Cosplay Update

Some time ago Comicmax Itano has released a couple of anime outfits:
Mariandale (Ixion Saga DT), Athena (Campione!), Leafa (Sword Art Online), Asuna (Sword Art Online) (ALfheim Online version), Kirito (Sword Art Online) (ALfheim Online version). Shown below are Mariandale and Leafa. Click here for TP.

Furisode

sakka Flow has released four long-sleeved kimono in Kodama no Ki. Long-sleeved, so suitable for female avatars. There are free demos for you to try. Click here for TP.

Cosplay Release

comicmax Itano has released two cosplay avatars, Asuna and Kirito from Sword Art Online. You can get them here.

New Girls

comicmax Itano has released two new cosplay avatars, one of them is Felicita from La storia della Arcana Famiglia, a fairly recent anime. Teleport to his spot  now to see the other one! ;-)

Gundams

masa Cyberstar has just opened in Kodama no Ki! He has a few Gundam avatars, like model Ez-8 (shown on the snapshot below) and Apsalus II. You will also find a couple of models in the lucky boards! Click here for TP.

Yukatas For Women And Mesh Masks

sakka Flow has recently released four new products; two yukatas for women and two mesh masks. Summer is not over yet, so it's time to show your Japanese festive spirit! Available here.

Rusty Head

Ashura Artful has released a full-featured anime head and shape pack, the "rusty head". It comes with a dedicated HUD for mixable expressions and variable skin/eye colors. In addition, it can load custom textures via a notecard placed inside the head. Includes .PSD texture files for easy modification. Click here for TP.

DBZ Reloaded

Beware Hax has taken over WarKirby Magojiro's DBZ business and has improved some of his products, as well as developping new ones. They are available at his spot in Kodama no Ki, right here.

Yukatas for The Beautiful Lady

CHATNOIR Catnap has just released nice yukatas for women, four of them, where the pattern on the obi and the matching color for the whole garment are different, and represent a pleasant flower smell: tsuyukusa (white/blue), shion (orange/purple), botan (white/red) and kanzō (pink/orange). As the daily temperature in Japan exceeds 30 degrees celsius, it is time to get your yukata! Click here for TP.

Summer Miscellaneous

Toya Watanabe has new products, two being a must for a shrine: a torii and a firefly pond; the other is a tobacco stand, complete with Engrish, for a Japanese Shōwa(eighties)-feeling street nearby!

New Cosplay Items

comicmax Itano has opened in Kodama no Ki! At his spot you will find various outfits of anime girls from shows like Kuroshitsuji, Kore wa Zombie desu ka?, Mahō Shōjo Madoka Magika, and more. Some of them have traditional japanese clothing! It's here.

Acguy

novelred Resident has released a cosplay reproduction of the MSM-04 ACGUY Gundam amphibious mobile suit, wearable as a 3.5M tall avatar. You can control various parts of its body through HUD buttons. A must have for Gundam fans! Available here.

New Anime Doll Head

Aika Zadark has released the Anime Doll Head #6 set. As with the previous releases, the head really feels alive (talking, blinking, emotions). Click here for TP!

Rare Yukata

sakka Flow has released two yukata sets for men, just in time for the upcoming summer season! One (ochre) has skull and bamboos, the other (black) has spider webs. These are quite unusual patterns, so it fits best an onii-kei (big brother) style avatar, but gives a personality to all the others! Each set contains a yukata, an obi (belt), and geta (wooden clogs). Sleeves can be worn rolled-up for the hottest summer days!
Click here for TP.

Available Land in Izumo SIM

(English follows)

３月から私一人で出雲シムを営業するようになりましたので、シム中の空地をお知らせ致します。

現在空いている二画はドラゴンボール専門本店クーネス・カラスのすぐ北と南。どっちでも、お店の開店・移転にはピッタリ！

Ａ号は木霊の木のとなり(TPはこちら)、
Ｂ号は旧出雲大社のとなり(TPはこちら)。

一画ごと：
64m X 64m (4096m²) 、937プリム
レンタル式：月に5,750 L$
または
購入式： 10,500 L$（＋原価の月費用（5,000 L$ぐらい）

地形の編集は可能。

興味のある方は私（Yukinoroh Kamachi）とIMで連絡してください。

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Since March I am operating the Izumo SIM alone, and I wanted to let you know about land available in the SIM.

