Month: November 2012

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Nendoroid Petite: IDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls – Stage 01

Cinderella Girl’s 1st Anniversary! ヽ(ﾟ∀ﾟ)ﾉ

With new voices and a special anniversary event, the Cinderella Girls app is becoming more and more exiting every day! Plus today the Gacha items are being switched again… I’m really going to have to start saving up more Mobucoins!
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These are the front members I’m using at the moment!

After playing for quite some time I’ve finally managed to get together all the idols I really wanted! Just look at my adorable Kirari!! 😛

There are so many people in the GSC offices that are playing that we often take a look through each others decks, or exchange some interesting info over lunch. It’s like a secret meeting of producers to make sure we’re all doing the best for our idols!

As GSC loves the game so much, it was only a matter of time before this product came along! 😛
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From IDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls:
Nendoroid Petite:
IDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls Stage 01

From the popular social game, ‘IDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls’ comes a collection of Nendoroid Petite figures featuring five different characters from the game – Rin Shibuya, Anzu Futaba, Kanako Mimura, Kaede Takagaki and Rika Jougasaki. There are also two secret characters that are dressed up are in their ‘Plus+’ outfits from the game, creating a total of seven different figure to collect!

The set features the idols from the 1st set of Cinderella Girl’s CDs!
If Stage 1 is based on the first set of CDs, does that mean there is going to be a second set based on the second set of CDs too? Otanaka was in charge of this project, and I’m certain he must know! I’ll have to try and get some more information out of him… 😛
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This is how they look from the back!

Just with one quick glance you can easily tell which character is which! In the game you don’t really get to see the back of the characters, but with the figures you can look at them from any angle you like!

This time there are a total of seven figures with two secret figures! One box of figures includes eight figures!

Eh? Two secret figures? That’s an interesting change! The product introduction also said the secret characters were ‘dressed up are in their ‘Plus+’ outfits’… I’m pretty sure that means I’ll be looking forward to them! 😛
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The cool type, Rin Shibuya!

I personally think that Rin really looks best in this school uniform -it’s always the first outfit I picture her in!

She even has her hand in her pocket just like on the illustration! It’s amazing how well the Nendoroid Petite design suits her – she looks so adorable!!
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The cool type, Kaede Takagaki!

The mysterious Kaede-san with her curled hair and relaxing gaze… they also look perfect even when shrunk down to Nendoroid Petite size! You can even make out see the mole underneath her eye!

The pose is ever so slightly altered for the Nendoroid, but it definitely puts across the same kind of atmosphere!
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The cute type, Anzu Futaba!

Anzu-Chang!!! – isn’t she just absolutely adorable!?

Comparing the Nendoroid directly to the actual illustration like this really shows just how faithfully they have been sculpted… the GSC team really are incredible! Just look at her cute pink bunny, or her shirt that reads ‘If you work, you lose’!
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The cute type, Kanako Mimura!

Every time I see the illustration of Kanako I wish I could poke her soft looking body… now that I have the figure I finally can! 😛

A slightly rounder body line like this actually creates a really moe looking character in my opinion!! If you compare her legs and thighs to Kaede-san above you’ll see she definitely has much more meat on her bones…. something that I actually really like that about her! 😛
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The passion type, Rika Jougasaki!

Jougasaki-san! *・゜ﾟ・*:..:*・゜（nﾟ∀ﾟ)ηﾟ・*:..:*・゜ﾟ・*!!!!!☆

She’s currently a member of my front members – the leader in fact! She’s definitely one of my best characters! She is posed in such a happy looking pose, and those fluffy looking hair accessories are lovely! Just looking at her makes me feel happy inside!

I’m begging you Otanaka, give us a second set of figures including Mika so I can display the two sisters together!! Please!!! 😛
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From IDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls:
Nendoroid Petite:
IDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls Stage 01

 
They’ll be up for preorder from the 4th December!

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

 
 
© NBGI

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The Nendoroid No.300 Commemoration Campaign!

The Nendoroid Series!

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We’ve almost reached No.300!

Thanks to all of your support the series has managed to climb up to No.300 in no time! Let me take this time to send out a huge thank-you to all our customers who have supported the Nendoroid series over the years!!

