Amiami’s noon update today included the two new figures from rookie maker Eye Up that we reported last week: Kamina and Yoko from Gainax robot anime Gurren Lagann. As previously reported, Kamina is scheduled for release in late August at 8,190 yen retail, 1/8 scale (26 cm tall), and comes with detachable cape and shades and a sculpt from Black Sabbath. Yoko is likewise 1/8 scale and 8,190 yen retail, 21 cm tall with release coming in September and a sculpt from Mesuka / Ani. Both are finished PVC models. Images below:
Eye Up Kamina
(Amiami)
Eye Up Yoko
(Amiami)
isn’t the other Yoko in the same pose a Zenko or Cerberus Project? I looked at the close up pics and this rendition is just lacking for the refinement of the other one (wish I could remember for sure which sculptor the other rendition is by).
There is a Cerberus project 1/6 scale Yoko as well
http://hompy.jocoso.jp/album.nwz?tmsrl=115623&bsrl=0&_pg=0&act=read&aseq=2012181
But the one that looks the best to me is the Kotobukiya 1/8 kit http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10063922
This Eye Up sculpt is not bad IMO… but the mouth just looks kinda off.
to all Yoko fans, Enterbrain-Wafudo’s G-Dome sculpted Yoko just came out. I’m glad I preordered that one. Moeyo has an article with picks of the final product.
yeah… that would be ‘pics’ as in pictures no ‘picks’ as I errantly typed in the previous post.
Yeah, this Yoko is extremely similar to the Kotobukiya kit sculpted by Munetoshi Makio. I slightly prefer the face on the Koto kit, but now I wonder if Koto will bother with a PVC production of that since this Yoko is so similar. Decisions decisions….
Well the market is already floded with yoko pvc, on the contrary I MUST HAVE KAMINA!!!!@.@”.
oh god i’ve been waiting forever for this figure to come out!!!
preorder goooo!!!!
Must. Have. Kamina. Will pre-order by any means necessary!
I think this could be the 3rd variation that i saw, the difference between this fig and the Koto kit and Cerberus kit lies in its detail.
I spotted the hair differences (look at the end of the hair, i think i see more split hair on Koto than Eye Up than Cerberus, i could be wrong)
The GK kit difference can be seen here
Koto:
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Cerberus:
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>>kwangkwang
Hi! I’d appreciate it if instead of linking to sites that sell unauthorized bootleg versions of kits you provide links to the original creator sites or Yahoo auctions for legitimate copies of the kits instead. Thanks!
I never really cared for the pose, so I’ll be passing on that Yoko. But man…I have to have that Kamina.
moar nia plz
Yoko’s fine, but I’d like one to stay in stock for even FIVE MINUTES before I can make a decision. I don’t want to preorder again..
As for the guy, I don’t really like it. *shrugs*
I’ll get the Enterbrain-Wafudo’s Yoko, although I’m not fan of Gurren-Lagann crap, she is too sexy to pass by. Kamina? Bwahahah!