June 2025 Loot

 
 It is the end of the month, managing to score Hat Trick for a full month activity and time for some loot Post! Not particularly flashy compared to the hauls from past 3 months but still a very solid overall hauls. As usual it is a mix of Mecha, Warhammer 40k and some Mecha musume stuff. 

This haul is mostly dominated by Chinese loots but by this time you won't really notice the difference in packaging quality which is a proof how developed Chinese Hobby industry by this time. The best of the haul is easily the Degenerator Industry B'T X which look promising indeed. But my personal favorite will be Earnestcore Anubis and Cang Toys Samael, seriously the Cang Toys Zodiac series do look really promising. 

As for Warhammer 40k, finally I decided to obtain a Tempestor for relatively affordable price to command my Tempestus Scion Squad along with Custodes Terminator. I never expect myself to consider expanding my Custodes squad but I am considering to do so due to their recent entry to Warhammer Tacticus. Overall a solid haul but I will consider to seriously cut down my collection for anime figurines that are not related to FGO or Mecha in the future.

April 2025 Loot

 
 Probably the first time Realm of Darkness being active for a whole month and might as well wrap up with a loot post with another strings of Great Haul! Over past three months as my Big ticket items started to pour in during this period which started to put some serious dent on my wallet. Unlike most of my haul these days, for once this month's haul is mostly dominated by Japanese stuff with Kotobukiya's model kit begin to trickle in along with KD Collec Konosuba as well as Figma Ciel quietly joining ini. The main attraction from this lot is definitely Diaclone Diabattles X-1 and Hot Toys John Wick which seems to blend in with the crowd quite well just like the character himself. I think I might consider to let got of the Konosuba KD Colle since they just appear to be slightly improvised version of Pop Up Parade. Given the incoming batch of my preorders, next month's haul might get even more sumptuous than this one.

Konosuba Nendoroid Doll Megumin

 
 With Konosuba 3rd season finished its airing couple months ago, manufacturers like Goodsmile Company is certain to make use the lingering momentum to release some more product and the series got a Nendoroid Doll for Megumin! With Konosuba series having quite well rounded roster for Nendoroid lineup already, Nendoroid Doll is a given and Megumin is definitely the prime candidate. Scheduled for October 2025 release, Nendoroid Doll Megumin will be sold for 12000 Yen.

From the Sample picture, the Nendoroid Doll Megumin nailed the Hat part quite well, but the Tunic is still quite a miss because it will be way too baggy for the Nendoroid Doll. Given the knitting quality I think the Tunic can easily slip down and have Nendoroid Doll Megumin ended up in Wardrobe disaster situation if it is posed with the Shoulder in default position. Despite the glaring flaw for Nendoroid Doll megumin, I think this particular lineup could work well with Eris or Wiz, though Darkness casual outfit could work too. As much as I want one for Aqua, I don't the end result for Nendoroid Doll will fare better compared to Megumin.

Konosuba Season 3

 It took 7 Years for Konosuba anime series to get a continuation of with a full 3rd Season with a filler Movie slipped in and after finished watching it, now I get why this once popular Fantasy Isekai series took such a long time to be continued. Back then Konosuba aired as one of the forefront to the Isekai era and soon it gained popularity due to the hilarious comedic tone that the series had with the shenanigans by Kazuma's party of misfit overpowered adventurers, But unfortunately lightning does not strike twice at the same place for this instance.

Konosuba 3rd season continues Kazuma's adventuring story with introducing Princess Iris and a major arc revolving around Darkness. The main plot is executed just fine but the process getting in between is rather painful to watch. In order to overcompensate with the barebone in-between storyline, I feel that Konosuba 3rd Season make the jokes become way over the top and we are seeing Kazuma sunk even lower more than before. Kazuma is designed to be a hikineet character that often gave in to his deprived tastes but he went abit too far for a few times on the third season. But Darkness Fans will definitely get some really good fanservice treat and I still believe she is the best fit out of the three original Main Heroines with her strong maternal quality if not for her masochist fetish. Despite Konosuba 3rd season felt Lackluster compared to the previous seasons, we can still likely expect another season for Konosuba for the sake of wrapping up the story properly as long as nothing drastic happened to Japanese economy.

