Month: January 2012

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Nendoroid Miho Azuki

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||　　／￣￣＼　　← Ootani-san from Phat!
|| ／　　 ─　　　＼
／〔|　 　　 （ ○）　（○）　　　”I dropped off some goodies earlier!”
〔ノ^ゝ　　　　（__人__）
ノ ノ^,-　　　　｀ ⌒´
/´ ´ ‘　, ^ヽ　　　　　 }
/　　　　　ﾉ'”＼.　 ⌒
人　　　　ノ ＼／,＿ __ノ
/:::＼_／l::::＼ｰ-.,ノ､ﾞ,

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Yay, thank you!!

Hmm… it looks like nobody has noticed it yet. I guess that means I can play around with it first!

Completely unrelated – but I actually go the the Yamashiroya store quite often, so this packet was quite appropriate. 😛

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Anyway, today I’ll be taking a look at this lovely figure!

The 4th in Phat! company’s Bakuman Nendoroid series:
Nendoroid Miho Azuki!

From the popular manga and anime series ‘Bakuman’ comes the 4th Nendoroid from the series – the beautiful Miho Azuki! The beautiful illustration by Takeshi Obata has been shrunk down to Nendoroid size perfectly! That long hair looks absolutely gorgeous! ((((ﾟДﾟ)))

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This is how she looks from the back!

Miho’s long straight hair can be seen here very nicely! The sides are layered and it is kind of shaped like an upside down U. She really is so beautiful, and the sculpting work brings that beauty out perfectly!

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She comes with an embarrassed expression!

You can use the expression along with the arms held in front of her to create a really adorable looking pose! The shoulder part and arm can be separated, so you can attach a different arm to this shoulder if you’d like!
 
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Miho looks exited about something!

These hand parts are connected at the palms, so they need to be used together like this.  But Miho looks so cute no matter what she is doing!! I’m fairly certain that if I was a guy I would have fallen for her in a split-second!

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A dubbing mike and talking face!

Miho is trying to become a voice actress, so these parts just had to be included! The black circle thing in front of the mike (what do you call it?) is even included!

She also has a script for the ‘St. Visual Girls Academy’ show!
A whole bunch of parts to display her trying her very best at her voice actress career!

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Displayed with Saiko and Shujin!

I love displayed full series together like this! I still think that Saiko came with way too many extras – that desk was such a lovely bonus! Also, don’t forget about Eiji Nizuma, who is currently available for preorder!

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The 4th in Phat! company’s Bakuman Nendoroid series:
Nendoroid Miho Azuki

She’ll be on the GSC website from the 19th January! (`･ω･´)ゞ
If you have any sales or preorder queries, be sure to contact our partner shops!
 
 
But that’s all for today!
I hope to see you all again tomorrow!! (・∀・)ノ゛
 
 
By the way, the publisher of Bakuman said they were looking forward to this blog…. so I was under so much pressure writing it! I hope you enjoyed it!! （;ﾟдﾟ）
 
 
(C)大場つぐみ・小畑健・集英社／NHK・NEP・ShoPro

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Nendoroid Cordelia Glauca

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　　　　 ／─　　 ─　＼
　　　／　（≡） 　 （≡）　＼　　　”Has Gumako eaten her own udon?”
　 ／/// （__人__） ///＼　　
　 |　　　　　|r┬-| 　　　　 |　　　
　　 ＼ 　 　　｀ ー’´ 　 　／　　
　　　ノ　　　　　　　　　 　＼

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W-What?!

I’m sure certain people will recognize that hat very quickly!! Oda-P was in charge of this product! It’s only half way through the month and he is already out on his second trip to China this year… but at least that gives me a chance to play around with her! 😛

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The 4th Milky Holmes Nendoroid:
Nendoroid Cordelia Glauca!

From the anime series with a brand new second season, ‘Tantei Opera Milky Holmes’, comes the last of the Milky Holmes girls Nendoroids – Claudia Glauca! That means we finally have all four of them to display together!! It’s taken a bit longer than expected, but we’re finally there!! I wanted to do a group pose, but unfortunately Nero was out on a trip to China… aww… 🙁

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This is how she looks from the back!

