Yay, thank you!!

Hmm… it looks like nobody has noticed it yet. I guess that means I can play around with it first!

Completely unrelated – but I actually go the the Yamashiroya store quite often, so this packet was quite appropriate. 😛

Anyway, today I’ll be taking a look at this lovely figure!

The 4th in Phat! company’s Bakuman Nendoroid series:
Nendoroid Miho Azuki!

From the popular manga and anime series ‘Bakuman’ comes the 4th Nendoroid from the series – the beautiful Miho Azuki! The beautiful illustration by Takeshi Obata has been shrunk down to Nendoroid size perfectly! That long hair looks absolutely gorgeous! ((((ﾟДﾟ)))

This is how she looks from the back!

Miho’s long straight hair can be seen here very nicely! The sides are layered and it is kind of shaped like an upside down U. She really is so beautiful, and the sculpting work brings that beauty out perfectly!

She comes with an embarrassed expression!

You can use the expression along with the arms held in front of her to create a really adorable looking pose! The shoulder part and arm can be separated, so you can attach a different arm to this shoulder if you’d like!
 

Miho looks exited about something!

These hand parts are connected at the palms, so they need to be used together like this.  But Miho looks so cute no matter what she is doing!! I’m fairly certain that if I was a guy I would have fallen for her in a split-second!

A dubbing mike and talking face!

Miho is trying to become a voice actress, so these parts just had to be included! The black circle thing in front of the mike (what do you call it?) is even included!

She also has a script for the ‘St. Visual Girls Academy’ show!
A whole bunch of parts to display her trying her very best at her voice actress career!

Displayed with Saiko and Shujin!

I love displayed full series together like this! I still think that Saiko came with way too many extras – that desk was such a lovely bonus! Also, don’t forget about Eiji Nizuma, who is currently available for preorder!

The 4th in Phat! company’s Bakuman Nendoroid series:
Nendoroid Miho Azuki

She’ll be on the GSC website from the 19th January! (`･ω･´)ゞ
If you have any sales or preorder queries, be sure to contact our partner shops!
 
 
But that’s all for today!
I hope to see you all again tomorrow!! (・∀・)ノ゛
 
 
By the way, the publisher of Bakuman said they were looking forward to this blog…. so I was under so much pressure writing it! I hope you enjoyed it!! （;ﾟдﾟ）
 
 
(C)大場つぐみ・小畑健・集英社／NHK・NEP・ShoPro

W-What?!

I’m sure certain people will recognize that hat very quickly!! Oda-P was in charge of this product! It’s only half way through the month and he is already out on his second trip to China this year… but at least that gives me a chance to play around with her! 😛

The 4th Milky Holmes Nendoroid:
Nendoroid Cordelia Glauca!

From the anime series with a brand new second season, ‘Tantei Opera Milky Holmes’, comes the last of the Milky Holmes girls Nendoroids – Claudia Glauca! That means we finally have all four of them to display together!! It’s taken a bit longer than expected, but we’re finally there!! I wanted to do a group pose, but unfortunately Nero was out on a trip to China… aww… 🙁

This is how she looks from the back!

Cordelia has lovely flowers scattered all over her hair! Although apparently they are quite a pain for the production team to deal with :P. But it wouldn’t be Cordelia without those flowers!!

Codelia’s ‘Toys’ expression!

As with all the previous Nendoroids from the series, Corelia also comes with an expression with closed eyes to recreate her using her unique ‘Toys’ ability. In Cordelia’s case, this is the power allows her to strengthen her senses! You can combine this with the bent arm part and it makes it look like she is trying to hear something far in the distance! (The bent arm in included for both her left and right arm!)

Next up is this delusional expression!

Cordelia often gets so exited about something that she turns into a completely different person like this – her eyes become flowers and she gets super exited! It’s so cute to see her displayed like this!

Of course her hat can also be removed! (･∀･)ゞ
This has also been a common part of the series! It’s apparently quite a challenge to get a deformed figure like a Nendoroid to keep a nice balance with and without a hat, but the Milky Holmes series has achieved it wonderfully!

Cordelia Gray has taken over!

