May 23, 2011 by Kahotan

Nendoroid Ikaros

Take-chan is playing with ~~panties~~ panda!

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　　　　／　（=・=）（=・=）＼　　　”Look where the panda’s hand is!”
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How naughty of you, Take-chan!
But you’re welcome to carry on… as soon as I’ve had a chance to play with her!

Thus today I’ll be taking a look at this adorable little Nendoroid that was on display at the Good Smile 10th anniversary party!

Nendoroid Ikaros!

She is Battle Angeloid Type Alpha from the anime series ‘Sora no Otoshimono’, which is getting a film version very soon!

She has a lot of bare skin – quite rare for Nendos!!

This is how she looks from the back!

Her huge white angel wings are fitted with little joints which let them move up and down. The ribbons floating around her hair have also been sculpted ever so cutely!

Her shoulder armor can be removed!

Oooh! This way you can enjoy even more beautiful bare skin!! The blank expression on her face is also so perfectly suited to her personality – it’s so cute!

Let’s take a look at her other expressions!

First up is the chibi face!

The chibi versions of all the characters are definitely an important part of the Sora no Otoshimono series – and this expression lets you recreate the expression used by the chibi Ikaros!

She also comes with chibi wings!

She also comes with… a watermelon!

Watermelons are Ikaros absolute favorite food, so the Nendoroid just had to have one too! She even comes with arm parts that allow her to hug it like she always did in the series!

Uranus Queen Mode!

The combat mode of Ikaros from the final episode is also included!
The wings of this version are made from clear plastic with a very slight gradiant effect – they’re very pretty! You can replace them with the normal wings whenever you wish!

Plus that expressionless red-eyed face!

The ultimate weapon, APOLLON!

Look at the incredible sculpting done on this extra! It’s made using 3D data, so it has absolutely perfect symmetry left and right – it really looks amazing!

Arms to hold it are also of course included!

It can also shoot leeks! 😛

By just switching the hand parts you can let any other Nendoroid hold it as well!

Panties Collection!

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　　　／ .＼　　／＼　← Akiyama-san
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　　　|　　（_人_）　|　　”No, no… you have to hang them up
　　　|　　　｀i 　i´　 |　 so it looks like they’re flying!”
　　　|　　　. `⌒ 　 }　　　　　　
　　　ヽ　　　　　　　}　
　　　　ヽ　　　　　ノ　
　　　／　　　　　　ヽ　

I’m sorry! I really tried, but I just couldn’t get them to fly properly…
If you decide to pick her up, be sure to try yourself and send in your attempts!!

Oh… and the panties aren’t included with the Nendoroid – those were collected up myself. 😛

Nendoroid Ikaros!

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　　　＼　　　　|r┬-| 　 ,／　| |　　　　　　　　　　|
　　　　ノ　　　　　 `ー’´　　＼　| |　　　　　　　　　　|
　／´ 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 | |　　　　　　　　　　|
　|　　　　ｌ　　　　　　　　　　| |　　　　　　　　　　|
　ヽ　　　 -一ー_~､⌒)^),-､　| |_＿＿＿＿＿__|
　　ヽ＿＿＿＿,ノγ⌒ヽ)ニニ-￣　　　| |　　|

She will be on the GSC site on the 26th!
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)2010 水無月すう角川書店/新大陸発見部フォルテ

* 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

May 23, 2011 by Kahotan

Nendoroid Prince

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　　　＼　　　　｀ ⌒´　　／　　 *thump* *thump*
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I have been waiting for this!!

I really have been waiting for this day for so long! I’ve been a huge fan of Togashi’s works for ages, and now one of his works is being Nendorized!

Time to have some fun with a long awaited Nendoroid!

Nendoroid Prince!

With it’s recent anime conversion, the series ‘Level E’ has become more well known – and from that series comes a Nendoroid the genius first prince of the planet Dogura, simply known as ‘Prince’!

This is the very first figure of him!

If anyone reading this blog thinks they have a mindset even close to mine, then trust me… just grab this one!

There might also be some fans who are thinking they want a figma as well (like me), but at least this is a start! We finally have him in figure form! Don’t miss this figure of him or you might never get the chance to have a figure of him! If you’re a fan of the series you won’t be disappointed!

This is how he looks from the back!

His long wavy blond hair looks great in Nendoroid form!

