When it comes to anime there are some series that stick with you, there are some that you liked but never really just cross your mind again, and there are gateway series. When I was younger and just started watching anime a series that I had seen in the early years was Maburaho.
I don’t remember much about Maburaho other than that I did enjoy it and it’s silliness. Wasn’t the best series ever made and when I started collecting figures it wasn’t so memorable enough to find a Maburaho figure.
So the other day when I went to Small Wonders and spotted this Yuna figure I was blown away, I didn’t even know they made Maburaho figures.
Now Yuna here is a pretty old figure, released in 2004 I’m so amazed that I even found her!
For an old figure and even for a Chara-Ani figure her detail is pretty good.
Little cast-off feature, you can remove part of her pajama shirt, kind of pointless.
Plus a nasty gap between her stomach and her top.
Now as I mentioned for a 2004 figure she’s pretty good. You can’t compare her to the quality of Good Smile, Max Factory, Alter, Megahouse, or Kotobukiya figures now since they all have upped their quality over the years. My only complaint is that the paint on her legs is very shiny and very glossy, the rest of her is great but her legs are so very glossy it’s distracting. There is a noticeable gap in her shirt but I can live with it and her legs have some seam lines. Other than that her eyes are so very cute, her hair and her green clips are very nicely done, it’s a cute pose and nicely sculpted. The only other Chara-Ani figure I have that I can compared her to is a Ren figure from Dears I bought on impulse a few years back, not the best figure and compared to that figure, Yuna is wonderful. But I don’t know much of Chara-Ani’s work so I can’t really say much.
-Figure Info-
Manufactured by Chara-Ani
1/8 Scale
Initial release in November ‘04
Price of 6,800 yen
Discontinued
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3:01 am on December 23rd, 2008 1
Awww. So cute.
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3:58 am on December 23rd, 2008 2
Oh that’s a rare figure and a pretty well made some as you mentioned since it’s dated 2004. Agreed with the shiny legs but the cute expression more than makes up for the small deficiency
Gratz on another rare acquisition!
6:19 am on December 23rd, 2008 3
Very cute figure. I like the pose and face of this figure.
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3:13 pm on December 23rd, 2008 4
That figure is from 2004? Damn good figure… Loving the pose!
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4:01 pm on December 23rd, 2008 5
yep old figurines tend to have glossy surface, good thing most dont now
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4:33 pm on December 23rd, 2008 6
I love the fluffy stuff you put her in! That’s awesome.
5:13 pm on December 23rd, 2008 7
Once again nice prop usage!
It isnt that her legs are glossy! They are just fresh shaved! ^^
Looking good for a 4 year old figure
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8:25 pm on December 23rd, 2008 8
Glossy legs were the first thing I noticed xD But her hair is pretty nice.
2:12 am on December 24th, 2008 9
Really lovely photos Dancing Queen!!!!!
I did love the series and I love the wacky-ness of the series!!!!!
I do love the feather idea for shoots!!!!!
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9:26 am on December 24th, 2008 10
she is really cute but her legs are really glossy
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3:51 pm on December 24th, 2008 11
@Kairu Ishimaru:
yep she’s a cutie
@Stripey:
yeah her legs are the only bad part of this entire figure
@phossil:
yep the pose is adorable
@Deranged:
yep, amazed she’s so good yet so old
@ron~
thank goodness they stopped making them glossy
@ClearTranquil:
thanks, it’s so fun to play with
@Blowfish:
hahahahha good one, but hey legs do look glossy like that once shaved
@Coco the Bean:
i love her hair, at least her hair isn’t glossy too
@Rin:
the series was a favorite of mine when i first started watching anime a while back
@Otaku Dan:
yep, general consensus agrees
6:23 am on December 29th, 2008 12
I didn’t realize they made a figure of her either. I encountered Maburaho a few series into the true beginning of my anime addiction and was underwhelmed by it. I did like the look of Yuna though. I agree that gap she has when her PJ middle is on is real big. Personally I’d display it without it just to avoid showing that gap.
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