Month: June 2016

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Harbour Princess

“I even told you… to stay away…”

Hi everyone! Suwabe (@gsc_suwabe)  from the Corporate Planning Division here!

As of today Kahotan is away on an international business trip, so Chan-shuu and myself are going to be taking over for awhile! Today I’m going to be taking a look at this item currently up for preorder from Max Factory…
The 1/8th Scale…
Harbour Princess!

From the popular browser game ‘Kantai Collection -KanColle-‘ comes a 1/8th scale figure of the Abyssal Battleship, the Harbour Princess! The figure will be released as an addition to the WONDERFUL HOBBY SELECTION series of top-quality figures! The Harbour Princess’ beautiful long hair, alluring body and the huge arms with claws have all been sculpted without sparing any details.

The sinister ship parts on her sides that even feature a runway are also intricately sculpted and a beautiful contrast to Harbour Princess herself. The paintwork has a white base, but has subtle changes in color throughout the figure leaving highlights to see from any angle you choose! Be sure to add the sorrowful atmosphere of the Harbour Princess to your collection!

The white-skinned abyssal battleship with a captivating body has been transformed into a 1/8th scale figure thanks to the artisans over at Max Factory!

I was lucky enough to be able to borrow the painted prototype for this review, so I’ll be introducing her with some all new photos for everyone to enjoy! She was so much fun to photograph as well!! The first thing I want to point out is her expression and the sculpt of her rather unique eyelashes!


I could stare into the eyes of that wistful expression forever…

The way that the eyelashes are actually sculpted onto the design make them so defined against the white face! Certain parts of the figure have also clearly had to have been specially thought up as it was transformed from illustration into figure – but being able to see those aspects on the figure is one of the things that makes them so enjoyable!

Let’s move onto her body… 

Well, what do you all think? Just looking at her makes my mind and body feel so… refreshed! The softness of her impressive bust contrasts with her firm looking hipbone slightly lower down, and the outfit sticks to the shape of her body so beautifully – you can even make out her belly button if you look close!

The sculpting really is such a pleasure to look at… a big thank you from me to everyone who was involved with her!!


▲ This angle also looks great! 

Plus aren’t her thighs just amazing?

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Not exactly slim, but that’s what makes them so good!

It’s like the Harbour Princess really is right beside you… well, she is right beside you as a figure. What I mean is that it’s like the REAL Harbour Princess is right beside you! I really wish I could everyone to understand what I feel when I’m gazing at these lovely thighs…

But my personal favorite point… 

That point where her boobs and body connect with a slight curve! The fact that it is partially hidden by her hair is what makes it all the more compelling!!

Even from the back the soft appearance of her body is lovely!!

Which is in sharp contrast to her fearsome iron claws!

 

Her body could easily be taken as a normal human, but she is in fact an Abyssal battleship, and the inhuman claws she has for hands are there to prove it! Each of the fingers have been painted in such stunning detail!

The ship parts also have an incredible presence!

The sculpt and paintwork is very different to the main figure, but just as amazing! You can probably tell from the way the light is gleaming off it that it also makes use of a metallic paint! From the other side of the teeth you can better see the tongue sticking out giving off a kind of mischievous feeling!

The texture of the tongue is done through sculpting and not just paint! The red glowing toward the back of the mouth also adds more to that grotesque feel of the design!

 

A dilapidated steel frame on the other side!


The sculpt has made parts of the steel appear bendable as if made soft from the heat – with blacker areas where the steel has been burned and red areas where they are still heated… you can almost feel the heat just by looking at it! So much detail for a part of the figure’s base!

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▲ I had to end with a low angle!

Enjoy her from all sorts of different angles! ♪
Harbour Princess

Preorders are open until the 24th August 2016 at 21:00JST!

GOODSMILE ONLINE SHOP:
http://goodsmileshop.com/en/p/MAX_WHS_WD_00007/

I’ll also be updating the blog quite a lot next week, so see you all again soon!!

Suwabe / twitterID：＠gsc_suwabe
English Updates: @gsc_kevin

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Nendoroid Ruler/Jeanne d’Arc

Today’s Main Feature…!

Hello everyone, Kahotan here! (@gsc_kahotan)

Today I’m going to be taking a look at…
Nendoroid Ruler/Jeanne d’Arc!

From the popular smartphone game ‘Fate/Grand Order’ comes a Nendoroid of the Ruler servant, Jeanne d’Arc! She comes with three face plates including a gentle smiling expression, a gallant shouting expression as well as a cute embarrassed expression allowing you to display her in various different situations.

Her Noble Phantasm ‘Luminosité Eternelle’ as well as La Pucelle the holy sword are both included as optional parts. Recreate your favorite combat and conversation scenes from the game in Nendoroid size!

The Ruler class servant is joining the Nendoroids!

Her golden hair with a lovely long braid at the back, clear blue eyes, fluttering dark blue dress, heavy-looking armor and the circlet-like accessory in her hair… and the huge flag of her Noble Phantasm! Everything about Ruler/Jeanne d’Arc from Fate/Grand Order has been preserved in this adorable Nendoroid version of her!