Cordelia has lovely flowers scattered all over her hair! Although apparently they are quite a pain for the production team to deal with :P. But it wouldn’t be Cordelia without those flowers!!

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Codelia’s ‘Toys’ expression!

As with all the previous Nendoroids from the series, Corelia also comes with an expression with closed eyes to recreate her using her unique ‘Toys’ ability. In Cordelia’s case, this is the power allows her to strengthen her senses! You can combine this with the bent arm part and it makes it look like she is trying to hear something far in the distance! (The bent arm in included for both her left and right arm!)

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Next up is this delusional expression!

Cordelia often gets so exited about something that she turns into a completely different person like this – her eyes become flowers and she gets super exited! It’s so cute to see her displayed like this!

Of course her hat can also be removed! (･∀･)ゞ
This has also been a common part of the series! It’s apparently quite a challenge to get a deformed figure like a Nendoroid to keep a nice balance with and without a hat, but the Milky Holmes series has achieved it wonderfully!

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Cordelia Gray has taken over!

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　　　　 　／:::::─三三─＼
　　　　／:::::: （ ○）三（○） ＼　　”Yay!!
　　　　|:::::::::（__人__）::|　　　 Now the whole series has ancestor parts!”
　　 　　＼::::　 　|r┬-| 　 ,／
　　　　ノ:::::::　　`ー’´　　　＼　

These parts allow you to recreate Cordelia when she was possessed by her ancient ancestor, Cordelia Gray, in episode 8 of the first season of the series!

An extra expression, a cape with big breasts, and hair standing straight up! So many extra parts to enjoy!
 
So in total… there are four expressions, two different different hair parts and still even the extra cape with bigger breasts! Nice work Oda-P!

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The 4th Milky Holmes Nendoroid:
Nendoroid Cordelia Glauca!

She will be on the GSC website from tomorrow!

If you have any preorder or sales queries, be sure to contact our partner shops!

– Notice –
 
A quick notice that Meiri has been sending out a mail to the winners of those who scratched a winning New Year’s Card – those people will get to but something up on the blog!
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Just send the text and image you want to display to the specified email address! The messages will start from the 23rd January!
 
 
But anyway, that’s all for today.
I hope to see you all again tomorrow!! (・∀・)ノ゛
 
 
 
(C) bushiroad/Project MILKY HOLMES

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1/8th Scale Madoka Kaname

A cute little hanging Kyubey!!
 
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　　　　　／ ⌒　　⌒＼
　　　 ／　　（○）　 （○） ＼　　”Those back paws!! 　
　　／ 　///（__人__）// ＼　　They’re swinging forward and look too cute!”
　　|　　 　 　 `Y⌒y’´　　　|　　
　　 ＼ 　 　 　゛ー ′　　,／ 　　
　 　 /　　　　 ー‐ 　 ィ

I’ve been hanging this Kyubey off all sorts of different things!!
Off my finger, off the ankles of all sorts of figures and even on the edge of the ping-pong table. The figure is almost worth it for they Kyubey alone! 😛 But of course, he is just an extra to the main wonderful figure you see here:

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The first of the Puella Magi Madoka Magica 1/8th scale figures:
Madoka Kaname!!
 
A lovely 1/8th scale figure of the main character from the anime series ‘Puella Magi Madoka Magica‘! She is posed in a lovely dynamic position based on a key visual used for the anime.
 
The final product is absolutely fantastic!!

Most of the staff are really impressed that even after mass production the final version came out pretty much identically to the prototype figure! Tsukki from the production team really must have worked hard to get this quality out!! I’m certain anyone who picks her up will be quite satisfied – if you’re not sure if you want her, then I think you might change your mind after seeing just how lovely she looks – prepare yourself! 😛

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This is how she looks from the back!

She is in a lovely pose with her whole body kind of twisting slightly. The skirt is so puffy which makes it absolutely huge – I’m sure it was quite the task to get the balance looking right with this skirt, but she really looks perfect from any angle. Oda-P was directing the design for the figure, and I’m told he paid great attention to making sure the figure looked balanced from all sides!

