Nendoroid Archer: Super Movable Edition

Hello everyone, Kahotan here! (@gsc_kahotan)

One day I want to say that I’m good at all housework though it really is nothing more than a dream at this point! At the very least I think I can say that I’m not that bad… although I’m  terrible at cleaning up… and I am not looking forward to the Year End cleaning at all… _:(´ཀ`」 ∠):_

Today I’m going to take a look at a figure that went up for preorder today!

Nendoroid Archer: Super Movable Edition

From the popular anime ‘Fate/stay night [Unlimited Blade Works]’ comes a fully articulated Nendoroid of the servant that made a contract with Rin Tohsaka during the 5th Holy Grail War, ‘Archer’! He comes with both a standard expression ready for battle, as well as a shouting expression.

His twin swords ‘Kanshou’ and ‘Bakuya’ are both included for close combat, and his bow is included for long range combat! You can even pose him firing Caladbolg II from the bow! Enjoy all sorts of scenes from the show!

Oooooooooohhhhhh!!! ヽ(´ω`*)ノ

His beautiful white hair and contrasting dark skin, which all goes so well with his red outfit! The mysterious servant who wields twin blades and is skilled in close combat and housework… Archer is joining the Nendoroids!♪

His unique outfit and its smaller details such as the belt around his waist and legs have all been sculpted in great detail!

The black part of his outfit has a bit of a tortoise shell pattern!

His twin swords ‘Kanshou’ and ‘Bakuya’ also look lovely in Nendoroid size!

This is how he looks from the back!

His sleeves are in two parts allowing for slightly different nuances to poses!

The creases on the overcoat are also beautifully sculpted, making sure he looks great even from the back! (●´ω`●)

Another thing you may or may not have noticed is that Archer is a part of the ‘Edition’ series of Nendoroids – that means that he is a fully articulated Nendoroid!

There is in fact another Edition Nendoroid currently up for order as well – Nendoroid Batman: Heroes Edition! Orders close later this month, so don’t miss out! ☆

These fully articulated Nendoroids make it much easier to strike action poses, meaning that you can recreate many more of Archer’s epic scenes from the series! You can also create your own original combat scenes with ease! (σ・∀・)σ

Anyway, let’s take a look at his optional parts!
Starting with something any ‘Archer’ should have…

A Nendoroid-sized bow and arrow! ヽ(*´∀`*)ノ

If you pose him looking downward it makes him look like he is aiming down below at something!

He also comes with the drill-shaped Caladbolg II which means you can pose him firing that instead! A shouting face is also included!

Archer’s calm and collected expression suits his character perfectly, but sometimes it’s nice to see him let loose too! (´□`。)

Plus, you can display him with the previously released Nendoroid Rin Tohsaka to bring out the Fate universe even more! 

Recreate your favourite scenes of the servant and master pair! (。・ω・)ノ゙

Fully posable and ready to be placed in all sorts of cute and cool poses! ♥︎
Nendoroid Archer: Super Movable Edition

He is currently up for preorder!! ☆

(・∀・) “Orders from the GOOD SMILE ONLINE SHOP will include a special bonus too!”

We’re joined by Archer’s head planner, Yassan!

(・∀・) “Take a look for yourself…”

Beneath Archer’s feet… is that what I think it is?!

(・∀・) “Yep! The Servant Summoning Circle!”

Yay! This allows for yet another scene in Nendoroid size! (*´Д`)=з

(・∀・) “There is a hole in the plate allowing for it to be placed neatly in the middle of the stand! You won’t get this anywhere but the GSC Online Shop!” 

Orders at the GOOD SMILE ONLINE SHOP are open until the 7th January 2014 at 21:00 JST! Don’t miss out! ー(`・ω・´)

 

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Finally a quick notice! We are running a little campaign with Archer, where fans will decide which illustration will be used in his packaging!


Help us choose the design for the inside of Nendoroid Archer’s packaging!

The long awaited Nendoroid Archer from Fate/stay night [Unlimited Blade Works] is here! To commemorate, we are letting the fans choose which background will be used on his packaging.

Select the background you like most and tweet about it with the included hashtag!

*Final decision will be made on approximate numbers.

Take a look here for more information and the hashtags!
http://www.goodsmile.info/en/archer_campaign

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/Kahotan’s Inner Voice\


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( ・∀・) .。0 (But I like…)
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( ( ・∀・).。0 (…all three of those backgrounds!!!)
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Anyways, see you again tomorrow!!

Planning Team / Kahotan
Twitter ID: gsc_kahotan

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Sakura Saber

Hello everyone, Kahotan here! (@gsc_kahotan)

This morning the cold caused me to wake up earlier than normal… but I quickly grabbed all my blanket which had been pushed aside, snuggled up and fell back asleep! It was so comfy and warm!!

Today I’m going to be taking a look at a product that went up for order today:

The 1/8th Scale:
Sakura Saber!


From the Holy Grail War that featured in ‘Koha-Ace EX’ comes a 1/8th scale figure of the mysterious yet beautiful Knight-class servant – Sakura Saber!

The hakama she is wearing has been faithfully sculpted in great detail, and makes use of a beautiful gradient of pinks and reds, showing just why she is known as Sakura Saber. She holds her beloved sword drawn as if posed slicing through the air – a dynamic pose that fans are sure to enjoy by their side!

Oooooooohhh!! (*´Д`)

The original servant from Koha-Ace, Sakura Saber! ♡

An all new Saber from Takashi Takeuchi following on from the white, blacks and reds from the past! This version has a lovely Japanese feeling to her, as she swings her sword ‘Kojiki Kiyomitsu’ with a bright smile on her face!

