Insert slowpoke.jpg. I kept up with most of the updates surrounding Wonder Festival this summer 2010, but really, I was hoping there would be nothing that caught my eye. By that I mean the kind that shout “MUST HAVE!”. Well, wishful thinking. Luckily it was only really one figure, since the others were announced long ago, or already on preorder. No, Nendoroid Ikaros above (from Sora no Otoshimono) is not one of them. I just felt she made a good image to start with.

In this next look at Wonfes I will like to point to Kotobukiya, a figure manufacturer which many probably know by now that I am no longer bothering with, and Orchid Seed, that ecchi-based figure company that seems to consistently pump out more than it can actually produce. There are times when the best laid plans of mice and men fall short, and these two companies have demonstrated that amply in the realm of figure production.

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I realize that I had not done one of these for a very long time. Really, I saw no need – I had like one preorder per month or something, sometimes not even any for a certain month. I am trying to put off buying figures now, they really are no longer quite the passion I once saw them as. But then again, there are figures that still make me burn to want to have them, notably Volks’ KOS-MOS Ver. 4 (above), though that is way over my head in the financial area. There are still others though, and since I want to let Ruri’s post get a day or two up there while I set up the fall preview post, I decided to make this a slight filler post for all. All pictures in this post are thanks to HobbySearch unless otherwise stated.

Ask me why I have been out, and I shall answer “Nodoka’s boobs…”

TV Reporter: “Emperor of Britannia has gone missing… and we have some theories as to why…”

a) Died of severe lack of nutrition from eating Cheez Whiz sandwiches all day in an attempt to save for pre-order debt…

b) Got S&M spanked in school and died of extreme blood loss due to failed Economics exam… (got the minimum mark in class)

c) Has been hypnotized by the sight of Haramura Nodoka’s balloons to the point of nullifying every mental function… (most definitely likely)