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The Newest Figures from Wonder Festival 2023 [Winter] - Spiritale, Good Smile Company, and Bell Fine
by Ken Iikura-Gross,
From Spiritale:
Himiko Toga from My Hero Academia
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Ochaco Uraraka from My Hero Academia
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Mai Sakurajima from Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Sempai
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Bridget from Guilty Gear
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Hatsune Miku from Hatsune Miku
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Chisato Nishikigi (left) and Takina Inoue (right) from Lycoris Recoil
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Chisato Nishikigi from Lycoris Recoil
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From top right to bottom right: Rebecca, Lucyna Kushinada, David Martinez, Rebecca, David Martinez, and Lucyna Kushinada from Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
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Manjiro Sano (left) and Ken Ryuguji (right) from Tokyo Revengers
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From top left to bottom right: Seishu Inui, Hajime Kokonoi, Chifuyu Matsuno, and Takashi Mitsuya from Tokyo Revengers
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From top left to bottom right: Eren Yeager, Mikasa Ackerman, Armin Arlert, Levi Ackerman, Armored Titan, Sasha Blouse, Mikasa Ackerman, Eren Yeager, Armin Arlert, Jean Kirstein, and Annie Leonhart from Attack on Titan
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Ranka Lee and Sheryl Nome from Macross Frontier
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Anya & Yor Forger from SpyxFamily (left) and Rei Ayanami from Neon Genesis Evangelion (right)
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Nadeshiko Kagamihara and Rin Shima from Laid Back Camp (left) and Ruby Rose from RWBY: Ice Queendom (left)
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From top right to bottom right: Viral, Kamina, Simon, and Yoko Littner from Gurren Lagann
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From top left to bottom right: Satoru Gojo, Suguru Geto, Special Grade Vengeful Cursed Spirit Rika Orimoto, and Yuta Okkotsu from Jujutsu Kaisen
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From top left to bottom right: Hatsune Miku vampire version and Hatsune Miku from Hatsune Miku and Eren Yeager as Attack Titan from Attack on Titan
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From top left to bottom right: Kotaro Bokuto, Keiji Akaashi, Atsumu Miya, Osamu Miya, Shoyo Hinata, Tobio Kageyama, Tetsuro Kuroo, and Kenma Kozume from Haikyuu!!
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From Bell Fine:
Rumi Usagiyama from My Hero Academia
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Mirio Togata from My Hero Academia
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Erza Scarlet from Fairy Tail
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Pac-Man from Pac-Man
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