When word first broke over a year ago at Wonder Festival 2007 Summer that Vispo’s Seyada Tara kit would be seeing a PVC incarnation from Daiki Kougyou, shock and awe was a phrase that handily described my mental state. While she doesn’t fit the normal spectrum of what I’d look for in a 2D girl, her phenomenal retro-futuristic design combined with the epic sculpt and sheer colossal presence of the figure compelled me to plunk down the large portion of paycheck required to fund her acquisition. All the pieces are in place for a truly historic figure, but does Daiki live up to the task? Read on!
Original Design: Orion
Sculptor: Katagiri Katsuhiro (Vispo)
Source: Daiakuji (eroge)
Scale: 1/4 (33 cm tall)
Materials: PVC
Release Date: August 19th, 2008
Production: Daiki Kougyou
Price: 30,450 JPY (tax included)
Current Availability: [HLJ] [HS] [TL] [KN]

Originally appearing in the 2001 Alice Soft eroge Daiakuji, Seiyada Tara also makes a small appearance in 2004’s Rance VI. She’s described on the official Rance VI site as:
“A clay robot made by Latsunomiko. She usually looks like nothing more than an exquisite life-sized doll, but she comes alive when injected with semen. She appears to like it white and energetic.”
*Note: I did not make this up.

Seyada Tara as she appears in Rance VI
Sculpt
The quality of Tara’s sculpt was a foregone conclusion. With the Vispo name attached and the previews available at Wonder Festival and on his official site there was no doubt in my mind that this was an epic figure; the opportunity to examine it up close has only reinforced this conclusion.
The scale, pose, and balance of anatomical elements and costume work extraordinarily well, creating a figure that looks amazing from just about any angle (with the possible exception of a straight top-down view). The sculptor’s skill is evident in just about all aspects of the sculpt, but really shines in the contrasting textures of the clay costume and her smooth skin. The torque of the waist that establishes the lines of the sculpt extending through the legs and torso is executed flawlessly. All in all, another Vispo masterwork.
Production
My overall impression is that Daiki has done a good job with this figure. If I were the production supervisor’s boss I would take him out for a drink, but I’d probably only pay for one beer before calling it a night – after buying Tara I wouldn’t be able to afford anything more.
The price is the 800-pound gorilla in the room when considering Tara’s production quality. When paying close to $300 USD it’s impossible to ask for too much precision in the quality control, or two many subtle layers of paint; what we see here is good, but not an outlier compared to other recent work from the maker.
All of the basic quality issues that were present in earlier production drafts (notably some seams in the hair sculpt) have been eliminated or mitigated, though one glaring omission is batteries for her LED headset; I’m not sure whether there’s a legal regulation in Japan that bars products from shipping with batteries included, but if there were any item that should properly contain them this would be it. If it’s not a legal thing, Daiki should be taken to task for leaving them out.
Conclusion
Daiki Kougyou’s Seyada Tara is an item that is a litmus test for insanity in bishoujo figure collection. The truly lost likely already have her on order; if you were hovering on the edge before reading this review I can only advise that you take a hard look at your finances and decided whether you value eating for several weeks or not. I’m slowly getting my metabolism used to cardboard and ground-up plastic left over from figure packages… This is an awesome figure, but definitely not one intended for the casual collector; the “bang for your buck” simply isn’t there. On the other hand: if you’ve got the cash to burn and an equally burning desire to support Vispo and see more epic figures on the PVC market in the future, this is an investment seriously worth considering.
I’m as lost as you ^^ got her at home, and I don’t regret it !
Great review as usual ^^
PS: I need to buy the batteries too !
Whoa whoa, what’s with the lack of nipple pink?
>but she comes alive when injected with semen
Don’t we all?
This figure looks gorgeous! Eyes are so beautiful. But $300 for a figure… that’s gotta hurt!
As wildarmsheero said, I think it’s missing something on the nipple area, but besides that, the figure looks really good. Curves are perfect to me.
Good review, very nice pictures. Thanx.
most vaj detail I’ve seen on any figure lol. And a loli at that…
Man- if I had the money- I would drop it in a heart beat- she’s gorgeous!! I love her.
But $300 bucks hurts to many other figures.
Thanx Shingo- I’m gald you were able to get her and review her.
Thanx also for the pics- didn’t think she would be “That” detailed. Heh.
I would have loved to buy this figure and support Vispo. But at that price, I definitely have to pay VAT for this item as it’s value is above US$300 with shipping.
In the end, I guess I have to make do with your very good photos. I also supported Vispo by buying another piece of the beautiful nurse Amane Shiratori instead. She’s more to my taste. 8)
Yes, well. I’d get this figure in a heartbeat, but I don’t have that kind of money at this time. Sadly enough. ;_;
She was on my must get list until I found out the price, then she moved to my ‘if there was no budget’ list.
I didn’t relise that she was castoff when the preorders went up. If I had I might have blown the budget anyway.
nice review and pics, shingo!
when you have the time,it would be nice if you can review the base, the lights, and uh.. maybe tips and trick regarding battery placements?
no grand score for this figure?
mine’s not arrived.. yet
Yeah mine just came in yesterday.
It’s so absurdly sexy. I didn’t know where she was from, but when I saw those WonderFestival pictures last year I knew I had to have her.
Now I just have to find that battery.
:)
There’s no doubt it’s an exceptional figure but the price is a deal-breaker. You really need to have space to display these large figures.
@suneo:
Other than Sanae Aizawa it’s rare to see such anatomical detail on a commercial figure. And the first on a loli at that.
@blacklotus:
I managed to get the pink version of Amane Shiratori. It’s a great figure.
She’s awesome… but I can’t spend it. Though I could spend it on a PVC rendition of Toushirou’s Saber if full castoff. I love Vispo’s work but I’m a bigger Toushirou fan and I actual have seen Fate (didn’t like the ending) so I’ve got like 10X the character attachment. That being said, if Daiki was going to do it they probably would have announced it at WF, so I guess I’m gonna end up without either:( But at least I’ll still have the $300.
Another one of the “lost” who have this awesome figurine.
I will have to find a way of getting hold of this one… its just the most stunning figure of recent years! (does anyone agree with me that her bum is her finest aspect??) I have some batteries right here…
batteries code is LR44
needs three of ’em
dunno where to put it though
@P Laskey
agreed with the tush
300 bucks..I just don’t see it.
Fortunately even before knowing her price she doesn’t turned me on, but I congratulate all of you who are fond of her and can afford the price. Nice review again, Shingo. I’ll keep the pictures anyway :)