Rendered Beauty

3d model Cosplay Tifa Lockhart

2009-05-27T10:47:00.001-07:00

Introducing the first in what i hope to be a series of 3d model Cosplay posts, from the elderly. And yes i admit it, I'm along way away from any semblance of designing accurate clothing props. Rendered using Daz3d , Victoria 3 and some post rendering in Pixia. Anything to liven up a quiet Tuesday.

Wallpaper of the Week

2009-05-27T10:46:00.001-07:00

good o'l Ada Wong (RE4) from babene.ru

Pic of the Week

2009-05-27T10:45:00.000-07:00

from webzengames

3d model Cosplay Tifa Lockhart FFVII

2009-05-27T10:44:00.002-07:00

Well ask an amateur for something and this is what you get, by special request for J, Tifa sans braces and elbow guards, skirt texture needs a miracle, and gauntlets..... oh well it's early days. And to make matters worse the heating was busted on the day of the photoshoot...

ps. if anyone can post a link to some free clothing braces and a long hair file, Tifa here wouldn't have to look so glum

Burst Angel Jo Wallpaper

2009-05-27T10:44:00.001-07:00

A character from the anime Series Burst Angel. Silver hair, red eyes, carries twin Desert Eagles and is known as "The Angel from Hell." Because of her artificial creation Jo has superhuman abilities. The appearance of a glowing tattoo on her left arm and shoulder blade usually indicates that Jo has been put under too much pressure.

Gungrave Forum Avatars

2009-05-27T10:43:00.001-07:00

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Anime adaptation of a Playstation 2 Video game.

Pic of the Week

2009-05-27T10:42:00.002-07:00

by Anry Nemo, found on bbs.tom.com
click image for full size
deviantart page

Wallpaper of the Week

2009-05-27T10:42:00.001-07:00

Dark Phoenix from Marvel.com

3d Cosplay Poison

2009-05-27T10:40:00.000-07:00

Character from the Video game series Final Fight. The most difficult part was finding a hat prop and realising that hats don't squash 3d hair. Accepting the idea that Poison is a newhalf, is probably never going to happen.

Nana Komatsu & Osaki Cosplay

2009-02-24T04:47:00.000-08:00

Originally a shōjo manga by mangaka Ai Yazawa, The manga derives its title from the name of the two main characters, both of whom are called Nana. What sets them apart, however, is the stark difference between their personalities. Nana Komatsu (aka Haichi) has a childlike innocence and tends to lose touch with reality, while the other Nana Osaki is a strong, self-confident singer in a punk band.

Cosplayers are Kaori and Hinata from Taiwan.

Elderly would like to thank Kawaii Princess Poine, who manages one of the classiest personal blogs your likely to see. Take a visit leave a comment, and do, if you do nothing else this evening, check out her extraordinary taste in music.

Supergirl Figure from Kotobukiya

2009-02-24T04:46:00.000-08:00

A DC Comics superheroine created by Otto Binder and Al Plastino in the late 1950s as part of Superman mythos. Now From Japanese Figure manufacturers, Kotobukiya, comes Supergirl pre-painted vinyl statue standing approximately 10" tall and packaged in a 4-color window box. The Supergirl figure is due to ship by late December 2007.

Reith Wallpaper (Magna Carta)

2009-02-24T04:45:00.000-08:00

A character from the game Magna Carta Phantom of Avalanche and Tears of Blood.

Pic of the Week

2009-02-24T04:44:00.000-08:00

from Tabula Rasa

Wallpaper of the Week

2009-01-26T03:47:00.000-08:00

Eagle Nebula from eesa

Kanon Opening Theme "Last Regrets"

2009-01-25T19:41:00.000-08:00

Kanon Game, Second edition opening

Kanon - GAME OP - Last regrets
by Tomo_Tomoyo

Ayana live in Budokan 2006

Kanon is a Japanese visual novel with a wealth of media spin offs including two anime adaptations, 5 novels, three drama cd's and two manga. In addition nine official albums and a single related to the Kanon series have been released.

