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Remember last March when we announced that pre-orders were available for Kotobukiya’s Panis Angelus from the Shining Series? Well if you thought she looked cool in the preview then you should check out this ga...
| Jon Wills |
A common complaint surrounding the rather popular-yet-Japan-exclusive Shining series is that a lot of characters share very similar appearances. With Shining Ark's Panis Angelicus, however, it seems like we've got a unique lo...
| Emily Smalara |
You know that company that used to be Yamato? Now they're Arcadia! And you know that girl that used to be Maxima? Now she's Sakuya! There's a lot of name changing going on, try to keep up. As you've probably guessed, this is ...
| Tianxiao Ma |
Many of you may remember Alter's version of this dashing pirate Misty which we announced last December. Well, if she was a little too expensive for your taste, you should definately check out Kotobukiya's lovely take on this ...
| Jon Wills |
Kotobukiya showed off two prototypes in this month's hobby scans, including their rendition of Shining Blade's Mistral and, out of left field, OreImo's Aragaki Ayase as Thanatos (cosplay ver.). I'm actually heartily looking f...
| Kristina Pino |
Tony Taka is well known for designing a gaggle of very similar-looking women for the Shining series. Here's Kotobukiya's take on one of his designs: Elmina Rhoderia from Shining Blade. She's glad to meet you. The figure ...
| Tianxiao Ma |
The undeniable appeal of the Shining series continues with this upcoming pre-order from Alter, featuring Hearts' lovely pirate leader Mistral in all her frilly glory. While she might not strike up the image of a swashbuckler,...
| Emily Smalara |
For some reason, those lucky few graced with a proper white winter season tend to complain up a storm about weather behaving as it should be. While I won't pretend to understand your hate for all things cold and wintry, if yo...
| Emily Smalara |
Shining series figures are almost always a big hit, particularly the ones that don't seem to be copying other similar characters in all but name. That said, Koto's "Prank Thief" kitty Xiaomei received quite the attention when...
| Emily Smalara |