I still didn’t figure out how to create appealing content in a way so that people would like it. Not posting anything at all was actually also not a good way to deal with the situation. So for me, creating this kind of content really became a little unrewarding, compared to my other hobbies aquarium and Games.

I feel sorry for the person who created this blog around twelve years ago, where is all the motivation now? I regret neglecting this blog for nearly the past two years for unnecessary reasons and personal doubts.

When I”m in hyperfocus mode I actually am able to write an review post in under 3 hours, I will try to write reviews with less text in 2025 so I will not waste my and your time with a wall of text accompanied 30+ pictures anymore.

still managed to finish up the posts for 5 figures

Daiwa Scarlet – Uma Musume – Max Factory

Suomi KP-31 – Midsummer Pixie – Heavy Damage Ver. – Girls Frontline

Shirogane Noel – Swimsuit version – Hololive – Good Smile Company

Pola – Seaside Coincidence Ver. – ALTER

Mei Mei – Creator’s Collection – DSmile – Rocket Boy

Maybe I did miss the opportunity to drop figure blogging when the time came, I didn’t want to let the good times end (2010 – 2015…), the good times ended, but I didn’t stop.

Instagram and Facebook ruined the blogsphere, it’s easier to consume media that way and also easier to create content that way. I tried to go with the times and used those platforms, but they are completely unsatisfying nowadays, the algorithm is everything and when you get shadowbanned you have just another problem up your butt.

I still have to review:

1.Anya & Yor – Spy x Family – (GSC)

2.Reisalin Stout – Atelier Ryza – (Max Factory)

3.Hua Hu – Mo Li – Mo Shang Li Qing ver – (AniMester)

4.Meido-Busou – Javelin – (Amakuni)

5.Sister Olivia – (Vibrastar)

6.Sisteor Petronile – (Vibrastar)

7.Bremerton – Scorching-Hot Training, TF Edition (Mimeyoi)

8.Mayuzumi Fuyuko – Off♡the♡Re♡cord Ver. (Alter)

9.Cocoa – Kuro Gal Maid Inma, Goshu o Kuu. (Q-six)

10.Nandemo Yurushitekureru Sister (Lovely Project)

11.Formidable – Azure Lane (Alter)

12.Reisalin Stout – Atelier Ryza ~Tokoyami no Joou to Himitsu no Kakurega~ (Phat Company)

Hopefully 2025 will give me a little push, it would be a shame to not review these and also the upcoming figures on my preorder list. Anyway, I’m wishing everyone a Happy New Year 2025!!!

This cute figure is called Mei Mei, her sculpt is based on the art of DSmile.

Mei Mei has been sculpted by Ramunesoda started working around 2021, not much of a backlog, but I think this figure we are looking at today turned out quite nice. The figure is scaled 1/6 and is measuring 270 mm.

Mei Mei is manufactured by Rocket Boy and was released in January 2024. Mei Mei is a figure with a dynamically active pose, the peace sign is quite charming and makes the concept quite happy. She is wearing a cheongsam with a rather unusual or let’s say futuristic design, with a zipper in the middle, that goes all the way down. The way her hips are exposed is very sexy. She comes with a small diameter base, so that Mei Mei doesn’t need much space to display.

Mei Mei has a beautiful face, the slightly big head and the wide face make her appearance very cute and her gentle smile is quite enchanting. The face shows very attractive facial features, her wide eyes are very detailed and the decals are applied with precision. You probably noticed her heterochromia eyes, these are an interesting feature with the combination of yellow and aquamarine. The eyebrows are thin and appear slightly furrowed.

The figure has silver colored hair in shape of a short bob cut hairstyle, the blue ribbons are a nice addition. The pearl effect silver does look great on the even surface of the cheongsam, but not on the figures hair, the paint appears slightly cloggy. I feel reminded of my scale modeling days where silver was the most annoying color to work with. The buns on the head are not the best design choice either, it’s look a bit let’s say blurry. It’s not a real letdown, but it could be easily better than that.

The figure can be displayed without clothes, but first we will focus on the figures dressed stage. The cheongsam with zipper is quite interesting, the figure doesn’t wear any kind of underwear underneath. The thighhigs have a slightly different design at each side, they are semi transparent and glossy. The sleeve on only one arm is matching the thighhigs design and the fingerless gloves are cool. The bulky looking black ankle boots are very fashionable and the level of detail is extremely nice.

