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Nendoroid Yoshino

Hello everyone, Kahotan here! (@gsc_kahotan)

I can’t believe I still haven’t seen ant snow this Winter yet! There should have been some last night but it ended up as a little drizzle of rain instead! I get the feeling that this Nendoroid was responsible…

Nendoroid Yoshino! ♪

From the anime with an upcoming second season, ‘Date A Live’ comes a Nendoroid of the spirit, Yoshino! She comes with three expressions including her standard face, a frightened crying face as well as a blushing chibi face! Optional parts include her puppet ‘Yoshinon’, as well as a chibi snow rabbit sized version of Zadkiel.

The trademark large ears on her hood are fitted with joints for all sorts of different poses, and her hood and coat can also be removed using an alternate upper body part, allowing you to display her in a one-piece dress instead!

She’s so adorable!!!! （*´▽｀*）

Her giant bunny-eared hoodie with giant pink buttons on the long ears are so cute! Plus she is wearing a lovely white one-piece dress underneath! The shy yet beautiful spirit is joining the Nendoroid world! ♥

She’s so adorable!!!!
(So much so that I had to say it twice!!)

The young, innocent expression on her face really captures my heart! In her left hand you’ll see she also comes with her bunny puppet, Yoshinon! Yoshinon attaches with a ball-joint, meaning you can pose him at all sorts of different angles too!

For those who haven’t heard, a second season of the Date A Live anime is starting in April! We’ll all get to meet with the cuteness of Yoshino once again!

She also comes with some puddle parts to recreate the scene where she first meets Shido! *splash*

I want to pose other Nendoroids playing in the puddle too!!

Anyway… getting back to the puppet! Yoshinon can be removed from her sleeve whenever you like and replaced by a hand… but if you take Yoshinon away from Yoshino… then this is bound to happen…

Ahh! I’m sorry, I’m really sorry Yoshino!!

But…

I wanted to see your cute crying expression!!

Ah… as much as I may apologise it is so worth it to see that expression! It is of course included for you to enjoy whenever you like! I wonder if she’s like a replacement… how about a certain yellow creature?

She looks rather frightened of him!! (ﾟＡﾟ;)

wooser looks so soft and fluffy… she must have some how sensed his intentions!

By the way… the 4th episode of wooser’s hand-to-mouth life: awakening arc features an appearance by the ‘cutest girl in the word’! ♪

But back to Yoshino… she also comes with another little friend! (｀・ω・´)

(・∀・) “A cute chibi form of the angel, Zadkiel!”

Today we’re joined by Shuu-chan-senpai from the planning team!!
(He’s been left a little heartbroken after one of his favorite voice actors got married… ^^;

(・∀・) “There really are times when the tears just don’t stop…

But that aside! In the series Zadkiel is actually a giant bunny plushie but to match up with the Nendoroid we made him into a little snow bunny! We left the sharp-looking nose from the design in place though!”

Just like Nendoroid Tohka Yatogami from the same series, her outfit looks very nicely detailed! ♪

(・∀・) “Yep! We paid special attention to things like the patterns on her hood, as well as the stitches and buttons! The ears on her hood are of course attached with Nendoroid joints allowing you to pick the angle you want!”

Hmm… I think I teased Yoshino too much…
I get the feeling Yoshinon is glaring at me…”

Hmm?

This hoodie… even though it covers up her hands completely…
It seems like it can be removed?!

(・∀・) “Correct!!! The hoodie can be completely removed!”

Wha—!! ( ﾟ-ﾟ)( ﾟﾛﾟ)(( ﾛﾟ)ﾟ(((　ﾛ)~ﾟ ﾟ


Shuu-chan-senpai has stripped Yoshino down to her cute white one piece!

The chibi embarrassed expression has a whole different kind of charm to the previous crying expression! ☆(*´Д｀)=з

(・∀・) “This expression was included to show off Yoshino’s introverted side… and recreate a certain scene that fans should remember rather well!”

This is how it looks from the back!

The frills in her one piece have all been carefully sculpted too! ♪

I want to see her other expression without the hoodie!
I just can’t resist the urge…!!

*Steals Yoshinon once again*

Ahh… there we go! Now I’m satisfied! ♡ ε=(｡・д・｡)

(・∀・) “She has three expressions, bent arms, legs and a removable hoodie! It really allows for all sorts of different poses!

I want to hog all her cute expressions for myself!!

Nendoroid Yoshino!

She’ll be up for preorder from tomorrow! ★

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Finally a quick notice!

Another figure going up for preorder tomorrow is Max Factory’s 1/7th scale:

Benten!


I managed to get hold of the preorder bonus info…!
Here we go… (/ω・＼)ﾁﾗｯ

1) Limited First Edition Orders:
Clear postcard illustrated by Kiyo QJO

2) Good Smile Online Bonus:
B3 Poster illustrated by Kiyo QJO

You can really feel the love that Max Factory is putting into this figure! ♡♥♡

More details will be available on the GSC Website tomorrow, so be sure to take a look if you’re interested! Standard sales in stores are planned, but I’d strongly recommend pre-ordering this one to ensure you don’t miss out! ( -ﾉｪ-)

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／Kahotan’s Inner Voice＼


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 （0ﾟ・∀・） .。0   （Tomorrow we have cute girls and cute boys… with lovely legs!)
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Anyway, I hope to see you all again tomorrow!