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The ‘Madoka Pink’ came out perfectly!

Those who watched the live broadcast awhile back with Max Watanabe will know that getting this pink color right was a very difficult task. Hiro was working on the coloring for this figure, and apparently had the same trouble. But as you can see, it came out wonderfully in the end! She looks beautiful!!

Plus, you can hang QB off her arm like this – so cute!!

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Beautiful sculpting all the way down to her toes!

The shoes are coated in a shiny enamel paint. Even the soles of the shoe and the black line separating it look incredible! It almost seems like a waste to see such small parts end up so detailed – but it shows you just how high the quality standards are for the figure as a whole!

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Even when I zoom up close she still looks flawless!

The thin lines from her breasts down to her skirt were painted on using mask painting. The lines are literally smaller than a millimeter! The factory workers impress me every single time….

The skirt also has a lovely faint gradient. It’s actually used all over the figure, not only on the skirt – but it’s easy to see on the skirt! 😛

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Can you see all the gradient painting in this photo…?

It’s quite hard to tell in this picture, but there is a gradient on Kyubey, the ribbon around her neck, her puffy sleeves, the frills on her outfit and the skirt!

Personally I’m really impressed with the graident on the inner red frills on her sleeves. It’s such a small, almost unnoticeable area, but even so the extra effort is put in! This is where the finer quality of figures comes in!

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You can also let her hold her bow!

She has a replaceable wrist part which lets you pose her holding her weapon of choice – the bow! I really don’t know how I would choose to display her!!

The stand uses a clear plastic with a red gradient. It’s simple, but still looks great! Apparently if you push it down hard it sticks on like a suction disk. 😛

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All the Madokas displayed together!

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　　　　　 　／　　─　 　 ─　＼ 　　”Ooh, it’s so cute to see them together…
　　　　　／　　 （≡）　　（≡）　　＼　　 Plus the big-medium-small Kyubeys are so cute!”
　　　　　| /// （__人__）　///　 |
　 　　　 ＼　　　`Y⌒y’´　 　　／ヽ
　　　　　　（ヽ、　 ﾞー ′　/￣）　 |
　　　　　　 |　｀`ー――‐”|　　ヽ、.|
　　　　　　 ゝ　ノ　　　　 　ヽ　 ノ　|
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Nendoroid Petite Puella Magi Madoka Magica goes on sale this month!
I’ll be doing a review of them soon, so watch out for it! (`･ω･´)ゞ

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The first of the Puella Magi Madoka Magica 1/8th scale figures:
Madoka Kaname!!
 
She shipped out from GSC yesterday!!

If you’re lucky, you should be able to find her in your local stores today! If you have any order or sales queries, be sure to get in contact with our partner shops!

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A special service shot for those who read all the way to the end… 😛
Sayaka-chan’s prototype figure is complete!!

I was going to show a picture from the front, but then Hiro told me the face still hasn’t gone through it’s final adjustments… so I wasn’t allowed to. I thought she looked adorable as she was! 😛

Anyway, that means the prototype review is going to be delayed a little bit, but she will be here in a few days! Look forward to it!
 
 
Anyway, that’s all for today!
I hope to see you all again tomorrow!! (・∀・)ノ゛
 
 
 
(C)Magica Quartet／Aniplex・Madoka Partners・MBS

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Nendoroid Ai Nanasaki

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　　　／ .ー　　ー ＼ 　← Production Team
　　　|　　（○）　（○） |　　
　　　|　　（__人__）|　　　”Umm… we’ve already sent the face parts to China…”
　　　|　　　｀i 　i´　 |　
　　　|　　　. `⌒ 　 }　　　　　　
　　　ヽ　　　　　　　}　
　　　　ヽ　　　　　ノ　
　　　／　　　　　　ヽ

So we can’t… use them?

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Oda-P has also collapsed in despair!

But in the end the most important thing is to make sure the figures get to you as early as possible, and with the Chinese New Year coming up, we decided it was all the more important to send the prototypes through a little bit early.

I wonder if that Gundam-like model is a custom of Oda-P’s?
(Oda-P loves his Gundam! :P)

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So… I can give you a look from behind!

