A Day at Good Smile
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Wed 2008/09/03 23:43
So you probably know by now that I spend quite a bit of my time at Good Smile but what is my typical day like in their offices?
Up at 6AM, leave house at 7:45 and arrive at the Good Smile offices for a 9AM meeting with the boss.
Up at 6AM, leave house at 7:45 and arrive at the Good Smile offices for a 9AM meeting with the boss.
9:40AM. The comrades from a US TV station arrive to shoot behind the scenes at Good Smile. Here we go over where the camera will go and what can/cant be filmed.
After a while, I go around the office looking for cute girlies to take pics of.
The snacks desk. All the companies that I've worked at in Japan have a snacks desk filled with yummies from visiting clients. You have the same at your work place?
Kagami. Want. Eat!
10:10AM. We do the sacred shrine first - the room where all the figures are made.
A fellow Londoner and comrade from Berlin.
Aha! Hes painting the...
I spy Shanna DVD box which I still have not finished ToT.
Which is your fave Shanna girl? I'll take Kazumi.
A load of yummies being sculpted - stay tuned right here to see what they are soon ^^;
I start to salivate when I'm in this room looking at the stuff that wont be announced for months to come.
If you know who this guy is then you probably know what show this is for ^^;
10:40AM. Then its filming Aki-san (Good Smile boss) at his desk pretending to work ^^; Guess who influenced him to switch to Mac ^^;
Interestingly enough, most of the Good Smile employees don't have figures at home - one of the reasons given was because they work with and are surrounded by figures all the time ^^;
Do you ever feel the same? Would you like to be surrounded by figures at work and at home or would rather have a break from them?
Do you ever feel the same? Would you like to be surrounded by figures at work and at home or would rather have a break from them?
10:50AM and wrapping up at Aki-sans desk.
Then its a quick wizz around the office.
11:00AM. Then its time for Aki-san to be interviewed - off to the meeting room.
That camera cost 5,000,000 yen - lens alone was 2,000,000 yen @.@ !
And while they set up I wander around and spot the Decomas (Decoration Master's) for the Shuraki figures and other goodies.
Aki-san picks up his fave figure - Char Rhousemann and demonstrates Cast Off.
11:30AM. Nearly time to wrap up interview.
Playing with a few soon to be released Figma's.
The Figma Rin and Len are the Decomas versions.
11:40AM. Interview done and time to move tables to other side of the meeting room for a group shot.
All the Good Smile employees gather and some pick up their fave figure. Aki-san pulls me into the middle of the shot ^^;
Here we do a few rounds of shouting out slogans and what have you ^^;
Aki-san has done very well for himself. Hes about the same age as me and...actually, I think I'll save his story for another article ^^;
Aki-san has done very well for himself. Hes about the same age as me and...actually, I think I'll save his story for another article ^^;
12:10PM. Time for lunch with the team and US TV crew at Indo Tei.
The food here is just fantastic. The stone carvings outside the restaurant are also made by Good Smile.
13:35PM. After a long lunch talking stuff and seeing the camera crew off, we head back to the office for a meeting with the web development team. Hmmmm. Whats that being displayed on my MacBook Pro? ^^;;
Hopefully I can announce what it is tomorrow.
Hopefully I can announce what it is tomorrow.
Continuing the Chara Hobby 2008 coverage - today we look at the figures n dolls.
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Sun 08/31 22:45 comments (116)
seems like a real English version of GSC's website
(ID #289603) Posted on 2008/09/03 23:18
Otaku
I hope you're right, GSC needs to begin expanding their customer service to the rest of the world.^^
(ID #289617) Posted on 2008/09/03 23:55
Student, Crtsy clerk for Ralph's
good catch, the orange smiley face says it all. XD
(ID #289804) Posted on 2008/09/04 03:45
But that's only the top page right? I tried navigating through the links and the rest of the stuff is still in Japanese
(ID #289875) Posted on 2008/09/04 05:44
Director/代表取締役
^^;
(ID #289982) Posted on 2008/09/04 07:59
i see huge huge scale of a figure.. @_@
(ID #289608) Posted on 2008/09/03 23:27
figs seller , photograph
Working with something you like a long time , and you always start to dislike it little by little :) Anyway nice to see more GoodSmile coverage , thanks Danny :) The sacred shrine is awesome :o
(ID #289612) Posted on 2008/09/03 23:49
オタク by moonlight, Graphic Designer by daylight
I agree! It happened to me before! But it's not really "dislike", it's just lost interest little by little.
(ID #303883) Posted on 2008/09/17 05:46
suneo (Registered on 2007/12/17 20:30)
US TV crew? What network/show is that for? I don't see nothin bout no figures here on tv here :( Aki-san's desk area is awesome btw :P The floor/desk thing is really cool imo. Could use underneath the desk as a private cubby/nap area haha. Must suck when you drop something down there though...
