Gordon was lucky enough to get these before I even saw them. Apparently there was an issue with Mikatan’s blog and these must have gotten posted before they were supposed to, but it’s pretty much official that we’re getting adorable Saber and Rin Cheerful Japan Nendoroids! I am beyond ecstatic for these! Been collecting most of the Cheerful Japan Nendoroids and I’m soooooo getting these!

OMG so adorable!

Saber in shorts!

K’yaaaa

Finally going to have an actual rin nendoroid and not the funky ones they released when they first came out with Nendoroids

Looks like they also come with faces styled after the Hetare Nendoroids of them that were released long ago.

Loving the huge flag as well!

No release of price info, don’t know if it’ll be a set for 6,000 yen or individual at 3,000 each. Either way I’m getting them for sure! I’ll update this post as soon as I have any info on them!

EDIT: Orders start the 11th and end the 28th, they’ll be out in May.

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Good Smile Company does it again! Another amazing stunning and gorgeous Saber figure! Saber ~Triumphant Excalibur~ is so beautifully made I’m so stunned when i really got to see her up close and even more so when I compared her to an older Good Smile Saber figure I own. To think that in three short years they’ve stepped up their quality standards by so much really amazes me!

I love her face, such aggression, passion, anger.  The shade of metal on her armor, the blue of her dress, simply amazing how well and how detailed they went for Saber.

Love the engraving on her breastplate and how well detailed it is!

Again her armor is so stunning, you almost think it’s actual metal!

You can’t see it clearly here but her front flap is kinda weirdish looking apparently looking at another figure owned by a friend and the promotional photos it’s on purpose but it just seems weird to have it be splotchy on the front flap, however it doesn’t detract from the figure overall.

her hands gripping Triumphant Excalibur do look amazing!

Excalibur itself looks pretty darn awesome!

You can see so much better here what i meant about the splotchyness, i don’ know why they would choose to do this for her design.

Saber’s hair does look amazing but then it’s not hard to ruin her braided bun.

The base is very similar to the style that of Saber Lily, this is certainly a figure that would look best displayed next to Saber Lily and the upcoming Alter Saber by Good Smile as well.

This particular saber is so stunning and amazing any fan of Saber should do their best to own her, and any figure collector worth their salt will be doing like me to get their hands on her! I sadly missed out and this sample belongs to my brother. I will be doing my best to save up and purchase her for myself since she is so stunning! I can’t have Saber Lily without this lovely saber too!
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-Figure Info-
Manufactured by Good Smile Company
1/7 Scale
Initial release in October ’10
Price of 9,800 Yen

She might be sold out at most places but you can still check at any one of these fine retailers to see if they have her in stock to get your own!

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It’s no secret that I love used figures, I’m a huge bargain hunter and finding figures for cheap is just an awesome feeling. There are just some awesome things about Pre-loved figures, you can see on said figure how much the previous owner loved her and cared for her. From how well they took care of the original packaging, to the figure itself, and i have to say i was stunned at how Saber came to be in my possession.

She came in a box with two other figures, four in total with another figure in a separate box. Now saber didn’t come damaged and neither did her box. But i’ve never seen a figure so dusty.

Saber had a layer of dust on her that even my air compressor couldn’t remove, I had to soak her in lukewarm soapy water and a scrub her with a soft bristle toothbrush.

Now she’s all clean and fancy! but she also had a bit of paint transfer on her right leg. Nothing a bit of Paint Thinner and a Q-Tip couldn’t fix!

I’m still amazed at the price she was sold at $20. Considering she has a retail price of 7,800 she could have easily gone for more. But i wasn’t about to complain about getting her at too good a price.

This maid outfit has to be the sexiest outfit for Saber ever made.

It’s funny how Io keep getting more Saber figures, I told myself long ago i’d stop getting Saber figures as i didn’t even like Fate/Stay Night that much. But it’s too hard to pass up a good figure!

Now I own a total of 6 Sabers and will end up with a total of 9 Sabers with the Saber Lion Nendo, Saber Lily PVC and Saber Lily Nendo.

Love her thigh highs, the ribbon is just a very sexy touch.

I also thinksaber has the best undies out of all my figures.

Enjoy the view

It’s hard not to stare right boys?

even a top view of the ladies

Love the open back to the Maid uniform.

I also love how her skirt just flows so well.

This Saber was purely an impulse buy. How could i pass up on her for only $20! Saber really is cute but she isn’t a figure that looks good head on. Somehow she looks like her ears are just huge from head on. if you even look at all the promotional picture they are somehow from the side as she just looks best from an angel and not head on. She completely changes from what way you are looking at her. Still a great figure an I’m very glad Dirtybeast had to sell her and that I was lucky enough to snap her up first!

