Happy new year, all!
By now I’m sure you’ve noticed that there hasn’t been much in the way of new content recently (understatement alert). A quick disclaimer: I am not Shingo. I have never been Shingo, and no matter how hard I try, I will never be Shingo.
Like the rest of you, I have not been in contact with Shingo since September. I do not know, and will not speculate about the reasons behind the abrupt halt in posting on this site, but I will say that I have it on good authority that Shingo is alive and well, and I am sure I speak for everyone when I say that we wish him only the best in all his future endeavors, be they otaku-related or otherwise. Shingo ran this site (for all intents and purposes) all by himself for three years, out of the goodness of his heart. In the end, this essentially amounted to having two full time jobs. He deserves a vacation more than anyone else I know, but that does not change the fact that without him the site has languished and stagnated beyond recognition. Which brings me to a decision that I am praying will prove to be the lesser of two evils.
It is my intent to begin posting here.
Now, I cannot do what Shingo does. Few men can. I do not have either the skills or the resources at my disposal to report on all of the figure and eroge topics that Shingo covered. However, I do fancy that I have something to contribute to the discussion of modern 2D culture, and because it would quite simply be too painful for me to watch this site fade away into nothing after all it has given me, I will try to make the best of things in Shingo’s absence. I ask for your patience and understanding as the site evolves into something new and different.
Who’s with me?
Please introduce yourself ^_^
Let’s see how this turns out! :)
I was a Hobby News fan here. I don’t mind if the Reviews will be gone, because Shingo didn’t do review that often anyway. But if you could supply news, other aspect than the 2D, I’d be really appreciated.
Happy new year!
Is shingo at C75 w/ his futa materials?
Anyone saw him?
Anyway, looking forward to what seiya gonna deliver
Three words, starts with ‘World’ and ends in ‘Warcraft’. :P
If I had an authors account I could post all the random preorders that pop up on Hobby Search
Bravo! The unwashed masses eagerly await your attempt to emulate Da Man himself!
Wow, a new post! It’d be great to see this site regain some of its former glory. Thank you, Seiya.
Looking forward to seeing what comes of this. Onward to the future.
Anything is better than nothing? O_o
Figgers… I check this site every day, and then when I take a break because of the holiday season new content appears…
Happy New Year and good luck with restarting HD :)
The best of luck to you Seiya!
Just do your own thing rather than trying to fill another person’s shoes. :)
Glad to have new info from this site. Great job with your first post too. ;)
Burn Cosmo, Burn!!!
Oh my, I come back from vacation and I see a new post on HD! :O
I’ll be looking forward to your posts Seiya!
I thought I was crazy when I saw that HD was updated. Good luck to you Seiya and don’t let HD die!
And Happy New Year.
We wish the best to Shingo and we look forward to your posts!
I feel strongly about what Shingo offered as well and I’m with you! I’d say that if there is some amount of timely discussion on figure news then the site will maintain at least a good chunk of its original visitors.
Just do your best with what you plan on doing. That’s fine by me. :3
Good luck to you, sir! ^_^
Glad to have new info from this site. Great job with your first post too. ;)
Good luck and best wishes to the new HD life !
I came here looking for a figure review and went “OMG! THE SITE IS UPDATED!” Awesome.
Not just awesome..Righteous and kick ass!
i am so glad to see some news, i used to check HD like 3 times a day, and now i am glad that i can and actually expect something new again!
Wow, I checked the site on a whim, and was surprised to see it updated! Here’s hoping for a great HD in 2009 :D
Welcome Seiya! I’m glad you’re willing to take one for the team and keep this site updated.
Welcome Pegasus Seiya XD
Well, I Hope Shingo coem back and You together contnue in HD because Shingo is really Good for Figures and You For Otaku stuff
Wow, I’m a little behind but it’s great to see a the site with some fresh content. Much Luck in the future!
Great to see HD moving again!
howdy to the new guy. i’m curious why all my comments that were pending in moderation were not approved? :(