Even in Nendoroid size the difference in texture between the shiny metallic armor and the softer fabric parts of her outfit have been sculpted and painted onto the design so nicely! ★

△ If you look close you can also get a peek at some bare skin on her leg!

Her Noble Phantasm, Luminosité Eternelle is huge for a Nendoroid optional part! Just look at the impressive size compared to my hand!

△ The flag has been sculpted as if blowing in the wind!

She also comes with an alternate version with the flag rolled up around the pole, which looks great in combat poses together with her combat expression!

△ That shouting expression looks so heroic…!

The holy sword ‘La Pucelle‘ that is the embodiment of flames is normally sheathed at her side, but she also comes with an unsheathed version (and an empty sheathe) to display her wielding the mighty blade instead!

△ The huge flag emphasises the cuteness of the little Nendoroid! ♪

The long braid at the back of her hair is also fitted with a Nendoroid joint allowing you to match the movement of her hair to various different poses! (*´Д｀)=з

Along with her gentle smile and confident combat expression, she also comes with quite a different third expression!

A rather troubled looking embarrassed expression!

This pose with her finger scratching her cheek also matches with the expression so nicely!! The difference between this and the combat expression is such a jump, but they both have their own merits! I don’t know which one I prefer! ♡

If you pose her with her eyes looking to the side it adds even more of an embarrassed appearance! (´□｀｡)

△ What was said to cause her to have this expression!

Be sure to add the heroic yet adorable ruler in your collection! ♥︎
Nendoroid Ruler/Jeanne d’Arc!


She’ll be up for preorder from tomorrow!! ☆

Keep your eyes on the Good Smile Company Web Site for more details!

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Finally a quick notice!

The WONDERFUL HOBBY LIFE FOR YOU!! 24 site is open!!

You can see more information about this year’s Wonder Festival booth at the official page below!

■WONDERFUL HOBBY LIFE FOR YOU!!24 Special Site
http://whl4u.jp/en/


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（ ・∀・）　.｡oO（I’m off on a business trip tonight!! )
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(（ ・∀・）　.｡oO（I’ll see everyone again later in July!!)
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Planning Team / Kahotan / Twitter ID：@gsc_kahotan
English Updates: @gsc_kevin

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Nendoroid Shidare Hotaru

Hello everyone, Kahotan here! (@gsc_kahotan)

Back in primary school I used to go to cheap ‘dagashi’ sweet shops all the time! Even now when I see them I always get a little excited!

Anyway, today I’m going to be taking a look at…
Nendoroid Shidare Hotaru!

From the delicious anime series ‘Dagashi Kashi’ comes a Nendoroid of the daughter of a large candy company’s president – Shidare Hotaru! She comes with three face plates including her standard expression as well as an excited expression and a drooling expression to recreate her unique reactions from the series!

She also comes with various sweet treats including ramune, an umaibou, chocolate cigarettes, butamen and ‘potato fry’ chips – five items likely to be found in a Japanese candy store! Enjoy Hotaru by your side as you mix and match the expressions and treats!

“Eat until you’re nice and full!!”

The daughter of the president of the large ‘Shidare Candy Company’ – Shidare Hotaru is joining the Nendoroids! ♥︎

⇒ Product Page: http://www.goodsmile.info/en/product/5729/

The tight blouse and suspenders make for such a perfect outfit for her! Even in Nendoroid size it really shows off her impressive bosom too!

The fact that the cause the blouse cover the suspenders just speaks for their size!!

Her refreshing, clear blue eyes, the flower in her hair, the frills on her outfit and her skirt have all been converted into the 10cm tall Nendoroid form so nicely! ♪


△ The way her skirt is wavering about also looks great!

Plus you can’t have a Hotaru Nendoroid without some of the goodies for her to eat! The Nendoroid comes with a whole bunch so let’s take a look at them!

We have already had the bottle of ramune from the photos above, but she also comes with…
An Umaibou!

Butamen!

Chocolate Cigarettes!♥︎


She also comes with hand parts that you hold them allowing for all sorts of fun dagashi-related poses!

Next up, let’s take a look at her face plates! The photos above have all used her standard elegant smiling face, but she also comes with…

An excited expression!

The perfect expression to display her talking about her favorite dagashi and what makes them so very special!! I really loved those scenes!! (●´ω｀●)

Drooling Expression!

She looks drunk on sweets!!

Plus she also comes with yet another snack to much on – the dagashi with the perfect crunch on the teeth, ‘Potato Fry’ chips!! Just thinking about eating them clearly puts Hotaru into this state of complete bliss!! She can’t even control her drool… *nom* (๑´ㅂ`๑) *nom* I’m sure there are many other possibilities for this expression too…

Enjoy her in various poses from the elegant president’s daughter to the rather unique poses when reacting to or talking about dagashi! ♥︎
Nendoroid Shidare Hotaru!

