Gainax: Festive Asuka and Rei

Once in a while, I get something that I don't expect that isn't on my Christmas list. These two are one of those things and let me just say, these are a rather nice surprise. Let's check out the very festive Asuka and Rei:

Starting off with Rei Ayanami. Again, very festive little figure and the box definitely concurs with the Holiday spirit!

"Limited Edition", it says. I'm sure it's not as limited as they would like one to believe. But on to the figure.

Here's Rei out of the box! She comes with a manga which is all in Japanese so I bothered not to really get into it. It may have a festive cover, but it retains the violent Evangelion theme, least from what I scrolled through.

There is some assembly required when you open Rei which is pretty straight-forward. She's a very pretty and somewhat 'sexy' looking Santa helper; and Pen-Pen is in her sack along with some presents. Nicely colored, vibrant, and glossy. I have to say, Rei doesn't look natural with red since it's her fellow pilot's color, but for an AU version, I'd say it is okay.

For a small figure, the details aren't that bad at all. It's passable.

Asuka's box is the same design but to concur with the raging Eva pilot, her's is red. Red and gold is a good combination, by the way.

Again, same aesthetics. Nothing to really report here.

She comes with the same manga that Rei had(I believe, least the cover was, didn't look at it in depth) so I decided to just post a pic of her without it.

Like Rei, there is some assembly required to get Asuka standing by the chimney with her Christmas boot full of candy canes. The gripe I have with Asuka's display is that she has a 'hollow' chimney. Meaning if you turn her around, you'll just see an empty back. You can't turn her all the way around and see a 'finished' model, unlike Rei.

But like Rei, Asuka has a lot of good details for being a tiny figure. And just with her pose alone, there is a bit more sexuality involved with this Eva Pilot. Then again, isn't Asuka the more desired one between the two? If we are speaking about putting them to an adequate age where we can talk like this, that is.

Festive. Well detailed. It's an Evangelion Christmas themed figurines! They're unique and very much appreciated. The downside is that they are also unique to a certain Holiday so I can't really display them until the Holidays. Wow, how odd is it to talk about the Holidays now when it was just barely over a week and a half ago? Anyways, on to reviewing more figures here!
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Sega(?) Statues: Rei Ayanami

Let's take a break form Marvel altogether and check out the anime avenue, shall we? Admittedly, I'm not the biggest fan of Rei Ayanami from the Neon Genesis Evangelion, but there was something very enticing about this figurine that caught my attention! If it isn't obvious just from first glance then I am going to surmise that you are brand new to my blog. Regardless, let's just review things thing, shall we?

So apparently "Sega" made this piece which strikes me odd since when I think of Sega, I think of video games like Sonic and the likes. To hear that they have a hand in figurines is a bit of odd new idea, but here we are. The box itself isn't strikingly attracting; there are some cool little homages in there and the yellow tape does concur with Rei's police woman outfit. Oh, and there is an Asuka figure, but for some reason, she isn't getting the same treatment as Rei.

When I think of Rei Ayanami, I think of the lackluster, stoic, and ominous Evangelion pilot that Shinji(the bitch) seems to have his eyes set on despite having a fiery (and a bitchy) red headed russian girl ogling over him--for some strange reason. Though what this Rei Ayanami statue delivers is different from how I usually see Rei, obvious by the 'sexy' police uniform and her unusual position to be handcuffed to a pole and standing rather sensually despite her humiliating position.

  

 

The one thing that really gets me about the posture is that it makes Rei stand out in a sexy way. She never really was that kind in the anime(both Rebuild and original) since she was a bit of a 'doll'-like persona. This figurine shows what could possibly be Rei's sex appeal with both posture and the blue outfit that adorns her lithe body. Of course the fact that she is in bondage accentuates the idea of her charms, doesn't it?

There is something to be said about the position she is in. I'm more than willing to gamble that the handcuffs are hers and yet Rei finds herself on the receiving end of it. How is that? Why is that? What this figurine implies is more than sensual for someone who has my own taste. The expression on her face is classic Rei, but with a bit more ... hmm... submissive and humiliated look to it. Again, something that I truly think is enticing about the whole idea of this.

And just because I am a pervert, we will scrutinize her bonds. The platform as well, the road or what not is... well it's an awesome addition. Here's another great little addition that draws the whole Evangelion picture aside from Rei:

I don't understand the writing, but I will say that it's Eva Unit 01. Wish I knew what it said. Oh well, let's look at the figurine some more!

 

At the end of the day, I didn't think I'd get a Rei statue willingly, but because this one has a few attracting qualities, here I am. Don't get me wrong, if there was an Asuka version of this(her being in distress), I would've bought it in a heart beat, but alas, hers wasn't as enamoring. Well, it was since it's Asuka, but you know, where do I put another Asuka?

Speaking of Asuka, Rei will get her space with Chibi Mikasa, Yuna, and this lovely Asuka figure!