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Dollfie Dream Daughters Grand Glorious Gathering Sixteen Daughters Version

Filed Under: Dollfie Dream, Featured, Otaku Home screen, Photo Shoot & Review
Aug.26, 2010

A few days ago, I welcomed my Sixteenth Dollfie Dream Daughter DD娃娃 人偶 Matou Sakura to my family; and I had Saber, Rin and Ecchi Lion came out to gave Sakura a warm welcome; but that was not all that I had in mind!  The number sixteenth daughter also mark the completion of a Platoon!!  Since such a significant milestone cannot be ignored or overlooked…. so I have decided to summon all of my daughters together for a full family portrait (it’s been a while since I did the last family photo)!  This special event is also know as Dollfie Dream Daughters Grand Glorious Gathering, DDDGGG for short!

Do you like to take family portrait of your Dollfie Dream Daughters?

Dollfie Dream Daughters Grand Glorious Gathering Sixteen Daughters Version

Dollfie Dream Daughters Class of 2010

Top: Volks Dollfie Dream Dynamite DD娃娃 人偶 Escalayer エスカレイヤー, Kusugawa Sasara 久寿川 ささら,  Tohsaka Rin 遠坂 凛, Matou Sakura 間桐 桜, Saber セイバー, Feena Fam Earthlight フィーナ·ファム·アーシュライト, Sendo Erika 千堂瑛里華.

Middle: Takamachi Nanoha 高町 なのは, Asuka Langley Soryu 惣流・アスカ・ラングレー, Ogata Rina 緒方里奈, Kuze Kiriha 紅瀬桐葉, Morikawa Yuki 森川由綺, Airi アイリ, Fate T. Harlaown フェイト・T（テスタロッサ）・ハラオウン

Bottom: Estel Freesia エステル·フリージア, Natsuki ナツキ

Obviously, in a special occasion such as this, I wouldn’t miss the opportunity to film the family video!

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Dollfie Dream Daughter Erika’s Arrival and The August Four Photo Shoot

Filed Under: Dollfie Dream, Featured, Otaku Home screen, Photo Shoot & Review
Jun.07, 2010

For the past month or so, I have been secretly working a large scale Dollfie Dream DD娃娃 photo shoot to celebrate the arrival of my 15th Dollfie Dream daughter Erika and 14th daughter Estel (since Estel never did get a proper photo shoot of her own, partly because I knew I had Erika on the way, it was more prudent to wait for Erika and do a formal introduction post for both at the same time.  It really shouldn’t have taken this long but I took a break in between to work on the entries for Otacool 3 Worldwide Workspace and Culture Japan video entry where I attempted a do a video tour of my room, hopefully my clip would get picked ^^;

Anyway, back on topic.  Ever since I adopted my 13th Dollfie Dream daughter DD娃娃 Kiriha, I had this idea to collect all four of the August Soft licensed Dollfie Dream, and there were these images in my head that I want to capture them into photos.  So, without further ado, allow me to present to you, my August Four!  A collection of photos on Dollfie Dream Feena DD娃娃 フィーナ, Dollfie Dream Estel DD娃娃 エステル from the Visual Novel Brighter than Dawning Blue also known as Yoake Mae Yori Ruriiro na 夜明け前より瑠璃色な; Dollfie Dream Erika DD娃娃 千堂 瑛里華 and Dollfie Dream Kiriha DD娃娃 紅瀬桐葉 from the Visual Novel Fortune Arterial.

Dollfie Dream Erika, Dollfie Dream Kiriha, Dollfie Dream Estel, Dollfie Dream Feena

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Yahoo Japan Auction Haul March 2010 and Fourteenth Daughter Arrival

Filed Under: Dollfie Dream, Featured, Otaku Home screen
Apr.09, 2010

Just two weeks ago I welcomed my Thirteenth Dollfie Dream Daughter Kiriha, I really didn’t expect to adopt the Fourteenth Daughter so quickly after paying up for Rina and Yuki last month; but really good deal rarely shows up in Yahoo Japan Auction and as I explained before in my last post, the deal I got for Estel was just too good to pass up and on top of that I have always been thinking about adopting Estel to make up for missing out on her PVC figure when it was on sale last year.  So here we are, after just welcoming my thirteenth daughter two weeks ago, my lovely loot inspection assistant Feena has once again joined us to introduce her youngest sister yet, Estel Freesia.