She is currently up for preorder! ☆
⇒ Product Page: http://www.goodsmile.info/en/product/5729/

Orders from the GOODSMILE ONLINE SHOP will also include a bonus treat for her to enjoy! A packet of Kyabetsu Taro will be included as a bonus!

△Even the details inside the open packet have been sculpted! ♡

Be sure to consider it when preordering!

⇒ GOODSMILE ONLINE SHOP

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Finally a quick notice!

The WONDERFUL HOBBY LIFE FOR YOU!! 24 site is open!!

You can see more information about this year’s Wonder Festival booth at the official page below!

■WONDERFUL HOBBY LIFE FOR YOU!!24 Special Site
http://whl4u.jp/en/


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（ ・∀・）　.｡oO（The waist of a lady…)
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(（ ・∀・）　.｡oO（…is filled with love, dreams and desire!!)
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Planning Team / Kahotan / Twitter ID：@gsc_kahotan
English Updates: @gsc_kevin

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Nendoroid Genos: Super Movable Edition

Hello everyone, Kahotan here! (@gsc_kahotan)

My home economics skills are very low level. I remember I once had to make a scarf and handed in something so short that it would hardly wind around my beck even once…

Anyway, today I’m going to be taking a look at…
Nendoroid Genos: Super Movable Edition!

From the popular anime series ‘One-Punch Man’ comes a fully-articulated Nendoroid of Saitama’s disciple – the cyborg Genos!

Genos comes with three face plates including his standard expression, a combat expression for action poses as well as a damaged expression for after a tough battle. He also comes with an apron and broom to pose him in more everyday scenes! Be sure to display him with the previously released Nendoroid Saitama and recreate all sorts of different scenes from the series!

The S-Class ‘Demon Cyborg’ Hero is joining the Nendoroids!

From the anime series One-Punch Man comes a Nendoroid of Saitama’s disciple who’s heart burns with revenge – the cyborg hero Genos! (´□｀｡)

The soft golden hair, silent golden eyes with a strong fighting spirit burning inside them, reliable looking mechanical arms and that tightly closed mouth! His impertinent attitude toward everyone except Saitama and Dr. Kuseno has been captured perfectly in Nendoroid form!

Nendoroid Genos is also a new addition to the fully articulated ‘movable’ series of Nendoroids with joints in his elbows and knees! This allows for even more posing options than standard Nendoroids – perfect for action scenes! ε=(｡・д・｡)

His cyborg arms have been converted into Nendoroid form so well! They have a chibi look to them while still retaining that mechanical, heavy feeling! In contrast his clothes have a nice soft look about them with all the creases sculpted onto the design!

Along with the cool and composed expression above, he also comes with this expression perfect for fighting his enemies…
A Combat Expression!

△ You can pose him in mid-air with careful use of the stand! ♪

This expression has his mouth wide open! The difference between this and his standard expression is quite the jump!! In addition to the expression he also has effect parts to recreate his Incineration Cannons to really bring out the heat on the battlefield!!

Moving on to his third expression…

A Damaged Expression!

His face plate has been damaged over the eye revealing the cybernetic inside! Definitely one of the more unique face plates!! It’s a bit of a sad sight, but we all know that Genos will get up and continue fighting no matter what the circumstances, and this expression captures that side of him!

But for those who prefer to display Genos studying how to be just as powerful as Saitama, he also comes with a pen and notepad to take down notes!! (・ω・)/

Those serious eyes taking down notes about even the most trivial things that Saitama says and does!

Plus he also comes with these optional parts!! 

An apron and broom!

The lovely pink apron  that Genos wears when helping out with Saitama-sensei’s housework! The expression is the same as above, yet somehow seems so much more gentle when used with the pink apron! ♡

Anyway, as you can see Genos comes with all sorts of posing options – from epic action scenes to the more everyday side helping out around the house… simply pick the pose that you think suits him best! (●´ω｀●)

Add the Demon Cyborg to your collection!
Nendoroid Genos: Super Movable Edition!

He’ll be up for preorder from tomorrow!! ★

Preorders from the GOODSMILE ONLINE SHOP will also include this Sea King Acrylic Plate (Includes Stand) as a bonus!

△ Sea King Acrylic Plate (Includes Stand)

Be sure to consider the bonus when preordering! ♪

By the way, don’t forget that Nendoroid Tatsumaki has also been announced!

△Announced at Sakura-Con 2016! ♪

Stay tuned for more updates! ヽ(*・ω・)人(・ω・*)ノ

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Finally a quick notice!

The WONDERFUL HOBBY LIFE FOR YOU!! 24 site is open!!

You can see more information about this year’s Wonder Festival booth at the official page below!

■WONDERFUL HOBBY LIFE FOR YOU!!24 Special Site
http://whl4u.jp/en/


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（ ・∀・）　.｡oO（There is also another Nendoroid…)
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(（ ・∀・）　.｡oO（…going up for preorder tomorrow!!)
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と_）_））

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

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Nendoroid Monoyoshi Sadamune

Greetings everyone!
Chan-shuu from Good Smile Company’s planning team here! (@gscs_hirase)

This is my third blog written for Kahotan Blog now! I’m going to be taking a look at ORANGE ROUGE‘s latest figure…

Nendoroid Monoyoshi Sadamune!!

