Nendoroid Renne

The map made when we moved offices!

I was going to use this map to make my way around when I was looking for things, but…
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I finally managed to find Oda-P’s desk!

I don’t think I would have recognized it as his desk if it wasn’t for the huge collection of gundam-like models! It’s great that I can find people based on the figures they have on display. ^^

Anyway, today we’ll be taking a look at the prototype I found on his desk…
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From The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky:

Nendoroid Renne!

Following on from Nendoroid Estelle Bright from the ‘Trails in Sky’ series comes this figure of a figure of Ouroboros Agent, Legion No. XV – Renne, also known by the name ‘The Angel of Extermination’.

An 11-year old girl wearing Lolita clothes and wielding a huge scythe as a weapon!! Σ(゜∀゜ )

She also has a lovely back-story which makes her one of my best characters!
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This is how she looks from the back!

Her hair is sculpted as if the wind is blowing across it, just as it did whenever she was in battle mode. Her giant scythe has a lovely golden edge which looks absolutely gorgeous!
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You can even create this famous pose!

The ‘Trails in the Sky’ series has been continuing over a number of games, but this key pose was from ‘Ys vs. Trails in the Sky : Alternative Saga’. That alluring expression combined with the finger on her lip makes for such a stunning pose!
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A relaxed expression and black bunny!

This pose with her two arms crossed comes from ‘The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky – Second Chapter’. She doesn’t have her weapon with this pose, which makes her look so much more childlike and innocent!
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Delicious ice-cream and sitting parts!

I can’t help but wonder what flavor that ice-cream is… she comes with both the ice-cream and a hand part to hold it in! As you can see, she can also hold the black bunny with just one arm!

I’m also very glad to see more Nendoroids with sitting parts! You simple replace her lower body and skirt in order to pose her sitting like this. As a side note, she is wearing drawers beneath he skirt!
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An angry expression for combat poses!

Trails in the Sky is well known for its great fighting scenes! The battles in the game are actually done in the same kind of chibi-size as Nendoroids, so the Nendoroids seem to suit the series perfectly!

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Displayed with Nendoroid Estelle!

Estelle went on sale on the 10th of July!!

This is in fact an actual product sample, not the prototype! Even with all the small details on her design, she came out wonderfully!!

You can pose the two working together or turn things around and have them fighting each other – you can create all sorts of scenes from the series!!
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Let’s just back in the past for a sec!

The first Nendoroids from the ‘Trails in the Sky’ series were in fact Nendoroid Petites! We’ve now got normal Nendoroids of Estelle and Renne, so I suppose we can only guess who the next one will be…?

To be honest I haven’t heard anything about the next in the series from Oda-P, so we’ll have to see what happens… 😛
(But surely we can’t just get two and not the third!)
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From The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky:

Nendoroid Renne!

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      /    ─    ─\  ”I forgot to mention it, but her shoulders
    /    (●)  (●) \       and sleeves are seperated into two parts!
    |       (__人__)  | ________
     \      |r┬-|   ,/| |        |
    ノ      `ー’´  \ | |        |
  /´               | |        |
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 ヽ    -一ー_~、⌒)^),-、   | |_________|
  ヽ ____,ノγ⌒ヽ)ニニ- ̄   | |  |

She’ll be up for preorder around next week Tuesday!!

Be sure to contact our partner shops if you have any sales or preorder queries!
 

But that’s all for today!
I hope to see you all again tomorrow!! (・∀・)ノ゛
 
 
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Nendoroid Nanoha Takamachi & Fate Testarossa : Seishoudai Primary School Uniform Ver.

The WonHobby 16 website was updated today!

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The previously unknown products have been revealed!

WonHobby 16 Product Information:

http://www.whl4u.jp/products.html

Two more products have been added to the website!

Nendoroid Nanoha Takamachi & Fate Testarossa : Seishoudai Primary School Uniform Ver. & WWR JDF HAROLD!

The WWR Harold is joining the Japan Defense Force Series from threeA – a lovely model with caterpillar treads! It’s also a huge 30cm in size which is certainly quite impressive… but more than the size, I just want those caterpillar treads!

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Today is also the premiere of…

Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha : The MOVIE 2nd A’s!

We decided to announce this WonFes product to coincide with the release of the movie!

There is even a sample for us to peek at!

There are only 15 days left till WonFes now, so I suppose its not really that amazing that there are samples already! But anyway, let’s get on with the review!

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From Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha : The MOVIE 2nd A’s:

Nendoroid Nanoha Takamachi & Fate Testarossa : Seishoudai Primary School Uniform Ver.!

Nendoroids of Nanoha and Fate from the most recent Nanoha movie, both wearing their school uniforms! They also both come with a variety of optional parts!

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This is how the packaging looks!

This is obviously a set of two Nendoroids, and each comes with some extras parts which we’ll take a look at shortly. They also each come with an extra expression – lots of goodies for fans to enjoy!

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This is how they look from the back!

That simple white uniform with the blue stripes has such a neat and tidy look to it! The skirt is also nice and loose which ensures the legs can be moved around without any problems for all sorts of fun poses!

