Nendoroid Totori

     / ̄ ̄\   ← Good Smile Staff Member
   / .ー  ー \
   |  (●) (●) |    ”Oh?
   |  (__人__)|     New haircut…?”
   |   `i  i´  | 
   |   . `⌒   }      
   ヽ       } 
    ヽ     ノ 
   /      ヽ 

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Mori from the planning department looks so refreshed with his new hair cut!

I must say that the two Nendoroids in the background as well as that strange green mask are definitely grabbing my attention… but today’s review is of course not about them, it’s about the Nendoroid in Mori’s hands!

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Nendoroid Totori!

Totori is from the popular role-playing game “Atelier Totori: Alchemist of Arland 2” – her full name is actually Totoria Helmont, the young alchemist who is traveling the world in search of her missing mother.

A figure of Meru Kishida’s beautiful illustration! ((゚Д゚))

The beautiful translucent color from the illustration has been preserved by using clear plastic parts!

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This is how the packaging looks!

As you can see it is loaded with loads of extras for us to take a look at! Be careful when you open it up that none of the small parts bounce out and go missing!

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This is how she looks from the back!

She makes use of the arm stand, which connects into her hair rather than her back. A part of the hair can be removed allowing you to replace it with a version without the hole for the arm – in case you want to display her without the stand.

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Let’s move onto the optional parts!

A crying face, plus red and blue test tubes!

This crying face was used in one of the key illustrations for the game – and you can even recreate the same pose from the illustration. (If you do a Google search for ‘トトリのアトリエ‘ it’ll be the second picture that pops up). The red and blue test tubes also make use of clear plastic for a really nice and detailed-looking effect!

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An energetic smiling face!

That is one expression just packed with happiness!! Just by looking at it I feel like I can get through anything….

Plus the flask in her right hand has measurements on it!

Unfortunately they’re on the other side of this photo – but do take a closer look if you decide to grab her!

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She also comes with some ‘flamm’!

This is an item that you made using alchemy in the game – it’s something like a bomb. She also comes with right arms that stretch out horizontally as above!

You can use these arms with the flask to recreate yet another one of the game’s key illustrations!

When her arms are out like that it gives a kind of dynamic feeling to the figure! It’s so nice to have so many useful optional parts to play with!

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But we’re not done yet…

Sitting parts plus a different ribbon!

She comes with a whole extra lower body to place her in a sitting pose like this one – she also comes with a different ribbon for her back to suit the sitting pose!

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Magical Girl transformation!

As with most Nendoroids – the expressions and parts can be switched around for some more fun! Pick your favorite Nendoroid and give them a little makeover – as you can see her headband can also be removed! (although the two parts of it are stuck together).
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Nendoroid Torori!

   / ̄ ̄\
 /   ⌒ ⌒\  
 |    ( ●) (●)              ____
. |   ⌒(__人__)           /       \   ”Totori, please!”
  |     |r┬-|            /─    ─    \   
.  |     `ー’´} \      / (●) (●)     \
.  ヽ        }    \     |  (__人__)       | 
   ヽ     ノ       \   \   ` ⌒´     _/
   /    く. \      \  ノ           \
   |     \  \    (⌒二              |
    |    |ヽ、二⌒)、      \         |  |

She will be available at our partner shops from the 10th!
For preorder and sales information, please take a look at our partner shops.

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

* Please note that this blog’s contents is originally written for a Japanese audience and is then translated for our foreign customers. All pre-order and release dates are the Japanese dates. Also note that not all products can be sold in certain areas

(C)GUST CO.,LTD.2010

Rin Tohsaka -UNLIMITED BLADE WORKS-

Tsukki from the design team and a Good Smile Plushie!
And look at Tsuki’s little finger pointing out for no real reason!! 😛

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Last week featured a load of master figures that we won’t see for awhile, but…
Today we’ll be looking at a figure you can grab soon!

       ____
 / ) ) )/ \  /\  
 {   ⊂) (●)  (●) \   ”Tsukki!
 |   ////(__人__)// \    Bring her to me!”
 !   !    `Y⌒y’´   |
 |   l      ゙ー ′   ,/
 |   ヽ   ー‐    ィ
 |           / 

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The 4th figure in the 1/7th scale Fate/stay night series:

Rin Tohsaka -UNLIMITED BLADE WORKS- !

Rin is a heroine from the movie ‘Fate/stay night – UNLIMITED BLADE WORKS’ – she fights in the Holy Grail War to succeed her deceased father – and now she is available as a beautiful 1/7th scale figure!

The figure here is a sample product and will be exactly what you’ll get if you choose to buy her…
 
She is absolutely fantastically made!!
 
She is based off Rin from the film, so it’s slightly different character design from the Rin used in the original FSN game, but the quality of the sculpting and production is unrivaled!

