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.

Nendoroid Petit Fate/stay night Extension Set by Good Smile Company

Keeping with the figure reviews, next is Nendoroid Petit Fate/stay night Extension Set by Good Smile Company, released in October.

Is the extension to the previously released Nendoroid Petit Fate/stay night set, adding some missing characters: Archer, Saber Alter, Lancer, Caster and Berserker.

Berserker is really huge (about the size of a normal nendoroid) with articulated joints in thumbs wrists, arms neck and legs. It includes an alternate right hand holding his massive axe-sword.

Archer and Lancer. Archer have extra parts to display him either with a bow (first picture) or with his swords (picture above).

Saber Alter and Caster. Saber Alter includes an extra piece of hair with the visor, and Caster includes a hood to cover her head.

Prisma Illya Volume 4 Limited Edition

Today is the turn to review Fate/kaleid liner Prisma☆Illya 2wei! volume 4 Limited Edition by Hiroyama Hiroshi, that was released in late September.

It includes a box (upper left), the volume 4 with alternate cover, a drama CD (that I didn't listened yet) and a Nendoroid Petit Illya.

Illya close up. Until I saw this figure, I never realized that Prisma Illya version of Illya have orange eyes instead of red...

It comes with an alternate face and Kaleido Ruby is detachable.

Since I don't have volumes 2 and 3, I'm a bit lost with the current events.

Illya, Kuro and Miyu birthday celebration at the beach.

Hot yuri action!

Mahou Tsukai no Hako C79 set

More merchandise released at Comic Market 79, this time the Mahou Tsukai no Hako C79 set.

The set consist in an exclusive paper bag, a box (since "hako" means box, all the Mahou Tsukai no Hako sets were "boxed"), a calendar, a booklet and the main dish: a Nendoroid Puchi set.

The Nendoroid Petit versions of Hibiki, Keitan-san and Chikagi.

The small booklet. Hibiki and Chikagi are quite sexy there...

It includes an explanation of how the Nendoroids were done.

A small manga by Oomori Hayashi, that is serializing HibiChika Time.

Guest illustrations by CHAN×CO and Haizumi Natsuki (circle Chabashira Kikaku). I never mentioned before, but the blond girl that tags along with Hibiki and Chikagi from time to time is called Sunao, a classmate pretty obsessed with Chikagi.

The pictures of the calendar were originally exclusive contents made by guest artists for the Mahou Tsukai no Hako website for mobile phones. Some of the pics already appeared in the C78 set and the C77 set.

February entry by Oomori Hayashi.

May entry by Robina.

December entry by Higurashi Ryuji. His ability to mimic Takeuchi's style is still awesome.

Nendoroid Saber Super Movable Edition by GSC

In mid November I received Nendoroid Saber Super Movable Edition by Good Smile Company, but I didn't open the box until today.

Nendoroid Saber: Super Movable Edition is different from a regular nendoroid figure because has articulation points throughout the body. Neck, shoulders, elbows, waist, knees, feet... a total of 21 points of articulation puts this at the poseability level of a figma. Also, part of the hair and the front part of the skirt are of soft material that can be bended, adding more moveability.

Not counting Saber Lion and Saber Lily, this is the first Fate/stay night nendoroid that doesn't have the SD style from the game. The sculpt job on nendoroids is getting better and better, and out of the 11 nendoroids that I have this is easily the best looking one.

The extra parts included are 3 faces (smiling, yelling and angry), 3 pairs of hands, 3 swords (Excalibur, Invisible Air Excalibur and Caliburn) and 2 scabbards (Avalon and Caliburn's scabbard).
The base is new in the nendoroid line. Is quite ugly but does it's job better than most of the bases (specially the awful saddle-like one of Saber Lion).

Even with all the articulation points, is hard as hell to pose properly due to the enormous head and the tiny arms (the picture is an attempt to do the Triumphant Excalibur pose). The joints (specially the shoulders ones) are extremely loose and tend to pop out at every movement.

The third face is a SD face from the game, officially called Hetare Saber (good-for-nothing Saber). Here is how appears in Fate/hollow ataraxia Illya's Castle mini-game:

Nendoroid Petit Fate/stay night by Good Smile Company

This morning I received a box of Nendoroid Petit Fate/stay night.

Since the complete set is 12 figures and a full box contains 12 individual boxes, you got a secured full set when purchasing a box. This beats the spirit of a "trading figure", but is a bless for the people that does otonagai.

The collection consist in two versions of each Fate/stay night main female character: Saber, Rin, Sakura, Illya and Rider, plus an extra pajamas Saber and a pull back car Hetare Saber.
The poses of half of them are based in the first Fate/stay night Trading Figures also by GSC.

Armor Saber, Excalibur version and Caliburn version.

Tohsaka Rin, "Red Devil" version and jewel magic version.

Matou Sakura, school uniform version and apron version.

Illyasviel, coat version and dress version.

Rider, dagger version (the mask is removable) and using Bellerophon summoning circle version.

And Saber in pajamas and the secret figure a pull back car Hetare Saber.

The only bad thing that I can think of is that the different versions are very similar, in most cases with the same clothes and almost the same faces... I'm not asking for 12 different characters (quite possible) but at least different clothes, since all 5 girls appeared in-game with at least one different set of clothing.