Hello everyone, Kahotan here! (@gsc_kahotan)

I don’t think I’ve eaten a single nikuman this year… whenever I’m buying things from a convenience store I can never find the right timing to add “Ah, and one nikuman please!”

Anyway, today I’m going to be taking a look at a Nendoroid shipping out from GSC on the 24th of December…

Nendoroid Tsukiko Tsutsukakushi! ♡

Tsukko-chan, you’re so adorable!! ♥ （*´▽｀*）

Her hip joint allows you to display her with her body slightly twisted, allowing you to create poses like this one! I’m so glad to see the cute and cool senpai released!!

Seeing her like this makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside… I get the feeling I may now how Youto’s felt when he was around her!

Here I’ve posed her playing with a fluffy pon-pon! She looks rather interested, doesn’t she! ^^

This is how the packaging looks! (｀・ω・´)

The included parts allow you to create the cute pose from the first volume of the light novel!

The power of upturned eyes on someone this cute is enough to get me to do anything for them! But Tsukiko doesn’t need to rely on that, she is just as cute in other poses… like this one! ー(*´Д`)

She comes with both car ears and a tail! I think she’s trying to kill me with cuteness!! Note that the tail is attached to the alternate skirt!

The ears are attached by a small transparent piece of plastic that connects in-between the front and back hair parts! Simply put it in the middle and attach the ears!

The transparent piece of plastic is included within the plastic packet that the handling instructions come in, so be careful when opening everything up! You don’t want to lose it!

The giant nikuman from the series is also included! ♪

It works best displayed together with her chewing expression! *nom nom*

But Tsukiko loves to eat, so she comes with more parts that suit the chewing expression…!

Curry and rice! (｀・ω・´)

I can’t help but want to poke at the little bulge in her cheek! ♡
If she isn’t eating food, the same expression also looks a bit like she is upset, blowing air into her one cheek! ( -ﾉｪ-)

How can anyone not want to pet this adorable little Tsukko-chan!! ＜●＞＜●＞

Be sure to grab her yourself and pet her whenever you need! ♡

Nendoroid Tsukiko Tsutsukakushi!

She’s shipping out from GSC on the 24th December! ☆

This was an item with sculpting, production and planning all done by those who joined GSC in 2012, so it’s quite a special item to me!

Also, if you’re a fan of the character then don’t miss out on FREEing’s…
1/8th Scale Tsukiko Tsutsukakushi!

She was announced last week and what a pose! She’s half was through getting dressed showing off her adorable tummy! ♡

It’s up for preorder now, so be sure to get your orders in!

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／Kahotan’s Inner Voice＼

  ∧＿∧
 （ =ω=） .。0   （I want to stuff my cheeks with a nikuman too!)
 （つ旦⊂
 と＿）＿）

Anyway, I hope to see you all again tomorrow!

Planning Team / Kahotan
Twitter ID: gsc_kahotan

Hello everyone, Kahotan here! (@gsc_kahotan)

Christmas is around the corner and instead of going out on Christmas Eve… I’ve decided to have a Blu-ray watching evening in my house! (=´∀｀)人(´∀｀=)

Anyway, today I’m going to be taking a look at a figure shipping out from GSC on the 16th December…

Nendoroid Strength: TV ANIMATION Ver.!

When I took a look at the prototype version of this figure for the blog I was so worried I was going to break some of the mechanical bits of her… so I had to be super careful…! (((((；ﾟДﾟ)))))))

Now that I have a product sample I finally play to my heart’s content without worrying!! This is how the packaging looks! ♪

Strength’s stand connector isn’t on her back, but on her head part!

The large hood allows for a very easy and stable connection! But Strength has another way to stand that doesn’t even require the Nendoroid stand!

She can easily balance on her four giant hands! She balances so easily that even someone as clumsy as myself can get her standing up with ease!

Her insane expression can be used for all sorts of poses! (ﾟＡﾟ;)ｺﾞｸﾘ

Plus… even though they were not originally going to be included, we also included some standard sized hands due to popular demand!

They definitely make for a much calmer looking version of Strength! (｀・ω・´)
… But then contrast the calm image above with this one below!

This pose makes use of effect parts to display her in a combat scene!

All sorts of parts to help you recreate your favorite scenes from the series!

Nendoroid Strength: TV ANIMATION Ver.!

