Nendoroid Strength

Hi everyone.

Good Smile is doing there utmost to keep releases and announcements up to date, but things like transportation problems may get in the way, so bear with us if some things get delayed!


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Of course, I’m trying to keep the blog up to date too!

In the hopes that I can bring a smile to everyone who reads it!


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That said, let’s move onto today’s figure review!
The 4th Nendoroid in the BRS series:

Nendoroid Strength!

Strength is a mysterious character that featured very briefly in the Black Rock Shooter anime – she was watching over one of Black Rock Shooter’s fights. Just like the previous Nendoroids from the Black Rock Shooter series, she also comes with a huge weapon! This time some very unique weapon at that!!


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This is how she looks from the back!

If you look at the bottom you’ll notice she also has a little tail! Does anyone remember the tail…? ^^

It’s also a posable little tail, so you can swivel it around a bit so it suits whatever pose you need.


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Her weapons are giant mechanical arms!

They are called ‘Ogre Arms’. They look super cute in Nendoroid form, and really make her noticeable.


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Plus they are fully posable!!
 
There are joints on the elbows and all of the fingers! They really move around however you need them to!

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     / ⌒  ⌒\
    /  (○)  (○) \   “You’ve outdone yourselves!
  /  ///(__人__)// \    …I can’t wait to try it!!”
  |       `Y⌒y’´    |
   \      ゛ー ′   /
    /      ー‐  ィ


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Now let’s take a look at the optional parts!

Lifted shoulders and bent legs!

A separate set of shoulder parts lets you pose her with her arms more extended out. The Ogre Arm itself is also really posable so the combination of the two let you take all sorts of different poses.

The figure also makes use of the same stand as the previous BRS Nendoroids – a checkered base with a posable arm, which allows you to pose Strength is dynamic mid-air poses like the one above!
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She also comes with normal arms!

As I mentioned above the Ogre Arm really makes her super noticeable… but without it she becomes super adorable!
 
It would probably also be interesting to attach just one of the Ogre Arms and let the other one stay as a normal arm. (Although I only thought of that after taking all the photos.. ;_;)


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It wouldn’t be a BRS Nendoroid without…

The famous CHANxCO Face!
There are even extra parts to recreate the CHANxCO pose!

The new expression, new hair parts, new arms and even an extra lower body!

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This is the original illustration!

The illustration was drawn by CHANxCO specially for the release of Nendoroid Black Gold Saw!

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 {   ⊂) (●)  (●) \    ”Oooh!
 |   / ///(__人__)// \     Time to pose the CHANxCOs together!”
 !   !    `Y⌒y’´    |
 |   l      ゙ー ′   ,/
 |   ヽ   ー‐    ィ
 |           /  |

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Noo!! Gold Saw-chan has been sent to China!

You’ll just have to enjoy a picture of these three instead… They’re so cute!!

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The 4th BRS Nendoroid:
Nendoroid Strength!

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    |     (__人__)  |  ________
     \      |r┬-|   ,/ | |            |
    ノ      `ー’´  \  | |           |
  /´                 | |            |
 |    l                | |            |
 ヽ    -一ー_~、⌒)^),-、 | |_________|
  ヽ ____,ノγ⌒ヽ)ニニ- ̄   | |  |

She’ll be on the GSC site on the 31st!

For ordering details or questions please check out our partner shops.

All of our future products may be delayed due to shipping problems, planned blackouts and circumstances with the shipping companies, but we will strive to keep them all on the same schedule they are currently on. It’s hard to determine how things will turn out in the current circumstances, we hope everyone will understand!
 
 
 
That’s all for today!
I hope to see you all again tomorrow!  (・∀・)ノ゛

 
 
 
 
* Please note that this blog’s contents is originally written for a Japanese audience and is then translated for our foreign customers. All pre-order and release dates are the Japanese dates. Also note that not all products can be sold in certain areas

(C)huke / B★RS Project

Nendoroid Miku Hatsune: Support ver. is Here to Cheer on the Recovery of Eastern Japan!

After the huge earthquake that hit Eastern Japan earlier this month lots of people are living in very unfortunate circumstances in the East of Japan. Good Smile is trying to help in any way it possibly can.

All sales of Nendoroid Miku Hatsune: Support Ver. will support the relief efforts in Eastern Japan.
Each sale will contribute 1000 yen to the Japan Red Cross. Overseas sales will be available!

Today I’ll be doing a review for Support Miku!  (`・ω・´)ゞ

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Nendoroid Miku Hatsune: Support ver.!

First up is her normal face and standard pose!

This version of Miku is based on the normal Nendoroid Miku and comes with all the extra parts and expressions from the original. but also includes new parts such as a support face, a support flag and some pompons to cheer on the recovery of Eastern Japan!


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Her singing face, bent left arm and twisted leg parts!

The perfect set of parts to recreate Miku in her singing pose. I’m using the twisted leg on her right, but you can also use her left leg instead.

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Her Hachune face, Hachune hair and the famous leek!

The complete Hachune set is of course also included! You can pose her in the classic ‘leek swinging’ pose!

↑  Up to here has been the normal Nendoroid Miku!

The Support ver. contains everything you see above, plus…!

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First up she comes with a brand new facial expression…

A bright, smiling face to cheer everyone up!

With this expression included that means the figure come with a total of four expressions!!
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A support flag shaped like a musical note!

