Puella Magi Madoka Magica

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graphig++ Puella Magi Madoka Magica

A big thanks to everyone who came to Dengeki’s 20th Anniversary!!

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The GSC booth was a great success! Thanks to everyone who stopped by! I hope you enjoyed the food, goods and figure displays!

Today I’ll be taking a look at one of the products that debuted at the event!
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From Puella Magi Madoka Magica:
graphig++ Puella Magi Madoka Magica!

The Madoka Magica characters are joining the chibi square ‘graphig++’ series of figures! These look like so much fun to collect!

The films recently premiered in a number of countries, how many of you managed to see them? Myself, Oonoshi from the web team and Masu from Max Factory went to Ikebukuro th watch the first movie, but he hadn’t reserved seats and they sold out while we were on the way there!

Fortunately we quickly changed our plans and went to Saitama, where we managed to enjoy the movie!! It was really close though… a few seconds later and we might have missed out! It just goes to show how important reserving seats are!!
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Homura Akemi and Madoka Kaname!

They have such a simple design, and yet all the important features of each character are still nice and visible. The large headed design also give them such unique balance!

Madoka has kind of droopy eyes that look so cute! Homu Homu even has the Soul Gem printed into the back of her hand – it’s so tiny!!
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Sayaka Miki and Kyouko Sakura!

The sculpting of Kyouko’s ponytail needs a special mention here! It manages to keep the square feeling of a graphig figure so nicely, while still keeping the shape nicely! It’s quite hard to see from this angle, but Sayaka’s cape is also faithfully reproduced in graphig form!

Somewhat irrelevant, but I have to add that I really love these two characters!
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Kyubey and Mami Tomoe!

Kyubey looks so adorable like this! His body and tail are so cute! 😛

Mami-san’s slanted hat, bust size and hair accessory are all faithfully represented on the graphig! It’s so nice to see all your favorite characteristics on a chibi figure like this!
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graphig++ figures can swap expressions!

As you’d expect, the head can be detached at the joint found in their necks, but you can also detach the hair and face separately!

Unlike the others Kyubey doesn’t really have a separate hair part, but inside the Kyubey head is another Kyubey head! There is in fact a reason for this…
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It allows you to exchange expressions for completely bizarre situations like this!! I think we ought to be quite scared of this Madoka…

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Plus you can kind of use the outer head as a… hat?

Unfortunately if remove the hair, you also remove the side on the sides, so it looks a bit strange in that regard. You could always buy two sets and try repainting the one. 😛

You could also use it giant Kyubey mask instead!
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Displayed with Nendoroid Petites!

They’re ever so slightly bigger, and definitely have a strong presence! They’re definitely a very convenient size to display beside you on the desk!

I think I’ll place them on the top of my monitor! They’ll look so cute there!

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From Puella Magi Madoka Magica:
graphig++ Puella Magi Madoka Magica!
They’ll be up for preorder from the 25th October!

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 next week!! (・∀・)ノ゛

 

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

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figma Ultimate Madoka

It seems Nitouhei isn’t at his desk, so I I’m guessing he won’t mind if I just borrow this prototype quickly… 😛

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I’m a member of the web team, and we sit right next to Max Factory’s planning team! ヽ(ﾟ∀ﾟ)ﾉ

This makes it so nice and easy to get hold of Max Factory prototypes when I need to! It’s also really nice to be beside them as they have a kind-of relaxing aura about them that seems to rub off on everyone else around them…

I’m pretty sure that aura will also stop them getting angry if I quickly borrow this prototype… at least I hope so!!  (`･ω･´)

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From Puella Magi Madoka Magica:
figma Ultimate Madoka!

From the hit anime series ‘Puella Magi Madoka Magica’ comes a figma of the of the final form that Madoka Kaname took in the final episode of the series, when her wish was granted and she became a Puella Magi – Ultimate Madoka!

