http://heiseidemocracy.com Modern Visual Culture Digest Mon, 05 Dec 2011 19:05:11 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://heiseidemocracy.com/2009/01/06/otaku-metaculture-otaku-no-video/ http://heiseidemocracy.com/2009/01/06/otaku-metaculture-otaku-no-video/#comments Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:53:37 +0000 Seiya http://heiseidemocracy.com/?p=9070 http://heiseidemocracy.com/2009/01/06/otaku-metaculture-otaku-no-video/feed/ 14 http://heiseidemocracy.com/2008/12/30/otaku-metaculture-nhk-ni-youkoso/ http://heiseidemocracy.com/2008/12/30/otaku-metaculture-nhk-ni-youkoso/#comments Tue, 30 Dec 2008 00:14:09 +0000 Seiya http://heiseidemocracy.com/?p=8958 On the Creation of a Comprehesive Index of Otaku Metaculture. Which is to say, my attempt at creating a (more or less) complete list of anime, manga, and video games which happen to be centered on characters who are themselves afficionados of anime, manga, and video games. For our first installment, we will be featuring a retrospective for a franchise that is very near and dear to HD (hint: the site is named after it).]]> http://heiseidemocracy.com/2008/12/30/otaku-metaculture-nhk-ni-youkoso/feed/ 5 http://heiseidemocracy.com/2008/08/21/figure-review-daiki-kougyous-seyada-tara/ http://heiseidemocracy.com/2008/08/21/figure-review-daiki-kougyous-seyada-tara/#comments Wed, 20 Aug 2008 22:19:00 +0000 Shingo http://heiseidemocracy.com/?p=8751 Wonder Festival 2007 Summer that Vispo's Seyada Tara kit would be seeing a PVC incarnation from Daiki Kougyou, shock and awe was a phrase that handily described my mental state. While she doesn't fit the normal spectrum of what I'd look for in a 2D girl, her phenomenal retro-futuristic design combined with the epic sculpt and sheer colossal presence of the figure compelled me to plunk down the large portion of paycheck required to fund her acquisition. All the pieces are in place for a truly historic figure, but does Daiki live up to the task? Read on!]]> http://heiseidemocracy.com/2008/08/21/figure-review-daiki-kougyous-seyada-tara/feed/ 19 http://heiseidemocracy.com/2008/06/10/artbook-review-yamashita-shunyas-wild-flower/ http://heiseidemocracy.com/2008/06/10/artbook-review-yamashita-shunyas-wild-flower/#comments Tue, 10 Jun 2008 13:31:18 +0000 Shingo http://heiseidemocracy.com/?p=8473 announcement of Wild Flower, the second artbook collection of Yamashita Shunya's illustration works (following Sweet Dreams, released almost three years ago). It arrived on store shelves today, and we managed to track down a copy before it disappeared and bring you this look inside. Needless to say, this is something Shunya fans aren't going to want to miss:]]> http://heiseidemocracy.com/2008/06/10/artbook-review-yamashita-shunyas-wild-flower/feed/ 13 http://heiseidemocracy.com/2008/06/01/figure-review-shuraki-vol-5-rizfis-rize-luttiva-mente/ http://heiseidemocracy.com/2008/06/01/figure-review-shuraki-vol-5-rizfis-rize-luttiva-mente/#comments Sun, 01 Jun 2008 06:58:53 +0000 Shingo http://heiseidemocracy.com/?p=8172 http://heiseidemocracy.com/2008/06/01/figure-review-shuraki-vol-5-rizfis-rize-luttiva-mente/feed/ 31 http://heiseidemocracy.com/2008/05/31/magazine-review-megami-vol-98-july-2008/ http://heiseidemocracy.com/2008/05/31/magazine-review-megami-vol-98-july-2008/#comments Sat, 31 May 2008 06:37:55 +0000 Shingo http://heiseidemocracy.com/?p=8140 Megami Magazine things are officially heating up in the countdown to issue 100! The sticker price was raised to reflect the presence of additional extras, and unlike last issue there are no Nanoha filler posters to be found - just pure original poster goodness, and a lot of nice ones at that. Read on for a look at one of the best Megami issues to appear in recent months:]]> http://heiseidemocracy.com/2008/05/31/magazine-review-megami-vol-98-july-2008/feed/ 26 http://heiseidemocracy.com/2008/05/28/figure-review-shuraki-vol-4-nida-needa-schuetlich/ http://heiseidemocracy.com/2008/05/28/figure-review-shuraki-vol-4-nida-needa-schuetlich/#comments Wed, 28 May 2008 13:49:07 +0000 Shingo http://heiseidemocracy.com/?p=7902 http://heiseidemocracy.com/2008/05/28/figure-review-shuraki-vol-4-nida-needa-schuetlich/feed/ 25 http://heiseidemocracy.com/2008/05/20/eromanga-toshokan-vol-011-b-chiku/ http://heiseidemocracy.com/2008/05/20/eromanga-toshokan-vol-011-b-chiku/#comments Tue, 20 May 2008 13:01:30 +0000 Shingo http://heiseidemocracy.com/?p=7369 Eromanga Toshokan review series returns with a look at the latest offering from veteran mangaka DISTANCE, who according to his Mangaoh product search has been in the business for at least ten years now. As I've seen his books come out over the years I've typically picked them up, thumbed through them with serious consideration, and ultimately put them back down unpurchased; this is the first to make it into my collection, for reasons I hope will become clear below. Note: this is a hardcore [ERO] book. If you’re under 18 or not interested in hardcore content this post is not for you.]]