A Combo breaker for the recent strings of Anime posts! this particular item had been released back in 2021 before but i think it is worth discussing as my memory is still fresh from my Rozen Maiden Anime marathon. Just like other entries for the lineup, Pop Up Parade Shinku is sold for 3900 Yen and released in October 2021. After a long drought of Merchandise for Rozen Maiden, in 2021 GSC decided to release merchandises for this once popular Gothic Lolita series again starting with this Shinku Figure. Up until now the series got some steady stream of merchandises by GSC in Pop Up Parade and Nendoroid reruns which respectively cover 4 out of 7 Rozen maidens, time will tell if Hina Ichigo, Kanaria and Kirakishou will get their share of merchandise.
To be honest Shinku's Pop Up Parade eludes my attention at the beginning because the Sculptor used 2013 version of Shinku which looks very generic compared to Studio Nomad version for Season 1 and Traumend. Maybe the 2013 version is more faithful to Peach Pit manga depiction, but I think most of the Rozen Maiden fans were more familiar with Nomad's version of Shinku which capable of putting a Innocent yet very strong expression like this DVD Boxart shown.
Speaking of 2013 Version, I think the anime didn't leave as strong impression compared to Rozen Maiden's first two season for several reasons. For one the artstyle deviate slightly far from what older fans accustomed to, then the screentime of the Rozen Maidens are way off balance as fan favorite Suiseiseki barely make any appearance and finally the 2013 Anime didn't able to wrap up Rozen Maiden's storyline considering the Manga only finished the serialization later in 2014. I am very well aware that by 2010 onward Japanese anime industry are having difficulties in financing series that didn't have major following from the masses. However I still wish Rozen Maiden will someday get the proper animation to wrap up its storyline even if I feel that the Storyline is mediocre but nevertheless the Doll Maidens of Rozen deserve a proper sendoff.
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