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Good Smile Company
Good Smile Company is a Japanese manufacturer of figures, plastic model kits, and toys, and a publisher of games and anime. As of August 2026, it is releasing a steady stream of figures and model kits across its Nendoroid, POP UP PARADE, MODEROID, PLAMATEA, and Signature Class lines, while also producing the anime Heavily Armed High School Girls and the games Patlabor the Case Files and COCORO.
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Good Smile Company's product output in 2026 spans its core figure lines and a growing slate of model kits. The Nendoroid line added characters from Mouthwashing, Murder Drones, and Hololive English, alongside Vocaloid figures like Megurine Luka V4X and a re-release of Hatsune Miku V4X. The POP UP PARADE line expanded with a figure of Aura from Frieren: Beyond Journey's End, and the premium POP UP PARADE SP sub-line released a 330mm Fate/Grand Order Old Man of the Mountain figure at 24,000 yen, well above the standard line's price point.
The MODEROID plastic model kit line saw multiple releases and re-releases, including a second re-release of the Gurren Lagann kit, a new Evangelion Provisional Unit-05 kit, and re-releases of Granzort kits. The PLAMATEA line added its first Hatsune Miku kit and two Evangelion character models, Rei Ayanami and Asuka Langley Shikinami. The Brickroid line added six Rebuild of Evangelion figures. The company also announced The Gattai DX Dandivine combining toy for the new anime Juoh Bushin Dandivine.
Beyond physical products, Good Smile Company is active in games and anime. It announced Hatsune Miku: Starry Party for 2027 on PC and Nintendo Switch 2, and the novel game COCORO with Frontwing, set for August 27, 2026. The company is producing the television anime Heavily Armed High School Girls, based on illustrator neco's project, scheduled for 2027. It also released the Switch 2 Edition of Dark Auction and is publishing Patlabor the Case Files, a 3D action game launching this summer for PlayStation 5 and PC.
Key facts
- Second re-release of MODEROID Gurren Lagann
- Announced August 6, 2026, priced at 4,500 yen, shipping December 2026. ↗
- MODEROID Evangelion Provisional Unit-05
- Reservations open July 31 to September 9, 2026, shipping April 2027, priced at 11,000 yen. ↗
- Valkyrie Tune Switch version
- Announced August 4, 2026, release timing undecided; game currently on Steam. ↗
- POP UP PARADE SP Old Man of the Mountain
- 330mm tall, priced at 24,000 yen, releasing February 2027. ↗
- First PLAMATEA Hatsune Miku
- Pre-orders open until September 2, 2026, release January 2027, priced at 6,300 yen. ↗
- Hatsune Miku: Starry Party
- Party action game for up to six players, planned for 2027 on PC via Steam and Nintendo Switch 2. ↗
- COCORO release date
- Launches August 27, 2026 on Steam and other digital platforms. ↗
- Heavily Armed High School Girls anime
- TV anime adaptation announced, airing in 2027, produced by Good Smile Film and Good Smile Company. ↗
- Patlabor the Case Files platforms
- Launches summer 2026 for PlayStation 5 and PC via Steam. ↗
- Dark Auction Switch 2 Edition
- Released June 11, 2026; package version 6,040 yen, download version 5,050 yen, 100-yen upgrade pass for original Switch owners. ↗
Timeline
- Aug 6, 2026 MODEROID Gurren Lagann Returns in Deformed Style for December 2026
- Aug 5, 2026 MODEROID Evangelion Provisional Unit-05 Model Kit Announced for April 2027
- Aug 4, 2026 Valkyrie Tune Switch Release Announced, 36-Track Soundtrack Hits Steam
- Aug 2, 2026 Fate/Grand Order Old Man of the Mountain Figure Reaches 330mm in February 2027
- Jul 23, 2026 Hatsune Miku Joins Good Smile Company's PLAMATEA Plastic Model Line
- Jul 15, 2026 Hatsune Miku Symphony 2025 Figure Joins Good Smile Company Signature Class Line
- Jul 8, 2026 Good Smile Company Announces Hatsune Miku: Starry Party for 2027
- Jul 7, 2026 Good Smile Company Adds Six Rebuild of Evangelion Figures to Brickroid Line
