Alter makes one fine figure and this Ayanami Rei is no exception. Sadly she’s not mine but belongs to my boyfriend, was able to snag her last Wednesday when we went to go to the office for AX Live (he’s part of the backstage crew.) He’s a huge Rei fan and has a few figures of her but this one by far is my favorite.

Such a sweet shy face.

The boyfriend’s favorite part of this figure is her nice behind, he’s all for the plugsuits and loves this figure and how it shows off her curves.

I love her brilliant red eyes.

You can’t do this normally but when you turn her upside down it looks like she’s hiding from you.

“Leave me alone, I’m mad at you.”

This Rei isn’t new at all, she came out back in 2008 but isn’t too impossible to find. Sadly i don’t like her base, it’s a big black bulky flat thing that takes up so much space. When i get those horrible flat bases i leave them in the box since with so many figures it just takes up so much space. The boyfriend however has a stand for his video games he keeps her on so he doesn’t mind the base.

-Figure Info-
Manufactured by Alter
1/8 Scale
Initial release in October ’08
Price of 5,800 Yen

She’s a little harder to find as mentioned but check any one of these fine retailers to see if they have her in stock!

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Just saw today listed on Hobby Stock a new Neon Genesis Evangalion figure of Kaworu. I doubt I’ll pre-order him since I’m already at my limit of two figure a month since he’s being released this may, plus I’m not a very big fan of Kaworu. But he does look amazing and I am all for more male figures, from the promo shots he does look pretty cool and but since I can’t yet read Japanese I have no idea what scale he’ll be. I’m assuming that he’ll end up being a 1/6 scale to go with the Rei and Misato.

Almost looks like a sunset

The Detail on the wings does look amazing.

Now i am prone to changing my orders last minute so I might end up getting him, we’ll just have to wait and see how my finances are in a few months!

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!

Next: Max Factory!