Chara Hobby 2012 C3 X Hobby ( キャラホビ2012 C3 X Hobby ) was held in Makuhari Messe International Convention Complex ( 幕張メッセ 国際展示場 ) from August 25 – 26, 2012. It is the largest character and hobby event in Japan. Continue reading »

Bandai is going to release the S.H.Figuarts Cure Sunshine ( キュアサンシャイン ) Super Silhouette ( スーパーシルエット ) action figure from the 7th “Precure” anime series “HeartCatch Pretty Cure!” ( ハートキャッチプリキュア! ). Will be released in December 2012. Around 130mm tall, 4,410 yen (taxed in). Tamashii Web Shop exclusive. Continue reading »

Bandai is going to release the Armor Girls Project MS Girl GP-03 Stamen ( MS少女GP-03 ステイメン ) non-scale action figure from the Akitaka Mika’s ( 明貴美加 ) artbook “Mobile Suit Girls”. Will be released in November 2012, 5,500 yen. Continue reading »

Bandai is going to release the Figuarts ZERO Motomiya Nagisa ( 本宮凪沙 ) non-scale PVC figure from the anime AKB0048. Will be released in November 2012. Around 150mm tall, 4,500 yen. Continue reading »

Bandai is going to release the Armor Girls Project Cecilia Alcott ( セシリア・オルコット ) non-scale action figure from the light novel/anime “IS (Infinite Stratos)” ( IS〈インフィニット・ストラトス〉 ). Will be released in November 2012. Around 140mm tall, 3,150 yen (taxed in). Tamashii shop exclusive. Continue reading »

Bandai is going to release the Armor Girls Project Gertrud Barkhorn ( ゲルトルート・バルクホルン ) non-scale action figure form the anime “Strike Witches” ( ストライクウィッチーズ ). Will be released in October 2012. Around 125mm tall, 4,500 yen. Continue reading »

Bandai is going to release the Figuarts ZERO Sheryl Nome ( シェリル・ノーム ) Black Bunny ( 黒うさぎ ) non-scale PVC figure from the anime movie “Macross Frontier The Movie: The False Songstress” ( 劇場版マクロスF -サヨナラノツバサ- ). Will be released in October 2012. Around 170mm tall, 4,500 yen. Continue reading »

International Tokyo Toy Show 2012 ( 東京おもちゃショー2012 ) was held at Tokyo Big Sight from June 14th to 17th 2012. The Tokyo Toy Show which is organized by the JTA is the largest toy exhibition in Japan. It had provided opportunities to introduce new products and develop business relationships, thus attracting many toy retailers, distributors and other toy-related business people. Continue reading »

International Tokyo Toy Show 2012 ( 東京おもちゃショー2012 ) was held at Tokyo Big Sight from June 14th to 17th 2012. The Tokyo Toy Show which is organized by the JTA is the largest toy exhibition in Japan. It had provided opportunities to introduce new products and develop business relationships, thus attracting many toy retailers, distributors and other toy-related business people. Continue reading »

International Tokyo Toy Show 2012 ( 東京おもちゃショー2012 ) was held at Tokyo Big Sight from June 14th to 17th 2012. The Tokyo Toy Show which is organized by the JTA is the largest toy exhibition in Japan. It had provided opportunities to introduce new products and develop business relationships, thus attracting many toy retailers, distributors and other toy-related business people. Continue reading »

International Tokyo Toy Show 2012 ( 東京おもちゃショー2012 ) was held at Tokyo Big Sight from June 14th to 17th 2012. The Tokyo Toy Show which is organized by the JTA is the largest toy exhibition in Japan. It had provided opportunities to introduce new products and develop business relationships, thus attracting many toy retailers, distributors and other toy-related business people. Continue reading »

Bandai is going to release the DX MMZ-01 MMZ-01 Moe Moe Z-Cune ( MMZ-01 モエモエズキューーン ) 1/1 PVC figure from the tokusatsu “Hikounin Sentai Akibaranger” ( 非公認戦隊アキバレンジャー ). Will be released in September 2012. Around 240mm tall (human form), 290mm long (gun form), 12,000 yen. Continue reading »

The 51st Shizuoka Hobby Show 2012 ( 第51回静岡ホビーショー ), the biggest annual plastic model exhibition in the world, was held in the Twin Messe Shizuoka ( ツインメッセ静岡 ) from May 17 to 20, 2012. May 17-18 was the business days, and the show was opened for public on May 19-20. Continue reading »

The 51st Shizuoka Hobby Show 2012 ( 第51回静岡ホビーショー ), the biggest annual plastic model exhibition in the world, was held in the Twin Messe Shizuoka ( ツインメッセ静岡 ) from May 17 to 20, 2012. May 17-18 was the business days, and the show was opened for public on May 19-20. Continue reading »