These parts allow you to recreate Cordelia when she was possessed by her ancient ancestor, Cordelia Gray, in episode 8 of the first season of the series!

An extra expression, a cape with big breasts, and hair standing straight up! So many extra parts to enjoy!
 
So in total… there are four expressions, two different different hair parts and still even the extra cape with bigger breasts! Nice work Oda-P!

The 4th Milky Holmes Nendoroid:
Nendoroid Cordelia Glauca!

She will be on the GSC website from tomorrow!

If you have any preorder or sales queries, be sure to contact our partner shops!

– Notice –
 
A quick notice that Meiri has been sending out a mail to the winners of those who scratched a winning New Year’s Card – those people will get to but something up on the blog!

Just send the text and image you want to display to the specified email address! The messages will start from the 23rd January!
 
 
But anyway, that’s all for today.
I hope to see you all again tomorrow!! (・∀・)ノ゛
 
 
 
(C) bushiroad/Project MILKY HOLMES

So we can’t… use them?

Oda-P has also collapsed in despair!

But in the end the most important thing is to make sure the figures get to you as early as possible, and with the Chinese New Year coming up, we decided it was all the more important to send the prototypes through a little bit early.

I wonder if that Gundam-like model is a custom of Oda-P’s?
(Oda-P loves his Gundam! :P)

So… I can give you a look from behind!

Well, I can’t show the expressions, but we can still look at her like this! We’ll take a look at the official photos instead, but I’m still a bit sad that I can’t take photos myself. Anyway, let’s look at the official photos from the professional!

From the anime Amagami SS:
Nendoroid Ai Nanasaki!

From the anime that has just picked up it’s second season ‘Amagami SS’ comes the second Nendoroid of the series – the newest member of the swimming team, Ai Nanasaki.

She comes with three expression parts, including an embarrassed face, a smiling face and an exited face! To be able to spend everyday with this lovely lady… I know she’ll give me the strength to get through the day.

First up is the smiling face!

She also comes with a school bag as an optional extra to display her on her way to school. The bag ic connected to the hand, but the hand removes from the arm, meaning you can put it on other characters easily!

Next up, the exited expression!

Her cheeks are all blushed with a cute smile across her face! It’s so cute! If you combine it with the two bent arms like this she looks so innocent and defenseless!

“Look!”

She even comes with parts lifting up her skirt!!

I don’t mean to spoil the show… but those who have seen it will know this isn’t actually her panties – it’s just a swimsuit, so this isn’t really a naughty picture at all! You can even see the blouse beneath her skirt if you look carefully – it’s nice to see things like this that you can’t normally see on figures! But a pose like this combined with the ‘behind the knees’ pose from Haruka …. this Amagami Nendoroid series has some very unique parts!

Displayed together with Haruka-senpai!
This expression doesn’t actually come with Ai though, it’s just a full-in! ヽ(*ﾟдﾟ)ノ

She will be on the GSC site tomorrow!
 
 
If you have any sales or preorder questions, be sure to contact our partner shops!
 
 
But that’s all for today!
I hope to see you all again tomorrow!! (・∀・)ノ゛
 
 
(C)ENTERBRAIN, INC./アマガミSS製作委員会

The web team seem to be up something!

Just what is it they are working on…?
They’re working on an update for the Nendoroid website!

– Updated Nendoroid Website –
http://www.nendoroid.jp/

On the left we have Oonoshi who was behind the design, and on the right is Oomura who was the system director for the website! It looks very cute and easy to get around now, so do take a look! Let me introduce some of the new features that will be available on the new Nendoroid site:

This is the top page!!

The cute world of the Nendoroids is kept very nicely on a design based on the look of a notepad as before, but as you can see it has been upgraded to look even more lovely than ever before!

Let’s break the page up into four bits:

The improved search function is the biggest change!

When you want to pin point a certain product, you can simply search for something like ‘Miku’, but if you instead want to search for all the Nendoroids from a specific series, you can instead search for something like ‘K-ON!’.

It also features predictive searching! (Requested by Aki :P)
Even if you don’t know the exact name you can still find what you’re looking for!

