Monthly Archives: August 2011

PAX Prime 2011 Swag

Photos of nearly everything I got at PAX Prime 2011 last weekend (August 26-28, 2011). Most of the stuff is up for trade or sale.


- 3-Day Badge & a Team Fortress 2 card with promo code for an arm accessory
- The TF2 card code is the only one that has been used out of everything gotten so far. I gave it to my brother as soon as I got it.

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Recettear Recette Cosplay Progress

I’m making a Recette cosplay from Recettear ~An Item Shop’s Tale~ for PAX Prime 2011 and Kumoricon 2011. I am kind of on the hook to churn this out. I’ll try to update this post daily.

If you have any questions about the costume and cosplay, feel free to ask.


Day 0

- I printed out a reference picture of Recette which turned out to be a shade darker than the in-game artwork, so I took note of that fact and kept in mind to purchase raw materials a shade lighter than on the reference sheet.

- (Reference picture is of the big Recette in the background of the below picture)

- After a quick overview of her outfit, I decided to make the costume layer by layer instead of buying all of the raw materials in one go.

- I ordered a 40cm-long wig in tea brown from Fantasy Sheep on Taobao. This would take the longest time to arrive out of all costume parts.

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Baka to Test to Shokanju Two! Opening Theme – Kimi + Nazo + Watashi de JUMP!!

You + Riddle + Me and JUMP!!
Vocals: Larval Stage Planning
Lyrics: Hata Aki
Composition: Takase Kazuya
Arrangement: Takase Kazuya

Hi!! Question: Which is better, being alone or together?


My colorful future is beginning to turn
How much should we talk about? Are you pretending to not see it?

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The IDOLM@STER 4th Ending Theme – Aoi Tori

Bluebird
Vocals: Imai Asami as Kisaragi Chihaya
Lyrics: Mori Yuriko
Composition: NBGI
Arrangement: Miyahara Keita

Crying is easy
But my tears weren’t shed in sadness
Because it’s me
who even chose
to part ways
from having fallen in love

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