グッドスマイルカンパニー 倉庫

六本木の地下150メートルぐらいの位置にはGood Smile Companyの要塞兼倉庫がある。そんな倉庫にみかたんに案内され見学させて頂きました。

まずはマックス経営のIndo Teiでランチを。

倉庫に到着。フィグマのルルがいっぱい。くわしい解説は英語で書いています。
最近英語圏のユーザーがたくさん増え、時間の関係で英語を優先に書く事にした。先月のUUは290万ユニークユーザーで殆どは海外ユーザー。
英語の出来る方は英語バージョンを読んで、英語の勉強になれるのではと言い訳。。。本当にごめんなさい。
このサイトは元JALのエンジニア、アマゾンのウェブサイトマネージャー、マイクロソフトのプロダクトマネージャーそして現在MIRAI株式会社の社長ダニー・チューが書いているブログです。詳しくは彼のプロフィールでどうぞ。
いつも読んで頂いている方はこの挨拶を永遠に閉じよう^^;
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NEET (no, student, AND employed min. wage)
http://otterhangar.blogspot.com/
Umm, does Gunpla count as figures, b/c if that is the case, then no, I collected gunpla before I read your sight. Regardless, may start obtaining some figures.... Some....
NEET (no, student, AND employed min. wage)
http://otterhangar.blogspot.com/
you mean legend?
Design Consultant
I still dont have any figures. I still am waiting for Mirai. DANNY! lol.
Email & Network Support/Administration
http://badger11.animeblogger.net/
While I'd like to start collecting I really don't have the space right now, even for storage. And I'd really have to come up with a good excuse as to why, other than "Me likey".
CEO MIrai Inc
http://www.dannychoo.com/profile/eng/
Say its for research or marketing purposes.
Email & Network Support/Administration
http://badger11.animeblogger.net/
Ha, excellent!
http://blog.limkopi.org
holy sh*t!
my main influences from my purchase are from my friends and dc
boxes boxes and more boxes! *envy mode on*
Accountant by day, Gunpla-crazed otaku by night
http://picasaweb.google.com/acmy2008
My love for figures started with Danny's review of the Max Factory Kureha last year. Although I failed to acquire one for myself despite searching thoroughly for months, I just recently found and bought one at a rather hefty premium price. No regrets! I've got 1 and a half cabinets full of figures and Gunpla now ;)
http://animaticfigmation.com/
I gotta be honest I always wanted to collect figures but the prices were too high for something that doesn't do anything but sit there. Once I found out about figmas here on your site I finally started collecting. Statues just don't please me as much I like figures that are pose able. I'd love to see what's in the rubbish bin. Promotional materials probably don't get out to the US huh? Is there any way you could maybe get a hold of some promo materials and give them to members of your site?
http://animaticfigmation.com/
I lurked on this site until I received my first figure in the mail cuz I felt out of place :X
medicine student & otaku
i was a figure collector way before reading Danny's but thanx to his blog i'm always on top about everything that has to do with figures & news about Japan & yes i also want a glass shelf full of my figures!!
-1
http://necrophadian.blogspot.com/
Been buying figures before I stumbled/crashlanded here but I'll admit I wouldn't have bought my Needa if I didn't see it here first, your figure photos are what inspire me.
Vampire
http://feeout.blogspot.com/
OMG SAME!!
The pictures are SO nice ~
Spiral Warrior
http://www.perfectdesignsense.com/martinwandering
Can't begin to imagine what it must've been like to stroll through there. I'd probably fall to my knees and cry at the sight of a mountain of Nida. @___@
Thanks, as always, for showing us around behind the scenes. Any chance you might be able to get us a look at Kaiyodo's Revoltech headquarters?
As for the poll question, Danny is indeed responsible for my (so-far) small figure collection. My girlfriend is putting up with it so far, so I'm not going to push it by getting too many, but some essentials – Nida, Yoko (when somebody makes the right one), and of course, when she comes along, Mirai ^___^ – she seems willing to tolerate. (Lucky for me.)
Desktop Support in the Medical Field
http://thedisjointedzone.com
I wasn't a huge collector due to money reasons but that has all changed. I started before reading DC where I was reading other ppl's rant's and hobbies. That's pretty much what triggered my hunger as a figure collector. Now, after being in the figure scene for a while I'm getting into other misc. items as well. ^^
Professionally Unemployed
Was always interested in them but couldnt justify the price for an inanimate piece of resin/plastic/metal. Oh, how blind was I??? After converting to Dannyism the path is clear, it's so obvious now. It's all your fault Dan! =p Hmm actually i wanted to bring this up for a while, since you are rather famous in these circles, i'm sure you have some power to push around. I know you advertise for many stores that sell everything otaku, is there a way that we could become like elite dannychoo members on the site and earn points that can work towards a discount off your sponsors or those you advertise for? Or like have special promotional items for dannychoo memebrs, anyways you get my point.
