202: Figure - Nendo/PVC/Figma: More Figurines Preview from Max Factory and GSC 2011 Figure-Selling Chart

The 2011 Good Smile…

Product Ranking!

This year was GSC’s 10th Anniversary and we put a lot of work into approaching the overseas market as well! So today I’ve split up the rankings into ‘Japan’, ‘Overseas’ and a combined ranking of both!

First we’ll look at the ‘Japan’ and ‘Overseas’ rankings!

If you compare the two you can notice quite a few differences!

The ranking only includes products that have been released in 2011, so products still up for preorder don’t count!
- Japan Ranking -

1st:　Nendoroid Miku Hatsune: Cheerful Ver.
2nd: figma Miku Hatsune: Append ver.
3rd: Nendoroid Homura Akemi

4th:　Nendoroid Madoka Kaname
5th:　Nendoroid Miku Hatsune: Absolute HMO Edition
6th:　figma Homura Akemi
7th:　figma Madoka Kaname
8th:　Nendoroid Mami Tomoe
9th:　Nendoroid Snow Miku : Snow Playtime Edition
10th:　Nendoroid Kuroneko



11th:　figma BRS2035
12th:　Miku Hatsune: Lat-type Ver.
13th:　Nendoroid Kirino Kousaka
14th:　figma KOS-MOS ver.4
15th:　Miku Hatsune: Tony ver.
16th:　figma Kuroneko
17th:　figma Kirino Kousaka
18th:　Nendoroid Madoka Kaname: School Uniform Ver.
19th:　Miku Hatsune
20th:　Hitagi Senjougahara
　
21st:　Nendoroid Kurisu Makise
22nd:　Nendoroid Yui Hirasawa
23rd:　figma Strength
24th:　figma Mayoi Hachikuji
25th:　figma Hitagi Senjougahara
26th:　Monthly Anime Style Volume 4 : Ruri Hoshino
27th:　Monthly Anime Style Volume 1 : Taiga Aisaka
28th:　figma Black Gold Saw
29th:　Monthly Anime Style Volume 2 : Nadia
30th:　figma Shikinami Asuka Langley: Test Plugsuit ver.

- Overseas Ranking -
1st: figma Miku Hatsune: Append ver.
2nd: Nendoroid Madoka Kaname
3rd: figma BRS2035

　4th:　Nendoroid Miku Hatsune: Absolute HMO Edition
　5th:　figma Homura Akemi
　6th:　figma Madoka Kaname
　7th:　Nendoroid Homura Akemi
　8th:　Nendoroid Ikaros
　9th:　Hitagi Senjougahara
10th:　figma Strength
11th:　figma Black Gold Saw
12th:　Miku Hatsune: Tony ver.
13th:　Nendoroid Kirino Kousaka
14th:　Nendoroid Miku Hatsune: Cheerful Ver.
15th:　Miku Hatsune: Lat-type Ver.
16th:　Nendoroid Kuroneko
17th:　Nendoroid Nymph
18th:　Nendoroid Mami Tomoe
19th:　figma Kuroneko
20th:　Miku Hatsune



21st:　Miku Hatsune: Append
22nd:　figma Kirino Kousaka
23rd:　figma Robocop
24th:　figma Rei Ayanami: Plugsuit ver.
25th:　figma Shikinami Asuka Langley: Test Plugsuit ver.
26th:　figma Takanashi Yomi
27th:　figma Hitagi Senjougahara
28th:　Nadeko Sengoku
29th:　Nendoroid Kurisu Makise
30th:　figma KOS-MOS ver.4


It looks like BRS is popular overseas as well!! (*ﾟ∀ﾟ)=3

I’m pleasantly surprised to see figma BRS2035 at the third place position in the overseas ranking! There are also a couple that didn’t even feature on the Japan ranking, such as 8th place – Nendoroid Ikaros and 23rd place – figma Robocop! All-in-all though, I think we can say it was very much the year of Madoka Magica!


Right, now for the combined rankings!!

First we’ll look at 30th~11th place! We’re looking in reverse this time around!
- Overall Ranking -

30th:　figma Rei Ayanami: Plugsuit ver.
29th:　Nadeko Sengoku
28th:　figma Shikinami Asuka Langley: Test Plugsuit ver.
27th:　figma Hitagi Senjougahara
26th:　figma Mayoi Hachikuji
25th:　Nendoroid Yui Hirasawa
24th:　Nendoroid Ikaros
23rd:　figma Black Gold Saw
22nd:　Nendoroid Madoka Kaname: School Uniform Ver.
21st:　Nendoroid Kurisu Makise
20th:　Miku Hatsune
19th:　figma Kirino Kousaka
18th:　figma Strength
17th:　figma Kuroneko
16th:　Hitagi Senjougahara
15th:　Miku Hatsune: Tony ver
14th:　figma KOS-MOS ver.4
13th:　Miku Hatsune: Lat-type Ver.
12th:　Nendoroid Kirino Kousaka
11th:　Nendoroid Kuroneko


Of the 20 products here, 15 of them are figma or Nendoroid products!!
They are unparalleled in popularity it seems! But I guess that just goes to show that the scale figures that made it into the ranking must have been impressive to beat some of the Nendoroids and figmas in sales.
- Overall Ranking –

10th:　figma BRS2035
　9th:　Nendoroid Snow Miku: Snow Playtime Edition
　8th:　Nendoroid Mami Tomoe
　7th:　figma Madoka Kaname
　6th:　figma Homura Akemi
　5th:　Nendoroid Miku Hatsune: Absolute HMO Edition
　4th:　Nendoroid Homura Akemi


Nothing but names from Madoka and Miku!!
I’m personally very happy to see the posable Nendoroids – HMO and Snow Miku so high up in the ranking! I hope we’ll see more posable Nendoroids in 2012! (Just my personal hopes, though )

Anyway, let’s move onto the top 3!

3rd Place

Nendoroid Madoka Kaname


We received so much lovely feedback about this one as well! The lovely Nendoroid Madoka takes third place this year!! When I first uploaded a picture on twitter of this Nendo, I remember refreshing the page to see the view count jump up each time – it was incredible! It was a great product, and the included QB was just too cute!
2nd Place　

figma Miku Hatsune: Append ver.


Append Miku takes the 2nd place seat! Even as a figma, she featured gradient painting, clear parts and lovely extras! Also an incredible product overall!

Plus those lovely bare feet!!! (*ﾟ∀ﾟ)=3
1st Place

Nendoroid Miku Hatsune: Cheerful Ver.


Miku ends 2011 as the best selling product of the year!!

Not to mention that this Cheerful Ver. of Miku was sold to raise funds to help those affected by the earthquake and tsunami. Thank you so much to everyone who purchased her. I hope those in the affected areas are on their way to a full recovery!


Info From http://ameblo.jp/gsc-mikatan/ & http://ameblo.jp/figma/

Happy OTAKU-ing !? *cough* *cough*

Reiya 零夜 (Jo)

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