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For those of you who may not be aware, Feena and Estel actually came from the same PC game (they even share the same Dollfie Dream head mold), Bright than Dawning Blue / Yoake Mae Yori Ruriiro na.  Estel was a character introduced in the PS2 version of the game and it was ported back into PC in 2009, along with the release of Moonlight Cradle which was rated as the 2nd best seller in 2009 by Getchu.com

Those of you who might be interested in Estel Freesia’s background story, I have written an extensive summary of Estel Freesia’s story arc.

And here is the list of the loots I have acquired in March and early April.

  1. Dollfie Dream Estel Freesia + Casual Dress set
  2. Fortune Arterial Black Cat Maid by Azone International Won Fest Exclusive 2009.
  3. Estel Freesia Casual Dress set (stand alone)
  4. Sasara School Swimsuit Maid set from HT Kyoto 7
  5. He is my Master Maid set from HT Kyoto 7
  6. Dollfie Dream Dynamite base body
  7. Dollfie Dream optional part DD2-B-02 L bust
  8. Dollfie Dream optional part DD2-H-05 hands
  9. TnK Snow White Negligee set DDTK-0083
  10. Volks Lingerie Box – Bufferfly Motif for L bust

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The Fourteenth Dollfie Dream Daughter – Estel Freesia-

Filed Under: Dollfie Dream, Featured, Otaku Home screen
Mar.22, 2010

How should I put this?  I think I sealed the deal to adopt all of the Dollfie Dream that Volks licensed from August soft the moment I decided to adopt my thirteenth daughter Kiriha… because soon after I finished the paper work to bring her home, I suddenly came up with a very dangerous idea about doing a group photo based solely on the August girls (I call Feena, Estel, Erika and Kiriha as August Girls because they are all based on Visual Novel from August Soft, Brigther than Dawning Blue and Fortune Arterial respectively).  Some of my regular visitors here probably have read about the summary story I have written for Estel last year [Estel Freesia's normal arc].  Overall, I have to say I have taken a liking in her but not necessarily strong enough at the time to adopt her Dollfie Dream form last year, but I have in various occasions thought about doing so.  I have regretted over not picking up her Kotobukiya 1/8 scale figure when it was on sale last year, and I have been thinking about redeeming myself one of these days.  I even picked up her priestess uniform and her casual dress already, preparing to have Feena cosplay as Estel for photo shoot… but that plan fell apart after I came up with that group photo idea…

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I really didn’t plan on adopting Estel so soon since I have just paid for Rina, Yuki and Kiriha and was planning to wait and see what Dolpa 23 had to offer before going for her; however, a very special deal on Yahoo Japan Auction came up this morning offering a brand new DD Estel and her casual dress for 70k with buy it now option.  Even though I have already acquired Estel’s casual dress in a previous auction, that deal is just too good for me to pass up!  For those of you who is not familiar with Estel’s casual dress, I have found a website that show us how versatile that dress is!  With the dress valued at about 20k yen, that effectively put a brand new Estel at 50k, which is almost as good as a steal! View Full Article »

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Japan Trip Report Day 2

Filed Under: Dollfie Dream, Featured, Otaku Home screen
Aug.30, 2009

Hello everyone, Fräulein Asuka is back for the 2nd day of the trip report.  In case you haven’t read the Day 1 report and don’t know why I am here, I was assigned the duty of writing this trip report for Papa, you can read the first day report here.

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As you can see from the background with the Fate Stay Night microfiber towels, you can probably guess what Day 2 is about, that’s right, on the 2nd Day after his arrival to Japan, Papa went to shopping in the Otaku Heaven: Akihabara.