Not sure exactly how it would work but that would be really cool.
Full-time Mangaka and Samurai o.o;
Max Makoto Sawatari = want
Full-time Mangaka and Samurai o.o;
Also want that last gundam o.o;
I got the captions messed up! >.<
http://frishkram.blogspot.com
I was already started buying gunpla before came to this site. but Danny's post on how he painted his PG Strike was helpful and very informative. Those are nice gundams. Big warehouse too.
I actually started collecting PVC's before I came to this site. My first PVC was the Bandai DX Lacus Voice I Doll. But I stopped collecting figures and model kits, and now spending all the money on the PSP nowadays, xD .
University Student.
http://www.hirito.blogspot.com/
LoL the first pic is hilarious! Danny running away with all the phat loot!
Initially, I had tried to control myself from buying figurines before, and I managed to control it for about 3 years (the urge!!). But with the release of Max Factory's Sawatari Makoto, I was totally overwhelmed and made my first ever pre-order last year for her. But I guess it's also due to reading and seeing all the beautiful figures on dannychoo.com that also led to me starting this hobby.
Btw, that gundam that you couldn't ID, that's Legend.
software manager
http://wawawawasuremono.com
now that's a display set up i'd like to have ^^;;
C. Engineering Student
http://otaku.baywords.com
I really like the figures and whatnot, but my wallet is incredibly stubborn on spending that much cash for something that would just sit in display. Curse that Finance class teaching proper money management and what's considered a need and a want!
If I were ever gonna have a figure, it'd most likely be one given to me. Seriously there have been quite a few times where I where gave in and got some...
http://phantomclf.blogspot.com
The unidentified gunpla should be Legend, the one Rey pilots.
Love the DRAGOONs. ^^
http://akari-nyan.deviantart.com/
I wanna raid GSC warehouse!
I've collected figures couple years before I read this site. Anyways Max Watanabe's Gunpla look so good!
student
http://zephi-san.deviantart.com/
I had a few figures before I started reading dannychoo.com. Got them at anime conventions only. After reading, I started to buy a few from online retailers. Now knowing it's cheaper and have a much larger selection to choose from.
If I entered that warehouse.. I would be dumbfounded, just staring at the mountains of boxes.
Your local Otaku Cashier.
It's like heaven in the form of figures. A palace full of gold just WAITING to be taken. Curse you Danny! I wish I could just be there for a second and intake the atmosphere.
How I wish I was,
inside Good Smile Companie's,
warehouse full of dreams
Working for the Man
http://www.myspace.com/jesusmadrid
Danny's review of Alter Saber made me go and get her. Got extremely tired of losing my glasses between my dresser and secretary-now I have Saber hold them for me =) Not a single Negative comment from any of my friends or guests at my place. They think its pretty cool, especially since she holds my cleaning cloth as well-looks like she just got done with the beach. At my workspace ive got Max Factory Haruhi on my desk reminding people to take a survey. I use to have Mirei too, but she was a little too risque. Its a fun little hobby, but can get expensive real quick. If Max Factory puts out a Haruhi long hair version in 1/8 or larger my wallet is gone. Off topic-does anyone know if San Diego Comic Con has figure sellers?
Uni Student
http://animecore.org/forum/
hahah now theres a place i would like to get lost in for couple of hours.... might need a translator with me though XD
Alchemist
Supermarket Sweeeeep! I always imagined that my strategy in that game show would be to clothesline the entire aisle of groceries into my cart...this wouldn't be possible with all those large boxes...
Director/Technical Director, Cameraman
http://www.sulkorp.net
!! is this a glimpse of more gunpla coverage?? heh
I don't really have the space for figures, and my parents would think im weird if they saw me with what theyd call "dolls", lol
Filmmaker
http://josewritingthelife.blogspot.com/
OMG.....
Art Student/Freelancer
http://jenarwen.deviant.art.com
Only if those boxes were see through. And if you want LOTS of help raiding the warehouse just spend me a return ticket?
WHAT figures in the garbage?! All I can say is I can help save the planet all they have to do is ship those figurines to me for free.
Student // Collector // Gaijin
http://zacbush.com
When I started collecting (here in Vancouver BC) I was in early high school and didn't know where to get stuff so when I came across something form a show I liked (no matter what it was really), I'd buy it. So I have alot of figures I'm not particularly attached to. Up until a year ago it was kind of like this. However, now, I'm kind of exclusively Max Factory/Good Smile as they make the best quality best priced figures that I can usually find a way to obtain.
Read more about my figures at my blog: http://blog.cleartranquil.com
As for those photos....and in light of what I mentioned above (about WHAT I am collecting right now). If I wasn't a Christian I'd give my soul to go to that warehouse...but...I'm a Christian, I'd only give a left nut to go there.