From the popular browser and smartphone game ‘Touken Ranbu -ONLINE-‘ comes a Nendoroid of Monoyoshi Sadamune – the sword said to bring good luck to those who wield it!

He comes with three expressions including his standard expression, a combat expression as well as a cheerful smiling expression based on his line “Smiles are best! You should smile too, Master!”. Additionally, his sword can be displayed both sheathed or drawn allowing for various different action poses. Be sure to add him to your collection!

“Yes, I shall bring you the best of luck!”
The wakizashi Monoyoshi Sadamune is joining the Nendoroid series!

This is actually the first Nendoroid of a wakizashi in the Touken Ranbu -ONLINE- series! He has a lovely white outfit with contrasting black equipment with gold highlights that give off a lovely majestic appearance!

▲ A look from the back!

The pale pink color of his hair as well as it’s curly appearance has been faithfully kept on the Nendoroid design! It looks so lovely and soft I wish I could ruffle my fingers through it!! (*´Д`)

The long strand that twirls out from the nape of his neck has been sculpted to carefully curl to the side so that it doesn’t get in the way of the stand… and so that you can see it from the front!


▲High-class Equipment

The right arm on Monoyoshi’s characteristic outfit really stands out the its gold and black design! The black areas are painted with a glossy paint to create a lacquered appearance, and Monoyoshi’s crest and the grid pattern have a very noble looking gold coloring to them!

The areas on his wrist and elbows are the fabric parts of the outfit, which are represented with a peal paintwork without a matte finish!


▲ Drawn and Sheathed Swords Included!

Just like all the previous Touken Ranbu Nendoroids, Monoyoshi comes with both a sheathed and drawn version of his sword. The handle makes use of a dark brown metallic paint with a small golden ornament in the middle which is a lovely little highlight! The actual blade of the sword even has tiny little markings all long it! (;゜∀゜)

 


▲ Battle Pose with Sword Drawn!

This pose is based on his combat pose from the game! You can pose him with his sword held in his right hand and the scabbard in his left! The hip joint is the same kind included in Nendoroid Tsurumaru Kuninaga that allows impressive articulation without compromising the appearance of his outfit!

This angle also gives you a good look at the salmon pink tuft of hair that falls over his right cheek! ( ･ㅂ･)و ̑̑


▲ A Combat Expression!

Quite the change from his smiling expression, but one that shows that he is also ready for combat! （≧∀≦＊）


▲ Second Battle Pose!

With the right combination of parts you create a pose similar to his awakened pose from the game! The bent leg part is a completely separate part that is swapped out with his standard foot part! for a more dynamic appearance!


▲ Round Base with Crest! 

As with all the previous Nendoroids from the series, Monoyoshi comes with a special round base that includes a print of his sword crest.

Last but not least, time for some announcements!


▲#1: Nendoroid Tsurumaru Rerelease!


▼ #2: New Touken Ranbu Figures!

◆ Nendoroid Co-de Mikazuki Munechika: Awakened Ver.
◆ Nendoroid Yamanbagiri Kunihiro
◆ Nendoroid Sayo Samonji

These three figures will be joining the line-up in the future!
Stay tuned for more info!!

▼ #3: ORANGE ROUGE Touken Ranbu -ONLINE- Stage at WonFes!

To celebrate the announcement of the three products above, we will be having a stage featuring their voice actors at WonFes! Look forward to it!

▼#4: ：Nendoroid Monoyoshi Sadamune Live Broadcast! ♪
http://live.nicovideo.jp/watch/lv267549464
As usual, we will be having a special live broadcast just before preorders open! The broadcast will also be the first revealing of his third expression as well as the GOODSMILE ONLINE SHOP bonus! I hope you’ll join me as we take a nice close look at the figure!! 

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– Related Websites –

★ ORANGE ROUGE Official Site
http://orangerouge.com/en/

★ Good Smile Company Touken Ranbu Figures
http://www.goodsmile.info/en/toukenranbu

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Anyway, that’s all from me today! I hope to see you all again soon! (・ω・)ノシ

Planning Division / Chan-shuu / Twitter ID：＠gscs_hirase
English Updates: @gsc_kevin

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Rin Shibuya: Crystal Night Party Ver.

Hello everyone, Kahotan here! (@gsc_kahotan)

I sometimes have uncontrollable urges to eat chocolate. The best in Summer is chilled dark chocolate!!

Anyway, today I’m going to be taking a look at…
Rin Shibuya: Crystal Night Party Ver.!

From the popular anime ‘THE IDOLM@STER CINDERELLA GIRLS’ comes a 1/8th scale figure of the New Generations member Rin Shibuya in a ‘Crystal Night Party’ version! Rin is posed wearing the ‘Crystal Night Party’ outfit she is seen wearing in both the opening theme of the anime’s second season as well as in the last episode of the series.

