Melancholy is in the Air

It feels like I've changed my hobby of toy collecting into DVD collecting the further we get into 2010.

Okay, fuck that shit, I've probably said it before (and this too no doubt)... I need to think of some new material to excuse my lack of toys this year!

So anyway, besides me boring you with that routine, all I've really done this week is make steady progress with Sekien no Inganock, finish the remainder of Cat Girl Alliance, and get excited about the news of MangaGamer releasing Minagoroshi-hen this upcoming Monday.


Monday, Amazon.co.uk, I received the Complete Season One of The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya.

I remember that when I watched the first episode (that being the Mikuru one) of this I was just staring at the screen in bewilderment until it ended.

Yeah, I went through the usual "what the fuck" motions afterwards, but I stuck with the series and well, where do you think I got the naming sense for this blog?

Says a lot about what I thought of it, huh?


Wednesday, derbycitymedia, I received Air The Complete Series.

Unlike Kanon, I haven't played the vision novel of Air, so all I have is the anime.

It's a fairly short series, but it also had one of the saddest endings I've seen. Although technically, you can't really call this a complete series because episode 13 is absent (I know it was a pointless recap, but they could have bunged it on the third disc with the OVAs).


Thursday, gameroomdealsinc, I received Air The Motion Picture.

This retelling of Air wasn't that bad, but after seeing the series it feels like it's lacking something, could just be me thinking that because they did it differently though.

Even a slow week has its plus sides

It has been a quiet week on the 'Nemmy getting new stuff' front, but Nemmy did get a couple of new DVDs.

I saved this post until now because I'd spent most of the last week completing all the routes in Muv-Luv Extra (man, if this is considered the worst part of Muv-Luv, I can't wait for Unlimited and Alternative), and doing some overhauling to The Nerdsphere blog as I'm its newly appointed webmaster (so be sure to check that out).


Anyway, on Wednesday from supermartusa I received G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero Season 2.0 4-DVD Set.

Yeah, I got the newest G.I. Joe boxset (even though I'm still running behind in terms of actually watching the other sets I currently have).

Next on the list will be that upcoming release of the animated movie.


And yesterday from tqtoys I received GunBuster 2 (a.k.a. Top wo Nerae 2! or simply DieBuster).

Compared to the original GunBuster series (which is one of my all-time favourites) I didn't like DieBuster as much, but I obviously liked it enough to drop a tenner for it.

Doing this in bulk can be a drag

Prepare to be shocked (man, that felt incredibly lame), for Nemmy has finally got some new toys in addition to the increasing slew of DVDs he's been getting!

Like before, this'll be a review of the week's purchases in a single post (the main reason for this is cos I got distracted with VNs such as Wind, Muv-Luv and the just released KIRA☆KIRA Curtain Call).


Entry number one is the Outlaw Complete Collection I got from spun_cds_dvds on Monday.

Like I said when I got the Cowboy Bebop movie, this was one of the real highlights on CNX for me.

In actual fact I preferred Outlaw Star over Cowboy Bebop at that time, don't know if that still holds true now though (it has been a long time since I last watched them).


Entry number two arrived on Thursday from Kapow Toys, supermart_usa and all your music.

• WST Robots Communication Liaison
• KM-01 Knight Morpher Commander
• WST Robots Military Operations Commander
• Lucky Star Complete Collection
• Lucky Star OVA
  

Lucky Star I got simply because its Lucky Star, and seeing as it was available for a rather decent price helped in my decision (although the lack of an English dub on the OVA is kinda strange when the series itself had one).

The WST Blaster and Shockwave (it's easier to call them that) are nice toys for their size, but I fear they're a tad too fragile for repeated transforming.

Hell, I almost broke one of Blaster's handle pieces because the damn black bit wouldn't slide over as it should (that piece now has a bloody stress mark on it!).

As for the Knight Morpher Commander (a.k.a. Hearts of Steel Optimus Prime), I'd say its a bloody impressive piece of work.

My only real concern with it however are the arms. Seriously, the sounds I heard from those joints really scared the shit out of me (no toy should ever make a sound like that!).


Entry number three came from HMV.com on Friday.

If this looks familiar, then you'd be correct as this is simply the 2-Disc Collection's Edition of the Evangelion: 1.11 You Are (Not) Alone DVD I received last week.

I didn't even know there was bloody two disc version out there until AFTER I damn well bought the fucking single disc release (I'll be sure not to repeat this mistake again).


Entry number four which I received yesterday from supermartusa was the Kite and Mezzo Forte double-disc set.

This is the uncut release, so you probably know what that entails. If not, you might actually be better off not knowing...

Some old classics on shiny new discs

Yeah, Nemmy got lazy in doing this again.

But to be fair I was playing the Tsumihoroboshi Chapter of Higurashi no Naku Koro Kai that was released by MangaGamer (not to mention getting the partial patch for Muv-Luv as well).


Anyway, Nemmy got some more DVDs (sorry, no toys again) this week, and the first one which I received on Monday from supermart_usa was Cowboy Bebop Remix Complete Collection (and it was much cheaper its UK released counterpart!).


On Thursday from HMV.com I received the 5 Disc Movie Collection of Street Fighter.