The Nendoroid doesn’t come with a load of little items to play with, but instead comes with a huge amount of extra parts for different poses – Prince is very well known to over-exaggerate on his poses a bit, so it’s great for him to have the parts to do so! Let’s take a look at some of the poses you can make!

First up is his acting face!

The same expression he would always give when people made him out as the bad guy!

He also has bent arms to hold his hands to his cheeks!

Next up is the plotting face!

A fairly serious expression ideal for when he is coming up with his next prank! You can tell just how cunning he is by looking at the expressions that come with the Nendoroid! ^^;

A bent right arm lets you pose him with his hand to his mouth as well!

Those are the three expressions, let’s move onto the optional parts!

A cat and arms to hold it!

It’s the kitty that he saved from the car! He can hold onto it tightly and keep it safe now! The kitty connects onto the right arm, so you can replace the left arm with a different one and still keep the kitty.

And last but not least!

A chair, sitting parts and a book!

All the parts to recreate Prince sitting cross-legged on his chair while reading a book! Plus he even has the coffee cup resting on his knee!

Fans of the show may or may not have realized, but this is…

The exact pose from the scene where he first met Yukitaka!
Which was inside Yukitaka’s room… somewhat illegally. ^^;

A look from another angle!

It’s probably quite hard to get a Nendoroid to sit cross-legged like that, but it actually looks really great! You could even recreate Yukitaka’s room using the ‘House’ playset sold by Phat! Company!

Switch some parts around with other Nendoroids too!

This sunglasses from from Nendoroid HMO Miku! If only I had a hat as well then it would have been perfect!

Nendoroid Prince!

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　|　　　　ｌ　　　　　　　　　　| |　　　　　　　　　　|
　ヽ　　　 -一ー_~､⌒)^),-､　　　| |_＿＿＿＿＿＿__|
　　ヽ＿＿＿＿,ノγ⌒ヽ)ニニ-￣　　　| |　　|

He will be on the GSC site on the 24th

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゛

Now I just hope that some HUNTERxHUNTER figures are on their way… 😛

(C)Yoshihiro Togashi 1995年-1997年　(C)ぴえろ・テレビ東京／集英社

* 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

May 20, 2011 by Kahotan

huke’s 10th Anniversary Character Has Been Named!

huke drew us this wonderful illustration for Good Smile’s 10th Anniversary! ヾ(･∀･)ﾉ゛

Black Rock Gumako [Name Pending] is controlled by the GSC Mascot, her hat (Metal GSC Mascot #1) and her weapon (Metal GSC Mascot #2). From an outsiders view it’s as if she has four personalities. Her hair is not udon, but in fact squid-ink pasta, and if you touch it the black will come out on your fingers. She also smells a bit of squid if you get too close. She herself can’t stand things that smell bad, but while she is being controlled she is fine with it.

On the 6th May I wrote a blog asking for name suggestions, and…

I received 680 suggestions!

Thank you to everyone who was kind enough to send in a name! There were a load of great names – I looked though and enjoyed each and every one! I also sent them all through to huke!

The final selection was tough, and none of the GSC staff could agree on a name… so the eventual name was in fact a combination of a few entries!

Her name is going to be…

Name: Metal Powered Sumako

… is the final decision!

The general feeling was that the rather ‘unique’ name was somewhat appropriate for her rather ‘unique’ setting. Who knows where and how we will next see Metal Powered Gumako…?

I certainly can’t wait to find out!

We will be sending this as a gift to the following who helped us come to this name:

Gazu / Koma / Kuro Nyanko / Shipotan / teraneko / Furupi~ / Takenoko no Ko / Miyoshimiyori
You should all have a mail from me, so check your inbox!

It will take a few days to get the products along with huke’s signature, so please be patient!

-Notice-

“Gumako~! You’re drooling!”

Another illustration by GSC’s newest design member, Kawacchi!

The sparkling drops are drool, not tears!
She is thinking of udon while staring out to the sunset.

Cheerful JAPAN! is a project aimed to help the recovery of North-Eastern Japan after the recent tsunami and earthquake.

The first product in the project is…

Nendoroid Gumako: Support Ver.!

The second is:

Good Smile Seijin Plushie (Giant)!

There two products are currently available to order within Japan. Orders outside Japan will commence on the 25th.

