Author Archives: Tier

Celia Cumani Aintree from Walkure Romanze (Daiki Kougyou Version) (NSFW)

written on July 7, 2015 by Tier

This American Fourth of July holiday occurred this past weekend, which means that summer is in high swing, and that means that this is as good a time as any to begin Blonde Bikini Girl Week (though given the pace … Continue reading →

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Preorder Outlook XLIII

written on June 30, 2015 by Tier

Welcome to the >10,000 yen edition of the preorder outlook, in which almost every figure here sports a five-digit price tag, even though none of them are particularly large or overly elaborate. Indeed, quite a few of these would’ve cost … Continue reading →

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Mu-12 from BlazBlue: Alter Memory

written on June 23, 2015 by Tier

Arc Systems Works has been pushing the BlazBlue franchise hard in recent times. Notably, the fifth and most recent console iteration of the game – BlazBlue Chrono Phantasma Extend – is due for release in the North American market in … Continue reading →

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Hell Seducer from the Shungo Yazawa Original Figure Series (NSFW)

written on June 17, 2015 by Tier

I wouldn’t be surprised if I’m the only reviewer to cover this figure. However, despite its obscurity, I’ve known about this figure for quite a long time. In fact, I’d go so far as to call it a holy grail … Continue reading →

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Preorder Outlook XLII

written on May 30, 2015 by Tier

It’s time to look at some figures that are available order. It feels like it’s been a slow year for figures but quite a few nice ones have gone up for order in just the last week or so. Strangely, … Continue reading →

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Mikan Yuuki from To Love-Ru Darkness (School Swimsuit Version)

written on May 18, 2015 by Tier

The plan was to do a porno figure review but the gods of lighting and set design are fickle. Instead, with the To Love-Ru series getting quite a bit of love from figure makers this year, we’ll take a look … Continue reading →

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Satellizer el Bridget from Freezing Vibration (Y-Shirt Version) (NSFW)

written on April 30, 2015 by Tier

We go from the regrettably miniature to the sublimely large today. The sheer size of FREEing’s 1/4 scale figures constitutes a large portion of their cachet, with their sculpts typically towering over a foot in height, or in this case, … Continue reading →

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Ines from Busou Shinki (Image Model Version)

written on April 20, 2015 by Tier

It’s time for another review of a figure made by a company I am not at all familiar with. Technically this figure – of Ines from Konami’s Busou Shinki series – isn’t the first Ques Q figure, I’ve bought; I … Continue reading →

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Preorder Outlook XLI

written on March 30, 2015 by Tier

It’s been a couple of months since the last preorder outlook post, so let’s take a look at some of the figures I’m thinking about buying. There’s no Alter figure on this list, which has become a depressingly regular occurrence … Continue reading →

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Chris Yukine from Senki Zesshou Symphogear G (Bunny Style Version)

written on March 18, 2015 by Tier

And we’re back to our irregularly-scheduled program of figure reviews. Today we’ll be looking at Chris Yukine, one of the lead characters from Senki Zesshou Symphogear. For some reason or another, the series hasn’t gotten a lot of figures, despite … Continue reading →

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