The opening theme is titled "Last Regrets", sung by Ayana.

Official Game Site (Japanese)
First Anime site
Second Anime site
List of Kanon soundtracks
Ayana Official Website

Concept Art God of War II

2009-01-21T14:08:00.000-08:00

From Official Website

3d Cosplay Talho

2009-01-21T14:07:00.000-08:00

elderly discovers depth of field and coloured lights....

Revy Forum Avatars

2009-01-21T14:05:00.000-08:00

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Character from Anime Series Black Lagoon.

Pic of the Week

2009-01-11T15:39:00.002-08:00

Shower scene screencap from Video game Parasite Eve

Wallpaper of the Week

2009-01-11T15:39:00.001-08:00

Image from Soa Lee

Japanese Figure Sculptors DNG

2009-01-11T15:37:00.000-08:00

Japanese Figure Sculptors DNG

Official Website

Ergo Proxy Wallpaper

2009-01-11T15:36:00.000-08:00

Ergo Proxy is a science fiction suspense anime television series, produced by Manglobe. Ergo Proxy features a combination of 2D digital cell animation, 3D computer modeling and digital special effects. The series has some cyberpunk elements and focuses heavily on the psychology and mentality of its protagonists.

The story takes place in a futuristic city called Romdo, built to protect its citizens after a global ecological disaster. In Romdo both humans and androids (AutoReivs) coexist with each other peacefully. But a series of murders committed by berserk robots infected with a virus are starting to jeopardize the delicate balance of the social order.

The Character featured in Wallpaper is Inspector Re-l Mayer of the Citizen Intelligence Bureau. Re-l is in charge of investigating a series of brutal murders apparently committed by AutoReivs infected with the Cogito virus.

Official Website (english)
Official Website (Japanese)

Trinity Blood Forum Avatars

2009-01-11T15:34:00.000-08:00

Trinity Blood Forum Avatars

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Shaiya Light and Darkness Cosplay

2009-01-01T13:35:00.000-08:00

Shaiya Light and Darkness Cosplay

From the Korean mmorpg Shaiya, Light and Darkness

Cosplay found on tom.bbs
Shaiya Light and Darkness Website

3d Cosplay Cammy

2009-01-01T13:34:00.000-08:00

3d Cosplay Cammy

Cammy, (aka Cammy White, Killer Bee) is a character in the Street Fighter video game series. First appearing in 1993 in the fighting game Super Street Fighter II. Elderly discovers props, and loses the ability to light a scene properly.. oh well early days

Heroic Age Opening

2009-01-01T13:32:00.000-08:00

Heroic Age Opening

Mecha based anime currently airing on Japanese TV networks. The Theme is called "Gravitation" Sung by Angela (a Japanese pop band).

wikipedia entry
TV Tokyo Website (Japanese)

Pic of the Week

2009-01-01T13:31:00.002-08:00

Pic of the Week

Concept Art by Limha Lekan

Wallpaper of the Week

2009-01-01T13:31:00.001-08:00

Wallpaper of the Week

Concept Art from Limha Leken

Shining Tears Elwin Figure from Eye Scream

2009-01-01T13:28:00.000-08:00

Shining Tears Elwin Figure from Eye Scream

Elwin (aka Elwyn) is a hunter elf Character from the PlayStation 2 game, Shining Tears. It is Elwyn who rescues Xion, who she finds washed up on the shore of a river close to death. Pre-painted PVC 1:8 scale figure, standing 8" tall, from manufacturers Eye Scream.

Shining Tears Website

Fantasy Art

2008-12-24T00:50:00.000-08:00

Found on pchome.net, fantasy art from Chen K'u (best guess). Cover art for a series of novels or comics in traditional Chinese, called "Sleeping Warrior Spirit/God" . If someone could direct me to the the artist's website or provide a proper translation of the title I'd be most grateful.

