Idolmaster‘s tsundere Iori Minase gets a figure in her Ryuguu Komachi outfit by Wave, looking more splendid than ever. The figure will be released in February 2012.

Iori is available for pre-orders now.

Generic oppai harem anime Hidan no Aria delivers some suggestive cosplaying action in its 9th episode, perhaps so as to distract from the diminishing amounts of service and rapidly rising amounts of poorly crafted plot…

Not since the likes of Strike Witches and Saki has an ecchi anime devoted as much attention to the theme of loli nopan as has nude shota bondage anime Astarotte no Omocha in its latest episode.

The original manga proves to be a even wetter than the anime:

Having made it to its 6th episode, Hidan no Aria is now busily transforming itself into a generic harem anime, replete with maidens at various levels of development battling amongst each other for the favour of generic male protagonist.

Anime fans list their favourite tsundere characters – but don’t get the wrong idea, it’s not that they really like them, they just clicked their names by accident!

The ranking:

1. Taiga Aisaka (Toradora!)

2. Mikoto Misaka (To Aru)

3. Aria Kanzaki (Hidan no Aria)

4. Fumino Serizawa (Neko Overrun)

5. Victorique de Broix (Gosick)

6. Kirino Kousaka (Ore no Imouto)

7. Louise Françoise le Blanc de la Vallière (Zero no Tsukaima)

8. Azusa Nakano (K-ON!)

9. Hinagiku Katsura (Hayate no Gotoku)

10. Ryouko Ohkami (Ookami-san)

Loli demon Kugyuu anime Astarotte no Omocha! is branching out into sexy succubus territory in its 4th episode, although the show likely still has some way to go if it wishes to become a paragon of oppai anime as well as loli anime.

Demonic omake:

Newly airing Kugyu anime Aria the Scarlet Ammo (or Hidan no Aria) has been panned for a total lack of originality and a story which “feels as though a middle schooler slapped it together,” with the presence of ample service, heavily armed schoolgirls and Rie Kugimiya seemingly unable to save it – although similar criticisms were levelled at Infinite Stratos, an anime which went on to enjoy blockbuster sales…

The bulletproof vaulting horse at least appears set to enjoy some popularity.

Bikini omake:

Newly airing loli anime Astarotte no Omocha (the manga is officially known as Lotte no Omocha, in both cases meaning “Lotte’s Toys”) certainly knows its audience – even the first episode comes packed with loli bathing and nopan service, and to top it all the heroine is voiced by Rie Kugimiya…

The next episode is the swimwear episode…

The actual anime has been quite well received for its humour and production values, so it may yet prove popular for reasons beyond scantily clad young girls.

Palmtop tiger anime Toradora! is to receive a continuation in the form of an OVA accompanying its upcoming Blu-ray box-set.

The news immediately prompted (entirely baseless) speculation that the new anime could touch upon the hitherto non-canonical Taiga PSP ending fans of the series are so preoccupied with.

Famed vermin moe manga Gokicha! is to receive an anime adaptation, and as if the adventures of these adorable cockroaches were not enough, the show’s insectile heroine will be voiced by none other than Rie Kugimiya.

Some Kugyuu fans report being disconcerted that their favourite seiyuu will forever be associated with cockroach infestation, not that their complaints count for anything.

However, the anime is said to be targeting the mobile phone market, so the chances of Gokicha-chan enjoying the same success as fellow invertebrate invader Ika-musume do not seem great.

Newly airing anime Dragon Crisis is earning more attention for the quality of its OP and the presence of Rie Kugimiya than the actual anime itself, not exactly a promising sign.

The general reaction appears to be distinctly tepid (“60%!”) – it does at least have Kugyu and plenty of oppai however, probably assuring it a certain level of popularity.

Ore no Yome: Anata Dake no Hanayome, the Xbox 360 quasi-eroge featuring none other than Rie Kugimiya as a tsundere ojou-sama and art by noted shota illustrator Akira Kasukabe, appears to be pushing the boundaries of what a console game can get away with, in Japan at least.

