Tag Archives: E2046

Ming Yue

written on November 27, 2011 by Tier

Ming Yue is the latest figure in E2046′s ORI series. Probably best known for making prepainted figures of recast resin, E2046 also sculpts their own figures, which they label their ORI lineup. Many of their figures feature female fighters, and while Ming Yue doesn’t appear ready to throw down, she belongs to the same fictional universe as figures like Jian Xue. These figures belong to the “Elegance” subgroup within E2046′s ORI product section, and that’s a fitting name since Ming Yue is elegant indeed.
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Posted in Figure Review | Tagged 1/6 scale, E2046, Figures, ming yue, ORI, Review | 27 Comments

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 | 35 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 | 30 Comments

Zabrina from Cabal Online

written on March 11, 2010 by Tier

With the exception of a brief moment of weakness during the recent Star Trek Online beta test, I’ve been MMO free since kicking the Warcraft habit a year and a half ago. I don’t miss the games at all, but I still like looking at the character designs that populate the various games in the genre. Apparently E2046 does as well, as they’ve turned time and again to MMOs for inspiration, and so here we have Zabrina, their latest figure.
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Posted in Figure Review | Tagged 1/5 scale, armor, cabal online, E2046, Figures, ORI, Review, sword, thong, weapon, zabrina | 27 Comments

KOS-MOS from Xenosaga III (1/4 Scale Version)

written on January 16, 2010 by Tier

As usual, laziness overrides my intentions and instead of Miku, we have here a figure of KOS-MOS from Bandai Namco’s Xenosaga III. I keep meaning to build a nice backdrop for Miku so that I can photograph her, but there’s about a billion reviews of Miku out there already and everyone knows what she looks like, anyway. KOS-MOS, however, is far too large to build a special background for, and besides, while Miku is nice and all, KOS-MOS is one helluva figure.
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Posted in Figure Review | Tagged 1/4 scale, E2046, Figures, gun, kos-mos, Review, volks, weapon, xenosaga | 54 Comments

Ivy Valentine from Soul Calibur

written on December 28, 2009 by Tier

Now here’s a figure that I’m still a bit surprised to own, mainly because I didn’t buy it. E2046 does a monthly drawing where they give away free stuff to people who post product feedback. Guess who won the most recent draw?
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Posted in Figure Review | Tagged 1/6 scale, armor, E2046, Figures, ivy valentine, Review, soul calibur, weapon, whip | 8 Comments

Yoko Ritona from Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann

written on December 14, 2009 by Tier

There are numerous figures of Gurren Lagann’s redheaded sniper, and they generally take one of two approaches: most, like Gift’s and Kotobukiya’s, emphasize her cuteness, but a few, most notably Alter’s version, depict her as a gunslinging badass. This particular figure undoubtedly belongs in the second group.
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Posted in Figure Review | Tagged 1/4 scale, E2046, Figures, gun, Review, shorts, tengen toppa gurren lagann, weapon, yoko ritona | 10 Comments

Jian Xue

written on September 26, 2009 by Tier

It’s yet another prepainted kit from E2046, but unlike the prior two reviews, this one does not come from an anime. Indeed, Jian Xue may be an original figure; E2046 often sculpts characters from existing properties but I do not think I’ve seen this character design anywhere else. She looks vaguely reminiscent of something from Dynasty Warriors, or perhaps from Sana Takeda’s artwork, but I dunno. I do know that this is an outstanding figure.
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Posted in Figure Review | Tagged 1/6 scale, E2046, Figures, jian xue, ORI, Review | 19 Comments

Sylvia van Hossen from Princess Lover!

written on September 22, 2009 by Tier

It’s Saber clone! Like Charlotte, Sylvia is one of the love interests in the game and anime Princess Lover! but her most conspicuous trait is her resemblance to Saber. Sylvia wears trousers instead of a skirt and wields a rapier rather than a broadsword but the similarity is blatant, even egregious. Homage or ripoff, you decide.
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Posted in Figure Review | Tagged 1/6 scale, armor, E2046, Figures, princess lover, Review, sword, sylvia van hossen, volks | 16 Comments

Charlotte Hazellink from Princess Lover!

written on September 19, 2009 by Tier

Charlotte Hazellink is yet another prepainted, preassembled kit from E2046 by way of Volks. One of these days I’m going to try building and painting models on my own. However, that day is not today.
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