Haruka Takamori
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Wed 2008/11/26 13:31
Been very behind in the figure review department - too many SAFS ^^;
Today we take a look at the gorgeous Haruka from the eroge Beat Blades haruka.
Today we take a look at the gorgeous Haruka from the eroge Beat Blades haruka.
Haruka was released a while back by Alter. Shes 1/8 scale and you can get her from HobbyLink Japan who were kind enough to send in a sample. Retail price is 6,800 yen.
Love her dynamic pose but the base takes up a load of space and the font type on the base (forgot to take a pic) looks like poo.
Haruka looks gorgeous from any angle - an example here of yokopai.
Lovely thighs.
SankakuComplex has some cute images of Haruka in the flesh which you may want to check out.
Another yokopai shot.
Haruka has a very sweet face too and if I was to be stabbed with a ninja type weapon then I would most certainly choose Haruka to do it...
..then she could stab me with her other weapons.
Her weapons are removable and you can put other stuff in her hands but I completely forgot to take some pics of her rowing a boat.
A few of these in the Wallpaper Pool.
Another great release from Alter. And for those who are wondering why Kotobukiya have a figure of Haruka in the exact same pose - whats supposed to happen is that when a figure maker gets a license to use a character, the property owner (in this case I think its Alice Soft) is supposed to make sure that no two figure companies make the same figure in the same pose.
In this case, I heard there was a communication problem which is why Alter and Kotobukiya ended up making the same character in the same pose...
In this case, I heard there was a communication problem which is why Alter and Kotobukiya ended up making the same character in the same pose...
Today I wanted to ask which company do you have the most figures of. Since I started to work with GSC, my GSC and MAX figures completely out number the rest but before I joined them, most of my figures were Max Factory, followed by Good Smile, Alter, Kotobukiya and then Mega House.
Thanks once again to HobbyLink Japan for the lovely sample - get yours at HLJ.
Some of Haruka in action before I forget.
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Thu 11/13 19:00 comments (101)
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Sun 11/09 14:58 comments (132)
university film student
Oh wow. A bit behind, indeed. ^^; And way to slip in a picture of Fauna (again). Duplicates aside, it's a very nice pose, and from what I've seen the two figures are pretty similar in quality though Alter's has a bit of an edge. I wonder who took the blame for the communication mishap though. Couldn't have been pretty.
(ID #386075) Posted on 2008/11/26 13:29
student
I really liked Haruka's voice in the eroge and would definitely love to see her animated. This is probably one of the very few figures I ever wanted to buy if I'm not shoving my budget into Gundams ^^;
(ID #386077) Posted on 2008/11/26 13:30
i do believe there is one in the works. i forget if it is ova or tv series though. moetron's winter anime list. this haruka figure looks so much better than the other ones she's had. this is definitely her best. imo.
(ID #388072) Posted on 2008/11/27 16:44
:D WANT! Hopefully she shows up at Anime North.
(ID #386080) Posted on 2008/11/26 13:32
Student, Freelance Artist
She's definitely beautiful *3*
(ID #386084) Posted on 2008/11/26 13:33
Indeed, she's such a beauty. If I ever was to be tracked down by a kunoichi it would be Haruka...or Sakura Haruno. I've become a major fan of Alter. Their level of detail, pose, and character selection is what I look for in figures. Aside Alter I like GoodSmile. Hmmm...looking at her again and again I think I might send in an order. She'd play nicely with Kos-Mos, Tsuzuri, and Churam.
(ID #386087) Posted on 2008/11/26 13:37
She is definitely worth buying. Too bad I can't afford more figures this month :(
(ID #386088) Posted on 2008/11/26 13:37
Although I haven't play the game yet... But she is one hell of a nice figure ^^
(ID #386089) Posted on 2008/11/26 13:38
Part trooper, part santa, 100% loser
LOL the second last pic of Fauna was really random, kinda made me chuckle...
(ID #386098) Posted on 2008/11/26 13:47
marvin (Registered on 2006/12/25 00:30)
Nice Haruka, this reminds me that I haven't opened mine yet. ^^; about which company figure do I have most of, if GFFs were counted as figures, I'd say Bandai. otherwise probably Maxfactory because of all the figmas I have. ^^
(ID #386101) Posted on 2008/11/26 13:48
marvin (Registered on 2006/12/25 00:30)
lol on the tissue bikini on Fauna. ^^;
(ID #386102) Posted on 2008/11/26 13:48
Send it over. I'll open it for you. Haruka is very nice indeed, but the way things are with economy she has to be extremely nice for me to get.