Ugetsu Hakua Fantasy Artist "Flamboyant"

2008-12-24T00:49:00.000-08:00

Images from Doujinshi "Flamboyant" by artist Ugetsu Hakua. A Japanese artist best known as the conceptual character designer for Bakuretsu Tenshi (Burst Angel). He publishes doujinshi under the doujin circle name Yellow Tag. Flamboyant is his first solo illustrations book, representing his work for the "Burst Angel" Anime series.

Yellow Tag Website

Ugetsu Hakua Fantasy Artist

2008-12-24T00:47:00.000-08:00

Japanese Artist publishing under the name "Yellow Tag", images from his doujinshi "Lith"

Yellow Tag Website

Wallpaper Silkroad Online

2008-12-19T07:22:00.000-08:00

Silkroad Online (also known as "SRO" or "Silk") is a free massively-multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) created by the South Korean company Joymax. The setting for the game is that of the historical Silk Road, one of the world's oldest and most historically important trade routes. Unique from other MMORPGs, the game is centered around trading.

Wikipedia overview

Servers:
Silk Road International
Japanese
Korean
Taiwanese
Chinese
Vietnamese

Wallpaper of the Week (Widescreen)

2008-12-19T07:21:00.000-08:00

from Olivier Ponsonnet

Pic of the Week

2008-12-19T07:19:00.000-08:00

From Image Scan Union

Dragon Raja Wallpaper

2008-12-19T07:18:00.000-08:00

A mmorpg based on a fantasy novel, written by Korean author Lee Yeongdo. The Game bears a notable likeness to Diablo and Final Fantasy.

English Server
Japanese Server

Mitsuru Kirijou (Persona 3) figure from Kotobukiya

2008-12-19T07:15:00.000-08:00

Mitsuru Kirijou ( 桐条美鶴) is a character from Persona 3 the fourth (?) in Atlus' unusually thought-provoking RPG series of games for the Ps2. She is the Student Council President and born into a wealthy business family. The Mitsuru PVC figure stands over 8 inches tall (1/7th scale) including her display base, and has been sculpted by Kosuke Arai. Kotobukiya have provided the option of equipping her with her trusty sword or a gun.

Persona 3 is currently in release in Japan, and will be released in North America in summer 2007.

Persona 3 Game Site (Japanese)

Available from Entertainment Earth

Masamune Shirow Wallpaper

2008-12-14T15:33:00.000-08:00

Masamune Shirow debuted as a professional manga artist with Appleseed in 1985. Subsequently his unique talent has led to the creation of other titles such as Orion, Dominion, and perhaps the most well known- Ghost In The Shell. Shirow's works can be best described as cyberpunk / military-police themed but recently has focused his creative energy in the creation of beautiful, detailed and groundbreaking Computer Graphic artworks.

Masamune Shirow Bio

Aya Brea 3d Cosplay

2008-12-14T15:32:00.000-08:00

Two Steps forward one step back in the continuing learning process that is daz3d.

Aya Brea is a character from the Parasite Eve series of games published by Square, The first game (never released in the west) is a sequel to the novel "Parasite Eve", written by Hideaki Sena.

Aya Brea was born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1973. She joins the police force to investigate her mother's mysterious death, quickly becoming a dedicated police woman noted for her calmness under pressure.

In the first game she must fight against creatures whose mitachondria had begun to act on their own, causing horrible mutations to their hosts and creating havoc in the city. The most powerful and terrible of these creatures is Eve.

Parasite Eve Official Website

Wallpaper of the Week

2008-12-14T15:31:00.000-08:00

from bbs.Tom.Com

pic of the Week

2008-12-14T15:30:00.000-08:00

from bbs.tom.Com

or more correctly image from sgconline.com

"Ikki Tousen" Ryomou Shimei PVC Statue from UART

2008-12-14T15:27:00.000-08:00

Shimei Ryomou is a character from the Anime series "Ikki Tousen" a 13 episode anime series loosely based on the manga by Yuji Shiozaki. The series features a large female cast, with notable ecchi content.

