Showing posts with label Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuutsu. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuutsu. Show all posts
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Review: [Sega] Vignetteum Cute Ryoko Asakura
| Figure Information | |
| Manufacturer: | Sega |
| Origin Series: | Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuutsu |
| Scale: | Non-scale |
| Height: | Approximately 5cm tall |
| Original Price: | 700 yen |
| Figure Box: |
The box is pretty small, and kind of resembles those of the nendoroid prize petits though the Vignetteum does a better presentation since there's an art of the figure on the sides and in Ryoko's case, the front has Haruhi and like all prize-like items, this box is the very same for the other 3 characters that were released together with Ryoko here, I guess the multi color works and does really achieve a cute feel (at least for me) XD
| Figure Details: |
Now the whole detail thing is pretty simple, the gym outfit is just a mass bulk of plastic colored in white, no other details and whatever but I guess it's pretty neat given her price point and besides I really did love the paint apps on her hair it's really a spot on subject. And those the base maybe look off being red and all the details goes attention to the setting, which is a scene in Haruhi where Kyon and co. checks on the girls. And though made like bowling pins as the base/background scenery detail, you can easily identify the Haurhi boys behind. So that's a pretty great job for me XD
| Appeal: |
Now one thing that's for sure for me is that the art and the figure representation are two completely different pieces, in the artwork, Ryoko does look really cute but as for the figure, she looks really sly, LOOOOL! And I think that pretty much works for Ryoko as a character.
The head joint does help in appreciating the rather really plain figure more. I guess the only real complaint I have is the how they made the blush but idk, sometimes it looks off to me and at times, it really looks cute, pretty much a double edged move I guess. But still I won't deny that this is quite a nice catch for me and my Ryoko collection.
In case any of you would wonder, you can switch heads of vignetteum cute pieces with nendoroid petits and it'll be a really good fit; it's also applicable for the Queen's Blade petits as I've tried in my Airi. :3
| Final Thoughts: |
Like Cute things? Well, I guess, these pieces are pretty recommendable since they are after all, cheap to begin with and in addition they're perfect for interaction if you're a nendoroid petit collector. But of course, character-wise, get this only if you love Ryoko like me or you want the gym outfit XD Since for me, Haruhi's the best in this wave.
| Rating (Out of 10) | |
| Figure Details | 8.5 |
| Appeal | 8.5 |
| Price | 10 |
| Overall: | 9 |
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
Review: [Good Smile Company] Nendoroid #44 Ryoko Asakura & Expansion Parts Set
| Figure Information | |
| Manufacturer: | Good Smile Company |
| Origin Series: | Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuutsu |
| Scale: | Non-Scale |
| Height: | Approximately 10cm tall |
| Original Price: | 5,000 Yen |
| Figure Box: |
Ryoko follows the traditional "H" design which wasn't unique to the nendo boxes since quite a lot of other boxes from the Haruhi series went for this "H" design though I must say since the letter H is ridiculously huge, it kind of looks cute for a box design and match it up with Ryoko's color (blue), then it makes a pretty decent box.
| Figure Details: |
Sporting her school uniform, I think it's just as good as it can be and the colors and details are all just fine with since since there's nothing that worth noting because it's just a uniform anyway. What I really liked about Ryoko is her hair and it's very visible shades of blue(?) all over giving it a quite unique effect and makes Ryoko's head really impressive; even her hair clip is shaded in at least 2 shades of red (at least for my poorly skilled eyes).
| Accessories: |
First thing's first, as the Ryoko wasn't a single release alone (hence the 5000 yen srp), she comes with "expansion" parts for the SOS-dan girls which would be the accessory-less hair for Miku as well as short socks, a summer uniform sleeve for Haruhi as well as her probably famous ponytailed back hairpiece, and lastly the witch outfit and shamisen for Yuki along with a wand; though I won't go over these since I don't have Haruhi, Mikuru or Yuki nendos, and I've already sold Haruhi and Mikuru's parts since I don't want to make a freak show out of Ryoko, but yeah, you can use the summer arms and short sock legs for Ryoko by choice but it's simply not Ryoko for me, so yeah, I didn't use them.
The reason why I didn't sell Yuki's parts was because it's a costume meaning, you can freely give it to any character you want; but yeah, as for Ryoko's own accessories, it's quite a few but still pretty much makes it complete accessory wise as she comes with thankfully a schoolbag, the standard old nendo base and, of course, her ever noteworthy combat knife that she sways happily around like the psychopathic alien she is (but I still love her the most out of all the Haruhi series characters); as for her faces she only has one alternative faceplate, which is her moe-filled wink face but yeah, I feel that they could've put more faces in this pack even just the psychopathic stabbing smile she puts on as an additional but aside from that one minor complaint, she's pretty much complete already as Ryoko Asakura; She does come with extra bent pair of arms and some extra hands though but she was my first unlucky haul having two right fists, however, it's just a fist so I let is pass. XD
| Articulation: |
As most nendos, she's got the standard nendo joint on her neck and hips while the shoulders are attached by a peg allowing swiveling motion; the wrists, of course, act on the same type of joint and additionally, two particular strands of her hair have swivels on them so you can adjust them accordingly as they might prove to be limiting the articulation of the shoulders if they weren't made as such, so, a (= w =) b to GSC. Though I actually forgot if she had waist swivels but since it's a standard then I'll have to say there is. XD
I actually really like Ryoko's default face, even though it's somewhat expressionless, it wins it for me, as she's so cute because of that faceplate, though I won't deny that the wink face makes it all the more hnghhhhhhhhhh, though the thing is even with the knife and lack of the psycho smile, she can still pull off some yandere-ish effects like what I usually do with my Ryokos. So it's a plus for me. Using a different combinations of her two sets of arms and multiple hands, Ryoko is a winner nendo for me and since she's an old nendo, she pretty much gets a very free articulation already despite how limited it can be for nendos and back in 2008, the Fully Poseable frames were still non-existent though she does have a slightly limited neck for looking upwards because of her hair.
