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

The product name is too long to fit on one line…!


It must be one of the longest Nendoroid names yet…!!

But just like the name, the product itself is packed with volume – all of which I’ll be taking a look at today!!

The magazine you can see lying here is the ‘Figure Ou’ agazine that went on sale last month! Along with a number of lovely photos of the Nendoroid it also features an interview with Enon from the planning team! ヽ(ﾟ∀ﾟ)ﾉ

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

From the much-awaited sequel in the Iron Man movie series ‘Iron Man 3’ comes a Nendoroid of the Iron Man Mark 42 Suit! The design has changed considerably compared to the previously released Mark 7, but is once again fully articulated allowing for epic poses that still look adorable in Nendoroid size! All the elaborate details of the Mark 42 have been faithfully sculpted and painted to make a Nendoroid that fans will be proud to display!

Along with the Nendoroid itself, a miniature ‘Hall of Armor’ is also included which features the Mark 1 through Mark 7 suits all lined up, and also acts as a display stand! Various other optional parts are also included to help you recreate your favorite scenes from the movie!

There are easily enough parts for this to be considered two complete Nendoroids! Σ(ﾟДﾟ;）

Any fans of the Iron Man series are surely dancing with excitement after seeing this incredible dioramic stand!! It’s so amazingly detailed that I almost can’t believe it’s just the stand! I’ll be taking a closer look at the Hall of Armor shortly!!

This is how he looks from the back!

The previously released Nendoroid Iron Man Mark 7 was the 7th suit, while this one is the 42nd! He looks rather cute in the Nendoroid format, but all the intricate details you can see also preserve his cooler side as well! Plus just like the Mark 7, he is also a part of the fully articulated ‘Edition Series’ of Nendoroids! (・ω・)ﾉ

As a side note, I just found out that the number 42 is the “answer to life the universe and everything”. Kevin from the web team told me to type that into Google and I was rather surprised when a calculator came up with ’42’ as the answer!

The Hall of Armor is incredible!!

This special ‘Hall of Armor’ stand is included with the Nendoroid and features the Mark 1 through to Mark 7 suits all stored away! Plus each of the suits has the chibi Nendoroid design!! It’s super cute! I really think this is one of the highlights of this Nendoroid so let’s take an even closer look!! (`・ω・´)

The sculpting and paintwork differs on each of them!

Each of the suits have all been turned into miniature Nendoroids!! The shape and coloring is different between each of them as well! (((ﾟДﾟ)))

This will cause production and painting in the factories to be a headache for sure, but you can really feel the love that was put into making this product when you see this level of devotion!! I said earlier that this could be considered to include two complete Nendoroids worth of parts… but looking at this I guess it’s actually eight complete Nendoroids worth! 😛

Mark 42, Suit Up!

The famous scene from the movie where Tony puts on the Mark 42!
What an epic pose!! Σ(ﾟ∀ﾟ )

After jumping up in the air to attach the face plate, he flips down into this pose with one hand punching down onto the ground – that punching hand is of course included! This pose was probably quite a hurdle for a Nendoroid, but it’s come out looking amazing!

Let’s have a look from another angle!

Figures allow you to take your favorite scenes from the movie and keep them right beside you to enjoy whenever you like! The Hall of Armor in the background helps to achieve this even more, as it really helps you to remember the scene perfectly!

Effect parts are included too!

Special transparent effect parts to display him soaring through the air with his boosters are included! You can also just attach the hand boosters to display him in a combat scene instead – The various parts together with the full articulation allows for an endless number of options! ヽ(゜∀゜)ノ

The mask can be opened and closed!

Just like the Mark 7, the mask can open up to reveal Tony Stark’s face! This was one of the biggest highlights of the previous Iron Man Nendoroid, so it had to be included once again!

Although I think even more than the opening and closing of the mask, Tony Stark’s face plate was the biggest highlight of all…

And it’s included again this time around!

You can display Tony Stark with the helmet complete removed, showing off his handsome face!! The hairstyle looks perfect!! xD

I think the expression this time around has a bit more of an uneasy feeling to it when compared with the previous one! A lovely addition indeed!


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

 
He’ll be up for preorder from the 25th July 2013!
Get in contact with our partner shops if you have any preorder or sales queries!

 
Anyway, that’s all for today!
I hope to see you all again next week!! (・∀・)ノ゛

 
 
© MARVEL

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Nendoroid Nyaruko: Maid Ver.

Only 11 days left until WonFes!!

Shuu-chan is enjoying this way too much!! (((ﾟДﾟ)))

But it’s understandable! Everyone gets excited just before an event takes place! Plus it’s become tradition to have Shuu-chan take the pose of any figures he was in charge of… which includes today’s WonFes sample!!