The game’s major selling point, apart from its Kugyuu factor and sexy illustrations, is that the player can create a customised girl to woo and eventually bed, right down to the seiyuu:

The girls on offer are strictly a forgettable bunch of schoolgirls:

The final sex scene, whilst fully voiced, gives only a pathetic pink screen in place of the anticipated bedroom climax…

Whilst console gamers in the US and Europe are now enjoying erotic content on par with that found in movies and other media for decades, Japanese consoles are still relegated to “family friendly” toy status in spite of Japan’s noted lack of aversion to pornography – with such attitudes prevalent it is little wonder the Japanese videogame industry continues to fall behind.

The game itself is available now.

The definitive annual ranking of the most moe anime characters, Saimoe (“Most Moe”), has had its 2010 results announced, coming down to a closely fought battle of the twintails – the results can be inspected below.

The final results of Saimoe 2010:

Finals:

Total Victory: Azusa Nakano (K-ON!)

Biggest Loser: Nagi Sanzenin (Kugyuu)

Semi-Finals:

Nodoka Haramura (Saki)

Koromo Amae (Saki)

Quarter-Finals:

Ruiko Saten (Railgun)

Shana (Kugyuu)

Mafuyu Shiina (Seitokai no Ichizon)

Aoi Yamada (Working!!)

The full results for completionists or those wishing to rage at their favourite moeblob’s low ranking:

See also the 2009 results.

Kugyu anime Hayate no Gotoku is reportedly to be adapted into a TV drama by a Taiwanese TV studio.

The actors taking on the leading roles have already been announced:

The original series itself has already been localised in Taiwan, where even Kugimiya commands a significant following.

With the transition not only from anime to drama but also from Japan to Taiwan, just how much the drama will resemble the original is a matter of some speculation – certainly it will be a very different viewing experience.

A ranking of the most prolific seiyuu of 2010 in terms of raw appearances sees the crown snatched yet again by none other than Rie Kugimiya.

The annual ranking, calculated by seiyuu fans and based on number of appearances – this explains why it incorporates a lot of ties:

1. 134 – Rie Kugimiya

2. 125 – Miyuki Sawashiro / 125 – Keiji Fujiwara

3. 116 – Yuuichi Nakamura

4. 107 – Yuuko Sanpei

5. 105 – Fumiko Orikasa

6. 104 – Ayumi Fujiwara

7. 103 – Ayako Kawasumi / 103 – Aya Hirano

8. 102 – Ayana Taketatsu / 102 – Kei Shindou

9. 100 – Nobuhiko Okamoto / 100 – Daisuke Ono / 100 – Aoi Yuuki

10. 99 – Takahiro Sakurai / 99 – Kana Hanazawa

Kugimiya happened to be first in 2009 as well. Aya Hirano was 27th.

Of course, as raw numbers of appearances are being considered, a series of regular minor roles would project a seiyuu to the top, whilst a few choice leads would seem them languish at the bottom.

The raunchiness of Japanese Xbox 360 continues to progress, with the latest title to come to the attention of erogamers, “Ore no Yome – Anata-dake no Hanayome,” featuring nude bathing scenes and Rie Kugimiya.

The game, due in August for $80, includes the usual harem setup, with a token loli voiced by Rie Kugimiya, an “oneesan,” “childhood friend,” “tsundere” and several other archetypes – that is to say it is entirely unremarkable.

Although sure to excite otaku buyers, such games are looking increasingly juvenile considering what else gets released onto the platform; the recently released Red Dead Redemption manages a topless sex scene with female pubic hair plainly visible – certainly too much for puritanical Japanese, and likely to be completely removed in the eventual Japanese release.

