Originally Posted by algo448 (Post 359137)

What about the Kokoro Pot?

Originally Posted by Shin Henshin (Post 359147)

OH, if you mean like CG in general then I think HeartCatch was the first to use it in their transformation sequences.

I was talking about like using the same character models from the ED in the actual show itself, like Happiness Charge is doing with their special attacks.

Originally Posted by Shin Henshin (Post 359160)

...I hope you don't mind that I use that Regina one. Regina's the best sixth ranger.

Originally Posted by WhiteRanger (Post 359164)

Am I the only one in anime serise think cell shading cgi ruins it beautiful 2 d animation

Originally Posted by algo448 (Post 359170)

Interesting, thanks for the info. :)



Wouldn't she be more of an extra hero?



Depends on the show I guess.

Originally Posted by algo448 (Post 359137)

What about the Kokoro Pot?

Originally Posted by FormerTitanium (Post 359206)

Like I said it'll be my last batch of sigs Precure wise, so enjoy the ones I made :)

Originally Posted by FormerTitanium (Post 359206)

I won't reveal who the precures are, but in the next batch of new sigs tomorrow, expect the following riders.

Den O

OOO

Blade

Gatack

Todoroki

Gaim & Wizard.

Like I said it'll be my last batch of sigs Precure wise, so enjoy the ones I made :)

Originally Posted by ComicGuy89 (Post 359233)

Dude you've been churning all these out. :lol You need a break.

When you say Gaim and Wizard, do you mean one for Gaim and one for Wizard or both of them in one?

Originally Posted by FormerTitanium (Post 359380)

Alrighty guys! The sigs are officially done :D Get excited for tomorrow! I made a total of 9 sigs. What are you guys guesses on what Precures I might feature in or rider forms?

Originally Posted by ComicGuy89 (Post 358746)

This lovely toy just came in the mail!

http://i.imgur.com/h2Ds4IFl.jpg

It's none other than Heartcatch Precure's Kokoro Perfume! The one I have here is the Bandai Asia/Hong Kong version, which, as you can see, has different packaging from the original Japanese version:
http://i.imgur.com/YRyM2hnl.jpg
Source: Toy-Toraya.com

For a long time I doubted the authenticity of this release because the packaging was so different. There was simply not enough information on this toy online (and this prompted me to write this review). However, enough research, including a video review, convinced me that this was similar to other Bandai Hong Kong releases of toys (such as their Super Sentai ones) where their actual toys are identical to the Japanese ones. Here's the back of the box:
http://i.imgur.com/GgXjW7sl.jpg

Important manufacturing information:
http://i.imgur.com/k7ivJBkl.jpg

Also, Toei's sticker of authenticity that they also have on their Japanese versions (with different colors). According to this, a "silver sticker with English lettering indicates that the figure has been exported by Bandai for international markets (be it for remaining Asia, Europe or America)". Sorry, I couldn't get a good shot because it was so reflective, but in person it's sharp and well-printed:
http://i.imgur.com/YS9g1Pnl.jpg

One interesting thing about the Bandai Asia release is that in addition to Chinese, the instructions are in English! It definitely helped a lot learning how to play with the toy:
http://i.imgur.com/KTj50zMl.jpg

As for the toy itself, it is amazing! Have no fear, everything is in Japanese with the original voices! The toy includes the henshin sounds for both Cure Blossom and Cure Marine. What happens is that putting the Heart Seed in and pressing the spray nozzle will give you the phrase "Precure! Open my heart!" followed by a short snippet of that awesome soundtrack. A gorgeous array of lights flash in succession. This is finished off with either Blossom's or Marine's catchphrase.

