March 8, 2013 by Kahotan

The Complete Nendoroid Petite Hatsune Miku Selection!

Available for preorder from today…

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and Publicity Ambassador Mikudayo’s expression is priceless! 😛

She’s really been trying her best… great job Mikudayo!! ( ´∀｀)ﾉ”

But the Nendoroid’s aren’t quite released yet, so you can’t get lazy now!

It’s been about one month since the set was announced at WonFes, and now preorders have finally opened… just in time for tomorrow, the 9th of March – which is Miku Day!!

The cute and small Nendoroid Petite action figure series is getting a brand new set of Vocaloid figures named the ‘Hatsune Miku Selection’!

The six official characters are all included in brand new poses, and a number of fanmade characters are also included such as the winner of PIAPRO’s Gem Outfit competition, ‘Mikurisutaru’, as well as a number of characters from popular songs on NicoNico Douga such as ‘Daughter of Evil’, ‘Servant of Evil’, ‘Deep Sea Girl’ , ‘Akahitoha’ and ‘Romeo and Cinderella’. There are a total of 12 different characters to collect and enjoy! ♪

Each single will cost ¥600, and a box of 12 will also be available!

If you choose to pick up the singles, you’ll get to enjoy the suspense of opening up and finding out which character you got! You’re also welcome to order a box of 12 instead – whichever style of collecting you prefer!
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Hatsune Miku & Megurine Luka!

Miku has her hands on her hips in a very happy looking pose, while Luka has a bent leg for a rather sexy looking pose! Compared to the previously released Nendo Petite Vocaloids they have completely different poses with a much more dynamic feel!

Even if you already have these two from the first set, I’m confident you’ll be happy to add the new ones to your collection!
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Kagamine Len & Kagamine Rin!

The two of them are looking in opposite directions, so posing them together like this looks really nice!! Just look at all the details on their outfits – from the triangle shapes on their suspenders down to even the buckle on Rin’s belt!

The amount of separately painted areas is absolutely amazing! It’s like writing your name on a grain of rice!
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KAITO & MEIKO!

Ooh!! MEIKO looks super sexy!! It’s not often you see sex appeal in a Nendoroid Petite!! Her outfit has a shiny paint coat to make it look leathery, whereas KAITO instead has a beautiful pearl coating!

They’re both quite simple, but still absolutely gorgeous!
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Kagamine Len (Servant of Evil) &
Kagamine Rin (Daughter of Evil)!

As I’m sure most of you know, these two come from the popular ‘Series of Evil’ songs! Now they get to be figures too, yay!!

Just looking at that cunning expression on Rin’s face makes me want to bow down to her, while Len instead has a rather serious expression that makes him look very determined… and cute!!
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Hatsune Miku (Romeo & Cinderella) &
Hatsune Miku (Deep Sea Girl)!

The Romeo & Cinderella Miku is both cute and sexy at the same time!! I also think it’s the very first Nendoroid Petite to ever be posed in a lying position!!

The Deep Sea Girl Miku is wearing her beautiful black dress and has a super mysterious feeling about her! Also make sure you take a good look at her twin-tails – they have a subtle, but beautiful gradient!
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Megurine Luka (Akahitoha) &
Hatsune Miku (Mikurisutaru)!

This Luka is wearing a beautiful pink kimono with her hair blowing in the wind! She has a rather sorrowful expression which also looks great – its nice to have a more traditional Japanese looking figure!!

But of all the 12 characters, the most impressive paintwork has to be Mikurisutaru! The pearl coat on her skirt and the pink/blue gradient on her twin tails together with the spiraling pearl lines – every part of her looks fantastic!
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That’s the complete 12 character lineup!

If you check the GSC website you can take a look at the lovely photos taken by a professional, together with some thoughts from Mikudayo, the Publicity Ambassador! Thanks Mikudayo!! (`・ω・´)

There is also a little Twitter counter trying to reach 3939 tweets! (3939 can be read as ‘MikuMiku’ in Japanese!) A special Twitter skin will be revealed for all to use once we reach 3939 tweets, so be sure to take a look!

– GSC Official Product Page –
http://www.goodsmile.info/product/en/3853/

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I’m sure you’ve noticed by now, there is no secret character in this set. The 12 characters we’ve shown are the complete set!

They’re up for preorder from today!

Get in contact with our partner shops if you have any preorder or sales queries! If you preorder them at certain convenience stores you can even get some special bonuses! You can find more information on the pages below!
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· Circle K Sunkus Official Mail Order Site: KARUWAZA ONLINE

The set will be up for preorder on the Circle K Sunkus Official Mail Order Site: KARUWAZA ONLINE from the 8th March (Fri)! You’ll also be able to reserve your set in the Circle K Sunkus ‘Omise de Tsuuhan’ catalog #5 from the 26th April at 10:00AM! ！ (Please see the catalog itself from the 25th April for more information)

Includes a Circle K Sunkus Limited Musical Score Pedestal (Green)!
http://karuwazaonline.jp/pc/dynamicContents.do?___SHOP_NO=00000003&f=30130304250

· Famima.com
Preorders at Family Mart will begin on the 11th March!

