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K-On! Release by Wave

AlternateSam — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 11:46:23 +0000

Wave has just released both these K-On! characters for pre-orders in homage to the beach scene in the show. Yay to fan-service! ^_^

Mio fanboys will undoubtedly be overjoyed when they finally lay their hands on a bikini version of their goddess. Me, I think both these figures look moe and the price is pretty awesome as well, almost the cost of a nendoroid. Its rare nowadays that you can find a PVC at this price point, especially for a popular series.

Yui looks rather awkward at first but she sorts of grow on you with her pose and her ‘friendliness’. As for the Mio figure, she’s just being herself with her shyness and her coy facial expressions.

However, I find the paintwork somewhat lacking, especially in the head region. Both heads look rather badly painted and they look kind of odd. You can see for yourself how the hair looks like one badly molded lump of plastic with horrible joint-lines to boot. However, this could just be due to them being pre-release pictures. The final products might be much much better with an overhaul of the molding design etc. Not a must-get for me in any case as I do not really like them in their swimsuits. If, and a very big IF, Azusa-nyan comes along with this set, I might be sorely tempted.

Truth be told, I’m still holding out for the ED PVCs ^^ Will give these 2 a good thought though, the Yui figure beckons me oh so often…

Both of them are available for pre-order at HLJ and HobbySearch.

Hirasawa Yui Wave Version (PVC Figure)
Release Date: Dec 2009
Scale: 1/10
Price: 3,800 Yen
HLJ / Hobby Search

Akiyama Mio Wave Version (PVC Figure)
Release Date: Dec 2009
Scale: 1/10
Price: 3,800 Yen
HLJ / Hobby Search

Pictures via HobbySearch & konachan.com

Alter’s Yui Pre-order Out

AlternateSam — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 05:58:40 +0000

Alter announced the release of Yui PVC for pre-order today.

Yui was just released for pre-orders to complement the one released of Mio about 2 weeks ago. Her electric guitar looks pretty detailed and the paintwork is excellent as expected from an Alter’s PVC. The only drawback I can see is that it looks a potential leaner with the weight all balanced on the ankle of her left leg. I supposed they will have to find a way to prevent the leaning from occurring.

You can pre-orders yours at either HobbyLink Japan or HobbySearch.

Hirasawa Yui Alter Ver. (PVC Figure)
Release Date: Dec 2009
Scale: 1/8
Price: 6,800 Yen

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Mio Akiyama Nendoroid PO out!

AlternateSam — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 09:40:20 +0000

The legions of Mio’s fanboys can whip themselves into a greater frenzy already. (Evil) GoodSmile Company has released pictures and open pre-orders on the Mio nendoroid. The rest of the gang including Azusa will be rolling in soon I think, just slow enough to keep the coffers full. Keep your wallets closed and hold them tightly! Resist the poison!!

Price-wise, it will start at the usual nendoroid price of 3500 yen so its not an exclusive. But judging from the character’s popularity, there might not be enough to go around since I think some people will get about 10 of her.

I will be getting her and the whole gang of course. How can I resist? But I’m more of a Mugi / Yui supporter so hopefully I wouldn’t have to wait too long. More pictures below.

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K-On Madness Ahead! The Attack of the Goth-lolis

AlternateSam — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 06:29:09 +0000

I’m absolutely adoring those Goth-loli attire the K-On girls are wearing in the ED. At the best of times, I’m not really a fan of the goth-loli look but this setup with them on their instruments really took my breath away.

The episode 1 of the anime was out a few days ago and I just got round to watching it. Episode 1 for most anime tend to be rough around the edges due to introduction of characters being slightly dodgy as well as slight plot exposition and this series was no exception. However, I quite liked this series with its idea of 4 high school girls forming a band. Its quite funny and doesn’t take itself too seriously, which is a good thing after you are totally tired from the stuff you are doing IRL.

This light musical comedy series reminds me slightly of Haruhi Suzimiya and Lucky Star, which isn’t that surprising after you discover that the trio were all animated by the same firm – Kyoto Animations. The character designs in K-On is pretty good though, and I pretty much think it can only go up in terms of watchability and entertainment.

The 4 main character: the very enthusiastic Ritsu on drums, the mature and calm Mio on bass, the rich and friendly Tsumugi on keyboard and the definitely ditzy Yui all have a large dose of moe-ness attached to them and they attract their own (and sometimes similar) fangroups already. In fact, the Mio fanboys have the largest population now and they are currently raging around the interweb disputing with regards to their newly-found queen so its pretty entertaining to read about them.

Anyway, K-On looks like it will be a fun ride and at least I have a ‘replacement’ series now that Tora-dora is over. I have finished the first 4 chapters of the manga version of K-On and I can say the fun will continue at least until episode 4, which is where the standard fan service, bathing / onsen / beach episode will occur with the cast in their skimpy gear. Maybe some Queen’s Blade will suffice until then, eh? ^^