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Aircraft Carrier: Wo-Class

Hello there everyone!

Chanshuu from Good Smile Company’s Planning team here! I seem to be appearing on this blog more and more often recently… perhaps a name change is in order!

Anyway, today I will be taking a look at a figure that I really, really wanted to review on the blog! Let me get started with my review of the 1/8th scale…

Aircraft Carrier: Wo-Class!!

Finally a scale figure of Wo-Class-chan!——–(ﾟ∀ﾟ)——-!!

From the popular browser game ‘Kantai Collection -Kan Colle-‘ comes a 1/8th scale figure of the Abyssal’s Aircraft Carrier Wo-Class. The figure preserves the Wo-Class’ noble demeanor from the game, with an original pose which creates a mystical yet imposing atmosphere! Three of her aircraft are also included to pose floating around her, and her large hat can be removed for a rather different appearance!

I am not only a fellow admiral but a huge fan of KanColle myself , and if I ever got an opportunity to join up with the Abyssal I know my first choice of any of the characters would be Wo-Class! I know there are many admirals out there that feel the same way too!

Face Close-Up!

Her pale, almost translucent skin and beautiful sky blue eyes are so beautiful! Although the expression itself is rather expressionless, she is definitely looking ahead with a clear goal in her eyes!

Ranran from the Production Team was the one who worked on her expression, and in order to make her look more like the military vessel of the deep seas, she actually specifically left a glossy look to her eyes and lips which came out looking amazing!! ( ・∀・)

Her Legs and Base!

Her long slim legs actually have a rather cute design to them as they descend into the boots below! The feet seem to have her walking on the water with the rough ripples spreading outward, getting rougher and rougher the further they become in a rather mysterious phenomenon. The base alone is more than enough to make you picture the raging seas in your mind… truly a work of art!

I’d love to focus more on her amazing body as well… but I’ve decided I have to leave some parts of the figure for Kahotan to look at too! She will be upping a special blog this Sunday about Wo-Class!!

Now I’m going to focus a bit more on the huge hat upon her head!

Her Hat from the Side!

Her hat has a fairly peculiar design that combines an organic and mechanical appearance all into one! The turret on the side shows off the more human, technological side of her design!

Her Hat from the Back!

The back features some pipes which I can only assume are for power – they have a kind of living, vein-like look to them yet are held by metallic rings as well. The unbalance between living and mechanical is amazing!! ( ・∀・)

Her Hat from the Top + Airships!

I didn’t really mention it before, but Wo-Class also comes with three ship-borne airships to display with her! As expected of an Aircraft Carrier! They have a kind of whale-like design to them, with two blue eyes on top just like Wo-class’ hat!

3x Airships!

These are based directly on the animations from the game! They might be small in comparison to Wo-Class, but they are still impressively detailed! The three of them together make for quite a magnificent view!

Underside of the Airships!

The mechanical part of the ships is represented by their machine guns, with the teeth just beside them to keep up the incredible black/white and inorganic/mechanical contrast! I think these things are more like people than they are creatures of the sea…. （（（’Д’；）））

This next photo is my personal favorite shot for today!

“Conquer the Seas.”

Aircraft Carrier Wo-Class, invading your collection soon!

Well? What did you think? There is actually still one additional aspect to this figure that makes her even more special…!

Her hat can be removed!!!

This gives you a lovely clear look at her expression…!

However! I shall not be giving everyone a look at this today! You’ll have to check the GSC Website from tomorrow!! She is scheduled to be up on the site from 12:00JST tomorrow!

Anyway, that’s all for today! I’m sure we shall meet again sometime soon! (*^_^*)ﾉｼ

Kahotan Blog: Planning Team / Kahotan – gsc_kahotan
Today’s Author: Planning Team / Shuutarou Hirase – gscs_hirase

 

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Japan Expo 2014

Bonjour everyone, Kahotan here! (@gsc_kahotan)

I safely returned to Japan after my trip to France early this morning! I managed to sleep rather soundly on the plane home too, so I’m not even feeling the jet lag!

But anyway, as I’m sure most of you already know that I had been in France since the 30th June! The reason for that was of course that I was attending…

Japan Expo!!!

More Info About Japan Expo:
http://event.goodsmile.info/event/japan-expo-2014/?lo=en-us

With that said, today my blog is going to be a report of the event! (｀・ω・´)


– The Japan Expo Event Hall –

I also made a number of tweets from France which you can read up on from my Twitter! Be sure to check there too! ♪

Let’s get started! ヽ(*・ω・)人(・ω・*)ノ

 
– Event Hall Entrance –

There were two different entrances to the event hall, but this was the one that I always used! If you look hard you can see an advert for ‘All You Need Is Kill’! ♪

– GSC Booth #1 –

The display area featured a lovely open glass design! You can see exactly what was on display over on my Twitter account!

☆ Kahotan Twitter: https://twitter.com/gsc_kahotan/media

Some of the series even had full dioramas made to display with them!

– GSC Booth #2 –

We even had a few colored prototypes brought through from Japan to show everyone in France! figma Racing Miku 2013 EV MIRAI ver., Nendoroid Saori Takebe and Nendoroid Yukari Yakumo!