Konosuba KDColle Yunyun Light Novel 10th Anniv verion

 Megumin doesn't come alone in the second batch of the 10th Anniv Konosuba Light Novel KDColle series as her self proclaimed rival Yunyun tags along! If Megumin got her flashy Witch outfit, Yunyun got something more down to earth as a lovely village maiden.  Scheduled for May 2025 Release, KDColle Yunyun will be sold for 9000 Yen.

To be honest a simple outfit for Yunyun actually suits her character well since she is one of the nicest girl that Kazuma ever met in his Isekai life with his party of misfits. Despite lacking in common sense at times, Yunyun had that latent main Heroine aura as shown in the Konosuba VN games. If Kazuma had played his cards right and acted nice with Yunyun, he would have gotten himself a lovely maiden who will be more than eager to settle down with Kazuma and have him become the village Chief of Crimson Demon clan. I will most likely get her along with Megumin provided my budget allows for it and lets see if Wiz or Chris will follow up in a month or two.

Konosuba KDColle Megumin Light Novel 10th Anniv

 Kadokawa is certainly quick to follow up this particular Konosuba Scale figure edition, As we got ourselves Darkness and Aqua in special costume treatment, Megumin along with Yunyun got their share with the reveal early this month joining the celebration for 10th LN anniversary. Scheduled for April 2025 release, KDColle Megumin will be sold for 9000 Yen.

For Megumin, we got ourselves the Crimson Demon cutie embrace her Archwizard dream to the fullest! As Megumin sports a trendy goth outfit that shows her progression as full fledged Witch with Chomusuke tagging along. Not as attention catching compared to her teammate in my opinion but still certainly worth to put the effort to collect all of them. I am still hoping that Wiz and Chris could get their share as well considering they are popular enough to be reserved a route in Konosuba VN games.

Konosuba KDColle Aqua Light Novel 10th Anniv Version

  Coming along with Darkness as the first set of the 10th Anniv Konosuba Light Novel Celebration, Aqua joins in the budget version of KDColle lineup in exotic costume! By far this is one of the more Skin revealing version of Aqua's figure rendition apart from her summer version but a rather interesting design nonetheless. Scheduled for January 2025 release, KDColle 10th Anniv Aqua will be sold for 9000 Yen.

 While this Aqua's figure looks like mixture of swimwear and scantily clad cheerleader, I think the designer wants to go to the direction of Pagan Orient Goddess vibe which are actually complemented well with Aqua's perfect body. But given it is the Light Novel version, you won't get the aura of Useless Goddess from this Aqua's figure because that one mostly represented in her Anime version. Given Megumin and Yunyun are revealed as the second batch already, I will feature them in this Blog's article in near future

Konosuba KDColle Darkness Light Novel 10th Anniv version

 Kadokawa's KDColle PVC Figure lineup tend to elude my attention because the characters for their Premium Figure lineup never strike my fancy. However things might be different with their release for Konosuba Figures for the LN 10th Anniv. As part of the Light Novel 10th Anniversary, Kadokawa is releasing 2 PVC Figures under 10k Yen for Darkness and Aqua that comes with special costume but in this article I will just discuss for Darkness one. Scheduled for February 2025 release, KD Colle 10th LN Anniv will be sold for 9000 Yen.

Classified as Non Scale figure standing at 17 cm, you won't expect this Konosuba KDColle figures will be on par with 20k+ Yen PVC Figures. But at very least these figures will be slightly better than Pop Up Parade. Darkness KDColle is rather special because she comes in Wedding Dress which by the way are rarely sold under 10k Yen. This one probably reenact the Kazuma Wedding Crashing moment in Konosuba S3. Seriously Darkness could have won Kazuma's heart if not for her Masochist tendency, because who can't resist a Blonde Noblelady in Wedding Dress with the pure maiden smile? If the sculpt is good this figure is literally a steal and Kadokawa could make some good money by releasing the remaining 4 Konosuba main heroines in this price tag with alternate costume too. Just lets see if Kadokawa will continue their under 10k PVC Konosuba Figures in near future.

Konosuba Nendoroid Eris

 With Konosuba 3rd Season concluded its run, Kazuma's favorite Goddess Eris finally gets her Nendoroid! Quite sure Chris has gotten one before, but turns out Eris is the one who gets the Nendoroid first. Scheduled for January 2025 release, Nendoroid Eris will be sold for 7300 Yen.