Planning Team / Kahotan
Twitter ID: gsc_kahotan

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Nendoroid Iron Patriot: Hero’s Edition

Hello everyone, Kahotan here! (@gsc_kahotan)

In general I have to say that I prefer battles with one hero rather than armies fighting against one and other. The feeling that everything lies in the hands of the one and only hero makes it all the more exciting to me!

But anyway… today I’m going to be taking a look at a product that was announced just a little while ago…

Nendoroid Iron Patriot: Hero’s Edition

From the popular film ‘Iron Man 3’ comes a Nendoroid of the Iron Patriot! The unique design and coloring based on the American flag have been faithfully preserved in Nendoroid form, and even shrunk down into chibi size the suit looks just as epic as ever!

The Nendoroid is fully articulated just like the other Iron Man figures, allowing you to pose various scenes from the series! A special base modelled off the climax scene is included to pose him on! Be sure to display him with the previously released Iron Man Mk.42 to recreate the Iron Man world in Nendoroid form!

The colors of the American Flag make him look super heroic, and the Nendoroid design makes him super cute! ♥

As with Iron Man before him, the Iron Patriot armor is amazingly detailed! (ﾟＡﾟ;)

The smallest little changes in color, and the design of everything from his head to his back… even the reverse side of his legs are faithfully shrunk down to Nendoroid size!

Even from his early production stages he was expected to be quite a nightmare for the manufacturing team… not only is the paint and sculptwork fantastic… he also has a lovely metallic appearance and is fully articulated!

He also comes with effect parts that attach to his arms and shoulders allowing from impressive combat scenes! (｡・д・｡) By the way – I’ve attached the gun to his right shoulder, but it can also be attached to his left instead!

Plus this time around he also comes with the ability to display him with his mask open! Inside you can see the face of Lieutenant James “Rhodey” Rhodes! ♡

(・∀・) “We actually paid special attention to the sculpting of Rhodey’s face!”

Today we’re joined by Enon-shi from the planning team!

(・∀・) “In order to recreate his facial features we had to make the nose area rounder and the lips thicker than a normal Nendoroid expression!”

Now that you mention it, it does look a little different to normal!! The mouth area in particular seems to have more to it than normal! (σ・∀・)σ

The rounded nose area gives him a very unique feeling too! Especially for a Nendoroid!


(・∀・；) “We’ve worked on a number of Nendoroids of real people in the past now… but sometimes its really difficult to get the balance between their realistic characteristics and the chibi design of the Nendoroid!”

An extra challenge compared to the normal anime Nendoroids! (((゜д゜;)))


(・∀・) “But all the trouble was worth it, as we ended up with an expression just as faithful to the original as the body itself!!”

There is another thing the Iron Man Nendoroid series has become know for… will that special something be included this time too? ((o(´∀｀)o))

(・∀・) “Of course! A special stand will be included as always!!”

(・∀・) “This was made in the image of the container storage area that became the scene for the final battle in the movie!”

On the one side we have the waves giving an ocean setting, and on the other side are the containers! （*´▽｀*）

These kind of stands really suit the fully-articulated Hero’s Edition Nendoroids! They bring out the atmosphere of the movie so nicely! ♡

I decided I had to pose him together with Iron Man – so here we go!
Posed with Iron Man flying around looking up at him! (｀・ω・´)

This is the pose I wanted to see!! (*´▽｀*)

I just had to make a pose like this! It shows how well they suit each other!!

(・∀・) “The best thing to do is think back to the movie and enjoy recreating your favorite scenes!”

Recreate even more my posing him together with Nendoroid Iron Man! ♡

Nendoroid Iron Patriot: Hero’s Edition

Orders on the GSC Online Shop are available until the 29th January! Don’t miss out!

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／Kahotan’s Inner Voice＼


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 （ o・ω・） .。0   （My 111th blog update!)
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Anyway, I hope to see you all again tomorrow!

Planning Team / Kahotan
Twitter ID: gsc_kahotan

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Nendoroid Mayoi Hachikuji!

Hello everyone, Kahotan here! (@gsc_kahotan)

I live about a 10 minute walk away from my nearest station… and after being in the nice warm offices all day long the walk from the station to my house is always absolutely freezing…!

Anyway, today I’m going to be taking a look at a figure scheduled to ship out from GSC today…

Nendoroid Mayoi Hachikuji!

Mayoi-chan!! ♡（*´▽｀*）

The second Nendoroid from the Monogatari series is finally being released! The cute, loli character with a huge backpack and lovely twintails – Mayoi-chan!

Her twin tails are of course attached with ball joints allowing you to position them to match any poses! Plus she also comes with the cute expression for when she stammers! (｀・ω・´)

The eyes are definitely cute… but the way her tongue is sticking out is simply adorable!! (ﾟＡﾟ;)

The huge backpack can also be removed!

This means you can recreate the scene where she has lost her backpack and doesn’t remember where she put it! (σ・∀・)σ

This is how she looks from the back without the backpack!

Another highlight for me is the detail that has been put into the backpack!
I love the cute round shape of the backpack, let alone all the cute accessories!

When you pose her crouching down with her backpack, you can balance her securely with the included little stand here!

Simply attach it into the bottom of the backpack! (o・ω・o)

If you then attach the backpack onto Mayoi-chan… you’ll see just what a lovely stand it makes for her!! ヽ(*・ω・)人(・ω・*)ノ


( ﾟдﾟ)!

What’s this? A strange yellow creature is headed toward her!


wooser is sniffing around for the gals of the future!

