Figma goes old school
Wed 2009/12/16 16:35 JST
After the announcement of Subaru a few days ago I was looking forward to what new figma will be announced today, I have to say I'm somewhat disappointed when I saw the latest entry in Figmas blog.
Presenting Lum Invader from Urusei Yatsura
Lum also comes with Ten-chan.
The other figma announced was another Rumiko Takahashi character, Inuyasha's Kagome. While not being a fan of the series I am somewhat interested in what else comes with Kagome.
I suppose they can't get away from sailor fuku characters after all.....now only if they make the entire sailor senshi line.....
Meh, not liking these at all.
Sailor Moon would be epic.
Still waiting for Luka, sigh~
...and Sailor Moon wouldn't be a boring character by your standards? (^.^;)
Nope! She's the "original" blonde with pigtails =3
Well, then, everything can be considered a cliche now. (^.^;)
Lum isn't good but Sailor Moon is epic? Oh dear....
No, I find her quite dull.
One of these days, you'll find yourself saying that aloud to an old-school anime fan, and he will BEAT THE STUFFING OUT OF YOU, FOOL. >D
Seriously, if figma wanted to have a slice of the old-school fans wallets, they can't go wrong with Lum. She's NEVER been made into a posable figure before to the best of my knowledge.
Oh, one more thing: Sailor Moon figma WILL NEVER HAPPEN. Bandai won't stand for it.
I'm not sure if I should be jumping for joy or throwing a fit of rage.. they brought out a new line from old series.. how nice. Now if they plan on bringing out some from Ranma Nibunoichi, I wouldn't mind.
They should put in a chemical that turns red with warm water and black with cool water. ^ ^
lol'd really hard, but yeah!! that would be awesome, I was hoping for them to do some of the other rumiko's series, but seems that I was expecting too much, a ranma or shampoo would be great
Great! now i can make some stuff with a nekkid/almostnekkid figma!
Apparently, Urusei Yatsura is still a popular series after almost 30 odd years. I am a big fan of Takahashi, These are a must buy for me. I might give the Kagome figma to my mom for her birthday too. She really likes Inuyasha too.
The Sailor Senshi would be EPIC! I would get it at almost any price. To me, this is really good news.
Great news ! As a big fan of Rumiko Takahashi I need theses ! And Ranma figmas would be awesome !
Give me a Card Captor Sakura Figma and all will be right with the world.
SOMEONE GIVE THIS MAN A COOKIE!!! :3
OM NOM NOM NOM...
And I gave the man the means of acquiring AFC Ranka Stage Dress version... ^_^
You did received my link, no Actar?
Ah, thanks! Need to go back and check. (^.^;)
Chipsmore given. Yep, a Cardcaptor Sakura Figma would certainly be epic. While on this subject matter, why not Sakura's "grown-up" version in Tsubasa Chronicles too. ^^
This Man is So Right !!!! Do want CardCaptor Sakura Figmas with Various Costumes :3
Just gimme Sakura in her angelic dress in The Sealed Card!
Me wants Sakura in her Blue Jester costume when she was catching The Watery pwease!
Or maybe a card in Figma form... very intriguing! Figma The Watery or Figma The Firey or Figma The Void!
Hahahaha You knoe who needs a figma...
Yes I will totally get Cardcaptor Sakura and at least one Sailor Senshi if they ever received the figma treatment. Now if they also did the Outer Senshi and Sailor Starlights....
Actar.
I love you now. ;_;
Card Captor Sakura is great.
But since they are doing Rumiko Takashi characters, I'd at least hope for a ranma...
Meh, not liking these at all.
Sailor Moon would be epic.
Still waiting for Luka, sigh~
er....didn't mean to double post there.
I'm not a fan of either series particularly, but I'm really glad to see the Figma line branching out a bit into new territory after endless Nanoha, Lucky Star and Haruhi Figma. I'm sure it's great for fans of the series they favour (I admit to being a Haruhi fan, but I'm not especially interested in the figures) but for everyone else it gets pretty tiring to see them focusing on the same shows over and over again, with most of the exceptions to this winding up expensive limited editions.
