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Swooning Over Puchi Chara! Sailor Moon Figures
Combine my recent discovery of the wonderful world of figures with the resurgence of Sailor Moon merchandise to coincide with the upcoming anime and you've got a deadly combination. While I've been...
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Chic Pixel's Best of Wonder Festival 2014: Good Smile Company
Forgive the double figure-related posts, but if you haven't noticed already, I may be a little obsessed! And you know what's the worst event for a new figure fan? Wonder Festival. Wonder Festival, or...
View ArticleDating Sim Community Game-Along Roundup #1
When I decided February's Community Game-Along should be all about romance and dating sims, I had absolutely no idea whether it would be as big a hit as January's Falcom theme. Imagine my surprise when...
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Introducing the Monster Hunter 10th Anniversary Community Game-Along!
As another month comes to a close, it's time to start thinking about next month's Community Game-Along! March is a bit of a toughie, considering some big releases are coming such as Dark Souls II,...
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Japan Envy: Monster Hunter 10th Anniversary Goods
Considering Monster Hunter is one of the biggest game franchises in Japan, it should come as no surprise that Capcom would want to celebrate the series'10th anniversary this month with some special...
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Japan Envy: 2014 Spring Good Smile Kuji Merchandise
I don't know about you, but my jealousy towards Japan comes in waves. During certain months it seems as though there's practically nothing swoon-worthy in the way of limited or exclusive merchandise...
View ArticleDating Sim Community Game-Along Roundup #2
We're well into the Monster Hunter 10th Anniversary Community Game-Along, but there's still some content from last month's dating sim event to catch up on! Interest did seem to drop off towards the...
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Chic Pixel Plus Episode 16 – Three Denpa Men and One Bad Segueway Away
Chic Pixel Plus is back after a month absence with everyone's favorite man in Japan, Elliot Gay! We've been keeping ourselves busy, so there's plenty to talk about. Two and a half hours of things to...
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Japan Envy: Avalanche of Pokémon Battle Trozei Merchandise
Whether you call it Pokémon Battle Trozei or Pokémon Link: Battle!, there's no denying that the eShop-exclusive match three game's announcement back in February came as a bit of a surprise. The game's...
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Apricotsushi Reviews: OyatsuBox
I'm a huge fan of Japanese snacks, but the sad fact is that it's extremely difficult to find anything outside of the occasional box of Pocky here in Australia. Luckily, the internet has made it easier...
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Chic Pixel Plus Episode 17 – The Vocaloidisode
In honour of Hatsune Miku Project Diva f 2nd coming out in English later this year, my Nichiest Podcast Ever co-host, prolific games writer, and pro podcaster shidoshi joins me to discuss all things...
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Announcing the Atlus Community Game-Along
I'm having so much fun with MonMonth that I almost don't want to announce the next Community Game-Along, but the show must go on! For April, I've decided to go back to a game developer/publisher, and...
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Swooning Over the Monster Hunter 4 Bible and Lagombi Hunter Nendoroid
Anyone who's following me on Twitter is probably well aware that I've gotten in a little, how should I put it, deep into Monster Hunter over the past couple of weeks (I blame MonMonth!). Just how deep,...
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Apricotsushi Reviews: Candy Japan
I've always been a little wary of subscription services due to the cost and lack of control over the items one receives, but reviewing my first Japanese snack subscription service, OyatsuBox, a couple...
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Have your cake, and men too, in Tokimeki Restaurant
While there's been a constant stream of otome games, both free and paid, coming out on smartphones in recent years, I've never been drawn to very many of them. My iPhone 4's small screen does not lend...
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Interview: HamletMachine on the Starfighter Visual Novel Kickstarter
Time and time again it's been said that women are not a viable market for comic books or video games. Of course, both you and I know that's simply not true, dear reader, but if you're at all like me,...
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Chic Pixel Plus Episode 18 – Mentally Stable Game Localization
Have you ever wondered, "How can I be as kawaii as Ben Bateman?" Well, today's your lucky day, as the man himself (@benspants) agreed to join me on this little podcast shindig to answer that very...
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Swooning Over Video Game Nendoroids
Good Smile Company sure knows how to hook me. Since I've sworn not to buy figures for series I'm not a fan of, they just went ahead and announced a bunch of figures for series I'm really into! Not just...
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Announcing the Metroidvania Community Game-Along
April is finally coming to a close, signalling the end of the Atlus Community Game-Along. It was a tough month - participation saw a bit of a lull, perhaps due to the extremely long nature of Atlus...
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Cardcaptor Sakura is Back with Anime Collection and Nendoroid Releases
2014 is turning out to be an amazing year for fans of 90's magical girl anime! While the new Sailor Moon anime debuting worldwide July 5th is already more than we asked for, NIS America had a surprise...
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