Ryomou Shimei
Ryomou Shimei, Blue Nurse version, is my first Ikki Tousen figure. Hard to believe I avoided them for so long, but most of the figures just seemed to go a little too far with the ripped clothes and blatant poses. I know, I know, how can a fan of Ikki Tousen (especially the manga) complain about a figure being too slutty?
Really though, I just found most of the figures ugly. They didn’t seem to carry the sex appeal of Shiozaki’s linework, but that just might be a function of the most prolific Ikki Tousen figure manufacturers having some awful product photography. That and the pictures in the manga were…nice.
I do find Ryomou one of the more interesting characters in the series. Among all the Ikki Tousen girls, the title of most fetishistic goes to Ryomou. Think about all the different ones tied around Ryomou, the schoolgirl socks, the maid apron, the eyepatch, bondage queen with hand-cuffs, dominatrix hair-cut, beauty-marked, aggro-psychotic, submissive shy-girl, etc. Nevermind that her grappling fighting style just begs for artistic perversion, especially in the manga. I found Ryomou less sexy in the anime.
And now with this figure we can add nurse to Ryomou’s fetish resume.
Review of Ryomou Shimei
Three companies have their hand in bringing Yasuhiro Utajima’s Blue Nurse Ryomou sculpt to market — Wani Books, Good Smile Company, and UART. The sculpt on this 1/7 scale figure is pretty good, particularly the kneeling pose has a certain fluidness to it, plus I like the face Utajima gave Ryomou. The pose conveniently conceals her underwear from the “standard” viewing angle if keeping the collection polite is a concern.
Blue Nurse Ryomou
-1/7 scale completed pvc figure
-Wani Books
-Sculpted by Yasuhiro Utajima
-Released in Japan mid-May 2007 for 4,800 yen.
One sculptural oddity are the shapes of her elbows and kneecaps, which are flat rather than natural looking when viewed straight-on. I doubt this would happen often. The sword on the other hand does look pretty good.
Build quality is about average.
She comes with a plain white matte finish base, which she obviously doesn’t need for support. Overall, it’s a decent pick-up. I’d been waiting a long while for an Ikki Tousen figure that both looked good and wasn’t too trashy. I think this one fits the bill, even if the outfit isn’t the character’s base design.
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tj han
on June 14th, 2007
I have no Ikkitousen figures at the moment, having sold off the Gothic Kanu a while back.
My favourite chara is Chouun (the closed eye katana girl). Man she’s hot but no decent figures yet. Great pictures, I saw this figure in the stores but didn’t buy.
Rez
on June 14th, 2007
I myself don’t care for the slutty ones, but it really comes down to the over all detail and quality. I just pre-ordered this Ikki Tousen one a few days ago. Won’t be shipping till late Sept at the earliest :(.
super rats
on June 14th, 2007
Chouun needs a good figure.
I also like Ukitsu and a couple of others without a figurine.
Rez, that Kanu figure is the best Kanu I’ve seen. I’m on the fence about it since Kanu is probably one of my least favorite of the IT chicks. But really, all the IT girls are drawn sexy.
David
on June 14th, 2007
The closeup of her face is nice. I like how you avoid to take pantyshots^^
And it’s nice to see that there are Ikkitousen figures out there which are not slutty, but still interesting. Ikkitousen has never been my type of anime, but I can understand why people like it so much^^ Don’t know about the Manga though. What do Ikkitousen fans think about Tenjou Tenge?
shinohai
on June 14th, 2007
Nice shots
Got this figure myself since I missed out on the Gothic Loli version but still am very happy with this figure all in all (no leaning problems at the very least)
As with Rez, I’m waiting on that Kanu figure as well, it’s sad how Ryomou and Kanu look so good in this series by Wani books but Sonsaku got the short end of the stick and ended up looking rather weird :/
super rats
on June 14th, 2007
I found the IT anime dull, but I loves me the manga (Battle Vixens) for the visuals. I couldn’t get past the first dvd for TenTen…and I don’t touch the manga, well the US version at least. I hope to pick up some of the Japanese TPBs during con season if vendors still have them by then.
