Nendoroid Inui Sana is Previewed by Mikatan; Snow Miku 2012 Photo Retouch Contest is Announced

Nendoroid Inui Sana

Nendoroid Inui Sana has gone for pre-order since a few days ago, and she finally got a preview photo session by Mikatan earlier today. Well, in case you have not known about the adorable girl from Mashiroiro Symphony, kindly take a visit to Mikatan’s blog to view more pics of her. ^^

Meanwhile, Mikatan also announced Nendoroid Snow Miku 2012 Photo Re-touch Contest, in collaboration with Piapro. The best “photo retouch” will be displayed along with the Nendoroid itself in the Sapporo Snow Festival, which will be held starting February 6th until 12th. The submission deadline is January 5th, 17:00 (JST). See the source pages below for further info regarding the contest (in Japanese, unfortunately). XD

(Thanks to Nurrafi Ihsan for the news tip!)

Via Mikatan’s blog and Piapro (link #1, link #2)

Nendoroid Nanasaki Ai is Spotted; Design for Nendoroid Akarin is Shown (Updated)

Dec25 by animaster

Nendoroid Nanasaki Ai and Morishima Haruka

Amagami‘s Nendoroid Nanasaki Ai is finally displayed in fully-colored fashion. Yep, the last time we saw her, she was still unpainted. Anyway, did you realize that it has been more than a year since we first heard about the announcement of Nendoroid from Amagami series? XD

Displayed with info board

Nendoroid Nanasaki Ai is scheduled for April 2012 release.

(Thanks to Jordan Austin for the news tip!)

Via Baidu via MFC via Twitter

Nendoroid Akaza Akari

Meanwhile, the (first?) Nendoroid from manga/anime series Yuru Yuri is announced. Yes, Nendoroid Akaza Akari (Akarin) has already had her design shown, which means she might have her master figure produced anytime soon. XD

Via Twitter

Nendonesia Wishes You a Merry Christmas (2011 Edition)

Dec24 by animaster

Merry Christmas, Nendonesian! ^^

Unlike last year, I have got some spare time to take a few Christmas-themed photos with my Nendoroid. Kindly enjoy the pics after the break. ^^

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Nendoroid Playset Wagnaria Set is Previewed by Phat Company

Dec23 by animaster

Popura in Wagnaria set A

So you are not convinced enough to pre-order the upcoming Nendoroid Playset #05: Wagnaria Set? Well, you might want to try looking at these preview photos, courtesy of the maker itself, Phat Company. See the pics after the break. ^^

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Nendoroid Release Schedule for January 2012 (Updated with lots of dates and delays)

Dec22 by animaster

Nendoroid Hatsune Miku: Append version

Well, are you ready for the first ~~bloody brutal mad~~ month of Nendoroid releases for 2012? According to the schedule, there will be about 13 Nendoroid and 3 Petit sets scheduled for January 2012 – and we still haven’t seen any WonFes-exclusive Nendoroid yet. I guess release delays to the next month are inevitable. XD

Anyway, here is the listing:

Nendoroid Konjiki no Yami (Golden Darkness) – January 12th
Nendoroid Charlotte E. Yeager – February (delayed)
Nendoroid Haqua – January 16th
Nendoroid Makise Kurisu and Shiina Mayuri: Cheerful version – February 8th (delayed)
Nendoroid Touwa Erio – January 23th
Nendoroid Hatsune Miku: Append version – January 30th
Nendoroid Yune – March (delayed)
Nendoroid Mikazuki Yozora – January 16th
Nendoroid Kagamine Rin: Cheerful version – January 17th
Nendoroid Kagamine Len: Cheerful version – January 17th
Nendoroid Millhiore F. Biscotti – March (delayed)
Nendoroid Aisaka Taiga – January 18th
Nendoroid Aisaka Taiga: Dengeki version – January 18th?
Nendoroid Petit Nanoha and Fate: Summer Memories Set – TBA
Nendoroid Petit ClariS Set: irony version – January 30th
Nendoroid Petit Puella Magi Madoka Magica – February (delayed)

Well, what do you think, Nendonesian? XD

Via GSC (link #1)

Nendoroid Rin and Len (Cheerful version) are Delayed; Golden Darkness is Dated

Dec22 by animaster

Nendoroid Kagamine Rin and Len (Cheerful version)

Yep, you read it correctly: Nendoroid Kagamine Rin and Len (Cheerful version) are joining the Nendoroid release wave of 2012. This pair are initially scheduled to be start shipping on December 27th, but GSC finally decided to delay it to late January 2012 because “a problem was discovered in an inspection prior to shipping”.

