June 26, 2016 by Kahotan

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

June 24, 2016 by Kahotan

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

©BNEI／PROJECT CINDERELLA

June 23, 2016 by Kahotan

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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（・∀・）　.｡oO（AWAKE! JUDGEMENT…)
oノ∧つ⊂）
(（・∀・）　.｡oO（… GUNMORPHING!!)
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と_）_））

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

©TRIGGER・今石洋之／宇宙パトロールルル子製作委員会☆彡

June 22, 2016 by Kahotan

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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（・∀・）　.｡oO（Luluco will be back again…)
oノ∧つ⊂）
(（・∀・）　.｡oO（… on tomorrow’s blog!!)
（　∪ ∪
と_）_））

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

©TRIGGER・今石洋之／宇宙パトロールルル子製作委員会☆彡

June 17, 2016 by Kahotan

Nendoroid Albedo

Today’s Main Feature!

Hello everyone, Kahotan here! (@gsc_kahotan)

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

Nendoroid Albedo!

From the popular dark fantasy series ‘OVERLORD’ comes a Nendoroid of the Great Tomb of Nazarick’s Floor Guardians Overseer and top ranking NPC in Nazarick – Albedo! She comes with three face plates including her standard expression, a chibi excited expression and her characteristic aroused expression!

The various expressions allow you to pose her in various scenes from the anime – from her standard beautiful self to her rather unfortunate side when it comes to Ainz-sama. Be sure to display her together with the previously announced Nendoroid Ainz Ooal Gown!

The compassionate succubus in white!

The Great Tomb of Nazarick’s Floor Guardians Overseer Albedo from the popular series ‘OVERLORD’ is joining the Nendoroids!! ♥︎

Her curved goat-like horns, golden cat-like eyes, gentle smile and beautiful black wings have all been shrunk down into Nendoroid size for fans to enjoy by their side! Even that somewhat mysterious air about her character has been preserved in the Nendoroid design! ε=(｡・д・｡)

Not to mention her sexy dress!!

Her outfit’s unique design opens up to show off some skin not only at her chest but also at her thighs!!

DELICIOUS…!Anyway, let’s move onto her second expression part! The first expression has a gentle smile that shows off her compassionate side, but her second expression…

A much more comical excited expression!♡

This expression is based on the chibi anime series ‘Pure Pure Pleiades’! Even in her chibi form her love for Ainz-sama and hate for human society was always so clear! (●´ω｀●)

Moving on to her third expression, which is of course her…
Aroused Expression!

The expression she had whenever she thinks of her beloved Ainz-sama!! The pointed tips of her mouth and uplifted eyes have been captured so nicely with just the right about of cuteness added from the Nendoroid design! ♪

In other words, you can enjoy the elegant Albedo with her standard expression, enjoy her innocent cute side with the chibi excited expression, and enjoy the more twisted side of her love with the aroused expression!
Simply pick the Albedo that you prefer!!

Let’s also take a closer look at her outfit! The skirt has multiple layers of frills that have all been sculpted with such a beautiful flow! (｡･ω･)ﾉﾞ

△ Also note the details on the ring and necklace!

The wing parts are connected with ball joints, allowing you to move them around to better suit you pose! ★

△ Her head part here has removed to better show the wings!

Enjoy the succubus in pure white in your collection…

Nendoroid Albedo!

She’ll be up for preorder from next week Tuesday! ★
Also don’t forget about her beloved, currently up for preorder…

Nendoroid Ainz Ooal Gown!

Be sure to display the two of them together!! ヽ(*・ω・)人(・ω・*)ノ

⇒　Nendoroid Ainz Ooal Gown Blog
⇒　Nendoroid Ainz Ooal Gown Video ▼

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♥︎ Today’s Date ♥︎

The two are playing hide-and-seek. It seems that Ichigo keeps finding Shokudaikiri very quickly.

– Tonari no Mamiya

What is ‘Today’s Date’?