This is a collaboration between Miku and Good Smile, so the musical note is GSC’s orange! The flag reads ‘You are not alone!”, I hope Miku’s message reaches everyone it needs to!

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You can also remove the bottom for a normal flag!

The reverse side of the flag is left blank so you can put whatever stickers you want on it. The one in this version features a GSC logo, but the figure comes with a couple of other stickers as well.

You can even write your own support message and fly a completely original support flag!

Once everyone has their Miku I’ll be have a photo contest to see what kind of support flags everyone manged to come up with! Also be sure to put it up on your blog to show your support!

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She also comes with pompons to cheer everyone on!

These are actually attached by removing her hands entirely and attaching the pompons as hands. They are also an inspiring orange in color!

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Nendoroid Miku Hatsune: Support ver.!

The normal Miku with a whole bunch of extras to show support to those in need!

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Orders will be taken at the GSC Online Shop from the 8th April.

The figures will be made-to-order, so be sure to order if you wish to show your support. Further details about payment methods and shipping will be put up on the Good Smile Online shop in the near future.

Good Smile Online Shop:

http://goodsmile.ecq.sc/

If you are ordering from overseas, please note the following:

Overseas Sales

■ Orders start on the 8th April. More details will be revealed later.
■ Delivery will be in mid-July.

And finally,

A big thank you to Crypton for their support with this figure. Let’s hope that everyone in the East will be able to see loads of smiles again soon!

That’s all for today!
I hope to see you all again tomorrow!

(C)Crypton Future Media, Inc. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

Nendoroid Cirno

Phew! Found it!

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I’ve been running around all evening searching for this figure… when I tweeted that I couldn’t find it someone even replied “She’s finally gone and lost a master figure”… But look! I found it! I shall never lose one!

I guess I shouldn’t be all that proud about it though… it took me ages to find… :/


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But anyway, today we’re going to take a look at…

The 9th Nendoroid in the Touhou series:

Nendoroid Cirno!

Cirno is the ‘Ice Fairy of the Lake’ from Shanghai Alice’s popular game series the ‘Touhou Project’, and she is now also the 9th Nendoroid to join the Touhou series!

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        /  ノ ‘ ヽ \
 ミ ミ ミ /  (≡)  (≡) \      ミ ミ ミ
/⌒)⌒)⌒./// (__人__) ///\   /⌒)⌒)⌒)  ”Yaaaay! #9 is finally here!”
| / / /      |::::|     | (⌒)/ / / //
| ::::::(⌒)    l;;;;l     /  ゝ::::::/
|     ノ     `ー’     \  /  )  /
ヽ    /             ヽ/    /
 |    |   l||l 从人 l||l      l||l 从人 l||l
 ヽ    -一””””~~``’ー–、   -一”””’ー-、
  ヽ ____(⌒)(⌒)⌒) )  (⌒_(⌒)⌒)⌒))

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This is how she looks from the back!

As I mentioned above, Cirno is an ice fairy!

The wings on her back are made of a beautiful clear plastic just like Flandere’s were. If you look really close you can also see they have a very faint blue tint to them… it’s beautiful!


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Her “I’m the best!” pose!

This kind of confident smile really suits Cirno best! She is also making use of a set of optional parts here – the shoulders are different to allow her two bent arms to be used, which lets you pose Cirno in this confident looking pose. She’s never wrong you know!


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A frog trapped in ice with hands to hold it!

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    /:::::::: ( ○)三(○)\    “A… what…?”
    |:::::::::::(__人__):::|
     \:::::::::   |r┬-|   /
    ノ::::::::::::  `ー’´ \

It is a rather odd extra to have isn’t it! Being an ice fairy living by a lake…

One of Cirno’s hobbies is freezing and unfreezing frogs!

Unfortunately she fails once in awhile… leaving the poor little frog shattered into pieces with the ice… ^^;

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An angry face and an ice sword!

Cirno can even do things like this with her control over ice!

The ice sword featured in the fighting game Touhou Hisoutensoku and is included with the Nendoroid as an optional extra. Obviously it also comes with a hand to wield the sword, as well as an expression more suited to combat!


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A crying face for when she loses!

Aww… she looks so upset that she lost… but it’s so cute!

As you can see she is also the first Touhou Nendoroid that might get an aerial base and stand! This isn’t definite just yet, it might still change for the final release… I hope it will get through to the final release though!


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Cirno finds a friend?

Do you think Snow Miku and Cirno would get along with each other?

The final optional part for Cirno is an extra set of legs – legs that are open much wider than the standard Nendoroid legs! This is another part that helps create a boastful pose for Cirno, seen that is definitely the most defining pose for her character!

You can actually make the legs appear more apart on any Nendoroid simply by twisting the leg joints so that the ‘line’ part of the join show, but…

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       / \  / \  キリッ
.     / (ー)  (ー)\  ← Take-chan from the Planning Team
    /  ⌒(__人__)⌒ \ 
    |      |r┬-|     |    ”That’s not good enough!!
     \     `ー’´   /      Cirno needs a more defining pose!”
     ノ            \

Take-chan was quite adamant that she got a separate set of legs, and so she did! You might also be able to use the legs on other characters from the Touhou Nendoroid series! (That might also change for the final product, however…)


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The 9th Touhou Nendoroid:

Nendoroid Cirno!

