Showing posts with label Top 10. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Top 10. Show all posts
Friday, January 14, 2011
Murakami's 2010 Best 10 Hauls
It's here again, after no posting for a while, here's another one of my top 10 hauls from the previous year. Again, these are hauls, so, it doesn't necessarily mean that the figure was released only during the previous, it could've been earlier. Anyway, here's to start~ sorry no pic at front though XD
So at the 10th spot is that Vocaloid who's beginning to grow on me because of a certain situation I'm in. Anyway, this was a gift from my friends and before, I didn't really think of her as cute but figure shoots always makes the final say of it for me, and heck, she's Really cute, probably even better than the Miku counterpart, which ran 2nd in my 2009's Best 10.
[Good Smile Company] 1/8 Kagamine Rin
At 9th is the only figma who ever made it to the spot, she's one of the main characters in my photostory project and is in fact, the most poseable figma in my book so far. Not to mention really cool-looking, she's probably the 3rd figma that impressed me ever since the preview pics showed up aside from live stage Miku, 2009's first, and figma Reimu.
[Max Factory] Figma SP-012 Black Rock ★ Shooter
Coming at 8th is by far the cutest Miku that has been released so far and the only Miku who actually made it to my top 10. It's non other than that really cute recolored Miku for winter. The details added to her hair and clothes and the color scheme itself, it's definitely irresistible that I even opted to get a really wallet draining one right after the Wonder Festival Winter last year. Her glass-like hair also really wins it a lot compared to the original release.
[Good Smile Company] Nendoroid #97 Snow Miku
Occupying the 7th and until the 4th will be from my Kamen Rider line, S.I.C. Anyway, though, one of my grails in the previous year, he only lands in the 7th, but still from how much I didn't like the design in the show, the reimagined design proves to be awesome in many ways and a truly royal feel. But still, his design wasn't that much of a pull factor for me but still a rightful one in the top 10 since he really IS superb, just not as great as how the others landed on me, well, maybe he was lacking an accessory I've wanted and his fap Sword is kinda loose, so, he goes at 7th place.
[Bandai] S.I.C. Limited Masked Rider Kiva Emperor Form
At the 6th is the Lord of Speed, though the default form wasn't really much of an awesome sight, the Hyper Form and the Zecter forms are definitely that awesome, the Hyper's just the best for me around there, the design, the wings, it definitely gives that super detailed feel and that Zecter, its weight and all, it's ridiculously well made even if I wasn't a fan of the FFRs. And for bonus packs, he even comes with Decade accessories, a really accessory filled pack and a money well spent on this one.
[Bandai] S.I.C. Vol. 52 Masked Rider Kabuto
Surprisingly at the 5th spot is the chicken-wing bastard which Momotaros calls in his rider form. I was even supposedly giving this up and selling it at first but when I get to shoot him, well, he's simply amazing, the wings the design and the overall shoot itself was fantastic and is now one of the best S.I.C.s in my book.
[Bandai] S.I.C. Limited Masked Rider Den-O Wing Form
4th and the last S.I.C.s in the entry will be the best 2-pack for me. This is the volume 54, which had both IXA and Dark Kiva at the package, two of my favorite riders in the series packed into 1 with really awesome design for both, though IXA was a little limited in poseability the design still makes up for it and the Burst Mode head is just really good. While for Dark Kiva, everything's just pure win for me, the paint, the design, he's just total Bad ass and not to mention that bandai was kind enough to put accessories for all of Dark Kiva's users which makes him a really really enjoyable SIC along with his already good design even though the body mold was an exact duplicate of that of Emperor's.
[Bandai] S.I.C. Vol. 54 Masked Rider IXA and Masked Rider Dark Kiva
In the 3rd spot is probably the most sought after male figure of all and as far as I remember, the first to be released in the G.E.M. series. This rendition of Lelouch is really fantastic, and allows you to have multiple poses from the arms given an you can even use the Zero mask as his head, a really well detailed figure and really one of the best ever produced.
[MegaHouse] G.E.M. Series Zero
2nd was supposedly 2009's Best but never did make it in time which is why she's now in the 2010' best list. A figure that caught my attention easily with just the previews and those somewhat glowing eyes she posses when struck with good light. The base is real good and the overall figure is top-tier IMO, she also won the best loli figure of 2009 back in Otakai :)) Yes, this is non-other than the original version of BRS.