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This is how she looks from the back!

As the subtitle of the figure states – ‘UNLIMITED BLADE WORKS’ – the base is littered with swords – all can be removed if you wish!

But just look at the divine sculpting of her hair!!
It’s simply unbelievable… the detail is stunning!!

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The one and only Rin!

What a wonderful era to live in… I am able to enjoy figures as lovely as this one… As a fan of her, I can honestly say this is a figure I’m very pleased with!

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Rin’s lovely thighs!

Noone in this world could not love such lovely thighs! If there is someone, they simply need to be taught what is right and wrong! 😛
The line from her hips down to her thighs is also a must-see… it’s beautiful!

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A close up look at her body!

Rin is looking to the side, so if you take I picture straight on I’d miss a close-up of the front of the body – which as you can see looks great!  The way her skirt is fluttering up gives the perfect ‘just a little more’ feeling. :P. I think this is in fact my best shot for today!
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Her hands have replaceable alternatives!

Her right alternative hand is holding the Azoth sword, and the left is holding her red gems!
 
Plus the original hand is holding per pendant, so that gives you the option to hold three different things, as well as the choice of an empty hand – just pick the two that you think she looks best with!

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I don’t recommend it… but…
She can even the swords from the stand!

       ___
     / ⌒  ⌒\
    /  (○)  (○) \   “Oooh!
  / ///(__人__)/// \      An all-new Rin!!”
  |       `Y⌒y’´    |  
   \      ゛ー ′   ,/   
    /      ー‐   ィ

You don’t normally see Rin holding a long sword… it gives a rather unique feeling to see her that way. On another note… that face looks absolutely glorious no matter what angle you look at it from…

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Displayed with Saber Alter!

She is also one of the figures in the 1/7th scale Fate/Stay night series.
The quality of the series is just wonderful!

Even the biggest fans of the FSN series would be able to find a fault in this series!

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The 4th figure in the 1/7th scale Fate/stay night series:
Rin Tohsaka -UNLIMITED BLADE WORKS-!

   / ̄ ̄\
 /   ⌒ ⌒\  
 |    ( ●) (●)              ____
. |   ⌒(__人__)          /       \   ”Tohsaka-san, please!”
  |     |r┬-|           /─    ─    \   
.  |     `ー’´} \      / (●) (●)     \
.  ヽ        }    \     |  (__人__)       | 
   ヽ     ノ       \   \   ` ⌒´     _/
   /    く. \      \  ノ           \
   |     \  \    (⌒二              |
    |    |ヽ、二⌒)、      \         |  |

She’ll be on sale at out partner shops as of tomorrow!

For preorder and sales information, please take a look at our partner shops.
 
 
Anyways, that’s all for today!
I hope to see you all again tomorrow!  (・∀・)ノ゛
 
 
 
* Please note that this blog’s contents is originally written for a Japanese audience and is then translated for our foreign customers. All pre-order and release dates are the Japanese dates. Also note that not all products can be sold in certain areas
 
 
(C) TYPE-MOON/Fate-UBW Project

A Live Broadcast Taking a Look at the GSC Products Announced in May!

There will be a live Niconico broadcast today from 19:00 JST!

“A look at the GSC Products announced in May: An ad lib live broadcast!!”

3rd June 2011 from 19:00-21:00 (JST)
http://live.nicovideo.jp/gate/lv51976192

You can add comments to the video from twitter – just add “#gsc_nico” to the end of your tweet!


Today’s broadcast will come from the GSC Kotatsu room!

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Although… due to the fact that it’s no longer Winter, the said kotatsu has been packed away. Farewell my beloved kotatsu… I truly loved you!

We’ll be taking a look at the following!

(゚д゚) Nendoroid Minami Kawashima
(゚д゚) Nendoroid Prince
(゚д゚) Nendoroid Ikaros & ???
(゚д゚) BRS Curry & Charm Set
(゚д゚) Mayoi Hachikuji
(゚д゚) Azusa Nakano
(゚д゚) figma Madoka Kaname

The theme is of course ‘
A look at the GSC Products announced in May’!

Those in charge of the projects might bring along a new never-before-seen figures as well… but that might not… 😛 I’ll also be asking a lot of questions of them involving the back end of the figure making – things like the production.

As usual, there is absolutely no script – the show will be 100% ad lib! 😛

“A look at the GSC Products announced in May: An ad lib live broadcast!!”

3rd June 2011 from 19:00-21:00 (JST)

http://live.nicovideo.jp/gate/lv51976192

You can add comments to the video from twitter – just add “#gsc_nico” to the end of your tweet!

I hope you’ll all stop by to watch later today!
Otherwise I’ll see you next week!

