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Ameri gets 4.5 Exelica out of 5

The good: – nice colors, good skin tone and beautiful painted eyes – exactly like the proto shots, even better – overall quality quite high (and that’s incredible from Orchid Seed)

The bad: – the original artwork was way more cute – is more like a 1/10 than a 1/8

I usually stay away from Orchid Seed, as their figures are always a disappointement. The retail version is always different and the painting is sloppy and far from, let’s say Alter or Max Factory. But with Ameri, they did it right. I mean, it’s the same as the proto shots, the beautiful colors are here and there is no paint problems anywhere. I would even say that it looks like an Alter figure. Yeah she’s that good. Only the hands and the gun could have been better but it’s a minor grip.

If you love cute and sexy girls, you won’t regret buying this one. Just don’t be sad when you’ll open her box, she is really tiny …

Check another review of Ameri at OMGWebsite.

Tier’s review is up at Tentacle Armada.

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Sora gets four Exelica out of five.

The good: – awesome ABS hair, nicely detailled – looks exactly like the proto – i love the little cushion

The bad: Kotobukiya’s usual paint, kinda blank – no shading or at least nothing spectacular

No surprises there, it’s the usual Kotobukiya work at 1/6 scale, it’s nice and everything, but after the stunning Tamaki from Max Factory, it’s hard to be impressed by something from Koto. Still a nice buy for Sora fans, i should know, i am one.

Aka’s review is up at OMGWebsite.

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Tamaki Kousaka from Max Factory is getting five Exelica out of five.

And Max Factory is back with a masterpiece. This Tamaki won’t appeal to everybody, as she’s quite sexy (and NSFW) and may be hard to display in a room for some, but she looks quite awesome. It’s not a surprise that Max Fact is the best manufacturer when it comes to the painting and the colors, and it shows again, with a nearly perfect skin tone with nice shading. The painting used is again more softer and less saturated than the usual used by the other manufacturers and it looks great, more realistic. And of course the retail version is exactly like the proto shots so you won’t be disappointed. Overall a gorgeous figure, with great colors and a flawless finish. But maybe she is too sexy for you. I think i’ll live :p

The good: – flawless painting and great shading, skin tone is perfect, lovely colors and the base is nice with the soft and fluffy material on it.

The bad: – her boobs are too big ? yeah i know it’s not going to be a problem for everyone

Now for the pics:

For more delicious pics of Tamaki, go to mukyaa.

And check more awesome pics of Tamaki on Happy Soda.

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Of course, Mercedes is getting five Exelica out of five.

The bad: – ??? do i really need to write something here?

It’s simple, this Mercedes from Alter is the new “champion” in the figure world, there is no PVC more polished, detailled and stunning than this one. The paint used is simply gorgeous and the retail version is as perfect as every figures should be. The only minor gripe would be her arbalest that looks like a toy close up, compared to all the rest that looks nearly “organic”.

If you only have money to buy one figure this year, don’t hesitate one second. Really, don’t. It’s the first time i see a retail figure as flawless and perfect as this one, there is no dot, scratch or any little mark on Mercedes. I’m simply impressed and i’m just going to be even more hard on GSC now.

Now for the pics:

Hope you’ll like the pics, took me 3 hours just taking them.

Go buy your Mercedes now ^_^

Another review of Mercedes at EmencyBlazer Works.

The review is up at Shadonia too.

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Elwing gets 4.5 Exelica out of 5 (i really wanted to give her a 5 but the painting can still be better)

The good: – she looks like the proto shots – big, gracious and ultra sexy – the hair is detailled but still perfectly made without any defect – great use of gradiant colors on the clothes.

The bad: – the paint work is good on most parts but some sloppy painting there and there, if you looks closely you can even spot some little marks and defects on the “dress” – the paint used is not “vibrant” enough, as always with Kotobukiya.

Yay, for once no disappointement with a figure. Another 1/6 figure that prove my theory that Kotobukiya’s figures are not great when they’re 1/8 but they’re way better when they’re bigger. This Elwing is beautifuly sculpted and looks gorgeous. The paint job is sloppy at time but for the most part and at a normal distance, it looks awesome (and the nails are painted, pink). Gradiant colors looks great and the base color is beautiful. And you can’t really see with pics, but believe me, Elwing’s eyes looks amazing from close up (both pair yeah but i meant the upper ones ^-^).

A beautiful figure that you should buy if you like beautiful girls. And i know you all do.

That’s it for my review but don’t forget to check the awesome pics from Tier at Tentacle Armada.

And a little preview of my next review:

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Yuzuko is getting three Exelica out of five.

The good: looks really exactly like the proto shots (all but the chain …), the pose and base are awesome, hair is nicely sculpted.