[Good Smile Company] 1/8 Black ★ Rock Shooter -original version-
So, who was able to rival and even beat the 2nd one? Well, it's her rival, Dead Master. I managed to get her on the day of Xmas Eve and even had a photoshoot immediately, which I rarely do so these days. She was just down right lovely, every inch of detail was done fantastically and the textures of the skull and the Dead Scythe are really well made, not to mention that your blogger here has an extreme liking to Dead Master or Yomi, she just wins it all and her base just blows BRS's by have a little crack in the middle as though her scythe had crushed it to the core. So, here she is, the best Haul of 2010 for me.
[Good Smile Company] 1/8 Dead Master -original version-
Wew, and after this long blog, I realized that out of all the entries here, I've only reviewed less than half of them :p Anyway, that's it for this entry. So, what's yours?
Sunday, January 3, 2010
2009 Top 10 Hauls
Here's Miku to present to you...
My Top 10 Hauls of 2009
Basically, this is a list of what I consider as the most worth it buys I made throughout the previous year. Of course, this means that the fig need not be released in 2009 only, this includes even figs that were released in the years before 2009. So anyway, here they are! ^_^
At number 10 is the 5th main Kamen Rider in the Heisei era, in his S.I.C. glory, of course. Though I didn't like Blade that much, his S.I.C. is a major win, his details are really superb and he really has the "Imaginative" feel that S.I.C. was supposedly giving originally. I got him for a really good price too from a fellow collector, no broken parts, no missing parts whatever. ^^
[Bandai] S.I.C. Volume 35: Kamen Rider Blade
At the 9th spot is a part of the Nanoha StrikerS line from Alter, probably what got me to watch the series is this character, her fig was really great, a decent pose, a lovely face and a really sweet cast-off feature. The character that has the wits and wields the device known as Cross Mirage. Of course, none other than Stars Team's Teana Lanster.
[Alter] 1/7 Teana Lanster
At the 8th spot is the 6th Kamen Rider of all time, again in his S.I.C. glory. Amazon is one of the riders who was really fit to be in the S.I.C. world. Though, really lacking in articulation, the design of Amazon is really nice, I like it very much and his S.I.C.-fied Jungler is the still the best S.I.C. motorbike I have seen so far.
[Bandai] S.I.C. Volume 21: Kamen Rider Amazon and Junger
Nendoroids are really cute and all but Petits are way cuter for me, and they act like gashapons/trading figs but with a little better quality I guess. And supposedly when the Vocaloid 01 set came out, I was planning to keep only the Mikus but due to the rest's really charming side, looks like I kept them after all XD Lots of really adorable puchis here like Sakine Meiko, Akita Neru, Megurine Luka and Hachune Miku. XD And they win the 7th spot in my Top 10 Hauls of 2009.
[Good Smile Company] Nendoroid Petit: Vocaloid 01
A slightly unexpected Kamen Rider makes it to number 6, Heisei era's 9th Rider... Kiva! Well, frankly, I really criticized his S.I.C. rendition before as ugly since his eyes were made in a really weird way that it looked unattractive. Everything changed when I got him, he's the most poseable S.I.C. so far in my collection and really heavily armed with a lot of die cast as compensation for having the basic form only. The Bloody Rose was also a good addition for his S.I.C. pack. :D
[Bandai] S.I.C. Volume 50: Kamen Rider Kiva
Now that we're in top 5... The combat Instructor makes it at 5th. The really beautiful elf from Queen's Blade in her MegaHouse rendition is really worth it, with a bit of caution when you cast-off her dress though, you'll be forced to do so to remove the plastics btw. I tried multiple times to convince the local store to release the ones reserved for more than a month already just to get this but it didn't really work, good thing they a restock not long after. This beauty has a lot of cast-off options aside from her full cast-off, you can opt to just remove her muffler or her hat to get a variety. :D
[MegaHouse] Queen's Blade: Alleyne
From this point on would be a barrage of my waifus XD At the 4th place is the one responsible for laying my eyes on the Queen's Blade world. I really just bought her because I find her really beautiful, who knew that this certain fig would make me semi-obsessed with the Infernal Temptress. Though pose-wise, she's pretty boring but face-wise, she possesses a true wonder that no other Airi, so far, can match. And if it's me, I'd go after the face first before the pose since close-up shots are my favorite during photo shoots.