Just look at the outstanding quality!! (ﾟ∀ﾟ≡ﾟ∀ﾟ)

This picture is actually magnified quite a lot and she still looks incredible!
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This is how she looks from the back!

She has that epic feeling about her that makes her seem like some kind of final boss in a game or something! The same pearl paintwork seen on both the scale figure and the Nendoroid is also used on the figma!

But even though she looks amazing, she is still super easy to pose!!

You can easily display her in all sorts of poses! There are even joints located in her giant dress allowing you to pose it billowing out like this!
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She comes with a serious expression, bow and arrow!

As I’ve said before, this is definitely the most well-known pose for Ultimate Madoka! It’s quite strange how when I saw the Nendoroid in this pose I was filled with love for how cute she looked, but getting the figma into the pose actually takes some posing skill. It’s so much fun to slowly but surely create the pose you want – I felt really proud when I completed this pose!
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My very own original pose!

I think I deserve a pat on the back for this one, I really think it came out nicely! This is of course the prototype, so I couldn’t do any fancy acrobatic poses… I actually made this pose just by moving the shoulders, elbows and knees!

It’s amazing how dynamic she looks – I can almost see her just springing to life right in front of me! I can’t wait to play around with the actual release when I won’t need to worry too much about breaking anything… 😛
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The gentle smiling face is also included!

She only comes with these two expressions, but I think it’s more than enough!

Just like the Nendoroid, her wings are actually attached to the reverse side of her hair, allowing you to easily pose them at all sorts of different angles! In the photo above you can see the wings can be posed very high up – she has been very carefully designed to ensure that the hair never gets in the way!
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A cuter, more magical girl-like pose!

It’s really so easy to make lovely poses like this with the figma series! The arm of the stand connects to her back behind the dress, and while it does keep her very stable, it also makes is very easy to change the angles around!

Plus you get to stare into her depths of space inside her dress whenever you want to attach the stand! 😛
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Displayed with the big version!

She’s quite small when compared to the 1/8th scale version, but just look how similar she looks even as a figma!! Max Factory have really outdone themselves this time around!!

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From Puella Magi Madoka Magica:
Nendoroid Ultimate Madoka &

figma Ultimate Madoka

 
They’ll both be up for preorder from tomorrow!!

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゛

 

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

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Nendoroid Ultimate Madoka: Full Review!

Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part 2: Eternal…
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Premieres in theaters today!! Σ(ﾟ∀ﾟ*）

Yesterday I gave everyone a quick glimpse at the painted Nendoroid, but I wanted to give the full review on the same day as the premiere!

She was only just seen as a non-painted version, so I think a lot of people were surprised to see the fully colored prototype so soon! The Good Smile team has silently been planning for this day for some time! 😛

Anyway, let’s get on with the review!! (`・ω・´)
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From Puella Magi Madoka Magica:
Nendoroid Ultimate Madoka!

From the hit anime series ‘Puella Magi Madoka Magica’ comes a Nendoroid of the form that Madoka Kaname took in the final episode of the series, when her wish was granted and she became a Puella Magi – Ultimate Madoka!

She’s finally here━(ﾟ∀ﾟ)━!!!!

Is there anyway to describe how cute she looks?! The ability of the Nendoroid’s chibi design to bring out cuteness is astounding! She’s just too cute!!!

She’s similar to the scale version, but has her own little charm that makes you want to stare at her all day long!!
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This is how she looks from the back!

Just as with the scale figure, the volume of her hair and skirt are really impressive! The entire outfit is also coated with a lovely pearl paint that changes color depending on how the light is reflecting off it!

You can see just as much effort went into the Nendoroid version, even if she’s a fraction of the size of the scale figure!
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Let’s move onto the optional parts!
A determined expression, bow and arrow!

Using the included bent arm parts you can recreate the famous arrow firing scene from the anime series! – it must be the most well known pose for Ultimate Madoka! The determined expression looking ahead to ensure she hits her target really completes the pose! Isn’t it adorable!!!

