Heian Aristocrat Casual

Abamama Hax has two new Heian-era Japanese nōshi outfits, one indigo-dyed (ai) and one purple. Click here for TP.

Also, there is a tiny rabbit dressed in a kan-nōshi outfit in a lucky letter board! (My letter came out as I was taking the SLURL coordinates! ^^;)

The cat presents the rabbit

In the Chinese zodiac (very much used in Japan), 2011 is the year of the rabbit.

CHATNOIR Catnap has released a hung scroll that reads Kinga Shinnen (Happy New Year) and that features the New Year's zodiac animal.

Available here.

Evercutting Crescent

Koenees Karas released Ichigo Kurosaki's (Bleach) zanpakutō sword. It's a fully scripted weapon with sounds, animations and special effects. Click here for TP.

It has two forms - shikai and bankai - and you can switch from one to the other. (Depending on what sheath you wear, you can keep it in the bankai form or not when sheathing it.) You can stab throw waves of energy, stab and paralyze your opponent, and so on. The shikai sheath, which is bandaged, would fit very well any traditional-like Japanese avatar. Simply having the word in your hand looks cool, but I guess you're in for more ;o)

New Shop

seigi Wisent has recently opened his shop in Kodama no Ki! seigi has a nice range of anime and Japanese avatars, ranging from Tachikoma-kun (Ghost In The Shell / Kōkaku Kidō-tai) to a Hiko-nyan (Hikone castle's samurai cat) tiny avatar. Shown below is the Nirvash mecha from Kōkyōshihen Eureka Seven, which features an automatic transformation "AO". Go to seigi's spot to check out the rest!

Make Your Face A Picture

Aika Zadark's recently released anime doll head #4 (available here) features an emotion HUD that will definately give your avatar a character!

New Shop

Aika Zadark and Lacryma Quandry have opened their own shop in Kodama no Ki. You can find there all of Aika's releases (like the anime heads), and Lacryma has prepared for you Black Rock Shooter's hair, available in seven colors. Click here for TP.

Some more visual kei

Two new excentric outfits from Kiba Tachikawa, available here.

One is related to his September 6th release: it is from the same music video (Au Revoir), though it was worn by band member Yu~ki. It uses sculpted feathers for the neck.

The other, "Dirty Faith" grasps the mood of the song of the same name from the band Nega, and reproduces its singer, Jin, tied into chains, expressing "how religion binds you".

Meet The Sweeping Emo

Shoma Baxton just released a very nice cell-shaded Cloud Strife (Final Fantasy 7), complete with a working vacuum cleaner-sized buster sword that will sweep your enemies away. His blinking eyes and foot step sounds will make them believe that they have been swept away by Something. Click here to TP.

And Shoma is just telling me that Sephiroth is now complete:

Yoga

There is some new stuff at freedom Amiot's spot in Kodama no Ki, the most recent being Dhalsim's (Street Fighter) "Yoga" powers made reachable to you at the RL price of a bentō! It's right here.

And if you don't feel like doing all of these, freedom has them separately (without a HUD) as well.

Cosplay Update

Kazuki Sonic has new avatars, available here:

Tsunade (Naruto)	Sora (Kingdom Hearts 2)
Madara (Naruto)	Jin Kazama (Tekken)

Sword AO

Animation goddess Hinamori Burleigh has released a sword animation overrider, which includes a good number quality animations. It is specially helpful for those of you owning non-animated swords. Head to her spot in Kodama no Ki to get it!

How to Search in Kodama no Ki

This post is for you, when you are stuck in the following situation:

Many of you have suggested me to think of a way to allow you to search more easily in Kodama no Ki. I must then have replied that:

• Sorting the mall into sections and keeping it sorted right would be administratively hard.
  
• Having a search engine would contribute to lag, and maintaining it would take time as well.

Well. What about using a tool that the Lindens are already providing?

All you have to do is to head to this page, and search within it with your favorite browser. Then, click on one of the "Go" buttons, and you will be offered to TP right where the item is. (Sometimes you will arrive on the other side of the wall, but I can't help that ^^;) This can be done because in Kodama no Ki, TPs aren't clamped to a specific point. Landmarks you take within the mall will always lead to the exact same position, too.

This tool, of course, works only if creators have provided useful vendor names and descriptions. But for when they have not, I have put keywords in the buildigns that summarize the goods directly below. (Feel free to IM me if you think some are mistaken!)

I have added the link at the top of the right column so that you can access it quickly.

I hope this helps! (^_~)v

Creatures

cark Milos released two items that will certainly grasp your interest if you're a fan of the My Neighbor Tototro (Tonari no Totoro) movie. To the right you have a box that, when you touch, emits soot sprites (susuwatari). To the left, three Totoro head-shaped pumpkins for Halloween, at a fairly cheap price. Click here for TP.

Cosplay Update

Shoma Baxton has released four avatars! Click here for TP.

So, here we go:

Jin Kazama, touched by the devil (Tekken),

Mizore Shirayuki, the yuki onna (Rosario + Vampire),

Orihime Inoue, pro of the welsh onion (Bleach),

and Lucy/Nyu, the split personnality (Elfen Lied).

Get Dressed for The Game

At Kodama no Ki we're glad to welcome Anahi Suisei to our wonderful circle of content creators! Anahi makes cosplay outfits, so far inspired from the Ragnarok Online anime and Pokémon. Click here for TP!

Little Girl

Kodama no Ki welcomes Fumina Maggs! Her shop is right here.

Fumina's range of products is the "little girl" style, that you could find in the streets of RL Akibahara, Harajuku or Amemura. Swing coats, formal dresses, sailor one pieces and so on; anything a western girl wouldn't even dare to wear nowadays.

Apart from the free shoes, there is another surprise. A very cute rendition of Shinku, from Rozen Maiden! :o)

Inescapable

If you ever went to Japan, you certainly have noticed that were ever you go, you can't escape from vending machines.

Selphie Oberts opened her shop in Kodama no Ki and her main line is just that. Udon, tobacco, etc... And of course, the anime icon, Pocky! Part of the line is the Natsukashii series, that have a retro feeling.

You will also find miscellaneous builds worth a check: a green public telephone, portable shrines, etc. And an offshore landscape from Ise!

More to come I hope! :o)

Name It, Show It

You know you're a Dragon Ball fan and you want to show it. Koenees Karas has prepared such a typing overrider for you in his shop. When you type, it will show the Dragon Ball name in katakana, one kana after the other. It is also worth mentioning that it is highly customizeable, and you can also link it to another attachment without breaking the scripts.

Activate Your Spandex

Ultraman fan Kennt Kidd has released a couple of avatars through the summer; you can get them at his spot in Kodama no Ki. Don't just wear your spandex. Activate it. Click here for TP.

Ultraman Leo, with his Leo kick, shooting beam, etc.

Magma, with his saber hand, claw hand and different attacks.

Ultraman 80, with his saxium beam, buckle beam and flashing color timer.

And finally, an update to the previously released Ultra Seven. Kennt says that this one feels more real-like and the attacks are more complete. So you too can shoot an emelium beam, a wide shot and an ice lagger.

Jikatabi Update

Just a short notice for those who bought my jikatabi. I found a small bug in the script bundled in the left foot: the color menu shows "beni" as an option where the script understands "tokiwa". To get the update, wear your update card while standing in my shop and touch the jikatabi vendor.