But I want even more search options!!

Well your wish has come true! The site now also features a special Nendosearch feature! You can search using the following options on this page:

I guess we’ll have to try it out before we know for sure! I for one never read the manual for things that I buy, I learn though experience! 😛
 
So let’s try it out!

A search for any Nendoroids #1-~#100 with a gun!

By the way, you don’t have to input anything into the number box! Just leave the number box blank and insert the other details you want to search with!

All the Nendoroids from #1~#100 with guns!! (*ﾟ∀ﾟ)=3

There are certain words that the parts section might not pick up, however… we are considering changing it to a tag system to make searching even better in the future!

My best thing about the new search options…
Is that you can search for expressions!!

When you’re looking for a specific expression for some character, you can just do a quick search to see which Nendoroid included that expression! These search options are only available on the Nendoroid site, and not the GSC site, so head to the Nendoroid site if you want to use the new search functions!

You can change the sorting after searching too!

Just select the options you want in the area shown above!
What happens if you display as text…?  (ﾟ∀ﾟ)

It displays without any thumbnails!

Useful if you’re sifting through lots of results! It’s quick and easy to customize the results, so just pick whatever is best for you!

These options are also available on the Nendosearch page!

If you already know how you want it to display, you can just set it all up ahead of time! Of course you can just select nothing and have it display the default way!

There is also a catalog page as with the old site!

This page displays when you click the ‘Nendoroid Series’ button. As with the previous site, if you mouse over the parts names, the little thumbnail will change to show you that part! Give it a go with some of your favorite Nendoroids!
 

There is also a listing available, simply click ‘Nendoroid Petite Listing’ from the drop-down menu!

This will display all the Nendoroids as simple text for you to browse though! You can click the options in the red outlined area to switch between series such as the Nendo Petite or Nendo Plus series.

The new Nendoroid site!!

– Nendoroid Official Website –
http://www.nendoroid.jp/

I hope you’ll all continue to give Nendoroids the love they deserve!
Cute to look at, fun to play with and great to collect – Nendoroids!
 

 
– Notice –

Kentarou Hayashi will be giving away twitter icon illustrations to 1000 lucky people!

The illustrator behind the manga series ‘Shuukan Hajimete no Hatsune Miku’, will be giving out profile illustrations to 1000 lucky people! Completely free!

He was even kind enough to provide me with one!!

I look so much better as an illustration! I think I’ll just use this for all my I.D. photos in the future! Everyone can apply for a picture, just head to the website below!

The deadline is the 18th January 2012!

– Campaign Site –
http://miku-yj-1000.net/

– Kentarou Hayashi’s Twitter –
https://twitter.com/hayashikentarou
 

 
Anyway, that’s all for today!
I hope to see you all again tomorrow!! (・∀・)ノ゛
 
 
 
(C)mikumix / Crypton Future Media Inc. VOCALOID is a registered trademark of Yamaha.

Christmas has come and gone!

In Japan this year’s Christmas came with a long weekend! I hope everyone has been enjoying the festive season! I went for some work in Akihabara, went to a Momoclo live performance and had an overall lovely weekend! Mr.Tori here was working every hard even after the long weekend!!

There in now only 1 week left this year!! ((((;ﾟДﾟ))))

There are also just two more blog updates after this one for this year! I hope you’ll still enjoy them though!

Today we’ll be looking at the last prototype for this year…!

From Mashiroiro Symphony:
Nendoroid Sana Inui!

She is from anime series ‘Mashiroiro Symphony” – a playful young girl who is kind to everyone! She also comes with the mysterious cat-like creature named ‘Pannya’ is also included!

She has already been announced and is up for preorder!
Head to your favorite hobby shop or online store to preorder yours!

This is how she looks from the back!

Sana’s characteristic long pink ponytail looks absolutely adorable and can be moved around! Even the smaller braided part of her hair has it’s own little joint! Another highlight is the amount of detail put into the uniform – it’s definitely a figure that will satisfy any fans of the series!

She has a lovely smiling expression!

