Iyashikei: While the series itself won't satisfy the definition, episode seven marks change in pace, being relaxing and slow-paced, with Sonico just wandering around the countryside. The first of many paint flaws with this figure is evident in the shot below, as you can see significant chipping of the paint where the two pieces of Pochaco's hair meet.

Reasonable Authority Figure: Despite the scary mask he wears all the time, Kitamura does try to look out for Sonico, and attempts to prevent photographers from taking advantage of her. Ouka is from Nitroplus Wars and shows up in episode three. She plays a larger role from episode six onwards.Paper-Thin Disguise: Suzu and Fuuri impersonate Sonico when the latter becomes triple-booked on the first day of her school's cultural festival. While Suzu does a reasonable job of fooling Sonico's classmates (who are still suspicious), it does nothing for Sonico's grandmother, who sees through it immediately. Similarly, the emcee of the beauty contest seems to realize it's Fuuri, but plays along nonetheless. Break the Cutie: Happens to Ayaka, the little girl in episode eleven. She at first is told by another kid that Santa doesn't exist despite her father telling her he does exist. Later she tells Sonico that her dad promised to be home for Christmas but won't be due to work. So she feels everything he tells her was a lie. Fortunately for her, both of her father's statements come true, and she sees both her father, who was also playing Santa. Kinomoto is a journalist who was sent to interview Sonico by her editor in episode five. Despite being against the idea, the editor decides to do it anyway. She later calls up Sonico's agency, thinking they'd reject the idea, only to have Kitamura and Sonico agree to it. Slice of Life: The anime emphasises Sonico's day-by-day interactions with the people around her, and the fanservice elements only appear whenever Sonico is doing her modelling shoots. Motto! SoniComi - More Communication with Sonico (2013) - PS3 port of SoniComi, features reworked graphics and additional content. In 2016, JAST USA released a PC port with English support.

Never Bareheaded: Sonico always has her headphones on, even while sleeping. Some of the images show a younger Sonico with her trademark headphones. Pochaco and Vertex's "Cowgirl" Pochaco ITEM #183891 . Cowgirl Pochaco is 1/6 scale, and you can see that the A-Plus figure is slightly larger. Also, while the Vertex figure is much better in terms of fit and finish, I think A-Plus did a better job with her facial expression! Generally, A-Plus did okay with Pochaco's sculpt (particularly her body sculpt), although there are a few quirks on that front. However, this figure has a number of issues with paint work, and all told I would say the overall quality of the figure is below average.

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Power (2011) - Sonico's solo single, was released on iTunes for the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake relief funding.