represented by the color pink everywhere else in the show and I can’t complain about that at all. Also he crossdresses at one point okay maybe he’s my favorite character and there’s not even any contest with Natsuki I DON’T EVEN KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT HIS PERSONALITY

So those are the princes of Uta no Prince-Sama – at least that I know of so far! There maybe a couple more that will be revealed later.

I’m going to keep watching this – the little daily adventures Haruka has with each of the fellows are cute. ♥

And heck, it’s easy on the eyes.

Oh, and the reason we keep seeing this “1000% Love” phrase all over everything is because it’s the name of the song in the video up there, and it’s kind of a recurring theme.

The songs are worth mentioning. I’m only three episodes into this show, and I already want the soundtrack. The JPop songs are nice, if you like the genre, but it’s not just those – the tunes that play in the background during every scene are GORGEOUS. There was a part at the beginning of the school day (actually, the part where I grabbed that “ROMANCE IS ABSOLUTELY FORBIDDEN” screencap up there) and I went back and watched it again just to pay more attention to the pretty music that was playing in the background. ♥

Handy-Dandy Links!:

Uta no Prince-sama: Maji Love 1000% Complete Anime Series DVD + CD (Japanese audio with English subtitles.)

PSP Dating Sim Otome Game Uta no * Prince-Sama: Repeat [Japan Import]

Chara Fortune Series Uta no Prince-sama: Maji Love 1000% Uranai

Sometimes I just like to check up on my girl Sailor Moon and see if she has any good stuff listed on the ebays. o^o

Pardon the quality of the photos here, I’m just grabbing them from the Ebay results and you know how those go…

Sailor Moon 6 PVC Figures LADIES. These figures are a little on the small side, but they’d make a great display!! Black Lady is cool I wanna see more figures of her. o3o

Sailor Moon Princess Moon Wand Toy Man, do I ever regret that I never got these back when they were available in US toy stores. Thankfully, Sailor Moon being licensed again means that some of these toys are being produced again. n_n Oh, but this listing looks to be an imported toy, now that I’m looking at the text on the packaging! :O

5 Sailor Moon 6″ Dolls with Vehicle & Motorcycle Moon Cycle Ah, yes, the Moon Cycle. How fondly we all recall that most faithful vehicle and the copious amount of screen time it had. … I actually had two of these bizarrely-molded little dolls. :O Sailor Moon and Sailor Jupiter are sitting right on my bookshelf. 😀 They were among the only merch that was within my parent’s price range at the time. ;3; We’re not even going to touch on the Pink Ranger’s motorcycle pictured there.

Sailor Moon Henshin Wand, Pen, and Stick Cosplay Props (Sailor Mercury) These are NOT licensed products, but are replica props made by someone named Moon Justice. They’re very accurate! If I were cosplaying Sailor Mercury, I would totally love to have this set! :O

Sailor Moon Collectible Doll Set :O!! I have never seen this set before, ever! Those are some mighty fancy-looking uniforms!

I have a small confession to make… I don’t really know a lot about these dolls!

I see them ALL OVER THE PLACE, though! They’ve definitely become popular, notably among young women my own age. They seem to appeal to the crowd that loves ball-jointed dolls (BJD), and I see these Monster High girls being used as bases for custom dolls a lot.

I was snooping around to find out more about them, and thought I’d share a few of the cute ones as one of my daily shopping blog posts! ^o^

Monster High Sweet 1600 Doll – Draculaura This doll was the first one to catch my eye! She’s cute, in a Hot Topic sort of way. I like her flouncy dress, and the colorful streaks in her hair. It’s hard to tell from the pictures, but I think they might be metallic/tinsel streaks, too!

Monster High Doll – Nefera De Nile I was wondering what was “monstrous” about a Cleopatra-inspired doll, but I think I realize now that she might be a mummy? What struck me was that brilliant aqua color scheme. n_n I love it!

Monster High Sweet 1600 Doll – Frankie Stein Okay, I think I am unfairly biased in favor of the Sweet 1600 line of dolls. It’s the poofy dresses! I cannot resist them! The other thing I’m realizing about these dolls is that they all have FABULOUS hair.

Monster High Friends Plush Doll – Spectra Vondergeist and Rhuen Awwww!! What a cuuuuute little plush doll! And totally not possessed-looking at all. Give her cuddles OR ELSE!! O_O

Monster High Freaky Streaky Locks Hair Glitter Set WHAT DID I JUST SAY ABOUT THEIR FABULOUS HAIR And does anyone remember my ultimate weakness?? Come on, I’m sure I mention it in ever other one of these shopping posts. IT’S GLITTER HOW COULD I NOT POST THIS

MORE BARBIE

LOL it probably looks like I’m repeating posts here, but I’ve actually got this list of categories that I refer to when I make these posts, the order of which is randomly generated, so sometimes similar categories are near each other. XD

But last time I wrote about Barbie, I featured the newest dolls that were available on Amazon. This time, I’m showcasing playsets!

A scene for your dolls to act in adds a whole new dimension of imaginative play! X3 Growing up, I didn’t have a dollhouse for my Barbies, but I still built scenes out of shoeboxes and other props! XD I would have DIIIIED if I could have any of these luxurious playsets I’m featuring here. o^o

BARBIE® Glam Vacation House THIS is the exact thing I would have looooved to own when I was little. I would have spent hours just admiring all the tiny little details. Can we talk about how fabulous this would be as an actual vacation house? The hot-pink-and-zebra-print bed rests on a loft, with a scrolling rail in front of it personalized with your own initial… and there’s a chandelier over it.

BARBIE HAIRTASTIC COLOR & WASH SALON I was always totally in love with all of the Barbie dolls that had changing hair colors, but my Mom never let me get them. XD Probably was afraid I’d make a mess with them… and probably right.

BARBIE BED TO BREAKFAST Bedroom + Doll GPOY… I do everything from my bed. XD

BARBIE 3 Story DREAMHOUSE HOOOOMG… If the Vacation House was something I’d pine for as a kid, THIS HOUSE would be the one that I’d stare at in the toy store, knowing that it would never, ever be mine. ;_; It has an elevator. AN ELEVATOR!!

BARBIE PRINCESS CHARM SCHOOL Pop-Up Canopy Carriage ONCE AGAIN, SAVING THE PONIES FOR LAST. ♥ Princess Charm School is another cgi Barbie movie that I haven’t seen yet. Man, every time I post these, I get a hankerin’ to watch more of those. 6_6