Definitely an expression that suits the happy Sana very nicely! She also comes with a bent leg part – it looks like she is out on a walk with the mysterious Pannya!

Next up is her embarrassed expression!

Sana also has a very tsundere personality, so this is another expression she just can’t be without! Just look at the lovely coloring of her eyes as well… they are so pretty!! She also comes with a bent left arm – it’s actually half of the  folded arm pose, but it works quite well with just one of the arms as a kind of embarrassed pose! We’ll take a look at the folded arms a little later!

Onto the angry expression!

Well… it’s called an angry expression, but that little blush also adds more to her tsundere charm! Kyubey has a kind of cat-like charm… I wonder if Sana would like him or not…?

“Trash Bug!”

Is what she always calls the main character of the series… and I can just picture her saying it with folded arms like this! It’s incredible how different she looks between the smiling face and this one. 😛 You really can pick the side of Sana that you want to display!

The PSP game’s box illustration!

Mashiroiro Symphony is not only an anime, but also a PSP game! This pose with her hands in the shape of a heart is from the package illustration on the PSP game’s box!

From Mashiroiro Symphony:
Nendoroid Sana Inui!

She is up for preorders now!
Be sure to contact our partner shops if you have any sales or preorder questions!

Notice #1

The PIAPRO site is currently running a photo editing competition featuring Nendoroid Snow Miku 2012!

This time around you need to take photos of Nendoroid Snow Miku and edit them with snowy or icy effects and colors! The work of the winner will be put on display at the SNOW MIKU 2012 booth  at the 63th Sapporo Winter Festival that will be held from the 6th February 2012 till the 12th February 2012!

The entry deadline is 5th January 2012!
I hope to see loads of entries!

– More Details – (Japanese)
http://piapro.jp/static/?view=gsc01_detail

– Current Submissions –
http://piapro.jp/content_list/?view=image&oc=1&tag=%90%E1%83%7E%83N%82Q%82O%82P%82Q%83%8C%83%5E%83b%83%60

Notice #2

This year’s last live broadcast!

– Mikatan Channel ~Years Come & Go~
http://live.nicovideo.jp/gate/lv75169871

We’ll be introducing some of December’s products, and reflecting back on the year as a whole!
It will start at 20:00 (JST) tomorrow, and run for about an hour and a half! See you there!

 
Anyway, that’s all for today!
I hope to see you all again tomorrow!! (・∀・)ノ゛
 
 
 
(C) ２０１１ ぱれっと／結姫女子学園ぬこ部
(C)　Crypton Future Media, Inc.

The reason is… these products!

A special request from Masu at Max Factory and Uchitarou at Phat! Company to have these two products announced on the website at the same time!! I’m sure those who know the series will know exactly why!

Max Factory’s:
Nendoroid Popura Taneshima!

And Phat Company’s:
Nendoroid Playset #05 : Wagnaria A Set!

With the second season on the way, both of these products come from the popular anime series ‘WORKING!!”. Wagnaria is the restaurant where the series is set, and Popura Taneshima is one of the waitresses at the restaurant! It’ll be so nice to have a backdrop to display the WORKING Nendoroids with!

As you see, it looks just like the series!!

It really is of unbelievable quality! I’m sure fans of the series will be most impressed! By the way… seen I’m looking at two products at once today, there are lots of things I need to point out, but I don’t have the time to write essays about them… so I’ll just be taking a quick look at everything!

First up, let’s look at Popura!
She has a lovely smiling expression!

Plus as optional parts she comes with a menu for the restaurant and a tray with some glasses placed on it! She also has a bent arm which lets you display her hard at work, carrying the tray and menu to customers!

Then if we turn our attention to the playset…

It comes with two windowed walls, the floor, a table and two restaurant sofas! The coloring and sculpting really make it look just like the Wagnaria that everyone knows and loves!

The playset also comes with some extras!

They’re all lined up on the table here – there is a parfait, a coffee cup and saucer, a coffee pot as well as the order taking device! The set also comes with the Wagnaria signboard that featured in second photo of the article!

Seeing all of this really makes me want to see more of the characters in Nendoroid form! Like Yamada… or Yamada…. or Yamada! 😛

Popura can even hold the device for taking orders!

