Love your videos man, great work! I'm not a collector of pre-painted figures myself, I paint garage kits, but it's so nice to be able to see what's happening with pre-painted figures every month in such a clear and well organized way. You do a fantastic job evaluating figures on their own merits instead of pushing your preferences into every commentary. I'd call that wat of sewing fabric "diamond pleats" or "diamond quilting". When it's something like a couch or a bedrest where there's buttons it's "diamond tuft" instead.
Honestly I'd love to get into garage kits one day. Only did some slight painting with gunpla but I can imagine the satisfaction that bringing figures to life would give. I definitely have my bias in these videos but when I am I like to be as transparent as possible about it lol. I try and be fair though because if I was only praising figures I was personally interested in there would be like 2 per video and that wouldn't be a very enjoyable experience I think.
@@ZuccoFigures If you ever decide to get into them or start to consider it more seriously hmu, I can give you some pointers. it's obviously an expensive hobby with high initial costs but nowadays it's easier than ever to purchase legitimate kits online, and the prices of kits themselves aren't constantly going up unlike pre-painted figures. You have a great eye for color balance and details which would serve you well : )
I know I shouldn't be surprised when a bunch of guys say, 'I know nothing about dress up games,' but dress up Nikki(came before shinning Nikki) had so many adds up around 3 or 4 years ago (maybe further back). It's mind boggling to me that this game isn't that well known among people outside the community.
Yeah even when searching it up right now I don't believe I've ever seen these games before lol. Probably because my videogame tastes lie elsewhere(retro, jrpgs, action) and I also very rarely play mobile games. honestly I feel like I'm one of the few figure channels that has not played Nikke, Arknights, Blue Archive, or Azur lane, and I think I turned on Fate Grand/Order for like an hour so I don't really count that
Thanks for another great video! I can share a bit of information about the Nikki figure, she's the main character from a franchise of game but this figure is specifically of her from the game Shining Nikki as it says in the name. Paper Innovation, or Paper Games as we know them better as, are the owners of the license so I would think they're handling the distribution of the figure while Apex is the manufacturer. That's just my speculation though, I unfortunately haven't been able to confirm that information so anyone can feel free to correct me. All the games Nikki is from are fashion-centered which sounds like prime picking for scale figures as there are so many amazing outfits in the games, but until now all we've gotten are one Nendo and two small and cheap figures that really don't have much detail. I'm glad they're finally putting out a proper scale for the game series and I hope to see many of the great outfits from the game receive the scale treatment. I have my fingers crossed for the outfit called Star Sea to get one🤞
Thanks for all the info. Honestly I'm kinda surprised that I got a decent amount of comments about Nikki considering my channel isn't that large or anything. Usually I at least hear about a game that's popular even if I don't know anything about it lol
The fact that Klaudia is starting to get figures makes me incredibly happy. Need Wing to show off the colored prototype of her in her normal attire but it's been over 2 years with no update so fearing it may be canned
Yes!!! I ❤ these videos! Clicked right away 😂 Please keep 'em coming so I can stay subscribed :) I will be preordering the Hime Pop Up Parade I think she's a great deal because soo many lewder figures cost so much money 😅
I can confirm the resell price for the FREEing Sakurajima Mai was crazy before this annoucement! 😆 Also, would love to add that Power to the collection... 😉
I always thought Sakura Mikus were so boring lol. Just Miku in pink, but this Hanami Outfit version is so gorgeous and unique! Thanks for this new video!
Absolutely getting the Melusine figure, I've also heard that her original illustrator sort of supervisioned the figure, so that's getting me even more excited about it!
I almost bought the suisei figure instantly, but I found her chin to be extremely sharp in a way that really put me off. I dont know if that was just me. I would love to know how other people feel about her.
The pop up parade bases annoy me because I have the Fairy Tail ones and now have a mix of the two bases 😅 I really want the Nikki with Momo figure, but she comes out right after the FuRyu Sakura and I don't think I want two big purchases back to back. Also I spent enough money in the Nikki games I feel like I should just get her for free. I was addicted to those dress up games for a bit😂
Alot of figures I'm interested in are planned to come out at the end of the year and thats when I have to start paying off the Guts/Griffith statues I preordered so I'm pretty stressed about that lol
These pre order videos are quite helpful, not just to get an overview but a second thought on things. I am still on the fence about the tatsumaki figure - it is overprized, but it is the only one currently I wanna get. My favorite figures of this video are Miku, Ryze and Power, but i do not care collecting any of them (yet)
Don't let me stop ya from buying something overpriced if you really want it. I'm just one opinion after all, and I have ordered plenty of figures that I really wanted with poor pricetags. Not to mention we're all gonna see value in certain figures differently
don’t worry, you won’t stop me. I’m just complaining about the price as well. But I will probably buy it anyway. Regardless I value your opinion to get a feeling about quality and expected price tags, since I can agree with your train of thought. Especially because I am totally new at this. 😇
Today is my 30th birthday and I'm so happy this video was uploaded today, it made my day. I love watching your reviews and preorder videos. I gifted my self that Sakura🌸Miku 花見ver. because I was born on 4/4 so cherry blossom is very meaningful to me. I am looking forward to your review next year when the figure gets finally released 😭 such a long wait. I'm a hug Hatsune Miku fan, I attended Magical Mirai 2023 so I preordered that figure too. Did you preorder that Magical Mirai 2023 figure too?