For each purchase of Nendoroid Gumako we will be donating 1000JPY to the Japan Red Cross, and for each sale of the Good Smile Seijin Plushie we will be donating 5000JPY!

Orders within Japan close at 20:00 on the 24th May!

[Sales in Japan]

This product can be ordered from the following stores:
Please see their respective home pages for more information.
・GOODSMILE ONLINE SHOP (http://goodsmile.ecq.sc/ )
■ Orders must be made by 24th May at 20:00.
■ Delivery will be in late September.
■ Five figures per person will be available.
■ Payment will be via bank transfer or credit card.
■ Products will be made to order. Please order within the dates specified above.
■ If you have any questions please email shop@goodsmile.jp. Japanese only please.・animate Stores (Excluding Online Shop) (http://www.animate.co.jp/ )
■ Money will need to be put down for all pre-orders.
■ The products will arrive in late September, and you may collect them at the store you preorder from.
■ Certain stores will unfortunately not be taking orders.
■ Please check with your local animate store if you ahve further questions.

[Overseas Sales]

■ Orders can be made from 25th May at 11:00 until the 7th June at 20:00.
■ Five figures per person will be available.
■ Figures will be made to order.
■ Delivery will be in late October 2011.
■ Payment will only be possible via credit card.
■ Your credit card will be charged on order, and not when the product is sent.
■ Shipping will be charged at 2000JPY to all countries.
■ You may be charged additional fees such as import tax when buying from overseas. Please be aware of this before ordering.
■ Payment will be in Japanese Yen.
■ Please mail shop.overseas@goodsmile.jp if you have any questions. English only please.

Whether you’ve noticed or not, it’s already Friday! I hope everyone had a great week! May is passing by with the speed of light! Did anyone get a case of the May Blues this year?

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

May 19, 2011 by Kahotan

Nendoroid Hideyoshi Kinoshita

Tsukki still hasn’t come back… (´・ω・`)

Heavy Bramble is going to play with a Summon today!

Don’t worry Heavy Bramble – Tsukki will be coming back later today! Sorry for always using your desk when you’re away Tsukki! 😛

Anyway, today we’ll be playing with this figure!

Nendoroid Hideyoshi Kinoshita!

He is one of the characters from the comedy anime ‘Baka to Test to Shoukanjuu’ – one of the students in the 2nd year F class.

The 2nd Year F-Class: 47 guys, 2 girls and 1 Hideyoshi!

Apparently Hideyoshi is a gender in itself!

This is how the packaging looks!

With just one glance it might look like there are not that many parts – but there are quite a few! It includes his summon, parts that let him sit down, as well as a total of three expressions along with other parts! Station Yamada was in charge of this product – you can feel his love for the series!

Let’s take a closer look at the optional parts!

First up is his summon!

Along with an expression used for summoning! You can’t have Bakatest without these parts – you can use them to recreate the famous summoning scenes!

Plus the summon is incredibly detailed!

It’s about the size of a little charm – apparently making such tiny characters is really difficult!

You can even rotate the summon’s head!

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　　　　／:::::::: （ ○）三（○）＼　　”You’ve outdone yourself!”
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　　　　ノ::::::::::　　`ー’´　＼　

Station Yamada really outdid himself this time! Plus Hideyoshi has a bent left arm to be placed in a cool pose like this one!

But there is more!

Parts for sitting, a cushion and a box!

This is the classroom seating arrangements for the F-class – the lowest grades in the school. Of course Good Smile’s sculpting is A-class, however! 😛

The details on the mandarin box are inredible!

Another expression – a worn out face!

A truly wonderful expression to play with! It lets you recreate a number of scenes from the anime!

Plus a drawing board!

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　　　　／　　　　　　＼　　　　”Why does it come with these?”
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　　　／::::::: （ ○）三（○）＼
　　 |　　､”　ﾞ)（__人__）ﾙﾟ｡ﾟ　　　_＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿_
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＿＿／　　｡≧　　　　　　　三　＝　| |　　　　　　　　　　　　　|
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| | /　　 /　　　.ｲﾚ,､　　　　　　＞　　| |　　　　　　　　　　　　　|
| | |　⌒ ーnｎｎ ,≦｀Vヾ　　ヾ　≧　 |_|_＿＿＿＿_＿＿＿_|
￣＼＿_､(“二）｡ﾟ　/｡･ｲﾊ､＼､ｌ二二ｌ二二　＿|_|＿_|＿

If you’re not sure – make sure you go watch the last episode of the first season! As far as I can think it’s the first Nendoroid that comes with such unique extras like a box and drawing board.

