Category Archives: Figure Review

Mari Illustrious Makinami from Neon Genesis Evangelion

written on May 23, 2010 by Tier

The longevity and impact of the Neon Genesis Evangelion franchise is nearly without peer in anime, and a large part of its lasting popularity is due to its iconic characters, particularly Rei and Asuka. And what’s not to like about them? Both are young, sexy girls who are curiously well-developed for their age and wear tight bodysuits when going into battle. One is a taciturn, robotic introvert and the other is an assertive, mercurial hotshot with the temperament of nitroglycerin.

None of Gainax’s other properties have come close to the endurance of their foremost creation, and so they’ve taken the obvious course of action and remade the series, sticking in a new girl in the process. In this hobby, it’s the closest thing to having your own money printer.
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Posted in Figure Review | Tagged 1/6 scale, bodysuit, epic ass, Figures, Kotobukiya, mari illustrious makinami, neon genesis evangelion, Review | 17 Comments

Psylocke from the Uncanny X-Men

written on May 18, 2010 by Tier

When Kotobukiya introduced the world to their Marvel Bishoujo line, I immediately thought that Psylocke was an obvious choice for that series. She’s Asian, she’s hot, she doesn’t wear many clothes, she’s a perfect match. Kotobukiya took their time announcing her, but announce her they did and while I was thrilled, my happiness was tempered by the fact that Rogue and the Black Widow fell short of what they could have been. Regardless, Psylocke is my favorite Marvel Comics character, so there was never any question of whether I would acquire her.
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Posted in Figure Review | Tagged 1/8 scale, Figures, Kotobukiya, marvel bishoujo, ninja, psylocke, Review, shunya yamashita, sword, thong, weapon | 23 Comments

Hyper Nurse Victory Yuno from Keumaya (NSFW)

written on May 14, 2010 by Tier

I’ve reviewed a couple of Keumaya figures here and I think I’ve converted a few people on the interwebs into Keumaya fans. I’ve been looking forward to Hyper Nurse Victory Yuno for a while and now that she is here I am happy to spread the good word about Keumaya once more.
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Posted in Figure Review | Tagged 1/6 scale, Figures, hentai, hyper nurse victory yuno, keumaya, nurse, Review, thong | 102 Comments

Elwing from Shining Wind (Goddess of Forest Version)

written on May 9, 2010 by Tier

You know, character introductions can be really tough for me to write sometimes, especially when I don’t know jack about a character’s background. When I do, it’s pretty easy, but for a character like Elwing here, I don’t really know anything about her and I’ll sit in front of the keyboard trying to come up with something witty to write, but in this case, I want to go back to playing video games and admiring my new pillowcase, so I’m just going to say that I like Tony Taka’s art, I like big figures, I like cheap figures, and I like figures where the subject isn’t wearing many clothes. Put all those together and you’ve got my attention, and that’s why I have Elwing.
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Posted in Figure Review | Tagged 1/6 scale, elf, elwing, Figures, Kotobukiya, Review, shining wind, swimsuit | 16 Comments

Shoujo M from the Art of Hanaharu Naruko (NSFW)

written on April 29, 2010 by Tier

Ahh, it feels like it’s been a while since I reviewed a porno figure. Too long it has been. But to my great pleasure, I have a new one here, and it’s from the best ero figure maker in the business. New h-figure, the weather is great, payday is tomorrow, and I’ve got chili dogs for dinner, I can hardly ask for more.
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Posted in Figure Review | Tagged 1/7 scale, Figures, hanaharu naruko, hentai, maid, Native, Review, shoujo m | 30 Comments

Seira Orgel from Chaos;HEAd

written on April 21, 2010 by Tier

I’d planned on wrapping up my reviews of Alter’s Ikki Tousen figures by doing a writeup of Kanu Unchou, but then I got Seira in the mail and I figured that the world doesn’t really need another Kanu review right now. Accordingly, I decided I’d photograph Seira first, being that I’m still trying to think of a way to shoot Kanu without making it look utterly boring.
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Posted in Figure Review | Tagged 1/7 scale, chaos;head, Figures, Orchid Seed, Review, seira orgel | 37 Comments

Ryomou Shimei from Ikki Tousen

written on April 17, 2010 by Tier

I hadn’t planned on picking up any of Alter’s other Ikki Tousen figures, but Amiami had Ryomou and Kanu in stock the other week and with their shipping discount promotion still ongoing, I couldn’t really think of any reason not to buy them, so I did.
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Posted in Figure Review | Tagged 1/8 scale, Alter, Figures, ikki tousen, maid, Review, ryomou shimei | 25 Comments

Kakouen Myousai from Ikki Tousen

written on April 12, 2010 by Tier

Ikki Tousen is a staple source for anime figure manufacturers, and with the manga still ongoing and its fourth television series currently being aired, it can be expected that they will continue chucking them out. For years, fans of busty kung fu girls with exploding clothes have been fed a steady diet of Kanu Unchou, Hakufu Sonsaku, and Ryomou Shimei, with Orchid Seed being the latest to exhibit a figure of the latter. Now I’ve got no problem with that, being that I lived off of chicken nuggets and hot dogs back in school, day in and day out. However, even one with a diet as poor as I hungers for something different every now and then. Sometimes, a man wants steak tartare. And with that admittedly discursive and not entirely relevant introduction out of the way, we have here a figure of Kakouen Myousai, the humorless, dress-wearing enforcer of Kyosho High.
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Posted in Figure Review | Tagged 1/8 scale, Alter, china dress, Figures, ikki tousen, kakouen myousai, Review | 21 Comments

Elf from Lineage II

written on April 6, 2010 by Tier

Being someone who dislikes world PVP combat in MMO games, I didn’t have much interest in playing Lineage II when it first came out. However, I loved the character designs, particularly the female dark elves, and eventually I gave it a shot. I liked my dark elf fighter’s starting costume very much, but even that wasn’t enough to overcome the monotony of the gameplay and I called it quits after my free one-month trial period.

I still like the character designs though, and I’m glad to see several figure manufacturers bringing sculpts bearing their likenesses to market. Orchid Seed is the latest to do so, and here we have the elf. No name, no character class, just Elf – although one can infer from her staff that she is some sort of finger-waggling, babble-chanting spell-flinger, as these sorts of conventions are eternal in this genre.
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Posted in Figure Review | Tagged 1/7 scale, elf, Figures, lineage ii, Orchid Seed, Review | 32 Comments

Velvet from Odin Sphere (SIF EX Version)

written on April 2, 2010 by Tier

Last year, when figure sites posted up pictures of Velvet, the figure-buying collective gushed over Bubba’s latest creation. Would it make into mass-market form? If so, who would do the honors? Max Factory, maybe? They and Bubba had collaborated before, and Max Factory has certainly always had the full confidence of the fanbase.

Then Yamato announced that they would be doing the job. Exuberance evaporated into anxiety and exhilaration flash-boiled into exasperation.

I wasn’t too distressed since I like Yamato, but I wondered how she’d turn out; Yamato’s done a nice job with REFLECT’s sculpts, but I was curious as to whether they could do justice to Bubba’s masterpiece. How did she turn out?
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