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

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（・∀・）　.｡oO（I hope everyone has…)
oノ∧つ⊂）
(（・∀・）　.｡oO（… a lovely weekend!!)
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と_）_））

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

June 15, 2016 by Kahotan

Prinz Eugen

Today’s Main Feature!

Hello everyone, Kahotan here! (@gsc_kahotan)

Today I’m going to be taking a look at the German heavy cruiser…
Prinz Eugen!

From the popular browser game ‘Kantai Collection -KanColle-‘ comes a 1/8th scale figure of the third Admiral Hipper-class heavy cruiser in her standard pose from the game – Prinz Eugen!

The complex paintwork of her ship parts have been faithfully reproduced on the figure giving them a heavy, realistic appearance. In contrast, her feminine body has been sculpted and painted to look soft and smooth – in particular, her long ladylike legs bring out the beauty of her standing pose as they contrast against the dark naval uniform and heavy ship parts.

Her hat can be removed and the ship parts feature over 20 points of articulation allowing for various different posing options even as a scale figure! Enjoy the company of Prinz in whatever pose you think suits her best!

“Guten Morgen! I’m the heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen!”

The German third Admiral Hipper-class heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen as a 1/8th scale figure! Her hair tied up with anchor hair accessories, loving green eyes with a youthful look on her face – even though her body has a much more mature appearance to it! Then of course we have the ship parts with four huge cannons… everything has been preserved in figure form so nicely!

△ I can just imagine her sweet voice looking at the figure! (●´ω｀●)

This is how she looks from the back! ♪

This angle gives a good feel for just how big those ship parts are compared to her body!

To think that such a slim and delicate looking body is carrying such heavy looking parts! Not to mention that the ship parts aren’t the only thing big thing being carried by her slim build…

I’m sure you know exactly what I’m talking about!

When looking from the back the lovely long legs coming out from the black mini-skirt make you think she will have a very slender build all the way through, but around the chest area the outfit is suddenly very tight as if ready to burst!! The colors and patterns also match up with the ship parts so effectively!

Just look…!! (੭ु ›ω‹ )

The creases in the outfit from the fabric being pulled tight has been sculpted with such detail that you get a perfect feel for the impressive bosom!! The contrast between the squeezable feeling of her body compared to the mechanical ship parts is so enjoyable!! ★

Speaking of her ship parts, the design has been faithfully carried on all the way down to her shoes which have a very characteristic design!

△ Note the slight creases on the top of the foot! (๑•̀ㅂ•́)و✧！

While we are on the topic of creases in her outfit, also take a good close look at the area around her belly button!!

The fact that you can make out that long horizontal line from her belly button does to show just how tight-fitting the outfit is! ♥︎

Even though she is showing almost no skin at all on her upper body, there is something so voluptuous about her choice of clothes!

Anyway, let’s move onto her ship parts! ♪

Each of the turrets as well as various connecting points of the ship parts are fitted with joints making for a rather well-articulated scale figure!

You can move them around into various different positions until you find the one that you like best! Also take note of the wooden-like parts that are made in the appearance of the ship’s deck! ☆

The figure has been sculpted to differentiate the textures of the mixed wood and iron on her design, making it a figure that’s not only amazing to look at but also fun to feel! Be sure to give her all of her ship parts a good feel for yourself once she joins your collection!! (｡･ω･)ﾉﾞ

The figure is a pleasure to look at, but also has a lot of playability thanks to the articulated parts and various textures!

Plus as you may have read in the product description, her hat can also be removed for a slightly different look! (｀・ω・´)ゞ

△ No hat makes her look strangely younger!

This gives her a more everyday kind of appearance! ♪

An beautiful girl and articulated ship parts all in one! ♡
Prinz Eugen!

She’ll be up for preorder from tomorrow! ☆

Keep your eyes on the Good Smile Company site for more details! You can also see a listing of all of GSC’s KanColle products over here! ♪

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♥︎ Today’s Date ♥︎

Sylphyn-chan enjoying the magic of a Japanese-style room! ♪

– Kyouko

What is ‘Today’s Date’?