- Jul 3, 2026 Hatsune Miku Symphony 2025 Sapporo Performance Visual Gets Signature Class Figure
- Jul 3, 2026 Mouthwashing Mechanic Daisuke Gets a Nendoroid With a Bloody Face Option
- Jul 2, 2026 Patlabor the Case Files Game Trailer Shows Three Modes, Summer Launch
- Jul 2, 2026 Good Smile Company Announces Three The First Descendant Figures
- Jul 2, 2026 Murder Drones' N Gets a Nendoroid From Good Smile Company
- Jul 1, 2026 Patlabor the Case Files Special Edition Opens Second Wave of Orders
- Jun 29, 2026 Hakos Baelz Nendoroid Opens for Preorder, Limited to Select Retailers
- Jun 27, 2026 Good Smile Company Unveils Holo Figure for Its COVERS Project
- Jun 27, 2026 PLAMATEA Adds Rei Ayanami and Asuka Langley Shikinami Models
- Jun 26, 2026 Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Villain Aura Gets POP UP PARADE Figure
- Jun 23, 2026 Good Smile Company Re-Releases Modroid King's Style Granzort Kits
- Jun 22, 2026 Good Smile Company's Ideon and Getter Dragon Top Amazon Hobby New Releases Ranking
- Jun 19, 2026 Nendoroid Megurine Luka V4X Announced, Hatsune Miku V4X Gets Reprint
- Jun 19, 2026 Good Smile Company and Frontwing Set August 27 Release for Novel Game COCORO
- Jun 12, 2026 Good Smile Company Reveals The Gattai DX Dandivine Toy for Juoh Bushin Dandivine
- Jun 11, 2026 Dark Auction Nintendo Switch 2 Edition Released Today
- Jun 6, 2026 Good Smile Fest 2026 Tokyo Unveils New Figures Across Multiple Anime and Game Lines
- Jun 5, 2026 Illustrator Neco's Heavily Armed High School Girls Project Gets TV Anime
- Jun 5, 2026 Steam Store Page Opens for Novel Game COCORO About a Girl Hiding She Is a Robot
- Jun 4, 2026 Good Smile Fest 2026 Reveals Nendoroid Lineup Including K-On!, Fate, and Yu-Gi-Oh!
- May 19, 2026 Good Smile Company Announces Evangelion Unit-08α Moderoid Model Kit
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- re-releasing three MODEROID King's Style plastic model kits · 2026-06-23
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5h ago
Good Smile Company's G.S.Collection brand announced a 1/7 scale figure of Shinobu Oshino from Nisio Isin's Monogatari Series, based on VOFAN's cover illustration for Shinobu Story. The figure is scheduled for release in October 2027 at 26,000 yen.
1d ago
Dengeki Hobby Web reports that England from the anime Hetalia World★Stars is joining Good Smile Company's Nendoroid Doll figure line. The articulated figure, priced at 9,800 yen, releases in March 2027 from Orange Rouge. A separate outfit set, priced at 5,500 yen, launches the same month.
1d ago
Good Smile Company is re-releasing Seven Changer from The Brave of Legend: Da Garn in its THE合体 finished toy line. The figure fully transforms into all seven forms, including robot, Jet, Submarine, Trailer, Tank, Jaguar, and Griffon. It releases in January 2027 for 29,000 yen.
1d ago
Good Smile Company announced two new entries in its POP UP PARADE L size figure series on August 20, 2026. Saya from the visual novel 'Saya no Uta' is getting a re-release, scheduled for January 2027. The figure is based on the game's package illustration, capturing her seated pose with a voluminous design. Her fleeting expression and wings are rendered with clear parts. The figure stands approximately 120mm tall and costs 8,800 yen. Dorothy Hays from the game 'VA-11 Hall-A' is also joining the line, with two versions planned for March 2027: a normal color and an Another Skin Ver. with white skin. Both Dorothy figures stand approximately 220mm tall and cost 8,800 yen each. The Another Skin Ver. emphasizes her Lilim nature with an inhuman skin tone, while the normal version highlights the contrast between her girlish appearance and mechanical joints. Both announcements come from Dengeki Hobby Web, which detailed the specifications for each figure.
3d ago
Good Smile Company announced a figma of Lucifer from the puzzle game Helltaker, scheduled for release in April 2027. The figure stands about 150mm tall and includes four expression parts, wine glass options, a knife, a fork, and exchangeable arm parts, with a price of 9,800 yen.