(ID #386404) Posted on 2008/11/26 17:55
marvin (Registered on 2006/12/25 00:30)
lol! your gf might not approve of you opening up Haruka. ^^
(ID #386533) Posted on 2008/11/26 19:50
Meimi132 in Leicester of Leicestershire of England of Europe of THE WORLD!!(in Canada) (Registered on 2007/12/04 05:05)
(University)Student
Haruka looks lovely indeed. And I always wondered why there were two of the same character, same pose released close together lol. Now I know hehe. I have more Kotobukiya figures than any other. And am proud of it! They make damn fine figures!!! Have alot of you had bad experiences with Koto or something? None of mine have displeased me in the slightest. I must have chosen well I spose.... I think its a tie between MF and GSC for second place. I think I prefer Clayz over those two anyways. And very nice Fauna pic btw. Still want her.....:sob:
(ID #386105) Posted on 2008/11/26 13:49
Graphic Arts/Multimedia/Animation Student
She's a very good looking figure. If i had the money I'd think about her. I love Alter's figures, their quality is top notch. Unfortunately I don't have very many of them (only 2 at the moment). Currently I have more Max Factory figmas than anything else (mostly because they don't cost as much).
(ID #386108) Posted on 2008/11/26 13:52
Project Contractor
she's lovely~~~~~~ Max Factory & GSC........
(ID #386117) Posted on 2008/11/26 13:55
tennislord94 (Registered on 2008/10/26 13:47)
Very nice, I like
(ID #386119) Posted on 2008/11/26 13:56
王オタク ｘ 天才様
I have the most from Max Factory :P It's probably just they happened to have the figures I was interested in most (like Ar Tonelico 2's Ruka) The Haruka I bought from Kotobukiya also looks very similar to this one, but I think it's a tad more detailed (such as the mesh on her upper chest). It also comes with a nice shuriken stand ^^
(ID #386121) Posted on 2008/11/26 13:57
Student, part-time Haruhi wannabe (that bit about godhood etc)
She looks a little sleepy for someone in a fight=.= Hi there Fauna:)
(ID #386126) Posted on 2008/11/26 13:59
Love how Haruka looks. Cute character design and lovely costume. Its a great looking figure but theres one thing that prevents me from getting it besides the big price tag. This version doesn't have any support to hold up the figure other than the right leg. Worried as for how stable the figure really is... that and if there is a possibility it may break due to the entire load resting on that lonely leg. Kotobukiya has an additional support for the left leg but it looks bad... so I'm not sure if its worth trading off great appearance for better support... love the Alter version better. Think its the details... or colours... or finishing touches that make it all the better.
(ID #386138) Posted on 2008/11/26 14:07
I love Alter's figures and Haryka in my wish list but the economy said to me NO T_T
(ID #386140) Posted on 2008/11/26 14:08
resident caffeine junkie
Gots a lot of Figmas and maybe a couple of figures. but other than that I got gunplas mostly
(ID #386141) Posted on 2008/11/26 14:08
Full-time student へへ
i am extremely behind. haha
(ID #386144) Posted on 2008/11/26 14:09
>Thanks once again to HobbyLink Japan for the lovely sample - get yours at HLJ. For a moment I thought that was the "register" link for freebies. ^^; MF and GSC, most of them.
(ID #386160) Posted on 2008/11/26 14:17
Student artist
Scary thing is it will eventually end of leaning so I try to avoid these product
(ID #386162) Posted on 2008/11/26 14:18
Is your experience with leaning from a few (5-6 years back?) I don't have many figures that would have a leaning problem, but I hear more recent figures have improved quite a bit with regards to leaning problems.
(ID #386240) Posted on 2008/11/26 15:47
software manager
any inside connections have any info on a subaru figure? ^_^ love haruka, have this one and the kotobukiya narika... really want subaru though!
(ID #386163) Posted on 2008/11/26 14:19
I LOVE THIS FIGURE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm waiting for mine still sadly... It's such a wonderful figure...
(ID #386183) Posted on 2008/11/26 14:44
http://animenlife.blogspot.com
I love this figure too!!!! I like the colors, the details, everything!!!
(ID #388424) Posted on 2008/11/27 23:09
Otaku / Student in Computer Science
Alter ver. its way better than Kotobukiya ver. DO WANT
(ID #386191) Posted on 2008/11/26 14:51
Spot the odd one out?
(ID #386210) Posted on 2008/11/26 15:05
the majority of my collection is max factory, I'm a figma addict what more can I say... Haruka looks nice, I should add that series to my watch list I suppose. Nice Fauna cameo XD
(ID #386228) Posted on 2008/11/26 15:30
Nice figure, would be really interesting to compare the Alter/Kotobukiya editions of the same figure, but I'm too fatigued :/ As far as quantity, Definitely Kotobukiya, then Max Factory (whose figures tend toward the less expensive side compared to the likes of Alter). Not counting shokugan or random cheap figures from non-figure companies.
(ID #386239) Posted on 2008/11/26 15:45
.NET/Web Developer
you think it will be prone to leaning? coz juz looking at the figure, first thing comes to mind is LEAN! heheh. nice figure nonetheless. goodsmile outnumbers my maxfactory figures by 1. heheh! I accidentally clicked on max factory in the poll though >_<
(ID #386246) Posted on 2008/11/26 15:50
Otaku, High School Student, Aspiring Animator
That's one of the reasons to like the Koto version. It comes with a little stand for the leg to prevent leaning. ^_^
(ID #390828) Posted on 2008/11/29 12:01
I only buy Alter, and some GSC. One or two of kotobukiyas. Sold all my MF collection (haruhi, shana, and stuff), not really liking it, since most of the poses are quite boring... The only one that I like is I-no , but haven't really got a chance to get that one..
