Happy Wedding Azusa
September 13th, 2007
It was almost two in the morning by the time I got home. My head was foggy and just wanted to fall asleep, but needed to unravel a little from the reception, out of the suit, in front of a fan and just clear the swamp from my entire body. Azusa got married. It was the perfect day and Azusa looked spectacular. When she strolled down the aisle and I felt the sweet breeze of her walking past make its way across my face, I thought one of these days I need to get me someone like her, except, you know, larger than 1/6 scale and not an anime or video game character.
Review of Happy Wedding Azusa from Namco
This is a limited release figure available in Japan through the 765 Idolmaster site or your favorite shopping service. Azusa is one gloriously heavy PVC beast and easily the heaviest pvc I have. It must be all of the pvc used to make the ruffles and folds on the gown, which is some great eye candy. The shading may be a hair overdone or overdark, but overall a nice paint job with few artifacts.
The clothing over her torso has a bit of gloss to it that is different from the matte finish of her train, which sounds worse when read and may look a little over glossy when taken with a digital camera, but it adds a luster to figure. Plus some wedding gowns I’ve seen seem to use different textures over the tighter fitting torso than the train. All this is to say that I think the gloss there makes her seem more radiant in room light and that the satin gloves are hot.
What I really love about the figure is the scene. It’s cute how the dog is sitting on her train and she’s turned around to see he’s got a note in his mouth. That drum with feet is cute as well. The pose is such that the viewer has to crouch really low to get a direct gaze from Azusa, which can be a problem when taking pictures. Some figures tend to zombie out when the character’s gaze is averted in the main viewing angle, but here the expression is kept warm as there is a scene playing out. The other reason it’s okay is she looks best from the angle of view where Azusa faces partway to the side, making visible the arch of her back while getting a view of her front as well.
Azusa is screw mounted onto the base, which is made to resemble a red carpet over brick flooring. Her gown looks like it will act as a curtain of support, so it’s likely the figure will stay upright. Not shown is the clear plastic support piece that props up the boquet. The arm holding the flowers is a bit on the pliable side, so to keep the boquet in place over time it will be necessary to use that support piece.
I wouldn’t mind losing the boquet altogether. While the flowers have excellent detail, the colors and the intensity of them are so bright that they pull attention away from Azusa. Her arm would probably not need support without it, but I’m not about to perform surgery on this figure and do something to ruin it, not that it’s something I’d really want to do anyway. She might look a little plain without it.
Overall, Happy Wedding Azusa is a figure I’m very happy to have. I took some of the obligatory close-ups, but she is in wedding mode and so I’ll let Azusa have her day without some perv, me, zooming in on her cleavage.
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September 13th, 2007 at 12:54 pm
This figure is fantastic! And through your pictures she is even more!
I want it so bad hehe. And I love Azusa too ^^
I hope I’ll be able to grab one from a French store which propose this figure for preorder (should be out soon).
And you’re right. Perv shots are forbbiden here
September 13th, 2007 at 1:17 pm
very beautiful figure, the detail on the wedding dress is really nice. The dog and drum is so cute too
September 13th, 2007 at 1:32 pm
Beautiful figure you have there, the dress is especially nice in detail. I don’t know about the drum though lol, the dog is a nice add on though.
September 13th, 2007 at 3:02 pm
Thats one awesome figure which sadly I’ll probably never get a chance to have
Gratz on getting her, the dog is totally to kill for ^^ Same goes for the drum =D~ Absolutely fantastic figure from the crown/tiara on her head to the details on her shoes. Sweet grab! 
September 13th, 2007 at 4:04 pm
Hope your store gets one for ya, l-uk.
No add on parts for this shoot, AS. Both accessories come with Azusa.
Valho, Shinohai, thanks. I do feel lucky (and now poor) to have gotten this figure.
September 13th, 2007 at 5:08 pm
This is one of the most gorgeous figures out there. I’d love to get one myself but yeah, can’t be bothered searching for one.
September 13th, 2007 at 8:56 pm
D:
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Gaaah, I had no means of getting this figure when it was available for pre-order~
Great photos, that makes me just wanna snap at the thought that I couldn’t get her lol.
Now if only they release a Yayoi version…
September 13th, 2007 at 10:53 pm
Beautiful photos and summary as always super rats! And you, just like everyone else, should know figure collectors = eternally broke XD
September 13th, 2007 at 11:34 pm
I remember taste/mojya-san’s post was also like this… the taiko no tatsujin drum’s appearance…
September 14th, 2007 at 4:15 am
Azusa, I wish you only the best. I hope you had a great wedding, you look so darn gorgeous in your gown.
September 14th, 2007 at 5:18 am
woah.. she is pretty for sure…. no wonder never saw her on pre order, limited only in japan D:
she is too elegant for perv shots /nod
September 14th, 2007 at 11:55 am
I know Moy, and so does EMS, who is probably raking in the most dough out of the whole transaction.
Samejima, I googled mojya-san’s post. I had no idea the drum was a clip-on part. Not knowing much about Idolmaster, I thought it was just a cute robot thing at first.
September 14th, 2007 at 12:04 pm
This figure details are superb but something is a miss, I think they concentrated too much on the body and less on the face, I find her face too plain for my likes although the rest compensates for it, grats on getting this magnificent figure
September 14th, 2007 at 12:30 pm
I agree with that, Belela-san.
September 14th, 2007 at 9:44 pm
BREASTS.
September 15th, 2007 at 6:29 am
wow….thats simply beautiful…and the lighting’s just perfect
Where do you take such great photos?
September 16th, 2007 at 1:03 am
Marmot, lol. With all these guys, leave it to a girl to mention it.
Hey kanna, I take these on my desk, but since I never use my desk for anything else anymore I should come up with a name for it or something.
September 18th, 2007 at 9:58 am
Hi, I come to see your photos sometimes, and I’m always impressed by your work ! Really really good. Better than the photos that you find on the figures box ! ^^
I think you do some of the best figures photos I have seen !
September 19th, 2007 at 3:06 am
Very nice photos, rats.
September 19th, 2007 at 10:34 am
Thanks. I’m glad people like them.
September 21st, 2007 at 10:51 am
You’re really great at taking pictures! I’m such a fan ^^
That Azusa figure is amazing. I love the details on her dress and her veil..
November 12th, 2007 at 2:18 am
Having had the honour of seeing this figure in person, I can happily and categorically agree with your review ^_^
My friend came over to my place to do the photo shoot, hope you enjoy
May 15th, 2008 at 8:17 pm
why does the dog have a penis? wtf?
May 16th, 2008 at 9:23 am
That’s his foot. If you look how its right leg is tucked under, you’ll see it.