Comments on: Wonder Festival 2008 Winter: industry wrapup

By: Steve

Steve — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 03:05:19 +0000

Kanu gallery from: http://www.moeyo.com/2008/03/post_4731.html

By: Caramello

Caramello — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 19:57:02 +0000

I’m definitely getting that Ringo and Kanu. I’m not a Belldandy fan, but I like the way the figure looks, so I could end up getting one.

By: the_pseudokings

the_pseudokings — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 12:22:43 +0000

yeah, in the middle ‘Brenda’ is supposed to be a ‘Bonnie’.

Argh…another typo.

By: the_pseudokings

the_pseudokings — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 12:20:38 +0000

I really like essence’s work, when it’s based on a property, his originals tend to be very simple for some reason, but his work based on known properties tends to be very good and character accurate. The segment in the Air Gear anime with Ringo in this outfit is pretty funny.

I like the Brenda version of the Tandem Twin quite a bit. The tongue sticking out on the Brenda version (and the pink) really don’t appeal to me. Plus the Brenda will go much better with Alma (which is kickass and huge BTW).

I could obviously be wrong on the Hiroman sculpt guess for the Kanu, but often times companies work with a sculptor on multiple figures and, from the nose down the Kanu and Belldandy have near identical faces. It will be interesting to find out who it really is. I like guessing who sculpted certain figures when they have not or not yet been identified by the manufacturer. Speaking of which, anyone know (or have a really good guess) who sculpted the Mega House EM Core Queen’s Blade NIX? I have never been able to find out online and I will finally be getting it on Tuesday.

By: Deibi Manabu

Deibi Manabu — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 09:15:57 +0000

Well, the only one I like is Belldandy, but I’d like to see the better photos for when it comes up for sale before I invest in it..

By: Steve

Steve — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 05:49:31 +0000

Kanu! finally somethng that I am interested for! Belldandy looks awful… >_<
Hey Shingo! Do me a big favour!! Do you have any idea where can I see more pictures of happinet products in this WF? I wanna know more about G.R.O and my sister want to know somethng about gakuen..something and Cyborg 009. Thanks!

By: Nyx

Nyx — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 05:42:26 +0000

Definitely looking forward to Kanu and Belldandy. I would like Ringo as well but as of now she’s a ‘maybe’ due to lack of funds.

By: Baldulf

Baldulf — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 17:06:29 +0000

Happinet’s Kanu looks amazing.

By: blacklotus

blacklotus — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 16:40:40 +0000

A Minmay doll huh? Guess I can save the money now on other figures. Whew…

Nothing really catches my eye here, which is good for my wallet. 8)

By: Kent

Kent — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 15:04:31 +0000

Hi Shingo & the_pseudokings,

Yup, I agree too! I’m also looking forward to the EX Noyamano Ringo (transformed disguise ver.) from Yamato. I really like the face that is being sculpture by Uchijima Yasuhiro (essence). They look really pretty and cool! Juz that I find that the clothing for Ringo is abit exposed yet covering the important parts. It will be better if there are more clothes on her upfront and made it castoff. Putting this figure on display doesn’t look too good. Of course, not to forget Happinet Kanu, I will definitely support. Juz hope together with Kotobukiya, they made this figure a good one in the production! Looking forward to pre-order both of them! Cheers! =)

By: Shingo

Shingo — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 10:35:07 +0000

>>the_pseudokings
Brenda is on the left and Bonnie is on the right, sorry for the lack of clarity on that. I’ve edited the post to suit.

I think it’s certainly possible that the Happinet Kanu is Hiroman work; he’s usually brought on for his elaborate costuming sculpts, and that fits the bill here. The face is pretty nondescript but does seem similar to some of his earlier work… it’s hard to say, but lacking a better candidate at this point it does sound logical.

I’m really looking forward to the Ringo as well – a great study in sexiness without showing quite everything.

By: Work_Ethic

Work_Ethic — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 09:25:40 +0000

Love the Tandem Twins, love the Ghost in the Shell figure, love the Jun bust….these all look great!

Can’t wait to see the Jun bust in color.

By: the_pseudokings

the_pseudokings — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 09:00:53 +0000

which Tandem Twin version is Brenda and which is Bonnie?

I’ve really been looking forward to essence’s Ringo from Yamato. The Mega House Air Gear figures were basically not available in the US (at least I didn’t find them) when they came out quite a while back, and the few others have been either too expensive or not quite up to the quality level I require for purchase.

Looking at the thumbnails up there… maybe the Happinet Kanu is sculpted by Hiroman. The faces on the Kanu and Belldandy look pretty similar. What do you think, Shingo?