I joined GSC just as the very first Nendoroid, ‘Neko Arc: Grumbling Face” was released… that was a WonFes product back in February 2006!! It’s like my career has grown together with the Nendoroid series! 😀

To commemorate Nendoroid No.300 and thank everyone for your support, GSC is running a little campaign! (`･ω･´)

– Nendoroid No.300 Commemoration Campaign –

http://nendoroid300.goodsmile.info/

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The 1st GSC Nendoroid Quiz Web Qualifiers!

You can pick from three different quiz options!

(ﾟωﾟ) Practice Course (Easy)
(ﾟ∀ﾟ) Enjoy Course (Normal)
(ﾟДﾟ;) Expert Course (Hard)

The quizzes are made up of questions from all of the Good Smile staff members! There are some really easy questions, but there are also some rather hard questions to challenge your Nendoroid knowledge – give it a try if you think you know your Nendoroids! There are even prizes for the two harder levels!

(ﾟ∀ﾟ) Enjoy Course

If your score is good enough, you’ll receive a special digital prize!

A super lovely digital prize featuring Gumako!! Plus the Gumako on the prize is illustrated by none other than Putidevil, famous for many Miku illustrations and much more! I’m definitely going to make sure I get it myself and use it as the idle image on my iPhone!!

(ﾟДﾟ;） Expert Course

Those with the best scores stand a chance of being invited to the Nendoroid Quiz finals in Akihabara!

The expert course features a total of 50 different questions! I don’t think it’ll be easy for anyone to get them all correct, but if there is then perhaps they deserve to be crowned the Nendoroid Master!!

If you don’t think you can make it to the finals in Akihabara, but still want to try the Expert Course then feel free – there is no pressure to be at the finals whatsoever! (You will need a twitter account to enter, however.)
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Three players of the Expert Course will then join the…
‘Nendoroid Master Finals’!!

These will be broadcast on Mikatan Channel over on Nico Nico Douga, so I hope you’ll cheer on from the other side of the monitor!!

The final winner will receive an original Nendoroid trophy as well as half a year of Nendoroid releases!! ヽ(ﾟ∀ﾟ)ﾉ

Now things are really getting interesting!! I want to enter myself for the trophy and half a year of Nendoroids!! Maybe I’ll try and enter myself without anyone noticing… 😛

There will also be an exhibition panel after the Nendoroid Master Finals! Some GSC staff will also be participating in the finals… I sure hope they don’t lose and put us all to shame…
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Another project is also in the making!

(ﾟДﾟ;） Nendoroid #300 Commemoration Broadcast
(ﾟ∀ﾟ)　Nendoroid Fair @ GSC Tetsu Cafe

I also think I remember saying this Nendoroid #300 broadcast will go on until the early hours of the morning! I wonder how long it’ll end up going on for… especially with WonFes just around the corner… I hope there will be a lot of Red Bull and Yunker ready for us!

The Nendoroid Fair will start at the GSC Tetsu Cafe in the next few days, so you can all look forward to that too!

– Nendoroid No.300 Commemoration Campaign –

http://nendoroid300.goodsmile.info/

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

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1/8th Scale Meruru

Prototype located near Phat! Company’s desks! (`･ω･´)

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It’s amazing how a little sunlight can make both people and figures look so much more beautiful… （´∀｀）I also wish I had a room as big as this, then I’d be able to put all my figures on display so easily!

Anyway, let’s continue to ignore Uchitarou-san in this photo, and move onto taking a look at this lovely looking figure! ヽ(゜∀゜)ノ
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From Atelier Meruru: The Apprentice of Arland:
1/8th Scale Meruru!

From the PS3 game ‘Atelier Meruru: The Apprentice of Arland’ comes a figure of Meruru, the main character in the game! The figure has a lovely bright and cheerful feeling to it, just like the original illustration by Meru Kishida. A figure of the 19-year old Totori that appears in Atelier Meruru is also currently in production to display alongside her!

She is so captivating, colorful and cute!! (*゜∀゜)=3

You can also definitely still feel the unique feeling from Meru Kishida’s illustration as a part of the figure! Just by taking a look at this beautiful figure I think you could turn a bad day around!
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This is how she looks from the back!

Meruru’s long wavy hair looks great from the back! I wish it was real so I could feel it for myself!! 😛

The pose is based on one of the official key visuals from the game that had a nice dynamic feeling to it, which also comes across in the figure very nicely! It’s so lovely to be able to see all the different angles on the figure that you could never see on the original illustration! 🙂
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Her beautiful multicolored cape!

