Tokyo International Anime Festival 2010 – Day One
- Categories: Anime, News
- Date: Mar 27, 2010 22:48 JST
- Tags: Anime Goods, Events, Marketing, Otaku, PVC, Tokyo Anime Fair
The Tokyo International Anime Fair 2010 began at the Tokyo Big Sight yesterday, starting off with 2 “Business” days before opening to the general public; even so, a plethora of interesting products have already emerged.
TAF 2010, the same event whose annual animation award winners were reported here some weeks ago, is a 4-day long event; Day 1 did not provide any particularly noteworthy announcement or reveal, but that is something to be expected from this sort of event – those unfamiliar with Japanese style conventions would get a more accurate concept of them by imagining something like a huge dealer’s hall.
Individual companies or franchises receive set up their booths to be as attention grabbing as possible, such as with the impressively sized Unicorn Gundam (Destroy Mode) visible above.
Gundam fans would also be interested in these displays:
This one above is a timeline of Gunpla’s (Gundam plastic models) long history.
Aniplex’s booth had this trumpet on display, modeled after Rio’s own trumpet in Sora no Woto.
Another almost bizarre prop was this alarm clock, a real life model of the clock Yuno uses to wake up at the beginning of most every Hidamari Sketch episode.
Yunocchi’s stuffed bear would’ve made a good partner to her clock, but was nowhere to be found, sadly enough…
The moesome Yuno herself, just besides her clock.
A cute piece of Macross F art.
Note Michel’s halo and wing!
Some more enticing Macross material.
The TAF is not especially oriented towards figures, but there naturally are plenty of the plastic goddesses for attendees to gawk at, even if most have been seen before:
This Max Factory Mio looks simply wonderful!
The guitar detailing isn’t bad, also.
Good Smile Company’s prototype Rin figure is another stunning piece – just look at that hair!
A closer look at the business end of the figure…
This Nadeko prototype, also from GSC, has a good amount of potential, but it seems hard to judge this one without its paintjob.
Again, an appreciated close up of some of the important bits.
Hopefully, the contrast between Nadeko’s thighs and the sukumizu’s blue color, combined with suggestive enough crease-lines, will make this end of Nadeko stand out in the complete version.
A cute little Shinobu Nendoroid Puchi.
More Nendo Puchi, but of Nanoha, Fate, another Nanoha, and the boys Chrono and Yuuno up in the top left.
Yet more Puchi of some alternate Nanoha and Fate Nendoroid, along with Nanoha’s schoolfriends, plus furry little Arf.
An unpainted prototype of the new Yoshika full sized Nendoroid, in preparation for Strike Witches’ upcoming second season.
Sebastian’s accessories look impressive for a Nendoroid.
Gift’s Nanoha plushies.
Apologies to Fate for not having a better image…
Eva Figma always look especially great, partly due to the plug suits helping to hide the joints needed to allow movement.
All three girls look wonderful…
This sexy Sakuya figure is actually going to be a limited edition mail order only item available through the May issue of Comp Ace.
The original illustration incidentally comes from Tomsooya, one of the best Touhou artists around, who was featured in a previous post some time ago.
An SD Gundam, looking as disturbing as always.
The upcoming Black Rock Shooter OVA has this impressive promotional booth.
Black Rock Shooter’s Dead Master gets a figure incarnation.
More information on the Tokyo International Anime Fair can be found at the official website, including an English version.
Images courtesy of Akiba Hobby and Dengeki Online.
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Man look at those figs! Sakuya and Rin looked absolutely gorgeous. How much do they cost?
The Sakuya will be ¥6,800, but as I said, it's a mail order item through Comp Ace magazine.
I don't believe the Rin figure had an announced price yet.
I want the Sakuya Figure! :D
Angel Beats looks interesting... So as (obviously) the BRS OVA..
And oh wow, D~Air-chan (last pic) :3
Last pic - is that a human sized aquarion model?
What a lot of garbage! Way to pollute our enviroment, Japan!
MY GOD!!! Max's Mio and GSC's Nadeko's killing every single cell in my body!!!
Where's the preorder button? What?! You can't preorder yet?! NOOOOOOOO!
