Nendoroid Co-de: Laala Manaka!

Hello everyone, Kahotan here! (@gsc_kahotan)

I’m very jealous of people who own lots of dolls with all sorts of outfits to dress them up in… I could sit and play for hours when there are different shoes and dresses to try on…

Anyway, today I’m going to be taking a look at GSC’s newest series!

Nendoroid Co-de! ♪ 

What is Nendoroid Co-de?

Nendoroid Co-de is a new addition to the Nendoroid series based on the theme of dressing-up characters! The figures have fixed poses and each come with four parts – the head, upper garment, lower garment and shoes. Each of these parts can be swapped between characters allowing for all sorts of possibilities. The more you collect, the more dress-up options become available to you!

The name ‘Co-de’ comes from the Japanese pronunciation of the word ‘coordinate’, as in clothes coordination.

In other words…!

They are simple Nendoroids great for new collectors, with the ability to dress-up in various ways! (`・ω・´)

The very first in the series is going to be…

Nendoroid Co-de: Laala Manaka –
Twinkle Ribbon Cyalume Co-de 
♥︎

The sparkling Cyalume Co-de that fans of the anime will know well from her live performances! ☆

The treble clef on her ribbon and the musical score down the outfit give her a very convincing idol appearance! The design of her knee high socks are also so adorable!! This is the kind of clothes that show what it means to be an idol! ♪ 

The large ribbon on the back is also faithfully included!

The striped skirt also makes her look a little more mature for her age! (/ω\)

However… the Nendoroid Co-de series isn’t about just one outfit! It’s about changing them!

Which obviously means there is more than one outfit available!

Nendoroid Co-de: Laala Manaka –
Cutie Ribbon Co-de ♥︎

The very first Co-de that Laala used when she visited the Pripara world in the anime series! 

The winking expression also gives her extra cute points! This outfit is filled with frills and ribbons for a very girlie appearance! (*゚ー゚*)

Even the back features a ribbon at the top!

The soft pink colors also suit her so nicely!! (´□`。)

Anyway, before we move on, let’s take a look at what exactly makes up the Nendoroid Co-de series!

1) Four Simple Parts

Each figure is divided into just four parts: 

・ Head
・ Upper Garment
・ Lower Garment (Skirt, etc)
・ Shoes (Including Legs)

△ Unlike normal Nendoroids, the arms and legs are fixed in place.

As the poses are locked in place, you don’t have quite as much freedom as with normal Nendoroids, but that also means that beginners to the figure scene will instantly have a great pose without too much effort! As a side note, the hips and upper body can be twisted around allowing for slightly different nuances in the pose! (‘-‘*)(,_,*)(‘-‘*)(,_,*)

 

2) Co-de Compatibility

Each of the four parts found on any Nendoroid Co-de figure is compatible with any other Nendoroid Co-de! Swapping parts is incredibly simple, but with enough figures there will be all sorts of different options to enjoy!  ☆

△ Swapping upper garment parts!

Swapping the upper garment also means the pose of the character will change to that outfits pose, creating a fresh image for the character as well! They might not be fully articulated, but you still have all sorts of options to try and find the cutest poses for characters! ♪

Another side note – the neck joint is exactly the same as a normal Nendoroid! This means you can also change the angle of her neck to alter the pose slightly!

 

3) Fun to Collect

We have already announced  Mirei Minami: Candy Alamode Cyalume Co-de, Mirei Minami: Magical Clown Co-de, Sophie Hojo : Holic Trick Cyalume Co-de and Sophie Hojo: White Swan Co-de will be coming shortly!!

△ I’ll show some examples of Mirei and Sophie Co-de swaps tomorrow! ♪
Plus, Shion Todo: Baby Monster Cyalume Co-de is also currently in production!

△ As more characters come out, more and more options open up! ♥︎

At WonFes we also announced that two more characters are on the way!

Both Dorothy West and Leona West are in the planning stages!

△ I can’t wait to see the twins outfits sculpted! ♥︎

Both SoLaMi♡SMILE and Dressing Pafé will all be joining the Nendoroid Co-de series! (・∀・)

I’m sure there will be many more characters coming in the line-up too! But let’s get back on track with today’s review…

The very first in the Nendoroid Co-de series…

Nendoroid Co-de: Laala Manaka – Twinkle Ribbon Cyalume Co-de &
Nendoroid Co-de: Laala Manaka – Cutie Ribbon Co-de

Both will be up for preorder from tomorrow! ♥︎ 

Another important thing to note is that they will cost just

¥2,400 Each!!

 

The idea behind the series is to collect lots and swap around outfits, so we brought down the price as low as possible to make them easy to collect!

Whether you’re a Nendoroid fan or a Pripara fan, don’t miss out! ♪

Plus!

Both of the Nendoroid Co-de going up for preorder tomorrow have a special extra bonus that can be used in the Pripara Arcade Game! An original special ‘Friend Ticket’!! More details will be added at a later stage so keep your eyes on the GSC site! (●´ω`●)

You’ll find more info tomorrow on the Good Smile website! There will also be a special Nendoroid Co-de page to enjoy!! (。・ω・)ノ゙

⇒ Nendoroid Co-de Special Site
(English version available tomorrow)

 

A new figure series from GSC! 

We hope you’ll enjoy it!! 

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But that’s not all! The arcade game of Pripara is also preparing a special collaboration to commemorate the start of the Nendoroid Co-de series!

From the March live performance, a special item based on the Nendoroid Co-de series will be available in game!!

* Design is provisional. Level is not fixed.

The characters are scheduled to be added once per month! ヽ(*・ω・)人(・ω・*)ノ

Your favorite character might be joining too!

 

★ Pripara Special Site:
http://www.takaratomy-arts.co.jp/specials/pripara/

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/Kahotan’s Inner Voice\


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( ・∀・) .。0 (The Nendoroid Co-de special site will be up tomorrow!)
oノ∧つ⊂)
( ( ・∀・).。0 (… be sure to take a look!!)
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と__)__)

See you all again tomorrow!!

Planning Team / Kahotan
Twitter ID: gsc_kahotan

©T-ARTS / syn Sophia / テレビ東京 / PP製作委員会
 

Nendoroid Tomoyo Kanzaki

Hello everyone, Kahotan here! (@gsc_kahotan)

If I could have any super power, I would pick teleportation! I would never have to ride the crowded train to work again! (if only…)

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

Nendoroid Tomoyo Kanzaki ☆

From the anime series ‘Inou Battle Within Everyday Life’ comes a Nendoroid of Tomoyo Kanzaki, the closet otaku who wields the ‘Closed Clock’ power – the power to control time! Tomoyo comes with three expressions including a smiling expression, a cute winking expression as well as a face that shows just how carried away she can get with her power!

She also comes with a huge selection of optional parts allowing you to recreate a number of scenes from the series! She also comes with a ‘Special Power Name Plate’! Fill your own life with supernatural battles!

Hyaahaaaaaaaaaaa!!!! (*´Д`)=з

One of the few people who can keep up with Jurai’s wild discussions with her abundance of otaku knowledge – Nendoroid Tomoyo Kanzaki!! ♥︎

She has been sculpting wearing her Senkou High School uniform which looks adorable in Nendoroid size! Her star shaped hairpins as well as a waistline that really shows off her lovely curves have all been faithfully shrunk down!

This is how she looks from the back!

Her half tied-up hair also looks lovely! ☆

The dark to light gradient from the tips of her hair up has also been preserved on the Nendoroid! Along with the winking expression above, she also comes with…

A more composed, smiling expression! ♡

Tomoyo is always taking care of things on the Literature Club, and this expression shows she definitely has a good nature to her… 

However! There is another side that had to be included!