Both her wings make use of a clear gradient effect!!

The wings are actually attached with joints to the inside of her hair, which means you can move them into a huge range of positions! You can move them up and down easily, but also have some control of how far forward or back they are as well!
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Next up is her staff!

This is actually her bow before it transforms, you can pose her with either the staff or the bow! You can see the differences quite nicely by comparing this photo to the previous one. She also comes with an extended left arm which lets you pose her holding the staff out like this!

It’s quite hard to tell, but her waist is also articulated! ( ﾟ∀ﾟ)ﾉ

I was a little worried that it might get in the way of some poses, but the inside of the skirt has more than enough space for that to not be a problem. It is the void of space after all! 😛
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A gentle smile and clasped hands!!

Only two expressions are included with her, but the stunning outfit and optional make up for that! She also comes with some clasped hands to pose her in prayer… I wonder what she’s wishing for?! (I’m trying to avoid spoilers here :P)
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The magical symbol circle!

The same beautiful purple gradient that was used with the 1/8th scale figure has also used on the Nendoroid, but the Nendoroid version can also be moved to all sorts of angles like this!

The support of the stand is separated into two parts, and the magic symbol circle can be inserted between the parts, giving you some control of where it is displayed!
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This is how it looks placed at her feet!

It looks like she is walking along the magic symbols! The gradient and transparent effect of the magic circle looks really nice when you look at it from the bottom like this – particularly with the right light! It actually makes me want to shine a light directly onto it to see how it’d look!
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Displayed with Madoka in her Puella Magi outfit!
This kind of recreates the scene from the opening theme! It’s quite a profound thing to display these two together at the same time, isn’t it…

The Madoka series has spanned over scale figures, Nendoroids and figmas now, and I think this Nendoroid will look great displayed with any one of them!
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Displayed with the 1/8th scale version!

The scale figure has an amazing presence, but the Nendoroid certainly isn’t anything to scoff at!! Looking at them both together is truly a sight to behold!

The 1/8th scale Ultimate Madoka is well into production now, and will be released soon!
bFrom Puella Magi Madoka Magica:
Nendoroid Ultimate Madoka!

 
Preorders start on the 16th October!

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 on Monday!! (・∀・)ノ゛

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

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Puella Magi Madoka Magica – Extension Set 02 & Earphone Jack Accessories!

More and more witches appearing at the treats table!!
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If you have no idea what I’m talking about, you’ll have to go back and read yesterday’s article. (`･ω･´)

There are only two days until the Madoka Movie premieres! Today I’ll be taking a look at another two little witches that are joining the Nendoroid Petites!
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Puella Magi Madoka Magica – Extension Set 02!

From the hit anime ‘Puella Magi Madoka Magica’ comes a set of two Nendoroid Petites as an extension set to add to the original Madoka Nendoroid Petites! This second extension set features the the Witch’s Underling as well as Walpurgis Night!

Just like the first set, the set of two costs ¥1,200! (`･ω･´)
Plus this set also comes with a special serial code!!
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First up, the Witch’s Underling!

A very gentlemanly beard and butterfly legs are the highlights of this particular witch. He appeared in the first episode of the series!

The effortless floating appearance and the way he is resting his arm on his giant head are both lovely! The white cloudy face area also looks so soft and puffy!
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Next up, Walpurgis Night!

Those of you who watched the series to the end will know this Witch appeared in the last episode! The very unique appearance and coloring has all been shrunk down to Nendoroid Petite size perfectly!

The neck is fitted with a Nendoroid joint, and you can really give her an sinister presence by playing around with the angle her neck is at!
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This is how she looks from the top!

The cogs that really give Walpurgis-san her unique appearance are so cute, and so finely detailed! It’s quite interesting to look down at her from this angle!!

Now for a bit of trivia… this set of Witches are actually both seen in the final episode!

