Okay, I gotta go get ready to do this convention thing, but here are a few more items:
Randall over at Ikimashou has a good catch-up with recent figures, including the new Yotsuba Revoltech figure, which is finally up for preorder ♥
Speaking of figures, Japanator has a closer look at the fantasy!Haruhi that comes with the new PS2 game.
Award-winning Hollow Fields creator Madeleine Rosca has a third post about her trip to Japan up.
Apparently loli manga is the best way to explain the Japanese Defense Ministry.
Aaaaand according to ComiPress, GoodsTrain is starting a new line for novels, drama CDs, and other books, and one of their first products will be a drama CD for Kimi ga Aruji de Shitsuji ga Ore de, which is also getting an anime in the near future.