Archive for 2008

Moecon 2008 Coverage

March 11, 2008

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Foobarbaz just posted his report coverage on the “Moecon 2008” event, which took place on 9th March 2008. A lot of photos on upcoming figures, although you probably have seen most of them from Wonder Festival 2008 “Winter” ^^;

You can view more of his report Here

Figma Takamichi Nanoha + Figma Fate Testarossa By Max Factory

March 11, 2008

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You probably have seen it from the Wonder Festival 2008 “Winter” coverage around the net, but in case you missed it, Max Factory have added another two entries for the Figma series.

Figma Takamachi Nanoha and Figma Fate Testarossa from Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS series will get the Figma treatment ^^. Nanoha is scheduled for May 2008 release, and unfortunately, there’s still no release date yet for Fate ^^;

Images courtesy of Foobarbaz and Mika-tan

Griffon Enterprises’ Shana Reservation Opens!!

March 10, 2008

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Hobby Search just opened the reservation for “Shana 1/7 Scale” from Shakugan no Shana series by Griffon Enterprises, and will be available for you this coming June 2008 for 6,500 Yen ^^

This is also an entry from Wonder Festival 2008 “Winter”. I like how it looks ^^

Nendoroid Kagamine Rin By Good Smile Company

March 9, 2008

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Looks like the next Vocaloid star which will get the Nendoroid treatment after Hatsune miku would be Kagamine Rin. Kagamine Rin is part of the new Vocaloid Twins together with Kagamine Len ^^

No news on when it’ll be released, so I guess we’ll just have to wait ^^ Looks cute :3

More pictures at Akiba Hobby

1/100 Gundam Virtue + MG Nu Gundam “Metallic Coating Version” Get!!

March 8, 2008

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Just got these two kits today; “1/100 Gundam Virtue” and “MG Nu Gundam -Metallic Coating Version” ^^

I have to say, I’m surprised with how big Virtue box is. It’s as big as MG’s box ( > _ < ), but luckily Nu’s box isn’t as big as Sazabi’s ^^; I’ll probably will do Nu first and then Virtue, although I probably won’t be able to finish them until next week…really busy this week ( = _ = );

As usual, I’ll do the reviews after I finished with them ( ^ _ ^ )/

Figma Tosaka Rin

March 8, 2008

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I could really feel the heat of competition between Figma and Revoltech releases ^^;

Anyway, Akiba Blog have some preview photos of the upcoming “Figma Tosaka Rin” by Max factory. The price and release date are still undecided, but it’ll probably in the 2,000 Yen range just like the others. There are also previews of the upcoming “Figma Saber Armor Ver.”, which will be released next month on April.

You can view more pictures right Here

I have to say, I personally like the Figma version better than the Revoltech one for Rin ^^;

Al Azif 1/8 Scale (Max Factory)

March 8, 2008

Sorry it took so long to post this, had some connection problem which slowed down the image upload -m( _ _ )m- and I went to watch “10,000 BC” also ^^; Good show ( > _ < )b

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Anyway As promised, here it is “Al Azif 1/8 Scale” from Max Factory which arrived yesterday ^^ This figure was released in 2006, so it’s pretty difficult to get it. Luckily I spotted this just when Hobby Search finished updating the restock item page ^^; Was the last of the stock since it went “Sold Out” after I placed the order…lucky shot ^^;

This figure really do looks nice, in terms of quality and details. I personally like the hair and the ribbons. The figure already screwed to the base stand when I opened it, and it comes with a transparent brickwall, which then you insert it to the stand. Now just a question…do you considered this figure as “Loly”? :p

On with the shots!!~

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Close up~

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Closer look of the ribbons~

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Pantsu and others ^^;

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Comparison with the Nendoroid~

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Worth getting ( ^ _ ^ )/

Max Factory’s Al Azif Kenzan!!

March 7, 2008

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My “Al Azif 1/8 Scale” from Max Factory which was just arrived yesterday afternoon ^^ Reviews will be posted later this afternoon/evening, once I’m done sorting the photos ~XD

Look forward to it ( ^ _ ^ )/

Double Trouble From Alter

March 6, 2008

Another two entries from Wonder Festival 2008 “Winter” by Alter are ready for some actions ^^

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Hobby Search just opened the reservation for these 2 gorgeous figures by Alter; Lily Salvatana from Django of Slaughter for 6,800 Yen and Choun Shiryu from Ikkitousen: Dragon Destiny for 6,800 Yen. Both figures are planned for July 2008 release.

I have to say, both figures looks great, but Lily probably got the upper hand in terms of “Charm” ^^; Her eyes really well drawn, and of course, the other “Eyes” also ~XD The quality looks great too ^^

Lily definitely goes in my list ( ^ _ ^ )/

Domino Hinagiku Style

March 5, 2008

Saw this video on Youtube this morning and I thought I share it with you guys ^^

The video features a group of people doing the Domino drop runs featuring Hinagiku from Hayate no Gotoku ^^ I thought this is quite amazing ^^; Looks like it took them 12 hours to prepare them…I think ( > _ < ). You can view the video below:

Kotobukiya’s Elwing Reservation Starts!!