I decided to borrow an expression from Nendoroid Hatsune Miku: Yukata Ver. Natsutsubaki to pose her with wooser!

It looks like she’s about to try and eat him!!? (ﾟＡﾟ;)
I’m fairly certain wooser would enjoy that though! ♥

Various expressions suit Mayoi-chan really well, but…

Personally I love this winking expression the best! (｀・ω・´)

You really get a good feeling for Mayoi-chan’s optimistic and playful personality!!

I found another super cute use for the stammering expression too! ( -ﾉｪ-)

By the way, as I’m sure some of you have noticed, Mayoi-chan comes with two straight bars along with her standard Nendoroid stand.

These allow for various different poses when displaying her with the backpack attacked! Just attach the other end of the bars into the bottom of the backpack at the height that suits you better!

She also comes with a number of alternate hand parts for all sorts of poses from the series – just look at them all! ♥

Have the adorable Mayoi-chan by your side in the pose you prefer!

Nendoroid Mayoi Hachikuji!

She’s shipping out from GSC today!!

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／Kahotan’s Inner Voice＼


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 （ o・ω・） .。0   （Maybe I’ should stop off somewhere to warm up on the way home…!)
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Anyway, I hope to see you all again tomorrow!

Planning Team / Kahotan
Twitter ID: gsc_kahotan

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Nendoroid Chris Yukine

Hello everyone, Kahotan here! (@gsc_kahotan)

Tonight is apparently going to be Tokyo’s first snow of the Winter, so I’m rather anxious and fidgety!

The Japanese word for snow is ‘yuki‘, so to celebrate the potential snow I’m going to be taking a look at a Chris Yukine figure! ♡ She’s shipping out from GSC on the 16th January!

Nendoroid Chris Yukine!

The third Nendoroid released equipped with a Symphogear System, ready to sing and fight against the Noise! Her slim build yet ample bust have been faithfully shrunk down into Nendoroid size! ＜●＞＜●＞

*Bounce* *Bounce* ♡ (*´Д`)

You can also see her lovely thighs! What a brilliant outfit! （( -ﾉｪ-)

But there is much more volume to this figure than just her bust!

She also comes with a number of optional parts which can be put together to pose Chris firing the ‘BILLION MAIDEN’ Gatling Cannon!

Also included and perfect for combat scenes…

Just like the previous Nendoroids in the series, a Nendoroid-sized Noise figure is also included to pose with the character!

Other weapon options include the miniature missile launcher, ‘MEGA DETH PARTY’!

Missile parts to pose her firing the missiles from the launcher are also included! ♪

But that’s not all! I think this weapon breaks the size-record for all weapons in the past – the
‘MEGA DETH QUARTET’ missile launcher is also included!!!

The huge missile launcher is included for both her left and right side! (｀・ω・´)

As expected of the ‘Large Capacity Gatling Girl’! ★

As she comes with so many huge weapons, a special stand is also included to display them all on!

The normal Nendoroid stand is 6cm x 6cm, but Chris’ is 8cm x 8cm! (The normal size stand is also included if you’d prefer to keep all your Nendoroids on the same size!)

You can actually get a good idea of just how much she comes with by looking at the size of the box she comes in – it’s rather large compared to the normal Nendoroid box size!

Not only is is larger in width…

It’s also longer than the average box! Of course the blister pack inside is just as impressive… and even comes in two layers! (ﾟＡﾟ;)


In my review of the prototype, Oda-P mentioned this…

(・∀・) “Honestly it was hard to include all these weapons… but we just couldn’t resist!!”

Looking at how large the box ended up becoming… this was definitely no joke! A third season of the anime has also been announced now… so we have a brand new story to look forward to soon!

Saving the best for last… she also comes with parts to recreate the scene where she protects Hibiki and Tsubasa! Her swansong expression as well as the laser cannons from the scene! (｀・ω・´)


So many parts, sure to satisfy any fans of the series! （*´▽｀*）

Having so many different options to choose from really gets me all excited!! ♪

Plus… although it was hidden at the time of announcement… she also comes with special hand parts that allow her to be posed holding hands with Hibiki and Tsubasa! (｀・ω・´)

The three of them look so lovely together! ♡

Nendoroid Chris Yukine!

She is shipping out from GSC from tomorrow!!

／Kahotan’s Inner Voice＼

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 （ *´ω`） .。0   （Mayoi-chan is also shipping out tomorrow!)
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Anyway, I hope to see you all again tomorrow!

Planning Team / Kahotan
Twitter ID: gsc_kahotan

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Nendoroid Komari Kamikita

Hello everyone, Kahotan here! (@gsc_kahotan)

My first shrine visit of the year was Yasaka Shrine! Kyoto is definitely where I feel most at home! Unfortunately the fortune I pulled for the year was ‘Bad Luck’, but I tied it up at the shrine so all should be good! (´；ω；｀)

But I can’t let my guard down yet! I need to ensure my bad luck doesn’t come true, and I’ll do so my following the ‘Theory of Spiral Happiness’! By helping people around me to be happy, I’ll become happy myself!

Today I’ll be introducing a Nendoroid of the cute girl who taught me the happiness spiral theory…

Nendoroid Komari Kamikita! ♡

From the popular anime series ‘Little Busters! ~Refrain~’ comes a Nendoroid of the spirited girl who loves candy and fairy tales – Komari Kamikita! She comes with three expressions including her standard expression, a gentle smiling expression as well a chibi expression.