(ID #289618) Posted on 2008/09/03 23:55
suneo (Registered on 2007/12/17 20:30)
and what's ceiling Mirei doing in one of those shots? Is she watching me masturbate? o.O
(ID #289619) Posted on 2008/09/03 23:57
I am curious about what show will it be for too... News broadcast or something like a documentary?
(ID #289885) Posted on 2008/09/04 05:54
Director/代表取締役
Will let you know closer to the time.
(ID #289983) Posted on 2008/09/04 08:00
Otaku
Great coverage. But too bad no new figures announced, I always want to know what is behind Mirai. BTW my fave is Shana
(ID #289621) Posted on 2008/09/03 23:58
Cool article...looking forward to the future article on Aki-san. ^_^
(ID #289623) Posted on 2008/09/04 00:04
http://animenlife.blogspot.com
Wow, what a great day you have!!! I really envy your place work. In my job, we dont have a snack desk....awww.. It seems a very cool group of partners you have (specially Aki-san,...) ^_^
(ID #289629) Posted on 2008/09/04 00:14
Unemployed Desktop Support / Admin
Would it be great if Good Smile gave tours to the general public. Then again I live in the U.S. and would not be able to go. Thank you for posting your photos and past videos.
(ID #289634) Posted on 2008/09/04 00:18
Director/代表取締役
I think I can arrange something but needs to be groups of people and not just a couple.
(ID #289985) Posted on 2008/09/04 08:00
Yeah, looks like a Good Smile Compnay site dedicated to ENglish speakers ^^ Maybe GSC's planning to expand their online shipment internationally? XD Too good to be true right?, but we can always wish XD
(ID #289635) Posted on 2008/09/04 00:19
Director/代表取締役
All will be revealed soon ^^
(ID #289986) Posted on 2008/09/04 08:01
marvin (Registered on 2006/12/25 00:30)
why not add "all DannyChoo.com members get a special discount on that stream of wishful thinking". ^^
(ID #290237) Posted on 2008/09/04 12:29
Administrative Assistant
That would be cool. I've had difficulty finding a way to contact them about a broken Haruhi figma I bought at a con.
(ID #290717) Posted on 2008/09/04 21:39
I see a lot of Mirai-marked figure lol Top secret, i guess..
(ID #289636) Posted on 2008/09/04 00:19
IT Desktop Support
Great to see another Good Smile coverage. Apparently we don't have snacks for our visiting clients but we have bread for our colleges. lol So much figmas, so many I'm missing. T_T
(ID #289643) Posted on 2008/09/04 00:28
So many figures and secret figures ^-^ Is it possible to get a free tour around GSC? it would be awesome (^w^)
(ID #289645) Posted on 2008/09/04 00:30
Student and full-time otaku
Danny, you tease us! Spill da beans already, I want to know ^^. Anyways, I'd love to be surrounded by figures at work (I already am at home, albeit not enough for my taste), but I don't know if that's in the cards. We do have a snack frigde at the student society, but I really try to practice self constraint on that (don't wanna get fat), even more since I was responsible for keeping it filled for the past 2 yrs.
(ID #289647) Posted on 2008/09/04 00:34
Wahh~~ So nice. And there's any chance we see more video tours from GSC or other offices Danny? And I noticed that there's some cute 3D girls in GSC offices.
(ID #289648) Posted on 2008/09/04 00:35
Director/代表取締役
Other office tours soon.
(ID #289987) Posted on 2008/09/04 08:02
Otaku
Alter onegai!!
(ID #290100) Posted on 2008/09/04 10:19
marvin (Registered on 2006/12/25 00:30)
Bandai onegai. ^^
(ID #290229) Posted on 2008/09/04 12:21
Vampire
Alter onegai!!!!
(ID #290324) Posted on 2008/09/04 13:41
Full-Time Otaku!
Cool, very cool @.@ This small crew is all the GSC employees? And my fave is Wilhelmina.
(ID #289655) Posted on 2008/09/04 00:45
Director/代表取締役
Some are out but this is most of em.
(ID #289988) Posted on 2008/09/04 08:02
Full-time student へへ
I spy 両儀 式 in the last shot. is she as yummy on your desk as she is in the online photos? ^^
(ID #289656) Posted on 2008/09/04 00:49
Director/代表取締役
She sure is ^^
(ID #289989) Posted on 2008/09/04 08:02
TK-8316 / 宅男 Otaku / 工程师 Engineer
that's a very low desk Aki-san is using. wonder how does the chair he is sitting on looks like? does his guests sit/knee in front of his desk?
(ID #289660) Posted on 2008/09/04 00:52
Director/代表取締役
Imagine a chair without legs.