The cheongsam adds a certain asian flair, I like the punk rock like influence on her outfit, even though It sounds like a wild combination, but it all comes together in this figure. Her half transparent jacket with it’s net pattern and floral ornaments is a good addition to overall outfit. The buckle under her neck holds everything together, although it doesn’t obstruct the view on her cleavage anyway.

I would not say that Mei Mei is thicc, but she has a very attractive bodyline with a narrow waistline and a cute butt. Mei Mei sporty appearance is kind of corrupted by the size of her boobs, she has big boobs, nicely shaped and soft looking, she also has pretty nipples with a nice color and texture on them. One odd thing about this figure, is that the relative big head makes her boobs appear less impressive, while the size is actually more than medium, it doesn’t look out of proportion for Mei Mei.

The figure shows a slightly accentuated stomach, overall the body is smoothly sculpted, it is not extremely detailed, but it’s enough to create a pleasant appearance. Mei Mei has nicely articulated hands and fingers with painted fingernails that are also part of the design.

Yes, there is a cast off option, cast off was a thing in early 2010 years. Nowadays, to become more cost saving the manufacturers would just throw in a body without clothes where you just swap limbs and head from the other body. The alternative body connects with the already present legs and arms. The jacket won’t come off though.

An alternative face is also part of the figure, you can use it on both display options. The alternative face presents Mei Mei with heart shaped pupils and wide open mouth. I’m not really convinced by that expression, maybe the expression doesn’t really match the atmosphere of the pose. Instead of looking especially erotic it seems more as if the girl is running away from something. It’s nevertheless remarkable that the inside of her mouth is that kind of detailed with toungue, teeth and the space inside nicely sculpted.

Overall it’s a great figure, the futuristic fetish cheongsam with the other elements of her outfit is very cool. Mei Mei is a very cute girl, the face with it’s cute features is simply enchanting. The figure has a very attractive bodyline with an interesting pose. Her naked body is a nice bonus, but actually not important for the enjoyment of the figure. Mei Mei is a high quality figure for the most part, the only small thing that is bothering me is the silver hair, which appears very artificial. I like the standard display option the most, a cute smile and the dressed body is really good enough.

The Pola – Seaside Coincidence version which has been manufactured by ALTER, she is the subject of todays review. Pola is one of the protagonists of the Azure Lane mobile game, there she is a heavy cruiser of the Sardegna Empire.

Personally I think those 2D2 skins are totally getting out of hand with the shipgirls being flirty in such an aggressive and horny fashion. Even I get embarrassed by that. They desperately try getting laid by the commander, no I think they would be the ones on top. Maybe they need some soap in their mouth instead the commander.

Yeah, well that is the origin of the Pola – Seaside Coincidence version figure, a cute looking Pola with a yellow bikini and a dirty mind…

The figure was released in November 2023, the man who was in charge of her figure adaptation was Missile without a doubt, a very talented sculptor. The scale is 1/7 with an overall height of 16cm she comes without any additional or optional parts, you have a metal peg base and can just place the figure where it’s desired to be.

It was actually a figure I was looking forward to a lot, although on arrival I wasn’t that excited to learn that Pola is a figure of the small kind. In terms of height she is smaller than the Javelin – Beach Picnic! version with her overall 27 cm, even when you substract the umbrella their sizes still don’t match very well. Obviously Pola is a lot more well endowed, but even when taking into account that the Pola figure has a more compact pose it’s still very small for 1/7 scale.

I don’t want to be the nagging bitch here, since to be honest the small size really is the only downside of the figure.

The figures hair with it’s bold purple color is a real eyecatcher, there also is the cute twintail hairstyle with a little gradient effect that turns the hairs tips into transparency. Pola also has cool looking sunglasses, they can’t be taken off.

The manufacturer gave beautiful make up to the small figure’s head, you really have to look closer to notice all the little details on the face, I also really like the figures beautiful eyes, the decals have a really high dpi resolution and don’t look printed on at all. Her blush is super cute and so is that tiny open mouth of hers with the tiny front teeth.

