Pre-order guides and information for bishoujo figures and hobby goods
Chainsaw Man’s Makima is scheduled to appear as a beer-drinking, lollipop-sucking figma in August 2024. She comes with two additional faces and a persuading crossed-legged bottom half. While somewhat plain and expensive, Makima is wearing a sensible pair of shoes instead of an insufferable pair sneakers that you want to throw at her.
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Also taking inspiration from Japan’s Taishou period, comes Iris Collect Kano/Taishou Sakura Otome Café (Ponytail Hair ver.)! On this occasion, Kano has her light brown hair in a ponytail. As with her “Hair Half Up” variant, her bright red kimono suits her hair and is the center of her display options. The floral print on her red kimono, dark grey hakama, and brown boots is an especially pleasing combination.
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Inspired by Japan’s Taishou period from AZONE’s Iris Collect series of fashion dolls comes “Kano/Taishou Sakura Otome Café (Half Hair Up ver.)” Kano has a variety of display options revolving around her black floral kimono, which suits her flowing reddish brown hair.
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Max Factory’s awesome figma Gold Ship from Umamusume: Pretty Derby is currently available for pre-order with a June release. With four expression parts and twelve hands, they really put a lot of effort into her design. Not only in her design, but color too, her regal red and ash gray paintwork is crisp. And for a bonus, orders from Good Smile Company and the CyStore come with an exclusive textured turf base.
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With her strawberry theme and spiraling twintails, Hatsune Miku’s 15th anniversary design by Morikura En is elaborate and whimsical in a good way. Her coloring is of course impeccable to the smallest of details. The sheen of her ribbons are distinct from the red in her outfit and they actually resemble satin with their sheen. Miku’s also filled with so many little touches, like the musical notes at the base of her dress.
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Clad in black and gold with an Egyptian motif, comes Max Factory’s figma version of HEMET NETHEL from neco’s FALSLANDER. Orders from GOODSMILE ONLINE SHOP come with an exclusive face with closed eyes. But product photos and more are this way.
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Pre-orders are now open for the world’s most perverted, shipless pirate in figma-form! Max Factory has shown great care in designing their figma Houshou Marine. Her expression parts, of which she has four, capture her personality like a dream. Marine’s coat and hat come off, giving her a completely different flavor.
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Racing Miku is back for the 2022 racing season and she’s now based on neco’s artwork! figma Racing Miku 2022 ver. is definitely similar in style to some of neco’s other girls. Her outfit and flag pole that somewhat converts into a lance clearly harken back to the “A-Z:” and “FALSLANDER” series.
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Pre-orders are open for Max Factory’s figma version of Shirogane Noel! They did a great job coloring her armor. But her expressions are even better and capture her personality incredibly well. Danchou releases in April 2023 for ¥9,800 including tax.
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Kotobukiya is re-releasing their Megami Device Asra Ninja Aoi plastic model in October. This scowling tsundere Ninja with her blonde twintails wears a white under-suit. With or without her cerulean blue armor, it leaves you with a strong sense of the ocean.
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The Grand Voyage figma version of 2022’s Snow Miku is now available for pre-order! As “Nendoroid Snow Miku Grand Voyage Ver.” Snow Miku’s based on the design by Detsu. Her twintails have a cloudy feeling in them, perhaps alluding to their owner’s whimsical and eccentric nature.
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“I like the way you move.”
Figures with bendy arms and legs are next up on our list of 2021’s best figures. Spoiler, every entry on the list uses the other meaning of the word “action” in “action figure.” But toys they are not.
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