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NAMCO Arcade Machine Collection (Tank Battalion / PAC-MAN / Galaga / Galaxian / RALLY-X)

Hello everyone, Kahotan here! (@gsc_kahotan)

We’ve reached the months of the year where a cup of warm tea really hits the spot! Because of that my percentage of Japanese snacks has increased quite substantially! (Mostly dango!)

Anyway, today I’m going to be taking a look at one of FREEing’s items that went up for preorder earlier today…

NAMCO Arcade Machine Collection
(Tank Battalion / PAC-MAN / Galaga / Galaxian / RALLY-X)!

Legendary NAMCO brand arcade game machines are being transformed into 1/12th scale miniatures! The game line-up includes classic games such as Tank Battalion, PAC-MAN, Galaga, Galaxian and RALLY-X!

Using the original designs of the arcade machines the shape and size together with the placement of the joysticks and buttons and even the artwork have all been miniaturized as faithfully as possible! The machines can easily be used together with 1/12th scale figures to have your favourite figures playing the classic NAMCO games!

*Each sold separately

Legendary arcade game machines recreated in detailed miniature size!

I’m sure there are many figure fans out there that will remember these arcade machines! They have all been faithfully converted into 1/12th scale miniature size for fans to enjoy as is, or to display with similar sized figures such as figmas! ★

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The actual frame of the machines are obviously made to look just like the originals, but that’s not all! The actual screen, the position of the buttons and even the area to insert the coins are all intricately made and faithful to the original machines!!

These are all ‘upright’ video arcade machines, which simply means they are made to be played while standing! It brings back memories of the retro games from the movie ‘Wreck-It Ralph’ for me! (∩・∀・)∩

The line-up includes these five games!

– Tank Battalion –

– PAC-MAN –

– Galaga –

– Galaxian –

– RALLY-X –

（。´-`）.｡oO（ I know of PAC-MAN and Galaga thanks to the movie Pixels, but I honestly don’t know anything about the other three… but they are so colorful and the 8-bit graphics look so cute!）

This should give a better idea of the size! ♪

▲ The 1/12 scale matches with figma figures nicely! ☆

The joysticks and buttons on the machines have all been elaborately included on the designs, so posing the machines with someone to play on them creates a rather realistic scene!

▲ I can just imagine the clicky-clacky sounds of the joystick moving!

Plus if you line-up a number of the machines you can recreate a complete game arcade for your figures!! This should allow for all sorts of fun situations in the figure world!! ヽ(゜∀゜ヽ 三 ノ゜∀゜)ノ

▼Here we have The Thinker carefully thinking which game to play with his ¥100 coin!

▼ “Man… this guy is good!” The kind of thing most people think when watching someone play.

As you can see they are awesome to display just by themselves, but using them as accessories to figures can create a lovely world for your figures to come alive in! (/ω＼)

Add some classic arcade games to your figure collection!

NAMCO Arcade Machine Collection!
(Tank Battalion / PAC-MAN / Galaga / Galaxian / RALLY-X)

Currently up for preorder! ♥

⇒ PRODUCT DETAILS

Orders from the GOODSMILE ONLINE SHOP are open until the 20th October 2016 at 12:00JST! Don’t miss out! ε=(｡・д・｡)

GOODSMILE ONLINE SHOP Links:

→ NAMCO Arcade Machine Collection: Tank Battalion
→ NAMCO Arcade Machine Collection: PAC-MAN
→ NAMCO Arcade Machine Collection: Galaga
→ NAMCO Arcade Machine Collection: Galaxian
→ NAMCO Arcade Machine Collection: RALLY-X

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Nendoroid Tatsumaki (One-Punch Man)

Today’s Main Feature!

Hello everyone, Kahotan here! (@gsc_kahotan)

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

From the popular anime series ‘One-Punch Man’ comes a Nendoroid of the S-Class Rank 2 superhero, the ‘Tornado of Terror’ Tatsumaki! She comes with both a calm, collected and rather mysterious standard expression as well as a combat expression for battle scenes.

Her naturally curly green hair also comes with an interchangeable version to display the hair more ruffled up after using her esper abilities. She also includes some debris to control with her esper powers allowing you to recreate some psychic action scenes from the series!

The ‘Tornado of Terror’ that defeats monsters with her supernatural powers!

A youthful appearance, selfish personality and S-Class Rank 2 Esper abilities – the ‘Tornado of Terror’ Tatsumaki is joining the Nendoroids! Her characteristic naturally curly green hair, black dress that shows off her legs rather boldly and those sharp eyes that give her a confident air have all been transformed into Nendoroid size so perfectly!

