Back on the 9th October, I gave a sneak peek of this figure!

How many of you were able to guess the character?

She was on display at the Dengeki 20th Anniversary event, and will be announced for preorders shortly! I managed to get hold of her prototype now, so today I’ll be starting off the week with a lovely Nendoroid review!

From ‘Waiting in the Summer’:
Nendoroid Kanna Tanigawa!

She is the second character from ‘Waiting in the Summer’ to join the Nendoroids, following on from the previously announced Ichika!

This is how she looks from the back!

I’ve posed her together with Ichika so you can see the two together!

Kanna ends up in a lot of unfortunate roles throughout the series, but even so having all the characters from the same series on display together really helps bring out the atmosphere of the series! （´∀｀）

The pin-up poster pose!

Fan’s of the series should recognise this pose! She comes with a special right arm to help you recreate the pose!

I’ve always loved this pin-up illustration of Kanna, they really draw your attention to her chest and thighs! (*ﾟ∀ﾟ)=3

Cat ears and an indulgent expression!

Remon-senpai is always causing all sorts of trouble for Kanna! The cat ears she wore in the series are included with the Nendoroid allowing you to make cute poses like this! Attaching the cat ears actually makes use of an interesting new method, which I’ll introduce to everyone a bit later!

Plus she also comes with two bent arms which allow you to display her in a very kitty-like pose!

The ‘Dynamite Drink’ and a crying face!

Remon-senpai’s mysterious special drink, the ‘Dynamite Drink’ is also included together with a teary-eyed face for Kanna! She looks so cute when she’s had too much to drink!

Plus…! (*ﾟ∀ﾟ*)

She also of course comes with parts to pose her like this!

Crawling on all-fours!

The planning head of the project was Shuu-chan, who made the comment that this is the most beautiful of any all-four poses in Nendoroid history! It did come out looking very sexy!

She comes with an special skirt, two arms and a separate lower body part to recreate this pose… as well as an extra ‘neck’ part, which is actually very important! (`・ω・´)

The small things that make this Nendoroid special!

With a normal Nendoroid joint for the neck, if you tried to pose the head in an upward position for the all-fours pose, the joint would get stuck on the back.

But with the alternate neck part with a hollowed out area, you can pose her on all fours glancing upward!

As for the cat ear parts on the right, normally these would just be placed on the head like a normal Alice band, but in order to make them fit better, the part of the hair above the ears is actually replaceable, with the sides of the Alice band pushing into the sides for a nice, neat fit.

These small little details are really wonderful! (((ﾟДﾟ)))

The all-fours parts can also be used as a sitting pose!

It is a little bit unstable, but it does at least seem to balance! It gives you a few extra options when deciding just how you want to pose her!

From ‘Waiting in the Summer’:
Nendoroid Kanna Tanigawa!

 
She’ll be up for preorder from tomorrow!! (`･ω･´)

Get in contact with our partner shops if you have any preorder or sales queries!

And don’t forget!! ヽ(ﾟ∀ﾟ)ﾉ

Nendoroid Ichika will be on sale from the 30th October!

The same day that Kanna is going on preorder!! If you’re a fan of the series, you can grab Ichika and preorder Kanna on the same day!（´∀｀）

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

(C) I＊Chi＊Ka／なつまち製作委員会

The red lines and text are all corrections!

The production team is generally the group that applies all these changes to the figure (or the manufacturing team in the case of mass production), but sometimes just like this, the planning head of the project will fix up some of the problems himself!

A file showing all the areas that need to be improved is drawn up, and slowly but surely the corrections are applied to improve the overall quality of the figure. Once all of the corrections are done, the unpainted prototype that you can see at the bottom left of this photo is created!

From ‘The Avengers’:
Nendoroid Iron Man Mark 7:
Hero’s Edition

From the worldwide hit film ‘The Avengers’ comes a fully articulated Nendoroid of Iron Man – the hero that industrialist billionaire Tony Stark becomes whenever he puts on his powerful armored suit. A number of booster effect parts are also included to easily pose him in combat or flying poses!!

The second Nendoroid from American films, following on from Nendoroid Spider-Man: Hero’s Edition!

I never thought we’d see such world famous heroes like these joining the Nendoroid series!

This is how he looks from the back!