I've been slacking on the Miku figures. I really need to commit and buy another one but can never decide cause I gotta think about shelf space and whatnot. Magical Mirai I decided to wait on, though this new Sakura Miku is very tempting especially for the price. Happy Birthday by the way!
My god I thought there was gonna be a pre-sale for a 1/1 scale Suisei figure because that was the exact same figure they showed at Holo Expo 2024. She looks amazing at this scale too.
W. Can't wait for that Yuuka figure, looks amazinggggggggggggggggggggggggg. Shoutouts to that Armored Trooper Votoms figure, I don't know anything about that series and I rarely get male figures but damn he looks so cool
I think tonight GSC put up a ThreeZero figure of the Votoms (scopedog I think it's called) but I get a 404 page when I click it. This new site sucks lul
1:08:46 Kirin Yuu isn't exactly a dragon, but a Chinese mythological creature called a kirin or qilin. Their head usually resembles a dragon as seen with her horns but the body usually resembles a goat, deer, horse or ox, hence the strange looking tail :3
I’m really happy to see more scales for JoJo! I just got into it last summer and was really disappointed by the limited figure options for such a popular series. If you aren’t into the chibi appearance of nendoroids then you’re left with the super action statues that look more like the character but they are so small-barely taller than a nendoroid and the joints which I’m not a fan of. All made by the same company for the most part. They have the odd scale figure with some rare characters which I appreciate them doing and some really unique figures that are eye catching regardless if you know the reference or not. I hope Medicos Entertainment and other companies move more into the affordable and creative scale figures. Jojo is a very unique series with the potential to have one of a kind figures with characters and their stands or other characters if they are brave enough to do more than a character standing still with a boring pose. Definitely eyeing down Johnathan Joestar and Dio statue and Made in Heaven scale figure. Great video as always!!! 😁🔥
Jojo's feels like a franchise with limitless potential for figures though I think anything on the ambitious side would quickly prove to be rather expensive to produce. Still should happen but that might be why we haven't seen many companies tackle the series.
I love the Shima Rin figure but not for that price. If they needed to simplify the desk and chair or reduce the scale to get the price down I think that would've made more sense. Maybe a non scale sized to match with figmas or something.
Thanks for the vid Zucco, hope you are doing well with life and health! :) i am GREATLY downsizing my collection recently, its become overwhelming and there are only a few figures im looking forward to this year. That however will not stop me from going to Philly FanExpo to scope out some good anime art and merch lol :D
If that horse girl figure was like,,, 5k cheaper i might consider but honestly ill wait for it to bargain bin. Now to decide on either the Sakura Miku or the Taiga that got announced a little while ago.
The one horse girl I bought(Daiwa Scarlet by Max Factory) can be found on AmiAmi's preowned section for a decent chunk of change less and I assumed she was pretty popular so that surprised me a bit. More often than not though I see Phat Company figures bin so I'd wait it out. Out of those two figures, I feel like Miku will be higher quality + the price is better, but I got my bias so I'm more excited for Taiga
@@ZuccoFigures same, I know Miku is probably the best "value" figure but I don't have a Taiga yet, and this is one of the few ones that I see her in. And yeah, she, and quite a few other figures I saw in this preorder line up I'll have to wait on for bargain bin
Interesting you thought / felt that way vs. the Nijika figure and set... my interpretation was that each one was intended to capture their base character rather than match expression across a set? I mean, Bocchi and Ryo are naturally "serious", so I get it... but a serious Nijika or Kita would feel equally off IMO.... Thanks as always for the videos btw! Always love the 2nd opinion even though I constantly monitor figure releases myself...
Perhaps I was misinterpreting the idea behind this set of figures lol. I could def see Nijika and Kita being a little less energetic in this figure set but maybe most people would find that boring. The idea only works in my head if they really commit to all the figures playing off eachother
The Cirno and Senran Kagura bunnies are the ones I'm most interested in here. It's such a shame about Spiritale. I was really debating on which Miku to get, and I fell in love with the recently released one as well as the Polaris ver.. Now I don't know if I can trust them. If they really fixed up the old Miku and did a re-release with the revised version I might be interested, but who knows.
Alot of their figures are fine or even pretty dang good, but yeah something about their Miku figures I could never get behind. They have great designs but seem to fumble the execution
All those figures, and none of them made the cut for me, I’m simply a little picky, if you haven’t already, iron studios makes some pretty good stuff, a little different from anime figures, but worth checking out I would say.
It's good to be picky in this hobby. Honestly I wish I was more picky but I partially blame all the time I spend making these videos on my increased pickups lol
I’m very excited for the Kirby. He’s super cute! 4:22 I was hesitant to order it because the Nendoroid knocked it out of the park and I was hoping for a reissue for that so I think I’ll commit to a potential one 7:59 I will die on the hill that the hexagonal bases are better than the hockey puck bases they have now 17:54 this is a cute figure but it feels like a prize figure or pop up parade tying to be a scale figure 29:26 I think the backlash would be insane if she was a bare leg release honestly Also, out of curiosity, are you using Arknights BGM? I’m not much of a player anymore but I listen to the Ejya Summer event music a lot.
