Unico! (Not Uniqlo!)

While perusing the Gatcha machines, I noticed that Unico is back. (I'm not paying 500 yen for one though.)

 

This incredibly adorable character is courtesy of Osamu Tezuko and Unico has a rich history in the Greek myths. (Check out YouTube if you want to see this in English.)

Another Unicorn can be found in the Rankin/Bass production of The Last Unicorn which I recall watching recently.

 

A fun movie from last year starring Wednesday Jenna Ortega is Death of a Unicorn.

 

Not a Unicorn but something I picked up the other day (ie. caught at UFO Catcher), is this Moanasaurus, a type of Mosasaur from the Cretaceous. 

 

 

Today's feature from my book of monsters is also a Unicorn.

And some history, including narwhals, UK symbols and Noah's passenger list.

 

It's been a long while since I shared a Debs And Errol tune, here is one about Narwhals.

 

I have their cd around someplace. 

 

 

Check out Spooky Moon for some cool crafts and tributes to dead celebrities.

 

That's it for me, I'm exhausted from playing volleyball today. Details about that tomorrow. 

Visionary.

I have had yet another busy day so I only had time to watch the first episode of ヴィジョンクエスト(Vision Quest) and it had a few surprises. Hopefully this trailer doesn't give away too many of them.

 

I didn't get a chance to watch Episode 2 so I need to stay off social media until I get a chance to.

I was introduced to Philomena Cunk and the dude from Picard Season 3 as adversaries. You'll recognize his name from this Stand By Me tune:

 

I'm looking forward to our next meeting.

While downtown, I snapped a couple of pics of the Halloween goods for sale at the 3 Coins store. Lots of cute outfits to squeeze your pet into.

 

I need a monster with a singular vision. Who fits that bill?

 

 

 

And a bit of history for ya... 

 

 

Did anyone else feel kind of sorry for the Cyclops in this movie?

 

 

I'm sure some Oni wore an eyepatch, so they fit the Cyclopsian mold. I picked up some O-ni-cha recently, there's a Barley...

 And a Corn flavour. 

 

 Each of them have a lucky draw to tell your fortune. Yesterday, I got the meh luck.

 

Yet today I scored the top fortune!

Speaking of Corn, check out Candy Corn Crew for special broadcasts in October.

 

I'm going to go to bed early because my school is holding its annual Sports Fest and that means Teachers vs. Students at Volleyball. I will need a good night's sleep if I expect to smash any balls tomorrow.

Can You Dig It?

I knew that you could.

 

I saw Digger today. (Click that to go to the homepage.)

  

This movie will either sweep the Oscars or sweep the Razzies. It could go either way. Personally, I enjoyed it. Tom Cruised his way through the role and John was a GoodMan in his. The rest of the cast was fairly forgettable except for ニラブ・ガネシュ博士：リズ・アーメッド Riz Ahmed.

That trailer above does not sell the movie well. And it worked, the movie did not sell well. (For an afternoon show with a Japanese crowd watching it in English, it did pretty good. About two dozen people.) I went, mainly because I scored three postcards when I bought an advanced ticket. (That was before I saw the trailer.)

I don't think these will ever become collectors items, unless I can get Tom to sign them.

I do have enough girth that I could probably cosplay Digger for Halloween.

Did you know that there are several Digger frogs? Here's a few:

Freiberg's Forest Foam Frog.

The Boreal Frog from Korea.

 And an Australian Burrowing Frog.

 Furthermore, Honey Smacks has Dig 'em.

 You may dig this creature I picked up the other day. Still not sure what it is but I'm sure it can dig.

 ps. It's Pot Mitty from Abyss: The Golden City of the Scorching Sun anime.

As for a monster, I don't really have one that relates to digging per se, though this gal does have to do with the sea and so does the movie Digger.

 

I popped into Costco today and almost bought a pumpkin pie, but it looked like it'd be too much for me to dig into.

 

All I know, it's a good thing I already have plenty of Halloween Decorations, because this is all they have left.

Sigh.

You may enjoy fellow blogger, Highbury Cemetery, they'll be sure dig your plot.

Ciao for now, I'm way past my bedtime.

BioHazardous.

Tonight I watched Resident Evil BioHazard (BH) from 2002 with the hope I'll be watching its remake in the next few days. I've amassed several of the movies cheaply on BluRay though #3 has eluded me, otherwise I'd have binged them all.

 

The other day I managed to locate the Movie Pamphlet for BH and I would have bought more but they are supersized and I have no more room.

 

There are some excellent two-page spreads.

 

 

A Great Cast: especially Michelle Rodriguez.

I had never even heard of the game before I came to Japan, so I had no idea that this series was called Resident Evil. Japan has stuck with the BioHazard nomenclature. 

 And there's merch! Though I have rarely seen it.

 

My monster book has Zombies which are technically not the same as the BH creatures. But close enough.

 

 

This book gets all historical occasionally and here is some facts about the Undead.

 

 

You should click on the picture in order to embiggen it if you're interested in perusing the tome.

I remember when these drooling zombie fruit came out last year. I have a few somewhere. I found this strawberry gal the other day.

 

Sounds like an opportune time to link to Zombie Crossings, check them out.

Did you know that Lady Gaga did a few ads for Family Mart? 

 

If you click the link above, you may be able to see the YouTube video (IF your region in the world allows it.) Below is an interview with her.

 

See ya tomorrow...