With seasons four AND five of musical sci-fi anime Symphogear in the works, momentum is starting to pick up again. Bellfine, who has recently been producing Konosuba figures, is doing their part with a Ichaival (initially translated as Ichii-Bal) version of metal songstress Chris Yukine, as she appeared in GX.

Osamu Ryuzaki sculpts the figure painted by Eldora Model. The 1/8 scale 20cm sells for 16,956yen ahead of an Ocober release.

There's also a preview for the Symphogear Live 2016 Blu-ray, released Auguast 2th. This features the February 28th performance from Nippon Budokan features 48 tracks of music from the action sci-fi anime and Hibiki Tachibana (CV Aoi Yuuki), Tsubasa Kazanari (Nana Mizuki), Chris Yukine (Ayahi Takagaki), Maria Cadenzavna Eve (Yōko Hikasa), Shirabe Tsukuyomi (Yoshino Nanjō), Kirika Akatsuki (Ai Kayano), Miku Kohinata (Yuka Iguchi) and Carol Malus Dienheim (Inori Minase).



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