I’m Takamii from the Planning Team! (@gsc_takamii)
Today the two of us are here to introduce a long-awaited new entry in the Character Room Wear series!
Character Room Wear:
Foreigner/Abigail Williams
Heroic Spirit Travelling Outfit Ver.
Q. What is Character Room Wear? The Character Room Wear Series features indoor outfits based on the image of your favorite characters! Perfect for use at home, at events or at pyjama parties with your friends!
This time, based on the illustration from the 3rd anniversary event of “Fate/Grand Order”, we have Foreigner/Abigail Williams’ Heroic Spirit Travelling Outfit Jacket!
Let’s take a look at some of the highlights!
◆POINT 1
Features a stunning back design!
▲Kouhaku Kuroboshi’s design has been faithfully recreated!
While not visible in the craft essence illustration, Abby’s jacket features this fashionable design!
The jacket’s design has been recreated as an embroidered badge!
▲Rather than a simple print, the design has been recreated using embroidery!
The jacket looks great on men or women!
◆POINT 2
Faithful recreation of the original illustration!
The embroidered badges and belt have all been recreated!
Let’s see what it looks like on some Good Smile Company staff around Abby’s height (5′, 152cm).
This item is exclusive to the GOODSMILE ONLINE SHOP! Since the item won’t be available in stores, preordering is the best way to be sure you’ll get one!
*The item may be sold at select events.
Thanks for reading!
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▲While on break… it works great for indoor use too!
From the anime series “YURI!!! on ICE” comes a selection of collectible trading figures designed in collaboration with the Sanrio characters series! The line-up includes six different figures including Yuri x Pochacco A, Yuri x Pochacco B, Victor x Pompompurin A, Victor x Pompompurin B, Yuuri x Hello Kitty A and Yuuri x Hello Kitty B. Be sure to add the small, cute characters to your collection!
Cute collectible figures of the YURI!!! On ICE characters made in collaboration with Sanrio characters!
Yuri Katsuki, Victor Nikiforov, and Yuuri Plisetsky from “YURI!!! on ICE” together with Sanrio characters Pochacco, Pompompurin, and Hello Kitty! ♥
These miniature figures are based on a cute illustration that featured them all in matching poses and costumes.
Well, let’s take a look at the line-up, shall we? (っ’ω’)っ))
Yuri x Pochacco A
Yuri x Pochacco B
Victor x Pompompurin A
Victor x Pompompurin B
Yuuri x Hello Kitty A
Yuuri x Hello Kitty B
They’re just… they’re just all so… SO… OMG SO CUTE!! //bows down before their cuteness
And even though they’re so small, all the painting and detail work is meticulously done! ヽ(*´∀｀)ノ
▲Even though it’s hidden under his bangs, Yurio’s right eye is still there!
▲And as you can see on Pompompurin and Victor’s bottoms… !
▲This fluffy round tail is just so… so cute… unbearably cute… !
How big are they? Well, here’s one compared to a Nendoroid for scale.
Most Good Smile Company products are made to order, so if you want to be sure that you get your hands on them preordering is always the safest bet! Make sure you don’t miss out! (∩・∀・)∩
Happy Valentine’s Day everyone! I hope everyone got lots of flowers and chocolate today! Personally I prefer bitter chocolate to milk chocolate!!
Anyway, today I’m going to be taking a look at a new series of capsule toys developed by Good Smile Company!! ★
Piyokuru: Fate/Grand Order 01!
The characters from Fate/Grand Order are the very first characters to be released in the new capsule toy series, Piyokuru! There are a total of six different characters to collect including Saber/Altria Pendragon, Shielder/Mash, Caster/Cu Chulainn, Main Character (Male), Main Character (Female) as well as Romani Archaman.
The little eggs are designed to open up using a mechanism which requires just one quick touch in order to open up! The cute little toys can be displayed beside you and opened and closed for fun, and each also comes with a ball-chain which allows it to be attached to various items allowing you to bring your favorite character with you wherever you like! Be sure to collect them all!
The characters of Fate/Grand Order, hatching from eggs!