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

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（・∀・）　.｡oO（Einen schönen Tag!)
oノ∧つ⊂）
(（・∀・）　.｡oO（… have a good day!!)
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Planning Team / Kahotan / Twitter ID：@gsc_kahotan
English Updates: @gsc_kevin

June 8, 2016 by Kahotan

Nendoroid Aoba Suzukaze

Hello everyone, Kahotan here! (@gsc_kahotan)

The new graduates that joined us this year are currently moving between the different sections in the company as a part of their training! I remember doing the same thing when I first joined…

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

From the anime series scheduled to air in July 2016, ‘NEW GAME!’ (based on the manga by Shoutarou Tokunou serialized in Houbunsha’s Manga Time Kirara Carat) comes a Nendoroid of game developer Eagle Jump’s newest employee – Aoba Suzukaze! She comes with three face plates including a smiling face, an enthusiastic face as well as a rather upset whining face with tears and all!

The Nendoroid comes with parts to recreate various different poses, and also includes a variety of optional parts including a coffee cup, employee ID card, game-pad, speech balloon and even an alternate lower body part that allows you to display her sitting! Enjoy the struggles of the hard-working Aoba by your side in Nendoroid form!

“I’m Aoba Suzukaze! I look forward to working with you!”

From the anime series starting this Summer about a young working girl who starts her first job at a game company, ‘NEW GAME!’ comes a figure of the main character herself –Aoba Suzukaze!

As with most newcomers to the working world she is wearing a simple navy blue suit and her cute light purple twin-tails have been tied up with little flower accessories! Her expression looks so innocent and filled with curiosity and even her rather characteristic slippers have been transformed into Nendoroid size! (●´ω｀●)

The twin-tails are also fitted with joints to give some different nuances to poses!☆

△ Even the underside of her shoes clearly look lie slippers! ♪

Along with the bright and cheerful expression above, she also comes with this enthusiastic expression that shows she is ready to try her best at the new job!!

Ooooooooohhhh!! (´□｀｡)

She also comes with a speech balloon part to recreate the panel from the original manga that this expression is based on! The panel reads ‘I’m going to try my very best today!’, and comes with it’s own special stand to display beside her! ♥︎

You can also use this expression with the included coffee cup…

It looks like she is blowing on the coffee to cool it down! (✿´ ꒳ ` )

A little bit off topic, but the plastic insert cup she is using has always reminds me of the first time I started working in a company as well! I never really saw these kind of cups during my student years but they often seem to come out in company meetings! If you have similar cups in your offices you can enjoy a coffee break together with Aoba!! ★

Things like this coffee cup, the speech bubble and even this cheerful face make me want to put her on display next to my work desk right now! I want the inspiration! I’ll do my very best together with Aoba-chan!!

Anyway, let’s move onto her third expression which is when she keeps trying to do her very best but things just don’t go her way… (/ω＼)

A whining expression!

The wobbly looking mouth, tears in her eyes and those red cheeks show that she has had more than enough! You can see she has also removed the employee ID badge and thrown it down at her feet to show how she is feeling even more!!

However, the reason Aoba decided to join a company with all this stress is because she wanted to be a character designer for a game ever since she was a little girl! Which is why another part that just had to be included with her is this game pad!

Plus she also comes with sitting parts! ♪

I can’t be the only one that thinks girls look cute when sitting in work suits! As you can see her slippers can also be removed to reveal her cute little feet, which have actually been sculpted with such adorable little curves and balance! They really are so cute!! (੭ु ›ω‹ )੭ु⁾⁾♡

△ Close-up! I could look at these cute little feet for ages!

You can make use of the expressions to create a little story of her playing some games as well…
First she is enthusiastically playing…

But then…

It didn’t turn out how she hoped!

You can recreate all sorts of original situations with the Nendoroid! Be sure to enjoy Aoba in all sorts of different ways once she joins your collection!

