July 8, 2011 by Kahotan

Cheerful JAPAN! Part 3: figma Miku Hatsune: Support ver.!

I went on a visit to the design team!

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　{　　⊂)（●）　（●）＼　 “They’ve been great to me ever since I joined GSC!”
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I seem to have found something resembling a master figure at the boss’ desk…!

Ah! I’ve been searching everywhere for this one! I went through both the manufacturing and production teams in search of her… and now I find her with the design team! I feel kind of bad stealing it from the boss’ desk though… but there comes a time that the underdog must stand up to her superiors! 😛

The third part of the Cheerful JAPAN! Project:

figma Miku Hatsune: Support ver.

To support the relief efforts up North for a long time to come, Good Smile Company have created the ‘Cheerful JAPAN!’ project, which will be announcing a new charity product every month on the 11th for a year.

– Cheerful JAPAN! –
http://www.cheerfuljapan.com/

Know that by buying a figure you will also be helping out all those in the disaster stricken areas of Japan!

This is how she looks from the back!

The design is of course based on the original figma Miku which was released in 2008, but the silver on her clothes is slightly brighter than the original version! I really can’t believe it’s been three years since the original was released!

She also comes with a nice set of optional parts!

First up is her singing face and mike!

As the world’s most renown digital diva, she just has to have these parts included – not to mention they suit her perfectly! Obviously a separate hand to hold the mike is also included!

She also comes with a mike stand!

Plus you can even pose her holding the mike stand up like this! The mike on the stand can of course be removed – it’s really a detailed little extra!

It’s not Miku if there is no leek!

I remember when the original figma was released the whole of GSC was amazed at the quality of this leek… and even now I’m still impressed! She is only holding one in the image above, but there are in fact two included with the figma!

That covers everything that the original Miku figma had, but now we move into the new parts added for the Support ver.!

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(　＼　／＿ノ　　＼／＿ノ　
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A smiling support face and a support flag!

An all new expression for figma Miku! Plus a vibrant orange flag with the Cheerful JAPAN! logo for her to show her support! Those red cheeks are so adorable! Miku is such an angel!!

And finally – pompons!

Just like with the Nendoroid version of Miku, the pompons are fitted with ball joints so they can be posed at all sorts of different angles!

The third part of the Cheerful JAPAN! Project!

figma Miku Hatsune: Support ver.!

She will be priced at 3000JPY, with shipping within Japan free of charge.

For each figma sold, Good Smile will donate 1000JPY to aid relief efforts!

Preorders will be available at the GSC online shop from 11th July at 11:00 until the 27th July at 20:00 (JST).

Orders will be made to order, so if you don’t order within the timeframe you’ll miss out! But you’ve got lots of time, so order when you’re ready!
For those in disaster areas whose addresses are likely to change, note that you can contact us to change the address at a later stage.

Those ordering, please take note of the following:

[Sales in Japan]

This product can be ordered from the following stores:
Please see their respective home pages for more information.– GOODSMILE ONLINE SHOP　(http://cheerful-japan.ecq.sc/)
– GOODSMILE ONLINE SHOP Mobile　(http://goodsmile.ri.shopserve.jp/m/ )

■ Orders must be made by 27th July at 20:00.
■ Delivery will be in late November.
■ Payment will be via bank transfer or credit card. Cash-on-delivery will not be an option due to the donation taking place before products are delivered.
■ For each sale made, 1000JPY will be donated to aid relief efforts.
■ Five figures per person will be available.
■ Delivery within Japan is free of charge.
■ Products will be made to order. Please order within the dates specified above.
■ If you have any questions please email shop@goodsmile.jp. Japanese only.

[Overseas Sales]

・GOODSMILE ONLINE SHOP　（http://cheerful-japan-global.ecq.sc ）

■ Orders can be made from 28th July at 11:00 (JST) until the 8th August at 20:00. (JST)
■ Delivery will be in late November 2011.
■ For each sale made, 1000JPY will be donated to aid relief efforts.
■ Five figures per person will be available.
■ Figures will be made to order.
■ Payment will be via credit card or PAYPAL. For more information please see: http://cheerful-japan-global.ecq.sc/help
■ Your credit card will be charged on order, and not when the product is sent, due to the donation taking place before products are delivered.
■ Shipping will be charged at 2000JPY to all countries.
■ You may be charged additional fees such as import tax when buying from overseas. Please be aware of this before ordering.
■ Payment will be in Japanese Yen.
■ Please mail shop.overseas@goodsmile.jp if you have any questions. English only please.

