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1/8th Scale Homura Akemi: you are not alone.

Only 6 days left until WonFes!!

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We’re finally down to less than a week!!

The whole of the GSC and Max Factory are completely in WonFes mood now! Each and every day goes by so quickly, I wish we had someone to cast a ‘Tick-Tock’ spell from Dragon Quest to give us more time! 😛

– Winter 2013 WonFes Products –

■ [GSC] Homura Akemi: you are not alone.
■ [GSC] Nendoroid Snow Miku: Strawberry White Kimono Ver.
■ [GSC] Nendoroid Petite: IDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls –
    Anzu, Kaede and Rika + Live Stage Set
■ [MAX] figma Rin Shibuya
■ [MAX] figma Anzu Futaba
■ [MAX] Tomokazu Seki: Glenfire
■ [Phat] Dekacchu Kirari Moroboshi

There are three more WonFes products that I need to review this week!
I had best get my camera ready!! (｀･ω･´)b
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From Puella Magi Madoka Magica:
Homura Akemi: you are not alone!

From the anime series ‘Puella Magi Madoka Magica’ comes a 1/8th scale figure of Akemi Homura, the time traveler who fought in endless parallel worlds. She comes with a number of replaceable parts which allow you to display her in all sorts of different poses. Enjoy both the confident and the shy Homura, all with just one figure!

You can enjoy different Homura poses with just one figure!!

We’ll start off my looking at the Homuhomu in the above picture. She has Madoka’s red ribbon in her hair and is holding her black bow in a very determined, confident looking pose.

This is pretty much the same pose as the 1/8th Scale Homura Akemi that was released in March last year – just the eyes have a slightly different feeling, as they were specially redone for this version!
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This is how the packaging looks!

I always get rather excited when I see a scale figure with so many optional parts! Let me try using a couple and transforming her into another form!
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Braided hair and red glasses!! Σ(ﾟДﾟ;）

Glasses!! Homuhomu is so adorable with her glasses!!

Even though this head part is an extra which was made after the original sculpt, there isn’t any awkward feeling of disbalance – it looks just as good as the original head part! The sculptors here at GSC really are amazing at their work!!

This pose uses the alternate head, the right arm with a grenade and the left arm with a shield!

The grenade in her right hand isn’t stuck in place, so you can also display her without it, if you prefer!
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This is how she looks from the back!

You can see her long, gently tied-up braids perfectly from this angle! The end of each braid also curls in at the end, which looks very cute!

And I know I’ve said it on the original figure before… but the back of her knees are so very sexy! Just look at them!!
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This smile will get me though any day!!

Homuhomu is best known for her more serious expressions, but this gentle smile also suits her so well – particularly with the glasses!

The glasses can be removed and a spare pair are also included, just in case the first pair goes missing or breaks!
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She can also hold the golf club!

Whenever I think of glasses Homuhomu, this is always the first optional part I hope to see! As you can see, you can pose her holding it with both hands!
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Displayed with Madoka and Mami-san!

It definitely has a considerably different feeling when compared the original Homuhomu figure! Episode 10 really was such an amazing episode… I really can’t wait to see the next movie!! (ﾉД`)
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Swap around the parts however you like!

There are a number of different poses you can make up with all the various parts, including a couple I didn’t show on the blog today.

Here I have her holding the bow with both hands as if it was the golf club – it creates quite a nice ladylike pose!
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From Puella Magi Madoka Magica:
Homura Akemi: you are not alone!

 
She will be available at the WonHobby booth at the 2013 Wonder Festival (Winter)!

There will also be one week of online orders, so if you can’t make to the event, you can also order them online. (But they’ll be made to order, so they’ll only be delivered in June.)

You can find more info on the WonHobby 17 website!

– WONDERFUL HOBBY LIFE FOR YOU!! 17 –
http://www.whl4u.jp/ (Japanese)
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Tomorrow I’ll be reviewing Snow Miku!!

By the time the review comes up on the blog, the Sapporo Snow Festival will have started! She comes with a number of cute optional parts to take a look at, so don’t miss out!

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

 
 
© Magica Quartet／Aniplex・Madoka Partners・MBS

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Nendoroid Petite: IDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls – Anzu, Kaede and Rika + Live Stage Set

Only 9 days left until WonFes!!

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An Energy Drink?!

It’s an energy drink from Cinderella Girls! I wish I could have one for myself as I’ve been completely out of energy recently!!

