
So Fauna just decended from heaven to my place yesterday…Nah joking~XD
My “Fauna 1/8 Scale” from Max Factory finally arrived yesterday afternoon~ Review will be posted later, *probably* today ^^;
Anyway, look forward to it ( ^ _ ^ )/

So Fauna just decended from heaven to my place yesterday…Nah joking~XD
My “Fauna 1/8 Scale” from Max Factory finally arrived yesterday afternoon~ Review will be posted later, *probably* today ^^;
Anyway, look forward to it ( ^ _ ^ )/
Well, it’s that time of the month again ^^ A preview on the upcoming release date of some of the stuffs I’ll be getting this month ( > _ < )/
(Please take note that the release date is when it hits shelves in Japan)

Name: Nendoroid Hatsune Miku
Company: Good Smile Company
Scale: Non
Release Date: 31st March, 2008
Note: Already released, but will only reach Online Stores by April 16th, 2008.

Name: Kuonji Shinra
Company: Good Smile Company
Scale: 1/8
Release Date: 24th April, 2008
Note: –

Name: Nendoroid-Petit Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuutsu #02
Company: Good Smile Company
Scale: Non
Release Date: 24th April, 2008
Note: Release date has been pushed to the front, was scheduled for May 2008 release earlier.

Name: Figma Saber Armor Ver.
Company: Max Factory
Scale: Non
Release Date: 26th April, 2008
Note: –

Name: Figma Suzumiya Haruhi School Uniform Ver.
Company: Max Factory
Scale: Non
Release Date: 26th April, 2008
Note: –

Name: Franco Il Nero (Black Franco)
Company: Alter
Scale: 1/8
Release Date: April 16th, 2008(?)
Note: It was originally scheduled for March 28th, 2008. It was delayed because of an earthquake(?) and since then had no exact release date, but rumours stated that it finally gets a fixed date around mid-April.
Other news:
Griffon Enterprises‘ Suzumiya Haruhi Gothic Lolita Ver. has been pushed back to May 2008, which was originally schedulled for April 2008 release. The same goes to Alter‘s Reinforce Zwei, which was supposed to be this month, has been pushed back and will be released on 8th May, 2008.
After reading Danny’s post on his “Destiny Haruhi”, I just had to do this to my Figma Yuki ^^
So what happened if Yuki actually owns an GP03‘s Orchis Pack? You’ll get “GP03-S0S N.Yuki Dendrobium”~ XD

“All your bases belongs to SOS Dan!!”


“Docking!!”

“Obey me or…”

“Umm…press here and here…”

“…Yuki BEAM~!!”


lol, just had to do this~XD Was bored :p
Sorry for the late post ^^; Here it is as promised, the review of “Queen’s Blade Airi” by Mega House, which I acquired from La Tendo few days ago ^^

Since this is from the same series as “Queen’s Blade Nyx” and also the same company maker, expect another R18 review content ^^; I’ll be posting the Full Cast Off photos without any censors marks, so if you find them offensive, please refraint from reading the review (Although it’ll probably won’t stop you~XD) ^^;
I didn’t really gave much information on the series before, so I’ll do so now for those who are curious.
Queen’s Blade series is actually not an anime or a console game. Well, it is a “game”, but it’s under the “Combat Picture Game” by using a number of “Books” to play. It’s adapted or maybe a spin-off from quite a well known “Visual Book” game called “Lost World”. For more info you can go Here.
There’s a total of 15 different characters from the series currently, with each designed by different well known character designers. Atleast half of them already gotten the “Figure” treatment, so expect more of them to be released in near future ^^ Queen’s Blade gained quite a popularity which in the end gave birth to a new spin-off series called “Queen’s gate”. I think there are only 3 characters currently in the Queen’s Gate series, with Nijihara Ink as one of them from the Moetan series ^^
You can go to the Official Website of Queen’s Blade/Gate for more info.
Anyway, back to our topic!! ( > _ < );
I’m pretty much satisfied with Airi and at the same time impressed by it. Well, what can you expect from a pretty girl wearing a maid uniform, holding a deadly scythe ready for some action ^^; The details and paint jobs is just…wow, not mentioning the Full Cast Off goodies. I really like the scythe the most, as it looks…deadly :p

The figure only comes with a stand, no other extra accessories. My only complains on the figure, it’s pretty hard to figure out the cast off method for first timer, since there’s no instructions on how to do it. So be careful if you ever bought one. I almost broke the ribbons myself ( > _ < ) Another one is attaching the weapon to the figure itself. There isn’t really much support for the weapon, so it’s pretty much frustrating at times, since it keeps dropping off.
Other than that, it’s pretty much a well worth to get figure ^^
Anyway, the usual shots~













Close up~



Scythe and Uniforms~

Full Cast Off!!~ ( > _ < );







Pantsu~


Current Queen’s Blade collection with Nyx~



Looking at the Queen’s Blade series so far, really tempted me to get the others ^^; Looking forward to future releases ( ^ _ ^ )/

Hobby Complex is another event where you get to see the new and future Hobby related items (which include Figures~) just like Wonfest, although it’s not as big as Wonfest~XD “Hobby Complex 03” Just ended yesterday on 6th April, 2008.
You can view more photos of the figures displayed during the event at Akiba Hobby and Tokyo Hunter.