| Final Thoughts: |
I think overall Ryoko's pretty worth it, I mean, if you don't have Haruhi, Mikuru or Yuki, you can actually turn these parts into some cash so you can regain the mark up she has received because of them; and I seriously think that Yuki's witch outfit parts are pure win IMO; Ryoko herself has her decent amount of charms compared to others, so yeah, I recommend getting her and there's still quite a number of her floating around online shops too.
| Rating (Out of 10) | |
| Details | 10 |
| Accessories | 9 |
| Articulation | 9 |
| Price | 9 |
| Overall: | 9.25 |
Saturday, June 25, 2011
June Hauls: Anniversary Loots and The Black Tower Born Digimon
Late post! LATE POST!!!
So yeah, these are probably going to be the last hauls for this month.
Since this is a late post I just posted separate hauls on this one, technically the first pic is what the title first says, Anniversary hauls, and my hobby anniversary would always land on which day the Toy Convention falls in here since this wallet draining hobby started there 3 years ago XD So yeah, anniversary hauls was supposedly just Den-O Sword Form and Momo but thanks to a sudden sales back at Toycon I managed to grab up United Laser Optimus Prime in preparation for MakeToys' upgrade parts. Ryoko on the other hand is one of the minor Toycon loots XD since she was cheap and I really needed one. :p
On the other hand, 2 days later, I went to my supplier and got my first exclusive D-Arts which is Black War Greymon. Reviews on this guy would probably up than the other guys since he's just a comparison review in a sense. So yeah, there, expect the reviews to be up in between some TF reviews XD
On the other hand, 2 days later, I went to my supplier and got my first exclusive D-Arts which is Black War Greymon. Reviews on this guy would probably up than the other guys since he's just a comparison review in a sense. So yeah, there, expect the reviews to be up in between some TF reviews XD
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Review: [Sega] Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya Extra Figure Asakura Ryoko
| Figure Information | |
| Manufacturer: | Sega |
| Origin Series: | Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya |
| Scale: | Non-scale |
| Height: | Approximately 18cm tall |
| Original Price: | 1,250 Yen |
| Figure Box: |
While prize figure boxes don't really appeal to me that much as more often than not, their boxes are down right boring and unattractive, only the figure seen in the window actually gives them their pull factor, this one actually has a nice design and it's the same with Haruhi's box, it's a vibrant blue with snow flakes in its design kinda appealing to me for some reason I do not have any idea of. XD Anyway, you might be wondering why I didn't put Melancholy in the info, well, since the box says so and this Ryoko is indeed the one we saw on the movie, just make her series the movie then.
| Figure Details: |
Well, let's see, as we all know, Prize figures aren't that great in details but sometimes, they do pack some nice details with them. So what of Ryoko's case? Well, I guess pretty average, her hair is nicely done, the layers and all I like it though the edges could've used more sharpness. Hey, I'm asking too much? well, Sega does pull off quite some awesome prize figures at times and I kinda regard them as the best in Prize Figures, so, yeah, a little high expectations sometimes XD
Her outfit is pretty average as well, only really some more details I would've wanted is for the frilly part near her shoulders so it would actually look better all in all, but yeah, aside from that, the other parts are just fine and her apron is quite cute too if you ask me. XD Well, the actual major letdown here would be the food in the pot, well... it just looks too blocky or something, and they could've used more color to put at that XD
Her base is identical to sega's common bases for most of their prize figures, a white circle but this time, Ryoko comes with prints of multicolored silhouettes of Haruhi. Well, not pretty attactive or anything, but it's not really my thing to hit on details due to their bases. So yeah, it's fine as it it, at least, it's not ridiculously boring and a space eater at the same time.
| Appeal: |
Going to the appeal, well, I have to say, this is one of the few Ryokos where she's actually very cute and nice looking and IMO, this is also one of the few figures where I actually wasn't able to take a yandere shot as she's just giving a downright friendly appeal like she initially did in the movie.
And despite the lack of details, her pull factor would be on her charming look, but yeah, even her charming look would only be that charming in selected angles and her eye direction isn't anything good enough for you to actually enjoy it in many ways given a 360 degree rotation unlike some figures who are given their standing pose.
| Final Thoughts: |
Well, some would probably pass on her because of the fact that she's a prize figure, but she's pretty fine but not something I would really recommend, but for a Ryoko fag, definitely a good piece and something a little fresh where you actually don't see her combat knife anywhere XD And as we all know, prize figures are cheap, so, you actually don't lose big time given her lack of details since you are getting what you actually paid for. XD
| Rating (Out of 10) | |
| Figure Details | 7.5 |
| Appeal | 8 |
| Price | 10 |
| Overall: | 8.5 |
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