The curly hair has of course been faithfully included all the way around the back as well! Let’s take a closer look!!

Looking from this angle though the first thing I notice isn’t her hair, but instead the way her dress fits so closely to her body!! Even as a Nendoroid you can make out her curves from under the dress!! The very first photo also showed this off nicely as you can even see her belly button thanks to the tight dress!!

You really need to experience the lovely sculpting with your own two eyes… and hands!!

Her outfit shows off her legs very nicely and she also comes with bent leg parts which along with the Nendoroid stand allow you to pose her flying through the air! ♪

▲（´-`） .｡o○ （You can almost see more than I should be showing…!)

Hmm…? But how many of you have noticed that something else has also changed with this pose?!

Tatsumaki comes with an alternate hair part!!

Two different front hair parts are included – the left one is to display her making use of her supernatural powers while the one on the right is her standard hair!! You simply need to swap out the parts for the more ruffled appearance of her hair when she uses her powers!!

But that’s not all!!

The sides and back of her hair also come with a set of interchangeable parts to match the ruffled up look from the front to complete the alternate look! ★

Simply switch out the parts that match your pose best!! For example, here we have Tatsumaki in full battle mode with all the ruffled hair parts attached together with her combat expression!!

The Nendoroid also comes with a selection of debris parts each with their own little stands which you can pose together with Tatsumaki to pose her using her telekinesis!

▲ Even the back side of the debris is lovely and detailed! (・∀・)

She also looks great posed as if throwing out just one of the pieces of debris – a quick battle scene that would look great posed with other Nendoroids! ♪

Simply pose the Tornado of Terror however you think she looks best! ♥

Plus you can also pose her with the previously released Nendoroids from the series to bring out the One-Punch Man atmosphere even more!  (●´Д｀●)ﾉ

▲ Recreate that scene together with Nendoroid Saitama!

Plus, Nendoroid Genos: Super Movable Edition is scheduled to be released in December 2016!

He’ll be joining your collection soon! ε=(｡・д・｡)

Be sure to add the adorable S-class superhero to your collection! ♥

Nendoroid Tatsumaki!

She’ll be up for preorder from tomorrow!

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

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Yukino Yukinoshita: Kimono Ver. (My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU!)

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

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

SOUYOKUSHA’s 1/6th Scale Figure:
Yukino Yukinoshita: Kimono Ver.!

Love at first sight! Yukinon dressed in a lovely kimono!

From the popular anime series ‘My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU TOO!’ comes a 1/6th scale figure of Yukino Yukinoshita wearing a kimono! Her long black hair matches with the purple kimono beautifully and her lovely face and curves can be enjoyed from various different angles!

The intricate coloring of the kimono and carefully designed cherry blossom print on her Japanese umbrella all come together to create a stunning figure of Yukinon for fans to add to their collection! Make sure you don’t miss out!

The President of the Service Club is most commonly remembered wearing her school uniform, but now you can enjoy Yukino’s beautiful looks in a lovely kimono together with a Japanese umbrella that gives the figure such a lovely balance! Plus she also comes with a lovely fluffy white base!!

So… beautiful!! (/_;)

She has a rather wistful, listless look to her eyes, but once you look into them you just can’t seem to look away! I hope that same feeling manages you reach everyone through their screens!! I can just imagine how things would end if I met someone like this in the rain…

This is how she looks from the back! ▼

The detail of the cherry blossom pattern on her umbrella looks beautiful, with ever so slightly colored petals creating a treat for the eyes! You can also see her beautiful legs sticking out from the back! If we move in a little closer…

Those creases around her bottom!!

The arms and legs that peek out from the kimono with the fabric falling around them is really something that can only be enjoyed because she is wearing a kimono!!

Also note the dainty little fingers!! ▼

Even the finger nails have been painted with a light pink that brings out her feminine side!

Ah, such a lovely flowing kimono…!

Dressed in a kimono with an umbrella out, falling down to her knees with her legs coming out of the kimono showing a fair amount of skin! How on earth did she get into this situation?! Not that I’m complaining! In fact, I send out my thanks to the sculptor!!

Another bit of lovely detail – the flowers on the sash!

All of the little flowers are so detailed, and even each feature different gradient paintwork!! This is going to be a mission to manufacture!!

Personally I quite enjoyed this angle! A slightly upward gaze that gets you a nice look at her lovely legs!

