Author Archives: Tier

Triela from Gunslinger Girl

written on September 5, 2011 by Tier

It’s girls with guns time. I’m a big fan of the genre in anime but I skipped over Gunslinger Girl entirely. I like girls with guns but there’s an unstated qualifier there – which is to say, I like attractive … Continue reading →

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Random Thoughts IX

written on August 31, 2011 by Tier

I am old and the mind wanders when it gets old. Thus, this is the post in which I write about various random things.

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Heat Blade from Tsukasa Bullet (NSFW)

written on August 25, 2011 by Tier

I placed my order for Heat Blade with Hobby Search on June 15, 2010. She was originally scheduled for a fall release, but that got pushed back, and back, and back, and it was not until just this month that … Continue reading →

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Preorder Outlook XIII

written on August 20, 2011 by Tier

The period before last month’s Wonder Festival was weak with respect to preorders, but with the sequence of major conventions over and done with, figures have been going up with great speed. Figures are also getting released, but I wouldn’t … Continue reading →

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Fate Testarossa from Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha (Ichiban Kuji Version)

written on August 15, 2011 by Tier

Fate Testarossa is undoubtedly one of the most visible characters in anime culture, and it’s no surprise that figure makers turn to her again and again. For example, Alter is on schedule to release or re-release five figures of her … Continue reading →

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Haruka Morishima from Amagami

written on August 9, 2011 by Tier

Here we have a figure from Amagami SS, a school romance show featuring a male lead who sleeps in a closet. Ordinarily, I’d rather have nothing to do with a harem-based school romance show, given how bad Princess Lover! was … Continue reading →

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Dakimakura Review – Takeda Shingen from Ouka Sengoku: Nobunaga-chan no Koishite Yabou!? (NSFW)

written on August 4, 2011 by Tier

Time to give pillowcases a little bit of love. Lolis aren’t really my thing, but when the loli is named Takeda Shingen-chan, how can I say no?

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Shot Breakdown – Super Sonico

written on July 30, 2011 by Tier

Back when I talked about photographing Gotou Matabei, I talked about trying to establish a mood. That’s not an approach I take for every figure, though. Quite often, I’m just trying to make them look pretty. Such is the case … Continue reading →

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Charlotte Yeager from Strike Witches

written on July 24, 2011 by Tier

The love that some people have for certain anime character traits can be a funny thing. There are entire communities dedicated to some particular aspect, like flat chests, or glasses, or the tsundere archetype, or tentacle violation. Equally funny is … Continue reading →

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Rei Ayanami from Neon Genesis Evangelion (Volks Figure Figure Version)

written on July 18, 2011 by Tier

The child-soldiers of Neon Genesis Evangelion comprise some of the most recognizable characters in anime, and figure makers show no signs of jumping off of the Rei and Asuka gravy train. Thus, here’s another figure of Rei. Plugsuit, wreckage, blank … Continue reading →

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