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Fate T. Harlaown from Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS (Shin Sonic Form Version)

written on August 12, 2010 by Tier

Now it’s time for a tale told by an idiot who proved his idiocy not just once but twice: first by passing over this figure, and then, having changed his mind months later, paying twice its list price for it. It ain’t no thang to me, though, as I’ve come to terms with my limited mental faculties and I’m not about to let something like common sense get in the way of me owning this figure. I’m a year late and quite a bit more than a dollar short, but all that matters now is that Fate is in my collection.
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Posted in Figure Review | Tagged 1/7 scale, Alter, fate testarossa, Figures, magical girl lyrical nanoha, Review, sword | 19 Comments

Momohime from Muramasa: The Demon Blade

written on August 6, 2010 by Tier

I was very surprised when I saw the first pictures of Alter’s Momohime figure; she was one of those characters that I had hoped would get a figure but didn’t expect to. Alter had already shown some love to Vanillaware’s properties, having produced Gwendolyn over a year before and having announced Mercedes by then, but I had thought that they would unveil a figure of Velvet next. Instead, we got a figure of Momohime, and I’ve got no cause for complaint as it is a gorgeous figure indeed.
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Posted in Figure Review | Tagged 1/8 scale, Alter, Figures, momohime, muramasa, Review, sword | 47 Comments

Sankt Kaiser Vivio from Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS

written on August 1, 2010 by Tier

Let’s get back to more interesting things. I’ve skipped all of Alter’s preceding Nanoha figures other than the original Fate Testarossa, but I couldn’t pass up Vivio. I wonder how popular Vivio is; almost all of the Nanoha girls had reviews up on the web right away, but I don’t think I’ve seen any of the odd-eyed girl. It is time to remedy that.
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Posted in Figure Review | Tagged 1/7 scale, Alter, bodysuit, Figures, magical girl lyrical nanoha, Review, vivio takamachi | 20 Comments

Senhime from Hyakka Ryoran Samurai Girls

written on July 14, 2010 by Tier

The girls-with-melee-weapons trope is one of my favorite themes in anime. My very favorite? No, that would be tentacles. But it’s close, I cannot deny that. There have been a bunch of figure series centered on this concept, with the Queen’s Blade franchise perhaps being the most successful – though personally, I will always regard that figure line as an abject failure until someone makes a figure of Irma. There’s also the Shuraki series, though that ended without a figure of Monicadred, the white-haired loli girl. Now we have the Hyakka Ryoran Samurai Girls series. I don’t know what a Hyakka Ryoran is, but it’s plainly obvious by the second half of the name that the originators clearly understand what audience they’re going for.
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Posted in Figure Review | Tagged 1/8 scale, Alter, Figures, hyakka ryoran, polearm, Review, senhime | 33 Comments

Kanu Uncho from Ikki Tousen

written on June 15, 2010 by Tier

Although I like Kanu Uncho, I wouldn’t call her one of my favorite anime characters, particularly given her questionable characterization in the last two seasons of Ikki Tousen. Nonetheless, I own more figures of Kanu than any other character, and Alter’s version is number six in my collection. I’ve had it sitting in its box for a couple of months now, and today seems like an auspicious day to write about her since I want to watch basketball and I think I can bang out this review real quickly.
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Posted in Figure Review | Tagged 1/8 scale, Alter, Figures, ikki tousen, kanu uncho, Review, school uniform | 35 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

Mio Akiyama from K-ON!

written on February 4, 2010 by Tier

We are here today to take a look at a cultural icon, one of the most famous things in its field. Indeed, it is so ubiquitous that some might say that it is overused and overexposed. So without further ado, let’s go ahead and take a look at the Fender Jazz Bass.
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Posted in Figure Review | Tagged 1/8 scale, Alter, bass guitar, Figures, instrument, k-on!, mio akiyama, Review, school uniform | 28 Comments

Yoko Ritona from Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann (Bounty Hunter Version)

written on November 22, 2009 by Tier

My long national nightmare is over! I had preordered Yoko back in spring from a retailer that listed June as her release date. June came and went, as did July and the rest of summer and half of autumn. Finally I said the hell with this and ordered her from OtakuFuel. That reminds me, I probably ought to cancel my original preorder.
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Posted in Figure Review | Tagged 1/8 scale, Alter, Figures, gun, Review, shorts, tengen toppa gurren lagann, yoko ritona | 20 Comments

Yagyu Jubei from Hyakka Ryoran

written on November 8, 2009 by Tier

Fashionably late, as virtually all Alter releases are, Yagyu Jubei is the latest release from what is perhaps the premier manufacturer of scale figures. She comes from the property Hyakka Ryoran Samurai Girls, and I’m not entirely certain what that’s supposed to be; the website lists a few upcoming books, but I’m guessing it’s mainly a franchise built to peddle character goods. The original character designs appear to be done by NiΘ, who has also done character designs for Nitro+ H-games like Demonbane and Zoku: Satsuriku no Jango, both of which have also gotten the figure treatment from Alter.
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