The outfit shouts out what it means to be an idol with it’s shining and colorful design – a design which has been intricately sculpted and painted for fans to enjoy in their collection. Be sure to display her together with the previously announced figures of Uzuki Shimamura and Mio Honda in their Crystal Night Party outfits to complete the New Generations unit!

The third in the ‘Crystal Night Party’ series – Rin Shibuya!♥︎

The stoic high-school girl Shibuya Rin is joining the other members of New Generations in her Crystal Night Party outfit!! (*´ω｀*)

She might have a bit of a loner personality at first, but that smile on her face shows that she has a very warm personality on the inside!! The most slender build of the New Generations girls has been captured beautifully in figure form – just look at those lovely arms and legs! (/ω＼)

The outfit flows outward matching with the twist in her body so nicely, and her silky black hair looks so beautiful!!

This figure marks the last in the New Generations Crystal Night Party series! The three will look so amazing displayed together!! ★

Uzuki Shimamura: Crystal Night Party Ver.!


Mio Honda: Crystal Night Party Ver.!


They all look lovely alone, but they are also designed to be displayed as a unit, so I can’t wait until I can display them all together!! (●´ω｀●)

But let’s back to Shiburin!

Just like the other two, the Crystal Night Party outfit is filled with frills that have all been sculpted so intricately! ♪

The sculpting of all parts of the outfit have been adapted to her movement with intricate little creases and twists all over the design, and the shading of the colors provide a depth to the outfit in all sorts of areas. The pose is a rather simple standing pose, but there are so many lovely details to lay your eyes upon!! ٩(๑òωó๑)۶

The paintwork for the figure was done once again by Good Smile Company’s Ekoshi, with the sculpting this time around done by Kirukiru!!

Shiburin’s sweetness comes out in her expression and pose!!

The slight nuances in her pose, the bend in her legs, slight tilt of her neck and gentle gaze… the movement captured in the figure is simply beautiful! The creases in her outfit also allow you to better picture her lovely body-line!! ♪

△ The beauty of figures! Look from any any angle you please!

But my personal favourite point about the figure…

Her Left Hand!!

I wish I could run up behind her and grab her hand!! It’s just begging to be held!! The creases in the glove at the wrist also add such an amazing level of realism!

The perfect outfit, body and smile for an idol…
Be sure to enjoy her charm in your collection!!
Rin Shibuya: Crystal Night Party Ver.!

She’ll be up for preorder from the 28th June!! ♥︎

Just like the first two in the series, preorders from the GOODSMILE ONLINE SHOP will include this special Special Staircase Stage Base as a bonus!♪

△The thickness of the stairs differs to create slightly different shades of pink! ♪

△ Connect all the bonuses together for a big base for all three members!

Be sure to consider it when preordering! (๑•̀ㅁ•́๑)✧

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Finally a quick notice!

The WONDERFUL HOBBY LIFE FOR YOU!! 24 site is open!!

You can see more information about this year’s Wonder Festival booth at the official page below!

■WONDERFUL HOBBY LIFE FOR YOU!!24 Special Site
http://whl4u.jp/en/


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（ ・∀・）　.｡oO（The full New Generations unit…)
oノ∧つ⊂）
(（ ・∀・）　.｡oO（… all together now!!!)
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と_）_））

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

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Nendoroid Luluco

Hello everyone, Kahotan here! (@gsc_kahotan)

I love having breakfast that includes thick-cut bacon, but most days I just end up eating sweet breads! They do say it’s good to get some sugars in the morning!

Anyway, today I’m going to be taking a look at…
Nendoroid Luluco!☆彡

From the anime series ‘Space Patrol Luluco’ comes a Nendoroid of the Space Patrol Officer that lives in OGIKUBO, Luluco! She comes with three face plates including a smiling expression, a surprised expression as well as a shocked expression allowing for all sorts of fun scenes from the series!

Optional parts include the ‘Keiji Quarter Pounder’ from when Luluco’s father Keiji was chopped up, a patrol light for her head, a trolley and a special large hand with the palm out to create a sense of perspective. Her side ponytail also comes in two different versions, allowing you to switch between the smooth and jagged appearances depending on the situation! Finally, a frozen version of Keiji is also included as a papercraft model, allowing you to place him on the trolley and create the memorable scene from the anime! Enjoy all sorts of fun scenes with the adorable Nendoroid Luluco!

Be sure to also check out Metamoroid Luluco, which will be up for preorder at the same time!

A Nendoroid of the Space Patrol Officer from OGIKUBO – Luluco!

From the anime series Space Patrol Luluco comes a Nendoroid of the normal middle school girl who lives in OGIKUBO – Luluco!! The highlighted hair and the cute way she ties it up to the side, the chequered mini-skirt and vest with a ribbon have all been faithfully converted into Nendoroid size! ٩( ‘ω’ )و
This is how she looks from the back!

