Comments on: Review: Kotobukiya’s Kirisame Marisa

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[...] arrived I received “World is Mine” Hatsune Miku, Orchid Seed’s Seena Kanon, Kotobukiya’s Kirisame Marisa and Alter’s Al Azif. So it’s likely my perception was skewed towards these figures as I [...]

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Review: Bandai’s Drossel von Flügel (Chogokin Ver.) | OMGWebsite — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:02:44 +0000

[...] to these accessories Drossel’s eyes also light up. Which is great but also reminded me of how Kirisame Marisa’s star light barely lit up. Drossel’s eyes light up perfectly considering she has a tiny [...]

By: bluedrakon

bluedrakon — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 13:54:33 +0000

My wife loves the witch figures. THis one should make her day with the white star.

You have a great selection of photos and like how you took the time to shoot at every angle and get closeups as well.

Very cool site!

By: Aka

Aka — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 09:17:30 +0000

She really is adorable, I really do wish though that the star lit up. It was pathetic how weak the light was, it made me wonder why on earth you’d even bother.

I think she’s my favourite Marisa out there as well, though if I were to dive in to Garage Kits, I might think otherwise.

By: Aka

Aka — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 09:15:09 +0000

It's such a shame, because it really could have been something unique, and instead, Kotobukiya messes it up like they seem to do so often. I do want to crack open the star and do as you say, but I've still yet to unbox my 2 additional Drossels and add lights to one or more of their heads. My little projects never seem to leave the ground. I definitely like modern panties more than granny panties, but I do have to say they're a pleasant change. As awkward as I think this may sound, when I looked up her dress and saw the granny panties for the first time, I just thought how cute those were. Now, had it been an actual grandma, I think I would have had a different reaction, unless she was like, an anime grandma and some how a GILF... Going with your over use of panty flashing, I do feel the need to mention... I actually prefer when there's only a hint of panties, or even not shown at all but you know someone from some angle is getting to see them. Some of my favourite angles of figures reveal only the tiniest amount of panty, and I find that far hotter than having them in their entirety revealed for all to see. Some examples, Corticarte Apa Lagranges, Sawatari Makoto, Natsume Rin, Yami, and lastly Tohsaka Rin though no panty is revealed, I find the angle hot.

By: Aka

Aka — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 08:58:37 +0000

Too true, take something popular, add cute girls and you have a recipe for popularity. I wasn’t aware shoot-em-ups were that popular was all. It never ceases to amaze me when I visit danbooru and there’s 105,831 Touhou pictures, that’s 1/5th of the entire website! The only two tags that have more pictures are generic tags “breasts” and “long hair”. It’s amazing the popularity of this franchise.

Do you have your items held in Japan until there’s multiple to ship? Curious how you do this. Ordering from HLJ and AmiAmi, they tend to just ship whatever they have at any given point.

What about her pose changed? I haven’t really put my finger on it, but I haven’t examined side by side with the official shots either.

By: Leonia

Leonia — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 08:45:26 +0000

With yours pictures, I regret to not have this figure in my collection. This is an adorable figure, and the base is really original with the star. I like Marisa character (I don’t know Touhou universe but I like her long hair) ^^. For the moment I think that this adaptation is my favorite of Marisa. And tle light ! Ah nice idea !

By: Ashlotte

Ashlotte — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 04:48:39 +0000

Ah the light…yea almost every review I read of her so far made note of the weak light…seems like a shame. First thing I’d do is crack open that star and get something with some oomph in it thats for sure. :p

Looks very lovely though…Those “granny panties” maybe more safe for work, but being the deviant I am I quite like them more then modern ones…I blame the overuse of panty flashing in the Echhi genre mostly for this though. ~_^

By: Jem

Jem — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 01:27:27 +0000

Shmups or shoot-em-ups tend to have a strong fan base in Japan period. So, it doesn’t really come as a surprise that cute characters from those titles in that genre would receive just as much if not more attention and fame.

I preordered this knowing the franchise. Initially, I was pretty excited that I could get my hands on another video game character and that it was being done by Kotobukiya. I still need to have this item among several others shipped to me from Japan.

I’d need to see my figure for a closer inspection, but she looks good. I wish the angle of the pose didn’t change so much, either. I also feel that the brightness of the star was one of many reasons why my excitement for this figure was huge.

By: Aka

Aka — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 20:42:38 +0000

The batteries are only for the light. The movement of the star arm and rotation is manual.

Hmm I thought I did talk about details, but I guess I did leave out her face and overall design change from the standard. I rather liked what Outo Misono chose to do, though Marisa doesn’t seem to look as old as she does in most of the artwork I’ve seen. While this made her a cute figure, I think it did change her personality. Though I’ve only inferred her personality via fanart, which isn’t necessarily the truest form.

Speaking of her face though, I recall that being a complaint of others, the angle of it apparently has changed between official shots and release. People aren’t able to get the same angle for some pictures as Kotobukiya managed.

Kotobukiya needs to get someone from Alter over to teach ‘em a thing or two ’bout skin tones.