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Nendoroid Nanoha Takamachi!

The younger version of Nanoha is so adorable!!

Nanoha comes with her device and a school bag!

The school bag is carried on her back, but it has a hole for the arm of the stand so that it doesn’t get in the way when you’re trying to pose her!

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Nendoroid Fate Testarossa!

The young Fate is just as cute as Nanoha!! She looks so happy!

Fate comes with her school bag and a hand to hold it!

They both come with two bent arms for some cute posing options like this!

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Arf and Yuuno in their animal forms!

They’re so tiny!! Both of them are attached to the arm parts that are holding them, so hopefully they won’t go missing too easily!

Even though Yuuno is so tiny, he still has highlights for the pupils in his eyes! Both of them are really important characters, so I’m glad to have them included!
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Holding out their intelligent devices!

When you pose the two of them together like this, it looks just like they are about to transform together! The devices are attached to the hand parts, but can be attached to any of the arms!
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Crying faces while holding hands!

This lets you recreate one of the most popular scenes from the show!

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They suit each other so well!!

Not only can they hold hands, but there are also hand parts for them to couple hands together like this – you can even make out each and every one of their tiny fingers!! Absolutely incredible!!

There is no way a fan could say no with parts like this included!! Σ(゚Д゚)ガーン
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From Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha : The MOVIE 2nd A’s:

Nendoroid Nanoha Takamachi & Fate Testarossa : Seishoudai Primary School Uniform Ver.!

There are four ways you can get hold of them!

Here is a quick summary, click the links for more information!

■ 07/29 : WonFes’s Wonhobby Booth
http://www.whl4u.jp/buy_kaijou.html
Number Available: 3000. Max two per person. Stock is limited!

■ 07/29~ : Web Sales
http://www.whl4u.jp/buy_web.html
You’ll be able to order them online for a week from the 29th July! All figures will be made to order and are planned to be delivered in November.

■ 07/29 : GSC & Karaoke no Tetsujin Cafe Akihabara
http://www.gstjcafe.jp/
Number Available: 200. They will be on sale from 11:00 at the Akihabara cafe on the 29th July. Max one per person. Stock is limited!

■ 07/29 : GSC & Karaoke no Tetsujin Cafe Taipei
http://www.gstjcafe.jp/tw/
Number Available: 300. For more information please check the official facebook page of the cafe! Max two per person. Stock is limited.

Just 15 days left until WonFes!!

I’ll also be doing a review of Insane-chan soon, so watch out for that if you’re interested in grabbing her!

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

A Quick Look at This Month’s Rereleases!

Today’s blog has quite a few photos, so I’m just going to jump right into it today!

Today we’ll take a quick look at all the products announced for rerelease this month!

We all know that once a figure has been our for awhile it becomes incredibly to get hold of it… I’ve know there have been times I’ve just been unable to get a figure I wanted leaving me down in the dumps. If you wanted but missed out on any of these figures in the past, then don’t miss out this time around!
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Shiki Ryougi Garannodou

Shiki is of course from ‘Kara no Kyoukai’, one of the the many famous TYPE-MOON series! A movie of “Mirai Fukuin’ has also officially been announced now – when I head that I was so excited that I just couldn’t sit still! (I hope we’ll see a rerelease of Nendo Shiki as well!)

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What a beautiful figure!!

I am a huge Kara no Kyoukai fan, but even if I wasn’t I would want this figure – she just looks so lovely! It’s quite hard to see from this photo, but the kimono is covered is a really intricate pattern that looks absolutely stunning!

Definitely a figure you’ll regret missing if you’re a TYPE-MOON fan!

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She will be rereleased in November 2012!

As you can see, the packaging was just as beautiful as the lovely Shiki! She is available for preorder at our partner shops now!

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Nendoroid Saber Lion!

Another product that had one of the highest results on Good Smile’s 10th anniversary rerelease polls! Somehow her mane looks really tasty – it looks like some kind of doughnut! 😛

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A rice bowl with a little lion on it is also included!

Plus she also comes with chopsticks and a leg of meat to help you pose her in some interesting situations. This lovely version of Saber was sculpted by none other than Hiro-san! He makes both scale figures and Nendoroids so well…!!

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She is Nendoroid #50!

The rerelease version might also be changed to an arm-type stand instead of the one that you see in these photos, but there might be some problems that arise in manufacturing so we’ll have to see! As soon as there is a definite answer I’ll let you know!

Nendoroid Saber Lion will be available in November!

She is also available at all of our partner shops right now!
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Nendoroid Saber:

10th ANNIVERSARY Edition!

This isn’t a rerelease, but instead a metallic version of the previously released Nendoroid Saber: Super Movable Edition. It’s a special release to commemorate TYPE-MOON’s 10th anniversary! Her armor and sword are so shiny!

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Expressions and swords included!

Excalibur and Caliburn are both included for Saber to swing around! She also has this lovely tantrum face that has so much energy about it – I love using it! 😛

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Nendoroid Saber : 10th ANNIVERSARY Edition is up for preorder at the Good Smile Online Shop!