Today’s pose was quite a tough one… well tried though! 😛

– WonFes Product Catalogue –

(GSC) Kurisu Makise: White Coat Ver.
(GSC) Nendoroid Nyaruko: Maid Ver.
(GSC) Nendoroid Petite: IDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls – Ranko, Uzuki and Mika + Live Stage Set
(MAX) figma Mika Jougasaki
(MAX) figma Rika Jougasaki
(Phat) Dekacchu Kirari Moroboshi ~Lovely Princess ver.~
(GSC) IDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls Goods Set x3 + Mahiro Kitagawa Metal Charm


Today’s WonHobby 18 Product:
Nendoroid Nyaruko: Maid Ver.!

From the second season of the anime sure to bring your SAN points down, ‘Haiyore! Nyaruko-san W’ comes a figure of Nyaruko herself dressed in an adorable maid outfit! She has her hair tied up in little balls together with cute twin tails, altogether creating an adorable appearance!

Nyaruko comes with three different expressions including a winking expression, an excited expression as well as a smiling expression. She also comes with a variety of optional parts including a ‘Nightgaunt Drink’ on a tray, a ‘Kurogane no Striver’ Blu-ray boxset, heart effect parts to let Nyaruko show her never-ending love and even a Nendoroid sized version of the mysterious Manta-kun! The crawling chaos is ready to serve all the fans!

My sanity points are not going to last long at this rate!!

This lovely maid outfit featured on both the 4th volume of the original light novel as well as in the anime! That hairstyle is so adorable!! Keep an eye on your sanity points while reading through this blog or you might be in trouble!!

Shuu-chan also showed his love for anime by pointing out that this kind of hairstyle is also Sailor Moon’s hairstyle! You don’t see it all that often, but Nyaruko also pulls it off very nicely!!

This is how the packaging looks!

Simple but lovely! (`･ω･´)

Just by looking over these parts you can already see it is filled with the the lovely chaotic world of Nyaruko-san! The previously released Nendoroid Nyaruko-san included a Nendoroid-sized version of Shantak-kun, but this version comes with Mantak-kun instead! Look at that adorable ω-shaped face!

A Nightgaunt Drink filled with love!

For those who don’t know, a Nightgaunt is a terrifying fictional creature from the Cthulhu Mythos! Here we have Nyaruko-san posed bringing this lovely drink to Mahiro! I’m pretty sure even I would be happy to drink this no matter what was in it, so long as I got to enjoy that amazing smile!

The Nightgaunt inside the cup isn’t stuck in place, so you could take it out and have Nyaruko bring a more normal looking drink instead! Just pick the pose that you prefer! (Although if you’re low on sanity I would recommend removing it…)

A ‘Kurogane no Striver’ Blu-ray Box Set!

Nyaruko-san has got her hands on the box set of her favorite series ‘Kurogane no Striver’, and you can see just how excited she is about it! The box itself as well as the expression look just like they did in the anime!! Such amazing quality is always amazing to see!! (( ；゜Д゜))

The hearts to display around her each come with their own little stands for you to adjust their position, and they are made from semi-transparent parts which look wonderful as always! Another important thing to note is that Nyaruko-san’s trademark ‘ahoge’ (the hair sticking up on her head) is included in three different variations – normal, lightning-shaped and heart-shaped!

Nyaruko-san hugging some hearts!

Stare at this photo for five… or even just three seconds!!

Isn’t she just adorable?! This is the level of cuteness where I start to drool when I stare at her for too long! The arm here is actually the arm to hold a book, but the tab also fits the heart parts! It’s not a perfect fit, but it certainly works to create this pose of her holding the hearts! （*´∀｀*）

Swapping heads with the original Nyaruko-san!

Back to the Nyaruko-san that everyone knows best! It’s amazing how different a she looks by simply changing her hairstyle! They’re both very cute though!!

The maid outfit will most likely look quite nice on a number of different characters, so be sure to have some others try it on as well! ヽ(゜∀゜)ノ

The WonHobby 18 Exclusive Product:
Nendoroid Nyaruko: Maid Ver.!

 
There are two ways to get hold of her!

(ﾟ∀ﾟ) She’ll be on sale at the WONDERFUL HOBBY LIFE FOR YOU!! booth at Wonder Festival (Summer) in the Makuhari Messe on 28th July!
http://www.whl4u.jp/products.html 

(ﾟ∀ﾟ) From the 28th July she’ll be available from the GOOD SMILE ONLINE SHOP!
http://www.whl4u.jp/buy_web.html
(Estimated Delivery will be in November 2013)

There are still many more WonHobby products for me to take a look at!! There are still 11 days for me to get my hands on them for a review!! I wonder if I’ll be able to get through them all before the event…? I’m sure I will!!

 
But anyway, that’s all for today!
I hope to see you all again tomorrow!! (・∀・)ノ゛

 
 
© 逢空万太・ソフトバンク クリエイティブ／名状しがたい製作委員会のようなものＷ

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Nendoroid Ranka Lee

Quiz Time!

Maru-sama from the design team is busy working on the packaging of a certain Nendoroid… who could it be?! (=ﾟωﾟ)ﾉ

I suppose the title of the blog has once again given away to answer to my cunning quiz…! Maru-sama is working very hard to make a super cute design!