Well, I can’t show the expressions, but we can still look at her like this! We’ll take a look at the official photos instead, but I’m still a bit sad that I can’t take photos myself. Anyway, let’s look at the official photos from the professional!

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From the anime Amagami SS:
Nendoroid Ai Nanasaki!

From the anime that has just picked up it’s second season ‘Amagami SS’ comes the second Nendoroid of the series – the newest member of the swimming team, Ai Nanasaki.

She comes with three expression parts, including an embarrassed face, a smiling face and an exited face! To be able to spend everyday with this lovely lady… I know she’ll give me the strength to get through the day.

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First up is the smiling face!

She also comes with a school bag as an optional extra to display her on her way to school. The bag ic connected to the hand, but the hand removes from the arm, meaning you can put it on other characters easily!

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Next up, the exited expression!

Her cheeks are all blushed with a cute smile across her face! It’s so cute! If you combine it with the two bent arms like this she looks so innocent and defenseless!

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“Look!”

She even comes with parts lifting up her skirt!!

I don’t mean to spoil the show… but those who have seen it will know this isn’t actually her panties – it’s just a swimsuit, so this isn’t really a naughty picture at all! You can even see the blouse beneath her skirt if you look carefully – it’s nice to see things like this that you can’t normally see on figures! But a pose like this combined with the ‘behind the knees’ pose from Haruka …. this Amagami Nendoroid series has some very unique parts!

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Displayed together with Haruka-senpai!
This expression doesn’t actually come with Ai though, it’s just a full-in! ヽ(*ﾟдﾟ)ノ

She will be on the GSC site tomorrow!
 
 
If you have any sales or preorder questions, be sure to contact our partner shops!
 
 
But that’s all for today!
I hope to see you all again tomorrow!! (・∀・)ノ゛
 
 
(C)ENTERBRAIN, INC./アマガミSS製作委員会

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1/7th Scale Catherine & 1/8th Scale Arséne!

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　　　　　／ ⌒　　⌒＼
　　　 ／　　（○）　 （○） ＼　　　”Ooh! Lots of goodies from the production team!”　
　　／ 　///（__人__）// ＼　　
　 |　　　　 　 `Y⌒y’´　　　|　　
　　 ＼ 　 　 　゛ー ′　　,／ 　　
　 　 /　　　　ー‐ 　 　ィ

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It’s almost Chinese New Year, but just before that we get lots of samples to play with here in Japan!

Apparently the Chinese New Year was earlier this year compared to normal, so the production team has been working very hard these past few weeks! They’re also working on the changes for the WonFes products at the moment – so I’m sure they’re under a lot of pressure! But even through all of that, I found two lovely figure samples to take a look at!  (`･ω･´)ゞ
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Right off the bat…
Look how sexy they both are!!

These are the kind of figures that I love to photograph!!

Don’t get me wrong – I love taking pictures of Nendoroids ans figmas as well, but scale figures really bring out the characteristics of the characters so beautifully – I absolutely love taking pictures of them. Thus I’ll be sure to get the sexiest pictures possible of these two beauties! (`･ω･´)ゞ

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Max Factory’s:
1/7th Scale Catherine!

A 1/7th Scale figure of the mysterious character who suddenly appears before the main character, Vincent, in the popular action adventure game – ‘Catherine’. She is posed showing off her lovely long legs as she pulls on some stockings, along with a naughty look gazing ahead at you!

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The sculpting around her collarbone is perfect!

Catherine has a great sense of style along with a lovely slim body – and the sculpting just makes her skin look so soft to the touch. It looks so smooth that you almost can’t help but touch it!!

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Nobody can so no to these thighs!
It’s a picture that really teases you for just that little bit more… ^^;

One bare foot, and one foot in a stocking!

The strange sense of unbalance seems to suit the mysterious Catherine so very well! I know there are lots of people who prefer figures to show it all, but for someone like me who likes the appeal of just not being able to see, the one covered foot has a lovely appeal!

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Just look how lovely her back is!

