Wonder Festival 2018 Summer: Industry (Scale, Action, Bishoujo, Prize Figures) [Photo Report]

There's always a lot to look forward to in the life of an otaku - hotly anticipated new releases, long-awaited sequels and of course, stunning figures and merchandise based on your favorite characters! Twice a year, Wonder Festival, the world's biggest figure festival, brings both amateur creations and major releases together for a day of pure otaku heaven, and this winter's event certainly didn't disappoint.

Not only are tons of limited garage kits (many of which aren't even for sale) on display, fans can also get sneak peeks at future releases from major companies like Good Smile Company, Max Factory, Megahouse, Banpresto and more.

As always, this year's offerings included a huge range of amazing figures, whether scale, bishoujo, action, prize or otherwise. Just about everywhere was a figure or three bringing the Fate characters to life, a testament to the franchise's enduring popularity.

Jump figures saw plenty of dynamic poses struck by classic characters like Goku and Luffy.

From Macross Frontier's very own Galactic Fairy to the amazing collab between Super Sonico and Hestia of Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?, so many figures had their own unique allure. Fans listening hard enough might have even heard them calling out to take them home...

As usual, virtual diva Hatsune Miku was the star of the Vocaloid show with an abundance of beautiful outfits and variations, but this time Teto and Rin were there to perform too!

Kizuna AI and Kaguya Luna may be the new kids on the block, but as virtual YouTubers, they won't lose in drawing an audience. What projects (and figures) could be next for these charismatic virtual talents?

And the cuteness continues with all sorts of characters, including an impressive 1/1 scale figure of Rem (who else?) from Re:Zero -Starting Life in Another World-.

Another year, another amazing selection of upcoming items to let your wallet loose on! For more, check out the album below.

This is a Tokyo Otaku Mode original article with photography by Hara T., Takemori S., Komuro Y. and Usaco.