That destroy mode gundam is awesome. I think the next gundam anime should definitely have the gundams humanoid-sized. So their more like powered suits then mobile mecha suits. That would be pretty cool new spin on things and how the meisters fight in wars and such.
I want Mio, Rin and Nadeko!! XD
So much awesome. Wanna go someday.
Angel Beats... The time is drawing closer...
NOOOOOOOOO SAKUYA IS MAIL ORDER
The Rin figure looks to be the best ever.
For Goddamn's sake, ONLY 7 hours of exhibition? You know, with things like these, I've seen them go until 21:00 and even start at 09:00!
OMFG, they are all so good this time around. Want those plushies BAD...
I must obtain that Dead Master figurine @_@
love the mio figure..
:3
Those Rin and Nadeko figures look amazing...
<3 GSC!
GSC will be the death of us. too many too good figures- saber (triumph), saber alter, rin, nadeko, hitagi... sigh.
Tho I also wish they would make hidamari sketch figures.
Don't forget their amazing Black Rock Shooter figure.
fapable
fapfapfap
Omg this fair is fucking awesome
This was according to Keikaku.
God I SO love that word now
I think Keikaku is a pretty cool guy. Eh kill my subtitles and doesn't afraid of anything.
"T/L note: Keikaku means plan."
shooting spree comes after spending spree
would of been awsome to go to a festival like that...are you going to post up the cosplays if there was any?
cool Unicorn Gundam:D
"A cute piece of Macross F art.
Note Michel’s halo and wing!"
BAWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW
way to rub it in, Arte [edit: Quen].
# Author: Quen
# Categories: Anime, News
# Date: Mar 27, 2010 22:48 JST
>Quen
I soooo want that Gundam!
The Gundam is enticing indeed... But I'd be happy just to get a copy of that Rei for my desk... Or just to have it sitting on my PS3.
Black Rock Shooter FTW!
yeah!!!
From song, to art, to OVA, and now Figures!
I could cry from so much win *sniff*
Soo gonna buy that Dead Master figure to go with my BRS.
hmm never knew this event existed XD marks next year's calendar ^w^
NOOOOO! Why is Sakuya mail order only?!
*Depression*
God I love anime.
I am in heaven, watching anime/manga...
f*ck reality!!
i wanna go there
"people die when they are killed"
OMG I HAD THAT CLOCK IN MY ROOM THE WHOLE TIME!!
time to watch hidamari sketch....
OMG!!!!!!!!!!
Look at that Mio!!
AAAAARGHHHHHHH!!! NADEKO-SAMAAAAAA!!!!
Do MF & GSC take preorder b4 the release is confirmed?
If my memory doenst fail me, Black Rock Shooter main heroine prototype comes from Miku, that was drawn in more darker tones, right?
Im just curious
BRS is how Huke (ilustrator) thought hatsune miku will looks like before the first illustrition shows up.
Oops, i want to correct Myself:
BRS is how Huke (ilustrator) thought hatsune miku will looks like before the first oficials illustrations shows up.
Yep. Your memory doesn't fail you.
Our beloved Miku has a dark side indeed.
I could swear someone told me that initial BRS sketches predated the release of Vocaloid2, but I could be mistaken.
AltoxSheryl yeah!
arrghh burning sensation in pocket... arrrrr
What's the keikaku now? xD
Damn this is awesome!
Mio figure is pretty good, but I am not collecting (anything) K-On!
Rin figure ~ Once your out, "YOUR GONNA BE MINE BABY"!
Eva Figma's ~ Same as above...
Looking forward to Black Rock Shooter OVA
Rei Figma...Rei Figma.... WOOOOHOOOOOO!
Now there is a chance for an exiting one on one match: Ein vs Rei \o0
Macross Fart...
It's a good lol. Nice one.
Forgot to login for the above comment -__-;;
Dont worry
Oh God, Yuno and Nadeko are SO moe they make my heart melt...
BTW that's a bass, not a guitar...
Don't be too sharp-eyed when reading my writing on musical instruments - I wouldn't be able to tell you the difference between the two if my figure collection depended on it. ^^
Don't worry, a Bass guitar is still a guitar, so you're not wrong. An African Elephant is still an Elephant.
It's technically correct, but any bassist would disagree because guitar and bass serve distinctly different purposes in music... But I guess that's irrevlant for this post.