Add Eagle Jump’s newest employee to your collection!
Nendoroid Aoba Suzukaze!

She’ll be up for preorder from tomorrow!!

Orders from the GOODSMILE ONLINE SHOP will also include this Game Pad (Manga ver.) as a bonus!

△ You can use this with the sitting part to recreate the 1st volume manga cover!

Be sure to consider it when preordering! (｡･ω･)ﾉﾞ

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Finally a quick notice!

Nendoroid Course applications for the GOODSMILE RACING & TeamUKYO Personal Sponsors are currently open! ★

The official character of the Hatsune Miku GT Project ‘Racing Miku’ is joining the Nendoroids in her 2016 outfit!

This years outfit is illustrated by popular animator Mai Yoneyama, and is based on the image of a Phoenix! Optional parts include a colorful flag to wave in support of the team, as well as a Nendoroid car for Miku to ride in!

The Nendoroid is only available to personal sponsors! Make sure you don’t miss out!

The figma course is also accepting applications!

⇒ More Info HERE!
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♥︎ Today’s Date ♥︎

Enjoy the sunset !
Life is busy, how about sit down and enjoy the sunset with friends ?

– DAIVAN

What is ‘Today’s Date’?

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

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（・∀・）　.｡oO（The official site of the NEW GAME anime…)
oノ∧つ⊂）
(（・∀・）　.｡oO（… can be found here!!)
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Planning Team / Kahotan / Twitter ID：@gsc_kahotan
English Updates: @gsc_kevin

June 7, 2016 by Kahotan

GOODSMILE YouTube Channel

Hello everyone, Kahotan here! (@gsc_kahotan)

I absolutely love the choco-mint flavoured KitKats on sale at the moment! As a choco-mint lover they are absolutely divine!! *nom* (๑´ㅂ`๑) *nom*

Anyway, today I’m going to be taking a little break from product reviews to introduce everyone to the…
GOODSMILE Channel!

What is the GOODSMILE Channel?!
The GOODSMILE Channel is Good Smile Company’s official YouTube channel! We feature various different product videos from the latest TV advertisements to short little introductory videos or just a simple 360° view of certain figures!

Note that the channel actually moved back in 2013, so if you think you are subscribed check again! Any videos from before 2013 can be seen on the old YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/user/goodsmilecompanytube

Anyway, this means that if you are a figure fan and a YouTube user you can easily find some of the latest GSC news by subscribing to our channel! Let’s take a look at some of the videos that you could find! (๑•̀ㅂ•́)و✧

First up, a figure with preorders currently open for her rerelease!
Saber & Saber Motored Cuirassier

Or the latest in the WONDERFUL HOBBY SELECTION…
Link!

In addition to these kind of videos, we have recently been taking short little introduction videos to introduce the various poses, optional parts and more of certain figures! ( ･ㅂ･)و ̑̑

The most recent of these is…
Nendoroid Ainz Ooal Gown!

This one even featured a little bonus figure at the end!

▶︎ Product Details: www.goodsmile.info/en/product/5694/

The videos allow a slightly different look at the figure compared to just photos – you can see how they move as well as look from many more angles! Be sure to take a look!! ヽ(*・ω・)人(・ω・*)ノ

⇒ GOODSMILE Channel

Another one of the more recent videos that I loved being a part of was Nendoroid Shigure Kai Ni’s Option Outfit Introduction Video, which even included a little magic! If you’re not too sure if you should preorder and want to see a little more, or perhaps have already preordered and want to see how much fun the figure will be once it arrives, then you should definitely take a look, and subscribe to our channel for more videos in the future!

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Upcoming Preorder Deadlines!!

⇒　Full Deadline Listing HERE!

