Tuesday, December 31, 2019

S.H.Figuarts 2019

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S.H.Figuarts released in 2019
2019 is coming to an end soon and we're entering a new decade.
I've compiled the SHF released in 2019, excluding the re-release of Tamashii event exclusives, reissues and the Zi-O stages set, into the composite image above. So how many did you collected so far? And which one is your favorite?

Sunday, November 24, 2019

How to claim from PosLaju for damaged parcel

So I had this unfortunate experience of receiving heavily damaged parcel from our national courier service i.e. PosLaju. I purchased 2 action figures from a Japan store (Mandarake) in June 2019, and I've opted for EMS shipping service to deliver the items. FYI all the EMS parcels will be handled by PosLaju once they reached Malaysia. 

However, even though the box was labeled as FRAGILE, PosLaju did not handle it carefully. The box sustained severe damage during the delivery, half of it was compressed as if it was ram over by a vehicle. 
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Half of the box was compressed as if a car just ram over it

It's Monday tomorrow, let's work as hard as an ant

Think you have the worst job? Think again...

Provided equipment/skills that does not match the workscope
Unreasonably demanding work that does not match the salary
Work expectation that is impossible to achieve
Not to mention there's always some assholes who stole the credits
Even so, let's do our best at work :')

Monday, October 28, 2019

[Sketch] My first attempt for Inktober (2019)

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Bought a Surface Pro around 2 years ago because I like its feature to be able to draw directly in the tablet. After putting aside the functions for more than 2 years, finally I managed to squeeze some time to draw something in my Surface Pro. Here's my first (amateur) attempt for #inktober #inktober2019

Monday, July 15, 2019

Sunday, June 16, 2019

Happy Father's Day

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Errr I guess the Dad Riders are not setting a good parenting example...

Wednesday, May 1, 2019

Goodbye Heisei. Hello Reiwa.

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From Heisei to Reiwa...

The great Heisei era finally came to an end on 30th April 2019, when the Emperor Akihito passed his reign of Japan to his Prince Naruhito. Reiwa era will start right after the end of Heisei period. 

"Heisei", a term totally exotic to all of the Tokusatsu fans outside Japan, but at the same time carries huge meanings and memories for all of us. For Kamen Rider fans, Heisei is often linked to the new era of Kamen Rider show, i.e. when Kamen Rider Kuuga started airing in Year 2000. Technically speaking though, Kamen Rider Kuuga is not the first Heisei Rider - Kamen Rider Shin was the first Kamen Rider franchise released in Heisei era, but being "old-school" and "Ishinomori-ish", he's labeled as Showa Rider. Same goes to ZO and J.

Anyway, Kamen Rider Kuuga created a new era, or rather "a new trend", for Kamen Rider series. Contrarily to the Showa Riders who mostly gain super abilities from body modifications, Heisei Riders tap into superhuman powers by utilizing their Drivers, i.e. the Rider belts. Besides that, it is common for Heisei Riders to have LOTS of form-changes and LOTS OF LOTS OF fancy gadgets, especially the "Neo-Heisei" Riders (i.e. Kamen Riders after Year 2009).

From production point of view, Heisei Rider series are more daring in exploring and trying new concepts, no matter how bizarre it may sounds. Thanks to the boldness of the production unit to experiment on new ideas, we had had a 20-years worth of unique stories to enjoy. We had Battle Royal inside the mirror world involving 13 Riders; we had Riders who hunt monsters in an ancient game which will decide the dominant species of the world; we had Rider with 5 split personalities, who can time-travel inside a freaking train; we also had a 2-souls-in-one-body Rider who happened to be a private detective protecting his city, and Riders who don fruit-armors and wield fruit-weapons fighting each other for the Golden Apple... The list can go on, but that's story for another time.

I've truly enjoyed the adventures with the Riders for the past 20 years. Odd taste, you may say. But look at the success of superhero movies, like the recent Avengers: Endgame. It's the same: inside every adult, there's a little child who wants to be superhero! For a Kamen Rider fanboy like me, these ever-going Tokusatsu shows played a big part in my childhood, and they are what keep the little boy inside me alive and kicking (pun intended).

With the end of Heisei era, we can expect a very different kind of Reiwa Kamen Riders in the coming years. Knowing how Toei runs their stuffs, I expect the Heisei Riders to make some cameo appearance in the Reiwa shows, so the Heisei legends will probably continue to live on. Even if they didn't have special cameos, the Heisei Riders will not be forgotten. Because if we don't stop believing, Kamen Rider will never cease to exist.

Monday, April 1, 2019

Kamen Rider Ginga announced

So a new Rider was announced on this April Fool's Day... Sounds suspicious but whatever. Seeing the Woz Ginga toys, this news should be legit...
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Wonder if our new space-themed Rider will shout "Uchuu Kitaaa~" as his pre-battle phrase lol

Friday, January 18, 2019

Goku the Distracted Boyfriend

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Bandai recently announced their next S.H.Figuarts for a game-exclusive Dragon Ball character i.e. SHF Android 21. Being such a sexy strong character, of course Goku can't take his eyes off her 😏

Sunday, January 13, 2019

[Movie] Kamen Rider Amazon: The Last Judgement

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TBH it was quite an anticlimactic ending to this epic reboot of the Heisei Kamen Rider show.

The reboot started out strongly in Season 1, but then it turned into a rather strange and boring plot in Season 2. Just when you think that things can't get worse, the movie surprised you with its poor story. This movie was supposed to conclude the masterpiece but instead, it still left many things unexplained. Storyline wise, it feels like the pieces were here and there and the characters settings are inconsistent. And the fight scenes... Sigh... I just hope that they put in the same amount efforts in this movie as the one they did for the series. 

Anyway, still a good watch for Kamen Rider fans - we all survived the inconsistent writings of KR after all. 

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