Posted by ELTboy on September 6, 2009
I went over to Kinokuniya yesterday after placing some pre-orders at my local figures store to see if there was anything interesting to pick up. Most of the time, I will end up empty handed since I could never get the magazines I want. This time, I was lucky as I bought two magazines which I had been searching for a while and a little spicy wolf decided to come home with me. ^^

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Posted in Figures, Merchandise | Tagged: dengeki bunko magazine, holo, megami magazine, spice and wolf | 18 Comments »
Posted by ELTboy on March 17, 2009
Phat Company’s latest Nendoroid Playset is up for pre-order today! This is their 2nd Nendoroid Playset after the School Life playset and this time, the diorama setting is a Japanese Lifestyle room set. The Playset is divided and sold as 2 separate sets, the Japanese Dining room and Guest room. My Nendoroids now has a place to call home to!

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Posted in Figures, Merchandise | Tagged: nendoroid, good smile company, prism ark, priecia, phat, nendoroid playset | 5 Comments »
Posted by ELTboy on February 9, 2009
Good Smile Company today revealed the [ Gold ] and [ Silver ] prizes for the winners of their WonHobby 9 photography contest. And the prizes are totally awesome! The Silver prize for both the Figma and Nendoroid sections is a special Miku Hatsune Ita-Camera. And the Gold Prize? A Miku Hatsune Ita-Netbook. Beat that!

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Posted in Merchandise | Tagged: good smile company, iiyama netbook, miku hatsune, wonhobby 9 | 3 Comments »
Posted by ELTboy on February 6, 2009
Otaku fandom strikes again! This time round, we have a Macross Cafe special. In conjunction with the upcoming SDF-1 Macross Launching Ceremony event in Akihabara UDX on 22nd February 2009, organizers are collaborating with Cure Maid Cafe for a limited period Macross themed Cafe @ Cure Maid Cafe!

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Posted by ELTboy on January 29, 2009
After their Code Geass and upcoming Macross Frontier prize set, Banpresto’s Ichiban Kuji Club is set to enthrall fans yet again with the new Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann Prize set. The rarity of the prize set is such that one can only win them via a lucky draw. This prize set also seems to tie-in with the upcoming Gurren Lagann ~ Ragan Chapter movie.
Here we have a first look at what the Gurren Lagann Prize set comprise of.

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Posted in Figures, Merchandise | Tagged: banpresto, kuji club, Tengen Toppa Gurren Laggan | 4 Comments »
Posted by ELTboy on January 18, 2009
This is as cool a merchandise as it gets – a Fate/Stay Night iPod Classic digital player! I have seen this Fate/Stay Night ipod mentioned somewhere previously although I can’t quite remember where. Anyway, Hobby Channel reports that the player will be released for sale on 28th January 2009 as well as more in-depth information regarding the player.

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Posted by ELTboy on January 16, 2009
Hobby Stock brings to us a walk-through on the making of a mini Klan Klang Itasha. I do not have much knowledge about these and is quite amazed at the amount of work required to do up a mini Itasha. I always thought they come ready out of the box! There’s also a look at the soon-to-be released Sheryl Nome and Ranka Lee Itasha, as well as upcoming ones from The Idolmaster.
This is the box art of the Klan Klang mini Itasha that has just been released.

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