Alfin: Umbrio Version

Kotobukiya’s latest figure is the umbrio version of Alfin from DS RPG Shining Force Feather, which came out in February this year. The character art from the game is by Ito Noizi, of UnisonShift fame, and the resemblance shows through in the figure. The estimated release date of this 1/8 scale figure (190mm tall) is in March. Price is 8190 yen. I really like the facial features and hair. There sure are a lot of roses, although I think it’s a little excessive, and I would’ve preferred the dress to be a bit different. However, overall it’s a good figure.

AmiAmi product page

Dream Party Tokyo 2009 Fall

Dream Party (Doripa) Tokyo 2009 Fall took place on October 25th at Tokyo Big Sight. A similar event will be held in Osaka on November 15th. Almost all major eroge companies took part, so almost 3/4 of the event was age restricted ^^;; Anyways, I’ve compiled some pictures from the event. Links are available at the end of the post if you wish to see more. Enjoy!

Reimu & Marisa Mameshiki Figures

Liquid Stone recently started up their Mameshiki series for figures. This line of figures are high quality PVC which are chibified (1:2.5 proportion). Just like figmas, you can move them around so you can pose them anyway you like. The first two figures are Kirisame Marisa and Hakurei Reimu from Touhou. Release date will be in Spring 2010. Price isn’t known yet, but preorders start up on AmiAmi tomorrow. I really love the proportion; it makes them look so cute! The poses can be quite dynamic and the balancing is well done. It’s Liquid Stone’s first foray into making sd figma-style figures, but I think this is quite successful.

Liquid Stone product page
AmiAmi blog entry

Nendoroid Ritsu

The third member of the K-ON! nendoroid series from Good Smile Company is Ritsu! Release date is in February 2010, with a price tag of 4000 yen. She comes with the drum set, as well two additional faces (flustered and pained). You can also take her hairband off if you wish. Ritsu isn’t my one of my fav chars in the series, but this figure has more options than Mio and Yui.

Good Smile Company product page
Mika-tan blog

Figma Reimu and Nendoroid Marisa

A Touhou double from Good Smile Company this week as both the Reimu figma and Marisa nendoroid were announced. Both are scheduled for release in January 2010.

This is one the better figmas that GSC have produced. Not only is our favorite Hakurei Shrine miko rendered well, but the details are of high quality. There’s also many extras and that darake face is awesome. The price tag is actually a very affordable 2980 yen. She stands about 140mm tall. The figure stand is included.

Following the previous nendoroid of Reimu comes nendoroid Marisa. She stands 100mm tall and costs 3000 yen. I’m not as impressed with this one and there’s only two faces included. Nice if you’re looking to add to your Touhou collection.

Mika-tan blog
Good Smile Company – Reimu figma product page
Good Smile Company – Marisa nendoroid product page

Kouno Harumi

ALTER is releasing a 1/8 scale figure of ToHeart2’s Kouno Harumi in February 2010. The price will be 7140 yen and she stands around 200mm tall. There’s another figure of Harumi out already, but I like this one more because of the movement and pose. Also, the black overknees and zettai ryouiki are pretty killer. *__*

ALTER product page

K-ON! Full Band Nendoroid Preview – and Curry

Here is a preview of the upcoming Azunyan (Nakano Azusa) nendoroid that was shown at the C3X Hobby event in Japan! Along with her are the rest of the K-ON nendoroid crew listed below. I don’t see any estimated release dates, but they’re coming pretty far along with finishing up the rest of the cast. Unlike the main characters of Lucky Star, I actually feel like collecting the whole band ^_^

My Miku nendoroid will finally be in a band!

Nendoroid Magical Theia

The latest nendoroid from Good Smile Company is goddess Theia from MMORPG Lucent Heart (Zodiac Online), in mahou shoujo form! She comes with her pet Leo. Release date will be in December this year. I’ve never played the MMO before, but she looks really cute in nendoroid form (a lot cuter than the original art actually)! I especially love the giant black ribbon on the back of the outfit!

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Nendoroid Yui

Good Smile Company’s on a roll and announced their latest nendoroid, K-ON’s Hirasawa Yui! Price is 3500 yen and it’s scheduled for a December release. I like her more than Mio, especially with the crying face XD  I can’t wait to see Azunyan’s…

Mika-tan blog entry

Nendoroid Kuro

As you probably saw from the C76 post, the latest nendoroid by Good Smile Company is Kodomo no Jikan’s Kagami Kuro. The price is the usual 3500 yen and it debuts on November 30th. Usa Mimi is in the works too, so you can have the full Kojikan group perform “Hanamaru Sensation”! Personally, although I like Kuro, I found this one a little bland.

Good Smile Company product page
Mika-tan blog

Comiket 76: At a Glance

Comiket 76 has wrapped up and there’s lots of coverage posts. There were 500,000 visitors over these 3 days. I’ve compiled a bunch of pictures from the event for you from all the coverage posts I’ve read. I’ll be focusing on retailer and eroge company booths, some figures, as well as cosplay. Check the link section at the end for more pictures. Enjoy!

Nagi Doll

Azone made a 1/6 scale doll of Nagi from Kannagi, and it is a Hobby Japan exclusive. She stands 25cm tall. You can preorder it until August 10th at a cost of 16000 yen and it ships in December. Finally a doll that doesn’t scare me. I like the hair and the eyes, as well the detailed boots. Dolls are even more expensive than figures…

Hobby Japan product order page

Wonder Festival 2009 Summer

Wonder Festival (WonFes) 2009 Summer was held on July 26th and there’s a lot of new figures revealed. Since there’s so many sites writing about this already, I will focus mainly on eroge-based figures and those that I’m interested in. You can check the links at the end of the post for more pictures and figures from the event.

Good Smile Company – 1/8 scale Black Rock Shooter Blade ver.

Fall Nendoroid Preview

A scan from a hobby magazine reveals a couple of upcoming nendoroids. With a new line of petit nendoroids and normal nendoroids, there’s more reasons for me to go without food x_x Shown above is a set of petit nendoroids from the Vocaloid series. For those who never got the chance to purchase the many variations of the Miku nendoroid, here’s a good chance to grab your own Miku and more. As I already have two Miku nendoroids (The normal, and Wonderfest version) and a Kagamine Rin nendoroid, this purchase isn’t exactly prioritized highly on my list of stuff to get. But in the long run, adding more to my army of petit nendoroids is heavily tempting me …

Other than that, two Type-Moon nendoroids of Ryougi Shiki (Kara no Kyoukai) and Canaan (Canaan) seem to be ready for a fall release as well. And to milk the franchise even further, we get a petit set of of Death Note nendoroids. Seeing that most of the cast depicted in the set has already been released in a normal sized nendoroid forms, we’re seeing a lot of repeat nendoroids in petit form. Seeing that I do not own even one of the original Death Note nendoroids, this does not affect me at all as this gives me a chance to grab some more variety in my nendoroid collection ^_^ I can’t wait to grab some more petit nendoroids including Churuya-san (Haruhi) above. But with the rate they’re releasing nendoroids, we’ll probably see a nendoroid version of everyone’s favorite anime/game characters.

Nendoroid Akiyama Mio ~ K-ON!

Seems like K-ON! nendoroids are in the works as we are presented with the first images of the Mio nendoroid. Details were released in the official K-ON! blog, but no release date has yet been confirmed on this. Hopefully they’ll work on Azunyan as well since she’s my favorite! I really should have updated this week with Micchi-senpai gone, but I had the stomach flu ^_~ I’m definitely going to need more room for nendoroids though….

Official K-ON! Page Blog