Native Store is now accepting reservations for the 1/5 scale figure based on art by famous illustrator and character designer Tony Taka. I've recently read a few comments online either on forums or social media suggesting that some people don't like Tony Taka's art because he's "old and boring" but I can't agree with that. Just a short while ago I received a copy of his Naked Works art book and really just loved all the illustrations in there. He has such a clean and recognizable style and his characters always have great expressions.
This figure looks like it would fit in with his Heroine collection that Kotobukiya did, but doesn't seem to bear any relation to that line other than that it's a faerie figure. I think it looks really cool and the size is definitely tempting (30cm tall!). Native always censors their castoff shots but moeyo posted some shots a of the unpainted prototype a while back that suggest some reasonable level of verisimilitude will be present, not that I would display her that way but it's nice to have. Barbie doll anatomy on cast-off figures is beyond silly, is what I'm saying.
In any case, I don't think I'll be pre-ordering her. This is the kind of figure I would buy later on a whim from a reseller like Nippon-Yasan or used on Mandarake or Amiami. She'll be out in August 2020, and reservations are open until December 26, 2019. The price is 23,100 JPY, or 27,200 JPY after shipping to the US. A small fortune! Maybe I'll wind up with a glut of cash somehow after Christmas (not likely) and just buy her. I don't know. Oh, there's also a version with doll hair but it looks pretty weird in my opinion. I hope that doesn't become a thing going forward because I really don't like it.
Update 10-5-19 Native posted some more images of the doll hair version on their blog, which I'm re-posting here. On further thought, the doll hair doesn't look terrible but I still wouldn't get it. Also, while I like this figure I think it's just over-priced. If aftermarket prices take a dive though...
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