The bikini version of Pola is quite enchanting, of course Azure Lane’s general character design follows a simple fanservice direction. The proportions are nevertheless beautiful and even when dressed one can figure out how the characters would look without clothes. Pola is thicc in the best sense of the word, a chubby body that isn’t looking unattractive. Pola has some pounds more, even considered to other “heav cruisers” girls. I adore her wide hips with the surprisingly big butt and the chubby thighs of hers. Her breasts have a sense of weight, a lot of weight apparently, Azure Lane character designers really pay attention to the soft looking breasts and the influence of gravity. The stomach is also nicely sculpted and replicates a nice softness.

She is wearing a yellow bikini with glossy texture, one could argue if it’s the right size anyway. Her breasts barely are supported by the bikini top, so we witness sideboobs, underboobs. The bikini bottom is also doing it’s best to stay in position. No one would wear stockings on the beach, but it honestly looks sexy.

Well, there is a starfish on her butt, I wonder if starfish would actually start to nibble on the human skin under those conditions, someone should take it off asap I’d advise.

The complexity of Pola’s pose make it so that her best angles are from behind, from the front the figure is nicely sculpted as well, but it looks a little strange when her head is turned backwards.

In the middle of the internet world being in a woke wave I really question some of the review sentences I generally use and have used , I don’t want to be considered a pervert, what I do here is pure admiration of the female body, shouldn’t make a difference if it’s a otherworldly 2D beauty or not mind you.

Final Words

Pola – Seaside Coincidence version is a very expressive figure with a beautiful face and an extremely attractive body. The yellow bikini is very pretty, the sculpting of the thicc body is amazingly nice, the details are all there but in the end the Pola is honestly a bit small. The figure deserved to be a damn 1/6 scale statue, not a barely 1/7 scaled beach queen.

AmiAmi still has her on sale when you like bikini figures in general this would be a nice addition in any way

’m actually team Eriri Sawamura Spencer , but for some reasons I have decided to get the main characters cousin Hyodo Michiru.

Her name is Hyodo Michiru – lingerie version. The figure was released in Summer 2022. Michiru was manufactured by ALTER and Numakura Toshiaki was in charge of turning her into a three-dimensional figure by following the illustrations of Misaki Kurehito.

I’m a fan of the artists detailed artworks, all of the character creations are simply beautiful, delicate and expressive.

To me it’s a mystery why so many figures from Saenai Hiroin no Sodatekata are around, there have been 2 anime seasons and a movie of it. I admit that I didn’t watch the latest season, which would be Saenai Hiroin no Sodatekata Furatto.

I’m not really interested in harem themed anime anymore, I don’t like to invest feelings and time into tedious harem settings where the wrong girl wins anyway, harem is not good for me anymore,

aside from some ecchi comedy moments, that we anime fans all love.

The trend definitely tilts torwards monogamous romance with animes like Aharen-san wa Hakarenai,

Ijiranaide, Nagatoro-san and the extremely popular Sono Bisque Doll wa Koi wo Suru, where the story focuses on two main characters.

The figure comes out of the box with a huge circular base with cozy, white fake floor on it, a fancy looking stool.

You simply put everything on top of each other, no further assembly is necessary and no cast-off option is implemented.

One of the less good aspects is the size, officially the figure is supposed to be scaled 1/7, but she looks very small for some reasons. The figures head would pass as 1/7 scale, but the body looks like 1/8 scale, especially her upper body appears small.

She has dark purple hair decorated with a pretty flower, the hair is not shoulder long, but with longer strands at the sides, which are framing the characters beautiful face, her kind gaze is just wonderful.

The iconic eye design of Misaki Kurehito really gives the character a lively expression, furthermore she has a cute nose, a wide smiley smile and little blush marks.

The lingerie in this figure adaptation looks more like a cheongsam, but the certain level of opaqueness makes it count as fancy lingerie.

The overall outfit is extremely elaborate with a lot of small and even smaller details, mentioning every part of it would probably take another 1000 words, so just look at the pictures to discover the great design of this figure.

The gentle purple color of her dress is really appealing, the soft folds are really well done and there is also a flower pattern printed on it. I’m really impressed by the silver lining on her dress, the precision is amazing. The cheongsam has several cutouts at the back and at the front, the slits above the thighs are perfectly placed. You also just can’t ignore Michiru’s cleavage. On the petite Michiru her well-developed breasts are rather impressive.