These will actually be on sale at WonFes!! (`･ω･´)

The time has come for Cinderella Girls players to enjoy a real Energy Drink!!
It’ll get you through your busy day at WonFes! 😛

– Energy Drink –
http://www.whl4u.jp/products.html
http://www.whl4u.jp/buy_kaijou.html

WonFes is next week – we’re really onto the last spurt before the event now!!

– Winter 2013 WonFes Products –

■ [GSC] Homura Akemi: you are not alone.
■ [GSC] Nendoroid Snow Miku: Strawberry White Kimono Ver.
■ [GSC] Nendoroid Petite: IDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls –
    Anzu, Kaede and Rika + Live Stage Set
■ [MAX] figma Rin Shibuya
■ [MAX] figma Anzu Futaba
■ [MAX] Tomokazu Seki: Glenfire
■ [Phat] Dekacchu Kirari Moroboshi

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Nendoroid Petite: IDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls –
Anzu, Kaede and Rika + Live Stage Set!

From the popular social game ‘IDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls’ comes a set of Nendoroid Petites featuring Anzu Futaba, Kaede Takagaki and Rika Jougasaki all wearing their S Rare+ outfits!

The set also includes a huge stage pedestal which can be put together in a number of different ways to recreate the LIVE Battles from the game! Not only can you change the positions of the stage objects, you can also place up to five different idols on stage!

You can display them together with the IDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls: Stage 1 which will be available in May!

You can pick out five members from the set and have a LIVE battle in figure form using this stage! They are all wearing the S Rare+ outfits which were actually very hard to get hold of in the game – but now you can enjoy the outfits from any angle you like, whenever you like!
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This is how the packaging looks!

So much stuff packed together! There are so many small goodies, not to mention the huge stage as well!

The stage base can be put together easily – even the clumsy me can put it together without any instructions!!
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This is how they look from the back!

You never get to see the characters from the back in the game, so this is actually quite a rare sight! Kaede’s back looks sexy!! 😛

Even though they’re small, the neck, hips, arms and even Rika’s twintails are all fitted with joints for some different poses!
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The Passion type, Rika Jougasaki!

Rika is so cute… I can’t begin to think how many Mobucoins I’ve spent on her!

Her big, beautiful eyes and a lovely energetic pose have been sculpted beautifully! It’s just like she’s shouting out to all her fans!
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The Cute-type, Anzu Futaba!

Anzu-chan hates working, but she’s still trying her best with a forced smile across her face! She also comes with her cute bunny plushie!

You could also swap her body for the ‘If you work, you lose’ T-shirt that she is wearing in the Stage 01 Set!
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The Cool-type, Kaede Takagaki!

Kaede is super popular here in the offices… and this figure shows off all the reasons why! Just look at her dainty feet and the pretty dress she is holding up a little… so that you can see her gorgeous thighs!

The Stage 01 version of her has a sidelong glance, but this one is instead the beautiful smile of a goddess! Her airy hair also looks great!
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The stage can be built however you like!

There are a whole bunch of different parts that you can place in all different places, plus you can place the idols all over the stage as well! The panel of the back screen can also be removed, allowing you to put in your very own creation in it’s place!

It’s definitely a stage that allows for a lot of creativity and fun!
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A Vocaloid Stage!

There are so many holes to place figures in, that you can fit a whole bunch of characters on at once!

Having so many different colors on the stage really looks nice!! I’m sure it would also look amazing with the Uta no Prince-sama, or K-ON Nendo Petites!
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Nendoroid Petite: IDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls –
Anzu, Kaede and Rika + Live Stage Set!

She will be available at the WonHobby booth at the 2013 Wonder Festival (Winter)!

There will also be one week of online orders, so if you can’t make to the event, you can also order them online. (But they’ll be made to order, so they’ll only be delivered in June.)

You can find more info on the WonHobby 17 website!

– WONDERFUL HOBBY LIFE FOR YOU!! 17 –
http://www.whl4u.jp/ (Japanese)

Finally, a quick notice! (=ﾟωﾟ)ﾉ
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An IDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls Café is starting soon!

Just look at Chihiro’s cute smile in the image above!! If there are capsule toys, I don’t know what I’m going to do…

Come by from the 14th February to enjoy the Cinderella Girl’s universe… I’ll be sure to go myself too!!

Good Smile x Karaoke no Tetsujin Café

http://www.gstjcafe.jp/
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On Monday, I’ll be reviewing Homura!!

Even this single photo of her back looks adorable!! Plus even as a scale figure, she comes with a huge number of replaceable parts!

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

 
 

© NBGI

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figma Rin Shibuya & figma Anzu Futaba

Only 10 days left until WonFes!!