However! I also want to point out the top section of this display!


A special Nendoroid explanation panel!! (｡・д・｡)

There was also one for the figma series beside it! These were made to explain what the Nendoroid and figma series are all about!

The area next to this was used to show a few videos, including some of the work done in the factories in China as well as Good Smiles TV adverts. The video of the factories painting the gradient onto some hair parts seemed to really attract peoples attention and got some great reactions as well!


– GSC Booth #3 –

The items on sale were on display on the side with a busy pathway beside it! Each of the products had a lovely background to match it, showing off Maritan’s lovely artistic taste! ☆

Maritan is the kind and charming figure lover who is in charge of advertising, PR and the blog for Good Smile France! ♡

☆ Maritan’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/gsc_maritan

The photo above was taken from Maritan’s Twitter account! She was being held up by the members of Nudist Beach!! I’m actually quite jealous…!

– GSC Booth: Sales Counter –

This photo was taken on the first day of the event! There was a queue just seconds after the event started!

We also had an adorable Kongou-chan handing out sales lists…!! (*´Д`)

Here is a look at what was up for sale!


After just the first day around half of the items were already sold out!!

A big thank you to everyone who was at the event!!!

The arrow here shows the end of the sales queue! (ﾟＡﾟ;)


According to our French staff members, people don’t get to ‘line-up’ very often in France, so some of those lining up actually found it a rather exiting venture!

– Hands-on Time! –

A section of the GSC booth was used for a special ‘Hands-on’ time, where guests could come by and ask questions! On the other hand, we also got to ask them where they bought figures, what anime series they were enjoying at the moment and all sorts of other things! It was a very enjoyable corner! (｡･ω･)ﾉﾞ

One guest really loved figmas but couldn’t quite get the posing right, so Akane Eiseihei gave a posing lecture for everyone!

We were even asked for our autographs, which let to a rather spur-of-the-moment autograph session too!

Akane Eiseihei had an awesome looking signature.. whereas I just wrote my name in Katakana… ;_;

– Japan Expo Outfits –


The staff were wearing matching happi coats!

The French team prepared these lovely outfits for the event! ♡

This photo was taken on the last day, so it was rather creased… but that just show how much it was used and loved! (；´∀｀)


– Together with the France Team –

Everyone was so kind! Such a lovely group of people!

They were happy to help me out with a smile even though my terrible French and English…

A huge thank you to all of you!!

Let me take a look around the rest of the event too! ♪

– FREE HUGS! –

People all over the event held ‘FREE HUGS’ signs! There were people being hugged all over the event!! Even I was hugged while being told something like ‘Did you come from Japan? Have fun!” in French! ( -ﾉｪ-)

– Itasha! –

There were even some itasha on display at the event! It seems like KanColle is even popular in France! Although the admirals of Japan did mention that the game is rather difficult if you don’t understand Japanese – there were many that did speak it very well though!

There were even some personal itasha out in the parking lot, which made me realise it doesn’t matter what country you’re in! Fans will want to decorate things with the things they love! ☆

– Gaming Tournaments! –

There were booths with gaming tournaments going on which were surrounded with fans! Just watching the heated battles was really fun! ♪

– Dance Together! –

Everyone was watching a dancing game and dancing together in this corner of the event! It was a popular corner throughout the event! （*´▽｀*）

– League of Legends!! –

This was without a doubt the booth that had the most shouts and excitement at the event! The popular PC game, ‘League of Legends’! Apparently the most played game worldwide at the moment!

There were also lots of cosplayers from the game! ♪

Speaking of cosplay…. I would now like to take a look through some of my personal favorite cosplayers at the event!

“Frozen” – Anna / Elsa

“Attack on Titan” – Hanji / Levi

 
 

“ONE PIECE” – Borsalino

 
 

“ONE PIECE” – Chopper / Nico Robin

 

“Card Captor Sakura” – Sakura Kinomoto

 

 
“Card Captor Sakura” – Sakura Kinomoto 

 
“Pokemon” – Misty / Ashe
 

 
“Haikyuu!!”

Kei Tsukishima / Ryunosuke Tanaka / Tobio Kageyama / Shoyo Hinata / Koshi Sugawara


 

“Alice in Wonderland” – Mad Hatter / Alice

“Saint Oniisan” – Jesus / Buddha

Aaahhh… （*´▽｀*）

 
I’m normally too shy to ask permission to take any photos, but I decided that I may never get the chance to meet the cosplayers of Japan Expo again, so I mustered my confidence, brought Akane Eiseihei with me, and took as many photos as I could!

I often get messages on Twitter and via email from other countries telling me how they love anime and figures… but to actually go somewhere and experience that love for myself was an incredible experience. I realize how much people truly do love anime, games and figures after seeing how much fans enjoy these events first hand.

I also really enjoyed answering everyones questions at the booth, and loved seeing all the photos that were shown to me! A lot of fans also told me their favorite animes and characters, and even through the language barrier I was able to communicate with them through their love of the series!