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      /  ─    ─ \ 
    /    (●)  (●)  \
    |     (__人__)   |  ________
     \      |r┬-|   ,/ | |            |
    ノ      `ー’´  \  | |           |
  /´                 | |            |
 |    l                | |            |
 ヽ    -一ー_~、⌒)^),-、 | |_________|
  ヽ ____,ノγ⌒ヽ)ニニ- ̄   | |  |

She’ll be on the GSC website on the 10th!

For pre-ordering questions or details, please visist NicoNico Chokuhan, animate, GAMERS or Tora no Ana stores – they are responsible for the sale of Touhou goodies!

You can find more information on the Good Smile Company Website !

http://www.goodsmile.info/en

 

Plus!

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Nendoroid Reimu and Marisa are both going on resale!
If you missed the initial releases don’t miss them again!

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

(C)上海アリス幻樂団

* Please note that this blog’s contents is originally written for a Japanese audience and is then translated for our foreign customers. All pre-order and release dates are the Japanese dates. Also note that not all products can be sold in certain areas

Nendoroid Riela

I spy a figure to play with on someone else’s desk!!

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I guess I’ll just help myself as always… ^^

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Plus there is already some ASCII Art of him!!

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Anyway, lets get this review started! Today I’ll be playing with…

Nendoroid Riela!

Riela is one of the heroines from the PSP game ‘Valkyria Chronicles 3″ which released in Japan this year. She’s a cute, reliable character who always tries to look out for everyone else!

…plus she has big boobs!! Yay!


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This is how she looks from the back!

The most obvious feature for Riela is her contrasting red/blue gradient hair – and as you can see it looks great in Nendoroid form. The extra tied of piece of hair on her right is also fitted with a joint, so you can move it back and forth.

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The Valkyria Chronicles series is well known for its giant Valkyrian weapons…

This is how Riela’s Valkyrian spear and shield look!

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    /:::::::: ( ○)三(○)\  ”They looks so detailed!!!”
    |:::::::::::(__人__)::|
     \:::::::::   |r┬-|   /
    ノ::::::::::::  `ー’´ \  

These are made from 3D Data!

When you actually get the chance to hold them in your hands and take a look you’ll be astounded by how fine the details are. Tiny details like these are difficult to replicate by hand, but by outputting 3D data the details are much easier to perfect!


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You can equip and unequip the weapons!

Don’t only look at the weapons though – the details on her clothes and boots are also outstanding!!! The glove part of her hands can be replaced with straight for a more simple pose like this one!


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She has an extra bent arm part for poses like this!

I’ve also twisted the joint at the waist slightly which gives her a more feminine pose. Riela looks amazing with her weapons, but shes just as charming away from the battlefield!


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Let’s take a look at Riela’s extra expression!

Riela comes with an angry face!

This is the perfect expression to recreate a scene of Riela charging her enemies! You can twist the shield and gloves to get the weapons into all sorts of different positions from the game – from raised upward above her head to relaxed down by her side!

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Riela also has some non-Valkyrian weapons she can use!

A knife to hold in her right hand!

This is a memento that was given to her by her grandfather, which she now carries around with her wherever she goes. The knife is also nicely detailed so Riela fans won’t be disappointed by it!

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Last but not least – a crowbar-like-weapon!

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    /:::::::: ( ○)三(○)\    “W-What the heck is that?
    |:::::::::::(__人__)::|     I’ve never seen a weapon like that…”
     \:::::::::   |r┬-|   /
    ノ::::::::::::  `ー’´ \  

This is actually an item that makes its appearance in the bonus mission called “Nikkitousen” – the mission you get access to by buying the Nendoroid!

It’s a mission made specially for Nendoroid Riela!!
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The original image of the crowbar-like-thing!

You may have noticed that the colors actually mimic those of Riela’s hair!

Normally you can get and of the DLC by just buying it on the PS Store, but…

This mission is only available with Nendoroid Riela!!

If you’re a fan of the gae you won’t want to miss out on it!!
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Nendoroid Riela!

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    /    (●)  (●)  \
    |     (__人__)   |  ________
     \      |r┬-|   ,/  | |           |
    ノ      `ー’´  \  | |           |
  /´                 | |           |
 |    l                 | |           |
 ヽ    -一ー_~、⌒)^),-、  | |________|
  ヽ ____,ノγ⌒ヽ)ニニ- ̄   | |  |

She’ll be on the GSC site from the 1st March!

Check our partner shops for details or pre-order information.

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Nendoroid Imuka is also on her way!!

She’ll be announced a little while later… but for now just seeing the size of that weapon gives you something to look forward to!
 
That’s all for today!
I hope to see you all again tomorrow! (・∀・)ノ゛
 
 
(C)SEGA
* Please note that this blog’s contents is originally written for a Japanese audience and is then translated for our foreign customers. All pre-order and release dates are the Japanese dates. Also note that not all products can be sold in certain areas

Nendoroid Sherlock Shellingford

There is no end to the Nendoroids!

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This really has been the week of Nendoroids!  WonFes has left me with so many figures to put up on the blog! ^^; ,

Today I’ll be taking a look at…

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Nendoroid Sherlock Shellingford!

A Nendoroid of the leader of the Milky girls in Bushiroad’s anime ‘Detective Opera Milky Holmes’!

The GSC offices are actually filled with fans of the Milky Holmes girls – the story and characters are so cute!! The opening theme for the anime ‘Seikai wa Hitotsu! Janai!!’ is such an incredible song!!!

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This is how she looks from the back!

Her hair is is such a nice shade of pink… plus the rings in her hair are fitted with joints so that they can be moved up and down!