This was definitely the part of the illustration that always drew my attention – the beautiful gradient on the reverse side of her cape!

It’s not easy to create a gradient on a figure with so many different colors, but Phat Company decide to take the challenge… and by the looks of it, it has come out looking magnificent!
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Isn’t she simply adorable!?

air brushing across her cheeks, beautiful blue eyes and a wonderful smile! I don’t believe anyone could say this isn’t cute!!

The hand in front of her face also looks so soft and touchable… I almost couldn’t help trying to grab for it to feel if it really was soft…
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Everyone loves thighs!

This is something I personally love to see on a figure!! Most figures with skirts tend to focus on letting you see more of the character’s bottom – which is good and all, but if you have short pants or drawers like these, it instead brings out the thighs even more!!

The back of her knees also need special mention!!

The small little depressions behind the knee look perfect! I’m a big fan of knee socks, but this figure has shown me just how wonderful bare legs figures can be… her legs are simply beautiful!!
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Don’t miss the flowers and pouch!

The vividly colored flowers and pouch covered up by her hair are both very finely detailed! Even those hard-to-see areas have had absolutely no compromise!

The patterns around her neck area and on the end of her sleeves are also a great rendition of the original illustration – and look just as stunning!
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Her outfit is also so cute!!

The fasteners in the middle as well as the start of the skirt both make use of a shiny silver paint that gives the impression of a different material to the rest of the outfit.

The contrast between the loose sleeves and the tight waist area also creates a lovely effect, and then we still get to enjoy her fluttering skirt – everything really comes together to create a great outfit that also shows off her beautiful body line!
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A background based on the illustration!

A special little background based on the key visual is also included and can be attached near the feet – it is planned to be removable too, so you’ll be able to choose whether or not you want it there!

But background aside… I have to bring everyone’s attention to her legs once again… just look at how perfect those knees look!! 😛
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A close up on the tip of her staff!

The little jewel in the middle may be small, but it’s still made from transparent plastic to great effect! This staff really suits Meruru – it has a strong presence just like its owner!
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From Atelier Meruru: The Apprentice of Arland:
1/8th Scale Meruru!

 
She’ll be up for preorder from the 29th November!!

Get in contact with our partner shops if you have any preorder or sales queries!

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

 
 
© GUST CO.,LTD. 2011

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Nendoroid Petite: New Japan Pro-Wrestling Set

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W-What in the world?! (((ﾟДﾟ)))

There have always been things like a ping-pong table and darts in the GSC offices… but this is the first time I’ve seen a wrestling ring! It does look a tad too small to be used by people though… ^^;
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From New Japan pro-Wrestling:
Nendoroid Petite: New Japan Pro-Wrestling Set!

A set of three Nendoroid Petite figures of three New Japan pro-Wrestlers – Hiroshi Tanahashi, Satoshi Kojima and Hiroyoshi Tenzan! The set also includes a Nendoroid Petite-sized wresting ring!

What’s happened to GSC?! Σ(ﾟДﾟ;）

The ‘Real Person Series’ (or so I’ve decided to call it) previously included Joy-san, Kamui-san and Linkin Park… but now we have a new entry to the series… and they’re pro-wrestlers!

This project came to life when Bushiroad’s president Kidani asked Aki to make figures out of the New Japan members! Aki made sure the request was met as soon as possible! 😛

Just to let everyone know… I know nothing about pro-wrestling!

I’m sorry, but please bear with me if I do or say something strange about your favorite member!! I’ll try to learn as I go along!! ^^;
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First up, Hiroshi Tanahashi!

Let me start off my asking Google what the real Tanahashi-san looks like….

Ooh! He’s really good-looking!! (*ﾟ∀ﾟ)=3

His Nendoroid Petite version definitely adds a little cuteness, but all of his characteristics are visible on it too – the streaked hair looks just like his photo!! Plus even in Nendoroid Petite size you can see he has the right build to be a pro-wrestler!
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Next up, Satoshi Kojima!

Kojima-san has a rather mischievous appearance to me! If you look close you can even see the ‘COZY’ letters on the plaster over his nose! I also love his soft-looking cheeks!!
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And finally, Hiroyoshi Tenzan!