△ The little tuft of hair tied up on the right is so very cute!

As you may have noticed in the first image, she comes with a special hand part to recreate the perspective of her famous pose! The hand is around three times bigger than a normal hand part!

You can find out more about the reason for this giant hand over on the GSC Lab blog who have been running a special series following the development of Nendoroid Luluco! (・∀・) (Japanese only)

⇒　Developing a Nendoroid #2

Anyway, let’s get back to today’s review with a look at Luluco’s other expressions! Luluco is well known to be rather expressive with her facial expressions, and these face plates really capture her nicely! ☆

– Surprised Expression –

“Let’s just go with you frozen!
I need to clock in to work!”

Recreate the scene in episode one where Luluco’s father Keiji needed a ride with her to the Space Patrol OGIKUBO headquarters on a trolley after becoming frozen!

The trolley is included, and a papercraft version of Keiji is included to recreate this scene which fits with the surprised expression perfectly! ★

– Shocked Expression –

“Should the Space Patrol really be acting like this?”

The perfect expression for how a middle school student should react to the General Manager’s rather abrupt reactions!

(Please… no… )

（´-`）.｡oO (I’m sure everyone can think of some good ways to use it!)

Moving on, let’s take a look at the included optional parts! We’ve already seen the trolley and papercraft Keiji that are included, but she also comes with…
– Keiji Quarter Pounder –

The reawakened version of Keiji thanks to the handiwork of the General Manager and Hissho! The little mouth-like thingy is even included! It’s so cute and tiny! ♪

You can even have her hold him if you balance it carefully! ε=(｡・д・｡)

△ A two-shot of father and daughter for the photo album! ♡

– Patrol Light –

The light that pops out her head and lets out a loud siren when there is a space crime going on!

It also works with the surprised expression so nicely! It attaches to the Nendoroid by a small piece of film that fits in-between the front and back hair parts! (‘-‘*)(,_,*) (‘-‘*)(,_,*)

△ You can see the siren part inside!!

This also means that you can connect it onto most other Nendoroids as well!

△ Nendoroid Rin joins the Space Patrol!

Whenever I see this patrol light I always think of the Awake! Judgment Gunmorphing!! voice! Those of you who want to enjoy Luluco in her Space Patrol suit as well can pick up this product too! ♪

Metamoroid Luluco!

⇒ Blog Review: Here

It can fully transform just like in the series! (/ω＼)

Both are going up for preorder tomorrow, so you can easily preorder them together! ((＞д＜))

Recreate all sorts of scenes with the fun expressions and optional parts!
Nendoroid Luluco!

She’ll be up for preorder tomorrow!!

I can’t wait for the last episode to air! I hope everyone enjoys it!! (σ・∀・)σ

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Finally a quick notice!

The WONDERFUL HOBBY LIFE FOR YOU!! 24 site is open!!

You can see more information about this year’s Wonder Festival booth at the official page below!

■WONDERFUL HOBBY LIFE FOR YOU!!24 Special Site
http://whl4u.jp/en/


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

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Metamoroid Luluco

Hello everyone, Kahotan here! (@gsc_kahotan)

What exactly counts as ones ‘first love’? Is it the first time you feel something for someone, or only once you start taking it seriously? Do you have to succeed?

But anyway, today I’m going to be taking a look at the second Metamoroid…
Metamoroid Luluco!

From the anime series ‘Space Patrol Luluco’ comes a transforming figure of the middle school student that lives in OGIKUGO – Luluco! The figure features Luluco dressed up in her Patrol Suit, but can miraculously transform into ‘Gun Mode’ for a completely different appearance! Transform her in the name of Justice!

Be sure to also check out Nendoroid Luluco, which will be up for preorder at the same time!
Awake!
　　Judgment

Gunmorphing!!

From Hiroyuki Imaishi’s latest original anime series ‘Space Patrol Luluco‘ comes a figure of the completely normal high school student herself – Luluco! The series is animated by TRIGGER, best known for their work on KILL la KILL and Little Witch Academia! ★

Each episode is only around seven minutes long making it a rather quick watch, but even so it is a lovely “Intergalactic First Love Story” filled with the energy that TRIGGER is so well known for! 

 ⇒ Space Patrol Luluco Official Site

 

Anyway, let’s get back to the figure, starting with a look from the back! ♪

△Even with the chibi design the back has nice attention to detail!

The arms are connected with a ball joint allowing them to move around into various different poses, and the elbows also have a point of articulation for poses with bent arms! The legs can also be moved left and right from the knees down which allows for various different nuances! ☆

As long as you can get her to balance you can display her in all sorts of poses! ♪

But that isn’t the main part of this figure! For those of you who don’t know, the Metamoroid series of figures feature the ability to transform into something else!

⇒ Metamoroid #1: Metamoroid wooser

Those of you who have seen the series will already know where this is going!! She transforms exactly like she does in the series!!

