Onmyoji 1/5 Animester Shiranui 離火燼舞 Ver

 And so I thought Shiranui from Onmyoji series couldn't get any more luxurious treatment but this deluxe 1/5 Premium Figure by Animester proved otherwise. Looks like Shiranui is Onmyoji's greatest darling outpacing Yotohime who was the former top waifu with far margin by this time. Dubbed as "離火燼舞" version which is translated as "dance of embers or flickering flame", 1/5 Shiranui will be scheduled for June 2024 release and sold for whopping 75000 Yen, a price tag that can easily get you 1 or 2 good non-Bandai Diecast Robot.

 This Premium Shiranui's Figure do capture the image of the title it used for the figure, as Shiranui embodies the concept of a tragic existence who uses up all of her fire of life to shine brightest at the brink of having that same fire being extinguished. I think the China Onmyoji fanbase got so many Shiranui devoted fans that She kept getting good merchandise and even luxurious Skins in Onmyoji Arena. Seriously early this year Shiranui already got the most expensive Royal Skin in OA and within this week she will get another Legendary Skin from meta-cognitive series. But seriously Shiranui is easily the best of Nao Touyama's waifu role so there's that.

Speaking of Animester, this hobby company do have some good portfolios in waifu PVC Figures and even make Premium one for Onmyoji Senhime. I am sure that they have better shot at greater success with this Shiranui for their Onmyoji portfolio. Seriously that face sculpt just captures the image of divine beauty perfectly.

Onmyoji 1/7 Shiranui

 Onmyoji's Top Waifu Shiki, Shiranui once again got another luxurious product release and this time it is 1/7 Figure made by Wing. Scheduled for December 2022 release, 1/7 Shiranui will be sold for a whopping 27500 Yen! Must be the large fan that costed extra 10k for this figure.

 Along with Yotohime, Shiranui is one of the most popular character from Onmyoji series due to her tragic backstory and high Waifu value. Personally i think Shiranui is one of the best role by Nao Touyama who usually play tomboyish female character role in anime but with Shiranui, the Seiyuu proved that she is perfectly capable of playing good waifu role. 

The reason why i am particularly fixated with Shiranui is that this character provide opportunity for Nao Touyama to showcase her talent while being sidelined in FGO. In Fate/Grand Order, despite her relative popularity Seiyuus Nao Touyama was given only supporting character role like Suzuka Gozen and Ibaraki because the better roles are taken by veteran seiyuus. It is such bizarre thing that some talented Japanese Seiyuus are appreciated better in Chinese made games than their native Japanese game. This is the same case for Seiyuus like Rina Satou who is given great opportunity in Arknights
 

Onmyoji Nendoroid 1608 Shiranui

 

 After a long string of Male Shikigami Nendoroids for Onmyoji series, the songstress waifu Shiranui joins in for a change of pace. Nendoroid Shiranui is sold for 6200 Yen Price tag and scheduled for December 2021 release. 

 Shiranui is one the featured Shikigami in OA last year and she easily catches attention during her debut and remains to be one of the most popular Shikigami to this day as well as being one of the most banned Shiki in the higher ranked game. In OA Shiranui takes position as Mage/Jungler but most player utilize her as mid role with high mobility and burst damage which can easily wreck havoc on enemy team when used by skilled player. Shiranui had everything that it takes to be a popular waifu character with her gorgeous design complemented with tragic background story. I am not familiar with Onmyoji RPG storyline but Shiranui was a beautiful young maiden famed with her singing and dancing skill who attempted to kill herself in order to avoid being married to cruel lord only to turn into her current Shiranui form when she came into contact with the mystical spirit of the island.

 If i had Shiranui as my Shikigami main, i would have preordered this Nendoroid in an instant because Nao Touyama did really wonderful job voicing this character. This popular seiyuu's role as Shiranui  is way even better compared to her FGO characters because i guess she doesn't have the role to play the main heroine role in the latter game yet. I am still waiting Nendoroid release for Yoto or Hououga for my Onmyoji collection but i may be even willing to get one for Hakuro or Miketsu depending on which skin. In any case you can try to listen Shiranui image song which Nao Touyama did a great job on it,

 

Onmyoji Nendoroid 1449 Onikiri

  While Onmyoji series probably not too well known on Japan Market, the series is popular enough in Mainland China to get constant stream of Nendoroids by GSC. So after Shuten and Otakemaru, the Sword Youkai Onikiri is the next one to come out. Slated for October release, Nendoroid 1447 Onikiri will be sold for 5800 Yen. 

 Since i only play the MOBA version of the series, Onmyoji Arena i am not too familiar with Onikiri's lore apart from him being a Youkai serving Minamoto Clan to smite demons and he is the one responsible for severing Ibaraki Doji's arm. In OA, Onikiri is a Samurai/Ninja Shikigami who is easily one of the popular pick with his cool design and flashy skills, being one of the few Shikigamis that is given the most expensive royal skin. He typically gank with his stun dash ability then deal heavy damage with his big hitbox skill where his giant Demonic arm cuts through everything in front of Onikiri and also able to bail out with a skill that makes him untargetable for few seconds. 

So for 5800 Yen i guess it is hard to have Onikiri's Demon arm molded out in plastic parts and GSC used plastic standee instead. While i still wished for Hououga's Nendoroid i think the more popular Shikigami like Yotohime or Shiranui will get one first.

Onmyoji 1/8 Yotohime: Scarlet Saber

 For once we are getting some PVC Figure for Onmyoji series distributed by GSC and the postergirl of the series Yotohime obviously make it as the prime choice. Made by Myethos in 1/8 Scale, Yotohime in her Scarlet Saber Skin will be available in August 2021 with 16000 Yen Price tag.  I have been playing the MOBA version of the game called Onmyoji Arena for almost a year and Yotohime is certainly one of the more popular picks by players due to her solid kit and waifu factor. There have been several PVC Figures for Onmyoji series before which mainly features Waifu Shikigamis like Miketsu and Yuki Onna, but this version of Yotohime seems to be the first one from Onmyoji series to be officially distributed by GSC.

 In Onmyoji Arena, Yoto is a Samurai/Ninja Shikigami who is quite good at sustained ganking due to her bulk and skillset. While my mains are currently Tank or Marksman, Yotohime is one the Shikigami that i tried to master better since Netease has been treating her lavishly with Premium Skins. In any case, Yoto is likely getting more merchandise in the future due to her popularity considering her Retribution Light and Swordmaiden Skin are top tier too.