Moeyo! Akibajin Blog brings the news today that figure maker Daiki Kougyou is beginning a new line of fixed-pose completed PVC models they’re calling Real Arrange, based on the theme of more photo-realistic takes on 2D characters. The first entry in the lineup is a figure we’ve had our eye on since it debuted at WHF Ariake 17 last winter, sculptor D-Kura’s (diskvision) Kanu Unchou.
The kit generated some criticism back it was initially posted, and Moeyo’s review of the prototype is likely only to fan the flames (it looks like they crossed her face with a really heavily made-up Johnny Depp), but I for one am excited about the prospect of seeing yet another hot (to my eyes) Kanu from a significant newcomer to the PVC scene. She’s scheduled for release in October at 1/6 scale (21 cm from head to toe, 25 cm to her fingertips), and will retail at 13,440 yen. Images of the garage kit version can be found below:
From our coverage of WHF Ariake 17
From our coverage of Wonder Festival 2008 Winter
The extent to which she’ll be castoffable has not yet been directly revealed, but this being Daiki we can trust that a full upper castoff is the most likely outcome (in addition to various damaged clothing configurations).
Update: preorders are now up for her at Amiami:
That face has some serious issues… hopefully they’ll fix things in a subsequent revision.
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Covered nipple was covered… T_T
>>XSportSeeker
Did you see the photo of the optional damage parts shown in the Moeyo review? I don’t think we need to worry about any “modesty enhancements” coming from Daiki on this figure.
Scary face is scary. Too many Kanu figures too choose from these days anyway.
while I actually like the sculpt as presented at WF08 Winter (via Shingo’s pics), the Amiami proto pics leave much to be desired. I think I’ll hold out judgment until the next round of proto pics comes along as Daiki tend to show 2 revisions or so before the final PVC is released, and often the figures look better the second time around (Toushirou and Daiki’s Anna Sugimoto comes to mind).
Regardless of the face issue (which actually doesn’t bother me one iota), I believe that to me this is the best Kanu I’ve seen yet. I personally love the body design and the fact you can cover her up for others to not freak out is good.
The face will undergo more tweaking, you can bet your life on it – Daiki are always doing that. And why do I always like the expensive figures I can’t afford? ;_;
One Kanu is enough for me, I’m planing to spend the money on Anna Sugimoto from Daiku.
“Yet another school uniform Kanu”, of a great quality; that’s true, but “school uniform again”.
The only Kanu I have preordered is “Sugar Mint Complex Kanu Unchou (armored version)” because of its quality and because it’s not “another school uniform version”.
>> Priss
I agree with you… but if another great armoured Kanu was made, for example, by Musashiya; I would be greatly tempted to preorder it!
While I am a fan of this Kanu the PVC one looks a bit strange in the face area. I know they’ll probably make changes but I’m not really fond of the hair either. Alter’s Kanu (in the PVC world so far that is) is the only one that does her justice imo and probably the only I’ll get… for now lol. I do looking forward to seeing the future releases of this line though.
The body is ok, but I didn’t like her face and the hair.
I’m still fine with this one – just wish Hobby Search had the pictures up! Maybe they’re waiting for the revised edition of the figure?
Irregardless of the eyes (which will be revised, hopefully), I’ve pre-ordered mine.
Good lord, from a Ikkitosen basher (Kanu transformed from a 7 foot bearded alpha male to a sailorsuit girl(!?)), I now have at least 6 Kanu bishoujo figures… (-_-)”
I don’t know if it has been noted anywhere else here on HD, but if you check out the diary page on diskvision.org (as linked to in the article), there is a Ryomou in development. As I can’t read the (Japanese) text on the diary posts I don’t know if it’s destined for PVC, but there is a link to Daiki’s site in the most recent post, so it would seem to me he’s either referencing the Kanu or saying it will also be a Daiki PVC (or both).
I really hope they get Kanu’s face right with the next revision and that it comes pretty soon, ’cause I love the pics of the GK on diskvision.org and the ones Shingo took at WF08 Winter, and it’s been kinda bothering me in the back of my mind wondering/waiting way more than I expected.
>>Nyx
really, you only like the Alter Kanu? I was completely unimpressed by the Alter, but love several other renditions of her, like the Yamato Toushirou and the Griffon China Dress Ver. just to name a couple. Well, to each his/her own.