Monthly Archives: December 2023

Chizuru Mizuhara from Rent-a-Girlfriend (Santa Bikini de Fuwamoko Version)

Chizuru Mizuhara from Rent-a-Girlfriend

Happy Christmas, everyone. There’s no more appropriate time of the year than now to look at this figure of Chizuru Mizuhara, the female lead of Kanojo, Okarishimasu or Rent-a-Girlfriend. The original manga has been spectacularly successful, with over thirty volumes published and derivative anime and live action television series having been broadcast. I am told by friends I trust that the series is actually pretty bad, in that nothing of consequence actually happens in it. This isn’t an uncommon problem with anime and manga stories, but even when it is so, we can still enjoy the character designs for what they are, and that’s another reason we’ll look at Chizuru.
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Honolulu from Azur Lane (Light Armed Version)

Honolulu from Azur Lane

So after a protracted delay, we’ll take a look at another figure from Azur Lane. Today’s figure is USS Honolulu, the sister – both in terms of ship class and in-game portrayal – of USS St. Louis. Honolulu is, unfortunately, one of the less powerful shipgirls in Azur Lane, being of blue rarity, or the second-most common type of unit. However, in spite of her gameplay irrelevance, she’s one of the more popular characters in terms of artwork – and figures, with at least three existing. This one depicts her in her standard outfit, which is my favorite look for her.
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