Wow, I had no idea I would be doing another post so soon! But over at NekoMagic I've just seen something really nice. I said I wouldn't do figures anymore but...I don't care, this is too important!



Kotobukiya announced on their blog (But they removed it for some reason) that Kurusugawa is getting her own figure! As you probably know by now, I love the original ToHeart and it makes me so happy too see more figures from there, because compared to ToHeart 2, it's not an even balance.

Anyway, release date and price have not been announced yet, but I don't mind. As long as I get it!


As you can see she comes with a removable hat and robe, I wonder if the book is permenantly in her hand.

I don't know what else to say because there isn't much info at this point, but I can't wait!

Okay, so in time for the second half, Good Smile Company have announced a 1/8 PVC figure of Morikawa Yuki ( 森川由綺 ) to be released in December 2009 from the Anime/Visual Novel 「White Album」. She'll cost about 6,190円 and will stand at approximately 21cm tall.

Click 'Read More' for more pictures and information.



I only played the White Album demo a little bit but I don't think it's on the Leaf/Aquaplus website anymore, but then again it is an old game. I haven't seen the anime at all (I was going to watch the entire first series in bulk but didn't get around to it) but she looks a lot like she did in what I played of the game.



Later on, we'll probably see the announcement of Ogata Rina (緒方 理奈) pictured on the right. Well, I might get these depending on what I think of the White Album anime when I watch it, but I'm not sure. All I can say is that I'm glad those DC II figures aren't the first post anymore.

Photos credit to Good Smile Company

This October, CMs Corp will be releasing two Da Capo II: Second Season figures.

※PLEASE NOTE: These are two separate figures with their own pricetag. I'm not kidding...

Asakura Otome ( 朝倉音姫 ) and Yukimura Anzu ( 雪村杏 ) will both come with a pricetag of 3800円 EACH. With Anzu being approximately 15cm and Asakura being a bit taller at approximately 16cm. Please Click 'Read More' for more information.



Okay, so basically. What can I say about these two? Well, personally I'm not enough of a Da Capo II fan to get these, but I think maybe CMs Corp. are pushing their luck. The ToHeart Trading Figures were one thing, but the original ToHeart is a rare series for figures..





As you can see, they aren't the greatest of quality. I'd expect something like this to be in Dengeki Gs as a free gift, not a paid-for PVC. If you are a die-hard fan, by all means get it. But otherwise, what is the point?

Anyway, photo credit goes to HOBBY STOCK

On the upside, if you haven't been keeping track of the Twitter feed. You'll be pleased to know that I should have a HimexHime demo review for you by tomorrow! Enjoy.

Okay, this figure was at the last WonFes and I was very suprised they would make it. But Orchid Seed have done the unthinkable, and really made her into a figure. She's 1/7 (Hurrah!), priced at 7429円 and castoffable. To see more pics and info, click 'Read more' as normal.



This figure is a bit more relevant than normal to this blog, why? Because the name Finding the Blue comes from the Chaos;Head game OP (Titled Find the Blue). I wasn't THAT blown away by the game, but it's nice to report something with additional relevance.


In the Chaos;Head anime, Seira is a fictional character from the (also fictional) anime "Blood Tunes the Animation" that Takumi [Protagonist] loves. If you paid a lot of attention to Chaos;Head, you're probably thinking the same as me: "Is it the awakened edition?" My answer is no, the awakened edition was trampled in Shibuya's スクランブル交差点 and the figure had a standing pose I think :P

Oh yeah, the series also covers the topic of 2D delusions. Kind of familiar for me and others I'm sure.


Castoff in 5...4...3...2...1



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But she's still covered up! Orchid Seed really have been cruel on this one. Still, it saves me the trouble of censoring it myself. Seira will be available for your shelves this December (About a year since Chaos;Head the anime started I think). Thanks to OrchidSeed for the images. I was going to do a comparison of 3 up and coming eroge companies today, but instead I got distracted by this so I'll do it tomorrow.
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CMs corp are releasing trading figures of 7 of the original ToHeart girls with the 7th figure as a secret figure. It will be packaged under the title "ToHeart Collection ‘09 Box" ( ToHeart コレクション ’09　ＢＯＸ) .



The characters in the package are:

Akari

Shiho

Remii

Kotone

Aoi

Multi

I think we all know the ToHeart girls so I don't need to go in detail on their names.

I love ToHeart (much more than ToHeart 2), it is one of my favorite visual novels of all time and one of my favorite anime's too. I had the orginal ToHeart for the PlayStation and still have it now, but at the time I didn't understand it, so while it was my first visual novel, I just liked the fact it was different from my other games which were mainly action.

I brought my (chipped) PS1 from a friend of my dad's along with a box of 50+ (genuine) games, and to this day I wonder how ToHeart got in there. Even now I can't play the original ToHeart because I don't have the PS1 or a region free PS2, but it's in a cupboard somewhere for safekeeping.

Anyway, it goes without saying that the figures are not of the best quality, but they are just trading figures. The outline on the image looks like Akari in a different pose, so I think that they just used a stock image for the 'hidden character' and it will probably be Serio or maybe Hoshina. I'm suprised they chose Kotone over Serika. I know Serika wasn't in Remember my Memories much, but I think she is more of a well recognised character than Kotone who only got a small arc in the anime.

Either way I'm glad to see more of the original ToHeart series getting figures. I probably have more ToHeart figures than from any other series, and I don't like the way that ToHeart 2 gets more merchandise than the original. If I carried on buying Tamaki figures they would be more than my entire ToHeart figure collection.

I'm also glad to see Multi in casual wear. I have her in uniformed and plugsuit editions, so casual wear will be nice too. And the more Akari figures the better. Maybe we can see some updated PVCs of the original ToHeart soon too.