The outfits transparency reveals Michiru’s lower underwear just a little. Additionally, I like the pretty gloves and the stockings with big ribbon at the side, the shading effects also turned out very nice.

I really like the figures very well-articulated pose, where she is apparently patiently sitting on her stool gracefully.

With the arms placed between the slightly spread legs, hahaha in letters this sounds as if the figure would be a lewd one, what she actually isn’t. Come on look at her angelic face, she isn’t such a girl.

Even though Michiru’s outfit can be considered daring and she is an undeniable attractive girl, the whole figure appears very precious and vanilla, because of the graceful and cute appearance, the whole figure goes into a tame and romantic direction.

I’m really happy about the figure, her outfit looks fantastic, pose and body sculpting are both very appealing and the face turned out as cute as desired. Michiru is a good girl that happens to be dressed in a transparent cheongsam looking stunning and kind at the same time

Souryuu Asuka Langley – Ver. Radio Eva, Original Color, is the full name of todays figure. It has been released in December 2020. Tis Asuka is scaled 1/7 and measures 25 cm in height, the figure was sculpted by Kiking and Tone.

The interesting thing about the Radio Eva version is that it has been made in two color variations,
one with normal colors and one with less saturated colors, which is the one you see in my review here.

It might not be obvious for you, but Hobby Max is a Chinese figure manufacturer, most anime figures are made in China, even when the company behind it being from Japan. With all the technical know how and infrastructure it’s just a logical step that Chinese companies start making their own figure lineups.

Emontoys, Myethos or APEX TOY are good companies that make good figures with more or less the same quality level as well regarded Japanese manufacturers.

I’m a very big fan of Neon Genesis Evangelion (新世紀エヴァンゲリオン) from 1995, the setting is quite epic, in general I like “humanity fights against extinction” settings,but NGE is so distinctive and larger than life, I like how everyone is somewhat broken.

That said, I never really understood the hype for the female main characters Rei and Asuka, they are difficult somehow, calling them problem children would be an understatement. But I also didn’t hate them. Misato though, was the only decent women for me in the story.

I was happy that Neon Genesis Evangelion received new movie adaptations years after the anime ended. 2007 Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone, 2009 Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance.
I loved them so much and really was looking forward to the next movie. Albeit Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo from 2012 was such an oddball of a movie, it felt totally different and I wasn’t as happy about it as I was about the previous two movies.

The fourth and probably last movie, Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 has been delayed a few times now, my guess is that it’s hard to find a decent ending for it, because the third one was too ambitious. Let’s hope that it will be finished until 2022 in a satisfying way.

Asuka is a very talented, proud and a bodacious Eva pilot. As the story begins she is 14 years old. She is a real tsundere and tends to be aggressive towards the people she cares about. On good days she can be surprisingly friendly. In my opinion it’s easier to relate to Asuka as character, she tries her best as pilot. Asuka is quite honest and hardly tries to hide her often negative emotions which comes off as rude and annoying.

The figure has a especially nice head, I really like the vulnerable expression Asuka is showing here with her tilted head, the pretty eyes are turned to the left and her mouth shows slightly parted lips and teeth. Her unsaturated orange hair color is beautiful, the sculpting turned out very good with the pretty hairstyle and hair decorations. The strands although probably machine made, is carefully crafted and smooth on the surface.

So what’s up with this Radio EVA? It’s an online stone for Neon Genesis Evangelion related fashion and accessory, you can get jackets, pants, shirts and whatever you can imagine. After hundreds of Asuka’s in pilot suit, the outfit of this figure is something new. Did Asuka retire her plug suit and became a model for street fashion?

The Asuka – Radio Eva version was adapted from an illustrations of Yoneyama Mai, she looks really cool, I don’t think it’s my favorite choice of clothes to see on a girl, nevertheless her jacket is awesome, as it shows really impressive attention to detail with all the three dimensional and accurate interpretation of human clothes at a much smaller scale.

She wears short socks and NGE design sneaker, you could also buy at the Radio Eva store.
And so her pose feels like inspired by something from the casual catwalk or fashion magazine, the jacket is hanging from her shoulder and one hand is hidden inside the jackte’s sleeve, which looks cute.

The figure stands on one feet, the other is lifted upwards. The figure perfectly recreates the characters facial features, Asuka’s expression doesn’t come off very happy,but with beautiful hair and pretty big eyes it is still very nice. The lack of color creates a stylish and cinematic athmosphere, I don’t regret that I decided for this version, it’s something unique on the figure market and also in my figure collection.

