Is it me, or have my fellow bloggers seemed rather busy over the past couple of days? I'm wondering if it's had anything to do with Labor Day, or perhaps the beginning of the Fall semester (for college students at least.) I've definitely got my hands full this week, what with a new copywriting job, the start of an extra-large load of classes at UMD and a double-header show this weekend with one of my bands. I may have to delay the next editorial a bit, but Gothloli Haruhi-sama's unexpected arrival is news enough to warrant a mini-post for everyone's entertainment. Gawk with me, fanboys and fangirls! Loyal Haruhiists, prostrate yourselves!
Apparently this 1/7 PVC figurine is extremely popular or was manufactured in extremely limited supply. I ran across this as a pre-order item listing on Hobby Link Japan several weeks before Otakon 2008 and was instantaneously smitten. Although I am rather new to models and figurines, I HAD to have this one; there's just something about the black and white... So I pre-ordered one and patiently waited for it arrive among the tail end of a barrage of merchandise en route to my home address. But to my great dismay they sold out loooong before they were ever available for normal (non-preorder) purchase. As expected, I received an e-mail from Hobby Link several weeks later stating, essentially, "Sorry dude, but you're S.O.L. They've all been gobbled up by rabid otaku."
*Ahem* so I looked around on eBay, and sure enough, some slick bastard in Hong Kong had gotten his (or her) hands on a few and was selling them for $10 or $20 extra, a piece. This is a common 'business' practice that I can't decide whether to be infuriated at or grateful for. I mean, I know I'm getting screwed, but it's *Haruhi* we're talking here! Long story short, I shelled out the dough and she is MINE now, a whopping two months later. Muahahahahahahahahah!!!!!!! (By the way, anyone into LDs? I'd love to trade info on old LD titles. I would consider doing a post on laserdiscs if people were actually still interested in them...)
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My friend got that one a few months ago (he’s a figure-ota) and he went crazy afterwords.
I believe his words were, “oppai! pantsu!”
The figure has cast-off right?
That’s an interesting looking Haruhi figure! I’m debating on whether or not I should get into figure collecting. Maybe when I have more money and less debt. Maybe…
TheAndySan
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See I would buy that, if I knew I wasn’t going to be ridiculed by everyone I know. I envy you! Oh if you haven’t already done so, do a search on ISBN: 0-7595-2944-2
I like the chest size. hehe.
I…. don’t understand the appeal. Do you DO anything with it? Like advance into cover to provide anti-tank support for your pinned tactical marines as the Chaos Predator bears down on them?
Ave Deus Imperatrix! Veneratio quod Palma ut Suus nomen! Suus lacuna erigo phasmatis , suus frendo planto vulgaris populus operor susicivus vulgaris res! Sententia nos es indignus of suus intentio , verumtamen laus suus! Is est exordium , is est Terminus , is est Vita , is est Diligo!
Laus Haruhi!
I, for one, welcome our Gothloli Overlord
@zqube: Don’t think it’s cast off, but you will definitely find pantsu beneath the billowy black and white skirt
@TheAndySan: Well said! I know the feeling, unfortunately…
@Omar Ali: Haha I am not to be envied, by any stretch of the imagination. Looking forward to October’s graphic novel release.
@rollchan: Yes this PVC is fully-equipped.
@skoll: Besides providing hours upon hours of SD-eyed hanyaning entertainment for the garden variety Haruhiite, it can also be used to establish a kekkai against blasphemers, heretics, and all-around enemies of the Haruhi World Order.
@Myssa Rei: I studied Latin for four years about seven years ago, but have since forgotten nearly everything. Not sure exactly of the translation, but I can tell at least that it is utterly awesome. Your offering of words is appreciated XD
@EvilDevil: いっらしゃいませ！
I feel like I stumbled in on something creepy.
@Maipeisu: It’s not a graphic novel, it’s the light novel!
@skoll: LOL.
@Omar Ali: NANDESUTO?! Light novel?! I am VERY excited now. You shouldn’t have told me about this, I can hear my wallet weeping already.
OMG. I am insanely JEALOUS. Just looking at pictures of goth-loli Haruhi makes me almost wish I got into model collecting…
UMD as in University of Maryland? If so, wow small world.
Anyways, that figure certainly looks like it’s worth the extra 20$
@redhobbit: Yah, Maryland. You go there too? I just transferred, so this is my first semester there. Is there an animu club??
Yeah I’m a MechE undergrad. There’s an animu club, but I stopped going around last year since they mainly show shows I’m already watching (Hayate) or don’t want to touch with a ten foot pole (Rosario+Vampire, ZnT). Although occasionally they’ll show some older stuff such as Noir or Hokuto no Ken which I certainly appreciate.
If you wanna check them out I’m sure they’ll have a table setup for the first look fair, which is about a week and a half from now.
@Maipeisu: Funny that you post this right after I told you I was going out with a gothloli…..