After missing all three release waves of Max Factory’s incredibly popular Haruhi figure I wasn’t planning to pick her up, but when I came upon her by chance yesterday at a decent price I couldn’t resist the temptation. What follows is a cursory review of a figure roughly five months old; not much to see here, but humor a fellow, eh?
Original Design: Itou Noiji
Sculptor: Kuroda Masanori (Amiami search)
Source: Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuuutsu (anime, novels)
Scale: 1/8 (19 cm tall)
Materials: PVC
Release Date: February 2007
Production: Max Factory
Price: 3,990 JPY (tax included)
Current Availability: [KNC] [HLJ] [HS] [JLIST] [TL] [AAA]
Haruhi is famous enough at this point to have spawned a derisive English term for her fanbase (and for me to have heard of said term), so I’ll refrain from going into the background and salient characteristics of the character to spare us all the rehash. I’ll merely state for the record that my Harutardation does not extend to the level of some, though I’m quite taken with the anime and hope for a sequel, and that if I had a favorite character in the show it would probably be Haruhi herself (though she doesn’t hit my strikezone perfectly).
I’ll also skip a lengthy discussion of the merits of this kit. It’s good because it captures Haruhi at typical Max Factory reproduction standards and boasts a sculpt job that does not disappoint: all around a professional kit by professional craftsmen with just enough sparkle and dynamism to make me feel like they meant it when they put it together. If I had a complaint it would be that her panties really are rather boring. That, and no matter how many times I beg and implore she will not start doing the Hare Hare Yuukai dance that she seems so close to beginning. ;_;
Overall Score: 8.5/10
I whished her pantsu were orange, that could have been great xD
To me the figure is just perfect, but my Haruhi fanboy side blinds me ^^;
Nice nice Shingo. I see you got the monster of the 1/4 Freeing Haruhi figure as well? Cool.
So, any plans for a review of Freeing’s Haruhi? And Jesus, how tall is that thing anyway?
Yeah, there are definitely those plans. The pictures have been taken already, it’s just a matter of cutting them down to a manageable number and actually pulling it together… should be up soon. Freeing’s page says that she’s 21 cm tall, but who knows what that would be if she were standing.
I got this figure about a month and a half ago, and I agree with you, but I don’t care about the colour of her panties – just so long as she’s got some on! :P
Never heard of “harutard”. I only known “haruhism”.