Tenzan-san looks really strong… I think it must be the ‘Tenzan Mask’ he is wearing that makes him look so formidable – and just look at the detail on the mask!! The mask can also be removed, as you’ll see shortly!
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A championship belt is included, and the Tenzan Mask can be removed!

Tanahashi-san has the golden championship belt around his waist here, but you can attach it to any of the three of them!

Tenzan’s mask can also be removed to expose his real face! The gradient in his hair is really impressive, particularly for a Nendoroid Petite!
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Half a wresting ring is included!

I’m sure a lot of people will be wondering why it comes as half a ring only… but there are reasons for this! Displaying them like this lets the figures stand out more and takes up much less space! (`･ω･´)

In other words, the half-size ring makes a really nice pedestal to display all three of the Nendoroids on together!
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You can also create a full ring!

Placing two halves together creates one complete wrestling ring! It takes up a lot more space, but definitely creates a much more authentic display!

I’m sure many people might be wondering how you can put two halves together without messing up the sponsor logo in the middle… but don’t worry!

The reverse side of the center mat has the alternate side of the logo!
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There are actually going to be two different versions of this product – this one will is the Karuwaza Online Limited Version, which features an alternate ring and pants for each of the characters! ヽ(゜∀゜)ノ

Plus this version also comes with a GSC Belt as a bonus extra! The GSC belt definitely adds a little extra cuteness compared to the championship belt! 😛
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The full wrestling ring!

While the Bushiroad ring is blue, the GSC ring is orange! The ring almost seems like self advertising now… 😛

I don’t think we’ll be seeing a pro-wrestling ring with many other products in the near future, so it’s definitely quite a unique extra!
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From New Japan pro-Wrestling:
Nendoroid Petite: New Japan Pro-Wrestling Set!

 
They’ll be up for pre-order from around mid-December!

Get in contact with our partner shops if you have any preorder or sales queries!
It’s still quite far in the future, so don’t forget about them!

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

 
 
(C) 2012 NEW JAPAN PRO-WRESTLING

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Nendoroid Fate Testarossa: Blaze Form Edition

Two days before the last WonFes…

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I posted this photo on the blog!

The thing is… this prototype was actually never put on display at WonFes! But now four months later she can finally have her debut on the blog!!

She has really come out looking absolutely adorable, so I think fans will really be able to look forward to this one!
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From Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha The MOVIE 2nd A’s:
Nendoroid Fate Testarossa: Blaze Form Edition!

From the popular ‘Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha The MOVIE 2nd A’s’ comes a fully posable Nendoroid of Fate Testarossa! Be sure to display her together with the previously announced Nanoha Takamachi to recreate various battle scenes!

She’s a part of the fully posable ‘Edition’ series! ヽ(ﾟ∀ﾟ)ﾉ

The Nanoha series is well-known for its gorgeous and flashy action in battle scenes, and with the fully posable Nendoroids you can recreate all your favorite scenes perfectly – just in Nendoroid size! Of course, you can also come up with your very own original poses for her!
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This is how she looks from the back!

Her body isn’t the only thing that is fully posable – even her cape can be moved around to the left and right! You can pose it completely spread out for some really dynamic poses!

Other small things like the black ribbon in her hair or small little ankle joints can also be moved around, allowing you to craft amazingly customized poses!
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Bardiche: Assault Zanber Form!

You can’t have Fate without her trusty intelligent device, Bardiche! The previously released normal Nendoroid Fate came with Bardiche in Axe form and Scythe form, so this time he was included in Zanber Form instead!

But weapons aside, isn’t she just adorable?!

The Nendoroid size really creates such a cute and unique balance!
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A pose for the shouting expression!

This is my attempt at a mid-air pose!
It came out quite nicely, if I do say so myself!

This pose actually has her upper body in the reverse direction of her lower body, but that made quite a nice dynamic pose! Making your very own poses like this is really one of the best things about fully posable Nendoroids!
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Closed-eyes and cape removed!

What a peaceful expression… it makes me feel all relaxed just by looking at it! Fate-chan is so cute!! The cape can be removed too… I’m really not sure how I’d want to display her! She looks great in so many different poses!