She’ll be shipping out from GSC on the 16th December!

At the start of the blog I took a picture of Strength together with a small little Christmas Tree, but I decided to get some pictures with the big one on display in the offices too! ♪

It’s huge!!

It also features the wooser strap from the Shirukuma & wooser’s Chummy Shiruko Set as one of it’s decorations! I decided Strength could become an additional decoration too!

Taken with Ultra Photography Skill: ‘Delicate Balance’

It’s always simple enough to display Nendoroids on your desk, but sometimes it’s fun to experiment like this! A tree filled with Nendoroids would surely be adorable! ((o(´∀｀)o))ﾜｸﾜｸ

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／Kahotan’s Inner Voice＼

＼ Here is a hint to the character I’ll be reviewing tomorrow! ／

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Anyway, I hope to see you all again tomorrow!

Planning Team / Kahotan
Twitter ID: gsc_kahotan

♪ Ima yo! Fantasista Doll! ♪

／Hey! ＼　／Hey!＼

Hello everyone, Kahotan here! (@gsc_kahotan)

I can’t get the opening theme of Fantasista Doll out of my head! But that’s perfect, as today I’m going to be taking a look at…

Nendoroid Uzume Uno! ☆

The adorable card master has become even smaller and cuter than ever before! Her middle school uniform also looks lovely in Nendoroid size!

This is how she looks from the back! ♪

Of course her device and a card are included to display with her too! （*´▽｀*）

“Stars, shining bright as you cross the heavens.
Crystals, glittering with timeless beauty.
I call upon your endless providence now… reveal your true form to me now!
Awakening!”

If you’ve managed to memorize these summoning words then hats off to you! I give you a firm virtual handshake! (｀・ω・´)!!

Anyway! Together with the lovely smile you saw above, Uzume also comes with a kissing expression based on the ending theme of the series! ♡

I wish I could place all the dolls around her ready to swap out for a kiss! (*´Д`)

(・∀・) “She comes with another expression too, which suits her perfectly!”

We’re joined by Nendoroid Uzume’s planner, Otanaka-shi!

(・∀・) “Which would be… this expression!”

(・∀・) “To be more specific, it’s based on the scene from episode 5, where she sits all the dolls down and scolds them!”

If I was told that sweets were banned I would react just like Akari… “Have mercy!” ((((；ﾟДﾟ)))) … Hey! Where’d her hat go?!

(・∀・) “Oh yes, her hat is also fully removable!”

Yay! I love having the option to display her without the hat! （*´▽｀*）

(・∀・) “She also comes with some another optional part, perfect for use with the upset expression!”

Ah, the famous ‘drum roll’ scene! (ﾟＡﾟ;)

(・∀・)” ‘I’m not sure whether it fell from the sky, or grew from the ground!'”

‘These feelings between us called bonds!’ (｀・ω・´)

(・∀・) “‘The heart of the cards is the heart of peace!”

‘At the point when everything overlaps!’

(・∀・) “‘Heaven’s vengeance is slow but sure!'”

“Special Technique! Cooperation Cannon!!”

“FIRE!!” ( ・∀・)人(・ω・*)ノ

(・∀・) ‘”Risk everything with one shot!'”

That scene!!

The drum roll scene was so rather shocking at first, but I went back and watched it over and over again… it’s so addictive!

(・∀・) “The Nendoroid has a number of goodies to bring out the series and Uzume’s personality, so fans can enjoy recreating various scenes from the series!”

A smiling face, serious face and kissing face! All the various sides of Uzume! ♡

Nendoroid Uzume Uno!

She’ll be up for preorder from tomorrow… and speaking of Fantasista Doll preorders, don’t forget about Phat! Company’s 1/8th scale Sasara! ♡

She is up for preorder until the 18th of December, so be sure you don’t miss out! More details can be found here: http://goodsmile-global.ecq.sc/phascawd00006.html

This weekend is also the ‘Fantasista Doll Christmas Party’… it’s really quite the Fantasista Doll weekend! ☆

Also… the 4th volume Blu-ray/DVD will be released on the 20th December, and it includes the episode with the famous drum roll scene from above! ((o(´∀｀)o))

Details can be found on the Fantasista Doll Official Website:
http://www.fantasistadoll.com/index.html

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／Kahotan’s Inner Voice＼

  ∧＿∧
 （ ｡･ω･） .。0（…. Hey! Hey! ♪)
 （ つ    )
 と＿）__）

Anyway, I hope to see you all again tomorrow!