For some reason Sony sees fit to maintain Victorian standards of decency on its platform in Japan, although with eroge based solely on the scripting features Blu-ray Disc offers starting to be released (including older titles by such non-household names as Tony) this may yet become an irrelevance.

The rapture of the otaku who queued an entire month to meet tsundere seiyuu icon Rie Kugimiya has been picked up by Taiwan’s TV news, with the seiyuu being beset by a throng of infected fans:

The strain of near contact with his idol was too apparently much for one otaku, who actually fainted:

The wait was evidently worth it:

Otaku desperate to meet with tsundere seiyuu queen Rie Kugimiya in her first visit to Taiwan are said to have staked their places in the queue a staggering 25 days prior to her actual arrival.

The otaku in question are queuing in anticipation of Her Highness’ January 27th arrival at the 2010 Taipei International Book Fair, having begun on the 3rd in order to be absolutely sure of gaining the all important audience, thought to be a record.

By the 13th 20 people had established a small camp at the site, with the Kugyuu-maniacs joined by other less eager strains of otaku.

Organisers are said to be concerned about disruption to other uses of the space, and police are ready to warn them should the supplicants become a nuisance.

Rie Kugimiya’s presence is believed to be the only cure for a thankfully rare condition known as “Kugimiya-byou,” or “Kugimiya Disease,” also called Kugimiya Virus Hypersensitive Cerebral Corticalitis, known to result in uncontrollable glossolalic utterances, most famously “kugyuuuuuuuuuuu.”

Via The Liberty Times.

Saimoe, 2ch’s annual tournament to find the most moe character of the past year, has concluded, and the 83,000 votes cast have culminated the a narrow victory of Toradora’s palmtop tiger Taiga Aisaka over K-ON!’s “kawayui” Yui Hirasawa.

The two next most popular where both Saki characters: Nodoka Haramura and Mihoko Fukuji.

As usual with Saimoe, plenty of interesting artwork surfaces:

Ero-moe master and Macademi creator Blade pokes fun at Rie Kugimiya voiced demi-hit X-Blades in this illustration; you may recall that the game failed the “Sony check” and was forced to cover up heroine Ayumi’s oshiri.

Ayumi herself has been the subject of a modest amount of fan art, with Blade’s being some of the best:

Top seiyuu and queen of tsundere Rie Kugimiya recently made an appearance in Shinto gag manga Nekogami Yaoyorozu, where she is seen lending her voice to the characters of the manga; fans can’t help but be shocked at her portrayal as a monstrously ugly figure…

Of course, there are some who suspect the scene to be the work of one of her detractors attempting to provoke fans…

Persona 4′s charmingly stylish and Rie Kugimiya-voiced Rise Kujikawa receives yet another impressive figure rendition, this time eschewing school uniform in favour of stylish and sexy swimwear, of the sort befitting an idol.

The figure itself is a 1/8^th scale rendition of Rise in her idol bikini, being brought out by Alter. She will be going on sale in September.

By way of finishing touches, removable megane and keitai are provided.

Mizugi Rise is available for international pre-order now.

Be sure to take a look at her in more normal clothing too, if you have not done so yet.

The striking and distinctive character designs the Persona series of games has enjoyed have enjoyed equally striking figure incarnations, and this rendition of Persona 4‘s schoolgirl idol Rise Kujikawa, who happens to be voiced by tsundere queen Rie Kugimiya.

The figure looks set to become a favourite amongst Persona fans and beyond, both for its style and for the highly erotic attention given to her zettai ryoiki and coquettishly fluttering skirt’s contents…

The figure, by Wave Corporation, is in 1/8^th scale and due to be released in October.

On the matter of her pantsu, she apparently is wearing a pair despite the nature of these photos. They are said to be pink.

International buyers can pre-order her now.

See more of her at source AkibaHobby.

Rie Kugimiya voiced moe favourite Yuuki Kataoka features in another interesting MAD, something of a paean to tacos.

See also her previous Sand Canyon debut…