Snow Miku tries it on!

She even has a new stage to practice her songs on! As the eyes are closed it’s easy to use them on loads of other Nendoroids!

Nendoroid Number 147:

Nendoroid Hideyoshi Kinoshita!

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　ヽ　　　 -一ー_~､⌒)^),-､　　| |_＿＿＿＿＿__|
　　ヽ＿＿＿＿,ノγ⌒ヽ)ニニ-￣　　　| |　　|

He is being sent out from GSC on 05/27!

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

May 18, 2011 by Kahotan

RACING Miku 2010 ver.

Aki came back from his trip to China yesterday! (･∀･)ﾉ

Look at his smile while holding a figure he brought home with him!

… well actually I kind of just forced him to hold it for a picture while he was in the middle of a serious meeting… ^^;

But the smile was genuine! Anyone would smile holding this beautiful figure!

RACING Miku 2010 ver.!

She is the official mascot of the ‘GOODSMILERACING with COX’ SUPER GT team that raced in the 2010 SUPER GT, who was originally illustrated by redjuice!

This is how she looks from the back!

Previously we only got to see the front of her from the original illustration, but now we get the full 360 degree Racing Miku! Figures are so wonderful! Just look at those sexy hips and back!

She is absolutely gorgeous!

The original illustration by redjuice gave a nice cool feeling to Miku-san, which is portrayed through the figure perfectly! She has a more mature feeling to the standard versions of Miku which just causes your heart to skip a beat when you see her…

Stunning thighs!

Could anybody not love the beauty in this photo?! I don’t think it’s possible!!

I’ve blown the image up quite a bit, but just look how detailed the stitches and wrinkles are on her clothes… wonderful work production team!

Although my #1 is definitely this area!

Just look at the way the collarbone is slightly visible through her smooth looking skin! Plus you can then enjoy the bare skin from her armpits to her breast – just as stunning!

Ready to work with her impact wrench!

For those who don’t know, it’s used to change wheels of the car as fast as possible! The black cord comes apart from the wrench and just needs to be pushed into it.

Plus a set of tools on her hips!

Only the wrench can be taken out, but you can see inside the pouch which is all just as carefully sculpted and painted as the outside!

If you look close you can even see the screwdrivers have both a star head and a flat head! How can you possibly get more detailed than that!

The boots have a metallic feel to them!

Once again, a perfect recreation of redjuice’s illustration in figure form – from the tips of the toes to the top of the head!

RACING Miku 2010 ver.
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　ヽ　　　 -一ー_~､⌒)^),-､　　| |_＿＿＿＿＿__|
　　ヽ＿＿＿＿,ノγ⌒ヽ)ニニ-￣　　　| |　　|

She’ll be out for sale from the 30th May!

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)redjuice/Crypton Future Media.INC

* 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

May 17, 2011 by Kahotan

1/7th Scale Tsumugi Kotobuki

Once again we return to Tsukki’s desk!

But Tsukki is coming back to Japan soon! I wonder whether or not his robot collection will manage to keep it safe until then!

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　　　／　　｡<一>　<ー>。　　”You can do it, Heavy Bramble!”
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　　　＼、　　　゜　｀ ⌒´／゜
　　　　／　 ⌒ヽﾟ　'”‘”´(;ﾟ　｡　　
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　　と_＿＿）_ヽ＿つ_;_ヾ_つ.;.

But anyway… today we’ll be taking a look at this cutie!

Max Factory’s…

1/7th Scale Tsumugi Kotobuki!

She is one of the main characters in the popular anime series ‘K-ON!’ – the keyboardist in the Sakura High music club. The outfit she is wearing is one of the many outfits that Sawako-sensei made for Tsumigi to wear – this one a cute waitress uniform!

This is how she looks from the back!

Her frilly skirt really brings out her cute side!! It’s quite the flawless figure no matter what angle you look at it from – nice work Max Factory!!

A warm smile!

That expression really captures Mugi’s care-free fun personality so perfectly! The eyes have a slight gloss applied to them so if you look at her from a certain angle you get a cute little glint!

