
With a wide selection of loli figures, and the first glimpse of Nagi’s pantsu in figure form, to say nothing of a plethora of less remarkable ero-figures, the recent クレイズ萌え~ろ祭り2008 / Clayz Moero Matsuri 2008 offered up some interesting sights indeed.
You can see something of what went on below:
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Neon Genesis Evangelion’s iconic female leads Asuka Langley Sohryu and Rei Ayanami receive what must rank as one of their most striking, and erotic, figure adaptations to date, with a most original design, owing much to the great Shunya Yamashita.
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Yoko, of Tengen Toppa Gurren Laggan, is certainly one of the more frequently sculpted anime characters of late, so it is a great relief to see a rendition of her which breaks away from the usual mould and offers a unique interpretation; in this case, one which intriguingly opts for a much more realistic look than is the norm.
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Another ardent Strike Witches fan (is there any other kind?) has demonstrated his craftmanship in the form of this self made Yoshika Miyafuji figure, as if the puchi Nendoroids, by another such fan, weren’t enough.
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We’ve see some acomplished fan created Nendoroids previously, but this Jigoku Shoujo/Hell Girl Nendoroid goes the extra mile; you’ll notice that the creator has actually gone to the trouble of creating a completely authentic looking set of packaging (not for sale, it is said) for the figure… This is really fan made?
The previous Strike Witches, Ranka Lee and Touhou Nendoroids were all rather impressive, but this one seems to be aiming for something else.

As you can see from this video, someone has succeeded in creating nothing less than a remote control bicycle riding robot Hatsune Miku, inspired by the robot toy you see in the video.
The video gives plenty of interesting (and visually self explanatory) details on how the robot was made, and you can see the appealing sight of some MikuMiku riding at the end.
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Another impressive doujin Nendoroid emerges, this time featuring ランカ・リー / Ranka Lee, of recently concluded anime Macross F. The anonymous maker’s first, it is said.
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An enterprising soul offers up these accomplished figure renditions of Touhou mainstays Hakurei Reimu and Marisa in puchi Nendoroid-like form. You can see the process by which they were made in detail, in the below videos.
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Touhou Project’s 博麗霊夢 / Hakurei Reimu gets some extraordinarily erotic, yet entirely tasteful, figure treatment with this fine garage kit. Figure is by 猫の事務所 / Neko no Jimusho. She truly has a magnificently sculpted back.
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Some almost exhaustively comprehensive coverage of Hobby Complex 04 Osaka is provided by several diligent sites. Garage kits are dominant, and the coverage nicely includes figures in various stages of painting and finish. Without intending any disrespect to the participants, it’s also nice to see some of the works which are perhaps more enthusiastic than they are accomplished.
Why bother going when you can see coverage this good?

Intrepid soujourners to the final World Hobby Festival Ariake 18 figure fest are starting to bring back their fine photographs. Akibahobby here, Moeyo here. Even more here. Some fine casting on display. Sure to be more reports later, but I think there is only so much to report… I am still curious as to why they cancelled it? Poor numbers seem likely, although I am reminded of Gainax’s remarks on dojinshi and garage kits. Update: As expected, Heisei Democracy has some excellent coverage here and here, and more in the works.