Scandal released their first LIVE DVD at the end of July and their second full-length studio album at the beginning of August and I preordered both. And now both finally arrived.

Let’s start with the album. Unlike the first Album BEST★SCANDAL, this CD is one track short and only got 12 in total. Three tracks got a Single Release before the album hit the stores.
瞬間センチメンタル (Sentimental Moment), 太陽と君が描くSTORY (The Story That You and the Sun Drew) and 涙のリグレット (Tears of Regret). So this album is full of new music pieces to enjoy.

The inlay has some really beautiful pictures. And I like how every member got her own color.

SCANDAL is mainly a rock band and most of the songs are rockish. But of course there should be a few ballads to keep a variety of styles so the album doesn’t get boring.
If you still don’t know SCANDAL there are a few Videos on youtube.

Those are my favourite songs from this album.

The DVD contains a live concert from their BEST★SCANDAL 2009 tour and shows the performance of 17 songs.
In addition to that there is some behind the scene footage of their concert in Nagoya and Osaka.
And as another extra you get the Music Video of their online sold single release secret base ～君がくれたもの～ (secret base ~Things You Gave Me~)

They do some awesome live performances and I especially liked TOKYO on this DVD. It was really cute.

If you unfold the inlay of the DVD you get this mini poster.

If you want to buy any of those visit CD Japan. My trusted online shop for Japanese Music.
The album
The DVD

So I already told ya in my animagic 2010 post, that I hoped to grab a certain figure and that I really got her.

This figure I was talking about is the Nendoroid Tainaka Ritsu. Drummer of the K-On! Anime Band Houkago Tea Time.

I missed her Pre-Order on all online stores who sell nendoroid figures to Europe and up until now there is no information if she get a second release date like all the other girls. Even Azusa got her second release date even though she is the “youngest” figure.

I really wanted to have the full set ’cause I am a huge fan of the anime and their voice actresses.

And after I found Ritsu at the first booth in the seller hall of the convention I had to buy her in an instant.

I am so happy that I finally got my hands on her and early next week my Mugi is going to be shipped.

It is so much fun to pose them. Ritsu got a fist after embarrassing Mio again and Azunyan is eyewitness of the scene. She looks a bit surprised.

You see the empty spot between Mio and Yui? Thats going to be Mugis place.