Two figures we scooped last month showed up on the radar officially today, the first being Toy’sworks’ Exelica PVC from Trigger Heart Exelica (scooped here in last month’s Hobby Japan). Now listed officially over at the Toy’sworks site, she’ll be coming out in May at 1/8 scale (28 cm tall with base included) and the rather steep price of 9,980 yen, tax included – no doubt due to the bulk of her suit equaling that of a second whole figure. In other news, preorders went up over the noon hour today at Amiami for the first entry in Pleasant Angels’ [ERO] Ore no Yome (“my bride”) series (scoop here), Chouun from BaseSon’s eroge Koihime Musou. She’s due out in late April at 1/8 scale and 6,090 yen, and is rated 18+. Pleasant Angels’ release history has been a bit rocky, but there’s nothing like a new castoff lineup to liven a figure company’s fortunes… Images of both figures below:
Alter’s Exelica is better. I must wonder how they got the idea to make figures of her though.
Hmmm…I thought the Chouun figure might be good from the thumbnails but when I looked closer at the pictures her face is screwed.
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What a disappointment. If the showcase prototype already sucks, I can’t imagine how the mass production will look.
What I don’t get with Excelica is that there are now 2 PVC upcoming and NEITHER are the Cerberus Project sculpt!
I can’t see anything wrong with Chouun’s face.In fact I found it lovable.
I wonder how the quality of this maker would be.
Judging by the previous Pleasant Angels’ figure I have (1/5 Karen Mio… *shudder*), I think I can safely say I can pass on this one. I won’t know for sure unless I have the figure in hand. After all, the Maria from Taki actually seems decent, so stranger things than a good Pleasant Angels figure have happened.
>> Rephin
Thanks. I am wondering about how good is the quality of PA myself. Guess I will wait for the actual product to be released and reviewed before coughing up the cash. After all, at 6K for a 1/8 figure for unknown quality, I can buy another confirmed top quality MILF megahouse Cattleya at a lower price.
I have to be patient. Cash is tight for the me for next few months (or until the stock market recovers…)
p.s. Chouun is fully top and bottom castoffable for those interested.
http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/image/10067237a5/20/5