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Tue 2008/08/26 14:21
Spotted the kit version of this Kurushima Kanu Uncho at a previous Wonfes and immediately fell in lurve with her. I tried not to fall too much in lurve with her because I cant make kits.
Luckily, the good folks at Kurushima decided to release a fully painted cold cast version of her. Even luckier, I was able to acquire one from beNippon ^^
Luckily, the good folks at Kurushima decided to release a fully painted cold cast version of her. Even luckier, I was able to acquire one from beNippon ^^
This is the first cold cast figure in my collection - previous to owning her I had no idea what they were like.
She came thoroughly packaged in polystyrene. Her fringe, right arm and swirling hair had to be assembled with some super glue but no biggie.
Kanu's weapon of choice.
Shes quite heavy and cold to the touch. Not too familiar with the processes involved but I hear that cold cast kits are made without heating up the liquid before its poured into the cast? Any experts here that can give us a lowdown on PVC, ABS, Resin and Cold Cast?
Theres not much shadowing on her skin so if you want her curves to stand out then you are going to have to place spot lights near her.
Its been raining in Tokyo for the past few days which is why today's figure shoot is indoors but would like to take some more pics of her when the sun is out.
She comes with a what appears to be a heavy polished wooden base with a hole in it - her right foot has a metal peg in it which holds her in place.
And to answer the question of why there are so many Kanu figures - I dont know the exact answer but after speaking to figure making comrades, it seems that its not only easy to get a license for the Ikkitousen girls, but also easy to get approval to make figures of them with their eyes hanging out all over the place ^^;
A figure maker first has to get permission (license) to make a figure. The maker then makes the figure but then still has to get final permission before it goes into production.
This is the reason why you see "No Photos" or "監修中" [かんしゅうちゅう] next to figures at a show - it means that they are still in the process of getting final permission to put the figure into production.
This is the reason why you see "No Photos" or "監修中" [かんしゅうちゅう] next to figures at a show - it means that they are still in the process of getting final permission to put the figure into production.
Some license holders will say "yeah sure" but some will say "change the color of the pantsu" or "make the skirt non-castoffable."
A perfect example is the Max Factory scale Haruhi Figure. The pantsu color was originally orange and notice how they ended up gluing the skirt down - even though they designed the figure to be castoffable.
A perfect example is the Max Factory scale Haruhi Figure. The pantsu color was originally orange and notice how they ended up gluing the skirt down - even though they designed the figure to be castoffable.
Now back to the Kurushima Kanu figure.
If I had any complaints it would be that they made the pupils to prominent - you can see them a mile away through her torn sailor fuku! ^^;
Not really a complaint but would have preferred a more moe expression.
Her loose socks could be more loose though.
Shes standing at the moment to the left of my Apple Cinema display with the light shining from below the glass table looking very smexy indeedee.
One of my fave shots.
Survival Japanese time.
"Kirei na oppai desu ne" [奇麗なおっぱいですね] = "What a nice pair of eyes you have."
You should use this the first time you meet a nice girlie.
"Kirei na oppai desu ne" [奇麗なおっぱいですね] = "What a nice pair of eyes you have."
You should use this the first time you meet a nice girlie.
Survival Japanese time 2.
"Kirei na oshiri desu ne" [奇麗なお尻ですね] = "What a nice bottom you have."
You should use this the first time you meet a nice girlie or chappie.
"Kirei na oshiri desu ne" [奇麗なお尻ですね] = "What a nice bottom you have."
You should use this the first time you meet a nice girlie or chappie.
Survival Japanese time 3.
"Kaminoke kirei desu ne" [髪の毛ですね] = "What lovely hair you have."
You should use this the first time you meet a nice gorilla.
"Kaminoke kirei desu ne" [髪の毛ですね] = "What lovely hair you have."
You should use this the first time you meet a nice gorilla.
"Ketsu" [ケツ] is another form of "bottom" but is a bit vulgar and should not be really used.
"Shitapai" [したぱい] is the word for the bottom part of eyes ^^;
Your kinda figure or showing too much for your liking? Which brings me to a question - do you hide any of your more sexy figures when your parents/friends are about? Do you find yourself replacing the skirt before folks walk in your room?
MM grabs a bite to eat.
Hmmmm.You can almost smell her fart. Ah, my mistake. Kanu does not fart.
