Comments on: Review: Movic’s Kokuto Azaka http://tailgrab.org/2010/01/review-movics-kokuto-azaka/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=review-movics-kokuto-azaka All Hail the Tail! Sat, 28 Jan 2012 09:39:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: On Order: Megahouse Serizawa Fumino | OMGWebsite http://tailgrab.org/2010/01/review-movics-kokuto-azaka/#comment-5876 On Order: Megahouse Serizawa Fumino | OMGWebsite Wed, 11 Aug 2010 03:20:47 +0000 http://tailgrab.org/?p=4874#comment-5876 [...] not. School girl in her school uniform with long flowing hair, where have I seen that before? (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 or any of these.) However Serizawa does differ from these examples in one way, her [...] [...] not. School girl in her school uniform with long flowing hair, where have I seen that before? (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 or any of these.) However Serizawa does differ from these examples in one way, her [...]

]]> By: lovelyduckie http://tailgrab.org/2010/01/review-movics-kokuto-azaka/#comment-1733 lovelyduckie Thu, 28 Jan 2010 19:34:16 +0000 http://tailgrab.org/?p=4874#comment-1733 I agree about taking reviews with a grain of salt, the pictures will speak louder than the written part of thec reviews in the end anyway. Although I do particularly like your grading system. I agree about taking reviews with a grain of salt, the pictures will speak louder than the written part of thec reviews in the end anyway. Although I do particularly like your grading system.

]]> By: Aka http://tailgrab.org/2010/01/review-movics-kokuto-azaka/#comment-1724 Aka Wed, 27 Jan 2010 17:32:36 +0000 http://tailgrab.org/?p=4874#comment-1724 Her price definitely was high for the product, but Azaka was great in the series and buying things online is just too easy. I'd love to tell myself 10 years ago that I would be able to buy stuff on the Internet in Japan and ship it for less than it costs to ship it in my own country. I think a lot of people get carried away with hype and the excitement of a character being in their possession. I to get this way and I'm sure it's skewed the results of my reviews. But I only think that's a problem when someone keeps rating things 9s or 10s like a lot of reviews seem to end up. I recall reading a few reviews on MFC where people had given such stellar ratings to rather poor figures But then a lot of it is also perspective. Perhaps they're getting more out of it than I would so the rating for them is also higher. Whatever the case, I always take reviews with a grain of salt, and take some reviews with a lot. The issue is always calibrating the amount of salt to use... Her price definitely was high for the product, but Azaka was great in the series and buying things online is just too easy. I’d love to tell myself 10 years ago that I would be able to buy stuff on the Internet in Japan and ship it for less than it costs to ship it in my own country.

I think a lot of people get carried away with hype and the excitement of a character being in their possession. I to get this way and I’m sure it’s skewed the results of my reviews. But I only think that’s a problem when someone keeps rating things 9s or 10s like a lot of reviews seem to end up. I recall reading a few reviews on MFC where people had given such stellar ratings to rather poor figures But then a lot of it is also perspective. Perhaps they’re getting more out of it than I would so the rating for them is also higher.

Whatever the case, I always take reviews with a grain of salt, and take some reviews with a lot. The issue is always calibrating the amount of salt to use…

]]> By: lovelyduckie http://tailgrab.org/2010/01/review-movics-kokuto-azaka/#comment-1719 lovelyduckie Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:17:42 +0000 http://tailgrab.org/?p=4874#comment-1719 "I really only like this figure because of who she is" It's hard for me to review a figure and stay unbiased because of that. Sometimes I think half of me is just TOO excited to have a character I love in front of me to properly analyze the flaws of the figure. Although there have been figures of characters I love that have had SUCH TERRIBLE flaws that even I couldn't overlook them. I actually collected all of the recent Kara no Kyoukai figures except this one. I couldn't agree with the price. “I really only like this figure because of who she is”

It’s hard for me to review a figure and stay unbiased because of that. Sometimes I think half of me is just TOO excited to have a character I love in front of me to properly analyze the flaws of the figure. Although there have been figures of characters I love that have had SUCH TERRIBLE flaws that even I couldn’t overlook them.

I actually collected all of the recent Kara no Kyoukai figures except this one. I couldn’t agree with the price.