She isn’t available at our partner shops, so be careful not to miss out on her!

– Good Smile Online Shop –

http://goodsmile-global.ecq.sc/

Orders close at 21:00JST on the 23rd July!

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Nendoroid Nozomu Itoshiki!

Itoshiki-sensei was also placed very high in the rerelease polls, and his rerelease is now confirmed!! Yay! You can also use Phat! company’s playsets to recreate his classes like this!

He will be up for preorder shortly!

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

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(Photo by: Nitouhei)

figma Marisa Kirisame & figma Reimu Hakurei!

The figma Touhou series! Great figures along with a load of extras to play with! Both Marisa and Reimu are going to be available once again! Ooh, just look at Reimu’s cute little belly button in that photo!

That’s to their large skirts its really easy to put them in great poses very easily, so I highly recommend these two to any new figma collectors as well! Don’t miss out again!

figma Reimu is available for preorder now!
figma Marisa will be re-announced soon!

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Kiritsugu Emiya/Zero & Saber/Zero!

These two were released in 2008 by Max Factory and are going to be refined and rereleased with modifications to the expressions!

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Saber has a replaceable hand part!

You can choose to either display her with Excalibur or without it. I love having small little options like this!

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A very relaxed expression!

A very suiting expression to the Zero version of Saber, wearing her black suit from the series! I can just hear Ayako Kawasumi’s lovely voice saying “Madam!” when I see this figure.

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Kiritsugu has his Thompson Contender!

It wouldn’t be a Kiritsugu figure without his beloved gun! This was made from Batayan from Max Factory – they are some really impressive figures!
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Or have him hold a cigarette instead!

With just a quick switch of his hand the pose seems to change from a combat scene to a much more relaxed scene! I’m really not sure which way I would want to display him!
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A real mischievous expression!

What a wonderful pose!! Those dull eyes with those lovely cheekbones and stubbly beard are all so wonderful!

Any Kiritsugu fan should enjoy this figure, but even just as a really awesome looking male figure he is great!

Kiritsugu Emiya/Zero and Saber/Zero will also be re-announced shortly on the GSC site!
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Bonus Shot!

Kiritsugu displayed with Saber Motored Cuirassier!!

They are both 1/8th scale, so they look perfect displayed together!
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… lots of products for you to grab if you missed out on them!

These are all going on sale again as a part of GSC’s 10th anniversary, so I hope those who missed out will be able to grab them this time around!
 
 
Anyway, that’s all for today!
I hope to see you all again tomorrow!! (・∀・)ノ゛
 
 
 
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Nendoroid Ricotta Elmar

This is Tori Bird’s desk!

He was out at the Type-Moon Festival over the weekend!

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You can see he is a Type Moon fan with the Shiki Nendoroid on display right at the back of the photo! I can’t wait for the new Kara no Kyoukai chapter, ‘Gospel in the Future’ – it’s got cat ears!! 😀

There is also a prototype box at the front of the desk!

We might not have cat ears today, but we do have some dog ears!! ( ゚∀゚)o彡°

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From DOG DAYS:

Nendoroid Ricotta Elmar!

From the fantasy anime set in the world of Flonyard, ‘DOG DAYS’ comes a figure of Ricotta Elmar, the genius inventor! Pose her hard at work inventing new things, or instead on the battlefield as an artillery expert!

What an adorable outfit and expression (*´ω`*)

I love those giant buttons on the hem of her shirt!

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This is how she looks from the back!

As you can see from this picture, her cape can be completely removed, leaving her lovely little tail showing from the back! I love being able to change small parts of the outfit like that!

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Let’s move onto the optional parts!

Firstly, books with arms to hold them!

As you’d expect of a genius inventor like Rico, she has a lot of books to read up on! You can also pose the legs like this to make it look like she is walking along with the books!

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A determined face and saluting pose!

Using the bent right arm together this with expression makes it look just like she is saluting! If I had her in front of me while working, I think I’d be inspired to get through all my work for her! 😛

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A crying expression and white flag!

Aww!! That expression is so sad, but at the same time it is absolutely adorable!!!

The cape has small openings around the shoulders to allow you to pose her with her arms up like this even while wearing the cape!

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Emblem Arts effect parts and cannons!

Rico might be a more scholarly type, but that doesn’t mean she can’t take part on the battlefield as an artillery expert! She comes with effect parts for her Emblem Arts magic as well as four miniature cannons to fire on her enemies!

Each of the cannons stands on its own, so you can put them wherever you like!

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From DOG DAYS:

Nendoroid Ricotta Elmar!
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       /      \
      /   ─    ─\  ”Animal ears are wonderful!”
    /     (●)  (●) \
    |       (__人__)  | ________
     \      |r┬-|   ,/ | |           |
    ノ      `ー’´  \  | |           |
  /´                 | |           |
 |    l                | |           |
 ヽ    -一ー_~、⌒)^),-、  | |_________|
  ヽ ____,ノγ⌒ヽ)ニニ- ̄   | |  |
If you have any preorder or sales inquiries, be sure to contact our partner shops!