Pokemon master
http://thecococafe.wordpress.com/
Figures everywhere! I'd love to walk through that warehouse.
I started a little bit before coming to this site, but I've had an interest in figures ever since the first time I went to an anime collectibles store as a child. ^^
Student
its just a hobby reading the figure reviews, but i dont collect haha
???Confused???
Lol when I first saw that pic of you sneaking away with a tower of figma boxes I was like "So that's how he 'suddenly' acquires figures!" j/k...you also remind me of snake from MGS in that other pic with you holding the box...man id like to be in those kinds of places one of these days...
CEO MIrai Inc
http://www.dannychoo.com/profile/eng/
I still need to buy MGS4 orz
Photography Student
http://hugodeathy.deviantart.com/
Good thing no guards around he can complete his mission. Or else: Dannnyy? Dannyyyyyyyyyy??? Dannyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy???
Illustrator & Designer
http://www.knight-edge.com/
For a moment there I thought all the pics in this post were going to be all cardboard boxes, Danny! >.<
All those figures in the glass cabinets at Good Smile office is just too awesome. Wish my office looked like that and had a figure collection along an entire friggin' wall!
I've always collected figures before I came to this site but I never (and still don't) got any girlie figures. But this site is really tempting me every time and I want to get a good one as my first.
Thanks for the sneaky peaky at Good Smile's warehouse, Danny.
Student // Collector // Gaijin
http://zacbush.com
BTW was your gallery ordered to be taken down or something because I can't view the full-sized pics.
CEO MIrai Inc
http://www.dannychoo.com/profile/eng/
Sorry - fixed now.
Student // Collector // Gaijin
http://zacbush.com
^^ Thanks alot now I can observe those display cabinets.
I've also noticed...and saddened...to see that they have like multiples of the same RARE figs just sitting around there. I mean, gee, I'm jelous already if they had even ONE.
(Talking of course about Konata as Haruhi, and the Nendoroid Fate/Stay Lucky Stars).
Miss Otaku
you are soo lucky danny! I was interested in figures before I stumbled upon your site, but i think your site made me more interested ^_^ but I offically bought my first figures after i found your site lol.
IT Tech
http://www.t-ono.net
Hm... I think I atarted collecting after, but that was because I was a Disgaea fan and I ran across Max Factory's Etna at a convention.
Student Otaku (ITM Student) and ACG NA Staff
http://koiaichaku.com/
This is too nice!!!!!!
I would love to see the GSC warehouse.
Hey Danny...how many figures did you take?
So many figures, my head is spinning!!!
CEO MIrai Inc
http://www.dannychoo.com/profile/eng/
^^;;;;;;;
Student Otaku (ITM Student) and ACG NA Staff
http://koiaichaku.com/
I will take that as some...
I think...
Lazyass human
http://nipah.wordpress.com
Must be the usual truck load XD
university film student | ecchikid | the Archivist
http://www.vimeo.com/longhim
Count the sweatdrops. There's probably one for each of them. xP
Programmer
http://www.nowloading.co.uk
They would have to pry me from those shelves with a forklift!
You should have (in very formal Japanese) said "To thank you for the gracious tour, I would like to offer a small gesture of thanks and take out all that rubbish" ^_^
study
when i was lito i destroy the gundam and some figure -.-
Eternal Dreamer
What a great post! I remember the feeling you get inside the Indiana Jones warehouse, it's great! This is information from behind-the-scenes that I love to digest!
Flash/ Actionscript Developer
http://pimpinkris.com
it was my search for info on gunpla which led me to your sight.
Secretary
http://figured.wordpress.com/
I was interested before, and I found your site through links in other figure blogs' blogrolls etc.
Its totally your fault i'm into figures Danny!
student
http://www.gunpla-inochi.com
Max Watanabe must be a huge Gundam SEED/Destiny fan o_o. He really knows how to build his models though.
Danny, reading your blog has made me interested in figure and you've made me bought a few as well such as the nendoroid petit stuff but I don't think I'll ever collect the same amount of figures as I do with my Gunplas ^_^;
http://iron2000.blogspot.com
Actually I first came to know about Max Watanabe through Gunpla, from browsing those hobby magazines.
He seems to be famous for his spray painting technique.
http://quentinlau.blogspot.com
I used to collect 1/144 military miniatures and they are still the majority in my room. I'm back to gunpla again, but I do have a very small number of figures.
I am *still* looking for a Max Factory Shana. Anyone know where I can find one in a good price? Help greatly appreciated~ ._.
