Daydreaming Kyouko

Just a few photos of Dollfie Dream Kyouko sitting on a staircase, basking in the sun and daydreaming.
Wonder what she is thinking about?

Due to busy schedule, unfortunately haven’t done much new Dollfie Dream photography these days. Hope to remedy that soon though.

Outfit worn here by Kyouko is a cute shirt & skirt combination had previously seen other DD owners use. Liking its look, purchased it as well. The heart shaped pendant necklace makes a perfect accessory.

Tatsuya Yuki C81 Yuru Yuri themed doujin ‘Trashbox 23′

Apparently a fan of the yuri themed school comedy “Yuri Yuri”, of which a sequel anime season was announced late December, artist Tatsuya Yuki (Pixiv) of circle Studio S.D.T. released a doujin centered around this hilarious show.

Published at C81, the book titled “Trashbox 23” not only includes images that recreate some iconic scenes from the first season of “Yuru Yuri”, but struck me with its illustrations full of color that feature excellent play of light and shadow tones.

While its page count may be rather low, it largely makes up for that by offering a collection of gorgeous “Yuru Yuri” art works. Just seeing the colors used to render that clouded sky and shadows cast, quite an enchanting scene.

Black★Rock Shooter TV

A late starter this anime winter season, very much looked forward to “Black★Rock Shooter”. A rather unique franchise that grew from the ‘ブラック★ロックシューター’song by Supercell with art by Huke, it previously spawned an OAV which I adore, especially from its endearing story with shoujo-ai undertones.

Whether it is unusual or not, am someone who likes this show without any real prior knowledge of the whole BRS lore, my only reference point for specific expectations of the series is the OAV.

Studio Ordet and director Shinobu Yoshioka who were in charge of the OAV, also work on the television series which shares much of its character appearance and world design with the OAV. However, feel that the character designs are somewhat different, whether that’s due to having another animation character designer or simply because they wanted a different style, am not sure.

Must confess that when looking at the series with the longing of it to be a shoujo-ai centric story, the sleeker and more defined character styling of the OAV seems to suit my tastes more in that particular aspect.

Some snapshots of Shizuko and Kyouko

Want to share some Dollfie Dream themed photos have recently uploaded to Flickr, a set of different shots of Shizuko and Kyouko.

Next to individual photos of Shizuko or Kyouko, there’s a few of both DD posed together, some shots made with the sunlight shining bright and casting deep shadows, as well as photos taken with soft indirect light.

Perhaps it may feel as a more eclectic mix of images lacking a common theme, but such variation can be welcome and showcase how versatile these Dollfie Dream can be as photography subjects.

Inu x Boku SS

An adaptation of the “妖狐×僕SS“ manga by Fujiwara Cocoa, hadn’t planned on watching the “Inu x Boku SS” anime, but upon recommendation of comrades gave this show a try.

Am enjoying the series so far, while its shoujo style elements aren’t my usual taste, the comedy, action and oddball characters have been very entertaining. And as was predicted, absolutely adore the character Nobara Yukinokouji!

Although lead character Ririchiyo may appear to be a typical tsundere whose cuteness is hammed up for all it’s worth, there’s more that meets the eye to her, for her tsundere appearance and verbal insults are a facade for her own insecurities.

Nobara’s visual design strikes dead center into my personal favorite character types, her yuki-onna form equally appealing. But looks aren’t everything, Nobara’s exaggerated demeanor and perverted behavior in fancying Ririchiyo & Karuta belie her kind personality.