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

Nendoroid Spider-Man Hero’s Edition

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/  _ノ  ヽ、_  \   ”I don’t know where anyone is…!”
/  o゚⌒   ⌒゚o  \
|   (__人__)    |
\     ` ⌒´     /
ノ            \

I’m completely lost in these new offices!!

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Aha! Eno-kun with a new prototype!

I’m still having trouble remembering where everything here on the 17th floor is, but at least I’ve managed to find something for today’s blog. The first review with pictures taken in the new offices will be…
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From ‘The Amazing Spider-Man’:
Nendoroid Spider-Man Hero’s Edition!

From the world famous ‘Spider-Man’ series comes a fully posable Nendoroid of Spider-Man in his outfit from ‘The Amazing Spider-Man’. All the finest details of his outfit have been added in Nendoroid size!

Who would have thought Spidey would make it into the Nendoroid world! Plus he is a part of the extra special and posable ‘Edition Series’! Σ(゚∀゚ )

He is made to be fully posable so you can recreate all of your favorite action scenes and poses from the films or comics!
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This is how he looks from the back!
As you can see he makes use of an amazing texture!

It really looks (and feels?) just like the texture of Spider-Man’s costume! This was done by first sculpting the Nendoroid from a normal material, and then applying the spiderweb design using 3D data afterwards. The cooperation between a normal sculptor and a 3D sculptor shines once again!
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A diorama pedestal is also included!

A completely new kind Nendoroid stand! It lets you pose him swinging from his web above the night streets of New York! The arm included with the stand is much longer than normal to allow for midair poses like this one!
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The diorama is really nice quality as well!

The use of the gradient to create the night light effect is really pretty! You could also use this stand with any other Nendoroid that make use of an arm-type stand, which could make for some interesting scenes!
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You can pose about to shoot out his web!

It just wouldn’t be Spider-Man if you couldn’t pose him like this! You can also create the pose of him swinging just like this by placing his thighs, knees and ankles at the right angles. Even for me who is normally terrible at making poses, this wasn’t too hard to accomplish!
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Or even pose him shooting the web!

This is done with a quick swap of his hand parts to another set which is shooting out the web! Now it really feels like Spider-Man! Great job, Eno-kun!

You can choose to pose him with both hands shooting web like the above picture, or of course just use one for a swinging pose!
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Spider-Man, watching over the city!

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/ ─    ─  \    ”It’s nice taking photos from this high up!”
/  (≡)  (≡) \
|   (__人__)   |
\   `Y⌒y’   /ヽ
(ヽ、 ゛ー ′ / ̄)|
| ``ー――‐”|  ヽ、.|
ゝ ノ      ヽ  ノ |
 ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄

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Nendoroid Spider-Man Hero’s Edition!

He’ll be up for preorder from Next Week!

If you have any sales or preorder queries, be sure to get in contact with out partner shops!

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

TM & © 2012 Marvel Characters, Inc. © 2012 CPII. All rights reserved.

Nendoroid Gertrud Barkhorn

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||  / ̄ ̄\  ← Uchitarou-san
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/〔|    ( ●)(●)
〔ノ^ゝ    (__人__)  ”I left the prototype by the shelves.”
ノ ノ^,-    ` ⌒´
/´ ´ ‘ , ^ヽ      }
/     ノ'”\.  ⌒
人    ノ \/,_ __ノ
/::::\_/l:::::\ー-.,ノ、゙,

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Excellent! Package Located!

This figure was rather hard to get hold of, I’m glad I called and asked for it in advance… I know lots of fans have been waiting for the next Nendoroid in this series and now she is finally here!!
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The 5th in the Strike Witches Nendoroid series:
Nendoroid Gertrud Barkhorn!

From the hit anime series ‘Strike Witches’ comes the reliable ace of the squad – Gertrud Barkhorn. She also comes with her twin MG42 machine guns, various arm parts and expressions which can be used to create all sorts of your favorite scenes from the 501st Joint Fighter Wing!

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This is how she looks from the back!

The stand she uses is the arm-type stand that we are seeing more often on Nendoroids now! It makes it very easy to pose her in flying poses!
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An embarrassed expression with arms folded behind her back!

Gertrud is well known for her stern personality – even her embarrassed expression is very reserved! You can even pose her with her hands folded behind her back for a very professional looking pose like this!

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Her Striker Unit is also included!

Plus she can hold both the MG42 machine guns at once!

The photo above has her holding them with two bent arms, but the hands are detachable from the arms so you can have her holding the guns with any arm parts!

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A look from the back while flying!

The ears are a separate fringe part that you just need to swap out when you like, and the best part is that the sculpting of the braids and fringe on the version with ears is much more airy and really suits flying poses!

Of course a tail is also included and is even fitted with a joint for some more posing options! That little bit of skin showing just above her hips is beautiful!
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She can even hold the MG42 backwards!

She comes with special hands just to pose her like this to recreate the batting scene! Plus she also has this lovely expression for combat poses!

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She also comes with the alternate base!