(ID #386254) Posted on 2008/11/26 15:58
Lovely dynamic figure, great Alter work as always. My collection is mostly Max Factory (made worse by the recent deluge of Figmas!), but GSC is catching up because it's just so hard resisting those cute little Nendoroid buggers.
(ID #386266) Posted on 2008/11/26 16:14
Receptionist/ Accountant/ Junior Designer/ Illustrator
Haruka looks lovely! I've already addedher to my want list of figures >.< Most figures I have are the Konami ones, the mecha musume range, strike witches range and busou shinki. Then its tied between Bome/Kaiyodo and GSC/Max factory and finally,one Bandai figure. Overall I like: GSC> Max factory> Konami> Alter> Kotubukiya> Other
(ID #386279) Posted on 2008/11/26 16:23
Student
I like Fauna. LOL
(ID #386296) Posted on 2008/11/26 16:36
Hm. Very nice review. That figure looks goooood. Positive side effect of this also was that examining a 'weird spot' I saw on her pantsu led me to realize that my screen needs cleaning. Lol.
(ID #386340) Posted on 2008/11/26 17:01
Just by looking at her makes me drooll.....^.^
(ID #386351) Posted on 2008/11/26 17:06
Mega House out numbers in my collection since I'm trying to collect of girls in the Queen's Blade series...but I'm looking to get more from Max, GSC, and Alter. I really like their designs...
(ID #386361) Posted on 2008/11/26 17:13
US Navy Sailor
Anime figure top companies would be Good Smile, Volks, and the company that makes those large Aria figures in a tie. Don't own that many figures yet.
(ID #386388) Posted on 2008/11/26 17:34
Very nice figure, it could be probably the first figure that I would like to buy ^^.
(ID #386402) Posted on 2008/11/26 17:52
I guess it would be Max Factory if you count their figma products since they are coming out with tons of figma at one time. Other figure in my collection are from Kotobukiya, GSC and Alter.
(ID #386460) Posted on 2008/11/26 18:41
Student, Slave to the Education System ~(For Video Reviews of Figures and more, click 'Actar's Reviews ' on my Blog Roll)
This figures comes under the 'I'd love to get' group. However, I know next to nothing about her... Is that clip from the eroge or an upcoming anime? Extremely tight budget this two months...
(ID #386486) Posted on 2008/11/26 19:06
lol @ fauna popping out out of no where nice figure
(ID #386501) Posted on 2008/11/26 19:20
Audio Engineer
SURPRISE FAUNA! And her ditzy expression makes it pretty funny. Great figurine and pretty much a perfect finish by the looks of it, but by these pictures I can't really make out where the highlights are.
(ID #386511) Posted on 2008/11/26 19:34
Unemployed, boooo
I have 4 good smile figures and 3 solid theater figures so they're what I own the most of. The rest are random Koto, Konami and some I don't remember. At only 13 figures, I consider my collection very small. I want a job so it can grow.
(ID #386516) Posted on 2008/11/26 19:40
Most of my figure collection is from Kotobukiya. i'd say a good 50% i think but who's counting. Kotobukiya have such a huge selection in comparison to other company's that it's kind of hard not to notice. Although frequently looked down upon I think their sculpts are pretty solid and overall their quality is pretty good, improving with every release, like their tony taka shining wind lineup. man, those are really good. I still own several good smiles, max factory's and alter's but they always seem much more harder to obtain and are relatively more expensive probably due to their higher quality and standards. :P
(ID #386550) Posted on 2008/11/26 20:09
I've got mostly Max Factory figures (mostly figma + a regular 1/8 PVC) and one GSC figure. Don't particularly have brand loyalty or anything, just find that MF/GSC tends to make the things I like the most. Alter does make some great figurines, but the higher price point discourages me. Factor in shipping costs and purchasing an elaborate figure can really turn into a fair investment.
(ID #386556) Posted on 2008/11/26 20:12
i think good smile and kotobukiya are the best1
(ID #386560) Posted on 2008/11/26 20:17
former Emperor of Britannia
Her innocent looks can definitely kill. Lovely Fig on this review Danny. Just wish i could get one after Xmas XD
(ID #386590) Posted on 2008/11/26 20:34
Project Analyst
nice nice, i hope i can find her when i head to hk after xmas ^^
(ID #386631) Posted on 2008/11/26 21:07
KAI~YO~DOO! (Revoltech Fandoy...)
(ID #386632) Posted on 2008/11/26 21:08
Hmm... I guess Max Factory has you to thank for a lot of its sales, huh Danny? Hahahaha!
(ID #386637) Posted on 2008/11/26 21:12
anime/cosplay events organizer
Alter's quality is top notch and a money burner XDDD I'll stab her with my weapon if you know what I mean :> My collection composes of mostly Max Factory and Good Smile. I don't have the money yet to buy some Alter figures ^^;;;;
(ID #386705) Posted on 2008/11/26 22:15
I LOL'ed at the end of the post with Fauna showing up.
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