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日本語/Japanese  Wed 03/19 10:22 JST
Looks like the start of a new season of videos - Japanese Office Tours. First up is episode 01 - the Good Smile offices.
You saw a few photos from my last visit but the video footage contains more including a peek at my fave room (the store room), the 3D cutting machine and tools, pre-flight check which includes a peek at Shuraki Rize, Needa, Moetan and Chu Chu Astram - all which are yet to be released. Nendoroid Hatsune Miku also makes an appearance.

I've got more to show including a look at the sculpting room and a 1x1 with the boss of Good Smile Aki-san but YouTube is not letting me upload more than 100MB (boo) so will upload season one episode two tomorrow.

Episode three will be the Max Factory video tour and episode four will probably an eroge or animation company.

Many thanks to Mikatan (who writes for the official Good Smile blog) for taking time out for the video shoot.
Beknowist that you can pre-order any of the figures shown on one of dannychoo.com's following trusted figure dealers. Do excuse the quality of the reporting - me not used to doing this and get shy when on camera ^^;; Also do excuse the poor video editing too - while iMovie 08 is great at throwing something together - its incredibly crap for doing anything remotely intelligent which is why you see a mirai mark all of a sudden when in the 3D printing room - all I wanted to do was to cover an object with a logo orz.

And a quick question about video streaming. I'm aware that many of you don't have a fantastic broadband connection from a previous poll so would like to know whether you had trouble viewing the video clip.
Polls
Cavalock in Singapore
Copywriter
Registered on 2008/02/23 14:42
great tour! the start with you holding the handy cam kinda reminded me of the shakey handy cam effect from movies like Cloverfield n blair witch. lol

i thought of bringing my figures to work but can't imagine other pple grabbing them with their dirty hands! lol

Can't wait for more tours.
(ID #158117) Posted on 2008/03/18 19:54
Alafista OTAKU in Singapore
Policy & Research Officer
Registered on 2006/12/25 11:34
Very nice tour, hope to see more of it in episode 2.

Man, they look like they got such a fun office environment to work in.
(ID #158119) Posted on 2008/03/18 19:59
kakit in Toronto, Canada
Student
Registered on 2007/04/24 07:45
Awesome stuff as usual Danny. The 3-D tech was awesome, maybe you can show us a finished computer model of what the guy was working on next time? 
(ID #158125) Posted on 2008/03/18 20:15
Timotei in Sweden
NEET
Registered on 2008/02/17 09:28
Awesome Danny, can't wait to see more. They really seem to have some fun at those companies, I am jealous. 

I got no problem at all with the YT video, it works perfect. (b・∀・)b
(ID #158126) Posted on 2008/03/18 20:17
Lurker
Registered on 2008/03/09 00:28
Thanks for the tour! :)
You have a funny English-Japanese accent. :D At the start I even asked myself "Is that guy really from England?". :)
(ID #158128) Posted on 2008/03/18 20:23
kaeze in Melbourne, Australia, Earth
Illustrator & Designer
Registered on 2007/04/09 18:37
First off, I think this is the first time I've heard you talk in English, Danny.  Nice accent! ;)

Very informative video and I guess the staff at Good Smile Company must be very familiar with you visiting and playing with their figures.  I think if you were in charge, they would have to change to the "Good Eyes Company"... hmm, you should consider starting your own rival figure company perhaps?!  Just kidding :P

No, problems viewing this video.  For me, it's depends on the time of the month as I have a download limit and once I reach it, I go to 64kb speed, which totally suck.

I'm looking forward to more videos, Danny, especially the animation or ero company one!! (better have that Mirai mark blocker sorted out by then hehehe)
(ID #158130) Posted on 2008/03/18 20:26
bob-san in Madison WI
Administrative Assistant
Registered on 2007/02/22 23:27
Oh how I wish I didn't have to go to work so I could watch more :(

Gonna have to wait all day to finish since work blocked Youtube.
(ID #158131) Posted on 2008/03/18 20:29
Henry in Makati, Philippines
anime/cosplay events organizer
Registered on 2006/12/25 19:17
so that's Mikatan =3

the Haruhi bunny nendoroids are staff exclusives!?! O.O...ME WANT~!!!

