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Senhime from Hyakka Ryouran Samurai Girls (Queen’s Gate Version) (NSFW)

written on January 28, 2012 by Tier

Numerous figures of the Queen’s Gate characters have been released, offering different takes on the characters depending on the artist that illustrated the respective game book. The Queen’s Gate version of Senhime, however is rather unusual in that she has … Continue reading →

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Dakimakura Review – Lucrezia from the Art of Carnelian (NSFW)

written on January 22, 2012 by Tier

Time for more pillowcase show-and-tell. This one comes from Carnelian, surely one of the most famous illustrators in the anime world. She’s a veteran artist, having been around as long as I’ve been on the internet, which goes back to … Continue reading →

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Amane Shiratori from Anata no Shiranai Kangofu (NSFW)

written on January 16, 2012 by Tier

Anybody who’s read this site for a while knows that I like ero figures. And anybody who’s read this site for a while knows that I like big figures. Unfortunately, few figure manufacturers have made big ero figures – at … Continue reading →

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Amane Shiratori from Anata no Shiranai Kangofu (NSFW)

written on January 16, 2012 by Tier

Anybody who’s read this site for a while knows that I like ero figures. And anybody who’s read this site for a while knows that I like big figures. Unfortunately, until recently few figure manufacturers made big ero figures. However, … Continue reading →

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Lacia from BEATLESS

written on January 10, 2012 by Tier

One of the first anime figures I ever bought was Alpha’s Motoko Kusanagi Hard Disk Version. It’s cheaply-made and primitive by today’s standards, and it’s not a scale-size figure, but even so, I still like it, mainly because I like … Continue reading →

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Shot Breakdown – Miku Append

written on January 6, 2012 by Tier

Photography can be a funny thing. You sometimes hear people – and camera companies – minimize the difficulty of photography. After all, all you do is press a button and bam, you’ve got the shot. Much easier than, say, drawing … Continue reading →

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2011 In Review & My Five Favorite Figures of the Year

written on December 31, 2011 by Tier

2011 has flown right by, and as usual, here is the wrapup for this past year. I’ll start off with my five favorite figures of the year and then talk a little bit about what some figure makers did in … Continue reading →

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Preorder Outlook XV

written on December 25, 2011 by Tier

Happy Christmas to everybody. Nominally this is a time to celebrate with one’s friends and family but we all know it’s also a time to buy lots of really cool stuff. And since this site is all about figures, let’s … Continue reading →

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Fate Testarossa from Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha (Swimsuit Version)

written on December 21, 2011 by Tier

Alter kicked off 2011 with Fate Testarossa and yet another figure of the blonde mage is among those that will close this year. In fact, Alter released five figures of Fate in 2011 alone, demonstrating that she is one of … Continue reading →

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Shot Breakdown – Sasara Kusugawa

written on December 16, 2011 by Tier

When I shoot figures, I try to come up with an idea that will make them look interesting. My ideas often fail; sometimes they’re beyond my abilities to create, sometimes they don’t look as good I had hoped, and sometimes … Continue reading →

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