Comments on: Review: Alter’s Ayanami Rei (2008)

By: On Order: Kotobukiya Ayanami Rei -Plugsuit Style- | OMGWebsite

On Order: Kotobukiya Ayanami Rei -Plugsuit Style- | OMGWebsite — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 16:31:06 +0000

[...] figures were 1/6th and now this one will stand out as being different from all the rest. I have a 1/8th Rei already, and a 1/6th, why couldn’t she have been one of these scales? Because of this, I hope [...]

By: On Order: Alter Shikinami Asuka Langley | OMGWebsite

On Order: Alter Shikinami Asuka Langley | OMGWebsite — Thu, 27 May 2010 12:02:09 +0000

[...] out of left field, I don’t think anyone saw her coming. Two years after the release of their Ayanami Rei and just in time for the release of Rebuild of Evangelion: 2.22 You Can (Not) Advance, [...]

By: Flying Pussyfoot » Blog Archive » Shattered Entity – Alter 1/8 Rei Ayanami

Sun, 07 Mar 2010 21:13:18 +0000

[...] OMGWebsite You can also see the great box she comes in there [...]

By: Review: Alter’s Al Azif | OMGWebsite

Review: Alter’s Al Azif | OMGWebsite — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:02:51 +0000

[...] has had Numakura Toshiaki sculpt them this figure, Toshiaki has also sculpted Akiyama Mio, Ayanami Rei, Aozaki Touko, and Yomako Sensei, all for Alter. Al Azif has been scaled to the usual 1/8th, which [...]

By: Aka

Aka — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 00:52:03 +0000

I’ve been ignoring Wave for the same reason, 1/10th scale. Wonder why they chose that ‘form-factor’? Additionally I still feel they’re an unknown for me, and aren’t willing to spend the money on them.

Volks has some amazing stuff, I’m glad they did a PVC of Horo, because I just can’t do GKs. I’d love to get a bunch of their GKs as PVCs.

By: Tier

Tier — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 22:23:49 +0000

I can think of a couple of really old ones, including one by Kaiyodo (although I’m not sure if it qualifies as “good” by today’s standards). I guess one recent one might be Wave’s, although it’s 1/10 scale and I tend to ignore anything that small unless it’s articulated.

Yeah, I guess the Volks one would count as standing. Pity that they don’t convert their garage kits to prebuilt PVC figures more often, they’d be one of my favorite manufacturers if they did.

By: Leonia

Leonia — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 11:16:26 +0000

It’s normal. Your work deserves these comments!

By: Aka

Aka — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 10:45:22 +0000

You bring up a good point, I’m not sure that I can remember a good Rei figure where she’s standing. Even in her plugsuit, though feel free to prove me wrong

In the anime she is portrayed as being fragile and lonely, so it’s understandable that the best poses for her should leave her looking vulnerable and in need of someone’s care and protection.

Thinking back a bit though, you have an almost standing Rei in her plugsuit that I thought was quite nice. Volks’ version, would you consider that amongst ‘standing’ figures?

As for Rei’s gesture in Alter’s original Rei… looks like she’s about to grab her left breast to me. Though I only have one angle to view her at on MyFigureCollection.

Edit: Didn’t realize you had a review of that Rei up as well. Now I see her making a male masturbation/handjob gesture…

By: Aka

Aka — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 10:37:25 +0000

I like the way you think. Your description of her pose seems like, depending on facial expression, also be cute/sexy like Rei’s pose. I like that Asuka/Rei figure you linked, though given the fact Rei already exists, it could be hard to make a docking position with the poses you describe.

If she were to be docked with Rei, I would imagine her more on all fours or slouched over Rei in some way.

As for Misato and Mari, I don’t much care if they’re related directly to Rei in pose and design, I just want a good company to make them and produce the best Misato and Mari out there. Alter seems like a good choice.

By: Tier

Tier — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 20:45:31 +0000

This version of Rei does a really nice job of conveying her personality. It’s kinda odd though how there are very few decent figures where she is standing while wearing a plugsuit. That probably says something about how people view her.

I’ve got Alter’s other Rei as well and in addition to its somewhat poor painting, I can’t look at her without thinking that she’s making a really crude and impolite gesture with her right hand. That might all be in my dirty mind, though.