current preorders

i said i was gonna do a post about the current figure preorders i have, and since i'm procrastinating homework and studying i might as well just do it now!! man, preordering stuff is just so fun and exciting (like going on an adventure), and now i'm getting all nostalgic about my first one… it actually was just a couple months ago that i received magical nia by phat! company in the mail, and it was the best feeling ever. well i guess the few weeks before her actual release were kind of stressful (photos of terrible seamlines, messy hair paint, etc. got me all sad and freaked out) but when i got her, all my worries completely disappeared. be right back i need to go take a look at her right now for no reason. (she's pretty much perfect and i really highly recommend her!! her hair IS a bit messy, but overall, her pose, bubblegum colors, and just the dynamic of the entire figure together make her worth it. not to mention that lord genome staff… the only thing is that i wish her base was a bit more stable.)

o.k. i'm getting completely off track. so i guess the preorder that's chronologically closest to being released (please no delays please no delays please no delays) is kotobukiya's kuroneko -sweet lolita-!! her release date is set for late december, so hopefully that's going to be in a few weeks!

i'm soooo excited to get her..!! i still need to watch season two of oreimo, but kuroneko is by far my favorite character in the series. (not to mention that her seiyuu is my sweet baby hanazawa kana…) how i managed to preorder her is kind of a funny story. she was sold out on preorders this past summer (not anymore, i think i read somewhere that koto does preorders in batches, so she's up again at places like amiami in case anyone wanted to grab her too!) and i was really sad about it… but one night i randomly woke up at like 4:00 AM or something, and my friend had tweeted me that she was back up for order!! i pretty much ran to my computer to order her, then slept the rest of the night like a baby… i felt sooo great in the morning when i woke up and saw that she was sold out again!! but now she's been on sale again for ages so...

source: all photos from akibahobby

seriously though… kuroneko in pink lolita clothing just makes me so happy and excited… i don't think she ever wears this kind of outfit in the anime, so this is a huge treat. i love pink and i love lolita fashion  and ruri's even got her nekomimi going on so i don't see any downsides to this figure at all. what REALLY got me about this figure though, is her shoes. THEY'RE SO PERFECT AND ADORABLE LOOK AT THEM!! i love the slight sheen on them from the paint, and i really hope they don't fuck it up… other than that, i'm obsessed with the frill detailing, and the base design. i think her face could have been a bit more expressive (maybe it's just the photos?), but i'm digging the blush and just her pose in general. also, she's a 1/7 scale so she's going to be huge (almost nine inches tall!) so that's a big plus!!

another figure that should be coming in late december is the gsc tsukihi figure that i talked (a lot) about in my last post. i'm so excited i don't even know what to say… ok moving on...

next up is the month of january, which may or may not be killer. first up i guess i'll take a look at megahouse's kuroko tetsuya!! he's set to be released late january, and i really really hope he doesn't get delayed because c'mon, how wonderful would it be if i got him before (or on) his birthday. (january 31st!!)

i think most places are sold out of him now, or they're selling him at ridiculously high prices. he seemed to be highly sought out for, and i think i remember hearing that they were doing a limited production of him this time around… i got such a great deal on him from the grand line shop, and i'm so so so happy i had the chance to preorder him early at a really great price! i'm completely biased towards this figure because, well, kuroko is kind of my prince you know… i adore the series to pieces, and i'm so happy and proud that him and the kiseki are getting high quality scale figures. (kagami's prototype looks so good!! i can't wait to see everyone else!!)

source: mega_girlshobby twitter

this is a really great figure in my opinion. obviously there aren't nearly as many boy figures as there are girl figures, and this one is a real gem!! his pose is so dynamic and different (it looks like he's gonna make a pass to kagami or something!!) and i love the look of silent determination on his face, which just matches him so well. what really pops out at me is his coloring though!! the wrinkles in his jersey really make him come alive, and the shading on his muscles (look at his collarbones tho) and hair are just… wah… i'm about to pass out over here…!! i can't wait to see what his base will look like (i'm hoping for a simple, basketball court themed  one) and although i kind of worry about leaning i think everything should be fine.

my other january preorder is good smile company's new madoka scale! i actually can't believe that i managed to nab her so quickly (her january release sold out within an hour on amiami!) and even though that brings me to two figures next month, i think my wallet is gonna be ok… (i mean i guess i paid for half of kuroko already?)

