Of Figmas and Concerts

After initially being revealed at Wonder Festival 2012, Good Smile Company's Figma Hibiki recently made a brief appearance on MikaTan's blog for its display at the Anime Contents Expo last weekend.

The blog mentions that the Figma will be "announced soon," which means we should be getting pictures of the full color production version in the near future. Hopefully the prototype for Figma Tsubasa won't be far behind and eventually an announcement of Figma Chris. It will take time, but it seems like Good Smile is moving forward with Symphogear merchandise, which greatly pleases this fanboy.

In addition to the Figma, MikaTan talked a bit about the upcoming concert. Here are the details:

●Event Outline
■ Event Title : Symphogear Live 2012.
■ Place: Zepp DiverCity (Tokyo)
■ Organizers: Project Symphogear
■ Date: 2012/10/06 (Sat). Times not yet decided.
■ Guests: Aoi Yuki (Hibiki Tachibana), Nana Mizuki (Tsubasa Kazanari), Ayahi Takagaki (Chris Yukine), Yuka Iguchi, Hideo Ishikawa (Genjuro Kazanari) and others.
■ Ticket Price: 4,900JPY (Planned)
■ Ticket Presale Lottery : Lottery ticket will be included with the 6th Vol. Blu-Ray of Senki Zesshou Symphogear which will be released on 2012/08/29.
Each ticket will have a serial number.
■ Standard Ticket  Sales Date : Undecided.
http://www.symphogear.com/live2012.html

Honestly I'm a little surprised that Genjuuro's VA will be making an appearance at the concert, I have no idea if he'll sing or just be there to cheer them on. I'll be following this event closely to find out if any streams or footage will be available, but I've no idea if there are any plans for that at this point.