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Dollfie Dream Dynamite Escalayer and early May loots

Filed Under: Dollfie Dream, Otaku Home screen, Other Figures
May.06, 2009

The month long Yoake Mae Yori Ruriiro na (PC2005), Brighter than dawning blue (PS2->PC 2009) and Yoake Mae Yori Ruriiro na ~Moonlight Cradle~(PC2009) visual novel marathon plus the odds and ends of summarizing Feena normal end, Natsuki and Estel storyline has finally come to an end.

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I am happy that I dug deep and stuck with it, and I enjoyed the time I spent summarizing their stories; it really gave me a reason to try to understand their stories a lot more than I usually would have.  I have yet to finish Feena’s true arc summary, something I intend to do in the near future.  I have accomplished my goal of bringing the stories of these wonderful heroines to light, that’s one down on my to do list.

Now I should present my treasures of the month… this month will be crazy, yea I said it.  Three boxes are up for inspection, the hobby search box has arrived a few days ago but I have put off the inspection until I finished Moonlight Cradle, plus the package yesterday that I picked up at the post office today and the package that arrived today.

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Moonlight & Earthlight – Yoake Mae Yori Ruriiro na Moonlight Cradle

Filed Under: Eroge PC Game, Otaku Home screen
May.06, 2009

It’s been almost a month now since I started this Yoake Mae Yori Ruriiro na Visual Novel marathon run project, it’s finally coming close to an end.  I have just completed Cynthia Marguerite’s arc and the final arc Moonlight and & Earthlight is finally opened to me.

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Moonlight Cradle takes on a completely different approach from the original game, I have to clear everyone before Feena’s after story is open to me.  All in all, Moonlight Cradle is very short and get to the point since the story and setting is basically the same as the original game.  But before I talk about anything else, I need to give the Marguerite Sisters an honorable mention.

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I guess I wasn’t prepared for sad endings, I felt a little sad when I finished Lease/Wreathlit/Fiacca’s ending, but not until I began Cynthia’s arc do I truly understand what’s really going on.  The older sister Fiacca, transformed herself into a data bank and lived on as memory for the past 700 years to watch over humankind to help preserve peace and the Lost Techology; the younger sister Cynthia, in order to protect the dimensional portal she invented, sealed herself in the portal terminal (where time does not flow) so her invention couldn’t be used in the previous war.  I am quite easily moved by this self-sacrificial acts, especially those that last hundreds of years with no end in sight, yet they had to do it because it’s the right thing to do (Think Gunbuster OVA3).  If anything else, I would really like to see a Cynthia figure so I can keep her in my collection, only then would I be able to neutralize the sadness I felt when I saw her ending.  I liked her story but at the same time, I don’t necessarily like the sad ending.  It’s a good thing that I can start Feena’s final arc right the way; otherwise, I would be upset for the rest of the night.

Anyway, to break off from the visual novel for a bit.  Tonight was suppose to be the night I meet my adopted daughter (dollfie) but all I got was this dreaded note from the post office.

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Alas, that just meet I need to go to the post office first thing in the morning!  Alright, I should go back to finish Feena’s final arc before it’s too late.

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Feena’s normal end,Yoake Mae yori Ruriiro na, 夜明け前より瑠璃色な

Filed Under: Eroge PC Game, Featured, Otaku Home screen
May.04, 2009

It’s been almost two weeks since I started this Yoake Mae yori Ruriiro na Visual Novel marathon run project which includes the original Yoake Mae yori Ruriiro na Visual Novel (2005) August soft, Yoake Mae yori Ruriiro na -Brighter than dawning blue- (2009) Aria soft and Yoake Mae yori Ruriiro na -Moonlight Cradle- (2009) August soft, it’s a massive undertaking that I have never attempted before.   But after over a week worth of effort, I am finally getting close to the midway point.  This project really started when I redecorated my room with three Feena fam Earthlight Dakimakuras and one bath towel, then all of a sudden I wondered about how much do I really know about her.  Sure I have watched Brighter than dawning blue ~Cresent Love~ but that may not be adequate given the amount collector’s items I have on her and the fact that the animation may not represent the game character adequately.  On top of that, I have always been curious about the 2nd tier heroine Natsuki Takamizawa and the new cast from PS2 port Estel Freesia.  All that curiosity became a massive determination to drive me to work on all three Visual Novels in a row.