And finally, a quick notice!

Those in Japan will now have their Nendoroid Miku: Support ver.!

I hope you have given her the love she deserves! ^^

The Nendoroid comes with blank stickers that you can use to write your own message on and then stick on the flag! I want to see photos of the messages you come up with!
Write a message that will bring the spirits of those in Japan up, and send a photo of Miku holding that message up for all to see on the blog!

(･∀･) Title: Support Message!
(･∀･) E-mail: mikatan-b@goodsmile.jp
(･∀･) Deadline: 16th July 23:59 (Deadline extended!)

That’s all for today!
I hope to see you all again next week! (・∀・)ノ゛

(C) Crypton Future Media, Inc.

July 7, 2011 by Kahotan

1/7th Scale Yui Hirasawa

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　／　（ ●）　（●）＼　　　”Batayan!
／　⌒（__人__）⌒　＼　　 Has the new sample arrived?”
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“Only one has arrived so far!”

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　　／　　　─　　 ─　＼　　　　”No matter!
　／　（=・=）　（=・=）＼　　　 One is more than enough!”
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　　ノ　　　　　`ー’´　　＼

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Today’s review is of this figure – the one and only sample of it that has arrived!

It’s Max Factory’s:

1/7th Scale Yui Hirasawa!

The lovable guitarist from Sakura High’s light music club in the popular anime ‘K-ON!’. She is wearing the Santa outfit that she wore in episode 7 of the first season, ‘Christmas!’.

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This is how she looks from the back!

As with all the previous 1/7th scale K-ON figures from Max Factory, the quality is absolutely wonderful! It’s definitely a figure that Yui fans will buy with no regrets whatsoever! Just look at those lovely long legs and bare feet…

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The Santa hat can be removed!

This quality really looks just as good as the master figure did… it’s incredible… just look at that adorable smile! It suits Yui so well! What a wonderful world we live in that you can keep such a wonderful smile by your side whenever you like!

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　　　　／　　　　　＼　　　　”But it’s kinda out of season…
　　　　／　　_ノ ‘　ヽ_ ＼　　　 We’re in Summer, not Winter!”
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That may be so, but…!
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The whole Santa outfit can be removed!

To reveal her swimsuit!!

The outfit is made of soft plastic that comes off very easily, and the balance of the figure is kept wonderfully both with and without the Santa outfit! It’s really incredible! Batayan was the head of production for this one – and got the fitting of the Santa outfit down perfectly!

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This is how she looks from the back now!

A school swimsuit in all its glory! It becomes the perfect figure for the Summer!

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The swimsuit has that nice…

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…tight ‘just-fit’ feeling to it!

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　　　　　　／　　─　　 ─　＼　　　”What an incredible figure…”
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　　　　＼　　　`Y⌒y’　　　／ヽ
　　　　　　（ヽ、　゛ー ′　　/￣）|
　　　　　　 |　｀`ー――‐”|　　ヽ、.|
　　　　　　ゝ　ノ　　　　　ヽ　ノ　|
　￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣

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You can even make out her belly button!

The detail on the swimsuit really is incredible – from the glossy shine down to the creases in the material – it’s all there! It really looks just like a real swimsuit – the sculptor’s are just too good at their work!

Max Factory’s:

1/7th Scale Yui Hirasawa!

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　|　　　　ｌ　　　　　　　　　　| |　　　　　　　　　　|
　ヽ　　　 -一ー_~､⌒)^),-､　　| |_＿＿＿＿＿__|
　　ヽ＿＿＿＿,ノγ⌒ヽ)ニニ-￣　　　| |　　|

She’ll be in stores from the 8th July!
For preorder and sales information, please take a look at our partner shops.

Anyway, that’s all for today!
I hope to see you all again tomorrow!!

(C)かきふらい・芳文社／桜高軽音部

July 6, 2011 by Kahotan

Nendoroid Ritsu Tainaka & Nendoroid Petite: K-ON Resale!

