Happy 10th Anniversary, THE IDOLM@STER!

The iM@S franchise celebrates it's 10th annivesary today! The arcade game "THE IDOLM@STER" was first launched on July 26, 2005 and spawned a highly successful multimedia franchise consisting of games, anime, manga, radio shows, and multiple spinoffs. The story of the main game centers on the career of a producer who works with a group of prospective pop idols at the talent agency, 765 Production.

I've been a huge iM@S fan since I was first introduced to it back in 2007, when I saw expertly edited MADs using game footage in NicoNico Douga, which made me really interested with the characters used in the videos. It was a downhill slope from there - the songs, characters, and the seiyuu just drew me in, and of course, their live performances, which were such a treat to watch.

The live events are also a nice guage of iM@S' success, from Eririn and Mingosu's humble and awkward first mini-live in a roomful of fans to the recently concluded 2-day 10th Anniversary Live in Seibu dome, their largest event yet, it just makes you feel with pride when you look back and see how far they've gotten. I'm really happy for the iM@S franchise and with the successful Cinderella Girls spinoff anime currrently airing and another spinoff, Million Live, getting an anime series in the future as well, it's safe to say that iM@S will continue being the benchmark for idol anime for years to come.

Five Years of Dreams and Miracles - Happy 5th Anniversary, 'Love Live! School Idol Project'!

Well folks, today is the 5th anniversary of Love Live! School Idol Project! What started from a single that barely anybody took notice of back in 2010 is now a huge multimedia franchise loved by fans from all over the world!

Hibike! Euphonium Original Soundtrack Preview (July 8, 2015 Release)

Here's a preview of Hibike! Euphonium's 2-Disc OST, which will be released on July 8, 2015. Looking forward to hearing longer versions of the awesome arrangements, especially their cover of YMO's 'Rydeen'.



Season 2 plz, KyoAni! ;w;

[Event] Gundam Model Kit Contest/ GMKC 2015 Coverage [3 of 3]

Here's the rest of the pictures from the Gundam Model Kit Contest 2015 event which was held last May 18-23, 2015 at the SM Megamall Event Center. There were lots of impressive and inspiring works this year. I can't wait to see what builders will cook up for the Gunpla World Builders Cup (GWBC) 2015!

[Event] Gundam Model Kit Contest/ GMKC 2015 Coverage [2 of 3]

More pictures from the Gundam Model Kit Contest 2015 event which was held last May 18-23, 2015 at the SM Megamall Event Center. Here are the first batch of pictures of the contest entries.

[Event] Gundam Model Kit Contest/GMKC 2015 Retrospective + Coverage [Part 1 of 3]

As promised, here are pictures from the Gundam Model Kit Contest 2015 event which was held last May 18-23, 2015 at the SM Megamall Event Center. These pictures were taken on May 22, a day before the judging.

Previously on... HobbySnacks

Just a quick recap of what I've been up to since the old HobbySnacks closed up:

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Snacks is back in college!

I'm currently taking up Graphic Design at CIIT Philippines, and so far it's been great. It's fun learning new stuff and getting a refresher on subjects you've already tackled before.

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Our figure collector group, OtaKai Figure Society, was invited to have a figure display at Tamashii Convention, a Japanese culture-centered convention organized by DLSU's Nihon Kenkyuu Kai organization last March. It was a fun event and we were happy to be part of it!

Kixkillradio, Pinkcheeks, Celestine Court, Carlos of A Figure's Story, and our other awesome members displayed their personal collections, including Nendoroid figures of Miku Hatsune and other characters, and some scaled figures as well. Celestine Court's magnificent Matsuri x Fiesta diorama was one of the main draws of our display!

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I joined the Gundam Model Kit Contest (GMKC 2015) last May for the first time! My entry was an HGBF Mega Shiki from Gundam Build Fighters Try. It was also my first time painting a kit, so it was quite an experience.

I didn't win in the contest, but I got lucky and won a Master Grade Hi-Nu Gundam ver. Ka in the raffle. Yay!

I'll have a retrospective GMKC 2015 post up soon, with pictures from the event.

My painted build of HGBF Mega Shiki

GMKC 2015!

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Toycon PH 2015 was held last weekend at the SM Megamall's Megatrade Center, and OtaKai was once again invited to be part of their toy group figure display exhibition.

For our second figure display for 2015, we had figures of Saber from the Fate series, fantasy-themed figures, and figures from the series "Kill la Kill" on display, along with some of my mecha figures. I was really pleased with how our display turned out, and it was extra enjoyable since we had new faces joining us on the display.

Hopefully we can work again on another display in the future!

 

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Well, that pretty much covers everything major that happened the past few months. I'll get back to posting more stuff when I'm done tweaking the blog's layout.

Later then!