 Given the current economy situation, Nendoroid Eris are rather pricey as usual with lackluster accessory just like many Nendoroids announced within this year. However the faceplates at very least capture Eris expressions perfectly fitting for the most Perfect Goddess in Kazuma's Eyes. Being the ruling deity in the World that Kazuma isekai'ed into, Eris is prim and proper goddess being the exemplary gentle Lawful Good Goddess. However she gets into trouble when Aqua came into the world she is in charge as despite losing some of her divinity, as the useless Water Goddess able to bully Eris to do her bidding being her Senior Goddess after all. Due to Kazuma's shenanigans, Eris do get bullied from time to time but she is still very gentle toward the Hikineet protagonist which makes her being the Perfect Heroine in his eyes. Perhaps once I finished my business with Sakura Taisen series, I will pay a visit to the Konosuba game backlog that I had.

Konosuba PROOF 1/7 Aqua Fairy Tale Ver

 In Konosuba, Aqua might be a useless Goddess that become deadweight for Kazuma's party most of the time, but one certainly cannot deny her charm as a goddess. With the release of Konosuba 3rd season, the new merchandise for the series are starting to flow in once again and obviously Aqua got a share of it. Previously Aqua had plenty of PVC figure dedicated for her but this one gotta be the most unique so far! Created by a manufacturer called PROOF, this version of Aqua is based on Alice in the Wonderland which will be sold for 19800 Yen Price tag with December 2024 release.

While this figure is not the most exact fit for Aqua archetype, compared to previous Aqua Figures this one probably one of the better value. Considering the price tag is around 20k Yen with all cost considered might as well get the most unique version for Aqua which this figure fits the bill. Given that Konosuba Season 3 is keep airing, I will probably give it a watch in near future, at least until I cleared some of my anime backlogs.

Switch Konosuba 2nd VN: Yunyun Ending

  Things have come to a full circle at long last as we are heading to the 7th and the final Heroine route of the Konosuba 2nd VN, Yunyun! With her Supporting Heroine role, Yunyun probably was one of the weaker heroine in the 1st VN but she proved herself to be something else in the 2nd VN! While the 2nd VN still give not much screen time for Yunyun in Main Storyline, the player will be getting a whole another level of fanservice treat should they pick her route. Because Yunyun is easily the MVP of this 2nd VN based on her route alone! Considering Yunyun's VA, Aki Toyosaki is a veteran seiyuu, Yunyun will perform a main heroine role just fine should she be given an opportunity for spotlight.

Switch Konosuba 2nd VN: Megumin Ending

 Time has gone quite fast as this Konosuba VN article series is nearing the end of its run! Personally I am the type who prefer to save the best things for the last and 6th Konosuba Heroine route article is reserved for Megumin who is probably the most popular heroine in Konosuba being the overall MVP. In the first VN, Megumin's route probably made it in the first place by far margin due to the totality of her fanservice. But in the second VN, Kadokawa probably decided to put a brake on Megumin for a bit so that other Heroines get a chance to shine which is probably the better decision. While Megumin might not have the best overall route this time, the Fanservice is still very good enoug, befitting her position in Konosuba.

Switch Konosuba 2nd VN: Wiz Ending

5th Konosuba 2nd VN Ending post is here and 2 more left to go!  This time it is the Gentle Undead Lich Shopkeeper, Wiz's turn! I never did make it to post her 1st VN route, but I recalled Wiz's route is probably one of the weakest in that game. However while the 2nd VN treatment for Wiz as mid-card heroine is not too much different, She did have some pleasant surprise in her route in this game which make her to have one of the best route in this game. To be honest if Konosuba followed proper Fantasy RPG rule, we won't have a lawful good Lich as Kazuma's potential waifu, but since this series deviate from the rules we have gotten ourselves a Lovable dorky undead waifu!

Switch Konosuba 2nd VN: Darkness Ending

 4th Konosuba 2nd VN Heroine Route is here and we are already halfway through this VN route series! Now the 2nd Main Heroine of Kazuma's Party, Darkness is the one being featured this time. Compared to the 1st VN, Darkness Route is actually one of the best this time with generous amount of good fanservice from this Masochist Crusader. Seriously this one's gap-moe fanservice from Darkness is quite Top Tier because for once we got to see more wide variety of Darkness personality instead of her typical Masochist behavior who got easily turned on from any slight sadistic action directed toward her.

