Geekscape Toys: Snow Miku: Snow Owl Ver. Is A Real Hoot!

Wonder Festival 2016 Winter begins February 7 in Japan and announcements of lovely new toys are popping up on the web. Good Smile Company and Max Factory always bring special items with them to the event and this year is no exception.

The headliner is of course, Snow Miku, a wintery-themed Hatsune Miku. Every year, the Vocaloid’s seasonal attire is designed and voted on by fans. This year’s theme was “Winter Sports in Hokkaido” and the winning artist, Kotatsu Otogi, envisioned Miku in a snow outfit topped off with a cap resembling a snow owl. The design was transformed into a Nendoroid as well as a figma.

Nendoroid Snow Miku: Snow Owl ver. has a very special feature. Each of the figure’s snow owl-like ski caps is hand-knit and is embellished with natural wooden buttons. Besides this accessory, Snow Miku comes packaged with her snow bunny friend, Yukine, a removable scarf, and a snow ball plus three interchangeable facial expressions (energetic smile, playful giggle, and eyes shut). And since the theme is “Winter Sports,” she is equipped with skis, poles, snow goggles, and an extra body with a snowboard. This figure’s base special-themed as well, covered in white snow with blue flakes. You can see additional images of these accessories here.

Nendoroid Snow Miku: Snow Owl ver. costs ¥5,093 and stands about 100 millimeters tall.

figma Snow Miku: Snow Owl ver.‘s articulated joints allow for more poses. Like her Nendoroid counterpart, the figma comes with the rabbit Yukine, skis with poles, snow googles, and a snowboard. Her scarf and neck warmer are removable, if you would rather she pose without them. Her three packaged facial expressions are an energetic smile, a playful face, and a winking one. Note that figma Snow Miku’s stand is not themed like the Nendoroid’s is. You can get an overall look at her accessories here.

figma Snow Miku: Snow Owl ver. costs ¥5,556 and stands approximately 135 millimeters tall.

The Nendoroid and figma of Snow Miku: Snow Owl ver. aren’t available to purchase online yet but should be soon. But if you are in Japan for Wonder Festival 2016 Winter, limited amounts of each figure are available to purchase. There will be 3000 pieces of the Nendoroid and 2000 of the figma.

Do you plan on picking up one or both of these figures? Is there one you like better? Let us know in the comments!