The official Shining game series figure blog recently launched a parallel separate blog with identical content, and it’s there that the final pre-production prototype of Kotobukiya’s Shining Wind Blanc Neige PVC figure appeared this evening. This is the same version that was on display last week at the Shizuoka Hobby Show, and according to the blog post is the final amended version before she enters mass PVC production. We’ll be watching for full details when preorders open soon. Note that this is a different item from Kotobukiya’s earlier released Shining Tears Blanc Neige – she changes costumes between games. (no more)
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The instant this is available I’ll be jumping on. I’ve always felt that Blanc Niege had the best of the Shining Tears character designs and this seems to capture it really well, far better than earlier offerings.
Ooh, that’s a mighty fine lookin’ figure. I particularly like the pose. Casual, but the lines flow well.
I would certainly pre-order this figurine.
I opened up both the official blog and the Ameblo sister site to do a side-by-side comparison of the first figurine version and the final amended version.
Maybe I just suck at the “Spot the difference!” game, but the two versions look identical to me. Is anyone able to tell what they changed in the final version?
>>Eva
If you’re referring to the version shown in this post it’s possible that they’re both the same item, and the newer post is the more complete look at the figure that was promised. It’s hard to tell, I agree.
As far as the revisions present there, the newer post notes “a change in the color palette and other subtle fine tuning”. Hard to say what that means without a look at a figure known definitively to be an earlier draft.
cant wait for the preorder window to open.
must have every cast from shining universe :3
another nice Shining Koto, another that will be in my collection.
If anyone’s been paying attention, I’ve had my eye on this one for a long time, and will definitely jump on immediately.