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		<title>Megami Magazine Vol. 140</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Now that the new year is here, it&#8217;s time to present the January 2012 issue of Megami Magazine, or volume 140. There are a few winter and Christmas-themed posters in this one as you can probably guess from the snowflakes on the front cover, though not as many as you would think. As usual, text links to [...]
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<p>Now that the new year is here, it&#8217;s time to present the January 2012 issue of Megami Magazine, or volume 140. There are a few winter and Christmas-themed posters in this one as you can probably guess from the snowflakes on the front cover, though not as many as you would think. As usual, text links to images are ecchi and/or NSFW, so click at your own discretion.</p>
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<p>Here we have all of the puella magi alive and well at a skating rink. I love Mami&#8217;s prominence in this illustration, but it&#8217;s strange that Kyouko and Homura were barely given a second thought.</p>
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<p>Kyoukai Senjou no Horizon gets the ecchi started early on in this issue&#8230;</p>
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<p>Compared to Horizon, IS is actually rather tame, usually only going as far as some beach poses. I&#8217;m actually surprised that Charlotte isn&#8217;t in this one.</p>
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<p>We didn&#8217;t get to see much of the Araragi sisters in Bakemonogatari, but they seem to have the leading roles in Nisemonogatari. I thought they were just playing around in this illustration, but if you look closely, you&#8217;ll notice that their brother is getting crushed under there.</p>
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<p>Trying to piece together that C3 is about based on these Megami posters is not working. So far it seems like Fear is a regular cosplayer, sporting a Santa outfit this time.</p>
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<p>K-ON continues to promote their upcoming movie with UK-related posters in Megami Magazine. Azusa&#8217;s shirt has Japan and the UK highlighted in red, and I thought the chibi characters on the plane were adorable.</p>
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<p>Ika Musume always goes for the cute look in her posters. Does anyone else wonder if the cats are thinking about eating her after they&#8217;re done with the shrimp? She is a squid after all.</p>
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<p>I love artwork from Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai, but I thought this poster was a bit plain.</p>
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<p>I&#8217;m not a big Idolmaster fan, but I loved this poster, the outfits, the poses, the photoshoot-like backdrop; it&#8217;s all nicely composed.</p>
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<p>I thought this illustration was done in good taste. Although a bit of the &#8220;wet tshirt&#8221; fanservice does show through, it&#8217;s not to the point where I would consider it ecchi. Is anyone else also impressed with how well-drawn Sana&#8217;s hair is?</p>
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<p>Once again, we get another Ano Natsu poster, and as I suspected, they all combine to form one image.</p>
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<p>It looks like there will be at least one more poster in the next volume of Megami Magazine in order to give that soda-holding hand a body.</p>
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<p>I&#8217;ve been hearing a lot of people saying that they don&#8217;t like the character designs in Last Exile ~Fam, The Silver Wing~, but it&#8217;s not that bad. Unfortunately, this poster doesn&#8217;t showcase the animation quality, with Millia&#8217;s legs seemingly shrunk and dislocated. I do recommend watching the anime though.</p>
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<p>Pure Yukie Mayuzumi fanservice here.</p>
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<p>This Shana poster is cute, but I do have a problem with it being completely out of sync with the anime.</p>
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<p>This volume&#8217;s featured Girl&#8217;s Avenue artist is Hinata Momo of the circle Alice Garden. You can check out her website at <a href="http://hinamomo.com/">http://hinamomo.com/</a> (NSFW). I&#8217;m not too impressed with how the limbs of her characters look like they&#8217;re disjointed and just hanging there, but at least she designs some nice outfits.</p>
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<p>Personally I didn&#8217;t like this poster, there&#8217;s nothing that really stands out.</p>
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<p>I swear that there are at least a dozen other Zero no Tsukaima posters like this one.</p>
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<p>Highschool DxD looks like a very fanservice-y anime if its posters are any indication.</p>
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<p>In this volume&#8217;s Anime Character Catch Up, we get to see one of the new characters in Zero no Tsukaima on the bottom left of the first page. We also get a glimpse of Louise and Tiffania in their priestess outfits. On the following pages there was also an announcement of a second season of Kore wa Zombie Desu ka.</p>
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<p>Advertisements like this one make me wish that Megami had used different illustrations for their posters. I would have preferred a poster of Yozora in this pose rather than the one of her and Sena.</p>
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<p>More ads show off some more wonderful artwork, this time for the Victory Spark franchise. If these cards were available in English, I&#8217;d probably buy a few sets, especially from the Atelier series.</p>
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<p>On the back cover is an ad for a rather unique anime: To Heart 2 Dungeon Travellers. It&#8217;s interesting how they turned the characters from a school harem into your typical RPG cast.</p>
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<p>Fortunately, this time around, Megami Magazine included a large poster again. The first side features the heroines from teenage-fantasy anime Guilty Crown. Group shots like these should make everyone happy so long as there&#8217;s one character they like.</p>
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<p>The reverse side has Sena from Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai in a very saucy Santa outfit while licking a strawberry. To say this is a racy illustration is an understatement.</p>
<p>I found this volume of Megami to be average. The posters that stood out were the Puella Magi and Idolmaster posters, with Ika Musume coming in third for me. The rest were typical fare for Megami.</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[The cover for the December 2011 issue of Megami Magazine (volume 13) is one of the nicer looking ones with Sena and Yozora from Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai against a fall  background. Considering the level of quality seen in some episodes of the anime, I&#8217;m glad that illustrations don&#8217;t suffer from the same problem. For the most part, [...]
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<p>The cover for the December 2011 issue of Megami Magazine (volume 13) is one of the nicer looking ones with Sena and Yozora from Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai against a fall  background. Considering the <a title="Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai's Malformed and Disfigured Cast" href="http://nopybot.com/2011/11/26/boku-wa-tomodachi-ga-sukunais-malformed-and-disfigured-cast/">level of quality</a> seen in some episodes of the anime, I&#8217;m glad that illustrations don&#8217;t suffer from the same problem.</p>
<p>For the most part, the posters in this volume were average and mainly contained series from this season with a few from the upcoming season. Any images not shown directly on this page, but are linked are ecchi and NSFW.</p>
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<p>Charlotte from IS seems to be &#8220;the girl&#8221; from the series. Considering her looks, I don&#8217;t see how anyone can mistake her for a guy.</p>
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<p>Once again, we get another Fate/Zero poster showing the beauty of family. For such a dark series, I&#8217;m surprised that Megami is displaying it in such a positive light. I love Rin&#8217;s yukata.</p>
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<p>This K-ON poster wouldn&#8217;t have been too bad if Yui didn&#8217;t look like some kind of troll.</p>
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<p>A great collage poster for Ritsuko fans.</p>
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<p>I&#8217;m not quite sure what&#8217;s going on in C3, but this looks nothing like the comedy that I saw in episode 1.</p>
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<p>Inori fans will surely like this poster. It&#8217;s interesting that they actually took the time to write out some stuff on the booklet she&#8217;s reading.</p>
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<p>We rarely got to see the puella magi in regular clothes, so this illustration is a treat. The downside is that the bench they&#8217;re sitting on looks like it&#8217;s just floating in another dimension, I would&#8217;ve preferred a park.</p>
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<p>As cute as squid girl is, I&#8217;m sure she&#8217;s had that same smile for almost all of her posters.</p>
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<p>The detail in this Working poster is rather nice, it&#8217;s disappointing that Aoi&#8217;s fingers look like they&#8217;re broken.</p>
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<p>If you recall the <a title="Megami Magazine Vol. 138" href="http://nopybot.com/2011/11/23/megami-magazine-vol-138/">previous Megami Magazine</a>, there was also another Ano Natsu poster with some random limbs on the sides and the same background. I&#8217;m starting to think that they go together.</p>
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<p>This is a massive Penguindrum spoiler if you haven&#8217;t already seen it.</p>
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<p>You can always count on VN adaptations like Mashiroiro Symphony for some fanservice.</p>
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<p>A standard bikini/beach illustration.</p>
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<p>I wonder why Horizon is wearing her clothes into the hot spring, I thought that was taboo.</p>
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<p>The 120th edition of Girl&#8217;s Avenue features the artist Mutsumi Masato (むつみまさと) whose site you can find at <a href="http://mutsumimasato2010.blog71.fc2.com/">http://mutsumimasato2010.blog71.fc2.com/</a>. Masato is a doujin and eroge artist and has worked on titles such as Love-Bride Eve and Big Bang Age. From what I&#8217;ve been able to find, he was a doujin artist in the late 90&#8242;s and then disappeared before releasing works again in the late 00&#8242;s. Naturally, all of his works are of sexy girls and are NSFW.</p>
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<p>This character is Rias Gremory, a devil from the upcoming anime Highschool DxD. Based on this poster, I&#8217;m going to assume that the series will be fanservice-centric.</p>
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<p>Shana seems to have taken up the damsel in distress position in the first part of the final season, and this poster reflects that. It&#8217;s a bit sad, I liked the cool Shana illustrations from the past.</p>
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<p>I&#8217;ve been seeing Louise in a priestess/nun outfit a lot since the announcement of the final season of Zero no Tsukaima. It kind of reminds me of Index, but I doubt she&#8217;d  be doing anything like this.</p>