It wouldn’t be Tomoyo without including this expression!! (`・д´・ ;) 

Ooooooooooooohhhh!! (/ω\)

I have not changed the pose at all from the previous photo… and yet suddenly she looks so very different! ♥︎

Plus another special part that woks perfectly with this expression…

“Be trapped in a pocket of time, wandering for all eternity!! “

A Power Name Plate!

When the powers were first introduced in the first episode they were shown with a name plate! I combined that with the pose from episode five to create a rather interesting situation!

The plate itself is a transparent sheet of plastic that can be attached to the Nendoroid stand using a special attachment piece that is included! (。・ω・)ノ゙

Tomoyo’s power if ‘Closed Clock’! The power to control time! 

The expression really shows just how much she can let loose sometimes!!

She is completely into it!!

I really love it when people can just let themselves go and enjoy themselves like this… another reason I love Jurai as well!

We also prepared this little bonus to show her using her power! (●´ω`●)

The background sheet of the box is made in the image of the background when she clicks her fingers to start her power!

*The final product will allow this to be attached in the same way as the name plate. 

This allows you to really grab the second that Tomoyo starts using her power! っε=(。・д・。)

Keep the beautiful girl with an amazing power by your side! ♪

Nendoroid Tomoyo Kanzaki

She’ll be up for order from tomorrow!! ♪

★ Inou Battle Within Everyday Life Official Site 

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Finally a quick reminder!

The WonFes products are still available for order until Monday!

Nendoroid Snow Miku: Snow Bell Ver.

Price: ¥4,500
Estimated Shipping Date: July 2015
GSC Online:: http://goodsmile-wf-global.ecq.sc/wh21gscnenwd00001.html
Blog Article: Nendoroid Snow Miku: Snow Bell Ver.

 

Nendoroid Battleship Re-Class

Price: ¥5,000
Estimated Shipping Date: July 2015
GSC Online:: http://goodsmile-wf-global.ecq.sc/wh21gscnenwd00002.html
Blog Article: Nendoroid Battleship Re-Class

 

figma Snow Miku: Snow Bell ver.

Price: ¥4,500
Estimated Shipping Date: July 2015
GSC Online:: http://goodsmile-wf-global.ecq.sc/wh21maxfigwd00001.html
Blog Article: figma Snow Miku: Snow Bell ver.

 

figma Saber: Dress ver.

Price: ¥5,000
Estimated Shipping Date: July 2015
GSC Online:: http://goodsmile-wf-global.ecq.sc/wh21maxfigwd00002.html
Blog Article: figma Saber: Dress ver.

 

Nendoroid More: Dress-up Swimsuits

Price: ¥4,800 (Box of 6)
Estimated Shipping Date: April 2015
GSC Online:: http://goodsmile-global.ecq.sc/evegscothwd00005.html

 

Don’t miss your chance!!

ヽ(*・ω・)人(・ω・*)ノ

 

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/Kahotan’s Inner Voice\


∧_∧
( ・∀・) .。0 (Tomorrow…)
oノ∧つ⊂)
( ( ・∀・).。0 (…should be a Hobby Maker Joint Exhibition Report!)
∪( ∪ ∪
と__)__)

See you all again tomorrow!!

Planning Team / Kahotan
Twitter ID: gsc_kahotan

©2014  望 公太・SBクリエイティブ/泉光高校文芸部

Nendoroid Battleship Re-Class

Hello everyone, Kahotan here! (@gsc_kahotan)

Today is the first day of spring! It’s also…

Just 5 days left until WonFes!!

Today I’ll be taking a look at the third product that will be sold at the event! Here is the line-up once more!!

Nendoroid Snow Miku: Snow Bell Ver.

Nendoroid Battleship Re-Class

figma Snow Miku

figma Saber: Dress ver.

Today we’re back onto the Nendoroid team as we take a look at….

Nendoroid Battleship Re-Class!

The deadliest of enemies, lurking in the depths of the sea.

From the popular browser game ‘Kantai Collection -KanColle-‘ comes a figure of Battleship Re-Class! Her mischievous looking appearance has been transformed into Nendoroid size carefully, keeping all the details that fans have come to love! Along with the standard expression, she also comes with a smiling expression for cute poses you’d expect from a Nendoroid!

Re-Class also comes with parts that show off her power of the deadliest battleship on the seas, with both attack effect parts and a villainous expression to let everyone know how many other ships she has sent to the depths of the sea!

Kyahoooooooo!!!! (/ω\)

The so-called ‘cheater’ Abyssal Ship that has been the bane of many an admiral!

Re-Class looks rather sinister even as a Nendoroid!

Don’t be fooled by her salute and cute smile! She’s not as friendly as you think!!

When you think about how much power Re-Class has, you can only come to the conclusion that the smile is not once of innocence! It can only be an evil smile!!  (°Д°;≡°Д°;)

Anyway, before we get onto the figure let’s take a look at the packaging! ♪

Displayed with Nendoroid I-401 scheduled to release next month!

The special sleeve that is included with GSC Online orders will be included with all purchases of Nendoroid Re-Class – at the event or orders online!

This is how the sleeve looks when it is all folded out!

The never ending barrage of attacks brings back painful memories…! ((( ;°Д°))))

But let’s forget those for now and get back onto the figure itself!

The blister pack is filled with effect and other large parts!

Let’s start off with a look at the expressions! (`・ω・´)ゞ

① Standard Expression

That face is just shining with mischief!! The round eyes are glancing to the left as she shows off her white teeth in a very mischievous smile! (*゚ー゚*)

Plus as you may have noticed… the mouth on the face on the end of her tail(?) can be opened and closed! Open it up to get another nice set of lovely pearly whites to look at… oh, and a cannon!

Her hood and outfit are posed as if the wind is blowing against them creating a rather dynamic effect! It’s lovely to be able to almost see the ‘movement’ on a still figure.

② Smiling Expression

This expression makes it look as if she is planning something…

I think it’s best to just look at the cuteness of the expression and not think about what might be going on in the thoughts behind it… The moe fang just makes it all the more adorable!!  *nom* (●´ㅂ`●) *nom*

Also as you may have noticed, the blue effect parts on her eyes can be attached and removed! Simply pick the look you prefer!

Wait a second!! Is she riding her tail?! 

Re-Class comes with a special optional tail(?) part that allows her to sit on it! It is also flat on the bottom making a rather unique stand!

The head and body parts of the tail(?) are also connected by a Nendoroid joint, so you can change the angle to meet your posing needs! (‘-‘*)(,_,*)(‘-‘*)(,_,*)

Various other areas are also fitted with an axis for even more subtle little changes!

③ Tongue Pulling Expression

It’s so evil!! (´□`。)

The pointed tongue and condescending eyes!

Re-Class is completely and utterly mocking the KanMusu and their admiral!! If you’re wondering why this expression was added… it was added because the figure’s planner, Kyojin, thought it would look good on her! Together of course with the mysteriously crossed arms!!

I want to take photos of her with some other KanMusu!!

But moving on, let’s take a look at her other optional parts! (。・ω・)ノ゙ 

Re-class has loads of combat phases in the game… aerial combat, torpedo attacks, shelling attacks… she is a complete cheater very difficult opponent, and she comes with all the combat effect parts to show that power!! I’m sure many great Admirals will cringe in fear at the sight of all these attack parts! (°д°;)

Hmm…?

Something is underwater too!

Let’s take a look underneath…

A special base with torpedoes underneath is also included!!

That means you get two fairly large rather unique Nendoroid bases with one Nendoroid!

Filled with great expressions and tonnes of fun parts! Keep the Abyssal Terror of the seas by your side in her cutest form ever!

Nendoroid Battleship Re-Class

She will be on sale at WonFes this weekend!

