Rindou Rina, a Girl with a Big Stick
Rindou Rina comes from a game called Pastel Chime Continue and judging from the staff she carries it looks like she’s a wizard of some sort. This is a very cute 1/8 scale figure sculpted by Tokunaga Hironori and produced by Alter. I always look forward to opening a new Alter figure, because something about it is always going to be awesome.
Rina probably has a tiny fanbase among US fans, so I don’t imagine her to be a big seller here, but she is going to be sold domestic US just because she’s from Alter, which is enough of a reason for any collector to consider adding her to their collection. It’s the only reason I got her. That and she looked cute. I hope this pictorial shows off the sweetness of Rina. For an anime girl figure, the whole presentation of Rina is tastefully done.
No gimmick for this pictorial, just an orange background to compliment her eyes, which are this gorgeous shade of green. I did have a gimmick picked out for Rina, but when I got her out of the box and looked at her I felt like really keeping the focus on her and working on composition to generate interest.
Quite a few things push this figure into the excellent category, such as her cutely energetic pose. Rina leans forward while she clutches her staff behind her. Her head is tilted to the side and she has a cheerful expression like she’s greeting you, “good morning sempai.” It appears that a breeze has caught her hair and lifted the tails of her sleeves and cape like thing.
This is a very well balanced sculpt as she easily stands without her base, which is a pink hued transparent disc with double pegs for each foot (not shown). Alter did an excellent job in reproducing the garment details created by the scultptor. The tension folds on her skirt totally rock. Check out her hair as well for detailing and overall shape.
The paint shading is better than a cup of hot chocolate on a cool autumn day. Alter deserves much applause for the shading on their figures, making them appear luminous in even the most ordinary of lighting conditions. Rina shares that luminous quality. The shading on her stockings really captures the way hosiery holds light and shadows where it bunches up and where it’s stretched thin.
However, Alter has a tendency to have one part on their figures that is a dud. The fangs on her animalized apron face have an extremely sloppy application of white paint and the buckle paint is also pretty sloppy as well. Not only that but, on her top, where the blue meets white is a little fuzzy. It’s still pretty neat, but not razor sharp like I’ve grown accustomed to from Alter.
I’m a big fan of this figure. A cute girl, a balanced pose, crisp detail, superb shading, what’s not to like? It’s not all that gratuitous for an anime/game bfigure, which I find appealing as a change of pace. I like my ecchi, but I also like cute just by itself, though I have no illusion about nekkidness in the game Rina comes from, as is the case for many of the prettier figures. I don’t actually know, having never seen the game, but odds are there’s some action.
Now that I see a whole line of pictures with the same background, I think I should’ve use two different colored backgrounds to break them up a little.
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SbebiWan
on October 23rd, 2006
I agree about Alter, they’re doing really great figures !
tj han
on October 23rd, 2006
I preordered but cancelled Rina. I figured I don’t need more figures of characters I don’t know. And yes, Alter is unbeatable at the moment.
super rats
on October 23rd, 2006
I’m starting to run out of shelf space myself, so eventually I’ll have to become a little more picky instead of just anything that looks cute.
hub_00
on October 23rd, 2006
Another great figure, and another set of great images. =) I’ll just chime in and add to the agreement that Alter is one of (or possibly the best) PVC company at the moment. My favorite is still their Garnet 1/7 PVC figure from earlier this year.
super rats
on October 23rd, 2006
It’s hard to pick, but my favorite from them is Hikaru, though when Nagi comes out…
Tsubaki
on October 24th, 2006
Lol, I realized that I slotted my staff differently from you- the head’s on her right side. A quick check with my HCG set shows one of the HCG shows her holding it with her left hand, so it seems like you gotten it correct.
super rats
on October 24th, 2006
I guessed correctly then. Actually, I had started to put it in the other way and it wasn’t going through easily, so I tried this way and it worked.
LianYL
on October 24th, 2006
Why don’t you try out the pumpkin Melissa too. I’m interested in seeing what kind of pictures you’ll come up with.
super rats
on October 25th, 2006
I already have a photoset with Melissa or are you saying I should do something like I did with Melissa with Rina?
Tsubaki
on October 25th, 2006
It worked opposite for me, sticking in the other way was difficult, so I went with the right hand first, Lol.
LianYL
on October 25th, 2006
rats >> Yeah that’s what I meant.
Danny Choo
on October 27th, 2006
Discovered your blog from your comment on mine
This place is fantastic! Your pics kick 20 shades of crap out of mine.
Tsubaki
on October 29th, 2006
Dude, your new site revamp is awesome.
Anime Desho Desho? | Blog Archive | Figurine Snapshots: ALTER’s 1/8 Rindou Rina
on October 29th, 2006
[...] But if you really must, check out super rats’s indoor studio shots of Rina. It’s really professionally done and I highly recommend everyone to check him out. [...]
super rats
on October 30th, 2006
Those demanding the “bonus low angle shot” should check out the Anime Desho Desho? link. Awesome stuff.
LianYL
on October 30th, 2006
Tsubaki >> I second that.
super rats
on October 30th, 2006
It was about time to change the theme I was using. This one is called Freshy, which sounds terrible, but it’s a nice theme.
mukyaa.com · Holy Blue : Saika S. Farnese
on May 1st, 2007
[...] views Super Rats took awesome pictures of both Saika and Rina, so I’m inviting you to (re)visit his [...]
amira
on May 15th, 2007
I like very mush animes and figuras from the chainies anime but now i like the nagi fotos its wanderful…………………………………
mukyaa~ · Holy Blue : Saika S. Farnese
on July 20th, 2007
[...] views Super Rats took awesome pictures of both Saika and Rina, so I’m inviting you to (re)visit his [...]
Serene
on August 12th, 2007
I like how you took photos of Rina ^^ Made her looked cuter and prettier ^^ Was directed to your site by my fren when I told him I wanna buy Rina
Now I want to buy Rina more.. hehe.. Thx a lot 
super rats
on August 12th, 2007
Thanks, hope you do decide to get her. It’s a sweet figure.
Serene
on August 13th, 2007
Yes.. I ordered already ^^ Can’t wait for her to arrive