The Witch’s Underling was actually in the last episode too!!
You’ll have to try and find where exactly he appeared for yourself though!
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Plus, once again! Σ( ﾟωﾟ*）
The set also includes a code that will allow you to unlock three limited items in the Puella Magi Madoka Magica Online game – the ‘Walpurgis’ Clothes’, ‘Walpurgis’ Hat’ and the ‘Witch’s Underling Hat’.

As I mentioned yesterday, Puella Magi Madoka Magica Online is an online browser game! You get some items in the game just by grabbing these Nendoroid Petites! The game is also free to play, so be sure to check it out!

Puella Magi Madoka Magica Online
http://mm.my-gg.com/

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

 
But that’s not all for today!
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Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie:
Earphone Jack Accessories

A set of earphone jack accessories from ‘Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie’! The set includes earphone jacks fitted with the soul gems with weapons of Madoka Kaname, Homura Akemi, Mami Tomoe, Sayaka Miku and Kyouko Sakura. There is also a Kyubey earphone jack to have him dangling off your smart phone, or have the dessert witch biting down on your phone instead!

Aniplex will be in charge of distribution and sales for these, but GSC was involved in the planning and production!

They’ll be randomly available in sealed boxes for ¥800 each!
They’re only going to be on sale at theaters showing the film, so if you’re interested you’ll have to grab them while you’re seeing the movie! Let’s see which one I’m going to get first…

I’m hoping to get Kyubey!!
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My lucky number one was Sayaka’s Soulgem!

Oooh! The transparent parts look lovely!! Although I can’t help feel a little bad starting into her soulgem…。 ｡･ﾟ･(ﾉД`)･ﾟ･｡

The weapons can be removed from the hook if you just want the soulgem!
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My second was Madoka-san’s Soulgem!

Madoka’s soulgem comes with a clear Kyubey!! Plus his tail is separated so that it swings around!! I think I’ll take it off and use it as a keyring instead! 😛
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Yay! Kyubey!!

Just look how cute his little front paws look!! His rounded face also looks so cute atop the phone!!
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He’s hanging off the other side!

Somehow I’m having to fight the urge of pulling him down… 😛

The tail is fitted with a ball joint, so you can move it to whatever angle you like!
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The ever-popular Dessert Witch!

I got the one I wanted, but this one was the most popular among staff members, so I thought I’d review it as well! It really looks makes it look like he’s munching on the iPhone!!

Plus a clear version of the cuter version of the Dessert Witch is also included – it’s a bit hard to see in this picture….
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This is how it looks from the back!

The final version will apparently allow you to hang the cute Dessert Witch from the tail of the earphone jack part! Looking at the big round head from the back really makes me want to pet him… I might lose my hand though…
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You can also change the positioning!

I was quite impressed with this! In order for the witch to fit neatly on a variety of phones, the jack can be moved around! Great thinking, Oda-P!

It takes a little while to get the knack for it, but you can just turn it into the position you need!
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Earphone Jack Accessories

They’ll be on sale at theaters showing the movie!!
Speak to the theaters for more information!

Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie
http://www.madoka-magica.com/

Theater Information (Certain theaters may not stock them!)
http://www.madoka-magica.com/theater/

 
Anyway, that’s all for today!
I hope to see you all again tomorrow!!

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

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Nendoroid Petite: Puella Magi Madoka Magica – Extension Set 01 & Sayaka Miki: Movie ver.