Generally speaking most of the items included with the play sets can’t be held, but with some double-sided tape anything is possible! I love having little things like these to play around with!

She also comes with a chibi face!

Aww, seeing that face makes me want to find her and hug her!!  I can understand just why Takanashi always wants to pet her on the head! I really can’t help but smile when I see Popura… she is just so happy!

Now let’s take a look at the B-set! The Kitchen Set!

A lot of the show takes place in this kitchen, so of course this part of the restaurant also needed to be included…. and once again the quality is incredible! This set includes one standard wall part, a kitchen wall part, a fridge, shelves and the big sink in the middle!

The fridge can even be opened and closed!

I’m a big fan of little things like that! Of course the inside is fully painted as well, so you could simply display it open all the time. (By the way, it doesn’t actually work as a fridge :P)

Popura also comes with an upset face!
As well as a footstool!

This set also comes with little extras!

In the first photo of this set you can see the cutting board and knife, as well as this frying pan and ladle – all sorts of things needed in the kitchen! There is also a separator part included… but I compeltely forgot to take a picture of it. (You can see it in the very first photo – but it is very small…)

By the way, the frying pan is also being held here with double-sided tape 😛

Max Factory’s…
Nendoroid Popura Taneshima!

and Phat Company’s:
Nendoroid Playset #05: Wagnaria: A & B Set!

They’ll be on the GSC site from the 20th!
Please contact our partner shops if you have any pre-order or sales queries!
 
 
A quick notice to end this blog!

A Nendoroid of a character from Mashiroiro Symphony?

There is going to be a late night live broadcast by Denpa publishers tonight where she might debut…? Do take a look if you’re interested!
 
 
– Denpa Publishers –

Hosted by Takeshi Washizaki and May’n! Tonight from 20:00!
http://live.nicovideo.jp/watch/lv68747030?ref=top

Mashiroiro Symphony Anime Website:
http://www.mashiro.tv/

　
 
 
(C) 高津カリノ／スクウェアエニックス・「WORKING!!」製作委員会

Yesterday, I gave a quick glimpse of her…

Sorry for the wait, Kyouko fans!!

I’ve previously shown her unpainted version, but finally the final version is available for me to show to everyone! Just as I mentioned yesterday, we’ll be taking a look at this lovely Nendoroid today:

The 5th Puella Magi Madoka Magica Nendoroid:
Nendoroid Kyouko Sakura

From the popular anime series with a movie on the way, ‘Puella Magi Madoka Magica’ comes a Nendoroid of the most egotistical Puella Magi!!

Some that are unreleased, but now all five have been announced!
Oooh… I can’t wait to line them all up next to each other!

This is how she looks from the back!

Her long pony-tail looks absolutely adorable in Nendoroid form! The little bits of hair sticking out the top are also so cute!! They are also fitted with Nendoroid joints to be moved around however you like!

Let’s move onto the optional parts!

Kyouko’s main weapon – her long spear!

This is her weapon in it’s standard straight form! In the picture above I have her holding it in just one hand, but she can hold it with both as well!  She also comes with bent feet which you can use to pose her as if she was jumping through the air like this thanks to the arm stand!

Also completely unrelated… that moe tooth is so cute! xD

An angry expression and a disjointed spear!!

This is the perfect set for a completely different kind of fighting scene! The spear is included in both of these two different versions, so you can pick whichever you prefer for your pose! This particular scene was a really one that sticks in the minds of fans of the series, so it’s great that you can recreate it in Nendoroid form!! The expression suits Kyouko’s personality so well – just look at the little blush on her cheeks when she gets angry… ad those eyes are just perfect!

The disjointed spear is partially posable as well!

You can’t change each joint, but you can alter the direction it’s facing – so you can be sure she is pointing the spear at the bad guys! You can also combine it with the bent arm part to pose her with the spear slung over her shoulder like this!

Munching on some ‘Rocky’ treats!!!

Personally, this one is my favorite expression!! Just look what a perfect rendition it is – this is the Kyouko I know and love!! She is munching on her favorite treats, ‘Rocky sticks’, and looks ready to take on the world!

