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The second of two scale statues that I preordered in 2022 was the Mai Shiranui from the Kotobukiya Bishoujo lineup. Well she arrived along with a crap ton of other things I'd been sitting on in October or so, and I've finally had time to open her up.
The statue is, as always, based on the artwork of on Shunya Yamashita, who in case I never mentioned it, is the artist for the entirety of the Koto Bishoujo stuff, including those.. delightful My Little Pony things and the Optimus Prime and Megatron.
She (I believe it's "she") has a distinct art style, with very distinctive face, eyes and curves. Not really much for musculature unless it's absolutely necessary, which on Mai is definitely not really an issue provided you get the curves.
It's a nice piece of art, but I much prefer the art of Kinu Nishimura, and I do wish I still had my 1/6 Mai Shiranui based on her artwork from back in the day.
The statue itself is roughly 1/8 scale, so it's not tiny, but it's certainly not going to take up too much room, even if the base is a bit on the wide side. Stance is Mai's classic fighting pose, though I suspect her facial expression is a bit more flirty than her on the battlefield.
Transition to statue from art handled like they typically do, meaning the overall shape is about right. This time, there were no real liberties taken with the pose. Eyes are their usual smidgen off accuracy.
Overall finished product appears good. Admittedly, I didn't look super hard, but I did not notice any seamlines or other blemishes that usually annoy me, even in the hair. Paintwork is great, with no overspray or other similar issues. Texture is smooth overall.
You might notice that Mai appears to be kind of glossy, especially for a relatively higher end statue. Well, from what I've read, it seems that Kotobukiya made her this way in order to replicate the heavily oiled look Yamashita gave her in the art work. I can sort of see it, though I personally feel that limiting the gloss to the fleshy sections would have been sufficient.
As several others have stated, this does make the entire statue look like it's supposed to be about two price points lower than the MSRP. I don't think I'm bored enough to spray the statue with matte clearcoat in order to remedy this.
DSC_5696
The second of two scale statues that I preordered in 2022 was the Mai Shiranui from the Kotobukiya Bishoujo lineup. Well she arrived along with a crap ton of other things I'd been sitting on in October or so, and I've finally had time to open her up.
The statue is, as always, based on the artwork of on Shunya Yamashita, who in case I never mentioned it, is the artist for the entirety of the Koto Bishoujo stuff, including those.. delightful My Little Pony things and the Optimus Prime and Megatron.
She (I believe it's "she") has a distinct art style, with very distinctive face, eyes and curves. Not really much for musculature unless it's absolutely necessary, which on Mai is definitely not really an issue provided you get the curves.
It's a nice piece of art, but I much prefer the art of Kinu Nishimura, and I do wish I still had my 1/6 Mai Shiranui based on her artwork from back in the day.
The statue itself is roughly 1/8 scale, so it's not tiny, but it's certainly not going to take up too much room, even if the base is a bit on the wide side. Stance is Mai's classic fighting pose, though I suspect her facial expression is a bit more flirty than her on the battlefield.
Transition to statue from art handled like they typically do, meaning the overall shape is about right. This time, there were no real liberties taken with the pose. Eyes are their usual smidgen off accuracy.
Overall finished product appears good. Admittedly, I didn't look super hard, but I did not notice any seamlines or other blemishes that usually annoy me, even in the hair. Paintwork is great, with no overspray or other similar issues. Texture is smooth overall.
You might notice that Mai appears to be kind of glossy, especially for a relatively higher end statue. Well, from what I've read, it seems that Kotobukiya made her this way in order to replicate the heavily oiled look Yamashita gave her in the art work. I can sort of see it, though I personally feel that limiting the gloss to the fleshy sections would have been sufficient.
As several others have stated, this does make the entire statue look like it's supposed to be about two price points lower than the MSRP. I don't think I'm bored enough to spray the statue with matte clearcoat in order to remedy this.