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<p>Moving on to some actual content. Eri Kitamura and Yuka Iguchi have released the first and second volumes of Megami Radio on a pair of DJCD&#8217;s. If you aren&#8217;t familiar with Megami Radio, it discusses upcoming anime and you can listen to the latest broadcast on their site: <a href="http://www.megami-radio.com/">http://www.megami-radio.com/</a>. Of course, if you want a copy of Eri and Yuka&#8217;s voices to keep forever, that&#8217;s what the CD&#8217;s are for.</p>
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<p>Besides the obvious, Megami&#8217;s Anime Character Catch Up covers some information about other less-known releases. Ones that I&#8217;m looking forward to are Accel World (Spring 2012), Dog Days 2 (TBA), and the brand new Toradora episode (December 21, 2011).</p>
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<p>The Figure StyleS section was extremely small this time, only covering a single page. Half of it was detailing the stretchable cast-off clothing on a new Kudryavka figure.</p>
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<p>The back cover contains an ad for the BD/DVD release of Mashiroiro Symphony.</p>
<p>At this point I usually go over any extras that came with the magazine, but sadly, there were none. I was looking forward to this volume because Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai was going to be featured on the cover, only to be disappointed with average posters, a condensed Figure StyleS section, and zero extras (not even a large poster). I really don&#8217;t recommend buying this one unless there&#8217;s one poster in here that you absolutely must have. Hopefully the January issue will include a calendar like in previous years.</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[This comes a few weeks late, but here is this month&#8217;s issue of Megami Magazine, volume 138. The magazine seems to have shifted away from Nanoha and friends and is now regularly featuring the girls from Idolmaster on their covers and in their posters. Volume 138 has a good mix of just about everything, so [...]
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<p>This comes a few weeks late, but here is this month&#8217;s issue of Megami Magazine, volume 138. The magazine seems to have shifted away from Nanoha and friends and is now regularly featuring the girls from Idolmaster on their covers and in their posters. Volume 138 has a good mix of just about everything, so if you&#8217;re looking for variety, you may want to consider getting a copy. You can check out all of the posters included in this volume below. Remember that linked images are ecchi (a.k.a. NSFW).</p>
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<p>The first poster comes from the new anime Guilty Crown and features Ayase and my favourite, Tsugumi. I like this one because it looks so cheerful and the small details like the emblem on Tsugumi&#8217;s sleeve and the buildings in the background are well-done.</p>
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<p>If you&#8217;re a K-ON fan, you&#8217;ll surely be looking forward to the movie. I wasn&#8217;t aware that the UK had warm sunny beaches, but this poster seems to suggest otherwise. Mio, Ritsu, and Azusa cheering in the background is cute.</p>
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<p>The last mother-daughter poster I remember seeing in Megami was of the Tohsaka family from Fate/Zero in <a title="Megami Magazine Vol. 133" href="http://nopybot.com/2011/06/29/megami-magazine-vol-133/">volume 133</a>. Now we have the Einzbern family, also from Fate/Zero. I love Irisviel&#8217;s white hat and coat, it matches her silver hair and the snowy background.</p>
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<p>It&#8217;s sad that Triple H ended up as Double H in Mawaru Penguindrum. If I were in Himari&#8217;s position, I would&#8217;ve been heartbroken. This poster shows a world that could&#8217;ve been, or maybe it will be considering how unpredictable the series is.</p>
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<p>Infinite Stratos seems to be one of those series that will be in Megami for a long time.</p>
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<p>Everyone&#8217;s favourite squid girl makes an appearance in this volume. While the art style is simple, I&#8217;m still impressed with the smooth lines and nice shading. The only problem I have with this poster is that it doesn&#8217;t look like Ika&#8217;s umbrella is actually covering her.</p>
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<p>Working is another anime with a simple art style, but it still looks good; this poster is a perfect example of that.</p>
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<p>This Madoka poster looks like an alternate ending to the series. I am surprised at how drawing a few loose strands of hair on Madoka and Homura makes it look like they&#8217;ve been working up a sweat. Brilliant illustration in my opinion.</p>
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<p>Ro-Kyu-Bu shower scene. Warning: very ecchi.</p>
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<p>This illustration is absolutely lovely, not to mention cute at the same time. Alice and Yune make a great pair.</p>
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<p>An Idolmaster poster with the same image found on the cover is also included for all the fans out there.</p>
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<p>I&#8217;m not really liking this poster of Himeji and Minami from Baka Test. Himeji&#8217;s legs look further away than the water, but they&#8217;re in front of it.</p>
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<p>This is Megami&#8217;s second Ano Natsu de Matteru poster. I was dumbfounded as to why there is a random hand coming from the side holding a pop can. Other than that oddity, the illustration itself is decent.</p>
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<p>Fanservice courtesy of C3.</p>
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<p>Considering how dark the final season of Shana is looking, I welcome this calmer-looking poster with Yoshida mixing Shana&#8217;s bow. Both of their outfits look nicer than anything they wear in the anime.</p>
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<p>Kyoukai Senjou no Horizon seems largely based around fanservice.</p>
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<p>The featured Girl&#8217;s Avenue artist in this volume is Fuyuno Haruaki (ふゆの春秋), you can find his website at <a href="http://technofuyuno.net/">http://technofuyuno.net/</a>. He is the artist behind the above illustration, and as you can see, he uses very vivid and bright colours. This reminds me of the concept of painting marine animals in space for some reason.</p>
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<p>I just noticed that the cast of Nekogami Yaoyorozu have very bright hair.</p>
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<p>One of the great things about anime originating from visual novels is that they have some nice school uniform designs. This Mashiroiro Sympohny poster looks nice at first, but if you look at Miu&#8217;s knees, they&#8217;re actually out of place. They also forgot to include Sakuno, my favourite girl in the series.</p>
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<p>I commented in my <a title="Fall 2011 Anime Round-up" href="http://nopybot.com/2011/11/14/fall-2011-anime-round-up/">Fall round-up</a> how the girls in Maji de Watashi ni Koi Shinasai were manly and I&#8217;m going to stick with that no matter how many of them they put in lingerie.</p>
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<p>I admit that I do not like the character designs in Kamisama Dolls. Sticking nekomimi on them isn&#8217;t going to change anything. On the up side, that tea cup in the cupboard looks pretty.</p>
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<p>Exploding clothes are a staple of poorly written anime. It seems it has also made it into Megami Magazine with Manyuu Hikenchou.</p>
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<p>If I had a choice, I would&#8217;ve had a poster if this Mashiroiro Symphony image rather than the one on the grass.</p>
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<p>Within the magazine itself is some content about upcoming anime, not least of which is the new K-ON movie. If you didn&#8217;t know already, the light music club will be travelling to England, though I think the swimsuit scene will turn out being a fantasy.</p>
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<p>A couple of anime that I&#8217;m looking forward to are Nisemonogatari and the third (plus fourth) Rebuild of Evangelion movie. Nisemonogatari is a spin-off series of Bakemonogatari, one of my favourites from 2009. The Eva movies should be a treat no matter what, although I&#8217;m disappointed about pirate Asuka.</p>
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<p>This is the first time I&#8217;ve seen Megami fill a page out of their figures section with dolls. I know a number of you are probably into dollfies and whatever other brands there are, but I have an aversion to them thanks to watching Child&#8217;s Play 20 years ago. Chuckie, and any doll for that matter, still gives me the creeps. On the bright side, the figures and dolls are kept on separate pages so I can just flip really fast through the doll section :)</p>
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<p>The double-sided B2 poster this time is really ecchi, but they come from two series that I love. The first side features the four most popular girls from Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai lying on a bed. Yozora and Sena seem to be sharing a single uniform.</p>
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<p>The reverse side is the female cast of Mayo Chiki enjoying a dip at a hot spring.</p>
<p>That wraps up the main contents of this volume. Several posters stood out for me this time: the Guilty Crown, K-ON, Madoka, Ikoku Meiro no Croisée, and Fuyuno Haruaki posters were all high quality illustrations. If you don&#8217;t mind a large ecchi poster as a bonus, then this would be a good volume to get to fill up some barren walls.</p>
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		<title>Megami Magazine Vol. 132</title>
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<p>The May 2011 issue of Megami Magazine (volume 132) has one of the nicest covers (I think) in a long time. If you don&#8217;t recognize this pink-haired girl with doggy ears, she&#8217;s Princess Millhoire F. Biscotti from the anime Dog Days. I think she&#8217;s absolutely adorable (and it helps that Yui Horie is her voice actress) so I think whoever chose the cover for volume 132 did a good job.</p>
<p>There are quite a number of posters covering the spring season this time as well as some from the previous season. You can see them all below. As usual, any ecchi material is not previewed on this page, you will need to click on the links to see them.</p>
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<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/megami132-02.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-6108" title="megami132-02" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/megami132-02-453x680.jpg" alt="" width="453" height="680" /></a></p>
<p>While its been a while since K-ON ended, it still appears in this volume of Megami. I think it&#8217;s going to be like Nanoha and find its way into every volume from now on. There wasn&#8217;t anything special about this poster, which just seems really ordinary.</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/megami132-03.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-6109" title="megami132-03" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/megami132-03-453x680.jpg" alt="" width="453" height="680" /></a></p>
<p>I would be very surprised if Kurisu actually did go somewhere without her red tie in the anime. On the other hand, I can totally see Mayushii and the pink-haired girl (I forgot her name) dressing up like this. The curved horizon is a nice artistic effect.</p>
