Boku wa GUNDAMMU!!! (oh wait, wrong show…)

Your deposed emperor of fabulousness, Lelouch, here bringing you the 2nd of a trilogy (1st of 2 parts) of WonFest 2009 posts by our trinity of Yuki-to, myself and Panther. As always, WonFest brought more temporary joy and never-ending wallet (I guess wallets are no longer useful since they won’t be holding any cash soon anyway) agony for the figure faithful. For this part, I’ll be presenting the announcements from Max Factory, Wave, Yamato, Gift and Aoshima even though most of the stuff that I want are from Alter, which will be in the care of Panther.

Otherwise known as figure heaven or wallet hell…

Looks like Wonder Festival 2009 Summer is upon us… just a quick rundown on the figure updates from the money-milking figure manufacturers…

Venue: Makuhari (not at Tokyo Big Sight it seems)
Date: July 26, 2009
Notes: Basically where almost all figure manufacturers (not just an isolated show like what Good Smile likes to do) show off their new and upcoming releases. Not only limited to PVC figures, but garage kit makers are here as well. A breeding ground for exclusive figures that makes people scream in eternal anguish.

Image thanks to Incise-soul.

And the summer is already upon us with full force. I have been feeling the raging heat here for weeks already, so much so that my room temperature has gone up abnormally each day, forcing me to turn on my air-conditioner for short stretches to bring it down so I can survive. But in any case, I was never a fan of summer anime much, and this current list of anime series airing is still not enough to make me feel encouraged. Nevertheless, here are mine and three other guest writers’ impressions of the shows we are or are not watching, and unlike my spring anime watchlist, this is a serious post, because I got others’ opinions written in as well.