The combination of Japanese clothing and Western boots makes a lovely outfit! ♪

Definitely a style that suits my personal tastes! The way that outfit is sculpted really makes it look like real fabric! ヽ(*・ω・)人(・ω・*)ノ

Not only do the creases in her outfit look lovely, but the gradient along her outfit has also been preserved beautifully!

Her left hip also has a lovely little cherry blossom print! It’s very cute! ♪
Let’s see how she looks from behind! (。・ω・)ノ゛

A view from the back gives a better feeling for how her sleeves are fluttering about! (‘-‘*)(,_,*)(‘-‘*)(,_,*)

The lower area of the Hakama is also taken up by the wind, showing off her lovely legs!!

The reverse side of her knees look so good! It’s nice to see a little bit of bare skin even on an outfit that doesn’t show much! (´∀`*)

Anyway, moving on from her legs… next up are her hands! <><○>

Everything is so very detailed! Just look at the wrapping of the sword’s handle… and her fingertips!

The figure actually has a very realistic feeling to it! ♪
Another thing I have to point out is her adorable smile! ♡

A sweet and gentle figure of beauty!

Sakura Saber’s character is portrayed with the figure beautifully! I find it hard to imagine such a graceful character would ever need to fight in real battles!  (´□`。)

While the pose is a fairly simple standing pose, there are a number of highlights that really make her stand out! She is one of those figures that is such a pleasure to look at from almost any angle! ♥︎

The 1/8th Scale:

Sakura Saber!

She is up for preorder as of today! ♡

Product Details: http://www.goodsmile.info/en/product/4659/

Orders from the GOOD SMILE ONLINE SHOP are open until the 19th November at 21:00JST! Don’t miss out!! (`・ω・´)ゞ
Online Shop: http://goodsmile-global.ecq.sc/gscscawd00039.html

If you head to our stores that are taking orders for the figure, you might see this lovely poster on display!

A poster overflowing with style from the Taisho era! ☆

Be sure to keep an eye open for it!

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/Kahotan’s Inner Voice\


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( ・∀・) .。0 (The next blog will be one of FREEing’s figures…)
oノ∧つ⊂)
( ( ・∀・).。0 (… a work of art for your collection!)
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と__)__)

Anyways, see you again tomorrow!!

Planning Team / Kahotan

Twitter ID: gsc_kahotan

 

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Prisma Illya (Anime ver.)

Hello everyone, Kahotan here! (@gsc_kahotan)

I really have no idea what clothes to wear at the moment… In the morning I think it’s going to be cool so I put an extra layer of clothes on… only to find that it’s super hot inside the offices… ゚(゚´Д`゚)゚。

Anyway, today I’m going to be taking a look at Phat! Company’s:

1/8th Scale:

Prisma Illya (Anime ver.)!

From the spin-off manga of ‘Fate/stay night’ with its second anime season currently airing, ‘Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya’ comes a 1/8th scale figure of the main character Illya based on the designs from the anime series!

Everything about her magical girl outfit has been faithfully included on the figure, down to the Class Card holder at her hips! A special base is also included allowing you to display her jumping through the air – a dynamic pose that fans of the series are sure to enjoy!

Illya-chan!! ♡♥

A figure of the adorable fifth year primary school student who was tricked into becoming a magic girl by the Kaleidostick, Magical Ruby! Her lovely pink and white magical girl outfit has been beautifully sculpted!

Let’s see how she looks from the back! (*´Д`)=з

Both her long hair and outfit are sculpting floating up in the air for a lovely jumping pose that puts Illya in mid motion! ♪

The outfit is considered by Illya herself to be rather embarrassing, but it really does suit her so nicely! Let’s take a close-up look!

ヾ(・ω・。) Frilly!♥ (。・ω・)ノ゙
(。・ω・)ノ゙ Frilly!♡ ヾ(・ω・。)
ヾ( 。・ω・。)ノ゙ Frilly!! ♥ ヾ(。・ω・。)ノ゙

Whenever I see this many frills I just want to do a little dance!

Each and every one of the frills is so carefully made, and the Class Card holder also looks great!

The magical staff ‘Magical Ruby’, which was responsible for transforming Illya into this adorable form, is also included – held in her left hand! (‘-‘*)(,_,*)(‘-‘*)(,_,*)

The light pink wing accessories in her hair are also very cute!

The light colors all over the figure bring out Illya’s magical girl form perfectly. You’ll notice that all the different parts of her outfit actually have a slight light-dark gradient on them which adds a soft and gentle feeling to her!

I also personally love this angle! <◯><◯>

From this angle you can see her open back and shoulder blades!!
Her thin build and touchable looking skin shows off the power of youth!!

The arm lifted up over her head also means that you get a nice clean look at the immaculate curve of her armpit!! The ever so slight bumps of her bosom and soft looking thighs are also all visible from this angle!!

Absolutely delicious!! (*´▽`*)

By the way, some of you may remember that Phat! also released a similar product in May this year: Prisma Illya (Manga ver.)!

The outfit and the hair style are rather different, but they can be posed together for a great effect! (゚A゚;)

But anyway, my review today is for the anime version so let me get back to that! (`・ω・´)

I can just hear her lovely voice… (*´Д`)
I feel all relaxed inside looking at this smile… ♡

Although the outfit as a whole is adorable, attention to the smaller details such as the hemming of her skirt, the tips of her fingers and even her knee-high socks are all amazing! The little bit of skin you can see between her socks and skirt is also priceless!! (`・ω・´)

Another thing to note is that although you can see a prop holding the figure up on the right leg, this is only for the prototype! According to the figure’s planner, uchitaro, the final product will be supported in much harder to see ways. You’ll be able to enjoy Illya without the prop getting in the way! ( -ノェ-)

Filled with energy, cuteness and a smile to brighten your day! ♪

Prisma Illya (Anime ver.)