I think this figure, Souryuu Asuka Langley – Ver. Radio Eva, Original Color, turned out great, it’s a high quality sculpture with a wonderful paint job. Articulation and facial expression are very well done. I would choose an Hobby Max figure anytime, there is nothing to worry about in terms of quality.

Even when this wouldn’t be your first figure of the Asuka character, the different look here is great, after witnessing all the plug suit versions, it’s a refreshing appearance to see Asuka in casual fashion. Although I am not sure if she would ever choose to wear this kind of casual fashion or rather choose something girly “anta baka!”

Today I will show you a very pretty Sonico figure from Wave, after making number of 1/10 scaled Beach Queens, they returned with nice figures recently of much bigger scale and muh nicer quality. Sonico – bikiny style version has been released in November 2020. The figure is scaled 1/7 which make her 21,5 cm in height, sculpted by Zuiko.

The figure comes with a candy pink base with fluffy white plush on top, not really fitting for the beach, but the figure could also show Sonico during one of the indoor gravure idol model jobs.

I actually planned to review the Sonico – Summer Vacation version from Orchid Seed, but after some brawl with Nippon Yasan they cancelled all my orders and I got my money back. Unfortunately I didn’t find a good deal for her afterwards, maybe another time. Thx to all the delays 2020 to 2021 my carefully planned preorders changed a lot. I’ll have to pay several figure orders in these next 2 months, it’s a bit of a bad situation for me, that hopefully ends soon.

The figures face is quite adorable, sparkling pink eyes, blushed cheeks and a happy open mouth. The sculpting of her mouth could have been a bit more detailed, but that is like the only thing to criticize on this really nice bikini figure.

The hair on this Sonico figure is longer than on other figures of her, it’s done very detailed and has a lovely pink to sky blue gradient. Her trademark headphones look extremely detailed and the bow is made from metal.

Sonico also wears a beautiful necklace, as detailed as her nice headphones.

This Sonico reveals a lot of skin, the nearly nude appearance of the figure aside, it actually creates a happy beach atmosphere. Overall she has nice and gentle colors, Sonico has a beautiful skintone, a beautiful body anyway.

Super Sonico the ambassador of thicc/curvy body, back then Sonico was basically the first popular anime style character with a more curvy anatomy who appeals to both men and women, even with her sexy body she always has been portrayed as a friendly and good girl with an innocent personality. Many figures and illustrations have been made, not all are especially innocent. I bought a number of Sonico figures back in the days, but only the ones I liked a lot.

The bikini, as skimpy as it is still is made very detailed, realistic looking wrinkles and a tight fit, it’s a little funny how the bikini top appears to stressed from holding up Sonic’s proud assets.

Sonico’s flirty pose, is quite bold but with such a cute face one can’t accuse her of being lewd. Honestly, the pose is very good, bend over Sonico highlights her beautiful chest before her arms and sticks out her nice round butt. It is a similar pose like the Sonico – Racing version from Max Factory has, but not quite the same.

The boobs and cleavage look very inviting and soft, the illusion of the soft skin is very well done. Her hips and legs also look soft and squishy, the bikini bottom cuts deep into her skin, wearing it for more than a few hours is probably not advisable. I really like the articulations of her arms and the hands that are placed on top of her leg.

Final Words – This 1/7 scaled figure of Super Sonico is nice, Wave did a very good job her, everything is nicely detailed and cleanly done. She was sculpted very well wih a beautiful body line, it shows Sonico with attractive body fat articulated in a sexy pose. The skimpy clothes work very well in combination with the figures body and the signs of weight and stretch limits are visible, which is more fun than it sounds like. Additionally she has very nice hair and headphones, the face is pretty and cute. Alltogether the Super Sonico – bikini style is one of the better Sonico figures and quite enchanting.

She was manufactured by Kotobukiya and released in August 2020, the figure is scaled 1/7 and measures 26 cm.

Some months ago I started watching an anime named Phantasy Star Online 2: Episode Oracle. Where 3 episodes from the Phantasy Star Online 2 game were adapted into a longer running anime. It’s one of these 25 episode long shows, that are always fun to watch as the story unfolds, it’s nothing mind blowing but a great way to waste some time with an entertaining science fiction fairy tale.