But there is a lot more to this figure than just her adorable face!

The desserts in her right hand!

The quality is unbelievable! They really look good enough to eat! Max Factory really puts their everything into each part of the figure – even the small little parts like these!

And the food in her left hand!

The word written in ketchup reads ‘K-ON!’ – plus that delicious looking meat and veggies… they really look just like the real thing only absolutely tiny!

By the way, there may be some of you who are pondering something like this…

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It was a short cut from the first season!

But in this scene she was only holding a single parfait!

Max Factory actually decided while sculpting it to add in some unique touches to the design! Personally I think they’ve really shown their love for Mugi-chan, as the results are incredible!

That’s some incredible skill, Mugi-chan!

She is holding the omelet rice with just one finger there! ((((ﾟДﾟ)))ｶﾞｸｶﾞｸﾌﾞﾙ

Mugi-chan enjoying her job!

The skirt and knee socks are yet another point of the figure that are really incredibly detailed when you look up close! Plus it’s 1/7th scale, so it’s got some nice volume as well.

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.　　　　　／　（ー）　（ー）＼
　　　　／　 ⌒（__人__）⌒ ＼　　”The drape of the skirt is beautiful!!”
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　ヽ　　　 -一””””~~｀`’ー–､　　　-一”””’ー-､.
　　ヽ＿＿＿＿(⌒)(⌒)⌒)　)　　(⌒＿(⌒)⌒)⌒))

You can remove the desserts and omelet!

This is the size of them next to a Nendoroid Petite! A cute girl, desserts and some delicious food – what more could you ask for?

You can even let Nendoroid’s hold them!

Doesn’t it just look like she’s saying ‘please eat it?’? It’s so cute!

You can even remove the parfait separately!

Plus you can remove the contents and perhaps put something else in it’s place… the quality doesn’t limit the playability!

Max Factory’s…

1/7th Scale Tsumugi Kotobuki!

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　ヽ　　　 -一ー_~､⌒)^),-､　　| |_＿＿＿＿＿__|
　　ヽ＿＿＿＿,ノγ⌒ヽ)ニニ-￣　　　| |　　|

She will be released around the 24th!

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

May 15, 2011 by Kahotan

actsta Fate Testarossa

Once again we visit Tsukki’s desk!

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　　　　／:::::::: （ ○）三（○）＼　　　　”The robots are increasing in number!”
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　　　　ノ::::::::::::　　`ー’´　＼

Plus Heavy Bramble is looking a little depressed today…!
I wonder what’s wrong?!

Anywho, today we’ll be playing with this figure!

actsta Fate Testarossa!

Following on from the first actsta which was Nanoha Takamachi from Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha The MOVIE 1st comes an actsta of Fate Testarossa!

She is due to come out this month!

The exact date isn’t set in stone yet, but it’ll be on the Good Smile website it’s been decided.

This is how the packaging looks!

Fate-chan in the middle surrounded by a number of interesting looking device parts, as well as a total of three expressions – loads to have fun with!

This is how the reverse side of the packaging looks!

Ooh! Even more device parts! Plus a magic circle for her stand and parts to create her ‘Round Shield’ spell. The little transparent piece on the bottom left is a transparent rod for positioning the ‘Round Shield.’ The transparent ‘L’ piece in the bottom right is put on the arm of the main stand.

This is how she looks from the back!

actsta is made to be a posable figure with the same quality of a scale figure – it looks like they are right on the mark! The cape even has some posable parts in it for more dynamic poses – the posable parts make use of a soft plastic so you can pose it in a load of different ways.

Then we move on to her device…

First up is ‘Scythe Form’!

A beautiful rendition making use of clear plastic for the blade! The edge of the blade is really sharp as well – fans will be impressed with this one!

Next up is ‘Axe Form’!
This is the standard form of Fate’s intelligent device ‘Bardiche’ – it’s also of course included!

Plus the ‘Round Shield’ made entirely from clear plastic!

You can place the shield all around the stand, as well as rotate it to any angle you like, allowing you to place it in exactly the position you want.

And finally, ‘Grave Form’!

This was the new form that only featured in the movie of Nanoha.
I made use of some Nendo Petite stands and placed the Round Shield on them to let her stand in it! It’s so nice to have a posable figure with so many options… and still have it look so incredible.

The cape can be removed!

