Author Archives: Tier

Konoe Tsuruma from Kono Naka ni Hitori, Imouto ga Iru!

written on February 10, 2014 by Tier

Today we’ll take a look at another figure by FREEing. That’s three figures in a row; their overall level of quality might be equivocal but no one can cast aspersions on their profligacy. This character is Konoe Tsuruma and she … Continue reading →

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Dakimakura Review – Kanane Kurashiki from Kokuhaku Lovers (NSFW)

written on February 6, 2014 by Tier

The winter Wonder Festival convention will be upon us in just a few days and as the tradition here is to not write a post about it, we will instead take a quick look at a dakimakura cover. This one … Continue reading →

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Mu-12 from BlazBlue: Chronophantasma

written on January 29, 2014 by Tier

Arc System Works’s BlazBlue is the spiritual successor to Guilty Gear, and on the whole both series are quite similar. Both are fast-paced 2D fighting games; both feature a colorful cast of eclectic and memorable characters; both feature awesome instrumental … Continue reading →

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Dakimakura Review – Nagato from Kantai Collection (clesta Version) (NSFW)

written on January 24, 2014 by Tier

It’s pillowcase show-and-tell time! Believe it or not, the dakimakura reviews are some of the most popular posts on this site. Yeah, I don’t understand it either. It’s been a while since we last looked at one, so we’ll take … Continue reading →

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Eucliwood Hellscythe from Is This a Zombie? (Bunny Version)

written on January 20, 2014 by Tier

I always like receiving FREEing’s bunnygirl figures. Sure, none of them are exemplars of precision craftsmanship and they are invariably a colossal pain in the ass to photograph, being that all of my backdrops are constructed for smaller figures, but … Continue reading →

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Mary Stuart from Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere II

written on January 13, 2014 by Tier

Despite its impressive array of attractive characters, there still aren’t that many figures from Kyoukai Senjou no Horizon. What few there are are distributed by a wide variety of companies, and that means that those few figures comprise a myriad … Continue reading →

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Peace Keeper Daisy from Tony’s Heroine Collection

written on January 5, 2014 by Tier

Many figure companies have made figures of Tony’s artwork. In recent times, many of those figures were based off of characters designed for existing properties; Sega’s Shining series, the Vocaloid image character lineup, and eroge like Fault!!, for instance. This … Continue reading →

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My Five Favorite Figures of 2013 & Year-End Thoughts

written on December 31, 2013 by Tier

2013 is on the verge of twerking its way into memory and of course, that means it’s time for a customary year-end list. Such lists often purport to rank the best things of the nearly-departed year, but that’s not the … Continue reading →

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Preorder Outlook XXXI

written on December 29, 2013 by Tier

2013 is almost over, which means that the usual end-of-year favorite figures post is due soon. Being that I’m still not sure which figures belong on the list or in which order I should place them, we’ll first take a … Continue reading →

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Kuroyukihime from Accel World (Death by Embracing Version)

written on December 22, 2013 by Tier

Sometimes, I buy figures because I like the character, or because I like the series or game that she comes from. Those figures tend to be the most meaningful to me, but that’s not to say that familiarity automatically elevates … Continue reading →

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