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Nitohei! Are you alright?! Σ(ﾟДﾟ;）

As you can see from the mask, it seems Nitohei from Max Factory has come down with a New Year’s cold and isn’t feeling too well… He is one of the main supervisors for WonFes, so I hope he feels better over the next 10 days!!

– Winter 2013 WonFes Products –

■ [GSC] Homura Akemi: you are not alone.
■ [GSC] Nendoroid Snow Miku: Strawberry White Kimono Ver.
■ [GSC] Nendoroid Petite: IDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls –
Anzu, Kaede and Rika + Live Stage Set
■ [MAX] figma Rin Shibuya
■ [MAX] figma Anzu Futaba
■ [MAX]Tomokazu Seki: Glenfire
■ [Phat] Dekacchu Kirari Moroboshi

The Glenfire figure between his legs certainly looks interesting, but today I’m going to be borrowing the two figmas! (Although I’m not entirely sure I’ll be giving them back…)
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From IDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls:
figma Rin Shibuya!

From the hugely popular social game ‘IDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls’ comes a figma of Rin Shibuya in her school uniform. She comes with a standard expression, a smiling expression as well as bashful smile with closed eyes. Special parts to display her with one hand in her pocket are also included and her pet dog ‘Hanako’ is included, together with a leash to take him out for walks.

figma Anzu Futaba!

From the hugely popular social game ‘IDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls’ comes a figma of Anzu Futaba wearing casual clothes. She comes with a yawning expression, a forced smile as well as a dead tired expression with closed eyes. A number of extra parts are included, such as her favorite plushie bunny, a game console, some candy. Tear-shaped stickers are included which can be used as tears on the yawning expression, or sweat on the tired expression.

Aren’t they lovely?!

As expected of Max Factory, they really are perfect figma renditions of the characters!! I know it seems a bit pretentious to praise products from our sister company so directly, but I can’t help it – what’s perfect is perfect!! 😛

You can also see the difference in height is easily noticeable between the two characters… it’s small things like that which really make me love figures! I’m still stunned at how beautifully these two came out…
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This is how the packaging looks!

They both come with three different expressions, as well as a couple of optional parts that suit their character!

If you know the characters you’ll know exactly how well the extra parts suit them – Nitohei really put his heart into these figmas, and it shows! (By the way, Nitohei is a cool-type player in Cinderella Girls!)
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Rin standing in a cool pose!

“Hmm, so you’re my producer? I guess you don’t look too bad.”

When I see her standing like this, I instantly hear this line playing through my mind! This pose uses the smiling expression together with the special arm that lets you display her with her hands in her pockets!

Hanako’s neck and collar can be rotated around, so you can display her in a way that suits your posing for Rin! Little details like this are always nice to see!
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Here we have a playful Rin!

It looks like she’s having a great time with Hanako!! It’s so adorable!!!

It’s lovely to be able to create your very own poses like this, which is exactly why action figures like figmas are so great! Your very own version of Rin can stand right beside you!
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Anzu-chan is also super cute!

This is dangerous… I think she’s almost TOO cute! Her shirt reads ‘If you work, you lose’, and it’s made from a very soft material so that you can pose around it, which means you can easily pose her sitting like this!

The expression here is the forced smile – it suits her so well, and every time I see it I wish I could give her some candy!!
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Anzu-chan lazing about!

I’ve left the game open beside her so you can see just how similar this pose looks to the one in the game! The T-shirt is different, but the game console and candy that are included recreate the scene almost perfectly! Every time I see this image of Anzu-chan I can’t help but break a little smile…

The plushie she is using as a pillow here even has some dirty paintwork to recreate the original illustration down to the finest of details – something like that seems small, but it’ll cause a lot more work in the manufacturing process… but Max Factory always puts in the extra effort!
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Rin is trying to convince Anzu-chan to work with candy!

You can display the two together like this to create some interesting situations!

If only there were even more figmas of the Cinderella Girls… I want to create my own Cinderella Girl theatre!! I’m hoping for even more characters, Nitohei!!
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figma Rin Shibuya & figma Anzu Futaba!
She will be available at the WonHobby booth at the 2013 Wonder Festival (Winter)!

There will also be one week of online orders, so if you can’t make to the event, you can also order them online. (But they’ll be made to order, so they’ll only be delivered in June.)

You can find more info on the WonHobby 17 website!

– WONDERFUL HOBBY LIFE FOR YOU!! 17 –
http://www.whl4u.jp/ (Japanese)
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Tomorrow I’ll be reviewing this set!!

