Some of you may recall that I bought two boxes of the Toy’s Works Toradora figures a few months back. That was to ensure that I got the complete set since a single box isn’t guaranteed to have all of the figures. Well, it turns out that both boxes had the complete set so now one of them is just lying around.

With that said, rather than throwing out the extra figures, I’ve decided to give them away by holding a contest. The details of the contest are below:

This will be a banner making contest for http://nopybot.comand is open to everyone. What I am looking for is a new banner for the top of my blog. The banner should be 950 x 200 pixels and include something related to my site (anime, figures, etc.). You are welcome to use any pictures that I have taken and posted on my site, but it is not necessary. Banners should also have the words “Nopy’s Blog” written somewhere across it with or without the words “Anime, figures, magazines, and everything related.” in a smaller font underneath.

I will be the one judging the submissions, so banners that cater to my interests will be ranked higher than those that don’t. If you aren’t familiar with my interests, you should take a read through some of my posts here and on ForeverGeek. Submissions that show some creativity (like making a mascot *wink wink*) will also leave a better impression on me. There is no limit to the number of submissions you can make as long as they meet the requirements.

All submissions should be sent to contest@nopybot.com and either be a jpg, bmp, or psd file. Make sure you include your nickname too so I know who to credit. By sending in your work to this email address, you are allowing me to post it on nopybot.com

The deadline for submitting your work is March 1. This should give anyone who doesn’t know how to make banners enough time to learn and make one. Even if it doesn’t look great, if there is only one submission, then that person would win by default. I will contact the winner by email within a week of the deadline to confirm his/her mailing address. I will ship the prize anywhere that Canada Post will ship using snail mail. If the winner wants a faster shipping method, then they will have to pay for it.

If you have any questions, feel free to leave a comment.

EDIT: The contest is now closed and submissions will no longer be accepted.

Related posts:

1. Figure Splurge
2. Toy’s Works Toradora Figures
3. Miku Hatsune GSC Figure

As you can see, I bought two boxes of the figures. Why you ask? It was because When I was ordering it, there was a note that said figures were placed in boxes at random and it wasn’t guaranteed that all figures would be in one box. Considering I wanted the whole collection, I opted to buy to boxes just in case (I know, I got caught up in a cheap marketing trick).

So this is how the figures are packed into the box. Each little box contains a figure, so yes, I have 24 altogether. Incidentally, each of the two big boxes had all of the figures in the collection.

Unfortunately, all of the figures require some assembly. It wasn’t hard to figure out where each piece went since there were only a handful for each, but some of them were extremely hard to fit together. I think I spent a total of 1.5 hours trying to force pieces together, and here are the results:

Taiga with a white dress is so cute, but that bowl of rice looks a little like brains to me…

Taiga in a school swimsuit was the hardest figure to put together. The only pieces were the base, the body, and the head, but the head simply wouldn’t fit onto the body. I was so afraid hat I’d break Taiga’s neck trying to get her head on, but I somehow managed.

The angry nekomimi Taiga was pretty cute too, though I don’t really like her lopsidedness. 

I don’t understand the flower on Minori’s head, but then again, I always thought Minori was a confusing character. (sorry about the blurry pic)

I guess a viking hat on Minori is a bit more normal than a flower (only a bit).

Puppy Ami is so adorable.

Devil Ami was exactly the same as puppy Ami except she has a different tail and ears (or wings in this case).

And for anyone wondering, the secret figure in the collection is a white version of Taiga in her swimsuit. After spending so long getting Taiga’s head on the first figure, it only took me 20 minutes to get her head on this one.

Here’s the full collection for you to compare the figures side-by-side. Personally, my favourite figure is the one of Taiga in the white dress, with puppy Ami a close second. I was expecting the secret figure to be something better, but you can’t always get everything you want. Now I just need to figure out what to do with the remaining 16 figures I have. I might sell them on ebay or something, but if there’s enough interest I guess I could hold a contest here and give them away.

EDIT: The poll does not seem to be working, so if you think I should have a figure giveaway contest, just leave a comment instead.

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Related posts:

1. Toradora ep. 9
2. Toradora ep. 19 & 20
3. Toradora – Ending Thoughts