Ys Origin Myethos 1/8 Feena

 The classic JRPG series Ys haven't got any merchandise in ages and now Myethos making a surprising entry with one of the Ys Twin Guardian Goddess, Feena! The figure company gave a rather luxurious treatment for Feena, using her Ys Origin version posed in her Angelic form holding Black Pearl artifact. Feena's Ys Origin figure will be sold for 18800 Yen price tag with 2021 June schedule release.

 No doubt this figure rendition for one of the Ys most famous heroine is gorgeous, but Myethos is taking rather big gamble on this one. From a first glance, i think the figure will have some stability issues as the Wings would be rather heavy for the figure's supporting stand. Then for Ys Origin, Feena is not particularly the best choice since she plays rather minor role on that game and her older sister Reah actually suits better as she is the one who played the Main Heroine part. But I guess Myethos picked Feena as their choice for figure since she is one of Adol's major romantic interest and still probably the strongest one until this day. I think there were some plan to release the Twin Goddess figure as a set but the price tag would be too expensive for not so mainstream series so Myethos shoved the plan and make Feena instead.

 For the Ys series itself, i think Falcom is rather clueless on what to do with the series at the moment  probably because the writers who are responsible in building up the Ys series lore are likely had left the company. Ys is one of the few series that had the potential to stand among the Pinnacle of JRPG with Rance series, but it is not going to reach that position anytime soon with its current situation.

 As for Feena herself, she still remains one of the best Heroine from JRPG series when it comes to her niche. Up to this day Feena is still the exemplary paragon of Timeless Divine Beauty. I have seen plenty of good Pure Maiden designs but it is simply very hard to compete with a Goddess. Feena's Ys Chronicle version depicts this particular quality the best since her simple village clothing does not reduce her Peerless Beauty any less. For such top tier heroine, i am willing to wait for this particular version of her figure made as well as a proper conclusion of her story with Adol.

Fate/Grand Order Phat 1/7 Foreigner Katsushika Hokusai

 Another luxurious PVC figure for FGO series and this time Phat made one for the Foreigner class servant Hokusai!  This particular version Hokusai or actually Oui comes in 2nd Ascension form complete with impressive effect parts befitting the legendary Japanese Painter who was famed for the Great Wave off Kanagawa Painting. 1/7 Hokusai is scheduled for September 2021 release with whopping 32000 Yen price tag. This kind of price PVC figure usually reserved for Saber or Jalter but for once another new servant joins for the luxury treatment.

 Hokusai is the second Foreigner Servant after Abby debuted in FGO NA early this year and the Father/Daughter duo was immensely popular back in the JP server debut . The legendary painter himself actually took the form of Octopus after being cursed by an outer god and her daughter Oui who is also his apprentice did the most of fighting in the game. Oui herself is one of the stronger girlfriend material for Gudao with her spunky personality and thus got significant amount of merchandise despite her status as newcomer. In any case this 1/7 Figure made by Phat will not disappoint the fans of this character

Fate/Extra Last Encore Taito Non Scale Nursery Rhyme Review

Let's Play, Master!

April - June 2020 Loot

 For over past two months i am mostly stuck at home due to the COVID lockdown but it appears that the Pandemic did little to hamper my collection. I think the pattern of my loot remains quite consistent over the past two years as the composition are mostly either Mecha or FGO. Though i am quite surprised with my devotion toward FGO series sometimes. But i think the rarest of the bunch would be Figma Tsugumori from Knight of Sidonia series which i got very cheap.

 As usual i think Candy Toys and the Prize Figure will be getting the earliest reviews since they are quite straight forward to do. I am not too proud with my productivity over these past two months which i could have put up some more Figma Reviews. However with my newly acquired lighting setup, i think the productivity should be ramped up abit. I forgot to include in this picture, but i finally got Figma Darkness fulfilling my promise to complete the Konosuba Gang in Figma format!