Help Decide on the Design for the 2012 Nendoroid Snow Miku!

We have already reached June!

We’re fast approaching the halfway mark of the year… and WonFes is only 2 months away!

Even though we have moved into summer now…  

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We still have Snow Miku!

The left is the 2010 edition, and the right is the 2011 edition – she has also been released as a downloadable costume for Sega’s Project DIVA game!

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        /     \    
     /   ⌒  ⌒ \    ”What will the 2012 version look like?” 
   /     (●)  (●) \
    |   ” ゙)(__人__)” )|   ___________
   \      。` ⌒゚:j´ /j゙~~| | |             |
__/          \  |__| | |             |
| | /   ,              \n||  | |             |
| | /   /          r.  ( こ) | |             |
| | | ⌒ ーnnn        |\ (⊆ソ |_|__________|
 ̄ \__、(“二) ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄l二二l二二  _|_|__|_

We have a collaboration going on to help decide that!

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A collaboration project between Good Smile Company and Piapro!

The 2012 Snow Miku

 Costume Design Contest!

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We’ll pick one design to be used for next year’s Sapporo Snow Festival Snow Miku!

 
      ___
     / ⌒  ⌒\
    /  (○)  (○) \    ”Ooh! Awesome!”
  / ///(__人__)/// \  
  |       `Y⌒y’´    |  
   \      ゛ー ′  ,/   
    /      ー‐  ィ

But, there is a bit of a theme that needs to be followed…

‘A 2012 Nendoroid Snow Miku Outfit that makes use of gems/jewels resembling snow or ice!’
Ooh! That seems like it’ll bring in lots of gorgeous designs!

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So, in order to get some creative thoughts going I found a little blue jewel and let the previous Snow Miku hold it!

We won’t be able to use real jewels in the 2012 Snow Miku…
But we’ll make them look as realistic as possible!

Well, I say ‘we’, but the real hard work will come from the Good Smile production team… but I’ll be there to cheer them on! Thanks as always guys!

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I believe this is the first time we’ll be putting jewels or gems into the design of a Nendoroid!

Snow Miku is known to bring lots of interesting challenges to the team, but it’s always a lot of fun to work on! (albeit a lot of trouble for the production team :P)

Details for entering a design can be found on Piapro’s website linked below, so if you’re interested take a look. (Unfortunately it’s only in Japanese.)

-2012 Nendoroid Snow Miku Costume Design Contest!-

http://piapro.jp/static/?view=2012yukimiku_detail

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       /      \
      /  ─    ─ \    ”Time to come up with a Snow Miku design!”
    /    (●)  (●) \
    |      (__人__)  | ________
     \      |r┬-|   ,/ | |           |
    ノ      `ー’´  \ | |           |
  /´                 | |           |
 |    l                | |           |
 ヽ    -一ー_~、⌒)^),-、 | |________|
  ヽ ____,ノγ⌒ヽ)ニニ- ̄   | |  |

I look forward to seeing all the entries!

 
 
 
 
Anyways, that’s all for today!
I hope to see you all again tomorrow!  (・∀・)ノ゛
 
 
 
(C)Crypton Future Media Inc.

figma Madoka Kaname

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   /⌒  ⌒\
  / (≡)   (≡) \    “Kudou and Aesop-san!
//// (__人__) ///\          Pose for the camera!”
|     |r┬-|       |
\     ` ー’´     /
ノ            \

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And these were the poses I got from that request!

And the reason they came by today was to bring…

The figma introduced on the figma blog yesterday…

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figma Madoka Kaname!

The main character from the popular anime series Puella Magi Madoka Magica!

As you can she, she looks absolutely lovely!!!

I tried giving her a super cute pose… but really no matter what pose you use she looks adorable! The quality of the figma series really is incredible!

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This is how she looks from the back!

Her frilly skirt has been perfectly recreated in figma form – the little triangle bits even make use of gradient painting for even more detail!

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Let’s move onto the optional parts!

First up is her bow! (closed form)

Madoka’s weapon, the bow is included for her to use! It’s quite hard to see in this photo, but if you look toward the middle you can see the little pink stone in the middle as well!

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Plus it opens up into a battle ready state!

The bow also comes in it’s opened up state – you get both forms with just the one figure – plus she also comes with four ‘arrows of light’ made from clear plastic, allowing you to pose her ready to fire her arrows!

Plus she has a ‘serious face’ as seen above!

The perfect expression for battle scenes!

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She also comes with a frightened face!!

This expression is really great in my opinion – it really feels like Madoka! Of course with three expressions you have the choice as to whichever you want to display!

Plus she comes with a Glyph Seed!