source: HK-DMZ's flickr

i don't even know what to say about her. she's so perfect. i was kind of iffy about her back when the uncolored prototype was released, but now that she's painted, all i can say is that she is absolutely perfect. her shading, her goddamn BASE, her pose, even the doe-eyed look on her face just make this figure so beautiful and elegant!! i really really love it and i'm so happy that i'll finally have a scale figure of my one and only waifu!! i like this figure a lot more than gsc's first madoka scale, and soon… she will be mine…!! (that's all i have to say about madoka right now because these photos say too much about how perfect she is gonna be. jesus christ)

that's it for my figure preorders at the moment! i didn't really talk about tsukihi or sakura, because i mentioned them in previous posts, but with them, it brings me to a total of five figure preorders right now. i have a few merch things that i have preordered, and a few straps and such that i have confirmed in some group orders on mfc, but that's about it…

i think i mentioned this before, but there haven't been a whole lot of figures that have made me sweat lately. there've been a few here and there that i think about preordering a lot (such as orca's kuroneko, bikini ver.) but i feel like there's always something holding me back, and i never preorder anything unless i'm completely sure that i'll still love it to pieces in however many months it takes the company to release it. i'm glad that i'm still in love with all my current orders and i'm really satisfied!!

at the moment, there are really only two figures i'm DEAD set on ordering as soon as preorders start. i thought about koto's shinobu and senjougahara, but again, i'm not completely sure about them. (i don't know why i'm iffy about gahara-sama's figure, but for shinobu, i'm waiting for alter to release their prototype…) anyways, the two figures are alter's tachibana makoto (MY BOYFRIEND!!!) and megahouse's utena!! 

source: makotomatic's flickr

source: oyj12's flickr

i require makoto (for obvious reasons) and as SOON as he's announced, i will be hitting that preorder button, no questions asked. i think alter (as usual) did a really great sculpt job. even though he's in a static, standing pose, the slight movement of his jacket is nice, and makoto's personality shines through on his face!! as for utena (i'm planning on watching the series this break, so she's a tentative confirmation at the moment i suppose) i'm going to wait for her to be painted, so we'll see about that. (everyone knows i'm a huge sucker for pink hair.) writing this post made me really happy i'm such a fucking loser!! but at least i'm a happy loser!!! ^___^

happy birthday!

it's 3:30 AM, i got home from my birthday thing a while ago, but i'm not sleepy at all. i'm so excited and happy my friends are literally the best people in the world!! i'll keep this figure-related, but in short, guess what…

they preordered gsc tsukihi for me!! i'm still freaking out and i can't believe it!! she's sold out at a lot of places, so i wonder when they actually got around to pre-ordering her… she should be coming out later this month if gsc doesn't have any delays in releasing her (i really hope that they don't because i need her!!) and i'm just so excited and happy i actually am almost shaking wahhh i adore tsukihi so much and this figure… just look at it… it's so gorgeous… i'll actually have a decent monogatari display now with this, and once i get my hands on my holy grail araragi figure later on. (courtesy of my little sister, heh.)

anyways, this will be my first figure with this sort of excessive prop. and since it's so red, i wonder how it will complement my other figures… the red colour and the prop itself (what's it even called?) really remind me of the anime, with its colours and angularity. i love the masks, and i love the pinwheel, and also the lil string detailing that holds it to the bar. i love love LOVE tsukihi because she's cute af (honestly she's my favourite fire sister, even though karen is cute as hell too, jesus christ), and the fact that she's always in traditional japanese garb. her kimono is soooo fucking cute… (i'm not sure if i prefer her with this short hair, or her longer braided hair from season two though!!) honestly, the pink and red of her kimono (i'm not even sure if this short thing is called a kimono, i wonder what the actual name for it is?) seem kind of redundant with the red of the jungle gym thing, which is why i prefer this alternate coloured version of her, and also because it's her main outfit in nisemonogatari. but does it look like i care right now? honestly, i have the best friends ever, and i'm just going to be SO emotionally attached to her. whenever i look over at my detolf i'm seriously just gonna tear up and pass the hell out like… i still can't believe this like… holy shit i was sure this was gonna be one of those figures that just sat stagnant as hell on my wishlist for forever, but it's gonna be a reality and i'm gonna have her in my display soon! i can't wait to see what her base and her box look like ahhh… i really need to get started on planning out my display better, and also looking into purchasing some risers. my friend told me that i should make them by myself (using a heat gun?) but i'm not confident in any of the skills that i would need to make that a reality…