She is currently up for preorder! ♡

The product page can be found here: http://www.goodsmile.info/en/product/4570/

Orders from the GOOD SMILE ONLINE SHOP are open until the 1st October 2014 at 21:00!
http://goodsmile-global.ecq.sc/phascawd00021.html/ 

The official page also has info about the figure! (๑´ڡ`๑)ノ
 ⇒ Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya Zwei! Official Site

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/Kahotan’s Inner Voice\


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( ・∀・) .。0 (The second season of the anime…)
oノ∧つ⊂)
( ( ・∀・).。0 (…is coming to a climax!)
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と__)__)

Anyways, see you again tomorrow!!

Planning Team / Kahotan
Twitter ID: gsc_kahotan

©2013 ひろやまひろし・TYPE-MOON・角川書店/「プリズマ☆イリヤ」製作委員会

Saber Extra

Hello everyone, Kahotan here! (@gsc_kahotan)

The hot summer days make me want to take a nice bath! Preferably in a hot spring… or a hot spring, or maybe even a hot spring! I really feel like visiting one more and more everyday…
It’s not just me trying to escape from the fact that WonFes is in 9 working days…!

Today I’ll be taking at a knight known as a fellow bath-lover…

Saber Extra! ♡

From the popular game ‘Fate/EXTRA’ comes a 1/7th scale figure of the heroine, Saber Extra!

She has been sculpted taking the stance of her ultimate move, ‘Aestus Domus Aurea: Golden Theater of the Deranged’, arranged carefully to convey her elegance and power through the figure. Her sexy crimson dress with large openings on the back, as well her semi-transparent petticoat have all been faithfully included on the figure.<

Oooooo (*´▽`*) oooooh!!

The adorable servant who calls herself an Emperor, dressed in a beautiful red dress! The golden lining of the dress brings out the red so nicely, which is contrasted even more by her pale white skin!

The back of her outfit is magnificent!

Her deceptively showy outfit has been faithfully sculpted down to the smallest of details! (`・ω・´)

This angle shows off the opening in her back, which gives a lovely look at her shoulder blades… the angle also gives a side look at her rather delicious bosom! But most of all… I want everyone to take note of the reverse side of her knees!! They are amazing! ( -ノェ-)

The base features a powerful aura made in the image of her Noble Phantasm, Aestus Domus Aurea!

At first glance the pose shows more of an elegant stance… but noticing the energy swirling around at her feet shows off the immense power she truly has!! (゚A゚;)

(・∀・) “Also take a close look at her expression!”

We’re joined by the figure’s planner, Yassan from the planning team!

(・∀・) “Red Saber has a stuck-up, selfish side, but she also has a very lovable personality – we tried to incorporate that personality in the figure as best as possible! We also focused on getting her grace and elegance across!”

Those eyes are focused and ready for anything! (*´Д`)

(・∀・) ” There are so many things I really like about this figure, but I’ve picked out three that I want to show off in particular!”

– Sculpting of the Body –


(・∀・) “I think anyone will agree that the curves of her back and bottom are definitely one of the highlights!”

The shoulder blades seen through the back, and the unique backwards arched back make for a lovely pose! The skin also looks so very soft to the touch – it’s hard to imagine that it’s really just a figure! ♥

(・∀・) “Speaking of soft to the touch…”

Ta-tawawa…! っ(*´Д`)=з

(・∀・) “Just look at how the tight fitting top squeezes the skin down! It’s quite the sight! The line up to her collarbone also just adds even more to the effect!”

– The Skirt –

It’s rather transparent! <●><●>

(・∀・) “Of course! The petticoat as a whole is made from semi-transparent parts to recreate the clear, see-through appearance!”

The ability to kind of be able to see… and yet not quite…
It really adds an extra something to the figure!

(・∀・) “Also take note of the details put into the folds of the skirt and petticoat!”

– Overall Balance –


(・∀・) ” Because she is in a rather unique pose with her upper body twisted around, we had to rework the overall balance a number of times!

She is posed preparing her Noble Phantasm, but as I mentioned before the pose has a very elegant appeal to it as well! (*´Д`)=з

(・∀・) “The balance of the figure was something that came up a lot when working with the publisher’s supervision as well. We wanted to have a pose that kept a feeling of her dancing elegantly, light on her feet – while still leaving a proud and confident appearance too. Most of this came from how we balanced various parts of the body”


Now that you mention it, she way her skirt is fluttering around and the movements of her hands do look rather dance-like! The Aestus Domus Aurea sword could almost be seen as some kind of dancing tool instead of the weapon it truly is!

(・∀・) “I hope fans will enjoy adding this elegant Saber to their collections!”

The red Saber – elegance, power and a little touch of sexiness! ♡

Saber Extra!


She will be up for preorder from the 17th July 2014!


(・∀・) “In Autumn the new Fate/stay night anime is due to begin, and I’m sure we’ll be following up with various figures for fans to enjoy as well!

So… can we expect to see some of these figures at WonFes?! (゚A゚;)

(・∀・) “You’ll have to wait and see!!”

I get the feeling I have something to look forward to!

