My Import Prospects

So I have a bit of a list I want to acquire 'soonish'. Some of these are characters that I fell in love with during my Fate Zero/Night binge watching. I'm hoping I can get settled in and actually get some...most... all of these figures so I have a killer review for imports for 2016, but we'll see. All of these images are from Amazon, btw. 

Kiritsugu Emiya: This character is just amazing. He is written well and his demeanor is just plain BAD ASS. He is not a plain 'tank' of a mage, but he is smart, cut throat, and wiling to do anything to get what he needs done. He isn't your typical white knight either. He is so grey, a girl's wrists will be bruised from all the shades that comes out of him... lame pun! Moving on!

Rin Tohsaka: I have to admit that Figma deciding on THIS outfit is a bit of a bummer. I'm not that far into the Fate Night Unlimited Blade Works series, but so far, she isn't in her traditional and well known outfit. Regardless, Rin is Rin and she is badass and I want this new female molds that they are using. Tohsaka Rin 2.0 will be mine.

Sailor Moon S: This is my favorite Sailor Moon outfit. Yes it's basically the same one as it was in Super S but Super S had her linked with Dumb Chibi Moon. That and Sailor Moon S was my favorite season (the introduction of the Outer Senshis!). This figure is promising and I always wanted her the moment I saw her.

Saber, King of Knights: Okay so I did not find this character all that cool during my first run in with the Unlimited Blade Works movie, but to her defense, a two hour movie was not enough to really draw her as a character. Fate Zero gave me an insight and her as a character and her fight scenes is... amazing. This figure is a bit expensive right now and I will probably wait a little bit, hoping that I'll find her for a price that doesn't cost me my third leg. By the way, yes it says "King of Knights". Should she not be called "Queen of Knights"? I will leave the spoilers be since I don't want you blaming me for rotten eggs.

Tuxedo Mask: OH EM GEE! Tuxedo Kamen! The hell are you serious? I want this guy on my collection? Yes I do. He is the hopeless romantic man that taught me that true love exists (along with Disney Princesses), a fallacy I regret believing but hey, Tuxedo Mask is still awesome, even if he is a dumb idiot who believes true love is with a girl who is (in earth age) half his age... he was in college and she was in high school, like FRESHMEN high school. Fucking perve. No wonder you led a generation of guys astray with your talk of true love. No wonder your stick gets long because you lack the real one. Still, I want this guy in my collection. He looks cool.

Elsa The Snow Queen: Yes another Frozen Elsa statue. Out of all these imports, she is probably the most different because she is a statue import. If she is as good as the images I have seen, she will definitely make a good run for 2016's statue line ups. Can't let her go, that's for damn sure! 

S.H. Figuarts: Sailor Saturn

Hotaru Tomoe is one of my Xmas for 2014 presents and yes, it took me this long to get her reviewed for reasons that should be obvious by now! So, despite the lateness, what do I have to say about S.H. Figuart's rendition of the Soldier of Silence? It's all good things let me tell you!

Box! Pretty! Indeed! Love it. Of course taking her out of the box is what makes the review, NOT the box itself so here we are!

Just to tangent off about Sailor Moon S and Sailor Saturn for a bit here before I jump into the figure itself! Bear with me! So Sailor Moon S stood out for me for a few reasons: the introduction of the Outer Senshis and the story arc of the Messiah of Silence, Mistress 9. The details are lost so I might not be 100% accurate but, the body of Sailor Saturn was possessed by Mistress 9 who was going to bring Pharaoh 90 into the world and bring chaos. So Uranus and Neptune didn't want that to happen so they did everything and almost anything to make sure that doesn't happen. Of course their more drastic ways didn't sit well with the Inner Senshis so... conflict. To make a long story short, we Mistress 9 did come out, but Sailor Saturn's will overtook her and so BLAM! But not before the damage was done and Pharaoh 90(a big giant black blob) was already into our world. Oh, Sailor Moon got her "S" form in this season too. Here's another fact: Sailor Saturn did not get her spotlight in this season; in fact, her cool looking costume got about 5 min of love before forever disappearing until we get into Stars(which gives her the lame default "super" costume all Senshis have).

Despite all of that, Saturn did gain a following and for those who managed to gain this toy in homage to her S appearance, well, it's something to praise for! The details as always with S.H. Figuarts are amazing! Sailor Saturn looks like Sailor Saturn. Every details I remember from her Senshi uniform is intact from the shoulder pads, the crystal like brooch, the knee high lace boots, and then of course the ominous purple and burgundy color scheme remains. That's me saying that the paint job is amazing by the way. All the faces that are included in this figure are all well done! As always, they are consistent on making it look like Hotaru Tomoe! No real use of going overboard with the figure's details because the pictures can speak for it self. Let's talk about what she comes with.