Planning Team / Kahotan
Twitter ID: gsc_kahotan

Oooohh!!

Hello everyone, Kahotan here! (@gsc_kahotan)

I am most impressed with today’s Nendoroid packaging… it has so many interesting extras but still keeps the Nendoroid packaging feeling in tact.
So without further ado, today I’m going to be taking a look at…

Nendoroid Iron Man Mark 42:
Hero’s Edition + Hall of Armor Set

First I want to take a closer look at the packaging!! As I mentioned above it has some rather special features to it!

The eye areas on the box are slightly indented on the packaging! It’s a little hard to tell from the photo, but when you see and feel it for yourself you’ll know exactly what I mean! (；・∀・)

Now to figure out where I open up this box from… looks like it opens from the side! ((o(´∀｀)o))

*Sound of Velcro opening*

This! This is so exquisite!! Σ(ﾟ∀ﾟﾉ)ﾉ

A special front cover that opens up to reveal the standard Nendoroid packaging! Plus look at the super shiny inside section!!

It’s so shiny that I can see myself!! orｚ

Let me try to get a better angle so you can see the actual images!

The inner side of the package cover features illustrations based on the ‘hall of armor’ where all the Iron Man armors of the past are stored They all look amazing, and the shininess really completes the effect so well!! (ﾟＡﾟ;)

But anyway, that’s enough about the packaging… let’s move onto the Nendoroid itself! ♪

Nendoroid Iron Man Mk.42 is fully posable just like his predecessor, allowing for all sorts of poses!

You can even pose him sitting down if you can get him to balance! ♪

By the way, this is how the packaging looks!

As you can see, a complete ‘Tony Stark’ head part is also included – this time with hair and all! ♪

He looks so cool and confident!! ☆

By the way, the mask section is removable, and using magnets on the head parts you can also make a pose like this!

A pose with just the mask section open to show the handsome face inside! ♥

The combat and flying parts from the previous Nendoroid Iron Man are included once again! (｀・ω・´)

Ahh… I really like this pose…! (*´Д`)

But the other thing I really want to show off is this awesome stand, featuring the Iron Man suits #1 through #7…

The Hall of Armor Stand! ♪

They’re so small, and yet each so detailed!
You can tell the difference between each of them! (つд⊂)ｺﾞｼｺﾞｼ( ﾟдﾟ)ﾊｯ!

The main reason this base was included was to recreate the famous ‘floor punch’ pose from the movie!

Using the specially included parts, even if you’re as clumsy as me you can easily create the pose! ε=(｡・д・｡)

The bent leg part can be used for some other poses as well!

*Posed Looking out to the waves at sea*

(・∀・) “I have a special announcement to make regarding this Nendo!”

Ah, we’ve suddenly been joined by the figure’s planner, Enon-shi!

(・∀・) “There is actually a special pose we’ve kept as a bit of a secret from everyone up until now!”

W-What?! Show me!

(・∀・) “The mid-air pose from the film as his mask flies toward him to complete the armor!”

Ooh! Just before the famous punch scene! This is awesome!!

(・∀・) “The hall of armor stand has a special extra section to attach another connector just to pose the mask on!”

Amazing packaging, amazing Nendoroid, amazing fun! The Iron Warrior…

Nendoroid Iron Man Mark 42:
Hero’s Edition + Hall of Armor Set

He’s scheduled to ship out from GSC on the 12th December!

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／Kahotan’s Inner Voice＼

  ∧＿∧
 （。=ω=） .。0（I want to pose him fighting against other Nendoroids!)
 （　つ旦）
 と＿）__）

Anyway, I hope to see you all again tomorrow!

Planning Team / Kahotan
Twitter ID: gsc_kahotan

© MARVEL

Hello everyone, Kahotan here! (@gsc_kahotan)

I check my fortune online each and every day… although I often jump between sites until I find one which gives me a good fortune – so I may be missing the point a little bit. ^^;

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

Nendoroid Akari Taiyo! ♪

Akari-chan! Isn’t she adorable?! ♡♥（*´▽｀*）

That smile is enough to make anyone crack a smile!
This is how she looks from the back!

