January 15, 2016 by Kahotan

Nendoroid Co-de: Falulu – Marionette Mu Cyalume Co-de

Today’s Main Feature…!

Hello everyone, Kahotan here! (@gsc_kahotan)

Today I’m going to be taking a look at…

Nendoroid Co-de: Falulu – Marionette Mu Cyalume Co-de!

From the popular anime series ‘PriPara’ comes a Nendoroid Co-de of Falulu wearing her Marionette Mu Cyalume Co-de!The adorable outfit is the sparking cyalume co-de of the Marionette Mu brand – the outfit worn by Falulu in the first season, filled with frills and jewels. Be sure to display her together with the previously released SoLaMi♡SMILE and Dressing Pafé Nendoroid Co-de figures! ♪

“Frozen Castle Mirage!”

The mysterious beauty with a ‘Prism Voice’, Falulu is joining the Nendoroid Co-de series! Her lovely fluffy green hair and gentle eyes as well as the adorable pink Marionette Mu outfit have all been beautifully sculpted! ♪

The bright coloring makes her look like sugar candy!! So sweet!!

This is how she looks from the back! ☆

The six bundles of hair have been faithfully included!

The ornaments that look a bit like headphones have also been included with little design elements like the wavy lines and hearts included! They also give the overall cute outfit a little bit of a mechanical feeling which suits Falulu’s mysterious air very nicely! (´□｀｡)

△ The little curl of hair by her cheeks is also included!

Let’s stop here for a second for…

A Quick Nendoroid Co-de Recap!

Nendoroid Co-de is a new addition to the Nendoroid series based on the theme of dressing-up characters! The figures have fixed poses and each come with four parts – the head, upper garment, lower garment and shoes. Each of these parts can be swapped between characters allowing for all sorts of possibilities. The more you collect, the more dress-up options become available to you!

In other words…! They are simple fixed pose Nendoroids, great for new collectors and with the ability to dress-up in various ways! Great fun for both young and old fans!

For more information, be sure to check out the…

Nendoroid Co-de Special Site!

⇒　http://www.goodsmile.info/en/nendoro-code

Here you can find out more about the Nendoroid Co-de series as well as test out some of the possible outfit combinations that will come from the first three characters! Maybe Falulu will make an appearance on stage too?

Anyway, let’s get back to Falulu!

If you look close at her outfit, you’ll notice the center bit at her chest is made to look like a power button! I also really love the way her fingers are placed apart on her right hand! (*´Д｀)=з

By the way, the curly hair is also fitted with joints allowing you to create slightly different nuances to your poses – for example… (σ・∀・)σ

Change into the Magical Clown Co-de!! ★

Here I placed her as if nodding her head to the side!

Outfit: Nendoroid Co-de: Mirei Minami Magical Clown Co-de

As I explained above, Nendoroid Co-de are separated into four different parts – the head, upper garment, lower garment and shoes! You can mix and match these parts to create all sorts of cute and fun wardrobes for the characters! These examples have me just switching the head part onto previous complete bodies, but even that makes for a very different appearance! (/ω＼)

△ Outfit: Nendoroid Co-de: Sophie Hojo – White Swan Co-de

△ Outfit: Nendoroid Co-de: Reona West – Twin Gingham Co-de R

Switch outfits with Laala! (๑•̀ㅂ•́)و✧

△ Switched outfits with Laala Manaka – Twinkle Ribbon Cyalume Co-de

Enjoy all sorts of cute outfit changes by adding the mysterious Falulu to your Co-de collection!

Nendoroid Co-de: Falulu – Marionette Mu Cyalume Co-de

She is currently up for preorder! ♪

Orders from the GOODSMILE ONLINE SHOP are open until the 10th February 2016 (Wed) at 21:00JST! – http://goodsmileshop.com/en/p/GSC_NEC_WD_00014

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♥︎ Today’s Date ♥︎

“Kyoko, Sayaka and A Kitty”

I took this photo outside our home and I just wanted to share a special photo of these two friends enjoying a picnic with their cat! 🙂

– Pinkcheeks

What is ‘Today’s Date’?