Just like with Spider-Man, he also comes with a dioramic stand to display him flying above the city! You can even see the Stark Tower in the tiny little city!

The standard Nendoroid stand is also included, so you have the choice as to how you’d like to display him!

Posed with his arm thrusted out!

This is a pose that many Iron Man fans will be familiar with! He even comes with the opened out hand to complete the pose completely! Eno-kun was the leader of this project, and he insisted that this pose had to be included!

Pose him flying with effect parts!

He comes with jet effect parts for both of his hands, both his legs and even his back! There are also plans to include a special attachment to the arm of the stand that’ll allow you to support him nicely by his stomach for poses like this one!

You can even pose him in combat poses!

These jets used to fight his enemies are different to the ones that he uses to fly – when he is flying the jets are parallel to his the jets on his feet, but when he’s fighting with his arms out like this they’re parallel to the ground.

It’s amazing how cute the Nendoroid looks even though you can still place him in such cool looking poses!

The Edition series is fully articulated!

Whenever the name of the product has ‘Edition’ in it, you can assume that the figure is fully articulated and can be posed in an unbelievable number of ways!

Personally I love having the shoulders and knees as posable as they are on the edition Nendoroids – it really makes posing so much easier!

His mask can be opened and closed!

More than anything Tony Stark’s face is amazing! But the fact that you have the option to open up the mask is also great! 😛

How exactly this is going to be implemented in mass production is still under consideration, but no matter how it comes out, I’m sure the fans will be pleased to have this option!

You can even switch expressions!

I think I might get into trouble if I play around with this too much… in fact I’ll probably get into trouble doing it with even this one expression. 😛 But it seems you can have your favorite characters try out the Iron Man suit!

These were the corrections at the start!

I think I might get into trouble if I show too much of these… in fact I’ll probably get into trouble showing just this image… but I decided they should be shown to the blog readers as a special feature!

As you might imagine, it’s actually much harder to change characters like Spider-Man or Iron Man into Nendoroids compared to the normal anime characters. There were actually lots of other corrections besides the ones you see here – most of the changes are to make it keep to the Nendoroid design without breaking the balance of how the character should look. Iron Man had a huge number of changes that went on for a really long time before he was ready for release.

These corrections are for the joints!

These were written up by Takanon, the head of production for the project. Iron Man is a fully articulated Nendoroid, so there had to be a number of corrections for both the apperance and the posability of the Nendoroid.

Certainly not an easy thing to balance out, but it seems like the team did a great job in the end!! (`･ω･´)

From ‘The Avengers’:
Nendoroid Iron Man Mark 7:
Hero’s Edition

He is already up for preorder!! (`･ω･´)

Get in contact with our partner shops if you have any preorder or sales queries!
But that’s all for today!

I hope to see you all again tomorrow!! (・∀・)ノ゛

 
TM &©2012 Marvel & Subs.

It looks like Kyubey and his new friend are looking for some food!!

Kyubey’s new friend is rather large!!

Today we’ll be looking at the Nendoroid who owns this very familiar looking birdy! (I should keep this a secret, but I kind of wish there was a figma of Master Yupa from Nausicaä to display riding him! :P)

From DOG DAYS:
Nendoroid Leonmitchelli Galette des Rois!

From the anime DOG DAYS comes a Nendoroid of Leonmitchelli Galette des Rois, the leader and Princess of the Galette Lion Army’s Territory! Be sure to display her with the previously released Nendoroid Millhiore F. Biscotti!

The third DOG DAYS Nendoroid following on from Millhi and Ricotta!

Not only do we get the lovely Leo, but also her cercle mount, Daumas!

This is how she looks from the back!

It’s quite hard to see from this photo, but if you look close you can see her cat tail sticking out from beneath her cape! The black and white feathers on Daumas’ head and tail are also lovely!

She comes with her sword and shield!

They’re shrunk down to Nendoroid size, but look just like the full-size counterparts – it’s like the full-size versions were simply shrunk down! Leo’s outfit is also truly outstanding quality – the amount of detail is simply amazing!

An angry expression and the battleaxe, Granvale!

This expression with gritted teeth is perfect for showing a more angry side of Leo in combat scenes. She also comes with a bent arm allowing you to pose her holding this treasured weapon out in front of her, ready for battle!