Shimei is one of the Nanyo High School's "Big Four." She is an expert using the "joint-technique" when she fights. She has an absolute confidence in her ability as a fighter but changes her personality to a that of a sadist whenever she fights. She always wears an eye patch on her left eye.

Shimei 1:7 scale PVC statue measures 6-inches tall and comes in a colorful window box from Hong Kong based figure manufacturers UART (The United Arts of Real Toys)

A video game for Ikki Tousen is being developed on the Sony Playstation 2 and is due to be released in Japan this summer 2007.

Available from Entertainment Earth

Genco Official Website
Ikki Tousen on Animenews

Pic of the Week

2008-12-03T14:59:00.001-08:00

From Tom.bbs.com

Wallpaper of the Week (Widescreen)

2008-12-03T14:58:00.000-08:00

from Kim Hyong Jun

Eureka Seven Music

2008-12-03T14:57:00.001-08:00

Eureka seven opening 1
by noire

The music of Eureka Seven is available on three different compilations composed by Naoki Sato and a variety of other artists who composed insert songs used in the series. The third soundtrack, "Complete Best", includes the full-length versions of the opening and ending themes for both the series and game, as well as the insert song for the final episode.

Video opening Theme "Days" by Flow

Eureka Seven Merchandise on Play-Asia.com

Nina Williams

2008-12-03T14:55:00.000-08:00

Nina Williams is a character from the Tekken game series. Nina is an assassin appearing in every Tekken release so far. She has a notable love/hate relationship with her younger sister, Anna Williams.

Nina has a lethal fighting style, consisting of a plethora of throws, elaborate kick combos, grapples, holds, and chain-throws (something that only a select few Tekken series characters have). In 2005, Nina Williams has also starred in her own spin-off game,

Death by Degrees.

Tekken Official Website (Japanese)

pic of the week

2008-11-22T16:32:00.002-08:00

From concept art for sgonline.com

Wallpaper of the week (Widescreen)

2008-11-22T16:32:00.001-08:00

from Olivier Ponsonnet

Magna Carta Phantom of Avalanche #2

2008-11-22T16:31:00.000-08:00

Prequel to the PlayStation 2 title, Magna Carta: Tears of Blood, with Character art by Hyung-Tae Kim

Hyung-Tae Kim Fansite

Ignis Cosplay From Sideways

2008-11-22T16:30:00.000-08:00

Courtesy of the delectable Sideways, photos from her attendance at A-KON 18, can't wait for her portrayal of Mina Majikina due (fingers crossed) for AnimeFest 2007. Head over to her Flickr album for more images.

Aya Brea 3d Cosplay #2

2008-11-22T16:29:00.000-08:00

A character from the Parasite Eve series of games published by Square, justice i hope for a less than satisfying earlier post.

Abel Nightroad Trinity Blood Wallpaper

2008-11-22T16:27:00.000-08:00

A character from Trinity Blood, Abel Nightroad is a Catholic priest who seems to be nothing more than a clumsy, absent-minded fool on the surface. Created 2088 A.D. in London, United Kingdom, Abel is a Crusnik, a vampire of extreme, extraordinary power that feeds on the blood of vampires.

Official Manga Site
Official Anime Site

pic of the week

2008-11-13T08:35:00.001-08:00

character art from Sergey Kondratovich

Wallpaper of the Week

2008-11-13T08:34:00.001-08:00

Natalie Portman as Senator Padmé Amidala, from Star Wars Attack of the Clones. More from Starwars.com

Lineage Dark Elf Cosplay

2008-11-13T08:33:00.000-08:00

from 1713.com

Lineage is a Korean MMORPG series. Dark elves were once members of the light elves that were banished for practicing dark magic. They have opposing qualities and traits: light elves use white magic and are quick and agile, but lack offensive strength. Dark elves practice dark magic, have high offensive capabilities due to superior mental and physical strength, and are nearly as agile as the light elves. However, dark elves suffer from weak defensive abilities, and are more prone to being stunned.