This little live stage set is filled with Otanaka’s love for the series!
It’s small, but it’s packed with fun!!
But that’s all for today!
I hope to see you all again tomorrow!! (・∀・)ノ゛

 

© NBGI

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Dekacchu Kirari Moroboshi

Only 11 days left until WonFes!!

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The WonFes countdown has now officially begun! All of the WonFes product samples are also arriving, so it’s quite stressful in the GSC offices making sure everything is ready for the event!

But that also means that for the next 5 days, I’ll be reviewing the WonFes products! ヽ(ﾟ∀ﾟ)ﾉ

If you’re wanting a review of one of the WonFes products, then keep an eye out on the blog for the next few days!

– Winter 2013 WonFes Products –

■ Homura Akemi: you are not alone.
■ Nendoroid Snow Miku: Strawberry White Kimono Ver.
■ Nendoroid Petite: IDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls –
    Anzu, Kaede and Rika + Live Stage Set
■ figma Rin Shibuya
■ figma Anzu Futaba
■ Tomokazu Seki: Glenfire
■ Dekacchu Kirari Moroboshi

Today I’ll be taking a look at… this cute giant! (`･ω･´)
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From IDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls:
Dekacchu Kirari Moroboshi!

From the popular social game ‘IDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls’ comes a special version of one of Phat! Company’s new Minicchu series, a much bigger ‘Dekacchu’ version of Kirari Moroboshi! She is approximately 4 times bigger (220mm) than the Minicchu version, so fans can enjoy even more cute power from the lovely Kirari!

This Dekacchu comes from Phat! company, who also brought us the upcoming Minicchu Cinderella Girls figures!

But this version of Kirari has been supersized by the planning team’s Takamatsu! Both him and I are the two biggest ‘Passion’ players here in the offices! (Kirari is a Passion type in the Cinderella Girls game, so I ‘m really exited to see this giant version of her!)
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But anyway, let me get on with the product review!

A size comparison with a Minicchu and a figma!

You can see here just how big she is!! She is 186.2cm tall! ‘Dekai’ means ‘Huge’ in Japanese, so compared to the ‘Mini’ in Minicchu – you can see where the name ‘Dekacchu’ comes from! It’s still a great size to hold in both hands though!

I think I’ll take Kirari for a tour around the offices, so you can compare for yourself and get a good feel for her impressive size! (`･ω･´)b
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Standing on the photocopier!

She really is super cute and super huge!! The photocopier looks like a stage to me all because Kirarin is standing on it! (I think I’m going mad… :P)

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Displayed with a coffee machine!

If Kirarin were to pour me a cup of coffee, I don’t think I’d ever drink anything but coffee for the rest of my life! (Yep… definitely going mad. :P)
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Compared to the size of someone’s head!

It looks like this lucky fellow is about to have Kirarin step on his head!
Could there be a greater honor?! ^^
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The giant GSC-Seijin also loves her!

I think this is the first time I’ve ever felt jealousy toward a plushie doll…
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She’s good friends with Jumbo Miku!

Miku is very glad to have some friends that are about the same size as her!

There are so many places I can think to put figures like this on display… the entrance hall, your room, your bed, on the sofa… they’ll look great almost anywhere, not to mention you get to spend every day with them!!
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From IDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls:
Dekacchu Kirari Moroboshi!

 
She will be available at the WonHobby booth at the 2013 Wonder Festival (Winter)!

There will also be one week of online orders, so if you can’t make to the event, you can also order them online. (But they’ll me made to order, so they’ll only be delivered in June.)

You can find more info on the WonHobby 17 website!

– WONDERFUL HOBBY LIFE FOR YOU!! 17 –
http://www.whl4u.jp/ (Japanese)

 
And finally, a quick notice! (=ﾟωﾟ)ﾉ
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The Character Charm Collection: Puchimasu! are being rereleased!!

There are only 10 in the picture above, but there are actually a total of thirteen to collect: Haruka-san, Makochii, Yayo, Io, Chicchan, Miura-san, Koami, Komami, Chibiki, Takanya, Yukipo, Afuu and Chihyaa!

They’re all up for preorder again from today!

If you missed out on the first batch, don’t miss out on this opportunity to get your hands on them!
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Tomorrow I’ll take a look at these two!

Just from playing around a little with them, I can see they are incredibly high quality!! Not to mention the extra parts are simply amazing!