6d ago
Good Smile Company and Front Wing released the final trailer for the novel game COCORO on August 14, 2026, ahead of its August 27 release. The video shows key scenes and character feelings. The game is set in Tsukumo City after an AI rampage. Hina Youmiya voices heroine Cocoro.
Aug 11
Good Smile Company is releasing a Nendoroid of Hololive English -Promise- member IRyS, priced at 8,900 yen and scheduled for January 2027. The figure is available exclusively through select retailers including AmiAmi, and comes with three face parts and optional accessories such as Hope Soda and a microphone.
Aug 10
Good Smile Company announced on August 10 that the 3D action game Mobile Police Patlabor the Case Files will launch on September 17 for PS5 and PC via Steam and Epic Games Store. The game lets players relive iconic scenes from the Patlabor franchise from two perspectives: main missions played as the Special Vehicles Division 2, and another side missions played as the opposing side. More than 20 Labors appear, including the Ingram, Griffon, and Type Zero. A simulator mode offers shooting training and one-on-one Labor battles. The original Headgear team supervises the project, with Yutaka Izubuchi handling mechanical supervision, Kazunori Ito handling script supervision, and Akemi Takada handling character design supervision. Developer Chime Co., Ltd. previously worked on Made in Abyss: Binary Star Falling into Darkness. The PS5 download version costs 4,400 yen, with a 10 percent discount for PS Plus members until release. The game supports Japanese, English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, and Korean. A second web commercial narrated by Mina Tominaga, who voices Noa Izumi, is now live, following the first CM narrated by Toshio Furukawa.
Aug 10
Good Smile Company announced a MODEROID plastic model of Gipsy Danger from the film Pacific Rim. The non-scale kit stands about 210mm tall, features articulated joints, and reproduces the exterior based on the film's 3DCG. It includes pre-painted and unpainted clear parts, plus interchangeable parts for plasma cannons and chain swords. It is scheduled for release in May 2027 at 8,500 yen.
Aug 8
Good Smile Company is taking preorders on Amazon Japan for a Nendoroid of Firefly from Honkai: Star Rail. The roughly 100 mm articulated figure includes three face plates and optional parts. The new Huggy Good Smile line adds Herta and Scote figures with movable arms and a magnet in the back of the head.
Aug 8
Good Smile Company announced the Blind Box Series Snow Miku All-Stars Figure Collection Vol. 2, featuring eight figures of odd-year Snow Miku designs by illustrator Eku Uekura. Each figure stands about 75mm tall with a dedicated base. The set releases in February 2027, priced at 2,200 yen each.
Aug 8
Good Smile Company announced a MODEROID plastic model kit of UFO Warrior Dai Apolon from the 1976 TV anime. The kit includes three Apollo robots that combine into Dai Apolon, recreating the series' combination gimmick. It is set for release in February 2027.
Aug 6
Good Smile Company announced a second re-release of the MODEROID Gurren Lagann plastic model kit from the TV anime Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann. The non-scale assembly kit stands approximately 140mm tall and uses five colored runners: red, yellow, gray, beige, and clear black, allowing builders to recreate the in-show appearance through assembly alone. Included accessories are the Guren Boomerang, a drill, and interchangeable hand parts, with joints that offer a wide range of motion for recreating scenes from the series. By swapping the head parts, the kit can also reproduce the Lagann form. The product is priced at 4,500 yen including tax, with reservations open from August 6, 2026, to September 16, 2026, and shipping scheduled for December 2026. Orders placed during the reservation period at the official Good Smile Company shop are guaranteed delivery, with a purchase limit of three units per person. The kit can be displayed alongside the separately sold Nendoroid Simon figure, and the Gurren Lagann Head Display Base and expression parts from that figure are exchangeable with this model.
Aug 5
Good Smile Company has opened reservations for the MODEROID Evangelion Provisional Unit-05, a plastic model kit of the four-legged Evangelion piloted by Mari Makinami Illustrious in Evangelion: New Theatrical Edition. The kit is based on the unit's appearance at the start of Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance, where its non-humanoid form, running on four wheeled legs with pantographs on its shoulders, left a strong impression on viewers. The model stands approximately 160mm tall and measures about 270mm in total length, making it one of the largest in the MODEROID series. It uses molded colors, pre-painted parts, stickers, and decals to achieve color separation close to the film's look with assembly alone. The kit includes decals for markings, and several parts are swappable: the head can be posed open-mouthed, the right arm can carry the simplified Longinus spear (pseudo-restored type) or go without it, the shoulder pantographs are removable, and the large and small drills under the waist are reproduced with replacement parts. The leg tip connectors come in movable and fixed variants. The prototype is by Kenji Miyashita. The price is 11,000 yen including tax, with shipping scheduled for April 2027. Reservations at the Good Smile Company official shop run from July 31 to September 9, and partner shops will also handle orders.