Switch Konosuba 2nd VN: Sena Ending

  Third Konosuba 2nd VN route post now has made it! This time featuring Sena the Royal Prosecutor of Axel City who becomes the new cast joining the Konosuba heroine team. Considering Sena just recently got her status to be elevated, her route is overall one of the weaker one and thus this Konosuba VN Route article series. However Sena still got some decent fanservice despite her route is running on bare minimum as she filled the archetype of Christmas Cake Teacher role in this game. I am quite surprised that Veteran Seiyuu Hitomi Nabatame is the one who provided the voice for Sena.

Switch Konosuba 2nd VN: Aqua Ending

  The second Konosuba: Love for these Clothes of Desire Heroine route post is here! Considering Aqua still remains my favorite main heroine from Konosuba to this day being the ever lovable useless goddess of all things。 So she gets the preferential treatment and the one who will be featured this time! But to be honest as much as Aqua remains to be my favorite Konosuba Heroine, her 2nd VN route is unfortunately the weakest among the main 3 Heroines. If you expect some romance flag in Aqua's route be prepared to be thoroughly disappointed but you will still be entertained if you just want to see Aqua behave like Aqua.

Switch Konosuba 2nd VN: Chris Ending

 After a week of playing Konosuba: Love for these Clothes of Desire, finally I am ready to start writing the Heroine routes story for this VN starting with Chris as the first one! Chris is actually one of my favorite heroine in Konosuba after Aqua and I do kinda feel bad for not writing her route from the first VN. Therefore to amend things up, the first Konosuba VN2 route article goes to Chris!

Konosuba: Love for these Clothes of Desire

 It has been several years since I wrote articles for my Konosuba VN playthrough on Vita. Surprisingly to this day these posts remain to be popular for Realm of Darkness visitors. I have been disconnected with Konosuba series for quite some time considering the series are not exactly active on animation scene for a while. And it is only until my recent trip that the opportunity for me to reconnect with Konosuba series present itself in the form of the Video game sequels. Among Konosuba games that I acquired in Japan, the one that will be featured in this post is the 2nd Konosuba VN Game which is the sequel of the Vita VN dubbed "Love for these Clothes of Desire" which I was able to secure a Nintendo Switch copy. This post will serve as primer for those who planned to play this VN in near future and provide some general guiding informations on what to expect from this particular Konosuba game. I will try to make this one Spoiler-free as much as possible and lastly don't expect Character Ending CGs on this one.

Konosuba 2nd Visual Novel game

 Konosuba might appear very inactive after the 2nd Season anime but unlike many popular LN adaptations, this series is actually supplemented quite generously with Video games to close the vacuum gap. During my recent trip to Japan, I managed to acquire several Konosuba games to make up my inactivity with this series. Among the Konosuba game hauls, I was able to secure a Switch copy for the 2nd Visual Novel game which is some sort sequel for the first one that I played on my Vita.

 Dubbed as Konosuba: Love for these Clothes of Desire, this VN plot begins with Kazuma's party encountering mysterious jet black slate which starts another chapter of misadventure of this misfit party. Long story short this magic item is capable of creating clothes out of thin air but this slate caused Kazuma's party personality turned 180 one at a time like Darkness turned into a sadist instead of her usual masochistic behavior. In any case I would expect this VN will offer solid fanservice for the Konosuba fans but nothing more and nothing less. Apparently there are plans to localize this Konosuba VN for PC and Switch with 2024 release date, but I would probably finished reading this VN by then. Given the popularity of the previous Konosuba VN posts, I might consider making one for this VN as well but hopefully that won't disrupt the localization plan in any manner. For the teaser here is the Darkness in her S mode.

February 2021 Loot

 Another Great Haul for February as plenty of my preorder are coming early this year! With the CNY happening in this month, i also got myself some bonus to buy all of my wishlist items in bulk with discount rate. Overall this month's loot leans more on bishoujo figure with consistent addition from Fate and Konosuba series. The best of the bunch is no doubt the 1/7 Nero Claudius which i decided to upgrade mine after selling the Ichiban Kuji version, looking forward to reunite Nero with her rival Tamamo. Since i even haven't reviewed any of the loot from last month, this one will take a while as well. In any case Reviews should be coming up soon before another batch of loots following up next month.