She will cost ¥5,000! A maximum of two per person will be available, and a total of 2000 will be on sale at the event! φ(.. )

Don’t get there too late or you might miss out!!

You can also preorder this item from the GOOD SMILE ONLINE SHOP starting from the 8th February at 16:00JST until the 16th February at 21:00JST! 

Nendoroid Battleship Re-Class (GSC Online)

If you can’t make it to the event, be sure to preorder online!

*Online orders are scheduled to ship in July 2015.

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Also don’t forget about Max Factory’s scale figure counterpart!

Battleship Re-Class

She is currently up for preorder! ♡

She was introduced in more detail over at the Max Factory Blog so be sure to take a look there too! Takaku Joutouhei’s photographs are REALLY pushing it to the limit when it comes to revealing too much!

Orders at the GSC Online Shop are open until the 25th February at 21:00JST! Don’t miss out! ヽ(*・ω・)人(・ω・*)ノ

 

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/Kahotan’s Inner Voice\


∧_∧
( ・∀・) .。0 (Tomorrow will be…)
oノ∧つ⊂)
( ( ・∀・).。0 (…a knight in a dress!!)
∪( ∪ ∪
と__)__)

Anyway, see you all again tomorrow!

Planning Team / Kahotan
Twitter ID: gsc_kahotan

©2014 DMM.com/KADOKAWA GAMES All Rights Reserved.

Nendoroid Snow Miku: Snow Bell Ver.

Only 7 days until WonFes?!

Hello everyone, Kahotan here! (@gsc_kahotan)

B-But that means that the final weekend before WonFes has already come to an end!! I need to change my way of thinking… it’s not that there are only 7 days left… there are over 100 hours left! Lots of time to prepare!!

With the weekend closing in on us, it’s time for me to take a closer look at the Winter Wonder Festival 2015 products that will be sold at the WONDERFUL HOBBY LIFE FOR YOU!! 21 Booth!

Nendoroid Snow Miku: Snow Bell Ver.

Nendoroid Battleship Re-Class

figma Snow Miku

figma Saber: Dress ver.

More details can be found here: http://whl4u.jp/en/

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

Nendoroid Snow Miku: Snow Bell Ver.!

A Winter fairy summoned by the ring of a bell.

Snow Miku has reached its 6th anniversary this year, and once again this year’s design from piapro was decided by fans on the NicoNico Live Broadcast, and has been transformed into a Nendoroid! The theme this year was ‘Plant Life in Winter’, and the winning design was this fairy-like design by Taran! Rabbit Yukine is also included based on the adorable design by Hayuki!

The lily of the valley held by Rabbit Yukine can also be switched out and held by Miku instead! Various other plant-themed optional parts are also included, such as a large leaf for her to use as an umbrella, as well as some lily of the valley bells in the shape of a treble clef. A special lily of the valley base is also included, which actually includes ringing bells! She also comes with sitting parts, allowing for even more posing options for fans to enjoy!

Yahooooooooooooi!!! (´□`。)

This year’s Snow Miku has come out looking absolutely adorable!!

The outfit design has been preserved perfectly in Nendoroid size, and she even comes with all sorts of items with the theme of plant life – from Lily of the Valley flowers to Japanese rowan leaves! The delicate and light design of this year’s Miku is suited to the Nendoroid design very nicely!! ♡

The snowflakes in her hair accessories and hair have also been beautifully preserved as always, and the headset made in the image of foliage is also looking lovely! (‘-‘*)(,_,*)(‘-‘*)(,_,*)

Herhair makes use of translucent parts to create a semi-transparent effect! 

Along with her standard smiling face, she also comes with this dazzling smile that could brighten up even the darkest of days! ♡

…!! (There are simply no words!!)

Taran-san designed this expression as well, and it is absolutely perfect for the little fairy Miku! It’s almost too cute to even be allowed!! ♥︎

That innocent smile could purify the most corrupt of things!!

In the photo above she is holding the Lily of the Valley bell made in the shape of a treble clef, but you can also swap it out for the Lily of the Bell lamp which is normally held by Rabbit Yukine!

Plus there is this expression showing off her top teeth!!

Another thing to note is that her twin tails and the flowers hair accessories are fitted with joints allowing you to match the movements to your pose! ♪

Rabbit Yukine is also included! ★

Yukine was first included with Snow Miku last year, but his popularity means he is back once again for 2015!

He has a winking expression which gives him a bit of a playful look! His cute outfit also makes him look very gentlemanly! (゚∀゚*)

This is how he looks from the back!

The ribbon is made in the image of a Lily of the Valley leaf!

Plus his round bushy tail is very cute!!
(The hole in his head is for his very own little stand which is also included!) 

Before I go on with the optional parts…

Let’s first take a look at the packaging!

This time we have a rectangular box with gentle colors and a round window!!

The top is what makes it special!! ★

The box has a rather unique design, and opens up by twisting the two Lily of the Valley that are placed on the top!

It’s really very cute when you see it in person!!

The way it opens reminds me of opening candy which gets me even more excited! (●´ω`●)ゞ

Anyway, let’s get back onto the review shall we! <○><○>

This is how the blister pack looks! Ignoring the biggest parts for now, you can see she comes with sitting parts, various expressions and a couple of hand parts… but the one thing that will grab anyone’s attention…
 
The Lily of the Valley Base!
 
A rather large base that Snow Miku can sit on rather comfortably! (/ω\)

The very base of the leaf even has some melting snow to keep with the Winter theme! Even though it’s such a large base the attention to detail is still fantastic! 

Plus the flowers have real bells inside them!! ♪

They make a lovely gentle ringing sound to match Miku perfectly!

The other rather large item included with her…

A leaf umbrella!! ★

With the giant left held above her head, Miku looks even more like a little fairy of the forest!

The very tip of the leaf has a drop of water… which is attached with a round joint, which means that you can change the angle that it’s falling at! (。・ω・)ノ゙

Plus as it is designed to be attached and removed, you don’t need to worry about it breaking! ♪

On that note, the little droplets at the end of her skirt are made from a soft material, so they are also very difficult to break accidentally!

Huh??

Something seems different?!

That’s right! You even have the option of removing her cape for a slightly different appearance!! ヽ(*・ω・)人(・ω・*)ノ

Without the cape you can see her lovely outfit all the way up to her neck!

As a side note… she comes with two cape parts – one standard one and one included to pose her with the leaf umbrella! (*´Д`)=з

Simply pick the one that matches your posing better!

But there is still one more thing I need to show everyone!

The 2015 Snow Miku…

Comes with ball jointed arms!! (/ω\)

That means that you can take more poses than ever before, and when the cape is removed you can really create all sorts of dynamic poses!

The legs designed for the sitting pose can also be placed on the standard body to create some rather interesting poses! ♥︎

A brand new outfit to brighten up the Winter! ♡

Nendoroid Snow Miku: Snow Bell Ver.

She will be on sale at WonFes this weekend!

All of this will cost you just ¥4,500. A maximum of two per person will be available, and a total of 3000 will be on sale at the event! φ(.. )

Don’t get there too late or you might miss out!!

Of course, you can also preorder this item from the GOOD SMILE ONLINE SHOP starting from the 8th February at 16:00JST until the 16th February at 21:00JST! 

Nendoroid Snow Miku: Snow Bell Ver. (GSC Online)

If you can’t make it to the event, be sure to preorder online!

*Online orders are scheduled to ship in July 2015.

 

Be sure to give her lots of love!! ♡

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/Kahotan’s Inner Voice\


∧_∧
( ・∀・) .。0 (Tomorrow will be…)
oノ∧つ⊂)
( ( ・∀・).。0 (… figma Snow Miku!)
∪( ∪ ∪
と__)__)

Anyway, see you all again tomorrow!