Just look at the shoulder blades… or the waist… or the hip-line… everything is so beautiful! Sure this might be a figure… but I think most girl’s backs are just as beautiful! I can understand why guys want to come for hugs from behind sometimes.

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It’s hard to tell from the photo, but her lips actually even have a gloss on them! If you change the angle a bit, you can also get a little glimpse of her front teeth!

Plus her winding twin tail hair looks absolutely stunning! It’s almost like they worked too hard on this figure!

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Next up is Good Smile Company’s:
1/8th Scale Arséne!

The leader of the evil Phantom Thief Empire, from the popular anime series ‘Tantei Opera Milky Holmes’! She is posed in the sexy scene from the ending credits of the first season! She is wearing a black bondage outfit with her hips twisted and one of her fingers pushed into her boot. A very sexy pose for fans to enjoy!

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This needs no comment!!

　　 　 　 　 ／￣￣￣ ＼
　　　　　 ／　　 ::::＼::／＼　　 “Beautiful!!
　　 　 ／　　 　｡<一>::<ー>。　　Absolutely beautiful, Arséne-sama!!”
　　 　 |　　　　.:｡ﾟ~（__人__）~ﾟj　　　　　　
　　 　 ＼、　　　゜　｀ ⌒´,;／゜
　　　　／　 ⌒ヽﾟ 　'”‘”´(;ﾟ　｡　　
　　　/　,＿ ＼　＼／＼ ＼
　 　 と_＿＿）_ヽ＿つ_;_ヾ_つ.;.

 

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Her mask can be removed!

When I did the prototype review, I didn’t even know this was possible… I only found out about it afterwards 😛 I’m glad I managed to get some pictures of her without the mask  this time around. Just look how she looks down on everyone!! (*ﾟ∀ﾟ)=3
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A lovely outfit and beautiful body-line!

The little bits of her stomach that you can see through the lacing on her outfit are so compelling… along with that one little finger pushed into her boot and that posing… nobody can argue about the erotic quality of this figure!

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Max Factory’s:
1/7th Scale Catherine!

She will be sent out from GSC on the 12th January!
So you should she her in stores starting from the 13th.

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Good Smile Company’s:
1/8th Scale Arséne!

She was sent out from GSC today!

If you’re lucky, you’ll find her in stores tomorrow!
 
If you have any sales or order queries relating to either product, be sure to get in contact with our partner shops.
 
 
But that’s all for today!
I hope to see you all again tomorrow!!  (・∀・)ノ゛
 
 
(C)Index Corporation 2010
(C)bushiroad/Project MILKY HOLMES

 

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Cheerful Japan! Part 9 : Nendoroid Luka Megurine: Cheerful Ver.!

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　/　) ) )／ 　＼　　／＼　　
　{　 　⊂)　（●）　 （●） ＼　　　 “The first prototype of 2012!”
　|　　 / ///（__人__）// ＼　 　
　!　　 !　　 　`Y⌒y’´　　　|
　|　　 l 　　 　 ﾞー ′　 　,／
　|　　　ヽ　　　ー‐ 　 　ｨ
　|　　　　　　　　　 　/　 |
　|　　　　　　　　 　〆ヽ/

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While wandering around the office, I found an interesting looking box at Sacchan’s desk…

As it’s the first prototype review of the year, I can’t wait to get started!

…or so I thought…. but my beloved Sony Alpha 350 camera is behaving quite strangely… it’s still working, so I’ll continue using it for now… it’s just acting up sometimes. This camera has been with me on the best of days for many years… I can’t just abandon it!

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The first figure review for the year will be…

The 9th product from the Cheerful JAPAN! Project:

Nendoroid Luka Megurine: Cheerful Ver.!

A special Cheerful version of Nendoroid Luka is here to join the rest of the Cheerful JAPAN! series! Along with Octo-Luka!

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

The damage that has occurred during the March 11 quake in the Touhoku region is astounding, and in order to get over the destruction caused there is a lot that needs to be done, and lots of support that needs to be given. Good Smile Company has formed a support group named ‘Cheerful Japan’ which will strive to support the relief efforts for as long as possible. For at least 1 year we be releasing charity products among other efforts to raise donation money for the cause. To everyone who supports the Cheerful Japan movement – thank you, and know that your money is going where it is needed!