I only have 1 of the large Pop ups currently(Guts) and I'd say he's about the size of a normal 1/7th scale, though he's also a pretty big dude. 1/8 at the very least is a safe assumption, but yeah it's a decent sized figure for a pretty good price.
It seems we do share the same opinion on the FREEing Senran Kagura gals. The games are a bit corny, but I do like them. Mainly wanted Homura, the tanlines and the white suit really makes her standout compared to your avg. 1/4 Bunny and make it very unique. I'll be waiting for the aftermarket though, well every other Senran Kagura 1/4 has tanked so I assume this one will as well. Oh wow, I remember playing through all or many of the Yakuza games. I've played 0-7, and the only one I haven't finished is Infinite Wealth and Lost Judgement which I am currently playing through. At least for the main line games. Uh, the first thing I noticed about that Kiryu are the seamlines on the arms and I went. Yeah, this ain't it. I have the Amakuni Power preordered from Crunchyroll, and it is supposed to come out this month so I'll see if I actually get that or not. The one by Claynel is more dynamic, but I don't know. . its really expensive. Maybe if it bins. The main thing is that funnily enough Power currently has the best figures right now. Denji and Makima sure don't. Sometimes I sort of feel bad when good sculpts come out of characters or whatnot I don't care about. I sure don't want to go down the Miku rabbit hole and I don't really watch Hololive so I don't feel like I am the target demographic.
it's kinda surprising how hard the Kagura girls binned considering the ones that are out looked pretty quality to me. Won't complain tho lol The Kiryu figure is wack but I realize I barely talked about it lol. I think all of em have those bad seam lines so ya I noticed but forgot to mention. Once I'm done with 7 I'm probably taking a break from Yakuza for a little bit. The marathon has been goin for awhile. I'm looking forward to estream's Makima. Genuinely like that one even though the price sucks. Hopefully they deliver considering Denji had a few issues, though Makima is less complex so it should be fine
It's very hard when a character is so popular and there are so many options. We all want to get a figure quickly but then it turns out a better one ends up getting released
i just bought aftermarket KAngel PuP. And i didnt realize she got a rerelease so soon...normally i check, but shes relatively new and already got one rerelease, my luck lol
You could justify buying another Power figure by saying it's for the video and to compare the two Power figures. Tho I am not sure your wallet would be happy to pay another 38k yen for that.
Another month with nothing very appealing for me. The Ques Q Fate figure looks OK but her weird looking and space wasting weapons make it a lot less appealing.
@@ZuccoFigures That's a recent change, the only explanation their support team is giving is the following: 'Unfortunately, majority of the intellectual property holders and other licensors of the products we offer have not included Ukraine as part of our licensing agreement on the new site. Due to this, we are unable to offer or ship products directly to Ukraine on the new Good Smile Company Online Store'
Kashino, blah blah, yeah that's a given. That Autonomous Doll Bamiru actually has two versions. One that is nude, and one that is clothed. So basically you can get her cast off or not, but you are stuck with your pick. Personally I would only want the clothed version anyways, so I kinda wish more figures worked like this. Saves the headache of having to fiddle with the parts to display them how you want and/or the seems or tight/loose pieces. Though an argument is certainly there for paying more, for less options. You are right about her doll design being unique though as well, even ignoring that she's a hyper busty Cansu design.
Yeah there's arguments for both sides but most people probably won't care to go back and forth between display types so I think it's alright to split the releases.
That Sakura Miku is stunning. I’m not a Miku collector but that one is really tempting! The pattern or material you were questioning is quilting or a quilted pattern. Looks kinda puffy. If it’s not puffy though, it’s not called quilted. Maybe just a diamond pattern. Love your videos - thanks!
I was waitin for what you'd say about the grabdmaster of demonic cultivation one xD I was so tempted to buy it, because the source art is so beautiful and the whole thing looks amazing but damn what are those deadpan faces xD
Hey Zucco! great video as always, I need you advice hehe, if you were to choose between FREEing's Marian and Anis from Nikke, with that price, which one do you think is worth it??
Without knowing much about the characters I personally like Marian's a bit more. colors are just more appealing to me and I find her face to be a bit prettier
Nothing really interesting for me this month. The bunny elf girl by BINDing is based on a Houtengeki's design, but they quite messed up her head, and I can't associate it with the artist's style anymore. Cirno is cute as hell, though. But I'm not starting to collect Touhou figures. I really enjoy the games and the world building, but it's too much of a rabbit hole. ;)
Ah that's a shame. Maybe if I had the original art in front of me I'd feel the same. I wouldn't consider myself TOO deep in the Touhou figure rabbit hole but I do feel like this is a perfect opportunity to pick up a nice Cirno scale. Just gotta decide where to get her since I noticed a few stores have the extra faceplate at a slight markup
I've been looking forward to the Mahiru Shiina figure but I'm too nervous about the hair to PO...gonna wait and see how she turns out. I really liked the designs for the Yu-Gi-Oh girl and Cirno!