Admin
I suppose you are referring to this Max Factory Shana-tan? (http://maxfactory.cms.drecom.jp/newproducts0711_01.html)
If so, I see a mint-in-box Shana-tan being put up in Yahoo Auction Japan for 4,750 yen (http://page7.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/g67505629). Unfortunately, the auction is set to close in less than 2 hours.
http://quentinlau.blogspot.com
Ah I see it thanks. It actually ends on 5th July, but the seller apparently won't ship internationally. I guess I have to negotiate with him/her about this.
Full-time student へへ
http://www.kenleewrites.com
yeap! good thing i saw raiders of the lost ark on tv recently. if not, i won't have remembered. his gundams look impressive. the last one looks like a mix of many? mainly legend i guess. did you walk away today with a few boxes?
Online Shop
http://wildarms.egloos.com
Time to form a raiding party and raid that warehouse!!! Gosh, want those boxes -_-
Looks like heaven in boxes
Head Lackey and Scape Goat
I only had 2 or 3 figures good figures before I stumbled upon Danny's site and heisei democracy. I can honestly say that, thanks to the two of them, I've spent a L O T of money.
But while both Danny and Shingo have helped make it easier for my paycheck to fly out of my wallet like doves in a John Woo film, they've definitely helped me make better choices and avoid the 'buyers remorse' I experienced numerous times when a figure arrived.
Student
You have gotten me interested in figures. Definitely will buy some in the future. That Tachikoma seems really nice for example:)
Student Engineer
http://www.tgwnetohh.blogspot.com/
Danny, the tip of the tongue one is the Force Impulse Gundam- I have a 1/100 right now sitting in my garage that needs some TLC. THOSE ARE GUNPLA MODELS! FANTASTIC! I love them (and want to make 'em like that, but they are very hard to find in my area). You're mean, lol showing all of these boxes and pallets- I just got off of work a few hours ago =p. Hehe tis' alright. Figures can be costly, so they are a ever-growing merchandise.
Student Engineer
http://www.tgwnetohh.blogspot.com/
Scratcht hat- Legend Gundam x_x.
Student Engineer
http://www.tgwnetohh.blogspot.com/
That's also pretty cool that you were able to handle some of the moulds. Those moulds should be top secret schtuff- From what I gather from my figure Ignis most good quality figues today are made from a good high quality polymer (technical jargon- let's go with pvc and vinyl ^^). For the intricacy of the figures and high quality I cannot find evidence of injection moulding, and that is confirmed by the type of mould you have there. Because of the high quality materials and manufacturing processes the costs are a bit higher. Worth the money though in most cases. Then why am I not buying? tight wallet atm x_x.
Pre-U Student
http://wakuwakusuru.zeroclipse.net
Started collecting figures after getting to know this site. I currently only have a minuscule figure count of 9.
Do they keep all the old or previous released figures there too? As in those that are already discontinued and no longer in production.
Undergraduate
aww... Danny, you should have a photo of yourself hiding in a box like how Snake does in Metal Gear Solid
Raven, AMV & MAD maker, Otaku
http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=last0raven
dont forget the camoflauge suit as well <.<
OMG danny those are a lot of boxes full of figures u'd better bring a truck to stow them away lols!!! danny is that u on the 18th pic?? or someone else? kinda creeps me out though.
started collecting figure about 3 months ago though i only have 2 figures and about 4 gunpla...still thinking whether to buy kureha(pres.version)...and the only figure i have on GSC is the hatsune miku nendroid still w8ing for my arrival on rin and lin later this year..
Dyslexic Social Studies student, struggling gundam modeler and gamer
Weee, nice pics! I would love to go there some day!!
If Gundam model kits count as figures, then yes. I started collecting Gunpla since I was 8.
My first figure is RAH DX Meer Campbell, which I have bought three weeks ago. Planning on getting the Nanoha StrikerS cast in figma form, as well as the Lucky Star gang.
I can say that, you Danny have awakened my urge to collect female figures...
And I agree with chibihien, you should have pulled off a Solid Snake or Raiden move while in the warehouse ^^
Student and full-time otaku
Soo nice, more great figure exclusive coverage; but don't let me into a place like that unless you tie my hands...must...steal...figures...
Free shopping spree is a great feeling you say? Does that mean you are an 'expert' on that, so to say? If I find out they let you grab what you could for free, seppuku must be done!
http://www.americajin.com/
That does kind of remind of the ending of Raiders of the Lost Ark :)
figs seller , photographer
http://exelica-meteor.com/
On some pics , you look like Snake from Metal Gear when he's hidding behind the walls and stuff ^^ and yes you should do as some say , hide in a box with a Snake look ;)
Nice warehouse , i hope you stole some box :p
ColdFusion Developer
http://www.moemoerabu.net
You should've worn a fedora hat when you went to the warehouse, ten you would've been like Indiana Jones, except raiding a figure warehouse.