I’ll be sharing with everyone on Twitter and the GSC Site as soon as I have more info!

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Finally a few quick notices! (ノ´▽`)ノ


– Notice #1 –

The KanColle TV commercial aired on TV yesterday, and is now also available on YouTube! Take a look for yourself here:

Wo-Class and figma Nagato are both up for preorder now! ♪

  Aircraft Carrier Wo-Class:
B2 Poster Bonus Included – GOOD SMILE ONLINE SHOP
  figma Nagato:
Attack Parts Bonus Included – GOOD SMILE ONLINE SHOP

The Nendoroid Petites will be up for order shortly! Check my blog on them from last week!
http://mikatan.goodsmile.info/en/2014/07/11/nendoroid-petite-kancolle/

 

– Notice #2 –

Kahotan Station: WonFes Special is coming this Friday!

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Kahotan Station: WonFes Special

Date: 18th July (Fri) from 20:00JST
Broadcast Link:  http://live.nicovideo.jp/gate/lv185822862

Contents:

◇ A Look at the WonFes Exclusives!

The respective product planners will talk about their products! (`・ω・´)

· Nendoroid Aircraft Carrier Wo-Class
· Nendoroid Sayaka Miki: Uniform Ver. & Kyouko Sakura: Casual Ver. Set
· figma Kaga
· figma Levi: Cleaning ver.
· Dekacchu KanColle: Aircraft Carrier Wo-Class

◇ WonFes Booth Info!

The GSC booth isn’t just new figures! There will be a stage, live broadcast and various other attractions to come by and enjoy as well! We’ll take a look at what you can expect! (`・ω・´)

WonHobby Site: http://whl4u.jp/en/

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I hope to see you there!!

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/Kahotan’s Inner Voice\


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( ・∀・) .。0 (Tomorrow…)
oノ∧つ⊂)
( ( ・∀・).。0 (…the first of the Rozen Maiden…)
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と__)__)

Anyways, see you again tomorrow!!

Planning Team / Kahotan
Twitter ID: gsc_kahotan

 
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Nendoroid Jeanne Kaguya d’Arc

Hello everyone, Kahotan here! (@gsc_kahotan)

When I was taking exams in school I selected Japanese history as one of my electives… I would have done world history, but I was terrible at remembering foreign names so I gave up… (´;ω;`)

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

Nendoroid Jeanne Kaguya d’Arc

From the sci-fi war anime which bases character off famous historical figures, ‘Nobunaga the Fool’ comes a figure of the main heroine who has mysterious divine revelations, Jeanne Kaguya d’Arc!

She comes with three expressions including her standard smiling face, a confident expression for combat as well as an embarrassed expression. Optional parts include the accessory form of her sacred weapon of light. She also comes with a number of alternate arm and leg parts allowing for epic combat scenes and various other poses!

Oooooo (*´▽`*) oooooh!

The beautiful blue-eyed blond girl from the village of Donremi on the Western Planet is up for preorder from today!

The mixture of heavy, protective armor and softer dress parts that make up her outfit give such nice contrast!

The shiny appearance of the armor definitely makes it look more metallic and heavy! It’s also painted very intricately! (`・ω・´)

This is who she looks from the back! ★

Her lovely braided hairstyle and blue ribbon look lovely!

Another thing Jeanne has always been rather well known for is her unignorable bust! Even in cute Nendoroid size they are a rather impressive sight! (゚A゚;)

Absolutely delicious!! <●><●>

(・∀・) “Take a look at her with this posing instead!”

We’re joined by Jeanne’s planner, Otanaka-shi!

(・∀・) “Nendoroid Jeanne is one of the few Nendoroids that even in chibi form still has a rather sexy appearance… so we really wanted to add this expression!”

Ooh! I remember this (*´▽`*)

(・∀・) “Be sure to tease the palm-sized Jeanne to your heart’s content!”

A rather delicious expression to match the body! ヽ(*・ω・)人(・ω・*)ノ

(・∀・) “The expression is mostly an embarrassed look, but also as an ever so slight annoyed look to it as well! However she also comes with a combat expression for more valiant scenes!

She looks ready to take on anyone!♪
A huge variety of arm and leg parts are included for all sorts of poses!

(・∀・) “Her optional parts include this long sword as well as a short sword and scabbard! Just pick the weapon that suits your pose best!”

Nothing beats the combination of weapons and cute girls! (‘-‘*)(,_,*)(‘-‘*)(,_,*)
She also comes the accessory form of the sacred weapon of light! ヘ(゚∀゚*)ノ

(・∀・) “Yep! This can be attached and removed quite easily as well – when it’s attached it hides her cleavage for a little more respectable appearance!

Using bent legs on the left and right also allows for a kneeling pose like this!

In addition she also comes with hand parts that can be held together in front of her, making this pose a quick and easy task even for someone as clumsy as me!
(・∀・) “‘Nobunaga the Fool’ is filled with characters with so much to love…. the story is coming to a climax now, but I hope fans will grab the Nendoroids and the let series live on in their collections forever!”

Be sure to grab her for yourself! ♡

Nendoroid Jeanne Kaguya d’Arc

She is up for preorder as of today!

Orders at the GOOD SMILE ONLINE SHOP are open until the 16th July at 21:00JST! GOOD SMILE ONLINE SHOP: Nendoroid Jeanne Kaguya d’Arc

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/Kahotan’s Inner Voice\


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( ・∀・) .。0 (Nendoroid Himiko…)
oノ∧つ⊂)
( ( ・∀・).。0 (…is also in development!)
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と__)__)

Anyway, I hope to see you all again tomorrow!