Her cute twin-tails as well as the long ribbons that tie them up can be posed at various angles, allowing for various dynamic poses. She also comes with sitting parts allowing you to recreate the scene with her legs curled up to the side, based on one of the popular illustrations from the original game! Komari-chan also comes with a donut and sucker to satisfy her love for sweet things!

Be sure to display her with the previously released Kudryavka Noumi and Rin Natsume!

She’s SO CUTE!! ♡♡ （*´▽｀*）

The optimistic, rather carefree character is finally joining the Nendoroid series! She’s the third Nendoroid so far, following on from Kudryavka Noumi and Rin Natsume!

“This way! This way!”

The ribbons that tie up her two cute twin tails are articulated for all sorts of different ways! Combined with the various expressions she can take quite a number of different poses!♡

By this I don’t just mean her twin tails are articulated – the ribbons themselves are separately movable themselves! This option was added in by her sculptor, Hidetoshi Nishibu! (｀・ω・´)

Hidetoshi was also the same sculptor who made Nendoroid Natsume Rin… you can real feel his love for the series! ♥

Her skirt has also been included in perfect detail… and while I can’t go into too much detail, there is even some extra detail on some areas you’ll have to check when you get her for yourself!

She also comes with a chibi face… I can just hear her “Hawawa” voice playing through my head when looking at this expression! (｡・д・｡)

Display her together with Rin-chan to recreate various scenes from the series! ♪

I think I personally want to nominate ‘hawawa’ and ‘gununu’ as the two cutest onomatopoeic words! (｡･ω･)ﾉﾞ

Just looking at me makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside! This is what it means to have the power to make others happy!!

(・∀・) “There are many more Komari-Max charms to enjoy with this Nendoroid!

It’s Shuu-chan-senpai from the planning team!

(・∀・) “Some of the delicious sweet goodies that Komari loves are included to display with her!”


Ooh! A Doughnut! ♥

Definitely an ideal extra part for the sweet loving Komari-chan!

…hold on a second…! Is she posed like I think she’s posed?! ( ﾟдﾟ)ﾊｯ!

(・∀・) “Yep! She comes with some sitting parts to pose her sitting eating sweets just like in the series!”

Ooh! Not to mention she’s barefoot!!

It’s quite unusual to see a barefoot Nendoroid… sometimes they come with swimsuit options, but a barefoot Nendoroid in a school uniform is definitely rather rare! ( -ﾉｪ-)ｺｯｿﾘ

(・∀・) “Not only that, but she also comes with another piece of candy that can make everyone happy…!

Ooh! If I use this together with her standard expression…! (ﾟＡﾟ;)

Here we go!! ♡


An innocent Komari-chan posed licking her favorite candy! (｀・ω・´)

When looking at this expression from straight ahead it looks pretty normal… but somehow when looking at it from above it looks like she’s staring right back at you… the upward gaze somehow has a rather sexy look about it…! (Maybe it’s just me… :P)

That aside… those bare feet really are lovely!!

A certain yellow creature happened to hear me talking about bare feet and came to join in on the fun! ( -ﾉｪ-)

wooser may have a fairly dark heart, but the angelic Komari-chan is happy to share her candy with him!!

“Do you like sweets too?”

(・∀・) “Even wooser seems to have fallen for the adorable Komari-chan… and soon fans will all be able to enjoy her company!”

The adorable, sweet-loving optimist…

Nendoroid Komari Kamikita!!


She’ll be up for preorder from tomorrow! ♪

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Secondly I want to introduce everyone to another product quickly!
This one has been up for preorder since yesterday!

Metal Gear RAY!★

It looks unbelievably epic, and includes fully articulated wings, legs and torso! The cockpit features lights and the mouth area can even be opened and closed!

The metallic looking appearance is fantastic!

Even though it looks rather shiny, threeA’s classic damaged paintwork is still definitely noticeable too!

The wings can also be folded up to the side like so! ☆

I’m sure I’m not the only one that thinks this picture looks a bit like a cute little penguin…! I don’t normally get the chance to play with huge figures like this as GSC doesn’t make them itself… but I’d love to play around with this model a bit! (/ω・＼)

If I manage to get my hands on a sample, I’ll be sure to introduce it everyone! You can also keep up with other threeA related news on the threeA official blog! There is both an English and Japanese version! ♡

WORLD of 3A: http://www.worldofthreea.com/
WO3A NEWS (Japanese):http://www.worldofthreea.com/japanese/

The threeA blog features not only product information, but Q&A type posts as well as helpful posts such as swapping joints parts! The ‘TOYS’ page also features lovely slideshows of their products! ♡

It feels a bit like being in a museum looking through the photos!

Plus! threezero has also started up their own Japanese blog!
It started yesterday! ヽ(*・ω・)人(・ω・*)ノ

threezero Official Japanese Blog: http://www.threezeroblogjp.com/

Now all the latest information from threezero will always be easily available! (｀・ω・´)

The threezero blog has useful category pages allowing you to easily find the items you want! Be sure to check it out, but note that some of the products are not for the feint of heart!

／Kahotan’s Inner Voice＼


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 （*´ω｀*） .。0   （A ‘bad luck’ fortune? No worries! (*the magic of optimism!))
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Anyway, I hope to see you all again tomorrow!

Planning Team / Kahotan
Twitter ID: gsc_kahotan

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Snow Miku 2014: The ‘Spell Book Stand’ Revealed!

