Sunday, February 7, 2010

WonderFest 2010 Winter Coverage - Figmas, Revoltech


Here are the Figmas and action figures showcased at this year's Wonderfest 2010 Winter show. Will keep updating this post as I find more.
You can refer HERE for the other stuff that we are covering (nendoroids, posable figures etc)

MaxFactory Figma


Revoltech - Fraulein




Revoltech - Queens Blade



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Saturday, February 6, 2010

WonderFest 2010 Winter Coverage - PVC Figures

Here are the PVC figures showcased at this year's Wonderfest 2010 Winter show. Will keep updating this post as I find more.
You can refer HERE for the other stuff that we are covering (nendoroids, posable figures etc)

Alter
Good Smile CompanyGIFT
KotobukiyaMegahouse
Altair (from Alter. new line for male chars)
Resinya






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WonderFest 2010 Winter Coverage - Nendoroid


As promised, here are the Nendoroids showcased at this year's Wonderfest 2010 Winter show. Will keep updating this post as I find more pics of nendos at WF.
You can refer HERE for the other stuff that we are covering (PVCs, posable figures etc)

Enough Talk.. ON to the Nendos =)
Credits:http://blog.hobbystock.jp/report/2010/02/tp0312.html
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WonderFest 2010 Winter Coverage

This year's Wonder Festival 2010 Winter (WonderFest 2010 Winter) happens today (7th Feb 2010) at Makuhari Messe International Convention Complex. Previous years it was held at Tokyo Big Sight but due to the ugly escalator incident some time back, it probably will not be held there again.

Anyways, here are some early preview pics of the great stuff being showcased at WF2010. I will keep updating the post as I find more pics , so check back to this post for the links

Here are the various posts
WF2010 Winter Coverage - Nendoroids
WF2010 Winter Coverage - PVC Figures
WF2010 Winter Coverage - Figmas, Revoltech

More to come shortly as I arrange the pics

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Monday, February 1, 2010

Nendoroid Azusa Nakano

Cute as a button Azusa Nakano from the K-ON is scheduled to be released as a nendoroid May 2010.

Azusa comes with her guitar, it's amp as well as "Azunyan #2" - the cat that appeared in one of the side stories. 3 expressions are also included: a smiling face, an embarrassed face and a confused face. The best accessory however, has got to be the cat ears. Wearing them and matching with the 'cat paw" hands, Azusa is too cute for words.

Being one of the most popular characters in K-On, Azusa needs no introduction. Being nendorised just makes her all the more cute. A definite must have for any K-On fan and nendo collector.

You can get yours HERE from PlayAsia.They ship internationally.

*3 Feb 2010: Pre-orders for this have opened on online japanese sites.As many of you know there was a mad rush to PO due to limited stock (K-on licensing issue..blah blah). Anyways it seemed they POs have opened again due to GSC announcing a 2nd release. Singapore shops have also opened pre-orders for this. A word of caution though, stocks are still limited and prone to stock cuts STILL(from a reliable source). The local pre-orders will probably close early once they have met their quota limit. Therefore pre-order while you still can. don't say I didnt warn you.... :P


Product Details
Product Name Nendoroid Azusa Nakano (ねんどろいど なかの あずさ)
Series K-ON!
Manufacturer Good Smile Company
Category Nendoroid
Price 3500Yen (~SGD$54)
Release Date 2010/05
Specifications Painted ABS&PVC posable figure - not to scale -- approx 10cm(H)
Sculptor Yukiwo Ageta (Max Factory)
Cooperation Nendoron

Credits:http://www.goodsmile.info/product/en/2798/Nendoroid+Azusa+Nakano.html
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Sunday, January 31, 2010

Yamato Creators’ Labo - Tsukasa Bullet Compact Hog

Yamato is going to release this PVC of Tsukasa Bullet Compact Hog which is based on an illustration by Tsukasa Jun ( 司淳 ).

Now honestly, I normally skip past the Creator's Labo line... which is weird since the line focused on female figures which more often then not were wielding nice big weapons. I don't know, although they were AFFs, they just rubbed on the wrong way.. maybe because they had this "dark" element to them which I didn't like.

Now I am not saying This particular figure doesn't have this dark element but as I was researching for other figures it just caught my eye. Its just the detailing on this figure looks simply awesome and even through all the black, you can see the attention to detail that went into this figure.

I won't say much more.. have a look yourself. I think its one of those figure that you either love or really hate....

You can get yours HERE from PlayAsia. They ship internationally and offer free shipping to Singapore.

Specs
Item name :
Creators’ Labo #024 Tsukasa Bullet Compact Hog
Original :
Tsukasa Bullet 2007 Calendar
Dimensions : non scale, approx height 18.5cm(H)

Specifications:Pre-painted PVC Figure
Release Date : June 2010
Price : 10,800Yen (~SGD$168)
Sculpted by: G.O. (Cerberus Project TM)

Credits:http://www.amiami.com/shop/?set=english&vgForm=ProductInfo&sku=FIG-MOE-1572&template=default/product/e_display.html
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Alter ToHeart2 - Ilfa 1/8 PVC Figure

Scheduled for release June 2010 is the Ilfa ( シルファ ) 1/8 PVC figure from the ToHeart2 series published by Leaf/AQUAPLUS.

In the series, Ilfa is acutally an experimental maid robot from Kurusugawa Electronics,and the body is customized from the mass-produced HMX-16 'Leon'. She has 2 younger sisters, Milfa (lolz..what a name) and Silfa. Silfa was released as a PVC late last year from Alter.