-Figure Info-
Manufactured by Alter
1/6 Scale
Initial release in September ’07
Price of 7,800 yen

Saber had a re-stock a while back so she’s pretty easy to find at any of these retailers

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When this amazing Saber figure was announced by the new figure company Gift I was intrigued. There was something about her that just caught my attention, yet i didn’t rush to pre-order her. I didn’t do my usual mad dash to get my hands on her like i do with other figures. I had to think about whether or not i really wanted her. A few things were keeping me away, the fact that it was a new company, and the fact that her face was just plain terrible.

The Maiden Voyage of Gift was going to be the release of this Saber, and if we were to base Saber here solely on her face i think Gift would be sinking like the titanic.

If it were just a figure not based on a character but just something pretty they decided to make she’s be astounding and something everyone must own.

But it’s supposed to be Saber, from Fate/Stay Night. We know who Saber is and what she is supposed to look like and sadly this isn’t Saber.

The major appeal of this figure by many figure collectors including myself was the armor. It’s so detailed and so extravagant. No other Saber figure has such a beautiful rendition of her full armor.

But her face is just so off and soo terrible that it knocks her down a few points on the awesomeness scale.

But i just adore the armor, i love the windswept look. How her skirt just blows in the wind, which looked perfect for today since it was very windy while taking pictures.

Now Saber does come with two faces and they are both pretty bad.

The first is the “Anime Style” face that is a bit angrier.

Then we have a softer more Humanesque Saber.

Now if this wasn’t supposed to be Saber but just a pretty figure she’d be so amazing.

The face is pretty, both faces are nice. Nothing is wrong with them really, the problem is neither or them are Saber.

No pantie shots since she wears long bloomers, the least sexiest undies ever invented.

Now here we have the best saber figure ever made. Just had to do a small alteration and now there are no faults with this figure. Other than the fact that she’s headless of course.

She looks almost creepy headless. Totally reminds me of Sleep Hollow.

Saber looking over her kingdom.

As i’ve mentioned that she is amazing yet her face is just off. But i do expect good things from Gift, since they are making that amazing 1/5 scale yoko. I’m not about to cancel my order for Yoko and since i have to admit the promotional pictures for Saber were true to the pvc counterpart i hope the same stay true for Yoko. Now Saber here is really a gift, she’s my x-mas/Birthday present from my older brother. I had to force him to pre-order her for me last minute and even then his credit card didn’t go through. So i ended up buying ehr but he’s paying me back tomorrow! (at least he better!) The funny thing is I promised myself to not buy anime more Fate/Stay Night Figures, now i’ve got three more saber figures coming in. Saber is a hard figure to avoid having in your collection, and if you were looking for a saber that is in her orignal armor then this would be the one to own. But if you’re just looking for an amazing Saber figure, then i suggest getting the soon to be released Saber Lily.

-Figure Info-
Manufactured by Gift
1/8 Scale
Initial release in January ’09
Price of 7,800 yen

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One of my first posts on this blog was about my leaning Saber Swimsuit figure. I bought her at a local anime shop on impulse and was so excited when i got her. She’s a very cute and figure and so nicely detailed. but after an accident she’s been leaning ever since…

She is truly such an amazing figure and i was devastated when she started leaning. Now the hot water treatment i applied did work for a while.

Now the major problem and the reason why she started to lean was that i had her on a shelf in front of a window. My mom came in and opened the window and the wind knocked her down and broke her off her base, which also broke the base. Now i was able to glue her back on but since she wasn’t placed on the base properly and she started leaning even worse.

Now i pretty much had her off her base and sitting on a shelf trying to figure out a way to fix her. I came up with the idea to get a custom base! I got the base through E2046.com and then make a hole in her leg and screw her to the base.

In the end I’m very pleased on the final result. I was terrified when my dad showed me how we would drill into her leg. then when he made me do it myself! I nearly crapped my pants when the drill went into her leg but it went in so smoothly and it worked so well! Now so far she’s not leaning and is looking good. I’ll make sure to keep you all updated on whether or not she leans again.

Figure Info-

Manufactured by Alter
1/6 Scale
Initial release in November ’06
Price of 5,524 yen
In Stock (at time of posting) at Kid Nemo

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1/8 Aruruu

I bought Aruruu as usual an impulse buy, I can’t remember where exactly i just know it wasn’t from HLJ. She is one of my most favorite Kotobukiya Figures. She’s cute and adorable, The paint has just about no flaws. i just wish i had her onee-chan to keep her company .

