Orange Horizons

Personal Post-Wonfes Filtering

July 26th, 2009 Posted in Figures

Now I don’t exactly remember how I felt after previous Wonder Festival coverages, but this time around, I feel like I’ve seen too many interesting things. If Wonder Festivals are indicators of what my wallet will be in the future, then I’m definitely screwed. Time to take a look at the ones that I could possibly commit to, and we’ll do it through multiple rounds! If you’re too lazy to look through everything (shame on you), just skip to the last round. This whole post is very “texty”, but most of it is in the form of a list, so it shouldn’t take too long to read through.

All information was gathered from these various blog posts. If you have not yet seen what was displayed at Wonfes, please take a look at those links.

Round 1

This is for everything that caught my eye. Anything that made me think, “Hey look, they’re making this!” is here.

• Nendoroid Hirasawa Yui
• Nendoroid Akiyama Mio
• Nendoroid Kotobuki Tsumugi
• Nendoroid Tainaka Ritsu
• Akiyama Mio by Alter
• Hirasawa Yui by Alter
• Shamal by Alter
• Takamachi Nanoha (Movie Ver.) by Alter
• figma Takamachi Nanoha (Movie Ver.)
• figma Fate Testarossa (Movie Ver.)
• figma Vita
• figma Emiya Shirou
• figma Saber (Casual Clothes)
• Nendoroid Megurine Luka
• Nendoroid Kirisame Marisa
• Nendoroid Churuya-san
• Nendoroid Minami Chiaki
• Nendoroid Date Masamune and Nendoroid Sanada Yukimura
• Index by Good Smile Company
• Black Rock Shooter (Alt Ver.) by Good Smile Company
• Saber by Good Smile Company
• VN02 by Good Smile Company
• M9E Gernsback by Alter
• Rk-92 “Savage” by Alter
• Marin by Yamato
• Corticarte by Orchid Seed
• Asakura Otome by CMs Corporation
• Shirakawa Nanaka by CMs Corporation

Who makes it to Round 2? Everyone of course!

Round 2

The first set of eliminations begin. For this round, I considered each one individually. I assumed that I has sufficient funds to buy the one in question. The ones who made it through are obviously ones that I would definitely like to have in my collection (if you could call it one). Let’s analyze the previous list shall we?

• K-ON! Nendoroids
• Yui and Mio by Alter

I like all four K-ON! members, and I looking at the six listed above, I’d have to honestly say that I would want each and every single one of them.

• Shamal by Alter

I’m a fairly big fan of the Nanoha series in general, but Shamal never really struck me as being that interesting, so this one’s probably out.

• Takamachi Nanoha (Movie Ver.) by Alter
• figma Takamachi Nanoha (Movie Ver.)
• figma Fate Testarossa (Movie Ver.)
• figma Vita

Being a Nanoha fan means that I would definitely want the four listed above.

• figma Emiya Shirou

I’d say that despite his casual clothes (which is rather plain), he looks pretty cool. He’d be fun to display.

• figma Saber (Casual Clothes)

I like Saber, but I think she’s more suited in her battle attire. And this particular clothing isn’t the casual form that I like anyways.

• Nendoroid Megurine Luka

More Vocaloid stuff is more fun for me.

• Nendoroid Kirisame Marisa

I’ve played some of the Touhou games, and I like many things about it, but I can’t say I’m a big fan of it. I guess one of the reasons is simply because I don’t know much about it. Because of that, I’ll have to pass on this one.

• Nendoroid Churuya-san

The Churuya-san manga and anime was definitely fun to watch, but I’m not so sure about having one of these around in the house.

• Nendoroid Minami Chiaki

Minami-ke was great, and coupled with the fact that this seems to be based off the first season’s design makes this a GET. Where’s my Hosaka Nendoroid by the way?

• Nendoroid Date Masamune and Nendoroid Sanada Yukimura

I could only think of a few things. “ARE YOU READY?” was one. “YUKIMURA!” and “OYAKATA-SAMA” were two others. But in this case that’s a good thing. I want these.

• Index by Good Smile Company

I’m not sure I like this pose, so I guess it’s a “no”.

• Black Rock Shooter (Alt Ver.) by Good Smile Company

Everything about it is cool, but I like the first version just a bit better.

• Saber by Good Smile Company

Nice action pose.

• VN02 by Good Smile Company

“Woah” was my first response. Yes.

• M9E Gernsback by Alter

Mithril’s Arm Slaves are cool, and the quality looks really good. Yes.

• Rk-92 “Savage” by Alter

The Savages on the other hand, were bad Arm Slaves to begin with. Well I’m sure someone out there likes the design, but I don’t.

• Marin by Yamato

I thought this was interesting since Umi Monogatari just started airing recently. As for whether or not I would want this… probably not.

