The July 2007 issue of Hobby Japan came out yesterday with a lot of interesting stuff inside, including the first published images of Code Geass’s C.C., Shirley, and Millay in figure form, a ginormous Tsuruya-san bunny girl PVC, Max Factory’s Fasalina and POLO System Wendy from Gun x Sword, a new Tsukasa Jun-designed Excellent Model CORE PVC from Megahouse, and more. Read on for the scoop and some deliberately crapified images!
Code Geass Karen, Zero, Lelouche, Suzaku & Arthur, and C.C. from Bandai’s “EX-PORTRAITS” series – 13 cm tall, no price or sale date set
Code Geass C.C., catgirl Millay, Karen, and Shirley, from Bandai’s Otodama nano Code Geass series, due out in late August at 735 yen each, 8-11 cm tall, four base sculpts plus variations
Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuuutsu Tsuruya-san 1/4 scale (33 cm tall) PVC from Freeing, due out in August at 11,800 yen retail
Gun x Sword Fasalina 1/8 scale (15.5 cm tall sans staff) PVC from Max Factory, due out in October (no price set)
Gun x Sword POLO System (castoff-able) Wendy 1/8 scale (~10 cm tall) PVC from Max Factory, on sale this fall, no price set
Tsukasa Jun original Holstein Hanako-san 1/8 scale (14 cm tall) PVC from Megahouse’s Excellent Model CORE division, price and release date not yet set
Other notable new release announcements from this month’s issue include:
- A large (1/6 scale, 34 cm tall) and quite impressive Queen’s Blade Nanael resin kit coming out in July from Griffon‘s R-Line for 15,750 yen
- BOME Collection #24 will be Top wo Nerae! 2‘s Nono in Diebuster form, due out in August at 4,725 yen, 23 cm tall
- Gonzo / Organic is putting out a second Strike Witches figure, Francesca, due out this summer at 4,410 yen, 17 cm tall
- Yujin is putting out a Princess Crown Gradriel action figure, 16 cm tall, price and release date not set
- Atelier-Sai is putting out a Takasu Ayako PVC from Mamoru-kun ni Megami no Shukufuku wo!, out in August at 7,140 yen, 1/6 scale, ~20 cm tall
- Atelier-Sai is putting out an original Miyu-chan school swimsuit action figure in August, 1/10 scale, 3,150 yen, 16.5 cm tall
I’m pretty excited about a lot of these, especially the Geass trading figures, the Fasalina (now that we’re finally allowed to show her!) and the new Excellent Model from Tsukasa Jun (predictably, I suppose). I’m not providing full-resolution images as a small incentive to buy the magazine for those who may be interested; it’s available for shipping internationally at the following locations: [Mangaoh] [Amazon]
That Fasalina looks to be a very nice figure. I think I’ll have to preorder one.
I’d like to say my prayers have been answered… but with this news I can only see financial ruin ahead of me… T_T
can’t wait to see the tsukasa figure (more T&A in my office) and the Fasalina too :))
Nice to see the new FREEing instalment. That Tsuruya might very well be the first widely-available pvc type figure of her which doesn’t suck. :P
Hmm… nice nice. Fasalina will be a definite buy, as well as maybe Tsuruya-san if I catch the pre-order window in time.
Wow, they skipped Yuki; not a complaint at all, but I hope they get Tsuruya right. Not that I could buy her, I’m already broke; too many good stuff this year. orz
Fasalina looks nice, very tempting
hmm…have to cancel my preorder for Geass otomedama set and wait for the ex-portrait set instead.
Why yes Wendy-san it is very hot in here. No, I don’t mind take off whatever you want.
;-) I am such a perv.
Well, at least out of all that I can try and preorder the Tsuruya. I’m not a fan of sitting figures, so the rest aren’t a big thing in my book…
Faisalina, C.C. and Hanako-san…………. (am speechless) O_O
Wish I had enough money for Vasalina.