The end of the year is just hours away and that means while still on time to follow suit with one of the most honorable traditions of the blogosphere, a list of the best posts of 2006. True, we’re less than a year but this should bring memories to some of our erliest readers and given the recent peak in new readers it should help showcase some of the best we’ve had. So without further ado, here are the top handpicked (and aided with stats) Dark Diamond posts of 2006!

• Meet the Egglink! – Who can forget one of our earliest popular posts showcasing the fruit of a girl’s geekness (who happens to be my girlfriend): the egglink! Eggs can hardly get any geekier.

• Clash of the Geekus: The pink Wii – Our first and one of our only colums ever writen where Velcor and I discuss wether Nintendo should release a pink colored Wii.

• The Maid Wars – ‘Otaku for otaku’ Patrick Macias gives us a glimpse of the Maid cafe scene in Japan on his debut appearance on NHK’s Tokyo Eye.

• Velcor’s report from the San Diego ComiCon 2006 – Read about Velcor’s trip to ComiCon, who he met, what he saw and what you didnt see because he forgot to take a digital camera.

• Ulala’s Dance – This is perhaps my favorite semi-off topic, gratuitous fan service post. A very nice looking lass does a little dance for the crowd.

• The world of Fujoshi: The female Otaku – Two subbed videos from japanese TV exposing the world of female otakus in japan and the places they frequent.

• Velcor’s Quest for the Wii – Read about Velcor’s failed attempt to score a Wii and how he ended almost empty handed, almost because he did end up with a hamburger.

• Trend Study: The console wars – A small trend study we did some days before the PS3 and the Wii launched using Google Trends.

• Fanboy Moment: When Velcor met the voice of Mario – Read about Velcor’s encounter with Charles Martinett, the voice of Mario.

• GunDAMN: Sweet mother of all Gundams – And of course our most popular post so far, our translation of the giant Gundam replica found in rural Japan.

That about sums it up for 2006, think we missed a post you really enjoyed? Any comments at all? Let us know in the comments.

PS: Oh yeah I had no idea what image to use on this post so you get an image of a man fighting a bear for no particular reason.