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<p>Erio is a serious contender for the top spot in my list of <a href="http://nopybot.com/tag/top-anime-girls/">top 10 anime girls</a> this year, and this poster certainly helps her. It&#8217;s nice to see that she gets sparkles not only in the anime, but in illustrations too.</p>
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<p>I think the most amazing thing about this illustration is that Kanzaki was able to fit (sort of) into that outfit.</p>
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<p>The only thing I really liked about Yumekui Merry was the cool character designs, so I&#8217;m rather upset that they decided to make a poster of the girls in the bath. I&#8217;d much rather have one of them engaged in battle or at least doing some fighting poses.</p>
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<p>The art style in Dog Days is nicely represented in this poster. Whoever drew it captured the cuteness of all the characters along with their personalities. The splashing water at the bottom also helps to highlight the characters.</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/megami132-08.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-6114" title="megami132-08" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/megami132-08-453x680.jpg" alt="" width="453" height="680" /></a></p>
<p>This is the full image that was used on the cover of the magazine and shows Millhoire in all her cuteness. The folds in her dress are nicely done, her facial expression looks happy and bright, and the background looks cool. I actually wish they had used this image to make a B2 sized poster.</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/megami132-09.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-6115" title="megami132-09" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/megami132-09-510x340.jpg" alt="" width="510" height="340" /></a></p>
<p>The characters from Hidan no Aria seem really skinny. At least they have nice swimsuits.</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/megami132-10.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-6116" title="megami132-10" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/megami132-10-453x680.jpg" alt="" width="453" height="680" /></a></p>
<p>Anyone looking forward to Fate/Zero will probably like this poster. It&#8217;s so strange to see Saber not wearing her white and blue clothes.</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/megami132-11.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-6117" title="megami132-11" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/megami132-11-453x680.jpg" alt="" width="453" height="680" /></a></p>
<p>Onii-chan no Koto has been getting quite a number of posters recently. The previous ones have looked pretty good, but I&#8217;m not to happy about the extra lines they drew on the shoulders and other parts in this poster.</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/megami132-12.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-6118" title="megami132-12" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/megami132-12-510x340.jpg" alt="" width="510" height="340" /></a></p>
<p>This was cute and funny. Except for the lower part of th legs being really thin, I thought this poster was really nicely drawn.</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/megami132-13.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-6119" title="megami132-13" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/megami132-13-453x680.jpg" alt="" width="453" height="680" /></a></p>
<p>Idolmaster seems to be getting quite a bit of Megami posters recently too.</p>
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<p>I love Aoi Nishimata&#8217;s artwork and character designs, but I thought this illustration was too plain. The girls are down to their underwear and the background is just a bed and some purple. I know it&#8217;s a fanservice pose, but I expected something a bit more detailed for Ore-tachi ni Tsubasa wa Nai.</p>
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<p>I really don&#8217;t like the skintones in this one, they seem too dark.</p>
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<p>I think this Hozhizora e Kakaru Hashi poster explains the anime pretty well. I love the character designs.</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/megami132-17.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-6123" title="megami132-17" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/megami132-17-453x680.jpg" alt="" width="453" height="680" /></a></p>
<p>The poses for this Softenni poster has the girls in great poses, but fails to meet its full potential by using a crappy background.</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/megami132-18.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-6124" title="megami132-18" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/megami132-18-453x680.jpg" alt="" width="453" height="680" /></a></p>
<p>This is my favourite poster out of this volume. It shows that you can make swimsuit/beach with detail despite the lack of clothing. Nanoha&#8217;s ribbons and Fate&#8217;s cloth thingy (what is that called anyways?) add a sense of style, and the glowy things at the bottom direct your attention upwards.</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/megami132-19.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-6125" title="megami132-19" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/megami132-19-510x340.jpg" alt="" width="510" height="340" /></a></p>
<p>This is another example of a good poster. It&#8217;s dynamic, bright, colourful, detailed, and all of the body proportions seem right.</p>
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<p>The illustrations of the characters is great in this poster, but sadly, there&#8217;s no splashing water or anything in the background to compliment it like the previous ones.</p>
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<p>I&#8217;m finding Astarotte&#8217;s Toy to be a rather cute and funny anime, and I think this poster manages to show that side of it.</p>
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<p>Someone&#8217;s going to have to refresh my memory, that blond is a guy right?</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/megami132-23.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-6129" title="megami132-23" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/megami132-23-510x340.jpg" alt="" width="510" height="340" /></a></p>
<p>I really like the left half of this Madoka poster, but Madoka herself seems a bit lacking in colour and shading compared to the other characters. It may be due to the fact that Kyubey creates a huge white spot in the middle of everything and Madoka isn&#8217;t wearing her mahou shoujo clothes.</p>
<p>Those were all of the posters in this volume, which left me a bit disappointed. In all but the oldest volumes that I own, there has always been a Girl&#8217;s Avenue poster. If you don&#8217;t remember what that is, it&#8217;s a single pin-up poster that features artwork from a selected artist. It&#8217;s a good way of finding out about people I would otherwise never have heard of, so I hope they didn&#8217;t remove it permanently.</p>
<p>Besides the posters, below are some of the things within the content of the magazine.</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/megami132-24.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-6130" title="megami132-24" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/megami132-24-510x340.jpg" alt="" width="510" height="340" /></a></p>
<p>Included in this volume was a free dust jacket for the Nanoha comics. If you&#8217;re wondering why it&#8217;s so small, it&#8217;s because that&#8217;s how big the standard Japanese manga is. I was surprised the first time I saw Japanese manga, because they&#8217;re physically smaller than the English-translated manga you find in bookstores here.</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/megami132-25.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-6131" title="megami132-25" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/megami132-25-453x680.jpg" alt="" width="453" height="680" /></a></p>
<p>This is some awesome sportswear. I&#8217;m not a big fan of the K-ON anime, but I love the characters. If these clothes wouldn&#8217;t get me any weird stares, I&#8217;d wear them.</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/megami132-26.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-6132" title="megami132-26" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/megami132-26-510x340.jpg" alt="" width="510" height="340" /></a></p>
<p>Of all the figures that Megami covers, I think the only ones I would want are the Miku figure and the one of Mio sitting on a strawberry. The rest just don&#8217;t look that great or are too revealing.</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/megami132-27.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-6133" title="megami132-27" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/megami132-27-453x680.jpg" alt="" width="453" height="680" /></a></p>
<p>On the back cover is an ad reminding everyone that Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kira will be out on June 21. I&#8217;ve loved everything from the Higurashi series so far, so I&#8217;m looking forward to this. Anyone who hasn&#8217;t seen the series should give it a chance.</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/megami132-28.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-6134" title="megami132-28" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/megami132-28-453x680.jpg" alt="" width="453" height="680" /></a>One of the extras included was this mini Madoka guidebook.</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/megami132-29.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-6135" title="megami132-29" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/megami132-29-510x340.jpg" alt="" width="510" height="340" /></a></p>
<p>Inside are some details about the characters, screenshots, and the fanart featured at the end of each episode. There are images on the front and back covers that you can cut out and use as postcards, but I doubt anyone will be doing that.</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/megami132-30.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-6136" title="megami132-30" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/megami132-30-453x680.jpg" alt="" width="453" height="680" /></a></p>
<p>I can&#8217;t say that Inifnite Stratos really caught my attention last season, but wow, this is a nice poster. All of the clothing and hair scattered everywhere must have made it difficult to draw. What I like about it is that the girls are in a circle so you can display the poster in any orientation and it&#8217;ll still look right.</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/megami132-31.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-6137" title="megami132-31" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/megami132-31-510x340.jpg" alt="" width="510" height="340" /></a></p>
<p>On the back side is also a very nice poster. I&#8217;m curious as to which timeline it&#8217;s from because I can&#8217;t imagine glasses Homura wasting time at the beach when she could be out foiling Kyubey&#8217;s plans.</p>
<p>While there were some pin-up posters that I really liked, they were mostly due to the art style rather than and special attention to detail, so I&#8217;d have to say that this volume was of average quality. On the bright side, the large B2 size poster compensates for that with a detailed Infinite Stratos image and a cute Madoka one.</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[It looks like Nanoha has some competition when it comes to appearances on Megami Magazine covers. This is the second time that Puella Magi Madoka Magica has been featured on the cover. The first time, in volume 129,  had Madoka in her puella magi outfit, volume 131 here has Homura in a black dress. Posters follow below, [...]