Let’s take a quick look at the items that include GOODSMILE ONLINE SHOP preorder bonuses! ♪

– Nendoroid Taiho –

From the popular browser game ‘Kantai Collection -KanColle-‘ comes a Nendoroid of the First Taiho Class Aircraft Carrier – Taiho! She comes with three expressions including an easy-to-use standard expression, a half-damaged expression as well as an attacking expression for combat scenes.

Optional parts include a cartridge that can be held as well as set in both her crossbow and ship deck. She also includes three different state-of-the-art planes to fly by her side including the Ryusei, Reppu and Suisei planes for various different scenes. Special parts are also included which allow you to recreate her half-damaged pose! Simply select the situation you like best!

⇒ Blog Review HERE

▼GOODSMILE ONLINE Bonus:
Special Box Sleeve & Special Nendoroid Base

▶︎ Product Page: http://www.goodsmile.info/en/product/5658/

– Nendoroid Batman: Justice Edition –

From the popular movie ‘Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice’ comes a Nendoroid of Batman dressed up in his armor. The Nendoroid is a part of the fully articulated ‘Edition’ series of Nendoroids which allows for all sorts of action poses from the movie! His characteristic armor has been shrunk down into Nendoroid size keeping the epic appearance while also adding that cute Nendoroid charm!

The paintwork has also been very intricately tuned to give the armor a heavy and metallic appearance. His batarang is also included in an all new sculpt for the Justice Edition, as well as a new Bat Signal based on the Batman v Superman design.

⇒ Blog Review HERE

▼GOODSMILE ONLINE Bonus:
Exclusive Background Sheet

▶︎ Product Page: http://www.goodsmile.info/en/product/5654/

Both items are available until the 8th June 2016 at 21:00JST! Don’t miss out!

Don’t forget that the other half of ‘Batman v Superman’ is also currently in production and will be joining Batman in the Nendoverse soon! ☆

Look forward to him!! (੭ु ›ω‹ )੭ु⁾⁾
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Finally a quick notice!

Nendoroid Course applications for the GOODSMILE RACING & TeamUKYO Personal Sponsors are currently open! ★

The official character of the Hatsune Miku GT Project ‘Racing Miku’ is joining the Nendoroids in her 2016 outfit!

– R EXIGA

What is ‘Today’s Date’?

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

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（・∀・）　.｡oO（Maybe we will run live broadcasts…)
oノ∧つ⊂）
(（・∀・）　.｡oO（… on YouTube in the future!)
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Planning Team / Kahotan / Twitter ID：@gsc_kahotan
English Updates: @gsc_kevin

June 2, 2016 by Kahotan

Nendoroid Ichimatsu Matsuno

Hello everyone, Kahotan here! (@gsc_kahotan)

The yearly health check-up for GSC staff is coming up soon… as soon as I think about them drawing blood I start to get nervous!

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

Nendoroid Ichimatsu Matsuno!

From the popular anime series ‘Osomatsu-san’ comes a Nendoroid of the fourth son of the Matsuno family, Ichimatsu! He comes with three face plates including his standard expression with eyes half-closed, a dark expression as well as a blank expression with a variety of different stickers for you to create your very own expression!

Optional parts include a face mask for when he is sick, ESP Kitty with a cat toy and a variety of different hand and leg parts to allow for all sorts of different poses! Be sure to display him with his other brothers who are also joining the Nendoroid series!

“Me? I’m the fourth son of the Matsuno family – Ichimatsu Matsuno.”

The sarcastic Matsuno brother who always takes things at his own pace and finds the best of friends in cats is joining the Nendoroid series!

The Nendoroid captures his character nicely with the slouching back, needlessly large hoodie, sandals, slightly messy hair and those sleepy half-closed eyes!! Not to mention that the ESP Kitty that played a rather big role in episode 5 of the series is also included to display beside him!

△ ESP Kitty’s neck is fitted with a joint for slightly different poses!

Ichimatsu’s standard standing pose has the back sculpted at a curve to recreate his slouch!! (｡･ω･)ﾉﾞ

△ The messy look of his hair also looks great!

