When I saw this figure come up in our WonFes coverage and all that, it already looked like a great release. Now that I'm looking at the pre-order listings I notice that she's not a regular 1/8-scale figure, but an impressive 1/7-scale. (note: Good Smile's listing says 1/8, but retailers as well as MFC are saying 1/7. Apologies if this is cause for any confusion.) Not only is she [maybe] bigger, it means that Good Smile Company should be delivering some nice, clean detailing to be enjoyed throughout. If it gives you any measure for comparison, she's sculpted by Tashiro Kouji, who also worked on Good Smile's 1/8-scale Nessa of Fractale fame (reviewed).
I like both this rendition and Kotobukiya's upcoming short haired version, and have a hard time deciding which would be the winning release. They both have their strengths, and Good Smile did a great job capturing her unfriendly personality here more than anything else. What do you think, folks? Any Haganai fans out there going to reserve this beauty?
She's set for release in July and Good Smile's retail price is set at ¥6,800 which isn't too shabby, especially if she ends up at that 1/7-scale (something I'm not 100% sure on, because she's about the same height as standard 1/8 scale, about 8.5", if their main listing is to be believed). At least by the meager four pictures I've included in the gallery here, she looks quite worth it either way. And green is just a pleasant color to look at instead of the usual blue and white school girl uniforms.
[Pre-order at Hobby Search | AmiAmi | HobbyLink Japan]
