Petit Tantei Opera Milky Holmes Bundled with DVD/Blu-ray

Nendoroid Petit Tantei Opera Milky Holmes

GSC staff Mikatan has just posted some photos of the upcoming Nendoroid Petit from Tantei Opera Milky Holmes. Yep, for those who missed the regular sized Sharo for whatever reason, now you can get her in Petit form, along with all her friends: Elly, Cordelia, and Nero. By the way, their hat can be taken off, so you can have them with and without their respective hats. ^^

The bad news is … each of them is going to be bundled separately with vol.2, 3, 4, and 5 of the anime DVD/Blu-ray package. Here’s the listing:

Nendoroid Petit Sharo (Anime version) will be released with vol.2 on February 25, 2011.
Nendoroid Petit Elly (Anime version) will be released with vol.3 on March 16, 2011.
Nendoroid Petit Cordelia (Anime version) will be released with vol.4 on April 29, 2011.
Nendoroid Petit Nero (Anime version) will be released with vol.5 on May 27, 2011.

See more photos at Mikatan’s blog (or Engrish version here) and prepare to save up your money if you’re planning to grab them – no pricing info has been announced yet, but it should be there soon. ^^;

Nendoroid Storage

Oct5 by animaster

They deserve a better place - it's so cramped there

Note: This article is part of a series focusing on Nendoroid maintenance. This time, it’s about Nendoroid storage.

As your size of Nendoroid collection grow larger, a new problem arise: storage. How do you store them? Keeping them inside their respective boxes or putting them inside your drawer or lining them up in a display case? Well, in this article, I will discuss some of my fellow collectors’ method of storing their Nendoroids.

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Miku and Luka Re-issue Release Date Confirmed

Sep30 by animaster

Nendoroid Miku x Luka

GSC has just announced the official release date for re-issue of Nendoroid Hatsune Miku and Megurine Luka, which is October 13, 2010. Yep, it’s about two weeks away, so you’d better secure your reservation A.S.A.P if you want them (is it already too late now?). Meanwhile, you can also check our review on Miku-chan and Luka-chan for more drooling goodies before laying your hand on the real one later. ^^

Via Good Smile Corporation

Triple Nendoroid Pre-Order Madness!

Sep30 by animaster

Nendoroid Date Masamune

Almost out of nowhere, Nendoroid Date Masamune from Sengoku BASARA is suddenly available for pre-order starting today! Yep, the last time we saw him was at this year’s summer WonFes back then on July. OK, he will bring along three face plates, unique arm parts with posable elbow joints and a set of folded arms. He also has his six katana sheath by his side, and all six swords can be removed and equipped to recreate his epic battle scenes in Sengoku BASARA. Masamune is slated for release on late January 2011 with a price tag of 3500 Yen.

Nendoroid Ayasaki Hermione

So you have pre-ordered Nendoroid Katsura Hinagiku? Now you can reserve the main character of Hayate no Gotoku, Ayasaki Hayate …. dressed as a girl inside Nendoroid Ayasaki Hermione. He comes with three face plates, from his standard expression, to a crying expression and of course the most important embarrassed face. To complete his girly wardrobe he also comes with a bunny-ear Alice band and of course his magical rod! But for those of you who really want him in his standard butler form, an extra body featuring his butler clothes is also included.

FYI, this Nendoroid is made by Max Factory, instead of Good Smile Company, thus the higher price tag of 3800 Yen – the same as Nendoroid Katsura Hinagiku. Hermione is set to release on late December 2010 to complete your ~~bloody~~ exciting year’s end.

Nendoroid Hirasawa Ui

I guess you know that she’s coming. Yep, Nendoroid Hirasawa Ui is available for pre-order starting today. A total of three expressions are included: A smiling face, an ecstatic expression as well as a dizzy expression. She also comes with both her middle school and the Sakuragaoka High school uniforms, so you can display her wearing either one! Also included is the ribbon used by Yui in the last episode of K-ON! first season as a disguise, allowing you to recreate her disguise. She’s available for 3500 Yen and scheduled to release on late January 2011.