It's best to wait it out at this point yeah. Just make sure you're around when she releases incase extra stock goes fast(it might not be ya never know)
@@ZuccoFigures yeah I would rather. I do have a couple other PO's in the same month, so I will be taking my chances. If it doesn't work out so be it.... maybe aftermarket. I do have the "little devil" estream, eyes open for when Prime 1 Studio has a yukata version to come.
I did love Tour Guide when I played BA back in the day, low key hoping for a price drop since she’s such an iconic card for mid 2010s. When you get to it. I’ve stopped new preorders but I would go for her if the yen stays cheap!
The Tatsumaki and Fubuki are the only ones I considered but ultimately decided to wait. For mostly the same reasons, the body sculp is nice, but the face is kinda meh and the price is.... wow... The fact that I already have the FREEing contributed to the decision. I wonder if the Krazy Art set will ever come out....
Hey great vid Zucco. I feel the yellow hair color of the Kei Karuizawa figure is off. Well at least for me, cause not a fan of the bright yellow that clashes with the softer colors so that's probably why you don't like it. I just hope that if they happen to do the Tsubasa kimono (Classroom of the Elite) in the future as well it's not like this Kei ngl. Also, I was hoping you would talk about the Uta - World Diva ver. POP from Megahouse. Sadge. Maybe in the next month's vid?
Honestly I feel bad about all the One Piece figures I forget about. The reason I never talk about them is because they are like never sold on AmiAmi so when I'm gathering my figures to talk about they often just get neglected. Unfortunately I don't really have an ultimate source for these new figure preorders and just go with what I see on the stores I personally use, but I'm gonna make a note to check for megahouse one piece figures in the future
Pre-ordering from Buyee is pretty chill. I do so occasionally with Garage Kits from Booth. You pay uprfront, Buyee informs you, when they managed to buy the item for you and once it is released, it will be send to Buyee. From there it is handled like any other order you make with them^^ As for your concerns with the Bocchi no Rock figures, how about you take the pictures of the figures and put them next to each other with a graphic program? It might not be the best solution, but it may be enable you to get a feel on how they will look next to each other.
i feel like a addict waiting for the preorder videos to come out 😭
ha I appreciate it. Hopefully I can continue to deliver
Me too
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we're all the same lol
Love your videos man, great work! I'm not a collector of pre-painted figures myself, I paint garage kits, but it's so nice to be able to see what's happening with pre-painted figures every month in such a clear and well organized way. You do a fantastic job evaluating figures on their own merits instead of pushing your preferences into every commentary.
I'd call that wat of sewing fabric "diamond pleats" or "diamond quilting". When it's something like a couch or a bedrest where there's buttons it's "diamond tuft" instead.
Honestly I'd love to get into garage kits one day. Only did some slight painting with gunpla but I can imagine the satisfaction that bringing figures to life would give.
I definitely have my bias in these videos but when I am I like to be as transparent as possible about it lol. I try and be fair though because if I was only praising figures I was personally interested in there would be like 2 per video and that wouldn't be a very enjoyable experience I think.
@@ZuccoFigures If you ever decide to get into them or start to consider it more seriously hmu, I can give you some pointers. it's obviously an expensive hobby with high initial costs but nowadays it's easier than ever to purchase legitimate kits online, and the prices of kits themselves aren't constantly going up unlike pre-painted figures. You have a great eye for color balance and details which would serve you well : )
I know I shouldn't be surprised when a bunch of guys say, 'I know nothing about dress up games,' but dress up Nikki(came before shinning Nikki) had so many adds up around 3 or 4 years ago (maybe further back). It's mind boggling to me that this game isn't that well known among people outside the community.
Yeah even when searching it up right now I don't believe I've ever seen these games before lol. Probably because my videogame tastes lie elsewhere(retro, jrpgs, action) and I also very rarely play mobile games. honestly I feel like I'm one of the few figure channels that has not played Nikke, Arknights, Blue Archive, or Azur lane, and I think I turned on Fate Grand/Order for like an hour so I don't really count that
It’s quite a niche game in global. As mostly other gacha games are quite popular
I've definitely seen ads for it
Thanks for another great video! I can share a bit of information about the Nikki figure, she's the main character from a franchise of game but this figure is specifically of her from the game Shining Nikki as it says in the name. Paper Innovation, or Paper Games as we know them better as, are the owners of the license so I would think they're handling the distribution of the figure while Apex is the manufacturer. That's just my speculation though, I unfortunately haven't been able to confirm that information so anyone can feel free to correct me.