Optional parts include a cat toy for the cat-loving Ichimatsu…

… as well as sitting parts to let him sit and pay with ESP Kitty!

Not only do these parts work great with the kitty, but when you display Ichimatsu together with the other brothers it really brings out his laid back personality in comparison with them! ♪

△ The half-closed eyes looking upward seem to match this pose perfectly!

Plus, he also comes with this expression!

A ‘Dark Matsu’ Expression!

The expression from the end of the rental girlfriend episode! The shadows around his eyes have been specifically colored a very dark color to keep that comically dark appearance even as a Nendoroid! ♪

The mask can also be removed…

To reveal a kind of scheming expression! (/ω＼)

I’m a little worried for as to what happened to Karamatsu after this photo was taken! As mentioned above the mask can be removed, but that also means that you can also attach it on to the other brothers as well!!

△ The mask fits in between the head and body parts to be hold in place!

I think it also looks really nice on Ichimatsu’s standard expression too!

△ It looks like he is about to lift the mask just to say something sarcastic! ♡

Just like the other Osomatsu-san Nendoroids he also comes with a blank expression as well as a set of expression stickers allowing you to choose what third expression you want for him! ★

△ You can even recreate all sorts of popular scenes!

By the way! You can also swap hand parts between characters to have them hold each others items!

This allows for even more fun and original and interesting situations to be had! ( ･ㅂ･)و ̑̑

The Nendoroid series also allows you to swap head parts around, which means you can even recreate incidents like this!

△ More info about Nendoroid Karamatsu Matsuno here!

It’s not quite perfect fashion… but you can even dress him up in Karamatsu’s outfit and glasses! (ΦωΦ 三 ΦωΦ)

△ He is trying to practice his pretentious smile to be more like Karamatsu?

Enjoy the Osomatsu-san world right at your fingertips! They are great by themselves but so much more fun with the whole Matsuno brothers collection! (●´ω｀●)

A Nendoroid of the fourth Matsuno brother!

Nendoroid Ichimatsu Matsuno!

He’ll be up for preorder later today!!

Orders from the GOODSMILE ONLINE SHOP will include a special round base as well as two additional blank expressions! ☆

Be sure to consider it when preordering! (●´ω｀●)

Also note that this product will be going up for preorder on the same day!

Nendoroid Pouch: Sleeping Bag (Ichimatsu Matsuno Ver.)

The perfect item for carrying your Nendoroid Choromatsu out and about with you no matter where you go! You can see some examples of use on the previous versions for Osomatsu and Karamatsu!

Plus don’t forget that Nendoroid Choromatsu Matsuno will also be up for preorder at the same time! ヽ(*・ω・)人(・ω・*)ノ

　⇒ Blog Review: Here

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♥︎ Today’s Date ♥

Waiting to meet up in a sunny cafe!

– Momonisan

What is ‘Today’s Date’?

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

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（・∀・）　.｡oO（The final two brothers…)
oノ∧つ⊂）
(（・∀・）　.｡oO（… are currently in the works!)
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Planning Team / Kahotan / Twitter ID：@gsc_kahotan
English Updates: @gsc_kevin

May 31, 2016 by Kahotan

Nendoroid Choromatsu Matsuno

Hello everyone, Kahotan here! (@gsc_kahotan)

The weather keeps jumping between hot and cold at the moment! I get the feeling I’m catching a cold from all the sudden changes in temperature! Anyway, today I’m going to be taking a look at…

Nendoroid Choromatsu Matsuno!

From the popular anime series ‘Osomatsu-san’ comes a Nendoroid of the third son of the Matsuno family, Choromatsu! He comes with three face plates including a smiling expression, an angry expression as well as a blank expression with a variety of different stickers for you to create your very own expression!

Optional parts include a ‘Nya-chan’ bag, two glow sticks and a variety of different hand and leg parts to allow for all sorts of different poses! Be sure to display him with his other brothers who are also joining the Nendoroid series!

“Who is it? That’s right! It’s Choromatsu!”