(ID #289990) Posted on 2008/09/04 08:03
Part human, part student, 100% loser
Ooh cool... Like those chairs in inns...
(ID #290296) Posted on 2008/09/04 13:12
Love the tours, my Fave is Fate. Looking forward to what you are working on XD
(ID #289662) Posted on 2008/09/04 00:55
anime/cosplay events organizer
I could see Mirai Inc.'s engine being tested for GSC's site ^____^
(ID #289665) Posted on 2008/09/04 01:03
Tequila (Registered on 2008/08/26 22:16)
Interesting to see the boss sit at a 'traditional' desk hehe.
(ID #289681) Posted on 2008/09/04 01:27
Meimi132 in Leicester of Leicestershire of England of Europe of THE WORLD!! (Registered on 2007/12/04 05:05)
(University)Student
Hauuuuu MEGA WANT ALL!!! And Phweeeee I cant wait to find out what that Goodsmile site is all about!!! Kagami-chan!! I can't wait till she's released!!!
(ID #289682) Posted on 2008/09/04 01:27
Programmer, Web Developer / Web Designer
Wow, nice to see the world is starting too see that figures are not just girls toys. My parents always said "your brother started to collect a lot of girls dolls" LOL ^^. Love also to see that other japanese companies are taking the global market more serious now, not just game companies ^^
(ID #289684) Posted on 2008/09/04 01:30
Physical Therapist
Id atleast take the figures i sculpted myself with me home to display them.You should be proud of your babys^^.I actually thought that the goodsmile team would be bigger I wonder whats mirai is making on the ceiling in one of those pics.Im really looking forward for that broadcast.
(ID #289687) Posted on 2008/09/04 01:40
Love this post, I always love Good Smile Company xD Nice to see a tour of their office, thanks Danny! ^^
(ID #289697) Posted on 2008/09/04 01:46
Game Development Student.
me want to be surounded by kawaii onee-chans at home/work/school !
(ID #289708) Posted on 2008/09/04 01:55
Computer Engineering Student, C++/Java Programmer
Urayamashii! It sounds like lots of fun to be able to waltz into Good Smile all the time and gloat over unannounced figures.
(ID #289728) Posted on 2008/09/04 02:18
Let my guess Danny, maybe Good Smile Company will relauch her site with support in english and in your Mirai GAIA platform???
(ID #289739) Posted on 2008/09/04 02:28
Director/代表取締役
^^;
(ID #289991) Posted on 2008/09/04 08:04
part time illustrationist, doll clothing seamstress
Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!! So exciting (at the last image!) Looking forward to read about Goodsmile's boss's story! So cute that he pulled you into the middle for the group picture ^O^ Actually I think I'd enjoy having my favorite toys around me at work or at home :P but it'd clutter up my surroundings (which is happening now ^^;) I give my hubs the excuse that having things on my desk prevents our dumdum cat from taking over my desk :P (fat cat has currently taken over hubs desk as he out working)
(ID #289744) Posted on 2008/09/04 02:35
full time student, 60% of the time.
I dunno about you Danny but I'd find it extremely hard to keep all the figures that you've seen a secret, I suppose an NDA would help :P
(ID #289753) Posted on 2008/09/04 02:41
WebDesign, Coding, Administration
Gogo GSC, show of the design. :D Ye, agree with Chun, cute you were pulled into it too, Danny is secretly assimilated into GSC i think. :P
(ID #289757) Posted on 2008/09/04 02:46
So many figures *starts drooling over the keyboard* As usual, Danny keeps tempting us with more and more figures overtime.
(ID #289758) Posted on 2008/09/04 02:47
Nice coverage as usual, Danny. Hmm I saw GSC logo on your macbook pro and the layout seems similar to what you have on Dannychoo.com. I am guessing a new GSC website using your Mirai Gaia platform. An english version of GSC website which leads to the hiring of 3 translators last month. It would be great if GSC has online store with international shipping ^^
(ID #289764) Posted on 2008/09/04 02:59
Really inspiring article. ^_^ Will be looking forward for the next coverage :)
(ID #289767) Posted on 2008/09/04 03:01
resident caffeine junkie
I see figma miku.. wantses
(ID #289806) Posted on 2008/09/04 03:46
Otaku
There is a 1/8 Miku in their box too!! I want my now^^
(ID #289851) Posted on 2008/09/04 04:46
Great coverage. So much interesting stuff. And surprises for the future:)
(ID #289815) Posted on 2008/09/04 03:55
Student
So that's what the translator jobs were for . . . :3333 Good Smile Company has such a nice office! It would be nice to visit there one day.
(ID #289824) Posted on 2008/09/04 04:05
What does it take to work here?!?! I'll do anything O_O
(ID #289829) Posted on 2008/09/04 04:10
Director/代表取締役
More opportunities to work with figure makers in the future - stay tuned.
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