It’s so tiny! So very tiny! But even so it’s very detailed for its size – I kind of hoped the figma would come with one of these, it’ll help recreate a couple of scenes! (By the way, the Glyph Seed is still in production at the moment, so it might still change slightly for the final release.)

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Even QB is included…!!

         |\           /|
         |\\       //|
        :  ,> `´ ̄`´ < 
.        V            V
.        i{ ●      ● }i 
       八    、_,_,     八 _
     // 个 . _  _ . 个 ‘,  /\
    / ./   il   ,’    ‘.  li  /  /
  /| ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄(__.ノ ̄|\/|
    |  Contract Please  | /
    |__________|/

It wouldn’t be a Madoka figma without Kyuubei!

He is staring into your soul in the above picture… but worry not, as his neck is posable, letting you pick where he looks!

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I did this back for the Nendoroid of Madoka as well, but…

Bonus! (Madoka from the OP theme!)

I actually wanted to make an animated gif of the opening scene using the figma, but I was kind of worried I’d damage the master figure… and then I’d be in a lot more than just trouble, so I eventually decided against it. ^^;

But that won’t stop someone else doing it when it releases – I want to see it when you’re done! 😛

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figma Madoka Kaname
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       /      \
      /  ─    ─ \ 
    /    (●)  (●) \
    |      (__人__)  | ________
     \      |r┬-|   ,/ | |           |
    ノ      `ー’´  \ | |           |
  /´                 | |           |
 |    l                | |           |
 ヽ    -一ー_~、⌒)^),-、 | |________|
  ヽ ____,ノγ⌒ヽ)ニニ- ̄   | |  |

She’ll be on the GSC site tomorrow!

For preorder and sales information, please take a look at our partner shops.

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

* Please note that this blog’s contents is originally written for a Japanese audience and is then translated for our foreign customers. All pre-order and release dates are the Japanese dates. Also note that not all products can be sold in certain areas

(C)Magica Quartet/Aniplex・Madoka Partners・MBS

Black Rock Shooter Curry & Charm Set!

The famous BRS Curry sold at events…

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Is soon to be available to try at home!

       ___
     /     \
   /  _ノ  ヽ、_  \   ”It’s depressing that you can
  /  o゚⌒   ⌒゚o  \      only get it at events!”
  |     (__人__)  |
  \     ` ⌒´     /
  ノ            \

We heard the fans voices, and so it has been changed into a pre-packaged sachet that can just be heated up and eaten – keeping the same unique taste of course!

Plus each packet of curry comes with a little charm!

One each of BRS-chan and DM-chan!

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These are the two charms!

Look how BRS-chan has her spoon to her mouth ready to dive into the curry! It’s so cute! 😛

They’re quite small, but very detailed for their size!

They still look good even when I take a close-up picture like this one!

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A closer look at the DM-chan charm!

Ah! DM-san! You’re drooling!! xD

The spoon DM-chan is holding seems slightly bigger than BRS-chan’s spoon!

It seems DM-chan is confident that she can more curry than BRS-chan 😛

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This is how they look from the back!

Those round heads are so cute! And look at the tiny little wings on DM’s back!

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Here we have the curry in its sachet!

There are two different options to get, but only the charm changes between them – the curry is the same in both sets. If you want both charms just grab both and then share the curry with a friend!

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You simply warm it up in hot water!

Today’s photos are coming from the Good Smile Cafe! (which is actually a Madoka Cafe at the moment). A big thanks to the Cafe staff for taking time out of your busy schedule to let us use some of the kitchen!

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BRS Curry!

The color of the photo didn’t come out great because of the lightin, but…

It has a more blackish color compared to other curry!

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       /::::::::::  u\
      /:::::::::⌒ 三. ⌒\   ”Eh? Black Curry…?”
    /:::::::::: ( ○)三(○)\    
    |::::::::::::::::⌒(__人__)⌒  | ________
     \::::::::::   ` ⌒´   ,/ .| |           |
    ノ::::::::::u         \ | |           |
  /:::::::::::::::::      u       | |           |
 |::::::::::::: l  u              | |           |
 ヽ:::::::::::: -一ー_~、⌒)^),-、   | |_________|
  ヽ::::::::___,ノγ⌒ヽ)ニニ- ̄   | |  |

If you’re worried about the black color, then stop worrying!

The BRS Curry is made by Indotei!

Indotei is brushing up to be one of the most famous curry stores in Matsudo – they even recently featured in a magazine – there is no way their curry will not be delicious!

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I made two servings!

The stuff on top of the rice is mayonnaise! The BRS Curry at events also had some mayonnaise on the top – it adds a nice little mild taste to the curry!

Although it’s also of course just as good without the mayonnaise. 😛

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Lunch is served!