Includes a Famima.com Limited Musical Score Pedestal (Black)!
http://www.famima.com/shop/c/cmiku/
http://xn--lbke3erktbf.com

Finally a quick notice! (=ﾟωﾟ)ﾉ
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Hatsune Miku Live Party 2013 in Kansai Mikupa starts today and Good Smile will be attending the event! ヽ(ﾟ∀ﾟ)ﾉ

The prototypes of the Nendoroid Petite Hatsune Miku Selection as well as figma Miku, figma KAITO and others will be on display at the event! Cospa will also have a booth at the event with loads of Miku related goodies!

Those who come by to see the live performance will also get to see a commercial for the Nendo Petites!! I wish I could be going myself!! (((゜Д゜)))

Don’t forget that tomorrow is the 9th March!! ヽ(ﾟ∀ﾟ)ﾉ
It’s the only Miku Day in a year, so be sure to celebrate!!

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

March 7, 2013 by Kahotan

Nendoroid Petite: Hatsune Miku Selection – The 12th and Final Character Revealed!

Nendoroid Petite: Hatsune Miku Selection!

The day to announce the 12th and final character is finally here!
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The Nendo Petite: Hatsune Miku Selection Publicity Ambassador, Mikudayo-san has also taken some special photos for everyone!

She really wants to show everyone, so before the final character is revealed, let’s first take a look at some of the photos she sent through!!
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Ahhhh!!! Σ(ﾟДﾟ;）

It’s the real Mikudayo!!

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She looks just as… foreboding as ever!

She even has the “Publicity Ambassador” sash! I guess she looks… happy?
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Ah! Now she really looks excited!

Not only did she get the sash, she also has a beautiful flower with the title as well! These are all to ensure that Mikudayo will try her very best as the Publicity Ambassador! 😛
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“I believe that the 12th character should be me!”

H-Huh?! No, no, no, no! Σ(ﾟДﾟ;）

You’re the Publicity Ambassador!!

She’s trying to get herself into the new Nendo Petite set now! The problem is that she is so very good at convincing the other Nendo Petites! （´・ω・`）

Come on now! You’re even wearing the sash, so you can’t say things like that!
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Anyway… ever since their first debut at WonFes I’ve been introducing some of the new characters one by one…

The fan-characters so far are “Deep Sea Miku’, ‘Daughter of Evil Rin’, ‘Servant of Evil Len’, ‘Mikurisutaru’ and ‘Akahitoha Luka’!! ヽ(ﾟ∀ﾟ)ﾉ

Each of them are so cute, and are great figure versions of the illustrations they are based on. But who will the final fan-based character be?!

It’s time to reveal the 12th character…

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Hatsune Miku: Romeo & Cinderella!

Every time I go to karaoke someone will always sing doriko’s hit song ‘Romeo and Cinderella’! Just look at Miku’s sexy gaze and pose!!
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This beautiful illustration was by nezuki!

Every time I look at it it’s so pretty… and sexy!! (*゜∀゜)=3

Even the apple in her hands and the tiny dots on her camisole have been carefully added onto the Nendoroid Petite!
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This is how she looks from the back!

The way her bottom and thighs stick out from the side is so cute!

There is no way I won’t be adding her to my collection!! Σ(`･ω･´)

The Nendoroid Petite: Hatsune Miku Selection!
All 12 characters have been announced!

A second set following on from the popular Nendo Petite Vocaloids sold in 2009, 2010 and 2011! For both those who missed out on the first set, and for those who have the first set and want to add even more to it… there are so many cute characters to add to your collection and display on your desk or shelves!

Now for a quick notice!

With the recent production circumstances and exchange rates in China, it’s very hard to leave products priced at ¥500… and thus the Nendoroid Petite: Hatsune Miku Selection and possibly other future Nendoroid Petites will be changing from ¥500 to ¥600 each . I hope that doesn’t cause too much trouble for the Nendo Petite fans out there!!

That said, I know that everyone will still be very satisfied if they choose to pick them up! The time and effort that does into these products is nothing to laugh at, and everyone works super hard to ensure that even if they’re small, they are still amazing figures! I hope everyone will continue to support the series!!
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Mikudayo is sad that she never made it into the lineup…

Don’t worry Mikudayo! You’ve still got a very impressive title!
You’re the Publicity Ambassador!! Don’t be sad!!

Nendoroid Petite: Hatsune Miku Selection

The set will be up for preorder from tomorrow!

Each box will include 12 singles and the singles each contain a random character. Preorders will all be for a complete box of 12!

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

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

March 5, 2013 by Kahotan

Nendoroid Sakura Miku

March is here! Spring is here!! ヽ(ﾟ∀ﾟ)ﾉ

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All the girls are hanging up their coats from Winter and starting to wear more Spring-colored clothes! Watching the change makes me feel all happy inside!

And speaking of Spring… this lovely pink Nendoroid will be sent off to everyone soon!

Yay! The release made it in time not only for Spring, but also in time for the 9th March, Miku day! A big thank you to Tsukki from the manufacturing team who made that possible!! ヽ(ﾟ∀ﾟ)ﾉ
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Nendoroid Sakura Miku!

Nendoroid Miku is back again as ‘Sakura Miku’ , wearing an adorable pink outfit created with the image of cherry blossoms. The design is based on an illustration by Putidevil, which has been converted into Nendoroid form with careful attention to the meticulous use of color in the illustration!

She comes with her standard expression, a crying face as well as an innocent expression munching on a rice cake. She also comes with an alternate head part which allows you to change the accessories in her hair into cherries to suit the season even more! Enjoy your Spring with Sakura Miku by your side!