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

 
 
© NBGI
© Crypton Future Media,Inc. www.piapro.net
© 窪岡俊之 © NBGI

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WonFes Winter 2013 Takes Place on the 10th February! The WonHobby Website is Now Live!

Wonder Festival 2013 (Winter):
10th February at the Makuhari Messe!

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The WonFes struggle has only just begun!!

Everything surrounding the booth, from how it will look to what will be on display is all quietly being prepared!

Everything relating to this Winter’s WonFes has been closely supervised by Nitohei from Max Factory and Kanzaki from Good Smile! I don’t think Nitouhei has received a single good night’s sleep since he came back in January, I hope he is alright! Both of them have been hard at work to make a great event!
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WONDERFUL HOBBY LIFE FOR YOU !! 17
Also known as WonHobby!!

This is the combined booth of both Good Smile Company and Max Factory! You won’t find the separate names of the companies in the catalog, only this combined booth name – so if you’re looking for us, look for this name instead!

WONDERFUL HOBBY LIFE FOR YOU !! 17
http://whl4u.jp/

This is the front page for this year’s booth. The latest news and tweets from twitter can be found here!
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The event outline page!

It says…
“Warm up this Winter with loads of hot performances!”

The entire site has a stage-based design, so I’m guessing the theme of this year’s WonHobby must be ‘live stages’ and ‘idols’. I think this is going to be a great event!!

WonHobby: Event Outline
http://www.whl4u.jp/event.html

Watch this page if you’re looking for a map of the WonHobby booth, or what is going to be given out at the event. If you’re intending to come to the event, I suggest you take a look before you arrive!
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Product Information Page!

The WonFes Products have been announced!!

There are so many of them!! I think this is the most WonFes products we’ve ever had at a single event!!

WonHobby: Product Information
http://www.whl4u.jp/products.html

As a side note, the two at the very bottom (the threeA and Egashira-san) will not be on sale at the event itself, but will be available online. Don’t come looking for them at the event!

We will also have a Goods Corner this time around!

More information about this will be available on the 1st February!
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Web Sales Page!！

Every thing ordered online will be made to order, so it will take a little longer for you to get the products – but for those who can’t make it to the event themselves, you’ll still be able to get hold of the WonFes exclusives!

WonHobby: Web Sales
http://www.whl4u.jp/buy_web.html

Egashira-san’s thumbnail is priceless! 😛
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The Stage & Live Broadcast Page!

Here we have the afternoon stage events! There are going to be amazing performances by amazing guests!!

WonHobby: Stage & Live Broadcast
http://www.whl4u.jp/stage.html

The special ‘IDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls Dereraji’ stage will make use of numbered entrance tickets for priority seats. If you want to see the performance, take note of this page.
IDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls Dereraji Special Stage
http://www.goodsmile.info/post/ja/3598/

 
There we have a quick look at what to expect from WonHobby 17!

There is still a lot more to come – we’re doing everything we can to the event fun for everyone! There will be a number of updates on the site from now until the event, so be sure to check it again! I’ll also let everyone know any important news on the blog!

WONDERFUL HOBBY LIFE FOR YOU !! 17
http://whl4u.jp/

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

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Nendoroid Petite: IDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls – Anzu, Kaede and Rika Live Stage Set!

WonFes Products!

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The first review!!

Th Winter Wonder Festival is coming up fast – it will take place on the 10th February at the Makuhari Messe! Today I’m going to be taking an early look at one of the GSC products you’ll be able to grab at the event!!

There are so many interesting products to look at so early in the year! Yesterday we had the lovely Append Rin and Len, and today we have a lovely set of Nendoroid Petites!
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Nendoroid Petite: IDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls –
Anzu, Kaede and Rika Live Stage Set!

From the popular social game ‘IDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls’ comes a set of Nendoroid Petites featuring Anzu Futaba, Kaede Takagaki and Rika Jougasaki wearing their S Rare+ outfits!

The set also includes a huge stage pedestal which can be put together in a number of different ways, to truly recreate the LIVE Battles from the game! Not only can you change the positions of the stage objects, you can also place up to five different idols on the stage!

The stage is included with the set!!

This also means it is the perfect addition to the Nendoroid Petite: IDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls – Stage 01 currently up for preorder!

It’s amazing how much comes with the Nendo set! You could the very same team you’re using in the game and place them on stage for everyone to see! Otanaka was in charge of these products, and you can really see his love for the IDOLM@STER series!

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Meeting up in front of the stage!! ヽ(ﾟ∀ﾟ)ﾉ

These are the prototypes, which is why they are still standing on the transparent circle stands you see here, but the actual product will have a stand to connect into their backs like any other Nendoroid Petites!

