Yesterday the postman delivered Sanya V. Lityvak (from Strike Witches) to my door, after a few days of traveling here from Japan via Hobby Search. I had thought about getting this figure but recently my figure purchases have been cut down quite a bit and I thought I’d hold out and see if I could get this one for a deal. Somehow it worked out perfectly because they had a sale and I got her for 2,720 Yen, which is just around the price of a Figma, rather than her normal price of 6,800 Yen. As of writing this she is sold out on Hobby Search. If you’re interested in this figure at all, read on. Though it’s not really NSFW, I wouldn’t suggest reading on if you’re at work though.

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Very recently I found out that Griffon Enterprises were making a Flandre Scarlet 1/8 PVC figure via MyFigureCollection.net. Yesterday De JaY informed me that she was up for pre-order up at AmiAmi for 18% off, and I immediately sprung on the opportunity. I know I don’t normally post these type of posts, because I don’t consider my blog a source of figure release news in any form or way, but I’m too excited about this figure to not post about it. For quite some time I’ve been wishing that I could get my hands on a full scale Flandre, or at the very least a jointed one. From the prototype pictures I’m quite happy with the way they decided to make her. I might actually order her sister Remilia now that I know I can have them side by side. The only figure I’ve been this excited about in a while is Black Rock Shooter, which has been delayed since August, and I’ve been disheartened by the further delay enough that I’ve lost the excitement, at least until I see the preparing for shipment notice in my inbox. Anyways, I’ve been planning a few Touhou posts but never got around to them, now is as good a time as any.

Continue reading Flandre Scarlet 1/8 PVC coming late February!

I don’t do manga posts very often, because it’s unfortunately not very often that I actually buy manga. I find a bit of shame in reading scanlations, as I much prefer to read manga from the actual books. However, I can safely say that I’ve gotten into another manga that I will be buying the entire series of: Dance in the Vampire Bund. This manga is written by Nozomu Tamaki, though not his first work, it’s the first of his works that I’ve seen. The manga itself is rated Older Teen (16+) in the US version release, and with good reason. As this is a vampire series, there is quite a bit of violence, blood and in this case, nudity. It’s been a while since I’ve seen a vampire story that caught my interest. If you wish to learn more about this manga then by all means read on.

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I know I’ve been away from this blog for over a month now, for various reasons, but it’s time for me to get this back up and running and what better way then to celebrate one of me favorite holidays! I recently acquired nendoroid Raspberyl and while we were carving a pumpkin I decided to get Melissa Seraphy, Pixie Hiyori and a couple others to make guest appearances. I’ll be doing the actual review of Raspberyl soon. Since last year I didn’t do a post for Halloween I wasn’t going to let it slip by unnoticed again this year! Of course, this post is a bit late seeing as it’s nearing November first as I write this, but what can I say we took our son out trick-or-treating and haven’t gotten home until just a bit ago. Anyways I’m not going to write a big wall of text or a story but instead share the pictures I took today. Hope everyone had a safe and happy Halloween!

Continue reading Happy Halloween from Raspberyl Seraphy!

A recent get from ToysLogic, and the first thing I’ve ordered from them in over a year, Reisen Udongein Inaba limited edition mini figure by Ichijinsha came with the manga “Inaba and the Ground in the Moon” vol 1. Reisen is the second Touhou figure added to my collection, and also the smallest figure I own to date. She cost me $21.99 total, shipping included. Not a bad price for something so cute, even if she is tiny. If you’re interested in buying her you might have to search around a bit, as she’s no longer in stock at ToysLogic. Cheapest Touhou purchase I’ll probably ever make, and one that I don’t regret at all. More lunar rabbit madness behind the cut.

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This review is a bit overdue, since I got this figure last month. Konata Izumi shouldn’t need an introduction, she’s the super otaku main character girl from Lucky Star, and this is her Summer Uniform Version Figma by Max Factory. I previously reviewed the Winter Version Figma over a year ago. I bought her from Hobby Search for 2,261 Yen, and she’s still available for purchase there at the time of writing this. Read on for pictures and a full review.

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Today I’ll be reviewing Remilia Scarlet the vampire mistress ofrom the Tora no Ana Touhou Sofubi series line of figures. Remilia is a vampire mistress character from the game series Touhou Project. This figure is only available through the Tora no Ana store, thus harder to get a hold of. I opted for going through TokyoHunter rather than a proxy service in this case. Her original price is 2,625 Yen, with the mark up I paid 5,000 Yen plus another 2,400 Yen for EMS shipping, though I had paid for her pre-order ahead of time so it didn’t seem as much. She is non-scale and made of soft vinyl. Read on for the review.

Continue reading Osanpo Remilia Scarlet

Just making a quick post for my wife ^^ Happy Birthday Riiana! I love you! Unfortunately her figure birthday present World is Mine Miku hasn’t been released yet, hoping she isn’t going to be delayed. Figure reviews will resume tomorrow.
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I was going to post a figure review today, but this is a special case. Today is 09-09-09 and it won’t happen again for another hundred years. So in honor of the day, which has actually become Cirno Day amongst Touhou fans I’d like to dedicate a post to our beloved ice fairy. I wish I had a Cirno figure, will have to look for one. For more information about Cirno check out her wiki page here. Also since I just got a new 1TB External HD by Western Digital yesterday, I’m naming it Cirno in her honor. Tomorrow is also Riiana’s birthday! So for today day I just want to post some icey randomness.

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Airi is a scythe-wielding ghost maid from the anime and visual combat book series Queen’s Blade. She is my third Revoltech figure and the first of which who can be cast-off. In fact I believe she’s also the first figure I’ve owned with removable pantsu that actually has detail underneath. I got her from Hobby Search for 2,623 Yen or about $28, not including EMS shipping cost. She’s still available if you’re interested in buying her. I’ll leave my overall impressions on the anime for another time, as they have nothing to do with this purchase. So today I’ll be reviewing Airi, and not hiding anything from you, so prepare yourself for this review is not safe for work.

Continue reading Revoltech Queen’s Blade Airi (NSFW)