Chizuru Minamoto
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Thu 2008/10/23 16:57
Only saw one episode of Kanokon and decided it had much more fan service than I required so dropped it.
Dont know much about Chizuru but do know that she likes to smother some guy with her eyes? Was Kanokon on your watch list? Was it win or fail? Kanokon OP below and you can also see Chizuru in action at Sankaku Complex - NSFW if you don't work in a chocolate bra factory.
Had no idea that the shirt could be removed until I saw Azure's review. You need to do quite a bit of tugging on her though. The shirt has these teeth slots and I ended up breaking a few.
The first step I done was to pull on her legs and when she came apart I realized that I should have unbuttoned the shirt and pull away at the seams. Once thats done then its easy to remove the skirt.
She also comes with a pink cushion that you can stick in your underpants.
She also comes with a pink cushion that you can stick in your underpants.
Chizuru slipped as I was taking photos of her.
The major boo boo about this figure is the arms - they didn't include sleeveless arms even though they implemented a cast off shirt n skirt. I would have posed her in her underwear but she looks silly with those sleeves. A lovely bod she has.
For some reason Kotobukiya likes to use gloss for the hair which makes many of their figures look bad. The photos emphasize the gloss but its actually not too bad on this one.
A couple of hi res in the Wallpaper Pool. BTW, these pics were taken on the new Kiss 2 SLR. The pics in the Wallpaper Pool are the originals. You can look at the EXIF info in those pics to see the settings I used.
I never take RAW as they take up tooo much space and is a bit too much for what I need. Do you take RAW pics or prefer the bog standard ones?
A couple of hi res in the Wallpaper Pool. BTW, these pics were taken on the new Kiss 2 SLR. The pics in the Wallpaper Pool are the originals. You can look at the EXIF info in those pics to see the settings I used.
I never take RAW as they take up tooo much space and is a bit too much for what I need. Do you take RAW pics or prefer the bog standard ones?
Still need to get used to the new SLR which is why the style of these photos look very different from my previous photos. The One Shot Auto Focus mode seems to be much more sensitive so even when I lock onto the face and move the camera to get the rest of the body, the camera focuses on her lower set of eyes instead. The way the camera handles light seems to be very different too.
I used to have the previous Kiss on "P" mode all the time but am taking this opportunity to learn how to take pics on full manual.
What mode do you use to take pics?
I used to have the previous Kiss on "P" mode all the time but am taking this opportunity to learn how to take pics on full manual.
What mode do you use to take pics?
While we are on the subject of the camera, how do you sort your photos and where do you store them?
At the moment I've got a network drive with a folder called "photos" - in that folder I have sub folders Figures, Events, Gadgets, Home and Workspaces, Japan, Low Usage, Trooper and World.
The World folder has UK, DE, FR, CA, US, UK etc which contain pics taken from those countries - each of those folders have the folders sorted into 1999, 2000, 2001 etc.
Then on my local machine I have a photo folder "Recent Photos" which have 2008.01, 2008.02 etc and contains all the photos that I took that month. Once this year is out, I will copy everything to my network drive and delete my local copy.
The network drive is backed up by Time Machine to another drive and I also have the photos RSYNCed to an external drive. Will soon be getting another Flickr account to store all those photos but setting everything to "private."
I tried using iPhoto when I first got a mac and had nightmares with it. It was incredibly slow and one day it just un grouped everything so that all photos were lumped into one folder. Been thinking of trying out the new iPhoto but am wondering if the quality has improved.
At the moment I've got a network drive with a folder called "photos" - in that folder I have sub folders Figures, Events, Gadgets, Home and Workspaces, Japan, Low Usage, Trooper and World.
The World folder has UK, DE, FR, CA, US, UK etc which contain pics taken from those countries - each of those folders have the folders sorted into 1999, 2000, 2001 etc.
Then on my local machine I have a photo folder "Recent Photos" which have 2008.01, 2008.02 etc and contains all the photos that I took that month. Once this year is out, I will copy everything to my network drive and delete my local copy.
The network drive is backed up by Time Machine to another drive and I also have the photos RSYNCed to an external drive. Will soon be getting another Flickr account to store all those photos but setting everything to "private."
I tried using iPhoto when I first got a mac and had nightmares with it. It was incredibly slow and one day it just un grouped everything so that all photos were lumped into one folder. Been thinking of trying out the new iPhoto but am wondering if the quality has improved.
Few more pics of Chizuru before seeing her casted off below.
