Good Smile Company – 1/8 Canaan PVC

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Good Smile Company - 1/8 Canaan PVC

  • Character: Canaan
  • Series: Canaan
  • Scale: 1/8
  • Height: 200 mm
  • Material: PVC
  • Company: Good Smile Company
  • Price: 8,800 yen
  • Date: Jan. 2010
  • Link 1: Official Site
  • Link 2: Hobby Search

Good Smile Company recently announced this figure featuring the character Canaan from the series of the same name.  The dynamic pose is something I’d expect to see more from Alter, but I expect that GSC will execute this rather well.  I normally find the use of pegs (see Canaan’s left leg) to support mid-air poses a big turn-off, but the lone peg I see here is minimal enough that I probably wouldn’t be bothered by it.  The detailed base helps to distract from the peg supporting Canaan, so I’m really hoping GSC doesn’t go with a plain base for the final product.

Konami – 1/8 Celica Mizushiro PVC

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Konami - 1/8 Celica Mizushiro PVC

  • Character: Celica Mizushiro
  • Series: Beatmania IIDX
  • Scale: 1/8
  • Height: 18 cm
  • Material: PVC
  • Company: Konami
  • Price: 5,985 yen
  • Date: Aug. 2009
  • Link 1: Official Site
  • Link 2: Tokyo Hunter

I’m interested in this particular figure mostly because the goth-punk catgirl character design manages to push all the right buttons.  The Konami factor is an unknown element to me, but the preview shots look spot-on.  The real downer here is that Celica is a Konami Style online store exclusive, which makes getting her annoyingly difficult (and thus costly) outside of Japan.

Alter – 1/8 Yagyu Jubei PVC

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  • Character: Yagyu Jubei
  • Series: Hyakka Ryoran
  • Scale: 1/8
  • Height: 220 mm
  • Material: PVC
  • Company: Alter
  • Price: 7,800 yen
  • Date: Aug. 2009
  • Link 1: Official Site
  • Link 2: Hobby Search

Here’s an amazing looking figure from Alter for a character and series that I know absolutely nothing about.  Not too much to say other than it’s Alter, so I expect the final product will look pretty close to the preview seen here.  This is another advertised 1/8 that’s fairly large at 220mm.  I’m liking the trend toward larger figures that we’re seeing of late.

Good Smile Company – 1/8 Black Rock Shooter PVC

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1/8 Black Rock Shooter PVC (promo image)

  • Character: Black Rock Shooter (Hatsune Miku)
  • Series: Vocaloid
  • Scale: 1/8
  • Height: 290 mm (including base)
  • Material: PVC
  • Company: Good Smile Company
  • Price: 9,800 yen
  • Date: Aug. 2009
  • Link 1: Official Site
  • Link 2: Hobby Search

This upcoming Black Rock Shooter figure from GSC looks awesome.  Despite officially being a 1/8 scale figure, it’s rather large at ~290mm, which is a good thing in my book.  Normally, this would be an instant get for me, but my 2009 budget is already shot.  I’m hoping to pick it up some time early in 2010, instead.