May 13, 2015 by Kahotan

Nendoroid Yamato

Hello everyone, Kahotan here! (@gsc_kahotan)

I like my omelettes fluffy! Just thinking of omelettes makes me really hungry though! Anyway, today I’m going to be taking a look at…

Nendoroid Yamato! ♡

From the popular browser game ‘Kantai Collection -KanColle-‘ comes a Nendoroid of the battleship Yamato with all her ship parts included, creating a rather large figure for a Nendoroid! The 46cm turret batteries on her back feature a special connection allowing them to aim forward, and each of the gun turrets are individually articulated for all sorts of options.

The ship parts can also be opened out through the use of a Nendoroid joint! She also comes with a ramune drink and omelette rice as optional parts, as well as explosion parts to display her being attacked! Anti-aircraft guns are also included and can be attached to recreate her ‘Kai’ appearance!

Oooooooooohhhh!! (´□｀｡)

The long-awaited Nendoroid of the super-dreadnought developed in secret by the Kure Naval Arsenal as a trump card – Yamato! The largest Kanmusu to join the Nendoroids so far!! Even in the KanColle universe Yamato is seen as a sort of flagship for the series! ★

Her hair is tied high up but flows all the way down, gently blowing in the wind! The tight-fitting outfit has also been shrunk into Nendoroid size perfectly, with even the one sock longer showing off just one of her lovely long legs! Everything about her is so cute and fun to look at!

The ship parts are amazing, but by no means does that mean that Yamato herself isn’t! She’s beautiful!! ♥︎

Let’s see how she looks from the back! (o*・з・)o

The ship parts are so big you can hardly see Yamato herself!

You can at the very least still see her cute ponytail twisting around ever so slightly! Her radar umbrella is also faithfully included with a translucent plastic!

The huge ship parts remind you that she is a destroyer, but she also has these more gentle parts to show she has a more gentle side to her personality too!

Each of the flowers in her hair have also been sculpted one-by-one and the hair accessory that becomes a part of the radar has also been very intricately made! There are really just too many things to look at on this figure… I don’t really know where to start! o(ﾟдﾟo≡oﾟдﾟ)o

Let’s take a closer look at her ship parts! ★

The left and right sides of the ship parts are connected to the center piece with Nendoroid joints, so they can be moved around in all sorts of different ways!

Plus each gun turret can be moved individually, and the batteries can each be twisted around as well! The amount of moving parts is quite impressive!

I’m sure everyone will have a load of fun playing around with it when they get their hands on her! (｀・ω・´)ゞ

I’m sure most eyes jumped right to her chest first… but what I want to point out is what is holding in her hands! Armor-Piercing Rounds! (σ・∀・)σ

I was also taking a close-up shot so that I could create a shot where the included fired AP rounds compare in size!! φ(．． )

Various different sizes are included and each includes its own little stand!

But there are still many more parts to recreate battle scenes!! Σ(･ω･ﾉ)ﾉ！

Various effect parts for her turrets make for an amazing firing scene!! ☆

She really is huge for a Nendoroid!!

All seven of the turret batteries come with shooting effect parts! (´□｀｡)

Making use of all the effect parts makes for perhaps the most noticeable Nendoroid of all time! (Except perhaps Mikudayo…)

Plus the 46cm back cannon can be deployed to fire forward!

The battery itself can also be rotated around, meaning that Yamato can aim her cannon pretty much anywhere! So much firepower… but there is still more!!

“First of the Yamato-class battleships, Yamato!
Now with upgraded anti-air weaponry!”

Nendoroid Yamato even comes with anti-aircraft turrets for her left and right sides as well as an anti-aircraft machine gun for her left and right cannons as optional parts! These of course allow you to change her into Yamato Kai!

Plus she also comes with sitting lower body parts too!!

By the way! The very important details of the outfit have been faithfully included too! Take a look at the little opening in her skirt and you’ll notice a black sting and anchor!

As you can see here, the ship parts can also be completely detached allowing for a more standard Nendoroid size! She also comes with this alternate smiling expression which makes her look so very bright and happy!

Yamato Kai looking so very cheerful!! (●´ω｀●)

Oh yes! I jumped to the sitting parts too quickly! Note that she also comes with a left leg that include the ‘Hirihoukenten‘ kanji on her sock for the Kai version!

As I mentioned before though… people tend to focus on the ship parts a lot, but the Nendoroid itself is also amazing! Just look at the details on her outfit and hair!!(*ﾟｰﾟ*)

Her third expression is this lovely face!!

“H-Ha! That wasn’t even close to a direct hit!”

Aaaah!!! So cute!!! (/ω＼)

She has that cute look of an animal that has been surprised by something that suddenly moved! ♡ Torpedo strike effect parts are also included, making battle scenes look even more awesome!

△ I was actually using it in an earlier photo!

And if you look from above…

Here you can get a good look at both the Kai Anti-air Machine Guns as well as the ‘Taking Damage‘ parts!

There are so many optional parts!
I’ve lost track of how many I’ve introduced now…. but we’re still not done!!

“Stop calling me a hotel! I’m not that big!”

“Admiral, would you like a drink?”

Yamato’s ‘time calls’ in game include this line where she offers the admiral some Ramune to drink, so a bottle of Ramune is also included!! It’s make with a bit of shiny translucent material which really makes it look like there is some liquid inside!! (*´Д｀)

But we’re sill not done!!

She also comes with Omelette Rice!! ♥︎

Complete with a nice dash of demi-glace sauce and some green peas!

Such a lovely meal!♪ As expected of a hotel!

“I-I’m not a hotel…!”

The half-damage expression has a bit of an embarrassed look to it which works in various different situations! So cute!!

But that brings us to the end of her parts! ★

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… SO MUCH STUFF! (°Д°；≡°Д°；)

Let’s take another look from another angle!

Along with everything above she also comes with the alternate expressions as well as various different arm and leg parts and sitting parts!! I get the feeling the packaging is going to be rather… large!

For those of you are thinking that we went a little overboard with this one… you’re right. I agree with you 100%! However!

She is the first of the Yamato-class battleships!
We had to make sure she lived up to that name!♡

Be sure to add the cute Nendoroid Yamato to your collection! (｡･ω･)ﾉﾞ

Experience the amazing volume and charm for yourself! ♪

Nendoroid Yamato!