Here we have Megahara from the advertising team and Nagaizumi from the sales team (and the person in charge of the BRS curry product!) trying out the curry! I kinda want some myself too now… I should have made three…

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Even though it’s pre-packaged there are nice big pieces of meat!

Plus it smells absolutely delicious! Just look at BRS-chan and DM-chan on the other side… they definitely want some for themselves! 😛

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She is taking the first bite!

Well? Well? How is it?!

     / ̄ ̄\
   / .ー  ー \ ← Megahara
   |  (≡) (≡) |  
   |  (__人__)|    ”Ooh! It’s really good!”
   |   `i  i´  | 
   |   . `⌒   }      
   ヽ       } 
    ヽ     ノ 
   /      ヽ 

That’s it…?

Is what I thought at first, but she ate it so quickly after that, that she didn’t really need to say anymore…  😛

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Nagaizumi’s turn to try some!

     / ̄ ̄\
   / .\  / \ ← Nagaizumi
   | (ー) (ー) |  
   |  (__人__) |   ”It’s not too spicy and not too bland –
   |   `i  i´  |     just how I like it. It tastes even better
   |   . `⌒   }      than it looks! Plus it’s filled with tender meat!”
   ヽ       } 
    ヽ     ノ 
   /      ヽ 

Oh, I see! That’s a much more fulfilling answer!

If it’s so good though then I will just have to have a bite myself!

It really is delicious!

Much better tasting than the normal pre-packaged curries!

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All finished!

As Nagaizumi takes the same pose as the BRS-chan charm… 😛

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BRS Curry and Charm Set!

A set of both will cost 2000JPY!

You may be thinking that it’s “too expensive for curry!”, but remember…

They each come with a charm as well!

I’m sure some people will even buy it for the charm, and get the curry an as extra. ^^;

There are two ways you can get hold of the curry and charm sets:
■ Reserve at Circle K Sunkus stores!

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You’ll find a pamphlet titled ‘Karuwaza Online Select’ at the Circle K Sunkus stores – they are normally found lying around the ‘Karuwasa Station’ in the stores.

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        /     \    ”What’s a Karuwasa Station…?”
     /   ⌒  ⌒ \     
   /     (●)  (●) \
    |   、” ゙)(__人__)” )|  ___________
   \      。` ⌒゚:j´ ,/j゙~~| | |             |
__/          \  |__| | |             |
| | /   ,              \n||  | |             |
| | /   /         r.  ( こ) | |             |
| | | ⌒ ーnnn        |\(⊆ソ |_|__________|
 ̄ \__、(“二) ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄l二二l二二  _|_|__|_

It’s a machine that looks a little bit like an ATM… if you can’t find it just ask in-store! If you open up that pamphlet you’ll find a page that features the BRS Curry and Charm set – just take note of the product number.

Make your pre-order at the Karuwasa Station, and pay at the register!

If you can’t find the pamphlet, you can also just trust me when I say that…

The product code is: 1106133!

Just input this number into the Karuwasa Station!
■ Internet Pre-order!

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You can also order some from the ‘Karuwasa Online’ website!

Simply access the page below and add it to your cart and checkout – there is nothing easier!
■ Karuwasa Online:
http://karuwazaonline.jp/pc/00000003/goods/16898/


The curry will only be sold at Circle K Sunkus stores!
There is also a limited stock, so get your orders in if you are interested!

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

(C)huke / B★RS Project

1/8th Scale Mayoi Hachikuji

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      /::::::─三三─\
    /:::::::: ( ○)三(○)\   “Eeeeeh?”
    |:::::::::::(__人__)::|
     \::::::::   |r┬-|   /
    ノ:::::::::::  `ー’´ \  

Tasshi! What are you doing!?

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You’re looking way too close! Stop staring at the poor girl!

Tasshi here was in charge of coloring for today’s figure!
He is just admiring his fine work! (I hope! :P)

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The 5th figure in the 1/8th scale Bakemonogatari series:

Mayoi Hachikuji!

She is yet another heroine from the popular anime Bakemonogatari, following on from Hitagi Senjougahara, Nadeko Sengoku, Suruga Kanbaru and Tsubasa Hanekawa is ‘ the girl who was puzzled by the snail’ – Mayoi Hachikuji!

Take a look at the photo above and then compare below…

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A perfect 3D rendition of the illustration!

It’s unbelievable… the more you look at it the more it just looks as if the illustration has just jumped out into the 3D world!

As before, she is also based on the BD/DVD package!
To be more specific, the original illustration was the front cover of the second volume of the anime – “Mayoi Snail”.

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This is how she looks from the back!

Of course you can’t have Mayoi without her giant bird backpack. The little bear in side pocket can be taken out and replaced with something else!

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A look from the other side!

