Have you ever seen a thumbnail of a figure and been rather attracted to it, only to view the full thing and immediately double take? If not, say hello to Mouse Unit's Tonari no ie no Annette-san, based off art by Aoi Nagisa. More than most figures, when I saw this character's facial expressions and gorgeous hair, I thought she had to be a fantastic design.
Unfortunately, as a click through to the gallery will reveal, an adorable face is hiding a body straight out of the sleaziest hentai. To say Annette-san's features are...exaggerated would be putting it nicely. I'll come right out and say I don't quite get the appeal of figures like this at all. I mean, it must be there, as I've personally known people who purchased them, but all the same.
Again, I find the work to be top notch for what it is, though, and I'm still drawn to her face, particularly the very cute smile on the alternate Creator's Choice version. But everything else? That takes a special kind of collector. If you fit the bill, pick her or the violet bikini-clad version in May for about ¥12,800.
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