It didn’t matter that I didn’t understand French when someone came to the booth wearing a Ren-chan shirt and shouted out “Nyanpasu!”. I was happy to respond with my very own “Nyanpasu”! I also remember someone telling me an anime they like just by humming the theme song – even without knowing English or French, I was able to have a great time thanks to shared love in hobbies!

It also made me realize how I’ve managed to connect with people all over the world through my blog and Twitter. It was a truly magical trip to France! (｀・ω・´)

I’ll be sure to continue to inform everyone both in Japan and overseas about all things Good Smile!!

 

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／Kahotan’s Inner Voice＼


∧＿∧
（　・∀・） .。０ (You can find more photos and little stories…)
oノ∧つ⊂）
(　（　・∀・）.。０ (…over on my Twitter!)
∪（　∪ ∪
と＿_）__）

Tomorrow will be another blog by Chanshuu-senpai while I recover from my journey! It’s finally time for ‘Wo’ to surface…!

See you all again soon!!!

Planning Team / Kahotan
Twitter ID: gsc_kahotan

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Nendoroid Satsuki Kiryuin

Hello again everyone!

My name is Hamako from GSC’s planning team, and I will once again be taking over the blog for Kahotan while she is away in France! I’ve somehow managed to catch a bit of a Summer cold, so I’ll be writing with a bit of a snuffly nose…

Today I will be introducing a figure up for preorder tomorrow…

Nendoroid Satsuki Kiryuin!

From the popular anime series ‘KILL la KILL’ comes a Nendoroid of Satsuki Kiryuin, Honnouji Academy’s Student Council president who rules through unquestionable force and fear. She comes with both her standard confident expression, a powerful shouting expression as well as her beloved sword ‘Bakuzan’ in both sheathed and unsheathed forms.

A special stand is also included made to look like the rooftop of Honnouji Academy, where she often stood and looked down upon the other students. Be sure to display her with the Nendoroid Ryuko Matoi and Nendoroid Mako Mankanshoku to recreate all sorts of scenes from the series!

Satsuki-sama!!!

Following on from the previously released Nendoroid Ryuko Matoi and Nendoroid Mako Mankanshoku comes the long awaited third Nendoroid from Kill la Kill – Satsuki-sama looking as imposing as ever even in Nendoroid size! ♡

First up we have this memorable pose!

You’ll notice from this photo that Satsuki-sama comes with both sheathed and unsheathed versions of her sword, Bakuzan’! She’ll look great posed in combat scenes with Ryuko and her Scissor Blade! ^^

“Nothing clouds my benevolent leadership!”

Along with her standard expression she also comes with a powerful shouting expression! Somehow even though she looks so imposing, the Nendoroid design still keeps it looking cute at the same time! ♡

Next up is one of my favorite optional parts!

A stand based on the rooftop of Honnouji Academy!

You can even pose her walking up the stairs up onto the rooftop, just like in the series! I can just hear her heels stomping up the stairs…!

Once she is at the top, you can have her take perhaps the most well known pose of all!

“You’re all just pigs in human clothing!”

Ooooohhh!!!

I just love how she is looking down on me!! (///∇///)
Plus! this pose comes with an extra little option too!

“Attention! All salute the Student Council President, Satsuki Kiryuin!”
(To be read in Gamagoori-senpai’s voice)


Satsuki comes with the a ‘Student Council President’ plate in huge red lettering from the series – taken directly from TRIGGER’s original work! It really brings across the atmosphere of the series so effectively! Satsuki-sama looks even more imposing than before!!

The plate connects in like this:

The Plate holder (1) connects onto the Nendoroid stand, while the plate then slides in at point (2)! You could easily slide in some other backgrounds as well!

Displaying her with Nendoroid Ryuko Matoi and Nendoroid Mako Mankanshoku makes for a scene filled with fun!

Just like the previous Nendoroids in the series, she is filled with fun parts and options to enjoy!

Nendoroid Satsuki Kiryuin

She’ll be up for preorder from tomorrow, the 8th July!

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……( ´ﾉω｀)
You can also swap Nendoroid Ryuko’s body to recreate Satsuki-sama: Senketsu Ver. from episode 20…!

*:..｡o○☆ﾟ･:,｡*:..｡o○☆ She’s adorable!! (´▽｀) *:..｡o○☆ﾟ･:,｡*:..｡o○☆　


Finally a little extra bit of info!

Orders from the GOOD SMILE ONLINE SHOP will get two additional text plates as a bonus!

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／KahotanHamako’s Inner Voice＼


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（　・∀・） .。０ (“You filthy pig!!”)
oノ∧つ⊂）
(　（　・∀・）.。０ (…I wish Satsuki would come by and say that to me…)
∪（　∪ ∪
と＿_）__）

Anyways, see you again tomorrow!!

Kahotan Blog: Planning Team / Kahotan – gsc_kahotan
Today’s Author: Planning Team / Hamako – gsc_hama

 

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Nendoroid Super Sonico: Working Set

Hello everyone!

Kahotan is still away in France, so today I will be taking over for her! My name is Hamako and I’m also a member of GSC’s planning team! I believe that Kahotan will be bringing me delicious chocolate back from France, so I will do my best to fill in for her today! ＾＾

Today I’ll be taking a look at a figure that will be up for preorder next week:

Nendoroid Super Sonico: Working Set!


