Figuarts Zero Kurosaki Ichigo Getsugatensho version

Jeebus, when was the last time I wrote anything about figures? It has been too long, that's when. The reason for this is because I have no time to appropriately introduce my figures. Besides I need a new display case. The ones I have aren't enough to place them all which is why I have lots of them still in boxes and never opened.

I haven't bought new figures for a while either. The last figures I received was back in August. Wait... that wasn't that long lol.

Anyway, I just found out about this figurarts of Kurosaki Ichigo in his zero getsuga tenshou mode is scheduled to be released in December. I mean... fuck, I SO FUCKING WANT THIS! Just look at the details guys... JUST LOOK AT HIS FACE! *faps*


I have look around the net for this figure, including Hobby Search, but the reservation was closed long ago which obviously disappoints me greatly. Having this figure in my collection would have been perfect. He would look so fucking amazing besides White Hollow Ichigo SDCC Limited Edition figure and the Mega House version of Kurosaki Ichigo.



This figure stands tall at 18cm, made from ABS PVC and is produced by Bandai. It cost at a 3300 yen which is approximately MYR150 which surprisingly far more cheaper than my other three Ichigo's figures.



Like I said earlier, this would be a great addition to my Bleach figures collection and hopefully I will be lucky and managed to obtain this in the near future. If any of you guys want to give this as a gift for me, please do so. I will be forever in debt :D

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WF2011 Summer Figures: WANT

When was the last time I wrote a post about figures? I have no fucking idea.

Don't get me wrong. I still love them figures and I still buy them when I see something of my fancy. The last figure I bought was of Krauser II by Revoltech. It is still in the box unopened, among many other figures like Haruhi (the Disappearance version and nendo), Kyon, Lucky Star puchi, Konata and few others, including a One Piece figure that I got for my birthday. Some, like the Bakemonogatari Puchi, I got for almost over a year now and still unopened.

I am sure that many have covered the whole hoohah of Wonfest Summer 2011. I am not going to do the same. I am merely gonna post up some figure pictures that have caught my attention at the festival. I may or may not buy them in the future. We'll just have to wait and see about that.

Urgh, why must they produced one of my most favorite accessories she has ever wore...

her bike

As I watched Fireball Charming, and saw the latest gadgets and accessories Drossel used week after week, I know it is only a matter of time before they get on sale. I'm sure the price will be ridiculous for this one. If only they would just sell the accessories... I am so tempted.

those staves are tempting me though
edit: thanks!

I am a big fan of The World God Only Knows anime. Keima is probably one of the most memorable character I have ever encountered. If only they have a Keima puchi too in the middle, I would not have to think twice about purchasing these dear things. Although I have warm up to Elsie in season two and does like Haqua, I don't think I would spending my money on them anytime soon.

HOLY SH-

Harribel is not my favorite espada. She's just okay in my opinion and I blame Kubo for making her death so lame. But Bleach characters have a spot in my hollowed heart despite how unfavorable they are in anime/manga. I would still buy them if I can get my hands on them. Otherwise, I wouldn't have an Inoue figure in my collection now, would I? SO WANT.

cuteness overload! hnnnnnng!!

Whoa, just look at that, Ikoku Meiro no Croisée already have figures coming out? When can I get my Takanashi figure!! I didn't know that they are that popular. But then again, I saw a lot of figures from shows that I don't give a fuck about. The Japanese people are weird like that Having said that these puchi is too darn cute to ignore. I am tempted just because that kimono looks so good on Yune. Not to mention puchi Claude! Tempted as fuck!

THAT helmet...

Kamui Kobayashi got himself a figma deal. Not really a fan of his but he does drive for one of my most favorite Formula 1 team: Sauber F1 Team. There's nothing much about the figma if you take the helmet away but damn... that helmet is the selling point of this figure for me. The details!

However, I have a learn a lot since I first collected these figures. I used to buy anything that I seem to like but not really, like them Vocaloid puchis. I only like Kaito and that's the only reason why I even bought them. I feel sorry for those tiny things for getting neglected which is why I sold them to a kid in neighboring country where they will get the love that they deserved.

From now onwards, I am gonna be a tad more smart at choosing figures that I want to buy so I won't waste my money nor feel guilty for neglecting them.