Oh yeah, I definitely think Hakufu’s not had a figure yet that makes me want to buy.
lu-k
on June 14th, 2007
Hahahaha you finally got an IKKI TOUSEN figure! I’m so proud of you ^^;
I definitly love the two anime series, well, because of the whole fanservice thing and those beautiful chicks, but also because it is a really good way to relate the Three Kingdoms period. Though I’m very desapointed of Dragon Destiny quick end. I guess it’s because I was expecting too much about the Chi Bi battle hehe.
I don’t like the comparaison with Tenjou Tenge, but I guess it’s bound to happen. Well, I like it too, but was too much bored of Natsume’s brother story (talking about the anime). That’s a shame main characters are shadowed half of the time by flash-back.
Fortunately, the manga is a true wonder.
Last words : want now a Ukitsu figure!!! one with both normal and alternative damaged clothes would be nice xD
AS
on June 14th, 2007
I know what you mean about the anime and manga being a bit too slutty. But the anime itself isn’t too bad storyline wise. I like how she wears a nurse outfit which isn’t slutty but still on the kinky side lol. I’m waiting for goth lolita Kana that weilds her spear to come out here in the US.
sentinel011
on June 14th, 2007
So far I have not seen a single company dishing out nice sculpts of the girls in their manga art renderation properly. I don’t fancy watching shows that overdo fanservice; it’s like snacking too much but considered little for a proper meal that sort of thing.
ron~
on June 14th, 2007
I myself haven’t got any ikkitousen figurine (waiting for wani’s 1/7 kanu gothic). but this one is nice, looks good and wasn’t too trashy indeed.
this one will look good together with kanu
btw… where’s the pantsu shot! ._.
aka_ugly
on June 14th, 2007
Batt;e Vixens.. XD Hmm, I didn’t care much for the anime either and subsequently skipped over the manga. Maybe I should check it out.
She’s really nice lookin with a sword and all, but one anime fetish I don’t care for is nurses. The whole hospital vibe doesn’t excite me.
valho
on June 14th, 2007
this is one of the nicer Ryomou to be release, was gonna get her but thn I am not really a Ryomou fan, so i ordered Kanu instead
Aya Kyunik
on June 14th, 2007
Gah, I’ve been thinking about getting a Ryoumu figure, but I can’t find one that I really really want (that’s affordable…)
This figure had my interest but I passed =/
super rats
on June 14th, 2007
aka_ugly, nurse isn’t high on my list either. If you think about it what you’re really saying is, “baby you’ve been around disease all day and that turns me on!”
Danny Choo
on June 15th, 2007
These pics are just so fantastic. My breath is taken away every time I see your new photo shoots.
I have a lot to learn ^^;
Sector6
on June 15th, 2007
i recently got my first ikki tousen figure as well- a 1/7 kanu by griffon.
great photos (again).
Kippei
on June 16th, 2007
Great picture but i like the goltic ryomou the best
Radiant
on June 17th, 2007
Oh wow! Those are really great pictures! ^_^
Your skills never cease to amaze me!
I wonder how it would look with a more dark theme - black nurse uniform… that would be total coolness! O_O
Radiant
on June 17th, 2007
^o^ http://www.radiantdreamer.net/temp/darkryomou.jpg
Edward
on June 17th, 2007
I agree this is about the best Ryomou figure yet. I still hope someone will do another. Really they need to stop trying so hard. Like you wrote, she already is a very sexy character. It just needs to be subtle.
As always, great photos.
super rats
on June 17th, 2007
Nice one Radiant. I wouldn’t be surprised if an alternate color became available.
The IT well still gives water. We’ll see definitely see more IT figures, of that I have no doubt.
david
on June 19th, 2007
Wow great figure review! I started watching the show a while back but still haven’t finished it.
alafista
on June 19th, 2007
I never liked Ryomou. I’m a Kanu fanboy instead, even though she’s a lesbian =P
I’m waiting to see someone review the black limited edition
kinslayer
on June 23rd, 2007
She is good. I bought her along with the Gothic Kanu. I am a Kanu fanboy though.
minasse
on April 28th, 2008
me encanta ryomou es la mujer mas sexi del manga y anime desearia k sea real asi podria tener un acita con ella .. siento k estoy enamorado de un anime
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