GSC Office store room = *drools* *wub*

interesting tour of the GoodSmile office ^^

i'm looking forward to your part 2 tour ^^
(ID #158133) Posted on 2008/03/18 20:31
Tami in Germany - Cologne
WebDesign, Coding, Administration
Registered on 2007/12/16 10:42
Dont' say sorry, it was a great tour - even for someone who isn't into figures it was very interessting to watch and most important, easy to understand.
Also the camera movement was pretty much good too, seems Mikatan has expierience or a load of talent for it but i didn't notice any moments were i would have said "uhh missed something" or such.
So, thumbs up and looking forward to the next one. ^^v
(ID #158134) Posted on 2008/03/18 20:32
Haseo in USA
Professional Slacker ;D
Registered on 2007/12/04 14:22
What an amazing tour! It's so interesting and informative. Thank you so much for sharing it with us~ :)

It must be awesome working in a Toy Company such as Good Smile. Being surrounded with figures must be heaven. D: DO WANT.

And by the way, in all this time I've been reading your blog (2-3+yrs) I think this is the first time I've heard your voice clearly, haha. You have a lovely accent. :)
(ID #158135) Posted on 2008/03/18 20:39
wcloudx in Singapore
Artist
Registered on 2008/01/12 03:00
Awesome video!! Thx a lot Danny XD

Wow they sure have a nice office there and the people working there looks friendly ^^

Naughty Danny teaching them about the "Eyes" XD

Looking forward to the next video!! 
(ID #158136) Posted on 2008/03/18 20:43
WiseFreeman in temporarily stucked in M'sia
Outpost Events Executive
Registered on 2007/11/07 18:08
wooo.......how many times did Danny-san mention EYES, big eyes, small eyes, cute eyes, pretty eyes, hehehehe. You're so lucky man!
Looking forward to the rest of the GSC tour video.
(ID #158138) Posted on 2008/03/18 20:50
Sabar in Singapore
Waiting for National Services
Registered on 2007/08/22 12:54
Wow, thanks for the tour Danny! Looking forward to episode 2 of the tour and also your future videos

How I wish there will be a time where I can join them to work out and design figures^^

Btw, now that I have take a peek into Chuchu Asutoramu figure that you have shows us, I feel very happy that I have make the decision to order it. The "eyes". But I regretted for not pre-ordering miku. Hope I have the chance to get it^^
(ID #158145) Posted on 2008/03/18 21:10
Tempest in New Zealand
Exchange Student
Registered on 2007/11/07 06:56
Loved how you explained "eyes" to them :D

Great Video Danny, looking forward to the other ones!
(ID #158147) Posted on 2008/03/18 21:33
Setsuna-san in Selangor, Malaysia
VF-25 Pilot. Universariate Scholar.
Registered on 2007/07/06 10:07
thanks for the glimpse of heaven danny.

It was also an interesting experience to hear you speak in english for the first time. (i think?)
(ID #158149) Posted on 2008/03/18 21:44
lostandfound in a UFO... catcher...
Part human, part student, 100% loser
Registered on 2007/10/22 02:10
"This is my first time touching this actually. Wow... Really sweet, look at that. I'll just take it home..." *Tries to shove Hatsune Miku Figure into pants*
Danny you joker! Don't forget to get one for us too!
(ID #158150) Posted on 2008/03/18 21:49
Evil King in Vlaardingen, the Netherlands, Earth
Student and full-time otaku
Registered on 2007/12/19 00:24
Drool...That has to be the best job in the world Danny. Thanks a lot for the tour, waiting for ep2. I hope you do more of these 'documentaries' as it's a good way to see stuff you otherwise wouldn't.
(ID #158151) Posted on 2008/03/18 21:52
Last{[0]}Raven in ☆DANNYCHOO Site ☆
Raven, AMV & MAD maker, Otaku
Registered on 2008/01/02 12:55
MY GOD DANNY. YOUR ENGLISH IS SOOOOO !!!!!!!!!!! PERFECT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! XD anyways nice interview ._. you were awsome on the video. got to save it on my favorites in youtube
(ID #158158) Posted on 2008/03/18 22:00
Felix the Cat in Irvine, California
UCI Student
Registered on 2007/10/23 13:32
Wow that looks so much fun.  I agree, I wouldn't get much done if I was there all day.  

Hatsune Miku soo kawaii.  Can't wait to see the next episodes.
(ID #158162) Posted on 2008/03/18 22:10
Registered on 2008/01/15 09:54
いいなぁ~ 今度一緒に行こうよ!
(ID #158164) Posted on 2008/03/18 22:22
Fabian in Germany
student
Registered on 2008/01/09 00:24
Very interesting tour. Thanks. :)

I didn't have problems watching this video at all. Once in a while a YT video loads only slowly, but it's most likely the servers that are a little slow and not my connection.
(ID #158165) Posted on 2008/03/18 22:22
andra in Singapore
Secondary Student~
Registered on 2007/11/06 14:19
it's really nice to be in an office filled with figu^^ but they must get work done so we would have more figu~

Miku nendo is really KYA~waii, maybe should've get her eh?

