Tag Archives: 1/6 scale

Misato Katsuragi from Neon Genesis Evangelion (ORI Plugsuit Version)

written on August 17, 2010 by Tier

Who can forget the promise? We heard it over and over, always hoping that the next time would be the time that the promise was kept. Yet we were always turned away, disappointed. Who could forget it? “Service, service!” she promised, but we never got it. Instead, we got some strange Judeo-Christian imagery, several examples of very bad parenting techniques, numerous blatant violations of UN law governing the deployment of child soldiers, and emo kids before the world knew what emo kids were. Screw all that, I want my fanservice.
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Posted in Figure Review | Tagged 1/6 scale, E2046, Figures, gun, misato katsuragi, neon genesis evangelion, ORI, Review | 30 Comments

Revy from Black Lagoon

written on July 29, 2010 by Tier

Here we go, AK-47, the very best there is! When you absolutely, positively got to kill every motherfucker in the room … accept no substitutes.
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Posted in Figure Review | Tagged 1/6 scale, black lagoon, Figures, gun, new line, Review, revy, swimsuit | 41 Comments

Meiya Mitsurugi from Muv-Luv Alternative (Volks X-brand Version) (NSFW)

written on July 24, 2010 by Tier

Twain once said that there are lies, damned lies, and statistics. If he’d lived long enough to collect pervy girly figures, he’d have explicitly included scale sizes in that list, too.
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Posted in Figure Review | Tagged 1/6 scale, bodysuit, Figures, hentai, meiya mitsurugi, Review, volks, x-brand | 18 Comments

Amanda Werner from Blassreiter

written on June 10, 2010 by Tier

Let’s take a look at some of the most popular figures on Tsuki-board. There’s this K-On! girl, who’s just a skinny little kid. Black Rock Shooter‘s chest is practically concave. Miku’s head looks wider than her shoulder blades. Dead Master appears to be in desperate need of some Plumpy’nut. Anime girls generally trend towards the anorexic, but some studios appreciate the curvature, and Nitroplus definitely falls in that category. We’ve seen a lot of figures of Nitroplus characters and many of them are busty and full-figured, but Amanda redefines what it means to bring the boom.
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Posted in Figure Review | Tagged 1/6 scale, amanda werner, blassreiter, epic ass, Figures, gun, Review, thong, Yamato | 28 Comments

Asuka Langley Soryu from Neon Genesis Evangelion (Motorcycle Version 1)

written on May 31, 2010 by Tier

Continuing with the Evangelion kick, let’s take a look at Asuka as a motorcycle racer. There is a peculiar dearth of Asuka figures out there, although Alter and Kotobukiya each recently unveiled figures of her in her recent motion picture form. When I try to think of a definitive Asuka figure, my mind draws a blank, and so it doesn’t bother me when I see any of the Eva girls dolled up in a manner incongruent with their anime presentation. Heck, they’ve been used to pitch canned coffee and instructional typing software, among other things, making them perhaps the most protean anime characters around.
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Posted in Figure Review | Tagged 1/6 scale, asuka langley soryu, bodysuit, E2046, Figures, motorcycle, neon genesis evangelion, Review, vispo | 29 Comments

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

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 | 66 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

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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Posted in Figure Review | Tagged 1/6 scale, Figures, odin sphere, Review, velvet, Yamato | 26 Comments

Ryomou Shimei from Ikki Tousen (Shunya Yamashita Version)

written on February 18, 2010 by Tier

The Ikki Tousen franchise is a licensing juggernaut, and with five Kanu Unchous in my collection, I am scarcely immune to its wiles. However, while the manga fields a bewilderingly large cast, for years my only non-Kanu figure was Griffon’s awful Ryofu Housen figure from way back. Now, with Daiki Kougyou’s Ryomou Shimei in my collection, that count increases to two.
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