The prototype also seems to have found its way to his desk… so I think I’ll be borrowing that for a awhile!!

From Macross F:
Nendoroid Ranka Lee!

From the anime ‘Macross Frontier’ comes a Nendoroid of one of the heroines, Ranka Lee!

She comes with three expressions including a shouting expression, a singing expression and a winking expression to recreate her trademark ‘Kira’ pose. Optional parts include a microphone and various other exchangeable parts to help recreate one of her live performances. A special stage part is also also included which can be attached to her standard base to transform it into a stage for her to perform on!

Oooooh!!

(I’m trying to be one of the soldiers watching her…)

Following from the previously announced Nendoroid Sheryl comes a Nendoroid of the other heroine of the series – Ranka-chan!

Ever since I saw the unpainted prototype I’ve been patiently waiting for the day I could take a look at her painted version!! Look at that cute little belly button you can see under her fluttering top! ヽ(ﾟ∀ﾟ)ﾉ

This is how she looks from the back!

This is the ‘Seikan Hikou’ outfit seen in the second opening of the TV series as well as in the final episode! The mix of orange and yellow is so bright and colorful and suits Ranka’s cute personality perfectly! Her fluttering skirt and puffy sleeves are also faithfully preserved in Nendoroid size!

“Everyone embrace one another!
To the far end of of the Galaxy!”

“Suimen ga yuragu~♪”… I’m sure many of you already have the lyrics playing through your head now! The shouting expression and microphone create the lovely Ranka that appeared in the cockpit just before singing “Seikan Hikou”.

She was so very cute as she tried so hard to get the words out – and now you display her in that adorable pose to enjoy whenever you like!

Ohhhh!!! ＼Rankaaa!!／

Using the pointing hand, bent leg and singing expression you can pose Ranka in the middle of one of her performances!

A similar pointing arm was also included with Sheryl, which means this will also make for a lovely paired-up pose together with her! You can also place other hand parts on the outstretched arm, allowing for all sorts of interesting poses!

“You don’t know her?! (( ；ﾟДﾟ))”
“The fill-in that grabbed the chance to become a star and hasn’t stopped since…”

“The Super-Dimensional Cinderella, Ranka-chan!!”


Kira!☆.:*:･’ﾟ☆｡.:*:･’ﾟ★｡.:*

I hardly think I’m over-exaggerating when I say that these two pictures are the reason today’s blog exists!! The ‘Kira’ pose is way too cute, and the Nendoroid effect only makes it even more adorable!

Anyone who looks at this cute face will have their pupils change into hearts! They’ll fall for Ranka-chan without a doubt!! The ‘Kira’ hand parts even include star effect parts to complete the full effect! （*´∀｀*）

Stage parts are also included!

Just like Sheryl, Ranka comes with stage parts that look like the deck of one of the Macross ships! This connects onto the standard Nendoroid stand to create a little floating stage for Ranka to perform on!

I really wanted to display her together with Sheryl, but it seems many of Sheryl’s parts are off in China at the moment, so I was only able to get photos of her from the back. I look forward to displaying them together! (=゜ω゜)

From Macross F:
Nendoroid Ranka Lee!

 
She’ll be up for preorder from the 17th July!
Get in contact with our partner shops if you have any preorder or sales queries!

 
Anyway, that’s all for today!
I hope to see you all again next week!! (・∀・)ノ゛

 
 
© 2007 ビックウエスト／マクロスF製作委員

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Nendoroid Maria Takayama

Would anyone ever say no to a hand-made bento lunch?


No way!! （ﾟДﾟ）

It doesn’t matter if it was made by a girl or a guy – if it was made for you then it will always be delicious!! I’m pretty sure I’d be happy to swear my loyalty to anyone who made be a bento…

Kanako looks very interested in this little bento in front of her… but let’s take a look at who it really belongs to!! ヽ(ﾟ∀ﾟ)ﾉ

From: Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai:
Nendoroid Maria Takayama!

From the anime series ‘Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai NEXT’ comes a Nendoroid of the 10 year-old nun with blue eyes and silver hair who works at St. Chronica’s Academy, Maria Takayama! She is sculpted wearing her nun’s habit, looking as cute and lively as ever!

She comes with various expression parts such as an upset face and blissful face to help you recreate your favorite scenes from the show. She also comes with some food parts to show just how much she loves eating – including a packet of her favorite potato chips as well as the bento lunchbox that Kodaka made for her!

She’s the forth Nendoroid in the ‘Haganai’ series!

The cute, innocent appearance has been captured in Nendoroid size perfectly!

The Nendo design does tend to make characters look a little more childish than normal, but Maria is only 10 years old to begin with, so it makes her look unbelievably adorable!! (*゜∀゜)=3

This is how she looks from the back!

Her nun’s hat unfortunately can’t be removed, but this was done as it allowed the overall balance and form of the figure to come out looking much better.