Today’s date is a photo corner featuring figure photos sent in by fans with the theme ‘The Perfect Date’. See the bottom of this post for details on how to take part: Kahotan Post Office

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（・∀・）　.｡oO（I can hardly believe it…)
oノ∧つ⊂）
(（・∀・）　.｡oO（… but the Co-de series already has over 15 releases!!)
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Planning Team / Kahotan / Twitter ID：@gsc_kahotan
English Updates: @gsc_kevin

©T-ARTS / syn Sophia / テレビ東京 / PP製作委員会

January 13, 2016 by Kahotan

Guts (Black Swordsman)

Hello everyone, Kahotan here! (@gsc_kahotan)

I have recently become very fond of food with a springy texture! But anyway, today I’m going to be taking a look at threezero’s…

Guts (Black Swordsman)!

From ‘Berserk’, the dark fantasy masterpiece set in middle age Europe, comes a 1/6th scale action figure of the main character, Guts! The figure stands approximately 32cm in height with his Black Swordsman outfit and equipment all sculpted down to the most intricate of details.

His cape and bandages make use of real fabric, while his belt and scabbard use synthetic leather. Guts also comes with a large selection of weapons including his Dragonslayer sword, a dagger, five throwing knives and a crossbow.The crossbow comes in both a stowed away form as well as a deployed form that can be attached to his left forearm for combat scenes.

His artificial arm has full articulation all the way down to the individual fingers, and the hand can even flip down to reveal a cannon just like in the series. His right arm features a seamless elbow joint for natural poses and also comes with four different interchangeable hand parts to choose from including a fist, open hand, hand for holding his sword and a hand to hold the crossbow handle. He also comes with two head parts – a stoic standard expression and a berserk expression for combat scenes.

The Black Swordsman!

From the series long loved by fans ‘Berserk’ comes a figure of the main character with a rather heavy fate on his back – Guts! The figure not only brings out the atmosphere of the series but also allows for all sorts of different poses as a fully articulated action figure! See the product page for more photos and details here: http://www.goodsmile.info/en/product/5409/

The long black cape can be attached and removed as you see fit, and he also comes with his massive Dragonslayer sword in all its gory detail!

△ You can see the sword as been in a fair share of battles.

Removing the cape also reveals more of his robust, muscular build to take a nice close look at! (。・ω・)ノ

△ The wound bandages and blood stains on his armor…

they look painful and yet so amazing at the same time! (´□｀｡)

Plus as you can tell from the photo above, his armor and all the other details and accessories of his outfit have all been faithfully preserved on the figure!

△ The rusted look of the paintwork is also fantastic! (‘-‘*)(,_,*)(‘-‘*)(,_,*)

The outfit makes use of real materials for a very realistic appearance as well!

You can really get a feel for the different textures of his outfit just through the way they look! ♪

The sturdy armor together with that powerful gaze…!

Guts’ fearless expression is captured so perfectly, and together with the details of his outfit really brings out a lovely realistic feeling! ε=(。・д・。)

You may have also noticed he was carrying a crossbow at the start of the blog! This crossbow also comes in a folded up form to be placed securely away in a holster on his back!

This hand is none other than kadoo from threezero! You can tell from the size of the hand that this is also a figure with quite some volume!

In other words, the crossbow comes in both an opened out out form as well as a stowed away form! ☆

△ The damaged paintwork gives it a bit of an antique feeling! ♪

Plus he also comes with another rather special weapon…

Bend the wrist and reveal the cannon!

Plus you can see he also comes with this expression perfect for a ‘Berserker’ posed in a fighting scene! You can recreate all sorts of scenes as well as create your very own original scenarios! The possibilities are endless! (/ω＼)

Add the profound world of Berserk to your collection!

Guts (Black Swordsman)

Orders in Japan can be made at the GOODSMILE ONLINE SHOP until the 20th January at 21:00JST!
http://goodsmileshop.com/ja/p/THZ_ACF_JP_00035

If you’re located elsewhere, be sure to check out the threezero store here:
http://www.threezerostore.com/

The figure is made-to-order, so make sure you don’t miss out! (๑•̀ㅂ•́)و✧

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♥︎ Today’s Date ♥︎

JIJI: (*´ω`*)~♥

– Kate

What is ‘Today’s Date’?

Today’s date is a photo corner featuring figure photos sent in by fans with the theme ‘The Perfect Date’. See the bottom of this post for details on how to take part: Kahotan Post Office

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（・∀・）　.｡oO（Preorders for lots of products close today!!)
oノ∧つ⊂）
(（・∀・）　.｡oO（… make sure you don’t miss out!!)
（　∪ ∪
と_）_））

Planning Team / Kahotan / Twitter ID：@gsc_kahotan
English Updates: @gsc_kevin

ⓒ三浦建太郎（スタジオ我画）／白泉社

January 12, 2016 by Kahotan

Nendoroid Futaba Ichinose

Hello everyone, Kahotan here! (@gsc_kahotan)

Today was first day in awhile where I was actually shivering from the cold. I was so glad that I had a hand warmer with me!!