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        /     \      ”Wait a second…
     /   ⌒  ⌒ \   wasn’t Nendo Sharo already released before…?”
   /     (●)  (●) \
    |   、” ゙)(__人__)” )|  ___________
   \      。` ⌒゚:j´ / j゙~~| | |             |
__/          \  |__| | |             |
| | /   ,              \n||  | |             |
| | /   /         r.   ( こ) | |             |
| | | ⌒ ーnnn        |\ (⊆ソ .|_|__________|
 ̄ \__、(“二) ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄l二二l二二  _|_|__|_

There was indeed a Nendoroid Sharo before this one!

Nendoroid 122 was the game version of Nendoroid Sharo…

It was included with the Milky Holmes PSP game special edition!

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Let’s compare the two!

The left is the anime version and the right is the game version!

Here are some differences you’ll notice:

・ The ribbon on her hat is bigger.
・ Her fringe has a different look.
・ The size and thickness of the rings in her hair have changed.
・ Her shoulder width has been changed.
・ The frills on her clothes differ.
・ Her waist looks different.
・ Her boots have a different style.

It’s amazing how different the same character can be sculpted!


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Her hat can be removed!

You can place her huge yellow ribbon in it’s place! This Sharo also comes with a Nendoroid-sized version of the cat the girls picked up – Kamaboko!


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Let’s take a look at what extra parts she comes with!

First up is the her ‘Toys’ expression!

All the Milky girls have powers called ‘toys’ and Sharo’s toys ability is ‘psychokinesis’ – whenever she used it she has an expression like this! If you look close you’ll see the eyes have a little spark in the middle just like they did in the anime whenever she activated her toys.

She also has a pointing hand to complete the pose!

The collar on her clothes will be made from a very soft material so it will push up easily for poses like this one.

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She also has a sly expression!

This is the expression that appeared in the second episode of the anime when she kept trying to hide things! That sideways glace is so adorable!

This pose also comes with hands to complete the pose!

You can recreate all sorts of scenes directly from the anime!
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Her Baritsu pose with hands!

This one is based off the legendary episode 7! If you have no idea what this pose is for then take a look at the image below!

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Baritsu!
 

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Nendoroid Sherlock Shellingford!

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       /      \
      /  ─    ─ \ 
    /    (●)  (●)  \
    |     (__人__)  |  ________
     \      |r┬-|   ,/ | |            |
    ノ      `ー’´  \  | |           |
  /´                 | |            |
 |    l                | |            |
 ヽ    -一ー_~、⌒)^),-、 | |_________|
  ヽ ____,ノγ⌒ヽ)ニニ- ̄   | |  |

She will be on the GSC site from 1st March!

For preordering details or questions check out our partner shops.


Whether you’ve noticed it or not, it’s already Friday!
I hope everyone had a great week!

By the way, Hatsune Miku Lat-type Ver.

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Will be on display at the Sofmap Akihabara store!
She’ll be available for everyone to see from the 26th – 27th of February!

If you happen to be in Akiba consider stopping by the store to take a look!

I hope to see everyone again next week!!!  (・∀・)ノ゛
I can’t believe we’re already heading into March…
 
 
 

* Please note that this blog’s contents is originally written for a Japanese audience and is then translated for our foreign customers. All pre-order and release dates are the Japanese dates. Also note that not all products can be sold in certain areas

(C)2002-2006 TYPE-MOON
(C)2010 Crypton Future Media, Inc./PAwLaboratory/UMAA Inc./Anima Inc.   「VOCALOID」はヤマハ株式会社の登録商標です。

Nendoroid Kudryavka Noumi: Winter Clothes ver.

There is a table tennis table in the middle of the GSC Offices! (It was passed on to us from Nitroplus! Thank you!)


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Late at night we often start table tennis tournaments for no reason, but during the afternoon the staff often just use it as a meeting place. ^^;

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      /   ─    ─ \
    /   (=・=)  (=・=)\
    |       (__人__)  |
     \      ` ⌒´   /
     ノ            \

Looks like Take-chan from planning is having a meeting with Tsukki from the production team!

But that box at the back of the table looks like…!

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Ooh! Just as I expected, it’s a new master figure to play with!

Nendoroid Kudryavka Noumi: Winter Clothes ver.!

Kudryavka is from Key’s PC Game ‘Little Busters! Ecstasy”, and now she is getting the Nendoroid treatment by Gift!

The Summer Clothes version was a special magazine-only sale, but this Winter Clothes version is available for everyone to grab!

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This is how she looks from the back!

Kudo’s cute baggy hat looks great from behind with the ribbons coming out the back. Her long silvery hair has also been colored very nicely.


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Obviously her hat and mantle can both be removed!

Now that it’s starting to warm up a little this should leave her at just the right temperature! Her pet dog Belka is also included to walk beside her in scenes like this!


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Let’s take a look at her extra parts!

First up is a Frisbee!

This is of course so she can play some Frisbee with Belka!! She also comes with two extra mantles that allows her to lift up her arms so she can play with the Frisbee and wear a mantle at the same time!

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Kudo just has to have her ‘Wafu!’ Face!

This is the famous expression from the game that she made whenever she said “Wafu!”! She also comes with extra parts to recreate the entire Wafu! pose! You can also see that Belka’s neck is posable! You can even pose her to be part of different scenes!

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She also has a worried expression!

Well… it’s kind of a mix between a worried expression and an embarrassed expression! It’s so cute!

