Fufufu~ I'm on a roll! Today is Nendoroid Hatsune Miku Halloween Ver.'s pre-order date! Everyone seems to love this exclusive Nendoroid so much and GSC knows a great timing in opening up her pre-order dates, so everyone is expecting to get this Nendoroid just right before Halloween! She's an exclusive Nendoroid first sold at the upcoming Miku Expo in LA this October 11th, but if you can't make it to LA, you can order directly at the GSC online shop.

I did post the first look photos of this lovely Nendoroid out of excitement though, and I'm still not satisfied so I did another set, much true to the Halloween theme this time. Creepier, darker and uh, more vibrant looking LOL. Now, I'm pretty pleased with what I have achieved here! I played with lighting and got burned in the process. Literally!

Well, it's just my cellophane paper just got burned because of my strobes. I use this kind of paper to wrap around the lamp to give that soft diffused color. However, it was overkill using a 150W just for toy photography and good thing I was able to balance it out in my photos so it's okay. I'll just be careful next time. LOL.

I played with 3 different lights this time, using the same backdrop I used on the previous set of photos, I used 3 lights to capture that creepy Halloween feel for this lovely Nendoroid. Like this photo here, she's looking bloody amazing!

I suck at making dioramas so I just made a simple graveyard setup, using my mom's fake moss from her indoor plants as the foreground and some popsicle sticks turned into mini-crosses. I made her look like walking in a creepy cemetery XD

I was super happy the other day when I got this package in the mail because it's something that I'd never expect getting. I was so surprised when I opened the box, the awesome guys at Good Smile Company just sent me my very first Miku Nendoroid!

I got the newest Nendoroid Miku Halloween Ver. to play with today. This was a figure sample sent my GSC for toy photography and I'll be more than happy to take photos for them and even more! ^_^ I couldn't resist opening her right away! These are just first look photos of my new Miku Nendoroid and I'm gonna post the next set this week. Well, to tell you honestly, I couldn't sleep tonight so I did this really quick photoshoot because I'm so excited to play with Miku.

I love, looove this cute devilish face. She looks so mischievous, almost like to give you tricks instead of treats LOL. That tiny fang sticking out is just the cutest thing ever.

She looks like a little Succubus to me, more like my favorite videogame character, Morrigan Aensland! The teal hair and that cute bat wings does it.

Miku trying to scare me. While holding her candy cane LOL.

My Miku looks so pretty upclose. :3 I am loving her orange eyeshadow! It creates great emphasis to her eyes! Her huge pearl earrings gives great accent to her costume too! :)

Of course, this doesn't end here! She's my first Miku Nendoroid (out of many LOL) so I really feel so lucky to have her! See you on my next post soon about a more in depth look at Nendoroid Hatsune Miku Halloween Version! I prepared a special Halloween shoot just for her! ;)

Also, don't forget to check out Good Smile Company's website on how you can get this exclusive Nendoroid Halloween Miku! http://www.goodsmile.info/en/product/4582/Nendoroid+Hatsune+Miku+Halloween+Ver.html

Love, Pinkcheeks <3 p="">

Here's to another character that brings so much nostalgia during my childhood. He's part of my daily afternoon routines where everyday afterschool, I get slumped in front of the TV watching the show even before I could check my homework. His name is Dark Magician, from the popular card game/anime series, Yu-Gi-Oh. I kinda liked to love that show, it's like Pokemon sans the cuteness.

When Kotobukiya PH sent the figures, his box was very distinguishable from the rest because of it's size, so if you consider having Dark Magician in your stash, make sure to free some space. LOL.

He's a huge figure, for a 1/7 scale figs I've held so far, he's really that huge and it could be because of his costume though, not to mention he's quite heavy too. 

I read somewhere that the first release of this figure followed the original colors of the character; but it looked so hideous, fans requested for a more stylish, less-Smurf-like look with a new paint scheme which is what we have now today.

I knew Dark Magician was tanned in the anime and it's great that Kotobukiya made the same skin color. However, his skin looked so pale in some promotional pictures I've seen and even the picture on his box, his skin looks pale, which is waaay different from the actual figure itself.

The deep purple color of his robe looks so great in one light, the drapery is so nicely done, it almost looks like it's being blown by the wind. 

Dark Magician's only accessory is his staff, which he helds on his right hand. That orb almost looked opalescent in some angles.

His base is a replica of his popular insignia in the anime, a star circled with some ancient runes, where he is hoisted on top of this tall crystal-like seat. I had difficulty putting him in place because it's quite tight to squeeze that thing between the insides of his robe, not mention his feet was wrapped to side. However, there's this small fixture at the sides of his crystal seat where you could place his left foot. 

Just look at how majestic he is, almost seated like a king on his own throne. 

What I like about this figure is his sharp blue eyes. That angry stare that almost seem to follow me anywhere. 

This figure has a few good angles, and you can never miss those eyes. Really.

Kotobukiya's Dark Magician Art FX/J Statue has his own appeal to fans because it's very true to his character in the series; he looks so pleasing to look at: he looks powerful, so masculine, and ohh those eyes...even if you're not much a YuGiOh fan, or just someone who wanted to expand your magician type of figures, then you should consider having him in your collection.

Love, Pinkcheeks