1/7 Dokuro-Chan

One of the first figures i bought this year once i started to collect anime figures. I just had to have a our favorite Angel as a figure! She’s not the best figure out there, but the little details are what i love. How her Halo rests on her ribbons i thought was well done, it would have looked bad if they tried to do some sort of bar. I also love the details on Excalibolg, i looks perfect. But i just don’t like the paint on this particular figure, unlike most pvc figures where the skin is a matte paint they gave her a semi-glossy paint. Now normally i wouldn’t complain about something as trivial as that, but it doesn’t look right mostly on her legs. Oh and there is also a small black mark just above her left stocking. Now i will say even with these small faults i still love Dokuro-chan, and anyone who is a fan of Bokusatsu Tenshi Dokuro-Chan NEEDS this figure!

1/8 Haruka Amami

Can you say impulse buy? I know i can!!! I’ve haven’t even finished watching Idolmaster Xenoglossia! I try and make a rule for myself, “Never buy a figure from a series you don’t know.” In case that i buy a figure then watch the show then end up hating said show or character. It’s like if i bought the Max Factory Aisia figure, and then saw Da Capo! I hate Aisia, as most of us do! So then i’d end up hating said figure! So why did i buy Haruka? I have no idea but i know that she does look awesome here and i’m hoping that when i do finally watch Idolmaster Xenoglossia, that i’ll like Haruka!

1/8 Kamigishi Akari

I <3 To Heart! I’m soooo glad i saw this show! Thanks Deftoned for making me watch it! I hadn’t even thought about watching To heart really, but then i realized that i can’t call myself an anime fan without ever seeing or at least attempting to see To heart!!! Once i saw this series i knew i had to have this Akari figure! Luckily i found it from a seller on eBay in the US that had her on sale! So i got her at a amazing price! She really is well made for an older Kotobukiya Figure. But she’s the only really good to heart figure sadly. The others just don’t hold a candle to their anime counterparts.

1/8 Louise

I had been eyeing this figure for so long and when i saw her at AX i just had to have her. Now the only thing that is off is her face, it doesn’t really look like Louise. But the rest of her is pretty damn amazing! What i love is her cape, it gives the impression that she’s doing a complicated spell that just creates tons of wind surrounding her! I love it!

1/12 Mahoro Sports Bike

Now here we have my favorite Kotobukiya figure! This Mahoro is simply amazing, the paint, he pose, the bike. It’s all amazing! what i like is that not only is Mahoro a piece of art herself, the bike is also detailed to a T. It’s amazing, my dad loves motorcycles and he himself was drolling over Mahoro’s bike! The price tag can be a bit high, but trust me if you like Mahoromatic at all, this figure is just simply one to have in your collection!!!

1/8 Matou Sakura Vacation Version

Now we have Sakura in her sluttiest pose over! Not really suited for the charater. But then at the same time it doesn’t look like she’s trying to be slutty, she’s trying to tie her swimsuit. So her boobs are a bit big and get in the way. I love her base the most, instead of a boring base they gave us the illusion that she’ at the beach with a sandy like base!

1/7 Mirei-San

I like to call this figure my “hot office lady.” She’s the kinda secretary all bosses would dream for, and the kind that their wives would hate . I love how you have optional hair styles for her the most. When i change her around it feels like i have a brand new figure!

1/8 Rin Tousaka

I really wanted a Rin figure that was simple, not one in a swimsuit, or maid outfit, just Rin in her normal attire. Even though she looks like she might be a leaner since she’s only on one leg, she’s really light and doesn’t look like she’ll be a leaner.

1/8 Saber

You can’t get Rin without her matching saber! My 3rd saber, i really like her outfit for this figure, same with Rin goes for Saber. I wanted a plain, simple saber figure. Nothing complicated or over the top.

1/7 Shii Arisugawa

The sexiest meganekko figure i’ve got. You can have her either holding a sword or a cell phone, i opted for the sword. Plus removable skirt is a plus, only thing is since she’s so big she leans a bit sometimes and needs to go back into her box from time to time.

1/8 Shinji & Kaworu School Uniform

I’m a full supporter of having more male figures made, i think for every 90 million female figures there are, there are 2 decent male figures… I really only bought these boys since they looked cool, they weren’t expensive, and i already have 7 female NGE figures. Might as well have some of the boys as well!

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So i was going to make a post about all the figures i bought over this past year. But i realized that before this year i only had about 4 figures so i can’t really make a post describing what i feel about 60 figures. So i’ll do one on each Major Figure production company! First in alphabetical order, Alter!