Akari-chan’s cute casual clothes! The chibi body suits her design very nicely!
I love sailor uniform-type outfits like this one! (ΦωΦ)

There are many parts of her outfit that are quite amazingly detailed…
take a look at the skirt, frills, ribbon on her back, the neck collar or even her wristwatch!

The series takes place in Nagasaki… a city filled with hills! Which must mean Akari is fit and filled with energy – just like in this pose! (・∀・)

The badge of the sun on her necktie is also very intricate, and of course her ‘Elemental Tarot Card’ is also included to display with her! ε=(｡・д・｡)

If we move around to the have a look from Akari-chan’s view…!

The front of the card even has the ‘Sun’ pattern on it!

Let’s compare it to the Elemental Tarot Card that was included with the limited first edition of the Genei wo Kakeru Taiyou Blu-ray I!

*The large card is NOT included with Nendoroid Akari Taiyo!

It might be a little hard to tell from this photo, but Akari has a hip joint allowing for bent body poses like this one! ♪

But that’s not all!! ＜●＞＜●＞
She can also be displayed in Tenebrae form!

Waaa!!!!! (*´Д｀)=з

This other side of Akari-chan is also viewable in Nendoroid form! She looks so confident and ready for battle! The flame-like hair ends with clear parts to complete the fiery effect!!

Her rapier is also included, which adds even more to combat scenes, and alternate hand parts are included to have her wearing the white gloves! ★

I really do love the relaxing, happy feeling I get from her normal version… but the Tenebrae form looks so brave and confident. They’re so different that it’s really tough to pick which I’d display! If you look close you’ll also notice the Sun badge has also changed modes!

You can pick between the modes, or even combine them as something like this – the long Tenebrae back hair mixed with the short standard form hair parts!

I was the head planner for this product and my main aim was to allow both sides of Akari to be displayed… which is exactly why these alternate hair parts are all included!

I still don’t know how I’m going to display her myself though…　(´；ω；｀)

Easily switch between the standard and transformed forms:
Nendoroid Akari Taiyo!

She will be up for preorder from the 3rd December! ♪

For those who are interested, the Tenebrae form of Akari is currently on display at the GSC-Tetsujin Cafe! She’ll only be there this weekend, on display at the register, so be sure to take a peek if you’re in Akihabara this weekend!

GSC-Tetsujin Cafe Official Site: http://www.gstjcafe.jp/

Also…
Nendoroid Seira Hoshikawa is currently in development! ♥

I’m hoping that by next month we’ll have something to show you, but no promises! I’ll let you know as soon as I have more news on her!

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Time for some event information! This weekend on Sunday, the 1st December, there is a Arpeggio of Blue Steel -Ars Nova- Live event!

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Arpeggio of Blue Steel -Ars Nova- LIVE: “Blue Field”
Date: 1st December 2013
Location: ZeppTokyo
Map Link: http://bit.ly/1ggzwSa
Booth: Good Smile Company/AURORA Booth
GSC Event Page: http://event.goodsmile.info/event/event-1107/
Official Event Page: http://www.aokihagane.com/event/event2.php
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GSC will be together with AURORA selling goods at the event! (｀・ω・´)
Goods on sale include early sales of ‘Arpeggio of Blue Steel -Ars Nova-‘ iPhone5 cases! The I-401 Ver., Takao Ver. and Haruna Ver.! (Each ¥2980)

*From the left: Takao Ver., I-401 Ver. and Haruna Ver.!*

Each version has it’s own image color and personal mark making for very different designs! Plus they’re rather stylish! ε=(｡・д・｡)

*Example of Use by Hamako*

Along with the iPhone cases, the ‘Arpeggio of Blue Steel -Ars Nova-‘ cycle wear series will also be available for order. Be sure to come by and take a look!

*Orders will be taken at the event, but payment will be cash-on-delivery.

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Speaking of things to look forward to this weekend…!

Yesterday on the 28th November, the new Hatsune Miku: Project mirai 2 was released!

The photo above is of the Pukupuku Pack, a special limited edition version which included a little goods set! One of the items included was Nendoroid Petite: Hatsune Miku Project mirai2 Ver.!

Decorative stickers featuring many different outfits were also included! ♪

There are so many different choices, but they’re all so cute! They’re almost too cute to use anywhere! （*´▽｀*）

Hamako, GSC’s resident Miku fan, has been hooked on the game since release!

