Jigoku Shojo/Hell Girl 1/8 Alter - Ai Enma

August 11, 2008

Ai Enma from the hit horror Anime/Manga Jigoku Shojo/Hell Girl. At the request of vengeful people, Enma punishes and delivers the souls of those chosen to Hell but at the cost of the requester soul being sent to hell.

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Witchblade 1/6 Orchid Seed - Masane Amaha Witchblade Ver

August 6, 2008

Masane Amaha as the Witchblade by Orchid Seed. I had decided to re-shoot this figure as the earlier picture sets did not do justice to the amazing quality of this figure. Based on designs from the Witchblade Anime from Gonzo, Masane Amaha is depicted in Witchblade battle armour with wrist blade and hair tendrils.

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Art of Shunya Yamashita 1/6 Creator Labo - Non Non

July 30, 2008

From the collected illustrated works of Shunya Yamashita, this is the regular pink version of Non Non by Creator Labo. Over sized weapons, small clothes and pretty faces are the focus which have made the popularity of Yamashita’s work increase exponentially as his works have reached larger international audiences.

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Capcom Girls 1/6 Yamato - Poison

July 29, 2008

From the 1989 classic beat-em-up arcade game “Final Fight”, Yamato has recreated the games favourite transsexual in PVC form. Using flying cartwheel kicks Poison and the orange haired clone “Roxy” caused havoc in one of the best arcade games released by Capcom.

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Shining Wind 1/8 Kotobukiya - Elwyn

July 22, 2008

Arrived on Monday morning, Kotobukiya’s version of Elwyn from Shining Wind the PS2 game/13 episode Anime. Elwyn is a member of Weiss Ritter, a band of mercenaries who roam the world of Liberia under the command of “Proxy Leader” Souma Akizuki who is a soul blader from the “Real World”. Elwyn is a archer and is depicted as the “typical blonde” character throughout the Anime series.

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Elfen Lied 1/8 Scale Wave - Nana

July 20, 2008

The second figure in the rare Elfen Lied collection by Wave Corporation, Nana has been sculpted as she first appeared in Elfen Lied vector 2. The pose and costume are based on her parting words with “Papa” Kurama before being sent out to track down Lucy/Nyu.

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Ikki Tousen 1/6 Griffon - Kanu Unchou Dragon Destiny ver

July 19, 2008

While waiting for the DvD box version of Kanu Unchou I decided to review Griffon’s China dress version of Kanu Unchou, this is a large figure at 1/6 scale with dynamic pose. Kanu’s recognisable long wave wraps around her to the front of the body with the assistance of built in wires. Her dress is a striking pearled white with coloured rose patterns sporadically painted on.

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Ikki Tousen 1/8 Kotobukiya - Hakufu

July 16, 2008

Hakufu in full school uniform as seen in Ikki Tousen first season. Its a interesting figure due to the inclusion of a custom Magatama base. As to be expected from Kotobukiya the colours are vibrant and the sculpt as as accurate as possible to the Anime.

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Ikki Tousen 1/7 Yamato - Ryofu Housen story Image ver

July 13, 2008

Regular colour version of Yamato’s Ryofu Housen. I picked this up early in the year but only now got the chance to photograph, this figure has Ryofu in her jacket and mini skirt outfit.

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Ikki Tousen 1/8 Alter - Kanu Unchou

July 12, 2008

Easily one of my top five purchases of my year, this version of Kanu Unchou is frankly amazing. Alter shows why its top of the game for figure productions with this figure. The sculpt is a imposing visage of the war Goddess Kanu. I would speculate that almost all Ikki Tousen fans have or wish to have this figure in their collections.

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