Hikikomori in the making
http://supermariabros.deviantart.com/
So Danny, did you accidentally put a figure in your pocket? If I was there, I'd be really tempted to take...
Mechanical Engineering student
http://sabekujikaneda.multiply.com/
LOL In the first pic you look like you're going to steal the boxes and put them in one the cars behind you XD If I were in that warehouse, I might start rubbing the boxes and maybe even kiss them all! O_o
Wow, the boss of Max Factory sure must be skilled and creative to color his gunpla like that. They all look amazing!
I started collecting when I was in elementary. I started collecting Zoids back then. Right now I have some 30+ Zoids all displayed in one shelf (some of them are already broken). I tried collecting Gundams starting from those small scale ones but they looked so darn plain. Back then of course I didn't know you were suppose to pain them. I stopped and started collecting mini models of fighter aircraft (they're called 4D puzzle something, their container looked like gashapons shaped like a pilot's helmet). When I stumbled over this site around 6 months ago that's when I started collecting figures. Right now I have 5 figures from gashapons, 2 fake figures (yes, I have been a victim too) and one real figure I got from a convention that was held just this May, a Lucy Maria Misora from ToHeart 2 figure made by Good Smile company.
Student, ACG Fans
http://modvisc.blogspot.com
[I don't know if they still have them on TV but do you remember the shows where a person gets to raid a supermarket and stuff as much as they can in their cart?]
totally agree, hhaha.
hobo
http://www.freewebs.com/shan-fan
you mean supermarket sweep ? lol that came back surprisingly.
oh and about figures well i made my first figures :) 4 star wars figures from star wars episode 1 the phantom menace :) they were jar-jar binks, darth maul, obi wan "ben" kenobi and Padmé i was young and they broke :( right now i got no figures and not intended to buy any, except once when i had the urge to buy a shana in bikini on beach figure :) but i never got it.
byebye oh Danny your secret is out now, your SAFS are from there bin. :)
Graphic Artist
http://hobbysnacks.wordpress.com/
Oh wow, it reminded me of the archives where the artifacts were being stored in 'Indiana Jones' too. XD
Paradise. *A*
Summer school skipper
Looks awesome, but unfortunately I don't have any figures. I'm still in high school so I can't just take my mom's credit and order online like most people do. She wouldn't let me even if I'd tell her that it's perfectly safe to order from some places. I haven't seen any stores that sell anime figures around here either. Maybe someday, after I graduate and get my own credit, I'd start collecting 'em myself. ^^;
Admin
In my dreams, I'll be inside that warehouse, opening every box to see what goodies they have inside and going "woooo... wooooah!" Are those Max Factory Mai Shiranui (20364) and Ignis (20351/20353) boxes? Oh, wow, there must be bunches of other figures in there that I've always wanted! And that must be Max Factory Kasumi (20352) over there! And you mentioned exclusive figures? I can't bear the thought that special figures like the GSC WF 2007 Summer nendoroid Hetare Saber are in some forgotten corner of the warehouse.
I can't believe the molds for the figures are kept there as well. I've always wanted to see how the molds are like. Say, shouldn't the companies be keeping the molds in nuclear-bomb resistant bunkers, kept behind pressure plates, motion sensors and ninjas?
I've collected figures before I came to visit Dannychoo.com regularly. But the community and Dannychoo updates have caused me to take a closer look on some figures I would have otherwise missed (and causing me to go on figure buying sprees). I also appreciate the coverage on GSC visits, which is very educational. If the fine folks at GSC ever ask, let them know that while figure companies like Max Factory and Alter produce some very nice figures, I've come to see GSC as more than just a company that produces figures of excellent quality.
Keep up the great work, Danny!
hikikomori
Did not know figures existed until I randomly hit your site through Google Images; eventually re-found this infinite hoard of irresistible eyecandy.
Very informative article with regards to history of GSC and what they do.
As for collecting marketing data, my figures thus far are all GSC or GSC-affiliated, yet for old figures, I've had to obtain them from individuals, and not distributors, since I am new to collecting and am starting slowly. I assume that the older it is, the ever-more-difficult it would be to obtain, so I am playing catch-up. What scares me from pursuing collecting is that a figure is considered out of print on its first wave and subsequent runs are subject to popularity? Could I be playing catch-up forever because I am not made of money? This partly shapes my decision to be very selective until I can transition from playing catch-up to be placing pre-orders only. Seems less stressful to not be hunting things down.
Student
http://animestuff.wordpress.com/
I started buying figures after reading dannychoo almost two years ago and my first figure was Aya Natsume. Started building gunpla before knowing about dannychoo but then after seeing your gundams I decided to buy more and currently waiting for PG Strike.
