Wonder Fest 2018 Weed figurine

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Wonder Fest 2018 Weed figurine

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I came across this auction selling this weird Weed figurine today.

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Since it looks kinda derpy, I assumed it's a bootleg... but when I tried to find out more information about it, I stumbled upon the manufacturer's site for the figurine, and according to Google Translate, it says:
The permission result of copyright has come!

 

We received permission from Weed from "Ginga Densetsu Weed". Mr. Chairman, Thank you very much!

 

By the way, it got permission "One Fest 2018 Winter" and "Trefess Ariake 18".
So assuming they're not lying through their teeth, it's official merchandise! According to their post and the auction, it's available at the Wonder Fest 2018 event, which I'm assuming is some sort of figurine/toy-centered thing. I guess Trefess Ariake 18 is another similar event.

Like I said, it's a bit derpy, but it's definitely leaps and bounds above the GDW figurines we're familiar with. The auction also calls it a garage kit so it may be one of those figurines you have to paint yourself?

edit: Found this page that confirms you have to assemble and paint the figurine yourself. (note: there's a few figurines of women in bikinis so it may be slightly NSWF). So I'm assuming that if you've got the proper paints yourself, you could customize into a figurine of any Akita in the Gingaverse :surprisegin:

Apparently it's also saying these were available at last year's Wonder Fest, too?
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Oh! The figure maker has a twitter, they repainted and made a Gin version too:
https://twitter.com/charr_001/status/961957087369609216
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Arano wrote: Sun Feb 18, 2018 4:27 pm Oh! The figure maker has a twitter, they repainted a made a Gin version too:
https://twitter.com/charr_001/status/961957087369609216
According to Google Translate, they're asking people to make Orion next.

I honestly want to believe they asked for the rights to make a Weed figurine specifically because of how many different characters you could turn it into.
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Oh man I do like this figure!!! I'll see if I can dig up more info about it being truly official or not
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Oh man, I would love a bunch of these figures! I'd paint a bunch of different characters!
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I figured it out by google translating some of the dealer submission guides! People selling these kits at Wonderfest (in Japan and also in China) need to get a "One-day copyright" if making a figure of a character that isn't their own, meaning they can legally sell their fan-made, unofficial items just at the event. Since the number of figures these people can make and sell in one day is so small, many companies allow it. You cannot sell copyrighted character figures at Wonderfest without getting a one-day copyright (sounds like they are strict about it too).

So yes, the figure is considered official as long as it was originally purchased at Wonderfest 2018!

EDIT: here's a photo of the unpainted figure that'd be in the kit https://twitter.com/abyss529/status/891 ... 39588?s=09
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One day copyright is such a cool concept and makes so much sense. Thanks for finding that out!
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Holy crap, I want it! D: I fear how expensive it'll be...
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This is really cool because you could paint it not just into any akita, but lots of other spitz type ginga dogs like huskies and malamutes, etc. too since Yoshi draws all spitz type dogs pretty much the same.
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As wonky as it looks in places it's nice to see that there's still a demand for ginga merch. And leaps and bounds above the plastic collectibles
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Okami wrote: Sun Feb 18, 2018 5:50 pm Holy crap, I want it! D: I fear how expensive it'll be...
The one that was up for auction sold for 7,250yen
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Thank goodness it looks like a 1 piece garage kit. I tried a few years ago, so much work sanding and prepping resin pieces.
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I love this figure! I'd rather buy it pre-painted though, I'm no good at 3D models ^^'
Actually, I'm pretty stunned it only sold for 7,250 Y, that's a mere $85 CAD (still pricey but nowhere near what I was expecting).
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Interesting, I had no idea one-day copyright was a thing! Thanks for finding that info, Regnant!

I actually think the figure looks nice! :)
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Wow, that's pretty cool. Any ideas if this idea would be copyright one day? Would lovely buy them and paint them, sounds fun.
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Ceie wrote: Tue Feb 27, 2018 7:10 pm Wow, that's pretty cool. Any ideas if this idea would be copyright one day? Would lovely buy them and paint them, sounds fun.
This figure did get a one day copyright, so if it was originally purchased at Wonderfest 2018 then it's legal. If it wasn't, then it's illegal.
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Regnant wrote: Tue Feb 27, 2018 7:55 pm
Ceie wrote: Tue Feb 27, 2018 7:10 pm Wow, that's pretty cool. Any ideas if this idea would be copyright one day? Would lovely buy them and paint them, sounds fun.
This figure did get a one day copyright, so if it was originally purchased at Wonderfest 2018 then it's legal. If it wasn't, then it's illegal.
Oh, I hope they'll make more offical mercandises! I kinda miss new stuffs.
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Wooow I like it :O
And it's a nice thing that there is a non copyright day, I hope after that we can get some of these figures from yahoo for great prices :)
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The same person has a new figure that will be available with a one-day copyright - Orion in the Last Wars style, it's so cute!
https://twitter.com/charr_001/status/10 ... 4247538688
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Arano wrote: Tue Jul 24, 2018 3:56 pm The same person has a new figure that will be available with a one-day copyright - Orion in the Last Wars style, it's so cute!
https://twitter.com/charr_001/status/10 ... 4247538688
oh my gosh it's adorable :FLY: A bit derpy, but adorable.

Apparently it (and the Weed figure, I guess?) will be available at the next Wonder Fest event.
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