It seems as if WonHobby Spring 2023 just flew by. I don't know if it was just me or did the event not generate any real hype? Usually, I'd find myself gushing over the figures that are being announced. Perhaps the lack of enthusiasm on my part is because of the abundance of new Pop Up Parades which I don't care for. Great for PUP enthusiasts out there but for myself, I'd rather … [Read more...] about WonHobby Spring 2023 Just Happened
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Wonder Festival Winter is Happening Today; What’s New?
Wonder Festival, commonly known as Wonfes, is a bi-annual event that is held in Japan and is the largest gathering of figure enthusiasts in the world. The event takes place in the winter and summer, and it is a platform for figure manufacturers to showcase their latest products, as well as for fans to purchase figures and other merchandise. Wonder Festival Winter 2023 is … [Read more...] about Wonder Festival Winter is Happening Today; What’s New?
Wonder Festival 2023 Winter Set for February 12
You can check our coverage of WonFes here. Ready your wallets! Wonder Festival 2023 Winter is happening on February 12 at the usual venue, Makuhari Messe in Chiba from 10AM to 5PM. Wonder Festival, also known as Wonfes, is a biannual event that takes place in Japan to showcase the latest in anime figures. The event is split into two seasons, with the winter edition … [Read more...] about Wonder Festival 2023 Winter Set for February 12
Good Smile Company Reveals a Ton of New Figures at Smile Fest
Smile Fest is happening today and Good Smile Company has revealed a crapton of new figures. Entrance is free for the two-day event happening at Shinjuku Sumitomo Building Sankaku Hiroba in Tokyo from 7AM to 10PM. You can view the details of the event here and the web gallery here. The web gallery appears to be down as of this writing and is showing a 503 or 502 error … [Read more...] about Good Smile Company Reveals a Ton of New Figures at Smile Fest
ICYMI: MegaHobby Expo is a Thing
In case you missed it because I did. The MegaHobby Expo dubbed Mega Hobby EXPO 2022 Online Natsu Gira happened just a day before Wonder Festival Summer 2022 and was mostly overlooked. I mean, everyone's been looking forward to WonFes. Also, it seems the MegaHobby Expo was only an online exhibition in contrast to WonFes which is now back as a live event in its home in Makuhari … [Read more...] about ICYMI: MegaHobby Expo is a Thing
WonFes Summer 2022 Kicks Off; New Figures Revealed
Click here for Wonder Festival Winter 2023 new figures. Wonder Festiva Summer 2022 kicked off today at the usual venue at Makuhari Messe in Chiba from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM. If you went to the event, hope you had a great time! As expected, plenty of figures got announced and wallet-kun is already stressed just thinking about the expenses. For now, here's a photo dump of … [Read more...] about WonFes Summer 2022 Kicks Off; New Figures Revealed
Surprise! Good Smile Company Reveals New WonHobby Gallery
I was expecting Good Smile Company to reveal their new lineup of figures closer to the scheduled date of Wonder Festival Summer which is slated for July 24. But lo and behold! GSC suddenly unveils a plethora of new figures they've been working on in what they call WonHobby Spring. You can view the gallery here or the mirror below. I'm not sure if this counts as … [Read more...] about Surprise! Good Smile Company Reveals New WonHobby Gallery
Date Set for Wonder Festival Summer 2022
Related Post: WonFes Summer 2022 Kicks of Today; New Figures Revealed A date has already been set for the biannual anime figure exhibition known as Wonder Festival. Wonder Festival Summer 2022 has been slated for July 24, 2022. This, along with the government easing travel restrictions into Japan. Soon, it might be possible for tourists to come to Japan to attend … [Read more...] about Date Set for Wonder Festival Summer 2022
WonHobby35 Opened Today; New Figures Revealed
So, WonHobby35 opened today and new figures have been revealed. You might remember Good Smile Company recently backed off from Wonder Festival Winter 2022 for undisclosed reasons. We can only assume it was because of COVID-19. Nonetheless, GSC held it's own Wonderful Hobby Life exhibition as scheduled. You can find more information on WonHobby35 on the official website. The … [Read more...] about WonHobby35 Opened Today; New Figures Revealed
Wonder Festival Winter 2022 New Figures
Wonder Festival 2022 kicked off today even as Japan recorded the highest number of COVID-19 cases to date. One day before the event, Japan recorded 102,275 new COVID-19 cases. You can check the photos from the event below. Over a week before the event, Good Smile Company announced that it will pull out from joining the WonFes festivities. We can only assume the … [Read more...] about Wonder Festival Winter 2022 New Figures