]]> By: Review: Kotobukiya’s Shigure Asa (Long Hair ver.) | OMGWebsite http://tailgrab.org/2010/01/review-movics-kokuto-azaka/#comment-1608 Review: Kotobukiya’s Shigure Asa (Long Hair ver.) | OMGWebsite Mon, 18 Jan 2010 17:04:28 +0000 http://tailgrab.org/?p=4874#comment-1608 [...] the way back to August of 2009 when Shigure Asa arrived on my door step. Like last weeks review of Azaka, Asa’s presence in the wild seems lacking to almost non-existent, though having been out [...] [...] the way back to August of 2009 when Shigure Asa arrived on my door step. Like last weeks review of Azaka, Asa’s presence in the wild seems lacking to almost non-existent, though having been out [...]

]]> By: mikiwank http://tailgrab.org/2010/01/review-movics-kokuto-azaka/#comment-1596 mikiwank Wed, 13 Jan 2010 14:41:48 +0000 http://tailgrab.org/?p=4874#comment-1596 ok Koto is lazy for painting figures, but his products are ofen interesting. ok Koto is lazy for painting figures, but his products are ofen interesting.

]]> By: Aka http://tailgrab.org/2010/01/review-movics-kokuto-azaka/#comment-1595 Aka Wed, 13 Jan 2010 13:49:24 +0000 http://tailgrab.org/?p=4874#comment-1595 I think she could have looked better even if you maintained the same pose if she had been painted by GSC/Alter/Max Factory. But since it's a Kotobukiya job she's just <em>too</em> plain. You should watch Kara no Kyoukai though, it's a good series of movies. She's totally ready to kick ass. I think she could have looked better even if you maintained the same pose if she had been painted by GSC/Alter/Max Factory. But since it’s a Kotobukiya job she’s just too plain.

You should watch Kara no Kyoukai though, it’s a good series of movies. She’s totally ready to kick ass.

]]> By: Tier http://tailgrab.org/2010/01/review-movics-kokuto-azaka/#comment-1593 Tier Wed, 13 Jan 2010 05:16:35 +0000 http://tailgrab.org/?p=4874#comment-1593 Despite having no clue who this character is, I was interested in this figure when I saw it since I like the one-glove look; it gives the impression that she's ready to beat someone up. But yeah, as you say, she's a bit nondescript here. Sometimes simple figures can look really good but maybe a bit more liveliness would've made this figure stand out more. Despite having no clue who this character is, I was interested in this figure when I saw it since I like the one-glove look; it gives the impression that she’s ready to beat someone up. But yeah, as you say, she’s a bit nondescript here. Sometimes simple figures can look really good but maybe a bit more liveliness would’ve made this figure stand out more.

]]> By: Aka http://tailgrab.org/2010/01/review-movics-kokuto-azaka/#comment-1592 Aka Tue, 12 Jan 2010 23:14:19 +0000 http://tailgrab.org/?p=4874#comment-1592 Classic doesn't necessarily denote worth or good. Nishimura has also done another character I liked, Kaminagi Ryoko from Zegapain. It too isn't a particularly well done figure it's very mediocre, and that seems to be his style. Her skin has no shading at all, there is no shading on the figure anywhere, aside from the flame on her right hand. The rest of her is solid colours so far as I can tell. And rather I should say there's no shading anywhere, but blending on the flame, they've of course blended the yellows oranges and reds together. Classic doesn’t necessarily denote worth or good. Nishimura has also done another character I liked, Kaminagi Ryoko from Zegapain. It too isn’t a particularly well done figure it’s very mediocre, and that seems to be his style.

Her skin has no shading at all, there is no shading on the figure anywhere, aside from the flame on her right hand. The rest of her is solid colours so far as I can tell. And rather I should say there’s no shading anywhere, but blending on the flame, they’ve of course blended the yellows oranges and reds together.

]]> By: Aka http://tailgrab.org/2010/01/review-movics-kokuto-azaka/#comment-1591 Aka Tue, 12 Jan 2010 23:07:49 +0000 http://tailgrab.org/?p=4874#comment-1591 I didn't know anything about Movic, but I do know about Kotobukiya, and I knew they were making it. So I new what I was getting into, I'm just a bit of an Azaka fanboi I guess. I wish there was a better figure out there of her though, I really wanted a figure of her and I guess I paid the price. I didn’t know anything about Movic, but I do know about Kotobukiya, and I knew they were making it. So I new what I was getting into, I’m just a bit of an Azaka fanboi I guess.

I wish there was a better figure out there of her though, I really wanted a figure of her and I guess I paid the price.

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