From the Gashadepa series of capsule toys that don’t fit in normal gachapon comes a figure from the popular manga *Hunter x Hunter*. The world’s first 3D figure of Biscuit, teacher to main character Gon, in her true form has appeared.
In celebration of the 10th anniversary of the *PreCure* series, the “PreCure All Stars Compact Mirror Collection,” which is themed after successive PreCures, was released on Monday, Dec. 15 in Gachapon® machines across Japan.
Performances of the stage play *Persona 4: The Ultimate in Mayonaka Arena* will begin on Dec. 19 at the Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre Playhouse. The third round of character visuals have now been released.
The PG 1/60 Unicorn Gundam model was finally released on Saturday, Dec. 13. Pre-orders for the expansion unit, which allows fans to recreate the original Full Armor Unicorn Gundam, also began on Wednesday, Dec.10 on Premium Bandai.
The first collaboration between Fuchico on the Cup and Hello Kitty! “Fuchico on the Cup and Hello Kitty” will release on Dec. 6 (Sat.) at Sanrio shops and on Dec. 13 (Sat.) at Tokyu Hands shops, with a general release on Dec. 20 (Sat.). The cost of each is 540 yen (tax included).
*Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin*, which depicts the world of *Mobile Suit Gundam* in a new form, is finally becoming an anime. An event screening schedule for the first part of the series, “The Blue-Eyed Casval,” has now been released.
Pre-orders have begun for the transforming robot “GearTribe Hatsune Miku GT Project 2014 Ver.,” which was planned by multi-talented creator Shoji Kawamori, who takes on many different roles including anime director and mecha designer.
From a collaboration series between *Sailor Moon*, the popular new series to which is available now on Nico Nico Douga, and fashion doll brand Pullip comes the third Sailor Soldier, Sailor Venus.
Spanning manga, anime, movies, and even enormous exhibits, there is no sign of *Attack on Titan*’s popularity waning. On Dec. 9 (Tues.), the series will be introduced as an Ichiban Kuji titled “Ichiban Kuji Attack on Titan - March to Freedom.”
The collaboration series between fashion doll brand Pullip and *Sailor Moon* continues to expand, and many TOM fans have likely been looking forward to the introduction of the next Sailor Soldier.
A figma has been introduced of main character Sakura Kinomoto from the masterpiece magical girl comic *Cardcaptor Sakura* wearing her outfit from the front cover of Vol. 1 of the comic.
Kotobukiya has announced that it will release a fully articulated plastic model of Eren Yeager in Titan form, the main character of the anime *Attack on Titan*, in February 2015.
Figure and merchandise developer/manufacturer/supplier Surprise Next has made a Gomora-chan figure from Bakutendo’s *Ultra Kaiju Anthropomorphism Project: The 4-Koma (Tentative)* section of Kadokawa’s *Dengeki G’s Magazine*.
Pre-orders for “Romantic Doll: The Rose of Versailles Oscar François,” a character doll of Oscar, the main character of *The Rose of Versailles*, will begin on Monday, Sept. 29 on Takara Tomy’s official shopping site, Takara Tomy Mall.
Fashion doll brand Pullip is continuously releasing series in collaboration with anime. This time, we are going to introduce Sailor Mercury, second in the series after Sailor Moon, from the popular new anime *Sailor Moon Crystal* distributed through Niconico Douga.
*Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Inferno* continues to be a huge hit since its release on Aug. 1. On Sept. 13, the finale, *The Legend Ends*, will release countrywide in Japan. It seems Japan will continue to be swept up in the *Rurouni Kenshin* whirlwind.
Here, we’ll take a look at Meg from the Pullip line of fashion dolls known for their unique proportions and cute, big eyes, who released in August. As usual, all of the shots in this piece have been taken by TOM.
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