Phantasy Star Online 2: Episode Oracle featured a character Named Matoi, a really pretty and friendly girl whose backstory slowly gets revealed, she first starts as cute side kick of main character Ash.

Before I watched the anime I saw this figure up for preorders, I liked it, but I did set up a condition. In case I would like the character in the anime I’ll preorder her. Unfortunately Matoi had the voice of an angel (Satou, Satomi) and I had to order this figure. The figure is not a 100% adaptation from the game design, Kotobukiya made a collaboration with illustrator Nidy, who gave Matoi a slightly different look and appearance.

Matoi has an adorable face with a cute and friendly expression. There are detailed eye decals and strong blush marks. Her hairstyle underlines the characters cuteness, it’s nicely colored hair, light purple with light blue color at the tips.

A thing that made Phantasy Star Online 2: Episode Oracle stand out in my opinion are the legs of the female characters with their realistic looking proportions and length like the Japanese girl next door. The legs in this anime look so cute and attractive. Additionally everyone has pointy ears which is a big bonus, Elves with nice legs Oh my gosh ♡＾▽＾♡.

Her outfit is inspired by sci-fi and traditional Japanese religious robe elements and of course it’s intended to look sexy. When you watched the first few episodes from the anime you wouldn’t expect it, but Matoi really kicks some ass in her battlesuit, albeit the anime outfit shows a lot less cleavage . I like the used colors a lot, the combination of bold red, white and light blue is really awesome.

The Nidy version really shows the illustrators style, Matoi has a great looking body with a slim waistline and wide hips, she also has wonderful legs and a beautiful figure line in general. Sculptor Sakaki Kaoru did a very good job in adapting the style of PSO 2 and Nidy together, turning it into this appealing figure.

From the backside the figure looks really great as well, first because of all the details of her outfit and second because of the figures beautiful body line based on the PSO 2 character design embellished by Nidy, the thighs are so good.

Matoi has an appealing pose, her torso a little bit leaned forward and shows a nice arched back. She has positioned her left raised index fingers before her mouth, maybe that means, that we should not ask about the thing she is hiding in her right hand behind her back. It’s a pretty, white lily though…

The figure features a very clean paintjob, the tiny and delicate signs are applied with sharp and clean screen printing technique. Additionally the figure of Matoi has good shading.

The generally quality is very good, Kotobukiya is a company I had great and not so great figures from in the past. Matoi though looks very good, the sculpting of character and outfit are very well done.

Final Words – Matoi – Nidy 2D version from Kotobukiya turned out very well, the science fictional outfit is quite stunning, the space shuttle white combined with bold red is really an eyecatcher. The figure portrays Matoi as sweet and also, without a doubt as very attractive girl, the sculptor did a great job with making everything look beautiful and appealing, the figure shows the aesthetics from both the origin Phantasy Star Online 2 and the work of the illustratpr Nidy. Did I mention that she has great looking thighs already hahaha ?

What I like a lot, is that the figure still carries the gentle personality from Matoi, while she is dressed in her battle suit.

From the very few figures, that I received 2020, she is one of the prettiest, so it was a good decision to order her.

from the few 2020 figures I received, I would rank them as follows, Nanachi turned out nearly perfect, Matoi looks so cute in her battle suit and the pretty curves. Takatsuki Akiko is a great ero figure dressed as a cute housewife with dynamite body

1. Nanachi – Ques Q
2. Matoi – Kotobukiya (review soon)
3. Asuka – Hobbymax (review soon)
4. Takatsuki Akiko – Daiki Kougyou
5. Dia Kurosawa – With Fans!
6. Sonico – Wave (review soon)

So at least I could do a bit of figure photography in the past 12 months.

I actually took hundreds of pictures of my dolls, as well this year, but for some reason didn’t upload them very regular anywhere. I guess I should post these sets in 2021, would be a shame not to do so.
The biggest expenses in the doll category were a new Dollfie head from Aoko Aozaki, she is so pretty  and a new MDD Mochi-Ashi Base body which is really sweet. I will show you in detail next year

2020 might have been a not so great year for all of us, I will start 2021 with a boost of motivation, at least more motivated than in the past 2 months. I actually noticed that I did more productive things than I remember, it wasn’t just a bad year apparently as the media wants to make us believe.