Planning Team / Kahotan
Twitter ID: gsc_kahotan

 

© 河森正治・サテライト/ALC/GP/ノブナガ・ザ・フール製作委員会

Nendoroid Gilgamesh

Hello everyone, Kahotan here! (@gsc_kahotan)

Today I’m going to be taking to be taking a look at the King of Heroes,

Nendoroid Gilgamesh!

From the popular PC game ‘Fate/stay night’ comes a Nendoroid of the ‘King of Heroes’ dressed in his golden armor, Gilgamesh! He comes with both his standard sneering expression, as well as a shouting expression.

Additionally, special parts that allow you to display him with the ‘Gate of Babylon’ behind him are included, and the most powerful Noble Phantasm contained within the gate, Ea, the Sword of Rupture is also included for him to wield, allowing fans to display him in all sorts of epic poses from the series!

Ooooohhh!!! (*´▽`*)

Gilgamesh has finally come to take over my desk!!
The very first male Nendoroid from Fate is ready to be officially announced soon!

The most powerful of his Noble Phantasms, ‘Ea, the Sword of Rupture’ is of course included for him to wield!

The attention to detail on the patterns of the sword are amazing! (゚A゚;)

Another very special thing about Gilgamesh is of course his golden armor, which has a heavy and metallic look to it… even as a cute Nendoroid

(・∀・) “We worked really hard on the coloring of the armor!”

We’re joined today by the figure’s head planner, Yassan!

(・∀・) “Even though he has golden armor, it’s not so much a ‘sparkly’ gold, but more of a powerful gold. We wanted to ensure that the armor still felt like armor… and wasn’t just gold as a fashion statement.”

Looking close you can also tell that it’s not just the color that’s amazing… the patterns all over the armor are super detailed too! ヽ(*・ω・)人(・ω・*)ノ

(・∀・) “Indeed! You already mentioned above how detailed Ea was, and the armor is no exception. Each and every twist, turn and color change of his armor has been faithfully sculpted! Even if you’re looking from the back… take a look!”

Ooh! The markings and layers are all so lovely! He’s really a work of art!

(・∀・) “But there is still more to look forward to!”

I-Is this what I think it is?! ( ゚д゚ )!

(・∀・) “The Gate of Babylon!”

It’s amazing! Even in Nendoroid size the impact is astounding!

(・∀・) “His expressions include the grinning expression you saw above, as well as this angrier, shouting expression which makes the Gate look even more imposing!”

But to truly recreate the epic scene from the series… we need to have the Noble Phantasms coming out from the gate!!

Ta-da!!

Ooooohhh!!! (*´▽`*) (for the second time in one blog!)

(・∀・) “Each and everyone of the weapons has been sculpted differently!”

They’re all different types of weapons as well!
It’s like a cute miniature weapon collection set! ♪

(・∀・) “Each of these weapons also be held just like Ea, so you have a huge variety of posing options!”

Options like this make me so happy! (*´Д`)

(・∀・) “By the way, this is how the Gate of Babylon looks from the back!”

Ah, so each of the weapons are simply pushed through the gate!

(・∀・) “Well, this is still the prototype, so things may still change… but that is the idea we are going for!”

The grinning face captures Gilgamesh’s confidence beautifully, but I really love the shouting face too – it’s the perfect combination of anger and pride in a single expression! (‘-‘*)(,_,*)(‘-‘*)(,_,*)

(・∀・) “As there are a large number of weapons included we decided to only give him two expressions, but I do think they both capture his personality nicely!”

Be sure to grab the cute little King of Heroes for yourself…! ♪

Nendoroid Gilgamesh!

He will be up for preorder from the 9th April!

You’ll need to wait a little longer before you can order him, but if you’re a Fate fan don’t forget that Nendoroid Rin Tohsaka is currently up for preorder!

Nendoroid Rin Tohsaka

Orders from the GOOD SMILE ONLINE SHOP are open until the 23rd April 2014 at 21:00! (`・ω・´)

GSC Online Shop: Nendoroid Rin Tohsaka

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Finally a quick notice!

Entries to the Good Smile Kuji W Challenge are set to close at the end of this month! (`・ω・´)

If you collect five lottery tickets and enter the challenge, you’ll be entered into a draw where 390 people will be winning an original tapestry illustrated by KEI-san! ♡

★ Good Smile Kuji:
http://kuji.goodsmile.jp/
★ W Challenge Information:
⇒ http://kuji.goodsmile.jp/w_challenge/index.html

Entries are open until the 30th April! ♪

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/Kahotan’s Inner Voice\


  ∧_∧
 ( `・ω・).。0   (Who will come after Gilgamesh-sama?!)
 ( つ⊂ )
 と_)_)

Anyway, I hope to see you all again tomorrow!

Planning Team / Kahotan
Twitter ID: gsc_kahotan

©2002-2006 TYPE-MOON

Nendoroid Rin Tohsaka!

Hello everyone, Kahotan here! (@gsc_kahotan)

I’ve always been more of a Rin’s hairstyle type with the two sides tied up – personally I prefer this look to the standard twintail look! So let’s get right into today’s review…

Nendoroid Rin Tohsaka!! ♪


 

From the popular PC game ‘Fate/stay night’ comes a Nendoroid of one of the main heroines and first class magus, Rin Tohsaka!

She comes with three expressions including a composed smiling expression, a combat expression and an embarrassed expression – she also comes with glasses to display her as the top student she is known to be. Both the Azoth Sword and Jeweled Sword of Zelretch are included together with effect parts to display her in combat, allowing you to recreate all sorts of scenes from the series!