For my figures, click here though I haven't updated it in a while >_>

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The overdue diary of a tard: an introduction

Edit: I wrote this back in 2009. I'm no longer free lancing. I have weekdays job, weekend job, clothes-making business and taking orders for cake and cupcakes. I am no longer a manga whore like I used to be and work pretty much consumes most of my time nowadays. I just feel like posting this again just to remind myself of how big of a fan I am when it comes to anime and why it always give me something to smile (and be happy) about.

Otaku is extremely negative in meaning as it is used to refer to someone who stays at home all the time and doesn't have a life (no social life, no love life, etc)

It is always good when you meet people who share the same passion and interest. Although I am lacking such friends in real life, because they are a bunch of retarded people, I am fortunate enough to make some in the webz, because we are teh awesome people.

Now that I am doing free lancing, I think I am becoming more of an otaku in every sense of the word (I know how negative the word is in Japanese culture, thanks to Miyazaki Tsutomu, the fucking bastard, but this is not the kind of otakuness I'm talking about despite that some of you might think it is LOL - refer to the definition of otaku that I have provided plzthx). It does freaking me out sometimes when I realized I haven't interacted face to face with another human being for more than 3 days or haven't gone out of my house up to three weeks at one time. But then again, I don't see the need to do such things when I can derive pleasures from anime/manga/writings.

I have been living my life as an animetard for slightly over 10 years now. It started as a hobby but quickly turn to obsession when I can't get enough of everything. I didn't advertise my 'otaku'ness so openly back then for reason that the 'net was still relatively new at that time. I can't even afford ADSL, for pete's sake. How things have change for the past 2-3 years. I begin to fangasm/nerdgasm at every chance I get. Not to mention the amount of blood lost I've suffered due to nosebleed. The animetard in me shine through when I started to meet people all over za wurado. I swear it was like we are on the same wavelength since we were in our mothers' wombs! The passion we share... it was beautiful. It was sacred.

I'm so fucked up, according to one of the retarded people I mentioned earlier. I nodded my head vigorously when he said that which consequently made him do the facepalming, Kyon style. I giggled because of Kyon, he took offense and gave up trying to put some sense into my oh-so-awesomely-corrupted brain.

Thanks but no thanks.


Recently I feel like my blog needed a revamp. I haven't touch it for almost over a year because the 'emodramo' that happened in 2007. I just lost interest. Then I met animenerdz who asked if I could write reviews for them. I thought why the hell not since I've been doing that in my blog as well. So lo and behold, my blog is alive again!

This is when I started to meet people who collects figures. I have a bunch myself but the collection is nothing to be proud of considering how puny mine is compared to the others. After I saw their collections, I just got this unexplainable feelings of being unfulfilled. My heart beats faster than it normally does whenever I learned that they have added a new nendoroid or a figma or a trading figures to their collections. I believe the reason was simply because it is full of envy.

It left me no choice but to join that league of extraordinary gentlemen (haven't found one female collector yet).

For now, I end this diary as I hunt for the figures to complete my Bleach set.

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Wonfest 2011 Want: Stocking

There are lots of figures preview at Wonfest 2011. I know some guys who are banging their heads on the wall because there are too many figures they want to fap to. Lucky for me though, I don't like any of them except for this one:

Oh yes. SO FUCKING WANT!

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Christmas comes early!

Yes, I don't celebrate Christmas but that is besides the point. Those who stalked me would know how much of a fanatic I am when it comes to Kyon. So imagine me fapping when I saw that GSC is coming out with the nendo version of him!

the famous facepalm

Needless to say, DO WANT THIS!

Fuck yes please.

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WTFF? Another Set of Nendo Puchi K-ON?!

Yes, seriously... WHAT THE FUCKING FUCK.

Barely two months ago, they, the GSC, already announced the pre-order for their nendo puchi K-ON release which made me rage. Because I didn't manage to get the nendo Ritsu, I ended up pre-ordered those puchis.

Now, all the K-ON nendo I ordered have arrived except for Ui who will be joining the group soon. I have also received figma Ritsu and Tsumugi and pre-ordered the Alter Ritsu as well.

I was content.

