Max Factory 1/8 Shirakawa Kotori

I had technically paid for her in December but i didn’t receive her till January of this year, for my first figure of the year i have to say that it was an amazing figure. I had finally set out to watch Da Capo and when i did i, (like most people) loved Kotori. She was such a sweet character and while Junichi may have chosen Nemu, we all chose Kotori. As for the actual PVC version of Kotori, she’s a good quality figure, my only thought is she is super tall for a 1/8 scale figure. Standing next to a few of my other 1/8 scale ladies she seems tall, she’s as tall as a few 1/7 scale figures I own but then her proportions don’t match the 1/7 scale figures. Overall any fan of Da Capo must own this figure, get your own here.

Max Factory 1/8 Fauna

I had been dying to own this figure since her release back in December. I have a strict rule of only buying figures from series i have seen/liked. It’s my best way to avoid getting too many figures on impulse. I have to honestly say i wanted her solely for the castoff feature. But she is an absolutely beautiful figure, and i’m glad i was able to add her to my collection. Technically she was an impulse buy as well, but a well thought out impulse buy. I was about to buy her online from HLJ when we drove up to LA to visit a friend, we then went to a local mall and walked into an anime store and they had Fauna. I just had to have her, plus the fact that if i got her from HLJ shipping would have made it so much more expensive and this way i avoided the shipping costs…

Sega Moon Rabbit Weapon Meena B

A super impulse buy, Meena only cost me a grand total of $10. I hadn’t even seen Densha Otoko yet but i loved the character design and since she was a cheap i got her. Lucky me i later saw Densha Otoko so i have a reason to own this lovely lady… My only complaint is that the paint on her neck is is totally messed up, but then for $10 i have no complaints. If she cost me a penny more I’d be pissed but hey you get what you pay for right?

Good Smile Company 1/8 Teresa Testarossa

I’ve had in my collection Good Smile’s Kaname Chidori since last year and never had her partner in crime Tessa. Honestly the Good Smile versions of these FMP ladies are the only good figures ever made from this awesome series. If anyone dares to try and say the Atelier Sai figures are better I’ll track them down and stab them myself, with their own Atelier Sai figures… I love this tessa and i was honestly really lucky to find her. I’ve heard people who own this figure complain about how she falls off her base but i haven’t had any issues with that.

Max Factory 1/8 Sawatari Makoto

I love this figure, she just captures Makoto’s personality so well. While most people didn’t like Makoto in Kanon, she was my favorite character in Kanon. Her sculpt is beautiful and her paint is juts exquisite. Makoto was one of my most anticipated figure of ’08, when i saw she was being released i just knew i had to have her. I was willing to cancel every other figure order just to own her if i had to. Get your own here.

Kaiyodo Buster Machine #7 Nono

While I’ll be the first to mention I’m not a fan of Kaiyodo’s Bome series, I did however like this figure. I have a few personal issues with paint, eyes, pose, and shading. The Bome figures tend to go on their own tangent and don’t follow character designs. The eyes never look the way the original character’s eyes look, the paint is usually really matte like and blotchy, the poses tend to be boring and safe, and the shading of the figure is never done well. On my Bome FMP figures and my Bome Kiddy grade figures they have almost no shading done on their bodies and the “shading” on their hair is ridiculous. For a bome figure this Nono is pretty good but i wouldn’t recommend it honestly.

Good Smile Company 1/8 Alicia Florence

Saved the best for last! Honestly while i was super excited about Fauna and Makoto, Alicia tops the cake. Her pose is excellent and Aria Sacho looks so cute, I have just recently fallen in love with Aria and this figure was just the thing to get. Something about this figure just captures Alicia’s personality, beauty and grace. hands down any and all Aria fans need to own this figure, i just hope that Good Smile Company

Max factory 1/8 Fauna, the latest addition to my ever growing collection and my first figure purchase of 2008. Fauna is absolutely breathtaking, her paint is exquisite, her pose is vibrant, she’s absolutely perfect.

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I know some complain about her dress and it being difficult to remove, I’ve had no problems removing her dress, maybe it’s cause I’m a girl and I take my clothes off everyday so I know how to. Not that I take my clothes off for a living, ^_~ But seriously maybe its cause I have smaller hands, but it’s seems pretty simple to play cast off.

She’s a definite buy, a must have for any figure collector. I try and keep by a rule of only buying figures of characters I like and Anime I’ve seen. Fauna is the exception and I don’t regret that one bit. These are the shots of the scenery today. This is the hill right behind my house, I went hiking for a bit looking for the perfect spot to do a photo shoot. I came across this beautiful little flower bed of these white flowers and I just knew they would be perfect for fauna and her white dress.

As some of you may know, I’ve been dying for the Max Factory fauna for a while now. I missed the pre-orders on her and when disaster struck and I lot my job I wasn’t going to be able to get her for December. When play-asia canceled my order I decided that maybe I’ll just use that money and get my Fauna instead. But when I calculated Shipping plus the actual cost of the figure from HLJ, she was about $88. I was starting to feel unsure on whether I wanted to spend that much on a figure, considering that I’ve been broke for some time. Well that weekend my boyfriend and I made a trip out to Los Angles to visit a friend of mine who is able to get us discounts in video games. We planned on getting rock band for the Xbox 360 by turning in a few of our games that we had already played and beaten. So we drove over to a mall, and inside the mall is this anime store. First thing my friend mentions is that they are way overpriced but it’s nice to just look around. Well after we go and trade out games at game stop and get rock band we go to this anime store on our way out of the mall. Now I have no idea where my friend got the idea that this store was overpriced. They had some amazing figures at about retail price or lower. Maybe the anime DVDs were much more expensive but I didn’t even look really since the figures were my main concern. I noticed in the back corner, there was a small table with a few figures stacked up in a pyramid. Who is at the top of this pyramid? None other than the Max Factory Fauna, plus with a price of only $79, I had to have her.

You can still get your own at some at HLJ, at least when I’m posting this she’s still in stock. Oh if anyone likes as well the anime store I found her in is Power Anime. They have a website at Poweranime.com

Edit: I’m assuming everyone is just being sarcastic, but this isn’t my backyard, just the hills right behind my house. My dad installed a gate in the back fence when we moved in since they guaranteed us that no houses will be constructed behind us. I actually was going to go higher to a patch of orange flowers I saw higher up on the mountain, but when I got to this smaller patch of white flowers I knew it was perfect. I’m going to go up to the orange flowers for when i get my Max Factory 1/8 Makoto. Since the orange will be amazing with her hair, I’ll take pictures of my actual house from the top of the hill, it’s an amazing view.

More Fauna can be seen at Ota desho, Danny Choo , Tea Shop Beloved and Foo-Bar-Baz.

Get your own Fauna at
HLJ and Kid Nemo.

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I keep going back to HLJ and almost clicking the order button. I can’t afford her now but damn it i still want her! I could afford her if maybe someone bought my figures, or if even better i got a job. But still no luck. Someone did however buy Assassin’s Creed today. But that money is going to my boy friend’s rent since it was his game to sell in the first place. If anyone knows of anyone who is interested in some Ikki Tousen figures let them know that i’m selling these figures off. Plus check out the other stuff i’ve got on sale. Posters, Figures, Video Games and soon i’ll be putting up some Death Note plushies. I’m even considering selling my ps1 and ps2. I’ll really do anything for Fauna right now, i don’t want to wait till the last minute and then her ending up being discontinued…