Under the Radar: Sega's Kuroshitsuji EX prize figures better be nicer than the Trading Arts ones

7:00 PM on 07.30.2009   |   Colette Bennett

Remember those Kuroshitsuji Trading Arts figures that Rio posted late last year that I was foaming at the mouth over? Well, I had a chance to see them up close at personal during my trip to Otakon a few weeks ago, and well ... either I'm a trading figure snob or these just aren't very good figures. I did pick up the chase figure, which is Ciel in his pink dress from the episode of the show where's he forced to dress as a girl, but I honestly didn't want to own any of the others (and that's saying a lot for this Kuroshitsuji-obsessee!).

These new EX figures (see gallery) are actually Sega prize figures, which would normally mean they are hard to get your hands on outside of Japan. Lucky for me, the set is open for preorder through both Toys Logic and Hobby Link Japan. The set of Sebastian and Ciel retail for about $39 or you can buy Sebastian on his own for $20. I want to just preorder him, but I should wait until I see him painted just to make sure he doesn't suffer from crappy prize figure syndrome.