The WonFes limited edition Nendoroids are in their S Rare + Outfits!

In other words, the outfits are based on the most powerful cards that feature the rarest outfits! They are such lovely outfits too!
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In comparison, if we go back and look at the previously announced Nendoroid Petite: IDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls – Stage 01, the outfits were all based on either the Normal or Rare cards!

I’m sure all the players of the game will know most of these outfits quite well by now, but you really need to see them with your own eyes and touch them yourself to see just how amazing they are!

The Stage 01 set is currently up for preorder, so don’t miss out!
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This is how they look from the back!

The reverse of the characters isn’t something you ever really get to see in the game, so the figures actually give you a whole new side to enjoy!

Of course you can also look from absolutely any other angle you please – the wonders of the figure world!!
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The Passion Type: Rika Jougasaki!

Rika is mai waifu!! You have no idea how much I’ve played the game trying to get more outfits for her!! 😛

Rika-tan is also known as the ‘Charismatic Chibi Gal’, she’s a rather short girl who loves the ‘gal’ subculture! Isn’t she adorable!!
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The Cool Type: Kaede Takagaki!

She is wearing a beautiful, clean white dress! She also has a little bird landing on her hand which really suits her title, ‘The Goddess of Mystery’!!

On the original illustration you really can’t help but notice her lovely thighs, and even on the Nendoroid they are very noticeable – you can see her lovely smooth skin all the way down to her feet! The lovable character looks just as delicious as ever! (Although I don’t recommend eating her.)
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If you take the S-Rare version of Anzu and give her paired training, you’ll end up with this costume! Anzu’s title in the game is ‘The Lazy Fairy’, and this cute expression really gives off the feeling that she doesn’t want to work… but that’s exactly what makes her character! I love the forced smile on her face!

I’m actually a Passion Type player myself, but I couldn’t help but add Anzu to my own line-up… she’s just that cute! ヽ(ﾟ∀ﾟ)ﾉ
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The stage pedestal is incredible!!

Can you guess what all the holes on the floor are for? Each of the holes is a different place you can use to put the idols on display! (Although for the prototype, each of the girls is being held with some brass wire instead of the normal clear plastic stands)

With this many different holes, you can place the girls almost anywhere you like on the stage!

Some of you might be thinking there are way too many… but there are more than just Nendoroids to place!

The stage also comes with a number of little parts such as lights, speakers and pillars – these use the same holes so you can choose where they are placed as well!! Σ(･∀･)

This really puts you in the producer’s seat – you can choose exactly how the stage looks and where the idols should stand!!
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Nendoroid Petite: IDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls –
Anzu, Kaede and Rika Live Stage Set!

 
More information about them and other WonFes products…
Will be available from January 18th!

 
That’s just next week Friday! Not long now!! There are still a few more preparations to get through, but all the WonFes info will be up soon!

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

 
 
© NBGI

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The Nendoroid No.300 Commemoration Campaign!

The Nendoroid Series!

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We’ve almost reached No.300!

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

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

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

– Nendoroid No.300 Commemoration Campaign –

http://nendoroid300.goodsmile.info/

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The 1st GSC Nendoroid Quiz Web Qualifiers!

You can pick from three different quiz options!

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

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

(ﾟ∀ﾟ) Enjoy Course

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

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

(ﾟДﾟ;） Expert Course

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

– Nendoroid No.300 Commemoration Campaign –

http://nendoroid300.goodsmile.info/

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

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Miyazawa Model Exhibition

November 6th!

Twice every year it has become a routine to have a special business event for those in the figure industry, which is organized by Miyazawa Model – and today was the second one of this year!

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It was raining quite hard today and those at the reception desk were very sympathetic… but soon after the reception we came to the GSC & Max Factory booth, still a bit wet from the rain.

But anyway, now it’s time to grab some photos of all the figures that were on display! There were even some first-time debut figures, so take your time and enjoy the figures as if you were at the event!

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Did you see anything that caught your eye? A figure you’ve been hoping for?

This was actually the very first debut for this Nendoroid Fate-chan!! Everything on display here is well into development, so you should can look forward to them being officially announced shortly!

Now let’s take a look at the other booths!

There were a few things I noticed from looking at the products from other companies – firstly there are definitely a lot more chibi-style figures and secondly I’m seeing many more male figures aimed at the female figure fans!! It’s nice to see companies are starting to take interest in making figures for the girls! I’m often hoping to see figures of some of my favorite male characters… it should also hopefully mean that there should be more and more figure fans popping up!

