Asahina Mikuru Gothic Punk Ver 1/7 (Griffon) review
By James. Filed in Figures Pics, Figures Reviews |Tags: Mikuru
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Here’s the best Mikuru figure available (at least until the Gekisou version) yet . Knowing Griffon problem with retail versions , i was scared to get a not so great figure this time … but people at Griffon did what is surely their best work , this Mikuru is a masterpiece . The only difference from the proto shots is the color of the hair , but really i can’t find this a real problem …
She stand at a good 24.5 cm at 1/7 scale and is perfectly painted everywhere , the details on the outfit and hair are absolutely gorgeous . The added chains (real ones) on her belt are a nice touch . Her pose is lovely and the way she stands make her very cute and even sexy , and this without having to use a sexy pose or a cast off feature . This Mikuru is the proof than they can do attractive figures without having to show them half nude …
Sadly she doesn’t look as good in pictures as she is in real , you really have to see her to understand . But i’m not scared to say that it’s surely one of the best figure this year and maybe one of the most underated … Haruhi Gothic from Griffon was nice but she was far from being as good as Mikuru . Now i can’t wait to see if Yuki is going to be as great as i hope she will .
The best figure available from Griffon and one of the best figure of the year (one of the best ever ?) . The gorgeous work on the clothes and perfect painting associated with a sweet and cute pose is making this Mikuru a total killer . Now if only all figures were that great …
9.7/10
Another review (Halloween style ^^) at Lyli’s blog
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Thursday, December 18th 2008 at 2:13 pm |
No description to why we should get it or anything about the figure?
I reckon this is the best Griffon figure to date. It’s looks almost flawless and they perfected to it’s best. The level of quality and detail is just amazing.
it’s an instant buy if I had to money for it. T_T
Another awesome review as usual James. ^^d
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Thursday, December 18th 2008 at 6:26 pm |
@ optic : it was not ready yet , you shouldn’t have seen it , i failed to put it in private ^^
i should kill you for this ! :p
but now it’s ok ^^
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Thursday, December 18th 2008 at 10:09 pm |
She’s nice!!!!!!
I still consider that there is better Mikuru figures out there…
This kind of looks more of the older Mikuru for some reason…
Either way, great shoot!!!!!!
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Thursday, December 18th 2008 at 10:30 pm |
I like the outfit and the pose but i dont like Mikuru at all^^
Does that even make sense?
Nice shots as usual
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Thursday, December 18th 2008 at 10:37 pm |
@ Rin : i think i had all Mikuru figures in my hands at least once and i still say that she IS the best ^^ . But don’t forget that i consider the quality of the PVC , the quality of the painting , the complexity of the sculpt and finally the pose and cuteness . So there are better Mikuru in pose or cuteness but overall it’s this one the best . But it’s only MY opinion so i don’t ask anyone to think like me ^^
. and thank you 
And i prefere this one because she looks more “serious” , more “adult” i guess
@ Blowfish : i like her but i’m not really a fan either . still she is cute so yeah :p
and thanks ^^
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Thursday, December 18th 2008 at 10:39 pm |
I’d say of all the Mikuru figures out there this is THE Mikuru figure to get, do want
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Thursday, December 18th 2008 at 10:39 pm |
The base is so so, isn’t it?
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Thursday, December 18th 2008 at 10:43 pm |
@ Persocom : i’m glad you agree with me ^^
can’t wait to get Yuki !
@ Jintoooooooooo : i love gothic loli so yes :p
i preordered first day ^^
the base is a Griffon base , nothing out of the ordinary black base with a metal plate and the name on it ^^
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Thursday, December 18th 2008 at 11:06 pm |
I had a feeling I saw something I was not suppose to see. lol
But, if anything new is posted, my feed sidebar will pick it up. One of the reasons why I’m always up-date with ur post. xD
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Thursday, December 18th 2008 at 11:11 pm |
@ Optic : you’re a spy , i knew it :p
^^
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Thursday, December 18th 2008 at 11:28 pm |
wow she looks awesome there…. =D
too bad I had to cancel my preorder because lack of funds… ;_;
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Thursday, December 18th 2008 at 11:45 pm |
yah this figurine is nice, i like her clothing
but I think the new mikuru by max fact will be better
and for the photo, i personally think you need to add more front side light
some close ups are fine tho 
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Thursday, December 18th 2008 at 11:49 pm |
@ kazearashi : i’m sad to read that
. well you’ll be able to buy her later because she’s going to stay in stock for long … 
@ ron : i don’t use any front light in my shots , as i can’t put any because of the space i have … that’s why maybe it’s not good ^^
the new Mikuru from Max Factory is maybe going to be better but smaller
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Friday, December 19th 2008 at 12:16 am |
very beautiful figure, but I’m really iffy about it, I dont think I’ll be honestly ordering her anytime in the future, theres just something about it i dont like, which is really weird lol.
