In the interests of me getting some sleep tonight I’m going to confine this post to actual news, and leave images of already announced figures for a subsequent update. There wasn’t a huge amount of industry movement at the event, but the tidbits that came out are noteworthy nonetheless:
Yamato
The first big news comes from Yamato, who revealed that our hunch was correct - they’re planning to produce Cerberus Project’s Ignis in PVC. No release details were made available at the event, but we’ll be tracking the progress of this project very closely.
Yamato also announced that the next in their 50-centimeter doll / action figure hybrid VMF series, after Lynn Minmay, will be Ikkitousen’s Kanu Unchou. Photography of the prototype was prohibited, alas.
Griffon
Griffon / R-Line represents with the news that the Uesugi Kenshin figure they announced a few days back is in fact coming in PVC! Seeing the prototype up close has me convinced that this is going to be a killer item for them. It’s an absolutely amazing kit, and they’re the first ones not boneheaded enough to realize that mass production of quality Rance figures is the answer (apologies to Kotobukiya). We’ll be keeping very close watch for further news.
Orchid Seed
A couple of updates on the Orchid front: first is word that they’ll be producing a formerly event-limited Kai Harn kit from Bastard!! in a PVC version, with a sculpt from the unmistakable Ishiyama Satoshi. Release information is promised soon. Next is news that work on their Akiyama Kenta-designed “Lala” PVC is proceeding, with a prototype sculpt from Ogawa Keiichirou (SPIRAL). We’ll be on the lookout for further news on this as well.
More WHF Ariake 18 coverage coming soon!
I hope Yamato won’t screw it! Sill happy I didn’t take it at e2046 ^^
dammit yamato,
now I’m peeved. I still have my original cast which I had to fight tooth and nail to get.
All good news.
Note that the Ignis figure seems to be the original kit,not even a pvc prototype.It’s waiting time for us.
The Orchid Seed’s Kai looks great,wonder if they’ll make it in PVC.
Woah Ignis *w* If their final product looks as good as that prototype Yamato deserves a huge pat on the back for how much they’ve improved compared to their earlier Creators’ Labo figures (the Honey and Clover ones still scare me a little). That Uesugi Kenshin looks pretty damn epic too.
I swear, if that Yamato Ignis figure actually ends up looking like that, I will seriously buy it, despite my policy of having only one figure per character at any given time. The Uesugi Kenshin figure looks pretty neat too, but I’ve never been a fan of the Rance series.
Welp, looks like I’ll finally be joining the Ignis PVC party!
Bastard!!! Whoohoohoo !!
And Ignis of course, but I already have a non offical painted kit, I wish I had wait for the PVC
not a lot of news, but some very good news! G.O’s Ignis is a total no-brainer for me. The Kenshin is awesome and as a PVC pretty likely to be the first Rance figure I get. I’ll be watching that “Lala” figure too, some potential there. Good work Shingo, makin’ with the PVC news from the show.
Awesome news! As long as Yamato’s final product looks at least 80% close to the original kit I’ll definitely buy. That Ignis is just too good to pass up.
Bastard! Kai Harn, Cerberus Project Ignis and the uberlicious Uesugi Kenshin figure that I’ve been waiting for! Oh yeah baby! O_O
best ignis so far, I hope they won’t mess up with the quality on the final product
Loving the full figure of the Bastard! fogure- can’t wait to see her painted!
oh god, that Bastard fig, such wonderful child-bearing hips… щ(ﾟДﾟщ)
Also, that Ignis fig, it looked as if she’s getting assraped.
Yay for Kai Harn! Definitely did her justice (what else from Orchid Seed?) Can’t wait to get that one…
Sweet, that’ll be my first Ignis! Wonder if they’ll keep the gloss coat.
Kenshin looks good so far, but I can’t help but think how much better it would be without that rock she’s standing on. :\
Of course the Ignis. I don’t think there’s many who can say no to that. Kudos to those who can! ^^
Thanks Shingo for bringing Kenshin’s figurine news! I’ve really been looking forward to it.
I’m quite a fan of the Bastard! manga and I was momentarily stumped by Kai Harn. Who the hell is that? Then wikipedia came to my rescue. She doesn’t seem to resemble the manga design much (either that or her character design changed since book#18 which I’ve stopped), but the figurine does look very nice.
Once again I would prefer that Ignis in seera fuku, but nobody care about my tastes anyway and this version isn’t bad at all. I’ll get her and she will be my sixth Ignis (Ignis freak). Did you know that there is a bootleg version of this figure that is not hard to find at eBay? They even faked a box based on Max Factory’s Ignis box. If the PVC didn’t exist, the creative chinese pirates made one!
>> Kamugin
Yup. I know about the pirates and their online websites now, since I paid my “tuition fees” already. 8)
Also, be careful if you’re shopping for figures in Singapore. A number of shops here sell bootleg stuff as originals at higher than original prices. 8/
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