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<p>It looks like Nanoha has some competition when it comes to appearances on Megami Magazine covers. This is the second time that Puella Magi Madoka Magica has been featured on the cover. The first time, in <a href="http://nopybot.com/2011/02/28/megami-magazine-vol-129/">volume 129</a>,  had Madoka in her puella magi outfit, volume 131 here has Homura in a black dress.</p>
<p>Posters follow below, ecchi images are linked.</p>
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<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/megami131-02.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-5975" title="megami131-02" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/megami131-02-510x680.jpg" alt="" width="510" height="680" /></a></p>
<p>I think these are the most colourful group of maids that I&#8217;ve seen. The striped stockings look nice, and that parfait looks yummy.</p>
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<p>Fans of the lolis from To Aru Majutsu no Index will probably like this poster.</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/megami131-04.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-5977" title="megami131-04" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/megami131-04-510x680.jpg" alt="" width="510" height="680" /></a></p>
<p>The Yumekui Merry anime was less than spectacular, but I loved the character designs. I also like cat girls, so this poster is definitely a keeper for me. Merry looks super cute, and the expression on Yui&#8217;s face is priceless.</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/megami131-05.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-5978" title="megami131-05" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/megami131-05-510x680.jpg" alt="" width="510" height="680" /></a></p>
<p>This poster is rather plain compared to most, there&#8217;s a significant lack of detail beyond the outline of the girls.</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/megami131-06.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-5979" title="megami131-06" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/megami131-06-510x680.jpg" alt="" width="510" height="680" /></a></p>
<p>Megami once again manages to make Onii-chan no Koto Nanka Zenzen Suki Janain Dakara ne look normal. I&#8217;m impressed at how they can fix up strange-looking animation and make it look better for their posters.</p>
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<p>Nurse Mio and Mugi look really cute here. Sadly, nurses don&#8217;t actually dress like that here. I wonder if it&#8217;s something only found in Japan&#8230;</p>
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<p>I absolutely love Yoshika&#8217;s kimino here, it looks so vibrant and beautiful. I also enjoyed all of the other strike witches as dolls in the background.</p>
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<p>This is just wrong&#8230;</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/megami131-10.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-5983" title="megami131-10" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/megami131-10-510x680.jpg" alt="" width="510" height="680" /></a></p>
<p>I was hoping that Megami would include a nice background with Homura, but she also suffers from the horrible backgrounds that the cover illustrations always get. While I think her dress is nicely done, the face seems to be a bit off.</p>
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<p>This poster looked really well illustrated at first, but the more I look at it, the more it seems like the girl in the yellow bikini is stretched too much.</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/megami131-12.jpg">http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/megami131-12.jpg</a></p>
<p>For the 113th featured artist of Girl&#8217;s Avenue, Megami covers <a href="http://homepage2.nifty.com/mutukidou/main01.htm" target="_blank">Ikeda Yasuhiro</a> (池田靖宏) (NSFW). He has some very interesting character designs, like this girl, who has a nuclear rocket pack strapped onto her, all the while listening to some tunes. Unique character designs aren&#8217;t his only specialty, as you can see, there&#8217;s also plenty of detail put into the hair, facial expression, and folds in her clothing. The only complaint I have about this illustration is that the girl&#8217;s ankles seem too thin.</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/megami131-13.jpg">http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/megami131-13.jpg</a></p>
<p>I loved this Kore wa Zombie Desu Ka poster because all of the girls are in school uniforms, even Eu. The blatant exposure of panties is a bit unnecessary though.</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/megami131-14.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-5987" title="megami131-14" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/megami131-14-510x382.jpg" alt="" width="510" height="382" /></a></p>
<p>This was a rather amusing illustration.</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/megami131-15.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-5989" title="megami131-15" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/megami131-15-510x382.jpg" alt="" width="510" height="382" /></a></p>
<p>I really liked this poster, it&#8217;s cute, sparkly, and is far from being plain.</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/megami131-16.jpg">http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/megami131-16.jpg</a></p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/megami131-17.jpg">http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/megami131-17.jpg</a></p>
<p>I was rather disappointed with these two posters, they were basically the same thing from different sides. They also aren&#8217;t very artistic, just pure fanservice.</p>
<p><del>http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/megami131-18.jpg</del></p>
<div><del>Here&#8217;s another from the pure fanservice category, but I guess that&#8217;s to be expected from Kodomo no Jikan. It&#8217;s hard to imagine that this series was written by a woman.</del></div>
<p>I decided to delete this one, I don&#8217;t want something like it on my blog.</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/megami131-19.jpg">http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/megami131-19.jpg</a></p>
<p>The fanservice isn&#8217;t as bad in this Sora no Otoshimono poster, at least some effort was put into making it funny rather than arousing. My favourite part about it is the chibi version of Ikaros.</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/megami131-20.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-5994" title="megami131-20" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/megami131-20-510x680.jpg" alt="" width="510" height="680" /></a></p>
<p>Now this isn&#8217;t a poster, but I just loved the illustration. The lineart and colours are perfect, and the pose shows enough skin to be hot but not lewd. I don&#8217;t know much about Kaminomi, but Kanon Nakagawa is apparently a character from the series and released her first album recently.</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/megami131-21.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-5995" title="megami131-21" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/megami131-21-510x382.jpg" alt="" width="510" height="382" /></a></p>
<p>Another thing that caught my eye in this volume was something in the anime round-up section. This anime, called Ro-Kyu-Bu has a beautifully designed and drawn character. Her name is Tomoka Minato and she caught my attention because she reminds me of the girls that Tinkle draws, and those of you who have read my <a href="http://nopybot.com/category/artbooks/e2/">Etsu</a> posts know that Tinkle is my favourite pair of artists. Looking into the series, I found that the character designs were done by Takayuki Noguchi. That didn&#8217;t feel right to me though, because Tomoka looked too much like a Tinkle girl to be from Noguchi. Further research showed that I was right, and the <span style="text-decoration: underline;">original</span> character designs were done by Tinkle for the manga. What kind of fan would I be if I couldn&#8217;t identify my favourite artists&#8217; drawing styles :)</p>
<p>I will probably be watching this anime when it comes out regardless of what it&#8217;s about. Finally seeing Tinkle character designs in an anime is just too much to miss.</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/megami131-22.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-5996" title="megami131-22" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/megami131-22-510x382.jpg" alt="" width="510" height="382" /></a></p>
<p>There weren&#8217;t too many new/upcoming figures featured in Megami that I was interested in. I thought about getting the Erika Sendo Beach Queens figure by Wave, but I didn&#8217;t think the face looked right so I passed it up.</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/megami131-23.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-5997" title="megami131-23" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/megami131-23-510x382.jpg" alt="" width="510" height="382" /></a></p>
<p>I haven&#8217;t been including these in my Megami posts recently, but the war between the major TCG companies seems to be heating up. BothChaos and Victory Spark are advertising in the back of the magazine now.</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/megami131-24.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-5998" title="megami131-24" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/megami131-24-510x680.jpg" alt="" width="510" height="680" /></a></p>
<p>Not to be out-done, Weib Schwarz has also included a free card of the Idolmaster girls with this volume.</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/megami131-25.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-5999" title="megami131-25" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/megami131-25-510x680.jpg" alt="" width="510" height="680" /></a></p>
<p>The back cover of the magazine features Charlotte from Princess Lover, along with a reminder that the blu-ray for the series is now on sale.</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/megami131-26.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-6000" title="megami131-26" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/megami131-26-510x680.jpg" alt="" width="510" height="680" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/megami131-27.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-6001" title="megami131-27" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/megami131-27-510x680.jpg" alt="" width="510" height="680" /></a></p>
<p>As usual, there&#8217;s a large poster included with Megami. This time it&#8217;s one of those thin, elongated ones and it features the two most (probably) popular mahou shoujo right now, Madoka and Nanoha, both in swimsuits. Personally, I think they made Madoka look really fat, not as in overweight, but fat as in baby fat. I guess it fits with the drawing style, but it&#8217;s ironic that Nanoha is younger and has a more lady-like build. Nanoha has also got sparkles everywhere while Madoka just got some blue dots in the background. I think it&#8217;s obvious who wins this battle.</p>
<p>The illustration quality of the posters this time around was average in my opinion. There were some nice ones like the Strike Witches poster, the Houkago no Pleiades poster, and the Yumekui Merry poster, but there was nothing outstanding. The Freezing posters were more of an eyesore unless you like big-boobed girls just standing around with no clothes. On the bright side, I now have a new anime to look forward too, as well as a nice Nanoha poster to add to my collection.</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was in for a little surprise when I opened up the March 2011 issue of Megami Magazine, also known as volume 130. Unlike all of the other volumes that just come with a pretty anime girl (or girls) on a dull cover, this one has SPARKLES! In this volume, Megami decided to embed some tons of [...]