Nendoroid Super Sonico is back again in a different version which includes outfits from the anime series ‘SoniAni’! The set allows you to pose Sonico hard at work as a gravure idol with both a ‘maid body’ as well as a ‘bikini body’!

Yahoi!!!!!

She comes with both a maid outfit and a bikini!! (///∇//)

Let me get my camera ready and start grabbing more shots!! ♡

“Welcome home, Master! ♡”

I’ll be starting off with the maid outfit!

The angelic smile on her face is enough to make me crack a smile too!

One of Sonico’s many appealing points is of course her rather impressive bust, and this outfit ensures that you won’t get away without noticing that! I also love the way that her headdress is a part of her headphones! Lovely!

A little tea set is also included, perfect to have Maid Sonico deliver some tea to you! ♪

The Nendoroid-sized tea set is absolutely adorable! A little work of art!!

Let’s take a slightly closer look at that cleavage tea set!

Next up we have her bikini!!

Waaaaahhh!! (*ﾟ∀ﾟ)=3

I never thought I’d see a Nendoroid with such impressive boobies!! She’s even taking the classic gravure pose of pushing them together with her arms…!

But personally… I think a look from the back might be even better!


Such a soft touchable feeling around her hips, bottom and thighs! Not to mention the tie-on bikini!(　ﾟ∀ﾟ)o彡


It’s a pretty rare thing to see a Nendoroid with such a sexy body!

The Nendoroid only comes with a single expression due to the two separate bodies, however you can definitely combine this ‘Working Set’ with the previously released ‘Tiger Hoodie Ver.’ to add a whole bunch of new options for Sonico!

Come on! Tiger Hoodie Ver.!!


The Tiger Hoodie Ver. comes with three different expressions, which can combine with the Working Set for poses like…

Maid Sonico with a lovely smile!

Maid Sonico singing with her guitar!

Bikini Sonico, winking at the camera!

The expressions are all so delicious! Yummy! ♡♡♡
(Kahotan always says things are delicious, so I thought I’d join her!)

By the way, for those of you who don’t have the Tiger Hoodie Ver, worry not! She will be rereleased at the same time as Nendoroid Super Sonico: Working Set, so you can easily grab both of them together!

Don’t miss out on your chance for all sorts of Sonico poses! ♪

Nendoroid Super Sonico: Working Set


She’ll be up for preorder together with the Tiger Hoodie Ver.’s rerelease from the 8th July 2014! Don’t miss out!
 
 
Finally a quick notice!

This Sunday there will be a special blog update!
*English translated version will be available on Monday.

By the looks of the title…
the guest writer is someone everyone should recognise!

“Mikatan’s 1-Day Return! A Message from Anime Expo”

Look forward to it! ♡

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／Kahotan Hamako’s Inner Voice＼


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（　・∀・） .。０ (Noo! I fell asleep with my stomach showing…)
oノ∧つ⊂）
(　（　・∀・）.。０ (…I get the feeling I caught a Summer cold!)
∪（　∪ ∪
と＿_）__）

Anyways, see you again next week!!

Kahotan Blog: Planning Team / Kahotan – gsc_kahotan
Today’s Author: Planning Team / Hamako – gsc_hama

 

©2006-2014 Nitroplus

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Nendoroid Mayu Shimada

Hello everyone! My name is Arimuu and I’m a member of Good Smile Company’s planning team! Some of you may know me from the Good Smile Lab blog!

Following on from Chan-shuu-senpai who took over the blog review the other day, I’ll be taking over today’s blog for Kahotan while she is away in France!

It’s my very first time writing on this blog, I hope you enjoy it!

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Right! Today I’m going to be taking a look at this lovely figure!

“I think… that I can now do enough to truly
make someone happy. I really do.”

If Mayushii is smiling, everyone will be happy!

Nendoroid Mayu Shimada

From the anime ‘Wake Up, Girls!’ comes a Nendoroid of one of the ‘Wake up, Girls!’ idol group members, Mayu Shimada! She is sculpted wearing the stage outfit from the final episode’s live concert – the concert where she sings ‘7 girls war’, which is also the opening theme of the series.

She comes with a smiling expression and singing expression both perfect to pose her performing on stage, and a variety of other optional parts are also included, which allow you to recreate all sorts of dance moves from ‘7 girls war’!

The first Nendoroid from the ‘WUG’ or ‘Wake Up Girls!’ idol group is none other than the main character of the series, Mayu Shimada! The outfit she is wearing is proof of her victory in the regional preliminary contests, and is sure to spark some lovely memories in fans of the series! The colorful outfit made the paintwork a little complex in Nendoroid size, but she has come out looking lovely!

The best thing about this Nendoroid is that you can recreate a number of the dance scenes from the song! I love cute girls that sing and dance for me, which makes all the different possible variations allows for perfect for me! (＠_＠;)))

Be sure to play the famous WUG song ‘7 Girls War’ through your head while looking through these photos!

