2013-02-16, 09:30 | Link #4885 | |
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Join Date: Dec 2005
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where availability, taste and financial considerations come into play I can understand RWBladewing as a collector being a fan of Asuna to try and get all releases though It has a few 'beauty-flaws', but (luckily) the figure is nowhere near the same category as Sader
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2013-02-16, 17:40 | Link #4886 |
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Join Date: Oct 2007
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Griffon is just terrible at faces. It's a fact you have to accept with them. I own over 30 (largely Touhou) because they're the only company doing Touhou figures in any quantity. A few others have done a handful, and even then, some of those aren't great.
Anyway, there will be more/better Asuna figures. I'm waiting for something better to show up. Volks' is the best so far, but after waiting over a year for Nagisa, I won't buy another Volks figure. |
2013-02-17, 09:49 | Link #4887 |
RUN, YOU FOOLS!
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Formerly Iwakawa base and Chaldea. Now Teyvat, the Astral Express & the Outpost
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I'll just add that afaik only Griffon does Touhou figs of characters that are NOT Reimu, Marisa, the EoSD and PCB folks. If there were better figs of UFO girls (example), I'd gladly take them.
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2013-02-20, 14:59 | Link #4888 |
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Join Date: Oct 2012
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I've never buy a single anime figure before but plan to do so to in the future. Just curious, which company in your opinion create the best anime figurines? Bandai? Banpresto? What's the pros and cons for each figures created by different company? Need advice.
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2013-02-20, 15:08 | Link #4889 | |
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Join Date: May 2009
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For the very best figures, ignoring price and subject matter, I would say Alter. They still sculpt their works completely by hand iirc. Lately Good Smile Company or one of its umbrella companies will put out something to rival Alter, and as of late GSC and Friends have been making really huge, extravagant figurines. The Big 3 in figure making in Japan are probably Alter, GSC and Max Factory (owned by GSC). There are some even better companies, but they release really rarely. And of course this is an opinion, I would need to know more about what you want to help you better. Banpresto usually creates prize and trading figures I believe. Pretty low on the ladder for all figurines, but for trading figures, they are one of the best. Their figures usually look like they are worth much more than their prices, but since they're trading quality they'll have a goof or two somewhere. To answer your question, no, I don't think there's a chance in hell that Banpresto makes the best figurines. Not even close to close Bandai's figures are higher on the ladder than Banpresto, and they look really nice. But still are absolutely not the best figure makers. Not even in the same class as the best companies. Last edited by Kudryavka; 2013-02-20 at 15:19. |
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2013-02-20, 15:47 | Link #4890 |
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Join Date: Mar 2007
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Like Kudryavka said, Alter, GSC, Max Factory are pretty much the best. Although GSC quality varies a bit depending because they put out so many figures. For ecchi figures, Native is by far the best, although Orchid Seed has been getting pretty good too.
One of the new companies that I like a lot is Phat Company. |
2013-02-20, 17:01 | Link #4891 |
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Join Date: Oct 2007
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Banpresto and Bandai are cheap trading/prize manufacturers. Their quality is nothing better than children's toys, not works of art like the real companies produce. Alter as stated is probably the best, though GSC and its child companies (FREEing, Phat Company, Max Factory, Gift) produce some great stuff. And for ero type figures Native and Orchid Seed are probably the best.
Alpha Max, Kotobukiya, Alpha x Omega and Volks are some other companies I have figures by that I quite like, though don't really meet Alter/GSC standards often. If you want cheap figures that are still quality, unlike Banpresto and Bandai or Sega, then Wave's Beach Queens are surprisingly good for their insignificant prices. |
2013-02-21, 04:26 | Link #4894 |
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I will have to pitch in an opinion and say, Grandline lineup of Bandai DX figures are insanely well done considering its extremely inexpensive nature of being prize figures. GLM are best bang for the buck. Not as high quality as POPs, obviously, but fraction of the cost.
Which reminds me, I gotta order that Moby Dick GLS....
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2013-02-21, 07:09 | Link #4896 | |
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Articulted action figures from OP are made by Bandai but there are only a few of them.
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2013-02-21, 08:29 | Link #4899 | |
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Except the figmas, nendoroids, CM's Gutto-Kuru figures, PlayArt's Final Fantasy figures, Revoltech figures Also Dollfie and Azone dolls
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2013-02-21, 08:55 | Link #4900 |
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Dollfie Dream specifically are anime figures (or at least meant to be treated as such). All other Dollfies are not anime, they're either Asian ball jointed dolls (Super Dollfie) or inspired by BJDs (Dollfie, any other lines I'm forgetting).
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