Well it has been a while since my last figure review, but I'm back with another one. This time of a much much older figure, Queen's Blade Nanael Excellent Model, 1/8 Scale, from MegaHouse. Released way back in 2008, Nanael and many other figures in the line can be easily found in Amiami's pre-owned section for bargain-bin prices, and maybe understandably so. They're a bit simplistic by modern standards, but that doesn't mean there isn't still a lot of enjoyment to be had from displaying these older figures.
In the Queen's Blade OVA Nanael's job is to observe fights for contenders in the Queen's Blade tournament or something like that. It's not a great show even for the copious amounts of fan service, but it does have a lot of really cool character designs and of course all their clothing gets shredded off whenever they fight so it's worth checking out if you're into the fantasy genre and can put up with a shallow plot in exchange for some fan service.
I found Nanael to be somewhat of a challenge to photography. She's tilted at an angle, twisting in mid air, and has a wide wing-span. Getting her all in frame from a variety of angles with a just a small backdrop to work with was pretty much impossible for me, but even still I had fun photographing her.
Her expression is cute and really good for an older figure, and the paint job isn't bad either. There aer some nice highlights and shadows in her hair and wings. The glossy pearlescent finish on her dress makes it look pretty cheap, and stick out a bit, but this is made up for by the fact that the whole thing can be cast off. Sometimes that can make clothing on a figure look a little weird like it doesn't actually fit them right but aside from a little bit of gap under the straps and around her boobs I think it actually looks really good on Nanael here.
Twisting her around a bit more you can get a view of her butt and panties, which are sculpted pretty well. I like the little gold band squeezing her thigh. I feel like belts on figures never really quite hang right, and this one is no exception. It just doesn't look very realistic the way it hangs loosely over her hips. it's neat that her sword comes on a little armature and can be swiveled around, but an option to have her holding it would have been nice. You can probably cram it into her hands, but it's clear that's not what was intended.
Overall, this is a fine figure for what I paid for it. It was under $30, and I don't remember exactly but I'm pretty sure it just went in an order with a pile of figures form Amiami so shipping would have just been tacked on to a bigger EMS order. For that price, Nanael and a lot of the Queen's Blade figures that MegaHouse produced are a steal, really.
If you're interested in seeing the cast off pics and commentary, just see them here (NSFW)
If you're interested in seeing the cast off pics and commentary, just see them here (NSFW)
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