This is a release sample, and it has come out looking adorable!

I must say that I’m more than satisfied with the final product! I actually went through to China with Tsukki and took a look at the Sakura Miku production line. The posts were placed on the GSC newcomers blog and are only available in Japanese, but you’re welcome to have a look!

– Mikatan’s China Business Trip Diary –
http://ameblo.jp/blog-shinsotsu2012/entry-11445736949.html
http://ameblo.jp/blog-shinsotsu2012/entry-11446387474.html
http://ameblo.jp/blog-shinsotsu2012/entry-11446394302.html
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This is how the packaging looks!

There aren’t a huge number of small parts, but there are three different expressions, two different head parts, cushions and a cherry blossom pedestal… so many big parts!

For those wondering why there are two different heads – In the front you can see the one has sakura headphones, while the other uses Miku’s standard headphones, and on the back the difference is between Miku’s standard hair accessories and cherry hair accessories. It’s quite hard to tell the two apart, but the hair for the sakura headphones has a hollowed out area in her side hair.
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This is how she looks from the back!

The cherries at her hips are very cute!

The beautiful clear twintails also have lovely pink and white cherry blossom prints on them! I know it was not an easy task to do that clear gradient together with such detailed paintwork, but I couldn’t be happier with how beautifully they’ve come out!
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Switch to the cherry hair accessories!

This requires a complete switch of head parts, but these hair accessories give a very different feel to her! She looks more cute and innocent now!!
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A crying expression!

Cherry bloom and fade so quickly, you can’t help but shed a tear sometimes! You can also further pose her holding this little blossom… it creates such a beautiful pose!

Left and right bent arms and legs are included, allowing for all sorts of different pose combinations!
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A chibi expression and sakura pedestal!

This unbelievably cute expression is included to recreate a very specific pose which I’ll show just after this!

The pedestal she is sitting on is made to look like one big cherry blossom, and sits on top of the standard base like this. You can also pose her entirely without the standard base (propped up with her twintails), but its very easy for her to fall over in that case.
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Sitting on cushions eating sakura mochi!

I’m sure many of you will have noticed already, but this is a complete rendition of Putidevil’s original illustration! This pose combined with the chibi face is so perfect!

An adorable Sakura Miku-san sitting on three three bright green cushions while munching on some sakura mochi… If this isn’t cute, then I don’t know what is!
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Bonus! Sakura Miku Charm!

The very first figure of Sakura Miku was actually released as this charm and given to all those who entered Mikupa 2011! Even as a small charm the paintwork was so very intricate and it even used stamp paintwork! Far too much effort was put into something so small! 😛

I remember when Gakkun from the manufacturing team and Fuumin from the 3D team were working so hard to get the very best quality possible! She’s been on display at my desk for some time now, so the colors have faded a bit… but she still looks incredible to me!!
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Bonus! The cushions can be separated!

As you can see from the photo, here I have just one cushion instead of the three! You can even pile up more than three cushions if you manage to get your hands on more than one Sakura Miku!

Plus if the legs fit, you can place some other characters on the cushion too! But if the head is too heavy, you might need to place the cushion on the standard base to keep them from falling over!
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These were the selected catch phrases!

“A cherry-blossom colored, palm-sized idol action figure!”
“The small songstress floating down on a gentle spring breeze ♪”

You might remember back on the 5th November 2012 we held a competition to decide the packaging catch phrases! Thanks to everyone who sent in ideas!

– Send in Your Catch Phrase Ideas for Nendoroid Sakura Miku’s Packaging! –
http://mikatan.goodsmile.info/en/2012/11/05/send-in-your-catch-phrase-ideas-for-nendoroid-sakura-mikus-packaging/

Apparently there were over 1500 entires!! (((ﾟДﾟ)))

It was rather hard to decide on a winner, but together with Crypton we decided on phrases sent in by “Kiyomi” and “Negi to Rock”! Thanks and congratulations to both of them! We’ll be sending a little gift through to you both as thanks – you should find a mail from me in your inbox!! （´∀｀）
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Nendoroid Sakura Miku!

She’ll be sent out from GSC tomorrow! (`･ω･´)
This product was made-to-order, so you won’t be able to find her in stores, but she is planned to be on sale at the GSC Tetsu Cafe. More details will be posted on the cafe website, so keep an eye on it if you’re interested!

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

March 1, 2013 by Kahotan

Nendoroid Petite: Hatsune Miku Selection – The 11th Character Revealed!

It’s Friday once again!
Time to reveal another character from the…
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Nendoroid Petite: Hatsune Miku Selection!

I know I’m repeating myself here, but for those who missed the previous post, this is a new set of Vocaloid Nendoroid Petites, following on from the original Nendo Petite Vocaloids. They will be sold either as singles for ¥500 each, or instead in a complete box of twelve!
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The 10th character was Hatsune Miku: Deep Sea Girl!

Her adorable black dress and beautiful hair are so stunning! But now there are only two more characters to reveal… so let’s get onto today’s!! (`･ω･´)
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H-Huh?!

What happened to the 11th character?!

It seems like Dayo-san and the Nendo Petites are having some kind of meeting… or maybe they’re performing some kind of ceremony?
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It seems Dayo-san has been voted as the Nendo Petite: Hatsune Miku Selection Publicity Ambassador!

