![<p><a rel="attachment wp-att-43816 slb_group[43815] slb slb_internal" href="http://www.plastikitty.com/home/treasure-festa-in-ariake-9-garage-kit-roundup/attachment/treasurefesta9header"></a></p> <p>There are a massive amount of figure-related events in Japan. Usually we cover the big ones that involve PVC: Wonder Festival, Comiket, MegaHobby, Tamashii Nations, et cetera. But of course the garage kit community probably puts out ten times as much as the PVC world, they are just a lot harder to get! The most recent gk event will be Treasure Festa in Ariake 9, which takes place on May 5th–yes, only a few days away!</p> <p>So today we’re bringing you a roundup of some of the best kits that will be at the event, complete with the circle’s name in case you are lucky enough to be at the event and have the money and speed to snag one. My favorites are the adorable Yagyu from Senran Kagura and Atelier Hiro’s graceful Miku, but there’s a whole lot more–even a Kaito and an awesome Shin Megami kit with both Jack Frost and Pyro Jack! Check them all out after the jump.</p> <p>[via <a href="http://www.fg-site.net/archives/2856694" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http://www.fg-site.net']);" target="_blank">fg-site</a>, <a href="http://www.geocities.jp/kuroringo_12/moonlighter/TOKUBETU_Folder/EVENT.html" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http://www.geocities.jp']);" target="_blank">Moonlighter</a>, <a href="http://www.mrsurprise.jp/" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http://www.mrsurprise.jp']);" target="_blank">Mr. Surprise</a>, <a href="http://members.jcom.home.ne.jp/tssystem/" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http://members.jcom.home.ne.jp']);" target="_blank">T's System</a>, <a href="http://pinkpanders.chakin.com/" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http://pinkpanders.chakin.com']);" target="_blank">Pink Panders</a>, <a href="http://glemo.blog.fc2.com/" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http://glemo.blog.fc2.com']);" target="_blank">Glemo</a>, <a href="http://ameblo.jp/ooxoo-japan/entry-11520579261.html" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http://ameblo.jp']);" target="_blank">ooxoo</a>]</p>](http://www.plastikitty.com/wp-content/uploads/TreasureFesta9Header.jpg "Treasure Festa in Ariake 9 Garage Kit Roundup")
There are a massive amount of figure-related events in Japan. Usually we cover the big ones that involve PVC: Wonder Festival, Comiket, MegaHobby, Tamashii Nations, et cetera. But of course the garage kit community probably puts out ten times as much as the PVC world, they are just a lot harder to get! The most recent gk event will be Treasure Festa in Ariake 9, which takes place on May 5th–yes, only a few days away!
So today we’re bringing you a roundup of some of the best kits that will be at the event, complete with the circle’s name in case you are lucky enough to be at the event and have the money and speed to snag one. My favorites are the adorable Yagyu from Senran Kagura and Atelier Hiro’s graceful Miku, but there’s a whole lot more–even a Kaito and an awesome Shin Megami kit with both Jack Frost and Pyro Jack! Check them all out after the jump.
[via fg-site, Moonlighter, Mr. Surprise, T's System, Pink Panders, Glemo, ooxoo]
![<p><a rel="attachment wp-att-43414 slb_group[43403] slb slb_internal" href="http://www.plastikitty.com/home/magazine-scans-april-2013/attachment/scansapril13header"></a></p> <p>Another month, another batch of magazine scans! Is it just me, or have scans kind of tapered off in intensity? I feel like several companies have kind of “dropped out” of the Hobby Japan scans, namely Good Smile Company & co. We really don’t get many big reveals from them anymore! In fact, the scans pretty much seem to be “check out what cool things MegaHouse has, with some stuff from Alter and Kotobukiya on the side. Oh, and maybe Orchid Seed will pop up too!”</p> <p>Decline of the scans or not, we do have a pretty action-packed month for you! Well, if you’re a MegaTen fan at least. Because there are three new MegaTen girls! And only one of them is from Persona, believe it or not! So hit the jump and let’s get started.</p>](http://www.plastikitty.com/wp-content/uploads/ScansApril13Header.jpg "Magazine Scans: April 2013")
Another month, another batch of magazine scans! Is it just me, or have scans kind of tapered off in intensity? I feel like several companies have kind of “dropped out” of the Hobby Japan scans, namely Good Smile Company & co. We really don’t get many big reveals from them anymore! In fact, the scans pretty much seem to be “check out what cool things MegaHouse has, with some stuff from Alter and Kotobukiya on the side. Oh, and maybe Orchid Seed will pop up too!”