Aug 4
Good Smile Company announced on August 4, 2026 that the sci-fi novel game Valkyrie Tune: The Girl with Mechanical Eyes will receive a Nintendo Switch version, with the release timing still undecided. The game, produced by Akihiro Ishihara, former general director of the THE iDOLM@STER series, and developed by Front Wing, is currently available on Steam. The announcement accompanied the release of the game's original soundtrack on Steam, which began distribution on August 3. The soundtrack contains 36 tracks, including in-game BGM, the theme song "song of birth" performed by Asami Imai, the insert song "Mirai e no Zangai" performed by Karin Isobe, and character songs for Lisa, Iris, and Erika. It is priced at 2,050 yen and can be purchased by those who do not own the main game. The approximately 10-hour story is set in the dome city Initium, where only women exist. The protagonist Rei, who has lost his memory, lives with six girls called TUNED who wield armed instruments known as Harmonic Weapons, while approaching the truth of the world. The game features full voice acting from a cast including Karin Isobe, Hitomi Owada, Shiori Izawa, Misato Matsuoka, Sumire Uesaka, Hikaru Tohno, and Rina Sato.
Aug 2
Good Smile Company announced on July 31, 2026 that it will release the POP UP PARADE SP Assassin/"Old Man of the Mountain" figure from the smartphone game Fate/Grand Order in February 2027, and reservations are now open. The figure is priced at 24,000 yen including tax. It is part of the POP UP PARADE SP series, which the company describes as a line with luxurious specifications that focus on sculpting and coloring. The figure stands approximately 330mm in total height, a large volume for the series. Good Smile Company said the piece is finished to allow enjoyment of an overwhelming presence through its detailed sculpting and coloring expressions. The announcement was made through the company's official social media account, which included a link to reserve the product. The figure is a three-dimensionalization of the Assassin-class Servant Old Man of the Mountain from Fate/Grand Order.
Jul 23
Good Smile Company has opened pre-orders for a Hatsune Miku plastic model kit in its PLAMATEA series. The non-scale model stands approximately 150mm tall and features articulated joints for posing. It includes a pre-painted "smile" face, plus three additional expression faces (smile, open mouth, and chibi face) that require decal application. Accessories include an action tie, a microphone, and multiple interchangeable wrist parts. Color separation is achieved through molded colors, pre-colored parts, and some stickers. Markings can be applied using either stickers or decals. The kit also comes with a base that has an articulated support rod. The prototype was created by Takenouchi Kenkyusei, with production cooperation from TEAM NAVEL (Unitec). The price is 6,300 yen (tax included). Pre-orders are open until September 2, 2026, and the kit is scheduled for release in January 2027.
Jul 15
Good Smile Company's top scale figure line Signature Class has a new entry: a 1/7 scale Hatsune Miku based on the main visual of the Hatsune Miku Symphony 2025 Sapporo Performance. The figure, illustrated by Rella, features aurora coating on the hair and a combination of pearl paint and clear parts. Reservations are open at Rakuten Books for 32,799 yen.
Jul 8
Good Smile Company announced Hatsune Miku: Starry Party on July 5, a party action game for up to six players featuring Nendoroid-style virtual singers. It is planned for release in 2027 on PC via Steam and Nintendo Switch 2. The trailer shows Hatsune Miku, Kagamine Rin, Kagamine Len, Megurine Luka, MEIKO, and KAITO on a floating island.
Jul 7
Good Smile Company announced six new Brickroid figures from the Rebuild of Evangelion films, including Evangelion Unit-01 Awakened Ver., Unit-00, Unit-02 Beast Mode Second Stage, Mark.06, the Fourth Angel, and the Tenth Angel. A Building A + Base Set also joins the lineup. The Evangelion figures release in December 2026, and the building set in November 2026.
Jul 3
Good Smile Company announced a 1/7 scale figure of Hatsune Miku based on the main visual for the Hatsune Miku Symphony 2025 Sapporo Performance. The figure is part of the company's top-tier Signature Class line, sculpted by Soga with coloring by Graham Mask, and is scheduled for release in September 2027 at 32,800 yen.