A content expression and Emblem Arts!

With a quick switch between hand parts, you can pose her using Emblem Arts like this! These were included with Millhi as well, but the emblem on Millhi’s looked completely different!

Leo and Millhi are as close as sisters!

If you display her together with Millhi like this, you can have Millhi treat her like a spoiled child! This pose uses two bent arm parts and specially included hand parts to pose her in a kitty pose! It makes me want to pet her as well!!!

Daumas is also nice and posable!

There are joints in his legs and neck which make him surprisingly easy to pose! You can pose him standing up or sitting down! I’ve been placing him in all sorts of poses behind Leo in the previous photos, so go back and take a look!

I have to say I really like the way this photo came out, they look so happy together! 😛

The two princesses off on a ride together!

It’s pretty much like having four different figures on display! The cercles add so much more volume to the Nendoroids!

When you think about it, it’s actually quite rare to have something for Nendoroids to ride on… there are cars and bikes, but nothing else close to this!

From DOG DAYS:
Nendoroid Leonmitchelli Galette des Rois!

 
She’s up for preorder as of today!! (`･ω･´)

Get in contact with our partner shops if you have any preorder or sales queries!
But that’s all for today!

 
I hope to see you all again next week!! (・∀・)ノ゛

 
 
(C) PROJECT DD

The forbidden sculptor’s room!

Here we have Takanon’s desk! ヽ(ﾟ∀ﾟ)ﾉ
I always try my best not to bother any of the sculptor’s while they’re concentrating at their desks, so I tend to watch until someone leaves and then go investigate their desks, and sometimes leave some treats. 😛

It seems Takanon is painting a second prototype here!
That’s just like asking me to take the prototype for a review!

From TARI TARI:
Nendoroid Wakana Sakai!

From P.A.WORKS’ original animation series, ‘TARI TARI’ comes a Nendoroid of Wakana Sakai wearing her school uniform! She also comes with a load of extra parts that help you recreate several scenes, including some from the OP and ED themes!

The included extra parts are absolutely gorgeous!! (((ﾟДﾟ)))
There are also a few other parts that aren’t in this picture, which I’ll be taking a look at as we go along!

This is how she looks from the back!

All the details and colors of the anime have faithfully been shrunk down to Nendoroid size! She really has a lovely polished feeling about her! Her ponytail is fitted with a Nendoroid joint as well!

On the way to school with her schoolbag!

The goldfish-like thing attached to her bag has a very important role in the story and I’m told a lot of work went into making it look perfect! She also comes with a bent arm which makes it look like she is on her way to school, holding onto her schoolbag as she walks along!

Dora, Dora’s food and a spoon!

Dora is the kitty that Wakana keeps at home! All the patterns are in the right places too – making sure the white spots around the eyebrows and the pattern on her back are correct is very important!

Even Dora’s paw pads are sculpted!!

They’re not just printed on, they’re actually sculpted on the underside of the paws!! I think the pads will be too small to get their own coloring, but it’s still amazing to see so much detail went into areas that you normally won’t even be able to see!

Dora also comes with some food to munch on as well as a spoon to pose Wakana feeding the kitty – always make sure she has enough food!

You can also pose her singing!

Wakana comes with two expressions, the previous smiling expression and this singing expression. She only comes with two expressions because there are so many other extra parts included with her – but even so, I think these two expressions give you a lot of different options for her.

In this photo the expression and pose make it look like she is singing, but if you change the pose a bit it could just be a really happy smile! ヽ(゜∀゜)ノ

A grand piano and sitting parts!

Finally a Nendoroid-sized piano━*・゜・*:.。.。.:*・゜(゜∀゜)゜・*:.。..。.:*・゜・*━ !!

Obviously the size is perfect for any Nendoroids, so it’s a stunning extra for people like me who love having accessories like this for figures! The piano chair is also of course included, along with sitting parts to have her playing the piano!

This is how the piano looks from the back!

There is even a rack for the sheet music, so you could make your own little sheet music to place there! At present the top of the piano cannot be closed, but there may be some changes during production – no promises though!

Miku playing the piano!

The sitting body comes from Shuukan Hajimete no Miku, while the arms and heads are from normal Miku. I’m holding her in place with double-sided tape, but I think it looks good!