Decline of the scans or not, we do have a pretty action-packed month for you! Well, if you’re a MegaTen fan at least. Because there are three new MegaTen girls! And only one of them is from Persona, believe it or not! So hit the jump and let’s get started.
![<p><a rel="attachment wp-att-43385 slb_group[43377] slb slb_internal" href="http://www.plastikitty.com/home/pvc-pre-order-roundup-414418/attachment/roundup418header"></a></p> <p>Welcome to the week of scantily clad ladies! It seems that everyone this time around is at least partially undressed–we’ve got everything from swimsuits to maids to aprons to lingerie to cow outfits (no joke). Well, not everyone: there are some ladies with a full set of clothing, including a goth loli who has proven herself pretty popular and one of the less popular <em>Nanoha</em> ladies. Check them all out after the jump!</p>](http://www.plastikitty.com/wp-content/uploads/Roundup418Header.jpg "PVC Pre-Order Roundup: 4/14~4/18")
Welcome to the week of scantily clad ladies! It seems that everyone this time around is at least partially undressed–we’ve got everything from swimsuits to maids to aprons to lingerie to cow outfits (no joke). Well, not everyone: there are some ladies with a full set of clothing, including a goth loli who has proven herself pretty popular and one of the less popular Nanoha ladies. Check them all out after the jump!
![<p><a rel="attachment wp-att-42749 slb_group[42740] slb slb_internal" href="http://www.plastikitty.com/home/pvc-pre-order-roundup-32944/attachment/roundup44header"></a></p> <p>Welcome to the return of the roundup! Sadly we here at Plastikitty got hit by a nasty spring flu so we’ve been out of commission in terms of the roundup for a few weeks, but now we’re back in business! Though technically it’s the roundup for the week of 3/29~4/4 we’re also featuring some of the best figures from the week before as well.</p> <p>So what do we have in store? Tons of pretty ladies! In fact we’ve got releases from almost all the major manufacturers, including some that I have been really looking forward to. Check them all out after the jump!</p>](http://www.plastikitty.com/wp-content/uploads/Roundup44Header.jpg "PVC Pre-Order Roundup: 3/29~4/4")
Welcome to the return of the roundup! Sadly we here at Plastikitty got hit by a nasty spring flu so we’ve been out of commission in terms of the roundup for a few weeks, but now we’re back in business! Though technically it’s the roundup for the week of 3/29~4/4 we’re also featuring some of the best figures from the week before as well.
So what do we have in store? Tons of pretty ladies! In fact we’ve got releases from almost all the major manufacturers, including some that I have been really looking forward to. Check them all out after the jump!
![<p><a rel="attachment wp-att-42236 slb_group[41474] slb slb_internal" href="http://www.plastikitty.com/?attachment_id=42236"></a></p> <p>There are a lot of ladies in Kotobukiya’s Bishoujo collaboration with Shunya Yamashita. How many, exactly? Well counting recolors and announced figures, a whopping 55! Considering that they only started up in 2009, they’re coming out at an almost unprecedented speed. Probably because there’s just so much ground to cover: we’ve got the original comic girls as well as characters from video games and movie franchises. The possibilities are almost endless!</p> <p>Of course every fan of the line has a long list of characters they’d like to see done up by Shunya, Stephen and I decided to compile a list of our biggest wants, with guest appearances from our Bishoujo-addicted staff members Chris and Mir! Check them all out after the jump.</p>](http://www.plastikitty.com/wp-content/uploads/BishWishlistHeader.jpg "Plastikitty Wishlist: Kotobukiya x Shunya Yamashita’s Bishoujos")
There are a lot of ladies in Kotobukiya’s Bishoujo collaboration with Shunya Yamashita. How many, exactly? Well counting recolors and announced figures, a whopping 55! Considering that they only started up in 2009, they’re coming out at an almost unprecedented speed. Probably because there’s just so much ground to cover: we’ve got the original comic girls as well as characters from video games and movie franchises. The possibilities are almost endless!