Yippie!!

Not only do we have a brand new Fate/stay Night anime coming this Autumn, we also have a Nendoroid of the lovely Rin coming our way! Some of you may already have the twin-tailed cheerleader version of Rin which was released as a part of the Cheerful Japan! project… but this is the very first standard version of Rin to be released as a Nendoroid.

Her impressive outfit has been shrunk down to Nendoroid size in great detail!

Her cute smiling expression is rather cute! (。・ω・)ノ゙

Her soft, flowing hair also looks great! The tied up parts of her hair are also fitted with Nendoroid joints for all sorts of poses! (`・ω・´)

Every little thing that made the crimson magus who she is has been compressed into cute Nendoroid form! (●´ω`●)

(・∀・) “But there’s more to Rin than just her cute side!”

Today we’re joined by Yassan from the planning team!

(・∀・) “You need to remember she is also known as the ‘Red Devil’… you can also of course pose that side of her!”

(・∀・) “A combat face is included together with bent legs and even special hand parts holding the magical gems she uses as weapons – combine them all together for an epic battle pose!”

Ooh! She even comes with effect parts!

You can experience the intense feeling of the battles even in Nendoroid size!

I can see this Nendo is going to be a ton of fun!! ヘ(゚∀゚*)ノ

(・∀・) “But that’s still not all! Rin has some other weapons she’s rather well known for!”

Oooh… is this what I think it is?

(・∀・) “Yep! She comes with the Azoth Sword… and also the Jeweled Sword Zelretch!”

The Jeweled Sword Zelretch is tiny, but you can still see the unique texture and appearance of it so nicely! Plus she comes with both left and right hands to hold the swords… giving you all the more options to pose her in! ♡

That also means you can pose her in a dual-wielding pose too! ♪

(・∀・) “Plus… Rin really is one of the most classic tsundere characters, so we wanted to bring out both her cute and serious sides in the figure!”

Yep! The gap between her cute and serious sides is what makes her so special!

(・∀・) “Which is exactly why we included an embarrassed expression!”

Ahh! She’s adorable!! ♡

(・∀・) “It really shows her character nicely! Definitely my personal favorite expression.”

The crossed arms also add to the tsundere look so nicely! I’m afraid I’m going to start hearing her voice in my head…

(・∀・) “There is still more… she also comes with this lovely item!”

Glasses!! (*´Д`)=з

(・∀・) “This actually wasn’t in out original plans… but when speaking with the publisher they specially requested them to be included. Personally I’m a huge fan of glasses girls myself, so there was no hesitation from my side!”

The publisher themselves wanted to make sure they could pose Glasses-Girl Rin! ヽ(*・ω・)人(・ω・*)ノ

(・∀・) “The glasses are fully removable and can be attached to any expression, so you can use them wherever needed!”

*The detail put into the glasses is fantastic!*

*Rin telling everyone to be quiet already!*

Speaking of Fate/stay night, Nendoroid Gilgamesh was also in the works, right? Can we expect more from the series too?

*Nendoroid Gilgamesh on display at Anime Japan 2014*

(・∀・) “Gilgamesh will not be the last from the series… however we’re not quite ready to announce who’ll be next!”

Ooh! I’ll keep my eyes and ears open and let everyone know of any developments on the blog as soon as possible!!

For now you can look forward to enjoying all the charms of… ♥

Nendoroid Rin Tohsaka!!

She’ll be up for preorder from tomorrow, the 25th March!

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Finally a quick notice! As of today you can head to the GSC Online Shop and order the exclusive Nendoroid Asuna: Titania Ver.!

Orders will be taken until the 14th April 2014 at 21:00JST! You can find the GSC Online Page here: http://goodsmile-global.ecq.sc/top/gscnenwd00382.html.

You can also find my review of the figure over here: http://mikatan.goodsmile.info/en/2014/02/21/nendoroid-asuna-titania-ver/!

Not only do you get to enjoy the adorable Asuna, but the amount of fun to be had with the bird cage is endless!!

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/Kahotan’s Inner Voice\


  ∧_∧
 (。- ェ -).。0   (I wanna display her with Gilgamesh!!)
 ( つ ⊂)
 と_)_)

Anyway, I hope to see you all again tomorrow!

Planning Team / Kahotan
Twitter ID: gsc_kahotan

 
© 2002-2006 TYPE-MOON

Nendoroid Saber Bride

Hello everyone, Kahotan here! (@gsc_kahotan)

In most cases I’m terrible at housework and tend to put it off as much as possible… but when it comes to arranging my manga collection, I’ll happily spend some time on it! ♪ <(゚ε゚;)>

That said… if I ever wanted to get married I think I’d have to take lessons in housekeeping first… Speaking of getting married, today we’re going to be taking a look at this beautiful bride!

Nendoroid Saber Bride! ♪


From the popular game ‘Fate/EXTRA CCC’ comes a Nendoroid of Saber Bride.

She comes three expressions including a smiling expression, a sideways glancing expression and even a special expression illustrated by wadarco, the game’s character designer, for a more chibi looking Saber! Her sword, ‘Aestus Estus: The Embryonic Flame’ is also included, allowing for various different poses for fans to enjoy!

What a beautiful, adorable bride she is! (*´Д`)♡


The details on the veil are impeccable!


The slightly charred color of the very edges are also faithfully preserved, and the flowers atop her veil are also carefully sculpted!


Her weapon, ‘Aestus Estus’ is also included!