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That brings my Miyazawa Model Exhibition post to a close!

It was a bit of a rushed post, but I hope you all enjoyed it anyway! This really is one of my best events as it gives me a lot of time to carefully take a look at products from all the different companies!

We had a lot of staff at the event and it really left a strong impression on all of us! I’m sure we’ll be able to take this feeling and start work on a load of new products for everyone to enjoy!

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

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Dengeki’s 20th Anniversary at the Makuhari Messe!

The GSC Café team are bunched up at the end of the offices!
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But what are they up to…?

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Dengeki’s 20th Anniversary will be taking place at the Makuhari Messe this weekend!!

GSC will be running a booth at the event, and the GSC Café team is hard at work with preparations! Today we’ll take a look at what will be available at the Good Smile booth if you stop by the event!
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A special collaborative food menu!!

A: Accel World: Accel World Don
B: Sword Art Online: Ragout Rabbit Stew
C: Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere: Five Grain Fried Rice
D: Sakura-sou no Pet na Kanojo: Ultimate Melon Bread

All that delicious looking food is making me hungry!!

Plus every meal also comes with a special event-only sticker!! Once you’ve enjoyed the event a bit, come by the GSC Café and have a meal based on your favorite series!
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Original Dengeki Bunko goods will also be on sale! (`･ω･´)

First up, Magnetic Stickers!

From the left, these come from Accel World, Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere and Sakura-sou no Pet na Kanojo!

The entire image is one giant magnet, so you can attach it to anything metal! Decorate your shelves or fridge with your favorite characters! Each magnet is B5 size and will cost ¥1,200.
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Clear Bookmarks!

These are also from Accel World, Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere and Sakura-sou no Pet na Kanojo!

Each pack contains four different illustrations as bookmarks with a lovely transparent effect! The pack will cost ¥500, so you can pick them up with just one coin!
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Tin Badges!

Once again from Accel World, Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere and Sakura-sou no Pet na Kanojo!

These will be available in the form of capsules, so you won’t know which one you’ll be getting! However, there are also plans to have a box containing all the badges from each specific series as well. I think it’s more fun to leave things up to chance, and see which series and variety you get!

Each use of the capsule machine will cost ¥200 and there will be a maximum of five spins per customer – if you still want more, you’ll have to rejoin the back of the queue as others want some badges too!
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An Accel World Tapestry!

Even if summer has come to an end, it doesn’t mean we can’t still enjoy our favorite anime characters in swimsuits! The tapestry is nice and big as well!!

Each of these tapestries is about the size of a poster and there are two different varieties – one for ¥3,000 and another for ¥2,500. The one in this photo is the ¥2,500 option!
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The Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere Tapestry!

This one is also ¥2,500! I’ve never really felt the texture of these tapestries before… they’re really soft and silky!! Once you start feeling it, it’s actually quite hard to stop…
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A Sakura-sou no Pet na Kanojo Tapestry!

Also ¥2,500! I really like this illustration, it has such a nice clean feeling to it! There are also three other Sakura-sou no Pet na Kanojo tapestries as well as some Sword Art Online tapestries that will all be available at the event!
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Oreimo Record Bag: Side A!

A strong, nicely sized bag! It’s really easy to hold and is the perfect thing to carry all the goods you buy home with you – you can even see it holds the tapestries nicely!
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Oreimo Record Bag: Side B!

Kirino looks so cute!! It’s a very chic design too – the bag will cost you ¥3,500! I’m sure many of you are surprised to see so much at one event, but that’s still not all…

The latest figures will also be on display!

I borrowed some prototypes that will be at the event from the production team and quickly took some pictures of them… this is their very first debut!! (`･ω･´)
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You’ll get a better view of them at the GSC booth!!

There are some really cute figures coming, so I hope you’ll come take a look if you’re in the area!! It’ll be a weekend of eating yummy food, getting goods of your favorite characters and taking a look at the very latest GSC figures!!

Dengeki’s 20th Anniversary Event Information
http://www.goodsmile.info/post/ja/3542/ (Japanese)

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

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WonFes Products are Available for Order until 21:00JST on August 6th!

Hi everyone! Long time no see!

Things have finally calmed down after the WonFes weekend, and GSC is getting back into the normal swing of things! (´･ω･`)

Today I have an announcement to make:

WonFes Products are up for order!