Anyway, today I’m going to be taking a look at…

Nendoroid Futaba Ichinose!

From the anime series ‘Seiyu’s Life!’ comes a Nendoroid of Futaba Ichinose wearing casual clothes. She comes with a standard expression, a surprised expression as well as a heart-eyed expression.

Optional parts also include an arrow part to display her ‘shot’ through the heart, as well as a dubbing microphone and script that allow you to pose her recording lines as a voice actress! Her Korori-chan plushie doll is also included to keep her company! Enjoy all sorts of scenes from the series!

Ooooooohhh!(´□｀｡)

The rather clumsy and slightly pessimistic glasses girl and newbie voice actress, Futaba Ichinose is joining the Nendoroids! Her light purple hair and outfit carefully chosen to avoid noise while recording have all been faithfully shrunk down to Nendoroid size! ☆

Plus as you’d expect from a Nendoroid from ‘Seiyu’s Life’ she also comes with both a dubbing microphone and script as optional parts! This allows you to pose her as if recording lines like this! (σ・∀・)σ

△ You could also pose other Nendoroids in front of the microphone!

Plus she also comes with this irreplaceable part…

A Korori-chan plushie doll!

Although it has been changed into Nendoroid form, the little details like the jagged teeth, red ribbon and buttons have all been included for a perfect rendition! (｡･ω･)ﾉﾞ

While you can display Korori-chan on her own like this, you can also remove it from the stand and combine it with Futaba’s arm parts like this!!

Korori-chan held up by Futaba!

But anyway, let’s take a look at her alternate expressions, starting off with…

A surprised expression!

A perfect expression for the emotional Futaba!

The squirmy appearance of her eyebrows, spinning eyes and that comical mouth all capture her astonishment while also keeping the expression so cute!!

She also comes with these parts to make her look even more stressed!

Misted-up Glasses! (/ω＼)

We all know that when you get too agitated in anime you’ll fog up your glasses!! The glasses cover up a bit of the expression which actually creates a rather different feel for the figure overall! Plus you can always just switch back when you feel like a change! ♪

Moving onto her third expression…

A Heart-eyed Expression!

Recreate all the scenes of her with a fluttering heart for Rin Kohana! I think this is one of the most boldly executed expressions in Nendoroid history!

Plus she also comes with a heart part with an arrow through it to hold at her chest!

△ Definitely a rather rare sculpt for a Nendoroid expression. <○><○>

Enjoy all sorts of different sides of her personality right beside you!
Be sure to add the hard working young voice actress to your collection!

Nendoroid Futaba Ichinose!

She’ll be up for preorder from tomorrow! ♪

Plus, don’t forget that this lovely Princess is also up for preorder tomorrow!

Nendoroid Sybilla

I reviewed on her on the blog last week, so be sure to take a look if you missed it! – http://mikatan.goodsmile.info/en/2016/01/08/nendoroid-sybilla/

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♥︎ Today’s Date ♥︎

This photo reminds me of a happy family and dates with your family are exceptional 🙂

– Nendomeow

What is ‘Today’s Date’?

Today’s date is a photo corner featuring figure photos sent in by fans with the theme ‘The Perfect Date’. See the bottom of this post for details on how to take part: Kahotan Post Office

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（・∀・）　.｡oO（There are also lots of products!)
oノ∧つ⊂）
(（・∀・）　.｡oO（… with preorders closing tomorrow!!)
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と_）_））

Planning Team / Kahotan / Twitter ID：@gsc_kahotan
English Updates: @gsc_kevin

©あさのますみ・畑健二郎／イヤホンズ応援団

January 8, 2016 by Kahotan

Nendoroid Sybilla

Hello everyone, Kahotan here! (@gsc_kahotan)

I have recently found that mink tablets are rather tasty! I might have been influenced by Tosaki-san!