Even the name sticker has been written out in the exact same font! You can also see the giant paw sticking out the bag, as well as the little rabbit patch on the side!

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An embarrassed expression holding a ribbon in her mouth!

Such an adorable childish cuteness mixed with a wonderful adult charm!
Look around the ribbon at her slightly open shirt!

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Plus wonderful thighs!

I was just thinking during the Azunyan figure the other day that these half-way up socks might becoming more and more popular – Mayoi also has them!

Those calves just make you want to reach out and touch them!  。・゚・(ノД`)・゚・。

You can even make out her figure nicely over her clothes!!

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Her right shoe can be removed!

The package featured her shoe half falling off, which is great – but you also have the choice to remove it completely for a slightly different feeling!

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This is how she looks from the top!

We normally always only get a look of figures from the front – that’s generally how they’re displayed… but sometimes it’s interesting to take a look at them from the top!
The ribbon and loose show stand out so much more!
(I’m sure at least some people will agree with me :P)

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The map can be placed wherever!

As you can see it’s painted as a real map – the details are amazing, both on the map and Mayoi’s beautiful curves!
By the way!

        ____
        /     \    ”All the previous figures had
     /   ─   ─ \    awesome stands… what about this one?”
   /   ( ―)  (―) \
    |     (__人__)  |     ___________
   \    。 | |    /=3  | |             |
__/        ⌒    \     | |             |
| | /   ,  | ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄| ヽ || | |             |
| | /   /   ヽ回回回回レ   ヽ|| | |             |
| | | ⌒ ーnnn.ヽ___/   .(⌒)|_|__________|
 ̄ \__、(“二) └─┘ ̄l二二l二二  _|_|__|_

Some of you might be thinking something like that! So was I in fact… but…

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Her backpack is the stand!

        ____
        /     \
     /:::::::─三三─\    ”Eeeeeh?”
   /::::::::: ( ○)三(○)\
    |   、” ゙)(__人__)ル ゚。 ゚    ___________
   \      ゝ’゚      ≦ 三 ゚  | |             |
__/     。≧       三 =  | |             |
| | /    ,   -ァ,       ≧=  | |             |
| | /   /    .イレ,、       >   | |             |
| | | ⌒ ーnnn ,≦`Vヾ  ヾ ≧   |_|__________|
 ̄ \__、(“二)。゚ /。・イハ 、\、l二二l二二  _|_|__|_

Although because of that…
The price will be lower than the other figures in the series!

It’ll make it a little cheaper for everyone trying to grab the entire figure series!

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The backpack can be removed as so!

Which also lets us see her back!

Her petite little back has been sculpted just as carefully as the front! There is a little bumpy bit where the backpack connects, but there wasn’t anything that could do about that – I shouldn’t bother anyone too much!

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The 5th figure in the 1/8th Bakemonogatari series:

Mayoi Hachikuji!

         ____
       /      \
      /  ─    ─ \ 
    /    (●)  (●) \
    |      (__人__)  | ________
     \      |r┬-|   ,/ | |           |
    ノ      `ー’´  \ | |           |
  /´                 | |           |
 |    l                | |           |
 ヽ    -一ー_~、⌒)^),-、 | |________|
  ヽ ____,ノγ⌒ヽ)ニニ- ̄   | |  |

She will be on the GSC Site tomorrow!
For preorder and sales information, please take a look at our partner shops.

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The second in the Bakemonogatari 1/8th scale series:

Nadeko Sengoku is going on resale!
She will go on resale on the same day Mayoi is released – if you missed out on her the first time around, be sure to grab her this time!

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

(C)西尾維新/講談社・アニプレックス・シャフト

* Please note that this blog’s contents is originally written for a Japanese audience and is then translated for our foreign customers. All pre-order and release dates are the Japanese dates. Also note that not all products can be sold in certain areas

figma Suruga Kanbaru

Find more figma reviews over at the figma blog!

I was told I had to start off with that today…

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What figure could Batayan be holding with such great care?!

         ___
       /     \
      /   \ , , /\    ”I know who that is! It’s Kanbaru!”
    /     (●)  (●) \
     |       (__人__) |    
      \      ` ⌒ ´  ,/   
.      /⌒~” ̄, ̄ ̄〆⌒,ニつ  
      |  ,___゙___、rヾイソ⊃

I really, really wanted to play with this figma, so I quietly took her back to my own desk and decided to do my own review!

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The 4th Bakemonogatari figma!

figma Suruga Kanbaru!
One of the many heroines from the popular anime ‘Bakemonogatari’!

It’s incredible! Absolutely stunning!
It’s so detailed for a figma-size figure! The coloring team over at Max Factory really are incredible at their work!

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This is how she looks from the back!