As with every class (except Dwarves), the dark elves are separated into two classes: fighter and mystic, opening several avenues of play style. They notably wear fetish clothing-inspired outfits and reverr Shilen, the goddess of Death.

ecchi Wallpaper

2008-11-13T08:32:00.001-08:00

selection from ecchi-haven.net

Sacred Saga Art Saint Seiya Card Deck

2008-11-13T08:31:00.001-08:00

Saint Seiya also known as Knights of the Zodiac, is a manga and anime series about a group of five mystical warriors called the "Saints" (or "Knights") who have adopted various constellations as their guardian symbols.

The US "Knights of the Zodiac" version was heavily critized by fans of the series, due to the extensive amount of editing used to remove the violence, bloodshed, and religious themes (eg blood was colored blue and called sweat.

Sacred Saga is a Deck of cards painted and published by Saint Seiya fans. Sacred Saga contains 56 cards in total:

Spades: Theocracy (12 Olympus Gods+Athena as Spade A)
Hearts: Holy Comfort (12 Gold Saints+Aries Mu as Heart A)
Clubs: The Seduce of Sea (5 main Bronze Saints, 7 Marinas+Virgo Shaka as Club A)
Diamonds: Doom Star (12 Surplices+Aquarius Camus as Diamond A)
Jokers: Poseidon and Hades, plus 2 extra Pandora and Hades

more images from mimi6cu index

Oneechanbara Aya Figure from Yamato

2008-11-13T08:29:00.000-08:00

1:6 scale PVC model from Yamato. Aya is a character from the Ps2 and xbox 360 game series, "Oneechanbara". Aya is a Japanese cowgirl known for hacking and slashing her way through hordes of shuffling zombies and nightmarish boss creatures. Oneechanbara is an action game series developed by Tamsoft for D3's Simple 2000 series for the PlayStation 2 and more recently xbox 360. Official Oneechanbara webpage

The Oneechanbara series puts players in control of a lone girl (or in later games, two girls with the ability to tag out) against a legion of the undead. The gameplay is like a simplified version of Devil May Cry, as players guide their characters through the stages, completing tasks whilst hacking through enemies. more from Wikpedia

Simple Series 2000 Vol. 61: The Oneechanbara (released as Zombie Zone in Europe) released in Japan on June 26 2005. Available from Playasia.com

Simple Series 2000 Vol. 80: The Oneechamploo − The Neechan Tokubetsuban The Oneechamploo (released as Zombie Hunters in Europe in March 2007) is an upgrade to The Oneechanbara and includes two new characters: D3 Publisher idol Riho Futaba and her younger sister Makoto. Available from Playasia.com

Simple Series 2000 Vol. 90: The Oneechanbara 2 was released on December 22 2005 in Japan. A full sequel to the original game, it features a new female playable character clad in biker leathers. There is no news of an English language release. Available from Playasia.com

Simple 2000 Series Vol. 101: The Oneechanpon is an upgraded version of The Oneechanbara 2 featuring returning characters Riho and Makoto, as well as the female warriors Kiku and Hana, the stars of Simple 2000 Series Vol. 87: The Nadeshiko. Available from Playasia.com

Cosplay from Seven Mirrors Stories

2008-11-13T08:23:00.000-08:00

Cosplay from Qin Guo Yuan Ling 倾国怨伶

more images from Tom.bbs

Wallpaper of the week

2008-11-04T15:32:00.001-08:00

"Race Day" Dan Wheaton Concept art from Carbonmatter

Pic of the Week

2008-11-04T15:30:00.000-08:00

from Wallcoo.com

Snow Patrol "Run" and Last Exile Fan Video

2008-11-04T15:27:00.000-08:00

AMV - Last Exile - Snow Patrol - Run
by yokadaishi

Archlord the Next RPG Wallpaper

2008-11-04T15:26:00.000-08:00

A Free to Play online mmorpg published by Codemasters and released October 2006.

