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
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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
Winter Wonfes 2022 Slated for Feb. 6
EDIT: If you are looking for the new figures showcased on Wonder Festival Winter 2022, you can head to this post. It's been so long since a live Wonder Festival event was held. Figure collectors rejoice as it has been announced that Wonder Festival Winter 2022 will be happening on February 6 at its usual location in the Makuhari Messe Halls in Chiba. You can now buy your … [Read more...] about Winter Wonfes 2022 Slated for Feb. 6
WonHobby 34 Kicks Off with Online Figure Exhibitions and a Live Event
WonFes Autumn may have been canceled but companies make up for it with their own events. A few weeks ago, we saw Native's Erotic Hobby Online Event. And now, we have WonHobby 34 by Good Smile Company and Max Factory. The event is being held from October 2 to October 10, 2021 at the Akiba CO Gallery in Chiyoda City, Tokyo. The event is open to the public albeit in a limited … [Read more...] about WonHobby 34 Kicks Off with Online Figure Exhibitions and a Live Event
The Native Erotic Hobby Online Event is Live – NSFW
Native, the company that is known for creating high-quality erotic and hentai figures, is holding an online web event to showcase its latest projects. During the course of this online event, you can see videos of their new figures on the event page. The videos will stay up from September 20 until October 12, 2021. After that, I'm guessing the page would become … [Read more...] about The Native Erotic Hobby Online Event is Live – NSFW
Wonfes Autumn 2021 Has Been Cancelled
WonFes Autumn was announced as cancelled due to the COVID-19 situation in Japan. Recently, we reported about Wonfes Summer being changed to Wonfes Autumn. The rescheduling was also due to the worsening COVID-19 situation. Wonder Festival is a biannual convention of figure manufacturers and circles where they showcase new figures that they are working on. It is the biggest … [Read more...] about Wonfes Autumn 2021 Has Been Cancelled
Good Smile Company Holds Smile Fest on August 22, 2021
It has been a while since I've we've seen an actual live event involving Good Smile Company. We all have the pandemic to blame for that. Wonder Festival Winter 2021 was an online-only event. Wonder Festival Summer will be delayed became Wonder Festival Autumn. And while it is planned to be a live event where visitors can be allowed in the venue, that may change at any time … [Read more...] about Good Smile Company Holds Smile Fest on August 22, 2021
Wonder Festival Summer 2021 Changed to Wonder Festival Autumn 2021
Wonder Festival (also referred to as WonFes), the most awaited event for anime figure collectors, has been moved to a different date. Wonder Festival is normally held twice a year. One in February and one in July. However, since Japan is still being hit hard with COVID-19, Wonder Festival Summer 2021 has been changed to Wonder Festival Autumn 2021. The event has been pushed … [Read more...] about Wonder Festival Summer 2021 Changed to Wonder Festival Autumn 2021