With their recent success during summer WonFes 2013, Good Smile Company has indeed wowed everyone with their latest line of figures, nendoroids and figmas. During the event, the figure manufacturer didn’t just unveil their latest figures but their newest mascot character as well.
While her name has not been revealed yet, she will certainly be one the new faces representing Good Smile Company. (More on Good Smile Company and Wonfes 2013 here on SGCafe)
And speaking of the faces of Good Smile Company, one of their most recognized employees, Mikatan has retired after seven years with the figure manufacturer. The announcement of Mikatan’s “graduation” came just today, July 30 via her blog and twitter account. Mikatan’s GSC blog has always been frequented by figure collectors and enthusiasts (including myself) for the latest information on GSC’s upcoming figures and events throughout the years so the news of her departure certainly is a sad one. She said that she had enjoyed her stay with GSC and was happy to have worked there and thanked everyone she has worked with. (read more on Mikatan here on SGcafe)
Aki Takanori, president and CEO of Good Smile Company also announced Mikatan’s retirement and thanked her. He also announced that they will be taking over the Mikatan blog and told followers to stay tuned for more announcements.
The company which was founded back in 2001 has become one of the leading anime figure manufacturers in Japan and from the looks of things, changes are looming in the horizon. Good Smile Company is responsible for several popular figure lines like their nendoroids and Max Factory’s figma as well as Phat! Company’s figure line.
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From Mikatan and Aki Takanori twitter account
Good Smile Company announces new mascot character while Mikatan retires
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