Kanu is 1/6 scale, 26cm tall and retails for 20,790 yen.
Caption that photo.
Which do you prefer - this Kurushima or Alter Kanu Uncho?
Thanks once again to beNippon - unfortunately this is sold out but beNippon have other Ikkitousen goodies.
Thanks once again to beNippon - unfortunately this is sold out but beNippon have other Ikkitousen goodies.
I completely forgot to pre-order this and by the time I remembered she had sold out *eve...(more)
Sun 08/17 22:48 comments (128)
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Fri 08/08 22:28 comments (104)
What a killer figure! I love the whole sexy, semi-ravaged yet still able to kick ur arse this fig shows. Awesome pics as always Danny!
(ID #279073) Posted on 2008/08/26 14:39
That is one nice figure. O_o
(ID #279076) Posted on 2008/08/26 14:40
Looks great. To answer your final question, I like the Alter version better, but mainly because of the pose.
(ID #279086) Posted on 2008/08/26 14:46
Caption: さあ、君の真の「力」を見せてみろ！
(ID #279096) Posted on 2008/08/26 14:48
Director/代表取締役
LOL!
(ID #279125) Posted on 2008/08/26 15:11
Vampire
what does that mean!? i can't read it!!
(ID #279201) Posted on 2008/08/26 16:50
Come now, show me your true "power"!!!
(ID #279229) Posted on 2008/08/26 17:22
KANU !!!.. well.. im not big on figures.. but... i want this one..
(ID #279088) Posted on 2008/08/26 14:46
daichouginga in Byston Well, the land between the earth and the sea (Registered on 2008/06/04 10:04)
Professional Bum Mode
Wow, must be nice. I don't have any sexy figures (for now ^^) so I don't have anything to hide. I think I'm lucky for not being a Kanu fan, or else my wallet will burn to hell with that one.
(ID #279089) Posted on 2008/08/26 14:46
Procrastinator Extraordinaire
this article made me hungry...for some melons.
(ID #279091) Posted on 2008/08/26 14:47
Dropping computers, starting all over again at Journalism
So many Kanu figures... thanks God I'm not much an Ikkitousen guy. All my figures are exposed, but it's kinda unfair since I live alone, and they are not that much ecchi... they are mostly cute. But I do have some figures I want that I'd have to hide. But they are far far worse than Kanu figures... :P
(ID #279101) Posted on 2008/08/26 14:51
Director/代表取締役
Tentacles?
(ID #279126) Posted on 2008/08/26 15:11
Part human, part student, 100% loser
Condense milk?
(ID #279702) Posted on 2008/08/27 03:23
Otaku
nice figure but not so nice price, I have no experience with cold cast figures or resin kits hope someone can give us some light.
(ID #279106) Posted on 2008/08/26 14:53
I like the figure on the right simply b/c of the pose as well xD The color is more vibrant too
(ID #279117) Posted on 2008/08/26 15:03
freelancer, Spanglish speaker
おっぱい万歳 ^^ very nice figure, but is out of my budget, im broke to many goodies in a short time
(ID #279120) Posted on 2008/08/26 15:05
part time illustrationist, doll clothing seamstress
Sexy! I should practice and tell my husband he got a nice bottom in japanese lol her nipples look kinda like pimples ^^;;;; which reminded me of a tragic hamster related news item ;_; okie going back to CGing lol
(ID #279121) Posted on 2008/08/26 15:07
Now I'm depressed again because you reminded me of that.
(ID #279135) Posted on 2008/08/26 15:20
Same here. ;_;
(ID #279140) Posted on 2008/08/26 15:27
Student & Authorized Chicken Slapper
Dude same here. This figure looks amazing, especially in these pictures with the lighting but something about the Face seems off...Maybe its just me.
(ID #279167) Posted on 2008/08/26 15:56
I thought the face was a little off as well.
(ID #279655) Posted on 2008/08/27 02:38
resident caffeine junkie
Hamster?