Of course every fan of the line has a long list of characters they’d like to see done up by Shunya, Stephen and I decided to compile a list of our biggest wants, with guest appearances from our Bishoujo-addicted staff members Chris and Mir! Check them all out after the jump.
![<p><a rel="attachment wp-att-42187 slb_group[42127] slb slb_internal" href="http://www.plastikitty.com/?attachment_id=42187"></a></p> <p>Kotobukiya’s Commander Shepard Bishoujo has certainly been a much talked about figure since she was <a href="http://www.plastikitty.com/home/toy-fair-2012-kotobukiyas-mass-effect-bishoujo-shepard-art" target="_blank">first announced</a>. Usually a Bishoujo is shown off, we get the prototype shots, and eventually she is released. But Shepard seemed a constant buzz of activity! We got to take an up close look at her <a href="http://www.plastikitty.com/home/nycc-2012-kotobukiyas-mass-effect-bishoujo-femshep-gallery" target="_blank">two</a> <a href="http://www.plastikitty.com/home/toy-fair-2013-kotobukiyas-mass-effect-bishoujo-commander-shepards-gallery" target="_blank">times</a>, she got <a href="http://www.plastikitty.com/home/kotobukiyas-femshep-mass-effect-bishoujo-gets-an-exclusive-colorway" target="_blank">a recolor</a> right off the bat, and of course there are the much-discussed <a href="www.plastikitty.com/home/kotobukiyas-bishoujo-femshep-gets-yet-another-update" target="_blank">changes to her face</a>.</p> <p>Even their <a href="http://www.plastikitty.com/home/toy-fair-2012-kotobukiyas-mass-effect-bishoujo-liara-gallery" target="_blank">Liara</a> didn’t stir up as much controversy and intensity, but given her high-profile origin and the fact that, you know, she’s the main character I suppose that’s to be expected! But could the final release live up to the hype? Hit the jump to find out!</p>](http://www.plastikitty.com/wp-content/uploads/KotoFemShepReviewHeader.jpg "Plastikitty Review: Kotobukiya’s 1/7 Mass Effect Bishoujo Commander Shepard")
Kotobukiya’s Commander Shepard Bishoujo has certainly been a much talked about figure since she was first announced. Usually a Bishoujo is shown off, we get the prototype shots, and eventually she is released. But Shepard seemed a constant buzz of activity! We got to take an up close look at her two times, she got a recolor right off the bat, and of course there are the much-discussed changes to her face.
Even their Liara didn’t stir up as much controversy and intensity, but given her high-profile origin and the fact that, you know, she’s the main character I suppose that’s to be expected! But could the final release live up to the hype? Hit the jump to find out!
![<p><a rel="attachment wp-att-42070 slb_group[42045] slb slb_internal" href="http://www.plastikitty.com/home/magazine-scans-march-2013/attachment/scansmarch13header"></a></p> <p>Magazine scans always take me by surprise. Well, most of the time anyway. It’s funny, because I know they are the same night every month yet somehow I forget! So I’m just sitting around, minding my own business and indulging in sappy tv shows when BAM suddenly scans!</p> <p>This month we’ve got a whole lot from MegaHouse, including a brand new boy! To be honest it’s not the most action-packed month but of course there are lots of goodies to be had. Check them all out after the jump!</p>](http://www.plastikitty.com/wp-content/uploads/ScansMarch13Header.jpg "Magazine Scans: March 2013")
Magazine scans always take me by surprise. Well, most of the time anyway. It’s funny, because I know they are the same night every month yet somehow I forget! So I’m just sitting around, minding my own business and indulging in sappy tv shows when BAM suddenly scans!
