Racing Miku 2023 Ver. POP UP PARADE Figure Returns in February 2027
The re-release brings a Toridamono-designed Racing Miku to the budget-friendly POP UP PARADE line again, a combination that sources highlight as unusual for its thigh-focused design.
Key Facts
- The POP UP PARADE Racing Miku 2023 Ver. figure is scheduled for release in February 2027.
- Pre-orders open August 25 at 12:00 PM and close September 23 at the official Good Smile Company shop.
- The figure is priced at 6,500 yen including tax.
- The figure stands approximately 170 mm tall and includes a dedicated base.
- Illustrator Toridamono, known for the Atelier Ryza series, designed the Racing Miku 2023 Ver. character.
Reporting from 2 sources: Dengeki Hobby Web, Inside.
Good Smile Racing is bringing back the "POP UP PARADE Racing Miku 2023 Ver." figure, scheduled for release in February 2027. The figure recreates the 2023 edition design of Racing Miku from the "Hatsune Miku GT Project," dressed in a race queen outfit with wide-open sides. Illustrator Toridamono, known for the "Atelier Ryza" series, designed the character, and the figure emphasizes plump thighs, a feature described as fresh for a Hatsune Miku figure. The product is part of the POP UP PARADE line, which targets collectors with an affordable price and an easy-to-display size of roughly 17 to 18 cm in total height. Pre-orders open August 25 at 12:00 PM at the official Good Smile Company shop and run through September 23. The figure is priced at 6,500 yen including tax. The prototype was handled by CKB, with coloring by namoji. A dedicated base is included. The re-release responds to the figure's popularity, according to the announcement.
- Toridamono's signature "plump, well-fleshed thighs" are the standout feature, with Dengeki Hobby Web calling them "fresh for a Hatsune Miku figure."
- The racing outfit has "large openings at the shoulders and sides," per Inside, matching the wide-open race queen design.
- Prototype work is credited to CKB, with coloring by namoji, both credited in the product data.
- The figure stands roughly 170 mm (17 cm) tall, non-scale, as a painted plastic finished product.
- Direction credit goes to Koyama Shigeto, noted in the copyright line alongside Toridamono and Crypton Future Media.
- Manufacturer is Good Smile Racing, with distribution by Good Smile Company.
- Dengeki Hobby Web notes the POP UP PARADE line pursues "forms friendly to figure fans," citing affordable price, easy-to-display size, and speedy delivery.
- Inside specifies the pre-order window runs August 25 at 12:00 PM to September 23, with shipping scheduled for February 2027.
- The dedicated base is included in the package, per both sources.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 2 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.