I haven’t visited my brother in a while so i came over to his house to hang out and watch the Olympics. I was planning on doing a Shana review but i decided to do a small shoot/review on his Louise figure. I bought him this last year for his birthday, yeah i’m an awesome sister!

At first i had this figure ordered on HLJ but i ended up being broke and cancelled the order. then i found out my brother wanted her so i decided to place the order again but by then she was discontinued at HLJ. The only people who still had her up for order was Kidnemo but i had never bought anything from them.

I was worried about the quality of their service so i took the chance on them using my brother’s order. So that way if something went wrong it wouldn’t be with my figure but his instead. What a great sister i am huh?

Nice backside shot, Kidnemo was actually really awesome with their service and afterwards i got frustrated with HLj and switched over to only Kidnemo for all my orders.

She’s got some awesome panties for a figure, not the plain cotton panties like most figures have…

She really is a well made figure, no problems with paint, her hair is really well done, her face looks really good.

She really is an awesome figure it was hard to give her to my brother at first since i liked her so much but she’s his and not mine :’(

A very nice back, i love guy’s backs. Do you have a certain thing that you like on the opposite sex? or same sex?

Nice panties shot again, am i weird for always doing panty shots? They have nice panties so might as well show them off right?

All in all she’s an amazing figure, any fan of Zero No Tsukaima should own this figure really. Thats if you can find her…

Figure Info-

Manufactured by Alter
1/8 scale
Initial release in January ‘08
Price of 4,800 yen
Discontinued at time of posting HLJ

Wow first Macross PVC Figure and it isn’t Ranka! Not that i don’t like Ranka, I <3 Ranka unlike a certain deftoned i know… But this is refreshing to see a Kuran Kuran figure instead.

This Wonfes has been making me cream my pants and i’m drooling up a storm. I can honestly say that I will never have money saved up ever again if these figure companies keep announcing these amazing figures. Now all these photos are courtesy of moeyo.com and of ota-suke.jp since i’m still way too far to make it to wonfes…

Alter Teena Looks awesome, still need to finish watching Strikers…

Alter Sigmun, must have… Deftoned’s Take on Signum.

Another Alter Fate?!?! GOODBYE MONEY!

Hello Feito-chan! I know someone else is going to be very broke as well…

Hayate Figma looks good, I might have to find a way to get me all three girls…

Alter Louise, my brother will love this, i still need to finish watching the second season…

Wave Wonfes Limited 1/8 Yoko… ME WANTS :’(

Wave’s Limited Edition 1/8 Space Yoko. I’ve got both this and the regular versions pre-ordered… Get the Limited Version here and the Regular Here.

Eyeup 1/8 Yoko, I’ve got her pre-ordered as well. Pre-order your own here!

Eyeup Kamina is also a must get in my book! Thats why i have him pre-ordered as well! Pre-order your own here!

Keiyodo Fraulien Revoltech Yoko, I got my pre-order in already have you? get you own here!

You gotta admit she looks sweet!

I want this Yoko, But from what i know it’s a resin kit only . Someone needs to PVC this bad boy! Or Bad Girl ^_~

Pretty please! I really want a pvc of this!

Edit: OMG THEY ARE MAKING A PVC OF THIS!!! I I’ll be released by wave this winter!

ZOMG NENDO YOKO! I MUST GET THIS, MAYBE PVC OR FIGMA ISN’T TOO FAR OFF HEY GSC/MAX FACTORY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ^_~

Resin kit yoko? Hopefully being turned into a pvc on day?

Edit: Moeyo says this will be an Ami Ami figure set for this winter… No idea how i’ll go about getting her but i will find a way!

More Yoko Goodness! Love the look on her face!

Body looks great as well!

Edit:This is going to be a figure from Gift, she’s due in spring time of next year as well. WOOT

Yomako Sensei Resin? Maybe Pvc, nobody knows… Or at least i don’t She still looks amazing!

Edit: Got some more information, this is going to be an Alter release she’s set for March of next year!!! WOOT WOOT

Also this version of Space yoko to be released by Movic for a whopping 10,500 yen. Thats debatable whether or not i’ll get her. All depends on my finances at the time i guess…

Last but not least, Rin and Len Figmas. Maybe PVCs will come soon after since Miku is got the Pvc, figma and Nendo treatment.

