First scooped back at Wonder Festival, a GA Graphic update tonight brings the latest word on Toy'sworks' Yui and Minori PVCs from Koharu Biyori. We initially reported that they'd be selling for 6,800 yen each, but it seems that price has been revised upward to 7,800 yen; both are 1/8 scale and approximately 15 cm tall, with Yui scheduled to retail in July and Minori in August. Purchasing both enables the use of a special "poyoyon gattai" part for display in optimum symmetrical docking configuration. Apparently limited color versions of both figures are in the works as well. At this point we don't have sculptor information, but we'll be on the lookout both for that and preorder announcements that are likely to appear in the coming days. (no more)
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Okay, I know I'm going overboard here, but I just saw the first episode of Wagaya no Oinari-sama, and I have to enthuse over Hayami Saori 早見沙織, who plays the young priestess Kou.Not only does she do an excellent job with her simple but important role, but she elevates herself to the top of my seiyuu/singer list with her singing of the ED.Hayami-san is only 16 and has had only one previous major role, Momoka in Touka Gettan. This role demands a similar pure, young voice, and she has it in spades. Her voice is as clean and certain as a drop of water falling in a forest pool. I would choose her over any other seiyuu for a role like this.But her seiyuu voice is less than the half of it. She is an outstanding singer, with a sureness and musicality that are overwhelming. Her ED for Touka Gettan is something I play over and over again. And her ED for this show is just as good.The story is that when she recorded the Touka Gettan ED, she had it pretty well down in one take, and when she emerged from the recording booth, the staff all spontaneously applauded. Columbia already seems to have signed her to a recording contract.Besides Momoka in Touka Gettan, her other roles have been as a student in ep1 of Clannad, as Sumire in Koharu Biyori, as a student in ep12 of Ghost Hound, and as "sweetheart" in ep5 of Shigofumi.ANN pageagency profileja.Wikipedia
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Okay, I have finally decided to come back blogging after a less then Satisfactory season of anime in Japan. This is what I will be blogging while this season is still going - Finishing Kodomo no Jikan - Doing Episode 2 of Koharu Biyori -  Doing a few episodes of Rosario + Vampire - Writing up another few summaries on [...]
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