In mundo erat . . .

. . . et mundus per ipsum factus est, et mundus eum non cognóvit. In própria venit, et sui eum non recepérunt. Quotquot autem recepérunt eum, dedit eis potestátem fílios Dei fíeri, his, qui credunt in nómine ejus: qui non ex sanguínibus, neque ex voluntáte carnis, neque ex voluntáte viri, sed ex Deo nati sunt.

Diego wishes you, your family, and all your loved ones a very happy Christmas.

Nolíte expavéscere . . .

. . . Iesum quaerítis Nazarénum, crucifíxum: surréxit, non est hic, ecce locus ubi posuérunt eum.

Diego wishes you, your family, and all your loved ones a very happy Easter.

Dies sanctificátus illúxit nobis . . .

. . . veníte, gentes, et adoráte Dóminum: quia hódie descéndit lux magna super terram.

Diego wishes you, your family, and all your loved ones a very happy Christmas.

Cum Christus apparúerit, vita vestra…

. . . tunc et vos apparébitis cum ipso in glória.

Diego wishes you, your family, and all your loved ones a very happy Easter.

Quia per incarnáti Verbi mystérium…

…nova mentis nostræ óculis lux tuæ claritátis infúlsit: ut, dum visibíliter Deum cognóscimus, per hunc in invisibílium amórem rapiámur.

A very happy Christmas to all!

Miniatures Unboxing: Re-Ment’s “The Japanese Room ~Chigaidana Set~”

I’ve started a new hobby: collecting Japanese miniatures. This was partly to take my mind off dark and depressing thoughts—but on some level, I also wanted to bring Japan a little closer to me during a time when travelling there isn’t possible. Since I couldn’t experience my favourite holiday destination in full-sized reality, a scaled-down facsimile would have to do.

In today’s unboxing, we’ll take a close look at Re-Ment’s 「THE 和室 ~違い棚セット~」(THE Washitsu ~Chigaidana Setto~ / “The Japanese Room ~Staggered Shelves Set~”), part of its Puchi Sample series.

Figure Unboxing: Nendoroid Shima Rin, Touring Version (Max Factory)

It’s been a good long while since I last wrote about anything to do with anime, and even longer since my last figure-related post. Time to address both gaps with this review of a new acquisition: Max Factory’s nendoroid depiction of Shima Rin from the series Laid-Back Camp.