Whenever some treats arrive at the GSC offices, a mail is sent out to all the staff members and the race to get the most treats begins!
The web team is relatively close to the treat table, so we’re quite lucky in that regard. 😛
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What adorable looking treats!
I don’t think those are entirely edible though… so we’ll just have to take a look at them on today’s blog instead!
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Nendoroid Petite:
Puella Magi Madoka Magica – Extension Set 01!
From the hit anime ‘Puella Magi Madoka Magica’ comes a set of two Nendoroid Petites as an extension set to add to the original Madoka Nendoroid Petites! This first extension set features the ‘Dessert Witch’ Charlotte in both its cuter first form and second form.
The set of both of them will be available for  ¥1,200! (=ﾟωﾟ=）ﾉ
There is also an interesting serial code included along with the two figures, which I’ll take a look at a bit later!
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The second form of the Dessert Witch!
The way the body is twisted around, along with the direction of the eyes both needed a lot of changes to get them perfect – Oda-P kept making more and more adjustments! It’s quite hard to get such a strange shape looking so neat in figure form, but I think it came out very nicely in the end!
The nose can actually be removed if you want, which also gives you a tiny bit of control on the angle it’s placed at.
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The smaller form of the Dessert Witch!
The cute little dress looks great in figure form! Her adorable little beady eyes and little feet sticking out the bottom are lovely!!
If you put this little one on your desk at work, you’ll have all the girls telling you how cute it is, I’m certain! 😛
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Plus! Σ(ﾟ∀ﾟ*)
The set also includes a code that will allow you to unlock two limited items in the Puella Magi Madoka Magica Online game – the ‘Dessert Witch’s Hat’ and ‘Dessert Witch Doll’.
Puella Magi Madoka Magica Online is an online browser game – the web team manager is actually quite hooked on it at the moment! You get some items in the game just by grabbing these Nendoroid Petites!
The set is already up for sale!!  (`･ω･´)
Get in contact with our partner shops if you have any order or sales queries!

But today we have a second product to look at!

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Sayaka Miki: Movie ver.!
The previously released 1/8th scale figure of Sayaka Miki has been altered as a special Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie version! She also comes with two replaceable parts holding swords, allowing you to pose her holding her weapons for a slightly different appearance!
Sakaya sold out incredibly fast in stores, but is coming back now with the hair accessory from the Madoka Movie! (`･ω･´)
Those who didn’t manage to grab her the first time, now’s your chance!!
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Just look at the sculpting of the skirt!!
Just this photo alone gives such an amazingly dynamic feeling to the figure! You can also make out her body-line beneath the skirt… plus just look at those lovely thighs!
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The main change is this ‘ff’ hair accessory!
In order to match the designs used in the Madoka Magica movies, this version of the figure has had this hair accessory added in! You can see the slightly altered designs over at the official site!
– Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie –
http://www.madoka-magica.com/
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Pose her holding her swords!
Just a quick swap of some sword and wrist parts and Sayaka is ready for battle! All of the figures in the 1/8th scale Madoka Magica series feature the option to pose them with or without their weapons – I love having choice like this!
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Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie!
In theaters from the 6th October!
That’s just a few days away! It’s this week!! I’m sure a lot of you have been waiting with bated breath for the premiere of the movie!
A large number of the GSC and Max Factory staff are also sure to head over to the theater to watch it!
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Sayaka Miki: Movie ver.!
She’ll be up for preorder from the 4th October!! (`･ω･´)
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 next week!! (・∀・)ノ゛
(C) Magica Quartet／Aniplex・Madoka Partners・MBS
(C) Magica Quartet / Aniplex・Madoka Movie Project.
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Nendoroid Madoka Kyouno

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He has moved from the planning team to the manufacturing team!!

Oooh! That’s great! I wish I could have the chance to work in some different departments from time to time…

At one point I actually asked Aki if I could join the manufacturing team, but the request was quickly declined… ^^;

I actually one day hope to be able to work in planning, production, manufacturing and advertising! I’m sure I’ll get there one day, but I think production will be the hardest one to get into…
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But anyway, today we’ll be taking a look at this prototype!

From Rinne no Lagrange:

Nendoroid Madoka Kyouno!

From the anime series set in Kamogawa, ‘Rinne no Lagrange’ comes a Nendoroid of the heroine of the series, Madoka Kyouno! She comes with a variety of expressions and replaceable parts which allow you to create her signature poses, display her in her uniform or her jersey or even pose her with her hair tied up!