W-What is this…?! (((゜д゜;)))


Hello everyone, Kahotan here! (@gsc_kahotan)

I must admit I’m still stuck in holiday mode a little… but that’s not going to stop me from bringing everyone some new Snow Miku information!! (｀・ω・´)

I’m sure from the title and first photo you already have an idea of what I’ll be showing today… the very first look at the special stand included with the upcoming Nendoroid Snow Miku: Magical Snow Ver!

The Spell Book Stand!!

Oooh!!! It’s adorable!!! （*´▽｀*）

The product description for this Snow Miku says that she includes a ‘special spell book stand’ and I’m sure many wondered what that would be – it really is just that, a stand that looks just like a mystical spell book! You can see that compared with the Nendoroid itself, the book is rather large too!

It also appears to have such a lovely texture! It’s like a classic leather binding! If I ever entered a magic school this is exactly the kind of book I’d expect to find in their libraries! (ﾟＡﾟ;)

You can find my previous blog article where I took a closer look at the Nendoroid itself here: mikatan.goodsmile.info/en/?p=16152

But with all that said…
How exactly is this book is a ‘stand’ for the Nendoroid?! (´・ω・｀)

(・∀・) “Allow me to explain!!”

Once again we are joined by Hamako from the planning team!

(・∀・) “This spell book can in fact open up like this!”

Oooh! It opens!! Σ(ﾟ∀ﾟﾉ)ﾉ!!

(・∀・) “The book has a hole to attach a Nendo prop, just like a standard Nendoroid stand!”

It’s like she is popping out from the book! So cute!! ♡

It also gives the Nendoroid quite an impressive presence with the sheer size of the base! No wonder it’s called a ‘special’ stand!

(・∀・) “But that’s not all! This stand has another secret!”

W-What…?!

What do you mean by another secret…?

(・∀・) “Take a look! ☆”

It opened up even more!! (ﾟ∀ﾟﾉ)!!

(・∀・) “Yep! The book has a secret area which can be used to store things in!”

From the outside it just looks like a magical tome, but it functions as both a Nendoroid stand and a storage container! You could even keep Snow Miku’s spare optional parts inside!” ♥

(・∀・) “We actually struggled quite a bit to get this looking ‘book-like'”

Oh yeah! Is the book actually made from leather?!


(・∀・) “Not quite. It’s actually made from paper that has undergone a special process to give it this unique leather-like appearance!”

Paper! How can paper have such a realistic leathery look!
Technology nowadays sure is amazing… (；´∀｀)

(・∀・) “Well as I said, it wasn’t easy… we went though many, many tests in order to get the quality and texture right. The first sample that came from the factory looked like crocodile skin… it was more of a wallet than a book!”

But through trial-and-error, it ended up as this ‘leather’ bound book! ε=(｡・д・｡)

(・∀・) “Yep! We also made a few other small book-like adjustments, like adding thin lines on the side to show all the pages, and adjusting the inside area to better match the cover!

Not to mention the shiny gold imprint on the cover!
It makes it all the more magical!

(・∀・) “When the final sample of the gold imprint came through, it looked just like a real spell book! I was so excited!”

I can see just how much you enjoyed working on this special stand and I’m sure everyone will love it! It ensures that this year’s Snow Miku is just as impressive in size and extras as last year’s! ♥

Nendoroid Snow Miku: Magical Snow Ver!


The third lottery applications for a chance to get her at the Sapporo Snow Festival begin on the 9th January 2014!

5th February 2014 – 11 February 2014:
“SNOW MIKU” Event (Sapporo Snow Festival)
 
Purchases at this event will require you to get a purchase ticket ahead of time!
Price: 4500JPY (Maximum 1 per person)

You can apply to the site below to be entered into a lottery with a chance to receive one of these tickets! Please see the e+ page for more details.
– e+ –
http://eplus.jp/snowmiku2014/

■ Third Lottery Application Period
9th January 2014 12:00 – 20th January 2014 23:59JST

■ Results Announcement
23rd January 2014

* This is the final application period for Sapporo Snow Festival Purchases
* The Nendoroid will only be available for collection on the 8th February 2014.

 

Along with the Snow Festival, Nendoroid Snow Miku 2014 will also be available at Winter WonFes on the 9th February, as well as via online orders!

The second Sapporo Snow Festival lottery for figma Snow Miku also closes tomorrow, the 9th January!

I can’t wait to display the Nendoroid and the figma together… this expression is simply too adorable!


figma Snow Miku information can be found here: http://eplus.jp/sys/web/s/snowmiku2014/index.html

You can find my blog about her over here: http://mikatan.goodsmile.info/en/2013/12/04/figma-snow-miku/

Hmm… it also seems new release shots of Snow Miku are coming…!

How much longer until everything is revealed and the product page is up?

(・∀・) “Soon! Very soon!! ♡”

More information about Snow Miku can be found here: SNOW MIKU 2014

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／Kahotan’s Inner Voice＼


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Anyway, I hope to see you all again next week!

Planning Team / Kahotan
Twitter ID: gsc_kahotan

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Nendoroid T.M.Revolution

Hello everyone, Kahotan here! (@gsc_kahotan)

Only a few days left of 2013!!

A big thank you to everyone who tuned into the Kahotan Station Live Broadcast last night – the final broadcast of this year! Apologies for the server troubles!

I’ll be continuing the live broadcasts next year, so I do hope you’ll all join me again in 2014! Anyway, even as the year comes to an end GSC is still shipping out a last few products… including today’s review sample:

Nendoroid T.M.Revolution!

