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05 Feb 2011 03:10:23
Alright, folks. I hope your bodies are ready, 'cause that very special time that comes twice a year is nearing once more! Wonder Festival Winter 2011 begins on this Sunday, February 6th! While it's likely that leaks will begin tomorrow afternoon (as...
KururuSouchou
USA
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04 Feb 2011 12:21:30
So, Mikatan posted some hot pics to make sure they'll announce on wonfest some hot stuff!! ;)
1) painted Hanekawa Tsubasa brom Bakemonogatari
2) unpainted ver. of Hachikuji Mayoi from Bakemonogatari
3) painted ver. of Nendoroid (or n...
Velorn
Russia
News
03 Feb 2011 01:24:24
The past 48 hours have proven that a lot of people are attempting to count the medals one two and three. With the S.H. Figuarts line only growing in popularity and Kamen Rider OOO proving to be quite the hit, demand for both Figuarts and OOO merchand...
KururuSouchou
USA
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01 Feb 2011 14:25:06
Let's see what's the difference between an original product and fake one =3 GSC has usefull posts about nendo-bootlegs on their website and it helps a lot.
Originals marked (red) and bootlegs marked (blue).
Фотографии с оригинальными фигурками поме...
Impending_Sky
Russia
News
01 Feb 2011 02:31:04
Well, this isn't really that figure-related, but I know that a lot of people are big Black*Rock Shooter fans 'round these parts. Anyway, some more concept art was revealed in recent magazine scans, including clear looks at two of the new characters.
KururuSouchou
USA
News
31 Jan 2011 15:41:04
Nendoroid No.100 Mickey Mouse was released today =3
He has only one face, not cool >.>
(more pics at Mikatan's blog)
Akibahobby posted two detailed photo reviews.
Nendoroid Hatsune Miku HMO edition
I dunno about you guys, but I...
Impending_Sky
Russia
News
30 Jan 2011 18:50:04
Today I received a rather unexpected mail. It was from Animaxis.com, an on-line shop of manga, figures and various anime stuff. The letter said as follows:
Dear customer,
As always, thank you very much for using Animaxis.com.
Recently we are...
usagi_joou
Russia
News
30 Jan 2011 01:42:28
Well, Good Smile Company hasn't exactly been winning friends lately. Not only is there the controversy regarding the questionable future of their international sales, but they've developed a knack for biting off a bit more than they can chew - nearly...
KururuSouchou
USA
News
29 Jan 2011 05:54:01
Well, there's been quite the cafuffle in the figure-collecting world over the past 48 hours, due to a mysterious newsletter sent out by figure retailer CDJapan. It merely read:
"IMPORTANT: Unfortunately, products manufactured by Good Smile Co...
KururuSouchou
USA
News
28 Jan 2011 17:04:36
Finally this moment has come - Nendoroid Miku HMO edition will be released on 31st of January!
Let's look inside the box *___*
Also HMO Miku comes with face stickers for Rin and Len aaand...
"Plus as a bonus you’ll also get a...
Impending_Sky
Russia
News
27 Jan 2011 18:18:29
Ok, the third part and enough for today
New pics of Nendoroid Snow Miku: Play time edition from Akibahobby ^__^
More photos here!
And review of Good Smile Cafe with Panty&Stocking with Garterbelt theme *__* (from Akibahobby too)...
Impending_Sky
Russia
News
27 Jan 2011 13:35:38
Nendoroid Aldra is available for pre-order
Release date: late May-2011
Price: 3500Y
PSP game ToHeart2 Dungeon Travelers Limited First Edition with Nendoroids Tamaki & Konomi is available for preorder too.
Release date: late May-...
Impending_Sky
Russia
News
27 Jan 2011 00:53:26
As much as I (and many people) love Bandai, I must admit that it's a rather tsundere relationship. Their figures are among the best on the market, and they delve into properties other companies tend to overlook (tokusatsu, Digimon, Shonen Jump franch...
KururuSouchou
USA
News
26 Jan 2011 12:00:38
Mikatan posted a lot of new pictures of future releases in her blog, let's look at them
Nendoroid Makise Kurisu
Nendoroid Makise Kurisu: White Coat version
Nendoroid Ui Hirasawa
more
Ui is so cute
Nendoroids Tamaki and...
Impending_Sky
Russia
News
25 Jan 2011 01:17:08
HobbyLink Japan has been known for doing sales quite a lot, but they're usually focusing on less-popular manufacturers like Aoshima. Well, they've began their new sale, the Fabulous Figure Bargain Battle!
75 items are available from 25%-75% off, f...
KururuSouchou
USA
News
22 Jan 2011 15:54:11
Next week begins that time of the month when manufacturers begin shipping their wares in bulk. Until then, though, new products are down to a mere trickle. Anyway, there were still a few new items shipped this week...
Ultra-Act Kaiser Belial
Manu...