Muchas Gracias to comrades at HobbyLink Japan for the most groovesome sample - you can get this figure of Chizuru on their site for 12,800 yen - they ship worldwide.
Muchas Gracias to comrades at HobbyLink Japan for the most groovesome sample - you can get this figure of Chizuru on their site for 12,800 yen - they ship worldwide.
Theres also a Foxy version of Chizuru but thats only available at the Kotobukiya Online Store. Not sure which one I like the most.
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I'm gonna get this one for sure!
(ID #343580) Posted on 2008/10/23 17:13
1st post!
(ID #343581) Posted on 2008/10/23 17:14
CEO MIrai Inc
Members who do more than one "first post!" comment ensures its actually their "last post" if you get what I mean ^^
(ID #343594) Posted on 2008/10/23 17:23
Student/Prospective Anime Maker
It's sometimes considered the "legal" trolling, hence the probable crackdown here. Just let 50 others post, then 1st post them all to wreak havoc. So, not recommended.
(ID #343680) Posted on 2008/10/23 18:50
I thought about making a first post comment when I made one. I decided that it wouldn't matter to the readers and it would just be boring to read. Before you post anything you should consider if anybody cares to read it ^^ At least this is my point of view and it's also why I dropped some posts halfway though writing them. DC generally have a decent quality of posts and we should keep it that way.
(ID #344460) Posted on 2008/10/24 09:49
My bad! first time offender.
(ID #344787) Posted on 2008/10/24 14:05
Ahh, precisely one of the chief reasons I've severely curtailed my site readage. =/
(ID #349999) Posted on 2008/10/29 07:04
Web monkey, coffee addicted cerberus, Chef Vader
Though it is a cast off.. I think i'd still be displaying her with her shirt on. I dunno, find it real sexy.
(ID #343590) Posted on 2008/10/23 17:22
Video Reviewer of Anime Figures, Mecha and Merch (youtube.com/user/Actar576295)
Yeah, the sleeve arms make it a little difficult to display her in cast off mode...
(ID #343593) Posted on 2008/10/23 17:23
JR. College Student
Too bad, a great figure otherwise. I really like the glossy hair.
(ID #343711) Posted on 2008/10/23 19:27
Video Reviewer of Anime Figures, Mecha and Merch (youtube.com/user/Actar576295)
I love the Kanokon series. That being said, I am not a big fan of Chizuru's character in terms of personality and design. Nozomu on the other hand... Will my wishes for a Nozomu figure ever be granted? NOZOMU FANS! please reply...
(ID #343591) Posted on 2008/10/23 17:22
Web monkey, coffee addicted cerberus, Chef Vader
Nozomuuuu.... ^_^
(ID #343597) Posted on 2008/10/23 17:29
Would be nice to see an ecchi Nozomu figure too ^^
(ID #344765) Posted on 2008/10/24 13:44
The sculpt is pretty good...but I wish these kinda things came with instructions to help the cast off process so people won't break small pieces...
(ID #343592) Posted on 2008/10/23 17:23
Pseudo-Graphic Designer, 太もも Appreciator
Have to agree with that... I feel like I could rip those plastic pieces that's not meant to come off.
(ID #343737) Posted on 2008/10/23 20:22
duncanmc (Registered on 2008/06/13 06:19)
I agree. Sometimes it becomes like a puzzle
(ID #343757) Posted on 2008/10/23 20:49
Informatics(ComSci-ish) student/self-taught graphic designer and illustrator
Some figures do, such as Nendo Miku and Yamato's Ringo ^^
(ID #343836) Posted on 2008/10/23 22:00
The figure is great, but those sleeves are one big fail. How did they go through quality check? It looks a bit too weird to have her in underwear but with those sleeves...
(ID #343596) Posted on 2008/10/23 17:28
Wait, they actually gave her a nose? That's surprising.
(ID #343602) Posted on 2008/10/23 17:34
University Student
LOL, i agree with u.. But since it is a figure, no nose will feel weird ^^;
(ID #344123) Posted on 2008/10/24 03:20
part time illustrationist, doll clothing seamstress
I like the soft cushion idea lol too bad about the sleeved arms ^^; Nice shapely lower eyes ^^; for photos, I usually take the highest JPG quality ^^; My husband tend to use RAW more often than I do :P I name the folders year/month/date title/description in a My photos folder :P
(ID #343604) Posted on 2008/10/23 17:35
having her with only the sleeves looks good in my opinion ^.^
(ID #343612) Posted on 2008/10/23 17:42
having her with only the sleeves looks good in my opinion ^.^
(ID #343614) Posted on 2008/10/23 17:44
Evil Fanfic Writer
I've been watching Kanokon, but for some reason been really slow to go through the eps even though I find them really funny (yes, I'm that kind of person ^_^;;). That said, the face on this figure seems a bit off to me for some reason. The body is smokin though. I see you are now comrades with HLJ - they're my most used retailer. I actually first used them years and years ago to get me Yamato Macross toys. In regards to how I organise my folders. I have a folder on my desktop called "New Folder" which I save my photos too. ^_^;;
(ID #343623) Posted on 2008/10/23 17:49
"She also comes with a pink cushion that you can stick in your underpants." Rofl. Sad @ her arms. Haven't finished the series but would like a cute figure of the twins from the anime.