If you remove the cape and use her ‘closed eyes’ face, it really gives off a relaxing feeling… you can pick the expression that suits your Fate best when doing with actsta posing!

actsta Fate Testarossa!

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

She will be released this month!

Watch the official GSC site for a more exact date soon!
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)NANOHA The MOVIE 1st PROJECT

* 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

May 13, 2011 by Kahotan

Nendo Petite B.G.M Festival Set

Tsukki’s desk! He is out on a business trip to China!

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　　　／　 _ノ　ヽ､_　＼
　／　oﾟ⌒　　　⌒ﾟo　　＼　 “3A Models are so big…”
　 |　　　（__人__）　　　　|
　＼　　　｀ ⌒´ 　　／
　　ノ　　　　　　　　　　＼

The Heavy Bramble is taking care of Tsukki’s desk while he is gone, but it seems it can’t stop me from using it…. I’m having the Heavy Bramble protect today’s figure set!

The Nendoroid Petite B.G.M Festival Set Vol.0!

The B.G.M Festival Vol.0 is an music event that was held on the 16th April 2011, which featured music from a variety of different games – this set of five Nendoroid Petites are all from characters from the various games that the event was based on!

It’s a collaboration product between five game makers!

It’s not often you see something like that! A collection of all the heroines from five great games all in one set! We would never have got this if it wasn’t for the B.G.M (Bishoujo Game Music) Festival!

This is how the packaging looks!

Ooh! Seeing them all together like this really is beautiful! So many colors! The stands are each numbered as well, so if you take a look at the included instruction booklet you’ll know which stand is meant for which character.

Left: From Circus: Otome Asakura from ‘D.C.II~Da Capo II~’
Right: From Alicesoft: Uesugi Kenshin from Sengoku Rance’

Look at the detailed paint work!

I honestly get the feeling that *too* much work was put into these figures! Particullarly parts like Otohime’s checkered clothes – that must have been such a mission to paint so finely… and how about the little triangles on her ribbon! They’re minute!

Left: Uesugi Kenshin’s helmet can be removed!
Right:
From minori: Miyako Miyamura from ‘ef – a fairy tale of the two’!

When you see two lined up together like this one thing you notice is that…

The eyes are each painted differently!

Each game maker has their own specific style of drawing the characters eyes – and that is even visible on the Nendoroid Petites!

Left: From OVERDRIVE: Kirari Shiino from ‘Kira Kira’!
Right: From NAVEL: Asuka Watarai from ‘Oretachi ni Tsubasa wa Nai’!

Kirari’s guitar is removable!

You can give it to other characters if you like! Plus the guitar strap can even move – I wonder how much of a challenge all this was for the production team. ^^;

Exchange heads with other Nendos!

Saber and Kenshin are exchanging armor for the day! It creates a strange mix of western and eastern tastes!

You can also of course exchange expressions!

One of the next things about Nendo Petites is the way you can exchange all these things – giving other expressions to your favorite characters can be so much fun! It does fairly cause them to look a bit odd – but that’s half the fun!

Aren’t they cute!!?

You can even bring in some of the older Nendo Petite expressions to exchange with! (Some characters expressions are made differently and might not be exchangeable though.)

Nendoroid Petite B.G.M Festival Set vol.0!

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　／´ 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 | |　　　　　　　　　　|
　|　　　　ｌ　　　　　　　　　　| |　　　　　　　　　　|
　ヽ　　　 -一ー_~､⌒)^),-､　　| |_＿＿＿＿＿＿_|
　　ヽ＿＿＿＿,ノγ⌒ヽ)ニニ-￣　　　| |　　|

She is on sale at our partner shops!

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

– Bonus! –

The Giant Good Smile Seijin is coming to help everyone!

Kawacchi – a newcomer to out design section drew this! Look how pretty the clouds are!
The Cheerful JAPAN! Project is here to help the relief efforts in North-East Japan for many months to come!

The 1st product for this month:

Nendoroid Gumako: Support Ver.!

The second product for this month:
Good Smile Seijin Plushie (Giant)!　

Both these two products are now available for preorder within Japan until the 24th May 2011 at 8:00 (JST) (Overseas orders will open the day after at 11:00JST). For each sale of Nendoroid Gumako we will donate 1000JPY to the Japan Red Cross, and for each sale of the Good Smile Seijin Plushie we will donate 5000JPY!