KururuSouchou
USA
News
22 Jan 2011 10:29:25
So finally some official news
New pictures of Nendoroids petit from Fractale anime =3
Nendoroid Aldora from Queen's Blade, now in color x) She looks cute)
And three more QB nendoroids!
Nendoroid Airi, a ghost maid (I looove maids *_...
Impending_Sky
Russia
News
22 Jan 2011 01:58:50
Well, Wonder Festival is creeping closer and closer, but this isn't stopping companies from revealing (or leaking, as the case may be) new products! First up would be the revelation that Max Factory is stretching their Kamen Rider Ryuki Dragon Knight...
KururuSouchou
USA
News
21 Jan 2011 11:57:14
Mikatan has a new review in her blog - it's about Snow Miku this time =3
The box is big ><
Inside the box - Miku and Miku-shaped ice tray *__*
A fully-posable Miku
2011 Snow Miku (left) and 2010 Snow Miku (right)
The cu...
Impending_Sky
Russia
News
20 Jan 2011 13:40:21
While we are waiting for new official releases let's look at some "suspicious" pictures XD
New custom Ika Musume, it seems that Max Factory is/was holding a competition for this nendo design
Maybe Danny Chou has a kind of competiti...
Impending_Sky
Russia
News
20 Jan 2011 02:46:40
One of the most popular Figma sublines in the history of the line would be the Black*Rock Shooter series. Not only was the main character Good Smile Company's top-selling product last year, but she's also the highest-selling Figma to date! So Max Fac...
KururuSouchou
USA
News
17 Jan 2011 22:36:36
Kaiyodo's Sci-Fi Revoltech Predator has been eagerly anticipated ever since it was revealed almost a year ago. Well, images of the final-release Predator have emerged, and the result is... underwhelming.
You might want to get to the chopper to g...
KururuSouchou
USA
News
17 Jan 2011 14:52:35
Mikatan updated her blog with new photos of Nendoroid Petite: B.G.M Festival Set -vol.0
"The B.G.M Festival Vol.0 is an music event which will feature music from a variety of different games – it’s going to be held on the 16th April 2011. This...
Impending_Sky
Russia
News
16 Jan 2011 01:20:23
The dry spell of figures that started last week continues, with a noticeable dearth of new releases this week. But GSC and Kaiyodo have still managed to get a few things out (mostly delayed items from last month in the case of the former), as shown b...
KururuSouchou
USA
News
15 Jan 2011 02:40:41
Kaiyodo seems determined to continue its reputation as the most prolific of the major figure manufacturers - they've just opened preorders for three March releases! First up would be the return on their Queen's Blade subline.
FEAR MY MIGHTY HAMH...
KururuSouchou
USA
News
15 Jan 2011 02:09:20
Well, it's that time of the year again. Wonder Festival is mere weeks away, and Good Smile Company has prepared for it by announcing their new exclusives. This chart summarizes it nicely:
And a list of the exclusives de-moonruned:
Good Smil...
KururuSouchou
USA
News
14 Jan 2011 11:58:34
So, Snow Miku, Mato and Yomi petits - they are WonFes 2011 Winter exclusives. New nendo for WF is Kurisu Makise: White Coat ver.
You could get them on February 2011 at Winter WonFes or preorder at GSC Online Shop on February 7-13, 2011.
Snow Mi...
Impending_Sky
Russia
News
13 Jan 2011 02:05:18
Ore no Imouto ga Konna ni Kawaii Wake ga Nai!, or My Little Sister can't be This Cute! for non-moonspeakers, is fast on its way to becoming the next Haruhi or K-On in terms of merchandising power. Preorders for every bit of OreImo merchandise have be...
KururuSouchou
USA
News
12 Jan 2011 03:16:48
It's january so that means it's time for ThreeAA memberships to be sold. What do you get with a ThreeAA membership? you get...
- 15% discount on all bambalandstore purchases.
- Access to exclusive figures.
You will also get a membership kit wi...
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mu597
USA
News
12 Jan 2011 02:09:54
This picture is from Danny Choo's Facebook, I can't believe my eyes >.<
I hope it's just a joke...
Impending_Sky
Russia
News
11 Jan 2011 02:12:41
Once in a while, a company releases something that just makes me ask why. Not even in the "oh, ha-ha, how silly" SSS kind of way, but just genuinely elicits a reaction of pure confusion. Like these.
Are you ready?
Don't say I didn't...
KururuSouchou
USA
News
10 Jan 2011 00:41:48
Well, it's that time of the week again, so let's skip the formalities and go right into our tour of the wacky world of character goods!
First up is an item that's more amusing than anything else. While they're mainly known in the figure-collecting...
KururuSouchou
USA
News
09 Jan 2011 12:04:36
Not much nendo-news recently, but now there is smth to show =3
First of all Panty&Stocking nendoroids.
Not painted yet, but they look kinda cute (I wonder if I should watch the anime to better know these characters or not...)
New petits:...