The bad: WTF IS THAT AWFUL PVC CHAIN ? Where is the great chain that is on all the official shots ? Yes it is indeed in the box but WE CAN’T PUT IT ON THE FIGURE ITSELF. Thank you Good Smile for another fail …

So yeah that’s it, the figure itself is really nice, it got a “Shuraki” feeling and the paint and everything is really nicely done. No defects this time. But why an awful looking pvc chain when we get a real one in the box that we can’t put on the figure ? It’s nice to show us great promotional shots and stuff but is that normal that we can’t have the same figure that is on the box ? I’m sorry but i can’t find a way to put the real chain the same way that it should be … Maybe i’m stupid or something, or maybe it’s another lie from GSC … No comment.

If you liked the Shuraki figures from Good Smile, this one is worth a get. but just don’t expect to put the real chain on her, you’ll just have to do with the fake looking one …

Another review of Yuzuko at K’s Irresolution.

Aka’s review is up too at omgwebsite.

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Good: Great dynamic pose, base more detailled than usual, bigger than expected.

Bad: Control quality sux, some samples of Canaan are poorly painted at best. The hair is not looking too great, too bulky. Poor painting on the base, especially if you compare to the proto shots.

This Canaan is not a bad figure, mine is correct but i saw some very bad painted one out there. So another Good Smile figure, another lottery. Not as bad as the control quality for World is Mine but still really bad for Good Smile.

Canaan is getting three Exelica out of five.

Don’t forget to check the reviews of Canaan at Polyvinil Crush and Visual Fanfare.

Why indeed, i don’t like saying the same thing again and again. It’s a figure from Alter so as always, i don’t have much to say about the overall quality. As for the figure itself, well it’s Nanoha but in her younger self this time. So lolicons friends rejoice !

This Stand By Ready version of Nanoha (coming from the movie) is without any surprise the best version of young Nanoha available, way better than the now old Good Smile version. Not as impressive as her adult version, she compensates this with the two forms of Raising Heart that can be displayed beside Nanoha on a little base. And the way she is standing high over the base mades her look like she’s really floating, a nice touch. Painting is as always with Alter perfectly done and there’s nothing wrong to signal quality wise. A great figure for all the Nanoha fans and lolicons out there (lots !).

Nanoha Stand By Ready gets 4.5 Exelica out of 5.

That’s all for now, thanks for reading/looking ^-^

And check Meronpan’s review of Nanoha for more detailled pictures.

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And another Alter’s figure. Noumi is Alter’s first girl from the visual novel Little Busters. I’m a big fan of Key’s chara design so i was happy when Noumi was annonced from Alter. I nearly canceled her twice but i don’t regret not doing it at all. Noumi is really cute and this figure is full of happiness/cuteness. That’s why i choose her to do two sets of pics, the first one being finally a new entry in my “Girls and Flowers” serie, and the second set of pics are the usual review ones. Hope you’ll like the pics and that you will add this cute Noumi in your collection, she is definitely worth a grab !

This Noumi is a dynamic, sweet and lovely figure, with a bright expression on her face. You won’t find a better version of the character, Alter did a perfect job respecting the girl. She looks like she was just taken outside of the game, full of energy and with a cute smile on her face. And of course, the paint job is perfect and even if Noumi’s clothes are not special in any way, a big effort was made with her hair, it’s really detailled and it add a nice impression of movement. With her pose and the general flow of the figure, it looks like Noumi is jumping and i think that Alter is becoming better and better with the dynamic poses (and the one foot pose).

This is what i call a near perfection figure: dynamic pose nicely done with a real sense of flow, respects totally the original design of the game and the paint job and PVC quality is top notch.

Noumi gets 5 Exelica out of 5

And for more pics, another review at Shadonia

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Here’s finally my (late) review of the big Nanoha from Alter. There are already lots of pics of her around and great reviews so you don’t need to hear much good about her, you already know everything. In fact, i’m pretty sure that if you’re a figures collector/you have lots of money/you’re a Nanoha fanboy/you just sold the house, you already got her in your collection.

So yes, like Fate, Nanoha is a masterpiece, eveything is finely painted and it’s for sure the best Nanoha available on the market. And i’m sure it’ll stay like this for a while. But i heard some people got problems with their Nanoha’s and i got one with mine too. The “pearls” on her dress and clothes goes off or are not correctly glued. On mine it’s the one on her left arm that is not correctly fixed. Still, it’s a minor problem compared to GSC “oh i forgot to write World is Mine on the base” problem …

Nanoha is a big and beautiful figure, perfectly painted and a must have for any figures collector or fan of the show. But keep in mind that maybe your Nanoha will have some little problems, nothing than can’t be fixed with some glue. And i hope you have lots of patience, Nanoha takes quite a while to be ready to expose, after taking out all the protections and everything.

Nanoha gets 4.5 Exelica out of 5.

And of course check the other reviews from Meronpan and Optic for more beautiful pics and more details on her.