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Music

Rolling Quartz Returns to America for the "My Turn" Tour

Rolling Quartz is at the forefront of Korean rock, which historically has not had a lot of international shows. As mentioned previously, Rolling Quartz is composed of members from two...

Brian Lee - 04-06-2026

Music

Jiluka USA Tour - "DeViLs"

Jiluka is a Japanese visual kei band that is quickly making inroads in America.

Brian Lee - 26-05-2026

Music

Dreamcatcher Company's ChRocktikal First US Tour "The Beginning"

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Brian Lee - 07-05-2026

Music

Baby V.O.X Reunites for Rare 2026 U.S. Concert at Pechanga Resort Casino in California

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Anime News

Anime News

One Piece Night Returns to Dodger Stadium July 2, 2026

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Theodore Mak - 27-05-2026

Anime News

Meet the Creators of Blue Lock & Witch Hat Atelier at Anime Expo's Kodansha House

Anime Expo and Kodansha, the publisher behind iconic works like Akira, Ghost in the Shell, and Attack on Titan, just announced that they will be partnering for this year's popular Kodansha...

Deborah Chiu - 30-04-2026

Anime News

aespa and RIIZE Perform Theme Songs for KILL BLUE Anime

Global K-pop groups aespa and RIIZE have been revealed as the opening and ending theme artists for the upcoming anime adaptation of KILL BLUE, based on the manga by Tadatoshi...

Theodore Mak - 05-03-2026

Anime News

New Ghost in the Shell Scheduled for July 2026; New Trailer and Music Team Revealed

In a surprise announcement coinciding with the opening of the "Ghost in the Shell" exhibition at NODE Tokyo, the brand-new Ghost in the Shell TV anime series has been announced...

Theodore Mak - 07-02-2026

Anime News

Patlabor Returns with New Theatrical Anime “Patlabor EZY,” Trailer Revealed

The Patlabor franchise is officially returning with a brand-new anime project titled Patlabor EZY, and a new trailer has been released ahead of its 2026 debut.

Theodore Mak - 20-01-2026

Gaming News

Gaming News

NIS America Starbites Gets a Release Date For May 21

The upcoming sci-fi RPG STARBITES is set to launch on May 21, 2026, across a wide array of platforms including Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC (Steam)...

Ken Dubois - 19-03-2026

Gaming News

Summer Game Fest 2026 Hits the Dolby Theatre This June

Summer Game Fest is set to take over Los Angeles from June 5–8, 2026, headlined by a massive two-hour live showcase at the iconic Dolby Theatre on Friday, June 5...

Ken Dubois - 23-02-2026

Gaming News

Resident Evil Requiem Gets New Trailer with Some New Reveals - PlayStation State of Play

Todays PlayStation State of play shared a deeper look at the horrors awaiting players in Resident Evil Requiem. Releasing on February 27, 2026, the title marks a bold step for...

Ken Dubois - 12-02-2026

Gaming News

NIS America and Happinet Announce Brigandine: Abyss

NIS America has partnered with Happinet to bring Brigandine: Abyss to Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and Steam. This new entry in the storied strategy RPG franchise...

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Yoko, Fate, Nanoha, Shamal, Saber, and Sheryl are just a few of the new figures displayed by Alter at the Mega Hobby Winter Expo 2009. This is part one of our compilation coverage. As usual, we do not own any of the images, and they belong to their respective reporters/websites.

Stay tuned for the rest, for now click read more!

Sources: akibahobby, moeyo, hobbystock

 

A surprise for the fans, this is the fourth Asahina Mikuru figure from the Melancholy of Haurhi Suzumiya made by Max Factory. The figure will come with 2 different faces with different expressions an interchangeable arm for her to expose the mole on the inside of her cleavage as seen in anime.

I don't believe she will be castoffable; however, if you look closely at the pictures you will notice something that appears to be a seamline on the inside of her shirt collar. My best bet would be that her shirt is probably made from stretchy material similar to the one found on Max Factory's Wendy figure from Gun X Sword.

We reported previously about a Saber Lily figure from the new Playstation 2 game Fate/Unlimited Code, debuting at Comiket 75, and a splurge of prepainted pictures are up on Goodsmile's blog. Beautifully sculpted, it looks like she will come with 2 swords.

More pictures inside.

Update: Goodsmile's page for her is up. She will retail for a wallet breaking 9,800 Yen and be released in June 2009. Price is probably reflective on her size, popularity, and probably additonal royalty fees made to the game maker, Capcom.

First unveiled at Comiket 75 as a no photography figure, a painted picture of Moka's unleashed form from the series Rosario + Vampire surfaced online.

She will be released in June 2009 by Goodsmile Company. Larger image inside.

 

 

I'm pretty sure I saw this figure way back before Persona 4 was released in the United States, but while browsing amiami, I came across something interesting on the front page. Oddly enough the figure maker is listed as Atlus the game company itself. After a quick look, Alter does have this figure listed on their website listed under collaboration works.

The actual figure itself looks beautifully sculpted and definitely reminds of Alter's craftsmanship style. Probably my only complaint is the sculpt detail on the ends and the front of the hair. The right arm in proportion with the legs look a little off, but that could just be the camera angle. The figure comes with a removable fan and a pair of glasses.

The figure has been apparently released last month for 6,500 yen on Altus' webstore and probably will be available for purchase from figure retailers as various American stores already have preorders up.

More pictures of this figure inside.

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