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<p>I was in for a little surprise when I opened up the March 2011 issue of Megami Magazine, also known as volume 130. Unlike all of the other volumes that just come with a pretty anime girl (or girls) on a dull cover, this one has SPARKLES! In this volume, Megami decided to embed <del>some</del> tons of bright, multi-coloured, sparkly stars in the cover. You can only see some of them in the picture because of the angle, but they fill the whole page. I think it&#8217;s rather fitting considering they featured the girls from Idolmaster on the cover this time.</p>
<p>Enough about the cover though, lets see what kind of posters they have this time around (ecchi images linked):</p>
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<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/megami130-02.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-5759" title="megami130-02" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/megami130-02-510x382.jpg" alt="" width="510" height="382" /></a></p>
<p>While <a href="http://nopybot.com/category/magazines/nyantype-magazine/">Nyantype</a> always includes one larger poster in every issue, its been a long time since Megami has included one of these double fold-out posters in their magazines. Considering how rarely they include these larger posters, I&#8217;m glad that they decided to put the girls from Puella Magi Madoka Magica on one side. The artwork isn&#8217;t anything spectacular and it&#8217;s a shame that Kyouko is missing, but it&#8217;s still nice to have and look at.</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/megami130-03.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-5760" title="megami130-03" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/megami130-03-510x680.jpg" alt="" width="510" height="680" /></a></p>
<p>On the reverse is Yui with a rather late Valentine&#8217;s Day chocolate. It&#8217;s cute how Ritsu, Mio, and Mugi are spying on her from behind the tree.</p>
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<p>I thought this Index poster was rather dull for a Megami poster. The swimsuits look identical (no frills?) except for a few slight changes, and the expressions and poses aren&#8217;t all that great.</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/megami130-05.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-5762" title="megami130-05" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/megami130-05-510x680.jpg" alt="" width="510" height="680" /></a></p>
<p>This Yumekui Merry poster, on the other hand, is much better. It has nice poses, a frilly swimsuit (yay), and some water splashing.</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/megami130-06.jpg">http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/megami130-06.jpg</a></p>
<p>I can&#8217;t say I understand what&#8217;s going on here. The text bubbles are something new, I don&#8217;t recall seeing those in a Megami poster before.</p>
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<p>This Dragon Crisis poster is hidden for skimpiness.</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/megami130-08.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-5765" title="megami130-08" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/megami130-08-510x680.jpg" alt="" width="510" height="680" /></a></p>
<p>A brilliantly done poster. Victorica is basically the only reason I&#8217;m watching Gosick now, so I&#8217;m happy to have this poster of her. The lighting compliments her hair and face, while the books are arranged to draw your attention to her as well. I also love the details in Victorica&#8217;s dress and the flowers on the chair she&#8217;s sitting in.</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/megami130-09.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-5766" title="megami130-09" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/megami130-09-510x680.jpg" alt="" width="510" height="680" /></a></p>
<p>I never thought I&#8217;d ever see Kuroneko in a swimsuit, it just doesn&#8217;t seem right. Kirino on the other hand, seems to be trying to be fashionable while at the beach, as expected.</p>
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<p>The panty stealing episode in Strike Witches must&#8217;ve been really popular considering how many images of panty stealing show up in Megami. Either that or someone really wanted Lynette to have participated (hence the poster).</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/megami130-11.jpg">http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/megami130-11.jpg</a></p>
<p>The colours seemed a bit off in this poster, but then again I&#8217;m not following Freezing, so what do I know.</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/megami130-12.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-5769" title="megami130-12" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/megami130-12-510x680.jpg" alt="" width="510" height="680" /></a></p>
<p>This lovely warrior maden was illustrated by Kantaka (かんたか, <a href="http://www.kantaka69.com">http://www.kantaka69.com</a>, NSFW). I love the designs on her chest armour and the shield, or is that a weapon of some kind? The flowers are also a nice touch and give her a more fragile appearance rather than the tough fighter that the armour would&#8217;ve portrayed her as.</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/megami130-13.jpg">http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/megami130-13.jpg</a></p>
<p>Sora no Otoshimono posters seem to swing back and forth between extemely ecchi and not ecchi. I&#8217;m surprised that the girls don&#8217;t freeze.</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/megami130-14.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-5771" title="megami130-14" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/megami130-14-510x680.jpg" alt="" width="510" height="680" /></a></p>
<p>Other than that playing card looking rather small, I didn&#8217;t find anything wrong with this poster even though something doesn&#8217;t feel right.</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/megami130-15.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-5772" title="megami130-15" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/megami130-15-510x680.jpg" alt="" width="510" height="680" /></a></p>
<p>I&#8217;m not fond of the animation in Onii-chan whatever (that title is way too long), but Megami has somehow managed to make it look decent. I think the park in the background helps out a lot.</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/megami130-16.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-5773" title="megami130-16" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/megami130-16-510x680.jpg" alt="" width="510" height="680" /></a></p>
<p>No matter how many Mitsudomoe posters I see, the character designs still freak me out. I wish that Megami could find a way to make it less repulsive (no offence intended).</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/megami130-17.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-5774" title="megami130-17" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/megami130-17-510x680.jpg" alt="" width="510" height="680" /></a></p>
<p>I quite liked this poster of Haruna and Eucliwood. There are some things that need fixing, like Eucliwood being flatter than Haruna and the size of their arms/legs, but overall it&#8217;s cute. The lizards and eyeballs in that bowl is also amusing.</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/megami130-19.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-5777" title="megami130-19" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/megami130-19-510x680.jpg" alt="" width="510" height="680" /></a></p>
<p>I didn&#8217;t expect Megami to start churning out posters from the upcoming season yet. This is from the anime Hidan no Aria, which will be airing in a few weeks. Some people have mentioned that this girl reminds them of Shana, but I don&#8217;t see it.</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/megami130-20.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-5778" title="megami130-20" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/megami130-20-510x680.jpg" alt="" width="510" height="680" /></a></p>
<p>The back cover is just as elaborate as the front cover, with Idolmaster taking up the whole page and the sparkly stars everywhere.</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/megami130-21.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-5779" title="megami130-21" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/megami130-21-510x680.jpg" alt="" width="510" height="680" /></a></p>
<p>Included in the magazine was a pencil board. On one side is Fate from the Nanoha series holding a <a href="http://nopybot.com/2011/03/02/body-pillows/">body pillow</a>.</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/megami130-22.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-5780" title="megami130-22" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/megami130-22-510x680.jpg" alt="" width="510" height="680" /></a></p>
<p>On the reverse side is Fate again, but this time drawn in an artist&#8217;s personal style (I don&#8217;t know who drew it) rather than the anime style.</p>
<p>Along with the pencil board, there were three print-outs sealed in plastic.</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/megami130-23.jpg">http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/megami130-23.jpg</a></p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/megami130-24.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-5782" title="megami130-24" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/megami130-24-510x382.jpg" alt="" width="510" height="382" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/megami130-25.jpg">http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/megami130-25.jpg</a></p>
<p>The prints are on regular poster paper and are of images that have been used in previous magazines.</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/megami130-26.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-5784" title="megami130-26" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/megami130-26-510x680.jpg" alt="" width="510" height="680" /></a></p>
<p>It seems Megami has also changed up the B2 size poster they include in most issues. Usually, the poster is just inserted within the pages of the magazine, but this time it&#8217;s actually physically attached to it. You have to cut the poster out if you want to put it on your wall.</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/megami130-27.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-5785" title="megami130-27" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/megami130-27-510x680.jpg" alt="" width="510" height="680" /></a></p>
<p>Both sides of the poster are of the Idolmaster girls and they use the same images featured on the front and back covers of the magazine.</p>
<p>If you&#8217;re a big Idolmaster fan, then you would probably enjoy this issue because of the covers and the poster. There were quite a lot of swimsuit posters this time around, probably an indication of spring. The two posters that stood out the most for me were the Gosick poster and the illustration by Kantaka. While some of the posters were really dull, most of them were decent and there were very few flaws. With the selection of posters, the special cover, and the extras included, this is one of the better Megami releases.</p>
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		<title>Megami Magazine Vol. 129</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2011 05:45:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[February is going to end in less than 2 hours so I figured I&#8217;d get this post on the February 2011 issue of Megami Magazine up, also known as volume 129. With Madoka dominating the anime scene this season, it&#8217;s no surprise that she&#8217;s the cover girl of this issue. She&#8217;s even holding onto a [...]