Planning Team / Kahotan
Twitter ID: gsc_kahotan


Snow Miku 2015 Costume Design: Taran
Rabbit Yukine 2015 Design: Hayuki
Rabbit Yukine Original Design: nekosumi
© Crypton Future Media, INC. www.piapro.net

A Look at Nendoroid Packaging!

Just one week until WonFes!

Hello everyone, Kahotan here! (@gsc_kahotan)

I have been battered by the cold today… I hope there is no snow next week! Snow during WonFes makes everything so much more difficult! But at least it suits Snow Miku!!

Anyway, today I’m going to write an article a little different to normal! I’m going to be speaking with Enu-shi from the GSC Design team about the ‘Snow Miku’ packages of the past! ♪

His hat always reminds me of the children’s book, ‘The Three Robbers’!

WonFes is just around the corner!
Winter WonFes has often been associated with Snow Miku! 

What was the reason behind Nendoroid Snow Miku: Strawberry White Kimono Ver. having such a unique package?

Nendoroid Snow Miku: Strawberry White Kimono Ver. was very different to the previous Snow Mikus as all her parts and outfit were very heavily influenced by Japanese culture. I wanted to try and include that feeling with the packaging! It was also the first item past Nendoroid #300 to have its packaging revealed, which also made me want to do something special and new about it!

I thought up a couple of designs, but ended up with the Japanese-style wrapped gift packaging!

Then there was last year’s Nendoroid Snow Miku: Magical Snow Ver.

This one had a rather large and impressive package too!  (; ・`д・´)

Where did you get the idea for this one? 

Well, the product itself came with a really nice book-shaped stand, which made me want to take it a step further and turn the packaging into a book as well! The size wasn’t too much of a problem as things like Racing Miku had been large in the past… but in the end in order to protect the spine section and printing on the front… we needed to add another layer of packaging to protect the packaging!! 

I see! So that’s why the book came in a separate cardboard box!

I actually quite like opening up boxes anyway, so this wasn’t a problem for me at all! ♡ 

The actual package was also made to open up like a book! It was incredible!

Yep! It’s great to work on the outer design of a package, but adding something like this and giving it an inside as well added a whole new aspect of design!

By the way, when we announce products the packaging generally isn’t yet complete – we can only really show it to everyone once the products are ready for sale!  I think that’s a good thing though! It means there is something for the fans to look forward to seeing as a surprise when their figure arrives! It’s a little fun thing about the figure to look forward to!

Nendoroid Snow Miku: Magical Snow Ver.  was the second Snow Miku to have a special package for fans to enjoy, and they were also great fun for me as a designer to try and challenge new things.

Nendoroid Snow Miku Snow Bell Ver.  is going to be revealed on tonight’s live broadcast… do you have any hints for us?

 

This time around I was focused on the shape!

It’s a little hard to explain in words, but it’s definitely one of my best recent designs. I’m quite happy with how it turned out! 

As for a hint… I used a couple of candy boxes for inspiration! Plus, the theme this year was  Winter in Hokkaido, I had to keep that in the design! The colors have a very gentle feeling to them!

 

I can’t wait to see it!! (`・ω・´)ゞ 

 

I’ll be sure to keep working on interesting ideas so fans don’t get bored! I hope everyone enjoys looking at the packages as much as I enjoy designing them!

 

But that’s not all! Let’s also take a closer look at the recently released ‘Nendoroid Devil Homura’ packaging! 

*Yassan, the figure’s planner hugging wooser while working.

This package features varnished feathers all over the packaging! They have an ever so slight 3D look as if jumping out from the packaging!

The harlequin pattern on the side of the box also gives it a very high class appearance!

Similarly, you might have noticed that Nendoroid Shoyo Hinata has volleyballs on the front of his design!

Be sure to take a close look at your Nendoroid packages! You might find some interesting things! ♪

Hmm? What’s that on Chanshuu-senpai’s desk?! 

It’s Nendoroid Kurumi Tokisaki! She’s scheduled to released next month!! <○><○>

(・∀・) “Hoho! You have good eyes, Kahotan!!”

“The clock area around her has a matte texture and looks and feels awesome! Look forward to it!”

I hope everyone is taking a good look at their Nendoroid packages from now on! Don’t miss out on part of the fun… no matter how much you want to open up the figure!

I’m sure there will be various more fun and interesting packages coming up!!

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Finally a quick WonFes notice! The WONDERFUL HOBBY LIFE FOR YOU!!21 booth will have the following available as hand outs!

 – figma/Nendoroid Catalogue

 – Nendoroid Calender 2015 ♡ 

The calender is a one-year calender starting from April 2015!

Of course April is none other than Sakura Miku!!

Be sure to grab one is you visit the event!

It’s a nice way to remember the event!

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/Kahotan’s Inner Voice\


∧_∧
( ・∀・) .。0 (See you all…)
oノ∧つ⊂)
( ( ・∀・).。0 (… during the Live Broadcast!)
∪( ∪ ∪
と__)__)

Anyway, see you all again tomorrow!

Planning Team / Kahotan
Twitter ID: gsc_kahotan

Nendoroid Takao

Hello everyone, Kahotan here! (@gsc_kahotan)

Whenever I’m watching a movie and someone dives underwater, I always hold my breath with them. Even though I can’t dive underwater in real life at all…

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

Nendoroid Takao!

From the popular anime series ‘Arpeggio of Blue Steel -Ars Nova-‘ comes a Nendoroid of the Mental Model, Takao!

She comes with three expressions including a confident smiling face, a tsundere face and an entranced face. Optional parts include ‘data rings’ which can be displayed around her, her favorite book ‘The Ship and Captain’ as well as a dakimakura of the captain! The dakimakura is made from real fabric for a more realistic appearance, and can easily be used with other Nendoroids as well. Enjoy the heavy cruiser in Nendoroid size!

Ooooooooooooooooh!! (´□`。)

The mental model of the Takao-class First Heavy Cruiser from the Empire of Japan’s ‘Fleet of Fog’ is joining the Nendoroids! ♥︎

Her rather confident yet relaxed expression is not only beautiful, but also captures her sincere and strong will perfectly! She also has a nice elegant look to her overall! ε=(。・д・。)

This is how she looks from the back!

Her skirt is sculpted with a bit of a flutter to it, giving it a more dynamic look as if the wind is blowing alongside her! (/ω\)

Her unique twirling hairstyle has also somehow been captured beautifully in Nendoroid size! Apparently she went through many different renditions but this is how the Nendoroid version of her hair came out best! The base of the ponytail is fitted with a Nendoroid joint allowing you to match the direction of her hair with your poses! φ(.. )

It’s amazing how much you can alter the feeling of a pose by just swinging the hair to the left or right! (。・ω・)ノ゙

Takao is also known to have a very nice body, which has been very faithfully shrunk into Nendoroid size! ♡

The little gaps showing off her stomach and thighs are not to be missed! 

Plus just like the previously released Nendoroid Iona, she also comes with data three data rings to display around her!

The three rings are made from a transparent sheets of plastic, with a special stand that lets you display them as rings around Takao! (`・ω・´)ゞ

… and going back to her lovely body, you can definitely make out that she has a rather nice bosom from this angle! The shadows are done perfectly!

By the way!

Once again the data rings were made with close cooperation with Sanzigen, who provided us with the exact data from the anime to bring out the Arpeggio universe! ♪ 

But moving on… while Takao is definitely known for her lovely body and adult charm, another thing that makes her very special are her expressions!

They are so filled with emotion!!

For example, this entranced face shows just how much she loves her beloved book, ‘The Ship and Captain’! It’s definitely a very different feel to before – a chance to enjoy her more defenceless, romantic side! 