Aside from that, the toy also comes with a bunch of little games that utilize the 5 extra Heart Seeds given to you. Each colour of the Heart Seed corresponds to a "power". As an example, Red will have a phrase saying you've been given the power of speed (I think, I'm just reading off the instructions :p). The Orange seed gives you a memory game where you have to determine how many times Coffret says "Yes" and press the nozzle accordingly.

http://i.imgur.com/caRlOSml.jpg

One cool feature is that the toy makes lights and sounds when you shake it, imitating the sloshing sounds in a perfume bottle. This is used to great effect in what's called a mixing game, where putting two different Heart Seeds one after the other allows you to "mix" the colours until a new color is formed! For example, when you put Red and Blue together and mix them, the toy glows Red, then Blue, then Red again over and over until suddenly it becomes Purple!

Heck, Purple unlocks yet another game which is like a lucky colour game, but I'm not really sure how that works nor am I really that interested. Seems a bit like a magic 8-ball kind of thing except with colours. :D

Alright here's a final picture with everything contained in the box:
http://i.imgur.com/itYwzonl.jpg

You may notice that the Heart Seeds are not accurate to the show. The toy gives more variety to them, with different designs and mascots on each. Personally I don't mind, it gives them a lot more character.

What else can I say? This is a great henshin device that is quite accurate to the show in both functionality and look. The amount of play features is astonishing for what looks like such an unassuming toy and they're perfectly integrated. Giving 5 additional Heart Seeds just feels so generous, especially when they could just as easily sell them separately. Whether you want something that looks great on your shelf or a fun toy to mess around with, I'd definitely recommend picking this up!

Here's a link to my gallery with all the images I've taken and a bit more in hi-resolution: http://imgur.com/a/nndmt

Feel free to ask any questions! I'm sure a video review is more informative than this to demonstrate the play features, but I hope I can be of a little help. Until then, "PRECURE, OPEN MY HEART!"

Originally Posted by guncannon109 (Post 359178)

FUCK THE KOKORO POT! :lol

Originally Posted by SideswipePrime (Post 359389)

Cool!



Must...not...spoil...

Originally Posted by algo448 (Post 359391)

It is!

LCD games don't sell themselves.

Originally Posted by SideswipePrime (Post 359394)

LCD? Like...least common denominator?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmiLxzx9RJE

Originally Posted by algo448 (Post 359400)

Not that kind of LCD. :lolol

Originally Posted by SideswipePrime (Post 359389)

Must...not...spoil...

Originally Posted by SideswipePrime (Post 359403)

Then what?

Originally Posted by guncannon109 (Post 359407)

The Kokoro does something... doesn't it?

Originally Posted by algo448 (Post 359410)

Like the screens tamagotchis or digivices use.

Originally Posted by SideswipePrime (Post 359415)

Yes, it's what pumps your blood. :p

In all seriousness, you'll need to find that out for yourself.

Originally Posted by algo448 (Post 359523)

I watched the first episode of Suite since I'm almost done with Doki and wanted a change of pace.

And boy that was a lot of exposition, the scene in Major Land was non stop exposition, and since they spent so much time in that the character introductions also had to been done as exposition, in the form of an internal monologue... and it felt very clunky it was a lot of tell and very little show.

On the other hand omg that chemistry! The characters are what sell the episode, the villains and the princess were generic, but the interactions between Hibiki/Kanade and Hummy/Siren are great, full of enrgy, funny and believable, they work so well, and show teir personalities perfectly, which makes the monolgue even more pointless.
They also work even if you don't like one of the characters, I don't care much about Hummy (that thing has one neurone, and I doubt it ever bothered using it) but when Siren argues with him it's awesome. :lol

So... a subpar intro but great cast, could be fun.

Originally Posted by MidoGreen (Post 359641)

Suite is definitely good series and worth checking out.

Originally Posted by FormerTitanium (Post 359678)

So as promised guys, I have a new set of sigs free to use (though there might be one I might use some time soon, I'll mention that later).

For these set of sigs, I went with a bit more of a variety, I tried to add a bit more angle and tilts to get more dynamic looks to it, I hope it turned out well.

