Brand New Collections Revealed at Figure Festival WonFes

On July 26, Chiba’s Makuhari Messe served as the venue for Wonder Festival 2015 Summer (WonFes).The festival attracted many visitors, and intricate figures as well as wonderful new merchandise from a variety of makers caught plenty of attention.

An endless crowd formed around the brightly lit and high quality figures presented by Good Smile Company at their booth. Many, many pictures were taken.

Just like previous years, the company booth areas occupying Halls 1–3 were full of new releases. Popular figure manufacturer Kotobukiya showed off their new Nikumi (Ikumi Mito) and Akatsuki figures from Food Wars: Shokugeki no Soma and Kantai Collection -KanColle- respectively. In addition, upcoming merchandise from the Is the Order a Rabbit? series was also announced.

Aniplex announced that a posable Tharsis Variable Action figure from Aldnoah Zero is currently under production. Furthermore, a smartphone RPG titled Fate/Grand Order based on the popular Fate series is expected to be released this winter. Characters in Fate/Grand Order will have a cuter design that makes them all about two heads tall.

From *Aldnoah Zero*, the Tharsis Variable Action figure is expected to be released this November. The figure is priced at around 19,800 yen. © ANIPLEX

Ruler Jeanne d’Ark’s original model for the upcoming *Fate/Grand Order* release was revealed during the festival. © TYPEMOON / ANIPLEX

Halls 4–8 were filled with regular booths that displayed different genres of merchandise, including soft vinyl figures and plastic models. A long-term WonFes dealer from France showed his satisfaction towards the event, commenting that even those like him who do not have a strong grasp of Japanese are “able to communicate effectively with all sorts of people through merchandise at the venue.”