Tag Archives: Orchid Seed

Super Sonico from Nitroplus (Bondage Version) (NSFW)

written on July 8, 2011 by Tier

Every now and then, you will see a whole bunch of figure makers schedule figures of the same character or from the same series all at about the same time. This happened with Ignis a few years back, when Alter, Orchid Seed, and Max Factory dropped their figures within a few months of each other, and with Haruka Takamori, when Alter, Volks, and Kotobukiya all released figures that looked very similar to each other, all at about the same time. And now it’s happened with Sonico, although Orchid Seed’s Sonico looks very much different than Yamato’s Sonico. Both of Yamato’s Sonicos, actually.
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Posted in Figure Review | Tagged 1/7 scale, Figures, guitar, hentai, nitroplus, Orchid Seed, Review, super sonico, thong | 28 Comments

Eleanor Mercer from Honey Blonde (NSFW)

written on April 19, 2011 by Tier

Orchid Seed Eleanor Mercer from Honey Blonde Figure Review

Many of the figures I reviewed early this year were fighting girls but now we are seeing a glut of swimsuit girls. Following Nadeko is Eleanor Mercer. Like Nadeko, Eleanor sports a sunny expression that is sure to cheer up everyone. Unlike Nadeko, Eleanor radiates pure sex appeal – or wanton sluttiness, depending on your particular lexical inclination. Nothing wrong with that, of course, and because of that Eleanor offers an impression distinct amongst all the other swimsuit figures on my shelf.
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Posted in Figure Review | Tagged 1/7 scale, eleanor mercer, Figures, hentai, honey blonde, Orchid Seed, Review, swimsuit | 43 Comments

Ameri Kawai from Tayutama: Kiss on my Deity (NSFW)

written on July 9, 2010 by Tier

Feels like I’ve been doing nothing but ecchi stuff for the last month. And looking back at my past entries, it seems that’s exactly the case. Oh well, I surely didn’t start this site to be all-ages friendly. Next figure review should be tamer, but let’s take a look now at Ameri, a little girl who presumably is much older than she looks.
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Posted in Figure Review | Tagged 1/8 scale, ameri kawai, Figures, gun, hentai, Orchid Seed, panties, Review, tayutama kiss on my deity | 39 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 | 34 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

Seena Kanon from Shining Wind

written on December 24, 2009 by Tier

Sometimes when you first see a figure, you know right away that you’re going to get it regardless of price or difficulty of acquisition. You religiously scan all the figure news sites for the latest scoop, you load up Japanese pages and run them through Google Translate and do your best to interpret the results, you count down the days until its release date, and above all, you fervently, feverishly pray to all the gods above and below that the manufacturer please, please, please doesn’t screw it up. How many times have you’ve seen a figure’s prototype shots, excitement building unabated, and then, when the production sample photos come out, felt anticipation displaced by distress, lust metamorphosing into ire as you wonder, “How the hell did this happen?”

Then, when you get your shipping notice, you hope that maybe you overreacted, that your concerns were unmerited, and that your pretty little anime figure will rekindle the love for it that you first felt.
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Posted in Figure Review | Tagged 1/7 scale, Figures, Orchid Seed, Review, school uniform, seena kanon, shining wind, sword, tony taka, weapon | 21 Comments

Lancer from Red Stone

written on October 31, 2009 by Tier

MMORPGs seem to be quite popular in Asia. This is particularly true in Korea, from whence a dizzying array of titles have spawned. Some – such as Lineage, Aion, and RF Online – have been published on this side of the ocean. Others – principally free-to-play games – haven’t received a formal release in the United States. Red Stone falls in the latter category, and I hadn’t ever heard of the game before I saw pictures of this figure. While I have minimal experience playing Korean MMOs, I do like their character designs, which are almost always awesome. The lancer girl passed the eyeball test with little difficulty, and now here she is.
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Posted in Figure Review | Tagged 1/7 scale, Figures, lancer, Orchid Seed, red stone, Review, spear | 16 Comments

Mecha Nurse Girl Nana from Megami Magazine Creators

written on October 16, 2009 by Tier

This figure came out a couple of months ago, but I ordered her from an American retailer (Otaku Fuel, if anybody is curious) so I received her only a few days ago. I also got a second Kotone Ousaka, which was a bit surprising. To my knowledge, Kotone was sold exclusively on Native’s website in Japan, but she’s gotten a regular release among retailers here in the States. I wonder why that is?

Anyway, I wrote Kotone’s review weeks ago so enough about her, let’s take a look at Nana here.
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Posted in Figure Review | Tagged 1/8 scale, Figures, mecha nurse girl nana, megami magazine creators, nurse, Orchid Seed, Review | 13 Comments

Mikuru Asahina from The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (Orchid Seed Gothic Punk Version)

written on July 22, 2009 by Tier

HARUHI: Alright, since our last movie was so great, our next movie has to be even better! And we need to make sure that it appeals to the Americans.
KYON: Why America?
HARUHI: Because all the best movies are big in America! If we can make a movie that hits it big over there, we can expand the SOS Brigade overseas. We’ll start the SOS Brigade North American Division! I’ll still be the leader, of course.
KYON: … I see. And just what sort of movie are you planning to make?
HARUHI (pacing in a circle): It has to be profound. It has to speak to the cultural sensibilities of Americans. It has to emphasize their rich history, their resiliency, their unshakeable passion for freedom and their love for life. And it has to have sex. And lots of violence. And sex. (looks up) I’ve got it!
KYON (thinking): Oh no.
HARUHI: The movie will be called … “Mikuru Asahina in Escape from Guantanamo Bay!”
MIKURU: No!

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Posted in Figure Review, Orchid Seed | Tagged 1/7 scale, Figures, mikuru asahina, Orchid Seed, Review, the melancholy of haruhi suzumiya | 16 Comments

Hustler from Happoubi Jin’s Sweet Body (NSFW)

written on July 7, 2009 by Tier

Orchid Seed dispenses with pretension when it comes to understanding their niche in the figure industry: they make ero figures, and good ones at that. The Hustler girl, sculpted in a solid 1/7 scale, is the latest in Orchid Seed’s burgeoning lineup, and there is a lot to like about her.
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