\Let’s get going! Wake Up,Girls! /

This pose is from the very start of the song, where the members all jump up! Special bent left and right arms along with bent leg parts make this pose possible! Combined with the smiling expression makes for a very cheerful looking Mayushii for fans to enjoy! (o´∀｀o)ﾉ

As you may have noticed she also comes with hand parts that allow you to pose her making ‘WUG”s W sign! A pose that is often taken while on stage in their songs!

\ Big, Big Changing ~ /


The bent legs in the jumping pose are very bent… but she also comes with slightly less bent legs for this pose! (｀･ω･´)

The expression here is a singing face, which has the mouth a little open together with a confident gaze! It brings out Mayushii’s personality nicely!

\ Dreams are Still Far Away /

Punching one hand into the air in a dynamic pose that looks like she could really start dancing at any second!

The smiling face suits her dance poses so beautifully! Also take a close look at her shoulders! The gorgeous golden paintwork can be seen all over her design – the shoulders, shoes, buttons and hair accessory!

\ Change into Seven Stars~! /

You can even pose her during her solo performance!! Even in Nendoroid size she is faithfully only pointing the seven fingers! (*･∀-)b

\ Onto the Final Cut /

Here it is! The classic pose with an outstretched hand – a must have for any idol! After the lyrics of the song are finished the girls all take a pose, and this is Mayushii’s pose at the end of the song!

The twisting of her hips and bent leg give off a bit more of a mature air to the pose, while the smiling face brings across her confidence… I can’t get enough of it! (*´～｀*)

Obviously you can also combine the various parts to create your very own original poses as well – there are so many different options! Be sure to add Mayushii to your collection!

Nendoroid Mayu Shimada!

She will be up for preorder from tomorrow, the 4th July from 12:00JST!

There will also be a special bonus for orders from the GOOD SMILE ONLINE SHOP! All orders there will receive the scrunchie that Mayushii was given by Yoshino Nanase in episode 11 of the anime series! (｀･д･´)

You can see it in use here!

(Tied around her left wrist)

For more details be sure to check the GSC Website tomorrow!

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Anyway, that’s all from me today! Thanks for reading!


Kahotan Blog: Kahotan – gsc_kahotan
Today’s Author: Arimuu – gsc_arimm

 

© Green Leaves / Wake Up, Girls！製作委員会

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The Good Smile Cup Figure/Model Contest #3 – Part 1

Greetings people of Earth!

My name is Shashaki, a member of GSC’s production team! As I’m sure most of you already know, Kahotan is currently off playing in on a business trip in France, so I have been tasked with writing today’s blog! Why she asked me… a member of the production team… to try and take over the blog for a day is beyond me. I’m no good at this kind of thing!

That said… there are a lot of members on the Good Smile Lab blog team who are in the production team…. I can’t lose to them! I must write a blog that is at least a little bit interesting!! No… I think I’ll try and write a blog good enough to steal away the blog from Kahotan forevermore!!

Today’s blog will be focusing on….

The Good Smile Cup Figure/Model Contest #3

You can find the previous contests at the blogs below!
The Good Smile Cup Figure/Model Contest #1
The Good Smile Cup Figure/Model Contest #2

The GSC Lab Blog also already has some coverage of this year’s contest:
The Good Smile Cup #3: Entries Open
The Good Smile Cup #3: More and More Entrants!

This contest is basically a company-wide contest where all staff members can try to make something to win a prize! The deadline was the 30th June so all the entries should be in! Let’s go take a look!

Waaaa-! So many!!

Chaos! Panic! Pandemonium!!

There are way more than when I looked the other day! I guess everyone was waiting until the last minute to perfect their entries… creators love waiting until the last second of the deadline!

I’m going to be taking a look at the Built from Scratch and Kits sections of the entries today!


Whoa!

The powerful looking Gamagoori looks ready to show off his strength! He’s maybe even a little TOO big! Here he is in the arm’s of his creator, Takano-san!

It really is huge!!

Too huge! That’s not a figure anymore, it’s a weapon named Gamagoori!

Anyway, let’s move on!

Everything certainly has their own unique charm, but I had to take a closer look at this strangely high quality… Kita Kita Oyaji!

It seems it was made by one ‘Kita Kita Ojisan’… I wonder what compelled him to put so much effort into this…! Kita Kita Ojisan is rather well known for displaying rather… ‘questionable’ figures on his desk, but it seems he also has something for old men with leg hair!

Anyway! I can’t let the article get too long, so let me move onto the Kits section!

Tsukamoto-san’s mad ‘IDOLMUST@NG’ is quite the sight, filled with love for the series! Even the hard to see areas are covered up!

We also have finisher Noguchi-san’s amazing work from the cult classic ‘Mars Attack’. The wall behind is apparently self-made too!

A great face!!

Noguchi-san is the painter behind the 1/8th Scale Ciel Alencon – it would seem he loves both cute girls and disturbing aliens! A man with very special tastes indeed…

That brings my photos of the Built from Scratch and Kits sections to an end!

All that remains is the ‘Other’ section, but that will be covered once Kahotan returns from her journey! I expect it will be even more chaotic than today’s blog! I’d love to have added comments to each of the entries, but there were a tad too many…! Be sure to take a good look through them yourself, they are really well done for personal projects!