She’ll be up for preorder from tomorrow!☆

As with all the previous Nendoroids from Kancolle, orders from the GOODSMILE ONLINE SHOP will also come with a special box sleeve as well as a special Nendoroid stand! Be sure to keep that in mind when ordering!

By the way!

Nendoroid Ryujo!

Orders for Ryujo close later today! Don’t miss out!

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Anyway, that’s all for today!
See you all again tomorrow!!

Planning Team / Kahotan
Twitter ID: gsc_kahotan

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April 28, 2015 by Kahotan

Nendoroid Sakura Mikudayo

S-Something’s coming!!

Hello everyone, Kahotan here! (@gsc_kahotan)

Today I’m going to be taking a look at Nendoroid #499!

Nendoroid Sakura Mikudayo!☆

Originally created as an April Fools joke in 2013, the cherry blossomed themed version of Mikudayo, ‘Sakura Mikudayo’ is now actually being released! Her strangely thin twin-tails have been covered in cherry blossom patterns for a cuter look than ever before!Optional parts include three-color ‘hanami dango’ for enjoying the cherry blossoms, as well as Mikudayo’s favorite food – tuna sushi! The incredible detail of the sushi that shares a pink color with the cherry blossoms has Mikudayo most pleased! Be sure to add the late-blooming Sakura Mikudayo to your collection!

Ooooo… oooh? (°д°；)

GSC’s 2013 April Fools joke has become an actual product!!

Trust Dayo-san to be able to break through the lies of April Fools and come into the real world in an all new pink form!

Even from the back her presence is undeniable!! (°Д°；≡°Д°；)

That strangely bulky yet stable appearance… those flat twin-tails…!!

This is the unwavering Dayo-san we all love!!

This time around her arms also feature ball joints, allowing for even more wondrous poses! ☆

Just look at how happy she is to be running free!! ♡

*The blog previous stated that the new Nendoroid joints would be used for her neck, but this was incorrect. To keep the appearance of Dayo-san’s head sinking into her body, the older joint type will be used for Sakura Mikudayo as well. Sorry for the confusion!

Her hair and outfit also feature beautiful cherry blossom prints! ε=(｡・д・｡)

△ Twin tail cherry blossoms! Mikudayo is in full bloom! ♥

△ Her neck tie and arm covers also have a blossom pattern!

The overall pink color scheme also adds a lovely gentle, Spring feeling to the design! It makes Dayo-san more ladylike and cuter than ever before!!

Her overall design might be rather similar to the previous Dayo-san, but…

Her optional parts are also all new!!

#1: Three-Color Dango (Large)

Dayo-san has a very big mouth, so large dango had to be included!

You’ll find that this dango is considerably larger than the dango that are included with Nendoroid Kashuu!

Look how cute and innocent she is running about with her dango!! ♡♥︎

Hmm… is it just me or do they kind of look like a weapon here…?

Anyway, next up we have…

…??

…!!

#2: Sushi (Tuna)

Just look at that delicious shine!! (´□｀｡)

Each of the rice grains have been carefully sculpted, not to mention the perfectly cut tuna!! There is no way that Mikudayo could say no to this – it’s a perfect example of her favorite food!!

(Dayo-san staring very intently at the sushi…)

…Wha!!!

It looks like she is satisfied!! Yay!! (/ω＼)

By the way, there are absolutely no pegs or holes on the sushi! If you want her to hold it she has to balance it carefully on both arms… just like the REAL Mikudayo!!

“Are there seconds?”

Nope! Only one dango and one sushi included! Sorry Dayo-san!

The ball joints in the shoulders make posing so much easier, and the new optional parts allow you to enjoy the unique universe of Mikudayo!! ♡

The product is admittedly rather simple as far as Nendoroids go, but that also of course means that she is priced rather affordably! In fact, you can add this adorable thing character to your collection for just ¥2,963 (Before Tax)!

A cherry-blossom themed Dayo-san for your collection!

Nendoroid Sakura Mikudayo!

She will be starting her invas- uh… up for preorder from Thursday!

Be sure to check the GSC Site for more details!

Plus, orders from the GOODSMILE ONLINE SHOP will include a bonus!

The ‘Pop Candy’ that was made in collaboration between Mikudayo and Fujiya will be returning in a special Cherry Flavour!

She can even hold it making use of the same hand that holds the dango! Sweets seem to go so very well with Dayo-san!

Be sure to keep the bonus in mind when preordering!

* Orders from the Japanese GOODSMILE ONLINE SHOP will also include a downloadable 3DS theme serial code. Please note that this is only compatible with Japanese 3DS systems, and therefore will not be included with purchases from the international store.

PLUS!! Nendoroid Mikudayo is also going to be rereleased!!!

She will be up for preorder together with Sakura Mikudayo, so you can add both of them to your collection with ease!

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Mikudayo is preparing her invasion!!

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Tomorrow is a public holiday in Japan, so see you all again on Thursday!!

Planning Team / Kahotan
Twitter ID: gsc_kahotan
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April 27, 2015 by Kahotan

Nendoroid Kashuu Kiyomitsu

Today’s main feature…!

Hello everyone, Kahotan here! (@gsc_kahotan)

We’re already in the last week of April!! There is no way to escape the coming of May!! Anyway, today I’m going to be taking a closer look at the figure we took a special look at on last week’s live broadcast…

Nendoroid Kashuu Kiyomitsu!☆

From the popular PC browser game ‘Touken Ranbu -ONLINE-‘ comes a Nendoroid of the sword that is difficult to handle but stands above the rest, Kashuu Kiyomitsu! He comes with three expressions including his charming standard face, a fearless combat expression as well as a yawning expression based on his lines from the game.

His sword is included and can be displayed both sheathed and drawn, and he also comes with the item that remedies fatigue in the game, an ‘Enchanted Dango’. Be sure to add him to your collection!

Oooooohhhhh!!! (●´ω｀●)

The sword used by Okita Souji in the Shinsengumi and one of the five characters that can be selected as your first character in the tutorial for Touken Ranbu – Kashuu Kiyomitsu is now joining the Nendoroids! ♡

The red and black contrast of his outfit, the ever so slight smile and mole on his cheek… and those refreshing eyes!

How can you not love him?!

You can look at him from any angle and he will always score top points! ♡

This is how he looks from the back! ♪

The fluttering of his jacket is perfect…!