The book itself is also included… and not only is the cover made in detail, so is the inside of the book! ♪

When Takao arrives in your collection be sure to take a closer look at her favorite book! ♡

The expression also works perfectly for this!

The next optional part is none other than a dakimakura of the Captain!
It’s made from actual fabric, and feels just like a real dakimakura!

*By the way, the dakimakura above was sewn by GSC’s resident dakimakura expert, Nagatani-shi’s mother!! We regret that the final version will be based on this one, but it won’t be lovingly made by a mother!

Plus because it’s made of fabric, other characters can easily hold it too!

For example… 

“Hey Iona! That’s mine!!”

Can you tell what she’s pointing at?!

Iona hugging the Gunzou dakimakura! <○><○>

“This Gunzo… is so soft…”

“G-Give that back! I said it’s mine!!”

I’m sure that conversation would continue for some time! ♪

Moving on, another expression that just has to be included with Takao… 

A tsundere expression! 

“I-It’s not like I definitely won’t help!”

Delicious Tsundere!! *nom* (๑´ㅂ`๑) *nom*

There are so many ways to play around with this Nendoroid! Take the role of Gunzou yourself – think of all the teasing you can do!

Enjoy serious or playful poses! Along with all sorts of expressions! ♪

Nendoroid Takao!

She’ll be up for preorder from tomorrow! ♡

★ Anime Official Website: http://aokihagane.com/
★ Anime Official Twitter: @arpeggio_TV

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By the way, the opening stage at the upcoming WONDERFUL HOBBY LIFE FOR YOU!!21 Booth is none other than…

Arpeggio of Blue Steel DC Stage!

More Details: http://whl4u.jp/stage/

 

Various Arpeggio goods are also going to be available! 

Arpeggio of Blue Steel -Ars Nova- DC iPhone 6 Cases
(I-401 / Takao / Haruna / Hiei)

The same design is available for the Xperia Z3.

Arpeggio of Blue Steel -Ars Nova- DC iPhone 6 Plus Bookcases
(BLUE STEEL / Seitokai Nisshi)

More Details: http://whl4u.jp/en/

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Finally a quick notice! ♪

This Friday is a special WonFes edition of… 

Kahotan Station!

 

 

Kahotan Station: Winter WonFes 2015 Revision

Date: 30th January 2015 at 20:00~

URL: http://live.nicovideo.jp/gate/lv206846094

Contents:

· Nendoroid Snow Miku: Snow Bell Ver

· Nendoroid Battleship Re-Class

· figma Snow Miku: Snow Bell ver.

· figma Saber: Dress ver.

· Nendoroid More: Dress-up Swimsuits

· wooser’s Wonder Festival Set

· The Important Things in Life T-Shirt: Soul Idol ver.

· Nendoroid Plus Rubber Strap: Anzu Futaba / Kirari Moroboshi Set

· Nendoroid Plus Rubber Strap: Pripara

…and more

Along with a look at the products we will also be taking a closer look at what will be going on at the booth at this Winter’s WonFes!! ヽ(・∀・)ノ

I’m sure we’ll have some actual product samples to look at too! ♪

I hope you’ll stop by and join us!

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/Kahotan’s Inner Voice\


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( ・∀・) .。0 (The movie version of Arpeggio…)
oノ∧つ⊂)
( ( ・∀・).。0 (…is in theaters Saturday, the 31st January!!)
∪( ∪ ∪
と__)__)

Anyway, see you all again tomorrow!

Planning Team / Kahotan
Twitter ID: gsc_kahotan


©Ark Performance/少年画報社・アルペジオパートナーズ

Nendoroid Noel

Hello everyone, Kahotan here! (@gsc_kahotan)

I lived in Hokkaido until I was half-way through kindergarten! You’d think I’d be strong against the cold, but I’m not really!

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

Nendoroid Noel ★ 

From the anime series ‘Celestial Method’ comes a Nendoroid of the ‘saucer girl’ Noel! She comes with a variety of option parts including a leaf umbrella, a cut out panel of Kirigon and a saucer cushion. She also comes with three expressions including a smiling face, a sulking face as well as the crying face with a gentle smile that was seen in episode 11 of the anime series.

The various optional parts allow you to recreate all sorts of scenes from the series! She even comes with a special ‘saucer’ part to display with her! Be sure to greet her with a warm smile when she joins your collection! ♪

Oooooooooooooohhhh!!!! (●´ω`●)

From ‘Celestial Method’ the popular anime series written by Naoki Hisaya of ‘Kanon’ fame, with characters designed by QP:flapper, comes a Nendoroid of the mysterious but adorable little Noel!♪

Just looking at her smile makes me feel all warm inside!! ♡

Plus she comes with various parts to make her even cuter! ε=(。・д・。)

I’m sure most of you already know what this is! 

She comes with a leaf umbrella!! (σ・∀・)σ 

I can’t think of any character that would look better with a leaf umbrella!

I still think the scene where she picks a leaf and holds it over Nonoka was just too adorable! Seeing a little girl like her stretch out like that is so cute!!  *nom* (●´ㅂ`●) *nom*

Those who agree with me about the cuteness will be happy to know that some Nendoroid Plus items featuring a Nendoroid illustration of her holding the leaf umbrella are shipping out from GSC on the 26th January! ♪

★ Nendoroid Plus: Sora no Method Rubber Straps (Noel / Nonoka Komiya)
★ Nendoroid Plus: Sora no Method Mini Towels (Noel / Nonoka Komiya)

But anyway, let’s get back to the Nendoroid! She includes all sorts of optional parts to enjoy!!! (`・ω・´)ゞ

The umbrella is only just the beginning!

For example… she comes with an amazing…

Kirigon Panel!★

A truly indescribable level of cuteness!

The panel is planned to be made from cardboard.

(・∀・) “That’s not the only Kirigon!!”

We’re joined by the figure’s planner, Kyojin!! 

(・∀・) “She also comes with a Nendoroid sized Kirigon panel to put her head through!”

THAT IS ADORABLE!

I can’t wait to try putting some other Nendoroids in for some photos! ♥︎

(・∀・) “The size takes the Nendoroid base into account and should work with most Nendoroids without problem!” 

You can recreate the entrance to the ‘Shiihara’ souvenir shop! ♪

When I think of this panel together with Noel, the first thing that comes to my mind is episode 7! It was a very memorable scene!

(・∀・) “Which means that we just had to include parts that would let fans recreate that as well!”

 

“Monster-san…”

The Kirigon panel that Noel and Souta fixed!

In other words…. three different Kirigon panels are included!

 (・∀・) “Also, while the smile Noel gave after she had fixed Kirigon was lovely… we certainly couldn’t forget about the sad face she had while she was worrying about him! That was the image this expression was made in.”

Ah, that must be the ‘sulking face’ in the product description!

She really does look ready to burst into tears! It makes you wish you could jump to her side and give her a hug! (/ω\)

(・∀・) “You can also use the expression to recreate this scene from episode 6!”

The saucer cushion!! ∑(゚Д゚) 

The expression really conveys that she isn’t quite happy with it…

Plus you can actually balance her on the stand and place her feet forward for a cute pose like this!

Noel sitting on the cushion!

The way the cushion is sculpted also really makes it look like it should be soft to the touch! It’s hard to believe it’s made from hard plastic! ♡

(・∀・) “There is still more!” 

…? What more could there be?! (((( ;°Д°))))

(・∀・) “How about this?”

Oooohh!! The Saucer!!

(・∀・) “It’s the most important part of the story! It had to be included!”

The dome looks a bit like a big marble chocolate! It’s so pretty! ☆

As you can see from the image above, her twintails also have joints in them to match with more dynamic poses!

