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Full gallery of the Kotobukiya Storm Bishoujo statue released by Hobbystock

Dr_Teng — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 22:45:34 +0000

Hobbystock has received the retail version of the Kotobukiya Storm Bishoujo statue and took a ton of detailed shots, roughly 1/4th of which are high-res shots of her butt. I’m tossing up a few shots and since they put so much effort into the butt ones, one of those too. There have been a few complaints voiced about this one but I like it and I’ll definitely be picking it up! Pre-order still available at BBTS for $53.99.

Kotobukiya prepares their Avengers onslaught for the year with their second Black Widow Bishoujo release

Dr_Teng — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 18:27:58 +0000

No doubt the first of many Avengers related Bishoujo releases for Kotobukiya this year, here’s their second Black Widow Bishoujo statue. I’m really liking the base and pose, as well as most of the sculpt, but the face could stand to be improved.

Fully painted pics of Alisa Bosconovich from Kotobukiya’s Tekken Bishoujo line are up!

Dr_Teng — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 00:07:35 +0000

Another cute success for Kotobukiya’s Bishoujo lineup. Here’s Alisa Bosconovich from Tekken. Not a character I’m familiar with but I suspect I’ll be grabbing her when she comes out!

Here’s Kotobukiya’s promo images for their upcoming Storm Bishoujo statue

Dr_Teng — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 19:00:42 +0000

I’m sure that means that the other Bishoujo statues that Kotobukiya previewed at NYCC will have images up soon as well, here’s Storm!

Kotobukiya Supergirl Bishoujo statue review

Dr_Teng — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 17:53:05 +0000

I reviewed the Evil Supergirl Bishoujo a while ago and it’s time to look at her regular version, the classic Supergirl look!

Quick Buying Options : Available at Amazon, BBTS, or Ebay.

The two statues are obviously quite similar in pose and accessories. It’s primarily a repaint, although the hands are posed differently in the regular/evil versions. So the same praise and critiques that apply to the Evil Supergirl apply fairly well here.

I find that the blue paint scheme made the molding lines less obvious to see, definite plus. It’s a more subtle look, especially on the face, but the whole thing has less contrast than a black/silver paint scheme. Except on the hair, where the different colour made the mold line a little more obvious.

The paint is up to the usual Kotobukiya Bishoujo standards, which is to say, good work all around. Fine detail work, nice metallic highlights, Streaky is fine as well. I’d certainly like to go into more detail but the rest is all covered in the Evil Supergirl review! The problem with reviewing variants I suppose. I still enjoy the sculpting quite a bit, the paint and pose are solid, and still wish that Streaky could be seamlessly removed.

4/5. One of the best Supergirl statues and it sells for very reasonable prices online.

Buying Options : Available at Amazon, BBTS, or Ebay.

Kotobukiya shows off a prototype of their Tekken Alisa Bosconovitch Bishoujo statue

Dr_Teng — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 04:02:37 +0000

The next in Kotobukiya’s Tekken line of Bishoujo statues, here’s Alisa Bosconovitch in prototype form. I don’t even like Tekken this much but these damn designs compel me to get them!

Kotobukiya’s final revised sculpt + paint for their Liara T’Soni Bishoujo statue

Dr_Teng — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 22:34:03 +0000

Here’s a close-up image where you can see the main changes on Kotobukiya’s Liara T’Soni Bishoujo statue, which primarily seems to be breasts reduced by about half, and different paint on the forehead to make it appear a little smaller. You can compare it to the previous one here. Available to pre-order at BBTS for $54.99.

Kotobukiya announces a Street Fighter Bishoujo line + the next movie Bishoujo release

Dr_Teng — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 05:12:30 +0000

Neither of them have any preview pictures yet but you can expect a variety of releases in the Street Fighter Bishoujo line. The next movie Bishoujo will be from Men in Black 3, as odd as that choice seems!

Kotobukiya shows off concept art for new Bishoujo statues! Storm, Black Widow, Jaina Solo, and Asuka Kazama

Dr_Teng — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 02:51:56 +0000

Lots of great new Bishoujos announced from Kotobukiya today! You’ve got Storm, Black Widow, Jaini Solo (Star Wars EU), and Asuka Kazama (Tekken). I got to see other new Kotobukiya statues at NYCC today and grabbed photos, once I edit those, I’ll post up a new article.

Kotobukiya’s Liara from Mass Effect Bishoujo – Old paintmaster

Dr_Teng — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 15:11:54 +0000

Figured some people would like to see Kotobukiya’s Liara Bishoujo in painted form, although it should be noted this is the OLD unapproved paintmaster. They’ve modified the sculpt and paintjob since then so it won’t look like this, despite some websites reporting otherwise. But this should give you a better idea of what to expect than the old unpainted sculpt.