I’ve been focusing on the posability, but another thing to notice is the different outfit used in the movie version of the series – the sculpting and paintwork are all so detailed! Just look at the belt buckle or the triangle at the tip of the shoes – they are simply outstanding!
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Displayed together with Nanoha!

Many of the parts and expressions of Nendoroid Nanoha Takamachi : Exelion Mode Edition had been sent off to China, but I managed to pull together enough parts to pose her together with Fate!

As was announced awhile back, Nanoha’s releasd date has unfortunately been delayed until December – apologies to anyone who was looking forward to getting her this month!

She’ll be ready shortly, so please be patient just a little while longer!
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From Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha The MOVIE 2nd A’s:
Nendoroid Fate Testarossa: Blaze Form Edition!

 
She’ll be up for preorder from the 29th November!

Get in contact with our partner shops if you have any preorder or sales queries!
It’s still quite far in the future, so don’t forget about her!

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

 
 
(C) NANOHA The MOVIE 2nd A’s PROJECT

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“Hatsune Miku’s Time: 3rd Period’ – A Live Broadcast on NicoNico from 20:00JST Today!

Today from 20:00…

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Hatsune Miku’s Time: 3rd Period!!

– Hatsune Miku Time: 3rd Period –
http://live.nicovideo.jp/watch/lv115149950

I was actually the planner for this broadcast and I’m still not sure which word we should use at the end to show the episode number, but I think ‘period’ works quite nicely!

Let’s take a look at what you can expect if you tune in!

– Project DIVA Time – 

The first play of Hatsune Miku Project Diva F on the PS3!? Tune in for the latest information!

Sega has been hard at work preparing the PS3 version of Hatsune Miku Project Diva F for today!

The first live play-test in the world!

This is going to be a lot of fun!! Plus I also hear we’ll have someone from Famitsu at the broadcast as well!!

Maybe I’ll be picked to be the very first person to test the game, that would be incredible! This really isn’t the right time to be a host of a the show, I want to be the tester!! There will be a ton of brand new information too, so if you’re a fan of the game don’t forget to tune in!

– FamilyMart Time –  

This Winter there will be another FamilyMart x Hatsune Miku Project! A detailed campaign report!

In Summer the FamilyMart x Hatsune Miku projecy was a huge sensation! I ended up going to FamilyMart much more often myself… 😛

Perhaps that means we’ll be finding out what special food, snacks and goods will be coming to FamilyMart this Winter?!

Ooh! This is also super exiting!! The specials they had on during Summer were wonderful! I wonder if Miku Dayo’s food of choice will be making appearance…?

– GSC Lottery Time – 

Revealing all the prizes for the GSC Lottery!

In Summer we helped out the Miku Lottery with a 1/8th scale FamilyMart Miku and Nendoroid FamilyMart Miku, but this Winter we’ve decided to create a full GSC lottery instead!

The prizes will be revealed during the broadcast!!

We’ll have the actual prizes available for everyone to see on the broadcast, so you’ll know be able to get a good feel as to how they’ll look and exactly how big they are! The lottery website will also open up during the live broadcast, which you’ll be able to access from here:

– GSC Lottery –
http://kuji.goodsmile.jp/
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Hatsune Miku’s Time: 3rd Period!!
The broadcast starts today at 20:00JST!
– Hatsune Miku’s Time: 3rd Period –
http://live.nicovideo.jp/watch/lv115149950

It’s the start of a long weekend here in Japan, so we hope you’ll tune-in and join us! We’ll be taking things slow and fun as always, so I hope everyone will watch through till the end! See you all later!!!

© Crypton Future Media,Inc. www.piapro.net
Hatsune Miku Outfit Designs by SEGA

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Nendoroid Yui Takamura

A gathering of strange white creatures!
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The one on the left is looks so soft and squishy!! (((ﾟДﾟ)))

While the strange white creature is a part of today’s review, the main Nendoroid is actually this lovely character!
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From Muv-Luv Alternative: Total Eclipse:
Nendoroid Yui Takamura!

From the popular anime series which is currently airing, ‘Muv-Luv Alternative: Total Eclipse’ comes a Nendoroid of the First Lieutenant of the Imperial Guard, Yui Takamura, wearing her armored TSF pilot outfit! You can recreate all sorts of scenes ranging from her everyday life to impressive combat scenes!

The BETA soldier is also outstanding quality, even in chibi size!!