The saucer is actually rather large as well! Σ(・ω・ノ)ノ!

(・∀・) “While we had to make a few changes for it to be included with the Nendoroid in this size, we did keep it looking as close to the original as possible! The top and bottom even have different patterns on them as they should – be sure to take a closer look if you decide to pick her up!”

Plus the saucer will come with a special attachment part to allow you to display it floating up in the skies! ヽ(*・ω・)人(・ω・*)ノ

*Made for illustrative purposes. The attachment is still in production.

This let’s you recreate the skies of Lake Kiriya City! ♪

By the way… I just noticed we’ve only seen two expressions.
Does she come with a third?

(・∀・) “Yep… the crying face from episode 11.”

Noel… (´□`。)

(・∀・) “I can’t say too much as I don’t want to spoil anything… but anyone who has seen the series knows this is another expression that just had to be included.”

Nendoroids are great fun to play with and look at… but they can also be a great way to remember the storyline of an anime sometimes! Nendoroid Noel is filled with fun and is sure to remind you of the lovely storyline again and again! (‘-‘*)(,_,*)(‘-‘*)(,_,*)

(・∀・) “There are so many fun scenes to recreate, and I’m sure fans will love her!”

Packed fill with optional parts and expressions! ♪

Nendoroid Noel!

She’ll be up for preorder from tomorrow! ♥︎

Check the GSC site tomorrow more more details!

 

☆ Celestial Method Official Site: http://sora-no-method.jp
☆ Celestial Method Official Twitter : @sora_no_method

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Finally a quick notice! ♪

This Friday is a special WonFes edition of… 

Kahotan Station!

 

 

Kahotan Station: Winter WonFes 2015 Revision

Date: 30th January 2015 at 20:00~

URL: http://live.nicovideo.jp/gate/lv206846094

Contents:

· Nendoroid Snow Miku: Snow Bell Ver

· Nendoroid Battleship Re-Class

· figma Snow Miku: Snow Bell ver.

· figma Saber: Dress ver.

· Nendoroid More: Dress-up Swimsuits

· wooser’s Wonder Festival Set

· The Important Things in Life T-Shirt: Soul Idol ver.

· Nendoroid Plus Rubber Strap: Anzu Futaba / Kirari Moroboshi Set

· Nendoroid Plus Rubber Strap: Pripara

…and more

Along with a look at the products we will also be taking a closer look at what will be going on at the booth at this Winter’s WonFes!! ヽ(・∀・)ノ

I’m sure we’ll have some actual product samples to look at too! ♪

I hope you’ll stop by and join us!

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/Kahotan’s Inner Voice\


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( ・∀・) .。0 (I want to go to Hokkaido…)
oノ∧つ⊂)
( ( ・∀・).。0 (…with Nendoroid Noel!)
∪( ∪ ∪
と__)__)

Anyway, see you all again soon!

Planning Team / Kahotan
Twitter ID: gsc_kahotan

©霧弥湖町観光協会

Nendoroid Koizumi Hanayo

Hello everyone, Kahotan here! (@gsc_kahotan)

My best food to have with rice is grilled cod roe! Whenever I buy an onigiri I always pick the one with grilled cod roe in it!

Anyway, today I’m going to be taking a look at a character who had her birthday yesterday!

Nendoroid Koizumi Hanayo! ♥︎

From the popular anime series ‘LoveLive!’ comes a Nendoroid of the normally calm and quiet character who becomes very enthusiastic about idols and white rice – Koizumi Hanayo! She has been sculpted wearing her outfit used in the song ‘Bokura wa Ima no Naka de’ and comes with both a smiling expression as well as a distressed expression to recreate her ‘someone help me~!’ line!

Koizumi also comes with all sorts of arm and leg parts to pose her in various scenes – from dancing on stage to suffering from stage fright!! Be sure to display her together with the previously announced and other upcoming members of μ’s! ♪

Kyahooooooooo! (*´Д`)=з

One of Otonokizaka Academy’s 1st year students who has always admired idols! Koizumi Hanayo is joining the Nendoroid series!! Just like all the previous characters, she is also sculpted wearing her outfit used in the song ‘Bokura wa Ima no Naka de’ and she also comes with special arm parts to recreate certain dance moves from the song!

The opening theme just starts playing through my mind when I look at her!

She is the 6th member of μ’s to join the Nendoroids! 

The others, which have already been announced, are…

♡ Nendoroid Nico Yazawa (Released in November 2014)
♥︎  Nendoroid Honoka Kosaka (Released in December 2014)
♡ Nendoroid Kotori Minami (Shipping out from GSC on the 25th January)
♥︎  Nendoroid Eli Ayase (Releasing in March 2015)
♡ Nendoroid Rin Hoshizora (Releasing in April 2015)

Now there are only three left!
This onethis one and this one!
(●´ω`●)

They’re all in the works, so the collection will be complete soon! ♪

Anyway, let’s get back to Kayochin!
This is how she looks from the back! ★

A frilly mini-skirt really is the perfect outfit for an idol! 

There are even more frills at the hem of her blouse as well – everything has been faithfully shrunk into Nendoroid size! (゚∀゚*)ノ

The star on her outfit is the same as Rin-chan’s, as the two of them have been friends even before they came to Otonokizaka Academy so they needed something to match up!

The fact that you can peek at her belly button is also lovely!!

Another thing to note is that her hair accessories also match up with Rin-chan! Kotori-chan was obviously keeping in mind just how close these two were while she designed their outfits!

It can be a lot of fun to find the matching points between their costumes! (‘-‘*)(,_,*)(‘-‘*)(,_,*)

(・∀・) “Don’t forget about her extra expression!”

We’re joined by Kayochin’s planner, Hamako!

(・∀・) “To keep the price down a little on a large collection, the LoveLive Nendoroids only come with two expressions… which makes it so hard to decide on which one to use! However… after considering my options I decided this has to be the one!”

The expression Hamako decided on was…

A distressed expression!

Oooooooooooooohhhhh!! (੭ु ›ω‹ )੭ु⁾⁾♡

She’s so adorable!! 

I can just hear her voice saying “someone help me~!!” ♪

The tearing up eyes add to the effect so nicely! I just want to hug her! 

(・∀・) “Once the expression got to this point I knew we had picked the right one! Also note that she comes with both left and right bent legs, allowing you to pose her toes turned inward!”

My first instinct is to want to jump in and help her… but my second is quite the opposite! The expression makes me want to tease her too! 

Here’s a photo capturing that moment! ★

Kayochin just can’t reach the delicious white rice!

These rice parts are included with Nendoroid Akagi!
*Please note that they are not included with Nendoroid Koizumi Hanayo!

The distressed expression can also make a nice embarrassed expression depending on the posing around it!

(・∀・) “Simply arrange the situation however you prefer! ♪”

I want to arrange for her to have Rin-chan squeezing her cheeks!!

Compare the above photo to the one below – you really get two completely different sides of Kayochin to enjoy! ♡

(・∀・) “Hanayo’s smile is probably the most gentle and relaxing of all the μ’s members!”

The photo above uses the smiling expression but really makes it look like she is singing too Perfect to recreate the anime opening! ヽ(゚◇゚ )ノ

(・∀・) “The LoveLive Nendoroid series is simple yet effective! It still allows for very cute and fun poses for each character while not going too overboard on price! I hope fans collect all the members!”

The gentle idol that goes great with white rice! ♪

Nendoroid Koizumi Hanayo!

She’ll be up for preorder from tomorrow, the 20th January! ♪

As with all the previous LoveLive Nendoroids, orders from the GOOD SMILE ONLINE SHOP will include some special bonuses! Hanayo comes with a striped Nendoroid base as well as a Nendoroid base extention parts! ♡

Be sure to keep that in mind when preordering!