Jul 3
Good Smile Company announced a Nendoroid of Daisuke, the mechanic from the horror game Mouthwashing. The figure includes smiling, serious, and bloody face plates, plus a party hat, cocktail, and workshop background sheet. It releases in December 2026 for 6,800 yen.
Jul 2
Good Smile Company released the third trailer for Patlabor the Case Files, a 3D action game from developer Chime Corporation. The trailer highlights three primary modes: Main Mission, Another Side Mission, and Simulator Mode. The game launches this summer for PlayStation 5 and PC via Steam, with support for Japanese, English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, and Korean languages.
Jul 2
Good Smile Company and Max Factory announced three new figures from the game The First Descendant on July 2, 2026. Pre-orders opened the same day. The lineup includes a figma of the swimmer Valby, a Nendoroid of the light-speed runner Bunny, and a 1/7 scale figure of Ultimate Bunny. The Valby figma stands 156mm tall and includes a removable helmet, water effects for swimming poses, and weapons Thunder Cage and Peace Maker. It costs 14,900 yen and ships in May 2027. The Nendoroid Bunny is 100mm tall, comes with a smiling face, closed-eye smiling face, thunder gauge, and a helmet-off head part. It costs 8,800 yen and ships in January 2027. The Ultimate Bunny 1/7 scale figure is 260mm tall, features a metallic full-face mask and detailed armor painting, costs 35,000 yen, and ships in July 2027. All three are available for pre-order through Good Smile Company's official shop, AmiAmi, Animate, Rakuten, and Amazon.
Jul 2
Good Smile Company announced a Nendoroid of N, the Serial Designation from the web anime Murder Drones. The figure includes three expression parts, wings, and claws, and is set for release in January 2027. A weapon arm is available as a shop bonus.
Jul 1
Good Smile Company has started accepting a second wave of orders for the special edition of the upcoming 3D action game "Patlabor the Case Files," scheduled for release in summer 2026 on PlayStation 5 and PC via Steam. The special edition, priced at 11,220 yen, includes a limited plastic model kit of the Griffon in an exclusive color, the "MODEROID Griffon the Case Files Color Ver." As a first-print bonus, buyers also receive an original soundtrack CD with 30 tracks, including the opening theme "the Case Files" composed by Kenji Kawai. The special edition is available exclusively through the Good Smile Company official shop and is made to order, with limited quantities. Alongside the order announcement, the company released a third promotional video that introduces three game modes: Main Mission, Another Side Mission, and Simulator Mode. The video also shows fully voiced story segments featuring characters from the Special Vehicles Division 2nd Platoon for the first time. The game will be exhibited at Anime Expo 2026 in Los Angeles from July 2 to July 5, where the third PV will be screened.
Jun 29
Good Smile Company has opened preorders for a Nendoroid of Hololive English -Promise- member Hakos Baelz. The figure is priced at 8,900 yen and is scheduled for release in January 2027. It is a limited distribution item available through AmiAmi and other select retailers.
Jun 27
Good Smile Company announced a 1/7 scale figure of Holo from Spice and Wolf as the third entry in its COVERS project. The figure is based on an original illustration by saitom and is scheduled for release in August 2027 at 22,800 yen.
Jun 27
Good Smile Company and Max Factory are adding Rei Ayanami and Asuka Langley Shikinami from the "Rebuild of Evangelion" films to their PLAMATEA line of movable plastic model kits. Both figures stand approximately 170mm tall and are scheduled for release in December 2026 at 7,700 yen each. The Rei Ayanami kit includes three expression parts-serious, smiling, and glaring-with decals for eye direction, plus a glasses case accessory. The Asuka Langley Shikinami kit includes smiling, embarrassed, and "Are you stupid?" faces, along with a puppet accessory. Both models feature movable joints, pre-painted parts, and color-separated molding. They come with a base that has a movable support arm and can hold weapons from the separately sold MODEROID Evangelion Unit-01 kit. Prototype production is by SELECT D.