\ Ta-da! /

The best thing about the transformation is that no parts are added during the process whatsoever! The transformation is all done just with the figure as it is!! (੭ु ›ω‹ )੭ु⁾⁾

Let’s take a closer look at the transformation! ♪


▼ Remove the legs, belt, and air tank parts.

▼ Bent the head upward.

▼ Open her sides out.

▼Pull out the parts from her upper body.

▼ Spin the parts around with the legs!

▼ Adjust the direction of the arms.

▼ Reattach the leg parts.

▼ Reattach the air tank part.

▼ Slide the belt on.

★ COMPLETE! ★

It’s quite amazing transform her from human form into gun form without adding or removing any parts! Be sure to add your very own transforming Luluco to your collection… for Justice!!
Metamoroid Luluco!

She’ll be up for preorder from Friday the 24th June 2016!

But there is also another figure that will be joining her for preorders…!

I’ll be taking a look at her tomorrow!!

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Finally a quick notice!

The WONDERFUL HOBBY LIFE FOR YOU!! 24 site has been opened today!!

You can see more information about this year’s Wonder Festival booth at the official page below!

■WONDERFUL HOBBY LIFE FOR YOU!!24 Special Site
http://whl4u.jp/en/


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oノ∧つ⊂）
(（ ・∀・）　.｡oO（… on tomorrow’s blog!!)
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Planning Team / Kahotan / Twitter ID：@gsc_kahotan
English Updates: @gsc_kevin

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Mirai Kasuga -Million Spark!-

Hi everyone! Suwabe (@gsc_suwabe)  from the Corporate Planning Division here! I often have dreams of sparking to a million!

Today I’ll be taking a look at…

AQUAMARINE’s…
Mirai Kasuga -Million Spark!-

 

From the popular idol production game ‘THE IDOLM@STER MILLION LIVE!!’ comes a figure of Million Spark! Mirai Kasuga! She is posed with a microphone in hand and her right arm pointing up to the skies in an energetic pose that conveys the tension and elation of a live concert stage!

The glittering appearance of her carefully painted outfit has been preserved on the figure to recreate the sparkling appearance you’d expect of an idol on stage! The accessories such as the crown, belt and pendant have also all been faithfully included on the figure in lovely detail! Be sure to add the impressive Mirai to your stage!

She is so SHINY!
Her expression, outfit and even the smaller accessories… they’re all so SHINY!! ★☆★
Let’s start off with a quick spin! 
 
  
The figure is posed capturing the decisive moment of a live performance where Mirai shouts out to her fans!! You get to experience being in her audience whenever you like with this figure in your collection!
 
You’ll be able to get a nice full look at her from the official product photos once she is up for preorder, so I’m instead going to look at the finer details!
– Crown –

This was definitely the first thing I noticed when I saw the figure in person! If you look close you can even see the ‘Million Spark Live!’ letters have been sculpted onto the design!

The thing that surprised me the most were the tiny little arches that make up the shape of the crown! You can even see the more hat-like part inside the golden arches, which really gives off a stylish, regal look!

– Pendant –

 

The little pendant that brings out her neckline!

I’m really not sure just how well you can tell from the photo, but the pendant is so elaborate… even the little red star in the middle has been faithfully included!

– SHINY and SPARKLY!-

One of my best parts about the figure is the paintwork on the outfit!

As one would expect from an idol shining on the stage, her outfit is filled with sparkly silver parts that complement the design so effectively!

The white areas are covered in little silver sequins while the red areas have no sparklies, but instead a more enamel texture. The red belt also has a slightly different texture to differentiate it from the rest of the outfit! (I’m sure this outfit is going to give the manufacturing team trouble though…!)

– SMOOTH and SILKY-

The top and soles of the boots are so smooth and silky!

As much as I wanted to slide my fingers on the shiny redness, I’m allowed to with the prototype… so I’ll have to wait for the final product just like everyone else!


The outfit also allows a nice look at her flank!
Personally my best part of the figure!! (｀･ω･´)

If you asked me what exactly I like about it I don’t think I could answer…. I just do! That’s what it means to like something!

The golden star buckle on her belt also really stands out and matches with the other golden parts of her outfit nicely! It’s always so much fun to see the figure version of an illustration – I notice so many more things!!

– Microphone –

 You can’t be an idol without a microphone, and Mirai’s is included with lovely detail! You can just imagine her singing!!

Add the sparkling Mirai to your collection!!♪
Mirai Kasuga -Million Spark!-

Up for preorder from Thursday the 23rd June 2016!

Plus, a Million Spark! version of Haruka Amami is also in production! Look forward to more news about her soon!! ♡

Anyway that’s all for today!
I hope to see you all again next week! (*´ω`*)

Suwabe / twitterID：＠gsc_suwabe
English Updates: @gsc_kevin

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1/6th Scale Galko

Today’s Main Feature!

Hello everyone, Kahotan here! (@gsc_kahotan)

Today I’m going to be taking a look at Max Factory’s 1/6th Scale…
Galko!

