Here it is, the review for “Suzumiya Haruka 1/8 Scale” by Good Smile Company, which arrived a while ago ^^
I’ve decided to get this figure to pair up with the upcoming “Hayase Mitsuki 1/8 Scale”, which I’m planning to get also ^^;
Anyway, Suzumiya Haruka is one of the main heroine from Kimi Ga Nozomu Eien series, with Hayase Mitsuki as the other ^^. This time Good Smile Company decided to release her in her swimsuit and this will be my second “Beach” theme figure ^^ OP of the anime below:
GSC really did well on Haruka, as usual~:p The paint job and details, especially the Straw Hat and the “Sandy” Stand, are just amazing. She looks quite provocative in a way also ^^; The body curve is yummy~
The figure is pretty simple basically, and only come with a stand. No other accessories included ^^;
Anyway on with the shots~This time I tried using “Manual” mode and decided to do the settings on my own. Usually I put mine under “Macro” mode, and let my camera do the rest ^^;
The previous mentioned Nekomiya Nono figure by Kotobukiya finally opens its reservation ^^ This new 1/6 Scale of “Nekomiya Nono Nekomimi School Swimsuit Over Knee Socks Ver.” (long name >.<; ) from Yotsunoha series is scheduled for August 2008 release by Kotobukiya for 5,800 Yen ^^
On the same topic, Kotobukiya has also opened the reservation for “Kawazoe Tamaki” from Bamboo Blade series ^^ She will also be out on August 2008 and will be at 5,500 Yen retail price.
Hobby Search is taking reservations for both as of today.
Wave deliveres us 2 new figures from To Heart 2 series. One is 1/6 Scale “Kosaka Tamaki Maid Ver.” for 8,500 Yen, and the other is 1/8 Scale “Kasugawa Sasara” for 5,200 Yen. Both figures are scheduled for September 2008 release. Hobby Search is taking reservations for them as of today.
The high cost for Tamaki is probably because of the scale, the added ABS material for it ^^ and Rubber Boobs~XD Both looks gorgeous, although I prefer Sasara out of the two ( ^ _ ^ );
Gotta love the slogan “Soft Material! Feel So Good!” on Tamaki~XD
Cospa have decided to re-release their stuffed toy animal,Botan from CLANNAD ^^ This was actually pretty popular and quite high in demand, which is probably why they’ve decided to re-release it. It’ll be up for 3,800 Yen, and Hobby Search is taking pre-orders for it as of now. The size is about 19 cm high.
This new set of “Figumate Shakugan no Shana 2nd” by Konami will be available this coming August 2008 for 4,600 Yen. There will be a total of 10 figures in the box set, with 8 different ones + 2 extra random figures, with each standing around 7 cm high ^^ Hobby Search is taking reservations for it as of now.
Here it is as promised, the review for “Al Azif Swimsuit Ver. 1/8 Scale” by Alter, which arrived a while ago ^^
Review for Franco will follow later, Al Azif first for now ^^; As mentioned before, Al Azif is the main heroine from the eroge Deus Machina Demonbane and also the OVA adaptation of the same name by Nitro+. This time Al Azif appears in her swimsuit, the same one as the one during the beach scene in the anime version ^^
Beach Episode below:
Nice series, worth picking it up~
Anyway :p, I have to say, this is one cute figure of Al Azif and Alter did really well on it. The paint job looks great ^^ What I like about this figure is the expression, and also the “Sandy” base stand, well made indeed ^^ The figure comes with the following accessories:
The skirt pretty much cast off-able. With the addition of Alter’s version, this will be my third figure of Al Azif ^^
My “Franco Il Nero a.k.a Black Franco” and “Al Azif Swimsuit Ver. 1/8 Scale” from Alter just arrived today \( ^ o ^ )/ Didn’t expect them to arrive this soon ^^;
Anyway, reviews for these will be posted by this evening or tomorrow latest. Look forward to it ( ^ _ ^ )/
It’s official. The biggest anime summer concert is finally on this year again ^^ This year Animelo concert will be called “Animelo Summer Live 2008 Challenge”, and the official site for the event is now open. A list of the preliminary actresses/band that will perform on the event is out with some familiar faces that came back for 3 concecutive years, which include Mizuki Nana, JAM Project, and Kuribayashi Minami. You can view the complete list at the official site.