Anyway, today I’m going to be taking a look at…

Nendoroid Sybilla! ♡

From the popular browser game ‘Millennium War Aigis’ comes a Nendoroid of the princesses, Sybilla! She comes with three expressions including a standard expression, an expression for combat as well as a damaged expression.Her sword is included and can be displayed both sheathed and drawn with different parts, allowing the Nendoroid to take all sorts of action poses from the game! Be sure to add the selfish Princess to your collection!

“So… you’re the Prince. My name is Sybilla.”

A character that boasts the ‘Black’ rarity in the game, the adorable Princess Sybilla is joining the Nendoroids! Even in Nendoroid size the fluffy long cape with little ribbons on the sides have been faithfully included!

Her lovely long twin-tails as well as the skull-shaped accessories look great, and of course her cute little crown to top it all off! ♡

△ The cape is separated into three sections to match different poses! ♪

The twin-tails are also split at two different points each fitted with joints allowing for movements like this!! (*´Д｀)=з

△ Allows for more dynamic posing!

She also includes the weapon that doesn’t quite match up with her cute, innocent appearance – the magical sword Fragarach! ♪

△ The ribbon on her chest, her skirt and socks are also all so detailed!

Anyway, along with her composed standard expression, she also comes with…

A Combat Expression!

Sharp eyes and a gallant shout!

As you can see she can also be displayed wielding Fragarach for even more epic poses!! The combination with the bent arm pose really makes for an amazing combat scene!! (●´ω｀●)

Her cape can also be removed!

△ This is how the cape looks by itself! Even the inside is a lovely crimson!

Without the cape, Sybilla’s outfit suddenly has a slightly more sexy appearance to it! ★

△ The details on the outfit really are magnificent!

Moving on to her third expression…

Her Damaged Expression!

Ooooooooohh! (/ω＼)

She looks so frail with her one eye closed and those worried eyebrows… but there is also something about this expression that has a provocative feeling about it…

The difference between her first expression and this one is quite the jump!

△ But I think I like this face the best!

Three expressions, a removable cape and her sword make for all sorts of options… but there is still more!!

Sitting parts are also included! ♥︎

The sitting pose with legs out to the side really suits the damaged expression too! (´□｀｡)

Thanks to the joints in the twin-tails, you can also move them to the side so they don’t get in the way of the sitting pose! There are so many fun poses to be had with the adorable Princess!! ☆

Nendoroid Sybilla!

She’ll be up for preorder from the 13th January! ♪

Make sure you don’t miss out! ヽ(*・ω・)人(・ω・*)ノ

*Please note that the serial code included as a bonus is only included with sales in Japan.
*This serial code is only compatible with the Japanese version of Millennium War Aigis.

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– Notice #1 –

I want to take a second to introduce an upcoming original anime film that will be in theatres from the 9th January 2016…

Garakowa: Restore the World!

Be sure to check the official site for character designs and more!

Garakowa: Restore the World Official Site: http://garakowa.jp/

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– Notice #2 –

From the 10th January this new anime series starts airing!

Dimension W

For more information in English, you can check Funimation’s blog here:
http://www.funimation.com/blog/2015/07/03/

Be sure to take a look! (●´ω｀●)

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♥︎ Today’s Date ♥︎

Me and Raiden thought about going out for our date, but it was way too
chilly to do so.. So we settled on staying inside and staying warm for
our date.

I made tea with melted M&Ms in it and saved one for Raiden
who wanted something sweet, but nothing like a drink.

– Latias

What is ‘Today’s Date’?

Today’s date is a photo corner featuring figure photos sent in by fans with the theme ‘The Perfect Date’. See the bottom of this post for details on how to take part: Kahotan Post Office

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（・∀・）　.｡oO（This weekend is a long weekend in Japan!)
oノ∧つ⊂）
(（・∀・）　.｡oO（… See you all on Tuesday!)
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と_）_））

Planning Team / Kahotan / Twitter ID：@gsc_kahotan
English Updates: @gsc_kevin

January 7, 2016 by Kahotan

Racing Miku: 2015 Ver.

Hello everyone, Kahotan here! (@gsc_kahotan)

I can already feel my hay-fever starting to act up… perhaps because this Winter has been rather warm? Or maybe it’s just a cold…?

Anyway, today I’m going to be taking a look at…

Racing Miku: 2015 Ver.!♥︎

The 2015 design of Racing Miku, the official character of the Hatsune Miku GT Project, is being made into a 1/8th scale figure!

