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Mushi · 2010-02-12, 17:42

It's an ARIA kind of day.

A little story, first.

I think it's been a little over 2 years since I first saw ARIA the Animation. About the same time I started collecting figures. I fell in love with Akari and went looking for a figure of her. I came across a collection made by Solid Works in 1/6 scale.
These:
http://i511.photobucket.com/albums/s...es/undines.jpg

Trouble was, they had been out for over a year already and the Akari and Alicia ones were sold out everywhere I looked. I wanted to start the collection, though, so I ordered the one of Alice. I kept meaning to go back and get the others, but other things grabbed my attention and they all eventually became sold out.

Amazon.co.jp doesn't ship anything other than books and DVDs/CDs overseas. But, since I've found out how to order stuff from amazon.co.jp affiliates, through tenso.com, I kept looking now and then for the Akari figure, hoping to find one that was "new." Never really expected to find one, but then a couple weeks ago... I saw one!

She just arrived today.

Now, Alice has some company.

I know the face on this figure of Akari isn't the best, but the overall sculpting and finish of this collection is quite impressive. At 1/6, they bring a noticeable "presence" to the room.

The only thing I can think of, as to why the sculptor went with that kind of a look, is from some of the more stylized artwork done by Kozue Amano (the creator of the series). Like these:
http://elis.imouto.org/sample/8b93a1...9%20sample.jpg
http://elis.imouto.org/sample/3e3cf6...3%20sample.jpg

And then, coincidentally, my ARIA Company set arrived about a half hour after Akari.

2010-02-12, 17:42	Link #2054
Mushi Hopeless Dreamer Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: On bended knee asking Belldandy to marry me	It's an ARIA kind of day. A little story, first. I think it's been a little over 2 years since I first saw ARIA the Animation. About the same time I started collecting figures. I fell in love with Akari and went looking for a figure of her. I came across a collection made by Solid Works in 1/6 scale. These: http://i511.photobucket.com/albums/s...es/undines.jpg Trouble was, they had been out for over a year already and the Akari and Alicia ones were sold out everywhere I looked. I wanted to start the collection, though, so I ordered the one of Alice. I kept meaning to go back and get the others, but other things grabbed my attention and they all eventually became sold out. Amazon.co.jp doesn't ship anything other than books and DVDs/CDs overseas. But, since I've found out how to order stuff from amazon.co.jp affiliates, through tenso.com, I kept looking now and then for the Akari figure, hoping to find one that was "new." Never really expected to find one, but then a couple weeks ago... I saw one! She just arrived today. Now, Alice has some company. I know the face on this figure of Akari isn't the best, but the overall sculpting and finish of this collection is quite impressive. At 1/6, they bring a noticeable "presence" to the room. The only thing I can think of, as to why the sculptor went with that kind of a look, is from some of the more stylized artwork done by Kozue Amano (the creator of the series). Like these: http://elis.imouto.org/sample/8b93a1...9%20sample.jpg http://elis.imouto.org/sample/3e3cf6...3%20sample.jpg And then, coincidentally, my ARIA Company set arrived about a half hour after Akari. __________________ Last edited by Mushi; 2010-02-12 at 18:57.