I really, really want Nendoroid Ritsu Tainaka – is there any chance we can see a resale of her?

I managed to get all the others when they went on resale, but Ritsu just never appears… The other band members say they are lonely and are leaving a tear-filled pillow every night. Or perhaps that’s just me…

　　　- Nekokaitai

Roger that!

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　／´　　　　　　　　　　　　　　ヽ
　|　　　　ｌ　　　　　　　　　　　　　　＼
　ヽ　　　 -一””””~~｀`’ー–､　　　-一”””’ー-､.
　　ヽ＿＿＿＿(⌒)(⌒)⌒)　)　　(⌒＿(⌒)⌒)⌒))

… I’ve always wanted to say that!

And the reason I can say that is very simple! There have been lots id requests for a Ritsu Nendo resale, and thus she is indeed coming back again! Apologies for the delay!

The third K-ON Nendoroid:

Nendoroid Ritsu Tainaka!

She is of course from the ever-popular anime series ‘K-ON!’, and is the drummer in Sakura High’s light music club. Her going on resale also means that every one of the K-ON Nendoroids have gone on resale!

This is how she looks from the back!

Most Nendoroids released at the moment feature the ‘arm’ stand that pushes into the Nendoroid’s back, but to keep Ritsu consistent with the other four girls she still makes use of the ‘sitting’ stand. It’s a little different to the normal stand though – she actually stands on the ground and not the base – this is so that she doesn’t look off when posed playing the drums.

Let’s move onto the optional parts!
Her sobbing face and bump on the head!

Those of you who already own her will know – but the bump actually attaches with a magnet! Isn’t that smart!

It’s a little more work for the production team, but it means you won’t see a giant hole in her head when the bump isn’t attached. Tsukki from the production team came up with the idea!

A flustered expression and hands!

Perfect to recreate the pose above in Nendoroid form! 🙂 The hands were actually for use for the sobbing face, but I think this works great as well! Oh, and the cake isn’t included with the Nendoroid – it’s my own personal mini chocolate cake! 😛

The overdone drum set!

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Plus she has parts to sit her in front of the drums!

Allowing you to recreate a scene right from the stage!

This is how it looks from the back!

Even the pedals can be seen on the tiny drums! Dodoof! (<- An attempt at a writing the sound a bass drum makes :P)

Parts to display her with her hair down!

The hair is supposed to be displayed with the flustered face along with the ‘love letter’, to recreate a scene from one of the extra episodes, but I decided to use an expression from another character instead! Her expressions are exchangeable with a couple of other Nendoroids, so you can play around with them!

But wow… drums, three expressions, different hair, a sitting lower body… she really comes with a lot!

Displayed together with Nendo Petite Ritsu!

Ritsu fans can display the two of them together like so!

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　　　　|　　　　　｀ ⌒´ﾉ　|`”’|
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　／　／　|　　　　　ノ　ノ　　　　　　　　　　 | |　＼　　　　　　/　| | |’,　･
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　　　　　　　ヽ　　　　　　　　　　　＿,, -‐ ””￣|＿￣＿o o o＿＿＿|_|ｒ'”

Not at the moment! But worry not!

Nendo Petite K-ON! (The First)

Is going on resale on the same day as Ritsu!

The set includes the five girls in their school uniforms as above, but also comes with another set of them perfect for Summer, plus one secret character! A total of eleven figures! Each one with all it’s minute detail is only 500JPY! If you didn’t grab them the first time, then now is your chance!

Nendoroid Ritsu Tainaka!

Nendoroid Petite: K-ON! (The First)

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　　　　　／　　　─　　 ─＼　　 “Ricchan!!”
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　|　　　　ｌ　　　　　　　　　　| |　　　　　　　　　　|
　ヽ　　　 -一ー_~､⌒)^),-､　| |_＿＿＿＿＿＿__|
　　ヽ＿＿＿＿,ノγ⌒ヽ)ニニ-￣　　　| |　　|

The resale notice will be on the GSC website tomorrow!
For preorder and sales information, please take a look at our partner shops.

Anyway, that’s all for today!
I hope to see you all again tomorrow!!