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<p>February is going to end in less than 2 hours so I figured I&#8217;d get this post on the February 2011 issue of Megami Magazine up, also known as volume 129. With Madoka dominating the anime scene this season, it&#8217;s no surprise that she&#8217;s the cover girl of this issue. She&#8217;s even holding onto a heart-shaped box, which I guess was for Valentine&#8217;s Day. There&#8217;s actually quite a bit of ecchi in here, but as usual, ecchi posters will be linked rather than shown directly. Since I&#8217;m tired and sick today, this&#8217;ll be a short post.</p>
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<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/megami129-02.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-5460" title="megami129-02" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/megami129-02-510x381.jpg" alt="" width="510" height="381" /></a></p>
<p>To Love-ru seems to be a rather popular series, it&#8217;s getting yet another season, but I still haven&#8217;t seen a single episode of it. This girl is rather pretty though.</p>
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<p>Fanservice.</p>
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<p>Fanservice.</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/megami129-05.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-5463" title="megami129-05" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/megami129-05-510x680.jpg" alt="" width="510" height="680" /></a></p>
<p>I love the three different types of Misaka&#8217;s. My favourite are the Misaka imoutos, cute and far less violent.</p>
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<p>K-ON has gotten some maid outfit posters before, but not one including Azusa, and especially not one with Azusagi (Azusa + Usagi).</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/megami129-07.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-5465" title="megami129-07" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/megami129-07-510x381.jpg" alt="" width="510" height="381" /></a></p>
<p>I love how the forground seems so quiet and peaceful, but Mami is in a dark room overlooking everything. Kinda seems like Mami is watching over everyone from the afterlife.</p>
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<p>This is the full version of the cover picture. Not as impressive as I was hoping for, but it&#8217;s still cute.</p>
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<p>Big cleavage.</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/megami129-10.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-5468" title="megami129-10" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/megami129-10-510x680.jpg" alt="" width="510" height="680" /></a></p>
<p>This poster makes me feel a bit dizzy, it&#8217;s hard to tell which way is up or down at first. I&#8217;m not very fond of Nanoha&#8217;s look in Force, I&#8217;d much rather have a poster of her from the original or A&#8217;s.</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/megami129-11.jpg">http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/megami129-11.jpg</a></p>
<p>Fanservice.</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/megami129-12.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-5470" title="megami129-12" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/megami129-12-510x680.jpg" alt="" width="510" height="680" /></a></p>
<p>Cute girls at the beach, one of the staples of Megami Magazine.</p>
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<p>Fanservice and yuri rape.</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/megami129-14.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-5472" title="megami129-14" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/megami129-14-510x680.jpg" alt="" width="510" height="680" /></a></p>
<p>The little Ika Musume swimming in Ika Musume&#8217;s dress is rather amusing.</p>
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<p>Semi-fanservice?</p>
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<p>Super hot pose with Sora from Yosuga no Sora. I just finished the series recently and Sora is definitely my favourite character. The attention to detail from the pebbles in the water to Sora&#8217;s hair is just amazing in this poster.</p>
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<p>Fanservice.</p>
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<p>Fanservice.</p>
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<p>Cute fanservice. The vibrant colours and attention to detail are really good in this poster. This is from Time Paladin Sakura, a spinoff of Da Capo if you haven&#8217;t heard of it.</p>
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<p>It&#8217;s kinda weird seeing a Christmas poster in a February volume. I guess they couldn&#8217;t get it ready in time for the previous ones.</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/megami129-21.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-5479" title="megami129-21" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/megami129-21-510x680.jpg" alt="" width="510" height="680" /></a></p>
<p>I generally like anime characters in Chinese dresses, but this one seemed a bit too plain.</p>
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<p>This poster REALLY creeps me out (in more ways than one).</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/megami129-23.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-5481" title="megami129-23" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/megami129-23-510x381.jpg" alt="" width="510" height="381" /></a></p>
<p>In the content sections of the magazine, there are some snippets about the upcoming Touhou x Animate anime. The character designs aren&#8217;t the best I&#8217;ve seen, but they look decent. Is anyone else looking forward to this anime?</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/megami129-24.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-5482" title="megami129-24" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/megami129-24-510x680.jpg" alt="" width="510" height="680" /></a></p>
<p>It seems the back of Megami is still advertising To Heart.</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/megami129-25.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-5483" title="megami129-25" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/megami129-25-510x680.jpg" alt="" width="510" height="680" /></a></p>
<p>Included with this volume was a little desk calendar with exchangeable sheets for each month of 2011. Unfortunately, I never got the chance to use the January sheet.</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/megami129-26.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-5484" title="megami129-26" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/megami129-26-510x381.jpg" alt="" width="510" height="381" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/megami129-27.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-5485" title="megami129-27" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/megami129-27-510x381.jpg" alt="" width="510" height="381" /></a></p>
<p>My favourite months are September and November, you can see why for yourselves.</p>
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<p>The sheets are insterted into a piece of plastic that you fold up. It&#8217;s nice and shiny so it stands out more.</p>
<p>You can expect quite a bit of ecchi content in Megami Magazine, but I thought there was an overload of it in this volume. Of course, ecchi isn&#8217;t bad or anything, but some more high quality posters would be nice. My favourites this time around were the Yosuga no Sora and Time Paladin Sakura posters, not for the fanservice but because of the amazing use of colours and attention to detail.</p>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Feb 2011 06:33:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It seems I forgot to write about Megami Magazine Vol. 128 last month, so this will be the first of 2 Megami posts this week. As with a large portion of Megami volumes past, Nanoha has once again invaded the cover of the magazine. The occasion this time is the announcement of Mahou Shoujo Lyrical [...]