One more drastic change for me was the discover the aquarium and aquascaping again, as young boy I had an aquarium for some years, it was a really plain tank, so after some time I lost interest. Lockdown and Corona blues made me think of starting with an aquarium again. At first I only wanted to have a small tank with plants and dwarf shrimps, but that quickly turned into a 120 litre tank with plants, dwarf shrimp and mini fish. It’s is a super interesting topic for me, there is so much to learn and you can get creative with the tanks interior and fishes. Have you also discovered some new hobby this year?

As last post of 2020, I’m wishing everyone of you a good start into 2021 and good health.

Once again Otaking lend me some help and advise about the text for this review, I’m quite grateful about the help.

I probably haven’t logged into my Kancolle account since 3 years, but I have fond memories of the time where I played actively and took care of the adorable ships girls. Too bad that I was forced to use an VPN every time I wanted to play.

Today I will show you one of my older grails that I always wanted since it’s release. I recently purchased this Kouwan Seiki, She is also known as Harbour Princess from the Kancolle game. This figure was manufactured by Max Factory and released in 2017. She’s been sculpted by Akimof and is scaled 1/8 with measures 155 mm in height.
On release her price was around 18.000 yen, which still was a lot at that time.

The figure is also part of the Wonderful Hobby Selection line of Max Factory. In 2016 I received the Sorceress from the WHS line which was a bad joke partially. The figure of course looked great, but arrived with a broken peg that prevented me from setting up the figure, Max Factory was kind enough to send a spare part, but that also arrived broken … .

That experience actually prevented me from preordering. You can probably imagine how I felt when I opened that figures package earlier this year, but fortunately everything was fine and without flaw.

Kantai Collection is not at its prime days anymore, nevertheless the character design hasn’t lost it’s appeal. Kantai Collection has been a super popular gatcha game that convinced figure manufacturers that gatcha game characters attract more customers than purely anime based characters.

If anyone of you wonders about the sparkles in the pictures background, it is a polycarbonate board with sculpted water droplets on the surface, with the right amount of DOF (depth of field) and light it creates a lovely bokeh.
To match the figures partially eerie atmosphere I decided for purple as main color. As flooring I used a small white carpet and spread some bigger and smaller rocks above, to create some ocean bottom. I thought that the fishing net would be a matching addition to the set.

Coming up with a stage has always been kind of a challenge, compared to earlier years figure photography became more challenging and ambitious. I think I became a little bad recipient, it’s really frustrating. Some fellow figure photographers invest an immense amount of work to create diorama like settings, it’s amazing! I always see myself debating about how much work I want to invest in a figures set and if it is worth the effort.

Figures of antagonists are generally a rare event, except they are especially remarkable. Kancolle has cool designs, also for the Abyssals that were turned into figures, like Kuubo Wo-kyuu or Senkan Re-kyuu, Kouwan Seiki convinced me the most.

Since then the gatcha game character based figures keep growing in numbers. As anime enthusiast this trend is regrettable for me, since less figures based on anime are made, but it can’t be helped these days.

Harbour Princess is a pretty figure with her ghost like white skin, the huge claws and pointy horn on the forehead, she is obviously a monster, but a cute one. The character design of Harbour Princess has been illustrated by Akira (アキラ)

Her shy and vulnerable expression are anything less than adorable. I really like the heavy eylashes design, they are even sculpted and not just lines from a brush, I’m also a big fan of the dramatic makeup anyway. The long hair is nicely done, it has smooth looking long strands and a cutely cut bangs. Her red eyes are very pretty and mesmerizing.

Haurbour Princess is dressed in something called “virgin killer sweater” which was a popular meme some years ago. The outfit has some dark grey weathering, living in the vast ocean surely has a few disadvantages for the Abyssal’s. Furthermore the sweaters vertical creases accentuate the characters dynamite body with the ample bosom, thin waist and quite wide hips. The sweater is also equipped with decorative black armor pieces, the style and pattern looks very interesting and pretty. As shoes she has some kind of kneesock boots with black sole.

Part of her outfit are also the separate sleeves, they have the same vertical creases as the sweater and those pretty black armoir bits, because of her big hands the sleeves have a huge opening, the mechanical claws have a nice roughed up look and intimidating design. Kouwan Seiki is portrayed as mature character with a well endowed and attractive body. Obviously, she also has nicely sculpted big boobs, the outfit also reveals a bit of sideboob which is a little bit risky, but nothing when compared to the shameless hotties from Azure Lane. The figure has really nice thighs.

