Mini-Comics Ctd.

Yesterday, I promised extra pictures on Volks' Tokyo Shounen Monogatari (Tokyo Boys' Story) kids. Well, here goes. I think I'll even repost Tsukasa's comics as well just to make this entry more complete. Anyway, I'll go in the order that each character made their debut - and post the comics/art of the ones that I have respectively. (Ps. When I type "Dollpa" it's actually the abbreviation for "Doll Party," which people commonly use in the doll community.)

Shirou Tachibana - Dollpa 9 (May 5, 2003) - 2nd version came out in Another Yourself Limited Release in October 2006.



Tsukasa Konoe - Dollpa 10 (December 7, 2003) - no 2nd version available currently.




Isao Nanjou - Dollpa 11 (August 1, 2004) - 2nd version came out in limited numbers from Haute Doll Magazine issue December 2004.




Jun Tachibana - Dollpa 12 (December 5, 2004) - was also available in limited numbers from HD Magazine - no 2nd version available currently.



Yukinojo Sawaragi - Dollpa 14 (December 25, 2005) - no 2nd version currently.


Olivia Morgan - Fashion Doll Quarterly Dollpa in NYC (July 29, 2006) - no 2nd version currently. I don't have any artwork on her as of yet... Sorry! Anyway, most of the comics only come exclusively with the extra limited items. So it makes sense that Shirou and Olivia don't have their own comics.

Extra information about the characters in the story: Shirou and Tsukasa are best friends; Isao and Jun are semi-dating each other; and it's said that Yuki and Olivia are an item. However, it seems that the Tsukasa and Jun pairing is also a very popular theory among fans.

To close off this entry about their comics and artwork, I will leave you guys with a colored picture. Pardon the quality though, I would sharpen the image if I had the tools. But please enjoy.


Sincerely,

Nobody ♥

Mini-Comics

When I got some of my friends to see this blog, one of them exclaimed, "Oh my gosh! Is he some American punk or gangster?" If you could only imagine the faces we had: she in awe and me - completely flabbergasted. Hehe!

But no, I must point out once more that sweet Tsukasa is no more gangster druggie than Big Bird from Sesame Street. Here's Tsukasa's official profile provided by Volks on their database - though it seems they have taken down his actual mini-biography that I was very sure used to be there. However, you can find a little excerpt about him on Volks' site: The Songs of the Boys. So sexist a title! Jun is a girl! Just to let you know though, The Songs of the Boys has not been updated since Jun's first release and Isao's second-version release in Dollpa 12 back in December 2004. Therefore, it has little to no information about Yuki, Olivia, or Shirou's after-school version.

Beyond the Volks Official pages, there's a GREAT database just for SuperDollfies that I believe somebody made (in honor of Volks - not sure if it's official or unofficial, but I will look into it.) It is called Where Angels Lie. It is very accurate and in depth for each model and offers some hard-to-find pictures. Here is Tsukasa's Profile on Where Angels Lie - it includes the official translation of his biography. Hurrah!

Just for the heck of it, I will post a few pictures of him here. Last one of this batch is my favorite!




Also, when I got Thackery, I recieved his ownership papers. They include his background history too, but I'm still in the middle of translating most of it for myself. It isn't easy, as I self-taught Japanese. But I'm slowly getting there. Reading manga, watching anime (no English dubs!) and listening/watching Japanese dramas really do wonders. I mean... I watch Taiwanese dramas too and my Chinese has improved a lot. See? Wonders.

Here are the papers he came with (these are someone else's scanlations, even though I could make my own if I wanted to):

There's more, but that is only the mini-comic he came with. Likewise, Shirou, Jun, Isao, and Yuki all came with their own papers. I have their scanlations saved (except for Shirou's and Olivia's - they don't have one because they did not have personal limited items; i.e. Tsukasa's backpack, Jun's kitty Komame, Isao's chair and unusual wig, and Yuki's training gear.) But I will have to post them next time. It would require more room.

In the mean time, the artists who drew those mini-comics also made extra pictures of each character. Here are my favorite pictures of Tsukasa:




I will also post artist pictures of Shirou, Isao, Jun, and Yuki (still scouting for Olivia's) next time with their other scanlations.

For anybody who thinks I'm stealing - I'm sorry, but that's completely untrue. I'm not publicizing this blog, so stealing to gain attention is certainly not my agenda. However, I'm still posting my precious pictures in my blog.

Shoot me? I think not.

Sincerely,

Nobody ♥

Volks Overseas List

Whoot! Thackery made it onto the Volks Overseas List (at last.) It takes Volks forever to add profiles onto the database.