You can really feel everyone’s love for the figures and models they have made!!

Just in case any of you are unsure… note that everything seen on the blog here is completely done as a personal project! None of these are planned to become products! We’re just introducing them on the blog because they are awesome!

But that’s all from me today… perhaps we shall meet again!


Kahotan Blog: Kahotan – gsc_kahotan
Today’s Author: Kai Sasaki – flesh_eater0022

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Nendoroid Madoka Kaname: Yukata Ver.

Hello everyone, Kahotan here! (@gsc_kahotan)

I’ve always preffered candy strawberries to candy apples! Why is it that food carts at festivals are always so appealing? I can’t help but want to eat everything they have on sale! (｀・ω・´)

Anyway, today I’m going to be taking a look at a very festive Nendoroid…

Nendoroid Madoka Kaname: Yukata Ver.

From ‘Puella Magi Madoka Magica The Movie’ comes a Nendoroid of Madoka Kaname wearing a yukata!
Optional parts include a smiling expression and an embarrassed expression, as well as a Kyubey pouch and a floral hairpin. She’s cuter than ever before dressed up in her yukata, ready for fans to enjoy her company!

Oooooo（*´▽｀*）oooooh!!

A Nendoroid of Madoka-chan in her yukata from FREEing! ♥
Many of you may recognise the outfit from the previously released 1/8th Scale Madoka Kaname: Yukata Ver. !

The design on the yukata was changed a little to suit the chibi Nendoroid look, however she still comes with the accessories seen on the scale version!

… which means!

She even comes with her Kyubey pouch!! (｀・ω・´)

She looks so adorable…! ♥ 

As you may have noticed, she can even take the same pose as the scale figure! It’s the perfect pose for taking souvenir photographs at festivals or anywhere else! (｀・ω・´)

She also comes with bent left and right arm parts with the long yukata sleeves draping down, giving a truly ‘Japanese’ look to enjoy! (*・ω・)人(・ω・*)ノ

Her expression is facing slightly to the right making for a nice side-long glance! ♪

The expression together with the yukata give her a much more mature appearance to the normal Madoka! Her other expression is also so cute…!

Just looking at it makes me feel all relaxed!! (*´Д`)♥

Not to mention she comes with an optional flower hair accessory! It makes her look even cuter!! I also think it gives her even more of a peaceful, Japanese-style appearance! ( -ﾉｪ-)

It also gives her a more cheerful look when used with the first expression!

There really is no way that a cute girl wearing a yukata can ever go wrong!! Wonderful work, FREEing!!

I wish I could stare at Madoka’s innocent smile forever more…!! _:(‘Θ’ 」 ∠):_

She suits the upcoming festivals and firework events coming up… I wish I could take her with… but there is always next year!! ♪

A Japanese-style Madoka, ready to join your collection!

Nendoroid Madoka Kaname: Yukata Ver.

She is currently up for preorder! ♥

Orders at the Good Smile Online Shop are open until the 16th July at 21:00JST! Don’t miss out! (｀・ω・´)

Online Shop: http://goodsmile-global.ecq.sc/top/gscnenwd00432.html
FREEing’s Official Site: http://www.freeing.co.jp/

By the way! If you’re a fan of yukatas then be sure to take a look at FREEing’s Y-STYLE Series of figures! There have already been quite a few of them!

I wonder who will be next to join them?! (ﾟＡﾟ;)

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／Kahotan’s Inner Voice＼


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（　・∀・） .。０ (I can’t wait… )
oノ∧つ⊂）
(　（　・∀・）.。０ (… to go to a Summer festival!)
∪（　∪ ∪
と＿_）__）

Anyway, I hope to see you all tomorrow!!

Planning Team / Kahotan
Twitter ID: gsc_kahotan

 

©Magica Quartet／Aniplex・Madoka Movie Project

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Nendoroid Armin Arlert

Hello again everyone! My name is Chan-shuu from GSC’s planning team , and I will once again be taking over the blog for Kahotan as she is currently away overseas for an event! I imagine she should have landed by now!

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

Nendoroid Armin Arlert!

From the anime series ‘Attack on Titan’ comes the sixth Nendoroid from the series, Armin Arlert! He comes with three expressions including his standard face, a shouting face as well as a blushing face, capturing various different sides of his personality.

As with the other Nendoroids in the series he also comes with his Vertical Maneuvering Equipment, dual blades and effect parts to display him soaring through the air, which allow for amazing combat scenes. He also comes with an alternate head part with a bandage wrapped around his head and kneeling parts, allowing you to enjoy all sorts of different poses.

Finally Armin is here to join the previously released characters and Titan! Armin is a character popular with both boys and girls alike… but what kind of charm will the Nendoroid bring us? Let’s take a look! (;ﾟ∀ﾟ)=3

A look from the side while wielding his dual blades!

Just like Eren Yeagar and Mikasa Ackerman Armin comes with the Titan exterminating weapon of choice – the dual blades and Vertical Maneuvering Equipment! They are just as amazingly detailed as before!

A shouting face and ‘I pledge my heart’ pose!

