Day: April 24, 2014

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Bath Time Collection: Ryujo & Kitakami!

Hello everyone, Kahotan here! (@gsc_kahotan)

I once tried drinking hot sake in an open air bath… it didn’t take long for me to feel rather flushed. Just thinking about it makes me feel a little tipsy!

Anyway, today I’m going to be taking a look at two products which were announced today…

Bath Time Collection Ryujo
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Bath Time Collection: Kitakami! ♡

Two new friends to join the Bathtime Collection series of bath toys!

The reason they look so shiny is because they are made with a different material to Nendoroids and most figures – they’re specially made to be strong against water and heat! ( -ﾉｪ-)

Let’s start off with a closer look at Ryujo-chan!

Bath Time Collection: Ryujo!

From the popular ‘Kantai Collection -KanColle-‘ comes the third character to join the Bath Time Collection series of bath toys – Ryujo!

The design is based on an illustration of Ryujo by popular illustrator CHANxCO, and also features a wind-up motor which is designed to work both in water and on the ground! Enjoy the company of the cute Ryujo in the bath or anywhere else!

Ryujo is posed laid out on the deck of her ship with a very confident expression on her face! She’s so adorable! (●´ω｀●)

Her characteristic visor is also of course included!

(・∀・) “A long awaited product release of Ryujo-chan!”

Today we’re joined by Kyojin from the planning team!

(・∀・) “Ryujo is actually my favorite Kanmusu, so I’m super happy to see her!”

She also looks cute from the back! ♡
CHANxCO’s lovely illustration has been so faithfully transformed! (*ﾟｰﾟ*)

(・∀・) “This time around we’ve also increased their ability to withstand hotter baths! Take a look at the bottom of the product description!”

Ah! It’s changed to 45°C! ＜●＞＜●＞

(・∀・) “The Kanmusu have had their equipment upgraded!!”

Next up we have Kitakami-sama!!

Bath Time Collection: Kitakami!

From the popular ‘Kantai Collection -KanColle-‘ comes the forth character to join the Bath Time Collection series of bath toys – the light cruiser Kitakami!

The design is based on an illustration of Kitakami by popular illustrator CHANxCO, and features a wind-up propeller unit allowing her to speed along the water!

She is placed in such a lazy, carefree looking pose!! It’s perfect! ♡

Kitakami herself looks great, but so does the equipment on her back and the torpedoes she is lying on! (｡･ω･)ﾉﾞ

(・∀・) “By the way, the motor parts of both the characters can be removed!”

If you just want to put them on display and not use them as bath toys, then this should make that easier! (*´Д`)

H-Hold on a second… these attachments! I wonder….

Ooh!! You can swap the two types of motors around!! ヽ(*・ω・)人(・ω・*)ノ

I wonder if this was by design… or if they just happened to work out like that…?

(・∀・) “Haha… this was completely by design!”

Darn… I was about to claim I was the first person to figure it out… ( °д°)

(・∀・) “The units can also be swapped out with the previously announced, Bath Time Collection: Akagi!!”

Ooh… so you were even thinking about cross-compatibility with the previous release! If you grab more than one be sure to try switching the parts around – it might be fun to see the different Kanmusu moving about in different ways!

Anyway… it’s hard to do a review of bath toys without water… so here’s a quick video review too!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pean6Cn1js

Well… what did you think?

Ryujo-san moves forward so adorably!
Kitakami wavers to the side a bit… suits the carefree look! Ｏｏ｡｡(￣￢￣*)

Fun to display and fun to play with!!

Bath Time Collection: Ryujo! &
Bath Time Collection: Kitakami!

They’re up for preorder as of today! Orders at the GOOD SMILE ONLINE SHOP will be going on until the 21st May 2014 at 21:00JST! Don’t miss out!! ー(=ﾟωﾟ)ﾉ

That reminds me… yesterday was the KanColle 1 Year Service Anniversary! We’ll be bringing all the admirals out there many more products, so look forward to them! To celebrate the anniversary, I thought I’d go through all the KanColle items that are currently up for order! (｀・ω・´)

– Max Factory –

figma Akagi


GSC Online: http://goodsmile-global.ecq.sc/maxfigwd00222.html
Orders open until the 30th April 2014 at 21:00JST!

Orders from the GSC Online shop also include a ‘Damaged Deck’ part!

Kongo: Half-Damage ver.

GSC Online: http://goodsmile-global.ecq.sc/maxscajp00024.html
Orders open until the 30th April 2014 at 21:00JST!

A sexy Kongo for fans to enjoy right by their side! ♡

– Phat! Company –
Medicchu Akagi


Medicchu Haruna


GSC Online: http://goodsmile-global.ecq.sc/phaothwd00002.html
GSC Online: http://goodsmile-global.ecq.sc/phaothwd00001.html

Orders open until the 14th May 2014 at 21:00JST!
Medicchus of Wo-class and Naka-chan will also be coming soon!! (ﾉ)´∀｀(ヾ)

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／Kahotan’s Inner Voice＼


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 （*´▽｀*）.。0   (Tomorrow is Nendoroid Sakura Day!)
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Anyway, I hope to see you all again tomorrow!