Will you accept the club president’s service?

SOUYOKUSHA’s 1/6th Scale…
Yukino Yukinoshita: Kimono Ver.

Up for preorder from the 21st September!

You’ll have to wait until next week to preorder her!

Anyway that’s all from me for today! I hope I’ll be able to see you all again…

 

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Nendoroid Lin Setsu A (Thunderbolt Fantasy)

Hello everyone, Kahotan here! (@gsc_kahotan)

For some reason whenever I visit Taiwan it always seems to be raining! I’ve been there four times now and every single time there as been rain! (°Д°；≡°Д°；)

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

Nendoroid Lin Setsu A!

From the martial-arts fantasy glove puppetry series ‘Thunderbolt Fantasy Sword Seekers’ comes a Nendoroid of the mysterious and elegant Lin Setsu A! The Nendoroid comes with three different face plates including a standard expression with a refined look, a chibi expression based the character drawn by Yuupon as well as beautiful expression based on the actual glove puppet used in the series!

Optional parts include his pipe together with special smoke effect parts as well as a little white bird for him to send his bird messages! Enjoy the mysterious Lin Setsu A in your collection!

The mysterious Lin Setsu A the ‘Enigmatic Gale’ is joining the Nendoroids!

From the popular martial-arts fantasy glove puppetry series that is currently being broadcast and is quickly reaching its climax, ‘Thunderbolt Fantasy Sword Seekers’ comes a Nendoroid of the mysterious, graceful and good-looking Lin Setsu A! His beautiful white and blue outfit with touches of red has been beautifully converted into Nendoroid size, keeping that high-class, elegant charm that was included on the original puppets in the series! ヽ(´∀`｡)ﾉ

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By the way, ‘Enigmatic Gale’ is the name he is known by, and the name ‘Kichou’ is a fake name he uses in the series! I see many people get confused as to what his name is, but the characters actual name is  Lin Setsu A! (Which just to confuse things even more is Lin Xue Ya if you use the Chinese readings instead of the Japanese readings!)

Anyway, let’s get back to the Nendoroid! ヽ(ﾟ∀ﾟヽ 三 ﾉﾟ∀ﾟ)ﾉ

The lovely long ponytail is fitted with a Nendoroid joint which allows you to match the flow of his hair with various different poses!  (｡･ω･)ﾉﾞ

He also comes with his pipe together with special spoke effect parts that really bring out the character nicely! The gentle swaying of the smoke together with the calm yet mysterious smile… it creates such a lovely image of Lin Setsu A!! ♡

▲ Deceiving both friends and foe! Yet you can’t help but like him!

But let’s take a look at the other face plates that he comes with! ♪

First, a Chibi Expression!

This expression was based on the chibi character drawn by Yuupon from Nitroplus!! The cute eyes have such a characteristic look! ♥

The difference between this expression and the previous one is also a very enjoyable contrast!

Plus as you can see he also comes with one of the little birds that he often calls in the series! The little bird in Nendoroid size is also so very adorable!! ♪

▲ The strangely round appearance is cute! (੭ु ›ω‹ )੭ु⁾⁾♡

Onto his third expression…

A Puppet Expression! 

This expression is based directly on the appearance of the actual glove puppet from the series! The thick lips are certainly the most noticeable point, but the whole expression is just filled with the same style as the puppet from the series! I personally love those thick, straight eyebrows!!

His eyes have slightly more detail to them which gives him a very impactful appearance! Using this expression you could even make your own Nendoroid-sized glove puppet-like shows!

Recreate all sorts of fun scenes from the series with the Nendoroid! Be sure to add the ‘Enigmatic Gale’ to your collection!♪

Nendoroid Lin Setsu A!

Currently up for preorder!

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Plus there are currently a number of Thunderbolt: Sword Seekers goods that are up for preorder at the same time!

Nendoroid Plus: Thunderbolt Fantasy Rubber Strap Set – Lin Setsu A and Syou Fu Kan

Nendoroid Plus: Thunderbolt Fantasy Japanese Teacup

Nendoroid Plus: Thunderbolt Fantasy Pouch with Charm

Thunderbolt Fantasy Bandana

Thunderbolt Fantasy Folding Fans

Thunderbolt Fantasy Collectable Post Cards

Be sure to check them all out! ☆

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Also don’t forget about the Thunderbolt Fantasy collaboration cafe currently being run at the GOODSMILE x animate cafe! ♥

There are lots of exclusive items and a menu based on the characters from the series! Don’t miss out!

