Update 3: Figures

Sorry for the delay, a bunch of IRL stuff happened at once and I was quite busy until now.

This is the 3rd update of my 1 year break (1 more to go, I hope). I need to do a review of the stuff I received in the last couple of months and I will be completely updated! I hope I'll be able to finish before I receive the Comic Market loot, because backtracking old loots is a pain in the ass and is much easier to review them as I receive them...

FIGURES

Since all the figures are already in display, I'll do a brief listing with only one picture of each. Also in some photos appears old figures, but I'm only referencing the new ones.

1/6 Shikinami Asuka Langley [Test Suit] by Amie Grand, sculpted by Suzu.  

Suzu is one of my favorite sculptors, and I buy every figure sculpted by him released by Amie Grand despite being extremely expensive (being polystone instead of PVC).

1/7 Selvaria Bles Swimsuit ver. by Alter, sculpted by Yagyuu Toshiyuki. Unlike previously released Selvaria figures, this one is close to RAITA's original design. 

FREEing yukata versions of Illya, Saber and Rin.

The limited edition of 1/8 Saber Lily Golden Caliburn sculpted by Kawahara Takayuki.

1/8 Saber Motored Cuirassier sculpted by Kawahara Takayuki (again).

Max Factory`s 1/8 Saber Zero Refined version sculpted by Kuroda Masanori (I kinda prefer the older version) and Griffon Enterprises 1/7 Nadia sculpted by Ohsaka Miki.

 

Phat Company's 1/8 Prisma Illya (Manga Version) sculpted by Mazaki Yuusuke.

 

  The extremely puny Chogokin Saber by Bandai.

 

Kotobukiya's Cu-poche Saber.

 

1/8 Wave figures of the Ryugu Komachi trio (Asuza, Iori and Ami) from iM@S, sculpted by Abira.

1/10 Saber Lily, 1/10 Saber [Zero ver.], 1/10 Saber Alter and 1/10 Saber Extra by Wave from the Beach Queens figure line.

A group photo: the Beach Queens figures of iDOLM@STER (only missing Yukiho and Ritsuko to complete the set) along with the TYPE-MOON Nendoroid Petit.

The rest of TYPE-MOON Nendoroid Petit.

Cheerful Japan campaing Nendoroids of Saber and Rin.

Nendoroid casual Saber.

Nendoroid Zero Saber.

Nendoroid Aozaki Aoko and Kuonji Alice.

TYPE-MOON Figma: Phantasmoon Eclipse, Irisviel, Zero Saber, Kiritsugu and Saber Extra bride version along the regular one.

iDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls Figmas: Shibuya Rin and Futaba Anzu (Wonderfest exclusives).

Figmas from Muv-Luv series. Since I got Kagami Sumika along the games, I purchased Mitsurugi Meiya, and to complete the set Takamura Yui and Cryska Barchenowa from Total Eclipse as well.

1/6 Miura Azusa -Moment of Fate- by Good Smile Company

And now let's resume the figure reviews, starting with one I purchased back in July, 1/6 Miura Azusa -Moment of Fate- by Good Smile Company.

Released back in 2007, is still the best iDOLM@STER figure so far.
It was in my wishlist for a while but I never decided to buy it because of the abusive price (it was originally 9,800 yen, but now you can't find it for less than 20,000), but I finally bought it before the airing of the anime to avoid a price increment due to the raise of popularity.

Sculpted by Unikurage, this figure was sold only via the now defunct Idolmaster Official Goods Shop as part of the Birthday Commemoration goods.
The sculpt is flawless and the coloring is perfect. Is not only the best iM@S figure, but is among the best figures I've seen.

Even her dog Toratan is sculpted nicely.

Front side. The bouquet is quite heavy and uses an extra support in form of a plastic rod (not pictured because is rather ugly).

Back side. The wedding dress is stylish and fits perfectly Azusa.

1/10 Amami Haruka & Miura Azusa by Wave

1/10 Amami Haruka and Miura Azusa by Wave were released in May and July respectively, but since both are from the same figure line (Beach Queens series) and both share the same origin (THE iDOLM@STER), I'll review them together.

Haruka is sculpted by Abira, who also did Takane figure. Includes a detachable swim tube and two interchangeable faces:

Normal face.

Winking face.

The overall figure is rather nice, and I like Abira's face sculpts with iM@S characters.
There's only a major flaw in the sculpt; the pose is leaning way too much to the front making it a likely candidate to bend the PVC and be a leaning figure.

Also this pose is not very photogenic outside the strictly front angle.

Rear shot.

Azusa sculpt is by Clumsy Zero, based in an official illustration by Annin Doufu:


It includes two faces, a normal one and a smiling with the eyes shut one. Perhaps the forehead and cheeks are a bit too wide in my opinion...

Normal face

Smiling face

The pareo is made of transparent rubber and can be detached.

And true to the character, she have a really nice body.

Rear shot.