In this photo I’m posing her with a pointed finger to recreate the… “correct!” pose where she draws a circle in the air!
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This is how she looks from the back!

She has classic brown hair, with some of her hair sticking up at the sides! The sleeve on her left arm is rolled up, and the shoulder and elbow are separate parts to allow for more combinations of parts!
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A confident expression and tied up hair!

Using this expression while she is wearing her orange jersey is perfect for recreating combat scenes! The tied-up hair is a simply a completely seperate fringe part that you just need to swap out quick and easily!

But there is still much more to come…
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She also comes with her school uniform!

A separate upper-body wearing her white uniform instead of the orange jersey is also included! With the separate fringe, body and expressions you can pose her in all sorts of wonderful poses!

You can even pose her drinking her ‘Kamogawa Energy’ drink!
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A startled expression and more arms!

This of course recreates the scene from the very first episode of the series! The expression is so unique – it’s like a perfect cross between being surprised and embarrassed!
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Midori━━(ﾟ∀ﾟ)━━!!!!

The Vox Aura that Madoka pilots in the series will also be available in a special collaboration with Hasegawa’s Egg Plane series!!

Egg Planes are rounded, miniature aircraft models with small wings, creating a humorous design for model aircraft. Hasegawa is known for its scale models, however the Egg Planes are still a very well received series of products.

The interesting shape of the models along with a much more colorful and comical box art compared to Hasegawa’s other models drives the popularity. The models also have very few parts in comparison to the scale models are are thus much easier to put together and popular with children as well as adults. They often take up the role of introducing newcomers to the modeling and painting world.

That was taken from the Japanese Wikipedia…
A rounded, miniature design seems perfect for Nendoroids!!

I love working together wit other companies to achieve things like this! Thanks to Hasegawa for working together with us this time around!
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She can even ride in Midori!

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I’m sure I’m not the only one that feels that way!

As was mentioned on the Wiki article above, the Egg Plane series is a plastic model series, so you’ll have to grab it and put it together yourself before you can have Madoka take a ride! Grab the model kit along with some of the GSR Diagonal Pliers at WonFes and make one for yourself! Note that the Egg Plane is sold separately from the Nendoroid!

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This is how it looks from the back!

The more I look at it the cuter it becomes! Hasegawa’s Egg Plane series features many more lovely models – take a look at their home page for some more info.

– Egg Plane Series –
http://www.hasegawa-model.co.jp/hp/catalog/th_series/th_index.html
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Bonus!! Matyroshka Miku!

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From Rinne no Lagrange:

Nendoroid Madoka Kyouno!

She’ll be up for preorder from tomorrow!!

Be sure to contact our partner shops if you have any sales or preorder queries!
 

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

 
 

(C)ラグランジェ・プロジェクト

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1/8th Scale Ultimate Madoka (Painted – Part 3)

Ultimate Madoka!!

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She is now up for preorder! (=ﾟ∀ﾟ)ﾉ

I had one of the lovely ladies in the office hold her for this photo to help everyone get a better feeling for the size! The pedestal alone is about the size of her hand!!

Time to continue my review of this lovely figure!!

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First from this very popular angle!

As I mentioned when I reviewed the non-painted version of the figure, the side of the face on figures is normally not something you’d normally want to take photos of,  but with Ultimate Madoka it looks absolutely wonderful

She really looks great from absolutely any angle!

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What a stunning outfit!!

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This is how she looks from the top!

From the top you can really get a good feeling for how much volume she has! The fair flowing behind her is definitely the highlight for me when looking from the top.

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A glimpse of the universe in her dress!

I absolutely love the way the sculpting reproduces the look of fabric from a side angle like this – it looks so nice and flowing. You can also easily tell that the bottom pink fabric is a different fabric to the white layers of fabric above. It’s amazing what a difference good sculpting work and painting can create!