Student
http://www.lsioblog.com
I found your site because I wanted to collect figure and not sure what was out there and where I could get them; somehow I ended up here via google(i think).The first figure review I read was the Kureha by Max Factory; and I was completely in love with that figure, and later I got myself one too.
http://flickr.com/people/byakuchan
Found your site googling around for figure reviews when I started collecting in 2006, have been a regular visitor since. I really wonder what's in the rubbish bin section of the warehouse ^^;;
銀河帝国五〇一軍团 TK/TD 8316 M.E.P.D. Police Sergeant
http://gordonator.com/
danny did u watch indiana jones and the kingdom of the crystal skull? the same warehouse (area 51) in Raiders of the Lost Ark was in the new movie as well. ^^:
nada
That's a Strike Freedom by the way ^^;.
His Akatsuki looks brilliant though, wish I had the cash to get a decent airbrush kit.
nada
Oh, and I started Gunpla in 2006, and became an active member a few months back, so before.
http://iron2000.blogspot.com
My sudden urge to buy figures started with the Chou Yuusha Haruhi Figma.
Somehow it got me.
Then I went on to a few more Figmas, getting the SOS girls and Saber.
But recently I managed to stop the urge and revert back to Gunplas.
However the diminishing storage space discourages me from continuing.
Editor
http://cavalock.blogspot.com/
been collecting for as long as i can remember. tons of Marvel n DC n Star Wars figures. Only started anime a few years ago. Esp of anime series that i used to watch as a kid. but i have to admit its u Danny who introduced me to 'cast-off' figures! ^;^
Danny, how huge is the warehouse? Is it completely underground? To hear that you got blindfolded when coming in makes it sound like you're being led to one of Lelouche's secret hideouts, lol.
中学生
http://thezhukeeper.blogspot.com
I'll feel good even working as a warehouse keeper ^^
Rogu!!
Say Danny, for the Saber Maid figure, I have that figure but the box has a different design. Uhh, is it just me or do they all come in different design? Mine looked legit not a bootleg but I'm just wondering ^^
free lance otaku, full time Protector of Peace.
any idea how they work in GSC? as in work flow from beginning of base sculpt till packaging? sounds more interesting..
Video Reviewer of Anime Figures, Mecha and Merch (youtube.com/user/Actar576295)
http://actar.wordpress.com
Personally, I started collecting 4 months before finding out about DannyChoo.com. But whenever I see Danny's 'SAFs' and 'Company Tour' posts, I feel the sudden urge to collect and buy more stuff in the vain hope of overtaking Danny. But I believe that that will never happen. :)
browsing the nets
http://otakuposts.blogspot.com/
lol. what an article! i became a figure after seeing a mikuru bunny version displayed by a fellow forum member in a tech forum i frequently visit. i found your site a year ago when i was searching for wallpapers and mirai wallpaper came up. After that i became a regular reader and only recently joined after i wanted to comment on some article you wrote. :)
おたくと大学生。
http://jp.youtube.com/user/acw2097
there are a few that i want, but if only they were not so expensive!
Student, Otaku, She-Geek(Sheek lol)
http://meimi132.wordpress.com/
AFTER!!! After I started regularly reading DC.com I became an avid figure collector, and thats when my bank balance became basically non-existant lol. It was never very big to begin with, cos I would spend it on manga or anime or other stuff*cough*pokemon/yugioh cards*cough* Least now I have some sort of planned destination for my hard earned cash instead of impulse buys heheh.
AND OMG DANNY-SAN YOU LUCKY SONOFA!!! I wish I coulda raided that warehouse Indie-style.... :sob:
Student, Otaku, She-Geek(Sheek lol)
http://meimi132.wordpress.com/
Well...... I did collect little mini figs/gashapon and such before DC.com. But I only started buying the majorly expensive ones untill after being influenced by Genshiken and finding DC.com....
Medical School Student
alright, that makes up my mind, i'll go raid their warehouse *runs*
or just being their trash man won't hurt....especially if i could take those "rubbish" :P
Student
Hey, what grade are the Gundams? That Destiny looks stunning. They all do. Cool!
Anime Store Owner, artist, Web master
http://www.chucksanimeshrine.com
wow..looking at all those figures is like heaven both as an otaku and as a store owner @_@
http://www.flickr.com/photos/43628186@N00/
I didnt have much interest in figures, but I did buy a few to see what they were like after reading your reviews. Can safely say I wont be collecting any, however I do like posable figures and I like gundam kits/mecha related characters. Max watanabe modeling talent makes even fitchenfoos work look plain in comparison, I like that shade of gold on that 1/100 akatsuki.
Dirty Gentleman
http://cantstanzya.wordpress.com/
Those recon photos are excellent. Navigation thru the warehouse should be easy even with night vision goggles on. Being 150 feet under I'll have to descend by cable & harness thru the airduct. I'll have to work something out as my sneaking stealth suit shrank in the wash. The abundance of packaging tape could prove to make figure extraction extremely difficult. Perhaps I've said too much. Curse you Goodsmile!
