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The follow-up to the popular Rei Ayanami statue, here’s Yamato’s Asuka by Shunya Yamashita! The Rei is still one of my favourite lady statues to date so this Asuka had a lot to live up to.

When I saw this on sale, what looked to be a gorgeous statue based on art from one of my favourite illustrators, Shunya Yamashita, it was an easy purchase. This statue by Yamato, Kiriko Hattori is based off of one of his artbook images and is perhaps the largest of any Shunya statue to date. [...]

Here’s a review of the second in Kotobukiya’s Bishoujo line of statues, Rogue.

Seems that one of my favourite statues around is getting a re-release to better match the upcoming Shunya Asuka statue. You’re looking at bandages around the head, which better matches the original kit, as well as new shoulder armour. It’ll also come with a new art print that matches the statue. Should be the same [...]

Judging by the amount of hits my Shunya Rei statue review received, lots of people must have been waiting to see this one painted up. The sculptor just released these images on his blog and it’s looking gorgeous. No pricing details yet, but you can expect a similar price to the Rei statue. This is [...]

Not only did they show this off, but they apparently announced that Shunya wouldn’t be the only artist on the DC line. I’m REALLY curious to see who else they’ll have designing statues for it.

I recently reviewed the Rei in this line and it’s one of my favourite statues, super happy to hear they’re coming out with an Asuka companion piece. You can see the art they’re basing this off of in the picture. I think the face could use a little bit of work to make it give [...]

I was introduced to Shunya Yamashita’s art through an artbook from one of the games he did art for, Magna Carta 2. Since then, I’ve come to appreciate his style, he’s primarily known for his women. There’s a whole series of statues and busts based off his style. This one from Yamato, Rei Ayanami, is [...]