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Nendoroid Chuya Nakahara (Bungo Stray Dogs)

Hello everyone, Kahotan here! (@gsc_kahotan)

I have plans to make great use of my Kindle during the upcoming long Autumn nights! It’s so amazing that we live in a world where you can get a whole new book with just the click of a button!!

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

From the anime series ‘Bungo Stray Dogs’ comes a Nendoroid of Chuya Nakahara, one of the executives of the Port Mafia that have strong control over the ports! He comes with three face plates including his standard expression, a belligerent combat expression as well as a humiliated angry expression.

The long black coat he wears over his shoulders as well as his hat can both be removed for different posing options. Optional parts include his knife to place him in poses that show him off as the strongest martial artist in the Mafia, and he even comes with parts that allow you to pose him with walking pigeon-toed just as Osamu predicted! Be sure to display him with the previously announced Nendoroid Osamu Dazai!

Chuya Nakahara. Ability: “For the Tainted Sorrow”.

One of the executives of the Port Mafia who can’t stand Osamu Dazai – Chuya Nakahara is joining the Nendoroids! His rather short stature as well as the toying expression ready to play with his opponents have all been faithfully included on the Nendoroid design! The wavy red hair and stylish black outfit also look great in Nendoroid size! ♪

This is how he looks from the back!

The jacket is sculpted blowing about in the wind which makes him look stylish and awesome even from the back! Plus the sleeves are fitted with joints allowing you to move them around slightly to match various different poses with ease! (/ω＼)

While he looks amazing alone, displaying him in confrontation with Nendoroid Osamu Dazai allows for even more fun!! ☆

▲ You can just imagine their voices!

Anyway, let’s move on by taking a look at his alternate face plates!

– Combat Expression –

A figure that captures his belligerent side with small, serious pupils as he heads into combat! He also comes with bent leg parts as well as a knife to hold in his hand to really complete the attack scene! ☆

Plus as you can tell from the photo above, the jacket on his shoulders can also be removed for a rather different appearance! In addition to that, his hat can also be removed allowing for even more posing opportunities!

With the jacket removed you can get a nice look at this rolled-up sleeves, waistcoat and back! (∩・∀・)∩

▲ He also comes with bare hand parts! ♪

Even though the outfit is so small in Nendoroid size the little details such as the creases in his gloves have been so carefully sculpted!

The tight body line normally hidden by the overcoat is filled with highlights to enjoy!! Be sure to take a nice close look once he joins your collection! ♪

– Angry Expression –

A face taken directly from the scene where he is outwitted by Osamu Dazai! ε=(｡・д・｡)

It’s called an angry face, but there is also a certain amount of embarrassment in the expression that really brings out the sore loser side of his personality!!

▲ Chuya angry at having his hat stolen!

Plus as you can see in the photo above, if you pose him with two bent legs you can make a pigeon-toed pose which fans might remember from the series! ｡:.ﾟヽ(´∀`｡)ﾉﾟ.:｡+ﾟ

Recreate all sorts of scenes from the series with the various included parts and expressions! From his tough smile, to his combat mode or even his cute angry expression! ☆

Nendoroid Chuya Nakahara!

He’ll be up for preorder from tomorrow!!

Plus, orders from the GOODSMILE ONLINE SHOP will include a Nendoroid Plus Rubber Strap: Chuya Nakahara as a bonus!

▲ Nendoroid Plus Rubber Strap: Chuya Nakahara

Be sure to consider it when preordering! ヽ(*´Д｀*)ﾉ

On a related note, this product is scheduled to release later this month!!★

Picktam! Bungo Stray Dogs!

The characters from ‘Bungo Stray Dogs’ are joining the Picktam! series of rubber straps with exchangeable expressions! The line-up features eight different characters including Atsushi Nakajima, Osamu Dazai, Doppo Kunikida, Ranpo Edogawa, Junichiro Tanizaki, Kenji Miyazawa, Ryunosuke Akutagawa and Chuya Nakahara! Each character’s face part had two sides each with a different expression, allowing you to pick the one that suits your mood best each day!

▲ September 2016 Release / ¥648 Each (Before Tax)

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Ikumi Mito

Hi everyone! Suwabe (@gsc_suwabe) from the Corporate Planning Division here! Today I’m writing this blog as there was something I just had to show everyone…

The 1/8th Scale Ikumi Mito!