All the games Nikki is from are fashion-centered which sounds like prime picking for scale figures as there are so many amazing outfits in the games, but until now all we've gotten are one Nendo and two small and cheap figures that really don't have much detail. I'm glad they're finally putting out a proper scale for the game series and I hope to see many of the great outfits from the game receive the scale treatment. I have my fingers crossed for the outfit called Star Sea to get one🤞
Thanks for all the info. Honestly I'm kinda surprised that I got a decent amount of comments about Nikki considering my channel isn't that large or anything. Usually I at least hear about a game that's popular even if I don't know anything about it lol
More Nikki figures would be so cool. There are so many designs that would look great.
you are so right i would sell my soul for star sea scale or story suit scales
I love these roundups! Thank you for taking the time to make them :)
The fact that Klaudia is starting to get figures makes me incredibly happy. Need Wing to show off the colored prototype of her in her normal attire but it's been over 2 years with no update so fearing it may be canned
Another zucco video to start the day off
Black Bunny's ears are quilted. Love your videos! ❤
Yes!!! I ❤ these videos! Clicked right away 😂 Please keep 'em coming so I can stay subscribed :)
I will be preordering the Hime Pop Up Parade I think she's a great deal because soo many lewder figures cost so much money 😅
oh yay i was on the lookout for this now that it's april!! another great vid :)
I can confirm the resell price for the FREEing Sakurajima Mai was crazy before this annoucement! 😆
Also, would love to add that Power to the collection... 😉
Can't get this Power figure out of my head but that price is killin me
@@ZuccoFigures we pray that it drops a bit after release! 🙏
I always thought Sakura Mikus were so boring lol. Just Miku in pink, but this Hanami Outfit version is so gorgeous and unique! Thanks for this new video!
Yeah Sakura Miku never really did anything for me before. Cute colors but didn't feel super creative.
Oooh noticed that misty memories bg! Anyway, love your pre order review videos, keep it up..!
Nikki is from a dress up gacha game series. I just wish they would give her a nendoroid doll.
A Nendo doll makes perfect sense but Paper Games be slacking on figure merch for the games 😔
YAAY! Love listening to these videos! Thanks Zucco!
Absolutely getting the Melusine figure, I've also heard that her original illustrator sort of supervisioned the figure, so that's getting me even more excited about it!
I almost bought the suisei figure instantly, but I found her chin to be extremely sharp in a way that really put me off. I dont know if that was just me. I would love to know how other people feel about her.
Always sucks when one thing ruins a figure for ya
@@ZuccoFigures Yeah it does indeed, but luckily this is the first time its happened to me for what i would otherwise consider and instant buy.
I already have the Homura, Jack-o, and Yuuka preordered so I'm glad to see you have a high opinion of them too.
The Homura bunny with tanlines is a homerun! I caved in and PO'd, she seems to be well received
The pop up parade bases annoy me because I have the Fairy Tail ones and now have a mix of the two bases 😅
I really want the Nikki with Momo figure, but she comes out right after the FuRyu Sakura and I don't think I want two big purchases back to back. Also I spent enough money in the Nikki games I feel like I should just get her for free. I was addicted to those dress up games for a bit😂
Alot of figures I'm interested in are planned to come out at the end of the year and thats when I have to start paying off the Guts/Griffith statues I preordered so I'm pretty stressed about that lol
These pre order videos are quite helpful, not just to get an overview but a second thought on things.
I am still on the fence about the tatsumaki figure - it is overprized, but it is the only one currently I wanna get.
My favorite figures of this video are Miku, Ryze and Power, but i do not care collecting any of them (yet)
Don't let me stop ya from buying something overpriced if you really want it. I'm just one opinion after all, and I have ordered plenty of figures that I really wanted with poor pricetags. Not to mention we're all gonna see value in certain figures differently
don’t worry, you won’t stop me. I’m just complaining about the price as well. But I will probably buy it anyway.
Regardless I value your opinion to get a feeling about quality and expected price tags, since I can agree with your train of thought. Especially because I am totally new at this. 😇
Today is my 30th birthday and I'm so happy this video was uploaded today, it made my day. I love watching your reviews and preorder videos. I gifted my self that Sakura🌸Miku 花見ver. because I was born on 4/4 so cherry blossom is very meaningful to me. I am looking forward to your review next year when the figure gets finally released 😭 such a long wait. I'm a hug Hatsune Miku fan, I attended Magical Mirai 2023 so I preordered that figure too. Did you preorder that Magical Mirai 2023 figure too?
I've been slacking on the Miku figures. I really need to commit and buy another one but can never decide cause I gotta think about shelf space and whatnot. Magical Mirai I decided to wait on, though this new Sakura Miku is very tempting especially for the price. Happy Birthday by the way!
The stitching pattern in the bunny ears is called quilted!
My god I thought there was gonna be a pre-sale for a 1/1 scale Suisei figure because that was the exact same figure they showed at Holo Expo 2024. She looks amazing at this scale too.
I need that beast titan even though I know it’s not gonna really look good
I would call that fabric "quilted".
Homura is tempting me 👀
She's super hard to resist lol
W. Can't wait for that Yuuka figure, looks amazinggggggggggggggggggggggggg. Shoutouts to that Armored Trooper Votoms figure, I don't know anything about that series and I rarely get male figures but damn he looks so cool
I think tonight GSC put up a ThreeZero figure of the Votoms (scopedog I think it's called) but I get a 404 page when I click it. This new site sucks lul
1:08:46 Kirin Yuu isn't exactly a dragon, but a Chinese mythological creature called a kirin or qilin. Their head usually resembles a dragon as seen with her horns but the body usually resembles a goat, deer, horse or ox, hence the strange looking tail :3
My education has failed me
I’m really happy to see more scales for JoJo! I just got into it last summer and was really disappointed by the limited figure options for such a popular series. If you aren’t into the chibi appearance of nendoroids then you’re left with the super action statues that look more like the character but they are so small-barely taller than a nendoroid and the joints which I’m not a fan of. All made by the same company for the most part. They have the odd scale figure with some rare characters which I appreciate them doing and some really unique figures that are eye catching regardless if you know the reference or not. I hope Medicos Entertainment and other companies move more into the affordable and creative scale figures. Jojo is a very unique series with the potential to have one of a kind figures with characters and their stands or other characters if they are brave enough to do more than a character standing still with a boring pose. Definitely eyeing down Johnathan Joestar and Dio statue and Made in Heaven scale figure. Great video as always!!! 😁🔥
Jojo's feels like a franchise with limitless potential for figures though I think anything on the ambitious side would quickly prove to be rather expensive to produce. Still should happen but that might be why we haven't seen many companies tackle the series.