Thack's Profile

H i k a r i : The Light

These days, I walk alone, out in the open cold...

With no one's hand to hold.

And each step I take - my road gets darker.

Each step I don't take, I'm only shoved forward.

The cold can be welcoming -

With its open embrace for numbing.

But it never really helped, for my fears won't seem to melt.

To every road, there should be a light.

The light should end those fears at night.

But...

These days, I walk alone.

Out in the open cold -

With no one's hand to hold.

And it's freezing, I'm cold.

Though no one seems to know.

Owari~

((Based on a poem I wrote back in sixth or seventh grade. I had such glum thoughts back then. We compiled the poem and photo shoot together, pretty much out on a whim. It still took a bit of work and messing up, so I hope you enjoyed our hard work.))

Sincerely,

Nobody ♥

Ps. When I changed the template of this blog, the words above were changed too. For some reason, you won't be able to see my poem if you don't highlight this entry. Just a heads up.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND WOMEN

I was napping on ***'s favorite peasant top, so I'll admit it was partially my fault. But who said she had to go shopping in that shirt, in particular. I may be a bit of a womanizer, but I don't think I'll ever understand women.


...zz...ZZzzz...




Thack, you're sleeping on my shirt. Come on, I need it.
I want to sleep. Can't you wear something else?
No, because I was saving this top for this outing.




You've got to be kidding me.
Please?




*sigh*



*grumpy*



Thank you, Thack~ery~
Sure, sure.









There. Go ahead.
*kiss*





Are girls always like this?

Yours Truly

I confess that I have more blogs, online journals, and etc. than most people I know. Although I have many online aliases, I'm not even going to use one here. I'll simply be Nobody.

So hello, I am Nobody - nemo, nada, nihil.

But please, don't feel foreign. Call me what you want - I've been called so many names in the past, I really don't bat an eyelash when I get something new now and then.

Now that my introduction is done, I must introduce my buddy Thackery. Mainly, he's the reason why I set this place up. I know, just for him and my interest in BJDs: Asian Ball-Jointed Dolls. Funny I even got him in the first place, but that's a story for another time.

And in case you still aren't sure what I'm talking about - yes, Thackery is a doll. He is a Volks SD13 Tsukasa Konoe from Volk's Limited Edition Series called Tokyo Shounen Monogatari (Tokyo Boys' Story.) BJDs isn't a light hobby, so those who are not serious in collecting should not waste their time complaining. If you are truly interested, you can go to Den of Angels Forum, get a free account and start cruising the galleries and reading the FAQs to get a better idea. You can also drop comments in this blog for me, and I promise I will answer them to the best of my abilities.

For information just on Volks, the doll company that started the whole BJD stream, please see their English international website. If you want to shop and you live in the US, please go to their Volks USA website. If you can read and understand Japanese, feel free to visit Volks' official database on all the dolls they have released. If you need help navigating the page, I may be of some help - but don't think I can translate everything. I'm not a Japanese translator. You can ask me relatively any question, and I can most likely point you in the right direction (be that a straight answer, or directing you to information obtained from the BJD community.)

About Volk's Tsukasa Konoe

In short according to Volks, Tsukasa lived in LA, USA since he was a kid (American-born Asian descent) and moved back to Japan to attend Junior High in Tokyo. There he met the rest of his friends: Shirou Tachibana, Isao Nanjou, and Yukinojo Sawaragi. He's even friends with Jun Tachibana, Shirou's little sister, who is also a part of the series. Basically, he and Shirou are best friends and they both really admire Isao, the cool guy. Yuki's not really a part of their group per say, but he is involved with all of them as classmates and maybe friends. Tsukasa, like Shirou, also cares after Jun like a second older brother - in return, Jun looks up to all of them. There is also Olivia Morgan, who's also in the story, but she's not connected to any of them except to Yuki.

About Thackery

[12.12.2011] See my blog post "Story Change" for more detail, but long story short, Thack's an American transfer student in Japan. He's 17 years old, a dad-hater with abandonment issues, and has two crazy best friends at school. He's got a younger cousin who's always trying to sabotage him, and another younger cousin who loves cats and won't let go of his leg.

I didn't say this life would make much more sense than his previous background story filled with angels, demons, and super mafias...

Moving on.

If you see the screencap on the right, that is what Thackery looks like in my mind (this is a picture of a Tsukasa Konoe taken from a Volks video documentary.) However, Thackery is still in his complete default form - and will be for some time until I can afford to get him clothes, jewlery, and a new wig that look like what's in the outfit here.

I will post new and old photo stories with him in them soon.

Sincerely,

Nobody ♥