Well I got my hands on this 1/6 original cast figure of Kan’u Unchou from E2046. The people at E2046 have clearly been putting a lot of effort into their ORI product line, and I was right in saying that this has to be their best attempt so far. Not that there aren’t nits to pick.

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I’ve blogged about E2046′s prepainted resin figures before, such as their cast of the BUBBA Bunny Haruhi and Yuki Nagato.

As part of their ORI series of products, E2046 has created an original Kan’u Unchou (from Ikkitousen) resin figurine that looks like the most thorough work in their pre-assembled product line thus far.

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Mika-tan, an employee of GSC, posted some new “product testing” pictures (what an awesome job) of this wonderful creation on her blog today. Chibi Miku stetching out her hand while holding a negi is so cute, it hurts my tooth. (Or maybe it’s just my tooth decay.) I did preorder one some time ago. Hopefully I can get it.

[ Mika-tan’s Blog ]

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It’s not the kind of moé stuff that I usually review, but it’s still pretty cool. And free stuff is always good in my book (unless they are bad).

It’s somewhat NSFW so make sure no one is looking over your shoulders…

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E2046 has added a few awesome entries to their Gathering series of pre-painted resin recasts. (In case I haven’t repeated it enough times, their Haruhi recast rocks!) It seems that the Gathering series must be selling really well because they just keep coming.

Some of the new items up for preorder include:

• BUBBA’s Yuki Nagato. Both of them.
• Saber Maid
• Rei Ayanami (by Shunya Yamashita)
• Kan’u Uchou Maid

They are also bringing back Haruhi Bunny, this time with the ears painted all black and a checker base that was used in the special red version.

Kan’u looks pretty hawt in that pose.

P.S. Sorry for the lack of updates. I’m busy with something right now. Real-life is tough.

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One particularly awesome resin figure caught my attention…

Legs… @_@

Not since BUBBA’s Haruhi Bunny have I wanted a resin figure so badly. It’s probably a lost cause, but a man can dream. This resin figure was sculpted by YZJ from the group Cobra-kai. You can see a slightly better picture of it on his blog. ほしいぃな～～

The other figure I really like is Kaiyodo‘s Haruhi. This one will probably be available in PVC soon.

Check out the rest of the cool Haruhi figures on Akiba-blog!

P.S. Of course there’re also Yuki, loli-gothic Yuki, loli-gothic Yuki, space Yuki, space Yuki and whatever.

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No further info is forthcoming but you can view a video with more shots of it here.

Anyway, HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR! May you have lots of fishes.

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CDJapan is having a figurine sale with some items (read: the crap) discounted up to 70%. The sale is until 28 Feb. Most of the items are shit not very popular, but there are a few that might be on your wish list, such as:

• HIMM — Mitsuki Sawatari
• Gundam SEED — Cagalli Yula Athha
• Gun X Sword — Carmen 99
• Last Exile — Grand Stream Box
• Last Exile — Alvis E. Hamilton
• Shakugan no Shana — Shana (Black Hair)
• Shakugan no Shana — Shana (Red Hair)
• Bakuretsu Tenshi — Amy
• My-HiME — Natsuki Kuga
• Da Capo II — Nanaka Shirakawa
• Fate/hollow ataraxia — Sakura Mado (Swimsuit)
• Fate/stay night — Collective Memories Trading Figures
• Peace@Pieces — Nagi (Shinigami Costume)
• Melty Blood — Pretty Collection

Take a look at the full list for yourself.

The only thing that really interests me is Mina Majikina but she’s sold out. Oh well.

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So anyway, Day 2 of my grand project to build Miina! In Day 1, I sandpapered the hell out of everything. Now it’s time to apply the primer!

Day 1
Day 2

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I can’t exactly place my finger on any particular spot, but the figure doesn’t feel Mikuru the way Max Factory Haruhi radiates off a Haruhi aura. Maybe I am just bias. The figure retails for ￥4,800.

Speaking of 1/6 1/8 Max Factory Haruhi, HobbyLink Japan has reopened preorders for it. They have also posted the exact number of units they will be getting: 20 for the February batch, 30 for the April batch and enough stock in June to fulfill the remaining orders. I think I have a good chance of getting the April if not the February batch considering I ordered relatively early.

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