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Looking at her face-on! (`･ω･´)

She’s looking right at me!! Right at me!!!

Although, I guess she is also aiming an arrow right at me… I better make sure it avoids my knee! (((ﾟДﾟ)))

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I’ve taken way too many photos…

It really has been so much fun to photograph this figure that I’ve taken well over 500 photos of her now… 😛 It was really hard to decide which pictures I should use… I want to show all of them!

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The bow was resculpted lots of times.

The top of the bow is rather big, and when you take a good look at it, it really has just as much impact as Madoka herself! It makes use of a white and pink gradient, and has a sort of twirling effect that looks absolutely lovely!

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The pedestal is also gorgeous!!

Just as with all the previous 1/8th scale Puella Magi Madoka Magica figures, Ultimate Madoka makes use of a round pedestal with a transparent effect applied to it. But Ultimate Madoka takes it even a step further and features the magical symbols that appeared whenever she fired an arrow.

It also features a lovely gradient and the spacey background. I think once she releases I’ll try and display her with a  light beneath the circle – I think it will look fantastic! （´∀｀）

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Today’s last shot!! (ﾟ∀ﾟ)

　　
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Good Smile Company’s:

1/8th Scale Ultimate Madoka!

She is currently up for preorder!

If you have any sales or order queries, be sure to contact our partner shops!

The Ultimate Madoka Special is still set to continue!!

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

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

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1/8th Scale Ultimate Madoka (Painted – Part 2)

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　{　 　⊂)　（●）　 （●） ＼　　　”Hey!
　|　　 / ///（__人__）// ＼　　　It’s Digitarou from Nitroplus!”
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…Hey!!

I was going to say that he wasn’t allowed to take pictures before I had, but then I remembered that as the publisher, I guess he is allowed to… 😛

I’m sure he’ll be uploading his photos as well, so let’s see who takes the better pictures!!

– Digitarou’s Twitter –
https://twitter.com/digitarou

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Good Smile Company’s:

1/8th Scale Ultimate Madoka!

From the last episode of the hit anime series ‘Puella Magi Madoka Magica’, comes a 1/8th scale figure of Ultimate Madoka – the form Madoka took once her wish was granted and she became a Puella Magi.

Her long flowing hair, the deep space confined within her dress, her transparent wings and even her bow that looks like a budding flower – every part of Ultimate Madoka has been carefully sculpted to faithfully reproduce the original.

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From this distance we can see the whole figure!

Isn’t she beautiful!?

I want to believe that you can tell just how amazing she is from the photos, but I really don’t think they do her justice! You have to see her with your own two eyes!! The size, sculpting, paintwork and beauty are so amazing it’s impossible to put into words!!!

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A universe inside a skirt!

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　　　／ .ー　　ー ＼ 　← Hiro
　　　|　　（●）　（●） |　　
　　　|　　 （__人__）|　　　”The skirt makes use of MAZIORA paint.
　　　|　　　｀i 　i´　 |　　　　 It was very hard to recreate that look,
　　　|　　　. `⌒ 　 }　      and we had to try all sorts of options!”
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　　　　ヽ　　　　　ノ　
　　　／　　　　　　ヽ

The paintwork for Ultimate Madoka was done by Hiro-san! I think this skirt could easily be one of the biggest highlights of the figure – it has a lovely shine and the changes between dark and light look fantastic. Just looking at it makes me feel like it’s going to suck me inside!!

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The expression is also stunning!!

It’s not even exaggerating to say this is the epitome of art!! Also take note of the arrow and the delicate fingers that hold it in place – everything is made to perfection!!

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This is how the skirt looks from the side!

The skirt is separated into three different layers, and even the underside of the layers is fully painted! The light and airy feeling the skirt gives off is also wonderful!

If you look from just a little lower it seems like a completely different experience! (I- I swear I don’t mean that in a perverted way!)

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She looks divine from the back too!!