If you didn’t know, Animelo Summer Live is a concert event where Actresses and Bands who have performed atleast one Anime song gathers and sing their hearts out ^^ The event was started on 2005 and has been a yearly event since. This year Animelo Summer Live will be held at Saitama Super Arena, which is an upgrade from the usual Budokan, since it can double the capacity of audiences.
I’ve been following the concert event since “Animelo Summer Live 2006 -Outride-“, and I’m really excited with this year’s event ( ^ _ ^ )/
Mobile Suit Gundam 00 & Lucky Star cross over ^^ The video consist of various fanmade clip of 00 and Lucky Star episode. Really funny~XD You can view the video below:
Kotobukiya just updated their Blog with more images of the upcoming release figure of “Nekomiya Nono” in her school swimsuit and Neko Mimi~XD Nono is the heroine from the eroge Yotsunoha, and the anime adaptation with the same name. You can view the trailer of the anime below:
This figure was shown earlier, still in the prototype stage, and was scheduled for August 2008 release. Price is still undecided ^^;
I have to say, this is one damn cute figure!! ( > _ < )v
This was actually announced yesterday ^^; These 3 new figures of Ryomou Shimei, Kanu Unchou, and Sonshaku Hakufu from Ikkitousen series, will be available by Taki Corporation in their Nurse uniform this coming May 2008 for 4,800 Yen each ^^ Hobby Search is taking reservation for them as of now.
The only thing I know is that Ryomou’s uniform is cast off-able :p Don’t know about the rest though~
Hobby Search just open the reservation for this beautiful set of figures of “2007 Rei & Asuka Summer Ver.” by Kurushima (never heard of the company before) ^^; Hoho, even the price is “beautiful” :p This set of figures will be up for a whoopin price of 28,000 Yen!! *Faint* Only 1000 of these will be manufactured and will be made using Cold Cast material.
I’ll pass on these…too much dough for me ( > _ < );
With Elwing announced earlier by Kotobukiya, it won’t take very long until the next line up from the “Shining Wind” series to be out ^^ This 1/8 Scale of “Mao” by Kotobukiya is the next line up from Shining Wind series, which is scheduled for July 2008 release and up for 5,300 Yen ^^ Hobby Search is taking pre-orders for it as of today~
Another new release from Good Smile Company ^^ This gorgeous 1/8 Scale figure of “Hayase Mitsuki” from Kimi Ga Nozomu Eien series will be available this coming August 2008 for 5,000 Yen by Good Smile Company, and Hobby Search is taking pre-orders for it as of today ^^
Yes!! Finally it’s out!! I’ve been waiting for this ^^
Anyway :p This gorgeous figure of “Lala Satalin Deviluke” from the new To Love-Ru series, will be available for you this coming August 2008 by Good Smile Company for 5,000 Yen ^^ Hobby Search is taking reservations for it as of today ^^
Woot!! No doubt this is in my get list!! d( > _ < )b
Hobby Search just opened the reservation for this new lovely figure today~ This new 1/7 Scale “Corticarte Apa Lagranges Swimsuit Ver.” figure from the series Shinkyoku Sokai Polyphonica, will be available for you this coming July 2008 for 7,800 Yen from New Line ^^
I have to say this figure looks beautiful!! I like the overall looks
This was actually announced yesterday, but this new figure of “STATIC ARTS Soul Eater Maka & Soul” from the new series Soul Eater by Square Enix is now ready for reservation ^^ The figure is scheduled for July 2008 and will be up for 7,800 Yen, and Hobby Search is taking pre-orders as of now ^^
Looks cool I have to say. Just finished watching the 1st episode of Soul Eater, and to be honest it’ll be a big hit!! ( ^ _ ^ )/
This new “Lala Animal Cafe Ver.” figure from Shueisha, which was announced earlier and scheduled for August 2008 is now ready for reservation ^^ Hobby Search is taking pre-orders as of today with the price tag of 5,900 Yen ^^
Unfortunately, they didn’t mentioned anything about the Limited Edition version of the figure ( > _ < ); So I guess it’s only exclusive to Shueisha’s online store ^^;
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