Image from Square-EnixGreat art and action come together in this 'wild west' series.Title: 牙の旅商人, Kiba no Tabishounin - The Arms PeddlerAuthor: Nanatsuki KyoichiArt: Park Joong JiGenre: seinen, Action, Adventure, Drama, SupernaturalSerialized in: Square Enix Young GanganTotal Volume Count: 4 (ongoing)Series Summary from MangaUpdates:The world has become a desolate, lawless land where bandits roam free, innocent people suffer, and demons lurk around every corner. Souna Yuuki is traveling with his family...

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A lovely song featuring a cast of 8.Title: ゆめのかたち, Yume no Katachi, (The) Form of DreamsProducer: ふわりPPV: ねこむらGenre: PopVocaloid: 初音ミク、鏡音リン・レン、巡音ルカ、MEIKO、KAITO、GUMI、がくぽいどKenn's Comment: Lovely song ain't it? I especially love the last part as things really pick up. It really reminds me of that Idolm@ster song, which I had in the Song of the Week a few months back. I'm really hoping that there's an 歌ってみた...

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Image from Hidden PonyAnother week, another Said the Whale song. Gorsh I love these guys.Title: O AlexandraArtist: Said the WhaleGenre: Indie, RockSingle: N/AAlbum: Little MountainVintage: 12/03/06 (ddmmyy)Kenn's Comment: Pretty sure that the video is somewhere along the Burrard Inlet, a fjord that separates metropolitan Vancouver from the North Shore cities of West and North Vancouver. If it's not, I'll eat my hat.Playing off...

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Image by Illustica PhantomFUS RO DAAAAAH!!!Finally peeled myself away from Skyrim. I'm an Argonian assassin, aligned with the Dark Brotherhood. At the moment I fight with dual daggers, almost always going for the one hit kills. It's over-powered as heck, and also means that I'm more or less screwed if I can't kill something in one hit. I'm working on Conjuration for the...

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Image by luckfieldI feel like I've put this up before...Title: ZetmanAuthor: Katsura MasakazuGenre: Seinen, Action, Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi, Supernatural, TragedySerialized in: Shueisha Weekly Young JumpTotal Volume Count: 16 (ongoing)Series Summary from MangaUpdates:It follows the life of a homeless boy living with his "grandpa". The story starts to kick off when they encounter a man trying to commit suicide mumbling something along the lines...

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Yay for Luka!Title: 生命ツマリ症候群, Seimei Tsumari ShokogunProducer: やみくるIllus: 篠川イヅPV: yonoPVocaloid: 巡音ルカKenn's Comment: A nice calm song by やみくる. I'm not entirely sure what the English translation of the title is. I've looked up the words in a dictionary, but I'm not sure how they'd fit together in a sentence.Anywho, I'm quite fond of the melody of this. Luka's really the right one for...

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Image from hereSorry it's late. Skyrim and was cooking all day. Title: たいようのいえ, Taiyou no Ie, House of the SunAuthor: TAAMOGenre: Shoujo, Romance, Slice of LifeSerialized in: Kodansha  DessertTotal Volume Count: 4 (ongoing)Series Summary by Mixini:“Back in the day, that place was a house filled with magic—a place where you ended up smiling even if you were crying. Surely, an invisible wizard must have...

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A nice light song that's surprisingly, not using Miku.Title: 想像フォレスト, Souzou Forest, Imagination ForesｔProducer: じんGenre: PopVocaloid: IAKenn's Comment: IA's been enjoying a good number of songs recently; I hope that she'll become the next GUMI and not fade out like all of AH-Soft's 'loids. IA here sounds almost exactly like a cross between Miku and GUMI. I'm hoping that sound of hers (hopefully...

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Image from KeypulpIf you haven't seen this yet, you've probably been living under a few rocks. Or you could just not be in North America. Title: Needing/GettingArtist: OK GoGenre: Alt-Rock, Indie-RockSingle: Needing/Getting (2012)Album: Of the Blue Colour of the SkyVintage: 12/1/10 ddmmyyKenn's Comment: OK Go is more or less known for their complex and totally awesome music videos, so something like this isn't...

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Image from here"orz I've more or less run out of series I know of to put up. If anybody has suggestions, leave them in a comment and I'll look them up.Title: 편견소녀, A Bias GirlAuthor: Wie Song SooArt: Kim Soo MinGenre: Shounen, ComedySerialized in: Daiwon Young ChampSeries Summary from MangaUpdates:Two girls start their freshmen year of highschool. However, the two girls after years...

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A Day With Kenn returns, though slightly slowed down due to construction in front of my gate.It's a pain to get out of the house now...We begin yesterday. This is a shot from the Seabus on the waters of the Burrard Inlet. It's been really nice out lately, though still quite chilly. The sun is a little bit misleading, as the ladyfriend found...

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Does having mismatched clothing like that constitute hipster-ness?Title: 怪盗・窪園チヨコは絶対ミスらないProducer: ぽわぽわPPV: M. ziP, ポイゾGenre: PopVocaloid: 鏡音リンKenn's Song: There were a lot of songs this week, but this one stood out a bit more than the others. The latest work by 164 was about to go up instead of this one at one point. The song has a peppy rhythm to it, and the bright,...

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Image from Comfort ComesAnother great indie band from B.C.Title: O My HeartArtist: Mother MotherGenre: Indie, RockSingle: N/AAlbum: O My HeartVintage: 16/09/08 ddmmyyKenn's Comment: Originally from Quadra Island, a very, very small island town off the eastern coast of Vancouver Island. There's like, one or two schools on the island and has a population of less than 3000 people (the census includes smaller surrounding...

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Image by futa4192Futa4192 is currently one of my favourite artists. Title: さんたすいち＋チルノ, San tasu Ichi + Cirno, 3 + 1 + CirnoArtist: Futa4192Genre: Comedy, RomanceCharacters: Alice Margatroid, Marisa Kirisame, Patchouli Knowledge, Rinnosuke Morichika, CirnoKenn's Comments: Another fun installment of the 3+1 series by futa4192. This time, Cirno joins the fun, but not the ever growing harem. Speaking of Cirno, she's ridiculously cute in this...

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