Jun 26
Good Smile Company is now accepting pre-orders for a POP UP PARADE figure of Aura, the demon antagonist from the TV anime Frieren: Beyond Journey's End. The figure, priced at 6,500 yen including tax, is scheduled for release in December 2026. Aura, one of the Seven Sages of Destruction known as "Aura the Guillotine," is depicted holding the Scales of Obedience used for the magic of subordination, with a confident smile. The souls placed on the balance are rendered with clear materials. The figure is non-scale, approximately 170mm tall, and includes a dedicated base. Pre-orders are open until July 22, 2026. The sculptors are Amaguri and Sparrow, with coloring by Hiroto Tanimoto. The figure recreates a pose from one of the series' most popular episodes, where Aura confronts Frieren. POP UP PARADE is an affordable, pre-painted figure line from Good Smile Company, known for its 17-18cm size and quick release schedule.
Jun 23
Good Smile Company is re-releasing three MODEROID King's Style plastic model kits from the 1989 anime Granzort: Granzort, Windsard, and Aquabeat. A luxury King Gold Edition of Granzort is also available as a limited re-release at the Good Smile Company official shop. The kits feature transformation mechanisms and detailed parts.
Jun 22
Dengeki Hobby Web reported the top 10 best-selling new and upcoming items in Amazon's Hobby category as of June 22, 2026. Good Smile Company's "Space Runaway Ideon MODEROID Mini Combining Transformable Ideon" took first place, with "Getter Robo G MODEROID Mini Combining Transformable Getter Dragon" in second. Other notable entries include "PLAMATEA Black Honey" and Hot Wheels items.
Jun 19
Good Smile Company announced a Nendoroid of Megurine Luka V4X and a re-release of the Hatsune Miku V4X Nendoroid. Both figures are based on iXima's designs and are scheduled for release in November 2026. Luka V4X includes a stand microphone and champagne parts, while Miku V4X comes with a guitar and glasses.
Jun 19
Good Smile Company and Frontwing announced on June 19 that their new visual novel COCORO will launch on August 27, 2026. The game is set in a world where robots run rampant and follows a boy's first love with a girl named Kokoro, who hides the fact that she is a robot. The heroine Kokoro is voiced by Hina Yomiya, who also performs the game's ending theme. Yomiya is known for roles including Anna Yamada in The Dangers in My Heart and Tomori Takamatsu in BanG Dream! It's MyGO!!!!!. Planning and scenario are by Asta Konno, who worked on the studio's previous novel game ATRI -My Dear Moments-. Character design is by Akio Watanabe, known for the Monogatari series anime. COCORO will be sold on Steam and other digital download platforms, supporting Japanese, English, and Chinese. To mark the sixth anniversary of ATRI -My Dear Moments-, which has surpassed 500,000 downloads worldwide, a giveaway campaign is running through July 3 on the official COCORO X account. Three winners will receive a collaborative acrylic stand featuring both games.
Jun 12
Good Smile Company's Mekasuma brand announced The Gattai DX Dandivine, a combining toy of the main robot from the new original TV anime Juoh Bushin Dandivine. The set includes four mecha-Dande Ace, Slash Unicorn, Blaze Garuda, and Magna Titan-that combine into a 240mm robot. It is scheduled for release in October 2026, priced at 29,500 yen.
Jun 11
IzanagiGames and Good Smile Company released the mystery adventure game 'Dark Auction Nintendo Switch 2 Edition' on June 11, 2026. The package version costs 6,040 yen, and the download version costs 5,050 yen. Owners of the original Nintendo Switch version can upgrade for 100 yen via an Upgrade Pass. The game features an original story and scenario by Rika Suzuki, known for 'Another Code' and 'Wish Room', with character design by Kohsuke, the manga artist of 'GANGSTA.'. Music is by Yuko Komiyama, who worked on the 'Monster Hunter' series, and Tsukasa Masuko, known for the 'Megami Tensei' series. The Switch 2 Edition offers improved resolution, higher frame rate, and faster loading times. The game is set in 1981 Europe, where protagonist Noah, voiced by Kengo Kawanishi, searches for his missing father Leonardo, voiced by Rikiya Koyama, who disappeared after attending a mysterious auction. Players explore a castle and participate in an auction where memories are used as currency. The game was previously released on PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, and Steam in January 2026.