(ID #279223) Posted on 2008/08/26 17:20
Here if you haven't read it. http://www.dannychoo.com/detail/mac/eng/image/6744/Hamster+Balls.html
(ID #279299) Posted on 2008/08/26 18:32
resident caffeine junkie
*Sympathy Pain
(ID #280710) Posted on 2008/08/27 22:38
daichouginga in Byston Well, the land between the earth and the sea (Registered on 2008/06/04 10:04)
Professional Bum Mode
Waaaahhh! So tragic! T___T
(ID #279598) Posted on 2008/08/27 01:17
Close-protection officer/Martial artist
Yes, epically tragic. But a lesson to you all! Boys have not pimples down there!!! >.<;;;
(ID #279804) Posted on 2008/08/27 04:45
I like the alter one more. Although she has more clothes on, she seems to radiate more sex appeal. :P
(ID #279124) Posted on 2008/08/26 15:10
Danny, you're honestly complaining about perky nipples? ^^; I gotta say, even though I'm just starting out in the figure deal here, I don't think I could bring myself to spending that much on a figure. I was reading on the forum the other day that someone was after the Revy Alter figure, and was hunting it down on ebay, well the auction for it ended at 200+ dollars! Insane! As for the Caption I have to say -- "I've always wanted to film the grand canyons" -- Yeah I know, not very good.
(ID #279129) Posted on 2008/08/26 15:14
resident caffeine junkie
I hope they make a PVC version of that, though it doesn't like it will translate well into PVC. And far as I know, PVC, ABS and Resin Figures are pretty much injection molded where in the plastic is in a liquid state and forced into a cast with pressure. Whereas Cold casting they use plaster molds meaning epoxy, like the adhesive we could find in hardware stores, are poured into a cast and are just air dried.
(ID #279131) Posted on 2008/08/26 15:15
Me likes the Alter better. Nicer face and pose me thinks. Caption: Hole-ly pantsu!
(ID #279133) Posted on 2008/08/26 15:18
part time illustrationist, doll clothing seamstress
LOL
(ID #279209) Posted on 2008/08/26 17:01
Close-protection officer/Martial artist
roffle!
(ID #279819) Posted on 2008/08/27 04:55
Survival Japanese time 3. "Kaminoke kirei desu ne" [髪の毛ですね] = "What lovely hair you have." ミス！ Lovely figure, and I'd like to know more about the different molding processes also
(ID #279144) Posted on 2008/08/26 15:30
I choose Alter for the face, Kurushima for the pose. Caption 1: これわ、まことの一騎当千。 Caption 2: I shall name this video 赤壁大戦！
(ID #279172) Posted on 2008/08/26 16:01
it is the expression on her face and the pose which make this statue beautiful. The torn clothes and the big tits are just for hentai fanboys.
(ID #279184) Posted on 2008/08/26 16:21
Vampire
Caption that Photo "This is exactly why Max Factory gave me a camera accessory" I don't hide my figures because I wouldn't buy any that I would have to hide.
(ID #279200) Posted on 2008/08/26 16:48
marvin (Registered on 2006/12/25 00:30)
Tutorial: how to read Danny's NSFW imaged article at work, open article but dont scroll down, ctrl+A, copy, open notepad, paste then read at your leisure. ^^ I'll get to the caption when I get home. ^^;
(ID #279202) Posted on 2008/08/26 16:51
marvin (Registered on 2006/12/25 00:30)
forgot about the question, I keep my more sexy figure in the shelf up in the attic for private viewing, and away from visitor's eyes. then again the only indecent one I have would be tenshi san http://www.dannychoo.com/adp/eng/800/Tenshi+san.html
(ID #279210) Posted on 2008/08/26 17:01
marvin (Registered on 2006/12/25 00:30)
lol can't top Tenrou and FatB's captions but here goes nothing. ^^; Kyon: "Dang girl, how do you keep yourself so clean even with all this battle damage!"
(ID #279551) Posted on 2008/08/26 23:35
marvin (Registered on 2006/12/25 00:30)
Caption2: I see London, I see France, I see battle damaged underpants I know still weak. ^^;
(ID #279553) Posted on 2008/08/26 23:39
marvin (Registered on 2006/12/25 00:30)
Caption3: "hey Danny take a look at this, they didn't even finish painting the pantsu!"
(ID #279580) Posted on 2008/08/27 00:32
Director/代表取締役
^^;
(ID #280072) Posted on 2008/08/27 11:15
*grabs notebook and copies furiously. lol ya think i can do that in uni where there are like ten zillion girls walking around?
(ID #279447) Posted on 2008/08/26 21:19
marvin (Registered on 2006/12/25 00:30)
lol!