Let’s start with a quick explanation of what the Piyokuru series is! (●‘∀‘●)ﾉ”
The Piyokuru series makes use of a one-touch mechanism and multiple springs to quickly hatch a character out of their shell!
Each of the characters inside the shell have been carefully detailed to capture all of their more intricate characteristics have been carefully captured on the inner designs and the quick and easy opening and closing of the eggs is a very simple yet fun gimmick!
▲The inside twirls around like this!
When you push the front, the inner character actually spins around at an incredibly fast speed that you can hardly see! ♪
Tori Bird also takes a look at the series on his latest YouTube video – this should give you an even better feel for the way they open up!
Each is palm-sized, which feels like just the right size!
▲ They feel right at home in my hands! (・∀・)
The very first series to join the Piyokuru series is none other than the popular smartphone game, Fate/Grand Order! ヽ(ﾟ∀ﾟヽ 三 ﾉﾟ∀ﾟ)ﾉ
■ Saber/Altria Pendragon ■
■ Shielder/Mash ■
■ Caster/Cu Chulainn ■
■ Main Character (Male) ■
■ Main Character (Female) ■
■ Romani Archaman ■
You can enjoy just one, display them in pairs, all together…
Or simply just play around with the opening gimmick! ☆
The face is printed on from the start, but the body area and hair parts are included as stickers which need to be placed on the character after purchase!
▲ See the instructions included on how to attach the sticker!
In addition, each Piyokuru also comes with a ball chain which can be threaded through the top to easily attach the little egg to various other items allowing you to carry around your favorite character with you! ε-(o´ω｀o)
▼ The ball chain is included in the bottom of the shell!
Be sure to grab some and see for yourself just how fun it is to open and close the eggs!
A brand new capsule toy series from GSC! Piyokuru: Fate/Grand Order 01!
They will be in capsule toy stores in March 2018! ★
In addition, we will also have early sales of this item available at Wonder Festival this weekend!! You can find out more about the event over on the official booth info page here: http://whl4u.jp/en/
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We are currently running a little survey over on the WonHobby site! ★
Most Good Smile Company products are made to order, so if you want to be sure that you get your hands on them preordering is always the safest bet! Make sure you don’t miss out! (∩・∀・)∩
We’re already into the second week of the year, so this already feels a little bit out of date, but…
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!
Over the last year Kahotan Blog reached its 1000th update and was filled with all sorts of new figures, and this year I will once again be bringing everyone all sorts of figure reviews and news!! I hope everyone is looking forward to the 2018 releases! (｡･ω･)ﾉﾞ
The first blog of 2018…
Will be a look at GSC’s Happy New Year Card!! ♪
This time around we went for a simpler design compared to some of the more eccentric cards we have sent out in the past! ☆
▲Clean yet stylish! I think it suits GSC nicely!
However, inside the envelope…
Are all sorts of stickers!!! ε-(o´ω｀o)
Back in primary school sticker books were really popular, so seeing a huge set of stickers come out of the envelope is more than enough to get me excited!
There are a total of seven different stickers, each one representing some of the new challenges that GSC is currently undertaking! ♪
Let’s take a closer look at each of them! ヽ(ﾟ∀ﾟヽ 三 ﾉﾟ∀ﾟ)ﾉ
◆Nendoroid x DOLL◆
A brand new idea coming to the Nendoroid world soon!
This plan was first revealed at Wonder Festival 2017 (Summer) – a new project that will combine the world of dolls and Nendoroids! Stay tuned for more info!!
◆Harmonia bloom◆
GSC’s First Doll Brand: Harmonia bloom! ☆
The dolls were just on display at Doll Show 52 Winter in Asakusa! The character doll of Hagumi Hanamoto has already been announced and preorder stock is selling out fast!
A new 5-minute anime airing from this month on TOKYO MX and BS Fuji! The project is a collaboration effort between GSC and TOKYO MX! It is also being shown on various streaming services, so be sure to take a look! (More Details Here!）
◆Hatsune Miku Illustration Contest Winner◆
The Hatsune Miku 10th Anniversary Figure Project!
