5 Years of My First Two Gunpla Models: 5th Anniversary Celebration (2019-2024)

Posted on July 16, 2024 by Otaku_Kurai

It’s been 5 years since I built my first Gunpla models. Although I completed my RX-78 HGUC model in 2021, I purchased the model in 2019, and was building it until building issues happened, and thus had to be delayed until 2021. Aside from that, the SD was built and completed in 2019, and goodness me… It’s hard to believe that five years have passed… In fact, remembering that beautiful memory, still feels like it only happened yesterday, and hard to believe that time has passed by so quickly… These two models here, the BB Senshi SD RX-78 Gundam and the HGUC Revival RX-78 Gundam, were my first two models that I finished building in 2019, and 2021. Even though they are flawed by build and a lot of mistakes were made during the build, I don’t regret it one bit because these mistakes symbolize how I have come such a long way with building Gunpla.It pleases me to see, that even after 5 years, these adorable Gunpla models are still with me. I sincerely hope to collect more Gunpla models in the future and improve my skill more and more in time. Tomorrow, I’m going to show off these two models in a more detailed photo shoot.

My Otaku Merchandise Collection As of 7/16/2024 + Funko Pops

Posted on July 16, 2024 by Otaku_Kurai

For some odd reason, I completely forgot to show off some of my otaku merch that I have. As you can see, this is a collection, that even though it’s not the biggest, is still a huge collection nonetheless. It’s a collection in the making for over eight years, and as time goes by, I hope to continue collecting more otaku merch that makes me smile, and make my otaku wonderland appeal even better. I won’t lie that when I see these otaku goodies of mine, I can’t help but a happy, and yet, sad nostalgic feeling of the past. Simply because these otaku goodies in front of my eyes symbolize a time when my life was a lot freer, simple, and less intense and chaotic compared to today. Of course, that doesn’t mean things have gotten worse, in fact, the contrary, this otaku vibing has been the best ever for me, and the best is still yet to come. Simply put, things were just simpler, and like the saying goes in life, “the beginning, is usually the most fondly remembered”. A lot of these collected otaku goodies, mean a lot to me, and some of them were given to me by my loving family. I hope to collect some more in the future. The Funko Pops, Tobi Mask, and Travel Mugs are my favorite.

So far, I do like the photo shoot that I took. The angle, quality, and placement are on point, and my merch looks great in this picture.

My Gunpla Box Collection As of 7/15/2024 + Reorganized And Updated

Posted on July 15, 2024 by Otaku_Kurai

As I have said before, after my anime and manga figure boxes, comes next is my Gunpla box collection. Similar to my anime and manga figure boxes, these boxes were reorganized and made to look nicer with an improved photo shoot for my picture. It looks WAY better than compared to my previous photo shoot. The boxes are perfectly stacked, and placed the right way.

For some reason, there is something about Gunpla boxes. There is nothing more satisfying than building your own Gunpla model and completing it with your own bare hands. When you finish building the model, you stare at it and remind yourself that it was YOU who built those Gunpla models. Through the use of patience, stamina, creative custom add-ons, and problem-solving skills when the hard part happens. Then, you look at the box sets, and the boxes look really pleasant. It kinda symbolizes a feeling of dedication for an awesome collection and an awesome hobby. Also, they are nicely designed for a simple box sets. I hope to collect more in the future! My favorite is the Quanta 00 RG.

My Figure Box Collection As of 7/15/2024 + Reorganized And Updated

Posted on July 15, 2024 by Otaku_Kurai

Even though I previously uploaded a photo of my figure boxes, this one is different. It’s been a while since I uploaded something new, but I decided to reorganize them and make them look better. Overall, I like the way they look, and my favorite part of this change is the Izuku, Uraraka, and Luffy figure boxes at the very end of the top. Also, I feel like the photo shoot of this picture is 10x better than the previous ones.

These are a collection of my figures. From anime, manga, and tokusatsu. Overall, I adore my collection, and I truly hope that I can continue collecting more in the future as time goes on. Also, my favorite, as I have previously stated before, is Konomi Yuzuhara from To Heart 2. Right next to these figure boxes are the plastic models of Gunpla coming right up.

Yuzuhara Konomi – 1/8 (Kotobukiya) Photoshoot

Posted on June 19, 2024 by Otaku_Kurai

It’s been a while since I posted something like this. I haven’t been doing my photography for my otaku goodies in nearly 3 months. So, I decided to brush up my photo shot skills again. I have got to admit, I have been become a bit sloppy, and I have to get back to practicing improving my photo skills for the next upcoming goodies in the future. Hopefully soon, I can get a better camera and take photos that are out of this world. For now, for using something that’s of low quality, I’d say it’s not all bad.

Anyway, in this topic, here I have, my favorite anime figure of my collection, and that’s none other than Konomi Yuzuhara from To Heart 2. As of 2024 since starting with my anime figure collection, this one from Kotobukiya released in 2005 is my current number 1 favorite, but why you ask?

While her texture, design, and material is basically outdated compared to my other figures, seeing as this figure of mines is the oldest of my collection, that’s one of the reasons why it’s my top favorite (for now). This figure is from the mid 2000s (2005), and as you know, I love my 2000s anime since it is my favorite decade of anime. So I will admit that nostalgia factor does play a little role. Her prepainted color is a pleasure to look at as anime figures during that time were just progressing with minor detail, and for her time, mostly, she looked better than other anime figures during that time. I’d say that she still looks relevant and amazing for today’s modern standards. I also enjoy the face, clothing, detail of the figure, and the pose she’s in. One more reason is because Konomi Yuzuhara is a favorite of mines from both the visual novel, and the anime.

I sincerely hope to make a Konomi Yuzuhara figure collection very soon, and talk more about this series when I have time. I hope you enjoy my photoshoot of her!