Fate Testarossa is an Alter beast. She is a loli beatstick with a giant sword and cape lashing out at the wind, yet for all her lightning fast power and the determined expression on her face, she is quite a sad girl.
Noein Volume 1
Okay. That was amazing. Noein: To Your Other Self has recharged my anime batteries for sure.
“Welcome to Pia Carrot,” Says Sana
If anyone went to Pia Carrot, wouldn’t it hurt? That probably qualifies as one of the dumbest opening lines ever. Anyway, there are a few figures I still have in boxes, but decided to take a break from all of the MaxFactory and Alter figures I’ve been shooting lately. Not that this shoot is a downgrade. Sana Horiuchi is probably the best put together 1/8 scale figure I’ve seen from Kotobukiya.
The Cute Face of Death, Nagi from Alter
Akizuki Nagi is a shinigami, a death goddess, a captivating maiden with purple hair, quietly smiling as seconds turn to minutes and expire. Death isn’t supposed to be cute. It’s supposed to be a scary figure, but it does make sense sometimes for death to have a pretty face — could a lonely otaku resist the calling of such a lovely angel? Come sweet death one last caress.
Waiting Through Snowfall, Ureshiko Figure
A girl with stars on her umbrella waits all by herself in the park across the station. Morning turns to afternoon, snow starts falling, people hurry to get out of the cold, but she continues to wait for him. Her name is Ureshiko, one of the girls from Max Factory, who in spite of being a very pretty figure escaped a lot of attention.
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Manservice in a Van
My sister, who also collects figures, complains about the lack of testosterone in the lineups of the better figure companies. Sure there are a ton of action figures, but action figures are ugly. A while ago, it looked like MaxFactory would answer her call with the “Spirit of Guys” line, but after several months the line consists of only one figure, a highly stylized Van from GunxSword.
