Up for pre-order now is Vertex's 3rd villager, whose name I've seen as both Linsia and Rinshia, but we'll just go with more phonetic translation now and stick to Rinshia. Although she's the 3rd villager, she's actually releasing after the 4th villager, Priscilla. I really like this series, having picked up Archeyle on TOM during her first release she really grew on me after a while and is one of my favorite figures now on my shelf. I skipped the 2nd figure in the series because she's a very bland overpriced loli figure and well no combination of those descriptors will extract money from my wallet, shelf space from my hobby room, or box storage space from my closets. Priscilla is on order and soon I expect Rinshia to be on order as well, but I might try and wait for a TOM promotion so I can spend out my points.
(UPDATE: She went up on TOM just before the end of the Golden Week points promotion so I managed to get her for less than what I would have paid on Amiami, with EMS shipping, and a net gain in points balance. Still, I'm somewhat unhappy with TOM as of late and will update my review for them in the near future.)
She's up for order on Amiami now, with two editions (as has been the case with the entire series thus far) but I don't think the extra facial expression and scenic base really justify the increase in price on these. Unlike previous figures in the series, there are no castoff teaser pics suggesting that her breasts can be exposed but I expect her little boob plates are just stuck on with adhesive tape as was the case with Archeyle. So, if you want to have her fully exposed on your shelf, it's likely you'll be able to, but at the very least you can remove some of her outfit as is shown in the pics if that's what you want to do.
The paint on her skin and hair for the prototype looks really nice. I love her outfit! She also has a really nice neutral cute facial expression.
The little butterfly is a great touch on the front and back of the bands connecting her hip plates. The shading, patterns, and paint gradient on her skirt (?) is really nice too, and it's great that you can have it on without really obscuring too much from behind.
Of course you can castoff her outfit quite a bit as well for a more revealing look and while I think they look cool I'm more than a little confused about the function of her garters here. What are they doing and how are they sticking to her body? Kind of a weird design from a practical standpoint but aesthetically it looks alright I guess.
Anyway, I'm excited for this! She'll be out later in the year unless society ends, otherwise just continue to enjoy pictures of her online until there's no more internet. Save some on your device, just in case.
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