*Hitting the buttons at the speed of light as Yassan looks on from behind!*

There is even a special ‘touch’ mode, which makes the game quite easy even for people like me who aren’t great at games… ^^;

The 3DS Game: Hatsune Miku Project mirai 2

If you enjoy rhythm games or simply want to see a fully moving Nendoroid Miku… I highly recommend picking it up! It’s a lot of fun! ヽ(*・ω・)人(・ω・*)ノ

Game’s Official Site: http://miku.sega.jp/mirai2/

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／Kahotan’s Inner Voice＼

  ∧＿∧
 （｀・ω・） .。0（This weekend I’ll be going into game hibernation!）
 （　つ■）
 と＿）__）

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

Planning Team / Kahotan
Twitter ID: gsc_kahotan

Hello everyone, Kahotan here! (@gsc_kahotan)

My ideal butler would be Alfred… but my ideal personal assistant is of course… Shizue!! And on that note, today I’m going to be taking a look at…

Nendoroid Shizue: Winter Ver.!

She’s back on my desk again in a new outfit!! ♥♡

I never thought I’d get to see the Nendoroid in her Winter clothes too! Yay!!

This is how she looks from the back!

The back of this jacket does look more assistant-like to me! It gives her a very professional look which I rather like!

Of course the Winter version also comes with new expression parts! Let’s call on Yuri-chan from the planning team to give us more details!

*Planning Team Summon :Yuri-chan Honpo!*

(・∀・) “I’m sure a lot of you may be wondering why we decided to make a second Nendoroid of Shizue… simply put, it’s because we love her and Animal Crossing!! ♥”

So the team’s overflowing love for Shizue resulted in a second Nendoroid?! (ﾟДﾟ)

(・∀・) “Yep! Plus Shizue wears so many different outfits for events… it was too sad to only have one for the Nendoroid… and so the Winter Ver. was created! We were also so happy to see that everyone loved the summer Shizue so much!”

The designs from the game really do suit the Nendoroid size well… it’s like she has jumped right out from the DS! ♪

The Winter Ver. isn’t only about the outfit though – there are a few other special extras included! ((o(´∀｀)o))

(・∀・) “Yep… let’s take a look at the included effect parts! ♪”

Ta-da!!

*The connection method is still in development and may change for the final product!

Oooh! I remember this pose… (ﾟ∀ﾟ)!!

(・∀・) “Shizue was always super cute when she took this ‘Kururinpa’ pose, so it just had to be included!♡”

I agree! Super cute!! （*´▽｀*）

It makes me want to take the same pose as her too! It looks like the Summer version of her also wants to join in on the fun!

(・∀・) “And she can! We’ve included extra arm parts for the Summer version that allow her to be posed in the Kururinpa pose too!”

Really?! Yay! ♥♡
This expression matches the pose really nicely too!

(・∀・) “She has another set of effect parts too! But before I show that…!”

W-What is it…?! (ﾟＡﾟ;)

(・∀・) “These effect parts work specifically well with a certain expression… have a look at this hint first!”♪

Ooh! I know that expression!!

(・∀・) “The confident ‘ahem’ expression is also included!!”

Ahh! She’s so adorable!!

(・∀・) “This expression and pose that can be seen at various events, including the New Year’s countdown party… and for even more effect, you can display her with these effect parts too! ♪”

*The connection method is still in development and may change for the final product!

Shiny stars!! ★☆ ﾍ(ﾟ∀ﾟ*)ﾉ

(・∀・) “Look how wonderful they look with Shizue!”

She somehow looks even cuter than before…! (*´Д`)♥

(・∀・) “Plus… the Summer version can also take the pose!”

Extra arm parts for the Summer version once again! ♪

(・∀・) “The effect parts are also completely separate, so they can be used with various Nendoroids – whoever you think they suit best!”

Definitely a Nendoroid who promises a whole bunch of fun!

* The two different outfits displayed together ♪ *

Ready to keep you company in the Winter! ♡
Nendoroid Shizue: Winter Ver.

She is up for preorder as of today!
*Please note that some images on the blog represent a product still in development.

／Kahotan’s Inner Voice＼

  ∧＿∧
 （  ・∀・ ） .。0（I hope for more Nintendo Nendoroids in the future!!）
 （　つ旦）
 と＿）__）

Anyway, I hope to see you all again tomorrow!

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