Scarlet Witch (Kotobukiya)

This figure is of Scarlet Witch and she is part of the Marvel Shunya Yamashita Bishoujo Series. To see all the pictures I took go to my blog here. This series started out with Rogue who was an immediate pre-order for me, and before I knew it I was collecting most of this series. I like X-Men more than any other Marvel series, but I’m a casual fan. As a child I watched the cartoon tv series whenever I got the chance, in junior high I watched X-Men: Evolution, and I’ve also seen all three movies (I preferred #1 and #2 to the third movie). But my knowledge of X-Men has a lot of gaps, and the Scarlet Witch is one of those characters I don’t know. But despite not knowing her I got her because I liked her appearance and I already had so many of the other figures from the series it seemed a shame to skip one if I liked her appearance. Plus I like how Shunya Yamashita designs heroic looking females.

I love that they used the cape as the stand! As I’ve mentioned on my blog before, I dislike large bases. So what better solution is there than to completely eliminate the need for a base? Not only that, but I never have to worry about broken pegs. When I disassemble a figure (for whatever reason) I concentrate hard on pulling them off the base without causing any damage. Packing up to move from my apartment to the house was a lot worse because of this constant worry when packing figures. I do think these figures are a bit small for their price tag (I paid about $60 for her). All of them may have a decent height listed under their figure stats, but I feel that’s mostly because they all have bases that raise up their heights a bit. If only Kotobukiya USA were still around I probably could have gotten her for $20 less! Oh Kotobukiya USA I still miss you and think of you fondly!

In the end I recommend her if you’re a fan of Shunya Yamashita and Marvel/X-Men. It’s a good figure, but a little overpriced if you only compare the scale/quality to the cost. Personally I’m happy with her, but I don’t recommend her for everyone that collects figures. I enjoy this series and I’m hoping that at some point I get a Shunya Yamashita figure of Storm. As a kid I mainly watched X-Men for Storm, I loved her abilities and thought she looked like a powerful goddess.