From the anime series ‘Please Tell Me! Galko-chan’ comes a 1/6th scale figure of the main character, Galko! She has been sculpted wearing an early summer school uniform – a long-sleeved button shirt with the sleeves rolled up and a yellow vest worn over the top. Her school bag is also filled with key-chains to capture Galko’s unique fashion! All the aspects of her outfit have been sculpted down to the smallest of details.

In addition, her characteristic hairstyle has been carefully sculpted strand by stand to faithfully recreate its appearance from the series, and she also comes with optional parts that allow you to display her wearing her glasses! The figure also comes with a special base designed in the image of a staircase in a school building to bring out the atmosphere of the series even more!

Galko as a huge 1/6th scale figure!!

From the popular anime series ‘Please Tell Me! Galko-chan’ comes a scale figure of Galko herself! ☆

Her light and fluffy hair, elaborate eye make-up, cute moe fangs and rather large body for a high school student have all been sculpted in detail to capture all of Galko’s unique charms! (๑•̀ㅂ•́)و✧

△ The creases in her loose sleeves and slack in her vest are lovely!

But her hair really needs a special mention!

Each and every stand of her loose, twirling hair has been sculpted in such detail… the unique style from the original manga has really been preserved nicely! Though I’m sure these details are going to give the manufacturing team a lot of trouble!

Let’s stop here for a second to try get a better idea of the size of this figure! She is a 1/6th scale which is bigger than you might imagine – here she is displayed next to my iPhone6s for scale! (・ω・)/

I hope that gave you a better feeling for her size!

Not only is she 1/6th scale, but the twisted pose also gives the figure a nice dynamic appearance that really makes her stand out! Plus she also comes with a special staircase base that gives the figure even more height than a normal 1/6th scale figure, and also lets you enjoy her from all sorts of different angles with ease!

Speaking of size…!! (/ω＼)

That impressive bosom that was brought up many times in the series!

The way her breasts lift up the vest creating those creases and the shadows they cast! The tight yet soft looking appearance is just perfect!!  (I’m sure you can get a good feeling for the size by comparing them to wooser is approximately 3cm in diameter!) 

Also take note of her bangs as they gently float over her eyebrows… or the way her wrist pressing lightly into her side to show just how soft that chest is…

Even after changing the angle one’s eyes tend to drift to her chest, but there are lots of other details to notice, so let’s take a look at a few! ♪

– Ribbon –

The ribbon is a part of her school uniform!

Those who wore one of these at school will know about the adjuster at the very top which has been faithfully sculpted on the figure! You normally wouldn’t see the fastener, but when you wear the ribbon this loose… well, let’s just say that the figure certainly has a degree of realism to it in that sense! ★

– School Bag –

The colorful straps and charms that decorate her bag really show off the more girly side of Galko’s personality! Each of the straps are all so lovely and detailed too – you can even read the ‘Soica’ on her train pass card! (σ・∀・)σ

– Glasses –

As you might have noticed in the product description, she also comes with her red-frame glasses as optional parts for those who prefer Galko-chan in glasses mode! (●´ω｀●)

The figure really is filled with highlights, but personally the area that really catches my attention is the lovely pink shading on her knees! (੭ु ›ω‹ )੭ु⁾

The reverse side of her knees are also so nicely sculpted with such lovely bumps and shadows… they just make you want to run your fingers along!!

△ Even the handrails and stairs have nice detail!

Be sure to enjoy her from all sorts of angles once she joins your collection!

This would be the angle when walking up behind her on the stairs!

The fluttering of the skirt, back of her knees and those thighs… not to mention what wooser is hiding is all perfectly visible from this angle!! Be sure to add her to your collection!!
The 1/6th Scale…
Galko!

She will be up for preorder from tomorrow!

Plus, orders from the GOODSMILE ONLINE SHOP will include this Original B2 Poster as a bonus!!

△ Original B2 Poster

Be sure to consider it when preordering! (⌯¤̴̶̷̀ω¤̴̶̷́)✧

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Finally a quick notice! ♪

Another product that is going up for preorder tomorrow is a special stand alone version of the…
Nendoroid More: Panzer IV Ausf. D (H Spec)!

△ It was previously sold as a set, but now is a stand alone product!

The tank does of course allow Nendoroid Petites…

… to ride inside! ♥︎

Don’t forget that the Girls und Panzer Nendoroid Petites are also currently up for preorder as a rerelease! ♪

△ Total of 11 to collect… including one secret figure!

Plus! This is just the start of a new series!
The Nendoroid More: Tank Series!!

The Carro Veloce CV-33  and the T-34/85 are currently in development and there are more also planned to join them soon! Stay tuned for more info! ♡

Last but not least, the figma Vehicles: Panzer IV Ausf. H “D-Spec” is also currently up for rerelease! Orders close on the 22nd June, so don’t miss out!!

△ Pre-built and features twin motors allowing it to drive it forward!


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(（ ・∀・）　.｡oO（… Lun!!)
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Planning Team / Kahotan / Twitter ID：@gsc_kahotan
English Updates: @gsc_kevin

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