Usagi’s Preorder Forecast

It’s been a while since I’ve done a post like this, and seeing how large my preorder list has grown, and how many non-figmas are on it, I thought now would be a good time to take a look at my preorders for this year so far!

Nendoroid Elsa

Is it even a surprise that I ordered her? Mickey, Minnie, Marvel, and Star Wars characters have been made into nendoroids, but Frozen is the first Disney property I’ve been interested in figures from. Probably because Elsa is one of the Disney Princesses(well, Queens) which is doubtlessly one of Disney’s most popular and dear character lines. There are some stylistic choices I question with Elsa’s nendoroid transformation, but I’ll address those properly in my inevitable review.
Elsa is scheduled for release in May which puts her in my first batch of figures in a long time!

Figma News Fridays 1/30/15

Hey guys, you know what’s cool? Figmas. You know what’s really cool? News. And you know what’s the coolest? Fridays. Why not have all three? It’s Figma News Fridays!
January is already behind us, and this last week was delightfully slow. But that’s only because Wonderfestival awaits! But while the silence lasts, let’s get started!

Monday

Satsuki Kiryuin Preorders Begin

Figma News Fridays 1/23/15

Look at me, writing FNF on Friday.
This week had the typical release info, but topped off with some very awesome reveals of figures we’ve been waiting some time for! So let’s get started!

Monday

Nagato Delayed

Aug-vember Loot

A while back I decided not to post loot unless there was at least one figure. Thanks to year end delays, this has left with quite a few combination posts. This post covers everything I got from August to November!

Here’s everything!

Figma News Fridays 8/15/14

Welcome to Figma News Fridays which is once again…not on Friday.

This week was rather scant though, so it looks like my delay in posting won’t have much of an impact. So let’s get started!

Monday

Archer Release Date Announced

Archer will be released on August 29th.
Who knew this day would ever come?

Figma News Fridays 3/28/14

It’s the Friday of Figma News! This week had release date announcements, two lovely announcements, and some sad news based on a misunderstanding. There’s one figure that I’m quite excited about though, so let’s get started!

Monday

Cobra(Re-release) Released

Series: Space Adventure Cobra

Figma News Fridays 3/22/14

Welcome to this week’s dose of figma news!
I’ve found myself rather busy during the week which is not a bad thing–especially since I’ve finally warmed up to my job! Lots of work means a little less time with figures, but I also appreciate my free time much more. And with spring on the way, I already have a batch of lovely cherry blossom photos in the works!

This was not a bad week in the figure world either! In fact, we have tons of shiny new photos of figmas to gawk at. There are even several squeal-worthy announcements! So let’s get started!

*Thanks to a suggestion, FNF will now be including the series each figure comes from!*

Monday

Futayo Honda Release Date Announced

Series: Kyoukai Senjou no Horizon
Futayo will be released on March 28th!

Figma News Fridays 2/7/14

Welcome to the Friday before the storm! What is this storm I’m talking about? Why it’s Wonderfestival of course! Ah, Wonderfestival, the day when hearts skip and wallets weep…
I honestly did not think there would be a FNF this week for the obvious reason that companies are focusing all of their attention on the big event and releasing little info as a result. However, GSC and company are always there with their wonderful teasers, so we have some tasty tidbits to chew on until the feast begins.

And on a separate note, in case anyone was wondering why I didn’t contribute much to the blogosphere this week…it’s not like I’ve spent the last two days trying to sew a collar on a doll jacket.Nope, not at all.

So let’s get started!

Friday

Hazuki Mizuhara Announced

B-but it hasn’t started yet. Looks like Max Factory has gifted us with an anti teaser by publishing a full picture of Hazuki Mizuhara. Hazuki is from Toushin Toshi II which I know nothing about, but at least I can say she’s pretty! I especially like her mouth.

New Anime Season; New Experiences

With a lot of new anime starting, I thought it would be a good thing to talk about!

Ever since becoming an anime fan, I’ve been a casual watcher. In the beginning, finding a show was as easy as browsing Youtube for openings or videos until I found something I liked. As I began figure collecting, I often found myself seeking out figures I liked and watching the shows they came from. I was introduced to series like Fate, Mawaru Penguindrum, Ika Musume, Black Rock Shooter, and Seto no Hanayome this way. I soon found myself leaping into a series half way after having had my interest peaked by a figure. This last Wonderfestival, I was disappointed in the selection of figures, but this was only because I had not bothered to watch any of the newer anime. Shingeki no Kyojin was one of the series heavily represented at Wonderfestival, and after joining the fray in time for the last five episodes and loving it, I decided to try something different. Rather than waiting to see which shows would end up being popular, I would get to discover along with everybody else by watching anime week by week. This is a rather typical thing to do, but by committing like this it finally makes me feel like a serious anime watcher!

To choose what I would follow, I headed over to Random Curiosity which is a darn useful site. I came across Random Curiosity while watching Steins;Gate(one of the few shows I’d watched week by week) and found it immensely helpful in helping to get my thoughts straight after the weekly dose of madness. Since then, I’d returned several times while watching other shows, but this time my intent was to make use of the fall schedule they post. Not only does their fall schedule list all the up and coming animes(along with who will be blogging it), it gives a summary and expectations for the show which is perfect for an uncertain viewer like me!

So, based on what I’ve enjoyed previously and the anime community’s expectations, I chose a few shows to watch this season and after having already seen a few episodes, thought it would be fun to write about my impressions of them so far! And don’t worry, I won’t include and spoilers~

Coppelion