This illustration by Pomu was selected as the winner, and thus till be transformed into a scale figure by GSC! The amount of detail on the dress and her hair are sure to make for an absolutely amazing figure! Stay tuned for updates!! ε=(｡・д・｡)
A life-size replica of the famous sword! The head planner has also told me that there will be more to the sword than just its appearance! Look forward to more updates!!
▲ Displayed at Wonder Festival 2017 (Summer)
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huke x Masaki Apsy x GOOD SMILE COMPANY!
This is an all new plastic model body project!
▲Displayed at the 57th Japan Hobby Show
There is still a lot of mystery surrounding this product, but for now just think of it as something like the mid-point between figures and plastic models!
And that’s all!
2018 will feature these and more new ideas to come! We hope you will enjoy them and continue to support us throughout the year!!
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Preorder Deadlines!!
Preorders for many products at the GOODSMILE ONLINE SHOP are closing soon! Here are the products closing on the 11th of January 2018 (JST)!
Most Good Smile Company products are made to order, so if you want to be sure that you get your hands on them preordering is always the safest bet! Make sure you don’t miss out! (∩・∀・)∩
As with most years, I have decided to interview the Good Smile Company CEO, Aki-san, as a final bit of closure for the year! (∩・∀・)∩
( ｶωｶ)ﾉﾞ Let’s get right into it! How was the start of 2017?!
Time has just flown by, and yet there were so many things going on that the Winter Wonder Festival feels like it was around five years ago. We ran the “Good Smile Clinic” for the first time, announced all sorts of new figure projects and much more, making a nice start to the year.
We also had just started the Grand Summoner’s game… which admittedly had a lot of trouble at the start and taught us some valuable lessons about how to manage and run a game like that. It was very interesting to be dealing with the players of the game as well as the team running things as we strived to improve the game. It’s already so nostalgic to me!
▲ Grand Summoners is currently collaborating with Monster Hunter! ☆
( ｶωｶ)ﾉﾞ Nostalgic? How so?
Yep! As it was a new challenge for us there were all new things to worry about and deal with – the same goes for all the new figure and anime projects we are currently working on, but it really made me realize how important it is to sometimes sit down and concentrate on a project. Replay the game over and over and fix anything that doesn’t feel right and keep working at it until we can please the fans as best possible; no matter how many tries it may take…
( ｶωｶ)ﾉﾞ You also seemed to be going on a lot of overseas trips this year!
I took part in a lot of overseas events and really got the feel that the overseas market is expanding this year. A lot of the things that are popular in Japan now become popular with fandoms overseas at almost exactly the same time. I also once again realized that we really do have fans all over the world, which is such a wonderful feeling. In the past I’ve often just felt that being at the event and being told “thanks for coming” was enough, but it’s got to the point that we need to start treating our overseas fans with more care, and catering to their requests and wants as a separate section.
( ｶωｶ)ﾉﾞ The popular OVERWATCH series is a good example of that!
Yep. We are very grateful to be able to work with popular series such as this and reach a whole new market with our figures. This also opens up a lot of new options for companies related to us such as USP (Ultra Super Pictures) and more. I feel that this the start of the year featured a lot of thinking and decision making that led to more opportunities toward the end of the year and even further into the future
（ｶωｶ)ﾉﾞ In April we celebrated Max Factory’s 4th Anniversary!
If Max Factory had never existed, Good Smile Company may never have even entered the hobby world. We actually entered the industry as a kind of support to them, and before we knew it GSC had become a company that completed focused on figures and the hobby world. Thinking back on it all is actually a really emotional thing to me. I can hardly believe that GSC has been around for 16 years now.
To think that the only Japanese pilot would come in first place in not only the home race, but the entire championship made for a very exciting season!! The event was packed with fans that had a very special energy that really built up to his victory! While it hasn’t yet been decided if the event will take place in Japan next year I personally would love to see it come back every year. This was a very different challenge for us, and it takes a lot of hard work, but seeing everyone enjoy themselves at the event is always worth it.
（ ｶωｶ)ﾉﾞ Into July! WonFes! But… I believe you were at a race overseas at the time!