The reverse side of him never appears in the game, but we worked with the publisher to get exactly how he should look from the back! If you look closely you’ll even notice his shoes have little Nendoroid-sized heels! っ(｡･ω･)ﾉﾞ

The hemming of his jacket as well as his earrings make use of a lovely golden paint, and the emblems on the collar have been faithfully added onto the Nendoroid design! If you look close you’ll also notice the crimson inner lining of the jacket as well! (｀・ω・´)ゞ

His mouth is so very unique too! It’s so cute!

Let’s take a closer look at what expressions are included with Kashuu! ♫

First up is his confident smiling ‘standard expression’!ヽ(ｏ´∀｀ｏ)ﾉ

The way his mouth looks as well as the mole make for such an original Nendoroid expression! His hair also features a slight gradient to give it a more flowing, smooth appearance! ♡

As you may have noticed, he actually comes with two different ponytail parts – one to rest over his shoulder in front of him, and another that is blowing about in the wind behind him! They also have Nendoroid joints at the attachment point allowing you to create different nuances with the hair! (σ・∀・)σ

One other thing I’d like to point out, is that the eyes have highlights in them. The original illustration actually never had highlights, but in order to keep the ‘cute’ side of the Nendoroid design, we decided to work with the publisher and have them added in for the Nendoroid version! φ(．． )

Anyway, next up we have…

A combat expression that captures Kashuu’s calm and collected demeanour!

But more importantly… he looks so epic holding his sword like this!!

He comes with bent leg parts for both legs, which make him look like he is putting lots of energy behind his thrust!

However! Now take another look at his eyes…!

The highlight has been removed!! (/ω＼)

As I mentioned, we added in the highlight to bring out the cuter side of the Nendoroid design… but when it comes to combat expressions the cuteness factor could be removed a little, so we kept this expression faithful to the original, no highlight design!

By the way, just like Mikazuki, he comes with his sword in both its sheathed and unsheathed forms, allowing for various different options! You can even pose him as if he has just pulled the sword from its scabbard!

Simply pick the pose that you think suits him best! ♪

Another thing to note is the detailed sculpting on the guard of his sword!

It’s so tiny, yet you can tell a lot of intricate work went into it! (；・`д・´)

The Nendoroid as a whole is without a doubt a treat for the eyes, but looking at smaller details like this is what really makes them so very special!

However… if we look at Nendoroid Kashuu’s fingernail color…

In the game, Kashuu Kiyomitsu’s fingernails are actually a crimson color, however due to issues this would cause in manufacturing, we’ve unfortunately had to omit this from the Nendoroid…

I’m sure that many player’s of the game might be a little disappointed with this decision, but remember that Nendoroids are 10cm high figures. The hand parts are hardly a centimetre in length… to mass produce a product with each of the fingernails individually neatly painted would be incredibly difficult…!

However! Worry not!

For those who wish to have their Nendoroid Kashuu Kiyomitsu with crimson finger nails, I will be writing a nail painting how-to blog after Nendoroid Kashuu has been released! It will cover the best and easiest ways to color his nails – in such a way that even someone as clumsy as myself can do it!

Anyway, let’s move onto his optional parts!

Kashuu comes with ‘Enchanted Dango’! ♡

This is an item in the game that recovers characters from being fatigued!

You can also grab your own dango and pretend you’re eating together with him!!

Just like the ‘uchiko’ that was included with Nendoroid Mikazuki Munechika, the optional parts help bring out the atmosphere of the game!

Finally, let’s move into the final expression…

“*yawn* so sleepy…”

Hyahoooooooo!!! (*´Д｀)

He also comes with a sleepy looking yawning expression!! The gap between the combat expression above and this expression is rather vast!

△ I love the arrogant attitude that comes from his expressions!

Along with the optional parts he also comes with bent arms, bent legs and alternate hand parts for all sorts of different poses and options! ♥︎

Be sure to add him to your collection!

Nendoroid Kashuu Kiyomitsu!

He’ll be up for preorder from tomorrow! ♪

Check the Good Smile Company Official Site for more details!

Plus, preorders from the GOODSMILE ONLINE SHOP will include a Nendoroid Plus Rubber Strap: Kashuu Kiyomitsu Sleepy Ver. as a bonus! ♪

Fans of Touken Ranbu have various other figures to look forward to as well!
Such as Nendoroid Kogitsunemaru!

and Max Factory’s Kogitsunemaru!

Here is a tweet from the sculptor (@konanako_nagi) of the figure, saying that it has passed the checks from the publisher!!

I look forward to seeing it painted!! ♪

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More Touken characters are currently being forged!

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See you all again tomorrow!!

Planning Team / Kahotan
Twitter ID: gsc_kahotan

April 24, 2015 by Kahotan

Nendoroid Racing Miku: 2015 Ver.

Hello everyone, Kahotan here! (@gsc_kahotan)

I ate way too much popcorn and am now regretting it. It would seem that too much caramel popcorn, while delicious, is not good for one’s stomach…

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

Nendoroid Racing Miku: 2015 Ver.!

The official character of the Hatsune Miku GT Project ‘Racing Miku’ is back again in Nendoroid form, this time in her 2015 ver. outfit! The Nendoroid is based on the illustration by Taiki, a design which gives Racing Miku a knightly appearance, ready to charge into first place! Optional parts include a race queen’s parasol, as well as a Nendoroid-sized car that Miku can actually ride inside!

Ooooooohhhh! (●´ω｀●)

The Racing Knight Princess is joining the Nendoroid series! The GSR Team managed to take the place of champions in last year’s SUPER GT, and this Miku shows they are confident they can take it again! Her outfit has a knightly appearance to it, but also has some cute frills to show off her feminine side too! ♪

△ Her back shows off lots of skin too!

Her twin-tails are painted with a blue to yellow gradient, and as they move into the yellow area the plastic also becomes more and more translucent for a lovely effect! As you’d expect, the twin-tails also include Nendoroid joints allowing you to match them with your poses with ease! (σ・∀・)σ

You can also recreate this pose! ♡

Nendoroid Racing Miku comes with her so-called ‘Offensive Parasol‘ and ‘Defensive Keyboard‘!

Her knightly race queen items!! (`・ω・´)

This is of course the pose from one of the main visuals, and I can just image her shouting “We’re aiming for the top once more!” whenever I see this pose!

