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9:00 AM on 06.12.2013

Gift's Tiger Parka Sonico is painted

Gift's cute new Sonico figure, sporting a tiger parka and lugging a guitar case, has been revealed with paint splashed on by t_santa on TwitPic.  We've only got two images for now, but she's looking rad. She's also looki...

Kristina Pino

11:00 PM on 06.07.2013

Freshen up after pre-ordering the latest Sonico

It seems like ever since Nisemonogatari, Japan's had some fetish for toothbrushing. It may have appeared before then, but ever since that series, it seems like the "kink" is everywhere. It was only a matter of time before it ...

Emily Smalara

8:00 AM on 06.05.2013

Orchid Seed's Cheer Girl Sonico looks pretty big

Orchid Seed has recently posted an update on their blog about their Super Sonico Cheer Girl figure, and boy, she looks bigger than I thought. Already 1/6-scale, one of the photos features her posed next to a 1/8-scale Bondage...

Brian Szabelski

4:30 PM on 05.26.2013

Megahobby Expo 2013 Spring: Amakuni

Among the many companies to set up booths at Megahobby Expo, the newest might be Amakuni. Tied closely with Hobby Japan, Amakuni has made a few exclusive figures for the hobby magazine so far, but three prototypes were also o...

Brian Szabelski

9:00 AM on 05.21.2013

1/2-scale Sonico is up for pre-order with warning labels

Alright, so we had a peek at 1/2-scale Sonico not long ago, and I'm back again to let everyone know the very important news that she is up for pre-order! If you're ready to fork out the dough (over ¥40,000 retail) for her...

Kristina Pino

9:00 PM on 05.20.2013

ACen 2013: Max Factory's figma

At Anime Central, Max Factory's figma line had a great selection of their current and upcoming figures. Among them, there were figures from Puella Magi Madoka Magica, Cobra, and Kid Icarus. Also in attendance were the very p...

Vanessa Cubillo

2:00 PM on 05.15.2013

Sweeten up your day with Sonico

Sonico continues her bid to become queen of PVC with yet another upcoming release, this time a very colorful "Sweets & Bikini version" from Arcadia. While it's hard to dislike any Sonico, this type of figure is exactly th...

Emily Smalara

9:00 AM on 05.13.2013

1/2-scale Soniko gets a coat of paint

Though I don't have as many words to say on things like this as some of my co-editors around here, I wanted to make sure that you folks were at least up to date with the fact that yes, 1/2-scale Soniko still exists (last seen...

Kristina Pino

11:00 PM on 04.19.2013

You'll see stars if you pre-order this Sonico

Hot on the heels of Sonico news comes still more word of the bubblegum-haired cutie's PVC exploits. This time Orchid Seed's trying their hand at the buxom beauty, bringing a quite sizable (in more ways than one) 1/5 scale Son...

Emily Smalara

11:00 PM on 04.18.2013

Super Sonico gets even larger, maybe too large

Some people like things big. Super Sonico, the mascot of Nitro+, is a big thing in figures. With numerous PVC releases, a Nendoroid along with an upcoming figma, her popularity can't be questioned at this point. As people lik...

Andres Cerrato

1:00 AM on 04.10.2013

[NSFW] Miyazawa Model Expo 31: Orchid Seed

Orchid Seed clearly caters to a certain type of audience, in case you couldn't tell by their showings at the Miyazawa Model Expo. These figures are certainly not for the prudish. They showed off not one but two new Sonico fig...

Tianxiao Ma



figma Super Sonico gets a moment in the spotlight photo
figma Super Sonico gets a moment in the spotlight
by Brian Szabelski