That’s right. I missed out on the Summer WonFes to attend the Spa 24 Hours race where we really felt the pressure of the overseas teams!! That said, GSC announced many interesting new projects at Summer WonFes!
( ｶωｶ)ﾉﾞ The Nendoroid dolls are one way to customize Nendoroids, but we also started a rather interesting service earlier this year as well!
The Nendoroid Face Maker! Nendoroids have always had the ability to swap faces between characters, but we wanted someway to allow fans even more options when customizing their Nendoroids. Thus this project was born!
We really went a little too far with this one! But the company has built an environment that allows everyone to try out new challenges like this one – we’ll have to wait and see how it pans out!
( ｶωｶ)ﾉﾞ huke’s collaboration with Masaki Apsy on a new plastic model project is also another project to look forward to!
huke x Apsy x GSC. A connection between figures and plastic models that honestly will be a very interesting project! I’m not sure if it will be more popular with figure fans or plastic model fans, but we’ll have to see! This has been a very fun item from conception all the way to where we are now. I can’t wait to reveal more info to everyone!
▲ The Project Teaser image revealed at HOBBY SHOW
( ｶωｶ)ﾉﾞ On the 31st August, Hatsune Miku celebrated her 10th anniversary!
We’ve been releasing 10 years of Miku figures and even now they remain as popular as ever. This new 10th anniversary figure was made with the utmost figure to show our thanks to the virtual idol! The sculpt work really is on an incredible level, and I wish more people could take a look at the figure in person! The way each and every one of the strands of her hair have been put together… it’s something that should be so common for me to see, but this figure is just something else! Looking at it makes me think it looks more like a CG model than a figure.
( ｶωｶ)ﾉﾞ I also thought it felt very different when taking pictures for the blog!
Personally when looking at figures, the things that I feel are most important are a clean sculpt, accuracy and reproducibility. While I know there are many countries make figures with amazing details when sculpting, but I feel Japan is the forerunner when making and mass producing them and I feel that this particular figure is a perfect example of that. Thankfully we also have lots of people at GSC that take these sculpts and then make sure they move onto the next step in just as high quality.
( ｶωｶ)ﾉﾞ The next step?
An example that comes to mind is the recent figure of Shiro. I remember looking at the prototype and thinking the amount of detail was almost too high for mass production…
But when the sample came in from the factory, it was almost identical to the prototype. I was stunned. The factory even commented that if they receive something with such precise detail then they have to work equally hard to put out the same quality!
( ｶωｶ)ﾉﾞ Into the Winter! The final face for the GSR team!
Thanks to everyone’s support, we managed to take the champion title for the first time in three years! This year was the AMG 50th anniversary, Yokohama Tires 100th anniversary and Miku’s 10th anniversary, so it was the perfect memorial year to make a victory! We have also already announced the new Racing Miku design for 2018, illustrated by Hiro Kanzaki!
( ｶωｶ)ﾉﾞ Anyway, let’s step away from work for a bit. Is there anything else you were interested in this year?
Hmm… just the other day you may have seen there was a Kizuna Ai YouTube Video that I featured in. Ever since then I’ve been quite interested in looking at various YouTuber’s videos. The way they edit the talks and bring out that “YouTuber” feel almost makes it feel like there are unwritten rules to making videos on YouTube now, which is quite interesting. After watching a couple of different YouTubers I think I’ve started to understand why people become so addicted to watching these videos.
Also, I really enjoyed the Little Witch Academia anime series! To think that the series started as a single short film at Anime Mirai and managed to come all the way to become a full animated series. It has a very special place in my heart, and it has only come this far thanks to the support from all the fans!
Plus we have finally started getting things going with the second season of Thunderbolt Fantasy over in Taiwan. There was also a special movie edition that was in some theatres near the end of the year. I really am excited to see where the series goes from here on out.
I want to make myself useful to hobby and anime fans all over the world!
( ｶωｶ)ﾉﾞ Make yourself… useful?
Up until now we have always had our hands full planning items with mostly aimed at Japan, but we have managed to build up an environment that can start catering to more now. There are many opportunities for fans all around the world to see our products and learn about figures, and I think it’s an important time for us to start looking at the overseas market together with the Japanese market.
