Product Name: Nendoroid Petite: K-ON! (The First) (ねんどろいど ぷち けいおん！（だいいっき）)
Series: K-ON!
Manufacturer: Good Smile Company
Category: Nendoroid Petite
Price: Each 500円 (including tax) full set 5,712円
Release Date: 2010/12
Specifications: ABS&PVC Painted posable trading figures, not to scale, stands included, approximately 65mm in height, a total of 11 figures and 1 secret figure available.
Sculptor: Maruhige, Yuu Ishii, Youhei Kodama
Cooperation: Nendoron

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MM! Isurugi Mio 1/10 PVC figure

©2010 Akinari Matsuno, Media Factory / MM! Production Committee

Product Name: Stained Series 1 MM! Mio Isurugi
Series: MM!
Manufacturer: Media Factory
Category: Stained Series
Price: 3800円
Release Date: 2010/12
Specifications: Complete Pre-painted PVC Figure. Size: approx. 16cm tall (1/10 Scale). Includes: Option Face x 1, bat, and base.
Sculptor: N/A

From the highly anticipated MM! anime, based on the MF Bunko J light novel series, comes Mio Isurugi! A self-proclaimed goddess with a subconscious sadistic streak, Mio is coming to your collection as a great scale figure! This figure has been detailed to the highest degree – everything from her hip position to her just-slightly raised chest let true fans know this is a perfect representation of Mio-sama! Includes option face parts!

My thoughts: MM! anime isn’t released yet so I can’t stay I know much about this character. But from the sound of it, she sounds like a tsundere, like Louise or Taiga. The figure itself looks cute and nicely sculpted from what I see. The option of another face and a bat gives for more displaying possibilities. Media Factory doesn’t release figures normally, so I wonder how the final product will be. However it’s a 1/10 scale, I don’t have those in my collection. Normally I stick to 1/8, and I don’t know if I like this character yet, so it’s a no get right now.

figma Haruhi Suzumiya: Kouyou Academy uniform ver.

© 2009 Nagaru Tanigawa・Noizi ito／SOS団 ※画像は監修中のものです。

From the movie “The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya” comes a figma of Haruhi wearing her Kouyou Academy uniform!

• Using the smooth yet poseable joints of figma, you can act out a variety of different scenes.
• A flexible plastic is used for important areas, allowing proportions to be kept without compromising posability.
• As a first in the figma series, Haruhi comes with a figma-sized cloth sleeping bag based on the one in the film. Head parts for sleeping also included!
• Two expressions for Haruhi are included – a sleeping face, as well as the sullen face she had before she met Kyon.
• An embarrassed, but smiling expression for use on the Nagato figma is also included – something needed to recreate even more scenes from the movie.
• A poseable figma stand is included, which allows various poses to be taken.

My thoughts: I’m really starting to hate GSC and Max Factory. They keep releasing so many figures I want, and releasing them all at the end of this year, which is only a few months away! As much as I love Haruhi, and how amazing this figma looks. I have to pass, perhaps if she was a 1/8 scale figure I would be more interested. Figma are kinda fragile, small, and I don’t “play” with them often now. Yes, they cheaper than getting full scaled figures, but for display purposes they’re kinda meh. I may get this figma later, she comes with that sleeping bag which is cute. I’ll get her later, so she’s on my wishlist.

Nendoroid Haruhi Suzumiya: Disappearance ver.

© 2009 Nagaru Tanigawa・Noizi ito／SOS団

From the huge hit anime movie “The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya” comes a Nendoroid of Haruhi herself. She is wearing her Kouyou Academy school uniform and has her hair down and long, creating a very different appearance compared to the standard Haruhi.

Three expressions are included, as well as a variety of replaceable arm parts. She even includes some extra parts to be used with ‘Nendoroid Yuki Nagato: Dissappearance ver’, which was announced some time ago. Display her with Yuki, and recreate the world from the movie in Nendoroid form!

