1/8 Sarugaki Hiyori and Nell by AlphaOmega

Aaaaaaah! What’s with all these figure releases for 2010?! I was browsing Hobby Search just now and look what they’ve put up for reservation:

This time we have a double release from AlphaOmega; Sarugaki Hiyori, measuring at a 1/8 scale (21cm), is slated for February 2010 release at 6,300 yen. Next we have Nell, measuring at a 1/8 scale (23cm), will also be coming out in February 2010 for 6,600 yen.

My thoughts on these two figures: Hiyori looks a bit odd to me–I think it’s her face that seems a bit off. Nell, on the other hand, looks fantastic! Might be grabbing these two at a later date after they’re released.

And speaking of figures, HLJ is about to ship my Viral (about time), so I’m excited about that! ( * w*)

MegaHouse’s 1/8 Hitsugaya Toushiro Available For Pre-order

Hitsugaya Toushiro from Bleach by MegaHouse will be available this coming December 2009 for 6,600yen. He measures 18.5cm tall. Currently only Hobby Search has pre-orders up.

Omg, so many figure pre-orders are going up! ( >_<;;) I was fooled thinking he would have an innocent expression. Looking at the figure closely now that some official images have been released, his face seems a bit iffy to me. His serious/mad expression suits him more, don’t get me wrong, but there’s just something about his face… Anyway, now that I’ve gotten a closer look I’m not sure I’ll be grabbing this one. But who knows, I might change my mind, orzzzz.

ETA: Nevermind, I think his face/expression is already growing on me now that I’ve spent the last couple of minutes staring at him, lolol.

MegaHouse’s New G.E.M. figure Hitsugaya Toushiro

Previously mentioned in my Chara Hobby 2009 post, MegaHouse will be releasing a new figure as part of their G.E.M. line, Hitsugaya Toushiro from Bleach.  Moeyo has updated with a bit more coverage from the event and has posted a flyer that depicts MegaHouse’s Hitsugaya in full color and wow, he looks stunning!

The figure is scheduled to be released this December 2009 retailing at 6,930yen inclusive of tax. He’ll be measuring 18.5cm tall.

I hope some official images will come out soon so I can get a closer look at it. Aaaaaah! I’m very tempted to pre-order him whenever pre-orders go up…

Chara Hobby 2009

The Chara Hobby 2009 event opened its doors Saturday in Japan and has already come to an end. The event took place in Makuhari Messe and ran throughout the weekend, August 29-30. I’ve been stalking my usual sources for the event since the event started and quite honestly nothing really caught my interest this time around. Yeah, there were a few eye catching figures and very gorgeous ones but not something to make me jizz my pantsu over and make it on my GET list–well maybe a figure or two but that’s it, orz. I also wanted to wait for the second day of the event to post about it in one go in case some new stuff popped up. Very image heavy after the jump.

Sources and more coverage at:
– ABnormal END: 1 | 2
– Akiba Hobby: 1 | 2
– Amiami: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
– Hobby Stock: 1 | 2
– Moeyo: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12
– Kansaitei
– Dengeki Online: 1 | 2
– Pam’s Flickr Stream: 1

Additional sources:
– wcloudx (kumo)

Bleach 349 & Naruto 439 quick manga rant lol

THIS NARUTO/BLEACH CHAPTER.  HYPERVENTILATING BRB.