So, have you made your mind? Gotta catch ’em all! ^^

Jiei-tan Gets More Photos, Army-san Gets Release Date

Sep25 by animaster

Nendoroid Jiei-tan (Air force version)

First, the development of Nendoroid Army-san is progressing smoothly and it will be finished on October, hence Hobby Japan will start taking up pre-orders on October 25, by then you will also know her price tag. Anyway, she will be released on March 2011 – same month as Nendoroid Jiei-tan (Air force version).

Anyway, enjoy more photos of the new Jiei-tan after the break – courtesy of Hobby Japan.

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Nendoroid Flandre Scarlet Available for Pre-order

Sep24 by animaster

Nendoroid Flandre Scarlet

So you’ve been itching to complete the member of Scarlet Devil Mansion? Now you can do so, as Nendoroid Flandre Scarlet is officially available for pre-order. Aside from the prism shards attached to her wing, this little sister of Remilia Scarlet also brings along her weapon, Lævateinn – which doesn’t even look like a weapon to me … ^^;

Anyway, you can get more info about her on the official page, or reserve her for 3000 Yen directly from these online shops:

As the previous Touhou Project Nendoroids, Flan is also a limited item, so you should secure your pre-order A.S.A.P to get her on January 2011. ^^

Hobby Japan Revealed More Info on New Jiei-tan

Sep22 by animaster

Nendoroid Jiei-tan (Air Force version)

Hobby Japan has just posted a new tidbit about the limited Nendoroid Jiei-tan (Air Force version). They will be taking pre-order for this Nendo from September 25 until October 11 with an official price tag of 4200 Yen and scheduled to release on March 2011. Hobby Japan has prepared a special address for the reservation form: http://hobby-channel.net/sjieitan/ – which currently doesn’t point to anywhere. Visit that page on September 25 if you want to reserve one. ^^

Via Hobby Japan

New Nendoroids Revealed on Latest Hobby Magazine Scan

Sep22 by animaster

Nendoroid Hirasawa Ui

Some fine folks at 2chan posted a few scans of this month’s hobby magazine which revealed more info regarding upcoming Nendoroids. First up is Nendoroid Hirasawa Ui, who is Hirasawa Yui’s sister from K-ON!. According to the scan, she apparently will come included with two kind of uniforms, a school bag, and at least three face plates. She is scheduled to release on January 2011 with a price tag of 3500 Yen – and I guess her pre-order will be up in the near future. ^^

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BRS di:stage Cover Skin

Sep22 by animaster

BRS-themed di:stage Cover Skin from GSC x MF

Earlier today, I received a letter containing a BRS-themed di:stage Cover Skin from WHL4U committee (GSC x MF). It is given for free as a prize for participating in the photo contest which was held on early July. Since I don’t own a di:stage (yet), I just put it up along with BRS and snapped a few photos of them, which you can see after the break. ^^;

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Nendoroid Hatsune Miku and Megurine Luka Re-issue (Updated)

Sep21 by animaster

Nendoroid Megurine Luka and Hatsune Miku

Mikatan shared an interesting information today: re-issue of Vocaloid-duo – Nendoroid Hatsune Miku and Nendoroid Megurine Luka. This is a great (and rare) chance for you who haven’t had either Miku or Luka, you can purchase them at standard price. Well, they are scheduled to be re-released next month, October 2010 for 3000 Yen and 3500 Yen respectively.

Note that you have to stay alert on the reservation information which will be posted in the next few days. You wouldn’t want to see both of them sold out due to the high demand, just like what happened in KAITO re-issue which was out-of-stock in 15 minutes at AmiAmi. Hmm … I’m thinking to purchase one more Miku for my own collection … ^^;

Update: It’s already up for pre-order at your favorite online figure/figurine shops – Miku is already (temporarily) sold out at AmiAmi.