Candy Boy GiveawaySorry to have kept you waiting! I have good news, bad news and then good news.
First up is the good news. There were multiple correct answers who all guessed 2,950 yen. Looks like many folks have been paying attention to the previous Week in Tokyo a...
KeionDue out in January is this 1/8 scale figure of Akiyama Mio. Is being released by Movic but produced by Kotobukiya. See more pics at GA Graphic.
Kinda prefer this one to the Alter version. Which do you prefer?
Doll ApparelKarin kept asking me when I would get photos of her new look up. I told her it would be after I finish putting together the presentation for the Anime Asia Conference, preparations for the next CGM Night at Cospa HQ, and after launching the mobile ve...
Tokyo Figure Show in SingaporeAsk and you shall receive - the Tokyo Figure Show in Singapore - in collaboration once again with Good Smile Company exclusive to AFA09.
AmiAmi GiveawayComrades from AmiAmi and Good Smile Company came over for dindins the other day. Had a nice evening talking about the anime and figure industry - there is so much more than meets the eye ^^;
Anime ShopThe samples don't stop arriving! The spare room is now half full of so much goodies that I could literally start up a shop ^^;
Seriously though, I'm not allowed to sell any of it which is why I offload some to media and other folks who we work with...
Kousaka TamakiUp for pre-order now is this most most gorgeous figure of Tamaki ever ever ever. Going to steal a poster from the GSC offices before I leave here today ^^;
Is 1/6 scale and will be released next April - retails for 8,800 yen.
See more pics at GSC....
Doll Show 26Doll Show 26 took place yesterday in Hamamatsu-cho at the Tokyo Trade Center. Unlike last time, this time round we was treated to 4 floors including the tea space on the 2nd floor where many sons n daughters got to meet new friends - as well as paren...
Dollfie SasaraLooks like poor Sasara Kusugawa cant stand up due to the weight of her oppai.
The oppai parts is called "Oppai Kakumei" or "Oppai Revolution" and costs 12,000 yen.
If you really want the parts then I think you need to get them at a show or from Yah...
Tokyo Trooper FigureWas pleasantly surprised to meet so many dealers at the Doll Show who read dannychoo.com.
Was even more pleasantly surprised to see that somebody made a figure of me too ^o^
Sanya V. LitvyakSanya at yesterdays Doll Show. Currently sorting through a ton of photos but thought I'd get this out first. The next couple of days are going to be doll intensive ^^;
Mirai ItachariIncredible Itachari made by Kodomut as a B'day prezzie for me ^o^. We will display this with the Mirai Figma at the AFA 09 later this month.
I've been given my own booth which you will see at the entrance to the AFA and have asked Good Smile Compan...
Anime ShopsTook these photos a few days ago and since then another huge batch of samples arrived - looks like sample levels are increasing as the business grows ^^;
KotobukiyaFolks who follow my Twitter will already know that I will be signing copies of Otacool at the Kotobukiya store in Akihabara tomorrow at 1PM. There will also be some sort of photo session with media folks. Amano Ai will be with me too ^^
Gurren LagannQuick photo review of the Alter Yoko Littner figure that came out a little while back.
First saw the prototype of this figure over a year ago at Chara Hobby - looked great in primer alone and looks even better painted.
Anime T-ShirtsWhen Cospa and I first met last month, we identified many synergies and areas that we could work together on. 3 projects are planned for this year. One of them will be Tokyo CGM Night which will be held at the Cospa offices in December. One of the pr...
Dollfie Days - Karin in LoungeWhile the other girls are busy guarding the house, Karin-chan is still a bit shy - even though she is a tsundere.
Here we see Karin relaxing in the lounge with our new pet - a boar from Hokkaido which sleeps all day long.
Dollfie AccessoriesMany folks think that my daughters just sit around and don't do much - not true! Each of them do stuff around the office and I give em pocket money to buy what they want.
Lately, I've given the task of 'body guard' to Nanoha, Saber and Aoi which mea...
Nanoha Nendoroid PlusMikatan has posted a couple of pics of this most cutesome Nanoha Nendoroid Plus - next to her is the Nendoroid Puchi Miku.
The Nanoha Nendoroid Plus is being sold with the ticket to see the movie - but you need to reserve now and can do so at the Ci...
Samurai ShodownAnother production sample appeared on the desk from lord knows where. There must be a mini Stargate hidden around the desk somewhere ^^;
Yuko GotoI thought this was pretty cool but completely forgot about it but. Yuko Goto is the seiyuu who does a load of characters including Asahina Mikuru and she has been looking at your Otacool rooms!
Have a look at the Nico Nico video below - if you skip...
Aki TakanoriAki Takanori - the boss of Good Smile Company at the offices earlier on today together with Chris Gaunt and Ken Lee. Apart from the Good Smile website (soon to be on the new version of Mirai Gaia) and the Mirai Figma, we are working with GSC on somet...
Reimu HakureiPre-order details together with more pics up at the GSC site.
Due out in January 2010 and will retail for 2,800 yen. The pose in the first photo is gorgeous.
Lynette BishopWasn't too keen on the Kotobukiya Sanya mainly because of the pose but I do like this one of Lynette - one of my fave Strike Witches. Shes so bubbly and Mmmmmm!
KarinFinalized the look of my 5th daughter with blue eyes and light pink hair. Was going to call her Haruka but decided on "Karin" - kinda like the sound of it ^^;
Karin-chan's hair is kinds messy here - need to get some of that hair oils for Dollfies.
Google Chrome JapanIts been a year since Google's Chrome browser launched in Japan and I was invited along to the birthday party in Aoyama yesterday to celebrate with a load of industry folks including Good Smile Company, Sega and TBS (K-ON).
Figure PhotographyIf we had a creative figure photography contest then this would probably win - posted at figure.fm by Dcal. Probably needs a Guro warning.
Figure CasesWorried about your figma's getting dusty or being crawled over by cuddly juicy cockroaches in the night?
Well worry no more because the Clear Case Units should be up for pre-order at your fave online store.
OTACOOL 2Got more pages to show you from the book that dannychoo.com readers created - OTACOOL - a few more readers to put out of their toenail biting suspense of whether they made it to the book or not ^^;