i kind of want to talk about nadeko (sengoku nadeko!) because i've literally just been obsessed with her lately. my favourite loli sweetie! i'm not really sure if she truly qualifies as a loli, but i guess she fits the criteria to a certain extent. ootorimonogatari was SO fucking great, and when break rolls around i really want to rewatch some of the episodes. since koto's shinobu seems to be doing well (i think? maybe? i just want alter to release their shinobu prototype?) i'm hoping for more monogatari figures!! i REALLY hope someone will release a figure of nadeko in her medusa form (maybe an alternative face/hair plate? hell yeah) because honestly, i would be on that so quick. i haven't really been "captivated" by many figures on pre-order lately (which i guess is a good thing for my wallet at least) but man, if they did a nadeko figure…!! i actually found a prize figure prototype of nadeko by taito, and i'm pretty sure it's based off second season because she had the scrunchie and all, but i don't know if it's gonna be with her white hair ahhh.

source: mikaeru on pixiv

maybe i'll get gsc's rendition of nadeko someday… but at the moment, i'd much rather cop banpresto's nadeko, where she's in the cute outfit for when araragi comes over to her house in bakemonogatari, heh. ("i'm fine with either role… giving the orders and taking them.") i think about this figure SO often that i consider it one of my holy grails. i was thinking about doing a small monogatari prize figure haul this month, but we'll see about that.

i think tomorrow i'm going to do a post where i cry about all the babies i have on pre-order right now, and the prototypes i'm really looking forward to!! good night!! ^___^

i fucked up

today i kind of gave in, and kind of preordered an outbreak company poster set from amiami. i honestly wouldn't have had a problem with this at all, except for the fact that it comes out in january… which is when madoka and kuroko are getting released y'know… (so much for my "one figure a month" plan… maybe they'll get delayed or something.) o.k. but seriously, the poster is pure perfection. like jesus christ how was i supposed to pass this up? i need it on my bedroom wall right now?

i'm soooo happy with this show i'm really sad that it's almost over… it's kind of like the new hataraku maou-sama!! for me in terms of comedy and stuff, but everyone in it is just so cute like i'm literally in love with miusel and petralka!

!!! THAT LAST ILLUSTRATION THOUGH !!! seriously if they released an outbreak company artbook i would on that shit solo quick like omg these drawings are so gorgeous i don't even know where they're from or who did them… it would be nice if someone did (scale) figures of them too (alter, please!) and i'm sure dali covers of them will be released in the future. i'm probably gonna have to cop a doujin dali though because like man i can't have that nsfw stuff on my bed but literally only because i really don't want to see my parents' reaction to that… i was gonna get the doujin kuroko daki from hobby-heart this month, but it turns out i can't because i have other things to spend my money on. (he he he)

furyu's sakura prize figure is pretty much sold out every where right now, to my knowledge. ok literally as i finished typing that sentence i checked amiami again, and she was back in stock!!! oh god, i just preordered her i'm gonna kill myself. but she's solo affordable and i'm pretty sure if i really needed to, i could give my preorder away when the time comes like in april… 

source: hobby-maniax

source: radiokaikan

honestly, i think the prototype looks amazing. i can't wait to see her all pink and painted, and i seriously hope they decided to keep the base like that because i love it… like goddamn this looks so great for a prize figure and i'm so excited!! all the nice card captors figures are garage kits and this is just so great like wow i am so happy i'm alive right now i can't believe this at all!!! (i'm just kidding i'm actually just so done with myself right now i can't believe i just did that hum…) i really hope that the painted prototype turns out well. fingers crossed!

anyways, wave has done another beach queen set for my babies, and i'm not sure how i feel about them… i mean i know they're BQs but i'm wondering if i out to give them a try? i really don't like the job they did with madoka's face (it looks so… vegetable wtf… reminiscent of the original madoka BQ i guess), but moemura love!! i love her pose and her bikini and of course her twin tails… except, again, her face just seems really strange and i'm not a fan of how thick they made her glasses. actually, mami's figure isn't all that bad (her face is ok!) and i love how she's wearing a charlotte palette bikini. kyouko looks really cute!! but why did they have to give sayaka a orange bikini?? was that really necessary?? this reminds me of how horrified i was at yuno's green bikini like are you fucking serious??

that's literally all that went through my head today. anyways i accidentally found these gorgeous madoka doujin artbooks and now i'm dead set on tracking them down and ordering them. later haters!