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While we’re on the subject of LoveLive! ヘ(゚∀゚*)ノ  

Currently up for order at the PACIFIC RACING TEAM Official ONLINE SHOP… 

Nendoroid Petite LoveLive!: 2014 Race Queen Ver.

 

The story that everyone brings to life!

From the popular anime ‘LoveLive!’ comes a set of Nendoroid Petite figures featuring the members of μ’s in race queen outfits.The set includes members Honoka Kosaka, Umi Sonoda, Kotori Minami, Hanayo Koizumi, Rin Hoshizora, Maki Nishikino, Nico Yazawa, Eli Ayase, Nozomi Tojo!

Purchasing a box of nine figures will include a special Background Sheet to display behind your Nendoroid Petites!

This item can be purchased from the following stores:

★PACIFIC RACING TEAM Official ONLINE SHOP
https://shop.pacific-racing.jp/

★Amazon Shopping Site: PACIFIC RACING TEAM Store

★ Certain select stores and online shops

Orders from the PACIFIC RACING TEAM Official ONLINE SHOP or Amazon Shopping Site will include 9 limited edition bonus post cards as well!

Plus!

If you choose to buy a complete box, you can recreate the SUPER GT Race Pit, by making use of the background sheet of the box! ♪

*This is included with all BOX purchases.

Please see this page for more details! (Japanese)
https://shop.pacific-racing.jp/products/detail.php?product_id=55

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Finally a quick notice! ♪

Kahotan Station: January Edition is coming up fast!

Kahotan Station: January Edition

Date: 23rd January 2015 from 20:00JST~

URL: http://live.nicovideo.jp/gate/lv206846094

Contents: 

◇ January Highlights!
A Look at some of the figures that were announced this month

◇ Upcoming Items!
A look at various upcoming products and goodies!

…and more

My guest host this time around is Kevin (@gsc_kevin) from the WEB team!

Perhaps the broadcast will be slightly more… English than normal! (Don’t get your hopes up though!)

I hope to see you there!! ☆ 

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/Kahotan’s Inner Voice\


∧_∧
( ・∀・) .。0 (I want to take photos of her…)
oノ∧つ⊂)
( ( ・∀・).。0 (…together with some real white rice!)
∪( ∪ ∪
と__)__)

Anyway, see you all again next week!

Planning Team / Kahotan
Twitter ID: gsc_kahotan
©2013 プロジェクトラブライブ!

Nendoroid Haruna

“High-speed battleship Haruna, reporting for duty.
You’re my admiral, correct? Let’s get started.”

Hello everyone, Kahotan here! (@gsc_kahotan)

I recently got my hair cut for the first time in ages! It’s been about 5 years since I’ve had short hair! But anyway, today I’m going to be taking a look at…

Nendoroid Haruna!♡

From the popular browser game ‘Kantai Collection -KanColle-‘ comes a Nendoroid of the high-speed battleship ‘Haruna’! She comes with three expressions including her standard face, a smiling face and a worried face allowing for all sorts of situations!

Optional parts include her ‘rather heavy’ ship parts together with firing effect parts, as well as a special background sheet showing anti-aircraft fire! A special crane part to recreate the docks are also included. A teapot and tea cup are also included, which are great to display her together with her sister ships!

Ooooooooooooooooohhhhhh!!! (´□`。)

The cheerful, reserved and modest Haruna is joining the Nendoroids! 

Of all the Kongo-class sisters, her outfit definitely looks the closest to a miko priestess’ outfit! Her lovely long black hair flows out behind her just like in the original illustration ♡

With Haruna joining the collection, all four of the Kongo-class sisters have been made into Nendoroids! 

· Nendoroid Kongo (Released in August 2014)
· Nendoroid Hiei (Released in November 2014)
· Nendoroid Kirishima (Currently up for preorder!)

She is said to be the more gentle and reserved of the four sisters, but when it comes to battle she can be just as valiant as any of the others!

“I will not allow such selfishness!”

She even comes with shooting effect parts to show her in combat! ♥︎

(・∀・) “Her confident expression is great, but you can also enjoy quite the opposite!”

We’re joined by Nendoroid Haruna’s planner –  Kyojin!

 (・∀・) “She also comes with a worried expression that makes her look rather unsure of what to do next in the heat of battle!”

I wish I could jump to her aid!!

It really is a lovely expression! It definitely conveys worry while still somewhat keeping her more elegant side in tact! I can see it being useful in all sorts of situations! (/ω\)

(・∀・) “Haruna also comes with a background sheet showing anti-aircraft fire! This connects onto her stand to bring out the atmosphere of battle more effectively! I’m sure it’ll work great with any other KanColle Nendoroids too!”

It’s amazing how much a background can bring out a different atmosphere!

(・∀・) “Haruna is definitely best known for the way her hair is blowing outward in her key illustration, which is why we kept that look on the Nendoroid!” 

A refreshing pose that makes it look as if the wind is blowing across her! ♡

(・∀・) “It almost give her a kind of ‘main character’ kind of feel in my opinion! The cross section on her ship parts are also fitted with a joint making it easier to make different poses!” 

Another thing to take close notice of if you decide to add her to your collection, is the difference between her ship parts and Kongo’s! The intricate little differences have been faithfully preserved!

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

“I shall work just as hard as the dock cranes to support the admiral and the fleet!”

(・∀・) “A special dock crane is included to display with her!”

It’s huge for an optional part!! (´□`。)

(・∀・) “The hooks on the crane can even be used to hold up the ship parts by the cross part, as seen in the previous photo!”

There have been some pretty large parts included with previous KanColle Nendoroids, I wasn’t sure if we’d get another one but I’m certainly not disappointed! <○><○>

The previous part could all easily be used with other characters as well… can the crane be used with other characters without too much effort?

(・∀・) “Of course! Take a look!”

An extra…. crane piece?
But it seems like the hooks have been swapped out for a round thing… 
(°д°;)

(・∀・) “The round thing is a special adaptor that connects to Nendoroid joints! What this means is that you can attach all sorts of other ship parts!”

For example… here we have Nendoroid Hiei’s X-shaped parts! ♪

I look forward to trying to dock some of the other characters! ヽ(*・ω・)人(・ω・*)ノ

 (・∀・) “By the way, the hook section can also move up and down the crane, so you can move it around back and forth to suit your pose or character best!”

(´-`).。oO (Connects to Nendoroid joints?! The possibilities are endless…!)

I can see this part being fun for both KanColle and other Nendoroids alike! ☆

But hang on a second!!
Does she still come with a tea time part?! 

I guess she doesn’t seen she comes with the huge crane… 

(・∀・) “We still managed to include a little something! She comes with a tea cup that matches with Kongo’s!”

Phew! Now she’ll fit in with the others! (´∀`。)

The gentle smiling face makes her look ready to enjoy her delicious cup of tea too! 

(・∀・) “Haruna is a very gentle character, we wanted to include a smile that captured that as best as possible! Oh, and she also comes with a saucer and teapot set!” 

Aha! This solves the teapot-less tea time dilemma! (´□`。)

Simply place it on the table included with Nendoroid Hiei, and…

A complete tea time set for the Kongo-class sisters!

They’re finally all together in Nendoroid size! ヽ(゚◇゚ )ノ

(・∀・) “Yep! I hope fans look forward to collecting the full set!”

Nendoroid Haruna!