Armin is very well known for this pose from episode 10 where he persuades the commanding officer of his resolve! The expression even keeps the large drops of sweat dripping down his face, capturing his determination and tension all at once!

Jumping about with the Vertical Maneuvering Equipment!

Definitely some parts that owners of the previous Nendoroid will be familiar with, but they are still just as amazing as ever! Armin may be more about brains that he is brawn, but he still looks gallant in combat scenes like this! His ‘standard’ expression has a fairly serious look to it, which suits combat scenes rather well!

He must be headed straight toward a Titan!!

“Uwaaaaaaa!!!! Σ（゜Д゜　；）”

Displaying him together with the previously released Nendoroid Colossus Titan & Attack Playset allows for some interesting panic scenes as well!

Armin is in trouble now!!

Obviously the scale isn’t quite right seen the Nendoroids are the same size, but this is just one of the reasons Nendoroids are so much fun!

Will Armin manage to get out of this one alive?! (ﾟＡﾟ;)

Armin has managed to get out alive, but with a little injury – he comes with…
a blushing face, bandaged head part and kneeling parts!

T-This Armin!! He is just too adorable!! (;ﾟ∀ﾟ)=3

This is a scene from the 18th episode of the series! Armin resting after he was wounded in battle. He puts on a smile to avoid worrying his friends!

The same pose from the back!

The alternate head part is not just the front, but the back hair parts as well – fully recreating the bandaged up look! It also means he effectively comes with two complete heads!!

Shouting Face + Kneeling Parts!

The formal kneeling pose seems like the complete opposite of the screaming expression, making for some bizarre contrast! This was however the personal favorite combination of the figure’s planner, Kyojin!

“I pledge my heart”, together with Eren and Mikasa!

This is the pose I want to see the three childhood friends in!! （゜∀゜＊）!

Nendoroid Armin Arlert will be going up for preorder from tomorrow, the 1st July at 12:00JST!!

Be sure to check the Good Smile Company Website for details!

Anyway, that’s all from me for today!
I’m sure we shall meet again soon! (*^_^*)ﾉ

– Shuutarou ‘Chan-shuu’ Hirase. Twitter: gscs_hirase

 

©諫山創・講談社／「進撃の巨人」製作委員会

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Nendoroid Saori Takebe

Hello everyone, Kahotan here! (@gsc_kahotan)

This morning I spotted a cute girl wearing a yukata handing out fans near the Skytree! Unfortunately I wasn’t able to get a fan from her as I was in a bit of a rush… I really regret that now! _:(´ཀ`」 ∠):_

Anyway, today I’ll be looking at a figure that went up for preorder yesterday…

Nendoroid Saori Takebe!♡

From the anime series ‘Girls und Panzer’ comes a Nendoroid of the Ankou Team’s radio operator, Saori Takebe! She has been sculpted wearing her panzer jacket and comes with three different expressions including a smiling face, a slightly upset embarrassed face as well as a serious face ideal for combat poses.

Optional parts include an alternate head part which allows you to pose her wearing a headset, a cellphone, a radio operator’s chair as well as communication equipment! Be sure to display her with Nendoroid Miho Nishizumi and Nendoroid Yukari Akiyama, and get ready to “Panzer, vor!”.

Oooooohhhhh!!! （*´▽｀*）

The radio operator who loves to love is joining the Nendoroids! ♡
She’s the third Nendoroid from Girls und Panzer, following on from Mihorin and Akiyama-dono! As always, the ‘Ankou Team’ mark on the back of her jacket is nicely visible!

Her soft looking long hair also looks great in Nendoroid size! ♪

The optional parts also looks great in Nendoroid size… (｀・ω・´)

The cellphone from the Saunders University High School match is included!

But the parts I enjoy the most have to be these! (*´Д`)

Red-framed Glasses! ♡

Normally contacts, but glasses at night!
But fans can enjoy either whenever they like!

The glasses slip in between the hair parts and hold in securely, meaning you can use then with any expression parts you like! ♪

I think it looks best with this expression!

Embarrassed Face + Glasses!! ＜●＞＜●＞

I decided to display her with wooser as well – for those who don’t know, wooser collaborated with Girls und Panzer in one episode of the second season! She comes with both left and right bent arms allowing for a load of interesting poses! ε=(｡・д・｡)

Whilst the smile and embarrassed expression suit the cuter side of Saori beautifully, she also comes with a more serious expression! ヽ(*・ω・)人(・ω・*)ノ

A head set hair part is also included, really completing the serious look of her at work!

The gap between the serious and cuter versions is so lovely!! (o・ω・o)

As you may have noticed, she also comes with a radio operator’s chair and sitting parts… but thats not all!

She also comes with her communications equipment!!

All these come together to allow you to display her as if sitting inside the tank, ready for action! (｀・ω・´)ゞ

This really makes me want to display her with Mihorin and Akiyama-dono!! (ﾟＡﾟ;)

The headset hair parts are also planned to be compatible with the glasses! ♪

The glasses also look amazing with the serious face…! ♡

Absolutely delicious!!!

All sorts of fun and serious poses to be had! ♥

Nendoroid Saori Takebe

She is up for preorder now!

*Images are a sample that is still in development. The final colors and design may differ slightly!

