A lottery prize figure from Banpresto for TYPE-MOON’s 10th Anniversary event. Also non-canon but still pretty elegant. Not as many glaring QC issues as Saber, but also a lot less interesting. I met a mysterious lady out on the field. She kicked me. So I called her Sensei. This is just the first of a long series of post-unboxing, backlogged TYPE-MOON figure reviews. After moving to my new place, I set up a nice corner of the room for figure photography and took a bunch of review-style photo sets of figures as I re-unboxed them. Most of these figures are …
Read More »Saber ~Dress Ver~ Ichiban Kuji Prize (Banpresto)
A lottery prize figure from Banpresto for TYPE-MOON’s 10th Anniversary event. Non-canon but still pretty beautiful-looking outfit design, but with some QC issues. Elegant non-canon Saber figure wielding Caliburn This is just the first of a long series of post-unboxing, backlogged TYPE-MOON figure reviews. After moving to my new place, I set up a nice corner of the room for figure photography and took a bunch of review-style photo sets of figures as I re-unboxed them. Most of these figures are second hand, B/B grade, so keep that in mind when going through the photos. Info – Type: PVC figure …
Read More »Tohsaka Rin ~Unlimited Blade Works~ 1/7 (GSC)
Your favourite, twin-tail, grade-A zettai ryouiki tsundere, Tohsaka Rin, looking all badass in the Unlimited Blade Works route. More like grade S zettai ryouiki! This is just the first of a long series of post-unboxing, backlogged TYPE-MOON figure reviews. After moving to my new place, I set up a nice corner of the room for figure photography and took a bunch of review-style photo sets of figures as I re-unboxed them. Most of these figures are second hand, B/B grade, so keep that in mind when going through the photos. Info – Type: PVC figure – Character: Tohsaka Rin – …
Read More »Saber ~Triumphant Excalibur~ 1/7 (GSC)
This time, it’s the original Saber from Fate/stay night, releasing her Invisible Air and readying to strike you down with Excalibur. Rawr, rawr, I’m Saber Blue, the original and most boring of all the Sabers! This is just the first of a long series of post-unboxing, backlogged TYPE-MOON figure reviews. After moving to my new place, I set up a nice corner of the room for figure photography and took a bunch of review-style photo sets of figures as I re-unboxed them. Most of these figures are second hand, B/B grade, so keep that in mind when going through the …
Read More »Saber Lily ~Distant Avalon~ 1/7 (GSC)
This is just the first of a long series of post-unboxing, backlogged TYPE-MOON figure reviews. After moving to my new place, I set up a nice corner of the room for figure photography and took a bunch of review-style photo sets of figures as I re-unboxed them. Most of these figures are second hand, B/B grade, so keep that in mind when going through the photos. One of my favourite PVC figures, the elegant Saber Lily ~Distant Avalon~ from GSC
Read More »TYPE-MOON Collection Milestone 2013
So I was updating my MFC collections lists today (since the Spring Tsukihime Bottle Caps just arrived in mail, bought from Yahoo Auctions Japan) and I realized that my TYPE-MOON Collection list had hit 300 items (with MFC entries, and almost 500 if you include those without)! It’s been less than two years since I got my first TYPE-MOON figure (and it was a bootleg too!) and I’ve been able to reduce my TYPE-MOON wishlist down to just 11 items (with MFC entries, and a small handful more items without). Rant about me and TYPE-MOON: Spoiler for For those who …
Read More »Saber ~Motored Cuirassier~ 1/8 (GSC)
My first PVC figure review – the dynamic Saber Zero on her mana-enhanced bike! See the video below for the scene from the Fate/zero anime Info – Type: PVC figure – Character: Saber – Version: Motored Cuirassier – Series: Fate/Zero – Company: Good Smile Company – Sculptor: Kawahara Takayuki – Release date: 2012/06/27 (Standard) – Specs: 1/8, PVC, L=290 mm (11.31 in) H=160 mm (6.24 in), 1250g – Price: ¥13143 – JAN: 4582191965772 Links – Good Smile Company product page – MyFigureCollection entry – Suruga-ya entry Buying – Mandarake – Rakuten – YahooJapanAuctions – AmiAmi – HobbySearch – Amazon.jp – …
Read More »Japan Trip 2013 – Nipponbashi
See Flickr for the complete photo set Nipponbashi, the other otaku haven! (also known historically as Den Den town)
Read More »Japan Trip 2013 – Akihabara P6
See Flickr for the complete photo set Just more stores in Akiba. And pizza, nomnomnom
Read More »Japan Trip 2013 – Akihabara P5
See Flickr for the complete photo set Meidocafe and, of course, moar Akihabara <3
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