Aniki! Isn’t he adorable?! (ﾟ∀ﾟ)ﾉ

The Nendoroid of TM Revolution’s Takanori Nishikawa is finally being released!

Such a bright and powerful smile!!

This is how the packaging looks!

He comes with two upper body parts, making him quite special! ♥

The design is based on how he looked in the ‘Preserved Roses’ music video. It has a kind of futuristic look to it that looks really cute in chibi Nendoroid size!

He also comes with a special hand to hold is helmet!

This mysterious device that appeared in the music video as well as on the CD cover is also included!

He even comes with stickers to allow you to recreate the scene where his cheek is cut in the music video! ♪

Four of the same sticker are included, giving you lots of tried to get it right! Alternatively you could use them on another Nendoroid instead! (o・ω・o)

Also… I wonder how many of you have noticed…?
Take a close look at his mouth!

Hmm… it’s actually really hard to tell from a photo… (；・∀・)

Compared to most Nendoroids, his lips have much more defined sculpting! Made to look more like Takanori Nishikawa’s lovely lips! I love these little details on my Nendoroids! The same goes for the mole on his stomach!! ヽ(*・ω・)人(・ω・*)ノ

But you can also pose him performing live from the ‘T.M.R. LIVE REVOLUTION’13 -UNDER：COVER 2-‘ performance!

He sings with such a carefree look! It’s lovely! （*´▽｀*）
I wish I could be reborn as that mike stand!

He also comes with a body featuring his tour T-shirt as well as a tour towel!

Seeing this makes me want go to one of his performances and join in on the fun! I think I’ll have to settle for watching the performance DVD together with the Nendoroid instead though! ♪

He really is sculpted to amazing detail, so be sure to take a nice close look when your’s arrives!

Enjoy poses from the music video or live stage! ♥

Nendoroid T.M.Revolution

He shipped out from GSC yesterday, and should be reaching those who ordered him shortly! Plus I have some more good news for fans that didn’t grab him!

Nendoroid T.M.Revolution will be on sale during the T.M.R. NEW YEAR PARTY ’14 LIVE REVOLUTION Budokan Performance!! (｀・ω・´)

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Nendoroid T.M.Revolution

◆ Price: ¥4,900
◆ Event Name: T.M.R. NEW YEAR PARTY ’14 LIVE REVOLUTION
◆ Date: 2014/01/01 & 2014/01/02
◆ Location: Nippon Budokan
◆ Product Details: http://www.goodsmile.info/product/en/4054/

* Sales are planned to start three hours before the show. This may change without notice.
* Stock is limited. Purchase early to avoid disappointment.
* Those without tickets to the concert will still be able to purchase.
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If you missed out on your first chance to get him, don’t miss out again!

More details can be found on the official site below:
http://www.tm-revolution.com/news/

I hope to see more of T.M.Revolution performing with Nana-sama in the future!

((o(´∀｀)o))

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／Kahotan’s Inner Voice＼


  ∧＿∧
 （ o=ω=） .。0   （Tomorrow is the blog’s last update for the year!)
 （ つ旦と
 と＿）＿）

Anyway, I hope to see you all again next week!

Planning Team / Kahotan
Twitter ID: gsc_kahotan

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Luigi’s 30th Anniversary Year! Nendoroid Luigi!

Hello everyone, Kahotan here! (@gsc_kahotan)

My circle of friends includes three sets of twins! For some reason all of them are also super good looking, and it’s often interesting to see just how well they synchronize with each other sometimes! （*´▽｀*）

But anyway, today I’m going to be taking a look at the younger of two famous twin brothers…

Nendoroid Luigi! ☆

In commemoration of ‘THE YEAR OF LUIGI’ comes a Nendoroid of Luigi from Super Mario! He comes with three expressions including his standard expression, a smiling expression and even a surprised expression – allowing you to display Luigi in all sorts of poses!

He also comes with dash and jumping effect parts, as well as a pipe to bring out the atmosphere of the game! Two of the classic enemies Super Mario enemies, the Goomba and Bullet Bill, are both included allowing for various classic scenes from the game to be recreated!

He’s rather cute!! （*´▽｀*）


Apologies for the long delay! I know many fans have been waiting since he was announced at the Summer Wonfes earlier this year! The younger of the world’s most famous plumbing brothers is finally joining the Nendoroid series! (｀・ω・´)

All of the special characteristics that make him Luigi have been kept in tact, while still ensuring the design fits into the Nendoroid series! A little while back during the design process he was actually a little less Nendoroid and more of the classic Luigi… but since he was joining the Nendoroid series, we decided we had to make sure he fitted into the series nicely!

Needless to say, he has come out looking super adorable! ★


For those who don’t know, 2013 is the 30th anniversary of when Luigi first appeared in a Mario game! The game was released in 1983 as ‘Mario Brothers’!

At the moment you can find it on all sorts of gaming platforms, so I’m sure many of you have played it at some point!


Looking back on the Mario games of the past… you can see how Luigi’s design has slowly developed into what it is today! What started off as a taller, thinner green version of Mario has become a lovely character himself, even in his very own games! (ﾟωﾟ(｡_｡(ﾟωﾟ(｡_｡

Personally I like his character in the Luigi’s Mansion’s games! The fact that as more and more games were released his character slowly evolved further and further is a rather interesting thing to consider!


But even now, his biggest trademark is the ‘L’ initialed green hat, which looks lovely in Nendoroid size! ♪


Another lovely thing is that he comes with a huge selection of optional parts to help recreate scenes from the games! This includes enemies such as the Goomba and Bullet Bill, as well as the must-have pipe!

