LaMB

I've been reading up on some anime news lately, and came upon something interesting:

LaMB, a new series coming to Animax in 2009, takes place in a neo-futuristic setting in a planet known as Cerra, a human colony 25 light years away from the Solar System, where felons are not imprisoned nor killed, but are sealed in "laminated" suits known as LaMBs for short. The suits are designed to make felons productive members of society without actually making them "free". LaMBs are also apparently used for anti-aging and beautification.

What so interesting about this?

It's written by amateur Filipino writer Carmelo S. J. Juinio, character designed by Artgerm, with Vaness Wu from F4 as a cast member.

The series looks intriguingly promising, especially the artwork. It reminds me of Ghost in the Shell, though having actual English OP and ED songs instead of the usual Asian ones that I hear is a little... weird.

Too bad I don't have Animax to actually see this in 2009. Check out the website, which has video and music clips as well as a web manga (only the first episode for now, but already very interesting to read).

Sketching Practice...

So thanks to Mogs flooding plurk with DS sketching practices, I found myself looking at my DS thinking about how much I miss it.

Yeah, still needs a lot of work, meh~ The thing is, the sketches really do look better on the DS than when you transfer them on the PC. I think Mogs is right saying the contrast is off. I'll tinker with the DS settings later to see if I can adjust it.

I like how this turned out though. ^_^ I want to try drawing more later. Still have to go to dinner with the family to celebrate nephew's birthday... oh joy.

How it was done, and the dA post; for your reference to critique me elsewhere. ^^ Done in 2 hours or so during lunch break~

Home is Where the Heart is...

Or so they say? Haha~ I know it's not applicable to everyone, but it is applicable to the fanfic in my head about Onegai My Melody.

If anyone's interested in reading the short story I made about them, you can find it in my deviant art. ^_^

This took more than a month's worth of procrastination to finish. I started working on it before I went on vacation, and I only finished a few days ago. Unintentionally too, because I was and still am in a slump... I can't seem to get myself to draw something decent for the past few days.

I miss role-playing... but I have no time to spare for now, so I'll just have to keep drawing them as a consolation I guess... ;~;

ZOMG! TOYS!!!

Today is my uncle's birthday, and we had dinner at his house... KFC be yummy, seriously. :D And Queso Real (Cheese) ice cream for dessert was absolutely heavenly.

But the most interesting part of the night was when we had a tour of his house. My uncle is a very serious toy collector, and when I say toys, I mean every kind you can imagine.

From Disney...

...to anime (omg I know Aiee would love these!)

...to the evil cat Hello Kitty

...among other things.

Yes, all those bobble heads were moving when we went around. :D

Uncle actually has plans of opening a museum for all of his toys. What you see here in these pictures are about... 1/20 of his entire collection. I didn't get pictures of the different cars and RC's he had on display, because my phone ran out of memory, heh. -_-;;;

Nice one, Rei, you are so smart like usual. *kicks self*

Of course, there was one part of his collection I took a keen interest in:

ZOMG HAROS!!! Look at them all. ;.; My collection of haros is nothing compared to his, waaah~! T^T I so want a pink haro! And I will find the chance to buy an orange one that Lockon is carrying with him!

..anyway.

Do you think you would be interested in going to a museum / private collection of toys? My uncle is thinking of holding a per invitiation only viewing. There'll be an entrance fee, but I'm not sure if he has a price for them yet.

To be honest, I think the collection needs to be categorized properly. Maybe seperate the Disney from the anime and stuff like that. Right now, it's all jumbled together, so it's hard to view which is what.

But even still, it's an impressive collection. I'd want to visit his house again soon! :D