For example, there are some items that cannot be sold by us in Japan due to licensing issues but we can sell exclusively to overseas markets, and there are also certain series that have a lot more popularity in the West that we need to look into more – simply put, we need to start planning products aimed at overseas markets.
I know there are lots of fans of all sorts of different series out there, and I want to present our figures to those fans in a way that they can be satisfied and proud to own items from their favorite series, no matter if they are in Japan or in any other country in the world. That is how I want to be useful to the fans.
I hope all of our fans had a wonderful 2017!!
I hope to see you all on the blog again in the New Year!!!
The year has almost come to an end! I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas!!
Anyway, today I’m going to be taking a look at the winners and some other photos from this little photo contest we ran over the past few weeks! Nendoroid Christmas Photo Contest!
A big thank you to everyone who took part! The results have been announced over on the details page above, but I thought I’d take a look at them on the blog as well!
We received over 1000 entries to the contest, all of which were filled with Christmas spirit and love for Nendoroids!! Here are a few other photos that I personally really enjoyed! (∩・∀・)∩
Santa KAITO delivering presents to Rin and Len as they sleep!! Such a precious photo with lovely attention to detail! Just looking at it makes me feel all happy inside!! ♥
To think you could make use of those hand parts to recreate a present opening scene! Genius!! It’s amazing what poses you can create with a little ingenuity!!
All of the Aqours Nendoroids dressed up in the Santa outfits that were released earlier this year!! Even though the poses are quite limited with these parts, these photos successfully bring out each of the girl’s characters! You can really feel the love for Aquors in these photos!
I took a lot of photos with cats for the April Fools Joke earlier this year, but most of them were always running around and making it hard for me to photograph! It’s lovely to see a kitty together with a Nendoroid in a much more relaxed pose!! ★
A rather different photo to most of the others, but that’s what makes it so special! The use of little extra parts and the background to add that little extra Christmas feel are all lovely… and the way Miku is staring right at me is lovely!
In addition, we also have this contest still underway! ★ Nendoroid More: Face Swap Expression Design Contest 2018!
Submissions are open from 7th December 2017 from 12:00JST until the 19th January 2018 at 23:59JST
The Nendoroid More: Face Swap series that featured a variety of new expressions for your Nendoroids is coming back once again in an all new set! We already have a number of special Nendoroid face plates in the works, but we are also looking for some fan-made designs to include in the set! If there has ever been an expression you wished existed for Nendoroids now id your chance to have that design become an official product! Find out more below!
Most Good Smile Company products are made to order, so if you want to be sure that you get your hands on them preordering is always the safest bet! Make sure you don’t miss out! (∩・∀・)∩
We’re already into October! There are lots of big products coming up this month, so I hope everyone is looking forward to them!
Today I’m going to be taking a look at… Learning with Manga! Fate/Grand Order Collectible Figures Episode 2
The cute yet peculiar characters from the manga series on the Fate/Grand Order official site, “Learning with Manga! Fate/Grand Order” have been transformed into a second selection of collectible figures!
This time around the line-up includes an all-new set of six different characters including the Male Main Character/Gudao, Rider/Astolfo, Olgamally Animusphere, Saber/Attila, Berserker/Kiyohime and Avenger/Jeanne d’Arc (Alter). The figures may be small, but they have a mysterious charm to them that will spice up any display! Be sure to add them to your collection!
A second set of the bizarre characters of Fate/Grand Order’s “Learning with Manga”!
The adorable characters illustrated by Riyo for the “Learning with Manga” Fate/Grand Order series have been transformed into adorable collectible figures once again!
▲ They are just as cute from behind!
The first set of characters has already been released!
Learning with Manga! Fate/Grand Order Collectible Figures!
Be sure to add the bizarre characters to your collection!! Learning with Manga! Fate/Grand Order Collectible Figures Episode 2!
They will be up for preorder from tomorrow!
Be sure to keep your eyes on the Good Smile Company Website for more details! Plus, don’t forget about these other items that are also currently up for preorder!