Another thing I want to point out, is that this year’s Racing Miku comes with fully articulated arms! ★

This allows you to pose her holding all sorts of things at various angles, and also helps with creating awesome poses! (｡･ω･)ﾉﾞ

For example…

She can even be posed with a large flag like this! ♥︎

The flag design is adorned with a coat of arms to further the knight-like appearance with crowns, a horse and of course the Good Smile Mark! She comes with two expressions – one looking confidently straight ahead and a second smile with a more sideward gaze! (●´ω｀●)

Plus as I’m sure you noticed in the first photo…

A Nendoroid Car is also included! ♪

△ A design that includes Miku color!

She also comes with a shift body that lets you pose her driving the car! ♪

△ The driving body is only the upper body.

Of course you can then make use of the articulation in the twin-tails to really give the electronic racing diva some speed!

△ The articulated arms also mean she can easily hold the steering wheel!

The first race in this year’s SUPER GT has ended with the team placing 5th! Not a bad start, but the next face at Fuji Speedway on the 2nd-3rd May will be the next step! There are still 7 races to go to get into the lead!! (｀・ω・´)ゞ

GOODSMILE RACING ＆ TeamUKYO are aiming to become champions two years in a row!! A big thank you to everyone who has supported the team!!

The goddess of victory back again!

Nendoroid Racing Miku: 2015 Ver.!

This product is ONLY available to
GSR Personal Sponsors!

You can apply to become a sponsor and see what other goodies are up for grabs to sponsors over at the GOODSMILE RACING Personal Sponsor Application Site!

→ http://gsr-global.ecq.sc/

Applications for the Nendoroid Courses are open until the 11th May 2015 at 23:59JST! Don’t miss out!! Σ(･ω･ﾉ)ﾉ！

You can also apply for the figma courses which are open until the 10th June 2015 at 23:59JST. The figma courses will instead include…
figma Racing Miku: 2015 ver. ♪

Also, be sure to check the Good Smile Company website, where you can play the ‘Nendoroid Racing Miku Time Attack’ game!! It’s in the top right!

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Finally some quick event news! Tomorrow the 25th April is….

The 2nd GSR CUP!

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2nd GSR CUP

Date: 25th April 2015
Place: Mobara Twin Circuit

Official Site: http://gear.goodsmileracing.com/gsrcup02/index.html

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If you’re an anime fan and a cyclist , then the GSR CUP cycle race is just for you! Listen to anime songs while enjoying the company for a fun race! Good Smile Racing/GSRGear products will also be on sale at the event, there will be a free food corner and even and anime song DJ corner! ♡

Unfortunately entries for the race itself have already closed… but you can still come by as a spectator for just ¥1000, and still enjoy the atmosphere, food and other activities! (●´ω｀●)

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Finally a live broadcast notice!!

The Nendoroid Kashuu Kiyomitsu Pre-Display Broadcast!

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Nendoroid Kashuu Kiyomitsu Pre-Display Broadcast

Date: 24th April from 20:00~ (Today!)
URL: http://live.nicovideo.jp/watch/lv218607263
Details:

Nendoroid Kashuu Kiyomitsu is going to be on display at NicoNico ChoKaigi this weekend, but we want to take a little sneak peek at him first! The very first look at his combat pose and expression!!

Hosted by: Chanshuu-senpai / Oonoshi (Voice Only) / Kahotan

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If you’ve got the time then I hope you will join us! (｡･ω･)ﾉﾞ

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NicoCho and the GSR Cup! A busy weekend!

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See you all again next week!!

Planning Team / Kahotan
Twitter ID: gsc_kahotan

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April 20, 2015 by Kahotan

Nendoroid Nishikino Maki

Hello everyone, Kahotan here! (@gsc_kahotan)

I prefer my tomatoes with sugar, not salt… but they’re best of all with nothing at all! Adding a bit of sugar makes them really seem like a fruit!

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

Nendoroid Nishikino Maki♡

From the popular anime series ‘LoveLive!’ comes a Nendoroid of the cool, confident and somewhat sarcastic μ’s member who composes the group’s songs – Nishikino Maki! She has been sculpted wearing her outfit used in the song ‘Bokura wa Ima no Naka de’ and comes with both a smiling expression that shows off her beauty, as well as an embarrassed expression with downcast eyes.

She can also be posed as if playing with her hair, which along with the embarrassed expression allows you to enjoy Maki trying her best to hide her embarrassment! Be sure to display her together with the other members of μ’s!

Ooooooooooohh!! (/ω＼)

The next in the Nendoroid LoveLive series is the beautiful 1st year student from Otonokizaka Academy, Nishikino Maki! ♥︎

She is the 8th μ’s member to join the Nendoroids!

Let’s take a look at the status of the other characters! ☆

☆　Nendoroid Nico Yazawa (Released November 2014)
★　Nendoroid Honoka Kosaka (Released December 2014)
☆　Nendoroid Kotori Minami (Released January 2015)
★　Nendoroid Eli Ayase (Released March 2015)
☆　Nendoroid Rin Hoshizora (Released April 2015)
★　Nendoroid Hanayo Koizumi (Release Date: May 2015)
☆　Nendoroid Umi Sonoda (Release Date: July 2015)

With the announcement of Maki-chan, there is only one left!!

But anyway, let’s get back to today’s review!

This is how she looks from the back! (｡･ω･)ﾉﾞ

A super frilly skirt with even more frills on the hems of her blouse! Plus the crossed suspenders on her back!

… everything about her outfit is so very cutely made!

The cute little mini-hat is attached using a plastic sheet that fits in-between the two hair parts, which of course means you can also remove it if you prefer!

She’s also wearing knee-high socks!

Just like Honoka-chan and the others Maki-chan has knee-high socks allowing for pictures like this one that tease with an ever so slight view of skin!

Anyway, let’s move onto her expressions! The previous photos have all been making use of her standard smiling face, but she also comes with another one!

An embarrassed expression!! (●´ω｀●)

S-She’s so cute! So very, very cute!! ♡♥︎

As if the expression wasn’t enough, you can also place her hand up near her mouth like this for a very girlish pose! I just want to thank whoever decided to include this pose with the Nendoroid! (´□｀｡)

You can also make use of this expression with the alternate hand parts included to recreate her signature line…

“What nonsense!”

She looks just like she did in the series!!

This action is so classic of Maki-chan! ♪

You can even see her hand is posed as if twirling her finger through her hair! You really need to see just how cute this is for yourself!! <○><○>

As with all the other μ’s members Nendoroids, you can also recreate the dance scenes from the opening theme ‘Bokura wa Ima no Naka de’ – the very first photo of the blog was in fact showing that! She comes with a large number of alternate hand and arm parts for various different options. You can also of course make up your very own original dance moves or poses!