Figures I purchased:

1/8 Amy, Jo, Meg, Sei

I bought these figures for my boyfriend since he loves Bakuretsu Tenshi. I got him all the Alter figures for him as a present but later on he decided that he prefers Gundam models over figures so i ended up keeping them instead! They were purely impulse buys really, they were pretty,I had the money so they went home with me. The only one out of the set that was hard to find was Sei, not thati coulnd’t find her but everyone i found had problems with the paint. On her stomach was a part that seemed like it wasn’t painted on at all and I wasn’t about to spend lots of money on a defective product. Finally we get to one store and it had the same defect, we asked the owner if it were possible to get a discount on the figure since it was defective and he gave us 15% off, but once we got home and opened her up we realized that she wasn’t defective but the way she was packaged made her look that way! So i got Sei for cheaper than the others!

1/6 Saber

She again was an impulse buy. Now what do i mean by impulse buy? I mean that I saw her in a store/convention and didn’t have months to think about whether I wanted her or not. The advantages to Online pre-orders of being able to think on whether I really want her or not are thrown out the window. It’s either I get her or I don’t, really an impulse buy for me depends on only one thing. Money, whether I have it or not, if i do I’m usually taking a figure home with me, if not then I don’t. Now i can’t say I’m not happy with this particular Saber but i will say she has caused me so many problems… She is a classic leaner. She leans, A LOT. I don’t think I’ve ever had a figure that I’ve had to fix more often than this saber. It’s not that she’s standing on one foot, but more off that she’s too top heavy for her base. On top of the fact that she is a 1/6 Scale figure so she’s going to be big, her base is poorly designed.

1/8 Takamachi Nanoha

I think I honestly have to say this is my favorite Alter figure that I’ve got this whole year! She’s well made, has a pretty good base so I’m not worried about her leaning. I think all in all she was a great buy. She really was an impulse buy as well, I had just lost my job and wanted to do something fun. Whats more fun that going to an anime store and spending the last of your money on figures? We just walked in and there she was! I just picked her up paid for her a left, I didn’t even give it a second thought. I bought her and I hadn’t even watched A’s yet! thats how much of an impulse she was. But I don’t regret it at all! I love this figure and now that I have her I’m also getting the Alter 1/8 Fate so I’m super excited to have them both in my collection!

Regrets:

1/8 Louise

I never knew what i didn’t order this, maybe it was since I had just started getting into figures and really didn’t know which kinds were the best. Maybe it was that fact that I’m crazy, I have no idea. But I did and still do want this figure. Right now money is tight so i can’t get her, but if I see this figure for a reasonable price next year at AX there is no doubt that I’ll have her in my possession.1/8 Hagumi Hanamoto

I had her pre-ordered for the longest time but then dropped it. I guess as usual I didn’t have the money to purchase her. I do hope I can find her again in a store one day but right now it doesn’t look likely. I will say I did however love Honey and Clover a lot, maybe I didn’t buy her cause I was waiting for a better figure of her to be released but that never happened.

Overall thoughts:

I did like Alter’s turn out this year. They had released a lot of amazing figures this year but I guess for some reason they didn’t all end up in my possession. I can say the one figure I was sad to not get was the 1/8 Fate but since she’s being re-released this may i was able to snag a pre-order so no worries on her part!

Grr I’m mad… and slightly cross eyed…

It reminds me too much of this Saber knock off…

Now this is what a Dark Saber should look like, not exactly smiling but still cute.

With a price tag of 6,153 Yen I’m not exactly sure I’m gonna get him. I realize it’s hard to type out “HIM” when i see this figure, It’s hard not to assume it’s a female^^. I know at least i can pre-order and then decide from there whether it’s a wise choise or not, plus I’ve got until March to decide!

Now another Fate/Hollow Ataraxia Fgure was released as well, Rider Delusion. I was never a fan of Rider in the first place but what caught my eye was how they had set up the base. (I always liked rin a bit more)

Not the wooden floor look… It’s this picture that made me wish i had them all!~

But then again, my wallet won’t let me have them but do I really need any more fate/stay night or Fate Hollow Ataraxia figures? I think not.

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Pretty much a good song and I love the animation. Fate/Stay Night is one of those series that I loved even though it’s not the best series out there. I have more Figures from this series that any other series. I love the upbeat tempo of this song, Disillusion even though it was a beautiful song felt off, plus I preferred This Illusion over Disillusion.

14. “Dramatic” – Yuki
Honey and Clover

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This is one of the songs that the song itself isn’t all that great, but mixed in with the tone of the series and the animation of the foods it makes it amazing.