The enemies give Luigi something to fight against, while the pipe brings out the Mario universe perfectly! ♡

Plus… as I’m sure you’ve noticed by now…

(・∀・) “Nendoroid Luigi comes with an inner cardboard sheet with the game world in the background!”

We’re joined by the head planner, Kyojin!

(・∀・) “If you pose him with the background, it really feels just like he’s jumped out of the game…! We had a load of fun using it for the official release photos as well!”

He really is a Nendoroid full of fun! I want to grab him myself for more fun!!
Another thing I’m sure some fans have already noticed…

The Nendoroid Base seems a little different this time too…! ( ﾟдﾟ)

(・∀・) “Yep! Mario is known as the king of horizontal platform games, so we made a special long rectangular base to display him on!”

The green coloring also suits him and the background really nicely! ♪


By the way, what made you pick the Goomba and Bullet Bill as the two enemies to include with him? There must have been so many options to choose from!


(・∀・) “We knew we wanted to include some of the baddies with him, and the classic Goomba was a definite. As for Bullet Bill… he was always a one of my favorites, and I figured he’s work great with the surprised expression!”

Luigi’s “Oh!” surprised expression really brings out his personality!


By the way, even Bullet Bill’s arms are articulated!


The last four photos made a little comic! ★(・ω<)

The Nendoroid really excels at bringing out the feeling of the game!! Not to mention I can think of all sorts of other Nendoroid’s I’d like to display with that pipe!! (ΦωΦ)ﾌﾌﾌ…

(・∀・) “By the way, Not only does he come with enemies, he also includes some effect parts!”


Oooh! It looks just like he is running and jumping in the game!! I’ve always wondered why that mysterious smoke exists though. ^^;

(・∀・) “Mysterious smoke? It’s jumping effect parts!! He also comes with dashing effects to help you create all sorts of movements!”

It looks so fluffy!! (o・ω・o)!!
For some reason I really feel like playing a Mario game now…


(・∀・) “It’s the year of Luigi after all! Get hold of some games and celebrate before the end of the year!”

Filled with all sorts of extra parts for loads of fun!
Nendoroid Luigi!

He’ll be up for preorder from tomorrow!

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／Kahotan’s Inner Voice＼

Luigi = Mario and Mario = Invincible Star!


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Anyway, I hope to see you all again tomorrow!

Planning Team / Kahotan
Twitter ID: gsc_kahotan

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Nendoroid Levi

 

Hello everyone, Kahotan here! (@gsc_kahotan)

The figure I planned to review today had his expressions off in China, but they managed to come back just in time!!

Which means although it’s a little bit later than normal… today we’ll be taking a look at ‘mankind’s strongest solder’…

Nendoroid Levi! ♥

From the popular anime series ‘Attack on Titan’ comes the forth character to join the Nendoroid series – mankind’s strongest solider, Levi! He comes with three expressions including his standard expression, a combat expression and a condescending expression. Just like Eren and Mikasa, he also comes with his Vertical Maneuvering Equipment and dual blades to be posed in action – but also comes with reverse backhand grip parts and maneuvering parts specially suited to his unique fighting style! His Scouting Legion cape is also of course included.You can also pose him together with the previously announced Nendoroid Eren Yeager to recreate the famous interrogation scene from the series, as well as with the other characters from the series to fully recreate the Attack on Titan universe in Nendoroid size!

Ooooh!! He’s so cute!
I never thought I’d see such a cute Heichou!!

The blush marks that were seen on his unpainted prototype have been removed, but he’s still adorable none the less! ♪

The must-have Scouting Legion cape is fitted with three separate joint parts, which allows for poses such as this one!

You can also apparently attach it to Mikasa or Eren! ♡

His hairstyle is also shrunk down into Nendoroid size perfectly!

Let’s take a look at the other expressions! ♪

Up until now I’ve only shown the ‘standard’ expression, but he also comes with parts perfect for combat scenes!

His ‘Combat Expression’!! ((((；ﾟДﾟ))))

Just look how determined he looks! I think that line above his eye makes him look even more determined than Eren did…!

(・∀・) “We really tried hard to get this expression looking right!”

We’re joined today by the head planner of Nendoroid Levi – Kyojin!

(・∀・) “We tried to achieve that same ‘sharp glare’ he’s known for in the anime!”

He does look rather threatening! Perhaps even a little TOO scary for me…
(/ω・＼；) *peek*

(・∀・) “Ah, also! I recommend these effect parts for combat scenes!”

(・∀・) “We took the image of the spinning Heichou and made it into this!”

Levi could take out any Titan with one quick spinning slash! ♪
Ah! I haven’t shown the most important expression yet! ( ﾟдﾟ)!

(・∀・) “My personal favorite too! The condescending expression!”

Thank you!! I love being looked down upon by you, Heichou!! （*´▽｀*）

Let’s try another angle too!!

(・∀・) “Be sure to display him with Eren to recreate the interrogation scene!”

Levi even comes with an alternate kicking leg that matches up with Eren’s lowered head parts perfectly – a complete Nendoroid version of the famous scene! ヽ(*・ω・)人(・ω・*)ノ

Personally I’m going to get a Nendoroid More Clip or Suction Stand and display above me somewhere… constantly looking down on me with his condescending expression!! ♥

(・∀・) “There are many different sides to Levi for fans to enjoy with the Nendoroid!”