△ Bent parts and fists together make a kind-of kitty pose!

Be sure to add her to your collection and recreate various situations with the other members of μ’s! ヽ(*・ω・)人(・ω・*)ノ

Today was a rather short introduction, but I’ll be taking a much more in-depth look at this Nendoroid during Kahotan Station: April Edition coming up the day after tomorrow!

⇒ Kahotan Station: April Edition

Maki-chan is the very first product scheduled to be shown during the broadcast, so be sure to tune in at 20:00 JST! ☆

A confident smile and an adorable embarrassed face! ♥︎

Nendoroid Nishikino Maki♡

She’ll be up for preorder from tomorrow! ♡

As usual, preorders from the GSC Online shop will also include a special Nendoroid Base as well as extension parts! ♡

Be sure to keep it in mind when ordering! (・∀・)

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It’s that time of month again! (σ・∀・)σ

Time for Kahotan Station: April Edition! ♥︎

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Kahotan Station: April Edition

Date/Time: 23rd April 2015 from 20:00~
URL: http://live.nicovideo.jp/gate/lv217716703

Contents:

◇ A look at this month’s releases!

・All the μ’s Members will soon be Nendoroids! ♪
・The mecha from Knights of Sidonia…!
・A top class Magus, back once again! ♪
・The Sister Complex Kingpin!

◇ A look at some upcoming goodies!

・Always smiling with the beauty of a flower! Coming soon!
・A cute diva joining the Medicchu series!♡
・Perhaps the largest standard Nendoroid of all time!

…and more

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This time around my co-host will be Chanshuu-ko from the planning team!

We hope you’ll join us! (｡･ω･)ﾉﾞ

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　　　Just what figures will be on the live broadcast?!

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See you all again tomorrow!!

Planning Team / Kahotan
Twitter ID: gsc_kahotan

April 13, 2015 by Kahotan

Nendoroid Charlotte Dunois

Hello everyone, Kahotan here! (@gsc_kahotan)

When I was in college my second language was French! I chose it because I liked the sound of it, but my grades showed that I was never very good at it…

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

Nendoroid Charlotte Dunois!♪

From the popular anime series ‘IS -Infinite Stratos-‘ comes the fifth Nendoroid from the series, Charlotte Dunois! She comes with three expressions including a cheerful standard expression, an embarrassed expression and an angry expression wearing a fake smile.

She also comes with various optional parts to recreate scenes from the series – including her pendant, a strawberry crêpe and even an ‘IS’ activated right arm part! Special parts to recreate the running pose in the ending theme are also included. Be sure to display her with the previously released Nendoroids of Houki Shinonono, Cecilia Alcott, Lingyin Huang and Laura Bodewig

Oooooooooohhh!!(´□｀｡)

The kind and beautiful French IS representative who first joins the academy disguised as a male! Charlotte Dunois is joining the Nendoroids! ♥︎

This is how she looks from the back!

Her hair is tied up such a unique way! The tie also features a joint allowing for little changes in angle to match your poses better! It helps a lot when recreating the famous running scene from the ending theme! ♡

△ I can hear the ED playing through my head!

Plus…

The release of Charlotte marks the long-awaited 5th character!

★Nendoroid Houki Shinonono (Released in August 2013)

☆ Nendoroid Cecilia Alcott (Released in August 2013)

★Nendoroid Lingyin Huang (Scheduled to Release May 2015)

★Nendoroid Laura Bodewig (Scheduled to Release August 2015)

△ Preorder Her Now!

Anyway, lets get back to Charlotte! Each of the characters has a slightly different version of the same uniform! Charlotte’s is faithfully preserved! ♡

△ Mini-shirt x Bare Legs. BARE LEGS!! (*Important things are said twice)

But while I could talk about the beauty of her outfit for ages, I also want to move onto the optional parts, so let’s get started! (｡･ω･)ﾉﾞ

First up…!

△ I’m sure fans will recognise this!

She comes with an IS-activated arm part! ★

Only the right arm is included, but attaching it transforms her into battle mode in no time at all! The bizarre combination of her gentle smile and the large weapon is a little unnerving though!

Plus if an IS arm is included, then this also just had to come with her…

Charlotte comes with her pendant that is also the inactivated pendant form of her IS, Raphael Revive Custom II ♪

This can be held in her hand as above with some balance, but is actually designed to be hung around her neck! Use it however you see fit! ε=(｡・д・｡)

△ A right bent leg is included for more ladylike poses! ♪

Charlotte is perhaps best known for her gentle smile, but she also comes with two other expressions! (*´Д｀)

First up is her embarrassed expression! Here she is being embarrassed with Nendoroid Laura Bodewig! ♡

△ “L-let’s go shopping together!”

Charlotte can get rather worked up when she can talk about fashion to someone like Laura who knows nothing about it! Plus another part that works perfectly with these two together… (●´ω｀●)

Charlotte comes with a strawberry crêpe! This means that together with Laura and her blueberry crêpe, you can recreate the scene from the show!

△ Having the two of them together brings out the IS atmosphere even more!

Finally her last expression…

Is another important expression for her…! (((( ;°Д°))))

An angry expression!

It might not look like it at first, but the reserved and rather antisocial Charlotte has her own way of showing her anger towards Ichika! She looks so cute even though I know she is really upset!! The expression makes use of a dark gradient from her nose upwards to create a slight ‘anger shadow’ across her face! ♥︎

The Nendoroid really allows for all sorts of different sides of Charlotte! From happy to angry and even combat scenes! I’m sure fans will be happy with her!

There are already all sorts of IS figures out there, but be sure to consider adding this Charl to your collection too! She is small and cute and ready to be loved!

Nendoroid Charlotte Dunois!

She’ll be up for preorder from Wednesday!♪

Plus orders from the GOODSMILE ONLINE SHOP will include a Mixed Berry Crêpe as a bonus! ♥︎

Also remember that Nendoroid Laura is also up for preorder, so you can grab them both together! (｀・ω・´)ゞ

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　　　　　Let’s go eat some crepes!

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（`・ω・)つ━☆・*。
⊂　　ノ　　　・゜+.
　し’´Ｊ　　*・ °”

See you all again tomorrow!!

Planning Team / Kahotan
Twitter ID: gsc_kahotan

©Izuru Yumizuru, OVERLAP/Project IS

April 6, 2015 by Kahotan

Nendoroid Ryujo

Hello everyone, Kahotan here! (@gsc_kahotan)

My favorite of favorite foods might just be takoyaki! Best when they are soft and fluffy! Anyway, today I’m going to be taking a look at…

Nendoroid Ryujo!