I cant wait for moar of this awesome figu workplace tour~ X3
(ID #158168) Posted on 2008/03/18 22:36
Pyramid_Head in somewhere
student
Registered on 2008/02/07 01:13
nice tour, though i can't hear most of your voice due to stupid notebook sound speaker T_T.
i heard lot of "eyes" ^^
(ID #158170) Posted on 2008/03/18 22:38
Martin Wandering in The Wild West
Student, Spiral Warrior
Registered on 2008/02/04 10:01
Looks like a great insider look, though I wasn't able to see more than the first minute or so on account of YouTube's finickyness. I'll try again later.
(ID #158171) Posted on 2008/03/18 22:39
achraf1989 in morocco
student
Registered on 2007/07/07 20:34
LOL @ "eyes" explanation cool video 
(ID #158175) Posted on 2008/03/18 23:08
gordon in 新加坡 Singapore
宅男 Otaku/ 工程师 Engineer
Registered on 2007/06/11 14:57
nice lovely yoko pai... er no i mean nice video.

it's the first time i'm seeing Mikatan in person. she looks cute! ^^;

me look forward to more episodes! cheers!
(ID #158176) Posted on 2008/03/18 23:08
windbell in Singapore/シンガポール, Tokyo/東京
Web Developer/ウェブデベロッパー, Photographer/写真や
Registered on 2006/12/25 12:20
I like the explanation on the eyes ^^;

Nice video coverage on the insides of Good Smile Company 
(ID #158185) Posted on 2008/03/18 23:33
Tiny Red Man in Shingapooru..
Hikikomori + Manga-ka + Bejiterian + Tiny Man
Registered on 2007/04/11 16:51
nice britannia, oh..i meant british accent you got there. And naisi nihongo you sipiriku...
(ID #158186) Posted on 2008/03/18 23:34
Dancing Queen in Southern California
Blogger, Figure collector, Baby Photographer?
Registered on 2008/01/08 12:10
love the accent btw, great video series i'm excited about the new ones to come. I know if i worked there i'd never get any work done!
(ID #158191) Posted on 2008/03/19 00:08
Registered on 2007/09/29 21:48
very envious of them working in a fig company...so fun and you don't see any one of them having trouble with their work cant w8 for ep 2...oh and btw..this talk on figures how do you guys keep your figure clean..like no dust or dirt on them...do you like spray it with antidust coat or somting pls help
(ID #158193) Posted on 2008/03/19 00:23
Sotb in Malaysia
Manufacturing
Registered on 2007/08/22 12:29
wow really nice trip u got there! When are u making a trip to Bandai Gunpla Factory! I would like to see all those Gundam!
(ID #158211) Posted on 2008/03/19 01:03
Student
Registered on 2008/01/22 14:59
Cool!! subscribed! can't wait for more, keep it up yo. love your accent, "mmm eyes"
(ID #158232) Posted on 2008/03/19 01:22
leefe in a tincan.
Lazyass human
Registered on 2007/08/15 20:25
Big eyes!
Wondering if the Japanese get the gist of it as well as the English speakers. =/
(ID #158234) Posted on 2008/03/19 01:28
chun in home
part time illustrationist, doll clothing seamstress
Registered on 2007/01/09 14:33
Thanks for the tour danny and mikatan! XD Looks like quite a place to work in O_O so many figures around and so many parts/steps attributing to completing a figure! O_O
(ID #158235) Posted on 2008/03/19 01:31
Jotham in Los Angeles, CA
Student
Registered on 2008/03/08 16:19
great tour of the good smile offices. It seems like everyone likes their jobs there, shooooooot, who wouldnt?!?!
looking forward to ep 2.
(ID #158247) Posted on 2008/03/19 01:44
gurugurutrex in Vancouver, B.C., Canada
オタク by moonlight, Graphic Designer by daylight
Registered on 2007/11/08 03:37
amazing! I wish I could go visit those places in one day!!! (@@.
(ID #158257) Posted on 2008/03/19 01:50
sulk in Toronto, Canada
Director/Technical Director, Cameraman
Registered on 2007/04/02 13:04
Great job Danny, pretty neat to see the office, and it looks like they have a good time there compared to a normal IT office ;p

I heard from a lot of people that iMovie 08 wasnt very good, and you can get iMovie 07 what was supposed to be a lot better. It should up on apples website. Or you could get Final Cut Express if you think you're gonna keep making videos.