(ID #279552) Posted on 2008/08/26 23:37
Director/代表取締役
Should you not be looking at all the girls instead? ^^
(ID #280073) Posted on 2008/08/27 11:15
university film student
Ahaha...my method is to press End as quickly as possible as the page loads. Because of the thumbnails at the bottom, the article text and comments, that usually hides anything NSFW. After that - thank god for tabbed browsing.
(ID #279949) Posted on 2008/08/27 07:55
Such a nice figure!!!!! So ecchi...... Still, I wouldn't mind owning one...
(ID #279205) Posted on 2008/08/26 16:53
I usually come home with a figure and show it to my sister and my mom. My mom then lets me know if she likes it or if she's going to toss it out with the garbage if she sees it on display in my room. In those cases I leave them in their boxes and put them in my closet. I know its sad but at least this way she won't throw them away. For her if its too revealing its not allowed to be shown and if its got plenty of clothing then its thumbs up, my dad just agrees with my mom on those sorts of things. I only take them out when I'm home and can protect them. Once I finish my finale 3 semesters at Fresno State and get a better job my friends and I are moving into a house that a friends father has for rent. Luckily I got a few years of job experience and getting good pay will be relatively easy.
(ID #279206) Posted on 2008/08/26 16:54
suneo (Registered on 2007/12/17 20:30)
I love the area you took her pictures in. The green from the plant in the background is such a crisp shade of green, and it makes me think "refreshing tropical paradise" lol. I also like that pic you picked out as your favorite the best. Caption: "come on honey, blow me a kiss for our video vacation diary!"
(ID #279262) Posted on 2008/08/26 17:52
suneo (Registered on 2007/12/17 20:30)
wait...I like the pic right above japanese survival time #2 the best (the sideways shot you used for the article's main image on the front page), but the one you picked out is nice too haha :P
(ID #279264) Posted on 2008/08/26 17:54
Fell in love with this Kanu when I saw the kit, but alas, the cold cast price ;w; The indoor lighting highlights her curves nicely, so lovely *w* As for my figures I don't particularly care what visitors think, most of them don't have questionable parts exposed anyway.
(ID #279285) Posted on 2008/08/26 18:12
Ah, that explains one question I've asked myself once or twice about the Ikkitousen figures, and I assume Kanu's the most popular of the girls. Caption: "Hmm... never thought the Grand Canyon would be so white..."
(ID #279291) Posted on 2008/08/26 18:23
saragnayan (Registered on 2007/12/19 16:19)
woah!!!! they are beauties!!!!!
(ID #279293) Posted on 2008/08/26 18:24
Meimi132 in Leicester of Leicestershire of England of Europe of THE WORLD!! (Registered on 2007/12/04 05:05)
(University)Student
Her pupils are WAY too prominant. She's a pretty figure. I can't imagine feeling a cold figure though... tis a weird idea lol And WHAT?! Haruhi's pantsu were meant to be orange?!!! No....no thanki you... I'm glad they changed it to white. More Haruhi-like. Skirt would have been castoffable though. Wouldn't have minded. Just means more versility.
(ID #279310) Posted on 2008/08/26 18:47
Student and full-time otaku
*Drool*...She is so damn hot, whish I could have her on my desk. But on the other hand, she's exactly the reason I don't usually buy uber-sexy figures and leave the ones I have cast-on: too much distraction, plus I already get the 'roll-eye' from my parents and friends for my normal figures
(ID #279317) Posted on 2008/08/26 18:53
Secondary Student~
the pose is cool! I like the lightings in the photos; looks dark and kinda suits Kanu well ^^ I dont have any figures that need to be hid orz
(ID #279333) Posted on 2008/08/26 19:05
So this one is one of those "Some assembly required" figures Danny?...I really like this one and it wins for it's sexy pose, but the Alter is a more accurate in terms of the face... Well all of my figures are out in the open in my room so it's not really hiding...heck if my grandmother can admire my figures I don't really care who sees them now...
(ID #279338) Posted on 2008/08/26 19:08
Director/代表取締役
Only a bit of assembly - 1 mins work.
(ID #279352) Posted on 2008/08/26 19:27
for me i like the alter version better...main because i feel that the skin on this one is abit too white(in my opinion ^.^)
(ID #279375) Posted on 2008/08/26 20:03
