Ya know, I've known about this for a while, but maybe it's time to share.http://kouhi.me/idol/It's called Idol Sorter, and just like the name goes, it pits idols against your sense of moe and sorts them based on how much they make that sen…

I never wrote about this, but I got the Mio Honda figure last... October when she came out. It's a really nice figure, and just like Uzuki and Rin before her, it's based on her New Generations card.There's not too much in the way of gimmic…

So, it looks like the MIQ concert at AWA is happening at the same time as the Idolm@ster panel. Dang it, now I gotta choose, but... well, sorry guys, I'm leaning towards the concert.On the other hand, I have three or four costumes to take …

Ever had one of those moments where you puzzle over something hard, then let sit for a while because you can't figure it out, then eventually forget about it?Around nine months ago, I started on a singable translation of Uzuki Shimamura's …

After a good nine months of these lyrics being complete but for two lines, I finally had a bolt of inspiration for them today. There are some places that I feel could be improved, but I feel good about the lyrics as a whole. I'll save why …

I've had her for a while, but I've been slacking on making this post.It's Uzuki! Following in the footsteps of Rin, the Cute iconic Cinderella Girl has a figure now too!She actually comes with an exchangeable face part, and the figure has …

If any of you have heard of the game Casting Voice, it's Bandai Namco's new production game where you raise voice actors instead of idols. Kind of a nice concept, and the preorder bonus was a couple of download codes, so I decided to go fo…

Earlier this week, my Rin Shibuya figure that I bought from AmiAmi came in. The figure is nothing short of stunning.However, when putting the figure together, I was a little worried because fitting all the extra pieces (the mic, cable, and…

Okay, so this is old news by like a week, but Yuki Himekawa finally is getting voiced! Whooooo!The third Cinderella Girl poll took place a few weeks ago, with the usual promise that the top 5 idols will debut as a unit with their own CD. H…

There's a decided lack of Baseball Girl in it, but there's a new Cinderella Girls PV out, and it's animated! WHOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!Update (29 November 2013): Okay, Bandai Namco doesn't want this thing floating around on the net, and is issui…

So, ever wonder what would happen if characters from your favorite anime series all decided to go out to karaoke?I've known about this line of vids for a while, but I still find them pretty funny. Someone out there (who goes by the name ya…

Day two of Anime Weekend Atlanta was mostly filled with signings and concerts, as far as I was concerned. There was an Iwata and Asakawa signing at 13:00, and so with my previous con experiences in mind, I sought to be at that line at 12:0…

Well, I'm back from AWA 2013, and I had a blast. Really, this was a really good con this time around... far and away removed from the days when the only thing to do was to hang around the video game rooms and play DDR.Lately, the con has b…

Unfortunately, my Atlanta friends aren't cosplaying in the end. One of them... from what I understand couldn't get all the pieces together in time.Luckily for me, I was able to get everything together - even when a wig I needed didn't actu…

So, about a month ago, I went to Anime Boston with my friends and I had a blast. I didn't really take too many pictures of anything besides Raj and Origa at their concert Saturday night, though.Pictures: http://caelk.shutterfly.com/picture…

So, I read through the script I made of Rockin' Girl Volume 1, and thought I could do a little better in some places, especially in the last chapter.Translation (text only): http://www.mediafire.com/?waymt8l4p2tb3wkOnline Gangan: http://ww…

Finally finished my translation of the first volume of Idolm@ster Cinderella Girls, Rockin' Girl. It contains chapters 1 - 5, and a few of the lines actually changed from when it was published in Online Gangan.Translation (text only): http…

Stir-fried ground pork, with sliced mushrooms... and of course, bean sprouts.Soy-based sauce and rice vinegar were added during the cooking of the meat, and the mushrooms were added later. After everything was nearing doneness, I dumped in…

Finally, a translation for Rockin' Girl, Chapter 4. After around three weeks of the chapter being out on Online Gangan, I finally got around to finishing it.http://www.mediafire.com/?7co08d88odba8waNext one is released online in April, mea…

Around sixteen months ago, I released chapters 7 and 8 of Neue Green. Then I got lazy for some reason, and stopped translating the manga.Well, I wanna finish what I started, so after a long hiatus, I got back to it over Christmas. I went o…

Third chapter of Rockin' Girl, for anyone that's curious. Added a little personal touch to some of the lines in this one, I just couldn't help myself.Translation (text only): http://www.mediafire.com/?6x426cpdwoa30ddOnline Gangan: http://w…

Once again, a chapter of Rockin' Girl since it's up on Gangan Online. This time, chapter 2. Text only, as always.It's also serialized in Big Gangan (I'm sure Volume 1, 2013 is out already), so if you want to catch the third chapter, you'll…

Lazy first draft text only (not applied to raw scans) translation of Rockin' Girl, Chapter 1 which is all that's out right now. Serialized in Big Gangan, though you can also find the latest chapter on their online site at Online Gangan.Tra…

Today I spent sometime going to a doujin market, Idol Survivor at Hamamatsu-cho. It took up half a floor in the Metropolitan Trade Center there, and there was quite a line. I think there was another doujin market happening on the other hal…

I'm going to go out on a limb and say that all my readership is going to be interested in this part and want all my photos. I'll post some here, but for the rest you'll have to go to my online photo album.Public photo album: http://caelk.s…

So this is (most) everything I've been spending my money on recently, and by recently, I mean at around the time of the last Celga run. My music playing equipment has been revived and revamped, with new music to boot (all of which have val…

One kinda wonders how a cell phone game can garner a huge following, especially when most of the gameplay is collectomania. Well, the game kinda exploded and has so much participation, they're having trouble keeping the servers up and runn…

The International Saimoe Contest has started... been started, but this year is special. With the Idolm@ster anime out, some of our idols are up against characters from other shows.'Course, not many people really know what Im@s is and stuff…

So, after not spending money on anything cool for the last since new years, I finally got fed up with things and spent a bunch of money. With my contributions, maybe the yen will go up to 80 yen to the dollar instead of 83.612 like it is n…

Unfortunately, this guy doesn't like Baseball Girl (Yuki Himekawa) as much as I do, or this would be filled with fandom awesome.Someone needs to do an RPG replay with the CG idols.