Funny. Mika-tan must have heard me yesterday on Twitter when I brought up how I was on the fence for Max Factory's upcoming Luka Megurine Tony ver. figure. Her blog has been updated with a full preview of this upcoming Vocaloid character giving those like me a clearer look at this figure and helping us with that decision of whether to purchase her or not.
The 1/7-scale figure is beautiful figure. There's no doubt about that but I've always found Luka's outfit to be interesting and attractive. The pose definitely screams of idol and really fits Luka. I'm just glad she doesn't do any spine breaking twists or other ridiculous poses like the Miku Tony ver. figure. The mold is looking exceptional with the stretch marks on her top and dress, the hanging belt, and the shape and detail in the boots. The eyes are sharp and the smile is looking sweet. I like that her smile has a painted edge to bring it out more. Even the hands with the extended fingernails looks great.
I do have some complaints about the figure, though. The first being her face. I've always seen Luka as this older type and with a longer face but this version seems a little round. This could be because of the hair, though, which is my second complaint. With the way it's sculpted, it makes her head, again, look very round. I also don't like that they went with the clear PVC for it rather than a flat color. It stands out way too much on this figure almost like it's glowing.
Despite my complaints, it really is a beautiful figure overall and it's not often a Vocaloid character that's not Miku get a figure release like this. I was on the fence about this but after seeing this preview, I'm caving and pre-ordering her which begins March 8, 2012. Who else will be pre-ordering her and who would you like to see next? I'm sure the ladies are still waiting on Kaito. I for one would love to see the other mature looking character, Meiko. ... who I would also like to pair up with Kaito.