Megumin's packaging box rather sticks out

Volks A3 F-14 AN3 Mindseeker Review

Some Muvluv goodness after a long time!

Honkai Impact 3rd 1/8 Herrscher of Void Kiana

 Made by Chinese Company Mihoyo, Honkai Impact 3 is one of the more well known mobile game out there and now the series is popular enough for Alter making a Premium figure for one of the main heroine. The game is rather different for a Gacha as it features fast-paced hack and slash for its gameplay with Waifus as the playable character and it got some impressive budget for Visuals. I used to play Honkai Impact 3rd for quite some time before finally giving up since it is too high maintenance for Mobile game and the Yuri crap gets unbearable at times. It is undeniable that Honkai do have some Top tier Heroine designs but the story had too many Mary Sue BS for my taste.

 So for the first Honkai Impact 3 figure made by renowned figure maker, Alter picked Herrscher of Void AKA God Kiana as their choice. The figure is released for 22800 Yen Price tag with June 2021 schedule. Rather pricey for 1/8 Figure but the sculpt doesn't disappoint for sure.

 I happened to have HoV available in my Valkyrie  roster even complete with her S-rank weapon. While Herrscher is not as overpowered anymore, this version of Kiana is very easy to pick up. God Kiana is one of the few ranged-oriented valkyrie in Honkai Impact and a very good one, her  gameplay is basically raining down infinite amount of projectiles toward the enemies to impunity just like Gilgamesh's Gate of Babylon

 In the story of Honkai Impact 3, Herrscher of Void is the evil version of the main heroine Kiana as a god-like being hijacked her body through some circumstances and become an Existence with sole purpose to bring destruction upon humanity. I might hate the yuri-crap of Honkai with absolute prejudice but at very least still able to like Herrscher of Void's design as her depiction as a flawless beauty contrasted with her role as the ultimate adversary for Humanity had its own kind of charm. No doubt during her debut, many people whaled for God Kiana with her gorgeous design.

 Whether Mihoyo staffs played Rance series or not, God Kiana's design no doubt had close resemblance with Demon King Gele, albeit Safe-for-work version of her with slight influence of Hornet. This is because both character happened to play the same role in their respective game where they start as pure innocent maiden archetype but through some unfortunate circumstances given tremendous power and existed to bring absolute despair to Humanity. I think Herrscher of Void close resemblance with Gele is what makes me like the character even though i hate the game with passion. While i am through with Honkai, i will get God Kiana if she had a Nendoroid which is quite likely considering several of her fellow Valkyries had made it already.

Here is the comparison shot of God Kiana with Maou Gele and Hornet just to point out their similarities

Joytoy 1/25 Steelbone Armor H05

  Another Mecha toys that attracted my interest and this one came from the same maker of the God of War 86 last year. Turns out this particular manufacturer is called Joytoy who had been making 1/25 Scale action figure that resemble Kotobukiya's Hexagear but their mech had some vibe of Titanfall. This time the 1/25 Mecha toy that i am interested in is called Steelbone Armor H05 which on first glance resemble Gundam 00 Tieren with its loadout and color scheme. For a size comparable to Metal Build, 1/25 Steelbone Armor are available for 80 USD Preorder on Showzstore which is very cheap. While i haven't got the God of War 86, i think the Steelbone Armor would be a good candidate as my first choice for Joytoy products.

Rance IX Revolution of Helman Masou Shizuka Route

 Almost halfway there for the Rance IX Main Heroine articles and this time is another old time Main Heroine of Rance series, Masou Shizuka! For some reason Shizuka is the most popular Rance Girl in Japanese Fanbase constantly scoring top positions throughout Rance series. In Rance IX, we got to see Shizuka personal conflict resolved but her love story with Rance is still far from finished in this one. In this route we got to see the cooler side of Rance once again befitting his status as the legendary adventurer.

Toy Story 4 Cosbaby 607 Bunny and Ducky Review

To Infinity and your mom!