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<p>It seems I forgot to write about Megami Magazine Vol. 128 last month, so this will be the first of 2 Megami posts this week. As with a large portion of Megami volumes past, Nanoha has once again invaded the cover of the magazine. The occasion this time is the announcement of Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha A&#8217;s The Movie 2nd. Since I enjoyed the first movie, and I think the A&#8217;s series is better than the original, I&#8217;m really looking forward to the second movie.</p>
<p>The posters in the volume has a mix of characters from both the previous 2010 fall season and the current 2011 winter season. I was quite happy with the selection. Ecchi (ages 15+) images are linked, click at your own discretion.</p>
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<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/megami128-02.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-5427" title="megami128-02" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/megami128-02-510x381.jpg" alt="" width="510" height="381" /></a></p>
<p>I&#8217;ve been following the &#8220;A Certain&#8221; series since the first episode of Index and while I still don&#8217;t see where it&#8217;s going, but at least they know how to appeal to male audiences. This poster is based off the daihaisei arc where all of the girls were either in cheerleader uniforms or track clothes.</p>
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<p>This was probably what Haru was imagining was happening in the girls changing room when he overheard Kazuha and Akira&#8217;s conversation in Yosuga no Sora. I&#8217;m a bit surprised at how gooey it is.</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/megami128-04.jpg">http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/megami128-04.jpg</a></p>
<p>I think Megami came out with this Christmas-themed poster a bit too late, but it&#8217;s still nice. The stars and presents are a good way of making what would&#8217;ve been a bland fanservice image to a more cheerful one.</p>
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<p>I thought Sora no Otoshimono was on a roll with non-ecchi posters, but it looks like they&#8217;re back to full-on (censored) nudity.</p>
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<p>An obligatory shower scene. I&#8217;ve never noticed this before, but Megami actually does a nice job making steam.</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/megami128-07.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-5433" title="megami128-07" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/megami128-07-510x680.jpg" alt="" width="510" height="680" /></a></p>
<p>I thought this was a rather cute poster, especially for Elsea fans. I love the heart and the chibi characters on the sides.</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/megami128-08.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-5434" title="megami128-08" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/megami128-08-510x381.jpg" alt="" width="510" height="381" /></a></p>
<p>I thought K-ON was dead, but now that there&#8217;s more coming, it looks like Azunyan and friends will be getting more posters in the future. The one strange thing I found with this poster was that the water below Azusa&#8217;s hands is still moving up even though Azusa&#8217;s hands have stopped.</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/megami128-09.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-5435" title="megami128-09" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/megami128-09-510x381.jpg" alt="" width="510" height="381" /></a></p>
<p>Now that I know what Puella Magi Madoka Magica is about, it&#8217;s actually kinda weird seeing happy images like this one. Having a poster with the 4 main girls in costume is nice though, especially since it&#8217;s technically impossible in the anime at the moment.</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/megami128-10.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-5436" title="megami128-10" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/megami128-10-510x680.jpg" alt="" width="510" height="680" /></a></p>
<p>The impression that I&#8217;m getting from Amagami SS posters like this one is that it&#8217;s a boring anime. All of the posters each have a girl sitting there (most of the time in a swimsuit). There are no cool poses or fancy backgrounds.</p>
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<p>Megami does a good job with the &#8220;accidently walked in while changing&#8221; poses. I think the facial expressions fit the characters&#8217; personalities very well.</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/megami128-12.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-5438" title="megami128-12" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/megami128-12-510x680.jpg" alt="" width="510" height="680" /></a></p>
<p>Here was another cute poster. Ika musume surprisingly always keeps things family-friendly despite what tentacles are usually associated with in anime.</p>
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<p>I thought this Milky Holmes poster was rather amusing. In case you didn&#8217;t know, in anime, characters always smash open a watermelon at the beach while blindfolded; and Henriette is wearing a watermelon patterened bikini ^.^</p>
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<p>This volume of Girl&#8217;s Avenue features the work of <a href="http://www.16kenme.com/index.html" target="_blank">Sato Satoru</a> (さとーさとる). I think the characters he draws look like what you would expect for anme, but the amount of detail put into the clothing and accessories makes his illustrations stand out much more.</p>
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<p>I was hoping for a Fortune Arterial poster showing Erica with her vampire eyes, but this is a hot alternative.</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/megami128-16.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-5442" title="megami128-16" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/megami128-16-510x680.jpg" alt="" width="510" height="680" /></a></p>
<p>I can&#8217;t say that the first episode of Infinite Stratos impressed me, but this poster looks awesome. The cool mech parts and the cute girls makes me want to give the anime a second shot.</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/megami128-17.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-5443" title="megami128-17" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/megami128-17-510x381.jpg" alt="" width="510" height="381" /></a></p>
<p>I actually really liked this Strike Witches poster, it manages to be cute and hot without being ecchi.</p>
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<p>I don&#8217;t understand what&#8217;s happening here, but you can&#8217;t go wrong with Haruhi, Yuki, and Mikuru in swimsuits.</p>
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<p>This just looks super unnatural.</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/megami128-20.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-5446" title="megami128-20" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/megami128-20-510x680.jpg" alt="" width="510" height="680" /></a></p>
<p>I see a lot of ads for To Heart in Megami, but I wonder how many people still watch it. I stopped after TH~RMM~.</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/megami128-21.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-5447" title="megami128-21" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/megami128-21-510x680.jpg" alt="" width="510" height="680" /></a></p>
<p>Included in this volume was a mini illustration collection based on Nanoha StrikerS.</p>
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<p>Most of the imags have appeared before so there isn&#8217;t much that&#8217;s new. The booklet itself had some kind of special binding that lets you open it wide open and not worry about the pages falling out. Megami uses the same binding for their full illustration collections, which I will get around to reviewing sometime soon (hopefully).</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/megami128-23.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-5449" title="megami128-23" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/megami128-23-510x680.jpg" alt="" width="510" height="680" /></a></p>
<p>Normally an illustration booklet will cancel out the poster that&#8217;s usually included, but not this time. On the first side are Nanoha and Fate in plain clothes from the Nanoha movie.</p>
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<p>On the reverse is Hayate and her gang enjoying some time at the beach.</p>
<p>Overall I thought this volume was a bit heavy on the ecchi content, but there were some cute ones that were worth taking a look at. My favourite posters are the IS one and the one illustrated by Sato Satoru. The inclusion of both an illustration booklet and large poster makes this volume tempting for Nanoha fans. So if you like Nanoha and enjoy your ecchi, then you might want to pick up this volume.</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[After what has felt like ages, I can finally get back to making regular posts again. My computer is all fixed and I don&#8217;t have anything I need to complete until February (yay). Today I have here the 127th volume of Megami Magazine, also known as the December 2010 issue. Normally you&#8217;d think that a [...]