Service desk support
http://lookingglass.kokidokom.net
Was a gunpla collector long before I started reading dannychoo. I also dabbled along with painting resin kits before that as well, but I guess reading Dannys' page (and realising there was a lack of info on this particular subject) that made me think about starting up my own blog, which is still going on!
http://eeknoos.blogspot.com
i only have a figma and a nendo. have plans to get more figmas though =D
Merchant
Working hard? you get in some places hu... 0_0
Dropping computers, starting all over again at Journalism
http://xspblog.com
If moe was a material, Danny would throw it in the air inside that warehouse and it would go straight to... in fact, it wouldn't work, because it would go all directions.
My figure addiction (though I don't have many) began when I bought.... I think it was my first Dengeki Moeoh that came with a freebie figure.
Anyways, I couldn't get inside a warehouse like that. Or even near one. I guess I'd be arrested for attempt burglary only for standing inside a 10Km radius or something... :P
Parasite
I have tons of boxes too~ Sadly they're not all filled with figures... *is moving in 2 days*
I used to collect a bit when I was in college, but never got anything big since I didn't have much money... so eventually I gave it up. Recently I found your site and it reminded me "Hey! I liked this stuff! What happened?". So basically you got me back into collecting. Unfortunately I'll probably have to slow down on this again until I get a better job, which should be soon hopefully...
At least my old figures were not wasted; I gave them to my brother, so they contributed to his successful otaku contamination.
Systems Administrator
Supermarket Sweeps I loved that show.
lol'ed whenever someone tosed a ham in there cart that was 5 feet away.
Me has no cash flow but would like to have many figures.
Otaku
http://imperiomoe.wordpress.com
Figures R'US!!! wow!!
I Spy Rozen Maiden Traumend!!! (pic 7) I want Rozen Maiden Figures!!!
Student (for-ev-er)
I'm not very much into figures, and you would be able to tell if I ever uploaded pictures of my room. However, the video tours are really interesting! I can't wait for the next one!
Graphic Designer / Multi-class-worker-character
D=! amazing collection & storage pics, actually I have 5, yes FIVE! mini figures from suzumiya and FF advent children. My mouth if outta place after see the entire page haha. I'd started collect (?) figures before read the blog, (well, just starting at all) But the main factor is reach -someday- a great collection.
unlucky point!=> south america -.-Uu so => planning moving closer
university film student | ecchikid | the Archivist
http://www.vimeo.com/longhim
...Still haven't bought figures yet, but this site is wearing my resistance down day by day. So far I've been able to fight off the urge by telling myself to seperate my wants and needs, but...well...we'll see how long that lasts.
Kokoro Kotonoha's personal trainer
http://loli1983.wordpress.com
I became a collector before reading Dannychoo........and that's a hell of a lot of boxes with figures in them.
Administrator
Danny Snake, on his tactical espionage action mission at Good smile warehouse. Now if only you had a bandana, a mustard and went with a snake eye instead of your glasses.
As for the poll, I chose "Do not want" but it's more like I'm not interested, even though I some times find among the bunch of them one or two that looks beautiful.
part time illustrationist, doll clothing seamstress
http://puppy52art.com/
I dare say DC got me interested in nendoroids, does that count? lol
Student
http://anime.tedfox.com/
hahah same for me too, i didn't even know what nendoroids were until i saw them on dc.com
btw i don't see how you can get happy from seeing a stack of packaged figurines though,
ya certainly don't really get that kinda visual organsm from a bunch of warehouse boxes!
Ork Warlord
Its been several years since I buy my first figure(and I know which figure is today, a Rei one), and actually have a huge collection. Because I started visit this site, I buy some figure that other I never know, so in some way, you are guilty of my sick, Danny, jejeje...
Keep the good work, Danny!!
CG artist, Sunrise Emotion
http://halcyonrealms.com
All too tempting Danny, haha. I've only recently bought my first figure ever, from Hellboy animated.
Costume Talent, Stormtrooper, Student, Writer
http://akxd.wordpress.com/
"This is his Destiny".
LOLOLOL! Double meaning.
Polytechnic Junior, Bronze Lifesaving Trainee, Mech Designer In-training.
http://thehangerbay.wordpress.com/
I really want to know what they have in their trash bins; I'm sure it would be more interesting than staring at orange peels in a steel drum everyday XD Man, do I want a peek in that special warehouse.