All of her characteristic features are all nicely visable – from her spats down to the bandage on her arm.  Plus take a look at the coloring detail on her shoes – it’s amazing!

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She shoots, she scores!

She comes with an optional basket ball!
You can make good use of the figma stand here to create an epic mid-game pose with the basket ball! I haven’t played with a figma in so long – it’s so much fun!

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Her first extra expression – closed eyes!

It might be hard to tell from the photo, but even her eyelashes are perfectly Kanbaru – they look exactly like the series!

By the way!
The background is from the 1/8th scale Kanbaru figure!

I just quickly grabbed a sample from the production team which is probably still going through some changes, but even so you can see how nicely it works with other figures including figmas!

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A surprised face and monkey paw!

This face is perfect for when she is talking with Ararararagi – be sure to display the two of them together sometimes! The monkey paw is replaceable in place of her bandaged arm!

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The Rainy Devil!

This is the reason I just had to do a review of this figma!

This is just incredible, Max Factory!!

To have included this classic option in with the figma! It’s just perfect for fans of the series – you can even recreate the awesome fight scene between her and Arararagi!

She comes with a Rainy Devil face and a yellow raincoat!
Plus she also has a different monkey paw – this one is a closed paw while the previous was an open paw! Just one thing to note though, is that the raincoat might still undergo some changes before release.

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“Will you still stay then…?”

Ah… I finally got to do it! I really loved this scene and I just had to put it up! xD
I really, really loved this part in the anime – I’ve watched it so many times, and just thinking about it while typing this up brings a tear to my eye!

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the 4th Bakemonogatari figma!

figma Suruga Kanbaru!

         ____
       /      \
      /  ─    ─ \ 
    /    (●)  (●) \
    |      (__人__)  | ________
     \      |r┬-|   ,/ | |           |
    ノ      `ー’´  \ | |           |
  /´                 | |           |
 |    l                | |           |
 ヽ    -一ー_~、⌒)^),-、 | |________|
  ヽ ____,ノγ⌒ヽ)ニニ- ̄   | |  |

She is up for pre-order right now!

For preorder and sales information, please take a look at our partner shops.
 
 
Anyways, that’s all for today!
I hope to see you all again tomorrow!  (・∀・)ノ゛
 
 
 
© 西尾維新/講談社・アニプレックス・シャフト

 
 
 
* Please note that this blog’s contents is originally written for a Japanese audience and is then translated for our foreign customers. All pre-order and release dates are the Japanese dates. Also note that not all products can be sold in certain areas

1/7th Scale Azusa Nakano

The seat next to mine is Oomura’s – an Azunyan fan!
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He goes to all the Azunyan live events and pilgrimages, and he even went so far as to steal the master figure for today’s review and keep it as his own!

       / ̄ ̄ ̄\
     /  ─    ─  \
    /   <○>  <○>  \.  “Wait…
    |    (__人__) し|   Did I say master figure?!”
    \    ` ⌒´    / 
    /  し          \

H-Hey! I need that first!

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And thus today’s blog will be taking a look at…

Max Factory’s…
1/7th Scale Azusa Nakano!

From the popular anime with a movie on it’s way ‘K-ON!’, Azusa is the Sakura High Music Club’s rhythm guitarist!  She also marks the last of the girls in Max Factory’s 1/7th scale series – we’ve got all five of them now!

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This is how she looks from the back!

This Azunyan features a relaxed, stretched out pose as she lies down on a cushion! The size of the photos make her look a little small but that’s just because of the limits the the size of the pictures – she really is a beautiful 1/7th scale figure!
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This is how she looks from above!

Before I continue this review, I have a request of everyone reading.
Imagine she is with you in your own room while reading through!
It’ll increase the moe levels by at least three times, I promise!

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A relaxed and gentle expression!

An expression that she’ll show to you whenever you like! Personally I normally prefer girls to have an upward glance (thats why most pictures of me are taken from above :P), but this version of Azunyan is perfect with a gentle straightforward gaze like this one!

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Defenseless, beautiful legs!

She is wearing socks quite high up but they’re not knee-socks nor tights – just a special length that reveal her calves for you… and if you touch them you can just imagine her embarressed face as she tries to get you to stop!!

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Azunyan #2!

The kitty cat Azunyan #2 is also included with the figure! She is lazing around just like Azunyan as she plays with a little toy… just by looking at her it makes me forget all the bad things and enjoy the cuteness in front of me…

Oh, as a side note, the stand being used here is not the final stand for the figure – it is a temporary version. The final version will also have a furry warm feeling to it as well though!

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Another picture from directly behind!

This is the scene you’ll have when you’re lying by her side! Being relaxing and lazy really is wonderful isn’t it… it’s times like that are so worth the hard times!

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And my personal favorite shot!