It should kind of work with most characters with sitting parts, and even those who don’t it’ll be nice to display them even standing beside the piano! I guess I’ve just always wanted a Nendoroid-sized piano… 😛

Bonus!

Wakana can be posed sitting in other places as well!

This is actually the fountain from the ED theme, which was originally never actually scheduled to be included with Wakana… but while the Nendoroid was having official photos done, Oda-P decided it needed to be included and sculpted it at the speed of light! Impressive as always!

From TARI TARI:
Nendoroid Wakana Sakai!

She’ll be up for preorder from the 2nd October! (`･ω･´)

Get in contact with our partner shops if you have any preorder or sales queries!
But that’s all for today!
I hope to see you all again next week!! (・∀・)ノ゛
(C) tari tari project

It’s getting darker so much earlier now!! (((ﾟДﾟ)))
This is the scenery from Oda-P’s desk – at around 5PM it’s already getting so dark!!  For someone like me who doesn’t really get out much I actually prefer having more time in the dark, but I’m always quite surprised when the seasons seem to change so quickly! Everyone be sure to healthy during the seasons change, especially if you’re headed into Winter now!

Anyway, today we’ll be taking a look at this lovely Nendoroid!

From Senki Zesshou Symphogear:
Nendoroid Tsubasa Kazanari!

From the anime series ‘Senki Zesshou Symphogear’ comes a Nendoroid of  Tsubasa Kazanari, the character who uses the first Symphogear System, Ame no Habakiri! She also includes some Nendoroid sized versions of the ‘Noise’ that threaten humanity!

Just like Hibiki, Tsubasa comes an amazing expression!
I’ll get to it shortly, but it is definitely something to look forward to!!

This is how she looks from the back!

She has a much more posable thigh area when compared to normal Nendoroids. It’s not quite fully posable, but it definitely makes it a little easier to get her lower half into some poses – plus it doesn’t change the way she looks at all, so it’s really a win-win situation!

The wings on her ankles are also fitted with ball joints which allow them to be moved back and forth.

She comes with loads of optional parts, including four Armed Gears!
First up, her standard sword!

You can recreate a number of the combat scenes with the Noise! Tsubasa also comes with these  whale-type Noise figures which will look great with alternate Noise figure that came with Hibiki! They’re even made with clear parts which looked lovely!

‘Blue Flash’ attack with her long sword!

The scroll that showed the name of the attack that always appeared in the show always sticks in my mind! Once the actual product releases I think I’ll try and recreate that scroll to display alongside her!

This pose features a special right and bent left arm, as well as a bent left leg and really makes it look like she’s swinging the sword around! ヽ(｀･ω･´)ﾉ

“Heaven’s Wrath” using her great sword!

The actual sword is actually a lot bigger than this, but it had to be made this size as the full size was simply impossible – but even so it’s incredibly big! There is a special stand to support the sword as well, so you can pose her kicking the sword as she did in the show!

But when I think of Symphogear, I think of this expression!!

A Swansong Expression━(ﾟ∀ﾟ)━ !!!!

I’m fairly certain those of you who haven’t seen the series must be quite confused by this expression. The girls can sing a Swansong in order to get a huge amount of power to defeat their enemies, but it puts a lot of stress on the body, as you can see here!

The expression actually uses much less blood than the series, though. 😛

I also tried playing around with Hibiki’s dark expression on other characters (see the photo below), but I don’t think this particular expression would work great on others… ^^;

Leg blades for the ‘Reverse Rakshasa’!

The Reverse Rakshasa was an attack where she spun around upside-down with her leg blades deployed! You can see she’s hard at work with Hibiki destroying the Noise!

The expression on Tsubasa here is included with Hibiki! (・∀・)
You can actually put the expression on pretty much any character to give them a really devious appearance!

Nendoroid Hibiki Tachibana is on sale from tomorrow!

Get in contact with out partner shops if you have any order or sales queries! I’m actually using the attack effect parts included with the Noise to create a kind of jumping effect!

From Senki Zesshou Symphogear:
Nendoroid Tsubasa Kazanari!

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

But that’s all for today!
I hope to see you all again tomorrow!! (・∀・)ノ゛
(C) Project シンフォギア