E-Eh? What?!

I’m not entirely certain how that works, but I guess she’ll be promoting the Hatsune Miku Selection for us!

And the first thing Dayo-san has to show everyone is…

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Hatsune Miku: Mikurisutaru!

The 11th character in the set is Mikurisutaru Miku, who was also seen in ‘Hatsune Miku and Future Stars Project mirai’, the rhythm game where Nendoroids dance and sing while you play!

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This is how she looked in the game!

The design comes from a competition held by Piapro where you had to design an outfit for Miku with a jewel/gem-like appearance.

The winning entry was by mikoko-san, and the illustration was transformed into this 3D model for the game! Her hair accessories and skirt have a shiny crystal appearance that looks super cute!

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This is how she looks from the back!

The crystal areas make use of a beautiful pearl paint which just makes the adorable design even more special!

The blue-pink gradient on the twintails is also so beautiful!! I’m certain almost anyone will be amazed by the quality once they see her in person!

Anyway, that’s the 11th out of the 12 characters in the set!

There is only one left!! (ﾟ∀ﾟ)

I’ll be introducing the last character to everyone next Thursday, the 7th March!

But wait! Why isn’t it Friday this time?! Just another mystery surrounding the Nendo Petite Hatsune Miku Selection! You’ll have to wait and see!!

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

February 22, 2013 by Kahotan

Nendoroid Petite: Hatsune Miku Selection

10th February at the Makuhari Messe was…

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Wonder Festival 2013 (Winter)!!

This is a photo of the GSC/Max Factory booth – the WonHobby booth! So many people came through the booth which made for a great event for all the staff!!

Believe it or not, we’ve already started preparing for Summer WonFes…
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One of the things revealed at WonFes was…
Nendoroid Petite: Hatsune Miku Selection!

A second set of Vocaloid Nendo Petites following on from the previously released set!! The new set was very popular at WonFes, and it was retweeted by so many people on Twitter!

They will come in a box of 12, or sell as singles for ¥500!

You can choose to grab the whole set together with a single box, or just collect them one-by-one over time! You can’t see which character is inside each single box though, so you’ll have to wait and see who you get!
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These are the six main figures!

They are all in different poses and make use of different colors compared to the previous set! Looking at all of their energetic poses makes me feel all warm and happy inside! （*´∀｀*）

Plus as usual, the paintwork is incredible detailed!!
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This time we have new fan-made characters!

Kagamine Len: Servant of Evil (Song: Akuno-P (mothy)　Illus: Ichika)
Kagamine Rin: Daughter of Evil (Song: Akuno-P (mothy)　Illus: Ichika)
Megurine Luka: Akahitoha (Song: Kurousa-P　Illus: Moka Ichiyou)

These are all from hit Vocaloid songs that have had over 1 million views!
I’m sure many of you thought of the songs just by seeing these figures!! 😛
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This is how all nine look together!

But there are actually three more in the set!! (`･ω･´)

Every Friday I’ll be introducing one of them… starting with today!!
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Here we go!
Can you tell who it is…?

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The 10th character is Hatsune Miku: Deep Sea Girl!

As many of you will know, there is also a scale figure version of ‘Deep Sea Miku’… but you’ll be able to get the Nendo Petite of her too!!! Isn’t she adorable!

Everything is a completely new sculpt – her fringe, twin tails and outfit!
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This is the original illustration!

The illustration done by Haruyo-san and Makuu-san is so beautiful!! We’ve really tried to keep the same cute yet mysterious feeling about this Miku-san!!
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This is how she looks from the back!

Her twin-tails are painted with a kind of bubbly image to create the underwater effect of the original illustration. She also has a fairly dark gradient which looks beautiful, and the loose black dress also looks so cute in Nendo Petite size… there are so many lovely parts to her!

Alright, so that’s 10 out of the 12 figures in the set!

There are 2 left…!! ヽ(ﾟ∀ﾟ)ﾉ

I’ll show more of the set on the 1st March! You’ll have to wait and see which other characters will be in the set!!

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

February 14, 2013 by Kahotan

1/8th Scale Racing Miku 2012ver.

Wonder Festival 2013 (Winter)!

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A big thank you to everyone!! (Once again!)

This is a photo of the WonHobby 17 booth! So many people came by to enjoy the festivities with us!! There were so many people that it actually became too crowded to get a good look at everything sometimes… my apologies to everyone who wasn’t able to get a look at everything they wanted to see!

But that’s exactly why this blog exists! Everyone who didn’t get a good look at the event will find photos of all the new figures right here!!
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All rhe figures that were on display at WonFes have now been returned to the GSC offices!

But very shortly they’ll be taken to the upcoming Figure Maker Exhibition!

All the sculptors are hard at work fixing up any scratches or bumps that the figures might have got at WonFes. Now that WonFes has ended and everything should be calming down, everyone is still just as busy as ever!! 😛
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1/8th Scale Racking Miku 2012 ver.!

GSR&Studie with TeamUKYO’ is a racing team that took part in the 2012 season SUPER GT300. The official mascot of the team, ‘Racing Miku’ was designed by GAN, and has now been transformed into a 1/8th scale figure for fans to enjoy!

It’s a figure filled with highlights such as her unique transparent costume, detailed paintwork throughout the figure, and the dynamic sculpting of her hair!