Monster Hunter S.H.Monsterarts Rathalos

 It took more than a decade but Monster Hunter series is a beloved video game series that had reached a point where even Bandai couldn't ignore anymore! Early this year there was a reveal on the collaboration of Bandai with Capcom's Monster Hunter series and the fruit of the collab sees Monster Hunter wyverns featured in the SHM lineup!

 I didn't collect  SHM, but it is one of Tamashi Nation's highly esteemed lineup just slightly below Metal Build that had released plenty of Quality product for Godzilla series. And now we are getting two Flagship wyverns of MH series Rathalos and Nargacuga as the first release from this prestigious lineup. For Rathalos, Bandai offered the product at 12000 Yen Price Tag which boast 40cm Wing Span so the figure and some effect parts. For some reason despite higher price tag than SHM Nargacuga, SHM Rathalos doesn't include any hunter mini-figure in the package.

The last time we are seeing any MH Wyvern action figure was from the Revoltech series which had died out and Bandai simply took it to another level with their SHM series. The future might be uncertain at the moment but i think we will be seeing at least Tigrex and Zinogre appear in this lineup should the initial release are well received and sold well.

Rance 03: Fall of Leazas Main Story Complete!

 Since i revisited Sengoku Rance early this year, my journey toward Rance series has been very fruitful in particular in the past two months and now i have finished Rance 03 which took me about a week! I have been anticipating to play Rance 03 for a long time because it is the actual point where Rance started to score some major accomplishments that paves his way to become the Legendary Hero of the Continent. While Rance 3 doesn't last me as long compared to Rance IX, I thoroughly enjoy the experience of this game and think I have found another personal favorite from Rance series title apart from Sengoku Rance.

 Of all Rance Remake title, Rance 03 Production value easily surpass Rance 01 and 02 by far margin, representing a definitive adventure experience in Ranceverse. Rance 03 is noted as the first Rance series that is given a voiceover and at very least the performance for Rance, Sill and Lia doesn't disappoint.

 As of now i think i will take a short break from Rance series before moving onto Rance X but might took a detour to Kichikuou Rance. I have also gathered sufficient material to write a full article for this game which may be out in near future once i have written few more for Rance IX Route. If you consider yourself a devoted fan of Rance series, Rance 03 is definitely one of the must play title as it features one of Rance's major adventure campaign. But given that Rance Quest translation is not even been released yet, i doubt the translation will even be out within 2-3 years. In any case i will take observe closely for future Rance title, possibly Rance 04 Remake which will have Rance encounter with the legacy of Holy Magic Sect.

Rance IX Revolution of Helman Senhime Route

 Continuing on Rance IX Main Heroine route storyline, Senhime is the second one that i will be covering. From her debut in Sengoku Rance, Senhime is one of the character that had good potential as main heroine material despite her character is rather undeveloped apart from being a battle maniac.  Senhime's love of battlefield led her to Helman as mercenary during revolution of Helman and a strange turn of fate led her to Rance one again. In this route we got to see more caring side of Rance as he is shown to genuinely concerned for the wellbeing of Senhime.

Arknights Nendoroid 1352 Exusiai

 A new Nendoroid for Arknights and this time it is the SMG Angel, Exusiai! It takes a while but Exu made it as the 2nd character to make it for the Nendoroid lineup for this popular Tower Defense Gacha after the Donkey Assistant. Nendoroid Exusiai will be scheduled for November release with 5300 Yen Price tag and compared to Ristarte the Accessories is decent enough to justify the price. In Arknights, Exusiai is a 6* Sniper Operator and represents the Big 3 Operators in the game together with Silverash and Eyjafjalla. Affiliated with Penguin Logistics, Exusiai is the moodmaker of her team with her easygoing personality and she goes a long way with Mostima among her teammates. After Exusiai, I think Chen will be likely the next Arknights Nendoroid to come out as her prototype is out already and perhaps Texas or Skadi will be getting a turn too if the Franchise is doing well.