From the anime series ‘Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma: The Second Plate’ comes a 1/8th scale figure of the meat cooking specialist, Ikumi Mito! She has been sculpted based on her reaction scene from the Totsuki Tea Ceremony and Cooking Academy’s Autumn Elections curry round, where she prepared a Dongpo Pork Curry Don.

Ikumi is dressed in a military uniform in a confident pose that shows exactly why she is known as the ‘Meat General’! In addition, she also comes with an alternate upper body with her top removed to reveal a swimsuit, showing off her impressive body for fans to enjoy by their side!

Looking good…

Looking good!!

Looking so good!!

She looks amazing no matter what angle you look from!!

The tight-fitting military outfit captures the curves of her glamorous body to a tee! The carefully sculpted creases in the outfit also bring out a lovely sex appeal to her chest, waist, hips and bottom!!

▼This angle makes her look even more beautiful!

One of the most difficult thing to achieve when creating figures is to keep the character looking perfectly natural no matter what angle you look from – just like a real person. Ikumi has really achieved this so perfectly – I cannot find an angle that doesn’t have her looking amazing!

▼A close-up of her boots to prove I wasn’t just taking photos of her body!

High-laced leather boots! A bit of a rugged choice of shoes that suits the ‘Meat General’ theme that brings the figure together so nicely! But then we move into the included interchangeable parts that brings the figure together even more for me!!

An alternate upper body!! Swimsuit Mode!!

The fact that her lower body is still dressed in uniform while the upper body takes such a sexy turn somehow really gets my imagination going…

The expression overflowing with confidence together with her stunning beauty… the way the straps sink into the side of her ample bosom… I can’t help but feel a little envious.

It also seems like her pants are a little loose creating a little gap!! I want to see inside! Let me see inside!! The sensual pose with her hips twisted just adds to the overall appeal too!! I’m so glad that her choice of swimsuit was one with straps like this!! 

(ΦωΦ) Oooh~!

From the back you can see what kind of swimsuit she is wearing below as well!

Be sure to add the ‘Meat General’ to your collection! She comes complete with two different posing options, meaning she has some really impressive volume… in more ways than one! ♥

The 1/8th Scale Ikumi Mito!

AVAILABLE FOR PREORDER NOW!

Orders at the GOODSMILE ONLINE SHOP are available until the 28th September 2016 at 21:00JST!

→ Ikumi Mito (GOODSMILE ONLINE SHOP)

 

Anyway that’s all from me for today! I hope to see you all again soon!

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Nendoroid Akari Akaza, Nendoroid Kyoko Toshino and Nendoroid After Parts Rerelease!

Hello everyone, Kahotan here! (@gsc_kahotan)

I am just about to board the plane back to Japan! I have been in Taiwan over the weekend to attend a Thunderbolt Fantasy event that was held here!!

Anyway, today I’m going to be taking a look at a selection of products that have recently been announced for rerelease!

Nendoroid Akari Akaza &
Nendoroid Kyoko Toshino! ♥

Nendoroid Akari Akaza
From the popular anime series ‘YuruYuri’ comes a rerelease of the kind and gentle Nendoroid Akari Akaza – still trying to get noticed as the main character!

Akari is dressed in her Nanamori Middle School uniform and comes with a number of extra parts that help you recreate popular scenes from the series including the opening scene at the beginning of the first season, the rather embarrassing scene where Akari first introduces herself and even the kiss scene where something rather important is taken from her! Her hair buns can also be taken off, and together with the included effect parts you can recreate the ‘Hair Bazooka’ scene!

Nendoroid Kyoko Toshino
From the anime series ‘YuruYuri Nachuyachumi!’ comes a rerelease of the flamboyant member of the Amusement Club – Nendoroid Kyoko Toshino! She comes with three face plates including her standard smiling expression, an expression with sparking eyes for her encounters with rum-raisin ice-cream as well as the American comic-based expression that appeared in the original manga!

Optional parts include a spoon and ice-cream that allow you to pose her enjoying her favorite rum-raisin ice cream as well as parts which display her taking the poses of ‘Magical Girl Mirakurun’! She also comes with long-sleeve parts to recreate her Winter uniform! Be sure to display her with Nendoroid Akari Akaza who is being rereleased at the same time!

Two of the Amusement Club members from Nanamori Middle School are coming back to the Nendoroid series! ♪

Akari is Nendoroid number 268, while Kyoko is number 479!