FREEing’s Racing Miku was a 1/7th scale, but this one is 1/8th scale!!

Both of them are so cute!! I think that FREEing’s version had a slightly more mature air to it, while GSC’s version has more of a youthful charm! I’ve already done a review of FREEing’s version, which you can find here:

– FREEing’s 1/7th Scale Racing Miku: 2012 ver. –
http://mikatan.goodsmile.info/en/2013/01/16/17th-scale-racing-miku-2012-ver/
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This is how she looks from the back!

Her twintails twirl about behind her giving the figure some amazing volume!

The dynamic sculpting really makes it look as if the wind is blowing through her hair! It’s beautiful!
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Her cheeks look so soft and squishy!

They look so cute that I almost can’t help but put out my finger and poke them!!

Just look at her modest bust, not to mention the beautiful body-line between her collarbone and shoulder – I could stare at her in wonder all day long!!
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I also love the area around her hips!

She has such a lovely slender build, and I can’t get enough of how soft her skin looks around her hips!! You can easily make out exactly where her thighs, hips and waist are – which is very important on a figure of a cute girl like this!
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Her outfit is also incredibly detailed!

FREEing’s Racing Miku has a glossy looking outfit, but GSC’s version instead makes use of shiny pearl white paint!

Another very important highlight of the figure is everyone’s favorite armpits… but I still think the area around the hips is the best for me! I was trying to figure out why exactly I like it so much, and I came to the conclusion that it’s because the vivid 3D figure captures the cute 2D look so very perfectly!
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Low Angle!

One shot that couldn’t be left out! ヽ(ﾟ∀ﾟ)ﾉ

It’s my job to make sure everyone is happy with what they see, and that’s the only reason I chose to take such a low angle photo! I swear it wasn’t for my own benefit!! 😛
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Her amazing twintails!

The way her hair is twisting and turning in every direction looks absolutely amazing! It’s not only beautiful, but also still looks so amazingly natural…
I can only imagine how much work went into making this look so great!!

The whole figure has a light color scheme!

It makes her looks so light and airy, which personally I find to be lovely! The subtle coloring on her hair is also wonderful… the paintwork here must have been so difficult!

FREEing’s version has more solid colors, while GSC’s version has lighter feeling to it… I suppose which one everyone will prefer is down to personal taste!
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1/8th Scale Racing Miku 2012 ver.!

She’s up for preorder from today! (`･ω･´)
Get in contact with our partner shops if you have any preorder or sales queries!

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

February 5, 2013 by Kahotan

Nendoroid Snow Miku: Strawberry White Kimono Ver.

Only 5 days left until WonFes!!

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The 2013 Snow Miku boxes are ready to ship off to events!

The very first place she will be on sale is the Sapporo Snow Festival on the 9th February, and then she’ll be available at WonFes on the 10th!

With today’s review, I’m also slowly but surely running out of WonFes products to review… the event is so close now!

– Winter 2013 WonFes Products –

■ [GSC] Homura Akemi: you are not alone.
■ [GSC] Nendoroid Snow Miku: Strawberry White Kimono Ver.
■ [GSC] Nendoroid Petite: IDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls –
Anzu, Kaede and Rika + Live Stage Set
■ [MAX] figma Rin Shibuya
■ [MAX] figma Anzu Futaba
■ [MAX] Tomokazu Seki: Glenfire
■ [Phat] Dekacchu Kirari Moroboshi

You can click above if you missed out on any of my previous reviews! If you’re still unsure whether or not to pick up a certain figure, I’m sure the reviews will help you make a decision! (=ﾟωﾟ)ﾉ

Nendoroid Snow Miku: Strawberry White Kimono Ver.!

Designs for the 2013 Snow Miku were submitted by fans to the piapro website and then a winner was chosen by viewers during a NicoNico Live Broadcast. The winning entry was an illustration of Snow Miku with a slightly more mature air, wearing a beautiful white kimono – which has now been transformed into a Nendoroid!

Her cotton veil can be removed, and she comes with two different hair styles to choose from when it is removed – you can display her with either her trademark twintails, or instead with her hair tied up. Sitting parts are also included for a more relaxed pose, and she also comes a number of items for a snowy day, including an umbrella, a toothpick and a snow bunny.

The first white kimono in the Nendoroid series!!

I’m so glad that Snow Miku was able to be the first to wear such a beautiful outfit! She comes with so many optional parts from big, to small – today I’ll take a quick look at all of them!
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This is how the packaging looks!

The ‘double-layer’ blister pack has become a Snow Miku standard now! ^^

You can see just how many different parts she comes with here! The kimono and the headdress did limit the posability of Snow Miku a little, so a number of parts such as the sitting parts and twin-tail hair part were included to allow for more poses! She easily comes with 70% more than standard Nendoroids!
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This is how she looks from the back!

She can actually stand without a stand just fine, but a clear stand that fixes her down securely is also included – it’s your choice if you want to use it!

The shape and color of the headdress looks just like a smooth ‘daifuku’, which is the dessert that the illustration was based on!
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Be careful when attaching or removing the headdress!

With the cold of Winter, the plastic tends to shrink and harden, which can cause some parts to get stuck and become difficult to remove.

Be sure to heat up the parts with something like a hair dryer, before trying to detach and remove them!