Planning Team / Kahotan
Twitter ID: gsc_kahotan

 

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Nendoroid Sakura Kinomoto

I know everyone has been waiting for this one!! ♡

Hello everyone, Kahotan here! (@gsc_kahotan)

Today there is no time for stories, I need to get straight into the review!

Nendoroid Sakura Kinomoto! ♪

From the anime masterpiece ‘Cardcaptor Sakura’ comes a Nendoroid of the main character, Sakura Kinomoto! She comes with three expressions including a gentle smile, a more serious expression to pose her sealing cards as well as the adorable face she made whenever she saw something she liked! She also comes with her Sealing Wand and a Clow Card to bring out the story of the series!

Alternate lower body parts are also included together with a special version of her wand allowing you to display her using the ‘Fly’ spell, and Keroberos (Kero-chan) is also included to display by her side! Sakura has jumped back from the past as a Nendoroid, ready to be loved by all her fans once again! ♪

Sakura-chan!! （*´▽｀*）

She’s finally here!! Nendoroid No.400! ♪
Dressed up in her most well-known pink and white outfit!

The giant ribbon has been faithfully kept in Nendoroid form! (｀・ω・´)

Her frilly, layered skirt and all the smaller ribbons scattered around her outfit have also been beautifully sculpted!

She also comes with her Sealing Wand… and even a Nendoroid-sized version of Kero-chan (Keroberos) to display beside her!

The shape of his stomach is somehow so adorable!! (*´Д`）

How could anyone not fall in love with Kero-chan’s cute, fluffy appearance! ♡

His cute little wings are also faithfully sculpted, down to the little twist at the center! ♪ Not to mention that his neck and tail are articulated allowing you to alter his pose to match however you choose to pose your Sakura-chan!

Now that I think about it… I actually still have a talking Kero-chan plushie at home… ( -ﾉｪ-)

As I’m sure everyone has noticed, she also comes with a Clow Card to hold… but look at how detailed the design on the reverse side is! ヽ(*・ω・)人(・ω・*)ノ

It’s a bit hard to tell from my photo… but I’m sure many of you already know which card it is! ε=(｡・д・｡)

She even comes with an alternate lower body part and wand to display her in a flying pose to match the card!! (｀・ω・´)

I’ve always wanted to pose Sakura like this!! (´；ω；｀)

I just had to include the option for the Nendoroid!

Even now the episode where she flies with wings on her back sticks in my mind… and seen ‘The Fly’ Clow Card was also included… these parts simply had to be included too! ( -ﾉｪ-)

The flying parts give the Nendoroid an amazing presence too!

The alternate lower body also allows for other poses such as sitting with bent legs! Speaking of Clow Cards… she can also be displayed in this very special pose!

\ RELEASE!! /

Sakura-chan is well known for her lovely smile, but she has a more serious side as well! ♡

The sealing scene was another scene I really wanted to see in Nendoroid size! There are so many wonderful possibilities with Sakura-chan!! The tip of the Sealing Wand comes in an replaceable form with the Clow Card on the end to recreate this pose! (｀・ω・´)ゞ

This pose keeps her cute side but also has such an epic feeling to it! I love it!! Not to mention that if you look at her feet… you’ll notice the magic circle from the series is also included!

We really strived to get the circle looking just like it did in the series! There is a hole in the circle allowing it to be attached to the center of her Nendoroid stand with ease!

Combining the serious expression with the flying parts also makes for a more combat-orientated pose! She looks ready for anything! We got a load of help from Kodansha with regard to getting Sakura-chan as perfect as possible – from various checks to providing us with original designs from the series – they were a great help in helping us perfect Nendoroid Sakura-chan!

A big thanks to them for all the support!!

There is still a lot more that I’d like to point out to everyone with regard to the smaller sculpting details and more… but I think I’ll wait for her release to really get into the details! (｀・ω・´)

Keep the timeless heroine my your side to love forevermore! ♡

Nendoroid Sakura Kinomoto!

She will be up for preorder from tomorrow!!

Those who order from the GOOD SMILE ONLINE SHOP will also get a little bonus! ♡

The Sealing Wand… in Key Form! ★

This photo is actually of the coloring prototype, but the final version is planned to be a charm to attach to your keys, phone, bag or anything else! Be sure to check the GSC Online Shop tomorrow for more info! (σ・∀・)σ

But wait… are there only two expressions?

Of course not! There is one more expression that I haven’t revealed anywhere except for the live broadcast last night!

If you haven’t seen it yet, you’ll have to check the official product page tomorrow!!

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／Kahotan’s Inner Voice＼


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Anyway, I hope to see you all again tomorrow!

Planning Team / Kahotan
Twitter ID: gsc_kahotan

 

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