On the left is the adapter for the stand that lets you pose her flying horizontally. You just need to place the Nendoroid’s waist on the white section! The base on the right is the same base seen with all the previous Strike Witches Nendoroids, featuring the 501st Joint Fighter Wing logo!
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The 5th in the Strike Witches Nendoroid series:
Nendoroid Gertrud Barkhorn!
She’ll be up for preorder from tomorrow!

Be sure to contact our partner shops if you have any sales or preorder queries!


Now for a quick notice!

The 2013 Snow Miku Outfit will be decided tomorrow!!

A big thank you to everyone who sent in designs to Piapro for the 2013 Nendoroid Snow Miku design!

The following four designs are the final options!

Just like last year, we’ll be having a public vote during a NicoNico Live Broadcast to decide between these four designs – come along and cast your vote as well!
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1: Snow Miku : Borage Flower Ver. (Provisional Name)
The Borage flower in her hair is and edible flower often used to decorate desserts. They also bloom in Winter. The tips of her twin-tails are made to look like cream at the end. The colors throughout the figure have a light blue to white gradient which is made to look like shaved ice with syrup.
http://piapro.jp/t/5Hi8
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2: Sweet Pâtissier Snow Miku
A Snow Miku with a very chilly appearance and a sweet tooth. The earphones on her ears are macarons filled with fresh cream, and the ribbon on her back is made to look like a sugar sculpture.
http://piapro.jp/t/5nK-

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3: Fresh Cream Snow Miku (Provisional Name)
Snow white clothes with frills shaped like whipped cream and features ornaments shaped like soda candy. Her hair has a white to blue gradient and flows like melting snow.

http://piapro.jp/t/lJh0
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4: Strawberry Daifuku White Kimono Miku
She has a strawberry leaf on her head with a snowflake lacing around her head. She is wearing a white kimono with silver snowflake patterns on it.
http://piapro.jp/t/XSGC


“Hatsune Miku Time” – Brought to You by Sega x GSC x Crypton:
http://live.nicovideo.jp/watch/lv97744174

The show starts tomorrow at 19:00! (JST)

I hope you’ll be there to cast your vote – just wait for the poll and click the number that corresponds to the design you like best!

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

(C)2007 第501統合戦闘航空団

Nendoroid Nyaruko

Good Smile is moving offices this week!

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…but even so, the desks are still a huge mess!!

This is one of the planning team’s desks – the move needs to be completed in around the next two days and I’m really not sure how we’re going to get it all done! I’ve hardly done any preparation at all! ^^;

But among the messy desk I spy a new Nendoroid!
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From Haiyore! Nyaruko-san:

Nendoroid Nyaruko!

From the popular anime and light novel series, ‘Haiyore! Nyaruko-san’ comes a Nendoroid of Nyarlathotep, also known as Nyaruko! Her little pet, Shantak-kun, is also included with his own little stand that lets him fly beside her!

They’re both so adorable!! (*゚∀゚)=3

Those lovely eyes and the ω-shaped mouth are so cute!! Her outfit also suits the chibi Nendoroid design so nicely!
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This is how she looks from the back!

It’s quite hard to see as it is behind her hair, but there is a lovely black ribbon tied up behind her. You can also see Shantak-kun has a ball-joint in his neck allowing you to move his head around left and right as well!
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The pose from the cover of the 2nd novel!

A special shoulder part is included along with the extended out arm to let you recreate this pose! The arms separate at the sleeves, so you can also use this shoulder with other arm parts for all sorts of other poses as well!

You can also see she comes with a bent right arm and a bent leg!
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Let’s move onto the optional parts!

First is this tearful expression!

She looks so adorable like this!!

Even for those that don’t recognize the parody, it’s still an amazingly cute expression!!

Also, Nyaruko often reshapes the one strand of hair on the top of her head, so the Nendoroid comes with three different options for it!
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A lovey-dovey face with heart hair!

A pose that recreates Nyaruko’s approaches toward the main character of the story, Mahiro! The upward glance and blushing cheeks are lovely, but the heart shaped strand of hair just takes the cake! This pose is definitely best for those who prefer Nyaruko’s cuter side!

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The hard-to-describe crowbar-like thingy!

Nyaruko-san also comes with her primary weapon, the crowbar-like thing along with arm parts that let her hold it in both hands!
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From Haiyore! Nyaruko-san:

Nendoroid Nyaruko!


She is up for preorder as of today!! (・∀・)ノ

Be sure to contact our partner shops if you have any sales or preorder queries!


Finally a quick notice! (`・ω・´)

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Pre-sale tickets for the 2nd Nanoha Movie with a bonus have been available since the 22nd March at Circle K Sunkus!

For ¥2700 you can get a ticket to the Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha : The MOVIE 2nd A’s movie as well as a Nendoroid Plus Charm set! I’ve got hold of some of those samples today so let’s take a look at them!
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Set A: Nanoha & Vita / Set B: Fate & Signum!

Signum’s pose holding her sword out ready for combat is absolutely lovely!!
Those who are interested can find out more at the Circle K Sunkus’ Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha : The MOVIE 2nd A’s special page below!