(Thanks for the news tip, Vidyata A.A.!)

Nendoroid Konjiki no Yami (Golden Darkness)

Meanwhile, it looks like Nendoroid Konjiki no Yami (Golden Darkness) from the manga series To Love-Ru Darkness will be the first Nendoroid to be released in 2012. Yep, she has already received her exact release date (January 12th), as GSC has just posted the release dates for some of their products. FYI, Golden Darkness is originally scheduled for the last month of 2011, but she was pushed to January 2012 for some reason.

Well, what do you think, Nendonesian? ^^

Via GSC (link #1, link #2)

Nendoroid Info in Latest Hobby Magazine Scans (December 2011)

Dec22 by animaster

Nendoroid Inami Mahiru

After being teased previously, Nendoroid Inami Miharu from anime/manga series WORKING!! finally has her prototype shown, courtesy of the latest Hobby Magazine scan. At least two expressions of her has been spotted there: the default smiling (embarrassed?) expression and the upset one. One optional parts that I could not describe is also spotted in the scan. XD

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Nendoroid Tomoe Mami Gets Release Date; Golden Darkness is Delayed

Dec20 by animaster

Nendoroid Tomoe Mami

The highly anticipated Nendoroid Tomoe Mami from Puella Magi Madoka Magica has already received her official release date: December 26th. I guess it would be a late Christmas present for us, huh? XD

Nendoroid Konjiki no Yami (Golden Darkness)

Meanwhile, Nendoroid Konjiki no Yami (Golden Darkness) from the spinoff manga ToLoveRu Darkness gets her release date pushed back to January 2012. XD

Well, what do you think, Nendonesian? ^^

(Thanks for the reminder, Neil Librando! XD)

Via GSC

Nendoroid Inui Sana, Taneshima Popura, and Wagnaria Playset are Up for Pre-Order

Dec20 by animaster

Nendoroid Inui Sana

Nendoroid Inui Sana from Mashiroiro Symphony has just been displayed last week, sans the usual preview by Mikatan, but her pre-order has already begun today. She brings along three cute expressions, Ponnya (Pannya, the kitty-like creature), as well as a couple of body parts to recreate some lovely pose from both the game and anime. Here is a description from her official page:

A pure white encounter
From the anime series ‘Mashiroiro Symphony” comes a Nendoroid the playful young girl who is kind to everyone, Sana Inui!

She comes complete with three expressions, and also comes with parts that let you display her as she looked on the packaging for the game – with her hands shaped as a heart. She also comes with folded arm parts to create a more upset looking pose.

Last but not least, the strange cat-like creature, ‘Ponnya’ is also included – allowing you to recreate all sorts of scenes and poses from the game and anime!

She is going to be released on May 2012 with a price tag of 3500 Yen.

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Bakuman’s Nendoroid Azuki Miho is Announced

Dec19 by animaster

Azuki Miho

It looks like Phat Company will be making another Nendoroid from manga/anime series Bakuman. Yep, according to the latest chapter of Bakuman manga (chapter 159, page 3), Nendoroid Azuki Miho –Mashiro Moritaka‘s fiancée- will be made into Nendoroid as well, following Nendoroid Niizuma Eiji who has been available for pre-order since a few weeks ago.

Unfortunately, there are neither prototype photos nor release info for this Nendoroid. Hopefully we will hear more about her soon. ^^

(Thanks to Nozila Saigo and Brassica for the news tip!)