It feels like just the other day they were first released and yet now the series is already well over 600 in number!! Time flies so fast!! For those who haven’t been keeping up with the latest released, the highest number to be announced so far is Nendoroid Hatsune Miku: Magical Mirai 2016 Ver. which was Nendoroid number 673! (´□｀｡)

Back to the YuruYuri Nendoroids, one of my favorite poses with these two is to use Akari’s arms on Kyoko together with the ‘Akkariii~n’ background sheet to create this scene…
“I am the true main character!”

You can easily pose Kyoko taking Akari’s place while she falls off to the side with the incredible expression of utter hopelessness…

These Nendoroids are a load of fun by themselves but as you can see having both opens up so many more possibilities!! ★

▲ This expression was captured so perfectly for the Nendoroid!

Akari comes with her Winter uniform, but Kyoko comes with interchangeable parts which can change the uniform into the Summer version!

▲ Akari can hold the want to become Mirakurun herself!

The background you can see in these photos is based on the clubroom for the Amusement Club, and is included as the inner cardboard sheet of Akari’s packaging! ヽ(ﾟ∀ﾟヽ 三 ﾉﾟ∀ﾟ)ﾉ

It’s amazing how much more the atmosphere of the series comes out when you display them together with the background! I highly recommend making use of it if you add them to your collection! ♪

Plus, another item that has been announced for rerelease is none other than the Nendoroid More: After Parts 01, which you can use to create Angel Akari and Devil Kyoko!! ヽ(*´Д｀*)ﾉ━ｨ

I figured this would look good, but I never expected it to work quite as well as it did!! They look so adorable like this and Kyoko’s hand for holding the staff works perfectly for the devil pitchfork!!

By the way, the After Parts 01 has special extension parts for the wings that allows them to be used on characters with long hair!! Kyoko is making use of the attachment part for this photo!

▲ Looking from the back you can see where the attachment!

Characters with shorter hair can simply attach the wings to the connecting point on the back, but those with longer hair will be need to have this attachment! It still looks very natural from the front! (∩・∀・)∩

In addition to the parts above, the Nendoroid More: After Parts 02 are also going up for rerelease! That set features cat and bunny ears!! Be sure to check them both out below! ☆

⇒ Nendoroid More: After Parts 01

⇒ Nendoroid More: After Parts 02

*Certain parts may not be compatible with certain Nendoroids, depending on the character design.

Great to display with these two Nendoroids who are both so adorable and great to display together!

Nendoroid Akari Akaza &
Nendoroid Kyoko Toshino!

All currently up for preorder! (●‘∀‘●)ﾉ”

Orders from the GOODSMILE ONLINE SHOP are open until the 5th October 2016 at 21:00JST!! Make sure you don’t miss out!!

　⇒　Nendoroid Akari Akaza
　⇒　Nendoroid Kyoko Toshino

Make sure you don’t miss out this time around! You might not get another chance!! ♪

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Bismarck Kai

Today’s Main Feature!

Hello everyone, Kahotan here! (@gsc_kahotan)

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

From the popular browser game ‘Kantai Collection -KanColle-‘ comes a 1/8th scale figure of the name ship of the Bismarck-class battleships – Bismarck! Her classic pose from the game has been carefully converted into a figure that preserves the feeling of her dashing forward with a lovely dynamic pose.

The powerful ship parts that also boast being the largest of all the German ships in the game have been completely included and feature a heavy appearance through meticulous paintwork. Her hat can be attached and removed for a slightly different appearance, and the ship parts are articulated at various points allowing for all sorts of fun to be had posing even on a scale figure! Be sure to display her with the previously announced Prinz Eugen who is scheduled to be released in January next year!

“Guten Tag. I am the nameship of the Bismarck-class battleships – Bismarck. Don’t forget that name.”

The nameship of the Dutch Bismarck-class Super-dreadnoughts, Bismarck is becoming a scale figure in her upgraded ‘Kai’ form! The black and red color scheme of her Kai version gives her such a stylish appearance that has been preserved on the figure perfectly! The red paint on the top of the turrets and the Balkenkreuz design on her red arm band also stand out really nicely! ♪

But the first thing to note is of course her impressively sized ship parts!! (∩・∀・)∩

This is the kind of firepower that shows what it means to be a super-dreadnought!!


▲ Most of her body is covered up by the ship parts from the back!

The figure is placed in a somewhat forward-bent posture which gives the figure a really impactful dynamic appearance!

Looking at her from the sides gives an even better feeling for the sheer volume of the ship parts!


▲ This angle… so close and yet you can’t quite see too much!

But the size is certainly not the only highlight! The amount of detail on the ship parts is such a pleasure to look at!