From the popular browser game ‘Kantai Collection -KanColle-‘ comes a Nendoroid of the light aircraft carrier, Ryujo! She comes complete with both a standard aeroplane and ‘shikigami’ paper planes to fly beside her.

The divination scroll in the image of a flight deck as well as a pouch to hang from her shoulder are both included. Her favorite food, takoyaki, are also included for her to enjoy! ♪ Alternate parts to recreate her half-damaged appearance are also included!

Oooooooooohhh!! (/ω＼)

From the popular browser game Kantai Collection comes a Nendoroid of the light cruiser, Ryujo!

Everything about her design down to the scroll in the image of a flick deck have been faithfully converted into chibi Nendoroid size! The outfit is a nice blend between Japanese and Western styles!

This is how she looks from the back! ♡

The mini AA-guns around her hips look so detailed!! (σ・∀・)σ

She is wearing thick-soled shoes giving her a longer appearance… not that her petite build isn’t adorable! It makes me want to pet her on the head as she is so cute!! The twin-tails are fitted with Nendoroid joints allowing you to easily match them up with any poses! (｀・ω・´)ゞ

Anyway, as I’m sure many have noticed, the first photo featured an aeroplane!

(・∀・) “Ryujo comes with quite a few types of aeroplanes!”

We’re joined by the planner for Nendoroid Ryujo, Kyojin!

(・∀・) “We wanted to allow fans to recreate the effect of Ryujo ‘summoning’ the planes from paper planes, so we included various points of the transformation!”

“Aircraft! Head out, head out!!”

The divining fire summons the aircraft !!

(・∀・) “Four plane parts are included – a paper plane, mid-transformed plane, Mitsubishi A5M and Nakajima B5N!”

It’s really like they are slowing changing as they move along! ♪

(・∀・) “Each plane also comes with it’s own little stand, allowing for quick and easy placement wherever you like!”

Anyway, up until now we’ve had a rather serious Ryujo in combat mode… what other expressions does she have?

(・∀・) “First up we have this smiling expression!”

Ooooooooohhhh!! (´□｀｡)

Definitely a much more gentle expression compared to the previous one!

But wait! The scroll!! I know this pose!

(・∀・) “You can easily place the scroll in the position of Ryujo Kai Ni as both a long and short version are included!”

The long version reaches about 13.5cm in length including the bottom section!

But hold on a second… the previous pose had the scroll kind of bend around… is it made from a soft material, or…? （？△？）

(・∀・) “The top and bottom sections are made from a hard material to allow the stand to connect easily, but the actual ‘scroll’ part is planned to be made from a durable kind of paper meaning it won’t get in the way of any poses!”

I see, I see! (‘-‘*)(,_,*)(‘-‘*)(,_,*)

That means that you can create all sorts of bendy poses with the scroll as well! By the way, the shorter scroll will be completely made from the harder material. The soft paper is only used on the longer version!

(・∀・) “Other parts that work well with the smile… are these!”

S-She comes with these?!

(・∀・) “Yep! It was a tough choice deciding on what fun parts to give her, but we eventually decided on the takoyaki, the same as was found on the GAMERS special poster of Ryujo”

The see-though packaging and even the stick to eat them with! Such wonderful detail! ♡

(・∀・) “Another thing that was on this poster was the pouch for holding her scroll! It’s also included!”

Ooooooooh! (*´Д｀)=з

The strap part is even made from actual fabric for unobstructed posing! Yay!

(・∀・) “These parts allow for more everyday life scenes – a rather different feel to the combat look!”

△ I want to go on a date and eat takoyaki while walking beside her!

Finally! What is her third expression?

(・∀・) “A Half-damaged expression!!!”

Just look at those downward facing eyebrows!! She looks so defeated!!

(・∀・) “This time we decided it was time to include a half-damaged body once again! The skirt is all ripped up and jewel from her neck is hanging down… not to mention her shirt being ripped open showing her stomach!”

I personally love that her little belly button is showing! ♡

Even the reverse side has a damaged look to it!

Even the torn right shoulder has been faithfully added to the damaged body!

(・∀・) “It was quite a tough Nendoroid to work on, but I think we packed her fill with Ryujo love! I’m sure fans will enjoy adding her to their collections!”

Be sure to give her lots of love!

Nendoroid Ryujo!

She is up for preorder as of today! ♥︎

Plus as usual. orders from the GOOD SMILE ONLINE SHOP will include a special Nendoroid stand a box sleeve! ♪

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Finally a quick notice!

Kahotan Blog will be on break from the 8th April to the 10th April 2015!

GSC Support will also be unavailable at this time. Please see the GSC Support site for more details! http://partner.goodsmile.info/support/eng/

We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause!

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The cherry blossoms were in full bloom last weekend!

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See you all again tomorrow!!

Planning Team / Kahotan
Twitter ID: gsc_kahotan

April 2, 2015 by Kahotan

Nendoroid Rin Shibuya

Hello everyone, Kahotan here! (@gsc_kahotan)

I can’t believe that it’s been seven years since I last wore a school uniform. Time really flies! Anyway, today I’m going to be taking a look at…

Nendoroid Rin Shibuya!

From the popular anime series ‘IDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls’ comes a Nendoroid of Rin Shibuya wearing her school uniform! She comes with three expressions including a slightly distant standard expression, a cute embarrassed expression as well as a bright smiling expression.

Other optional parts include her school bag as well as a smartphone with earphones attached, allowing you to faithfully display her as the modern high-school student she is. The other ‘New Generation’ members, Uzuki Shimamura and Mio Honda, are also planned to be joining the Nendoroid series soon!

Ooooooooohhhh!!! (*´Д｀)

One of 346 Production’s ‘New Generation’ members, Rin Shiubya is joining the Nendoroid series! ♡

She has been sculpted wearing the outfit she is best known for, her school uniform! The impertinent look of her expression and pose is perfect for the ‘modern day’ high school student!

If you look close you’ll notice even her earrings are faithfully included!

Her school bag is included as an optional part, so you can easily pose her in on-the-way to school poses! ♪

（´-`）.｡oO（I want to be a true producer and give her my business card…!)

By the way, she also comes with alternate hand parts for both left and right hands to display her with hands in her pockets!