[Sales in Japan]

This product can be ordered from the following stores:
Please see their respective home pages for more information.

・GOODSMILE ONLINE SHOP　(http://goodsmile.ecq.sc/)
・GOODSMILE ONLINE SHOP Mobile　(http://goodsmile.ri.shopserve.jp/m/)

■ Orders must be made by 24th May at 20:00.
■ Delivery will be in late September.
■ Five figures per person will be available.
■ Payment will be via bank transfer or credit card.
■ Products will be made to order. Please order within the dates specified above.
■ If you have any questions please email shop@goodsmile.jp. Japanese only please.

animate Stores (Excluding Online Shop)
(http://www.animate.co.jp/ )

■ Money will need to be put down for all pre-orders.
■ The products will arrive in late September, and you may collect them at the store you preorder from.
■ Certain stores will unfortunately not be taking orders.
■ Please check with your local animate store if you have further questions.

Whether you’ve noticed or not it’s already Friday! I hope everyone has had a good week!

It feels like just the other day that I said ‘Happy New Year’ and yet we’re so fast approaching the middle of the year already… I hope everyone is making good use of their time! Also completely unrelated, but I just started playing Final Fantasy 3 – it’s really fun! I wish I had played it while I was younger!

Anyway that’s all for today, I hope to see you all again tomorrow! (・∀・)ノ゛
(C)B.G.M Festival (C)ALICESOFT (C)Omegavision, Inc. (C)minori (C)2005 CIRCUS (C)OVERDRIVE 2007
(C) 2002-2006 TYPE-MOON

* 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

May 12, 2011 by Kahotan

Saber Alter ~Vortigern~

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　　　　：／　..:::─:::::─ ＼：　　”What the heck are you doing…?”
　　　：／　 ..:<●>:::<●>　＼：
　　　：|　　　　　（__人__）　　 |：
　　　：＼　　　　｀ ⌒´　　 _／：　　　
　　　：ノ　　　　　　　　　　＼：

Shuu-chan, the new member of the GSC planning team, is practicing his pose imitation!

At Good Smile, all employees must start off with this training! (Just kidding :P)

Anyway, today we’ll be looking at:

Saber Alter ~Vortigern~!

A lovely 1/7th scale figure of the knight tainted by a black shadow, ‘Saber Alter’! She is posed at the point of slashing down with her sword in a wonderfully dynamic pose!

Let me start off with this…

This is an incredible figure…!!

This is how she looks from the back!

Her huge skirt fluttering up in the moment is just beautiful… everything about this figure has really grabbed me! It’s stunning!

Her armor has a nice metallic paint coat!

That shiny look is wonderful! The red lines are all done by using stamp printing – I think each piece would be done separately and then put together… but there are over 10 parts just in this photo… it must take ages! (By the way, if you’re not sure what stamp printing is, check out Part 4 of my Factory Field Trip!)

A face ready to take on anybody!

It has just the same feeling to it as the original illustration by Takeuchi-sensei!

The base features little stalagmites around her feet!

The Good Smile Team Production team really is good at what they do… even the base has some beautiful touches to it! The base uses the area in front of the holy grail where Shitou and Kotomine fight their final battle as a motif for it’s design!

Now for a message from the GSC Support team, if you pick up the figure do take note of this!

When placing Saber onto the base, it’s a good idea to warm up the soles of her feet with something like a hair dryer so that she can attach to the stand more easily (just be careful not to burn yourself or melt the figure!). Also try to place both feet simultaneously rather than one at a time. Hold the figure at the knees while pushing it down onto the base – if you hold it by the ankles you might find the armor is sharper than it looks!

You can also replace her fringe…

To display her wearing her mask!

Saber Alter is well-known for her unique mask – it wouldn’t be the same without it! Fans of the series are in for a delightful figure… particularly seen we’re not done yet – she also comes with…

Vortigern!

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　　　　／:::::::: （ ○）三（○）＼　　”It’s huge!”
　　　　|:::::::::::（__人__）:::|
　　　＼::::::　　|r┬-| 　／
　　　　ノ::::::::　　`ー’´　　＼　

It was quite tough to get it all into one picture nicely. 😛

But Vortigern isn’t just big…

It has gradient coloring on clear plastic!

It starts getting clearer and clearer from the center to the tip! Isn’t it pretty!?