So, finally I managed to get this beautiful figure of “Queen’s Blade Airi” by Mega House from La Tendo yesterday during our Singapore Blogger community outing ^^ Around 13 different blogger from around Singapore came for it. Many thanks to Panther for organizing the outing, was fun meeting fellow bloggers who have the same interest ^^
Anyway, reviews for Airi will probably be posted later in the evening. Look forward to it ( ^ _ ^ )/

The reservation for the newly announced “Clayroid Puchi Lucky Star Season 02” is now open, and Hobby Search have taken pre-orders for them as of today ^^ The price is 5,700 Yen for the box set and planned for June 2008 release.
The secret figure is known to be Saber Konata ( ^ _ ^ )/

The second set of Clayroid Puchi Lucky Star series finally gets its release date ^^ This new “Clayroid Puchi Lucky Star Season 02” is scheduled for June 2008 release by Good Smile Company.
The new set still features Konata, but this time with different line up. The format is the same just like previous releases; 10 figures with each character getting 2 versions, and plus a secret figure. The price is 500 Yen, if you buy them individually.
Preorders for the box set should open by this week ( ^ _ ^ )/
This particular set was first shown at Tokyo Anime Fair 2008, if I’m not mistaken.

This figure of “Kamikita Komari 1/8 Scale” by Kotobukiya from Littlebusters series is now ready for preorders, and Hobby Search have open the reservation for it as of today ^^ The figure is scheduled for July 2008 release with the retail price of 5,500 Yen.
There’s just something about this figure that makes you want to say “Moe~!!” :p
Here it is, the review of “KOS-MOS Ver.4” by Alter, which arrived yesterday ^^

This KOS-MOS figure is probably the hardest one to get currently. The demand for it is quite high. The moment you see it available somewhere…boom, it’s gone in matter of seconds ^^; I spotted this last week on Hobby Search, and it was the last of the stock. This time I managed to get it ( > _ < );
Anyway, this figure definitely the coolest KOS-MOS figure out there. It’s based on KOS-MOS Ver.4 from the game “Xenosaga Episode III: Also Sprach Zarathustra”. Trailer of the game below:
The details is just…wow, never seen one like this before. The hair is crystal blue clear and the gold coating is just great. The packaging box also has one of the coolest design. Just a warning, you need to be careful when taking the figure out of the box, especially the “Gatling Gun”. The weapon already fixed to the hand, but it’s quite fragile and wobbles around. So just keep an eye on that, if you ever bought one ^^;
No other extra accessories given, just a Stand.
The usual shots~











Close up~




The details~



Closer look of the Gun~



The stand~

Pantsu ^^;~





This a must get indeed, no question asked d( > _ < )b

This newly announced “Nendoroid Pastel Ink” by Good Smile Company from the series Moetan, is now ready for preorders. Hobby Search has open the reservation for it starting today ^^
Look at her!! She’ll cry if you don’t get her~ XD ( = ‘ _ ‘ = )>
Arrived back at my place from my Malaysia trip, saw a package waiting for me at the front door ^^ Opened the package and it was “KOS-MOS Ver.4” by Alter that arrived ^^

Reviews will be done probably later tomorrow evening. For now, I just need a good night sleep, very tired ( = _ = )”zzZ
Adeau~ ( ^ _ ^ )/
Just came back from Malaysia so a little bit late on the news ^^;

Both “Figma Kyon” and “Figma Takamachi Nanoha – Barrier Jacket Ver.” that are planned for May release by Max Factory, are now ready for pre-orders ^^ Hobby Search have opened the reservation for them as of today ( ^ _ ^ )/
I’m so getting both of them~XD


Related to Nanoha series, Hobby Search have also opened the reservation for both Alter‘s “Vita 1/8 Scale” and “Vita Unison Ver. 1/8 Scale” ( ^ _ ^ )/
Here it is as promised, the review for “Donne “Miss Nobody” Anonime“ from Alter ^^