His face actually looks quite cute… 😛 It’s quite hard to see on these photos, but there is even a slight gradient used on his feet!
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This is how they look from the back!

The BETA soldier really shouldn’t be getting all the attention!

Yui’s armored TSF pilot outfit is a perfect Nendoroid-sized rendition, and it’s so incredibly detailed! Her hair sticking out slightly on the sides is also faithfully recreated in Nendoroid size, and makes her look cute from any angle!
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First up, a saluting pose!

She comes with both a right arm and a left hand part to pose her in a formal saluting pose as you’d expect from someone brought up in a samurai family!

When I look at this picture it really seems like she is saluting me which makes me feel nervous for some reason… 😛

The arms and wrists on the BETA soldier are also articulated! It almost looks like he is saluting together with Yui, which ended up looking a lot cuter than I expected
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Facing off against the BETA with a Japanese sword!

The Japanese sword are the pride of the Imperial Guard, and Yui comes with special right arm parts to wield one! By switching out to a different arm parts you also have a couple of different posing options – the bent arm makes her look ready to strike, while the straight arm makes it look like she is swinging the sword downward!
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Fighting with a blood-stained expression and pistol!

Yui has been injured in combat! It’s quite a painful sight, but it’s an expression that definitely suits the Muv-Luv universe!

Her eye color actually matches a certain magical girl’s eye color quite nicely… I wanted to try this expression on her, but I just couldn’t bring myself to do it in the end… it looks too painful! ・゜・(つД｀)・
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A pot filled with meat and potato stew!

It would seem the BETA soldier is very keen to get some… he must know that Yui makes a delicious meat and potato stew! The first time I saw the BETA I thought those bumps on the side of him were a little strange… but I’ve somehow really come to like them now.

She also comes with an embarrassed expression! (*ﾟ∀ﾟ)=3

This expression shows off a bit more of her cute, softer side!
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From Muv-Luv Alternative: Total Eclipse:
Nendoroid Yui Takamura!
She’ll be up for preorder from the 27th November!
It’s still a little while away, so don’t forget about her! Get in contact with our partner shops if you have any preorder or sales queries!
But that’s all for today!
I hope to see you all again tomorrow!! (・∀・)ノ゛

(C) 吉宗鋼紀・ixtl/テレビ東京/オルタネイティヴ第一計画

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Nendoroid Dead Master: TV ANIMATION Ver.

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Is that… BRS Arcana!?

In last week’s blog I let everyone know about the new BRS social game – it’s title is ‘Black Rock Shooter Arcana’!

The game is up and ready to be played as of today! (*ﾟ∀ﾟ)=3

I can’t wait to try it out for myself… but before that I want to review this lovely new Nendoroid for everyone!
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From the TV ANIMATION BLACK ROCK SHOOTER:
Nendoroid Dead Master: TV ANIMATION Ver.!

From the popular Black Rock Shooter anime series with Blu-ray and DVDs already up for order comes a figure of BRS’s rival, Dead Master, in her new design used in the anime series. She also comes with her huge weapon, the ‘Dead Scythe’ so you can pose her in dynamic poses and action scenes from the series!

Dead Master-chan in her new design from the anime series!

That’s not to say the original version isn’t lovely, but the details on her sleeves and petticoat on this version are simply outstanding! She also comes with a variety of parts to play with, so let’s take a good look at them!
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This is how she looks from the back!

Her sexy outfit with an open back is also a part of the anime version’s design!

The other thing I think is very noticeable is the green that makes up Dead Master’s image color. It’s a lovely fluorescent green that really looks pretty when you see it on the prototype – I just don’t feel that the photos do it justice though… you need to see it in person!
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Her giant weapon, ‘Dead Scythe’!

Dead Master-chan is well-known to wield this frightening weapon, and the design on it has also been altered in this version! The blade area has a metallic look to it that makes it look gorgeous!
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She can also hold the scythe behind her!

By having her hold it horizontally with her left hand you can create a rather unique pose with the scythe behind her back! The wrists can be rotated, so you can also have the blade pointing forward!
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Her veil can also be removed!

She never actually removed the veil in the series, however the figure gives you the option to display her exactly how you want to see her! There are so many different ways to enjoy Dead Master-chan!