[MegaHouse] Queen's Blade Special Edition: Airi
The 3rd most worthy buy of 2009 is my favorite yandere-ish character from Haruhi series. I was supposedly thinking of buying her in ebay but luck shined on me when a sale was on at Riuva and I won Ryoko for a really good price. :D This Max Factory rendition is IMO the 2nd best Ryoko fig manufactured so far, the details stand out and you can always that a shot of her having that Yandere aura if you think she's one.
Coming in top 2 is my 2nd Miku in the list. The supposedly "I gave on her" fig that suddenly got a restock where I hesitated big time whether I should reserve her or not since that will decide my Miku shrine idea to push through or not. Eventually, I gambled if I can get the money for her in a short timespan but I was successful and thus, began my Miku army expansion. ^_^ This is still by far the best large fig Miku for me due to her possessing the moe attribute and also not being boring as most Mikus only copies her original artwork pose.
[Good Smile Company] 1/8 Hatsune Miku
And now... the best haul I got last year... Another Miku but this time is her Wonder Festival exclusive figma, probably the best articulated Miku so far. A repainted figma Miku with all her previous accessories (2 leeks and a mike with a stand) and a new vocaloid keyboard and an included di: stage with papercrafts to decorate it with a studio set for Miku. The set also comes with a papercraft wing and a new face which has her eyes closed replacing the, IMO, boring face of the original figma release. This pack is pretty worth it and I got for a good price floating at ebay as well. Now, she's my favorite fig in my collection.
[Max Factory] Figma EX003: Hatsune Miku (live stage version)
Now that it's done. What's yours? :D
Friday, July 17, 2009
The MikuMiku Top 10
The Virtual Diva just keeps on getting better
And cuter! :p
This is not much of a post, it's just a list of my new 10 favorite Miku songs after playing much of Project Diva. New here would be numbers 9, 7 and 2. Videos are courtesy of YouTube of course. ^^
Anyway, let's start:
10. Black ★ Rock Shooter
-The very first Miku song that got me to love the green haired Diva :p Probably one of the PVs with the best artwork around.
9. The Secret Garden
- Opening song to the game Project Diva. Very nice and catchy actually. ^^
8. Anata no Utahime
- Though this one's a game edit but it's not cut like other songs in Project Diva, this version of Anata no Utahime is the one I like.
7. Melt
- One of the most famous songs in supercell album, this version's the original probably.
6. Strobo Nights
- What can I say, I love the voice of Miku here and the song is pretty nice too. :D
5. Disappearance of Hatsune Miku
- One of Miku's most popular and saddest songs around. Almost unfully singable by people, but some people just can do it.
4. Packaged
- Ah, I love the trancing voice of Miku here near the end.
3. Sakura no Ame
- A graduation song originally sung by absorb, Miku sung this to some graduating students across Japan.
2. Star Story
- One of the new songs in Project Diva and is a total winner. It's really nice to listen to. ^^
1. Music Box
- Still the top spot holder, this is still the only song I've heard full of emotions for a vocaloid such as Miku. :D Really really nice song and cute PV too.
10. Black ★ Rock Shooter
-The very first Miku song that got me to love the green haired Diva :p Probably one of the PVs with the best artwork around.
9. The Secret Garden
- Opening song to the game Project Diva. Very nice and catchy actually. ^^
8. Anata no Utahime
- Though this one's a game edit but it's not cut like other songs in Project Diva, this version of Anata no Utahime is the one I like.
7. Melt
- One of the most famous songs in supercell album, this version's the original probably.
6. Strobo Nights
- What can I say, I love the voice of Miku here and the song is pretty nice too. :D
5. Disappearance of Hatsune Miku
- One of Miku's most popular and saddest songs around. Almost unfully singable by people, but some people just can do it.
4. Packaged
- Ah, I love the trancing voice of Miku here near the end.
3. Sakura no Ame
- A graduation song originally sung by absorb, Miku sung this to some graduating students across Japan.
2. Star Story
- One of the new songs in Project Diva and is a total winner. It's really nice to listen to. ^^
1. Music Box
- Still the top spot holder, this is still the only song I've heard full of emotions for a vocaloid such as Miku. :D Really really nice song and cute PV too.
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