The same goes for the expression and hair parts – but at the same time, make sure you don’t burn yourself in the process!

Also, because she is such a lovely bright white, it also means that other colors will rub off onto her quite easily, so be careful of that too! This year’s Snow Miku is a very delicate flower, so be sure to take good care of her!
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Holding her umbrella!

This umbrella was also illustrated by Nijita, the illustrator of this year’s Snow Miku! It’s such a lovely color and the top has little snowflake prints on the top!

This expression is so elegant! She has a little bit of make-up on for a more mature look compared to the standard Miku – isn’t it beautiful?! ｡･ﾟ･(ﾉД`)･ﾟ･｡
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Twintails and an an expression with tears of joy!

After seeing this expression, I knew I’d have to keep good care of my Snow Miku forever more!! Looking at this adorable expression makes me want to shed some tears of happiness too!!

You can also see that you can swap our her standard hairstyle for the classic twintails! I love the way they fade from green down to a pale yellow!
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A sideways glance, sitting body and New Year’s sake!

An entire sitting body is included to help make up for the fact that the kimono doesn’t allow for all that many poses. She isn’t sitting on her knees, but actually with her legs out slightly to the side in a very cute pose!!

She also has a small dish for some sake and a special arm to hold it up. The arm is actually made for the standing pose, but I managed to get it to fit with the sitting parts as well! The sideways glancing expression was also a part of the original illustration – so many lovely ideas came from Nijita’s illustration!!
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Displayed on the included tray!

The whole theme behind this Snow Miku were the keywords ‘white kimono’ and ‘daifuku’, which are normally served on a tray like this – which led to these parts being included as well! Nijita’s illustration also included the toothpick, so that’s why that was included!! It certainly does make her look tasty…!!

But please don’t try to eat her, no matter how tasty she looks!! 😛
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Mirai-chan decided to try the kimono too!

Being able to switch head parts between Nendoroids is definitely one of my best things about them! Unfortunately Miku’s headdress was made specially for her, so placing it on other characters might be difficult, but you can still have them all try on the beautiful white kimono!! （*´∀｀）
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Nendoroid Snow Miku: Strawberry White Kimono Ver.!

She will be available at the WonHobby booth at the 2013 Wonder Festival (Winter)!

There will also be one week of online orders, so if you can’t make to the event, you can also order them online. (But they’ll be made to order, so they’ll only be delivered in June.)

You can find more info on the WonHobby 17 website!

– WONDERFUL HOBBY LIFE FOR YOU!! 17 –
http://www.whl4u.jp/ (Japanese)

The packaging this time around is also very special!! (`･ω･´)

Nagoya-san from the design team put together a fantastic design for the box! There is a special wrapping around the box that features some beautiful gold text – it makes it look so extravagant!! I’m sure everyone who decides to grab her will enjoy opening up this box!
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The final review… is still being prepared!

For the last review related to WonFes, I’ll be taking a look at Seki-sama’s Glenfire figure, as well as the goods that will be handed out at the event!

This photo shows Matsuda-san from the design team hard at work trying to put the last few details together so I can do my review… I wish him luck, as there really isn’t much time left!!

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

January 24, 2013 by Kahotan

Nendoroid Tsubasa Kazanari, Shiki Ryougi Garannodou & Nendoroid Hatsune Miku: Yukata Ver.!

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So many releases in one month!!

January 2013 was definitely the month of releases for Good Smile Company! Today I’ll be taking a look at another three product samples that are shipping out shortly!

January Release Information
http://www.goodsmile.info/post/en/2068/
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From Senki Zesshou Symphogear:
Nendoroid Tsubasa Kazanari!

From the anime series ‘Senki Zesshou Symphogear’ comes a Nendoroid of Tsubasa Kazanari, the character who uses ‘Ame no Habakiri’, the first Symphogear System! She comes with three different expressions including a smiling expression, an angry expression and a Swansong expression.

Tsubasa also comes with with four different Armed Gears to wield, including her standard sword, large sword, giant sword and leg blades. A Nendoroid-sized Noise figure is also included allowing you to recreate many popular combat scenes from the show!

She poses so easily and looks great!! Σ(ﾟ∀ﾟ )

Her legs move around so smoothly, it’s so much fun making poses! The blades on the legs are also fitted with a ball joint so they can be rotated into various angles as well! They also are very hard to take off, so you don’t need to worry about them coming off all the time while you’re trying to pose her!
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This is how the packaging looks!

She has three different weapons and three expressions! Plus the weapons are huge, and as everyone knows. I love girls with huge weapons!!

On the top right, you can also see the ‘threat to humanity’. the Noise which is also included with her. It’s not a little whale!

By the way, the special Nendoroid stands I spoke about on the22nd January are also included with Tsubasa-san! Last time I got the classroom and road stands, so this time I’m hoping to get the grass one!!
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The much awaitedSwansong Expression!
It certainly has an amazing impact!

The special stand was actually the grass stand! That means I managed to get all the different stands!
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From Kara no Kyoukai:
Shiki Ryougi Garannodou!

Shiki Ryougi, the main character of Kinoko Nasu’s light novel is coming back again as a part of Good Smile Company’s 10th anniversary rerelease project!

The pose is based on the cover illustration of the second book, and accurately reproduces the wistful atmosphere of the original art. Special care has also been taken in sculpting her understated bearing and intricate kimono pattern, making her distinctly vibrant and life-like.