Until I saw this piece of news on Twitter about the Limited Set Nendo Puchis of K-ON. Fucking again!


Instead of all five girls, they are selling it in sets. Thank goodness the first set doesn't have Ritsu in it otherwise I couldn't help myself from placing the pre-order. Obviously Set B will include Ritsu, Tsumugi and Ui, coincidentally the only girls that I can actually stand in this series. Maybe I'll consider buying that. But how many K-ON figures do I want in my collection =\

I just want Ritsu...

Gah, I need to put a halt on my obsession with Ritsu ♥

Speaking of Ritsu, take a look at this latest poster for JOHO showcase that will take place on 27 November 2010. Did you see Ritsu anywhere? =3


I'm not buying this one. I don't care if I don't have a complete set when I pre-0rder the second set soon. Fuck you, GSC. Hurry up and re-release nendo Ritsu already >=(

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Square Enix Bleach Play Arts Kai

If you are an avid for of Bleach like yours truly, you would notice how limited the figures are. Only few companies are making their scale figures: Megahouse, Toynami and Alpha Omega while Ben Presto and Bandai each have produced trading figures and candy toys respectively.

As a fan, I'm obviously disappointed.

But now Square Enix, who is known for Final Fantasy figures, has added three articulate action figures of Bleach for their Play Arts Kai collections! Thank you Square Enix for answering my prayer. Now all I need to do is trying to get my hands on these figures, or at least on Rukia =3


Each figures cost USD42.99. That's around MYR250 including postage from US. These figures made their naked debut (without paint) at the New York Toy Fair 2010 and is just released on October 27, 2010 last month. That's practically yesterday.

Aight enough dilly dally. Let's start out with the male protagonist, shall we? I don't really like the hair of Kurosaki Ichigo on this figure. It reminds me of durian and I'm not fond of that fruit. It's too spiky for my taste. I don't remember his hair looking this fugly in the manga. That's not the only reason why I don't like this figure. I don't recognized the face. It's like they get some dude wearing an orange wig and made him cosplay Ichigo. They could do a better pose on him too. This one is too plain for Ichigo. In conclusion, I don't think Square Enix managed to capture the essence of Ichigo which is kinda phail, imo. And sad because now I don't have a heart to buy him.


By the way, didn't the pose and design kinda remind you of something?

Next, let's talk about Kuchiki Rukia, the female protagonist of this series who is awesome as fuck. I don't fucking care if you disagree with me because this is my blog and I can fucking say what I want and considered it as fact.

Rukia got a much better treatment than Ichigo in her transition from manga to an action figure. Unlike Ichigo, Square Enix get her features right. She does look like Rukia. Maybe it's her trademark bang and her intense eyes but I love it. They even get her flat chest right. Sode no Shirayuki is obviously the most beautiful zanpaktou in Soul Society and I think Square Enix did a good job with it, with the ribbons and all.

What I don't like however is her outfit. Maybe it's a pre-requirement for an action figure but I think her shikakusho is too baggy at the bottom. It will just hinder her movements imo. The same goes to Ichigo's.

so gonna get!

Rukia comes with Kon, the plushie lion who always got bullied by the other characters. At least he is of some use in the movie.


Last but not least is the ever so popular (whether or not for the right reason is up for debate) tenth division captain, the chibi Hitsugaya Toshiro. Again, I'm not a fan of his hair although Square Enix pretty much get his overall design correctly. I think I'll put this one in KIV since I still have not have his figure in my Bleach collection.

If only they made a figure of Gin, Grimmjow and Ulquiorra...


My wish is for Max Factory to create figma for Bleach characters. I know I'll buy every single one of them even if it's Don Kanoji and Inoue.

Maybe I should write a threat letter to them?

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Nendoroid Puchi Bakemonogatari Set #1

Hello there, peeps. I have just bubble-wrapped my Vocaloid nendoroid puchis and it will be ready for shipment tomorrow. Yes, I have sold them. Something that I never thought I would do. Oh well, I don't have much love for them anyway. The Vocaloid was BIB item so it only cost the buyer MYR200. That's like USD64. It was a good bargain and I sold it not because I needed the money. I sold it to make space for new figuires and it doesn't feel right holding on to them when all I have been doing was neglecting them.

