{"id":435,"date":"2006-09-12T20:28:59","date_gmt":"2006-09-12T12:28:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.darkmirage.com\/2006\/09\/12\/so-many-things-so-little-money\/"},"modified":"2006-10-29T09:42:28","modified_gmt":"2006-10-29T01:42:28","slug":"so-many-things-so-little-money","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.darkmirage.com\/2006\/09\/12\/so-many-things-so-little-money\/","title":{"rendered":"So many things, so little money&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I have a problem. I am running on a tight budget this month (hint: Haruhi DVDs) and Japan decided to help me with this problem by releasing all sorts of wonderful things that I would die to get my hands on. For fuck&#8217;s sake Japan! A guy can only die once, you know.<\/p>\n<p class=\"caption\"><img id=\"image434\" src=\"http:\/\/www.darkmirage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/12_rei.jpg\" alt=\"Otaku Rei\" \/><br \/>\nSad to say I own the entire series of that book<\/p>\n<p>So the question is&#8230; What should I die for?<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<h3>Item No.1<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chara-ani.com\/ditails.asp?prdid=C11606007\">D.C. II &#8211; Nanaka Shirakawa mousepad + phonecard set<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Price: 3,500 yen<\/li>\n<li>Probably more since they don&#8217;t ship overseas and I have to use a middleman.<\/li>\n<li>Mousepad size: 190mm x 220mm<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"caption\"><a class=\"imagelink\" href=\"http:\/\/www.darkmirage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/12_nanaka.jpg\" title=\"Nanaka\" rel=\"lightbox\"><img id=\"image436\" style=\"border:0;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.darkmirage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/12_nanaka.gif\" alt=\"Nanaka\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Everyone knows that I am a Nanaka fanboy. The design used by the phonecard is, in my opinion, the best CG of her in the game. I want this bad. The other D.C. II girls are also available from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chara-ani.com\/pickup.asp?html=index.html&#038;path=hatunejima\">Chara-Ani<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Item No.2<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/page11.auctions.yahoo.co.jp\/jp\/auction\/n45192932\">D.C. II &#8211; Nanaka Shirakawa limited edition Zippo lighter<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Price: 7,000 to 10,000 yen<\/li>\n<li>Probably more since it&#8217;s Yahoo Auctions<\/li>\n<li>Officially licensed Zippo lighters<\/li>\n<li>Sold during Comiket 70<\/li>\n<li>Only 300 made, each with a serial number<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"caption\"><a href=\"http:\/\/page11.auctions.yahoo.co.jp\/jp\/auction\/n45192932\"><img id=\"image438\" src=\"http:\/\/www.darkmirage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/12_zippo.jpg\" alt=\"Nanaka Zippo\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I don&#8217;t smoke. I don&#8217;t collect lighters. BUT THIS IS JUST WAY TOO COOL. (Okay, maybe my definition of &#8220;cool&#8221; is a bit off) Each lighter has its unique serial number, which tickles my inner collector soul. The original retail price at Comiket was 6,000 yen, so <a href=\"http:\/\/page11.auctions.yahoo.co.jp\/jp\/auction\/n45192932\">Yahoo Auction<\/a> prices aren&#8217;t too bad. <strong>Yet<\/strong>. (Just wait till a D.C. II anime is announced) Oh so tempting&#8230;<\/p>\n<h3>Item No.3<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amiami.com\/shop\/ProductInfo\/product_id\/61980\">1\/20 Tachikoma from Megahouse<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Release Date: Feb 2007<\/li>\n<li>Price: 10,000 yen<\/li>\n<li>Made of ABS<\/li>\n<li>Multiple articulations<\/li>\n<li>130mm tall<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"caption\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amiami.com\/shop\/ProductInfo\/product_id\/61980\"><img id=\"image439\" src=\"http:\/\/www.darkmirage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/12_tachikoma.jpg\" alt=\"Tachikoma\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I am lazy. I bought the 1\/24 Tachikoma model kit last year and have yet to open the box. This however is pre-built, bigger and cooler. The only catch is that it&#8217;s a few times the price of the original too.<\/p>\n<h3>Item No.4<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cdjapan.co.jp\/detailview.html?KEY=NEOSL-11427\">School Rumble &#8211; Yakumo Tsukamoto pillow cover from COSPA<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cdjapan.co.jp\/detailview.html?KEY=NEOSL-11428\">School Rumble &#8211; Eri Sawachika pillow cover from COSPA<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Release Date: 20\/11\/2006<\/li>\n<li>Price: 9,000 yen each<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"caption\"><img id=\"image440\" style=\"border:0;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.darkmirage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/12_sr.jpg\" alt=\"School Rumble\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Wait! I know what you are thinking&#8230; Take a deep breath. Relax. Anyway, COSPA quality is worth the money. But as much as I like Yakumo and Eri, they are not exactly my favourite characters of all time. Still, somewhat interested.<\/p>\n<h3>Item No.5<\/h3>\n<p>Want to buy: money-printing machine plz!<\/p>\n<p>Anyway, considering the fact that I&#8217;ve already pre-spent most of my money for the next year or so, I think I need to think carefully about this and not make any rash deci&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;Oh fuck it. Nanaka is calling for me!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have a problem. I am running on a tight budget this month (hint: Haruhi DVDs) and Japan decided to help me with this problem by releasing all sorts of wonderful things that I would die to get my hands &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.darkmirage.com\/2006\/09\/12\/so-many-things-so-little-money\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[13,14],"tags":[251,113,60,1098,131,249,248,250],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.darkmirage.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/435"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.darkmirage.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.darkmirage.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.darkmirage.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.darkmirage.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=435"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.darkmirage.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/435\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.darkmirage.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=435"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.darkmirage.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=435"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.darkmirage.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=435"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}