Author Archives: Tier

Dakimakura Review – Olga Discordia from Kuroinu ~Kedakaki Seijo wa Hakudaku ni Somaru~ (NSFW)

written on December 31, 2017 by Tier

Happy New Year’s Eve, everybody. Normally the year-end Five Favorite Figures post would go here, but I spent yesterday putting up some new shelving and did not have the opportunity to photograph figures. The activity was well worth it, however, … Continue reading →

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Preorder Outlook LIII

written on December 25, 2017 by Tier

Happy Christmas everybody. The end of the year is usually a slow time for both figure releases and preorder launches. That’s highly beneficial for me being that my review queue is absurd and even if I decided to stop buying … Continue reading →

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Cleric from Bikini Warriors (NSFW)

written on December 14, 2017 by Tier

My interest was piqued when Bikini Warriors was announced, being that I have a thing for scantily-clad female battlers. My enthusiasm was dampened when I learned that each episode would be less than five minutes in duration; I anticipated that … Continue reading →

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Akane Indou from Homare Art Works (NSFW)

written on November 26, 2017 by Tier

One of the more pleasing developments in figure collecting is that a number of manufacturers are now producing figures derived from the artwork of well-known illustrators, especially those of ero publications. Misaki Kurehito’s artwork has received a number of figure … Continue reading →

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Sasara Kusugawa from To Heart 2: Dungeon Travelers (Fighter Version) (NSFW)

written on November 19, 2017 by Tier

It took an extraordinary amount of time – this figure went up for preorder somewhere in 2015, if I remember right – but Orca Toys’s Sasara Kusugawa finally arrived a few months ago. She went up for order at about … Continue reading →

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Widowmaker from Overwatch

written on October 25, 2017 by Tier

Blizzcon is coming up soon and so now is an apropos moment to take a look at this statue of Widowmaker, one of the most prominent faces in Blizzard’s multiplayer first-person shooter Overwatch. I have not yet played Overwatch, being … Continue reading →

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Slingshot Babe from the Native Creators Collection (NSFW)

written on October 15, 2017 by Tier

Ero figures are all the rage these days, and Native is amongst the best at producing them. They are apparently not the best at naming them, however, and so this girl is simply known as “Slingshot Babe.” This generic moniker … Continue reading →

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Preorder Outlook LII

written on September 14, 2017 by Tier

It’s been a few months since the last one. This list is already way too long and I’ve spent a lot more time writing it than I thought it would take, so let’s get to it.

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Sara Pezzini from Witchblade (XM Studios Version)

written on August 27, 2017 by Tier

Occasionally we look at figures that are aimed at the Western audience. Or in this case, made from a Western property; one would think that this figure is targeted at the US market but it’s actually manufactured by XM Studios, … Continue reading →

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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 →

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