Originally Posted by FormerTitanium (Post 359678)

So as promised guys, I have a new set of sigs free to use (though there might be one I might use some time soon, I'll mention that later).

For these set of sigs, I went with a bit more of a variety, I tried to add a bit more angle and tilts to get more dynamic looks to it, I hope it turned out well.

First up! Are Cure Lovely and Cure Princess with Gaim and Wizard! Lock on! Please!!
http://oi58.tinypic.com/2lksi1y.jpg

Second! Cure Marine with Gattack! Change! Stag Beetle!
http://oi57.tinypic.com/ogwei1.jpg

Third! Cure March and OOO Gatakiriba!
http://oi58.tinypic.com/2lwkkjp.jpg

Fourth! Cure Beauty and Diend. Kamen Ride... DIEND!
http://oi58.tinypic.com/2iaqs1x.jpg

5th! Blade and Moonlight for my friend Algo, Due to the lack of Blade pictures I couldn't work with a lot, so... I hope this is good enough Algo :)
http://oi58.tinypic.com/xc22kp.jpg

6th! Cure Rhythm and Den O Wing Form!
http://oi62.tinypic.com/6fo3rc.jpg

7th! Cure Sunshine and Beast! Requested by Guncannon :)
http://oi60.tinypic.com/2gvpwns.jpg

8th! Cure Sunny and Kamen Rider W, Heat/Metal form!
http://oi57.tinypic.com/xkok94.jpg

9th and but not least! Cure Beat and Kamen Rider Torodoki. This is a sig I made for myself in the future once I start on Precure Suite.

http://oi61.tinypic.com/29xheah.jpg

Anyways I hope you guys enjoy these :D

Originally Posted by algo448 (Post 359523)

I watched the first episode of Suite since I'm almost done with Doki and wanted a change of pace.

And boy that was a lot of exposition, the scene in Major Land was non stop exposition, and since they spent so much time in that the character introductions also had to been done as exposition, in the form of an internal monologue... and it felt very clunky it was a lot of tell and very little show.

On the other hand omg that chemistry! The characters are what sell the episode, the villains and the princess were generic, but the interactions between Hibiki/Kanade and Hummy/Siren are great, full of enrgy, funny and believable, they work so well, and show teir personalities perfectly, which makes the monolgue even more pointless.
They also work even if you don't like one of the characters, I don't care much about Hummy (that thing has one neurone, and I doubt it ever bothered using it) but when Siren argues with him it's awesome. :lol

So... a subpar intro but great cast, could be fun.

Originally Posted by MidoGreen (Post 360119)

Hey Titanium, could you do a Cyclone/Joker and Cure March sig? I want the true embodiment of the straight up bout lol.

Originally Posted by MidoGreen (Post 360119)

Hey Titanium, could you do a Cyclone/Joker and Cure March sig? I want the true embodiment of the straight up bout lol.

Originally Posted by FormerTitanium (Post 360589)

This good enough?

http://oi62.tinypic.com/16hssar.jpg

Originally Posted by MidoGreen (Post 360817)

LET'S PLAY! PRECURE MODULATION!

https://twitter.com/sasuke451/status.../photo/1/large

Originally Posted by algo448 (Post 360818)

Heck yeah! How did I miss that!?
They definitely deserve a release after all the wait.

Any clue if any Doki Cure or Regina was shown?
Lovely perhaps?

Originally Posted by MidoGreen (Post 360819)

A colored prototype of everyone's favorite Light of Intelligence is present at at the current event. Also it was apparently said that Bandai has the intent on releasing all of the Cures now but I need to double check that.

Originally Posted by MidoGreen (Post 360819)

A colored prototype of everyone's favorite Light of Intelligence is present at at the current event. Also it was apparently said that Bandai has the intent on releasing all of the Cures now but I need to double check that.

Originally Posted by SideswipePrime (Post 360821)

As long as they give me Cure Beat, I'll be happy.