You can also pose her in combat poses like so! ε=(。・д・。)


The zips all over her wedding dress create a somewhat tight appearance, but still leave it looking soft and flowing! The sideways glancing expression also suits both the outfit and Aestus Estus nicely! ★

Create an even more elegant Saber by posing her pushing up her hair in a pose like this! ♪


That sideways glance… it really grabs my attention!! (*・ω・)

(・∀・) “The three expressions all give for a very different side of Saber Bride!”

Today we’re joined by Yassan from the planning team!

(・∀・) “Last time on Saber Extra we included a special CHANxCO face which could be used to create a chibi version of Saber… this time around we have something similar!”


(・∀・) “A ‘wadarco’ face by wadarco himself!”

Ooh!! It’s simply adorable!! (*´▽`*)

She looks super happy… and the musical note attached to her sticking up hair adds an even more bouncy and playful feeling to the expression! ♪


(・∀・) “It allows you to easily switch between the mature, serious Saber Bride, or instead the more playful, childish version!”

The contrast between the two different looks is rather impressive… it’s almost hard to think they’re the same character. But I’m once again not sure which expression I would use – they both have their own distinctive upsides!

The cute and small bride…
Nendoroid Saber Bride!


She’ll be up for preorder from the 5th December!

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/Kahotan’s Inner Voice\


  ∧_∧
 (。=ω=) .。0(A bride… maybe some day…)
 ( つ嫁)
 と_)__)

Anyway, I hope to see you all again next week!

Planning Team / Kahotan
Twitter ID: gsc_kahotan

Nendoroid Saber Extra

Hello everyone, Kahotan here! (@gsc_kahotan)

My favorite color is red, and yet I was one of the few people with a yellow bag instead of red bag in school. Although I suppose when I was younger I may have liked yellow more… I was a Shimizu S-Pulse fan after all.

But now I’m much more of a red person, which means I love the colors on today’s review… a product shipping out on the 26th November:

Nendoroid Saber Extra!


Also known as Red Saber! ♡♥♡

This red Saber is from the popular game Fate/EXTRA, and is finally ready to ship out to fans! Along with the wonderful smile above she also comes with a much more serious glaring expression!

Her sword, ‘Aestus Estus’ is included in all it’s glory! ♪

Her outfit is also incredibly detailed! (`・ω・´)


The skirt even makes use of a slightly transparent material! If you concentrate and look with your mind’s eye, you’ll be able to get a glimpse of what is inside!!

The intricate gold lining along the edges of the sleeves and skirt are also fantastic – they really make the outfit look so extravagant!

Apparently in the game this outfit is used to disguise Saber as a male… with a partially transparent skirt and her rather generous bust I’m not sure I see that working so well! (;・∀・)


Looking though all the Saber Nendoroids of the past, I don’t think her bust has ever been quite as emphasized quite as much as by this outfit!

But that isn’t the only part of her that brings out her sexy side… a look from the back reveals her outfit to have a sexy secret!

Just look at the area around her bottom!! (*´Д`)


That’s right… (/ω・\)*peek*

You can see quite a lot more than you’d expect!!

I had to control myself to not add any close up pictures… you’ll have to grab her yourself for those! Needless to day you get a rather pleasing view from both the back and front with this particular Nendoroid!

Be sure to take a nice close look if you pick her up for yourself! ♥

Plus there is one more very important expression included with red Saber! A special ‘CHAN x CO’ expression that let’s you recreate chibi Saber! ♪


She suddenly became adorable!! ♡♡

This is the kind of expression I’d love to try on some other characters too…!

She also comes with one other extra part to suit the extravagant outfit!

A Nendoroid-sized Rose!

Note that the rose is connected to one of her hand parts, but that doesn’t mean you can’t have other Nendoroids hold it. Let’s see how it looks with some other characters! ((o(´∀`)o))

The first Nendoroid I thought of holding a rose was…


Nendoroid Toshiki Kai! ♥

It really does suit him rather well!!

(( ゚д゚) Ah!! I should have posed Kanbaru with the rose! Next time!!)


“Return my rose at once!”

… it looks like Saber is a little angry, and Kai-kun doesn’t look like he’s going to give up the rose! (;´∀`)

Did you know that there have been 12 different releases of Saber Nendoroids?
She’s probably the second most Nendorofied character after Miku! I decided to run around the offices and collect all the Saber Nendoroids I could find! ♪


Ta-da!

Unfortunately I couldn’t find the Cheerful Ver. or some of the very first Saber Nendoroids… one day I’ll be sure to display them all together! ヽ(゚◇゚ )ノ
(I suppose it’s also a little unfair to have Saber Bride in here already… ( -ノェ-))

Display her as a valiant hero, a sexy soldier or cute chibi character! ♪

Nendoroid Saber Extra!


She’s shipping out from GSC from the 26th November!

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/Kahotan’s Inner Voice\


  ∧_∧
 ( `・ω・) .。0(The white Saber will be up for preorder soon!)
 ( う⊂ )
 と_)__)

Anyway, I hope to see you all again tomorrow!

Planning Team / Kahotan
Twitter ID: gsc_kahotan

Nendoroid Saber Alter: Super Movable Edition

Hello everyone! Kahotan here! (@gsc_kahotan)

I’ve been a fan of magical girl shows since the days of Sailor Moon and Cardcaptor Sakura! I still remember buying my very first magical girl goods when I was in 6th grade! Speaking of magical girl anime series from this season… we of course have this lovely series!

