Archive for April 22nd, 2008

Franco Il Nero a.k.a Black Franco (Alter)

April 22, 2008

As promised, here it is the review for “Franco Il Nero a.k.a Black Franco” by Alter, which arrived few days ago together with my “Al Azif Swimsuit Ver. 1/8 Scale” ^^

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As mentioned before, Franco is one of the three main heroine from the eroge “Tre Donne Crudelli – Satsuriku no Django” by Nitro+, and is the second release by Alter after Donne Anonime a.k.a Miss Nobody. The third heroine, Lily Salvatana, will follows on July 2008 ^^ OP of the game below:

Franco was originally scheduled to be released on March 28th, 2008, but was delayed because of some circumstances until April 16th, 2008.

Unlike Donne Anonime, there’s only one version of release this time by Alter, but that does not mean that this figure is no good ^^; Franco definitely worth getting, especially if you already owned Donne. The details is just awesome, especially the dynamic pose d( > _ < )b The pose is based on one of the CG from the game below. There are 2 versions, designed by none other than NiO:

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NiO is also the character designer for Deus Machina Demonbane and also the new anime by Gonzo, Blassreiter, collaboration with Nitro+. For a figure that’s worth 7,000 Yen, this is definitely a good bargain ^^

The figure comes with a “Wall” stand to support the weight of it. Although there’s a bad news for those who owns Donne. No more “Rubber Boobs” this time for Franco~XD

Anyway on with the shots~

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Close up~

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Pantsu ^^;~

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A closer look on the details.

Walls~

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Boots~

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Revolver~

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Jacket~

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Current collections~

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Now I’ll just have to wait for Lily to be released~ ( > _ < )v

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Cospa’s Botan Re-release!!

April 22, 2008

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Cospa have decided to re-release their stuffed toy animal, Botan from CLANNAD ^^ This was actually pretty popular and quite high in demand, which is probably why they’ve decided to re-release it. It’ll be up for 3,800 Yen, and Hobby Search is taking pre-orders for it as of now. The size is about 19 cm high.

This is a must getfor CLANNAD fans ( ^ _ ^ )/

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Max Factory’s IDOLM@STER Duo Reservation Starts!!

April 22, 2008

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These 2 new 1/8 Scale figures of “Hoshii Miki” from XBox 360 game, The IDOLM@STER, will be available for you this coming September 2008 by Max Factory ^^

Both “Rouse Ver.” (left) and “Expectant New Star Ver.” (right) will be up for 7,100 Yen each ^^ Hobby Search has open the reservation for them as of today.

These figures were first shown during Wonder Festival 2008 Winter.

I have to say, this is probably the best looking IDOLM@STER figure thus far ( ^ _ ^ )/

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Konami’s Figumate Shana Reservation Starts!!

April 22, 2008

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This new set of “Figumate Shakugan no Shana 2nd” by Konami will be available this coming August 2008 for 4,600 Yen. There will be a total of 10 figures in the box set, with 8 different ones + 2 extra random figures, with each standing around 7 cm high ^^ Hobby Search is taking reservations for it as of now.

Some of them looks pretty cute \( ^ o ^ )/

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Al Azif Swimsuit Ver. 1/8 Scale (Alter)

April 22, 2008

Here it is as promised, the review for “Al Azif Swimsuit Ver. 1/8 Scale” by Alter, which arrived a while ago ^^

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Review for Franco will follow later, Al Azif first for now ^^; As mentioned before, Al Azif is the main heroine from the eroge Deus Machina Demonbane and also the OVA adaptation of the same name by Nitro+. This time Al Azif appears in her swimsuit, the same one as the one during the beach scene in the anime version ^^

Beach Episode below:

Nice series, worth picking it up~

Anyway :p, I have to say, this is one cute figure of Al Azif and Alter did really well on it. The paint job looks great ^^ What I like about this figure is the expression, and also the “Sandy” base stand, well made indeed ^^ The figure comes with the following accessories:

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The skirt pretty much cast off-able. With the addition of Alter’s version, this will be my third figure of Al Azif ^^

On with the shots~

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Close up~

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Without the skirt~

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Close up of the underpantsu~^^;

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Special pose~XD

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Current collections~

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Look forward to Franco‘s review ( ^ _ ^ )/

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