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フィーナ Feena Fam Earthlight

The effort really paid off, I really enjoyed the games so far, the games frequently put you in the main character’s shoes and have confronted you with questions that don’t have a clear cut answer.  After I finished Feena’s normal end and Natsuki’s end, I started talking about Natsuki’s story in an earlier post while I really should have started from the beginning and give the proper background information regarding the the whole story.  Without further ado, let me set the record straight once and for all.

Update: I have updated this page to include some of my other posts related to the game

Edit: Re-publish and sticky post to include Bonus Wallpaper from Moonlight Cradle Premium box

Feena fam Earthlight’s normal ending

Estel Freesia’s ending

Natsuki Takamizawa’s ending

Warning, this post is massive and full of spoilers, intended for those who want to learn the story but have no way of playing the game.

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Estel Freesia’s end, Yoake Mae yori Ruriiro na, 夜明け前より瑠璃色な

Filed Under: Eroge PC Game, Featured, Otaku Home screen
May.02, 2009

Alright, so I finally made it to the new cast on the PS2 port version Estel Freesia.  What can I say about her?  Estel is quite a tsundere, more than Natsuki (especially after I started her Moonlight Cradle arc) and definitely a tough nut to crack!  I am going to try a slightly different approach and compact her story a bit more, Feena’s story was way too long and I probably had way too much details in the last writeup.

Before I dig into Estel’s story, allow me give a brief explanation of the moon church.  静寂の月光 (Silent Moonlight) is the main religion in the Kingdom of Sphere and it’s divided into 3 branches: Internal Affair, which handles personnel assignment; External Affair, which deals with the more political ends of the church, this particular division of the church is highly dependent on personal connection and basically it’s only for people with connections; and Lost Technology, which safe guard and handle the the remaining technology from the pre-war period.  Needless to say, the Kingdom of Sphere cannot survive without Silent Moonlight because if the Lost Technology is not operational, the Moon is basically uninhabitable.

Estel Freesia was a recent graduate of the moon church academy, she graduated top of her class but she was assigned to City of Mitsurugasaki instead of the External Affair division that she applied for because of her orphanage background.  She is hard working, and a generally honest girl that has a problem accepting her past (the fact that she was demoted to Earth did not help at all).  This mental barrier prevented Estel from being honest with herself.  She was raised in an orphanage along with Karen after she was found near a church by high priest Moritz Zabel Frantz (whom Estel considered as her foster father) when she was still a baby.  She idolized Karen for being able to advance her career despite her upbringing and she vowed to achieve the same result as Karen by going through a different path.  Estel can be rather confrontational when it comes down to matters regarding Earth and Earthlings because of the highly competitive moon church academy environment she studied in.  Estel is beautiful just like Feena but her personality has a slight tilt towards tsundere and has been seen hitting Tatsuya with various objects whenever he did something to spite her.  She is a dog lover though, especially puppy.  She has been studying very hard since her assignment to Earth in order to try to get reassigned away from Earth.

Estel’s storyline branches off Feena’s story and Tatsuya first ran into her when he was on his way back home after delivering dinner to Sayaka in the Royal Moon Museum within the Lunarian Residential District.

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Update: I have updated this page to include some of my new posts on the game

Feena fam Earthlight’s normal ending

Estel Freesia’s ending

Natsuki Takamizawa’s ending

Spoiler to follow, you should know the drill by now

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End of April loots

Filed Under: Otaku Home screen, Photo Shoot & Review
Apr.26, 2009

Finally finished up with Feena’s normal end summary, this will definitely make me think twice about covering a story as long as Feena’s normal arc next time, the game play alone was well over 15 hours for me, obviously it would take much longer than that to finish a summary, why didn’t I think of that ;s

Anyway, as we approach the end of April, more loots arrived yesterday and here we go with the inspection.  Another box was supposed to have arrived, but due to my extreme fatigue in writing Feena’s story, I was unable to hear the door bell, ala, I guess I will pick up Yami next week at the post office.

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Upon inspection, we have…

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