Another preorder of Saber Lily and this time is the nendo version. It’s due for release on October 2009. Since I already have Alter Nanoha and Alter Saber Lily from my recent preorder, I had to cancel my Miku “World is Mine”, otherwise,  I will go over the limit of 1 figure / month  and I know there will be at least pre-order in December 2009 so I would like to keep that month empty. Cancelling Miku saves me about 3,000 yen which is a good thing ^^.

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It’s been a while since my last pre-order post: Miku World is Mine but now there are 2 great figures being released on October by Alter. One is Saber Lily 1/8 and the other is Nanoha Takamachi 1/7.  Being manufactured by Alter, they both are quite pricey especially Nanoha but of course, sometimes price is no longer an issue for us figure collectors when it’s from our favourite series. Make use of your credit card people ^^ and have fun paying it on the next month ^^;;. More pictures below via Hobby Search.

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Once again, I tried to convince myself that I am not a Miku fan and obviously,  I failed miserably because as a figure collector, I couldn’t miss out an awesome figure by an awesome manufacturer. Most of us have been waiting for this figure to be available for pre-order since it’s reasonably priced compare to Black Rock Shooter. This is probably my first time seeing a figure inside a photo frame. I couldn’t recall any figures with similar concepts but then I just started collecting about a year. Anyone recall any figures with similar concepts and unique ones ?

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The figure that we all (especially Fate’s fans) have been waiting for is finally available for pre-order. Fate T Harlaown - True Sonic Form by Alter is available at Hobby Search for a whooping price of 12,160 Yen (US$126.30 or CAD$151) so if we add shipping to that (US$25-$30) and border fee (US$20), the final price will be around US$175 (CAD$210). Is anyone else crazy enough and willing to fork out US$175 for this figure ?

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I couldn’t resist but to pre-order Hatsune Miku Black Rock Shooter 1/8 scale by GSC. Despite of her small size, it’s going to cost me around $90 USD ($115 CAD) + shipping but then looking at the amount of details, the price tag is pretty reasonable.

There are only 2 stores to pre-order BRS. The first one is Hobby Search and the other is HLJ and she is still available in both stores so regardless if you are a Miku’s fan or not, BSR is definitely a worthy figure to be added to your collection.

Nico Video link of BSR

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I preordered more figure which will be coming on December 2008 and at this rate I may have to live under a bridge  >.>, although, I consider those figures as Christmas gift for myself and I am really good at spoiling myself ;p. Depending on my budget so I’ll see ^^;;, I may have to cancel some of them or add more lol.

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I found an unknown figure that captivated my eyes in Danny’s Chara Hobby coverage …. oh wait … actually any figures with a sword makes me falling in love with them ^^;; instantly. Later , I found out that she is Emi Kizaki from Kurogane no Linebarrels (鉄のラインバレル), an upcoming fall anime. It will be aired on October ^^.

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Anime Details

When I watched the trailer , the character design reminded me a lot of Gundam Seed and Gundam Seed Destiny and I found out that they were designed by the same person, Hisashi Hirai . Same goes with the mecha design, I knew I saw similar designs before and Tsutome Suzuki, who was involved in ZOE and Big-O,  did the mecha design,hence, it explains the similarity.

The animation quality will most likely be top-notch since it’s Gonzo after all but as most other Gonzo’s titles the mecha is computer-generated. I am not sure about you guys but I prefer everything is hand-drawn; I guess I still like the old way of doing it.  

Seiyuu wise, they got some well known seiyuus in particular, Jun Fukuyama (Lulu in Code Geass) and Mamiko Noto (Kotomi from Clannad) so voice acting quality should be high ^^. I couldn’t find who sings the opening song (If anyone knows, do tell ^^) but the ending song is sung by Maaya Sakomoto, a well known seiyuu and singer. I love most of her songs related to anime series.

Since it’s produced by Gonzo, hopefully it does not follow the usual Gonzo ‘Train Wreck’ Ending trend. This anime is going to be either you love it or you hate it just because it’s produced by Gonzo and there is no middle road or decent in my opinion. For those who have watched EVA or love EVA, you might want to stay away from this anime because I get the feel that it’s an EVA rip off just solely based from watching the trailer and reading the manga. I know I may be wrong but it’s just too EVA-like.

Story

Kurogane no Linebarrels is about a boy named Kōichi Hayase who was a crybaby, weak-looking and a loser basically ,however, one day, he got involved into some kind of accidents which totally changes his life and makes him to become a Factor and can control Linebarrels (A giant robot). 

The manga is available at onemanga.com so go read it if you are interested ^^. First impression I got from reading first 2 volumes of Linebarrels is that it is too EVA / Rahxephon looking ie. a rip off of EVA/Rahxephon. Despite of being one of the main character, Emi Kizaki has a minimal appearance in the manga. I am not sure if it’s going to be the case with the anime version but I sure hope she gets more screening time. She engages with the enemies as a Factor at the end of chapter 19 of the manga so during previous chapters, she just appears once in a while and acts more like a supporting character.

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Kouichi, the main character, is very interesting I must say since I haven’t seen any characters like Kouichi in anime that I watched before so having someone definitely adds more flavours to the series. He won’t hesitate to pick a fight with anyone and thinks highly of himself (give you the feeling of wanting to punch his face sometimes), although, once in a while, he gets beaten to pulp ^^. In addition, his remark of ‘Ally of Justice’ is a similar trait to Shirou Emiya from Fate/Stay Night series. They both want to be a hero to save others.

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It surely didn’t take me long to consider getting the figure or not. A girl with a sword was enough to convince me to get it ^^ so I preordered her at Hobby Search. She reminds me a lot of Lenalee from D.grayman with her black clothing but instead of having ‘Dark Boots’, she uses a sword but the weird thing is that I haven’t seen her holding a sword so far in the manga ^^;;. You can also preorder her at the following stores:

• Kid Nemo
• Play Asia
• Hobby Link Japan

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After seeing a member news about Nendoroid Saber Lion at Dannychoo.com, I couldn’t resist my urge to preorder it >.<. Being a Saber fanboy and all, this would be a nice addition to my collection and it would be my first nendoroid ever ^^. I preordered mine from Play-asia and it will be out in December. This year Christmas will be a very good one for me ^^.

Ryogi Shiki figure from Kara No Kyoukai which was shown in Wonfes 2008 by Danny Choo is finally available for pre-order at Hobby Search . It’s coming out in November 2008 for 5,881 Yen or $53.8 USD roughly. Her kimono alone is enough to make me pre-order, but, she is holding a sword too; no need for second thought, I just pre-ordered mine XD.

Anyone else planning to get this figure or your wish list?

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Yep, I am such a Saber fanboy and guess what I just did ? you guys probably figured it all out from the post title. I pre-ordered Fate/Unlimited Codes that comes with Saber Lily Figma from Play-Asia. It cost me $99 + shipping and it all comes to $115.93.

Am I insane ? It’s your call >.>

Image source : Danny Choo