Amen to that! At this point, even if I'm not in to the series/character, I'm just happy to see something from a series they haven't done to death...
I agree! There are too many Haruhi, Nanoha, and Lucky Star figmas! They were great at first, but releasing the thirty different versions of each characters was a bit much. I'm glad that they seem to be doing some variety, even if they aren't characters I'm particularly fond of.
Me: Yay!! more figma
Wallet: Booo!!!!
they should make inuyasha too so I can make entire comics of them yelling back and forth Kaaagoomeee!!!! Inuuuyasshaaaa!!! :P
"SIT BOY!" :)
Osuwari!!
*KABOOM crash noise*
lol
Old school is always good. Though, I'm not a fan of Inuyasha and i have no clue what that other thing is. How come they haven't made a black rock shooter figma yet?
Hopefully around when the anime comes out.
Interesting choices...
For a moment there, I thought it was Sato from Otaku no Video... (^.^)
Just throw a pair of glasses on her and there you go. Sato-chan's awesome. All through Otaku no Video I'm like "Kubo you freaking moron, stop mooning over your ex because there's a sweet, kawaii little geek grrl who wants a piece of you. She's cute, she's geeky, and she WANTS YOU. Don't be a dumbass." Srsly. She's hawt. I even recognize it and I'm a straight chick.
im not familiar with these series, havent watched them ^^; but Lum looks okay and Ten-chan looks cute lol
Wow, Figma had suddenly been slapping so much Newly Announced characters to us!
In contrast with your disappointment, I'm pretty excited about Kagome, I being a huge fan of InuYasha back when I was small... But Kagome would be nothing if she only comes with her bow. =___=
These simple-sculpt Figmas are huge chances that GSC is giving us for Custom Figmas! Maybe they're gonna hold a "Customize-your-Figma" contest in the future... =3
I sort of grew up with urusei yatsura but never did like it that much, it was just one of those things I watch in passing. Inuyasha I admittedly avoid after watching a few episodes, it was outside my preference.
I guess Takahashi just wasn't my favorite mangaka
please make ranma 1/2 figures, max factory D8
and omg sailor moon wantt
Whatta!! old skul anime turn into figma's?? Omoshiroi ^|||^
The amount of people not knowing Lum is so depressing. It's a classic and still a good watch to this day. I guess all the 'don't know, don't like' commenter's are too young and haven't even seen Lum, such a shame.
I know a guy who would love this, I'm gonna have to show him, he'll be over the moon!
agreed, lum was before my time but even i know who it is. im excited about both ^^
I'd like to get her and Shinobu in the bunny-suite outfits from the movie "Inaba the Dream Maker" . (how's that for old school? ) Now if they did one of Benten -Chan, I'd be in heaven. :)
Well Aquilla.. all I can say is.. the youngins don't know the joys of Urusei Yatsura.. Lum is worth everything they do for her and then some. I have a friend also who is going to die for this. His Internet handle isn't Lumraptor for nothing ^_^
sailormoon nendoroids wan!!
i still dun like figmas.. =3=
Of all the figmas to make...heck, I'm sittin here waiting for a Ryougi Shiki, Gakupo, Luka or perhaps a C.C. figma, but instead were presented with this schlock. Now im not hatin on Takahashi's work, but i honestly think that these two figmas could have waited. Ill probably get murdered in my sleep for saying this but hey, gotta stick to your guns right? BTW, a Sailor Pluto Figma would be pretty rockin....
Lum seems to be an early attempt to create a bikini-cladded figma. BRS coming soon? >_<
kagome looks real nice ^^ she was my fave character in inuyasha
That's really nice
Waiting for Ranma Figma!!!
Whew! Looks like I'll be able to have a few months off from this line.
wow! I love Lum! I think its the best Takahashi Rumiko manga.
Ooh, where to get this Kagome figma? Do want!
i like Kagome's figma, hope they release Sango too...
I WANT SAILOR MOON FIGMAS (ALL SAILOR MOON STAGES, SAILOR SATURN, SAILOR GALAXIA, STARLIGHTS, ETC..ETC.....)