• Corticarte by Orchid Seed

I have no played the game, nor have I really watched the anime. However, I like her character design and have been looking around for a figure of her that I like. Since this is a non-colored prototype, I can’t say how good this will turn out, but if it’s good, I’d definitely consider.

• Asakura Otome by CMs Corporation
• Shirakawa Nanaka by CMs Corporation

As much as I like these two characters, the quality looks disappointing. Can’t we have some quality Nanaka figures? =(

Who makes it to Round 3?

• Nendoroid Hirasawa Yui
• Nendoroid Akiyama Mio
• Nendoroid Kotobuki Tsumugi
• Nendoroid Tainaka Ritsu
• Akiyama Mio by Alter
• Hirasawa Yui by Alter
• Takamachi Nanoha (Movie Ver.) by Alter
• figma Takamachi Nanoha (Movie Ver.)
• figma Fate Testarossa (Movie Ver.)
• figma Vita
• figma Emiya Shirou
• Nendoroid Megurine Luka
• Nendoroid Minami Chiaki
• Nendoroid Date Masamune and Nendoroid Sanada Yukimura
• Saber by Good Smile Company
• VN02 by Good Smile Company
• M9E Gernsback by Alter
• Corticarte by Orchid Seed

Round 3

In this round, I considered things more realistically. I compared each one relative to the other ones in the pool. I also thought about the existing figure that I have and also the amount of money that I would be willing to spend.

• K-ON! Nendoroids

Now I said I liked all the K-ON! characters, but realistically, I probably can’t get all four of them (and where’s Azusa anyways?). And in a financial pinch, Mugi and Ritsu are the first ones out.

• Akiyama Mio by Alter
• Hirasawa Yui by Alter

Same deal as earlier. I could probably only get one of them, so which moe blob shall it be? I’d say Mio. Also, the prototype Yui looks a bit odd.

• Takamachi Nanoha (Movie Ver.) by Alter

I already preordered the StrikerS version of Nanoha, so I probably won’t get this. Now if they made Fate (and you know they will), then I might reconsider.

• figma Takamachi Nanoha (Movie Ver.)
• figma Fate Testarossa (Movie Ver.)

Well let’s see. I already have the StrikerS version of Fate as a figma. So I don’t want this Fate, as I find two forms a bit jarring. Nanoha would also clash with the older Fate too in my opinion. So, as much as I like these two, I’m going to have to pass.

• figma Vita

Seeing as how I don’t have the other members of Squad 6, I probably won’t get this either.

• figma Emiya Shirou

This one’s tough. On one hand, I don’t have Saber or Rin, so he’d be quite a lonesome figma. On the other hand, I still think he’s cool. For now he’s undecided.

• Nendoroid Megurine Luka

By now you’ve probably noticed that I like creating sets, and when I’m on a tight budget, the first thing to go is something that’s part of a set that I don’t own or can’t possibly complete. In this case, I don’t have any Nendoroid Vocaloids, and I don’t want just Luka. If I get her, I’d feel obligated to get the other ones, which means death to my wallet.

• Nendoroid Minami Chiaki

And now I partially contradict myself. She’s obviously part of a group of potential Nendoroids, but since she’s the only one out so far, I would consider it a possibility that I could create this set in the future (assuming they make the other ones).

• Nendoroid Date Masamune and Nendoroid Sanada Yukimura

I’ll probably have to limit this to one, considering that the amount of Nendoroids that I’m interested in is just too many. So which is cooler? Date Masamune.

• Saber by Good Smile Company

I already have a Saber figure. That’s pretty much it. I’ll start doubling up when I stop seeing so many other cool figures. xD

• VN02 by Good Smile Company

This one’s undecided too. I like it, but I just don’t know where I would put this.

• M9E Gernsback by Alter

I’m tempted to believe that this will be similar in price to Alter’s Arbalest (130ish USD). Assuming that, I can’t possibly get this with everything else mentioned above. Plus, I like the Arbalest better anyways, so even if I could afford this, I’d get the Arbalest first.

• Corticarte by Orchid Seed

If this prototype’s good, I believe I will get it. If it’s not good, then obviously not.

So who made it out alive?

• Nendoroid Hirasawa Yui
• Nendoroid Akiyama Mio
• Akiyama Mio by Alter
• Hirasawa Yui by Alter
• Nendoroid Minami Chiaki
• Nendoroid Date Masamune

And three undecided:

• VN02 by Good Smile Company
• figma Emiya Shirou
• Corticarte by Orchid Seed

That’s pretty much it, but if you’re interested, here’s a quick bonus round.

Bonus Round

Now what if I can only get 2 figures? Not much reasoning at this stage. I’ll just have to think impulsively. I would have to pick these two first:

• Nendoroid Akiyama Mio
• VN02 by Good Smile Company

Oddly enough, VN02’s not undecided anymore in this round. I guess things change when you’re only limited to two.

So, did you see anything interesting from Wonfes? =D (If you’ve fallen asleep at this point, you can wake up now.)

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