Apologies for the delay!! (`･ω･´)

This was one of the products that was announced for rerelease as a part of the 10th anniversary rerelease polls! It ended up taking quite a while to actually be ready, but she has come out looking just as fantastic as ever! Fans of Kara no Kyoukai should not miss out on this amazing figure!!
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The sculpting and paintwork are beautiful!

This is really one of my favorite characters ever, so I might be a bit biased… but she really looks absolutely fantastic! She was originally released in November 2008, so it’s actually a product from over four years ago – but even now the quality looks just as amazing as recent figures!
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The expression and hair are also perfect!

Her solemn expression and short hair are a faultless rendition of Shiki! It’s figures like this that really make fans experience the character within the figure – it makes me once again realize how much I want to see more of figures like this, make more figures like this and send out more figure like this!!!!
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This is how she looks from the back!

The curves of her body and the use of space are also such great aspects of her! Not to mention the amazing print on the kimono – the pattern isn’t just printed on directly, but carefully crafted to suit the creases and turns of the fabric with different graidents… it makes it look incredibly realistic!

As a Shiki fan I really think this is the definitive figure of her, and if you’re unsure whether or not you want her, I strongly recommend her!
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Nendoroid Hatsune Miku: Yukata Ver.!

From the ‘Character Vocal Series 01: Hatsune Miku’ comes a Nendoroid of Hatsune Miku wearing a yukata!

The same cute Miku we’ve all come to love is wearing a dark blue yukata with beautiful flower prints scattered along it, creating a very refreshing version of Miku for the hot summer months! She comes with three expressions including her standard smiling expression, a shy expression with a slight blush and an exited expression with sparkling eyes. She also comes with a fan and a pouch that match her yukata perfectly!

This one won’t be in stores, it was a web sales product!

Those who ordered her should be receiving her shortly, if you ordered from the GSC-Tetsu Cafe you’ll be able to pick your order up from there. We also plan to have any excess stock on sale at the cafe from the 30th, so you might be able to pick one up there if you missed out on ordering.

Good Smile & Karaoke no Tetsujin Cafe
http://www.gstjcafe.jp/
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This is how the packaging looks!

Quite a simple looking blister pack that almost looks like one of the very first Nendoroids – but it also only cost ¥3000! I love Nendoroids with loads of goodies, but a simple Nendoroid for less is just as nice!
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Swapping expressions!

The expression with sparkling eyes was the pride of Shuu-chan from the planning team. I’ve decided to but it on Shuukan Hajimete no Miku-san instead! She’s so cute!!

It’s quite a unique looking chibi expression, and I’m sure it’ll suit all the other Miku Nendoroids nicely!

Now for a quick summary of the blog:
Nendoroid Tsubasa Kazanari and Shiki Ryougi Garannodou will be on sale from the 29th, while Nendoroid Hatsune Miku: Yukata Ver. will be reaching those who ordered around the 30th! ヽ(ﾟ∀ﾟ)ﾉ

Those dates are for Japan though, if you waiting for products overseas or ordered Miku for international delivery, you’ll probably be waiting a little while longer!

Get in contact with our partner shops or the Good Smile Online Shop if you have any order or sales queries!

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

January 16, 2013 by Kahotan

1/7th Scale Racing Miku: 2012 ver.

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Hmm? That looks like a prototype!

But why would there be a prototype here at the sales department? It must be from a company other than Good Smile…

The bag looks rather big, so I guess the figure must be quite big too… let me take it to my desk and put it together!
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FREEing’s:
Racing Miku 2012 ver.!

A dynamic figure of the official mascot of the 2012 GT Project , ‘Racing Miku 2012 ver.’! Her long twin-tails are fluttering by her sides as she stands on one leg while waving a flag, creating a really dynamic figure that looks as if it could jump to life at any second. Racing Miku is dressed up and ready for the racing circuit, and now you can enjoy having her by your side whenever you like!

You can’t really tell from this photo, but she is really big!! (((ﾟДﾟ)))

You should get a better feeling for the size over the next few photos! She is 1/7th scale, so it’s really quite an impressive size!
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This is how she looks from the back!

I normally try to fit the figure photos behind a single monitor, but I just couldn’t fit her in from the back! The twintails give her so much extra volume – each takes up about the same amount of space as Miku’s entire body!
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Her beaming smile has been faithfully recreated!

The 2012 Racking Miku-san was designed and illustrated by GAN-san! The expression still has a bit of a childish charm to it, and also features a lovely gradient in the eyes! All this has been kept in the figure beautifully!
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Her shiny costume is so pretty!

The glossy paintwork just adds to the whole cyber feeling of her outfit! Many parts of her outfit also make use of clear materials, including the see-through areas, the tie and her skirt!
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Wonderful curves!!

Just look at the twist in her slender waist, or the upward fluttering skirt at the back! This is definitely my favorite area on this figure, and I think the photo came out really nicely too!!

The balance between the visible skin and covered skin is wonderful!
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This angle had to be included! (*ﾟ∀ﾟ*)

If you’re like me, then I’m sure that your eyes can’t help but wander to her hip-line, but I also want to highlight her thighs!! You can see the difference in the level of her skin where the boots end, and if you look at the see-through areas you can see they are also bulge out a little!!

The different materials used in her outfit are shown off by amazing sculpting!!
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Twisty-turney twin-tails!