So here I am again, thinking of selling my Nendoroid Puchi Bakemonogatari Set #1. I have yet to open them so the condition is brand new.


The only reason I'm getting these puchis is because of Araragi (I have no love for the other two, especially none for Senjougahara). I mean just look at how adorable his ahoge are...

After some serious thoughts I decided that I might as well sell these puchi despite that I'm probably gonna missed the ahoge. But hey, I'm going to pre-order the figma Araragi anyway when it is released. Besides, even though these puchis are adorable, they are taking up a lot of space and that is something that I need at the moment. The Lucky.Star puchis are still in box because of this predicament.

These puchis are sold-out items so naturally the market value kinda increased because of that. I've checked ebay and the lowest they offered is MYR165 which is around USD55. I'm willing to let this one go for MYR100 or USD32.


I don't care if no one buys them either since that means I can keep the ahoge and probaly sell the other two puchis separately which mean more money for me :P

And no, I'm not making this a habit. I realized that I don't have much love for puchis so there is no reason for me to hold on to it. Most of the puchis in my collection resulted from me being an impulsive buyer. I have yet to control my spending when it comes to figures. In fact I just bought another 4 figures in the past week orz.

But yeah, not much love for the puchis. If I get a right offer for all my puchis, I might even sell them all off. But until then, I'm keeping my Lucky.Star and Death Note puchis with K-ON puchis on its way.

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Bleach Trading Figures Series 2

I got my hands on these figures not long after I acquired Kira and the figures from series 6. I am just too lazy and quite frankly too busy to review on them sooner. Minus these figures, I still have 8 boxes of figures that I have been neglected and unopened including figma Tainaka Ritsu which arrived earlier this month together with Lucky.Star puchi dressing up as characters from Street Fighters.

Series 2 consists of 4 characters from Bleach: Kurosaki Ichigo, Kuchiki Byakuya, Inoue Orihime and Urahara Kisuke. Three of these characters are my absolute favorite. I believe you know which one I'm talking about.

Lets talk about Ichigo's bankai figure first. Despite that he sometimes gets overshadowed by my other favorite characters like Grimmjow and Ulquiorra, I still have a soft spot for him. He and Rukia are the essence of Bleach. I cannot enjoy Bleach without these two characters around, preferably together ^_^

If you look closely, he has a plaster on his right cheek.

Doesn't he looks dashing in his ragged shikakusho and bandaged abs? I want to see if any of the manufacturer will adopt his hollowfication form, badass with slightly longer hair form and last but not least, his Mugetsu form. That will be just so fucking sick man. Him with longer black hair? Fap worthy.

As for this figure in particular, it comes with two different heads: his normal face and his Vaizard mask face. Since I took these pictures so many moons ago, I completely forgot to change his head to the Vaizard mode and is now too lazy to take another picture of him with the Vaizard mask. I'm sorry.


I love looking at the back of this figure. I got the impression that he's strong and pretty much a bad ass but still there is warmth emanating from him that kinda sooth you and convinced you that he will protect you. It must have to do with the black ragged shikakusho, his broad shoulders and his pose. We have seen him taking this exactly same pose numerous times in manga and anime, no?

Let's move on to the other figure. I have repeated a few times of the fact that I'm RPing Byakuya in a group in facebook and have been doing so since 2005. Before I RP him, I am indifferent about him. I'm not exactly please with how he is willing to sacrifice Rukia for the sake of upholding the stupid rules of Soul Society but he doesn't annoy me either. It is only after I started with the RP that I appreciate his aloofness, cold and stuck up attitude because it just makes RPing him so much fun.


Byakuya and his scarf are inseperable. Even when he lose his captain's haori, he still has the scarf around his neck. Wonder if he takes it off during the summer... Does Soul Society has different season?

Contrary to Ichigo, I like seeing Byakuya from up front. He has that commanding attitude even when sculptured into a 7 inches figure. Besides, I love his pose. It's like he's ready to go bankai on me, just waiting for me to screw up. LOL

Enough about Byakuya, now to Urahara Kisuke, quite possibly the most genius shinigami ever live. SPOILER ALERT: After all he did defeat Aizen, supposedly the most genius shinigami around.