I love the Shima Rin figure but not for that price. If they needed to simplify the desk and chair or reduce the scale to get the price down I think that would've made more sense. Maybe a non scale sized to match with figmas or something.
39:13 HOLY COW! 👀
I own both their Himeko and Ochaco figures and they are both very nice, in my opinion.
I was very close to buying toga cause I liked it so much. Only reason I didn't was due to shelf space
Thanks for the vid Zucco, hope you are doing well with life and health! :) i am GREATLY downsizing my collection recently, its become overwhelming and there are only a few figures im looking forward to this year. That however will not stop me from going to Philly FanExpo to scope out some good anime art and merch lol :D
I'm likely gonna do some downsizing myself once I move again. Making these videos really beefed up my collection fast lol
If that horse girl figure was like,,, 5k cheaper i might consider but honestly ill wait for it to bargain bin. Now to decide on either the Sakura Miku or the Taiga that got announced a little while ago.
The one horse girl I bought(Daiwa Scarlet by Max Factory) can be found on AmiAmi's preowned section for a decent chunk of change less and I assumed she was pretty popular so that surprised me a bit. More often than not though I see Phat Company figures bin so I'd wait it out.
Out of those two figures, I feel like Miku will be higher quality + the price is better, but I got my bias so I'm more excited for Taiga
@@ZuccoFigures same, I know Miku is probably the best "value" figure but I don't have a Taiga yet, and this is one of the few ones that I see her in. And yeah, she, and quite a few other figures I saw in this preorder line up I'll have to wait on for bargain bin
Interesting you thought / felt that way vs. the Nijika figure and set... my interpretation was that each one was intended to capture their base character rather than match expression across a set? I mean, Bocchi and Ryo are naturally "serious", so I get it... but a serious Nijika or Kita would feel equally off IMO....
Thanks as always for the videos btw! Always love the 2nd opinion even though I constantly monitor figure releases myself...
Perhaps I was misinterpreting the idea behind this set of figures lol. I could def see Nijika and Kita being a little less energetic in this figure set but maybe most people would find that boring. The idea only works in my head if they really commit to all the figures playing off eachother
I would call the bunny ears quilted.
Love these videos! It's always nice to see the preorders all laid out so I can see if I missed anything! Thank you so much for your hard work!
I hope it doesn’t take these companies too long to make statues and figures from Stellar Blade
Hard to say for sure but I bet a bunch of Resin companies will make figures of the main girl at the very least
Even before seeing the price for the Sakura Miku figure I was already going to preorder her so I was pleasantly surprised about the price ^^
That's the best feeling honestly. I am often met with like 8000 yen more than I was expecting on figures I was dead set on buying instead lol
The Cirno and Senran Kagura bunnies are the ones I'm most interested in here.
It's such a shame about Spiritale. I was really debating on which Miku to get, and I fell in love with the recently released one as well as the Polaris ver.. Now I don't know if I can trust them. If they really fixed up the old Miku and did a re-release with the revised version I might be interested, but who knows.
Alot of their figures are fine or even pretty dang good, but yeah something about their Miku figures I could never get behind. They have great designs but seem to fumble the execution
Thanks for the video, was playing persona 3 reload as I listening to u
I needa get on that one of these days. Been a long ass time since i played the original
@@ZuccoFigures definitely recommend I finished it. Made me sad handled the theme of death and purpose of life so well
Rip the smilefest scheduled date for Zucco. 😂
gotta be on the clock at the worst time
All those figures, and none of them made the cut for me, I’m simply a little picky, if you haven’t already, iron studios makes some pretty good stuff, a little different from anime figures, but worth checking out I would say.
It's good to be picky in this hobby. Honestly I wish I was more picky but I partially blame all the time I spend making these videos on my increased pickups lol
Suisei ☺️
I’m very excited for the Kirby. He’s super cute!
4:22 I was hesitant to order it because the Nendoroid knocked it out of the park and I was hoping for a reissue for that so I think I’ll commit to a potential one
7:59 I will die on the hill that the hexagonal bases are better than the hockey puck bases they have now
17:54 this is a cute figure but it feels like a prize figure or pop up parade tying to be a scale figure
29:26 I think the backlash would be insane if she was a bare leg release honestly
Also, out of curiosity, are you using Arknights BGM? I’m not much of a player anymore but I listen to the Ejya Summer event music a lot.