The two available plots are located right North and South of DragonBall expert Koenees Karas' main shop. It's a good opportunity if you plan to open a shop or move yours!

Plot A is next to Kodama no Ki (click here for TP),
Plot B is next to the Ancient Izumo Grand Shrine (click here for TP).

For one plot:
64m X 64m (4096m²), 937 prims
Rental: 5,750 L$ a month
  or
Purchase: 10,500 L$（+ monthly cost price (about 5,000 L$))

The land is terraformable.

If you are interested, contact me (Yukinoroh Kamachi) by IM.

Super Sentai

Super Sentai professionals Trance Sodwind and Chavo Delcon have opened a joint spot in Kodama no Ki! Click here for TP.

New Shop

Kodama no Ki welcomes sakka Flow!

sakka makes traditional Japanese clothing, and as she set up her shop, she has two new items: japanese wooden clogs (geta).

One is the regular model, the other is the "one-tooth" style (harder to wear in RL but trains your balance). Both feature sculpted false feet, are scripted and customizeable.

As summer is slowly (slowly) approaching, it is time to get your pair so that your feet can

New Ancient Grand Shrine

Along with some important changes in the configuration of the East part of Izumo SIM, the Ancient Izumo Grand Shrine was rebuilt. It has a different feeling than the previous model, but is closer to what research has found out about it in real life so far.

If you are in shape enough to climb its stairs, there is a freebie waiting for you inside. From Kodama no Ki head to the South East and you'll get there!

Mesh Girl

Anahi Suisei has released Noko, a full mesh anime-looking female avatar, available here. It includes everything shown but hair. The pantsu are also mesh... and I mean 3D mesh, because the mesh of the fabric doesn't let you see through it more than in real life ;o)

Wider Is Nicer

Abamama Hax has released a kind of buddhist stole (kasaya), the seven cloth-wide kasaya (hichijō kesa). It is wider and more elegant than the monks' usual five cloth-wide kasaya, and thus is usually worn by priests at memorial services. You can get it at this location in Kodama no Ki. There is an animation overrider available just next to it, so that you can straighten the style!

Note

Just a quick note; CHATNOIR Catnap's shop in Kodama no Ki has moved within the mall. The new location is here.

Novelties

Kodama no Ki welcomes novelred! You might want to head to his spot which is right here.

novelred makes cosplay avatars. Right now he has some from Gundam, Five Star Stories and Pokémon, but there's more to come!

I take this opportunity to feature his Tachikoma-kun (Ghost In The Shell/Kōkaku Kidō-tai Stand Alone Complex). It is a complete robotic avatar, also available in four other color versions (black, white, yellow, red).

New AO

Sales Mandrake has released the second version of his Samurai AO. You can try on the animations in his shop, right here.

Date's

Here's a new kimono and Iga-style hakama set from Hawk Sak! It is inspired by the samurai Masamune Date, who nicknamed the One Eyed Dragon (DoguGanRyū) for his eye patch. But if you happen to be set up to a different gender than that samurai, there is a female version of the outfit too. Just head to Hawk's spot in Kodama no Ki.

Rin

Some time ago Aika Zadark has released a cosplay rendition of Rin Kagamine. The face is animated and reacts to your chat. Available here.

More Than Briefs

Some time ago Leavanna Jewell has released a cosplay reproduction of DragonBall's Bulla Brief. It's a complete avatar that has character ;o) Available here.

One interesting feature is that if you're not an anime head person, the pack includes make-up for a normal head, which kind of makes her more sexy!

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year, from the behalf of the merchants in Kodama no Ki!

I am sure 2012 will bring new amazing Japanese items to Second Life!

By the way, it's still not late for hatsumōde (the first shrine visit of the New Year)! You can visit the SIM's shrine (a replica of the Izumo ancient shrine) and make your wishes for 2012!