– Karuzawa Online –
http://karuwazaonline.jp/
But that’s all for today!
I hope to see you all again tomorrow!! (・∀・)ノ゛

(C) 逢空万太・ソフトバンク クリエイティブ/名状しがたい製作委員会のようなもの (C) NANOHA The MOVIE 2nd A’s PROJECT

Nendoroid Saber: Zero Ver.

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W-Who took this picture…?

While I was looking through all the pictures on my camera I came across this one, but I’m sure I never took it!

Anyway, in this blurry photo you can see the WEB team and the advertising team. GSC’s advertising department doesn’t have any men in it – it’s filled with girls!
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Today we’ll be taking a look at a figure from last week’s WonHobby News Watch:

Nendoroid Saber : Zero Ver.!

From the popular anime series ‘Fate/Zero’ comes a Nendoroid of Saber wearing the black suit she is well known for in this series. She even comes with a Nendoroid-sized version of the motorbike she used while fighting Rider, the Saber Motored Cuirassier!

You’d think that with such an amazing extra she wouldn’t come with much else, but she comes with lots of other extras too!!

Zero Saber is wearing a simple black suit, so she needs some extras to spice her up a bit! We’ll take a look at these other extras a little later!
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This is how she looks from the back!

This version of Saber has a lovely ponytail that suits her so nicely in the suit! The prototype also features a ball joint in the ponytail which allows you to move her hair in any direction you like for some dynamic poses!
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The detail on the bike is incredible!

It’s absolutely tiny, but even so the tires and engine are still very detailed! The painting on the cowl is the perfect silver color. Normally mechanical things done at this size have a strange feeling to them, but Saber’s bike has come out wonderfully!

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Saber can even ride on the bike!

Nendoroids of course have a really big body and a much smaller body, so it was very difficult to get the balance of the bike right for a Nendoroid! But through a bit of trial and error I think that balance has come out just fine!
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Vrooom!!

I can just hear the engine when I look at her riding like this! At first it might look quite hard to pose her on the bike, but she actually fits on very neatly – the legs fit on perfectly. With the arm stand holding her in place and her hands on the handle bars she is very stable as well!
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Jump!! You can even pose her like this!

Let’s go over the optional parts we’ve seen now:
Along with her standing pose and the motorbike, she has…
 
 ・ An angry Face
 ・ Fringe parts swaying in the the wind
 ・ A ruffled upper suit
 ・ Two bent legs
 ・ Two bent arms (With left hand closed)
 ・ Excalibur

I personally love the extra fringe and suit parts which give a much more dynamic feeling to poses!! They are so much fun to play with!!
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She also has a serious expression!

Saber is well known for remaining cool under pressure and this expression captures that perfectly! It looks just the expression she glared down Caster with!

goodsmile company Mikatan's Blog English Version
Swapping expressions with another Saber!

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This is a special Saber made to commemorate TYPE-MOON’s 10th anniversary:
Nendoroid Saber : 10th ANNIVERSARY Edition!

It’s the same as the previously released Nendoroid Saber: Super Movable Edition, however it features a metallic effect on her armor which makes it look much shinier! Just as before she comes with a load of optional parts including a smiling face, angry face and a tantrum face as expressions and three different sword options – Excalibur, Caliburn and Invisible Air!

As mentioned on WonHobby News Watch, the metallic effect is rather difficult to apply!

It might be difficult, but it is certainly worth it in the end – just look at how shiny her gauntlets are!! Plus it is not only her armor, the swords have also been given the metallic treatment! This special version of Saber will be on sale at this year’s TYPE-MOON Fes and will also be available at the GOOD SMILE ONLINE SHOP.

– Event Sales –
Please see the TYPE-MOON Fes. Official Website (http://www.typemoonfes.com/) for more information. (Japanese)

– Web Sales –
This product will be on sale at the GOOD SMILE ONLINE SHOP between 6th July 2012 (Fri) from 13:00 (JST) until the 23rd July 2012 (Mon) at 21:00 (JST.) Expected delivery will be in November 2012.
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Nendoroid Saber: Zero Ver.!

She’ll be up for preorder from tomorrow!!

Be sure to contact our partner shops if you have any sales or preorder queries!


Now for a quick announcement! (`・ω・´)ゞ

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ClariS’ first official book, ‘Collection’ has been announced!
The official book will be going on sale from the 14th September 2012! ClariS debuted in 2012 as the ‘Middle School Idol Unit’, and since April have since become the ‘High School Idol Unit’ – from their first single, ‘irony’ to their first album ‘BIRTHDAY’ they have now released a total of 20 songs!
 
Plus, ‘Nendoroid Petite: ClariS Set – Naisho no Hanashi Ver. is also included with the book!

This is the third set of ClariS Nendoroids, following on from the ‘irony Ver.’ and ‘Connect Ver.’, and just like the previous versions it comes with a stand that allows you to display them on top of the ‘Naisho no Hanashi’ CD. If you’re a fan of the girls then don’t miss out!
 