She is up for preorder now! ☆

Product Page: http://www.goodsmile.info/en/product/4819/

You can also preorder her from the GOOD SMILE ONLINE SHOP which will include the usual bonuses of a special box sleeve as well as a special Nendoroid stand! Be sure to get your preorders in!(σ・∀・)σ

GSC Online Shop: http://goodsmile-global.ecq.sc/top/gscnenwd00495.html

 

Additionally, to commemorate all of the sisters now being up on the site, we have made a special wallpaper for fans to use! You can download it here: http://www.goodsmile.info/en/post/4036/

If you check the current top page of the GSC site, you’ll also notice a random fortune will appear when you access the page!

Take a look at the text in the red box!

大吉 = Excellent Luck!
中吉 = Great Luck!
= Good Luck!
= Bad Luck!

The luck represents how your ships will fare on the seas today! I’m hoping for the best for you! (●´ω`●)

The GSC home page can be found here: http://www.goodsmile.com

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Finally a quick reminder!

This Kongo-class ship is also up for preorder! 

Nendoroid Kirishima!

She also features a bonus box sleeve and Nendoroid stand when ordered from the GSC Online Shop!

Orders close on the 21st January 2015 at 21:00JST! Don’t miss out!

GSC Online Shop: http://goodsmile-global.ecq.sc/top/gscnenwd00491.html

 

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/Kahotan’s Inner Voice\


∧_∧
( ・∀・) .。0 (I hear there may be some…)
oノ∧つ⊂)
( ( ・∀・).。0 (…new KanColle goodies at WonFes!!)
∪( ∪ ∪
と__)__)

Anyway, see you all again tomorrow!

Planning Team / Kahotan
Twitter ID: gsc_kahotan

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Nendoroid Rider

Hello everyone, Kahotan here! (@gsc_kahotan)

I haven’t ridden a bicycle in over three years! If I don’t ride on one soon I get the feeling I might forget how to… (/ω\)

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

Nendoroid Rider!

From the popular anime series ‘Fate/stay night [Unlimited Blade Works]’ comes a Nendoroid of the Rider-class servant from the 5th Holy Grail War, Rider! She comes with two expressions including both her standard expression as well as a shouting expression ideal for combat scenes.

Nendoroid Rider can be displayed with or without the visor that covers her eyes, and she also comes with her ‘Nameless Dagger’ which even includes a chain allowing for all sorts of poses from the series! Enjoy Rider in Nendoroid size for a cuter experience than ever before!

Ooooooooooooohhhhh!!! (*´Д`)=з

The Rider-class servant of the 5th Holy Grail war is joining the Nendoroids with her mostly black outfit, long purple hair and unique weapon with it’s chain all faithfully converted into chibi size! ♥︎ 

Just look at the detail on things like the creases in her outfit!! Not to mention the rather impressive bosom for a Nendoroid!!

Other things to note are the intricate details on her visor, the mark on her forehead and the collar accessory around her neck! The ‘Nameless Dagger’, which is more like stakes connected by a chain than an actual dagger, also looks amazing! 

Wait a second…. this chain…!! <○><○>

(・∀・) “The Nameless Dagger makes use of a real chain!”

We’re joined by the figure’s planner, Yassan!

(・∀・) “The chain is definitely the highlight of the weapon so we wanted to include it as best as possible… but we also wanted to ensure it didn’t make posing any more difficult!!

I’m sure it’ll be quite fun to make different poses based on where the chain is placed around her! ♪

 (・∀・) “Yep! For instance, you could even do something like this…!”

 (・∀・) “Recreate scenes fight out of the series! The chains really add an extra level of playability to the Nendoroid!”

By the way, the chains do obviously need to be held up by something! I’m simply holding them up with my hands out of the picture here! The chains are rather long though, which gives a lot of room to play around with!

(・∀・) ” You can also choose to display her with her visor completely removed!”

Oooh! She suddenly looks so different! (●´ω`●)

You have the choice to display her in both her standard look, and the more revealed look! What a beautiful face she has!!

(・∀・) “The visor is planned to connect into the back hair parts, so it’ll be very easy to attach and remove as well!” 

Great for clumsy people like myself! ♪ (‘-‘*)(,_,*)(‘-‘*)(,_,*)

(・∀・) “Take a look at her from the back as well!”

She is wearing a black one-piece that has been very faithfully reproduced in Nendoroid size… wait a second!! <○><○>

(・∀・) “Normally characters with long hair cover up the back of Nendoroids entirely… but Rider has such lovely bare skin that we just had to show it off a little! Particularly those shoulder blades!

Sometimes Nendoroids need a little change from the standard to accommodate certain character traits better! ヽ(*・ω・)人(・ω・*)ノ
It might be a little hard to tell from the photo… but you have to run your finger along her shoulder blades when she joins your collection! They’re perfect!!

(・∀・) “She only comes with two expressions – her standard expression and a shouting expression… but the addition of the visor works on either expression, meaning you have a total of four different face options! The shouting face can be used without the visor for a pose like this…!”

/Bellerophon\

It never featured in the current anime, but in a separate route of the series she uses this Noble Phantasm to summon a powerful pegasus!

The expression makes her look ready to jump into action!! (((( ;°Д°))))

(・∀・) “The magic circle drawn in her own blood is also included!”

The magic circle was made with very close cooperation with the publishers, allowing for a very precise reproduction! A little stand is also included to display it up vertically with Rider! (。・ω・)ノ゙

(・∀・) “There are all sorts of ways to enjoy her! With visor or not, be sure to display her with the other Nendoroids in the Fate series!” 

Summon this adorable little servant to your side!

Nendoroid Rider!

She’ll be up for preorder from tomorrow!!

See the GSC website tomorrow for more information! (`・ω・´)ゞ

Plus! Orders from the GOOD SMILE ONLINE SHOP will include a special ‘Servant Summoning Circle’! 

The circle won’t be available anywhere else, so don’t miss out!! ヽ(*・ω・)人(・ω・*)ノ

Also, don’t forget about this Nendoroid from last year…

Nendoroid Archer: Super Movable Edition!

Orders for Archer are open until 21:00JST today! Don’t miss out!!
っ(σ・∀・)σ⇒ http://goodsmile-global.ecq.sc/gscnenwd00486.html

Nendoroid Archer also comes with a Summoning Circle when ordered from the GOOD SMILE ONLINE SHOP!

(・∀・) “The first half of the new anime series may have ended, but I’m sure we’ll be working on some more figures in preparation of the second half!”

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Finally a quick notice about one of threezero’s items which is currently up for preorder!

From the RoboCop remake comes a figure of the reborn black colored RoboCop!

From the 2014 remake of the popular film ‘RoboCop’ comes a 1/6th scale articulated figure of RoboCop 3.0, following on from the previously announced silver ‘RoboCop 1.0’. The difference between the two is more than just color however – the design differs in all the ways it did in the actual film as well! His visor is fitted with a LED light-up feature (batteries sold separately).
The holsters on his left and right thighs can be used to hold the included stun gun and machine gun respectively. Both guns also come in a second form to display them being held as well, and the machine gun can be extended manually. He also comes with three sets of interchangeable hand parts – relaxed hands, fists and hands for holding his guns.

The figure is not only fully articulated, but also features light-up effects and many more fun functions!

Plus he is a 1/6th scale figure standing 320mm tall! Quite an impressive size! (σ・∀・)σ

Just look at the amount of detail put into his design!! 

Take a look at more photos over on the Product Page! ♪

Be sure to find your local threezero distributor if you want to get your hands on him!! ♪

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/Kahotan’s Inner Voice\


∧_∧
( ・∀・) .。0 (More and more Fate characters…)
oノ∧つ⊂)
( ( ・∀・).。0 (…are joining the Nendoroid series!!)
∪( ∪ ∪
と__)__)

Anyway, see you all again tomorrow!

Planning Team / Kahotan
Twitter ID: gsc_kahotan

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