I'm a huge fan of Akira, and when I first started collecting figures one of the first figures I got was Alpha's Kaneda. The one of him sitting on the red chair. Ever since I got him I wanted the Tetsuo to match, but haven't had the chance to get him. I spotted him once at a con for $40 which wasn't a… [more]
My friend and I on different etsy's of course are selling some cute Dollfie Dream Items! First up I've got some cute one of a kind headbands for Dollfie Dreams, only one of each color for sale and at a great price of $2.50USD Each it's impossible not to get them all! Click the images to get to the… [more]
Kyo-Ani's first step into making anime figures was such a lovely success. When Yuki was first announced I was apprehensive on getting her since Kyo-ani never made any figures before. It seems from their recent releases of K-on figures that this first beautiful release was a fluke since those suck,… [more]
Since I've been selling stuff on Etsy I've been looking around from time to time of items of my favorite characters, when I spotted Yoko on this etsy vendor I knew I had to have it! When I saw they did custom items I also know I had to have a Sailor Moon! Yoko is sooo adorable! You know how much I… [more]
So I’ll have to admit, I’m super biased when it comes to Max Factory figures. So far all the figures I own from them are absolutely breathtaking. Great Poses, great faces, great paint. So here is my list but don’t expect me to complain much 
. Now I know your first thought is, WOW DQ, you don’t even own that many MF figures, why do you love them so much? Well I have no idea; I haven’t had a problem with them yet.
1/8 Asahina Mikuru
Now I Got Mikuru first out of all my Max Factory figures. My first worry was that she may be a leaner, but its 7 months later and she’s still not leaning. What I love the most about this figure is her face, while she’s not exactly smiling or looking her happiest, this is what Mikuru looked like the majority of the show. Frightened and embarrassed from all the crazy outfits Haruhi put her in. The detail that MF puts into their figures is amazing, and you can really tell just form this figure alone. In Suzumiya Haruhi No Yuutsu they mention that Mikuru has a small mole on her left breast, well this figure has that mole! It’s teeny tiny and unless you’ve seen the show you might not notice it. But that kinda detail is what makes Max Factory an amazing company!
1/8 Asakura Ryoko
Not my favorite character of Suzumiya Haruhi No Yuutsu, but once I got Haruhi and Mikuru I knew I just had to have the complete set! I knew that I had to have all 5 ladies standing together on my shelf! Asakura is really well made, what I love the most is her hair. The color, the shape, the way it flows, It’s breathtaking! I also love how MF did with changing from her bag to her knife. It changes her completely! Either she’s innocent a demure just holding her school bag, or she’s plotting something very evil when she’s holding her knife.
1/8 Nagato Yuki
Now I almost missed out on Yuki, I didn’t get her the first order she came through because well, I didn’t think I needed her. I had my heart set on getting the E2046 Yuki, but I ended up canceling her since I really couldn’t afford a $100+ figure at the time. So once they decided to do a re-release of the MF Yuki I knew I had to get her. Plus I already had the pre-order in for Askura, I knew I had to get the whole set! So then Yuki came into the picture as well. I will have to say I was blown away by this figure. The promotional shots did not do her any justice. She is amazing and with the changeable torso it makes me feel like I have two different figures.
1/8 Shirakawa Kotori
Now as I mentioned I jumped on the Da Capo bandwagon a little late. I was super worried that since I did, I wouldn’t be able to get my hands on this lovely figure but lucky me I found her online and for cheap!!! She is an amazing figure and from what everyone’s comments on that post she seems to be the figure that made people take notice of Max Factory and their ability to make amazing figures. There is pretty much nothing wrong with her at all, perfect paint, amazing pose, great face. The way the folds on the seifuku just match with the way she is posed, she’s a top quality figure and I’m super proud to finally have her in my collection! Plus i love character with pink hair so even if i never did see Da Capo i might have seeked her out anyways .
1/8 Suzumiya Haruhi
Now truly this figure spawned my hatred to Atelier Sai, when you have a less than wonderful figure that cost you and arm and a leg, then you get an inexpensive work of art. You kind of get mad that you paid so much for the first one that was horrible. I at first loved my Atelier Sai Haruhi Bunny, but it was only because I had never seen anything better. Then I got my MF Haruhi, I was blown away by the detail, the paint, the face, the pose, everything this figure had that none of my other figures had. She really was the figure that made my small collection grow to the size it is now. If someone could make something so amazing I had to have more!
1/8 Van
I don’t own many male figures and that is pretty sad. I’m all for the coalition to add more male figures to Max Factory’s line up. I still have yet to see GunxSword and while this is technically my boyfriend’s figure I officially stole it from him! Well I did buy it in the first place while at Anime Expo! I’m sad though I did over pay for him by a lot. I paid $70 for him when the next day at the same booth they had him for $40. Well my boyfriend moved from one place to another and he’s been at this place for 4 months now and has yet to remove any of his figures from their boxes!! These Wonderful figures are meant to be displayed and enjoyed! If by me? Then all the better!!! So I took them all from him and set them up in my house now! So Van is on display once again and just seeing him makes me want to run out and watch GunxSword so I can fully appreciate his badassness!!!
Regrets:
I’ve said it before and i’ll say it again, i wished i ordered Fauna!!! She’s my only regret this year! But i’ll get her once i get a job!!!
Max Factory remained fairly consistent throughout the year, but GSC has been VERY nice since the late summer. Looking back at that Ryoko figure, I’m glad I passed on it and went for MF’s later releases (Shana and Fauna). Fauna is quite nice, but I would have to say that GSC’s Alicia is my personal favorite purchase from 2007.
Max Factory came out as the top figure maker for me in 2007. Previously I was a staunch supporter of Kotobukiya and Alter. Bought 7 of their figures in 2007 which is a substantial share given that I only bought 18 figures.
For me, the MaxFac figure of 07 goes to either 1/7 Kureha of Shining Wind or 1/8 Liu Meifeng of the Shuuraki series.