Simply impossible to resist… Time to bleed your wallets!
I was disappointed Nitro+Chiral didn’t release a full set of Yu-pon style Sweet Pool chibis… but along with this completely new set of the four main characters from Sweet Pool, we also get new Togainu no Chi Shiki and Akira, as well as Lamento chibis of three characters.
Titie: Nitro+ Chiral no Mori (ニトロプラス キラルの森)
Damage: 5,500 Yen (w/o tax)
These new generation Kotobukiya one-coin chibis still comes with an illustration card each. The new feature is that their heads are now removable and can be attached onto any of the chibis in the series.
There’s a secret character in the collection and our guess is that he is Yukihito, a new character introduced in the Togainu no Chi PS2 version. There’s also a special “Regalia(?)” version of Akira, where he wears a striped Y-shirt. Not exactly sure how it works… does that mean we need to buy more than one set to get the two versions of Akira?
Update Oct 2009: Ok, its confirmed. Each box will have only ONE version of Akira (You &%$# $$$ blood suckers!) so we have to buy more than 1 box to get both versions of Akira. Btw, a cute feature is that the oversized T-shirt can be removed to reveal a naked Akira… well, that does give us more incentive to buy another box at least… doesn’t it? Lol~
There’s also an Animate store-only exclusive of the Akira figure. Read post here. I’ll update when more information is released.
Thanks to Sigma for the heads-up about the chibi’s being sold on eBay! Don’t panic cos preorders are now open at CDJapan and HLJ and they’ll be released in November 2009 ^^
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@Suimu: They did! I think last year ^^ Probably would do that again end of this year or the next?
If you buy Chiral mori chibis separately you’ve got to be pretty lucky to get him lol~ Even if Y-shirt Akira pops up in auctions, he would be at least 3 times the original price ^^ might as well save more money and get the whole set of chibis.
^^;;; yeah, Bardo is the least popular if we judge his sales. Asato is ok so I still managed to find him. Rai and Konoe is rare tho. I got into the figure scene a little late, so I missed them.
I bought the first 3 series of Sengoku Basara chibis (original colour). Decided to stop buying the new one too even though there were a few I liked. It felt like I was being suckered into buying for the sake of buying. :P
The only chiral no mori figures I can find right now are of the guy with the hat from sweet pool XDD. Haven’t searched online… just wait for the re-release I guess.
Ahh~ I was lucky I guess? I saw all four of them at the figure store one day and first I bought Konoe then I went back a week or two later and got Rai XDD. Before I saw Rai around quite a bit (This is a year or half a year after they first released though) but I was afraid they’d get sold out soon so I just got it~ At that time I don’t think Lamento was very well known at all (this figure store was in America) so that’s why there were a whole bunch I’m guessing..
@Suimu: They’ll definitely re-release the chibis again I’m sure. They are generally more popular than PVCs among female collectors. Lamento statues PVCs I’m not so hopeful to be honest :( Anyway, I’ll slowly hunt the cats down. Not a big priority for now since many new figures are coming up ^^