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Okay I didn't really want to make this another update with no content, so as luck would have it, I found some form of news to report on that was interesting enough.

Chartfag has released another of their charts mapping the seasonal anime lineup. I'm sure most are familiar with the chart as they circulate the internet a reasonable amount. Usually I keep up with news of upcoming series with moonphase but I like how the Chartfag charts condense the information nicely with images. Usually there is v1, 2 and 3 and this is v1.




From a visual novel adaption point of view, it is interesting. We finally get to see 11eyes anime series, the continuation of Leaf's White Album and new Koihime Musou (I thought it was planned to be an OVA, maybe I was wrong). I already saw Nyan Koi, Saitokai no ichizon and Letterbee on moonphase so I'll be watching those. Plus, A Certain Scientific Railgun looks interesting, so I'll watch that too.

I'm sad to see no second season of Strike Witches just yet, but we are still in an early phase so maybe there is hope.

- In other news, Okayama Figure Engineering has announced a 1/5 scale pre-painted Garage Kit of Konoe Nanami (Ramune). I'll post a neatly censored picture a bit later on, but for now bear with me. The figure is a staggering 20,600円 and so I don't think I will get it. Ramune is a good game and had a nice anime adaption too. Both are somewhat old now, but classic. I may try finding a banner for the game and post it on the right of the blog.
Added:
Image originally from Shop Voltage. Censored by myself to stay within the FTB style. (As you can tell by the rough edges, the Chief of Art was not responsible for this :P )

-Due to expected extended time offline in the near future, most of my spare time has been spent getting many visual novels and eroge to try while offline. That and wasting time on an old MMO I haven't played in a long time. My Angel Magister review will be here soon in time.

-So far current anime is bleak I think. 2009 has not been very impressive, with 2009 Haruhi being not as good as expected and many series being...not that great. Currently I'm following Saki, Haruhi Season 2, Yoku Wakaru Gendai Mahou, Tears to Tiara, Umineko no Naku Koro ni and CANAAN. But I feel let down by Haruhi, Gendai Mahou and CANAAN.

-I'm gonna review the anime adaption of UNiSONSHIFT Blossom's Nanatsuiro Drops soon. Just to let you know, as I haven't done a dedicated anime post so far.

Oh and finally, the august Visual Novel preview will be here in...well, August.

Okay, this is relatively old news (A few weeks) but because I was away I missed it. Manufacturer 'Penguin Parade' has announced a figure of Misa Cristelis from Twinkle Crusaders. I love Misa, but I have not heard of Penguin Parade before. Either way, this is a great figure. 1/8 scale, due in August 2009 and priced at 6800円　(A nice average price I think). Yes she is castoffable, but the last pic is as far as I'm going to show you. Buy the game or the figure to see more!

Can you say 絶対領域？

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Orchid Seed has announced their 1/7 scale Yuzuhara Konomi (柚原このみ) figure. She'll be 11.5cm and she'll cost 7400円 and set for release this November. Oh and she's castoffable too. She seems to come complete with a ToHeart 2 branded handbag (Not a real one, though).






As ever, click to enlarge the images.

I think Konomi is going down a similar path to Kousaka, I've loved the ToHeart series ever since I first played it, and I love ToHeart 2 too, so when I saw Kousaka figures, I brought them, then I had about 5 figures and I was thinking "This is slightly getting out of hand" (I like Kousaka, but not enough to buy all her figures) so I stopped and only brought the figures of her I really liked. And now the same thing is happening with Konomi: I have 4 figures of her so far, all in different attires, and now I think she is being overkilled.

Still, this is a very cute figure, I think I am most confused by the base; I can't tell if it's a shadow, thin plastic or genuine cloth. I personally am really hoping for the latter, it would really complete the "sweet lolita" look.

Pics from Orchid Seed

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I knew this game was going to come out soon, but I didn't realise just how soon. Luckily enough for me, not only is it released on my birthday, it also comes bundled with a limited edition Asakura Otome GSC Nendoroid. What a gift! This deal is only available from Circus's Official Website so I think this may be Japan only. So if you are not in Japan, then maybe you can find someone via online service who can recieve the goods and ship it internationally for a small fee.



I only ever played Da Capo and Da Capo II games, never any of the PS2 versions or Da Capo II - Plus Communication so I will try and play them all before I play this, which is a shame, but at least I'll have Asakura to enjoy. Speaking of which, the pics are here:



thanks to nekomagic.com for the heads up about this. A great blog too!

Over the next few months various Dengeki (電撃) Magazines are going to be releasing more ToHeart2 exclusives. This time it's trading figures, or more specifically; naked apron trading figures. Each magazine will be 990円 with the exception of 電撃G’s Festival DELUXE which will be 3800円 and Dengeki Hime (電撃姫) at a more modest 1150円

If you think this is a lot for a magazine, you should know that this is pretty normal for Dengeki magazines. It isn't uncommon to pay a few thousand yen for a magazine. But considering there are some situations when you'll get a dakimakura worth much more.

Let's look at the figures.


電撃G’s September 2009 & July 2009: Kusugawa Sasara


電撃G’s October 2009 & August 2009: Yuzuhara Konomi



電撃姫 September 2009 & July 2009: Komaki Manaka


電撃姫 October 2009 & August 2009: Kusakabe Yuki



電撃G’s Festival! DELUXE July 2009: Kousaka Tamaki



As you can see, Tama-chan thinks 'Why an apron?' and goes one further than everybody else by simply wearing a swimsuit. Oh and that's not solid pvc either, it's a stretchy rubbery material, so you can uncover the nipples if you want.

I have to say I'm really glad Yuki got another figure. I'll try and get her and Komaki.