Watanabe-san sure knows how do do gunpla the proper way :D
Motivational Speaker
I started collecting around the time I got out of high school. Fast forward to today and I have just over a dozen with a handful on reserve. I've had to slow down on the collecting though, the finance is kinda so-so on them (even though shes an anime/manga fan herself).....but I just can't seem to slow down ^^;;;
I started collecting them after! I only have one at the moment though.....i'm still waiting for the vocaloid ones to be released...=3=
working to pay for figures etc.
http://spacejunq.deviantart.com/
I started collecting figures about 1991 with overpriced - nay, horrendously overpriced - vinyl kits! I bought some ready painted figures in late '90s but they weren't any sort of quality then - those Sega things in the bubble packs were rough, more like made up vinyl kits. Most of my figure collection then consisted of stuff built from resin kits. It was only since about 2001 that I've been impressed enough with the quality of assembled figures to buy them, indeed I've stopped making those infuriating resin kits because of them...
Vampire
http://feeout.blogspot.com/
Never had any figures, but I was interested before finding DC ... Then DC's camera got the best of me but I saw the pictures it took~ :D
Now i got a mix of Gks and pvcs(mostly good smile) :D
http://ziroc.blogspot.com/
Used to collect Star Wars figures back when they first started making them again in '95 I think it was. Just started collecting anime figures in the last couple years, and only learned about this site because of Megatokyo's April Fools joke.
http://www.marvinryan.com
only you can make pictures of boxes look so good Danny. ^^
Graphic Design student | Receptionist | Otaku
http://sukidesho.blogspot.com/
Informative post, Danny! I enjoy seeing pictures of companies and understanding what what have to offer, besides the end product.
I've been interested in figures and Gunpla before joining your site but, I'd say that I'm more educated now, I guess that's the best way to explain my situation ^-^
Engineering research
http://kikenshisou.wordpress.com
Responding to your poll...
That's why DC.com is evil, it has the power to convert someone with marginal interest in figures into a first time collector. Speaking from experience. =P
.NET/Web Developer
http://scrumptious.animeblogger.net
I've always been interested in collecting figures way before I found this site but you just gave me the biggest push to start buying them. heheh! Didn't regret it though. It's a great hobby.
WIsh I could raid that warehouse.
Engineer
http://lovelyduckie.com/
I work so hard to get just one of those figures...I just can hardly comprehend having access to a whole Warehouse of them! That pile of Shuraki Rize figures especially made me greedy, Shuraki are expensive and I can only afford them if I sacrifice something big. But I want to have them all someday!
Daigakusei [Consular and Diplomatic Affairs]
http://dixinfernal.wordpress.com
woooah!!! figures galore~
thats some sweeeet gunpla right there^^
anime/cosplay events organizer
http://www.cosplay.ph
Get a box and sneak around the warehouse ala-"Sold Snake" XDDD
That place is heaven and made of so much WIN =3
Student of LIFE!
MAY I LIVE THERE?!?!?!
Student, Help Desk Worker
http://aaronsblog-godpir.blogspot.com/
Can you say... HEAVEN!
http://yuuwaku.wordpress.com
wish I had a vault like that just loaded with figures that I could swim around, like Scrooge McDuck from Duck Tales lol
Salaryman
say..danny you don't happen to know the "exact" address of the warehouse do you??
*polishing AK-47 & preparing C4*
Student
What do they do with all the boxed up stock that isn't sold? Like the Max Factory Kureha and Ignis that are no longer in stores?
student
i would collect figures but i have one problem... MONEY T^T
maybe i need to get a job instead of waiting for an allowance xP
Designer/Artist
It may sound a bit strange- but when I was a kid, I always imagined myself locked up in a big shop filled with Japanese Toys! Now that's changed- now I wanna be locked in those Figurines & Model Kit warehose...!!!
anime, programmer, gfx designer, illustrator ^^
http://denkikoiji.com
Like omg i would just love to have that many figures XD there are so many that i want to get but the problem is allot of them that i want are gone or hard to find...but that big warehouse omg i would love to get 1 figure out of every box !! ^^
car audio instaler
lucky lucky hay danny can you make stickers out of the round thangs on the first pic? would put it on my show/race car
Otaku Programmer/Gamer/Artist/Photographer
http://argylebolivar.wordpress.com
WoW i would love to live literally inside there XD hehe
Dance Trooper: DCX-001 O.D.E. (Order of the Dancing Empire)
http://dannychoo.com.my
I would love to pay a visit to GSC warehouse too, it's really heaven for figure collectors ^_^
student- university servant
hey at least if you get lost in the warehouse, you wont be bored LOL
the legend gundam looks sick
Engineering ways to take over the world.
O_O if I was there i would have been so tempted to grab all of the Gundams, its like when you find a money on the floor and you know you would love to pocket it but decide that you should give it back the guy who dropped it and is now walking away. ^^
Computer Systems Engineer
http://hevnboyz.blogspot.com
I did collect some but was not as obsessed before coming in to DC.
student
http://agito786.deviantart.com/
awesome.