13. “Duvet” – Boa
Serial Experiments Lain

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This is the only song in my entire list that completely in English, I do love this song. It gives me chills every time I hear it and that is hard to do. When I hear this song it’s very hard for me to not completely break out into song and sing along.

12. “Sakura” – NIRGILS
Eureka SeveN

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Who knew Amaing grace could sound so cool? Even though all of the Eureka seveN songs were amazing this one left a strong impression on me.

11. “Super Shooter” – RIP SLYME
Gantz

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It’s just badass what more can I say? I’m not a fan of Rap but j-rap just sounds so much better in my head I guess. I would have a figure from Gantz if they weren’t all so shitty, I’d prefer a Figure with the full body gantz suit than the slutty ones where it’s only like pieces of the suit. I really liked the show but considering that the manga is still ongoing in japan it didn’t really have a proper ending.

10. “Colors of the Heart” – UVERworld
Blood+

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UVERworld by far my most favorite J-pop band ever. I was first introduced to them from the Bleach Opening D-technolife. But Colors of the Heart Made a lifetime fan, the song fit the show, plus the animation was amazing. I loved how they went with a completely different animation style for the Opening than for the actual series.

9. “Itoshii Kakera” – Melocure
Ufo Princess Valkyrie

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I’ve always liked the Cutesty kind of songs that came from anime openings. But this song is one the likes to pop up on my playlist every once in a while and I just really love it. For this series this song was absolutely perfect.

8. “Bouken Deshou Deshou?” – Hirano Aya
Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuutsu

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I’m a fan of Hirano Aya but not a die hard fan. But still this song was pretty awesome, Maybe not as great as the insert songs from this series but thats for my next list.

7. “Tenshi no Yubikiri” – Fukuda Mai
Kare Kano

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I love how this Series used the Manga for animation style. You can clearly see in even the Opening that most of it is just pieces of the manga in a collage style animation.

6. “Dogfight” – Move
Initial D: Fourth Stage

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This song was a hard choice, between Noizy tribe, Around the world, Break in 2 the nite, and Blazin’ beat. But in the end Dogfight won, not only was the animation amazing but I can’t picture any other artist than Move for an Initial D opening. HAVE YOU SEEN THE DUB OPENING!!? It’s REALLY BAD!! Now I admit I don’t know much about cars, but the music from Initial D always makes me want to go down a mountain and race someone. Did I also mention that this show made me want a White RX-7 FC really really badly?

5. “Lucy” – Anna Tsuchiya
NANA

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I’m a die hard Anna Tsuchiya fan, so this song is of course on this list. I cried when I saw her live in concert at AX. Thats pretty sad, but then i bet 53rg10 would have done the same at the SOS Brigade Invation Tour (well maybe not cry but you get the idea.) Lucy solidified my fangirlism to Anna Tsuchiya. Anna Tsuchiya really has the perfect tone for Nana in this series, and I feel if they used a different person to do the singing for the Black Stones the series wouldn’t have felt the same.

4. “Sora iro Days” – Nakagawa Shouko
Tengen Toppa Gurren Laggan

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There was no way in hell I wasn’t going to have a Gurren Laggan song on this list. I do think i’m going to have to see this series again in a few days, I’m going through Gurren Laggan withdrawals. But seriously this song is great, this series was just plain Epic and this song is the perfect fit for it.

3. “Sore Ga, Ai Deshou” – Shimokawa Mikuni
Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu

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Now this was a hard choice, It was a complete toss up between all three FMP Openings. I love them all so much and they each fit the series perfectly. But in the end I realize this song makes me sing along more than the rest, every time I hear this song I get the urge to just watch this series for the 90 millionth time.

2. “Catch you Catch me” – Gumi
Card Captor Sakura

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It’s rare for me to sit through the Opening of a series every time I see an episode. I’ll maybe watch it the first few times then skip through it for the rest of the series. Catch you Catch me was different, I truly watched this opening every time I saw an episode of Card Captor Sakura. The animation drew me in, plus the song was just perfect for the tone of the series. Yes platinum and Tobira wo Akete are amazing songs but I just ending skipping them once the episode started.

1. “Hemisphere” – Maaya Sakamoto
Rahxephon

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I’m one of the rare people who actually likes both Rahxephon and Evangalion, they both were one of the few series I first watched. I think I can honestly say Rahxephon was the 4th series I ever saw. This song helped get me into Anime music and j-pop it was an important start but not the first song to get me interested in anime music thats for my insert song list. Sorry all you platinum fans this is my favorite Mayaa Sakamoto song.