AND RAYEARTH GIRLS FIGMAS TOO....WHY THEY HAVEN'T RELEASE ANY ORIGINAL
CLAMP CHARACTER?.... X CLAMP KAMUI AND FUMA...
mmm...still waiting for Code Geass C.C. figma ...and Lelouch Re-stock
Figmas of the Rayearth ladies would be instant gets for me! or any clamp character really.
Love the idea of a Lum Figma but the expression on her face leaves me cold. Hoping for better examples in the future. Ranma and Shampoo Figmas would be awesome especially a Ranma Male/Ranma Female double package.
This is a good sign- by drawing on classic works, Figma really can show its strength. Lum is a great character, and there are many great older characters that should be seen more often.
Well, at least that's the first Figma in bikini.
I'm totally getting these 2 ^^
lum is moe!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm disappointed. I like the look of both the figmas, but I was hoping for some newer characters. If they're going to do "old school" series, I wish they would do Sailor Moon or Card Captor Sakura. I'd personally like more figures of new series, like maybe a Railgun set of figmas.
Oh god if they made Sailor Moon figma's...my poor wallet...
Might have to buy Kagome for my friend though.
glad that urusai yatsura is still popular after all these years. this is what called legend?
I agree with the Sailor Moon figmas. That would be an instant get for me!
I think figma Lum is cool, I like old school anime stuff!! (maybe cuz im a bit old haha ^^")
Now Kagome by herself doesn't interest me too much, but if they make a figma Inuyasha to go with her, I'm so in!! haha!
I would sooooooooooo buy all the Sailor Senshi figmas if they were made, including all 3 versions of Sailor moon (regular, super & eternal) and all the way down to the sailor stars senshi and sailor chibichibi! *obsessed*
Figured *you'd* go for Sailer Senshi... :)
Was talking to the girl at the Anime shop. She's saying that figures are starting to get ridiculously priced. Figures that should sell for about $50 - $75 range are being priced around $130 -$150 and up. Even Figma's, which were around $44.00 are now going for $55.00 CDN. This keeps up, and they are going to price themselves out of the market. She's even said she's not stocking figures because of the prices.
yeah... the price goes up in Canada cuz they are either imported from Japan or US, then + the currency exchange... we are doomed lol.
Looks interesting. Not really expecting much, the more variety the better.
Even though I am a fan of Takahashi Rumiko, I will wait to see what kind of accessories they come with.
then its not wrong for hoping Inuyasha to be figma-tized too..?
Can I hope for Bannou Bunka Nekomusume Nuku Nuku Figma? I can has? Nyo?
Like the others have said, more old school figmas are good. It shows that figure manufacturers haven't lost touch with the classics.
I grew up watching Urusei Yatsura and really enjoyed it. Lots of Japanese and American references. I say give this is show a chance. Inuyasha's already popular so I'll leave you guys at that. I don't think I'll be buying either of them for some time for the sake of my wallet though...
Now, if only they make a Doraemon Nendoroid, I would be completely sold.
heh heh heh! Now THAT I would seriously consider picking up. But Figma's got to get the expressions right or it ruins the face. ^_^
Doraemon Nendoroid, I mean. As for Urusei Yatsura I second Lohengramm sentiments. The slapstick comedy is classic Japanese humor. Unless you understand the language there are tons of wordplay and tons of comedic "cameos" in the series. I personally will pick up the LUM figma for the sheer sake of sentimental reasons.
I thought Doraemon already has the proportions of a nendoroid...
I'm looking forward to this. I love Rumiko's work and I grew up with it. It makes me so happy to see something different. I'm not very fond of K-On so I'm not happy at all seeing all the figmas and nendoroids pouring out LOL. They have enough merch :X It's the same with Lucky Star and Haruhi. (Not a fan of those shows either! LOL)
Lum is adorable, though! And I agree with other people, I would f'ing love to see Sailor Senshi figmas. And a Wapiko nendoroid. :) GO OLD SCHOOL <3
would totally ger Naraku or Seshomaru if they made them. doubtful though XD
a kagome figma? thats i suprise. sailor moon nedos would be like the best!!!!!!!!!!!!
Definitely waiting for Sailor Moon and the rest of the cast
Specifically Sailor Uranus...and hey if they can bring out Lum who knows?