I was frustrated to see earlier that all the Japanese bloggers and even 2ch it seems were far too polite to take photographs of the “photography prohibited” pre-release Nendoroid Nagi-sama, but by way of a Chinese imageboard, surfaced over at Danny’s, you can see it above.
Even my rudimentary Chinese can make sense of what a commenter calls it: 中古~~~~真萌
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The first batch of photos of figure manufacturer’s display booths from Comiket 75 have gone online, and some are true marvels to behold.
Of interest to many will surely be the two figures based on Tony Taka illustrations…
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Good Smile Company, famously known for their Nendoroid and Figma figures, have released the line-up of what their Comiket 75 booth will contain.
GSC is far from the only otaku-related company to have a Comiket booth and Comiket-exclusive merchandise, but Mika-tan (a GSC employee) has provided a good amount of photos of said goods on her personal blog…
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Whether or not they have any familiarity with 空の境界 / Kara no Kyoukai’s heroine 両儀式 / Shiki Ryougi or not, few could fail to be captivated by this figure rendition of her, extraordinarily elegant as it is.
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Oppai MMORPG Lineage II has been accumulating figures recently, naturally starting with the busty and under-clothed Dark Elf females, but lately extending even to lowly humans, as we see here in the form of the Human Mage.
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Fiery enpatsu Nendoroid Shana is on the verge of hitting store shelves, so details on the tsunderoid are starting to mount up.
Flaming Shana is also complemented by melon pan munching (relatively) docile Shana, though this figure is a Dengeki special not available though wider channels:
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This splendid apparition is 天狐空幻 / Tenko Kuugen, kitsune lead of kitsune anime 我が家のお稲荷さま / Wagaya no Oinari-sama.
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Here we have a rather elegant figure rendition of Hime (Princess), the major character of supernaturally themed manga/anime Princess Resurrection (怪物王女 / Kaibutsu Oujo, or Monster Princess).
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In something of a departure from the usual demographic, one of the latest Nendoroids due is to be Yako Katsuragi of popular supernatural detective franchise 魔人探偵 / Majin Tantei.
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Good Smile Company have some topical Nendoroids in store: moe nun Index of A Certain Magical Index, unpopular witch Yoshika of Strike Witches, and new tsundere icon Aisaka of ToraDora.
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For some reason, the recent cast off figure rendition of Hatsune Miku, by GSC, neglected to include the appropriate striped pantsu, or shimapan, instead opting for plain white. Quite an omission for a figure whose main selling point (apart from being gorgeous) is the removable skirt.
Fortunately, some simple modification involving paint and a paintbrush yields the appropriate results:
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Moe-tan, formerly of Engrish teaching fame, but now largely of moe delicious cake merchandising fame, has had her incarnation as a Nendoroid, and the results are well received and almost eye-watering in several respects. In particular, the tableau of all the Moe-tan figures below is rather dangerous looking…
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