Yet another old figure released Dec 2008, but gotten only recently. Was another of those figures chopped off the preorder list before release but decided to get her after all since the price is pretty fair, it’s been a while since I bought anything, and the bunny she holds onto tempts me lots as well :p
Same honeycomb-like base as the first figure of the series: Mitsurugi Meiya, they’re meant to be displayed together with the bases fitting each other nicely. The third figure in the lineup: Kagami Sumika features the same type of base as well. Three pegs are on the base in total, with one each for the foot, and the third peg on the side of the base to lock bunny in position.
Pretty nice shading on her hair though it’s pretty hard to tell since I chose to go the incandescent and dark look once again. Hardly makes for review material really, which is why I’ve actually been sitting on posting this shoot for two weeks, but laziness gets the better of me so here it is anyway.
While Mitsurugi first attracted me due to the glossy and polished finished look of her suit, I have to say the next thing that attracted me to Kasumi other than the bunny would be her hair. The nice, sharp angles of her twintails, the two little feeler thingies sticking out at the nape of her neck, and the general detail of her hair are really nice. The highly polished surface now probably just give me headaches as dust shows up really obviously on it =/
The polished surface also almost allows you to see which brand of aluminum foil I use even for my reflector =/ But aside from those factors, the surface finish is still something different from most other figures out there so it’s always a welcome addition all in all. Design of her suit is somewhat simplistic yet futuristic enough to my little brain, and I really like how the blue on her suit looks.
More aluminum foil delight, and oh yeah, the logo too for the organization Kasumi belongs to.
Was a bit of a pain to fit Kasumi into the base since the rear peg that goes into her right foot felt a little too short and didn’t feel like it inserted fully into her toe region. Fit okay after a little bit of messing around.
Bunny love~~~~~~~~~
Another reason why I didn’t post this as early as I could have, since I could really figure out what kind of scene to set her with and things got put on the backburner soon enough and ended up that way for a while. Decided that less is probably more yet again in this case since trying any scene would be pushing things and leave a very forced feel overall. Went with just dusting off Meiya and throwing her in for this final photo :p Kasumi is a pretty sweet figure, though really not very eye-catching and would appeal to only certain tastes. Price of 6800Yen would likely tone down the urge to get her as well. Can’t say she’s highly recommended unless you’re a fan of the series, you can get her for a reduced price, or you simply love distorted bunnies.
Series: Muv-Luv Alternative
Manufacturer: Good Smile Company
Released: Dec 2008
Price: 6800 Yen
Scale: 1/8 Scale
Availability: In stock @ HLJ
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I originally really liked the body designs of Muv Luv, but I eventually got turned off by the whole part under the chin thing. And after that, I didn’t like the name Muv Luv either.
This figure looks really cute, and the outfit looks really slick, except for you know, the chin thing.
In the case of your photoshoot, I like it. I would have liked to see more shots with the bunnies in them though!
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Not a fan of the chin thingie too myself, though I’m neutral with the name I guess, I do picture something somewhat different from the game when I hear the name tho ^^;
The bunny is pretty much only good with the face, as in it’s not really exciting enough to go for more shots (though I would have loved to, but the principle of overkill dictates otherwise), so in the end I just settled for 2 closeups =/
I kinda like the chin strap; it sort of adds a futuristic cyborg flair to the tight piloting suits. I really like the contrast with Kasumi’s cute innocent look and her shiny black Darth Vader-like costume and the evil bunny rabbit. I ordered Sumika a few days back since she’s on sale over at Big Bad Toy Store; maybe I ought to complete the set.
Your pictures are great; the darker background goes pretty well with Kasumi. Personally, I couldn’t see the aluminum foil in the reflections XD
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She has a nice butt but the Muv-Luv Chars give me kinda the creeps.I cant really pinpoint what it is but im frightnened ^^
I liked this figurine because I found the rabbit really funny ! The realization is good, and your shooting is great ! Congratulation ^^
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@Tier: I think I might have been more accepting of the chin thingies if they didn’t feel like beards so much to me. I’m thinking I’ll likely pass over Sumika unless she really appears in front of me in a local store and cheaply too ^^;
Thanks, glad you liked the pics and have no complaints abt the foil ^^; Maybe if I had better lenses, it’d be more obvious, it’s a good thing to have shoddy equipment at times I guess :p
@Blowfish: Heheh, mebbe you don’t take too well to space-type girls. I suspect you’re more the Queensblade clothes type
@Leonia: Haha, the bunny was something I totally had to have too.