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Minami Natsuno & BJ – 1/8 – Juusan Kihei Boueiken (Kotobukiya, 2021) 2 min read
Figures#13 Kihei Boueiken#ARTFX J#Kotobukiya#Minami Natsuno

Minami Natsuno & BJ – 1/8 – Juusan Kihei Boueiken (Kotobukiya, 2021)

Minami Natsuno is a character from the game Juusan Kihei Boueiken, known in the west as 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim. As this is one of the greatest titles I've ever played, I can't imagine not having at least one figure with a character from this masterpiece. While I liked all of the characters, Natsuno was the one that stuck out to me the most, and I really liked her, along with her robotic companion BJ, who was also included in the set.

17 May 20222 min read
Illyasviel von Einzbern – 1/6 (China Dress Ver.) – Fate/kaleid liner PRISMA☆ILLYA 3rei!! (Phat Company, 2019) 2 min read
Figures#Fate/kaleid liner PRISMA☆ILLYA#Illyasviel von Einzbern#Phat! Company

Illyasviel von Einzbern – 1/6 (China Dress Ver.) – Fate/kaleid liner PRISMA☆ILLYA 3rei!! (Phat Company, 2019)

I was a little worried when reading the comments about how her face looks, as a lot of people have complained about that. When I opened the box, I noticed that the design is a bit closer to what the character looks like in the source material of the adaptation (manga) than what style Silverlink and most fanart has adopted.

2 May 20222 min read
Kurosaki Mea & Yami – To LOVEru Darkness (Max Factory / Pop Up Parade, 2022) 3 min read
Figures#Kurosaki Mea#Max Factory#Pop Up Parade#To LOVE-Ru#Yami

Kurosaki Mea & Yami – To LOVEru Darkness (Max Factory / Pop Up Parade, 2022)

This time I decided to review two figures from the To LOVEru series because they were both released as Pop Up Parade and come from one - let's call it a collection (swimsuits). The Pop Up Parade figures are very popular due to their price, which is often lower than those released as Prize. It should be obvious that at such a price range you will not get anything outstanding with detail, meticulously performed quality control or detailed painting.

12 March 20223 min read
Nyaruko – B-style 1/4 – Haiyore! Nyaruko-san (FREEing, 2015) 1 min read
Figures#FREEing#Haiyore! Nyaruko-san#Nyaruko

Nyaruko – B-style 1/4 – Haiyore! Nyaruko-san (FREEing, 2015)

Another FREEing figure from the B-style series has just dropped into my collection. This time it's the title character from the Haiyore! Nyaruko-san, whose review you can read here. I ordered it from Amazon Japan, and it was shipped by DHL courier company, which broke the delivery record - after 2 days the courier with the package appeared at my door.

9 February 20221 min read
Shokuhou Misaki – B-style 1/4 – To Aru Kagaku no Railgun (FREEing, 2022) 2 min read
Figures#FREEing#Shokuhou Misaki#To Aru Kagaku no Railgun

Shokuhou Misaki – B-style 1/4 – To Aru Kagaku no Railgun (FREEing, 2022)

I ordered the figure as a preorder somewhere around the middle of last year and received it a few days ago (unfortunately, the package was sent by mail, so the waiting time was over two weeks instead of five days). This is another FREEing B-style figure in my collection. In this case, however, I was surprised by its size. The box itself was already quite tall - I wasn't expecting such a height after all (almost 50 cm).

5 February 20222 min read
Yuuki Mikan – B-style 1/4 – To LOVE-Ru (FREEing, 2018) 2 min read
Figures#FREEing#To LOVE-Ru#Yuuki Mikan

Yuuki Mikan – B-style 1/4 – To LOVE-Ru (FREEing, 2018)

I've been hunting for this figure for a long time - I didn't manage to preorder it a few years ago. Unfortunately, either the prices were sky high, or the sellers offered really expensive shipping options (the box is quite massive, after all). Recently, however, I managed to buy it (and in the version I wanted, because there is also one without tights) at quite a reasonable price (considering this particular model and series).

20 January 20222 min read
Minase Iori – 1/8 – THE iDOLM@STER (Phat Company, 2014) 2 min read
Figures#Minase Iori#Phat! Company#The Idolm@ster

Minase Iori – 1/8 – THE iDOLM@STER (Phat Company, 2014)

I've set myself a goal to collect the entire collection of 1/8 scale Idolm@ster figures produced by Phat! Company. Their quality for the price is simply superb in many respects (sculpting, brilliant reproduction of character designs from 2D to 3D, paint quality, etc.). Unfortunately, my copy of Minase Iori suffered from the well-known problem of plasticizer leakage.

21 December 20212 min read