I’ll take a quick look through what’s available, so if something catches your eye you can grab it at the Good Smile Online Shop!
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figma Buffalo Bell : Visitor ver.
(Orix Buffaloes Official Mascot)

● GOOD SMILE ONLINE (WEB Sales)
http://goodsmile-wf-global.ecq.sc/top/gcp214.html

・ Price: ¥3,000
・ Number Available: Made to Order. Max 3 per person.
・ Shipping Date: Late November

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Nendoroid Insane Black Rock Shooter
(TV ANIMATION BLACK ROCK SHOOTER)

● GOOD SMILE ONLINE (WEB Sales)
http://goodsmile-wf-global.ecq.sc/top/gcp213.html

・ Price: ¥3,500
・ Number Available: Made to Order. Max 3 per person.
・ Shipping Date: Late November

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Nendoroid Nanoha Takamachi & Fate Testarossa : Seishoudai Primary School Uniform Ver.
(Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha The MOVIE 2nd A’s)

● GOOD SMILE ONLINE (WEB Sales)
http://goodsmile-wf-global.ecq.sc/top/gcp220.html

・ Price: ¥6,000
・ Number Available: Made to Order. Max 3 per person.
・ Shipping Date: Late November

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Takumi Tools : Ultra-Thin Diagonal Pliers – Good Smile Orange Special
(GSR Modeler Support Series)

● GOOD SMILE ONLINE (WEB Sales)
http://goodsmile-wf-global.ecq.sc/top/gcp235.html

・ Price: ¥2,600
・ Number Available: Made to Order. Max 2 per person.
・ Shipping Date: Late November

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WWR JDF HAROLD
(threeA)

● GOOD SMILE ONLINE (WEB Sales)
http://goodsmile-wf-global.ecq.sc/top/gcp237.html

・ Price: ¥26,800
・ Number Available: Made to Order. Max 3 per person.
・ Shipping Date: Late November

All of the above products will be available until Monday the 6th August at 21:00JST!

Shipping is expected to be in late November or shortly after! All items will be made to order, so don’t miss out and place your order at the Good Smile Online Shop!

-GOOD SMILE ONLINE SHOP-
http://goodsmile-wf.ecq.sc/

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As announced at WonFes…
There will be a number of previous GSC and Max Factory WonFes products being rereleased!!
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Saber Lily ~Golden Caliburn~
(Fate/stay night)

● GOOD SMILE ONLINE (WEB Sales)
http://goodsmile-wf-global.ecq.sc/top/gcp215.html

・ Price: ¥9,000
・ Number Available: Made to Order. Max 3 per person.
・ Shipping Date: Late December

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Nendoroid Kurisu Makise: White Coat ver.
(Steins;Gate)

● GOOD SMILE ONLINE (WEB Sales)
http://goodsmile-wf-global.ecq.sc/top/gcp235.html

・ Price: ¥3,000
・ Number Available: Made to Order. Max 3 per person.
・ Shipping Date: Late December

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Nendoroid Miku Hatsune:
Hachune Face Ver.
(Character Vocal Series 01: Miku Hatsune)

● GOOD SMILE ONLINE (WEB Sales)
http://goodsmile-wf-global.ecq.sc/top/gcp235.html


・ Price: ¥3,000
・ Number Available: Made to Order. Max 3 per person.
・ Shipping Date: Late December

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figma archetype:he flesh color ver.
(figma archetype)

● GOOD SMILE ONLINE (WEB Sales)
http://goodsmile-wf-global.ecq.sc/top/gcp235.html


・ Price: ¥2,500
・ Number Available: Made to Order. Max 3 per person.
・ Shipping Date: Late December

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figma archetype:she flesh color ver.
(figma archetype)

● GOOD SMILE ONLINE (WEB Sales)
http://goodsmile-wf-global.ecq.sc/top/gcp235.html

・ Price: ¥2,500
・ Number Available: Made to Order. Max 3 per person.
・ Shipping Date: Late December

These rereleases will be available for order just after the WonFes products:
From 6th August 22:00JST until 20th August at 21:00JST!

The order dates do differ from the standard WonFes products, so make sure to order the products you want at the right time! These will be shipped out in December and will also be made to order – so don’t miss out and order yours from the Good Smile Company Online Shop!

– GOOD SMILE ONLINE SHOP –
http://goodsmile-wf.ecq.sc/

The products above can also be ordered from the GSC Tetsujin Cafe in Akihabara. More info about the online purchases can be found on the links below, or at the product pages on the GSC website!

– Product Information – (Japanese)
http://www.whl4u.jp/products.html

– WEB Sales Info – (Japanese)
http://www.whl4u.jp/buy_web.html

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

 
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