Archlord Official Website
Japanese Website

Wallpaper from Tom.bbs

pic of the week

2008-10-28T18:20:00.002-07:00

Chinese Artist Feimo

Wallpaper of the Week

2008-10-28T18:20:00.001-07:00

from games.tom.com

Golden Angel Anime Cards

2008-10-28T18:18:00.000-07:00

I know absolutely nothing about this series of 13 cards, as found by Princess, on digik.gallery.net.

Anonymous revealed: "They're Golden Cloth Warriors of Saint Seiya. Originally they are male, but here female". thank you Anonymous

Wallpaper Kal Online

2008-10-28T18:16:00.000-07:00

KAL-Online is a fantasy MMORPG from Inixsoft. Originally from South Korea, KAL-Online is currently available in Korean, English and Chinese for free.

(kal is Korean for "sword")

English language site
Kal online fan pages
Korean Site
Chinese Site (thanks Roys!)

Wallpaper of the Week

2008-10-18T12:02:00.001-07:00

from Yuehui Tang

pic of the week

2008-10-18T12:01:00.001-07:00

From Aly Fell @ darkising.co.uk

Tifa Cosplay

2008-10-18T12:00:00.001-07:00

As found on tom.com

Motoko Kusanagi Wallpaper

2008-10-18T11:59:00.001-07:00

Motoko Kusanagi is a character from Masamune Shirow's "Ghost in the Shell" anime and manga series. She is a cyborg employed as the squad leader of Public Security Section 9, a fictional division of the real Japanese National Public Safety Commission. The name 'Ghost in the Shell' refers to Major Motoko Kusanagi's self doubt as to whether, with all of the modifications she still retains a soul, a 'ghost' in the shell of what she has become.

Motoko Kusangi Shrine
A must visit for Kusanagi Fans

Motoko Kusanagi on Wikipedia
Ghost in the Shell Official Website

Shenhua 1/8th scale figure from Max Factory

2008-10-18T11:58:00.001-07:00

1/8th scale pre-painted PVC figure from Max Factory, at a rather hefty price!

Shenhua is a character from Anime series Black Lagoon, a Taiwanese assassin in the employ of Mr. Chang. She prefers to use various edged weapons in close combat, in particular a pair of kukri knives linked together with a length of leather rope at the handles. She is also skilled in the use of throwing knives. Shenhua is a professional rival of Revy, whom she has worked with and against at times. Her personal religion is Taoism. One of her most notable traits is her broken speech pattern, which is always moving between Chinese and English.

Gunsmith Cats Manga

2008-10-18T11:56:00.000-07:00

Gunsmith Cats is a series of manga and anime work by Kenichi Sonoda. The story centers on two young women, 18-year old Irene "Rally" Vincent and her partner, 17-year old "Minnie" May Hopkins.Rally and May operate the "Gunsmith Cats" gunshop and sideline as works as a bounty hunters.

In 2004, Sonoda created a sequel to the original nine volume manga series entitled Gunsmith Cats Burst. which was picked up by Dark Horse Comics for North American distribution, as well as re-releasing the original Gunsmith Cats in its original right-to-left Japanese orientation.

Gunsmith Cats on Wikipedia

pic of the week

2008-10-10T15:16:00.001-07:00

from mop.com

Wallpaper of the Week

2008-10-10T15:15:00.000-07:00

from desk.designxf.com

Dedong123 Fantasy Artist

2008-10-10T15:14:00.000-07:00

Beijing artist Dedong123 full size images on site

Claymore Opening

2008-10-10T15:13:00.000-07:00

vid upped by Drakonx

Theme "Raison D'Etre" by Nightmare (a heap of thanks to TheHans for setting me straight :)

Faithfully based on a dark fantasy manga series written and illustrated by Norihiro Yagi 13 volumes of the original Japanese edition and 8 in English have been released. Each chapter in the manga is referred to as a "scene". The anime series was first aired in April of this year.

