CM's Corporation just announced a new Gutto-kuru Figure Collection release last week for Shiny Luminous of Futari wa Pretty Cure Max Heart and the figure series is getting brighter with another new release.
From Futari wa Pretty Cure Splash Star comes Cure Bright, the evolved form of Cure Bloom. This release is a part of the Miyazawa Limited collection meaning changes from the original Cure Bloom. Outside from a few similarities to Cure Bloom, this is almost a new mold with several additional parts. It's a great looking figure and almost tempting. But, hey, I'm a sucker for action posing.
Preorders are now open at Hobby Search and AmiAmi with a retail price of 9,800 yen. Of course, as a 200mm tall poseable figure, the price does make sense. Especially with all the new parts she comes with.
Looking for a little shot of espresso to get your day going? Well ... hate to say this wont give you that, but if you're a coffee fan and a vinyl collector, then you're probably still interested in Pocketwookie's custom Lunartik Cup of Tea figure. Dressed up with some whipped cream and chocolate bits, this little fellow sits in a cup with a custom Pocketwookie logo that looks similar to a certain company's logo. It's not the most intricate custom Cup of Tea I've seen, but it's still one of the loveliest-looking.
The Lunartik Cup of Tea custom is for sale over at Happy Panda Toys for only US$185, which isn't that bad of an asking price for a custom. To check out more of Pocketwookie's customs, hit up his Web site!
Last week it was reported that upcoming eroge PARA-SOL [NSFW] would be seeing Miu's older sister, Yatabe Noa, get the figure treatment. Unfortunately the promotional image released was of poor quality making it difficult to judge the figure.
Figure maker PLUM has updated their web site since with a clearer look at the upcoming release. The 1/8 scale figure definitely captures the art style of the game. The lively hair is excellent looking adding to the character of the figure. I will say the quality is not top-notch like high profile figure manufacturers but there is a certain special charm about these girls. And I'll sure as hell take PLUM over Taki Corporation any day.
Noa is available for preorder at Hobby Search and AmiAmi for a retail price of 6,800 yen and will be available in May. Still, she's not as cute as Miu.
We all knew it was coming. We've seen her time and time again at events. The adorable little tyke from K-On!, Nakano Azusa, has finally received the official announcement for her Figma version by Max Factory.
As with all the other Figma releases, Azusa will come with various accessories and expressions. The included expressions are a smiling face, angry face, and shy face. Like fellow band members Mio and Yui, Azusa will include her guitar and bag. Her other accessory will be the cat ears that make her cuteness jump many points. Since Figma parts are almost universal, you can use it on other Figma figures as well.
Pre-orders are set to open this Friday in Japan (Thursday night for Westerners) and will be released in August. If you miss out the first time, there's always the second shipment. Now that K-On! is finally done, what could Max Factory have up their sleeve next?
OMFG. That was my first reaction to seeing these pictures, and I am still in shock because of how jaw-droppingly gorgeous this figure is. Maybe my love of all things Persona is clouding my judgment, but this is one of the best sculpts I have seen in quite some time. Aegis has a few figures already, but not even the Alter version is this beautiful. The addition of a persona into this figure makes it truly amazing to look at--now I am craving a MC with Thanatos!
Aegis is produced by Resinya, a company I honestly have no experience with, but if the finished product is as nice as the prototype, this figure is sure to be the crown jewel of any collection it is put in! No word on size, pricing or release date yet, but as soon as we hear anything we will keep you updated!
Not just any bust, but a 1/4 torso bust of the Iron Man MkIV armor from the upcoming Iron Man 2. As to be expected from Hot Toys, the detail is crisp and the paint is absolutely perfect in every way. While the bust may not have forearms, it makes up for it in detailed lighting of the Arc Reactor and eyes.
It will certainly take up a lot of your shelf space, standing in at 9 inches, but it will probably take up more of your wallet when its released. While there is no price given just yet, I'd imagine 1) its expensive and 2) will be announced leading up to its release date, sometime this Spring.
Hot Toys makes some damn fine figures that has made it one of my favorite companies. Their line of Iron Man figures has wildly impressed me and makes me want to take out a mortgage to get them all. I'll be well on my way to a second mortgage once their previously teased 1/6 War Machine makes its release.
The newest piece of the Movie Masterpiece line to coincide with the release of Iron Man 2 is War Machine. Detailed as it is in the movie, there's no detail missed. Reactors, eyes and hands are all lit-up for the world to see, thanks to battery-powered LEDs. War Machine features all of his weapons, which will all be movable to your desires. Articulation is present throughout, as his torso and individual fingers will be posed to your liking.
There's only one thing that is bothering me about this release, and it's that the likeness of Don Chedle doesn't really look like him, and instead like Tiger Woods. This isn't too much of a bad thing, especially considering that Tiger Woods could finance the War Machine suit himself and would do so to take on the press and numerous women of questionable professional careers. As this is a prototype, I'm sure that this will be corrected.
No prices have been divulged yet, but I'd expect the same pricing as their previous Iron Man releases. 1/6 War Machine is currently scheduled for a release date sometime this summer.
Nosing around the interweb today, I was fortunate enough to stumble across these in a Super Punch toy roundup. Based on the memorable art of Yoshitomo Nara, these strange collectibles are meant to hold candy, but they could really be used to store anything. These come in several different sizes and retail for $59.99 through the Nara-Kami shop.
If you're a fan of Nara's art style, you should definitely browse through the shop as there's a lot more cool stuff where that came from. You can find a wide selection of Takashi Murakami plush and collectible figures there as well, and there's even a gigantic LUMINUS version of the Gummi Girl that glows in the dark. Talk about scrumptiously creepy!
Erick Scarecrow is one of the vinyl scene's most prolific artists, always showing off new colorways and customs. He recently updated his blog, President Scarecrow, with pics of this custom that he did for the Bic Buddy Custom show which is also a nice little nod to the animated Thundercats from the 80s. Remember those Berbils?
This piece is not for sale, but you can keep an eye on the ESC-Toy site for goodies from Erick you can buy!
There's no shortage of figures of ToHeart2's Tamaki -- we've definitelyproventhat in the past -- but there's something about this new figure from Alphamax that just made me burst out laughing. Maybe it's that the pose just looks silly and uncomfortable, or maybe it's that it just flat out screams "come f*ck me". Either way, really. I do know that I would pass this one up for sure even if I was a Tamaki fan.
For $71, you can add this 1/6 scale version of this beach queen to your collection when she comes out this June. I'm not feeling it, but I do admit that's one hell of a large Tamaki figure, so if size matters, this may be a good find for you!
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