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Friday, December 19th 2008 at 12:22 am |
there is a little problem [i mean really big] about max fac mikuru [concert ver]
the foot kind a strange actually , it’s kind a strange >_<
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Friday, December 19th 2008 at 12:28 am |
@ Kate : you’re alive ! hi ^^
well maybe you don’t like the Griffon touch , or maybe the eyes no ?
@ Vixion : i think it’s not that strange ^^
for boys it’s a hard pose to do but girls can move easily and that pose is easy to do
but i agree it can look strange and it’s a unexpected choice by Max Factory
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Friday, December 19th 2008 at 4:04 pm |
err.. u didn’t slip?
ya… u know.. the obligatory pantsu shot? *shy*
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Friday, December 19th 2008 at 6:00 pm |
@ gordon : we all know that you are the only one who slip only to take pantsu shots :p
and i’m using a telezoom lens so i can’t do pics like that
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Saturday, December 20th 2008 at 2:45 am |
The sculpt and outfit are fantastic though I still can’t come to grips with the face.
The one reason I don’t tend to buy Griffon figures is that the figures’ base are always broader than necessary … What’s your take on the base? I know I am very picky (^_^)
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Saturday, December 20th 2008 at 10:23 am |
She looks very cute, Moreover a goth… :/
I’ve a bad impression about her lipstick is it strange in reality ?
But I haven’t enough money in order to buy the three and the max factory’s…
Why as many figures ?
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Saturday, December 20th 2008 at 11:33 pm |
That is a good looking figure. Whenever I see product shots of Griffon figures, they always look dumpy with bad paint, so I never get them. It looks like the finish on this figure is really nice.
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Saturday, December 20th 2008 at 11:48 pm |
La figurine est très jolie, j’aime particulièrement sa tenue et ses yeux.
Cependant, je préfère quand même la futur Yuki de Griffon.
Quand aux photos, elles sont, comme d’habitude, superbes.
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Sunday, December 21st 2008 at 4:40 am |
That’s a really wild costume! Haruhi must’ve forced Mikuru to wear it. Very nice
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Monday, December 22nd 2008 at 2:53 am |
Nice! This is probably the best Mikuru figure I’ve seen.
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Monday, December 22nd 2008 at 12:57 pm |
Su-bli-me! Le style de cette dénote avec ce qu’on nous sert habituellement (maid et swimsuit, mais je sais tu aimes :3). Une qualité qui a l’air particulièrement réussie. J’espère avoir l’occasion de voir le rendu en vrai, même si j’ai une net préférence pour la Yuki qui n’est pas encore sortie (plus loli, plus choute, bref, lolicon powa!)
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Monday, December 22nd 2008 at 11:55 pm |
She looks gorgeous, although I must say I’m leaning towards the Extravaganza figure if I were to get a Mikuru figure. If my wallet were alive it’d probably choke me in my sleep and then run away before bleeding to death >.>
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Tuesday, December 23rd 2008 at 12:08 am |
Had already seen her at foobarbaz and I keep the opinion as before… the clothes are freackin amazing and the pose awesome but I still need to find one that has a nice face and this one fails me in that aspect. Currently the only one with a good face I find is the maid version by Alter
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Wednesday, December 24th 2008 at 1:47 am |
if i was more of a fan of the outfit she woulda been a sure buy, especially after reading that glowing description of yours ^_^; looks like they didn’t make an over-sized base either!
as you say, the outfit is gorgeous!
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Friday, December 26th 2008 at 8:41 am |
I love this figure. She’s look sad but gorgeous. Nice work. The only reproach that we can make is that the style of character does not match the character of the character. She is still beautiful.
Merry chrismas all !!!
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Sunday, December 28th 2008 at 11:48 pm |
@ ELTboy : typical Griffon base so you won’t like it ^^
@ Caziro : lipstick is fine ^^ and yeah , too much figures to buy …
@ super rats : i agree with you , i don’t really like Griffon but they really getting better , seeing the Shana and now this one . This Mikuru (at least mine) is flawless .
@ chrono-kun : suis pas fan de Yuki mais j’avoue qu’elle est chouette ^^ et merci
@ M12 : Mikuru seems happy so i don’t think she was forced to wear it
@ ETERNAL : exactly what i think ^^
@ Yuuuu : j’aime pas les maids et les swimsuits je m’en lasse . Lolicon va !
@ GNdynames : my wallet is dead , i need to find money and fast :’( . and i agree about the Extravaganza one , she’s the best choice ^^
@ Belela san : i understand your opinion about the face , faces from Griffon are always looking kinda plains but this one is a little better . but yeah , i agree ^^
@ meronpan : i love this oufit ^^
@ mikiwank : she’s gorgeous indeed ^^
mery christmas ^^
and thanks all
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Monday, December 29th 2008 at 8:12 am |
Wow I can’t believe I’ve missed your review. Glad to see that the quality is still great for the retail version. Although I’m not a fan of Mikuru, this is definitely one of the best ones out of the 3 Haruhi Gothic girls.
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Tuesday, December 30th 2008 at 7:56 pm |
@ Q : yes the quality is great , quite impressive for a Griffon figure ^^
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Wednesday, December 31st 2008 at 2:33 am |
Merci James
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