The only one of the six brothers with a bit of common sense who becomes rather useless in the presence of cute girls – Choromatsu Matsuno is joining the Nendoroid series! ★

His downward facing eyebrows, V-shaped smiling face and the green hoodie have all been shrunk down into Nendoroid size keeping all of Choromatsu’s unique charms! (๑•̀ㅂ•́)و✧

Choromatsu is also known to keep his hair very well kempt, which is perserved on the Nendoroid with hyst how amazingly smooth it looks!

△ The one little dent at the side is lovely though!

He also comes with lots of optional parts!

First up, he comes with a paper bag featuring an illustration of his favorite idol – Nyaa Hashimoto! He also comes with the CITY WORK job advertisement magazine!

We got the original data for the magazine’s design directly from the publisher which means we could create the cover down to the finest little details!!

△ Covering up his mouth makes his eyes look a little worried! ♪

Plus…

“These sticks? Yep, they glow!“

Green glow sticks perfect for an idol otaku!★

This means he can go out and cheer for Nya-chan with all his strength!! ♪ Plus from this angle you can actually see the shirt he is wearing peeking out at the top of the hoodie!

Unfortunately, the glow sticks for the Nendoroid don’t actually glow, but I thought it would be fun to display him with some actual glowing glow sticks as well!! ★

△ Now it looks more like he really is participating in a concert! ₍₍ (ง ˙ω˙)ว ⁾⁾

The Nya-chan bag has a poster sticking out the back, and if you pose him with both the bag and the glow sticks it looks like he is walking home after an enjoyable live convert! (*´Д｀)=з

△ The fact that he is still holding the glow sticks
shows how much he enjoyed the show!

Anyway, let’s move on to his second expression…

…which has a very sudden change!!

An Angry Expression!

Choromatsu has a very large range of expressions depending on how he is being treated, and the gap between his standard expression and this expression is quite entertaining!! ♡

This expression is best used with his brothers…

You can just imagine some of his angry lines as he shouts at Osomatsu for taking his glow sticks before the concert! Bringing out the atmosphere of the Osomatsu-san series is really so fun and easy with the Nendoroids!!

But that’s not all! Just like his brother’s, Choromatsu also comes with a blank expression as well as three different expression stickers to choose from! ♪

Pose him swinging the glow sticks with this expression, or standing with one of his brothers with that expression… the possibilities are endless!

Be sure to create all sorts of fun and interesting original scenes!! ♡

The cute Nendoroid of the third Matsuno brother! ♪

Nendoroid Choromatsu Matsuno!

He will be up for preorder from Thursday! ♪

Just like his brothers before him, preorders from the GOODSMILE ONLINE SHOP will include a special round base as well as two additional blank expressions!

Be sure to consider it when preordering! (●´ω｀●)

Also note that this product will be going up for preorder on the same day!

Nendoroid Pouch: Sleeping Bag (Choromatsu Matsuno Ver.)

The perfect item for carrying your Nendoroid Choromatsu out and about with you no matter where you go! You can see some examples of use on the previous versions for Osomatsu and Karamatsu!

In addition, we are going to be having a special live broadcast to take a look at him and Ichimatsu tomorrow evening! Be sure to tune in!!

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Nendoroid Choromatsu & Ichimatsu Matsuno Live Broadcast!

Date: 1st June 2016 from 20:00~
URL: http://live.nicovideo.jp/gate/lv264745733

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Hope to see you there!!

Ichimatsu will be up on the blog tomorrow! ♪

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♥︎ Today’s Date ♥︎

Ryujo-chan getting rid of some of her stress by having the cats pour her some sake. Amatsukaze came by and was unable to hide her surprise… (；･`ω･´)

– Luka

What is ‘Today’s Date’?

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

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（・∀・）　.｡oO（What optional parts…)
oノ∧つ⊂）
(（・∀・）　.｡oO（… will be included with Ichimatsu?!)
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と_）_））

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