Somehow I always forgot that Urahara has been around ever since the earlier chapters of Bleach. He's not exactly forgettable but I just got confused with the time line sometimes.

This figure is of him as the 12th Division Captain. We only found out about this piece of information during the Turn Back the Pendulum Arc. This is when he truly changed my mind about his character. For the first time, I see how bad ass he really is despite his nonchalant attitude. So I learn to take him seriously.


You have to admit that he looks so much better in a captain's haori instead of the shopkeeper outfit he wears. You can argue that you missed his signature straw hat and clog and I'll accept it because he does owns that look, however you will not incline to take him seriously in that outfit.


I love how loosely he wears his captain haori too. It fits his personality perfectly. In fact, all the captains have their own style of wearing the captains haori, no? It kinda represents their personality, except for the old fuck and Ukitake, and maybe Toushiro.

If I have a choice, I would have trade in Whorehime with either Hisagi, Toushiro or Matsumoto. She's a waste of space. The figure of her in the series is from the Soul Society arc. I will not bother to explain more about it except maybe that her face looks mighty retarded. Reminded me of the baby turtle in Finding Nemo except that she is not cute at all. No, really. Enlarge the picture for proof.


Aight that's all for Series 2. Thinking back, Bleach is the reason why I got so into figures collecting, just like it is also the reason how I become such an animetard and a manga reader. My first ever figures are of Rukia and Ichigo. I have come a long way since then. Now I have almost a complete collection of the series, as well as three different figures from three different manufaturers: Kurosaki Ichigo from Megahouse, Limited Edition White Hollow Ichigo from Toynami and the latest, Hiyori Sarugaki from Alpha Omega.

This is some of the moment that I feel so proud of myself ^_^

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Saber Alter Vortigern

Once again Good Smile Company brought to you another different version of Saber (I have lost count how many version are there). This time around, they are doing the Alter Vortigern version. Since I don't play the game nor am I a big fan of Fate/Stay Night the anime, I can't really understand why are people so obsessed with Saber. Heh, I asked some impractical question sometimes, don't I, since I am just as obsessed when it comes to Haruhi Suzumiya and Tainaka Ritsu.

But speaking of this latest PVC figure from GSC (which is now available for pre-order), I don't really see what is so special about it at first glance. Sure her armor is shiny and all but I think it was too dull overall when combined with the crimson color of the base. Also I think there is too much going on down under. I would actually prefer if the base is more simple and black in color.


Then I saw Saber with her possessed sword. I mean just look at the sword. That is one bad ass motherfucking sword. If I need a reason to purchase this figure, it would be because of the sword. It is just too freaking awesome, all crystallized and shit.


This 1/7th PVC figure is set to be released on April 2011. It cost MYR430 exclude the shipping. Fortunately I'm not interested. Not even tempted.

However, I have made up my mind to put down my pre-order for Alter Tainaka Ritsu. I just couldn't resist the temptation to have her in my display cabinet. She is going to look so fucking awesome with her magnificent drum set. She is around the same price as this Saber figure but hell, I'm getting so much more than just a mere sword. The figure is set to be released on February 2011. There is plenty of time to accumulate the money XD

I found myself spending at least MYR100 every month for figures. If I don't I will just put aside the money in case I need to pre-order something new. It is also useful when figures have been released which mean I have to get the money ready to pay the remaining balance of said figures. For example, I have already spent close to MYR200 in October for pre-order of nendoroid Hirasawa Ui, Date Masamune and Alter Ritsu. I need to prepare around MYR200 more since nendo puchi Lucky.Star and figma Haruhi Suzumiya will arrive soon. My monthly budget is only for figures atm >>

Oh by the way, for Ore no Imouto ga Konnani Kawaii Nake ga Nai fans, or specifically Kirino's fans, Katebukiya is opening pre-order for her PVC figure. Props to the sculpture. I love the details on her clothes and hair. But the expression and pose kinda too common I think. She doesn't really stand out as a figure.

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More nendo temptation

Remember my wish list figures?

I have already pre-ordered all three of the Haruhi Suzumiya figures and very happy about that. Now The Figure Mall is opening pre-order for few new figures including nendoroid Hirasawa Ui and nendoroid Date Masamune. Both of these figures are in my wish list so naturally I am more than incline to get them.