(C)かきふらい・芳文社／桜高軽音部

July 5, 2011 by Kahotan

Hayate Yagami: Swimsuit Ver.

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　／　　　─　　 ─＼　　　”What trophy has Gakkun got there…?”
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What? It’s not a trophy?!

It certainly has just as much worth as any trophy, but this is in fact a new figure!
And it’s absolutely huge!! ((((ﾟДﾟ)))

The blog has had a little break, but now we’re back again! And to start the blog back up we have this wonderful figure to take a look at:

The 3rd in Gift’s 1/4th Scale Nanoha Swimsuit Series:

Hayate Yagami: Swimsuit Ver.!

She is from Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS, and is posed in a lovely bikini which is based off the front jacket cover illustration of a CD!

She’s too tall to fit behind the monitor’s background!

This is how she looks from the back!

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　ﾐ　ﾐ　ﾐ　／　　（≡）　（≡）＼　　　　　　ﾐ　ﾐ　ﾐ　
/⌒)⌒)⌒./// （__人__） //＼　　　/⌒)⌒)⌒) 　　”Those strings are so tiny!!”
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　ヽ　　　 -一””””~~｀`’ー–､　　　-一”””’ー-､
　　ヽ＿＿＿＿(⌒)(⌒)⌒)　)　　(⌒＿(⌒)⌒)⌒))

It really puts the tension up!!

A closer look at her expression!

She is posed with an angelic smile while brushing her hair back behind her ear!! Because of the uge 1/4th scale it really feels like Hayate is right beside you!

The upper-half of her bikini!

I know I shouldn’t say it, but I just have to… that underboob is epic win!!

And my personal favorite area!

The S-line created by her waist and pelvis is fantastic! You can’t see it nicely in the photos, but you can even make out her stomach muscles on the figure! This is the kind of body that girls can only dream of!

Such soft looking, touchable skin!

I can’t help myself, I just have to touch it!!

Calm down right hand! Calm down!!

A nice long-angle shot!

I wonder if there are any men with such perfect skin… one can dream I suppose.
If I ever found one, I’d take him to a bar and be sure to keep chatting until I managed to get along with him! ^^;
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A service shot to end on!

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　　　　＼　　　　 `ー’´　　／
　　　　ノ　　　　　　　　　　　＼
　／´　　　　　　　　　　　　　　ヽ
　|　　　　ｌ　　　　　　　　　　　　　　＼
　ヽ　　　 -一””””~~｀`’ー–､　　　-一”””’ー-､.
　　ヽ＿＿＿＿(⌒)(⌒)⌒)　)　　(⌒＿(⌒)⌒)⌒))

She truly is wonderful!

Nanoha, Hayate and Fate-chan!

The trio are finally together!

Putting all three together really creates an amazing scene! It’s really hard to explain just how impressive it is to see all three huge figures together – the photo just doesn’t do it justice. Sometimes it’s nice to have smaller figures to enjoy the small, elaborate designs – but big figures like this definitely have a whole different presence!

The 3rd in Gift’s 1/4th Scale Nanoha Swimsuit Series:

Hayate Yagami: Swimsuit Ver.!

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　　　　　／　　　─　　 ─＼　　 “So big!”
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　　　＼　　　　|r┬-| 　 ,／　| |　　　　　　　　　　|
　　　　ノ　　　　　 `ー’´　　＼　 | |　　　　　　　　　　|
　／´ 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 | |　　　　　　　　　　|
　|　　　　ｌ　　　　　　　　　　| |　　　　　　　　　　|
　ヽ　　　 -一ー_~､⌒)^),-､　| |_＿＿＿＿＿__|
　　ヽ＿＿＿＿,ノγ⌒ヽ)ニニ-￣　　　| |　　|

She is on the GSC website as of today!

For preorder and sales information, please take a look at our partner shops.

Anyway, that’s all for today!
I hope to see you all again tomorrow! (・∀・)ノ゛

(C) なのはStrikerS PROJECT

Kahotan's Blog

Month: July 2011

Cheerful JAPAN! Part 3: figma Miku Hatsune: Support ver.!

1/7th Scale Yui Hirasawa

Nendoroid Ritsu Tainaka & Nendoroid Petite: K-ON Resale!

Hayate Yagami: Swimsuit Ver.