Nendoroid More: Learning with Manga! Fate/Grand Order Face Swap (Saber/Altria Pendragon)
*This product only includes a Nendoroid Face Plate and Front Hair Parts.
Most Good Smile Company products are made to order, so if you want to be sure that you get your hands on them preordering is always the safest bet! Make sure you don’t miss out! (∩・∀・)∩
There are some videos like the above that simply take a close look at the figure from various different angles, but then we also have my personal favorite type of videos…
These videos either take a look at items that are currently up for preorder or instead items that are just about to release in stores!! Here is the video that he was taking above, freshly uploaded to the YouTube channel!
▼Current Projects Good Smile Arms: Kirby & Robobo Armor… and more!
Tori Bird is a member of out planning team! His first project was in fact not a Nendoroid but a Nendoroid Plus!! ヽ(ﾟ◇ﾟ )ﾉ
Tori Bird: Yep! Back then I didn’t understand anything about the process of making figures, it was a lot to learn and I still thank everyone for bearing with me while I learnt all the finer details!
Coming into the industry without really knowing the ropes makes things rather difficult!
Tori Bird: There are a lot of things that need to be considered when planning a figure – things like trying to keep costs down based on the way of sculpting and methods of painting! After that project I started working on a Nendoroid and remember trying my best to keep the manufacturing process in mind. For the past few years I in fact moved to the Lucky Factory in Tottori as a member of the manufacturing team, and have since become much more informed!
And now you’ve come back and rejoined the planning team! One item you are working on is the Robobo Armor mentioned above… is there anything else you want to talk about?
Tori Bird: I’m in fact working on an all new challenge!! But we’re still in the rather early stages, so I can’t say much else right now! Stay tuned!
A new challenge? That sounds rather interesting! I look forward to hearing more!
Is there anything specific you do when recording the videos?
Tori Bird: I always try to keep my reactions to the projects as genuine as possible! I want those watching the video to feel the emotions I am feeling when they watch!
When I came to take photos I noticed you didn’t have any script or anything! (；・`ω・´）
Tori Bird: That’s right! While I do confirm any important parts about the figures with the planners beforehand, we don’t have any specific script or preparation. We simply look at the figures while taking an honest look at the important details!
How about when editing?
Tori Bird: I try to edit them to be as short as possible but still packed with info! I try to keep up a quick and fun tempo!
Tori Bird edits his own videos! Both the main actor and the main editor!
Tori Bird: I do have help from the WEB team’s yα-tomo when recording the video in terms of camera work, but I do all the editing myself!
▲ Tori Bird troubled over his edits…
Tori Bird: We have a lot of tools to send new info out on the web – Facebook, Twitter, even this blog. But we wanted to try and add another layer to the promotion with videos, which is why we started this YouTube project.
There are around 3-4 videos each month, but do you have a favorite?
Tori Bird: My personal best so far was the review we did of the Nendoroid Face Maker website!
Is there any other project you want to make a video of?
Tori Bird: I would love to do a video that takes a look around Lucky Factory! I was there for awhile and did have the chance to take a look around during a live broadcast, but I would love to show everyone how exactly the figures are made in the factory! I’m not sure if there is demand for that though!
I think that’s a great idea! Tori Bird’s guided tour of the factory!! I look forward to it and many more videos in the future!
Tori Bird: Be sure to subscribe to the Good Smile YouTube Channel for more!
Project Exhibition: 1st September – 3rd September 2017
*A ticket is required for entry.
▼ Time
September 1 (Fri) 12: 00 ~ 18: 00 / September 2 (Sat) 10: 00 ~ 18: 00 / September 3 (Sun) 10: 00 ~ 18: 00 (Last Entry at 17:30)
▼ Location
Makuhari Messe International Exhibition Hall 1 & 2
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Good Smile Company will have various Miku-related figures on display as well as various items on sale! Be sure to stop by and take a look if you’re at the event!
All Good Smile Company products are made to order, so if you want to be sure that you get your hands on them preordering is always the safest bet! Make sure you don’t miss out! (∩・∀・)∩
I used to work part-time at the hotel used in fhána’s “Moon River” music video. It was my very first part-time job as a student so it really brings back memories!
