In today’s update: we catch up on figure release announcements, leading with (old) news from Kotobukiya that their venerable Yomiko Readman kit will finally be seeing the light of day as a PVC. Also: Toranoana does the Re2200 mechamusume, we get updated pictures of several previously announced kits, and a tasty Masane from Orchid Seed (resin only at this point, alas).
Now On Sale
- Daiki Kougyou’s Yamadaya no Akuma-san PVC (original design)
- Organic’s Toono Minagi PVC from Air
- Organic’s Kirishima Kano PVC from Air
- Organic’s Kamio Misuzu PVC from Air
- Bandai’s Voice I-Doll Superior Lunamaria Hawke PVC from Gundam SEED Destiny
- Bandai’s Voice I-Doll Superior Lacus Kline PVC from Gundam SEED Destiny
- Yamato’s Wendy PVC from Gun x Sword
- Orchid Seed’s Carmen 99 cold cast from Gun x Sword
- Yamato’s Yumi Sayaka PVC from Mazinger Z
- Griffon’s Kanu Unchou (crouching naginata ver.) cold cast from Ikkitousen
- Toy’s Planning’s Fundoshi Musume capsule figures
- Aizu’s Ritsuko Kyuubel Kettenkrad cold cast from Kujibiki Unbalance

- Cafe Leo’s Valkyrie Profile Trading Arts trading figures

- Mag Garden’s Binchou-tan (lunch server ver.) PVC w/ “figure book”
- Max Factory’s Wendy from Gun x Sword
- CMS’s Gun x Sword trading figures
- Bandai’s Gundam SEED Destiny EF Collection C.E#1 Ashita he Mukau Ishi trading figures
Coming Attractions
August 2006
- Alter’s FA4 Type Moon Collection trading figures
- Toysworks’ Alice PVC from Kagihime Monogatari
- Toysworks’ Kiraha PVC from Kagihime Monogatari
- Max Factory’s Carmen 99 PVC from Gun x Sword
- Max Factory’s Asaba Ureshiko PVC from Okusama wa Mahou Shoujo
- Dengeki Daioh’s October ’06 edition Shana (school swimsuit ver.) PVC from Shakugan no Shana
- Dengeki GAO’s October ’06 edition Youko PVC from Inukami
- Dengeki Hime’s September ’06 edition Kaede & Asa “bed cover” from Shuffle

- Asunaro’s Uta-chan PVC from Onegai My Melody
- Banpresto’s Card Builder Girls (Yoshizaki Mine design) PVCs from Gundam 0079
- [ERO] Adobe M’s Triptych trading figures
- Toys Planning’s Elf Girl (and Deep ver.) PVCs (original design)
September 2006
- [ERO] Orchid Seed’s Kanu Unchou (gosurori ver.) PVC from Ikkitousen
- Megahouse’s Shimuka PVC from Air Gear
- Megahouse’s Ringo PVC from Air Gear
- Asunaro’s Kurumi Nui PVC from Onegai My Melody
- Toysworks’ Solid Works Collection Lunchbox trading figures (POP design)
- A Label’s Iroha PVC from Samurai Spirits

October 2006
- Bandai’s Paniponi Dash Torikore trading figures
- Kotobukiya’s Kinoshita Rumi PVC from Pia Carrot he Youkoso!! G.O
- Toranoana’s Re2200 (mechamusume) PVC (Shimada Fumikane design)

- Kotobukiya’s Shirakawa Nanaka PVC from Da Capo 2
- Kotobukiya’s Yomiko Readman PVC from Read or Die

- Alter’s Saber (swimsuit ver.) PVC from Fate / hollow ataraxia
- Alter’s Fate Testarossa PVC from Nanoha A’s
- Alter’s Juujou Shion PVC from Otome wa Boku ni Koi Shiteru
- Tomy’s Bus Girl [unparseable name] PVC figure from The Bus Collection
November 2006
- Konami’s Anna Coppola (English teacher ver.) PVC from Ichigo Mashimaro
- Kotobukiya’s Ruizu PVC from Zero no Tsukaima

December 2006
- Konami’s Otogi Juushi Akazukin vol. 1 trading figures
- Konami’s Akazukin “voice statue” from Otogi Juushi Akazukin
Date Unkown
- Orchid Seed’s Masane resin kit from Witchblade

> Ruizu PVC from Zero no Tsukaima
It’s Shana as a mage!
>>Waterfall
SHH, you’re giving away their secrets. >:0
Speaking of Witchblade, Shingo, what do you think of the anime so far?
>>Agent Wax
The only series I managed to watch all the way through the spring season was Haruhi; I dropped Witchblade five or six episodes in, sad to say. I’d be more interested if they put an NHK-quality budget into it, as it smacks of blatant fanboy exploitation at this point (budgeted like the Genshiken anime, alas ;_;). I’m thinking I’ll stick with the figures and superlative Uno Makoto-rendered posters and keep my fandom there, unless I find a huge block of free time and a bulk torrent of the series lands in my lap. Do you have a different take on it?
I need that Shuffle! bed cover. Now. God I love Kaede.
Err… haven’t watched it. That’s why I asked. I don’t get to download anime, not having a computer and all.