That is a VERY nice figure of Sailor Mercury Cass, I can only hope Sailor Jupiter and the rest of the scouts have equally nice figures.

I just recently got an anime statue figure of Mahoro Ando from the anime series "Mahoromatic" in the mail through a special DVD package I bought involving a TV special and a box set case.

I have about 7 or 8 anime figurine statuettes, whatever you want to call them so its always nice to see more. Btw, I actually still call the Sailor Scouts by their English names, to me, it's not matter of what their "real names" are or not.

I grew up with Sailor Moon's real name as Serena as such, I'm going to say it that way. To me, saying Usagi isn't "proper" since so many grew up with Sailor Moon dub, either should be accepted no matter what they are called here or there.

There was a Sailor Moon figure on eBay just a few days ago but due to being tapped out from other purchases (also from eBay) I decided that I didn't want to pay the $159.00 price tag. :P

Either one works fine for me; Japanese or English makes little difference, as long as I know who's who. :)

Minor trivia point; Hotaru Tomoe (Sailor Saturn) had no English name. I feel kind of bad about that. :(

Yeah that's a bit pricey for my tastes and my current finances. I think Neptune and Uranus also had no English names. Uranus was still named Haruna (I think) and Neptune was still Michelle although the spelling was changed for her.

I'm amazed at how that Mercury figure looks like it came right out of the cartoon. Truly a work of art that you got there, Cass.:D

She did come right out of the carton; I got her out and was out looking for a good place for a photo within 15 minutes. The boxes these statuettes ship in are pretty nice themselves, regardless of which show/manga they're from. Most of the writing on them is in Japanese so I have no idea what it says but I'm sure the phrase "Collect them all!" is on there somewhere. Like I need any encouragement. :bloocross: Hopefully I'll find some more good ones in 2008. :)

like Pokemon...or crack 8D

I'm sure you won't have any problem finding more, but finding more at a reasonable price could be the hard part. Good luck on future hunts, Cass!:D

Michiru Kaioh... Sailor Neptune:

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1.../SN1004480.jpg

Her entire outfit was repainted by the previous owner, who did a heck of a job. Figures of the Outer Senshi are a bit harder to come by than those of the original five Sailor Scouts and tend to command higher prices as a result. The worst of the lot is Sailor Saturn; I recently saw an anime Barbie of her go for around $80.00. I shudder to think what a really high-quality Saturn figure might cost. Michiru (Nerissa in the English version) cost me roughly $30.00, including shipping; she's quite lovely in person, as the paint has a slightly pearl-like luster. Rather fitting for the Sailor Scout who represents the sea. :)

She's very nice indeed. I still prefer the Mercury one you shown us earlier but this Neptune one is still quite lovely.:D

Another cute one, Cass, congrats! I like her shoes. And the pearly finish to her skirt. Very pretty. :frankiesmile:

I got this bad boy the other day;

http://www.rhypets.com/Photo/ryuk.jpg

It's Ryuk from Death Note! He came with the first DVD of the series and is LE :D

Nice! I'm not familiar with Death Note, though, so the first thing I thought of was the flying monkees from the Wizard of Oz. ;)

Oddly enough, I was thinking the same thing.8D It's still a very nice piece, though.:D

Haruka Tenoh... Sailor Uranus:

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1.../SU1004577.jpg

Part of a set I picked up recently. The set did not include either Saturn or Pluto but did have a second Neptune figure without the repaint, and a Chibi-Usa figure as well. Unlike a lot of the figurines I've aquired recently, this one is posable, somewhat; her right arm is movable and can be raised, like she was waving. Rather nice, I think, especially considering that the set itself was comparatively cheap, probably because several of the figures had display stands with the wrong names on them. 8D

You certainly have a knack for finding some beauties at a good price, Cass. It's nice to know that another statuette will be getting a good home.:D

I like to think they're all pretty happy, although I think some of them resent my Frankie statue because she's not anime and is my favorite. :frankiesmile:

Usagi Tsukino... Sailor Moon:

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1.../SM1004604.jpg

Better known as Serena in the USA. Prior to Sailor Moon I didn't know that cartoon superheroes could be lazy, whining, boy-crazy lunatics, but that's what she was, and she did it with style, leaving me laughing and scratching my head after every episode. Yes, I know the display stand has Sailor Uranus' name on it, but it fit her far better than the Sailor Venus stand that was included in her package, which itself didn't fit the Venus figure but was perfect for Sailor Mars. Any wonder the set was so cheap. 8D

Edit - The complete set of 8 figures is available again on eBay:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...E:B:SS:US:1123

Worth looking at whether you intend to buy them or not. :)

I think I'll pass, but that Sailor Moon figure is nice. The fist thing that sprang to mind was how she was always called "meatball head" in the show.8D

I don't remember ever seeing the show, but I always thought the Sailor Scouts were cute. Just look at those eyes! She's very pretty. :frankiesmile: And I always loved their outfits, as the preppy side of me likes sailor suits. Heh heh... :P

'Nother nice find Cass, congrats on snagging her.

Before there was Sailor Moon, there was Sailor V:

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...25/SailorV.jpg

Sailor V had a manga of her own prior to the creation of Sailor Moon. When the latter was launched, Sailor V eventually joined the Sailor Scouts, where it was revealed that she was really Sailor Venus. Or something like that; I'm a little sketchy on that period of the character's histories. This particular figurine required some assembly; there were eleven pieces total and no directions but it's fairly easy to figure out where an arm is supposed to go. She arrived sealed in plastic wrappings in absolutely flawless condition.

A special thanks to Mr. Marshmallow, who found her on eBay and sent me a link. Much obliged, dude! :frankiesmile:

Cute, Cass. :up: So she's the "first" of the original series (manga and show)? That's interesting to know.

I noticed she has very different shoes than the others. :frankiesmile:

I just had to put this up here. This company is making a statuette of Sari Sumdac (voiced by Tarra Strong) from Transformers Animated! I've become a big Sari fan and I would love to have this adorable figure (if I had the money to burn, anyway).:D

http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l2...rs/LG-1_23.jpg

Looks like she's annoyed about something. 8D Quite nice, though, and looks like she'd be fairly easy to paint. About how tall is she?

Do vinyl Kaiju count?
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y18...pedoreon04.jpg

YIKES!!! 8D If it's anime, it counts. What is that, anyway?

I'm not sure about the size of the figurine, but it's not painted yet since it's still just a prototype as of yet. There should be more info on the creators site here:


http://www.cyberfembot.com/SALES/buynow.htm

Some are speculating that it will be roughly to scale with the Animated toyline's figures, so if I had to guess I would say she would be about an inch or two.

Pedreon from Ultraman Nexus.

Sari is awesome! She's definitely a great character on the Transformers Animated series. :) Great-looking statuette.

Hee hee, nice! :bendy:

http://img262.imageshack.us/img262/6...2358zj0.th.jpg

This is a rather bad quality picture of Saber (Fate/stay night) from Good Smile's Company Fate Collective Memories Set. I blame my cruddy cell phone camera.

Anyhow, the set came with two Saber trading figures (this one and another having her hold Excalibur; total set has 8 figures featuring characters like Rin, Archer, Lancer, Gilgamesh, etc.). For a trading figure, it has some rather nice detail to it. As much as I love the design, it was was a pain to assemble. Both Sabers were rather easy in comparison to the other ones in the set, though. They have only two attachment points, one at the waist and the other at the feet for the base. How I got her on the base is a mystery case in itself, but she's rather snug there.

I have Revoltech Saber, a normal figure that is much better than the one I just talked about. I might upload pictures of it soon too.