The series follows the adventures of Clare a "Claymore" a half demon warrior with silver eyes, trained to recognise and rid the world of deadly creatures called "Youma" . Considered a rogue for picking up a stray child & almost losing herself to her youma side by "Awakening", she is constantly assigned the most dangerous of missions.

Claymore Anime Official Website (Japanese)
Claymore Manga Official Website (Japanese)
Claymore on Wikipedia

Fantasy Artist Marko Jakobi

2008-10-10T15:12:00.000-07:00

Images by German artist Marko Jakobi from his website Terrasight.Net

Concept Artist James Hawkins

2008-10-10T15:10:00.000-07:00

James Hawkins got his start in the game industry in 2000. Since then he has worked for several companies, perhaps best known as a concept artist for video games Unreal II , and Gears of War.

James Hawkins Website

Wallpaper of the Week

2008-10-04T18:02:00.001-07:00

Giantess sized 1600x1200 wallpaper from 4chan

Pic of the Week

2008-10-04T18:01:00.000-07:00

Witchblade Wallpaper

Shining Tears Mao 1/8th scale figure from Beagle

2008-10-04T17:59:00.000-07:00

PVC statue of Mao stands 8-inches tall and comes fully painted in a stylish window box. Mao is a Quaterbeast female Ninja, a character from the Ps2 game Shining Tears.

The game's characters were designed by the Japanese hentai artist Tony Taka.
An anime adaptation of the game was announced by Sega, entitled 'Shining Tears X Wind', and began airing in early April 2007.

Shining Tears Website
Shining Tears Japanese Website

Gundam Wallpaper

2008-10-04T17:58:00.000-07:00

One of the longest running series of anime, featuring giant robots (mecha), the series first aired in 1979 with Mobile Suit Gundam (the First Gundam). Developed principally by Yoshiyuki Tomino, along with a changing group of Sunrise creators who went under the collective pseudonym "Hajime Yatate".

Gundam is the name or nickname of several mobile suits or mobile fighters. The Development of the series has seen the use of calendar systems or timelines. Common to all Gundam calendar systems is a basic premise that Earth having established space colonies within the Solar System eventually engages in an armed conflict against them. The majority of Gundam works, take place in the Universal Century calendar system.

Gundam Reference on Wikipedia
Gundam Official Website
Gundam Official Website (Japanese)

A-ga Character Art

2008-10-04T17:57:00.000-07:00

A-GA is a hentai PC game developed by Illusion Soft* and released on June 25, 2004. Essentially over an hour of adult 3d rendered movies with 5.1 surround sound, tied together with a basic game element.

*llusion is a company from Yokohama, Japan, famous for developing 3D eroge such as the Biko series, Battle Raper, Des Blood series, Artificial Girl and Sexy Beach. Due to Illusion's policy, its games are not intended to be sold or used outside of Japan, and official support is only given in Japanese and for use in Japan.

Official Website (Japanese)

Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 Wallpaper

2008-10-04T17:55:00.000-07:00

Persona 3 is the Fourth game in the Persona series for the PlayStation 2. The story moves in a slow, day-to-day pace over the span of a year, with two principal elements of gameplay. Participate in school activities (studying, building a social life, etc.) to build up your statistics, A gamestyle similar to Japanese Dating sims. The second element involves fighting demons in Tartarus at night.

Japanese Official Website
US Official Website

Pic of the Week

2008-09-30T14:39:00.001-07:00

from kjun.org

Wallpaper of the Week

2008-09-30T14:38:00.001-07:00

from Wallcoo.com

Cosplay Taki from Soul Calibur

2008-09-30T14:37:00.000-07:00

Taki is a character from the Soul Calibur series of fighting games developed and produced by Namco. Taki is a female ninja, orphaned and raised by Fu-ma ninja clan. She is one of only three characters who have featured in every Soul Calibur game.