I know I already have the Street Fighter II movie, but the set was listed for a tenner and too good to ignore (even though the Street Fighter Alpha movies aren't all that great in all honesty).


Yesterday from liza0025 I got Ulysses 31 The Complete Series.

What more can I say about Ulysses 31? Its an old classic I used to watch on Channel 4 oh so many years ago.


And today from Play.com, Nemmy got his paws on Evangelion: 1.11 You Are (Not) Alone two days before its official release date!

Kanon with a side of Die Hard

Here's some more DVDs I got this week.


First we have Die Hard 4.0 Ultimate Action Edition from uk-no1-store that arrived on Tuesday.

This is the one with the 'Unrated' cut I mentioned before, and boy it makes it feel more like a Die Hard film with all the profanity and gore intact.


And now to today where I received Kanon the Complete Collection from supermartusa.

Yeah, I'll admit Kanon is a very cutesy series, but its also one of the better adaptations I've seen of a visual novel (unlike some which make me rage!).

Hell, you may even recall some of the posts I made about the Kanon VN when it was in the stages of having partial translation releases.

Taking a chance on a Giant Robo

I guess I should start this by mentioning The Nerdsphere (that'll please them no doubt), for it was there that I got some interesting recommendations on anime DVDs from the other members.


And with that being said, the DVD I received from all your music today was Giant Robo The Animation Perfect Collection.

I decided to grab this because it was under a tenner, and of course the giant robot factor.

Other than that, I don't really know that much about Giant Robo (besides the fact it got released as a Revoltech a few years ago), so I'm hoping it won't disappoint.

Yippee-ki-yay, King of Braves!

Here's yet another postings of 'no toys, just some DVDs' from yours truly.


Anyway, this next lot of DVDs from Tesco and supermart_usa are as follows.

• Die Hard 4.0
• King of the Braves GaoGaiGar Season One Collection
  

Die Hard 4.0 (a.k.a. Live Free or Die Hard) was a gift from my dad that he got when he went shopping this past Wednesday.

I did like this film a lot when I saw it on TV (I believe it was on Channel 4), and from what I understand both it and this DVD are the 'PG-13' cut.

After learning of this I really want to see that so-called 'Unrated' cut so I can see how it should have been (c'mon, even the usage of "Yippee-ki-yay, Motherfucker!" got hit by the censors).

And of course there's the GaoGaiGar I got yesterday, or at least half of it.

GaoGaiGar was the first Brave series I watched, and it is still one of my favourite anime series ever.

It got me buying various GaoGaiGar toys, and it also had me watching Betterman because of its apparent connection.

Crying Devils and Space Cowboys

Man, the DVDs just keep on coming!


Anyway, today from pridestuff and Amazon.co.uk I received.

• Devil May Cry The Animated Series The Complete Series
• Cowboy Bebop The Movie
  

Now I'd be the first to admit that Devil May Cry wasn't an adaptation without its flaws (and boy, it had them alright), but even someone as picky as me is hard-pressed to say no when the chance of owning the entire series for £5.76 comes knocking (seriously, would anyone honestly say no to it at that price?).

The movie of Cowboy Bebop on the other hand; well, that's another story cos the last time Nemmy watched anything Cowboy Bebop related was when CNX were broadcasting the series along with the likes of Outlaw Star and Dragon Ball GT.

I know I can get the series on DVD if I wanted, but not for the price I've seen it listed in the UK.

I'm sorry, even though I adore anime like crazy, I'm not paying a small fucking fortune for it.

So for now, the movie (which I haven't seen yet) will be all I'm getting at this time (as far as the UK release goes anyway, cos who knows? I might think about importing it from elsewhere at a much cheaper price).

Time travel at its bittersweet best

I've been buying a lot of DVDs lately haven't I?

I guess it's because I finally found a way to make my PC multi-region that's given me enough reason to be on the lookout for DVDs (especially if I'm able to find stuff I like at bargain prices).


Anyway, the DVD I got today from fayity was The Girl Who Leapt Through Time Limited Collector's Edition (this one is the HMV exclusive release rather than the recent 2-disc release).

Oh, and it case you were wondering, I didn't pay £20 for this like the label says.

Also, that English title is a tad long for my liking, so I'll be referring to it as TokiKake (the abbreviation of its Japanese title Toki wo Kakeru Shoujo).

I only decided to get this film on a whim cos I learned it was directed by Mamoru Hosoda, who also directed another film I saw fansubbed fairly recently called Summer Wars (which was a damn good film that took me by surprise that's for sure).

I've already watched the film and I can say with ease that TokiKake was a nice change from the usual anime I tend to watch, and this fact alone made it a very worthwhile purchase.

What can be better than free LEGO?

Today's edition of bragging was brought to you by the Daily (and Sunday) Mirror (because they had some free toys to give-away).


Yeah, so in addition to the carry box, play-mat and stickers, I also got these.

• LEGO Racers 7801 Rally Racer
• LEGO Racers 7802 Le Mans Racer
• LEGO Racers 30030 Tiny Turbo Rally Raider
• LEGO Racers 30033 Truck
• LEGO Racers 30034 Tow truck
• LEGO Racers 30035 Off Road Racer 2
  

These were rather simple to build, but also very fun to do as well (and the fact they were free made the deal even sweeter).