Plus she has dog ears and a tail for an even cuter Kudo!

She also comes with a separate skirt to allow you to attach the dog tail, as well as the extra hand parts you can see here – there really are a lot of parts to play with!

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Nendoroid Kudryavka Noumi: Winter Clothes ver.!

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      /  ─    ─ \ 
    /    (●)  (●)  \
    |     (__人__)  | ________
     \      |r┬-|   ,/ | |           |
    ノ      `ー’´  \  | |           |
  /´                 | |           |
 |    l                | |           |
 ヽ    -一ー_~、⌒)^),-、  | |_________|
  ヽ ____,ノγ⌒ヽ)ニニ- ̄   | |  |

She was put up on the GSC site today!

For preordering details or questions check out our partner shops!
 
 


– Notice –

Disgaea 4 was released in Japan today!


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The limited edition of the PS3 game comes with a Nendoroid Petite of Fuuka Kazamatsuri!

She was made with the help of Phat! Company!

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Fuuka is one of the main characters in the game who has fallen down to the underworld!

She wears an adorable Prinny hat, which of course can be removed if you prefer her like this! She also comes with her bag and her bat (which even has the ‘X’ plasters on it’). The game was released today, so if you want to grab her go grab the game!

[Product Info]
http://nippon1.jp/titlelineup/ps3_disgaea4.html

[Disgaea 4 Japanese Website]
http://disgaea.jp/4/
 
 


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



 
 
 
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(C)2011 Nippon Ichi Software, inc.
 
 
* Please note that this blog’s contents is originally written for a Japanese audience and is then translated for our foreign customers. All pre-order and release dates are the Japanese dates. Also note that not all products can be sold in certain areas

Nendoroid Stocking

Time to continue the review of…

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Nendoroid Panty & Stocking!

A new set of Nendoroids from Good Smile Company!

        ____
        /     \
     /   \   ,_\    ”Huh? Did I miss something?”
   /    ( ●)  (●) \
    |   、” ゙)(__人__)”)|    ___________
   \      。` ||||==(⌒)ー、| |             |
__/         ||||    \  〉| |             |
| | /    ,  | ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄| ̄ ̄ | |             |
| | /   /   ヽ回回回回レ     | |             |
| | | ⌒ ーnnn.ヽ___/     |_|_________|
 ̄ \__、(“二) └─┘ ̄l二二l二二  _|_|__|_

First off you should read the previous review on Nendoroid Panty:


Nendoroid Panty



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Today we’ll be looking at:

Nendoroid Stocking!

Stocking is the younger sister of the two girls that protect the world from ‘ghosts’ in GAINAX’s popular anime ‘Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt’.

She’s the sweet loving goth-loli girl!

Some girls that have stopped by the Panty & Stocking Cafe were wearing Stocking-esque goth-loli clothes! Yay!

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This is how she looks from the back!

Stocking’s long straight hair looks just as lovely in Nendoroid form! Her hair also has a little secret which I’ll introduce later!


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Her plushie cat ‘Honekoneko’ can be removed!

You can see her holding it in the first two pictures above, but if you remove it, it just looks like a ‘crossed-arm’ pose! The default pose has her holding it though, so unfortunately the plushie does look a little strange when she is not holding it. ^^;


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Let’s take a look at the expressions and optional parts!

First up is her ‘Sweets!’ Face!

This is the expression she has whenever she sees her beloved sweets… the pupils have become hearts! She also comes with a pair of bent arms which let her take the pose above… which just suits the face so perfectly!


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A fork and Swiss roll with hands to hold them!

You wouldn’t find Stocking without some sweets by her side! The Swiss roll is the famous ‘Whitey White’ swiss roll from episode 7! One of the biggest problems for girls all over the world – we want to eat sweet things without getting fat!!


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She also has a combat ready expression!

Plus she comes with her stocking katanas – Stripe I & II!

This more serious expression are for those who preferred Stocking when she was fighting the ghosts… and as a completely unnecessary bonus, the colored parts on the katanas make use of lovely clear plastic!
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Oh yes… I shouldn’t forget to mention that just like Panty having extra no-panties parts for when she uses her guns…

Stocking comes with legs wearing no stockings!

When you equip her with Stripe I & II be sure to use these legs!

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Panty & Stocking ready to beat some ghosts!!

The two definitely look the cutest when they’re together…


         ____
       /      \
      /  ─    ─ \     ”How can I buy her…??”
    /     (●)  (●) \
    |       (__人__)  | ________
     \      ` ⌒´   ,/ | |          |
    ノ           \ | |           |
  /´                 | |           |
 |    l                | |           |
 ヽ    -一ー_~、⌒)^),-、 | |________|
  ヽ ____,ノγ⌒ヽ)ニニ- ̄   | |  |

Some options to get hold of them:

These girls are scheduled to release in June!

1) Preorder!

Preorders will start from the 24th February. If you preorder from our partner shops you’ll be guaranteed to get the figure! There are lots of places that you can preorder the figure online as well – some that will even ship overseas!

2) I don’t wanna preorder!

If you just wait until July then you can head to our partner shops and simply pick up the figure from them. But you might not be able to get one if you don’t preorder, so personally I think preordering is a better idea if you want the figure.

Plus there is a special extra way to preorder these two!
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You all know the Panty & Stocking Cafe is open, right?

Due to it’s popularity the cafe has been extended until the 3rd of April!