Donne Anonime a.k.a Miss Nobody is one of the three main heroine from the eroge game “Tre Donne Crudeli – Satsuriku no Django” by Nitro+. The others are Franco Il Nero a.k.a Black Franco and Lily Salvatana. Both will also get the Alter treatment with Franco on 28th March 2008 and Lily sometimes in July 2008. You can view the OP of the game below:
Official Site Here
There are actually 2 different version of releases for Donne, Normal and limited version. Mine is normal version of course :p The limited version have slightly different paint colour and weapons. Limited gets the Shotgun and Normal gets the Multi-Barrel Revolver ^^ You can view the Limited version at Foo-Bar-Baz
Anyway, this figure is awesome, just what you expect from Alter. They really did a good job potraying the character. The game has great character design and this figure definitely has it all.
Although there is something special about the figure, which I think is the main highlight of it. They actually used a different material to create her “Yokopai” :p It’s a kind of soft rubber material, which you can squished around, and to give you that kind of “weird” sensation XD This is actually the first time I’ve seen a figure with that kind of feature, so I’ll give it a big plus on that ( ^ o ^ )/
On with the shots~









The “Enemy” and the stand~


Close up~



Closer look of the guns~


Pantsu ^^;


Her squishy “Yokopai”~ XD









An excellent figure ^^ My Franco “Black” Il Nero should arrived by next week ( ^ _ ^ )/
My 100th Post!! \( ^ o ^ )/
Anyway :p, this beautiful figure of “Donne Anonime (Miss Nobody)” by Alter just arrived at my place yesterday afternoon ^^

Reviews will be posted later this evening~ Look forward to it ( ^ _ ^ )/

Alright~ Next Figma line up from Max Factory after Figma Haruhi and Figma Saber would be these 2 entries from Wonder Festival 2008, “Figma Kyon” and “Figma Takamachi Nanoha” ^^ Both Figmas are planned for May 2008 release, with 2,500 Yen price tag for Kyon and 2,800 Yen for Nanoha.
Figma Kyon

“Yare yare…”

Figma Takamachi Nanoha

“Divine Buster!!”

I’m so getting these 2~ XD
Hmmm looks like there will be atleast 2 Figmas releases every month ^^; My guess for next line up would be Mikuru and Fate ( + _ + )/
Alright~ Next review is this lovely “Mabinogi Succubus 1/8 Scale” by Good Smile Company, which arrived few days ago together with my “Clayroid Puchi Lucky Star Season 01” ^^

This figure was released on 18th March, 2008, few days after “PuchiLS”, and I have to say, it looks gorgeous ^^ The charm points are the pose and the legs…and it’s really well done. The body curve also looks great. No wonder she’s called “Succubus” :p The quality of the paint job and details were great, especially the rose pattern on the skirt and the chest are and the arms areas were made shiny. The skirt was made transparent also ^^;
Anyway, the figure also comes with an extra “damaged” skirt, which you can switch around.

As for the stand, I was hoping they would put some patterns or pictures on it, because it looks a bit dull and plain =/…but overall, this is one sexy figure ( ^ _ ^ )/
Usual shots~










With the “damaged” skirt~








Without the skirt~




Pantsu ^^;~


Close up~







Here it is, as promised, reviews on “Clayroid Puchi Lucky Star Season 01” by Good Smile Company, which arrived yesterday ^^

Only one word can describe this review…Super Ultra Mega Cute!!! (Ok, that’s more than one word~XD ) One thing that I can notice is that, Good Smile Company really improved a lot in creating this set. This set is WAY better than the previous Nendoroid-Petit Suzumiya Haruhi no Yutsuu #01 release. One is the paint job, and the other is the joints, which I think was one of the major problem with the Nendoroid-Petit release. Now the joints can stick firmly, without having the problem of coming off easily!! ^^
Anyway, just like the previous release, this set comes with 12 figures, consisting of 5 different characters with 2 versions of each, 1 Secret figure, and 1 extra random figure. The secret figure is none other than Shiraishi Minoru!!! (Yay~^^) and for my random figure, I got myself another Kagami ^^ Each figure stands 5-6 cm high and cost 500 Yen, if you buy them separately.
The only problem I had with this set is probably the stand. Some of the stands are rather small, which makes some of the figure a little bit diffficult to stand straight. Overall, this is one cute set XD~
On with the shots~



Izumi Konata~




Takara Miyuki~




Hiiragi Tsukasa~




Hiiragi Kagami~




Kogami Akira~




Secret Figure: Shiraishi Minoru~




My extra Kagami ^^

Version 1~

Version 2~


A must get for Lucky Star fans ( ^ _ ^ )/
Just arrived in the afternoon today, “Clayroid Puchi Lucky Star Season 01” by Good Smile Company, which was released few days ago on March 15th, 2008 ^^


Reviews will be posted tomorrow. Look forward to it ( ^ _ ^ )/
Here it is, the 2nd part of the video, which conclude the Good Smile Company tour ^^ You can view the rest of the reports by Danny at Dannychoo.com ^^