The figure has been put in a kneeling pose, encircled by a muddy looking base, that intentionally shows traces of wear and destruction painted in shades of black and rusty brown. She is holding onto the remaining pieces of her once proud airfield. I like the tiny particles that have been applied on the runway, they give the illusion of glowing sparks.

Next to the main figure, sits the runway monster with its huge jaw, compared to Kouwan Seiki that is a really nasty monster with teeth and grey tongue.

Final Words

I like the figure a lot, she looks great and has an unique design, a bishoujo monster girl is something I didn’t have in my collection so far. It’s a great design with the dramatic makeup and the overall visual presentation is very well done. Is this figure worth the Wonderful Hobby Selection tag? I have a specific opinion about it.

Max Factory figures are already well done in general. WHS should bring something more. I think that the WHS manufacturing quality is not outstanding enough to justify it. A label like WHS should indicate the highest level of craftsmanship, and I don’t see this big difference on Kouwan Seiki and I definitely didn’t saw it at the Sorceress figure. They both had problems that take away from the overall quality. Nevertheless I’m really happy to have the Kouwan Seiki WHS in my collection now.

Today I’ll show you Takatsuki Akiko, a figure made by Daiki Kougyou. The figure of the cute housewife is scaled 1/5, she has been sculpted by Toushirou . The figure was delayed a few times, but finally was released in February 2020.

What a joy to receive the very first new figure of the year, I had no new one since October 2019, mainly due to delays, but also because I was scammed by Nippon Yasan I didn’t receive figures I’ve been waiting for, but that is a long story.

Takatsuki Akiko is based on an artwork from Ojo it should be no surprise that the illustrators works are mainly of ecchi nature. I really like the unique design of his characters faces. It was one thing that made me interested in this figure, sure she has her nice curves, but there is also her very sweet face, the facial features remind me of Mariah Carey.

The boobs look beautiful with the shiny nipples it’s simply an alluring sight. There is also her cute plump butt, ah she is such a sweetie lol. What I like aside from this are the wrinkles at the sides as a effect of her turned torso, the rather big hands and feet and overall the slightly stout overall appearance of the figure.

Her face is so darn cute when it conveys a feeling of embarrassed and joy. The woman is described as being mother in her mid twenties, so her face is quite youthful, her hazel brown eyes beem with energy. The smile of her mouth is very nice, too I like how the corners of her lips are curled upwards and how her teeth are showing. She rather visibly blushing lines and a white highlight circle at the cheeks. Under the left eye a beauty mark has been set in place.

Takatsuki Akiko has nicely detailed brown hair, sculpted in a light wavy hairstyle, at her left side, she tied up one flock of strands with a pink scrounchy. If there is one thing I would complain about at this figure it would be the green cloth at the back of her head, it won’t even come off *grrrrrr*.

The figure is obviously a cast off one, the process is designed in a smart way, you can decide for about more than 10 combinations, probably. By default she wears an apron above a purple colored jersey jacket, above a yellow bikini combined with a half downed pantyhose.

The latter one won’t come off after all. The clothes have nice strong colors, but have a tendency to stain the nude figure easily, it comes off again but still means additional care from the owner.
I currently have her on display with the yellow bikini only.

She is a very pretty ero figure with just the right amount of chubbiness and a nice soft appearance of the skin.
It’s a detailed nude body with everything I would think is appealing. The hips are wide and she shows a nice waist.

From normal angles you don’t see her anatomically correctly sculpted part, you know in general I don’t take pictures of those spots anyway. What is nevertheless nice is the pubic hair which is printed on in a butterfly shape.

Final Words

I’m basically overjoyed about this figure, is cute and erotic. The Ojo character design has been adapted very well, the face which combines cartoon and anime aesthetics is quite appealing. Takatsuki Akiko has a beautiful face, I really like her eyes. The figure looks embarrassed but also happy which is fun. Additionally she has a sexy, cuddly body. The different options to display her are good to have, even when there is a risk of color transfer, I appreciate the cast off feature of this figure. Daiki Kougyou is known for making attractive, wholesome figures and this one is no exception.