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
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The Best Saber Figure — Top Ten Figures of Saber Arturia
Saber is quite easily one of the most popular anime characters and this makes her one of the most sought-after when it comes to anime figure hunting. Thankfully, there are plenty of figures of Saber to choose from and this begs the question: What is the best figure of Saber? That's what we'll attempt to answer. Do note however that these figures are not chosen using any … [Read more...] about The Best Saber Figure — Top Ten Figures of Saber Arturia
Unboxing Akane Shinjou Swimsuit Version Figure by Aquamarine — A Real Eye Candy
Today, I'm writing about my experience unboxing the Shinjou Akane figure from SSSS.Gridman. This is the swimsuit version figure and I actually unboxed this alongside the Rikka Takarada swimsuit figure (also by Aquamarine). For reference, this swimsuit she is wearing in this figure appeared in the anime. It's the swimsuit that can magically store a mobile phone. A bit of … [Read more...] about Unboxing Akane Shinjou Swimsuit Version Figure by Aquamarine — A Real Eye Candy
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
Unboxing Rikka Takarada 1/7 Swimsuit Version Scale Figure by Good Smile Company
This time around I'm unboxing this figure of Takarada Rikka by Aquamarine. Actually, make that Good Smile Company. A bit of a background, the release of this figure was almost canceled because Aquamarine declared bankruptcy soon after this opened for preorders. Thankfully, with Aquamarine being a company under Good Smile Company, the latter came to the rescue by taking over the … [Read more...] about Unboxing Rikka Takarada 1/7 Swimsuit Version Scale Figure by Good Smile Company
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
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
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
My Top 10 Favorite Bishoujo Figures as of 2020
I wrote this last year on Reddit soon after the quarantine hit so I figured I'd repost it here. Being in quarantine left me with more time to admire these PVC beauties so I decided to make a list of the top 10 favorite figures that I own. And I'm interested to know what everyone else's favorites are. #10 Yuragi-sou no Yuuna-san - Yunohana Yuuna - 1/7 - Onsen ver … [Read more...] about My Top 10 Favorite Bishoujo Figures as of 2020
Unboxing Filo 1/7 Scale Figure by Kadokawa
I have been looking forward to Season 2 of Shield Hero which is why I decided to unbox Filo next only to be greeted with the news that it has been delayed to April 2022. Well, moving on from the bad news. There is not a lot of choices when it comes to a Filo figure. You have this one, the Nendoroid, and a swimsuit version which is still in the works. There's also another one … [Read more...] about Unboxing Filo 1/7 Scale Figure by Kadokawa