The figure’s design is based on Taiki’s illustration of Racing Miku as a ‘Princess Knight’, and has faithfully preserved all the details of the original illustration. The intricate outfit and dynamic pose all come together to create a cheerful Racing Miku that is sure to add new charm to any fan’s collection!

The songstress of the racing circuit!♡

The scale figure of last year’s Racing Miku which went up for preorder just at the end of last month! Her adorable smile captures such a lovely moment! The fluttering of the flag and her twin-tails also add a nice dynamic effect to the figure, and the cute outfit has also been sculpted in lovely detail!! ♪

I managed to grab the painted prototype for a quick review!

This is how she looks from the back!

Take a look at the translucent appearance of her twintails!

They are beautifully painted to give a nice gradient that slowly becomes more translucent toward to bottom! They also have a nice volume to them that, together with the flag, give the figure a rather impressive size!!

She is posed standing with one foot up in the air for a rather simple pose, but the dynamic elements of the figure make it all the more eye-catching! ♪

The stand features a stylish design based on Miku’s hair color and standard hair accessories!

The pink is also used in some other areas! 〜(*´Д｀)=з

Take a close look at her lovely thighs!

I’m sure you can see the pink area!

The curves from her bottom down along the thighs is such a treat for the eyes!

By the way… Miku-san is wearing a tutu with a leopard, so you’re not seeing panties!! These photos are not showing too much!! Really!! (*ﾟｰﾟ*)

△ You get a really nice feel for the fluttering of the flag from this angle!

Anyway, the 2015 Racing Miku’s design was based on a ‘Princess Knight’! You can see the ‘Princess’ part in her expression, the frills on her outfit and of course the tiara…

If you’re looking for the ‘Knight’ part…

The gauntlets and various other parts of her outfit are modelled off knightly armor! (｡･ω･)ﾉﾞ

The golden lining also gives a very noble aspect to the design which fits both the princess and knight sides of the design! The little neck-tie accessory is included on the design as a little homage to the original Miku design!

By the way, you can take a look through all the previous Racing Miku designs over on this page! ♡

Keep this adorable smile all to yourself! Add the 2015 Racing Miku to your collection!

Racing Miku: 2015 Ver.

She is currently up for preorder!☆

Product Details: http://www.goodsmile.info/en/product/5414/

Orders at the GOODSMILE ONLINE SHOP are open until the 20th January 2016! Don’t miss out! ⇒ http://goodsmileshop.com/en/p/GSC_SCA_WD_00068

＼ PLUS! ／

We are currently looking for Good Smile Racing 2016 Personal Sponsors!! (・∀・)

As usual, the Nendoroid and figma courses are available and will include a respective figure of this year’s Racing Miku!! There is also an all new ￥70,000 course with more volume than ever before!!

You can find out more over at the official site below! ♪
⇒　GSR Personal Sponsors Application Page

In case you haven’t seen, this is the 2016 Racing Miku design! ☆

△ A colorful design sure to be calling in the victory this year!!

We hope you’ll be able to support the GOODSMILE RACING team once again this year!!

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– Notice #1 –

I want to take a second to introduce an upcoming original anime film that will be in theatres from the 9th January 2016…

Garakowa: Restore the World!

Be sure to check the official site for character designs and more!

Garakowa: Restore the World Official Site: http://garakowa.jp/

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– Notice #2 –

From the 10th January this new anime series starts airing!

Dimension W

For more information in English, you can check Funimation’s blog here:
http://www.funimation.com/blog/2015/07/03/

Be sure to take a look! (●´ω｀●)

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♥︎ Today’s Date ♥︎

Late Autumn Park

Kurumi: It’s almost Winter… why is it that when I’m with you I feel all warm inside?

– serusiya

What is ‘Today’s Date’?

Today’s date is a photo corner featuring figure photos sent in by fans with the theme ‘The Perfect Date’. See the bottom of this post for details on how to take part: Kahotan Post Office

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（・∀・）　.｡oO（The new anime series for 2016…)
oノ∧つ⊂）
(（・∀・）　.｡oO（… are all staring up now…!!)
（　∪ ∪
と_）_））

Planning Team / Kahotan / Twitter ID：@gsc_kahotan
English Updates: @gsc_kevin

©タイキ / Crypton Future Media, INC. www.piapro.net. directed by コヤマシゲト

January 6, 2016 by Kahotan

NEXT DOOR Project: Corrections to Wonda-chan’s Expression

Hello everyone, Kahotan here! (@gsc_kahotan)

I really feel like some nice warm oden! In fact, I wouldn’t mind having oden for every meal of every day!