Ten pair of hands, four variant faces, the Figuarts stand trademark(Figma still has the better stands in my opinion), and of course her glaive. On a side note, I didn't use the 'twhipping' pair hands because... I'm not quite sure when Sailor Saturn ever did those hand motions. Oh, and her signature weapon looks pretty dead on like the anime counter part.

Four faces that consists of 'happy', 'concentrating eyes closed', 'serious', and 'angry I am yelling at you'. Again the likeness remains consistent as I have already mentioned. One thing that perhaps imports really needs to start getting into are the hair articulation or perhaps the hair variants. Since Hotaru's hair is really 'blocky' at times, she should have some variants to give her a dynamic look to her said hair.

The articulation is amazing and she is able to perform the majority of things I wanted her to do. The shoulder pads hinder a few movements when posing her arms upwards, but no major issue to ruin the overall figure.

Though admittedly, I don't remember Sailor Saturn's 'signature' technique and truthfully, I don't really think she has a flashy one, but some affects would do some major points on making this figure that much more amazing(something I'm finding to be a terrible flaw in both imports and domestic toys).

Couldn't find it in me to pose her without her glaive.

Next to Sailor Moon, Sailor Saturn does fall slightly short, and no, that's not me saying that this figure is bad. Sailor Moon (as she should) comes with more things in terms of accessories and the likes so if one goes from Moon to Saturn, there is a short supply of perks. I would imagine the other Senshis don't exactly fall in the category of having an abundance of accessories either though. Still, side to side, these figures are amazing.

All in all, I love this figure! Great addition to my already cramped and dominantly Asuka shelf of 'anime'! Wow, I'll need to be more creative in consolidating my game room!

Damsel of the Month:

Art by: Yukiusagi1983

Name: Makoto Kino(Japaense), Lita Kino(USA), Princess Jupiter

Series: Sailor Moon Manga, Anime, Sailor Moon Crystal

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Some Words: Well, I will admit that Makoto got the last minute treatment! There was a moment where I didn't think I was going to have a damsel of the month this month but.... that wouldn't be my little bloodspot without this! So why oh why did I pick one of my least favorite Senshi to be in this Xmas list? Well let's just plainly go with aesthetics... she wears Green in her uniform. One of her signature moves has oak(tree) in it, and the fact that she's tall reminds me of the grand things that comes with a Christmas Tree. Okay so all those reasons are a far cry but for some reason, she just popped into my head! Regardless of the fact, she is still a pretty awesome gift under the tree and let's talk about why(most of the Senshis are fantastic gifts... if anything else "stocking stuffer gag" would be a nice little thing).

I swear I can never truly credit these guys. Wish I can, but I just always want to say that their art is amazing. This would be a nice Christmas Tree on the above picture!

Anime-Captor has a fantastic idea for a fic!

So Sailor Jupiter is the 'heavy hitter' of the Sailor Senshis. She is the 'brute' per say, and with thunder and a gigantic tree to back her up, it's no wonder she lives up to the gargantuan planet that she supposedly ruled upon! Sporting the pony tail brunette hair style, green eyes, and the problem with ex boyfriends, Makoto seems to the 'tough-girl', I'll fight any guy to defend mine and my friend's honor type of gal. Unlike Rei, she seems to be the 'hard knocker' when it comes to fists, and surprisingly, she's the cook of the team.

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While she is the more 'masculine' of the Inner Senshis(of course Haruka of the Outer Senshis takes that award out of all the Senshis), Makoto does not lack the proper traits to be one of the more favored Senshi and for good reasons. For me, Makoto doesn't entirely exude the 'tom boy' look as much as her personality tries. She is just a 'strong' woman. In battle, she still wore the traditional short skirt that... well.. you know. Though I think there is some truth to the fact that she is brute strength, therefore she is less brains. While we all know that Mercury takes the cake on that, Makoto is definitely not the sharpest. She is after all a bit too gullible with guys from the episodes that made her prominent.

Speaking of Mercury, Loz made that partnership happen.

So if we are to go off the idea that Jupiter is the strongest in terms of physical strength, that just means she needs to be restrained more, right?

Least she has a crotch rope...

Now THAT is an absolute bondage!!! Even her hands are part of the whole deal!

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She definitely has a lot of feistiness in her that makes her adequate for distressing scenes. And she doesn't have that same bouncy exuberance as the likes of 'younger' and 'smaller' framed, hyper girls, she just has that strong "pride" going for her. Though she does share her bonding time with her Senshi friends:

Makoto and Minako. YUM.

Though her solo perils will always be something to admire.

Sleepy-Comics

The picture above is one of the first Sailor Jupiter pics I have ever seen in the web. It's.... quite alluring even though the ropes are just insinuated. 