The wavy sculpting of the hat from the back looks really nice! I also love the little holy cross in the center of the hem on her skirt – the Nendoroid is very faithful to the original illustration!

The pose from the official site!!

Special arm parts allowing you to pose her with her two arms out to the side are included! The official illustration only shows this illustration from the side, but with the figure you can see it from any angle you wish! I can almost hear her making ‘whoosh’ sounds when I look at this pose! It’s so cute!

An upset expression showing her spoilt side!

There was a specific line she said with this pose which you might be thinking of, but I think I’ll avoid writing it out on the blog. 😛

The expression together with the bent arms and clenched fists make her look so very upset!! Let me give her something to calm her down! （*´∀｀*）

She’s calmed down with some potato chips!

Just look at how blissful she looks while munching on those chips!! Not only does she come with a super happy expression, but also a special hand holding a chip and the packet of chips! (The amount of detail on the packet is ridiculous!!)

I finally understand why Yozora enjoyed giving her food!! 。・゜・(ノД`)・゜・。

A sitting body and open bento box!

The ‘Haganai’ Nendoroids always come with so many different optional parts!!

Maria even comes with a sitting body part! Just look how happy she looks with the bento lunch that Kodaka made for her… although Kobato looks rather upset about it! Nendoroid Kobato-chan goes on sale this week, so once Maria releases you’ll be able to pose the two of them fighting together!!

She also has chopsticks and a wrapping cloth!

I generally like the larger optional parts like the sitting parts most, but when I see small parts like these with so much detail I can’t help but fall in love with them too! Not only can you pose her opening the bento box with the lid in her hands, you can also pose her holding chopsticks and enjoying her meal!

The cloth that the bento was wrapped up in on her lap is also included, but whether or not it will be removable is still under consideration!

From: Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai:
Nendoroid Maria Takayama!

 
She’ll be up for preorder from the 17th July!!
Get in contact with our partner shops if you have any preorder or sales queries!

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

 
 
© 2013 平坂読・メディアファクトリー／製作委員会は友達が少ないNEXT

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Nendoroid Mikoto Misaka

The staff from the overseas events should be back soon!!

Akiyama sent these photos through from ANIME EXPO 2013 in Los Angeles!

They must be so worn out from the event!!
Thanks for all the hard work everyone!! ヽ(ﾟ∀ﾟ)ﾉ

The event itself was four days long, so including setting up and packing everything away it must have been a good 6-7 days of hard work!! I hope everyone will arrive back in Japan safely…

I also hope all the prototypes manage to arrive back home safely!! I can’t do my reviews while they’re in another country!! I’m told that everyone should be back later today though!

But what am I going to do for today’s blog?!

I guess I have no choice but to do the same as I did with Akane-chan!! Today I’ll be a review using the photos provided by our professional photographer!

From Toaru Kagaku no Railgun S:
Nendoroid Mikoto Misaka!

From the popular anime ‘Toaru Kagaku no Railgun S’ comes a Nendoroid of Tokiwadai’s ‘Railgun’, also known as Mikoto Misaka!

She comes with a number of optional parts to help you recreate the Electric Princess in all her glory!

Onee-sama━━(*ﾟ∀ﾟ)=3━━━!!!!!

If Kuroko were to see this Nendoroid I think she’d go mad with excitement!! It’s been a long wait, but Onee-sama will finally be available for everyone in Nendoroid form!!

This is how she looks from the back!

She can be posed in her trademark pose with her school bag held over her shoulder! (*ﾟ∀ﾟ)=3

The bag even features Onee-sama’s beloved Gekota strap, and you can even make out the cute little expression on it!!

Pose her worried about her skirt!!

She comes with this embarrassed expression looking to the right, which lets you switch her from her standard ‘cool’ pose into a super cute pose! That upset looking mouth is so adorable!!

As most fans of Misaka will know, she wears short pants on top of her panties to make sure no one can peek! As far as I can see from this photo… that has been faithfully preserved in Nendoroid form!! It wouldn’t be Onee-sama without these important details!

Another embarrassed expression and cell-phone!

I guess she just noticed that she was doing something rather embarrassing while spacing out on her phone! Her Gekota cell-phone is included to help you recreate even more of your favorite scenes from the series!

A lightning bolt effect part for her head!

You’d best not make Misaka upset or you’re probably going to end up getting a bit of a shock, and this effect part is here to prove that! 😛

I get the feeling that the Nendoroid design amplifies Misaka’s cuteness when she’s embarrassed! I’d be happy to be shocked by her if I got to see this adorable Onee-sama!! （*´∀｀*）


The coin used for her railgun!!

Misaka’s trademark attack is firing off a coin at super speeds just like a railgun, and that coin is even included to recreate this epic pose! The electricity dancing around her arms whenever she uses the attack is also included!!

The hardest thing is that you have to choose between this Onee-sama or the cuter embarrassed version… I don’t know which I prefer!!