Jun 6
Good Smile Fest 2026 Tokyo, held on June 6, 2026, featured a wide array of new figure prototypes and painted samples from Good Smile Company. The event included first-time exhibitions of polyester and polyurethane figures from 'New Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt,' a color sample of Cutie Honey from 'Cutie Honey Nova,' and figures from 'City the Animation' featuring Minami Mitori, Niikura, and Izumi Wako. In the game titles category, new items included a Nendoroid of Hideo Kojima, painted samples of Tidus and Yuna from 'Final Fantasy X,' and figures from 'Fate/Grand Order,' 'Steins;Gate,' and 'Bunny Garden 2.' The social game edition showcased numerous figures from 'Azur Lane,' including Howden Leeuw, New Jersey, Taihou, and Mogador, as well as items from 'Uma Musume: Pretty Derby' and 'Fate/Grand Order.' The event also displayed 'POP UP PARADE BEACH QUEENS' figures of Rei Ayanami and Asuka Langley Shikinami from 'Evangelion: New Theatrical Edition' and a prototype from 'Mononoke the Movie: The Medicine Seller.'
Jun 5
Good Smile Company announced on Friday that illustrator neco's Heavily Armed High School Girls project is receiving a television anime adaptation, scheduled to air in 2027. Masaki Tachibana, known for directing Princess Principal and an episode of Star Wars: Visions Volume 3, is directing the series. Natsuko Takahashi, whose credits include Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 and Yuyushiki, is handling series composition. Good Smile Film and Good Smile Company are jointly producing the anime. The project, which began as a series of illustrations themed around armed high school girls, has previously expanded into multiple figure releases. To mark the announcement, neco released a new key visual and a teaser promotional video, both featuring the character Ichi. In a statement, neco expressed excitement about seeing her original work adapted into an anime, noting that the project grew from a single illustration into figures and now an animated series. Tachibana said he worked closely with neco on character personalities during script development, and that voice recording sessions led to new discoveries about the characters.
Jun 5
Good Smile Company and Frontwing opened the Steam store page for the novel game COCORO on June 5, 2026, with a planned release in summer 2026. The game is set in a world where robots run rampant and follows the first love between a boy and a girl who hides that she is a robot. The scenario is written by Asta Konno, known for ATRI -My Dear Moments-, with character design by Akio Watanabe. Hina Youmiya voices the protagonist Kokoro. Newly announced cast members include Hikaru Tono as Kazane Ryuzaki, Yasuaki Takumi as Daichi Amai, Riona Imaizumi as Kosame Amai, Maaya Uchida as Kirika Hatsuki, and Shuta Morishima as Kotaro Murakumo. The opening movie has also been released. A collaboration illustration between COCORO and ATRI, drawn by Akio Watanabe and Yusano, has been revealed and will be displayed at the Good Smile Company Game Exhibition, with acrylic stands sold as merchandise for 3,000 yen. A follow-and-repost campaign for an autographed shikishi board by Hina Youmiya runs until June 19. The game supports Japanese, English, and Chinese languages on Steam and other digital download sites.
Jun 4
Good Smile Company streamed its 'Nendoroid FUNS Good Smile Fest 2026' on June 4, 2026, unveiling a wide range of new Nendoroid figures. The event showcased colored samples and prototypes for numerous upcoming releases. Highlights included a 2.0 version of Mio Akiyama from 'K-On!', Saber in casual wear from 'Fate/stay night', and the Blue-Eyes White Dragon from 'Yu-Gi-Oh!'. Vocaloid characters such as Neru Akita and Haku Yowane also received new Nendoroid forms. Newly announced figures span multiple franchises: from 'Final Fantasy XIV', characters Alphinaud, Yotsuyu, and Emet-Selch were confirmed; from 'Goddess of Victory: NIKKE', Velvet; and from 'Danganronpa 1·2 Reload', Celestia Ludenberg. The 'Super Kaguya-hime!' series added Kaguya, Sakayori Iroha, and Tsukimi Yachiyo. Other reveals included Femto from 'Berserk', Godzilla (2023) from 'Godzilla Minus One', and Magolor from 'Kirby of the Stars'. The 'Nendoroid Surprise' blind-box line will feature sets for 'Blue Archive', 'The Apothecary Diaries', and 'Natsume's Book of Friends'. Pre-orders opened for several items immediately after the stream.
May 19
Good Smile Company's Moderoid line adds Evangelion Unit-08α, the variant piloted by Mari Makinami in Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo. The kit stands 165mm tall, includes a sniper rifle, and uses pre-painted parts and stickers. It releases in Japan for ¥4,500 in October 2026 and in the US for $26.99 in Q1 2027.