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As always, all the original parts are included!

But there are also various ‘cheerful’ version extras!
The arm parts on this version are also separated in a better way. There is a connector between the upper arm and hand parts, allowing you to exchange hand parts, and rotate them!

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Luka’s lovely singing face!

Singing with her eyes closed… Luka looks so mature compared to the other Vocaloids. The Octo-Luka next to her also has two posable tentacles! Lovely!

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The ‘Agoaniki’ expression!

She also has hands spread out to the left and right, which all together let you recreate the pose from the Double Lariat music video! I really love Agoaniki’s songs! They’re really touching. (I even went to Osaka to watch the live :P)

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Now we’ll take a look at the Cheerful parts!
First up is her ponytail!

Luka has tied up her long hair so she can better cheer on for everyone! It’s amazing how different she looks by just changing her hairstyle… but the ponytail really suits her! Somehow it makes me want to put on apron on her…

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This is how she looks from the back!

You can even see the little waves at the tips of her hair! The ponytail is also fitted with a joint allowing you to move it around however you like!

The back of Octo-Luka is also adorable! It’s so round! xD

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Pink pompons!

As with all the previous Nendoroids in the Cheerful series, Luka comes with her own pink pompons to cheer everyone on! If Luka were to cheer for me, I know I’d be able to get though the day with no problems!! 😛

She also comes with a new bent left arm!
Luka normally has a kind of bracelet covering up her arm, but that was removed for the bent arm. If you look at the picture below an compare the arms it might be easier to see what I’m talking about. In order for her to be able to hold the optional parts, we needed to replace the big bracelet with a smaller gold ring – I think it suits her quite nicely.

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She also comes with a tambourine!
… and Octo-Luka has a sun-visor!

Both of these have the Cheerful JAPAN! logo printed on them! The sun-visor is Nendoroid Petite size, so you can attach it to other characters as well! (Well… at least most characters… there might be some it won’t fit on!)

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The 9th product from the Cheerful JAPAN! Project:

Nendoroid Luka Megurine: Cheerful Ver.!

■ She will cost 3500JPY.
■ Shipping is free in Japan, and 2000JPY overseas.
■ For each figure sold, Good Smile Company will donate 1000JPY to aid relief efforts.

Please note the following if you’re interested in ordering:

[Purchases Within 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://cheerful-japan.ecq.sc/

■ Orders can be made between 11th January 2012 (Wed) at 11:00 until the 30th January 2012 (Mon).
■ Delivery within Japan is free of charge.
■ Delivery will be in May 2012.
■ Five figures per person will be available.
■ Payment will be via bank transfer or credit card. Cash-on-delivery will not be an option.
■ 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 between 11th January 2012 (Wed) at 11:00 (JST) until the 30th January 2012 (Mon) at 20:00 (JST).
■ Five figures per person will be available.
■ Figures will be made to order.
■ Figures will start being sent out from May 2012.
■ Payment must be done via credit card.
■ Your credit card will be charged on order, and not when the product is sent. This is 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 and customs duties 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.

Orders will be taken at the GSC Online shop from 11th January at 11:00 and continue until the 30th at 20:00.

http://cheerful-japan-global.ecq.sc

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　　　　 　／　　─　 　　 ─＼　　”Products are made-to-order.
　　　　／ 　　 （●） 　　（●） ＼ 　 Be sure to order within the designated time!”
　　　　|　 　　 　 （__人__） | ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿_
　 　　 ＼　　 　 　|r┬-| 　 ,／　| |　　　　　　　　　 　|
　　　　ノ　　　　　 `ー’´　　＼　 | |　　　　　　　　　 　|
　 ／´ 　 　　　　　　　　　　　 　 | |　　　　　　　　　 　|
　|　　　　ｌ 　 　 　 　 　 　　　　　| |　　　　　　　　 　　|
　ヽ　　　 -一ー_~､⌒)^),-､　　| |_＿＿＿＿＿__|
　　ヽ ＿＿＿＿,ノγ⌒ヽ)ニニ-￣　　　| |　　|

 
 
Anyways, that’s all for today!
I hope to see you all again tomorrow! (・∀・)ノ゛
 
 
 
(C)三月八日/アゴアニキ/Crypton Future Media,Inc.
All times are JST. (Japanese Standard Time).