The veil is made from semi-transparent plastic which was praised a lot by the other staff members around the GSC offices!
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Her throne is also included!

This is a really incredible extra part!!

The multi-layered throne can be used as a pedestal to display Dead Master-chan! It’s so big that it’s almost like getting an entire extra Nendoroid!!

Along with the throne, she also comes with special lower body parts that allow her to sit on the throne! Just look at the way she is looking down upon all of us… it’s wonderful!!
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The back of the throne looks like this!

The reverse side is just as impressively sculpted as the front!

The very back of the chair has a very interesting design of two of Dead Master-chan’s horns crossing over each other, not to mention the cute little tail that lays at the back of the chair on the floor! Even these small details that most people would probably never even notice are so finely detailed!
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Bonus Shot!!

This really makes her look like a true shut-in! 😛

I also got figma Kaiji to sit on the throne… any character without too much breadth should be able to sit on it! It’s a special throne that gives anybody who sits on it a slightly more evil ambiance. ^^;
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From the TV ANIMATION BLACK ROCK SHOOTER:
Nendoroid Dead Master: TV ANIMATION Ver.!

 
She’s up for preorder from today!!

Get in contact with our partner shops if you have any preorder or sales queries!

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

 
 
(C) huke/B★RS Project
(C) BRS on TV

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Nendoroid Akiho Senomiya

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Shuu-chan is using his special move… apparently…

It looks more like he’s blocking up the passageway in the GSC offices… But which character’s special attack is he trying to recreate here?

The answer is in the prototype that I’ll be taking a look at today!
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From ROBOTICS;NOTES:
Nendoroid Akiho Senomiya

From ‘ROBOTICS;NOTES’, the third game in 5pb’s scientific adventure series, comes a Nendoroid of the robotics club chairman, Akiho Senomiya! You can display her in many popular poses from the game as well as poses that really show off her cheerful attitude! You’ll also be able to change her outfit using an AR application!

Hmm? Change her outfit using an AR application? It would seem Shuu-chan has been working on some other things besides just figures! I’m looking forward to seeing this…
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This is how she looks from the back!

Akiho’s big, fluffy-looking ponytail as well as the braids on the inside of the ponytail have both been sculpted beautifully! The pouch on her hips that shows that she is the chairman of the robotics club is also very cute!

Not to mention that Tanegashi Machine 3 is included! It’s so cute!

I’ll have him playing around in the background of my photos, so don’t forget to take a look at him too!
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The pose from the key visual!

Akiho is always so full of energy, and this dynamic pose really gets that across nicely! You need to twist her hips quite a lot to get her looking like this!

She is wearing a fairly simple looking school uniform, but even so, the sculpting of the blouse and skirt also have a dynamic feeling to them that makes poses like this look great!
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Display her in poses from the game!

Using the smiling expression and bent arm you can pose her like this!

Although the anime is currently airing on Fuji TV’s noitamina block, I’m sure many of you know that ROBOTIC;NOTES was originally an Xbox360 and PS3 game – this was one of the poses that Akiho took in the game! I really love posing girl’s with hands on their hips – it looks so cute!
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“Because he’s merely a child.”

Akiho also comes with her showy glasses!(*ﾟ∀ﾟ)=3

This is to allow you to pose her reciting the famous line of a certain other anime character! She doesn’t actually wear the glasses, you have her hold them in front of her face as you can see here!
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A determined expression and Poke-com!

If there is one thing that has to be included with Robotic;Notes figures, it would have to be this Poke-com! Akiho comes with an extra arm part holding the Poke-com, which even has the screen looking exactly like it did in the game!

Plus with the bent leg parts, you can display her performing maintenance on Tanegashi Machine 3! (・ω・)ﾉ

You can also use the bent legs with any other poses as well! Shuu-chan was the head of planning for this project… he was also the planner for Nendoroid Kanna Tanigawa… a crawling pose and then a kneeling pose… I guess this is showing just what kind of poses Shuu-chan likes to see… 😛
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“Tanegashi Accel Impact!”

This is Tanegashi Machine 3’s special move, where he rolls around on the wheels attached to his back!! The pose Shuu-chan was making at the start of this blog was an attempt to mimic this pose!

It doesn’t actually move, but the arms, legs and neck are all articulated and he comes with his own little stand, so you do have quite a lot of ways to display the little robot as well!
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From ROBOTIC;NOTES:
Nendoroid Akiho Senomiya!