From Toaru Kagaku no Railgun S:
Nendoroid Mikoto Misaka!

 
She’ll be up for preorder from the 11th of July!
Get in contact with our partner shops if you have any preorder or sales queries!

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

 
 
© 鎌池和馬／冬川基／アスキー・メディアワークス／PROJECT-RAILGUN S

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Nendoroid Akane Isshiki

Japan Expo 2013 and ANIME EXPO 2013 took place in France and America this last weekend! ヽ(ﾟ∀ﾟ)ﾉ

Here is a picture from France!

It’s Monday evening here in Japan right now, but because of the time difference the events have probably only just finished over on that side of the world!! All the staff that went over for the events have probably just finished packing everything up! But I’m sure we should be seeing them all again soon!

I was hoping to review a prototype today while we wait for everyone to come home… but when I spoke to Hamayama to try and get hold of today’s prototype, I was told it was over at one of the overseas events!!

W-What am I going to do now?!

Although I’m actually quite happy to hear that! There aren’t a lot of chances for people outside of Japan to get a look at prototypes, so I hope everyone on the other side of the world got a good look this time around! ^^

That said, today’s blog is going to have to be done a little differently to normal! I’ll be using the professional product photos and commenting on them instead!

From Vivid Red Operation:
Nendoroid Akane Isshiki!

From the anime series ‘Vivid Red Operation’ comes a Nendoroid of the ever-cheerful main character, Akane Isshiki!

Her hover-bike ‘Wanko’ is also included as an optional part for her to ride on, and the otter form of Kenjirou Isshiki, ‘Uso-kun’ is included to stand by her side! Of course a bottle of Akane’s favorite mayonnaise is also included, allowing you to recreate a number of your favorite scenes from the series!

She can be posed riding her hover-bike, Wanko!

This creates the same pose as the 1/8th scale figure! The Nendoroid-sized Wanko is adorable! （*´∀｀*）

Even in Nendoroid-size the amount of detail you can see on the bike is fantastic! Of course the Nendoroid can get off Wanko and take many other poses too!

The ever-optimistic Akane-chan!!

Using the bent arms and legs you can pose her energetically running about! Her twin-tails also have joints so you can create a really dynamic pose with the wind blowing through her hair too!!

Akane-chan has such an innocent, natural feeling to her which is captured in the Nendoroid perfectly! She’s come out looking great!!

Her beloved mayonnaise bottle is also included!

Akane-chan loves mayonnaise so much that she even covers her rice in it, so it simply had to be included with the Nendoroid! You can even pose her holding it with both hands just like in the series! Σ(゜∀゜ )

I wonder how she stays so thin while eating all that mayonnaise! I’m jealous!!

This is how she looks from the back!

She even comes with a school bag to pose her on the way to school! The uniforms in the series made use of hot-pants, which is quite rare in anime series and Nendoroids, but they look very nice here!!

I can think of so many fun poses to put her in!!

“Ignition! Texture on!”

The pose just before her transformation scene! The special ‘key’ she needs to transform is also amazingly detailed – it looks exactly like it did in the series!!

Her grandfather Kenjirou Isshiki is also included in the otter plushie form that he ends up in! Isn’t he adorable!! (*゜∀゜)=3

I love the shape of his mouth and cheek area! It just makes me wish he was real so I could squeeze them!! When I think about it, the simple fact that I can make out the cheeks on the tiny figure is amazing in the first place!!

From Vivid Red Operation:
Nendoroid Akane Isshiki!

 
She’ll be up for preorder from tomorrow!!
Get in contact with our partner shops if you have any preorder or sales queries!

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

 
 
© vividred project・MBS

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Nendoroid Hatsune Miku: Yukata Ver. Natsutsubaki

There are currently events going on in both France and America!!

They’re both taking place from the 4th to the 7th July 2013!

France (Paris): Japan Expo 2013
America (LA): ANIME EXPO 2013

Both GSC and Max Factory staff are taking part in the events as well! The photo above is from the event hall at ANIME EXPO 2013!! This was from the day before the event so it’s quiet now… but I’m sure it’s super busy by now!

The Nendo I introduced yesterday ‘Nendoroid Maiko Madoka’ as well as the ‘Nendoroid Yukata Miku’ I’ll be introducing today are both on sale at these international events! Plus they will also be available at CCG Expo to be held in Shanghai at a later stage!! (`･ω･´)

These two have become the ambassadors for Japan at these overseas events!!

They’ll also be available for online order for those in other countries!

Online orders will start on Monday the 8th of July!
I hope that these reviews will help you decide whether you want them!

Nendoroid Hatsune Miku: Yukata Ver. Natsutsubaki!

From the ‘Character Vocal Series 01: Hatsune Miku’ comes a Nendoroid of Hatsune Miku wearing a all-new red yukata! The lovely yukata has a design which makes use of the ‘natsutsubaki’ flower, and her famous twin-tails are just as cute as ever! Even during the hot summer, Miku is ready to perform for everyone!