          ____
        / \ /\
      /  (○) (○)\
     / /// (__人__)//\       “There are also a load
     |       |::::::|    |       of girls visiting the cafe!!”
     \       l;;;;;;l  /l!| !
     /     `ー’    \ |i
   /          ヽ !l ヽi
   (   丶- 、       しE |そ
    `ー、_ノ       ∑ l、E ノ <
               レY^V^ヽl

I’m so glad to see more girls at the cafe! Girls really brighten up the atmosphere!

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Panty and Stocking are visiting the cafe!

Inside the cafe you can find the actual models of the ghosts used in the series, along with things like the script and frame sketches for fans of the series to enjoy!

Plus there is a special “Panty & Stocking Menu”!

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Anyone who visits will get a few freebies!

– A coaster (Panty or Stocking)
– A table mat
Shop card

They are all unique to the cafe, so if you’re a fan be sure to stop by!

Plus from the 25th you can grab the brand new menu items:

The ‘Angel Plate”Anarchy Plate’ and the ‘Demon Plate’ 

Which will be ¥4000!

        ____
        /     \
     /  :::─三三─\     ”What! ¥4000 seems like a bit too much!”
   / :::: ( ○)三(○) \
    |   、” ゙)(__人__)ル ゚。 ゚   ___________
   \      ゝ’゚      ≦ 三 ゚ | |             |
__/     。≧       三 = | |             |
| | /    ,   -ァ,       ≧=| |             |
| | /   /    .イレ,、       > | |             |
| | | ⌒ ーnnn ,≦`Vヾ  ヾ ≧ |_|__________|
 ̄ \__、(“二)。゚ /。・イハ 、\、l二二l二二  _|_|__|_

It’s a meal and preorder price!

Anyone who orders these from the menu will also need to fill out preorder form to grab the figure they want… which will be sent to you in June! (Only to addresses in Japan)


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Plus anyone who preorders using this method will also get another bonus!

A ‘Heaven Coin’!

It looks just like the coins from the series!! Plus you’ll get the coin right there on the day you preorder!

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This shows how big it is!

The coin is made from color resin, which makes a nice solid and sturdy coin! If you want to grab the figures then do consider pre-ordering by using the brand new meals at the cafe!!

For more information about the menu you can check out the address below:

Panty & Stocking Cafe:http://www.goodsmilecafe.jp/


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Nendoroid Panty & Stocking!

        ____
       /      \
      /  ─    ─ \ 
    /    (●)  (●)  \
    |     (__人__)  | ________
     \      |r┬-|   ,/ | |           |
    ノ      `ー’´  \  | |           |
  /´                 | |           |
 |    l                | |           |
 ヽ    -一ー_~、⌒)^),-、 | |_________|
  ヽ ____,ノγ⌒ヽ)ニニ- ̄   | |  |

They will be on the GSC site from the 24th!

For other preordering details or questions check out our partner shops!
 
 

That’s all for today!
I hope to see you all again tomorrrow! (・∀・)ノ゛
 
 
 

(C)2010 GAINAX/GEEKS
 

 
 

* Please note that this blog’s contents is originally written for a Japanese audience and is then translated for our foreign customers. All pre-order and release dates are the Japanese dates. Also note that not all products can be sold in certain areas

Nendoroid Panty

Until the 3rd April, the GSC Cafe…

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will be a Panty & Stocking Cafe!!

Originally it was only going to be until the 27th of February, but the date got extended because it was so popular!

It looks like one of the GSC Staff are wandering about outside the cafe with a box… could that box be… a master figure…?! Give it to me!!
 

                   _ _     .’  , ..     ∧_∧
          ∧  _ - ― = ̄  ̄`:, .∴ ’     (    )
         , -” ̄    __――=’, ・,‘ r⌒>  _/ /
        /   -―  ̄ ̄   ̄”‘” .   ’ | y’⌒  ⌒i
       /   ノ                 |  /  ノ |
      /  , イ )                 , ー’  /´ヾ_ノ
      /   _, \               / ,  ノ
      |  / \  `、            / / /
      j  /  ヽ  |           / / ,’
    / ノ   {  |          /  /|  |
   / /     | (_         !、_/ /   〉
  `、_〉      ー‐‐`            |_/


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Ooh! There really were figures in the box! These two are likely to attract a couple of newcomers to Nendoroids, so let me give a quick introduction!

My name is Saitou and I work for Good Smile Company – we make a variety of figures like these girls! These two are ‘master figures’ which are basically the master designs created by the sculptor before they are mass produced for stores. I always steal the master figures and display them on this blog!

Today we’ll be playing with these two!

Nendoroid Panty & Stocking!


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        ____
        /     \   
     /   ⌒  ⌒ \      “Err… but what’s a Nendoroid?”
   /     (●)  (●) \
    |   、” ゙)(__人__)”)|   ___________
   \      。` ⌒゚:j´ ,/j゙~~| | |             |
__/          \  |__| | |              |
| | /   ,              \n||  | |              |
| | /   /         r.   ( こ) | |              |
| | | ⌒ ーnnn        |\ (⊆ソ .|_|__________|
 ̄ \__、(“二) ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄l二二l二二  _|_|__|_

Well… to put it simply, they are cute posable character figures with big heads and small bodies!

The photo above shows how big they are!

A very convenient size to display on your desk!


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Right, today’s introduction was a little longer than normal, so let’s hurry up and look at the actual figures. Today we’re going to be focusing on…

Nendoroid Panty!

