- A cold cast Yasumi-chan series Holiday (Summertime) kit is coming from Kurushima and sculptor Keiko in August, slated to be featured in the next volume of Replicant and currently available for order as a resin kit.
- Musashiya is putting out what may be their first PVC kit, a downscaled 1/6 version of their original 1/5 scale Iroha cold cast / resin kit from Samurai Spirits. It’s due out in May… despite the lower price point this still doesn’t seem particularly attractive to me, I think it’s because all Musashiya kits seem to have the exact same head.
- Ootsuka Kikaku presents their fourth original PVC kit, derived from the cover of the first volume of the Moero! Sensha Gakkou (tank school) series, theoretical maneuvers captain Akiyama Yoshika. Due out in August, I’ll be looking for this to appear for preorder any time now…
- Shunya Yamashita scoops completed PVC versions of his Kotobukiya-limited Kairi PVC kit, due out later this month. I have the brown-haired one on preorder, and am eagerly anticipating the review opportunity… :3 As a side note, the current Gainax top image is a stirring rendition of Yoko and Gurren Lagann penned by none other than the master himself!
- Max Factory’s staff blog scoops the finished version of their upcoming Shana figure, as well as a work in progress from Takemiya Yuyuko’s Dengeki Bunko-serialized novel Toradora!, featuring the character Aisaka Taiga and her te-nori (hand-riding) tiger companion, as depicted on the cover of the novel’s first volume:
- Fans of school supplies and small girls take note: colorized designs are now available from Hobby Channel for Solid Theater’s next round of Play Stationery figures, due out in August.
- Official maker pages are now online for:
- Megahouse’s alternate color Echidna and Nowa PVCs from Queen’s Blade, due out in June
- Konami’s Haruhi Figu-Mate vol. 2, due out in June
- Daiki Kougyou’s Tama-nee PVC from To Heart 2 XRATED, due out in June
- Kaiyodo’s Bome series Honey Bunny Karen & Rio PVC set, due out in May
- New Line’s Revy cold cast from Black Lagoon, due out in July
- An official page is up for Maritan to Hanasou! F・â—・C・K, the supplementary Maritan phrase book and drama CD due out on April 28th. The death-dealers were here. What are you going to do when they come for you?
Speaking of Gurren Lagann, HLJ already has some figures for preorder, but just the mecha. Someone needs to come out with a Yoko figure ASAP, as I’ve already deemed it my first venture into the world of figures and pvc’s!
I’m not much of a mech collector, but I’ll definitely be on top of any sort of Yoko figure news. Given the speed that Bandai’s Otome Damashii Karen PVC came out for Geass I’m guessing we can expect some preliminary Yoko figure pics some time in May, though I wouldn’t quote me on that.
Speaking of Geass, I find it unbelievable that no C.C. figure has been announced. It just doesn’t make sense… -__-
Speaking of yamashita Shunya, there’s no way to obtain these Kotobukiya-limited figures outside of Japan, right?
>>Jankars
I’m guessing C.C. will be the next in the lineup, but I agree – it’s surprising that no other Geass figures have been announced yet. I imagine it’s only a matter of (relatively short) time before they start flooding the market.
>>kristallimeri
At this point there’s no way to get the Kotobukiya-limited Yamashita Shunya figures outside of Japan, but if their treatment of the earlier Sela-chan figure is any indication I’d imagine these newer figures will be eventually offered up to the broader market. It’s an insult to fans to have them limited to one sales outlet, and I’m not sure that it makes good business sense either. :(