Thu 2008/08/21 11:03
This Yoko from Movic drops in October, and I have to say I don't really like her. From afar I almost want to preorder her, the pose is cool, she's got a bullet between her fingertips, lotsa cleavage. But up close, her eyebrows seem to be painted in some odd way revealing skin tone too much around the edges, and if that's the master sculpt... Additionally, her legs seem disproportionate, the thighs are normal size but as they get down the calves entering into the boot they get super-skinny and make the boots look weird and oversized. Yoko seems to suffer from the same affliction as a lot of Shana figures that were released over the past few years. Many don't really look like Shana in either the manga or anime version, though quite a few get parts of her right. Someone made a comment about the face of the Konami Yoko I posted earlier, and it's true her face on that figure is a little "smashed down" but I think it's the most accurate representation of Yoko so far. The Eye Up version of her looks the most accurate so far. In fact, I coincidentally had the ad from a magazine for the DVD version of GL with the artwork that that particular figure was based on, hanging over my computer when I first looked at that version, and it's pretty much dead-on to the artwork.
Posted on Thu 2008/08/21 11:03 by
she looks very disproportionate.
(ID #272356) Posted on 2008/08/21 11:50
Of all the Yoko figures I've seen this is the one I like the least, and that includes trading figures. Although that opinion is only based on the prototype pics so far.
(ID #272385) Posted on 2008/08/21 12:12
Yeah but generally the prototypes are better than the mass produced ones, so yeah, really bad overall.
(ID #272452) Posted on 2008/08/21 13:32
hmmm, they changed the design of her boots...
(ID #272617) Posted on 2008/08/21 15:09
Studio Photographer
I agree about the details although this figure does have a nice pose. It's also rather cheap for 1/5 figure, but I guess if the sculpt and paint job are bad it doesn't really matter.
(ID #273023) Posted on 2008/08/21 20:09
#1 Yoko/Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann Fan!
It's not the best, but I buy anything and everything Yoko. Put Yoko on a bag of trash and I'd buy it.
(ID #273255) Posted on 2008/08/22 00:52
Student, Spiral Warrior
Indeed, this too is not the perfect Yoko figure we've been waiting for, alas.
(ID #273400) Posted on 2008/08/22 02:01
Secretary
Eugh this one sucks. I <3 my Enterbrain Yoko though, she is all sorts of awesome :)
(ID #273594) Posted on 2008/08/22 06:14
Underemployed Office Minion
Pass, The legs look weird and out of proportion.
(ID #273737) Posted on 2008/08/22 09:18
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