A fight between Sayaka and Kyouko!

“Want some?”
 
In the actual show she was holding an apple, not a taiyaki… I’ll have to find a Nendoroid sized apple…  but in the meantime I decided she had to say this line on the blog anyway!

Kyouko is well known for her love of eating, so the Nendoroid also comes with a taiyaki for her to enjoy! She is holding it using a bent arm in the picture above – the arms and hands are separate, so you can attach any hand you like to the bent arm, or let her hold things like the taiyaki with a straight arm!

All of the Puella Magi!!!

The 5th Puella Magi Madoka Magica Nendoroid:
Nendoroid Kyouko Sakura!

She’ll be up on the GSC from tomorrow!
For preorder or sales info, be sure to check out our partner shops!

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

The GSC Staff love Vanguard, and thus have challenged Bushiroad to a GSC Vs. Bushiroad contest – and Bushiroad have accepted!

Thus we will be having a live broadcast of the contest from the Akihabara Good Smile x Karaoke no Tetsujin Cafe!! You will be able to see the GSC side of the table from Mikatan Channel, as well as the Bushiroad side of the table from the Bushiroad channel!

If you’re not sure on the Vanguard rules but want to watch anyway…
There will also be a Vanguard introduction talk by Doctor O!
Also don’t forget about the Nendoroid Plus Cardfight!! Vanguard: Grade 01 which is now up for preorder!!

The show starts tomorrow from 19:30! (JST)
http://live.nicovideo.jp/watch/lv74255833
 
　
 
 
(C) Magica Quartet／Aniplex・Madoka Partners・MBS

All sorts of products on the table tennis table!

It is indeed a pre-release sample!

It’s also the very first look at her packaging!

Today’s target will be this lovely figure!

The third Puella Magi Madoka Magica Nendoroid:
Nendoroid Mami Tomoe!

Another Nendoroid from the popular anime series, ‘Puella Magi Madoka Magica’ – this time it is the older third year student at Madoka’s school.

Nendoroid Mami-san will be released later this month!

This is how the packaging looks!

As you can see, it is loaded with all sorts of interesting things! This Nendoroid really gives you a a load of parts to have some fun with! 😛

This is how she looks from the back!

Mmm… the fluttery sculpting of her skirt looks absolutely lovely! Plus as always her twin-tails are fitted with Nendo joints for even more lifelike posability!

An upset expression and muskets!

Mami-san’s primary weapon is of course her muskets – and she comes complete with four of them to display around her! Each of them also comes with a little stand to display them upright as if they were wedged into the ground as they were in the anime!

She can also equip the musket for battle!

Only one of the guns can be held like this – just combine the gun with the included ‘gripping hand’ for a serious combat pose like this!

Her hat can also removed! It attaches via a magnet!

It just had to be removable, but we all know that we hate to see that little bump on her head, so the production team was kind enough to make it use a magnet instead! Great job!

The elegant Mami-san with her tea set!

She comes with both a bent arm and a hand to hold her cup and saucer, so you can pose her elegantly drinking some tea! The sitting parts are not included though – I took those from Nendoroid MEIKO! It’s so nice to be able to parts from other Nendoroids for some unique poses like this!

A despairing face and the Candy Witch!

These allow you to recreate a very specific battle scene that fans will know all too well! The witch also comes with her own arm stand, and you can change the direction of the tail!

“Tiro Finale!”

The massive cannon which she uses for her ultimate attack, ‘Tiro Finale’ is also included! The cannon is pretty much the same size as the Nendoroid herself! 😛 The cannon also comes with its own little arm stand!

The third Puella Magi Madoka Magica Nendoroid:

Nendoroid Mami Tomoe!

She’ll be available later this month!

For more details around the release schedule, be sure to watch the GSC website!

Hmm? Who is that in front of her?!

She will be reviewed tomorrow!!

But that’s all for today!

I hope to see you all again tomorrow!! (・∀・)ノ゛
 

(C)Magica Quartet／Aniplex・Madoka Partners・MBS