
To Aru Kagaku no Railgun has been primarily Mikoto when it comes to figure releases. That is now changing as the discouraged Level 0 friend of the cast, Saten Ruiko, has her own 1/8 scale figure.
Unfortunately, Ruiko is your typical school girl so there's not much to state about her outfit. It's something we've seen repeatedly which is a down side of school girl characters. Being a user of wind, sculptor Mumei tried to give some life to her with the flipping of her skirt and plenty of movement with the various strands of hair. Mumei has experience with motion with previous releases Kono Harumi of Two Heart2 Another Days and Subaru Nakajima from Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS but this one feels forced just like the smile Ruiko is giving. The hair looks like several pieces of flat noodles and is very unnatural looking.
There isn't much that makes this figure stand out other than it being Ruiko's first standard scaled figure. She has a cute face minus that smile. If you are finding charm in this little lady, she is now available for preorder at AmiAmi and Hobby Search for a retail price of 6,800 yen. Current release date is set for December which appears to be another busy month for figure releases.