She comes with three different expressions including a standard smiling face, a charming winking expression and a chibi drooling face for all the delicious food she’ll find during the Summer festivals! She also comes with some extra items to ensure she has fun at the festival, including a candy apple and a balloon yo-yo!

Miku-san is wearing a yukata once again this year, and this time it’s a lovely vibrant red! (*ﾟ∀ﾟ*)

Last year she was wearing a darker blue, but this time she is in a bright red, which has a girlish, playful charm to it making her look adorable!

It also features lovely prints of the Natsutsubaki (Summer Camellia) flower all over it, which really brings out the festival feeling! Not to mention that she has the same flower in her hair as well!

This is how the packaging looks!

This one is a lot simpler than yesterday’s Madoka… but of course that also means she doesn’t cost as much!! Σ(=゜ω゜=）

She’s the kind of Nendoroid that really looks amazing just as is, so you really don’t need to swap out too many parts! But if you want to you can always borrow parts from other Nendoroids for even more fun!

This is how she looks from the back!

Ahh! Miku-san’s hair accessories matches with the color of the yukata so nicely!!

I’m guessing that the yellow sash is made in the image of the yellow center of the Natsutsubaki flower… she really puts so much thought into her wardrobe! ^^

“Have you been waiting?” “Nope, just got here!”

…is the scene I was trying to capture with this pose!
But no matter what you do, you should never make Miku-san wait!! ( ｀Д´)/

The winking expression has a little bit of a mature charm to it… just looking at it gets my heart start racing!!

“I… I want one of those!!”

It seems Miku-san has found something she likes!! I know I’d be happy to buy her absolutely anything she wanted!! The chibi ‘drooling’ face so cute it so cute that it makes me want to drool as well! 😛

“Here, want a taste?”

It seems the things she wanted were this balloon yo-yo and candy apple!! She looks really satisfied now that she has them!

The pattern on the yo-yo is amazing and the candy apple has a lovely shine to it that makes it look just like the real thing! Σ(゜∀゜*)

These can both be held by Miku, and are both items that are almost always found at Japanese Summer Festivals – so they suit the theme perfectly!

Madoka and Miku have swapped kimonos!

It’s amazing how much they change just by swapping out the bodies!! Being able to make changes like this so easily is one of favorite things about Nendoroids!

Looking at these two Nendoroids has reminded me just how lovely girls look in kimonos… If you decide to pick them up, then be sure to take them out with you to the Summer festivals! (=゜ω゜)ノ

Nendoroid Hatsune Miku: Yukata Ver. Natsutsubaki!

She’ll be up for preorder at the GOOD SMILE ONLINE SHOP from the Monday the 8th July until Monday the 5th August 2013! Note that orders from the online shop are only scheduled to ship out in October 2013.

There’s a lot of time to order so there is no need to rush… but be careful not to miss out!! (`･ω･´)

– GOOD SMILE ONLINE SHOP –
http://goodsmile-global.ecq.sc

 
Anyway, that’s all for today!
I hope to see you all again next week!! (・∀・)ノ゛

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Nendoroid Madoka Kaname: Maiko Ver.

They’re here!!! ━(ﾟ∀ﾟ≡(ﾟ∀ﾟ≡ﾟ∀ﾟ)≡ﾟ∀ﾟ)━━!!!!!


Just like yesterday’s Nendoroid Nana-sama, I’ve really been looking forward to getting my hands on these two Nendoroid samples!!

I was never able to take a look at their prototypes, so I’ll be going straight into a sample review this time around!

I’m not sure which one I should review first… but I suppose the best way to do it is to go in order of their Nendoroid numbers – which means today will be…

From Puella Magi Madoka Magica:
Nendoroid Madoka Kaname: Maiko Ver.

From ‘Puella Magi Madoka Magica’ comes a Nendoroid of Madoka Kaname dressed as an elegant maiko. She comes with three different expression parts including a standard expression, a smiling expression and a gentle expression with closed eyes.

Optional parts include a Grief Box as well as two Japanese umbrella parts. She also comes with alternate sitting parts, which you can use together with the gentle expression to create a cute bowing pose. It’s a different appearance for Madoka, but one that fans are sure to enjoy!

This one photo is enough to show off just how cute she is!!

I don’t even think I need to continue with this review! This photo is more than enough to convince everyone to get this one!! Just look how adorable she is!!!

However! Making adorable girls look even cuter is my job, so let me get started!!

This is how the packaging looks!

There are so many different parts!! It’s completely filled with goodies!! (((゜Д゜)))

So much different stamp printing must have been needed to create the patterns on each of those kimono parts!! Plus she also has a couple of large optional parts including a Japanese-style umbrella and sitting parts!!

This is how she looks from the back!

None of the official photos actually show this side of Madoka… which is a shame because even her sash has such a beautiful pattern on it!! It makes me wonder how many different colors the kimono alone is making use of!!

