Probably one of the more exciting news to come out of the mostly gundam orientated convention CharaFest last week was the showing of two new Yoko Ritona figures from the anime series Gurren Lagann by figure maker Alter.

The first will be Yoko wearing her updated clothing after the timeskip with her jacket estimated to be released in 2009.

The second will be of Yoko in her teaching outfit scheduled to be released around March 2009.  Both figures currently have undecided prices and are 1/8 scale. 

 Been waiting for a decent "timeskipped/pre-spaced" Yoko figure but I will wait for the painted pictures before deciding. 

That's right folks, it's that time again and the Summer Wonder Festival has stated! We'll be bringing you all the latest information on the newest figures and toys as usual. So far you've probably already heard there was an escaltor accident during opening and over 50 people suffered minor injuries.

As usual, please remember that we take no credit for any of the pictures as we are only collecting and organizing all of them.

Check back this post frequently for updates.

With approximately 2 week left before one of the largest figure and hobby show, the Summer Wonder Festival, begins, figure maker Daiki Kogyou announced that they will be selling a 1/6 scale rendition of Kanu Unchou from Ikki Tousen. Sadly only 40 kits have been made retailing for 18,000 yen each. I wouldn't be surprised if this gets turned into a PVC figure later due to the popularity of the original art . Definitely keeping my fingers crossed.

More pictures inside.

Been hectic since it's convention season. Still recovering and working on articles from FanimeCon and Anime Expo. Onwards to figures.

Kotobukiya has announced they will be releasing a 5,800 yen 1/7 scale 'castoffable' beach Haruhi Suzumiya figure . You can remove her top this November.
Fans from the west probably haven't heard about this series, but Kotobukiya will also be releasing a 1/8 scale Index figure from an up and coming title To Aru Majutsu no Index, that will also be recieving an anime adaptation soon.
Probably more exciting news is Kotobukiya's 1/5 scale Chizuru Minamoto from Kanonkon releasing under the new "4-Leaves" risque figure line. She will also be releasing in a limited edition version where she is in her kitsune form (blonde, tailed, and earred.) She will be released this October for 12,800 yen.

Alter will be releasing a 1/8 scale Haruhi Suzumiya and a 1/8 scale Asa Shigure from Shuffle both releasing this November for 5,800 yen and 6,800 yen respectively. Unfortunately I am not a personal fan of Asa's facial design or her pudgy leg sculpt.

More pictures after the jump. Who's your favorite Shuffle character?