Polyvinyl Crush

Not that it comes as any great shock as Alter has been silent for so long on continuing their Rebuild of Evangelion line, but Kotobukiya officially wins the Great RoE Figure Race to get all three Eva pilots and Misato out on the market.  Not that either figure maker knew they were in the Great RoE Figure Race.  Not that anyone knew there was a Great RoE Figure Race.  I made it up.  Just now.  For this post.  Just goes to show how bummed I am that Alter seems to have forgotten their line.  Anyway here are the figures I’m excited about this illustrious week.

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No figure review today due to the recent holidays, end of the year festivities, and just wanting to chill out.  I’m also going to be turning in all my applications this week and that has been on my mind as well.  There’s also a strong possibility of no Friday post either due to the (currently unforeseen) side effects of exuberant celebrations of ringing in the New Year the night prior.

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I opted to go straight to the source for Asuka and use HLJ since my usual venue didn’t look like they we’re getting her in.  Of course karma, doing what it does, saw to it that my usual venue put her up the next week, but by that point it was easier to stay with HLJ even though I’d have to pay shipping.  The unexpected result?  Me getting to do a review while the figure is still fresh and not months old!  Today we’re taking a look at Kotobukiya’s 1/6th scale Asuka Langley Shikinami PVC from Evangelion 2.0: You Can (Not) Advance.

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When I first started covering “upcoming” figures and noticed all the exclusives coming down the pipe I absolutely hated it.  I thought they were a cheap, gimmicky way to artificially create interest for a figure and get an extra 20-30 bucks out of it at the same time.  Slowly, begrudgingly I began appreciating exclusives for their increased quality and more imaginative compositions, and even found myself ordering a couple despite my initial resolve.  Fast forward to today where nearly everything on my want list is an exclusive.  My name is Rico-sama, and I’m an exclus-aholic.

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Sorry that there wasn’t a figure review this week; I just got so caught up in the Aion beta that I pretty much decided to blow the review off in favor of more gaming.  The game was tons fun so I’d be hard pressed to say I regret missing the review.  Anyway, here are the figures I’m excited about this week.

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Rico’s pro-tip: when noticing a dip internet traffic to your site you can slap together a post about Evangelion figure and BAM! watch your stats go up!  Preferably it should feature Rei or Asuka, but you can also talk about Mari and even Misato.  No Ritsuko though; no one likes Ritsuko.  Today we’re taking a look at Kotobukiya’s 1/7th scale Rei Ayanami Maid Ver. PVC ~Limited Color Edition~ from Evangelion.

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