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

Wonder Festival 2012 (Summer)

29th July at the Makuhai Messe!

I can’t believe how fast these seem to come around every 6 months! It feels like the last WonFes was not even three months ago!

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The special site for the event went live today!

WONDERFUL HOBBY LIFE FOR YOU !! 16!

This will be Max Factory and GSC’s joint booth for the event! The booth name is shortened to ‘WonHobby’ for the event, so you just need to remember that.

– WONDERFUL HOBBY LIFE FOR YOU !! 16 –

http://whl4u.jp/


The site will be updated again from time to time, so keep an eye on it! (`・ω・´)

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WonFes Products!

From Max Factory we have,
figma Buffalo Bell : Visitor ver.!

From Good Smile we have,
Nendoroid Insane Black Rock Shooter!

There are also some products that will be up later!
Keep an eye on the site, as they’ll be announced soon!

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There will also be online sales!!

Delivery will only be in November for online sales, as they will all be made-to-order. But it does mean that if you can’t make it to the event you can still grab the exclusive products!

They will be available for order at the GOOD SMILE ONLINE SHOP from 29th July until the 6th August!

– GOODSMILE ONLINE SHOP –

http://goodsmile-wf-global.ecq.sc


This will also be updated when the products are available, so keep an eye on it if you want to order! We’ll also announce it on the GSC site once they are available for order!

– WONDERFUL HOBBY LIFE FOR YOU !! 16 –

http://whl4u.jp/


And finally a quick notice!! (ノ゚∀゚)ノ キャホー

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The Nendoroid Complete File!

This was released by Hobby Japan and you should be able to find it in stores from today! It’s much bigger than I expected and the package is so cute!! It a great read but that’s not all – it also comes with a Nendoroid to play with!!

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This is what’s inside the box!

Here you can see the included Nendoroid Saber : Complete File Edition! (`・ω・´)

This is a fully posable version of Saber in her casual clothes! She comes with a fencing sword, some tea, parts for sitting on her knees and much more!

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Inside the actual album!

All the Nendoroids of the past are all included for you to enjoy! Everything you need to know about Nendoroids you can find in this lovely album!

The album also includes interviews that you can’t find anywhere else as well as production reports which shows exactly how Nendoroids are made – definitely a book that Nendoroid fans will enjoy. The album was released to commemorate GSC’s 10th anniversary, and should be available for purchase now!

Today we have a special guest on the blog!

An interview with the Nendoroid illustrator, kako!

Thanks for taking the time to answer these questions for the blog! I’ve got to know kako quite well now, he is a really nice guy!! We’d never have so many cute Nendoroids without him!! (`・ω・´)

Q. Is there anything you need to pay specific attention to when illustrating Nendoroids?

You need to be very careful to keep to the original character design as much as possible. When making a Nendoroid design there is a careful balance between keeping to the Nendoroid design and still keeping the original character design intact as much as possible. The illustrations need to indicate things like where the waist starts which changes quite a lot from character to character, so each needs to be very finely tuned. Nendoroids are ‘chibi’ characters, but even so we try to keep their outfits and extras with the same amount of detail on the original designs. I think that’s partly what makes Nendoroids so amazing! (Although I’m sure it’s a lot of work for the sculptors!)

Q. Are there any illustrations that really stick in your mind?

There are lots that I remember quite fondly, but if I had to talk about a few…

● Haruhi Suzumiya (The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya)

This was the first Nendoroid to have an illustration done before it was sculpted, so it is definitely very memorable. When I first saw a picture of the rough sculpt, I couldn’t believe how much cuter the figure looked compared to the illustration – I was overcome with how amazing she looked and that was when I realized just how incredible the sculptors were!! I was also amazed that the rough sculpt was ready the week after I sent in the illustration… they were really quick!

Ryuk (DEATH NOTE)

I wasn’t able to get the head to look right on this one… I must have redrawn the face at least 100 times before it looked right. Nendoroids are supposed to have a kind of cute feeling to them, but that was very hard to capture with Ryuk. I think it must be the illustration that I’ve spent the most time on ever. I was personally quite happy with the way the design came out in the end though – it was cute but still had the Ryuk feeling to it.

Miku Hatsune

The Nendoroid illustration of Miku was kind of the illustration that set the format for all the future Nendoroid illustrations – most new designs use her as a base now. It’s like the definitive Nendoroid illustration! Plus the illustration was not only used for sculpting the original Nendoroid, but also for the plushie, rubber straps, Racing Miku and lots more!

Q. Anything else you want to add?

Congratulations on the release of the Nendoroid Complete File! I made sure to order a copy for myself! I couldn’t believe the Nendoroid series got its very own game, and now it even has its own album! To be perfectly honest I never expected the Nendoroid series to become so big and last for so long when I started working on it. I’m so very glad that the Nendoroid design has been loved by so many people for such a long time. I’ll be sure to bring more and more of the cutest illustrations I can! A big thanks for having me on the blog as well!!

Thanks for taking the time out of your busy schedule to answer the questions!! kako’s Nendoroid illustrations really have the most amazing balance – they suit the conversion to figures absolutely perfectly!