> http://heiseidemocracy.com/2008/05/20/eromanga-toshokan-vol-011-b-chiku/feed/ 5 http://heiseidemocracy.com/2008/05/17/figure-review-shuraki-vol-3-char-shall-rhousemann/ http://heiseidemocracy.com/2008/05/17/figure-review-shuraki-vol-3-char-shall-rhousemann/#comments Sat, 17 May 2008 07:51:22 +0000 Shingo http://heiseidemocracy.com/?p=7471 Mishiro Akatsuki and Riu Meifeng reviews first (if you haven't already, or need a refresher on what the Shuraki series is), and then continue the saga with our look at the contents of Char's multimedia package:]]> http://heiseidemocracy.com/2008/05/17/figure-review-shuraki-vol-3-char-shall-rhousemann/feed/ 16 http://heiseidemocracy.com/2008/05/15/figure-review-food-girls-strawberry-chan/ http://heiseidemocracy.com/2008/05/15/figure-review-food-girls-strawberry-chan/#comments Thu, 15 May 2008 13:46:41 +0000 Shingo http://heiseidemocracy.com/?p=7418 Food Girls artbook and the first I'm aware of to use scent as a gimmick. Who could pass up a figure with such curious credentials? Certainly not me, resulting in the review you're about to see:]]> http://heiseidemocracy.com/2008/05/15/figure-review-food-girls-strawberry-chan/feed/ 10 http://heiseidemocracy.com/2008/05/13/figure-review-uarts-cerberus-project-kanu-unchou/ http://heiseidemocracy.com/2008/05/13/figure-review-uarts-cerberus-project-kanu-unchou/#comments Tue, 13 May 2008 13:26:54 +0000 Shingo http://heiseidemocracy.com/?p=7384 Pearl Black Ryomou before her this kit is a glimpse back in time at French Doll's craft before he fully matured as a sculptor, but nonetheless has so many charm points that I couldn't pass her up - not to mention being the only castoffable entry in the Cerberus Ikkitousen lineup thus far. Read on for a look at how UArt managed with their latest PVC conversion:]]> http://heiseidemocracy.com/2008/05/13/figure-review-uarts-cerberus-project-kanu-unchou/feed/ 8 http://heiseidemocracy.com/2008/05/11/event-report-whf-ariake-18/ http://heiseidemocracy.com/2008/05/11/event-report-whf-ariake-18/#comments Sun, 11 May 2008 02:10:06 +0000 Shingo http://heiseidemocracy.com/?p=7195 World Hobby Festival Ariake 18 Final with an overall "meta" look at the event. If you've been wondering exactly what WHF is or why it was canceled after nearly a decade of successful operation, this is the post for you:]]> http://heiseidemocracy.com/2008/05/11/event-report-whf-ariake-18/feed/ 6 http://heiseidemocracy.com/2008/05/09/whf-ariake-18-pvc-maker-galleries/ http://heiseidemocracy.com/2008/05/09/whf-ariake-18-pvc-maker-galleries/#comments Fri, 09 May 2008 04:21:23 +0000 Shingo http://heiseidemocracy.com/?p=7245 WHF Ariake 18, we take a look at the coming PVC and resin releases of professional makers present at the event. Includes uncensored looks at Yamato's Animal Girl Bonnie and Daiki Kougyou's Sugimoto Anna, a gallery of Musashiya's castoff Ikkitousen cold casts, and Kurushima's "swimsuit" Kanu resin, among others:]]> http://heiseidemocracy.com/2008/05/09/whf-ariake-18-pvc-maker-galleries/feed/ 7 http://heiseidemocracy.com/2008/05/08/whf-ariake-18-garage-kits-galore/ http://heiseidemocracy.com/2008/05/08/whf-ariake-18-garage-kits-galore/#comments Thu, 08 May 2008 04:25:05 +0000 Shingo http://heiseidemocracy.com/?p=7194 WHF Ariake 18 with a final sweep through the day's photo shoot, catching dozens of great figures that didn't quite fit in anywhere else. A lot of sculptors worked really hard to make this final event one to remember, and all their hard work paid off:]]> http://heiseidemocracy.com/2008/05/08/whf-ariake-18-garage-kits-galore/feed/ 18 http://heiseidemocracy.com/2008/05/08/whf-ariake-18-to-heart-2-fate-nanoha/ http://heiseidemocracy.com/2008/05/08/whf-ariake-18-to-heart-2-fate-nanoha/#comments Wed, 07 May 2008 23:14:34 +0000 Shingo http://heiseidemocracy.com/?p=7183 To Heart 2: Another Days expansion new life was breathed into the venerable Leaf bishoujo game franchise, resulting in a significant garage kit presence at WHF Ariake 18 which we document here. Nanoha StrikerS continues into 2008 with the strong showing it had last year, and while reduced in number there were still a few Fate/stay night kits of note that were worth taking a look at:]]> http://heiseidemocracy.com/2008/05/08/whf-ariake-18-to-heart-2-fate-nanoha/feed/ 4