Michiko to Hatchin finally in figure form

5:00 PM on 08.26.2010   |   Call Niero

A few seasons ago, you may have watched the crazy adventures of Michiko and her daughter Hatchin in Brazil that was produced by studio Manglobe. Shinichiro Watanabe's musical adventure with unique flair was perfect to be transferred to figure form with its rather unique style, but, Kaitendo... this is just lazy and horrible. Not only does it feel like Kaitendo popped in the Bluray for less than a minute, saw the opening song where Michiko and Hatchin are posed on their vespa, and called it a day, but no, they really wanted to stick it to the fans. Michiko looks more like an African-American hip-hopper rather than a Brazilian, and Hatchin is so lifeless and awkwardly posed in the back that it looks like a statue of some awkward kidnapping, not the amazing flair and adventures of the show.

To make matters worse, this entire figure is only 1/12th scale (figma sized for those not in the know) and costs a whopping 16,800 yen at retail! Yes, it's made of polystone, but that doesn't make up for the ridiculousness of this whole figure in general. I really hope that no one has preordered this so far in the last 12 hours and I hope that that continues to the point where this has to get scrapped due to a lack of orders because this is seriously one of the all time worst figures I have ever seen and is a complete disgrace to the source material and intelligence of collectors. If you're feeling particularly crazy or want to buy this as a gag gift for someone, you can order it from Hobby Search for 14,280 yen or AmiAmi for 13,720 yen and this monstrosity will be released in November (but hopefully not). You couldn't pay me to have this in my collection.