The right sleeve here is using four different colors alone which means at least four different stamp prints are needed… but if thats just one sleeve then how many are needed on the entire figure?!

But the kimono is definitely not the only highlight… take a look at the paintwork of the scrunchies used to tie up her hair! I’m always so proud of GSC for putting so much effort into the smallest details like this!

An elegant pose with the umbrella!

Using the included bent arms you can pose her holding the open umbrella! Combined with the smiling expression it creates a really beautiful, gentle pose that suits the kimono-look perfectly!

As far as articulation goes, her hips are fitted with a rotating joint allowing for her to twist her hips for various poses, and her feet can also be moved around a little like the above photo, which makes it look like she is walking!

As she is wearing a kimono you so the poses aren’t amazingly dynamic, but it’s easy and stress-free to get her into some lovely poses like the one above!

A closed umbrella is also included!

I always love having choices like this! It’s particularly nice for those people who don’t have a lot of space, but still want to display her with the umbrella!

Plus if you swap out the hand parts, you can also have other characters hold it – there are so many different options!!

A gentle bow using the sitting parts!

Sitting parts have become a staple of Nendoroids wearing a kimono! By swapping out her shoulder parts you can also pose her in this gentle pose – bowing down to greet you!

Isn’t she cute?! Not to mention extravagant!! (*゜∀゜)=3

Smiling while holding the ‘Grief Box’!

A special box filled to the brim with goodies, produced by Gekidan Inu Curry! Any fans who were lucky enough to get their hands on this must-have item are probably still amazed at all the goods inside!!

Unfortunately you can’t actually open up the Nendoroid-sized version, but you can still have Madoka hold it!! ^^

Madoka trying out a white kimono!

The red umbrella actually matches very nicely with the white kimono! （´∀｀）

This kimono body of course comes from Nendoroid Snow Miku: Strawberry White Kimono Ver., who is currently being manufactured for all those that ordered her back in February! She should be ready to be shipped out to everyone soon, so please be patient just a little while longer!

From Puella Magi Madoka Magica:
Nendoroid Madoka Kaname: Maiko Ver.

She’ll be on sale first at Japan Expo, Anime Expo and CCG EXPO, with online orders coming afterwards for those who can’t make it to the events!

She’ll be up for preorder at the GOOD SMILE ONLINE SHOP from the Monday the 8th July until Monday the 5th August 2013! Note that orders from the online shop are only scheduled to ship out in October 2013. Be sure you don’t miss out, as you might not get another chance to get hold of her!! (`･ω･´)

 
– GOOD SMILE ONLINE SHOP –
http://goodsmile-global.ecq.sc

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

 
 
© Magica Quartet / Aniplex・Madoka Movie Project.

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Nendoroid Nana Mizuki

Live performances must always have glowsticks! (ﾉﾟ∀ﾟ)ﾉ


Blue glowsticks are always used at a certain someone’s performances!

…and I’ve managed to get hold of a sample of that certain someone’s Nendoroid today! I’ve been waiting so long for her!!

Today I’ll be taking a look a closer look at this Nendoroid in commemoration of her Japan tour starting at the Ehime Prefecture Budoukan this Sunday!! ヽ(ﾟ∀ﾟ)ﾉ

Nendoroid Nana Mizuki!

The singer and voice actress, Nana Mizuki is joining the Nendoroid series!

She is posed in the waitress outfit seen in her ‘Lovely Fruit’ music video, and also comes with a hamburger on a tray to complete the pose! A Nendoroid-sized version of her mascot character ‘Nanet-san’, a live T-shirt and microphone are also all included to help you recreate her live stage performance!

It’s Nana Mizuki wearing her ‘Lovely Fruit’ outfit!

I’m sure everyone reading this blog has seen her ‘Lovely Fruit’ music video… right?! If you haven’t then you should go and find it as soon as possible!!

Not only is the song super cute and bouncy, you also get to watch Nana-sama working hard as a waitress in a super cute outfit! It’s too cute to not watch!!

Here we have the packaging!!

So many different parts to play with!! (((ﾟДﾟ)))

Not only does she come with the mascot character ‘Nanet-san’, but also a number of arm, leg and accessory parts for all sorts of posing options! Not to mention she has three super cute expressions!

This is how she looks from the back!

The sculpting of the frills on her skirt, wrist cuffs and socks are all so intricate! Not to mention the detail that went into the huge ribbon on her head!!

The sculptor behind this lovely Nendoroid was Tsumezuka-san, who is a huge fan of the real Nana-sama – he was very happy to have the chance to create the Nendoroid!!

Nana-sama carrying a hamburger!

In the music video Nana-sama was wearing this outfit not only while singing but also while trying her best to be a waitress – she comes with these extras to recreate the waitress scenes as well! The tray connects onto her hand with a tab, meaning that it holds in place very securely!