Anyway, today I’m going to be taking a look at…
The Eccentric Family 2 Capsule Toys!★
From the anime series The Eccentric Family 2 comes a set of the mascots of the Shimogamo brothers that will also help out around your desk!! The set includes 5 different items including a Yaichiro paperclip holder, a Yajiro item tray, a Yasaburo pen stand, a Yasaburo hanging mascot as well as a Yashiro smartphone stand. Collect them all and show off the eccentric family on your desk!
* This product is sold as a capsule toy only.
* This product will be available prior to release at the Kyoto International Manga Anime Fair 2017 taking place from the 16th to the 17th September.
“An interesting thing is a good thing!”
The cute animal brothers have been converted into cute miniature figures that can also help out around your desk! Other than the previously revealed Yasaburo pen stand, today’s blog will be the first look at their final prototypes!
Let’s first see how they look from the back!
Their fluffy, round forms have been captured perfectly!
They are all around palm-size but even so are quite large for miniature figures!
▲ Approximately 5cm in height! (｀・ω・´)ゞ
▲ They are more than cute enough to just display as figures!
The size does differ between characters slightly, but they are definitely on the larger size for capsule toys!
▲ Yajiro is in some water surrounded by coins! ♪
Let’s take a closer look at each of them!
– Yaichiro –
▲A serious yet still adorable expression!
● Usage: Paperclip Holder ●
* All figures come with the round base you can see Yaichiro standing on.
Racing Miku Time Magical Mirai Time New Product Time Snow Miku Time
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This broadcast will show the possible designs for the 2018 Snow Miku! Once again we will take votes during the broadcast as well as afterwards on a special site!
We do hope you’ll tune-in to the broadcast and join us!
I often get hungry when watching cat food commercials. They always make the food look so delicious! I’ve never owned a cat so I really don’t have any knowledge on the subject though!
Anyway, as some of you may have realized, yesterday the Good Smile site was taken over by our feline overlords as part of the April Fool festivities! ♪
▲ We hope you were pleasantly surprised when you accessed the site!
We worked together with a cat cafe in Akihabara called Cat Cafe MoCHA in order to make Cat Smile Company come to life for a day!
Cat Cafe MoCHA: Akihabara Store
Address: Akihabara SIL Building 2nd Floor, 4-4-3 Sotokanda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo Hours: 10:00 ~ 22:00 (Last Entry 21:30) Cost: ¥200/10min
As part of the April Fool Project I went to the cat cafe together with Chan Shuu (@gscs_hirase), Suwabe (@gsc_suwabe), Yatomo (@gsc_tomo) and Kevin (@gsc_kevin) to take photos of the kitties! ♪
This was actually my first time ever going to a cat cafe! I was rather excited from the get go but there were a lot of things on my mind… Would I be able to take photos of the cats as they ran around? What kind of place was a cat cafe? Would I be able to fit in at such a stylish place?
It all worked out just fine though! The inside was such a friendly atmosphere!
At the entrance you first remove your shoes, sterilize your hands and place your baggage in a locker room!
Then you head inside…!
It’s so stylish! So pretty!!
SO MANY KITTIES!!
So cute…!
So Cute!!!
SO VERY CUTE!!!
As my first experience in a cat cafe the fact that I was surrounded by cats was amazing, but I was also very surprised at how stylish and modern the cafe looked on the inside!
My normal targets for photography don’t tend to move around much, so I was a bit worried when I was told I had to take photos of cats, but it was actually much easier to photograph them than I had imagined! They would even take cute little poses for me to capture!!
We went through on a weekday morning and while there were not many customers besides us, everyone was very laid back and relaxed as they enjoyed the kitties! ε=(｡・д・｡)
Whether you are just there to enjoy the cats, photograph them, or even sit and relax with some of the manga that is provided in the cafe… it’s such a wonderful place to sit back and relax!
Some people might be concerned that as they are not used to cats it may be awkward to suddenly be around so many – I was the same! But once you get inside and start playing with the cats you’ll forget anything like that and simply enjoy their cuteness!! It really was a wonderful place to have my first cat cafe experience!