I am using Arknights music. I never played the game so I don't know how I came across this song but I really like it along with the vocal versions lol
Instantly recognized that Arknights background music in the beginning. What cover is that? Great video!
Seems like an acoustic instrumental of Misty Memory.
Yeah as Sauce617 said it's Misty Memory Acoustic ver
what's the point of large pop up parade? is it the equivalent to 1/7 scaled figure in terms of size?
I only have 1 of the large Pop ups currently(Guts) and I'd say he's about the size of a normal 1/7th scale, though he's also a pretty big dude. 1/8 at the very least is a safe assumption, but yeah it's a decent sized figure for a pretty good price.
It seems we do share the same opinion on the FREEing Senran Kagura gals. The games are a bit corny, but I do like them. Mainly wanted Homura, the tanlines and the white suit really makes her standout compared to your avg. 1/4 Bunny and make it very unique. I'll be waiting for the aftermarket though, well every other Senran Kagura 1/4 has tanked so I assume this one will as well.
Oh wow, I remember playing through all or many of the Yakuza games. I've played 0-7, and the only one I haven't finished is Infinite Wealth and Lost Judgement which I am currently playing through. At least for the main line games. Uh, the first thing I noticed about that Kiryu are the seamlines on the arms and I went. Yeah, this ain't it.
I have the Amakuni Power preordered from Crunchyroll, and it is supposed to come out this month so I'll see if I actually get that or not. The one by Claynel is more dynamic, but I don't know. . its really expensive. Maybe if it bins. The main thing is that funnily enough Power currently has the best figures right now. Denji and Makima sure don't.
Sometimes I sort of feel bad when good sculpts come out of characters or whatnot I don't care about. I sure don't want to go down the Miku rabbit hole and I don't really watch Hololive so I don't feel like I am the target demographic.
it's kinda surprising how hard the Kagura girls binned considering the ones that are out looked pretty quality to me. Won't complain tho lol
The Kiryu figure is wack but I realize I barely talked about it lol. I think all of em have those bad seam lines so ya I noticed but forgot to mention. Once I'm done with 7 I'm probably taking a break from Yakuza for a little bit. The marathon has been goin for awhile.
I'm looking forward to estream's Makima. Genuinely like that one even though the price sucks. Hopefully they deliver considering Denji had a few issues, though Makima is less complex so it should be fine
I’m also so unsure with deciding which Power figure to buy.
It's very hard when a character is so popular and there are so many options. We all want to get a figure quickly but then it turns out a better one ends up getting released
Wait your birthday is also June 23rd?! Birthday twins! 🎂
Hell yeah
Still no satsuki B style yet 😭😭😭🙏🏻❤️ hopefully some time this year she comes out
The Mako B Style is taking a long time as well, but I believe Satsuki will eventually happen
@@ZuccoFigures that is true, can’t wait to see what she looks like as well🙂😊
can someone please explain the difference, if there is any, between shopping for preorders at US goodsmile and japanese goodsmile websites?
Not a big difference besides flat rate shipping on the global(Japanese) site and you will get your figures faster if you order on the Global site
@@ZuccoFigures thank you
i just bought aftermarket KAngel PuP. And i didnt realize she got a rerelease so soon...normally i check, but shes relatively new and already got one rerelease, my luck lol
Happens to all of us
We need a Nikke Stream lol
I needa just stream in general. One day I'ma get back on the grind
Why don’t you collect binding figures?
I'm not super interesting in displaying +18 figures personally. You might see one in the near future on this channel though
wasn't expecting to see flaps in a figure video today! but then the Azur Lane cow girl showed up
You could justify buying another Power figure by saying it's for the video and to compare the two Power figures. Tho I am not sure your wallet would be happy to pay another 38k yen for that.
Maybe if my channel was more popular I could justify that lol. We'll see tho cause I'm still tempted
Another month with nothing very appealing for me. The Ques Q Fate figure looks OK but her weird looking and space wasting weapons make it a lot less appealing.
Goodsmile stopped shipping to Ukraine for no proper reason, so nope, they are doing everything to prevent me from buying figures 🤡
Was that a recent change that came with the site update or has that been the case for awhile now? Shitty either way but just curious
@@ZuccoFigures That's a recent change, the only explanation their support team is giving is the following: 'Unfortunately, majority of the intellectual property holders and other licensors of the products we offer have not included Ukraine as part of our licensing agreement on the new site.
Due to this, we are unable to offer or ship products directly to Ukraine on the new Good Smile Company Online Store'
I can't believe you mentioned other characters doing the Jack-O pose and didn't bring up Thanos 😂
lol true. Totally escaped my mind at the time but I know exactly what you're talking about
Kashino, blah blah, yeah that's a given. That Autonomous Doll Bamiru actually has two versions. One that is nude, and one that is clothed. So basically you can get her cast off or not, but you are stuck with your pick. Personally I would only want the clothed version anyways, so I kinda wish more figures worked like this. Saves the headache of having to fiddle with the parts to display them how you want and/or the seems or tight/loose pieces. Though an argument is certainly there for paying more, for less options. You are right about her doll design being unique though as well, even ignoring that she's a hyper busty Cansu design.
Yeah there's arguments for both sides but most people probably won't care to go back and forth between display types so I think it's alright to split the releases.