This month we’ve got a whole lot from MegaHouse, including a brand new boy! To be honest it’s not the most action-packed month but of course there are lots of goodies to be had. Check them all out after the jump!
![<p><a rel="attachment wp-att-41940 slb_group[41934] slb slb_internal" href="http://www.plastikitty.com/?attachment_id=41940"></a></p> <p>AmiAmi has this nasty habit of combining our orders into big glumps that overlap between months. So, for example, we might not get some of our January stuff until the beginning of March (yet mysteriously it will be with not just February but March items as well). You may have noticed that we skipped a January loot post: well, that’s because we didn’t even get all our figures from it until a few days ago!</p> <p>But thankfully January and February seemed to be smaller months than most, so we’re just going to combine them into a mega loot post! Check it all out after the jump.</p>](http://www.plastikitty.com/wp-content/uploads/JanuaryFebruary2013LootHeader.jpg "Plastikitty Loot: January & February 2013")
AmiAmi has this nasty habit of combining our orders into big glumps that overlap between months. So, for example, we might not get some of our January stuff until the beginning of March (yet mysteriously it will be with not just February but March items as well). You may have noticed that we skipped a January loot post: well, that’s because we didn’t even get all our figures from it until a few days ago!
But thankfully January and February seemed to be smaller months than most, so we’re just going to combine them into a mega loot post! Check it all out after the jump.
![<p><a rel="attachment wp-att-41792 slb_group[41786] slb slb_internal" href="http://www.plastikitty.com/home/pvc-pre-order-roundup-311315-2/attachment/roundup315header"></a></p> <p>Welcome to the week of girls whose name starts with Y! We’ve got Yuki, Yui, Yumi and Yami. Yup, totally not confusing at all! While there are only ten figures this week we’ve got some really great (and very expensive) ones, ranging from painfully cute to totally badass to downright confusing. So check them all out after the jump!</p>](http://www.plastikitty.com/wp-content/uploads/Roundup315Header.jpg "PVC Pre-Order Roundup: 3/11~3/15")
Welcome to the week of girls whose name starts with Y! We’ve got Yuki, Yui, Yumi and Yami. Yup, totally not confusing at all! While there are only ten figures this week we’ve got some really great (and very expensive) ones, ranging from painfully cute to totally badass to downright confusing. So check them all out after the jump!
![<p><a rel="attachment wp-att-41295 slb_group[41285] slb slb_internal" href="http://www.plastikitty.com/?attachment_id=41295"></a></p> <p>Another week, another roundup! What happened to last week’s, you ask? My dog ate it.</p> <p>You probably don’t know this but I tend to write the intro for these after everything else is done, and am terrified that one day I will forget and one of my stupid placeholder sentences like “some words” or “a few butts” will pop up on the front page instead. But today is not that day! Today is the day I ramble because we have really slim pickings. Sure, there are some nice figures, but it seems like none of the big companies came out to play. No scaled figures from Alter, Kotobukiya, Good Smile Company, Max Factory, even Phat! or Daiki. But of course there are some nice figures–check them out after the jump!</p>](http://www.plastikitty.com/wp-content/uploads/Roundup33Header.jpg "PVC Pre-Order Roundup: 3/3~3/7")
Another week, another roundup! What happened to last week’s, you ask? My dog ate it.
You probably don’t know this but I tend to write the intro for these after everything else is done, and am terrified that one day I will forget and one of my stupid placeholder sentences like “some words” or “a few butts” will pop up on the front page instead. But today is not that day! Today is the day I ramble because we have really slim pickings. Sure, there are some nice figures, but it seems like none of the big companies came out to play. No scaled figures from Alter, Kotobukiya, Good Smile Company, Max Factory, even Phat! or Daiki. But of course there are some nice figures–check them out after the jump!
