Comments on: tadaima~ trip pics, some haruhi/nanoha/fate/stay night movie ramblings

By: meronpan

meronpan — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 01:57:58 +0000

yeah, was a bummer being under the weather but somehow still managed to have a good trip ^^;

it does appear that gamers has contracted back a bit. a little easier to navigate though since you don’t have to wonder which side of the store you’re on ^^;

By: Wolfheinrich

Wolfheinrich — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:22:50 +0000

Falling behind on the blogroll. Sorry to hear you got sick before your trip :( I would have wanted to see the FSN movie myself but alas, all my budget is being allocated towards Dollfie Dream atm.

When I stopped by Gamers last August, I knew they were doing some construction work, so it seems like they have shrunk their size a bit? I would love to hit Japan again sometime this year.

By: meronpan

meronpan — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 07:43:31 +0000

indeed very beautiful ^^ although that is a special area where they’ve preserved the historical look of the taishou era on purpose, giving it that particular look ^^

By: meronpan

meronpan — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 07:41:10 +0000

don’t blame ya… like most stores it doesn’t necessarily stand out that much until you know it’s there ^^; not to mention it’s pretty much the same as most other stores… manga, anime, games, character goods… ^^;

as you may know i’m pretty easy to please but yeah, in my opinion all three movies were great ^^

with the economy the way it’s been i’m not surprised akiba seems to have contracted a bit… over the years the buildings have always been changing a lot (even the good years) so assuming that’s still true it would explain the empty buildings and change of focus.

By: Shiddo

Shiddo — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 23:11:46 +0000

So pretty photo http://meronpan.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/2010japantrip02.jpg and so pretty place. Love these Japaneses buildings ~ old streets. Would love to live in one of those ^^

Lucky you to see those movies ^^ Will have to wait a bit ^^

By: Q

Sat, 27 Feb 2010 15:14:24 +0000

For some odd reasons I have never stepped foot into Gamers, even though I have been to Akihabara for a few times already. It’s really strange but I always felt like to go to other stores instead.

So both Nanoha, Haruhi, and F/SN movies are good? There sure are a lot of anime movies this year; I also have Gundam 00 movie on my to-watch list later this year.

But regarding to what you said about Akihabara, it sounds like some stuff are fading away, and that the place nowhere close to its higher times anymore (especially after hokosha tengoku got removed there).

I’ve only been to Ueno Park once, but there sure a lot of performers there, and for some reasons a lot of crows too which surprised me a bit.

By: meronpan

meronpan — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 05:25:52 +0000

hahahah ah well, figured it wouldn’t hurt to mention :P

personally yeah, they can get quite hot. i got sort of nauseous the first time i was in one… though that may have been the hangover :P

to some extent you can get warmer/cooler water by moving closer/further from the water source.

By: Blowfish

Blowfish — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 20:33:53 +0000

You know what?
I was sitting here sighing when the name Nonaoha popped up and soon after my name popped up XD
Well if its really a compressed version of Nanoha its probably a hundred times better than the series but I still dont feel like watching it…ever again.

So Ive actually got a qiestion about the Onsen.Is it actually really that steaming hot as everyone says that it makes you nauseous of you stay too long in it?

By: meronpan

meronpan — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 09:33:21 +0000

that’s right, you guys just got through some pretty intense snow, huh ^^;;

highly recommend any and all food from carts and such ^^ yakitori, takoyaki, taiyaki, fried mochi… always seem to have tasty stuff ^^

By: meronpan

meronpan — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 09:31:43 +0000

spring is really lovely… late march or early april lets you enjoy the beautiful sakura, just be sure not to go all the way to the end of april when golden week starts ^^; late may gets you past golden week but then it starts getting warm and with june, you have tsuyu (rainy season).

i’ve read fall is also a great time to visit, though personally haven’t been during that time yet…

of course with those generalizations, moving farther north or south may dampen the impact of some less preferred weather trends…