Wonder Festival, commonly known as WonFes, is a biannual event held in Japan that celebrates the figure-collecting hobby. Established in 1984 and sponsored by the Kaiyodo manufacturing company, the festival takes place every winter and summer at Makuhari Messe in Chiba. The event serves as a platform for both professional and amateur sculptors (usually from circles) to showcase … [Read more...] about What’s New for Wonfes Winter 2025?
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The SmileFest 2024 Gallery is Live
Wonder Festival Summer 2024 is just around the corner but Good Smile Company is giving us their deets right now at SmileFest 2024. Usually, Good Smile Company waits until WonFes day to reveal the new figures in their lineup but now, they are revealing everything one month before Wonder Festival. And since Good Smile Company is doing a live exhibition of their figures so … [Read more...] about The SmileFest 2024 Gallery is Live
WonFes Winter 2024 – Everything You Need to Know
This event is scheduled for today. Please check this post for the new figures at WonFes Winter 2024. Event Details WonFes Winter 2024 is happening on February 11 at the usual venue, Makuhari Messe Hall in Chiba. The venue will be open for admission starting at 10AM and the event closes at 5PM (JST). For directions going to Makuhari Messe, please check this map. Where … [Read more...] about WonFes Winter 2024 – Everything You Need to Know
WonHobby Spring 2023 Just Happened
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
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
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
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
WonHobby 33 Online Exhibit Opens Today – May 29, 2021
Good Smile Company's WonHobby 33 Online Exhibit has opened today. You can access it through this link. You can actually navigate the different sections of the online exhibit. If you just want to see all the new figures, you can check out the gallery here. Compared to WonHobby 32, we're seeing a lot more figures this time around which probably means the anime figure … [Read more...] about WonHobby 33 Online Exhibit Opens Today – May 29, 2021
Good Smile Company Hosts Its Own Web Event Just After WonFes
You might have noticed the lack of figures from Good Smile Company's and the plethora of figure manufacturers in its helm in the recent web event for WonFes Winter 2021. Good Smile Company had it's own web event on February 11 -- 4 days after WonFes. Here's what Good Smile Company unveiled. You can also still check out the online exhibition on this page. Frankly, I had … [Read more...] about Good Smile Company Hosts Its Own Web Event Just After WonFes