My thoughts: She’s cute, her face looks like Haruhi. Like the expressions they come with, and her typical folding arms stance. Yet again, a pass, I would have much to do with her right now. But she is very tempting! Wishlisted.

Fraulein Revoltech No.020 Makinami Mari Illustrious Old Plug Suit

©Khara

Product Name: Fraulein Revoltech No.020 Makinami Mari Illustrious Old Plug Suit
Series: Evangelion 2.0 You can (not) Advance
Manufacturer: Kaiyodo
Category: Revoltech
Price: 2762円
Release Date: 2010/10
Specifications: Size: 150mm in height (approx. 1/10 scale) Articulation points: 21. Uses revolver joint x 10 and muddler joint x 2pcs. Hear part w/ helmet x 1 – Optional visor x 2 (L/R) – Henlet retantion belt x 2 – Optional face x 1 – optional wrist x 11 – Display stand x 1 – Revo-chip (10pt) x 1 – Revo-container
Sculptor: Enoki Tomohide

My thoughts: I don’t own any Revoltech figures, but I heard they’re quality keeps going up. I just wanted to feature this action figure for the old plug suit! Mari looks so much better in the old plug suit, green really suits her. While one thing I never liked about Revoltech is their sculpts, they always seem to have problems with the waist and hip area. But the accessories and posablility looks great! Yay for Mari being in this form! Not wishlisted or buy for me though.

Valkyria Chronicles Alicia Melchiott

©SEGA/PROJECT VALKYRIA

Product Name:Valkyria Chronicles Alicia Melchiott 1/8 PVC Figure
Series: Valkyria Chronicles
Manufacturer: Kotobukiya
Category: PVC Figure
Price: 6800円
Release Date: 2010/12
Specifications: Complete Pre-painted PVC Figure. Size: appox. 210mm (1/8 Scale)
Sculptor: N/A

From the 2007 hit anime, as well as the original worldwide hit game, Valkyria Chronicles comes a beautiful new figures of the heoine Alicia Melchiott!  Carrying a rifle and dressed in her authentic military uniform, Alicia features a base modeled on the Edelweiss Tank hatch as well as the platoon mascot, Hans the Winged Pig! This figure really brings you into the world of Valkyria!

My thoughts: I love you Koto! They always make such great figures when you least expect it. I know some are complaining about her face, blah blah blah, pffft, whatever. I hate picky people like that, I see nothing wrong with it. She is definitely an instant get! But I’m not preordering her, I’ll get her after released.

Four Leaves CLANNAD Kyou Fujibayashi -Gym Storeroom-

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Product Name: Four Leaves CLANNAD Kyou Fujibayashi Gym Uniform ver.
Series: CLANNAD
Manufacturer: Kotobukiya
Category: PVC Figure
Price: 8800円
Release Date: 2010/12
Specifications: Complete Pre-painted PVC Figure. Size: approx. 120mm tall (1/6 Scale). Includes Vaulting Block type base and cushion base
Sculptor: Fio

After a long wait, the beloved hero of Clannad, Kyou Fujibayashi, joins the Four Leaves lineup! Using the original game as well as the anime as inspiration this figure is an exact recreation of the much-discussed scene where you and Kyou are alone in the gym storeroom!

The usually-strong willed Kyou looks just a bit vulnerable and uncertain in her gym uniform, and every detail of her face and outfit have been perfectly reproduced in this figure! Includes a scale vaulting box as well as cushion base!

My thoughts: Kotobukiya out of nowhere decides to make a gym uniform figure of Kyou from CLANNAD. Quite some time after WAVE’s version has been released. Except this is a 1/6 scale, 1 scale bigger than WAVE’s. But her face looks even better I find. Only thing is 1) The price 2) The pose is too fanservicey for me 3) Large figure. I normally don’t like large scaled figures, I find they look weird and lack detailing. Of course from the prototype pictures she looks good… But judging from my Yoko (from Gift) who’s a 1/6, means nothing. I think I’ll pass on her, and might just get the Wave version I always wanted. I’m not a guy, I don’t need to see Kyou all moe and submissive looking.

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