
A Nendoroid rendition of Touhou Project miko heroine Hakurei Reimu will be released at Comiket 76 in August 2009.
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This limited-edition Nendoroid Puchi (Nendoroid Mini) version of Nagato Yuki from the Haruhi-chan series is a furoku (freebie) packaged along with the new volume of the manga.
As it comes with a manga and not an expensive limited edition version of a game, this is one of the few limited edition Good Smile figures to come out that is actually accessible to international buyers.
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Etna may be the apple of any self-respecting SRPG fan’s eye, but Disgaea 3’s Raspberyl is a charming competitor, and has just received this appealing Nendoroid rendition…
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The Hatsune Miku Nendoroid, like all Nendoroids, comes with a variety of (often interchangeable) faces and accessories to let you customize her as needed, but this picture takes it to an even higher level, showing us what Miku looks like when face-swapped into what must be most of the Nendoroids to date…
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The latest Nendoroid release by Good Smile Company is this rather charming though not terribly sexy Zange-chan, complete with obligatory “¥100 a go” placard.
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The final crucial details on the upcoming Hatsune Miku game for the PSP, Project Diva, emerge: we see some rather captivating gameplay footage, and news of an exclusive Nendoroid Puchi Miku to accompany it. We also learn the release date…
Most interesting is the musical dance action offered by the game:
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The blog of a well-known Good Smile Company employee has been updated with a surprise announcement of a new Hatsune Miku figure, based on a massively popular Nico video (shown below), very much like the excellent Black★Rock Shooter.
No information other than this lone picture is given, but it is enough to give Miku fans yet another reason to celebrate.
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The Black Rock Shooter figure, darling of the WonHobi 9 event and recipient of more feverish attention online than any other figure so far this year, has just been revealed on Good Smile Company’s website to go along with the opening of pre-orders, although International customers will still need to wait some more time before it is available to them…
The BRS figure is based on illustrations of a warped, dark Hatsune Miku by artist huke for a tremendously popular Nico video, which can be seen below:
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Chibified Nendoroid Yoko, of Gurren Lagann, has just been released, and none can help but be impressed by her intense moe. A closer look is thus in order…
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Good Smile Company recently held a follow up mini-event to their large Wonder Hobby 9 (WonHobi 9) figure event, appropriately called WonHobi 9.5. As the first event revealed all the newest announcements there wasn’t much in the way of new releases to ogle, but there are still a good number of new photos of upcoming releases to admire.
Also, one of the most prominent new releases unveiled at WonHobi 9, the quasi-gothic Hatsune Miku Black Rock Shooter was given a release date, something that should be of interest to many…
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This week’s WonHobi 9 included an impressive assortment of bishoujo figures, in addition to the huge amount of Figma and Nendoroid figures that were so numerous that they warranted their own separate write-up.
Presented here are some of the best images to come out of the event, showcasing many lovely figures, as well as some photos of the event area to help ease the disappointment of those who could not attend, but wish they had.
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WonHobi 9, or to use its official name, “WONDER HOBBY FESTIVAL FOR YOU ! ! 9 ~featuring Figma and Nendoroid~” took place earlier today, and as its name would imply, an absolute bevy of the latest chibi Nendoroid and poseable Figma figures were on display for onlookers to gawk at.
Collected here are some of the best sights from the event so you too can join in on the sightseeing:
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