Figure Review: Charlotte E. Yeager by Alter
January 6, 2012
As I’ve often lamented, the problem with most women is that they don’t have airplanes for legs. There are many benefits to having airplane legs: increased mobility, making cool noises when you’re getting ready to go, and having a great excuse for not ever wearing pants. It’s strange that it’s 2012 and scientists haven’t yet figured out a way to combine miniature airplanes with women’s legs. So for the time being, we’ll have to leave that in the fictional world of Strike Witches. Read More...
NSFW Figure Review: Siggy (Shiggy? Sigi? Sigui?) by MegaHouse (Hobby Japan exclusive version)
December 12, 2011
Some time ago, my friend told me he couldn’t access Makigumo. After some investigation, he found that his university had blocked this site after categorizing it as pornography. Well... challenge accepted. Read More...
Figure Review: Xiao-Mei by Max Factory
December 7, 2011
It’s been a while since I last did a full on review, so I went to my shelf to see what I could shoot. Max Factory’s Xiao-Mei stood out because she’s so damn adorable. How could you not like that Tony Taka face? Xiao-Mei hails from Shining Hearts, which has been getting a lot of exposure recently in the figure world. I haven’t played any of the Shining games but they must be big in Japan. Read More...
Re-shoot of Creators’ Labo Asuka Langley Soryu by Yamato
November 22, 2011
Sometimes, we half-ass things just to get them done. Makigumo is pretty much the embodiment of that. Okay, not really; here I don’t get things done because I don’t like half-assing with this site. But still, sometimes I rush a post just to get it out because I’m particularly enthusiastic about it, or because I feel obligated to. I did a review of Yamato’s Asuka Langley Soryu a long time ago, but it was rushed. I didn’t really like anything about the pictures I shot for the figure. It’s such a great looking piece that I felt I owed it a better set of photos. So now that I have some spare time, I decided to redo the shoot. Read More...
Figure Review: Suruga Kanbaru by Good Smile Company
September 4, 2011
Here’s the review in the form of an equation: Good Smile Company + Bakemonogatari = great success. If you haven’t seen Bakemonogatari, you really should. It’ll make you savvy to the fact that a Japanese person’s concept of Ghostbusters is actually pretty awesome. From that series we get the memorable Suruga Kanbaru, a masochistic bisexual boys-love enthusiast who (and this is for the It’s Always Sunny crowd) could easily be a power bottom. Read More...
It’s the most WonderFest time of the year!
July 24, 2011
I just wanted to do a quick post on WonFes, Japan’s biggest exhibition for figure enthusiasts. The previous one made most of my dreams into reality, and this one is equally amazing. I’ve been following Tomopop’s WonFes coverage closely. Here’s all the stuff I’ll inevitably be throwing my money at: Read More...
Figure Review: Viral by Uplark
July 24, 2011
Viral hails from Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann, a show I tried to watch but gave up just as it got good. Unlike pretty much all of my figures, Viral is a villain (well he started as one), but more than that he’s a male!! ZOMG! Read More...
Figure Review: DC Comics Bishoujo Supergirl by Kotobukiya
July 11, 2011
The end of July will lead to an onslaught of figures which will probably be tempered by delays. In any case it’ll bring more than the June drought I’ve been suffering through. The first of the July figures to arrive is Kotobukiya’s Supergirl, from the DC Bishoujo line. Read More...
Figure Review: Saber Lily by Gift (Updated)
June 9, 2011
Fate/Stay Night the anime was, to me, a bunch of cool ideas ruined by a bumbling dumb hero protagonist and desperately contrived harem cliches. But I’m grateful that the franchise exists and achieved some popularity, because it brought us this Saber figure. Read More...
Figure Review: Marvel Bishoujo Ms. Marvel by Kotobukiya
May 21, 2011
Drawing from that ever-fertile reservoir of scantily-clad, busty women, today I review a figure from American comics. Kotobukiya has been collaborating with Shunya Yamashita and Marvel Comics on their Marvel Bishoujo figure line. Last month their combined talents created Ms. Marvel, a character normally associated with The Avengers. Read More...
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