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There were a few prototypes of figures by Alter displayed at the Miyazawa Model Expo this year. Most interesting was the painted prototype of Einhart Stratos from Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha ViVid. Of course there w...
| Jon Wills |
Missed Alter's Black Hanekawa figure when she was up for pre-order before? Lucky you; she's getting a re-release this August. The 1/7-scale figure was reviewed by Emily more than a year ago, but Bakemonogatari is still popula...
| Brian Szabelski |
Just when you thought all of the figure shows were over for February another one sneaks in with a bunch of new things to see. Dengeki Hobby has posted their coverage of the Japan Amusement Expo 2013 31st Prize Expo showi...
| Jeremy Emerje Crocker |
Just a few days ago we got to preview Karen Araragi by Good Smile Company. I liked the photos that Mikatan took so much that I included them in this story as well. I love her and her road roller, they are very cool!...
| Jon Wills |
Additional photos for Kotobukiya's upcoming crazy adorable Nadeko Sengoku (or Sengoku Nadeko ) have appeared. These new photos show off the figure's colorful packaging. Kotobukiya's Nadeko is set apart from virtually every ot...
| Scarecroodle |
For the sake of everybody's sanity we're grouping some of these smaller displays together. Ques Q's display included their 1/8-scale Menma, Nanoha Takamachi in a swimsuit, Taiga Aisaka in bunny outfit, and the Hajime Ueda-sty...
| Tianxiao Ma |
Nadeko Sengoku is probably the biggest reason I want to check out Bakemonogatari someday. Already this ultra-adorable character has seen dozens of figures despite being (I believe) a supporting character. And, while most rend...
| Scarecroodle |
Collectage are collections of premium chibi candy toys made by Bandai (here's the link to their main page). So far, the figures they're showing off are from Nisemonogatari and Tiger & Bunny, as well as a teaser for upcomi...
| Kristina Pino |
Here we are with the final set of news and pictures from Sega Prize! This is by no means the left overs, think of it more as the grand finale. We'll be wrapping things up with new figures from Another, The Prince of Tennis, Working!!, K-On!, Sword Art Online, Accel World, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Vocaloid, A Certain Magical Index, and Bakemonogatari! Phew! [see also: part 1 | part 2]
| Jeremy Emerje Crocker |
Not to be shown up by anyone, Alter is in with plenty of prototypes of new and upcoming figures, as well as a few other things we've seen before (like Charlotte Dunois which is up for re-release, Laura Bodewig which is up for...
| Kristina Pino |
Assuming you don't work for any law-enforcement authorities, if you asked me if I like the sight of a phallic-shaped animal crawling up a girl's leg, I'd say "Yes!" That pretty much sums up what I feel about Kotobukiya's...
| Chang Su |