This photo somehow didn’t end up completely behind the spacey background. ^^; She looks so lovely from the back, I really don’t know how I would want to display her…!

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Let’s look a little bit closer!!

I just can’t get over how incredibly detailed she is, or how much space she takes up! The white areas are painted with a pearl paint that has a lovely shine to it!

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Her wings use transparent plastic!

The top is white, with a slow gradient moving to pink at the tips. Plus the base of the wings are more transparent and slowly become less transparent as it moves outwards. At certain angles the pink hair reflects on the wings and looks amazing!

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Good Smile Company’s:

1/8th Scale Ultimate Madoka
 
Available for preorder now!

If you have any preorder or sales inquiries be sure to contact our partner shops!

I’ll be continuing this review on Monday!! (`･ω･´)

– GSC Shanghai Diary #10 –

Dàjiā hǎo! It’s Suzuki from Good Smile Shanghai!

The third member of staff I’ll be introducing is another sculptor, Usagi-kun!

He has really been improving his Japanese recently! I need to work on my Chinese as much as he works on his Japanese! We’ll be showing some of his works to everyone shortly!

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Hello everyone, my name is Zhōumò, but all my friends call me Usagi. I was born and raised in Beijing.

Some of my favorite characters have never been made into figures, so it was on;y a matter of time until I became a sculptor so I could make them myself! My goal is to create something that combines an huge weapon with a really cute girl for the perfect combination! I’ll get it done!!

Last year I spent a year in Japan training. Ever since I was a student I have admired Japanese machinery, and after spending some time with Good Smile Company which was just as amazing as I had always imagined, I have came to love Japan even more.

If any of you ever get the chance to visit China, I strongly recommend you try all the different snacks and treats sold in various cities. You’ll be amazed at how many there are out there, and many of them are each made in their own special way- each of which is very interesting. There are also more and more Chinese manga artists I can highly recommend to you. Seen they are in Chinese it might be quite difficult to read, but they are definitely worth a look!

Anyway, I hope one day we can meet in China!!

That brings my three days of staff introductions to an end. Just like everyone in Japan, everyone has a great, unique personality! I hope we’ll be able to work with everyone in Japan and expand the market here in China as best we can!

Anyway, Xià xīngqí!


Usagi-san!

The first time I heard his name I couldn’t help but think it was a really cute name! It sounds better with “-san” than with “-kun” in my opinion, so I’ll call him Usagi-san! I’m looking forward to seeing his work!!
 
Anyway, that’s all for today!
I hope to see you all again next week!!  (・∀・)ノ゛

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1/8th Scale Ultimate Madoka (Painted – Part 1)

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　 　 　 　 ／　　　　　＼　　　 　”Oooh!!
　　　　 ／:::::─三三─＼　　　　 Ultimate Madoka is on TV!!”
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‘Puella Magi Madoka Magica’ is currently being rebroadcast…

And today we’ll be taking the first look at the painted version of Ultimate Madoka!

Read this first! 1/8th Scale Ultimate Madoka (Sculpture)

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Ta-da!! Want to see her closer? ( ﾟ∀ﾟ)=3

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There we go!! Even closer!!?  Σ(ﾟ∀ﾟ ）

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She’s finally here!!!

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The 1/8th Scale

Ultimate Madoka!

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　　　　／:::li|.:（ ○)三 （ ○)＼ 　　　”She’s complete!?
　　　 （:::|.::: （__人__）):::|　　　 When can I order her!!?”
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　　　 /: : : : : l＼`ー ‘/j: : ヽ
　 ＼ヽ :ヽ: : :　7ヽ　/>: : : :r:＼　

She’ll be up for preorder from tomorrow!

She’ll be up on the GSC website from about noon tomorrow, the 8th June. You should be able to preorder yours from one of our partner shops shortly after!
 
But that’s all for today!
I hope to see you all again tomorrow!!  (・∀・)ノ゛