March 4, 2008

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If you are a Kotobukiya‘s fan, you know how good Kotobukiya has been with the Shining series figure releases so far, and there’s no question with this next release from the series ^^

This “Elwing 1/8 Scale” figure by Kotobukiya from the Shining series will be available for sale in June 2008 for 5,800 Yen, and Hobby Search has open the reservation for it ^^

This gorgeous figure was also shown during Wonder Festival 2008 “Winter”.

1/100 Gundam Astraea Planned For April Release!!

March 3, 2008

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For those who missed the chance in getting the 1/144 Astraea Conversion Kit for the HG Gundam Exia, Bandai has brought you a good news. Bandai is planning to release 1/100 Gundam Astraea” this coming April 2008 with the price of 2,940 Yen.

Ahh, thank god ( > _ < ). That’s Bandai for you ^^;

Figma Nagato Yuki (Max Factory)

March 2, 2008

Here it is as promise, the review for “Figma Nagato Yuki” from Max factory which was just arrived yesterday ^^

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Ordered this through Hobby Search as usual :p Saw lots of people gave positive reviews on it ever since its release, so I’ve decided to get it…and I’m totally impressed with what it can do. For an action figure, the details were great, and the mobility…hoho, it’s one to be reckoned of ^^ I’ve been playing with it since yesterday, trying different pose and stuffs, and Yuki can really kick some butt ^^

The figure comes with lots of extra goodies, which you can experiment with them and allow it to have more posing options; Extra face expression, a total of 5 different pair of hands, Hair equipped with the glasses, an extra pair of shoes, 2 different books, a “Figma” scarf and a metal chair (well, not really metal ^^; )

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Anyway, the blouse and the skirt are bend-able and it can stand without any trouble even without the help of the “Figma Stand”. Only use the stand if you are going to do some fancy poses ( ^ _ ^ ) The only let down probably the joints, but overtime, you won’t really be bothered by it ^^

Anyway, here are the shots ^^

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With the goodies~

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Close up~

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Pantsu ^^;~

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Here it is the action shots~

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Doing some parts of the Hare Hare Yukai dance ^^

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Decided to get both Figma Haruhi and Figma Saber ^^ Oh and in case you didn’t know, the next line up for Suzumiya Haruhi Figma Series will be Figma Kyon, which planned for May release ( ^ _ ^ )/

Figma Nagato Yuki Sanjou!!

March 1, 2008

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My “Figma Nagato Yuki” from Max Factory just arrived today ^^ As for the review, I’ll be posting it tomorrow since I’m really busy right now ^^;

All I can say is I’m totally impressed with the flexibility of the figure
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Here’s a CM on Figma showing what it can do ( ^ _ ^ )/

Dragon Destiny’s Kanu Uncho & Ryomou Shimei DVDBOX China Dress Ver. by Griffon Enterprises Reservation Starts!!

March 1, 2008

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During Wonder Festival 2008 “Winter”, these figures were only available for 100 figures each, but now Griffon Enterprises have decided to mass-product them ^^

These two figures of “Kanu Uncho & Ryomou Shimei DVDBOX China Dress Ver.” are planned for May release for 6,400 Yen each and Hobby Search have open the reservation for both of them ^^

Wonder Festival 2008 “Winter” Last Batch

February 29, 2008

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Here it is, the last batch of photos Danny took during Wonder Festival 2008 “Winter”. Looking at all these makes you wish you were there and witness all the good stuffs first hand <( > _ < )>

You can view the rest of the photos right Here.

Thanks to Danny for all the coverages ( ^ _ ^ )/

Cosplayers at Wonder Festival 2008 “Winter”

February 29, 2008

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Wonder Festival isn’t just about figures and garage kits. It’s also a place where Cosplayers gathered to show off their stuffs. This time, there are over 100 Cosplayers participating during Wonder Festival 2008 “Winter”. You can view more pictures of them at Akiba Blog

Thanks to Akiba Blog for the coverage ( ^ _ ^ )/

Chua Churam From Alter Reservation Starts!!

February 28, 2008

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This particular figure was shown during Wonder Festival 2008 “Winter”. “Chua Churam” from Chu x Chu Idol series finally opens its reservation today at Hobby Search for 6,500 Yen and planned for July 2008 release ^^

I’m so getting this. Gorgeous isn’t it? ( ^ _ ^ )/

More Bishoujou Goodness at Wonder Festival 2008 “Winter”

February 28, 2008

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Danny just posted a ton of pictures of other Bishoujou figures from Wonder Festival 2008 “Winter”, over 60 pictures. You can view the rest of the pictures right Here

More still to come!!

Hatsune Miku Goodness at Wonder Festival 2008 “Winter”

February 27, 2008

Hatsune Miku has attained a fame so high that there’s a lot of figures of her displayed during Wonder Festival 2008 “Winter”. If you are behind the news, Hatsune Miku is one of the Vocaloid characters, famous for her blue hair twin tail and of course, the infamous leek ^^ Here are some pictures of them, thanks to Akiba Blog.

One of them is this nice looking Garage Kit by Volks, probably caught the most attention of the public ^^;

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Nendoroid Hatsune Miku by Good Smile Company, planned for April 2008 release.

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One of the highlight is that Good smile Company is planning to release a PVC of Hatsune Miku, based on the illustration by Mr. Kei. Price and release date is still undecided ^^; Definitely on my buy list when it comes out ^^

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You can view more of them at Akiba Blog right Here