Although that hamburger looks like it might slip off the tray soon…. Σ(゜Д゜;）

Aaaah!!! Σ(ﾟﾛﾟﾉ)ﾉ

You can pose Nana-sama at the exact moment of her tripping over after being pushed! The hamburger on the tray is connected on a rotateable axis, so you can spin it around and make it seem like it is falling off as well!! Such a simple trick that works so well!!

As a side note, the embarrassed expression that Nana-sama gives in the music video after this scene is simply priceless. It’s almost too cute to be something from this world!! (I once again strongly recommend that anyone who hasn’t seen the music video goes and watches it now! :P)

Time for some “Lovely Fruit!”

I want to try some myself! I’m sure this pose means Nana-sama is offering some to me!! But don’t actually put those in your mouth – this is a figure, not food!! 😛

In the music video, everyone who eats this ‘Lovely Fruit’ becomes super happy! These parts really bring out both the music video and Nana-sama so nicely!

A live T-shirt, glowstick and microphone!

The live shirt is sculpted with a dynamic dancing scene in mind, but I personally think it looks best for a jumping scene like this one! You can peek in and get a little view of her cute tummy!! Excellent work Tsumezuka-san!! ヽ(゜∀゜)ノ

The glowstick that lights up her performances with a beautiful blue, as well as the microphone that allows everyone to hear her beautiful voice are both included – this is the songstress herself singing on stage!!

Info on how to purchase her is below!!


Nendoroid Nana Mizuki!

She’ll be on sale at all 11 performances of her LIVE CIRCUS 2013 live tour!!

Plus…
There will also be other ways to order her!

Phew! I don’t know how I would have dealt with all the messages if she wasn’t put up for order elsewhere! Plus this means I can order one for myself as well now!

The exact dates and details of orders are still undecided, but should be announced on the Nana-sama official website at a later stage!

Keep your eyes on it for updates!

NANA PARTY: http://www.mizukinana.jp/

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

 
 
© nm7

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Nendoroid Kagamine Rin & Len Append

They’re so cute that you can’t help but connect hands! (=ﾟωﾟ)人(ﾟωﾟ=)
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These two are ready to head out on a journey!!

By ‘these two’ I don’t mean my two lovely models… I mean the figures they’re holding! They’re being shipped off to stores this week!

Today I’ll be taking a look at release samples of Nendoroids #301 and #302! The two Nendoroids following on from the great #300 release of Miku-san!
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Nendoroid Kagamine Rin: Append &
Nendoroid Kagamine Len: Append

Kagamine Rin & Len are joining the Nendoroids in their ‘Append’ outfits! They even come with a background panel and special display arm allowing you to pose them back-to-back with one another, making sure everyone knows that the twins are always close together!

They are scheduled to ship out today, which means that they should be in Japanese stores tomorrow!

It’s incredible how well these two have come out!! (((゜Д゜)))

The sculpting is of course fantastic, but more than anything I think the intricate paintwork is what impresses me the most! It’s impossible for me to fault it!

The gradient on the arms and legs is a nice gentle gradient, which recreates the original illustrations perfectly!!! Wonderful work!!
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This is how the packaging looks!

It’s nice, simple and super easy to find the parts you want! Alternate bent arms are included for some more dynamic poses, and they also include a ‘background panel’ that looks amazing when you display the two of them together.

The very first blog of 2013 was in fact a prototype review of these two!
I can’t believe it’s been half a year since then!! Σ(ﾟДﾟ;）
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Rin’s lovely begging expression and Len’s determined expression!

Every time I see that expression on Rin I feel like I’d agree to do anything for her, while the expression on Len shows us exactly why he is known as such a handsome fellow!

Both these expressions are absolutely incredible!! I remember seeing loads of people saying they preordered these two mainly for these expressions! (`･ω･´)
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It’s even more fun to display the two together!

The included background panels are based on the ‘Kagamine Rin/Len’ software packaging! They easily connect into the stand to create a nice background for your Nendoroid, while still making sure there is still enough space for the arm to move around!

The winking expressions and connected arms are specially designed to create a symmetrical pose when displayed together, creating a true Rin-Len combo!
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The first ever double Nendoroid arm!

With the standard arm it was possible to display two Nendoroids together but they ended up super close to one another. With this special double arm you can pose two together with a little distance between them! It’s actually a really useful thing to have!!

The arm part that connects into the back only moves left and right at the moment, but I think if it could be improved to move up and down, then this should start to be included with any Nendoroids that are designed to be displayed together! In fact I openly request that it is! 😛
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Holding hands behind their backs!

The holding hands parts are included with both Rin and Len, but they only really shine when you display them together like this! I really hope everyone will display these two together – don’t let them feel lonely without each other!!

The characters themselves were of course always cute to start with, but the Nendoroid design and quality brought through GSC’s manufacturing team has really created something that is simply breathtaking to see – particularly when they’re together!
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Nendoroid Kagamine Rin: Append
Nendoroid Kagamine Len: Append

 
They’ll be on sale from tomorrow!!
Get in contact with our partner shops if you have any preorder or sales queries!

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

 
 
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