Keep up the good work, and maybe nextime you can to the Gundam factory : 3
(ID #158262) Posted on 2008/03/19 01:58
Fiercest Bard in Brooklyn, New York
Graphic Design
Registered on 2008/03/04 06:38
Wow that was some tour, it's interesting to see the company look so normal.  Somehow I half expected something as spectacular as the Bandai Gunpla factory lol.  Guess I'm thinking too grand of a scale huh?  I kinda chuckled when they used the figma Nagato to present the Hatsune Miku hehe.
(ID #158267) Posted on 2008/03/19 02:04
kid nemo company in City of Industry, California
CEO / GFX
Registered on 2008/01/24 01:51
very nicely done!

i will definately be tuning in for the next episode. (definately need a theme song... O.o)

i do truly believe GSC and Max Factory is true artists when it comes down to figure sculpting...

some companies seem to produce figures regardless whether or not they are good or bad as if they have a quota they need to meet at the end of the month...

definately, quality over quantity in my opinion...

oh btw danny, any plans to do coverage on Alter? I am expecting them to be a powerhouse in the figure world in the next year or so... would love to see something for them!

"goodies goodies goodies!"
(ID #158271) Posted on 2008/03/19 02:14
Abi-kun in Gdansk, Poland
PhD student
Registered on 2008/01/07 05:06
Wow, this is like a best dannychoo.com post evar, well at least till episode 2 comes out. Danny would you be less nervous and shy in front of a camera (shy... yeah right :) ) if it was in your Trooper gear ? :)) .
(ID #158272) Posted on 2008/03/19 02:14
CyruzDraxs in Kelowna, BC, Canada
Web Design & Development
Registered on 2007/09/11 09:43
Youtube is always slow. When I load videos from Vimeo they usually load in a second or two an are generally much higher quality than youtube.
(ID #158282) Posted on 2008/03/19 02:45
wickedclown in California, USA
Otaku/Computer tech/Student
Registered on 2007/12/07 21:33
Wow, that was great Danny.  I really enjoyed that video :p.  You did a great job actually, I hope you continue doing these video tours.

I didn't have a problem with the video btw, I never have problems with things like that and I'm on a 10 MBPS cable connection.
(ID #158283) Posted on 2008/03/19 02:45
lin-da-kenobi in Long Beach
college student
Registered on 2007/08/16 02:56
ALL RIGHT DANNY THIS IS MY FIRST TIME SEEING YOU WITHOUT THE STORMTROOPER COSTUME ^^ that was a good video it's nicely done!!!. i noticed that u keep saying BIG EYES!! hhahaha yeah DANNY BIG EYES!! WAY TO GO DANNY, THANX FOR SHARING THIS WITH US! 
(ID #158284) Posted on 2008/03/19 02:55
JockeII in Sweden
NEET
Registered on 2008/01/19 23:21
Ore wa netamashii!! ヾ(゚Д゚)ノ
(ID #158295) Posted on 2008/03/19 03:20
MrShawn in Houston, Texas
Student
Registered on 2008/01/19 15:28
Nice man. Too bad im not into figures much. What is episode 2 gonna be over.

Oh...and I can hear that english accent. Pretty cool that you can retain it even while your speaking mainly japanese.
(ID #158301) Posted on 2008/03/19 03:28
Rin in Canada
Student Otaku
Registered on 2008/01/04 16:17
Hey Danny!!!!!! Love the video tour of GoodSmile. Now I want to visit what goes on in GoodSmile. I wonder do they give tours. I want to see the next epsidoe soon!!!!!!! Great job on the video!!!
(ID #158302) Posted on 2008/03/19 03:29
Yhamm in France
Registered on 2008/08/15 15:52
lol, you so sound like a pervert with all your "mmm" and "sweet eyes" :D

great tour and video, thanks a lot!
(ID #158317) Posted on 2008/03/19 04:04
technonewt in Oregon, United States
College Student
Registered on 2007/11/02 11:41
This was the first time hearing Danny speak English! I like your British accent. Video was really fun, pictures are nice but it just doesn't beat video. Thanks! Can't wait to see part 2.
(ID #158318) Posted on 2008/03/19 04:28
pixels & photography
Registered on 2007/07/07 20:57
cool video, thx for the tour danny !
(ID #158319) Posted on 2008/03/19 04:31
litokid in Toronto, Canada
film student
Registered on 2007/11/25 09:34
XD Yeah, just gonna repeat what the others said really. Always knew you were from Britain, but the English accent still caught me off guard - I've heard you say Japanese, but English was new.