To me, Ilfa really looks like the earlier release from Alter of Silfa and theres nothing wrong with that since they are supposed to be sisters anyway. However this means that unless you are a ToHeart2 fan, a casual collector probably won't want to get Silfa if they already have Silfa.

That being said Ilfa carries all the good points from Silfa such as a rich color scheme, good detailing and innocent faced backed up with her pose.

Summary?? Get if you are a fan or if you missed Silfa :)

You can get yours HERE from PlayAsia.They ship internationally.

Specs
Item name : Ilfa

Original : ToHeart2

Dimensions : 1/8 scale, approx height 19.5cm(H)

Specifications:Pre-painted PVC Figure
Release Date : June 2010
Price : 6800Yen (~SGD$104)

Credits:http://www.hobbystock.jp/item/view/HBY-GCF-00003374
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Nendoroid Sakuya Izayoi

Yet another cute Nendoroid from Touhou Project is going to released from Good Smile Company. Scheduled to be released in May 2010 for 3,000 yen is Nendoroid No.105 Izayoi Sakuya ( 十六夜咲夜 ) .

She comes with 3 expression parts, a tea set and a knife as accessories. I especially like the hand part which allows the nendo to cross her arms.. really cute. Seems like the Nendos from Touhou project all have pretty nice sculpts. As they are from the game so there are LOTs more characters which can be nendorised (see here for complete list). I guess that's both good and bad news for nendo collectors.

Still bearing the Touhou Project CURSE, this Nendoroid is also an online stores exclusive availible at these stores ;

NicoNico Chokuhan: http://niconico.qt.shopserve.jp/
Animate: http://www.animate.co.jp/
Gamers: http://www.anibro.jp/
Toranoana:http://www.toranoana.jp/

No access to getting them from there? Get them from your favorite proxy service or store that ships outside Japan. I actually use Otacute and find them pretty good.

Product Details
Product Name Nendoroid Sakuya Izayoi (ねんどろいど いざよいさくや)
Series Touhou Project
Manufacturer Good Smile Company
Category Nendoroid
Price 3000Yen (~SGD$46)
Release Date 2010/05
Specifications Painted ABS&PVC posable figure, not to scale, stand included, approx 10cm(H)
Sculptor JUN(E.V.
Cooperation Nendoron

Credits:http://www.goodsmile.info/product/en/2797/Nendoroid+Sakuya+Izayoi.html
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Saturday, January 30, 2010

Maxfactory K-ON! - Figma Tsumugi Kotobuki (Uniform ver.)

Rounding up the quartet from the anime series 'K-ON' comes the long-awaited figma of the keyboardist from Sakura High's music club, Tsumugi Kotobuki.

This figma includes
* 3 expressions : A smiling face, a delighted face and a mesmerized expression
* Keyboard with stand
* Various hand parts are included, including poses from her performances.

Not much introduction is required for K-On fans as they would be expecting Tsumugi anyway. This is her in her standard school uniform and most would just get her to complete the group from the first part of K-On. After Tsumugi there's really only Azusa left and that would be another hot favourtie that would be snapped up.

Product Details
Product Name figma Tsumugi Kotobuki: Uniform ver. (ふぃぐま あきやまみお せいふくver.)
Series K-ON!
Manufacturer Max Factory
Category figma
Price 2800Yen (~SGD$43)
Release Date 2010/04
Specifications Painted ABS&PVC posable figure, not to scale, approx 13.5cm(H)
Sculptor Masaki Asai - Max Factory
Released by Max Factory
Distributed by Good Smile Company

Credits:http://www.goodsmile.info/product/en/2795/figma+Tsumugi+Kotobuki+Uniform+ver.html
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MaxFactory Touhou Project - Figma Kirisame Marisa

Following from Reimu's being Figmatised, we had all expected Marisa to become a Figma sooner or later. So here she is...Max Factory is going to release the figma Kirisame Maris from Touhou Project in April 2010.

This figma comes with
* 3 interchangeable faces : A smiling face, a shouting face and a grinning face
* Her magic item, a mini-Hakkero is included with hand parts to hold it
* Marisa's witch's broom, a tea cup and her spellbook.
* Special leg parts allowing her to ride on her broom are also included

A nice figma i would say. I am still considering whether to get Marisa since I did order Reimu...hmmmzzz... there is a small hitch though

Following the irritating trait of all the other Touhou products, this figma Kirisame Marisa is going to be an online exclusive. So either you try ordering through these stores (which typically only sell within japan)
* NicoNico Chokuhan: (http://niconico.qt.shopserve.jp/
* Animate: (http://www.animate.co.jp/
* Gamers: (http://www.anibro.jp/
* Toranoana: (http://www.toranoana.jp/

Or you can get your favorite proxy service to purchase one.

Product Details
Product Name figma Kirisame Marisa (ふぃぐま きりさめまりさ)
Series Touhou Project
Manufacturer Max Factory
Category figma
Price 2800Yen (~SGD$43)
Release Date 2010/04
Specifications Painted ABS&PVC posable figure, not to scale, approx 13.5cm(H)
Sculptor Masaki Asai - Max Factory
Released by Max Factory
Distributed by Good Smile Company


Credits:http://www.goodsmile.info/product/en/2796/figma+Kirisame+Marisa.html
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