A new figure was announced, Alter is releasing another figure from the ever so popular Suzumiya Haruhi No Yuutsu. This time it’s Mikuru, I’m not exactly sure If I’ll get her but I will be pre-ordering her. It’s refreshing to see a face on a Mikuru figure that is not either horrendously off compared to her anime counterpart, or the face of the Max Factory Mikuru where she doesn’t seem to be having much fun. I will just say that I honestly would have preferred to have one of her in her seifuku but it is refreshing to see her in anything thing other than the usual Mikuru Beam~ ep 13 outfit she wears. She’ll be released this June for about 5,177 yen, so since I’ve only got Siesta set for a June release I’m not too worried about having too many figures for that month. My usual limit is 3 a month, unless I get some extra moneys for the month then it’s more, but I try and keep my average at 3-a-month.

Also finally HLJ opened pre-orders for Alter’s 1/8 Siesta. I’m not so sure what is going on with HLJ, before they would have the figures out for pre-order so quickly, but lately they have been taking their sweet time putting them out on the future release page. One figure in particular that’s still not on their future release page is Movic’s Teena figure. It’s been announced for a while now, other websites have her up, but HLJ doesn’t. Now I tend to make the majority of my figure purchases with HLJ, but with HLJ taking a little longer with processing orders I’m experimenting with other companies. I’ve got Alter’s 1/8 Louise Bustier Version on pre-order through Kid Nemo, It’s my brother’s Christmas present but since I’m broke I opted to order it with them since they have it listed as not in stock till Feb, 29^th 2008. I have yet to receive a figure from them but I’m eager to see how their service compares to that of HLJ. I had also previously used Entertainment Earth for ordering my Max Factory 1/8 Kotori figure. Shipping was only $6 and she arrived relatively soon, plus I got her on sale! My only complaint is if the figures aren’t on sale they tend to charge a lot more for each figure. But then the cheap shipping does makeup for it.

Luckily Max Factory’s Fauna is still in stock; I want this figure badly but have yet to make an order, being broke sucks… I’m just hoping that I get called for this new job soon so I can start working and get paid. Fauna actually is #1 on my list of “things I need to buy once i get more moneys!” Did I mention being broke sucks? Someone did buy the fake Mai figure I had for sale. So that was a bit of help, but then eBay has decided to be awesome and send me the bill for all my fees, so all the money I made from posters, figures, and what-not is going down the drain. But then this is all the eBay fees for a while now so it’s understandable that they charge me now.

I might still get a shot at owning the Max Factory Tsuruya-san figure. She’s been pushed back to February. Is it me or does MF have a habit of pushing back their Haruhi figures? The same thing happened to Asakura Ryoko when she was up for pre-order they didn’t have in stock until about 3 months later so I was able to snag one. So hopefully for me this same pattern continues and she keeps getting pushes back until I have more money!

Now here is a meido I’d love to have in my collection! Hobby Stock says she’s going to be released this june for about 5,775 yen a bit pricey but she looks amazing. Since i’ve got not figures for then she’ll be a definite pre-order.

I’m really excited for this figure, i’ve only got two meidos in my collection Fewture modles Chii and Kotobukiya’s 1/12 Mahoro. Lets hope I either start selling tons of stuff online or I get an awesome job or I won’t be getting any figures this year .

Finally some side characters of Zero no Tsukaima. Now I know I’m crazy but sometimes i do prefer figures of side characters to the actual main character. Reason being that they don’t always get all the love.

Removable cape is a bonus. Most likely removable skirt as well

Now i did get hired today, YAY! So if this new job works out then i’ll most likely end up getting her, but at this moment i’m still apprehensive of this job. It seems too much like some sort of scam or too good to be true. They haven’t asked for any money and are completely willing to do paid training, but i’m going by the same saying we have for buying figures on eBay. “If it’s too good to be true, it’s usually too good to be true.”

Tabitha will retail for about 5,400 yen, a bit pricey but then with removable cape, and skirt she’ll be worth it. Well more like most likely the skirt will be removable I mean Louise’s skirt is removable so why not Tabitha’s? She does look pretty awesome and she will be going on my pre-order list. I also do very much agree with Danny, and hope that we get a Seista figure soon.

On a sadder side note, I noticed the other day that my Kotobukiya Lousie went and broke her wand. I can’t find the missing piece but i’ll figure out a way to either replace or a way to repair it. I’m pretty crafty so maybe i’ll go to a craft store and pick something up to re-make her wand.

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!

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!