GK makers give us a taste of things to come at Wonder Festival

6:00 PM on 07.18.2010   |   Chris Seto

With Wonder Festival a mere week away, many of the amateur circles are starting to show off what they hope to have on sale at the event. The big companies have been showing off their event exclusives for a while now but let's have a look at the little guys!

With seven days still to go, there's still time for some heartbreak as the makers may not be able to get the one-day license necessary to sell the kit at Wonder Festival. Fans of the show Working! may be disappointed to find that at least a couple of GK makers have been denied permission to sell their kits based on characters of the show. Also, there doesn't seem to be a massive push for kits from a particular show this time round, contrary to previous events which were dominated by the likes of K-ON!, Code Geass and others depending on whatever was popular at the time. One could make a suggestion that it may be due to the current state of anime shows but that's not up for discussion right now. Having said that, traditional stalwarts are still getting new kits so there will be some new Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha and Fate Stay/Night kits available. The Bakemonogatari cast and Hatsune Miku aren't staying quiet either.

But from what's been up to preview, this summers Wonder Festival is shaping up to be one of the best ones in years!!! In fact, I'm having a hard time narrowing my purchase list to 2 or 3, which is my usual limit! Currently, I'm looking at the Sheryl Nome Black bunny kit (The coloured one and yes, I love Sheryl Nome!) and possibly Noel Vermillion from Blazblue. The GK of Celty Sturlson from Durarara would be perfect if the maker added her trademark scythe to the build! The Volks kits shouldn't be underestimated either, especially the recently unveiled Laila Ria Sorel from Shiden ~Enkan no Kizuna~. The Cerberus Project Bayonetta was covered a couple of days ago and it is rather nice, but I'm holding out for what volks have in store for us with their 1/4 chorosuke sculpt.

Anyone else getting really excited for Wonder Festival? Are there any from this selection which you would want to own?

[via FG site (account required) and Mr Surprise]