In conclusion, Sailor Jupiter may be a last minute pick, but I do have to say that she is still a nice present under the tree. While she may not be my favorite Senshi, she still has EVERY quality  to make her more than adequate to fill a damsel in distress role. Artists all over the web have also done her justice so.... no quarrels here! Belated Merry Christmas everyone! 

So... who's to the new year? 

Damsel of the Month:

Sailor Moon is 18 in this article; just FYI. I made it so!

Name: Tsukino Usagi/Serena/Princess Serenity

Series/Manga: Sailor Moon(R, S, Super S, Stars, Crystal); Sailor Moon Manga

Some Words: This month was the 'reboot' of Sailor Moon called "Crystal". So this is Usagi's month then for lack of a better word! Usagi should not need any introduction since she is probably one of the iconic females of the anime world. Just her alone created a whole 'magical girl' genre! She inspired so many generations with what she does that it became such a well known 'genre'. Again I don't think she really needs ANY introduction so let's just jump into the cream of the crop with todays article, shall we? And what is that? Well the DiDs and all of that!

Art by none other than Loz

It's a sad truth that the Senshis and Sailor Moon did not get into enough good DiD! Not enough ropes, not enough capturing, not enough enticing scene to call it note worthy. Hopefully that's something Sailor Moon Crystal will remedy. Though we get enough fanfics and fan art that helped us get through the years where there was lacking.

I mean, they were school girls who wore school girl skirts to battle! Of course for the sake of they're of age now so they probably wouldn't be wearing school girl skirts... though one can say that college in their area requires certain uniforms, right? The animation back then were volatile and sometimes didn't really entice me as much as other episodes did so some fan arts did the job. That and as much as I like Usagi, she talks a little too much that she deserved a gag way more often than she didn't. Shame.

art by Sleepy Comics

And some fan arts don't even give her a gag! But it's a good art nonetheless.

Glad Loz doesn't have any qualms gagging Usagi; or all the Senshis for that matter.

And whoever this artist is.... So at any rate, not much to say but the return of Sailor Moon through the Crystal saga and the fact that it's a month that I consider very special for a few reasons... and the fact that Sailor Moon was a big influence in some of my hobby.... well...

She Deserves July for this year.

Maybe this can get updated too if Sailor Moon Crystal fixes it for us DiD lovers.

Time. To. Get. Punished. Lunar Style.

So, it's 'EFF'ing real, b@tches. 

Tsukino Usagi is back! 

Spoils of 2013

Christmas came and went and just like every year, we get to celebrate on the spoils of the year! I have to say that what I did get are some amazing things that will probably take me the whole entire month of January to blog about! I can just imagine with the time I have(don't have) and the effort I will be putting in it, suffice it to say that yes, I will be rather busy with these things! Oh well, trials of a Collector I say!

Holiday Prospects!

Ever since the purchase of Mari Illustrious Makinami, I have been enamored by Figma toys! They are on the small scale side but what they offer for their stature is more than enough to satisfy! Asuka, being my number one favorite Evangelion character(Mari being number two), it would only be justified if I get the Figma version of her someday 'SOON' or for the Holidays!

I'm a fan of Playarts Kai; I'm a fan of this alternate version of Wonder Woman. My "DC shelf" is lacking some zest so hopefully with her 'possible' addition it would add a bit more vibrancy in a rather mundane space in my more than exuberant Game Room.

I like this character. He has been an X-Man since the 'beginning' of the "All New X-Men". He has cool powers, he looks absolutely intimidating, that and I need to clutter up my already abundant Marvel Legend collection(that part was sarcasm, I have to make room for him!).

She would indeed be my first S.H. Figuarts in my collection. Only deemed right if it's Sailor Moon. Yes, I'm a fan of Sailor Moon(DUH!). Say any more and I'll punish you!

Her name is Rin Tohsaka. She is wearing red and black, skirt, thigh high stockings, black hair, and she is apparently really cynical and bitchy. Other than that, I know NOTHING about her anime, her character, and what she does. She looks cool though. I like her name and SHE IS Figma!

Yes. Catwoman playarts. She's in the list because .... well it's Catwoman. Though she has been in the list for a while now. Getting her farther down the road won't hurt anyone.

Yukiko Amagi was a fun character to use. She is also Figma! Cool outfit! But other than that, I know nothing about her as well. I'm a bit more informed with her compared to Rin though.

Like I need anymore MLs to clutter up my Game Room. But come on! It's freaking Dr. Doom!!! One of the most nefarious and versatile villain of the Marvel Universe! That and he is on a frugal price point so... And he would be my second male on the wish list.

Oh Yes. She would be a prime testament of my 'love' for a certain preference. I would get her in a heart beat but, she is in the same hefty price tag as a Hot Toy! So yeah. She would be a REALLY SWEET icing on the cake. I wish I was rich. HA!