She’ll be up for preorder from the 22nd November!

Get in contact with our partner shops if you have any preorder or sales queries!
And lastly…

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Frau’s unpainted prototype!

It already looks absolutely adorable!!! I love Frau so I can’t wait to see the colored version!!
But that’s all for today!
I hope to see you all again next week!! (・∀・)ノ゛

(C) MAGES./5pb. /Nitroplus

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figma Black Gold Saw: TV ANIMATION ver.

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A messy desk means a messy mind… it also means there are lots of documents and things to blur out in photos!
Nitouhei is normally a very easygoing guy, but if it’s needed he’ll work late into the night – I think I’ll reward his hard work by playing with that prototype he left on his desk!
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From TV ANIMATION BLACK ROCK SHOOTER:
figma Black Gold Saw: TV ANIMATION ver.!
From the anime series ‘Black Rock Shooter’ comes a figma of Saya Irino’s other self, Black Gold Saw! She comes with a standard expression, a glaring expression and the joyful expression she sometimes shows while fighting. Her weapon of choice, ‘Kingsaw’, is also included.
The newly designed Gold Saw from the TV series! ヽ(ﾟ∀ﾟ)ﾉ
I think that every time I see a new figma from the BRS series, it reaches a whole new level of quality! The parts I liked the most I’ll highlight a little further into this blog, so read on if you’re interested!
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This is how she looks from the back!
The gradient on her hair looks wonderful!!
The figma series are also fully articulated – you’ll notice that softer materials are used in certain areas to ensure that they don’t get in the way of posing, meaning that you can easily place them in all of your favorite poses from the series!
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This gives you a feel for her size!
She is actually a little bit bigger compared to most other figmas. Even at this size the amount of detail that has gone into the sculpting is incredible!!
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Kingsaw’s design changed in the anime!
This version has a lot more jagged teeth along the edge and makes her look a lot more threatening… it’s also absolutely gigantic! Posing her holding Kingsaw suddenly gives her a whole new presence that looks absolutely amazing!
Plus she also comes with three different expressions!
This is the ‘joyful’ expression she sometimes has when fighting!
Seeing someone with a weapon like that and a smile on their face gives me shivers down my spine… 😛
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It’s so much fun to pose her!
The sculpting is amazing that no matter how you pose her she seems to look incredible! There are a couple of articulated figures that limit your ability to pose quite a lot – it really feels great to be able to pose her however you like!
The expression here is the glaring expression! (`･ω･´)
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But there is also a lot more to Golden Saw!
Just look at this sexy body!
She’s a palm-sized figure, but still fully articulated and even keeps a really sexy appearance! Even with a zoomed in photo like this, she still looks just as great as a scale figure!
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The reverse side is just as great!
You can see even more than you might have bargained for! Max Factory really do give the most amazing detail to the smallest of things, which is what I love about them!
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From TV ANIMATION BLACK ROCK SHOOTER:
figma Black Gold Saw: TV ANIMATION ver.!
She’s available for preorder from today!!
Get in contact with our partner shops if you have any preorder or sales queries!
Also!
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A new development in the Black Rock Shooter universe?
http://brd-dev01.brs-social.com/
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A brand new BRS social game!
It’s called ‘Black Rock Shooter Arcana’!
When you started the ‘Arcana’ application, a mysterious black haired girl was waiting for you…

Inside the popular communication tool known as ‘Rails’ you’ll find a ‘Rail friend’, who will accompany you on a number of quests. While investigating these quests you’ll come across a number of mysteries such as the black haired girl, the Tarot and the Arcana…
I’m not sure if it means the actual application, or if there is an application inside the game called ‘Arcana’. But anyway, it seems like a game that mixes around gaming elements with elements from the real world! I’m very interested to see what exactly these ‘quests’ are!
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Gold Saw-chan also features in the game!
Ooh, she looks just as sexy here! All the popular characters from the BRS universe are in the game, as well as a number of new characters that will debut in the game!!
A teaser site for the game went up today, so be sure to check it out!
Black Rock Shooter Arcana
http://brd-dev01.brs-social.com/
Anyway, that’s all for today!
I hope to see you all again tomorrow!! (・∀・)ノ゛
© BRS on TV