However there is more to Shiburin than just this serious look! (｀・ω・´)ゞ

She also comes with the other side of her personality – which can easily be brought out with this embarrassed expression!

Hyahoooooooo!!! _:(´ཀ`」 ∠):_

This definitely lets you experience the gap between Rin’s cool and calm side and this more flustered side! The arm up by her hair makes her seem to be trying so hard to hide her embarrassment! I’m sure there are many producers out there that can’t hold back their emotions when they see Shiburin like this! ♪

The fact that she is always trying to be so composed makes her flustered appearance all the more appealing! (‘-‘*)(,_,*)(‘-‘*)(,_,*)

Anyway, let’s check the third expression!!

No wait! First let me show these optional parts!

Along with her school bag, she also comes with a smartphone with earphones attached! (｡･ω･)ﾉﾞ

If you pose her looking a little upward, you can recreate the popular illustration of her!

The smartphone even includes a screen! Such intricate details! ♪

Another thing you’ll notice if you look really close is that you can see her necklace! Don’t you love seeing these intricate little details even on chibi figures like Nendoroids! ♡

But I digress! Let’s get back to the third expression!

A bright smiling expression!♥︎

It’s simply beaming with happiness!! (●´ω｀●)

Just looking at her makes all my troubles seem so distant…!

All the different parts and expressions allows for so many different sides of Shiburin! From the first time you meet her to all sorts of memorable scenes!

Enjoy both the cute and cool sides of Shiburin!

Nendoroid Rin Shibuya!

She’ll be up for preorder from tomorrow! ♪

Plus those who preorder her from the GOODSMILE ONLINE SHOP…

Will get an energy drink part as a bonus!

△ The drink comes with a special hand to hold it as well!

Be sure to keep it in mind when preordering! (｡･ω･)ﾉ□

Also remember that Nendoroid Uzuki Shimamura and Nendoroid Mio Honda are both in production!! ヽ(*・ω・)人(・ω・*)ノ

I’ll let you know as soon as I know more!! ♡

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While we’re on the topic of IDOLM@STER…

Let me introduce these goods!

Nendoroid Plus: IDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls Acrylic Keychains with Stand

△ Uzuki Shimamura/Rin Shibuya/Mio Honda/Anzu Futaba/Riina Tada/Kirari Moroboshi/Jougasaki Mika

Acrylic keychains that include stands! They are great to put on display, great to carry around with you and a load of fun to collect and link together!

You can use them as normal keychains or link them together with the hole on the bottom…

Plus you can make use of the heart-shaped charm…

To create a really cute display!! ♪

They are currently up for preorder, so make sure you don’t miss out! ♡

Product Page: http://www.goodsmile.info/en/product/4916/

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Finally a quick notice!

From the 4th April a TV commercial for Nendoroid Mikazuki Munechika will be broadcast! ★

It is scheduled on TOKYO MX just before the 22:00 anime block!

I managed to get a screenie of the commercial, so for now I’ll just show that!

Be sure to check the commercial on TV – it will also be up on YouTube shortly after the broadcast! (σ・∀・)σ

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I’ll let everyone know when I have news on the other two!

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See you all again tomorrow!!

Planning Team / Kahotan
Twitter ID: gsc_kahotan

April 1, 2015 by Kahotan

April Fools! The Story Behind Nendoroid Co-de Fundoshi & More!

The ‘F’ in Fundoshi stands for FULL ARMOR~! ♪

Hello everyone! Do you think this is Kahotan…?

Well too bad!!

Today’s blog update will be by me!
Shashaki from the the GSC Production team! (@flesh_eater0022)

Today I will be taking you though the back story of yesterday’s April Fool joke ‘Nendoroid Full Armor Mode’ also known as ”Nendoroid Co-de Fundoshi‘ (which is kind of long so from now on Nendoshi!)!

I’ll be explaining it from my point of view only, so there might be some pieces missing though. By the way, for those of you who don’t know me, I am the sculptor behind the recently announced Nendoroid Mikazuki Munechika!

(*Please note that as April 1st has ended in Japan, the previous blog and special site have been taken down!)

So let’s get this started! I have two topics to cover!

1) How and why were the Nendoshi made?!

One fine day, Ohno-shi from the WEB team and Kahotan came by the production team with a mysterious plan…

“This year’s April Fool joke shall be… Nendoroid Co-de: Fundoshi!”

As soon as I heard this I quickly jumped at the opportunity to sculpt the Fundoshi as it seemed like a lot of fun! (I kind of regret it as the work load was a lot more than I anticipated but let’s forget that for now!)

The body used for the Nendoshi was initially based on the alternate body included with Nendoroid Aoba & Ren together with base parts of the Nendoroid Co-de series! The additional putty added is WAVE’s Light Epoxy Putty! Once the shape was added I carefully carved away the shapes, and…

Complete!

(For uh… ‘reasons unknown’, there are some areas I cannot show on the blog, so I made a silly censor image instead)

I was in rather high spirits once I had completed this sculpt… only to be told shortly afterwards that it looked way too muscular for a Nendoroid… so anyway, I got back to work trying to fix it and the result was this second body!

The body on the right is the initial muscular body that I made.
The left has the chest, arms and legs altered for a slimmer macho body.

I then quickly made the blank head parts and fundoshi parts themselves, but the schedule was rather tight and I needed to move onto painting as soon as possible! The paintwork on the Nendoshi was done by Noguchi-sensei! First up were the preparations – each of the parts is cleaned and polished and them coated in a primer which acts as a kind of foundation for the paint.

The colors for the skin and fundoshi is carefully mixed…

The paintwork begins!
(What lovely hands Noguchi-sensei has…)

All the parts have now been painted!

Once the parts were put together they created this!

A slight gloss was left on both of them to show off the gleam of their manly skin!! The muscular body also has some shadows put into the paintwork for an EVEN MANLIER APPEARANCE!!

And thus the Nendoshi were created! Let me also let everyone know – and as the sculptor I know – that the Nendoshi are completely cast off!!

However!! Let me just remind everyone that the Nendoroid Co-de Fundoshi was nothing more than an April Fools joke! Nothing more than GSC finding some ways to have some fun together with the fans!

Phew! This is turning out to be a rather long blog!

Let’s move onto the next topic!

2) Nendoroid Mikazuki Munechika!

Just a little while back we announced Nendoroid Mikazuki Munechika and he was also already introduced on the blog, but I want to add my two cents as someone from the production side of things!!