Look at the details on the ship deck!

All the little details about the ship have been included on the design, preserving the dignified and beautiful look you’d expect from German-engineering! ヽ(ﾟ∀ﾟヽ 三 ﾉﾟ∀ﾟ)ﾉ

But there is still another aspect to these ship parts that makes them even more amazing! They don’t just look great…

They are also articulated!

They can move in all sorts of different ways too! Each of the turrets on the cannons has it’s own articulation, and all of the cannons can also be rotated to various different angles! This means you can create all sorts of different combat poses for Bismarck!! (●‘∀‘●)ﾉ”


▲ The possibilities are endless!

In other words, not only do you get to see the usual high quality sculpt and careful attention to textures and detail that comes with a scale figure… you also get to enjoy moving the parts around and creating a little bit of action for Bismarck!! ☆

In addition to all the moving parts, her hat can also be removed for a rather different appearance! The choice is up to you, Admiral! ♪

▲ Without the hat she looks a little big… younger!

Anyway, most of this blog has been focusing on the amazing ship parts… but Bismarck herself also looks amazing, with a body ready to contend with the very best!! (/ω＼)

Her bosom boasts an impressive size and yet still has a rather dignified appearance!

Her bare back shows off the bumps of her shoulder blades!

And perhaps my personal favourite…

Her Kneecaps!

It’s not just that the knees have such a nice round, shiny appearance but the fact that you can actually make out the bones of her knee!! That shape you can only really achieve with a bent leg has been captured on the figure so brilliantly, and the long socks that cover up the knee only make it look all the more amazing!!

Be sure to take a nice close look and a nice good feel of all the details once she joins your collection! I personally recommend running your fingers along the perfect curves of her legs!! (｡･ω･)ﾉﾞ

Add the powerful super-dreadnought to your collection!
Bismarck Kai!

She’ll be up for preorder from the 13th September 2016!

Keep your eyes on the Good Smile Company website for more information!

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Nendoroid Hatsune Miku: Magical Mirai 2016 Ver.

Today’s Main Feature!

Hello everyone, Kahotan here! (@gsc_kahotan)

Today I’m going to be taking a look at…
Nendoroid Hatsune Miku: Magical Mirai 2016 Ver.!

From the ‘Character Vocal Series 01:Hatsune Miku’ comes a Nendoroid of Hatsune Miku wearing her outfit from the main illustration of the Magical Mirai 2016 event! She comes with both a smiling face plate as if happily singing as well as a cute winking face plate. A microphone stand as well as the ‘Cube’ from her illustration are also included as optional parts.
Enjoy the adorable, futuristic Miku illustrated by LENA[A-7] in Nendoroid size!

Infinitely connecting to the future!

The special version of Miku illustrated by LENA[A-7] for the Magical Mirai 2016 event is being transformed into an adorable Nendoroid for fans to add to their Miku collections!! This version of Miku has a lovely white and black outfit mixed in with the normal Miku color which creates a rather mature looking version of Miku, but it certainly still has a cute side – for example, take a look at the big black ribbon in her hair!!!

You can find more details about the product over on the product page: http://www.goodsmile.info/en/product/5925/

Her adorable expression is one thing, but just look at all the details put into her outfit as well! All the little accessories have had such careful attention given to them! Look at the little pink mark painted onto her gloves, or the wires that make up her hair accessories!! Plus just look at her feet!!

▲ You can even see the ribbons on the inside of the dress behind the frills! ♡

The heel, underside of her feet and even the way the boots hold over at the top all make for such a unique design! You really need to see the little details for yourself to truly appreciate the craftsmanship that has gone into this little Nendoroid!

As you may have also noticed, the outfit makes use of different paint to separate the fabric of the outfit from the various other textures! You can see the difference in textures though the use of glossy and flat paints! It really brings the figure to life!!ヽ(●´Д｀●)ﾉ

The first of her optional parts is this cute microphone stand which has a matching black ribbon tied onto it!

Plus, the ‘CUBE‘ often associated with the Magical Mirai event is also included with the Nendoroid!! ♪

You can even pose her holding onto the microphone section of the stand like this which makes it look like she is preforming right in front of you! (´□｀｡)

As usual, the twin-tails are fitted with Nendoroid joints which means you can easily match the movement of her hair to all sorts of different poses!

The twin-tails also have a bit of a curl to them at the end which provides even more of a dynamic feeling to the figure!

