Going Out Back: BEING UPFRONT Official Links

Darklord's Sketchy Ecchi Wallpapers (18 and over only, please): The Official Wallpaper Site. While it's sadly much less wholesome than the late lamented weasl.net's Megami-derived creations (it includes a Loli section, which is a big no-no in my books), it still has lots of my sort of pics in it. digiTalBoing! has a nice little selection as well. Any other suggestions?

Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball: The Official Video Game. We all know well about the original (look, helium implants!) and DOA2 (which I played on a friend's Japanese PS2; there were some times I'd deliberately lose because of how much the enemy's victory pose made me go "oh, yeah!") and now DOA3. I played that on a friend's X-Box recently, and, while the fighting action is utterly devastating, it doesn't give you enough time to bloody breathe, let alone drool. Tecmo either noticed this themselves, got some complaints or just decided to cash in further (or any combination of the above), so they released this spinoff, where the volleyballs aren't all that fly around. I don't normally play videogames, so this still isn't enough to make me buy an X-Box, but it's great to know that it exists. The official link is above, but you'll probably also enjoy Neotaku.com's DOA XCESS. I know I do. If you get sick of volleyball and just want to go whomping like the girls normally do in this, then there's always DOA Ultimate, which updates 1 & 2 for the X-Box.

Lisa Honeychan and Tristen Citrine (AKA Hankie Spankies): The Official Cosplayers. I met these two at Anime North 2002, and they were not only beautiful and talented, but gracious enough to not tell me what to do to myself the three separate times I asked if I could take pictures of them. Tristen Citrine (Cosplay.com member's photos; Cosplay Lab spotlight; American Cosplay Paradise profile) creates and wears elaborate costumes well, and her friend Lisa Honeychan (Cosplay.com member's photos; Cosplay Lab profile; American Cosplay Paradise profile) does several of Miss Citrine's creations justice, most notably Cutey Honey. Extra props for dressing up as Honey not just because she has a great body for it, but because she also genuinely really likes the character. Talent, pure flaunt-it-if-you-got-it moxy and slightly-twisted senses of humour; you gotta love these two. P.S.: If anybody has saved Lisa's photo sets from their original Goldenquartz website, please get in touch; you bet I want them.

Kir Royal (KING OF BANDIT JING) and Ta Fei (ANGEL LINKS): Official Mascot (tie).
Jing and Kir from King of Bandit Jing

Both of these characters share this title for different, but similar reasons. Kir Royal is the albatross familiar to the titular character of Jing (ADV Films' official website). He's a wisecracking old bird with an eye for good-looking women who provides comic relief to this darkly quirky but excellent series. Ta Fei is Meifon Li's cute pet in Angel Links (BU main entry), who, as you can see, is quite at home nestling close to her owner's heart. Both of these creatures also turn into effective weapons when things get heavy. What other recommendations do you need, really?

Miki Sawaguchi--Big Boobs/Watashi no Mune de Onemurinasai: The Official Album. One of Japan's most famous adult video actresses let us know that she is not only very blessed, but can also carry a decent tune. A wide variety of pop and rock styles, plus a bit of noise (more points from me). Alchemy Records in Japan (who I wish would reissue the first two Hanatarashi albums) has released this album and its noise-and-spoken-word spinoff Uterus and Human, and you can mail-order both of them from Aquarius Records. Whether you can read Japanese or not, I think you'll find the website dedicated to Miki's cats Annin and Toufu cute and sweet. Other pictures of Ms. Sawaguchi's assets? Search for 'em yourself (and scan your computer for spyware afterwards).

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