We’ve just finished dinner, and watching a little bit of TV and I want to talk about everything that’s happened today… but she is too absorbed and relaxed… I can’t bother her!

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You can also remove the cushion!

Of course the area where the cushion should be is still sculpted as detailed as everywhere else! You can catch just a small glimpse of her neck and collar bone – they look so cute!
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A close up on her feet!

Although it looks fine just looking at her feet like this, if you do actually decide to pose her this way her hair doesn’t look right at all, so it’s not a perfect option…

The sculpting was done by the same person responsible for the previous four girls – Nakayaman! They look amazing when all displayed together!

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Max Factory’s

1/7th Scale Azusa Nakano!

         ____
       /      \
      /  ─    ─ \ 
    /    (●)  (●) \
    |      (__人__)  | ________
     \      |r┬-|   ,/ | |           |
    ノ      `ー’´  \ | |           |
  /´                 | |           |
 |    l                | |           |
 ヽ    -一ー_~、⌒)^),-、 | |________|
  ヽ ____,ノγ⌒ヽ)ニニ- ̄   | |  |

She is up on the GSC site as of today!


For preorder and sales information, please take a look at our partner shops.

Anyways, that’s all for today!
I hope to see you all again tomorrow!  (・∀・)ノ゛
 
 
 
(C)かきふらい・芳文社/桜高軽音部
 
 
 
* Please note that this blog’s contents is originally written for a Japanese audience and is then translated for our foreign customers. All pre-order and release dates are the Japanese dates. Also note that not all products can be sold in certain areas

“Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai” Anime & Nendoroid Announcement!

     ____  
   /      \
  /  ─    ─ \ 
/     (●)  (●) \  ”Oh? What’s this on my desk…?”
|       (__人__) |  
/     ∩ノ ⊃  /
(  \ / _ノ |  |
.\ “  /__|  |  

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The ‘Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai’ novels!!

Also known by it’s official nickname ‘Wa ga nai’, the novel is written by Yomi Hirasawa and illustrated by Buriki!

The novel series has just passed it’s 200 thousand sales mark – it’s hugely popular at the moment!! If you do a search for ‘Wa ga nai’ (well… “はがない” in Japanese) in twitter, you’ll see just how popular it is by the speed that the timeline updates – it’s incredible!

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This is the 6th volume, which was released this month!

        ____
        /     \ 
     /   ⌒  ⌒ \    ”Eh? Why are there two?”
   /    ( ●)  (●) \
    |   、” ゙)(__人__)” )|    ___________
   \      。` ||||==(⌒)ー、| |             |
__/         ||||    \  〉| |              |
| | /    ,  | ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄| ̄ ̄ | |              |
| | /   /   ヽ回回回回レ    | |              |
| | | ⌒ ーnnn.ヽ___/     |_|__________|
 ̄ \__、(“二) └─┘ ̄l二二l二二  _|_|__|_

Ooh! There are indeed two!

The left is a special edition with a drama CD included, the right is the normal version!

The front cover of the special edition features an illustration of Sena while the normal version has Yozora – fans of the series will want to grab both just for that!
 
 

Then we come to the striking pink text!

“TV Anime Announced!”

Although I’m sure many of you already knew, as it was announced on the 18th of May in Asahi and Yomiuri newspapers. ^^;

But when is it going to start!!?

 
I decided to take a look around for the dates, but it seems they are not decided as of yet… but they do have a very interesting cast list up on the official website!

-Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai Official Site-
http://www.mediafactory.co.jp/bunkoj/rinjinbu/

The top page of the site is really something to behold… those of you who understand Japanese can take a look and enjoy the joke on the top page… just mouse over the notice and read the characters that appear.

Anyway, I’m sure a lot of you are wondering why this is appearing on the blog! And the reason is this!

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Yozora Mikadzuki and Sena Kashiwazaki…

Nendoroids are incoming!!

         ____
      /::::::─三三─\
    /:::::::: ( ○)三(○)\  ”Really!!?”
    |::::::::::::(__人__)::|
     \:::::::::   |r┬-|  /
    ノ:::::::::::: `ー’´ \ 

Yep, really!

The planning for the figures is to be done by Otakana, who has been dying to do figures from the series – when the anime announcement was made he jumped at the chance and is now super happy that there will be figures! 😛

That’s all the info I have for now, but I will continue my stalking and let you know if I find out more! Those of you who just can’t wait might want to bookmark the following site… 😉

-TBS Anime Festival-
http://www.tbs.co.jp/anime/festa/
 
 
 
Anyways, that’s all for today!
I hope to see you all again tomorrow! (・∀・)ノ゛
 
 
 
(C) 2011 平坂読・メディアファクトリー/製作委員会は友達が少ない