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Finally, don’t forget about today’s live broadcast! ヽ(*・ω・)人(・ω・*)ノ

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Kahotan Station: June Edition

Date / Time: 27th June from 20:00~
Broadcast Link: http://live.nicovideo.jp/gate/lv183524712

Contents: A look at this month’s highlight items! Some upcoming items… of a self-proclaimed cute girl, Elen and Mikasa’s childhood friend, the first doll and… Wo… Wo…!
Someone will also be graduating from the broadcast in our next episode! Be sure to tune in…!

I’ll be taking a look at the WonFes items later in July!! (｀・ω・´)ゞ

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／Kahotan’s Inner Voice＼


∧＿∧
（　・∀・） .。０ (Tonight on Kahotan Station…!)
oノ∧つ⊂）
(　（　・∀・）.。０ (Wo…. Wo…)
∪（　∪ ∪
と＿_）__）

Anyway, I hope to see you all tomorrow!!

Planning Team / Kahotan
Twitter ID: gsc_kahotan

 

©GIRLS und PANZER Projekt

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Kahotan Post Office Opening Today!

Hello everyone, Kahotan here! (@gsc_kahotan)

As June comes to an end I’m slowly coming to realise that we are already half way through 2014… I can hardly believe it! The special edition of anan’s fortune-telling magazine has even already been released for the second half of the year… which I have of course already grabbed for myself! (｀・ω・´)

Anyway… today marks my 200th blog update!!

Thank you for all the support!! (´；ω；｀)

I wanted to do something to show my thanks, so I’ve decided to bring back a popular corner that Mikatan-sensei used to do on the blog!

Kuroyagi-san’s Letter Corner!
　
You can see some of Mikatan-sensei’s older posts here:
Kuroyagi-san’s Letter Corner Archive

Basically put, you all send me letters and photos, and I will show and respond to them on the blog! (｡･ω･)ﾉﾞ

Your letter can be about whatever you like, for example…

◆ Seeking Advice!　
Eg: The one I love won’t come out of the screen! What do I do?!

◆ Product Requests/Ideas
Eg: I’d really like to see a Nendoroid of XXX!

◆ Figure Photos!
Eg: I took my Nendoroid XXX to YYY where we took some photos!!

Anything else also goes!
Send me your opinions, requests or just something to discuss!

– Kahotan Mail Address –

kahotan-b@goodsmile.jp

I don’t think I’ll be able to add everyone’s articles to the blog, however I promise I will read all the mail that comes through! (｀・ω・´)

I’ll be waiting for your mail! ♪

* Please send mails about product defects or problems to the GSC Support Team!
* If you don’t want me to put the mail on the blog just let me know, I’ll keep it as our little secret!

I’m also going to be renaming Kuroyagi’s Letter Corner to…

Kahotan Post Office!

I look forward to reading your mail and enjoying your photos!

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Finally some notices! ヽ(*・ω・)人(・ω・*)ノ

– Notice #1 –

Tomorrow is this month’s Kahotan Station! ヽ(*・ω・)人(・ω・*)ノ

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Kahotan Station: June Edition

Date / Time: 27th June from 20:00~
Broadcast Link: http://live.nicovideo.jp/gate/lv183524712

Contents: A look at this month’s highlight items! Some upcoming items… of a self-proclaimed cute girl, Elen and Mikasa’s childhood friend, the first doll and… Wo… Wo…!
Someone will also be graduating from the broadcast in our next episode! Be sure to tune in…!

I’ll be taking a look at the WonFes items later in July!! (｀・ω・´)ゞ

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– Notice #2 –

I’ll be heading to France for around a week!


Next week for about a week, I’ll be headed to France for…
Japan Expo 2014! (｀・ω・´)


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Japan Expo 2014

Date: 2014/07/02 (Wed) ~ 2014/07/08 (Tues)
Place: Parc des Expositions de Paris-Nord Villepinte
Official Site: http://nihongo.japan-expo.com/index.php?page=1042
Facebook: https://ja-jp.facebook.com/japanexpo
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While I’m away, various other staff members will be writing the blog for me! I’ll be sure to return with a blog article about the event! ( -ﾉｪ-)

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– Notice #3 –

Good Smile Company is establishing a figure factory in Japan!!

As I’m sure many of you have already heard, Good Smile Company is establishing a figure factory in Tottori-ken, Kurayoshi!

All items made in this factory will be proudly branded as ‘Made in Japan’ or ‘Made in Tottori-Kurayoshi’, and be sent out proudly all over the world!

More details available here: http://www.goodsmile.info/ja/post/3923/ (Japanese)

As more information about the Japan factory comes out, I’ll be sure to share it with everyone on twitter, the blog and our official site! (｀・ω・´)

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／Kahotan’s Inner Voice＼


∧＿∧
（　・∀・） .。０ (Tomorrow I’ll be taking a look at…)
oノ∧つ⊂）
(　（　・∀・）.。０ (…Nendoroid Saori Takebe!)
∪（　∪ ∪
と＿_）__）

Anyway, I hope to see you all tomorrow!!

Planning Team / Kahotan
Twitter ID: gsc_kahotan