Thanks for the vid. That 3D pen-computer-feedback thing was twenty levels of awesome.
(ID #158321) Posted on 2008/03/19 04:46
Naji in Sweden
Student
Registered on 2008/02/01 20:10
wow, nice video danny :D and thanks alot ^_^ i'd just love to work at good smile, its seems lovely xD and that hatsune Miku figure was cute, but id prefer a 1/8 scale one or something
(ID #158322) Posted on 2008/03/19 04:47
Zeroblade in Manila, Philippines
Student
Registered on 2007/04/10 21:47
Wow Danny, you've got one hell of an English accent. 
(ID #158323) Posted on 2008/03/19 04:52
vodak in Cleveland, Ohio, USA
VoIP Technician
Registered on 2008/03/18 15:53
Wait a second.  I heard laughing in an office.  How dare anyone have fun while working. =]
(ID #158332) Posted on 2008/03/19 05:29
qingy in center of the galaxy
SMS
Registered on 2007/10/06 05:09
wow, i'd love to work at GSC, maybe its time for a career change. thank you Mikatan and Danny for the awesome tour!
(ID #158335) Posted on 2008/03/19 06:10
Subaruhess in Portsmouth, UK
Registered on 2006/12/24 22:37
'..some stuff!" classic ;D
(ID #158342) Posted on 2008/03/19 06:39
Hakushaku in US(United Shame) or hell
Upstair ...addicted to anything related to chibi
Registered on 2008/03/13 03:33
Mmmmmm...lol this is nice.. Fate figures and Miku...want!!!...3D printer....I like everything in that video!!!
(ID #158343) Posted on 2008/03/19 06:42
Angelyro in Dublin, Ireland (French inside ;)
Credit Risk Analyst
Registered on 2008/02/24 23:45
Nice video, very interesting to know how the company is organised. People look like very open. Thx Danny
(ID #158345) Posted on 2008/03/19 06:47
Trickster in Derbyshire, UK
IT Engineer
Registered on 2007/11/10 19:26
Thanks for the tour Danny, really enjoyed it.

i sooooooo want that 3D printer.

(ID #158348) Posted on 2008/03/19 07:00
omegaweapon22 in The Theatre of Dreams!
Student
Registered on 2007/12/19 16:42
Wow! What a nice tour! So many figures. Defo want a whole load of them. Alas, we get to hear you speak English. I hear hints of  a Cockney accent and a general southern posh accent. That's coming from someone who comes from the north (which is the best) and has a mixture of British accents, most noticeably a Mancunian accent! 
Wonder how much that printer costs...likely a lot lot more than my whole student loan. Thanks for the video, looking forward to future ones. GO BIG EYES!!!! O.O
(ID #158356) Posted on 2008/03/19 07:46
Registered on 2006/12/24 23:42
hey Danny, you still using the Xacti on this? video looks great. 
about the poll question, no problem viewing. only hitch when watching newly posted videos is that my office computer has no sound. 
T-T
so I would sometimes watch your video again at home. ^^
(ID #158388) Posted on 2008/03/19 09:20
gordon in 新加坡 Singapore
宅男 Otaku/ 工程师 Engineer
Registered on 2007/06/11 14:57
i was tricked! when i saw Mikatan's picture as the post header, i was thinking, "wow who's that cute girl with the ponytails?" 

then when i clicked to enter, the header pic changed to danny's picture! lol! ^^;
(ID #158402) Posted on 2008/03/19 09:38
QuickFix in New York
Game Designer
Registered on 2007/09/21 15:07
These are the kind of posts that just scream for a higher-res video Danny.

I know you're a YouTube guy, but their video quality just doesn't cut it for good stuff like this. Having a YouTube version is fine as a backup, but at least have a link for us to download a better, higher quality version. Maybe a DannyChoo.com bitTorent tracker perhaps?
(ID #158419) Posted on 2008/03/19 10:00
Coco the Bean in SoCal, USA
Student
Registered on 2008/01/06 05:41
This is just awesome!  Can't wait for more. :]
(ID #158486) Posted on 2008/03/19 11:49
tensa zangetsu in seattle
student
Registered on 2007/08/22 15:56
wow danny! amazing place!
on an unrelated not...i would not have suspected to ever hear danny talk...lol and danny, how do u keep up with remembering english so well? isnt japan mostly filled with japanese speaking people...? or are there alot of people who had learned english? i wounder this because i find japan so fascinating, and was planing to eventually visit there ^_^ and see the great contry that makes gundam XD most exciting =)
(ID #158489) Posted on 2008/03/19 12:07
Aya Kyunik in Melbourne, Australia
Hobby Store clerk guy thing...
Registered on 2007/05/22 16:38
Whoa~
Nice video, i got entranced by your voice @_@


Is there a possibility that you'll be releasing this vids in fullsize rather than on YouTube? (sorry if this has been asked before) If not, any reason~?
(ID #158492) Posted on 2008/03/19 12:20