She can hold other things too!

As long as the handle is long, then she should be able to wield it! Some other staff members said I should find a broom for her. ^^;

From Fate/Stay Night:

Saber Alter ~Vortigern~!

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

She is on sale at our partner shops!

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

Anyway, 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

May 11, 2011 by Kahotan

Cheerful JAPAN! Part 1 No.2 – “Good Smile Seijin Plushie (Giant)”!

One day, I was walking up the stairs when…

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A Giant Good Smile Seijin Plushie appeared!
A total of 5 samples were made of this huggable giant!

As I mentioned yesterday, this is another product that will be sold as part of the Cheerful JAPAN! Charity project!

Cheerful JAPAN!

http://www.cheerfuljapan.com/

The damage that has occurred during the March 11 quake in the Touhoku region is astounding, and in order to get over the destruction caused there is a lot that needs to be done, and lots of support that needs to be given. Good Smile Company has formed a support group named ‘Cheerful Japan’ which will strive to support the relief efforts for as long as possible. For at least 1 year we be releasing charity products among other efforts to raise donation money for the cause. To everyone who supports the Cheerful Japan movement – thank you, and know that your money is going where it is needed!

To support the relief efforts up North, we will be announcing a charity product every month on the 11th, starting with this month and continuing for a year!

The second product to be joining the Cheerful JAPAN! Project is this giant plushie!

You can see just how big it is here!

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　　　　／ノ　ヽ､_＼　　
　　　／（ ○）}liil{（○）＼　　　”It’s huge!”
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　 |　　　ヽ　|!!il|!|!l|　/　 |　
　＼　　　　|ｪｪｪｪ| 　　／　
　　ノ　　　　　　　　　　　＼　　

It really is HUGE!

But I’m sure and dakimakura lovers like myself will not be stopped by a size like this – it’s actually the ideal size for hugging asleep at night!

It’s also made of a super fluffy material!
It’s so soft and gentle to the touch!

The fabric is much finer than most fabrics and the quality of the fluffy hair is amazing! You just have to feel it for yourself!

He can even be used to attack others!

His tentacles can be waved around all over the place!
When attacking, be sure to aim away from the head and hit softly! ^^;

Have a nap with him!
Diving your head into the soft fluffy GSC-Seijin will drop you into sleep in a second, plus is bound to give you good dreams for the night! You can even use him as a pillow!

He is not very good at doing work for you!

However, he is very good at making your coworkers look very surprised as they walk past your desk! It’s amazing how much this plushie can accomplish!

You can even take him for walks!

Unfortunately he does have a weakness… he can’t stand on his own, so he needs something to lean his back on.

Cheerful JAPAN! Part 1 No.2 –

Good Smile Seijin Plushie (Giant)!

He will cost 15,000JPY with free shipping within Japan. For each and every one sold we will be donating 5,000JPY to the Japan Red Cross Society!

Preorders will be available on the GSC Online Shop on 11th May from 13:00 until the 24th May at 20:00.
The products will be made to order, so don’t worry about rushing to order – just make sure to get your order in within the time limit.
Please take note of the following if you wish to order.

Bonus Scene!

Zeki-sama and Miyuki-tan are really having a brawl!
The model for today’s photos was Miyuki-tan from the executive department – it was great fun doing the photos, thanks a lot Miyuki-tan!

And finally, a quick notice!

Nendoroid Tachikoma Yellow, Blue and Silver are all going on resale!
There have been many asking for it, so now is your chance to grab them!
Anyway, that’s all for today.
I hope to see you all again tomorrow! (・∀・)ノ゛

(Please note the Good Smile Seijin Plushie is still under development and may undergo some slight changes before release.)
(C)GOOD SMILE COMPANY
(C)士郎正宗・Production I.G/講談社・攻殻機動隊製作委員会

Cheerful JAPAN ! http://www.cheerfuljapan.com/

The damage that has occurred during the March 11 quake in the Touhoku region is astounding, and in order to get over the destruction caused there is a lot that needs to be done, and lots of support that needs to be given. Good Smile Company has formed a support group named ‘Cheerful Japan’ which will strive to support the relief efforts for as long as possible. For at least 1 year we be releasing charity products among other efforts to raise donation money for the cause. To everyone who supports the Cheerful Japan movement – thank you, and know that your money is going where it is needed!