Hobby shop Be-J has a listing up today for an ero-ero Ikkitousen soft vinyl Ryomou Shimei figure, scheduled for release from maker Zenon in November at 1/6 scale (29 cm tall) and 5,040 yen retail. The single sample image leaves many questions unanswered, and this is the first I’ve heard of the maker in question, so until we see more in the way of visual evidence I’m thinking this is a dangerous preorder proposition despite the reasonable price for the figure’s size. With offerings for My Otome and now Ikkitousen I wonder if we’re seeing the beginning of a soft vinyl bishoujo figure boom… (no more)
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What is the main difference between soft vinyl and PVC? Same thing?
Yeah, the price of this figure is good at 1/6 scale, but it doesn’t look too attractive for me to buy :)
Soft vinyl is this, PVC is this.
Having never purchased a soft vinyl figure I can’t describe the difference between the two substances in detail, but it seems that soft vinyl lacks the range of expressive options present in PVC (while being easier and cheaper to produce). It also apparently warps much more easily in heat.