Yoko Sniper Version (Wave)

Porcelaine Priss makes a tardy return to reviews with a gorgeous Gainax gal from Wave/Dreamtech. Adored by collectors and cosplayers alike, Rittona Yoko has been the shiny red apple of the hobby sculptor’s eye since Tenga Toppa Gurren Lagann broke through heaven & into our hearts last year. Seeing exceptional immortalisations of this busty babe from the legendary Vispo & Polgonia, I burned to possess my own lovely Yoko-tan.What hit me harder than a blast with a positron rifle during Yoko’s debut in the first episode was just how daringly divergent her design is.
The balance of a buxom body, minimal attire and an audacious arsenal of weaponry is perhaps nothing revolutionary in anime character design but Yoko brings the booty to its highest summit.
Lavishly endowed with more flesh on show and in tow than convention commands, Yoko is a flame-licked Venus that has become the otaku’s goddess of plenty. A fearless fighter and a hot-headed honey, Yoko has an irresistibly sweet heart and an innocence that belies the bawdy bikini style she favours. When the Wave Web store posted preorders for this tasty little limited piece, I had set the sweetie square in my sights for sniping! I like Wave, their works have the integrity of expressing a character’s charm and great consistency. I have always loved them for a continued connection to a pair of my enduring fangirl followings ~ Gainax and Yoshizaki Mine.
Yoko’s portrayal in this sculpt by Shima Masaru is uncommonly kawaii. The crouching pose makes her prettily puchi, her bright and shiny eyes illuminate the little face snuggled into her muffler. This genki gunner straps herself into tight for more combat ready capers.
Her rifle comes equipped with its own adjustable ribbon strap in cherry blossom pink. Like any good fashionista this sister, Yoko has her colours coordinated adding a little feminine touch to the heavy duty shooter strapped to her chest. The purin plump body in the silky pink stockings is all strawberries and cream and totally delicious.
The sculpting shines in the sinuous curves of flame red hair that whip around her inviting the eye to trace a line down her spine to the sweet little peak of her derriere.Finishing and moulding seams are little rough around the edges, nether amounting to material illusionary excellence nor intolerably shabbiness (this is in part, due to her scale that disguises more of those finicky issues). The one major design defect is the presence of a nasty seam that spans the underside of her iconic cleavage. While this is conveniently concealed by the pink strap of the sniper rifle it somewhat mars one of her most prominent points of appeal.

All in all, Yoko is cute where it really counts and if you can seek her out, she’s a sweet little hit for Lagann lovers everywhere!

Kousaka Tamaki Swimwear version

Kousaka Tamaki curls herself into an enchanting pose in a unique and eye-catching 1/6 swimsuit sculpt from Wave.
The sprawling composition of her body flows in swirling currents of pale skin and ruby red. The fine tendrils of her luxurious hair extend like a tropical anemone nestled within a coral reef. Concealing a mischievous grin behind a hand modestly inclined to her lips, she watches through narrowed eyes as a coquettish flush of colour reddens her cheeks.
This is a lovely and extremely unusual piece that truly realises the potential of the lying pose. The underside of the model is finished in exquisite detail, expressing the serpentine stands of her hair and the pressure of her body that flattens her soft flesh.
The finishing is accomplished wonderfully and the eye follows every line of the elegant body from the extension of her long legs to the beautiful undulations of her curves. Her body is smooth and white as virgin sands and she basks in a pose that is quite intensely feline, emphasised by the peaks of crimson hair that trail adown from her crown.
A key point that will determine the success of any swimsuit piece (as far as I am concerned) is the expression of the body in relation to the bikini that contains it. Tamaki’s ensemble is crafted exquisitely, adorning the lines of the soft body as it plunges into the folds of black material. Your eyes are given the illusion of separation between flesh and cloth that imbues the piece with a kind of vital eroticism, which is the imaginary possibility of peeling away her garments.
In the endless stream of To Heart 2 figures this is the one that has really turned the tide and caught my eye, making a refreshing change to the classic swimsuit pose.

A-10 Sahaqiel XX

Perhaps the cutest addition to Wave’s XX-Chromosome series is the Mineism of the cosmic 10th angel Sahaqiel. Here Sahaqiel’s colossal form has been magically reduced to a pretty petite dressed in pyjamas! The trailing extremities of her cosy costume and turned in toes give her the appearance of a posing kigurumi gal. Wave’s work is small but perfectly formed in this ingenious fusion of space invader and street fashion. Sahaqiel is from head to toe and eye to every eye utterly adorable.

A-02 Lilith XX

I make my debut with little Lilith, originally released in March 2006 by Wave. She's part of the XX-Chromosome Evangelion Angel series designed by Yoshizaki Mine of the Capcom/Keroro Gunsou fame. Mine-sensei's work has irresistble allure and I find the purun-purun roundness of his designs lend themselves perfectly to 3D. This figure series has that tasty indulgent quality, much like a good doujinshi, of stretching an original concept to kawaii highs, that say -what the hell, this is heaven!

The XX-series is moe enhanced Eva, served on an embryonic amber platter topped with a good dollop of creamy curve enhancemancement. Delicious!