Author Archives: Tier

Reika Shimohira from Gantz: O (Sword Version)

written on July 31, 2017 by Tier

Union Creative’s Hdge Technical Statue lineup is an eclectic grouping but the figure we’re looking at today isn’t too different from Motoko Kusanagi, the last Union Creative figure we looked at – that is, female, sexy, scantily-clad, and sourced from … Continue reading →

Posted in Figure Review | Tagged 1/7 scale, Figures, gantz, leotard, reika shimohira, Review, sword, thong, union creative | 22 Comments

Preorder Outlook LI

written on June 18, 2017 by Tier

Heh, I said in the last preorder post that I’d get it up in a week or two. Whoops. In the meantime, this post has swollen to twenty figures either preordered or receiving strong consideration for my cash money. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Preorder Outlook | Tagged Figures, Preorder Outlook, Random Thoughts | 17 Comments

Houki Shinonono from Infinite Stratos (Bunny Version)

written on May 31, 2017 by Tier

It’s time to look at another bunnygirl figure, and this time we’ll be examining Houki Shinonono, the querulous martinet and love interest from Infinite Stratos. FREEing appears to have an affinity for the characters from this series, as they’ve made … Continue reading →

Posted in Figure Review | Tagged 1/4 scale, bunny suit, Figures, freeing, houki shinonono, infinite stratos, Review | 9 Comments

Golden Darkness from To Love-Ru Darkness (Bunny Version)

written on May 22, 2017 by Tier

It’s time to look at bunnygirls. The first one we’ll examine is To Love-Ru’s inscrutable, bibliophilic murderess with the protean physiology: Konjiki no Yami, or Golden Darkness. She is one of the most popular characters in the To Love-Ru series … Continue reading →

Posted in Figure Review | Tagged 1/4 scale, bunny suit, Figures, freeing, golden darkness, Review, to love-ru | 4 Comments

Velvet Crowe from Tales of Berseria

written on April 30, 2017 by Tier

Despite being a longtime fan of JRPGs, I didn’t play a Tales game until Tales of Vesperia was released on the Xbox 360. I enjoyed it a great deal, and I was happy that its later release on the PlayStation … Continue reading →

Posted in Figure Review | Tagged 1/8 scale, Figures, Kotobukiya, Review, tales of berseria, velvet crowe | 23 Comments

Preorder Outlook L

written on March 31, 2017 by Tier

It’s the fiftieth preorder outlook post! That number is not of any particular significance other than that people like round numbers like that, but I really did not think this site would be running long enough to get to the … Continue reading →

Posted in Preorder Outlook | Tagged Figures, Preorder Outlook, Random Thoughts | 14 Comments

Umr from WIXOSS

written on March 8, 2017 by Tier

Happy International Women’s Day! These days, the anime industry is the light novel and mobile/web/card game adaptation industry, and thus it shouldn’t be a surprise that the character that this figure portrays comes from one of those categories. This unfortunate … Continue reading →

Posted in Figure Review | Tagged 1/7 scale, amakuni, Figures, Review, thong, umr, wixoss | 8 Comments

Year Eight Retrospective

written on February 23, 2017 by Tier

Yay! This site is now eight years old. Admittedly there is not much to celebrate once more, since updates have been drastically curtailed. That’s not to say that I’ve stopped collecting figures – in fact, I have so many of … Continue reading →

Posted in Random Thoughts | Tagged Random Thoughts, site retrospective | 11 Comments

My Five Favorite Figures of 2016

written on January 31, 2017 by Tier

And here is the much-belated list of my five most favorite figures of 2016. I have to admit that I was less moved by the selection this year than I have been in previous years, likely for two reasons. One, … Continue reading →