Black Rock Shooter 20105/6/2021
Ms. Shooter is sculpted in 18 scale and shes about 21.5 centimeters tall from the bottom of her base to the tip of her gun and about 20 centimeters in length.Harry Potter books and Transformers films fall into this category, and of course, so do any of Good Smile Companys Black Rock Shooter figures.
GSC is gonna make them, people are gonna buy them, and you know what youre going to get, so we may as well spend our time talking about other things. Oh, and have you noticed that Hobby Search only has their Japanese site up Maybe theyre planning on shutting down international sales Wait, its back up Never mind then, lets talk about this figure instead. Its titled the animation version though Im not entirely certain why, as its not especially different stylistically from the other figures. Doubtless someone more familiar with the franchise will be able to discern any differences. She does arrive after the release of an anime OVA months after, so if she was intended to drop in concert with that show, Good Smile Company missed the mark badly. The transitions between the schoolday scenes and fight scenes are jarring and the plot development such as there is during the Mato and Yomi parts is poorly explored, and one gets the feeling that the creators were either bored and just wanted to get back to the fight stuff, or they realized they were running out of time and needed to get to certain plot points. Character development is also relegated to an afterthought, with much of the characters personalities being defined by familiar archetypes rather than the show itself. Okay, okay, I know youre rolling your eyes and thinking, Of course you think that but my reasons arent entirely perverted. First, the lack of plot isnt nearly as much of a problem in an h-anime. And second, anime shows are becoming more risque every season; broadcast shows like Yosuga no Sora and OVAs like Aki Sora and Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo show that theres a general market for softcore material. And third, Good Smile Companys other favorite source Fatestay night has its roots in eroge, so such a move would present a symmetry of sorts. As it is, the OVA is creatively bankrupt, and while there is a lot of potential for the characters, the creators dont seem to be interested in exploring it. None of this applies to anyone outside of Japan, of course; Amiami has said theyll be sending stickers but Hobby Search has not, and as I bought this figure from the latter retailer I doubt Im going to be getting a sticker. Its a shame since while Im not particularly perturbed by this error, Id like to plant the sticker square on her ass, just because I think itd be amusing and distinctive. There are going to be thousands of these figures out there, but mine would be unique. Oh well. There is sentiment among some figure collectors that Good Smile Companys quality is declining. I recall that James had a number of issues with his World is Mine Miku figure, and Akas Rina Ogata evinced a surprising level of sloppiness. Then theres their Rin Tohsaka figure, which went from one of the most anticipated figures to most controversial once her painted sample debuted, with the resulting outcry forcing GSC to go back to the drawing board. This error, though, seems to go beyond their previous foibles because it affects their entire initial production run, which is just a colossal quality control mistake. People make honest mistakes; international corporations make stupid mistakes. I dont plan on taking a pitchfork and torch onto an airplane headed for Tokyo, but it would be extremely regrettable if this trend represents the new norm for them rather than a set of peculiar but unconnected aberrations.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |