Nendoroid Shiina Mayuri and Petit Haruhi Summer Festival set Available for Pre-Order

Nendoroid Petit: Haruhi Summer Festival Set

Came out of nowhere, GSC has announced a new Petit set from Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuutsu, dubbed Nendoroid Petit: Haruhi Summer Festival set. If you watched the anime, then you should have known that these Petits’ design are taken from the last episode of Endless Eight arc, where Suzumiya Haruhi, Nagato Yuki, and Asahina Mikuru were wearing yukata to attend the summer festival. Yes, they include Yuki’s mask (removable) in the package as well. This Petit set is scheduled for August release, with a price tag of 2100 Yen.

Meanwhile, Nendoroid Shiina Mayuri is also available for pre-order starting today (as promised). The cute girl from Steins;Gate is scheduled for September release, priced at 3500 Yen. Oh, and they started taking pre-order for the re-issue of Nendoroid Makise Kurisu as well, with the same release schedule and priced at 3000 Yen.

Note: Thanks to rainbow46 for the news tip! ^^

Via GSC’s official page for Nendoroid and Petit

More Screenshots of Nendoroid Generation!

Apr21 by animaster

The party

Famitsu has gotten their hand on a plenty of moe-overload screenshots from the upcoming GSC x Bandai Namco PSP game: Nendoroid Generation. The highschool, battle system, and the interactive session are all showcased in the screenshots – see it for yourself after the break. ^^

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Nendoroid Generation is an RPG for PSP (Update: Screenshot)

Apr20 by animaster

Nendoroid Hatsune Miku vs Saber

GSC has teamed up with Bandai Namco to produce an RPG out of their Nendoroid figures, titled Nendoroid Generation. The game is slated for PSP, and it is released as part of GSC’s 10th anniversary celebration. Wow!

UPDATE: In-game screenshot has been added!

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Nendoroid Shiina Mayuri Previewed by Mikatan; Makise Kurisu Re-issued

Apr20 by animaster

Nendoroid Shiina Mayuri and Makise Kurisu (rear)

The second Nendoroid from Steins;Gate series has finally arrived on Mikatan’s desk. The cute Nendoroid Shiina Mayuri was last seen on a magazine scan since she was introduced at the Winter WonFes back then on February. Mayuri-chan will be having 3 expression, a banana, a fried chicken (nugget?), a fork, a cellphone and also her treasured Metal Oopa. She will also come with a removable hat, so you can display her with or without her hat.

For you who have not gotten your hand on Nendoroid Makise Kurisu, you are going to have another chance now, as Mikatan also hinted a re-issue of the tsundere genius along with Nendoroid Shiina Mayuri’s release. Kindly visit Mikatan’s blog for further information as well as more adorable pics of Mayuri-chan.

By the way, Nendoroid Shiina Mayuri will be available for pre-order starting tomorrow. ^^

Note: You might be interested on my review of Nendoroid Makise Kurisu: White Coat version as well. ^^

Via Mikatan’s blog

This is How Nendoroid Stocking’s Box Looks Like

Apr19 by animaster

Nendoroid Stocking's packaging

Yes, the pic you see above is the box of Nendoroid Stocking – along with Nendoroid Kuroneko‘s and Nendoroid Petit B.G.M Festival set‘s behind it. Whoa … it is pretty fast though, considering it is still 2 months ahead her official release schedule in June. I guess the next Nendoroid from Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt – Nendoroid Panty – would have her box revealed soon as well. ^^

Nendoroid 129: Hatsune Miku – Absolute HMO Edition

Apr19 by animaster

Nendoroid Hatsune Miku: Absolute HMO Edition

Before we get into the review, let’s see a little background info concerning where the term “HMO” came from. Firstly, HMO was initially used by a composer nicknamed “HMO tokanonakanohito“. He is a composer of Yellow Magic Orchestra (YMO), a leading Japanese electropop band. He released a music CD titled “Hatsune Miku Orchestra” with an illustration of Hatsune Miku (drawn by manga artist Kuu) at the jacket. Here’s how it looks like:

Hatsune Miku Orchestra CD

This version of Hatsune Miku design is gaining popularity in Miku fandom, so it is only natural for her to get a Nendoroid rendetion by GSC, officially titled: Nendoroid Hatsune Miku: Absolute HMO Edition. ^^

Now that you know (at least a little) about HMO, let’s dive directly into the review, shall we? ^^

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Nendoroid Racing Miku Spotted with F1 Sauber’s Kobayashi Kamui

Apr18 by animaster

Kobayashi Kamui with Nendoroid Racing Miku: 2011 version

Nendoroid Racing Miku: 2011 version is spotted to be having travelled together with Kobayashi Kamui, a popular Japanese Formula-1 racer. Yes, you can see the picture of them above, taken at Team Sauber‘s garage. Apparently, the cute Nendoroid caught a lot of attention there, as one of Team Sauber’s staff took a pic with her as well (photo after the break).

Well, I guess Good Smile Racing (GSR) is one of Kamui’s sponsor (or possibly the whole Team Sauber’s sponsor as well?), so it is only natural for him to have gotten hold of the GSR mascot for 2011. Takanori Aki (GSC president) was spotted to be visitting Kamui there as well.

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Nendoroid Kuroneko Gets a Release Date

Apr18 by animaster

Nendoroid Kuroneko (a.k.a Gokou Ruri)

Yes, Nendoroid Kuroneko will be released according to her schedule – this month. GSC has just posted an update regarding their products’ release dates, and Kuroneko is one of those which received an exact date: April 27, 2011. Yes, you will be able to create an argument-duel scene between her and Kirino soon, Nendonesian. ^^

Anyway, if you are looking for GSC’s release schedule for April, here is the article. ^^

Via GSC

Closer Look at Nendoroid Bundle from ToHeart 2 Limited Edition Package

Apr17 by animaster

Nendoroid bundle of ToHeart 2: Final Dragon Chronicles

Don’t you feel curious about how ToHeart 2: Final Dragon Chronicles bundled Nendoroid look like? Well, it seems that someone has received a production sample of the PSP game ahead its official release date, and decided to share a pic (as you can see above) of the Nendoroid packaging from its limited edition package.

Whoa … there are surely a plenty of optional parts and accessories being included along with Nendoroid Kosaka Tamaki and Nendoroid Yuzuhara Konomi there! Now I cannot wait to review them … ^^

Via Moritori blog

Good Smile Corporation’s 10th Birthday Incoming

Apr15 by animaster

Nendoroid boxes to be displayed at the party

GSC ~~staff~~ blogger Mikatan has just posted an article regarding their preparation for the upcoming 10th birthday of Good Smile Company. The party will be held at Akihabara’s Bellesalle building on the 1st of May.

They intend to showcase all of their products that has been released for the past 10 years, but it seems that they are still missing some products. Therefore, Mikatan asked the (Japanese) readers to lend them the missing products and the readers would be given a reward for doing so: three GSC mascot plushies and … any Nendoroid above #60 of the reader’s choice. Wow! ^^

Anyway, kindly visit Mikatan’s blog for further info, as well as GSC’s official site for their 10th birthday party. ^^

Via Mikatan’s blog and GSC’s 10th Birthday Official Site