Anyway, today I’m going to be talking about the NEXTDOOR Project! (｡･ω･)ﾉﾞ

The illustrations of Wonda-chan used on the official WonFes guidebook is done by a different illustrator for each event, and this time around a ‘Next Door’ Wonda-chan illustration, a second illustration that is done by an up-and-coming illustrator has been done together with the main Wonda-chan by Yohiko Azumaki.

This secondary Wonda-chan is also being made into a figure, creating the perfect souvenir This is the Wonda-chan NEXT DOOR Project!

GSC is involved with the manufacturing and production of the figure! (・∀・)

You can follow the progress of the project so far by searching for ‘#NEXTDOORプロジェクト‘ on Twitter!

I’ve mostly been updating everyone about the project through Twitter, but as they say the expression is the heart of the figure, so I decided the expression section deserved to be looked at on the blog! ヽ(*・ω・)人(・ω・*)ノ

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① Eyelashes

△ T1 (Testshot #1) Change Requests sent to the GSC Factory!

This image shows the initial prototype (on the right) and the changes that were made on the sample! You can see that the eyelashes were actually changed quite a lot! Changing a figure at this stage of the development is actually an incredibly rare occurrence!

The prototype had a more pointed edge to the eyelash, while the final version has a thicker, more rectangular look that makes her look much cuter! ♡

Here we have the eyes a little more zoomed out so you can see the full effect. The left side is before the change while the right side is after the change. The sideways glance definitely looks better with the thicker eyelashes, and it also gives an overall more sexy look to her eyes! ♪

△ The comments here are by the sculptor of the figure, Tomohide Enoki!

There was even a stage in the production where the double ‘tips’ on the outer sides of the eyelashes were considered being removed as they were very difficult to reproduce in mass production, but eventually they were instead just changed to better show the ‘droopy’ look of her eyes! Σ(･ω･ﾉ)ﾉ

They say the most difficult part to get right on a figure is the eyes, but the eyelashes definitely play an important part too!

Even with a rather simple expression, the details around the eyes need to have careful attention given to them! <○><○>

② Eyes

The T1 is the first test product created by the factory. It is checked thoroughly so that any changes needed are fixed up before mass production. Perhaps the area that is checked most intricately is the eyes!!

The comments here relate to the paintwork as well as the rounding, angles and even shadows. So many intricate details need to be considered to ensure the product comes out perfectly! Below are more changes that were requested.

Another important aspect is the ‘highlights’ in the eyes!

This shows the difference between the T2 and the changes that were made afterward!

The brightness was increased, the position was lowered and an extra smaller highlight was added near the bottom to give her eyes that cute shine! ♥︎

As I’m sure you can tell, these changes may seem small, but the effect of the overall figure is very noticeable! ε=(｡・д・｡)

Most of these change requests come in the form of images like above, but the most difficult thing is applying those changes onto the actual figure! It’s easier drawn than done in most cases! The team has to carefully consider each change and then apply it in whichever way appears to work out best. Many things might look like a good correction on an image but when put into practice on a figure may have a rather unintended effect as well!

③ Cheeks

This project was all done in a very short amount of time considering the time needed for sculpting and the risks involved with manufacturing overseas… but at the painted prototype point no real consideration had been given to adding a blush to the cheeks on the figure…

However! Blushes make for a cuter figure, and so…

△ This mail details how at even at this late stage, a blush was considered!

… and thus a slight blush was added!

And the response to seeing the blush added… you can even understand if you don’t speak Japanese! ☆

△ GOOOOOOOOD!

It really matches with the eyes nicely and gives her that really youthful, but still somewhat sexy appearance!! Creating a figure that represents the illustration better than even before! (*ﾟｰﾟ*)

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… and thus, after all sorts of last minute changes.. we have this cute expression with an ever so slight blush!! Here she is… complete!!

There are still a few more details I’ll be sharing on Twitter at a later stage! Be sure to follow for more info!

We hope everyone will enjoy the work put into the NEXT DOOR Project!

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– Notice #1 –

I want to take a second to introduce an upcoming original anime film that will be in theatres from the 9th January 2016…

Garakowa: Restore the World!

Be sure to check the official site for character designs and more!

Garakowa: Restore the World Official Site: http://garakowa.jp/

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– Notice #2 –

From the 10th January this new anime series starts airing!