Fate/kaleid liner: Prisma Illya! ♪


This is a figure released by Phat! back in May, which is actually based on the manga of the series! Phat! will also be releasing this adorable Minicchu of Illya as an extra in the limited edition of the ‘Fate/kaleid liner: Prisma Illya’ 3DS game which is scheduled to release in September!


She’s so cute!!! ヾ(@°▽°@)ノ

I’m also a huge fan of the Homurabara Academy school uniform, so I hope we get to see her in that too!! The latest episode of the series jumped from elementary school maids into a much more serious discussion and keeps taking such interesting turns! Today I’m going to be introducing a Nendoroid of a character that appeared in episodes 4-6 of the series…

Nendoroid Saber Alter:
Super Movable Edition!

From the popular PC game ‘Fate/stay Night’ comes a Nendoroid of the ominous Saber Alter! She comes with two expressions including her standard expressionless face as well as a shouting expression! Her mask is also included and can be attached and removed to either expression!

Also included as optional parts are two swords – her holy sword Excalibur dyed a dark black, as well as the sword erupting with dark energy, Vortigern – posing her with either sword together with the shouting face allows you to pose her in various combat scenes from the series!

We’ve already had a blue and red Saber…
Now it’s time for the black version!

In Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya she was took on more of a side-role, but today she’s taking the main stage for this review!

Saber Alter is the alternate form of Saber with a much darker side and ominous appearance! The fact that the character who is normally the main heroine has this alternate dark side is somehow really appealing to me! (`・ω・´)

This is how she looks from the back! ♪

Her jet black armor and skirt have been faithfully sculpted, even from the back!

Plus she is fully articulated!!

The latest in the ‘Edition’ series of Nendoroids, filled with all the hard work and love of Oda-P and Takanon-shi!! ♥

Her mask can be attached and removed whenever you like!


The armor is made with special materials that give it a lovely shiny and metallic look that gleams in the light!

In case you’re wondering, this is how the mask connects onto the hair parts!

The U-shaped part here connects the mask and the hair together. In other words the Nendoroid comes with three parts – the mask, the hair and the U-shaped connector, which all connect together to allow you to pose her wearing the mask!

This is how it looks from the side!


You can see the design has really been kept clean and simple to make sure that nothing gets in the way of creating your favorite poses!

Vortigern is included to help you recreate even more scenes from the Fate series!

Somehow whenever I look at this pose I can’t help but think of a baseball player having just hit a homerun…! I swear that this it almost an exact copy of one of the release cuts!! I think I managed to copy the pose pretty well! ヽ(´Д`;≡;´Д`)丿

But wait! Some of you may remember a Saber Alter Nendoroid in the past!
Well remembered! ヽ(・ω・´(`・ω・´)ノ`・ω・)ノ─ッ!!!

Nendoroid No.13 was in fact ‘Nendoroid Lazy Saber Alter!’

This figure featured on Mikatan Blog back on the 6th November 2007! It was a WonFes exclusive item so many years back!! She was also quite a milestone in the Nendoroid series, as according to my information…

She was the first Nendoroid to be sculpted with 3DCG data!

The original Nendoroid Lazy Saber was sculpted by hand instead, which is why they seemed rather different at the time! :*:・( ̄∀ ̄)・:*:

I have to say I still love looking at the super-relaxed version of Saber! But all this brings up an interesting question… why are we suddenly making a Nendoroid of Saber Alter?! (?△?)

Let’s see if we can find someone to answer that question!

*Planning Team Summon: Oda-P*

(・∀・) “Why Saber Alter? That ‘s simple! We’re releasing her because ufotable are currently making a brand new Fate/stay night series!

(・∀・) “Based on that we simply had to transform all the Saber’s into Nendoroids!!

That reminds me!
Nendoroid Saber Bride was also announced at the last WonFes, wasn’t she?!

(・∀・) “Yep! Gilgamesh was also announced!”

One of the long awaited male Nendoroids from the Fate series!


(・∀・) “He’s not the first though! A lot of people might think so, but Berserker in the Nendoroid Petite Fate/stay Night Extension set was first!”

He was in a Nendoroid Petite set, but still around the same size as a regular Nendoroid due to his size!

But with these Sabers and Gilgamesh all ebing announced… I don’t suppose we can expect to see Rin any time soon? She even appears in the current Fate/kaleid liner after all!

(・∀・) “Hmm. Maybe… just maybe we’ll see if that can be announced at some point. No promises just yet!”

I look forward to seeing what the Fate series has in store for us!

Nendoroid Saber Alter:
Super Movable Edition!


She’ll be up for preorder from tomorrow!!

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

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Plus I have another piece of Nendoroid news for everyone today! This lovely Nendoroid that was previously only sold during live tours will soon be available for order online!

Nendoroid Nana Mizuki!


\Nana-sama!!-♥-!/

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Order Dates: 22nd Aug 2013 (Thurs) – 6th Sep 2013 (Fri) at 18:00JST
Release Date: January 2014
Online Shop: http://goodsmile-global.ecq.sc/

You can also purchase her fanclub orders during the same period! ヘ(゚∀゚*)ノ
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If you weren’t able to grab her before, don’t miss out on this chance! ( ゚∀゚)o彡

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/Kahotan’s Inner Voice\

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( `・ω・)  .。0○(
If you stare at Magical Ruby too long, he starts to look
( ∪ ∪
          a bit like a certain other ‘Magical Messenger” /人 ‿‿ 人\
と__)__)

 
Anyway, I hope to see you all again tomorrow!!

Planning Team / Kahotan (Blog Update #13!)
Twitter ID: gsc_kahotan