Hua Hu – Mo Li – Mo Shang Li Qing ver. – AniMester

Ni hao (你好) everyone, today we have a look at this beautiful fox lady from China manufactured by AniMester.
She is named Hua Hu – Mo Li – Mo Shang Li Qing version. Yes, I’m totally clueless about Chinese language, but that should not be necessary for this review. I actually hesitated to pre order this figure, although I liked the concept from day one. in the end I decided to buy her a few days after the release in June 2024.

Whenever I open the page of Hobby Search or AmiAmi, there is a lot of figures on nearly every day. Japanese anime figures and recently chinese anime figures from companies, I have never heard of flood the figure market. it’s nice to have a variety to choose from, but for my taste it are way too many, but that is a topic for another day.

Hua Hu was manufactured by AniMester, they are a 100% chinese based company. Hua Hu is scaled 1/7, as she arrives nearly completely assembled she is measuring 250 mm. she was sculpted by Mu Yazi_Nnnn.

the figure arrived completely assembled minus the umbrella, which is made of wood and paper. Hua Hu rests on a sturdy base, it’s a very pretty diorama like base, that underlines the asian theme of the figure very well. I think it’s very creative to make the figure appear out of the vertical scroll. They wanted to recreate an ancient painting scroll which works exceptionally good. the figure nearly seems to float above the ground.

The umbrella has a good quality and bigger size, than the umbrellas you would get at your local ice cream shop. still it should be handled with care. I like the bright color and the painting on it, it also creates a beautiful diffuse light on the figure under direct light.

a good figure needs a pretty face and that is where the figure also delivers, she is beautiful with expressive eyes and a nicely detailed mouth, the inner details look really great. she has a flirty and wild expression which gives the figure a very lively presence. there is a scar on her nose, an unique but also a cute feature, overall she is quite charming.

Hua Hu – Mo Li – Mo Shang Li Qing version is a sexy fox lady, she doesn’t have exaggerated proportions like Azure Lane characters for example. she is actually appearing rather petite, she nevertheless has a quite attractive bodyline. she has a modest chest, that actually isn’t all that modest. she also has nice hips and very pretty legs. the arms, legs and shoulders also show much attention to detail. her skintone is generally pale white with a little shade of pink mixed into it. she has an interesting and pretty hairstyle, I like the way how the animal ears were added on her head, it underlines the figures wild nature. The ears articulation appears dynamic and naturally. The ears and tail have a very smooth surface, still the sculpting is quite good and detailed to make it appear fluffy and animal like. the many foxtails, did someone actually count the number? their dark grey to vanilla white color gradient effect is quite nice.

The figure is wearing a quite pretty dress with the golden rim and blue flower ornaments on the front part. Apparently it’s a dudou (兜肚), a chinese neckholder top with exposed back, the subtle silky texture makes it quite elaborate. it’s hidden very well, but the figure is wearing panties.

It appears like the figure is mainly supported by the purple veil that is draped around her legs. although the veil is reaching down to the bottom and a little bit of her tail is leaned on the base to stabilize the figure.

the base is textured on both sides and the inside features a detailed painting, several branches and rocks appear out of the screen.

So what can you expect from Hua Hu made by Animester, while the figure is not Alter‘s high quality, but I can definitely say that it is above what Phat Company does. we hardly find imperfections on this figure.

I would not go so far as to say that level is what you will get with any Chinese figure manufacturer. I’m rather doubtful about the figures that were recently listed at 10.000 Yen or even lower. however Hua Hu – Mo Li – Mo Shang Li Qing version from Animester turned out really great.