Cosplay from Lillyxandra

Tenjho Tenge Wallpaper

2008-09-30T14:36:00.000-07:00

Tenjho Tenge (aka Tenjo Tenge) is a *seinen anime and manga series created by Oh! great. The manga is officially published in North America by DC Comics, The anime, directed by Toshifumi Kawase and produced by Avex Mode and TV Asahi, was first broadcast in 2004. There is also a 2-episode OVA named Tenjho Tenge: Ultimate Fight

*Seinen
a subset of anime or manga that is generally targeted at an 18–30 year old male audience. It has a wide variety of art styles and more variation in subject matter. List of Seinen manga on Wikipedia

Heavenly Sword Wallpaper

2008-09-30T14:35:00.000-07:00

Or more correctly Nariko wallpaper. Nariko is a crimson haired character from a new Ps3 game Called "Heavenly Sword" due for release September 2007.

Nariko is the daughter of Shen the chief of a rural warrior tribe, tasked with guarding the Heavenly Sword, a weapon once wielded by a god. Although the sword's energy has protected the clan for centuries, that ceases to be the case when evil king Bohan comes calling, wiping out much of the clan, and imprisoning Shen so that he can get his hands on the sword. But before his troops manage to capture the weapon, Nariko reaches it and begins using it to rescue her father. However, the weapon was not intended to be used by mortals, and it begins to drain her life force as she wields it. You fight to find her father and defeat the king before Nariko has must sacrifice her life.

Heavenly Sword Official Website
Developer's Website

Susumu Hirasawa "The Girl in Byakkoya" Paprika Theme

2008-09-30T14:33:00.000-07:00

vide upped by poch92513

Closing Theme to 2006 Movie Paprika*. Susumu Hirasawa is a Japanese electropop-artist, best known for his soundtracks to the anime series and Sega Dreamcast game Sword of the Berserk and the score to Paranoia Agent

*Paprika is a Japanese animated science fiction film based on Yasutaka Tsutsui's 1993 novel Paprika, about a female research psychologist involved in a project to develop a device that will permit therapists to help patients by entering their dreams.

Paprika Limited Edition DVD (2discs) on Playasia.com

Pic of the Week

2008-09-24T07:07:00.002-07:00

From the image forum on bbs.tom.com
If anyone has an idea as to it's origin please drop a short line in the comment section, so I can acknowledge the incredible talent of the artist.

Wallpaper of the Week

2008-09-24T07:07:00.001-07:00

from artist Glen Angus

Other Worlds Wallpaper

2008-09-24T07:06:00.000-07:00

Maggi Concept Artist

2008-09-24T07:05:00.001-07:00

Character art from Korean artist Maggi, concept artist for mmorpg Granado Espada (aka Sword of the New World)

Ergo Proxy Fresh Field "Voice of Dissent"

2008-09-24T07:03:00.000-07:00

Awesome Fan made movie upped by AriaMournesong

Art of Daryl Mandryk

2008-09-18T12:24:00.000-07:00

Concept artist for Turok, Need for Speed, Def Jam Fight for New York, cover artist for Gamepro, xbox magazine.

Official Website

Wallpaper of the Week

2008-09-18T12:23:00.001-07:00

1280x1024 from Darkhorse Comics "Shi"

Pic of the Week

2008-09-18T12:22:00.000-07:00

From Heise on Deviantart.com

Christie Wallpaper from DOA

2008-09-18T12:18:00.000-07:00

Christie a British character from the Dead or Alive video game series, with her first appearance being in the third game of the franchise. In her initial debut, she portrayed a cold blooded, emotionless assassin. However, in Dead or Alive 4, she appeared more seductive, sadistic and sported a glamorous gothic, rock look.