The reason we are all able to love Nendoroids is thanks to you and the sculptors that work so hard to bring them to us! I’m looking forward to more illustrations in the future!!

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

Male Nendoroids and figmas! There Are Probably More Than You Think!

Hello again everyone! Oonoshi from the WEB team here!

I’ll be taking over the blog for Mikatan once again today.

One of my fellow workers came by my desk the other day and asked me why I only had male figures on display. ↓

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Why…?

Because the heroes of the show are always awesome! Plus just because they are male characters it doesn’t mean they can’t be moe!

People often seem to think that there are far too few male character figures, but when you take a look there are actually quite a number of them in the Nendoroid and figma series! Today we’re going to be taking a look at them!

How many Nendo and figma male figures are there!?

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Tada! This many!

When you put them all together like this you realize that there are actually quite a few of them to collect.

The results of the recent product requests and rerelease requests showed that there are actually a lot more people who want male figurines than we originally thought. The number of votes for the male figures were very high!

Let’s take a closer look at the Nendoroids!

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There are 33 in total

(This is as of 6th June, and doesn’t include any alternate versions of the same figure.)

There are a couple of the 33 figures missing from this photo that I couldn’t get my hands on – but this is most of them! As you can see there are in fact quite a couple of male Nendoroids – and this is of course not even including all the Nendoroid Petites!

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These two were the most popular in the rerelease polls – Nendoroid KAITO & Nendoroid Len Kagamine! I guess it also goes to show just how popular Vocaloid is – I myself have both of these two on display on my desk!

Next up, the figmas!

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There are a total of 47 male figmas!

(This is as of 6th June, and doesn’t include any alternate versions of the same figure.)

It turns out there are even more male figmas than there are Nendoroids. Action poses are really suited to male figures so it’s great to see so many male figures!

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These two were the most popular voted for rerelease as far as male figmas go – figma.BP Lelouch Lamperouge & figma.BP Suzaku Kururugi!

Suzuku was a limited edition product so it was quite difficult to get hold of him. The votes really go to show the popularity of the two Code Geass boys!

As you can see there are in fact quite a couple of male figures – even within the company when I told people how many there were a lot of them were amazed.

When I mentioned it to Shuutarou from the planning team, I got the smell of some new male figures being hidden from me…!

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Yes! There have been some male figures on display events that haven’t been officially announced yet, and I’ve got Shuutarou to bring me some of them!

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Nendoroid Petite : Uta no Prince-sama!

Oooh! The painted version of these lovely figures debuted at Nico Nico Super Kaigi – you can see they are incredible detailed for Nendoroid Petites! They look so adorable all lined up together!

They will be up on the GSC website soon – just wait a little longer fellow male figure lovers! I’m certain that Mikatan will provide us all with a much more in depth review of them once they have been officially announced!

Hmm? Looks like Shuutarou is up to something…

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I know that look! He only looks like that when he has something to show off!

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Nendoroid Hunter : Ragia X Armor!(Temporary name)

Ooooh! This Monster Hunter Nendoroid made its debut at the Tokyo Toy Show that was held just the other day!

Those who have played the Monster Hunter series will know the Leviathan Lagiacrus quite well, and now the G-class Lagiacrus Equipment is joining the Nendoroid world as the ‘Lagia X Series’. Just look how lovely and detailed the sculpting on the equipment looks – and at Nendoroid size at that!

This Nendoroid will also be on display at the CAPCOM SUMMER JAM that will be taking place at the Tokyo Big Sight on the 29th June. If you go to the event be sure to take a look!

CAPCOM SUMMER JAM:http://www.capcom.co.jp/game/event/capcomjam/


Now Tori Bird is up to something as well…

Has he got another male figure?!

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Nendoroid Kuma from Persona 4!

From the anime series ‘Persona 4’ comes a Nendoroid of the mysterious Kuma, who lives in the TV World! He comes with a standard expression, an upset expression, a crying expression and even a blank expression with white eyes.

But… is he really male…?

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Of course he is!

Nendoroid Kuma comes complete with Nendoroid Kuma: Human ver.! He even comes with parts that let you open up Kuma’s head like this to recreate the scene where the human Kuma appeared in his birthday suit! This lovely Nendoroid was announced last week, which means…

He is up for preorder now!


Anyway, what I’m trying to get at with this article is that there are actually quite a few male figures for fans to enjoy! Plus I’m certain there will be many more coming up very soon!

The figure world has got most people believing that there are only really figures of female characters, but thats not true – and in fact the male figures bring a completely different kind of appeal to the table! It doesn’t matter if the character is male or female, if you like the character from a series then it’s great to have a figure of them!

As you saw above, I have almost nothing but the male characters that I love on display, and I hope there are some male readers that see them and agree that they want to have some male figures on display as well! ^^

But anyway, that brings my two days of blogging to an end. I’ll see you all on the live broadcasts and on the GSC newsletter~!

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Tomorrow’s blog will be by the WEB team’s newest member, Wakamizu-kun!

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