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Archive for February, 2007

Step into the World of Otakuism (or in short my room)

Published by Adun February 28th, 2007 in Anime Blogs, Everyday Life, Figures and Merchandise. 59 Comments 8,220 Views

Many of you know I have a vast collection of figures and anime merchandise. But you very little realise how far my collection has gone, well with the exception of a few close friends, so I’m here to show you my wonderful kingdom in all it’s glory. So what lies beyond the door? Well read on to find out.

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Changing Oxygen sensor

Published by Adun February 27th, 2007 in Car and Everyday Life. 1 Comment 717 Views

For a few months now I realised that my car has been running slightly sluggish. Using up a bit more fuel than usual plus not delivering the power it’s supposed to. I knew for a fact that this was the cause of a dead oxygen sensor. I held off from changing it since I didn’t have the money but with the upcoming PGA Drag event, I thought I should get around to doing it.

Now for those not knowing much about cars, you are probably wondering what an oxygen sensor does. Ok to explain briefly, an exhaust system is composed of a few sections. It goes in this order: engine, exhaust headers, catalytic converter, muffler. Now the oxygen sensor is attached to the exhaust headers section to get readings of fuel and air mixtures. It sends this data to the ECU of the car and it varies the amount of fuel and air to be mixed in hope to burn fuel efficiently and give the power that’s expected of the car.

Yes inside this box is the one part I needed, and it costs me $80 for this. Well better than paying $190 from a Nissan dealership. Good thing it’s not a hard job to replace it, but damn it’s a hard job removing the old one. At first I could only unscrew it a few turns, but nothing like a bit of WD-40 couldn’t fix.

This is a comparison of the new sensor (left) to the old one (right). As you can see the old one is clearly dead as the top bit is completely burnt out. Although it is recommended that you change an oxygen sensor every 80,000-100,00 kilometers, my current trip meter says 162,000 kilometers. So yes, long overdue.

So having it all done in less than 30 minutes, I started it up. The idle was rough and eratic at first, but after revving for a bit it returned to normal. Went out for a test drive and by god, it was so much smoother. But of course I’ll have to see if this will remain the same as it has to be settled in for the next few days but I am glad that I finally changed it. Of course this is simply part one of the things I need to do to get the car prepped fordrag racing. I still want to clean another part of my exhaust system, have the car serviced, and acquire a helmut. So many things to do and the event is only 15 days away, not to mention this stuff costs money. Sucks not having a full time job. orz

Kanon - 21 (this week, the Kanon 2002 OP/ED single)

Published by Adun February 27th, 2007 in Anime Blogs and Kanon. 2 Comments 592 Views

Ayu’s second wish was that she wanted to attend the same school as Yuuichi. So Yuuichi decides that the area around the tree is their school and that he promises to meet Ayu again at this school the next time he visits the city.
Yuuichi wakes up the next morning and remembers Ayu’s last words. Nayuki and Akiko notice that Ayu is gone with Nayuki thinking she returned home. During lunch, Nayuki asks if Yuuichi has Ayu’s contact information but all he knows is her name. Seeing Yuuichi not have an appetite, she comments quietly how he likes Ayu, but says it’s nothing when he asks her what she said.
After school, Yuuichi wonders around the city in hope of finding Ayu, but ends up going to the bench. Nayuki meets Yuuichi at the bench where he tells her the significance of the bench. But what Nayuki remembers of the bench is Yuuichi crying there seven years ago. Sitting at a cafe, Nayuki tells Yuuichi that there isn’t a school in the direction of the forest. She then questions if he found Ayu’s lost item, even though he hasn’t, Yuuichi comes to realise that everything has been strange. The open forest, Ayu’s lost item, and why he can’t remember what happened seven years ago. Nayuki feels that it’ll be okay since he has Ayu’s backpack and that she’ll come back for it, so she orders two strawberry sundaes in hope to cheer Yuuichi up.

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Nodame Cantabile - 07

Published by Adun February 25th, 2007 in Anime Blogs and Nodame Cantabile. 1 Comment 595 Views

During rehearsal, Mine keeps an eye on Chiaki, but is soon lectured at for not playing properly.
The teachers are discussing about disbanding the S-Orchestra since Stresemann has left the group, but then decide to let A-Orchestra win before doing so. At the same time, A-Orchestra is holding rehearsal but Stresemann leaves early so he can go on a date.
On his way out, he is approached by a conducting student named Ookouchi who wishes to conduct wit the S-Orchestra in place of Chiaki, but Stresemann surprises him by asking him where his bribe is. Stresemann explains that if he wants something he should offer him a bribe.

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Kanon DVD Volume 1 and 2

Published by Adun February 22nd, 2007 in Anime Blogs, Kanon and Merchandise. 8 Comments 894 Views

Ever since Amazon Japan changed their shipping policies, it has been quite awesome receiving my orders within a few days. Today I received the 2nd Volume of Kanon in only 2 days since it was shipped. But it’s also thanks to the postman, he always delivers my stuff first when he’s in the area. Volume 1 actually arrived early last month, just that I forgot about scanning it and doing a post about it.

So anyway, the first two volumes contain 3 episodes each and a special behind the scenes report from Kyoto Animation’s HQ. Also included is a commentary episode, Vol 1 going through episode 1 and Vol 2 going through episode 5. Like a lot of Japanese anime DVDs, they come with little extras. In each DVD, you get a bookmark with a 4koma on one side, a character card and the other side contains a print which is a small section of a larger image. So collect them all to form a bigger picture!

Kanon DVD Volume 1 Scans

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Kyoshiro to Towa no Sora - 06

Published by Adun February 21st, 2007 in Anime Blogs and Kyoshiro to Towa no Sora. 3 Comments 777 Views

With Kuu in shock of finding out she is an Absolute Angel, Mika draws her sword and cuts Kuu’s uniform to reveal the emblem that other Absolute Angels have. Told that she is the 5th Absolute Angel, Kuu begins to have flashbacks to her younger days and of when she used her powers. Meanwhile Setsuna is luring Batraz to Mika’s lair.
Kuu finds herself woken up by Kozue, but she also finds out that she is in her classroom as if nothing has happened. Thinking it was all a dream Kuu starts to cry and goes to Kozue for comfort. During lunch, Kuu tells Kozue how she feels that a normal life is nice and that she is average and nothing special. Kozue tells her she’s not like that at all since she is an Absolute Angel.

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Da Capo II Sequel is coming!

Published by Adun February 21st, 2007 in Anime Blogs and Games. 5 Comments 1,686 Views

Well I haven’t visited the Circus Homepage in a while and having a quick browse it appears that we are having a Da Capo II sequel game! The game titled Da Capo Spring Celebration is set for a 27th April release and will come in a Limited Edition version and a Regular version. The Limited Edition version comes with a special school calendar.

From what I can tell this is more of a fan disk than a brand new game. The basis is that it’s an After Story, so each character has their own After Story which picks up from where Da Capo II left off. Either way this is something I look forward to since Da Capo is one of my favourite series. Nothing like more Otome and more Nanaka!