Dimension W

For more information in English, you can check Funimation’s blog here:
http://www.funimation.com/blog/2015/07/03/

Be sure to take a look! (●´ω｀●)

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♥︎ Today’s Date ♥︎

We held hands soon after this.

– Sa

What is ‘Today’s Date’?

Today’s date is a photo corner featuring figure photos sent in by fans with the theme ‘The Perfect Date’. See the bottom of this post for details on how to take part: Kahotan Post Office

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（・∀・）　.｡oO（The NEXT DOOR Project…)
oノ∧つ⊂）
(（・∀・）　.｡oO（… stay tuned for more info!!)
（　∪ ∪
と_）_））

Planning Team / Kahotan / Twitter ID：@gsc_kahotan
English Updates: @gsc_kevin

January 5, 2016 by Kahotan

Happy New Year 2016!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

A big thank you for all the support in 2015! Here is to making 2016 another year to be remembered!!

I’m still trying to get back into the swing of things after the end of year holidays… but this year I managed to get a nice helping of omochi, so I’m ready to face 2016 head on!! _(:3 」∠)_

Without further ado, the first blog of 2016 will be me taking a look at GSC’s New Year’s Card!!

This time around the card was made to look like a cardboard box, with ‘Nendoroid Moving Center‘ on the left side and a rather mysterious ‘Carrying New Year’s Greeting with a Slight Fragrance‘ on the front!

On the top there is a small perforated ‘OPEN‘ section! I wonder what is inside!!

△ Opening it will tear wooser through the middle though… oh well! <○><○>

W-What is this?!

△ Eh? New Year’s money?! No wait… this isn’t real money…

Inside is a special bank note-themed 15th anniversary card!! (●´ω｀●)

△ The stamps and design really make it look like an actual bank note!

On the reverse side is wooser, the GSC mark and more all in the form of icing cookies! Plus a little message to welcome the new year!! ★

△ Based on real cookies hand-made by last year’s new graduate, Chii-chan! ♡

Plus, as you may remember the box was labelled ‘Carrying New Year’s Greeting with a Slight Fragrance’… and if you take a closer look at wooser…

“Rub for the smell of pheromones”…?

While a little unsure at first, I have wooser a rub and a sniff and received the fragrance of vanilla and caramel cookies! An incredibly sweet smell!! ♥︎

“So this is the smell of pheromones!”

Nendoroid Ayumi Otosaka‘s blissful expression captures my reaction!

Plus… on the reverse side of the box is a little bonus info!

△ This section reads ‘Moving to Akihabara’! (/ω＼)

The GSC Offices will be moving!!

More details regarding this move will be officially announced on the GSC site at a later date!

While I have been really lazy staying at home for the New Year Holidays, I am now back in working mode and ready to bring everyone an entertaining blog this year!! I hope everyone enjoys it!! (｀・ω・´)

△ I did an Umaru-chan during the holidays!
Snacks, games and naps!! It was wonderful! ♪

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– Notice #1 –

I want to take a second to introduce an upcoming original anime film that will be in theatres from the 9th January 2016…

Garakowa: Restore the World!

Be sure to check the official site for character designs and more!

Garakowa: Restore the World Official Site: http://garakowa.jp/

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– Notice #2 –

The Nendoroid 10th Anniversary Photo Contest!

Find out more and enter your photos over on the official site!

https://event.goodsmile.info/nendoro10thanniv/en/photocon/

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♥︎ Today’s Date ♥︎

How about a sweet date at a Chinese restaurant?

– Momonimi

What is ‘Today’s Date’?

Today’s date is a photo corner featuring figure photos sent in by fans with the theme ‘The Perfect Date’. See the bottom of this post for details on how to take part: Kahotan Post Office

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（・∀・）　.｡oO（I need to hurry up…)
oノ∧つ⊂）
(（・∀・）　.｡oO（…and get out of holiday mode!)
（　∪ ∪
と_）_））

Planning Team / Kahotan / Twitter ID：@gsc_kahotan

Kahotan's Blog

Month: January 2016

Nendoroid Co-de: Falulu – Marionette Mu Cyalume Co-de

Guts (Black Swordsman)

Nendoroid Futaba Ichinose

Nendoroid Sybilla

Racing Miku: 2015 Ver.

NEXT DOOR Project: Corrections to Wonda-chan’s Expression

Top Blog Articles of 2015!

Happy New Year 2016!