Plus as I’m sure you’ve already noticed, she comes with this adorable second face plate…

A Winking Expression! ♥

Be sure to add the cute electronic diva to your collection!

Nendoroid Hatsune Miku: Magical Mirai 2016 Ver.!

She is currently up for preorder!! ☆

Product Details: http://www.goodsmile.info/en/product/5925/

Orders from the GOODSMILE ONLINE SHOP are open until the 5th October 2016 at 21:00JST and will include this Special Round Base as a bonus!! ♪

Be sure to consider it when preordering!

GOODSMILE ONLINE SHOP: http://goodsmileshop.com/en/p/GSC_NEN_WD_00673/

On the same note, tomorrow is the start of the very event this Miku is based on!!
Magical Mirai 2016!!☆

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Date: 2016/09/09 ~ 2016/09/11 (Project Display Area)
*Ticket is required to enter the event hall.

Time: 09/09: 13:00 ~ 18:00 (Last Entrance at 17:30)
09/10: 10:00 ~ 18:00 (Last Entrance at 17:30)
09/11: 10:00 ~ 18:00 (Last Entrance at 17:30)

Location: Makuhari Messe International Hall 10, 11

Tickets: http://magicalmirai.com/2016/ticket_en.php
URL:  http://magicalmirai.com/

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Good Smile Company will be attending Magical Mirai 2016 at the Project Display Area! We will have various figures and goods on sale at the event as well as some of the latest and upcoming figures on display including the Nendoroid Hatsune Miku: Magical Mirai 2016 Ver.! Good Smile Racing will also have a selection of Racing Miku goods on sale!

Plus, everyone who purchases anything at the Good Smile Company booth will also get this Nendoroid Hatsune Miku: Magical Mirai 2016 Ver. Post Card as a bonus!! (∩・∀・)∩

We hope to see you there! 

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Minako Satake: Poka Poka Service Ver.

Hi everyone! Suwabe (@gsc_suwabe)  from the Corporate Planning Division here! I think I’m going to be getting into trouble with someone for this blog…!

Today’s Main Feature… |дﾟ)

Phat!’s 1/8th Scale Figure:

Minako Satake: Poka Poka Service Ver.!

 
“Let me wash your back, Producer! It’ll help you relax after all your hard work!”

From the popular idol production game ‘THE IDOLM@STER MILLION LIVE!!’ comes a 1/8th scale figure of Satake Minako based on her ‘Poka Poka Service’ illustration! Her gentle expression and the slightly stimulating atmosphere of the original illustration have been faithfully converted into figure form, capturing all of her charm for fans to enjoy by their side!

My, my… those who know my taste in figures will know why I’m going to be getting in trouble now! How can you not want to do some fan service photos when a figure like this is placed in front of you! Just look those perfect curves!! Let’s take a closer look all around the figure!! (｀･ω･´)

This is how she looks from the back! ▼


As you may be able to see, there is another section that can’t quite be completely hidden on the figure… but we’ll take a closer look at that later!

Looking down from a high angle makes her look so beautiful…! ♡

This angle seems to make Minako look a little more mature to me! The cute ribbon tying up her hair in a bundle has also been faithfully included on the figure! ♡

Plus you can also see that the flower pattern on the yukata has been intricately painted on both the back and the front of the figure!

 
The wooden bucket she holds under her arm has such a realistic wooden grain!

I wonder what kind of services she is ready to offer with that bucket…! The purple ribbon tucked under her arms and the creases it forms all over the yukata have been sculpted so beautifully! Not to mention the effect of the shadows painted into the ribbon which really bring it to life!!

Anyway, let’s move onto the main topics shall we!

First up, her lovely legs!!

The luminescent skin on her thighs as they come out from the folded up yukata looks so very soft and smooth!! This area was never visible in the original illustration from the game! It was specially thought out and sculpted just for the figure!!

My personal highlight!▼

 
You can make out exactly what is inside the yukata based on the shapes that show through the material! It’s not just paint either – the lines have been very intricately sculpted onto the figure to the point that you can feel them! Trust me! I confirmed it myself! (‘ω’)

Looking from a lower angle…

Cutting it rather close here!! You’ll have to wait until she joins your collection to see anything more!!!

I’ll just leave you with this! ε=ε=((((((((●ノ・`Д・)ノ

Be sure to add her to your collection and enjoy her ‘Poka Poka’ service! ♪

Minako Satake: Poka Poka Service Ver.

She will be up for preorder from tomorrow!

Anyway that’s all from me for today! I hope I’ll be able to see you all again…

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