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Nendoroid Mai Shiranui
Mai Shiranui is, of course, the scantily clad, buxom, flame wielding, fan tossing counterpart to Chun Li in the SNK universe. Her most titillating feature, back in the day, was her ability to pull an endless supply of fans out of her bosom. Since '92, her powers and of course proportions have been interpreted by several different artists, each bringing something new to the table. Sadly, I have to say that between Chun Li and Mai, Chun Li is probably more relevant when it comes to actually kicking ass these days.
My favorite rendition of Mai would probably by the one by Nishimura Kinu, the artist behind the Super Street Fighter character designs I believe, and featured for the SNK vs. Capcom series.
Sadly, as a result of adulting and getting married, my somewhat triumphant Mai collection was whittled away to nothingness, with nothing but fond memories and old photos. Having two daughters just was another nail on the coffin because, with the exception of like one costume in KoF Max, there is no such thing as a G.. or hell, even PG rated depiction of Mai.
Until now... mwahahahahaha!
Back in 2017, for whatever reason (maybe it was the release of the new KoF game), all of a sudden Mai became relevant again with several companies releasing figures and statues and whatnot, including GSC through their Nendoroid line. Sadly, while there was a Figma Kyo, nothing else seemed to have come from that particular endevour.. here's hoping Storm picks up the slack.
Nendoroid Mai comes with several expressions, flaming tassels, regular tassles, and a variety of fans/limbs to simulate a variety of her fighting techniques, including her Fan Throw, Flaming Tail, and of course Ninja Bee Desperation move.. sort of.
OK, it's more of her normal rolling special, but a boy can dream!
The figure, as expected, look fabulous, with the high level of QC in tolerances, decal work, and paint apps delivered. I suppose the weak spot, as there is always one, is the fact her hands don't actually hold the damn fan particularly well, which is what happens when you have Homer Simpson proportioned hands.
I can't be the only one who saw the episode where his hands were too fat to dial 911.
So that was the mini review on Mai Shiranui. Another solid addition to the Nendoroid line, if you're into that sort of thing. If not, then there really isn't anything that can be said that would sell you on it anyway.
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Nendoroid Mai Shiranui
Mai Shiranui is, of course, the scantily clad, buxom, flame wielding, fan tossing counterpart to Chun Li in the SNK universe. Her most titillating feature, back in the day, was her ability to pull an endless supply of fans out of her bosom. Since '92, her powers and of course proportions have been interpreted by several different artists, each bringing something new to the table. Sadly, I have to say that between Chun Li and Mai, Chun Li is probably more relevant when it comes to actually kicking ass these days.
My favorite rendition of Mai would probably by the one by Nishimura Kinu, the artist behind the Super Street Fighter character designs I believe, and featured for the SNK vs. Capcom series.
Sadly, as a result of adulting and getting married, my somewhat triumphant Mai collection was whittled away to nothingness, with nothing but fond memories and old photos. Having two daughters just was another nail on the coffin because, with the exception of like one costume in KoF Max, there is no such thing as a G.. or hell, even PG rated depiction of Mai.
Until now... mwahahahahaha!
Back in 2017, for whatever reason (maybe it was the release of the new KoF game), all of a sudden Mai became relevant again with several companies releasing figures and statues and whatnot, including GSC through their Nendoroid line. Sadly, while there was a Figma Kyo, nothing else seemed to have come from that particular endevour.. here's hoping Storm picks up the slack.
Nendoroid Mai comes with several expressions, flaming tassels, regular tassles, and a variety of fans/limbs to simulate a variety of her fighting techniques, including her Fan Throw, Flaming Tail, and of course Ninja Bee Desperation move.. sort of.
OK, it's more of her normal rolling special, but a boy can dream!
The figure, as expected, look fabulous, with the high level of QC in tolerances, decal work, and paint apps delivered. I suppose the weak spot, as there is always one, is the fact her hands don't actually hold the damn fan particularly well, which is what happens when you have Homer Simpson proportioned hands.
I can't be the only one who saw the episode where his hands were too fat to dial 911.
So that was the mini review on Mai Shiranui. Another solid addition to the Nendoroid line, if you're into that sort of thing. If not, then there really isn't anything that can be said that would sell you on it anyway.