Panty is the older of the two girls from GAINAX’s popular anime “Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt”! She is quite the playgirl and is rather bitchy as well. ^^;


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This is how she looks from the back!

Panty’s long blond hair looks just like it did in the anime!

But who is that next to her!?


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Her pet(?) Chuck is also included!

The actual figure of Chuck is only about 3cm high, but even so it is of an incredibly high standard of quality – he is made using 3D data so even the smallest details are included!

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Nendoroids also come with replaceable expressions!

First up is the face she made whenever she saw a cute guy!

Definitely an expression suited to her playgirl personality. She also comes with an extra pair of hands with interlocking fingers, which really suits the expression!


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She also comes with an expression that is ready to destroy some ghosts!

If you prefer Panty when she’s fighting then this is the expression for you! Plus she comes with the two guns that she changes her panties into- “Backlace”!

         ____
      /::::::─三三─\
    /:::::::: ( ○)三(○)\    “But…
    |::::::::::::(__人__):|    that means she’s wearing no panties…?”
     \:::::::::   |r┬-|  /
    ノ::::::::::::  `ー’´ \ 

Of course!

She comes with replaceable parts for that too!

We’ve released so many Nendoroids… but this is definitely the first one to have replaceable parts for when she takes off her panties… ^^;


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The last option part is a bent left leg!

You can use these parts to recreate the scene where she stomps on Chuck, or just for a cool battle pose like this one! Obviously there are a load more poses you can make – you just have to find your favorite pose for Panty!

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But that’s all the time I have for today…

Tomorrow we’ll look at the younger sister,

Nendoroid Stocking!

         ____
       /      \
      /  ─    ─ \     ”How can I buy her…??”
    /     (●)  (●) \
    |       (__人__)  | ________
     \      ` ⌒´   ,/ | |          |
    ノ           \ | |           |
  /´                 | |           |
 |    l                | |           |
 ヽ    -一ー_~、⌒)^),-、 | |________|
  ヽ ____,ノγ⌒ヽ)ニニ- ̄   | |  |

Some options to get hold of them:

These girls are scheduled to release in June!

1) Preorder!

Preorders will start from the 24th February. If you preorder from our partner shops you’ll be guaranteed to get the figure! There are lots of places that you can preorder the figure online as well – some that will even ship overseas!

2) I don’t wanna preorder!

If you just wait until July then you can head to our partner shops and simply pick up the figure from them. But you might not be able to get one if you don’t preorder, so personally I think preordering is a better idea if you want the figure.

Plus there will be one extra method to preorder these girls!

But I’m only going to explain that one if you come back tomorrow! 😛
So I hope to see you all again then!  (・∀・)ノ
 
 
 
* Please note that this blog’s contents is originally written for a Japanese audience and is then translated for our foreign customers. All pre-order and release dates are the Japanese dates. Also note that not all products can be sold in certain areas
 
 
(C)2010 GAINAX/GEEKS

Nendoroid Totori

Let’s start off with some news!

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Nendoroid Lynette Bishop!

Will be up on the GSC website tomorrow!

I wanted to do a review of the master figure, but a couple of things got in the way and I ended up not being able to… sorry… But if you’re a Strike Witches fan be sure to check her out on the GSC website tomorrow!

http://www.goodsmile.info/


Now let’s move onto today’s review!

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There are so many figures to look at that were on display at WonFes… I find them all over the offices!!

This week is going to be dedicated to the Nendoroids!

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Nendoroid Totori!

Totori is the main character from the popular role playing game called ‘Atelier Totori: Alchemist of Arland 2’. Her full name is actually Totoria Helmolt, and she is a young alchemist that is traveling the world in search of her missing mother… and now she’s joining the Nendoroids!
 
‘Atelier Totori’ is actually the 12th game in the Atelier series! It’s been going for a long time!!


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This is how she looks from the back!

The Atelier series is famous for it’s unique illustrations that have a kind of transparent feeling to them – and you can see the same feeling is kept with the Nendoroid, which makes use of a lot of clear plastic to recreate the effect. If you look close you can see the dress has a lovely purple to pink gradient effect on the clear plastic.


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She also comes with her staff!

Totori uses this staff as her weapon in the game, and so it had to be included with the Nendoroid. Even the tiniest of details have been carefully preserved for the Nendoroid version of the staff. Of course she also comes with a replaceable set of hands to hold the staff!


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Here she is with her crying face!

Fans of the series should remember this expression and pose – it was used as an official illustration! She also comes with a flask and a blue test tube to hold!
 
Plus…

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Her homunculus, Chimu-chan!

She’s so tiny!! But even the tiny little Chimu-chan has gradient hair!! 😛

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She also comes with a smiling face!

And some optional parts – her bag and a bomb!

Totori is an alchemist so she can create all kinds of items like bombs. Although… that smiling face combined with her holding a bomb is a little worrying. ^^;


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She also comes with sitting legs!

You replace her entire lower body to let her sit down!

Plus she comes with a bent arm and another test tube – a red one!

Isn’t she just adorable!!

       ____
     /_ノ ‘ ヽ_\
   / (≡)   (≡) \    “Aww… that face is just too cute…
  /o゚⌒(__人__)⌒゚o\    it almost brings a tear to my eye!”
  |      |r┬-|      |  
  \      `ー’´     / 
  ノ             \

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She also has a replaceable ribbon for when she sits!