Excellent😢
That Sakura Miku is stunning. I’m not a Miku collector but that one is really tempting! The pattern or material you were questioning is quilting or a quilted pattern. Looks kinda puffy. If it’s not puffy though, it’s not called quilted. Maybe just a diamond pattern. Love your videos - thanks!
Quilted makes the most sense yeah. Diamond otherwise. Just gotta remember this for next time. Appreciate it
I'm happy you're still going over the PUPs
I figure it would be a good idea to cover cheaper figures too even if I can't get to all of em
I was waitin for what you'd say about the grabdmaster of demonic cultivation one xD
I was so tempted to buy it, because the source art is so beautiful and the whole thing looks amazing
but damn
what are those deadpan faces xD
Glad I'm not the only one with that opinion
NGL tatsumaki and fubuki have no right to be 25k each...the face wasn't perfect there was literally no base or effects...it's basically scamming
Its just quilted, diamond quilted to be specific
I caved and preordered the Sakura Miku and Yuuka on HLJ for even cheaper than Goodsmile’s price. I couldn’t pass them up 😭.
I keep thinking about ordering Miku myself but her release window is really bad for me so I probably shouldn't
Hey Zucco! great video as always, I need you advice hehe, if you were to choose between FREEing's Marian and Anis from Nikke, with that price, which one do you think is worth it??
Without knowing much about the characters I personally like Marian's a bit more. colors are just more appealing to me and I find her face to be a bit prettier
Nothing really interesting for me this month. The bunny elf girl by BINDing is based on a Houtengeki's design, but they quite messed up her head, and I can't associate it with the artist's style anymore. Cirno is cute as hell, though. But I'm not starting to collect Touhou figures. I really enjoy the games and the world building, but it's too much of a rabbit hole. ;)
Ah that's a shame. Maybe if I had the original art in front of me I'd feel the same. I wouldn't consider myself TOO deep in the Touhou figure rabbit hole but I do feel like this is a perfect opportunity to pick up a nice Cirno scale. Just gotta decide where to get her since I noticed a few stores have the extra faceplate at a slight markup
I've been looking forward to the Mahiru Shiina figure but I'm too nervous about the hair to PO...gonna wait and see how she turns out. I really liked the designs for the Yu-Gi-Oh girl and Cirno!
It's best to wait it out at this point yeah. Just make sure you're around when she releases incase extra stock goes fast(it might not be ya never know)
@@ZuccoFigures yeah I would rather. I do have a couple other PO's in the same month, so I will be taking my chances. If it doesn't work out so be it.... maybe aftermarket. I do have the "little devil" estream, eyes open for when Prime 1 Studio has a yukata version to come.
I did love Tour Guide when I played BA back in the day, low key hoping for a price drop since she’s such an iconic card for mid 2010s. When you get to it. I’ve stopped new preorders but I would go for her if the yen stays cheap!
My brain's telling me to wait it out but I'm still unsure. Honestly I wish AmiAmi had a pay now option so I can just take advantage of the weak yen
The Tatsumaki and Fubuki are the only ones I considered but ultimately decided to wait. For mostly the same reasons, the body sculp is nice, but the face is kinda meh and the price is.... wow... The fact that I already have the FREEing contributed to the decision.
I wonder if the Krazy Art set will ever come out....
Getting the two Senran Kagura figures to add to my growing Senran Kagura collection.
Super excited for the Sakura Miku! 🍒 Love your videos, Zucco!
Oh hell yeah! Been waiting with bated breath for this one lol. Absolutely love these, thanks for all the time you put into them.
Hey great vid Zucco. I feel the yellow hair color of the Kei Karuizawa figure is off. Well at least for me, cause not a fan of the bright yellow that clashes with the softer colors so that's probably why you don't like it. I just hope that if they happen to do the Tsubasa kimono (Classroom of the Elite) in the future as well it's not like this Kei ngl. Also, I was hoping you would talk about the Uta - World Diva ver. POP from Megahouse. Sadge. Maybe in the next month's vid?
Honestly I feel bad about all the One Piece figures I forget about. The reason I never talk about them is because they are like never sold on AmiAmi so when I'm gathering my figures to talk about they often just get neglected. Unfortunately I don't really have an ultimate source for these new figure preorders and just go with what I see on the stores I personally use, but I'm gonna make a note to check for megahouse one piece figures in the future
Pre-ordering from Buyee is pretty chill. I do so occasionally with Garage Kits from Booth. You pay uprfront, Buyee informs you, when they managed to buy the item for you and once it is released, it will be send to Buyee. From there it is handled like any other order you make with them^^
As for your concerns with the Bocchi no Rock figures, how about you take the pictures of the figures and put them next to each other with a graphic program? It might not be the best solution, but it may be enable you to get a feel on how they will look next to each other.
I should probably go ahead and preorder Cirno then before its too late
Marian looks great. She's the first Nikke you meet in the game :)
a lovely first encounter
they look great, but I'm not planning to preorder any more 😅
I figure it's best for me to cover some cheaper figures too, plus I have a few on preorder so I'm always curious on what they are makin next
@@ZuccoFigures I hope you do lol, my wallet has been through it