I had the chance to speak with the Shibata from the Cat Cafe MoCHA’s PR department to ask what exactly makes their cat cafes so special!
The inside of our cafes focuses on a natural, wooden look that provides an overall warm and gentle appearance. The exception to this is the Ikebukuro East Exit store which has a more lounge-themed design. The Shibuya store has a more elegant approach – the look differs slightly between stores so we hope everyone will take a look at each of them!
The cats are obviously the main attraction, but it’s easy to see that a lot of attention is given to the design of the cafes as well! They are so warm an inviting! I honestly never expected a cat cafe to look so very modern and stylish!
Thank you for the compliments! MoCHA is a cat cafe after all, so cats will always be the main focus but we really do aim to create an area that people can come and relax even if there were no cats. The warm and stylish “cafe” like design allows for people who have never had the chance to come to a cat cafe to stop by and feel welcome.
HOW TO ENJOY A CAT CAFE
What is the best way to get close to a cat?
The best way to start is to do the nose check! Point out your finger toward the cats nose and they will almost always come forward and give it a sniff!
Cats themselves often do this themselves with their noses as a kind of greeting, so it’s a simple way to try and close the stranger gap between you and the cat!
Do all of your stores allow visitors to touch the cats?
We welcome out guests to pet and play with the cats, but we do ask that you refrain from picking them up. We have a couple of cat toys available in the store as well which you are welcome to use to play with the kitties! By the way, if you wear a long skirt the cats will always come to you and try to hide under your skirt… making you a very popular guest!
Unfortunately I came in short pants!! I wish I had known that beforehand!
Cats love things that move so they naturally go to investigate the long skirts! We also have blankets in the cafe for those who feel chilly, and the cats will often come and jump on the laps of those who use them.
What are the cat treats on this board?
You can purchase cat treats and cat ice cream to feed the cats! These do cost a little extra, but you get to give the cats a little love back and have them come to you which makes it worth it for any cat lovers!
The best way to gain instant popularity with the cats!
AKIHABARA STORE
Each of the stores has a different theme, what makes the Akihabara store stand out from the rest?
The Akihabara store has a huge selection of manga as well as game consoles to play on including the new Nintendo Switch! Perfect for the electronic town!
In other words you get to play game, read manga and enjoy being surrounded by cats all at the same time! What kind of guests come to visit?
Compared to other stores there are a lot more guests from overseas. We often also see people come in after work still wearing their suits to unwind after a day of hard work. Depending on the season we also get people that come after looking for work!
We also have various tools to remove hair and smells from your clothes before you leave, so don’t worry too much about what you are wearing!
I can understand wanting to come and visit after a long day at work! It’s the perfect place to relax and forget about any responsibilities for awhile!
As a side note, the weekends tend to get very busy, so if you want a more relaxed time I recommend coming on a weekday! Perhaps the best time to avoid the crowds is weekday mornings – the cats have also just woken up and tend to be very playful!
We also have feeding time at 10:30 and 19:30 every day! You’re welcome to come at that time to see the kitties enjoying their meal!
YOUR FAVORITE CATS AT THE AKIHABARA STORE
There are a total of 24 cats at the Akihabara store, but which ones are your favorites?
It’s incredibly hard to choose as I really love them all, but if I had to pick my top 6 would be…
◆ Goemon ◆
Breed: Minuet
◆ Azuki ◆
Breed: Munchkin
◆ Kurumi ◆
Breed: Scottish Fold
◆ Momiji ◆
Breed: Scottish Fold (Calico)
◆ Wasabi ◆
Breed: Siberian
◆ Mitarashi ◆
Breed: Munchkin
You can find photos of the other cats over on the official website! ☆
MoCHA strives to cater to both cat lovers and those who are just looking for a nice place to relax. We would be glad to have you come and visit our Akihabara store or any other of the MoCHA stores around Japan! We look forward to welcoming you!
Thank you for your time!
If anyone is thinking about trying out a Cat Cafe this spring, I am happy to recommend MoCHA and their adorable kitties!!