Posing her head to look down like really creates a depressed atmosphere… particularly with the crying face. But it’s still adorable. ^^;


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Nendoroid Totori!

Who knows… there might be more from the series coming as well?

         ____
       /      \
      /  ─    ─ \ 
    /    (●)  (●)  \
    |     (__人__)  | ________
     \      |r┬-|   ,/ | |           |
    ノ      `ー’´  \  | |           |
  /´                 | |           |
 |    l                | |           |
 ヽ    -一ー_~、⌒)^),-、 | |_________|
  ヽ ____,ノγ⌒ヽ)ニニ- ̄   | |  |

She’ll be on the GSC website from the 24th!

For preorders and questions check out our partner shops.

That’s all for today!

I hope to see you all again tomorrow!! (・∀・)ノ゛
 
 
 
 
* Please note that this blog’s contents is originally written for a Japanese audience and is then translated for our foreign customers. All pre-order and release dates are the Japanese dates. Also note that not all products can be sold in certain areas
 
 
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Nendoroid Kirino Kousaka

It’s been awhile since a figure review!

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I spy with my little eye… a figure sample on Koyamada-chan’s desk!

         ____
      /  \    /\  
    /  し (●)   (●) \    “I’m just borrowing it!
    | ∪  (__人__)  J |    I’ll give it back in a sec!”
     \  u   `⌒´   / 
    ノ           \

I always have to tell myself that otherwise I feel bad…

But anyway, today we’ll be taking a look at:


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Nendoroid Kirino Kousaka!

She’s shipping out from GSC on the 25th February!

Kirino is the cute little sister from the popular novel that was adapted into an anime series “Ore no Imouto ga Konnani Kawaii Wake ga Nai” or “There’s no way My Little Sister can be This Cute!”.

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This is how the packaging looks!

It looks a lot like the Touhou Nendoroid packs – there are a ton of extra arm parts for a variety of poses… along with a couple of extra expressions as well!


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This is how she looks from the back!

Her little tufts of hair sticking out my her ears are adorable! It makes her look so cute! The stand is the typical ‘sitting on’ type of stand, which lets her stand up nice and securely.


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The famous pose from the novel cover!

This is definitely the most notable pose for Kiririn!

She even has the angry expression from the cover!

If you combine this expression with the crossed arms and then angle the legs slightly you can recreate the pose from the cover almost perfectly!


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You won’t find Kirino without her cellphone!

Here she is using her smiling face and a bent right arm!

The phone looks exactly like the one from the anime! You simply insert it between her fingers to let her hold it!


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She can even go into moe mode!

A moe expression as well as hands to touch her cheeks!

This expression has definitely been the most popular from everyone ever since she was announced! When I see her like this I can’t help but picture a huge pink heart behind her …^^;


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Kiririn’s favorite otaku goods!

She comes with both a DVD case from “Hoshikuzu Witch Meruru” as well as paper-bag from a doujinshi event!

         ____
      /::::::─三三─\
    /:::::::: ( ○)三(○)\    “Eh?
    |:::::::::::(__人__):::|    But what’s that in the middle?”
     \:::::::::  |r┬-|   /
    ノ:::::::::::: `ー’´ \  

She even comes with a Black Rock Shooter Blu-ray case! ^^;

These parts come as stickers at first – you need to stick them on yourself!


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She can even hold them!  ヾ(゚д゚)ノ゛

She comes with hands to hold both the DVD case and the bag! Coupled with that expression it’s almost like she’s saying “You can’t have them! They’re mine!” 😛

At some point I told the rest of the GSC staff that I thought Kiririn is probably one of the most realistic little sister characters ever… but…

     / ̄ ̄\
   / \   ,_\   ← Staff with a real little sister
   | <○>  <○> |  
   |  (__人__)|     ”Wha? A real little sister would never be this nice!
   |   `i  i´  |      … she wouldn’t listen to a word I said!
   |   . `⌒   }      
   ヽ       } 
    ヽ     ノ 
   /      ヽ 

Is what I was told… I guess a real Kiririn sister is impossible…? 🙁


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Moe face on Snow Miku!

Snow Miku 2011 isn’t compatible with that many other Nendo expressions, but this one managed to fit! I’m fairly certain that this is one face that will suit a ton of Nendoroids, so be sure to try it out on your favorites!


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Kirino tries on HMO Miku’s sunglasses!

This version of Kiririn is Station Yamada’s #1 recommendation. That cheeky look is only multiplied by those glasses… it’s strangely suiting!

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Nendoroid #142:
Nendoroid Kousaka Kirino
!

   / ̄ ̄\
 /   ⌒ ⌒\ 
 |    ( ●)(●)                ___
. |   ⌒(_人_)            /      \    ”Kiririn please!”
  |     |r┬-|           /─    ─    \ 
. |     `ー’} \       / (●) (●)      \
.  ヽ        }    \    |   (__人__)      | 
   ヽ     ノ       \   \   ` ⌒´     _/
   /    く. \      \  ノ           \
  |     \  \    (⌒二               |
    |    |ヽ、二⌒)、      \         |  |

She should be in stores from the 26th!

For ordering details or questions please check our partner shops.
 
 
That’s all for today!
I hope to see you all again tomorrow!  (・∀・)ノ゛

 
 
* Please note that this blog’s contents is originally written for a Japanese audience and is then translated for our foreign customers. All pre-order and release dates are the Japanese dates. Also note that not all products can be sold in certain areas
 
 
 
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