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Lots involved in organizing a figure show which is taking just a wee bit longer than imagined. In the meantime, we'll use the "Tokyo Figure Show" title to go through my latest batch of figure samples.
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First up is the lovely Haruhi Gekisou version by Max Factory.

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Nicely sculpted and great colors.

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Awesome details on the guitar.

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The back of her skirt reminds me of Zeong ^^;

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Check out the 3D Gekisou Haruhi below.

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Next up is Konjiki no Yami who you can see in action below.

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Another quality release from Good Smile Company.

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While I do like this figure a lot, she takes up quite a bit of space and I tend to retire the ones which require a lot of room to display.

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If you have got the spare space however, Yami is a great figure to use up that space.

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Her hair and skirt are all over the gaff.

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Swirls of hair and bits of the skirt are sharp so be careful when taking a closer peek at her pantsu or may your eye be poked out.

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Some of these in the Wallpaper Pool.

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Lovely eyes but could do with a wee bit more details around the mouth?

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Uesugi Kenshin by Freeing - check out the huge box and photos without the Mirai mark at Foo Bar Baz.

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I would display Uesugi in her b'day suit but all the armor would have gone to waste so I gave her up for adoption.

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The lovely Yoko by Gift. Yoko in action below.

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Lovely shitapai.

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Extremely well crafted and painted.

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Yoko's yoko-pai.

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Initially thought her head looked a bit big from the pre-release photos.

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Mikuru Gekisou version by Max Factory.

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Lovely smile.

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Particularly like the colors on this figure.

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Very sweet indeed.

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Would have been cool if the tambourine could jingle.

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Orchid Seed Mabinogi Nao who we gave away in a previous giveaway. See Nao being rendered below in Photoshop.

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Nicely shaped eyes.

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Non-castoffable although it looks like they added all the detailing under her shorts.

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Thanks to HobbyLink Japan for za sanpuru.

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Feather is removable so you can stick other stuff in her hand too - just make sure you don't hurt yourself in the process.

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Next up is Shining Wind Elmina from Kotobukiya.

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Speaking of Kotobukiya - a tour of the studio where they sculpt all the figures coming soon.

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Something I nabbed from the a meeting with Kotobukiya last week - Rogue. Still yet to open.

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I don't think I ever got round to reviewing this figure of Feena Fam Earthlight.

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By Max Factory and was released in April of 2008. She comes with a hat and waist towel too. Some of Feena in the OP below.

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Hoshii Miki by Max Factory and time to introduce one of my fave Idol Master MADs to date.

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This version of Miki comes with neko mimi and paws.

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Adorable Nendoroid Louise - see her playing with herself below.

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Nendoroid Excelica. Looks like a tough game but would still like to give it a whirl. Excelica comes with the PS2 game but I only got the sample.

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Some Triggerheart Excelica action below.

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Awesomely sweet but difficult to carry around.

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Next up is the muchi muchi Tamaki Kousaka by Kotobukiya. "Muchi muchi" [ムチムチ] refers to "having a lot of meat or fat on (something)."

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Very nice bod indeed.

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Her "bra" is a tad small for my tastes but still a nice figure.

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Nicely sculpted rear side.

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Ideal for a wedding present.

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My fave out of this bunch - Nendoroid Rin.

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Some Rin in action in the OP for the OVA below

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Love twintail Nendoroids as most of them can stand without the plastic base.

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One of my fave Figmas - the Haruhi Summer version.

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Love this face!

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To many nice figmas and too little space.

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Incredibly sweet.

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Some of these figma bags arrived with the last bunch O figures too.

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Forgot to take photos of this for the Boys Toys article - the Tomahawk Destroid from the Macross series.

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A classic design.

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Cockpit opens up.

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Some vintage Macross below.

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Legs are well articulated.

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The "eat-my-lead" pose.

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Next is Unity Mei (May) from Good Smile.

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You can fine Mei in action in the eroge Unity Marriage.

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You may remember seeing this figure during the production stages from when I was on CNN below.

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Those gold pipes kinda remind me of Aliens...

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The cloak and hat are removable. The yellow bits covering her eyes are removable too but her pupils are not painted on.

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Next is Kanu Uncho by Griffon - see her in action VS Sonsaku below.

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Kanu comes with a pair of pantsu that you stick halfway down her legs which I thought looked rather odd.

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Nopan desu.

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The huge 1/7 scale Signum by Alter - watch her unleashing a load of weaponry below.

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Lovely figure but maybe difficult to display as her sword gets in the way and covers her face.

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The sword can be placed in her hand facing down but looks a wee bit odd.

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Nice eyes.

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If you are going to look at her from the side or above then you will be able to see her face but not from the front.
Get Signum from HobbyLink Japan for 8,800 yen.

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Next up is Elwing from Shining Wind - available from HobbyLink Japan for 5,800 yen.

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Interesting how once upon a time I didn't like pointy ears but now think they are fine - especially the pointy ears on Tiffania. We need a decent Tiffania figure now.

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A few unopened goodies - Makina Hoshimura from Shikabane Hime. The anime looks really good - tis recommended?

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Good Smile Horo. Wasnt a huge fan.

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Nankyoku Sakura from Penguin Musume - another show which I never got round to watching. I do remember meeting the voice actress at Good Smile one day - she was saying how Sakura has really big oppai.

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And this was some of the latest arrivals.
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