What a beautiful release photo!!

Nendoroid Mikazuki was first revealed at WonFes and went into hyper speed production to get him ready as soon as possible for the fans! He is one of the first Nendoroids ever that had both the body and head worked on simultaneously! I was the sculptor behind the work on his head parts.

Now I would love to tell you stories of all the tough problems and challenges that came up while working on the sculpt for Nendoroid Mikazuki…

But I really didn’t have much trouble at all!

The original illustration was such a lovely piece of work that really appealed to me, and was transferred into a Nendoroid design so smoothly and easily! It was such a pleasure to work on! One thing is that normally on Nendoroids a portion of the hair ‘tufts’ are often left out of the design to accommodate the chibi look, but Mikazuki still looked great with a high number of lines so they were left in! I really think the Nendoroid captures the fact that he is definitely the most beautiful of the ‘Five Great Swords’! The combination of ‘beauty’ and ‘cuteness’ is wonderful!!

The one worry I did have was how he would look when seen from the right. The original illustration of Mikazuki Munechika only shows from from a left angle, and the Nendoroid was made with the main idea being to look at him from the left…

However!

Figures are made to be seen from absolutely any angle, so we had to make sure that he wouldn’t looks strange from the right! I think that this product photo should prove to everyone that he still looks great even when seen from a different angle!

How can he be so good looking…!!

Kahotan also captured this pose very nicely!

I know, they are virtually exactly the same photo… but it actually ended up as my favorite product photo! The one angle I was worried about ended up as my favorite way to see him!

The expression, by the way, was painted by Sekigussan, who also did a fantastic job at capturing the character! Anyway, I have one more thing to point out… his hakama!

Can you tell…?

There is actually a very slight gradient applied to the hakama! Nendoroids don’t actually very often see gradient paintwork on their outfits, but to truly bring out even the little subtleties of Mikazuki’s beauty we really went all out on the paintwork!

The paintwork of the Hakama was actually done by the same person who did the paintwork on the muscular body from the Nendoshi, Noguchi-sensei! Such lovely detail!! It is a little bit hard to tell from a photo – you really need to see the figure with your own eyes!!

This is a photo from the display of Nendoroid Mikazuki at the recent Comiket Special event! (Once again, from the right…)

Anyway, thanks for sticking though and reading the whole blog!
Nendoroid Mikazuki Munechika is still up for preorder!

Be sure to add him to your collection!!

Perhaps we shall meet again some day!! Farewell!!

Shashaki (GSC Production Team) Twitter ID：@flesh_eater0022

March 30, 2015 by Kahotan

Nendoroid Celty Sturluson

“I am right here. I definitely exist.”

Hello everyone, Kahotan here! (@gsc_kahotan)

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

Nendoroid Celty Sturluson!

From the anime series ‘DuRaRaRa!! x2’ comes a Nendoroid of the ‘Headless Rider’ also known as Celty Sturluson! She comes wearing her trademark helmet with a cat ear design, and the visor on the helmet can even be opened and closed! The scythe as well as various effect parts formed from the shadows that come from Celty are included with the Nendoroid.

Nendoroid-sized versions of the mobile device she uses to communicate, as well as her jet-black motorcycle are both included – she can even be posed riding the bike! Recreate the ‘Headless Rider’ urban legends in Nendoroid size!

Hyafuuuuuuuuuu!!!!! (/ω＼)

The ‘Headless Rider’ from the urban legends of Ikebukuro, Celty Sturluson is joining the Nendoroids!

Her jet-black biker suit and splendid body have been shrunk into Nendoroid size, and even her huge scythe is included! She looks so cute and yet still so awesome!! (●´ω｀●)

Her trademark ‘cat ear’ helmet looks great, even from the back!

You can easily make out the difference in texture between the smooth helmet and tight suit! ♪

The scythe make use of translucent parts making sure that even in Nendoroid size it has a powerful, mysterious presence! (｀・ω・´)ゞ

Of course, she doesn’t have to be posed with the scythe! You can instead place her in a more everyday kind of scene!

“Hmmmm….”

Using the specially included parts you can easily recreate the speculative pose she sometimes made in the series! (σ・∀・)σ

Plus the mobile device that she relies on to communicate is also included!

She also comes with a special hand to hold the device, and…

HEY! Her visor is… open!!

That’s right! The helmet’s visor even comes with the ability to open! Σ(･ω･ﾉ)ﾉ！

△ You can even see the swirling shadows inside…

Be sure to have a nice close look once she joins your collection!

But you have even more options! <○><○>

Oooooooooooohhhh!!! (*´Д｀）

The sculpting even makes it look as if it’s slowly fading into the air by using translucent parts at the end!

(These parts connect in place of the normal neck joint)

Plus! Did you notice that the zipper on her outfit has been opened up? She even comes with an alternate body to allow for a slightly more sexy Celty!

It’s a bit hard to see from my photos, but even the collarbone has been included on the sculpt!

But there is still one more thing that just has to be included with Celty…

Her jet-black motorbike!!

This bike is a very close partner to Celty! She wouldn’t be complete without it, and so a Nendoroid-size bike had to be included!\

Although small, it has a good amount of detail on it!

The patterns on the tires and sculpt-work on the engine is great, and it even comes with a little stand just like a real motorbike! ヽ(ﾟ◇ﾟ )ﾉ

Celty can even take epic poses like this from the series!

Using the stand and the back wheel of the bike you can make a wheelie pose like this!! ε=(｡・д・｡)

She looks so valiant charging in on her steed with weapon in hand! Although along with the valiance is a large amount of Nendoroid cuteness too!! I wish I could go on a stroll around Ikebukuro with her!!

Bring the urban legend into your collection!

Nendoroid Celty Sturluson

She will be up for preorder from tomorrow! ♪

Orders from the GOODSMILE ONLINE SHOP will include a special Heart-shaped Shadow Effect Part as a bonus! ヽ(*・ω・)人(・ω・*)ノ

This reminds me of a certain scene with Celty and Shinra (and Shingen)!

Of course this part allows for all sorts of original situations as well! Be sure to keep it in mind when you preorder! ♡

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／Kahotan’s Inner Voice＼

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　Whenever I go to Ikebukuro,
the Durarara! OP gets stuck in my head!

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（`・ω・)つ━☆・*。
⊂　　ノ　　　・゜+.
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See you all again tomorrow!!

Planning Team / Kahotan
Twitter ID: gsc_kahotan