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>After what has felt like ages, I can finally get back to making regular posts again. My computer is all fixed and I don&#8217;t have anything I need to complete until February (yay). Today I have here the 127th volume of Megami Magazine, also known as the December 2010 issue.</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/megami127-01.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-5093" title="megami127-01" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/megami127-01-510x680.jpg" alt="" width="510" height="680" /></a></p>
<p>Normally you&#8217;d think that a bishoujo magazine released in December would have a lot of girls in sexy Santa outfits, but Megami has a different take on things. Since December is one of the coldest months of the year (if you live in the northern hemisphere), Megami was nice enough to include lots of images to help warm you up, including beach and swimsuit ones. As usual, ecchi images aren&#8217;t shown directly (in case someone peeks over your shoulder), but now I&#8217;ve included links to each one to make it easier to get to.</p>
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<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/megami127-02.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-5094" title="megami127-02" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/megami127-02-510x680.jpg" alt="" width="510" height="680" /></a></p>
<p>I was upset to hear about how Azunyan was now alone in the light music club (I never got around to finishing K-ON), but it provides great backstory for new images. In this one it looks like she&#8217;s longing for something with her hair blowing in the spring wind.</p>
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<p>I was very surprised to see a moderately tame Samurai Girls poster. Usually they have some low-angle shots or some compromising position, but here there&#8217;s just Sanada and Jubei sitting on a beach. I like their expressions.</p>
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<p>Nanoha appearing in every volume of Megami seems to have become a fact of life. Some Nanoha posters are plain and boring, but this one look great, almost like a promotional poster.</p>
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<p>A nice bathing scene for Sora fans.</p>
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<p>I don&#8217;t understand what&#8217;s going on in this image. Is she riding a bear into the forest to chop some wood while wearing nothing but an apron?</p>
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<p>This poster was a bit plain. They could have added some stationary or pieces of paper on the desk to give it some more detail.</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/megami127-08.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-5101" title="megami127-08" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/megami127-08-510x382.jpg" alt="" width="510" height="382" /></a></p>
<p>I loved this Ore no Imouto poster, I think it captures the three girls&#8217; attitudes to the anime Kirino watches perfectly. Obviously, Kirino would be elated to get her hands on some Meruru stuff while Ayase has that &#8220;ew, disgusting&#8221; look and Kuroneko has an annoyed expression.</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/megami127-09.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-5102" title="megami127-09" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/megami127-09-510x680.jpg" alt="" width="510" height="680" /></a></p>
<p>Like the Samurai Girls poster, this To Love-Ru poster was also tame considering what kind of posters it has had before.</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/megami127-10.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-5103" title="megami127-10" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/megami127-10-510x382.jpg" alt="" width="510" height="382" /></a></p>
<p>I don&#8217;t recall seeing the girls in Fortune Arterial wearing maid uniforms, but that would&#8217;ve made a nice bonus episode.</p>
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<p>If you don&#8217;t have a beach anywhere nearby I guess getting your own pool works just as well.</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/megami127-12.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-5105" title="megami127-12" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/megami127-12-510x680.jpg" alt="" width="510" height="680" /></a></p>
<p>This is my favourite TWGOK poster so far. It actually has someone doing something.</p>
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<p>More beach + bikini images.</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/megami127-14.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-5107" title="megami127-14" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/megami127-14-510x382.jpg" alt="" width="510" height="382" /></a></p>
<p>The textures in this illustration are amazing. It was done by the artist Fruit Punch (フルーツパンチ), you can find his site here: <a href="http://joto.yukihotaru.com/" target="_blank">http://joto.yukihotaru.com/</a></p>
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<p>I was suprised to see a fall-themed poster in here.</p>
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<p>Star Driver doesn&#8217;t feel like a fanservice anime to me, but when you think about it, those Glittering Crux girls are very scantily dressed. It&#8217;s no surprise that Star Driver would get posters like this one.</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/megami127-18.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-5111" title="megami127-18" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/megami127-18-510x680.jpg" alt="" width="510" height="680" /></a></p>
<p>Even more bikinis!</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/megami127-19.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-5113" title="megami127-19" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/megami127-19-510x680.jpg" alt="" width="510" height="680" /></a></p>
<p>I liked this Zakuro poster, it manages to capture that sleepy morning feel and still look pretty at the same time.</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/megami127-20.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-5114" title="megami127-20" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/megami127-20-510x680.jpg" alt="" width="510" height="680" /></a></p>
<p>The To Heart franchise must be very successful considering its been over a decade since the first one came out and they&#8217;re still coming out with more To Heart titles.</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/megami127-21.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-5115" title="megami127-21" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/megami127-21-510x382.jpg" alt="" width="510" height="382" /></a></p>
<p>The extras this time included some K-ON stickers. The stickers have the three most popular girls on them, but I wish they had one with Mugi in it as well.</p>
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<p>In addition to the stickers, Megami also included the regular B2 size poster. On the front side is all of the girls from Stike Witches in various levels of undress. That toothpaste looks suspiciously creamy in consistency.</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/megami127-23.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-5117" title="megami127-23" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/megami127-23-510x680.jpg" alt="" width="510" height="680" /></a></p>
<p>On the back side of the poster are some of the girls from To Aru Majutsu no Index II. Of course, they&#8217;ve got to be in swimsuits too. I thought it was a bit plain with just a sky background, but at least the girls look nice.</p>
<p>I found this volume to be a bit more ecchi than usual, but like I said before, Megami is probably aiming to help warm people up this winter. My favourite poster was the one done by Fruit Punch, and except for the one that looked a bit plain, I thought everything else looked good.</p>
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		<dc:creator>Nopy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Misaka Mikoto (aka biribiri, railgun) from To Aru Majutsu no Index II and To Aru Kagaku no Railgun makes her first Nyantype cover appearance on volume 13. I&#8217;m a bit surprised that they didn&#8217;t go for a 4th Nanoha cover considering the Nanoha movie just came out on Blu-ray/DVD, but I guess having a third of your [...]
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<p>Misaka Mikoto (aka biribiri, railgun) from To Aru Majutsu no Index II and To Aru Kagaku no Railgun makes her first Nyantype cover appearance on volume 13. I&#8217;m a bit surprised that they didn&#8217;t go for a 4th Nanoha cover considering the Nanoha movie just came out on Blu-ray/DVD, but I guess having a third of your covers be from a single series would be too much.</p>
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<p>The first pin-up poster in this volume is of Kuroko and Awaki, the main protagonist and antagonist of episodes 6-7 in To Aru Majutsu no Index II. Kuroko is my favourite character form the To Aru series so I was happy to see her get so much screentime in those two eps. I think this poster really portrayed the situation in the anime very well with Awaki having the upper hand (and scratch-free) while Kuroko is clearly limping and has bruises everywhere.</p>
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<p>The Nanoha series seems just as popular with the Nyantype editors as the Megami editors. This was a pretty well-drawn image with hardly any noticeable mistakes.</p>
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<p>Here&#8217;s an even better one, but of the grown up Erio and Caro, both from the Nanoha series. I particularly like how they added a white glow around the characters to make them stand out.</p>
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<p>One thing that Nyantype seems to favour more than Megami is the &#8220;foot&#8221; pose. I guess they&#8217;re trying to attract the people who like feet.</p>
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<p>I love the detail in this poster, from the individual straws in the tatami mat to Sora&#8217;s super long hair. The only thing I would change is the &#8220;Pockie&#8221; box, it looks a bit too short and fat.</p>
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<p>I complained about Nyantype&#8217;s previous use of shadows and lighting, but it looks like they&#8217;ve done a better job this time. This K-ON poster really makes use of shadows to give the feel of a lazy sunny afternoon.</p>
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<p>This was a surprisingly tame Strike Witches poster and they&#8217;re not stealing each others&#8217; clothes o.o</p>
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<p>I like the way they drew Elsea&#8217;s feather cloth in this poster, it looks like it&#8217;s actually floating a bit as it should. I also like the cute smile.</p>
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<p>Yes! First Panty and Stocking poster, and it&#8217;s of the transformation scene. By my count, this series has 4 different forms of animation now so I&#8217;m glad Nyantype went with the best looking one for their first PSG poster. It&#8217;s also nice to see that there&#8217;s really no mess-ups in here either.</p>
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<p>Most of the Fortune Arterial posters so far have used really vibrant colours, and it really helps to breathe some life into the image. You can see what I mean by comparing the less-vibrant poster below.</p>
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<p>While the only thing that looks off here is Ika&#8217;s foot, the more dull colouring makes it seem poor in comparison to the Fortune Arterial poster.</p>
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<p>I was hoping for more dynamic Amagami SS posters, and while I finally got one here, it doesn&#8217;t look quite right. I think her head is just a bit too high.</p>
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<p>There&#8217;s something wrong in this picture&#8230;</p>
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<p>I was expecting some Christmas/winter posters in this volume, but it looks like Nyantype is still stuck in swimsuit mode.</p>
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<p>This is a cool Star Driver poster with some of the female members of the Glittering Crux. It&#8217;s kinda weird that they&#8217;re all illuminated from the bottom, but I guess that&#8217;s to make them look more evil.</p>
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<p>This volume&#8217;s mecha girl is Misaka holding a railgun, kinda ironic isn&#8217;t it?</p>
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<p>I kinda wish they had a poster of the image they used on the back of the magazine. Sora&#8217;s my favourite character from Yosuga no Sora, so more images of her are always welcome though, no matter what the form.</p>
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<p>In this volume, rather than including the usual B2 poster, Nyantype decided to include the second Nanoha illustration collection. If you recall, <a href="http://nopybot.com/2010/03/04/nyantype-magazine-vol-3/">Nyantype volume 3</a> also included an illustration collection.</p>
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<p>After flipping through the contents, there wasn&#8217;t anything new to get excited about. All of the images in the collection have appeared in Nyantype before, either as posters, on freebies, or in the magazine content.</p>
<p>For hidden images, read <a href="http://nopybot.com/2010/08/23/a-change-in-image-posting/">this post</a> (numbers 11, 12, 19).</p>
<p>There were quite a few posters that I liked in this volume, including the Panty and Stocking poster, the one of Sora, the Fortune Arterial poster, and the one with Erio and Caro. The Nanoha illustration collection is also a nice extra if you&#8217;re a Nanoha fan and want to get a hold of some nice illustrations. The lack of anything Christmasy was disappointing though, hopefully they&#8217;ll have something in the next volume.</p>
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