Impending_Sky
Russia
News
09 Jan 2011 04:31:46
This week didn't yield a huge number of new releases - it was mostly just the stuff the manufacturers weren't able to get out before the new year. Regardless, they still warrant a roundup, so here goes!
Petit Nendoroid K-On Series 1
Manufacturer:...
KururuSouchou
USA
News
07 Jan 2011 21:21:29
I know a lot of people were somewhat underwhelmed by Good Smile Company's Black*Rock Shooter Anime ver. PVC - the sculpt was wonderful, but it was hampered by a fragile design and subpar quality control (to the point where Amazon.co.jp has her listed...
KururuSouchou
USA
News
06 Jan 2011 00:44:04
Well, the Japanese New Year celebrations are over, and life is slowly returning to normal over in moonland. The retailers are adding new listings, the manufacturers are preparing new unveilings, and things will probably back to their normal rate of i...
KururuSouchou
USA
News
04 Jan 2011 01:03:25
Well, this is slightly old news, but pretty much everyone in Japan is celebrating the new year (which they hold in very high regard). So the past four days or so have been completely devoid of any new updates from retailers and companies alike, altho...
KururuSouchou
USA
News
03 Jan 2011 02:41:45
Well, it's Sunday, and you know what that means! Gather round, kiddos, and Uncle Kururu will tell you a story of how he wrestled a bear silly licensed goods!
Erika Sendo Mug - WITH LID!
Something seems off here...
The mug itself isn't what...
KururuSouchou
USA
News
02 Jan 2011 02:41:51
Whew! First post of the new year, and the first post in the new format! Anyway, this is still a developing process, so if anyone has any suggestions or ideas as to how I could improve my reporting here, don't hesitate to let me know!
As the first...
KururuSouchou
USA
News
01 Jan 2011 03:43:43
Alright, first and foremost, I'd like to wish everyone on MyAnimeShelf a happy new year. It may have already come for some timezones, and it may be yet to arrive for others, but have a happy new year regardless.
Second, I want to talk about the fo...
KururuSouchou
USA
News
29 Dec 2010 18:30:50
So, here we are - Ika Musume would not be released as commercial product - that's why she looks like smth between regular nendo and petit, and that's why there were so many "production leaks" ^__^'
Disappointing but not unexpected new...
Impending_Sky
Russia
News
29 Dec 2010 03:00:04
First off, I'm really, really sorry about the lack of updates over the last ten days. Life has been generally chaotic for me during this time, but things are beginning to simmer down now. Unless something drastic happens, you can expect the normal up...
KururuSouchou
USA
News
26 Dec 2010 19:05:48
There wasn't much news recently in nendo-world, but let's see what we have.
GSC is going to release Nendoroid Snow Miku: Snow Playtime Edition (a fully posable nendoroid, like Saber Super Movable Edition).
She will be sold at the 62nd Sapporo...
Impending_Sky
Russia
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23 Dec 2010 15:53:57
We have already seen hobby magazines' scans, so just a quick summary:
Better picture of Amagami SS nendoroids, they will be released in Summer 2011.
Nendoroid Petit Taiga will be bundled with Anime Style magazine.
Starting from Vol.5 2011...
Impending_Sky
Russia
News
22 Dec 2010 02:55:01
HLJ is having another winter sale! (They seem to have a new one every week these days) But this one has quite a bit of nice items with a good discount. Here are a few that caught my eye.
Treasure Figure Collection Yuki Nagato Standing Ver. ¥1,575...
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mu597
USA
News
18 Dec 2010 01:35:02
Good Smile Company and Max Factory have certainly been productive this past 48 hours. Not only have they unveiled three new Nendoroids, a Figma, and a scale PVC, but they also opened preorders for a new Nendoroid and four new Figmas, two of which are...
KururuSouchou
USA
News
14 Dec 2010 21:55:59
I figured that while many people are excited for Revoltech Gunbuster, I should also post something for people who like things a little more... moe. So, have this Hobby Japan scan that got leaked onto 2ch.
All that was given was the MSRP (2500Y...
KururuSouchou
USA
News
14 Dec 2010 21:48:58
Funnily enough, the day after I covered the surprise announcements of Figma Hotori Arashiyama and Revoltech Gunbuster, new images of them have been unveiled, showing off their accessories. First off, let's give Hotori some time to shine.
The c...
KururuSouchou
USA
News
13 Dec 2010 22:32:50
This week has been a wonderful week for fans of Gainax's classic OVA Gunbuster. First off, Kotobukiya's D-style SD model kit of the titular mecha is now shipping!
D'awwww, so dinky and cute for a Buster Machine~
It should be noted that the ki...
KururuSouchou
USA
News
13 Dec 2010 22:15:24
Sorry about the lack of updates recently, but to be blunt, there really hasn't been much news in the world of figures this past week or so. The only major occurrences were Treasure Festa (which is more about can-never-have garage kits), some surprise...
KururuSouchou
USA