I look forward to having the apathetic Levi my my side!

Nendoroid Levi!

He’ll be up for preorder from tomorrow, the 25th December!

However… there’s something missing!! I can’t enjoy my cleaning Heichou with this Nendoroid!! (´；ω；｀)
＜●＞＜●＞
*Stares at Kyojin with a sharp glare*

(・∀・) “… I’ll… um… see what can be done! Please stop staring at me like Levi… you’re scaring me!”

(*Just as planned!!*)

And thus, I will be looking forward to cleaning Heichou! (｀・ω・´)ノ

Also, as I’m sure most of you already know…!
figma Levi is already up for order! (｀・ω・´)

There are no words for how epic he looks…! _:(´ཀ`。」 ∠):_

Along with his standard expression he also comes with a combat expression similar to the Nendoroid!

He also comes with an apathetic, cold expression! (*´Д`)


You can pose him together with figma Eren to recreate the famous scene as above! A scene that can be enjoyed in both figma and Nendoroid form! (ﾟＡﾟ;)

As soon as I can get my hands on either of these Levis… they will be posed starting down at me from above! Another thing to note is that figma Levi is 5mm shorter than both Eren and Mikasa – it’s the little things that count! ^^

figma Levi’s GSC Online Shop Page:
http://goodsmile-global.ecq.sc/top/maxfigwd00213.html

Orders are open until the 8th January 2014!

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Finally! Today is the final episode of BLAZBLUE ALTER MEMORY, and in commemoration I want to remind everyone about a certain Nendoroid Petite! ♪

Included with the limited edition 6th volume Blu-ray of the series is Nendoroid Petite Mu-12! The Blu-ray goes on sale on the 28th May 2014!

Even as a Nendoroid Petite, she has so much detail put into the sculpting of her bottom!! Definitely worth checking if you’re a fan of the series! ★

More details can be found here: http://blazblue-am.jp/goods/dvd.html

Also, Nendoroid Petite Ragna the Bloodedge is included with the limited first edition of the 5th volume, which is currently up for preorder in stores!

All the autumn anime series are now coming to an end! I look forward to seeing what is coming up in the Winter season, along with seeing how all the series this season end! ε=(｡・д・｡)

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／Kahotan’s Inner Voice＼


  ∧＿∧
 （o・ω・o） .。0   （A birthday party for Heichou during the Live Broadcast tomorrow!)
 （ つ旦と）
 と＿）＿）

Anyway, I hope to see you all again next week!

Planning Team / Kahotan
Twitter ID: gsc_kahotan

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Nendoroid Shinku: Rozen Maiden Set

Hello everyone, Kahotan here! (@gsc_kahotan)

I’m usually much more of a tea person, but sometimes I pretend to be an adult and drink a cup of coffee too…! (｀；ω；´) It’s so bitter!

Anyway, today I’m going to be introducing the Nendoroid of fellow tea lover…

Nendoroid Shinku: Rozen Maiden Set! ♡

She comes complete with a doll case… a rather large set for a Nendoroid! ♪

The packaging itself also has a little extra touch to it!

Ta-da!

Yep! Even the packaging is shaped like a doll case trunk… but it still keeps the Nendoroid package design too! The second Nendoroid to have a special box following on from Iron Man Mk.42 the other day! (ﾟＡﾟ;)

This is how the inner packaging looks!

Together with the rather large doll case… she also comes with an impressive four expressions!!

Let’s see what kind of poses we can put together!
Starting off with her standard ‘doll’ face! ♥ （*´▽｀*）

The beautiful straightforward eyes give her a lovely noble appearance! Her outfit is also sculpted beautifully and the detail adds even more to the high-class look!

Her twisted twin-tails are fitted with ball joints allowing you to move them into various positions to suit your pose! (｡･ω･)ﾉﾞ

Next let’s take a look at her ‘sleeping’ expression, perfect to display her inside the doll case!

Aww… she’s so cute inside the case!
I want to stand by her side and ensure nobody wakes her!

She also comes with her wind-up key, allowing you to wind her up! ε=(｡・д・｡)

Next we have her combat expression!

This was included to be placed together with the ‘Rosetail’ attack effect parts to recreate one of the combat scenes from the series!

Last but not least, we have the sideways glancing expression! ★

“This tea isn’t strong enough, pour me another!”

I can just hear her voice in my head when looking at this pose! (｡･ω･)ﾉﾞ

I offered this Darjeeling tea to Shinku, but she turned it down saying she had to have tea made from leaves. So I went down to the shops and bought some tea leaves for her instead!!

I’m glad I was able to experience life as Shinku’s slave! (｡･ω･)

The photo above has Shinku posed sitting on the doll case, but just so you know… she is very finely balanced using the back of the stand and the Nendoroid itself, it’s not a very secure pose… (； ･`ω･´)

Through trial and error I also managed to get her sitting on the edge of the opened case! Alternate leg parts are included which make sitting poses look much more authentic! ( -ﾉｪ-)ｺｯｿﾘ

Enjoy various scenes and expressions from the fifth Rozen Maiden! ♡

Nendoroid Shinku: Rozen Maiden Set

She’s planned to reach wholesalers across Japan on the 24th December!

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／Kahotan’s Inner Voice＼


  ∧＿∧
 （ =ω=） .。0   （If only I had Suigintou to display with her…!)
 （つ旦⊂
 と＿）＿）

Anyway, I hope to see you all again tomorrow!

Planning Team / Kahotan
Twitter ID: gsc_kahotan