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Luna from Epic Seven

written on September 23, 2021 by Tier

I’ve mentioned several times that Epic Seven is now my primary game. I’ve also said that one of the reasons I enjoy gacha games are the attractive character designs generally intrinsic to the genre, and that I am looking to … Continue reading →

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Mordred from Fate/Apocrypha (Saber of Red Version)

written on September 16, 2021 by Tier

I’ve written a lot about my newfound fondness for mobile games – specifically, gacha games. Besides Epic Seven, which is my main game, I’m enjoying Counter Side, though I know little about its game mechanics – a rather liberating circumstance, … Continue reading →

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Charlize from Lineage II: Revolution

written on September 7, 2021 by Tier

As Hemingway wrote, my descent toward becoming a degenerate mobile gamer occurred in two ways: gradually and then suddenly. For much of the last thirteen years, I’ve spent most of my gaming time playing World of Warcraft, to the complete … Continue reading →

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KOS-MOS from Xenoblade Chronicles 2

written on August 22, 2021 by Tier

Some time back, Good Smile Company released figures of Pyra and Mythra from Monolith Soft’s popular role-playing game Xenoblade Chronicles 2; they sold out quickly and subsequently commanded impressive markups in the secondary market. Happily for collectors, they’ve since been … Continue reading →

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Preorder Outlook LXII

written on July 30, 2021 by Tier

It’s been a long time since I’ve done a preorder post – or any post at all, really, but it’s been particularly long since the last preorder post, so let’s take a look at the figures I’ve either already preordered … Continue reading →

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Scathach from Fate/Grand Order (First Ascension Version)

written on June 30, 2021 by Tier

Continuing our look at non-pornographic figures (those reviews are coming … eventually. I did get a bunch of Native figures recently, so I have no shortage of lewd figures to cover), we’ll take a look at a figure that isn’t … Continue reading →

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YoRHa No.2 Type B from Nier: Automata (Moonlight Studio Version)

written on May 31, 2021 by Tier

So this statue and this post both require a bit of explanation. I hadn’t intended to review it but it looks pretty good, even if it does take certain liberties with 2B’s design, and I thought it might make for … Continue reading →

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Kouhai-chan from Arms Note

written on May 13, 2021 by Tier

After a long string of featuring figures of girls in leotards, we’ll switch things up slightly and look at a figure of a girl in a racing swimsuit instead. This girl is Kouhai-chan from Ryousuke Fukai’s illustration series Arms Note. … Continue reading →

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Lacia from Beatless (2018 Version)

written on April 30, 2021 by Tier

I usually review figures in no particular order other than what I feel like photographing, but today we’ll take a look at a figure that was released relatively recently: Lacia from the light novel, manga, and anime series Beatless. She … Continue reading →

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Eileene from Seven Knights

written on April 22, 2021 by Tier

Today we’ll look at a Korean figure from a Korean gacha game: Eileene from Seven Knights. I vaguely remember downloading Seven Knights a long time ago but I didn’t spend more than a few minutes with the game. From my … Continue reading →

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