One of Racing Miku’s most defining features has to be her hair, and as you can see they have been beautifully sculpted twisting all around! They keep the same light and airy feeling from the illustration!
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Her body-line from the front!

Hmm… the area around her belly button is very cute!

As you can see, it’s not just her upper body that is curving around, these is a horizontal twist to her entire body as well – this is a great example of a truly life-like, dynamic pose!!
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FREEing’s:
Racing Miku: 2012 ver.!

She’s up for preorder from today! (`･ω･´)
Get in contact with our partner shops if you have any preorder or sales queries!

Good Smile also has plans for a 1/8th scale Racing Miku, so fans can look forward to her too!

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

December 17, 2012 by Kahotan

Nendoroid Hatsune Miku 2.0

Nendoroid No.300!!

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Congratulations! ヽ(ﾟ∀ﾟ)ﾉ

A big thank you to all the fans too!!

On Saturday we ran the Nendoroid No.300 Commemoration Campaign which was a great success! I think the staff are quite glad they can relax a bit now! Once again, a big thank you to everyone who took part in the broadcast, as well as to everyone who was watching the live broadcast! It’s thanks to you that these events go so well!!!

Next up, everyone needs to start with all the preparations for the next Wonder Festival coming up in February! There are a load of interesting things in the works for everyone to look forward to!

But today… we have to closer take a look at this Nendoroid!! (`･ω･´)
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Nendoroid Hatsune Miku 2.0!

From the ‘Character Vocal Series 01: Hatsune Miku’ comes a new version of the much loved Nendoroid Hatsune Miku, dressed up in a newly sculpted outfit!

She comes with a number of new optional parts based on the opening video of the ‘Hatsune Miku and Future Stars Project mirai’ game. She also comes with parts that let you display her sitting down. It’s the same Miku everyone has come to love with an extra touch!

*･゜ﾟ･*:.｡..｡.:*･゜(ﾟ∀ﾟ)ﾟ･*:.｡. .｡.:*･゜ﾟ･*

She really is such an angel!!!

The original Nendoroid Miku was super cute, but this version two really is something else!! I don’t even really think I need to write anything up on this blog post… the cute images speak for themselves!

Every little part of her has been carefully sculpted and adjusted to perfection by all the Miku-loving fans here!! ヽ(゜∀゜)ノ
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Displayed together with the original Miku!

They really are both so cute! (*´∀｀*)

Let me summarize the main changes for version two!
· Completely re-sculpted.
· A slightly slimmer body to the original Nendoroid.
· A metallic paint finish.

The original Nendoroid Miku was only Nendoroid No.33… she was actually one of the first Nendoroids! Since then, the series has evolved in form and all sorts of other ways while trying to make to sculpting better and better.

To commemorate the 300th Nendoroid, we’ve used all the new sculpting techniques and remade the most popular Nendoroid of all time!
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This is how she looks from the back!

A tighter, sexier waist! （´∀｀）

Plus as I’m sure some people have already noticed, she has new joints in her twintails!! The base of the joint area covers them up from the front so that they’re hardly visible compared to the previous version!
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Miku with a hand on her headset!

The definite electronic diva pose!! I’ve only used the bent arm on the right side here, but she comes with one for the left as well, so you pose her with both hands on the headset!

Version two also has arm parts are also separated between the upper arm and the arm covers, allowing for many more posing options compared to the previous Miku!
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Project mirai’s key visual!

Many of the new optional parts for this version come from the 3DS game ‘Hatsune Miku and Future Stars Project mirai’!

Including this lovely winking face! (=ﾟωﾟ)ﾉ

Just look how excited and bouncy she looks in this pose!
If this isn’t adorable than I don’t know what is!
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Sitting Miku-san!!

She’s too cute! I can’t look away!

What amazing optional parts! It’s not only a sitting part, but also has her slouching forward to recreate the pose from the ‘My Room’ song in Project mirai!

The sitting parts consists of a separate skirt and hip part,
as well as alternate twintails for sitting!

There are actually some other things you can do with the twintails designed for the sitting pose, for example…
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An excited Miku with her leeks!

She comes with two leeks – one for each hand to swing around all day long!

This pose actually has a normal twintail on the left and a sitting twintail on the right!! The sitting twintails are curled inward at the end, so making use of them can create a more dynamic pose for Miku!
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A special extra that had to be added for Nendoroid No.300!

You can now switch out expression parts just by removing the front fringe part!

This is just the prototype, so the colors on the inside are not final yet, but this is definitely a much-wanted upgrade! Up until now whenever you wanted to switch expressions you needed to pull the neck joint out, remove the fringe and then pull the expression out of the back of the head and put it all back together… but from Nendoroid No.300 the switching process will be a simpler task!

Those who are worried about using other Nendoroid expressions – they’ll all work as they always have!

Even the older expression parts will fit in just fine!
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A guitar, keyboard and speakers!

All these little musical accessories are based on objects from the Project mirai game! The colorful and playful look of the speakers is really popular with the GSC staff! Now you can pose Miku playing all sorts of music!!
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From ‘Character Vocal Series 01: Hatsune Miku’:
Nendoroid Hatsune Miku 2.0!
Nendoroid No. 300!!

She’s up for preorder from today!!
Get in contact with our partner shops if you have any preorder or sales queries!

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