The reason why I want Ui is because I have all the other K-ON girls. I figure I might as well have her and make the collection more compelte since after much deliberations and thoughts, I decided to purchase the nendo Ritsu (which now cost MYR420 excluding shipping). Wish me luck with the negotiation!


Then we have Date Masamune. Like I mentioned before, I just couldn't resist the eyepatch and the helmet. They are so darn cute. Given his serious expression, it just makes the figure even more darn adorable instead of intimidating. nyoron~

By the way, Date is not from GSC. This might be the first time I'm getting a Phat Company's figure. I feel less guilty about it now XD


But why must they open the pre-order for both figures at the same time?! Jeebus! *cries*

There goes my plan to go to the Universal Studio >>

On a side note, I am really glad that I made that wish list. I have been tempted to get other figures but since I have the wish list, I am more focus of what to get instead of wanting everything that I see. I am still broke but at least I can still afford them ^^

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Boxed figures

I need to unboxed these figures soon before the others arrived. I need time and most importantly display space for them first though. nyoron~

Wait. Harry Potter?! FUCKING WHAT?! yeah I know >> but there is a story behind it so stay tune ^_^"

I want to check out the Baron the most though. Anyway, anyone interested to buy the puchi Bakemonogatari?

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Holy shit! Look at the drum set!

I think with this, Alter's collection of the K-ON! girls is completed.


I so fucking want her but realized that I couldn't afford it. Not at the moment at least. Fuck, why am I so obsessed with Ritsu and her drum set?


I love the fucking details on the equipments. I think Alter has the knack for it. Having this would look so freaking cool in my display cabinet. Shit, I guess I have to guesstimate my budget for the next six months. If I buy this than my plan for a holiday to Japan must be canceled. I have to settle for Bangkok and Vietnam.

Or I can just ask her as part of my dowry =D

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Nendoroid Puchi: Death Note - Case File #02

These puchi came shortly after the vocaloid. Unlike with the vocaloid, I really do like these nendo petite probably because I am more familiar with them than those synthesizer wannabe. Who wouldn't know them, right?

Just so you know, these puchi do not come ready assembled. You have to assemble those tiny body parts yourself, just like I did with the vocaloid. And it was not an easy thing to do because they are tiny and I have a bad experience with broken figure part. Luckily I have small hands.

The reason why I want these puchi is because L is one of my favorite anime characters. I missed the chance to get the nendo so I make do with the puchi instead.

There are two L in the box. One holding a tennis racket and the other is talking to the phone. Both come with the cutest expression ever.


Also, look at the hair. I love the details on it. The same goes for Kira's puchi. The hair in my opinion was the cutest part for all the three Kira. One of the Kira is wearing a suit with a police badge in his hand, the other is Kira stripping for me and the third one is Kira in a sports gear ready to play tennis. If he thinks L want to play tennis with him, think again Kira.


Alright that is five of the puchi. There are seven left with one of them as the mystery character. Next up is Near. Besides L, my second favorite character from the series is Near. Probably because he resembles L a lot. I also have a thing for white-haired character. Just like his predecessor, Near too have a perfect hair for a figure. There are two Near in this puchi box. One with him awkwardly sitting with his toys, and the other is of him standing with a robot toy in his arm.


Then there is Mello who comes with two different expression and accessories. One is of him eating a bar of chocolate, which I found quite funny and would snickers every time I look at his face and the other of him holding a pistol/revolver.


I don't like Mello that much. His outfit is a big turn off for me. It made him looks like a cheap gigolo or something similar to that. But his eyes are pretty though.

The other figure in the box is Teru Mikami. His design must be the most boring design out of all the puchi. A black suit with a black file case and a black megane. The hair too made him looks like a girl wearing a suit. I guess I have to blame it on his job.


The mystery figure for this box is none other than Misa Amane, Kira's whore. She is wearing a white nurse outfit. I can't say much about her because I really don't like her.


Aight, that's it. I feel so relieved that I get this review finally done and over with. They arrived back in late February and it took me this long to do a review on them because I keep procrastinating with shits.

This only left me with three more set figure to review.

Life is great *lies*

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