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Good Smile Company’s 2012 New Year Cards!

2012 has come to Good Smile!!

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This year around the public holidays bashed into the New Year a bit leaving quite a few people with a very short break… but I hope everyone enjoyed the new year nonetheless!

I enjoyed some delicious New Year food and ate loads of ‘omochi’ rice cakes! But we started work here at Good Smile on the 5th once again… if only we could keep that New Years feeling going on for the whole year!

There are 37 days till Wonder Festival!

That’s just 24 working days!
 
To everyone in the industry… this is like a death countdown! xD Good luck to all the figure companies and sculptors!
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Today’s blog might seem like nothing but publicity… but I hope you’ll give it a read!

Good Smile’s 2012 New Year cards!!
 
This year’s cards were designed by the design team boss and Aki!
 
A New Year Scratch-card!
 
The gray parts on eyes and mouth are like scratch-cards – the right eye shows your luck for this year, the left eye is either ‘Win’ or ‘Lose’ – it’s a card with a built in reading for the year!

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Let’s get to the scratching!

　　　　　　　 ／￣￣￣＼
　 　 　 　 ／　　　　　　　 ＼　　　”I hope I get good luck…
　　　　　/　　 ─　　　─　　ヽ　　　 I also really want that box in front there…”
　　　 　 |　　 （●） 　（●）　　 |
　　　　　＼　　（__人__）　_,／
　　　　　／　　　｀ ⌒´　　　＼
　　　＿/((┃))＿＿＿＿_＿i　|　*scratch* *scratch*
..　／ /ヽ,,⌒) ￣￣￣￣￣（,,ノ ＼
／　 /＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿ヽ.. 　＼
.￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣

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I won!!

Plus the right eye says ‘Good Luck!’
(･∀･)ﾉ ｡.:*:･’ﾟ☆｡.:*:･’ﾟ★ﾟ’･:*

But what exactly do you win if it says you won?

You get to say something on Mikatan Blog!

A rather tiny little prize… but at least it’s something! But don’t worry, the product reviews will be coming this year as per normal!

There are just a few notes for those who won:

(1) Send a mail to the specified e-mail address with the title:
“当たったよ” (I won!). The closing date is the 11th January. (Wed)

(2) Meiri will send you a reply to confirm.

(3) If there are too many entries, the ones used will be selected at random!

(4) You can only send one picture, and the text can only be up to 1000 characters in length. Send that along in the mail.

(5) The winners will be announced on the 16th January!

– The date the post will be upped can’t be specified. Sorry!
– The posts will be placed at the end of each Mikatan blog.
– No erotic stuff allowed. Sorry!

I’ve already received some mail from some of the winners… but I’m very interested to see what the people who are not involved in the hobby industry will send for me to put up on the blog! (There were even some people from a law firm!) They’ll all be up on the blog to see shortly, so look forward to them!

　 　 　 　 　　　　／ ⌒｀”⌒｀ヽ、　 　 　 　
　 　 　 　 　 　／,,　／￣￣￣￣＼　　
　　　 　 　 　 /,／/::　　　　　　　 　＼　　　
　 　 　 　　　;/⌒'”:::..　　 　 　 　 　　 |⌒ヽ　　　　
　　　　　　　/　　/､:::::… 　 　 　 　 　 /ヽ_　＼　　
　　　　 _＿（　⌒ー-ｨ⌒ヽ、 　 /⌒`ー’⌒　 ）　　
━━━━━`ー──ゝィｿﾉー‐ヾy＿ﾉー─”━━━━　

Anyway, I hope that 2012 will be another wonderful year to spend with everyone!

I hope for your support again this year!!

 
 
But that’s all for today!
I hope to see you all again next week!! (・∀・)ノ
 
 
… although this weekend is a long weekend, so see you Tuesday!

I hope I’ll get to play with loads of lovely prototypes next week!!