(ID #343633) Posted on 2008/10/23 18:00
Hotdog Repairman
I was actually considering this figure after you posted her on news, but I am disappointed with the sleeve oversight. She'd make one smexy amputee tho. Maybe they figured you wouldn't focus on the arms when she's undressed.
(ID #343640) Posted on 2008/10/23 18:05
Student, Fansubber, Freelance Web Forum Admin
Oh, hey. Ayako-fansub's OP, awesome. xD Though, I wish I liked Kanokon more, so I'm not particularly itching to get this oe.
(ID #343642) Posted on 2008/10/23 18:07
Very nice fig. But it's very expensive, and the euro-yen ratio keeps fallin every day x_x
(ID #343652) Posted on 2008/10/23 18:19
Pokemon master
Her sleeves look so funky by themselves. :/
(ID #343655) Posted on 2008/10/23 18:24
Series was incredibly chock full of blatant fanservice. Bordered softcore porn. Still liked it.
(ID #343662) Posted on 2008/10/23 18:28
duncanmc (Registered on 2008/06/13 06:19)
Too much fanservice is a downturn for me
(ID #344222) Posted on 2008/10/24 05:18
pass on this one, but she looks really good :) love that detail!
(ID #343663) Posted on 2008/10/23 18:30
Student and full-time otaku
Kinda sexy, but I didn't like Kanokon so much that I feel I need to get her ^^. Keep being amazed about how neat your backup system works Danny; been thinking to get meself a multi-TB NAS device to store everything since my other backup drives are getting quite full....
(ID #343669) Posted on 2008/10/23 18:38
Student/Prospective Anime Maker
In regards to the video, I don't recall it having that sort of echo before. The OP is a lot cleaner than that video makes it sound like.
(ID #343681) Posted on 2008/10/23 18:51
haha, the arms issue is funny. It's almost as if someone completely forgot about it. Regarding photos, I sort them out by year, and then event, and then date if the event spans over a few days. EG: photos2008Manifest 2008080926 photos2008Japan 2008080801
(ID #343686) Posted on 2008/10/23 18:58
eep, can't do slashes
photos
-2008
-Manifest 2008
-080926
(ID #343687) Posted on 2008/10/23 18:59
Student Otaku (ITM Student) and ACG NA Staff
WOW!!!!!! I have to say, that is one amazing figure!!!!! For Koto standards, this is the best Koto figure!!!!!! I didn't know you can take off the clothes too...WOW!!!!! I'm going to get this figure!!!!!! Sadly the price is just...too much for me at the moment...
(ID #343693) Posted on 2008/10/23 19:08
http://animenlife.blogspot.com
Im agree with you!! I will need to wait a little longer if I plan to get this figure. >_<
(ID #343971) Posted on 2008/10/24 00:10
College Student
This series was on my watch list, and I throughly enjoyed it. Simple life, simple pleasures...
(ID #343696) Posted on 2008/10/23 19:10
former Emperor of Britannia
CHIZURUUU~!!! Seeing this reminds me of how she pushes her bumper on Kouta in the series. Kanakon series is nice but in terms of collecting the video i dont think i would. It was interesting but not that interesting enough.
(ID #343712) Posted on 2008/10/23 19:27
Close-protection officer/Martial artist
Sweet heaping cleavage! O.O; I would imagine that'd be much too distracting to display in the office.
(ID #343728) Posted on 2008/10/23 20:09
Pseudo-Graphic Designer, 太もも Appreciator
Are the sleeves sculpted on or is it a layer of plastic? Maybe someone there dares to "rip apart" the sculpting to take the "sleeves" layer off of her arms.
(ID #343739) Posted on 2008/10/23 20:26
Programmer Trainee
I love the figure. If I had cash I'm going to get it and pose it somewhere in my room
(ID #343745) Posted on 2008/10/23 20:35
Student
Kanokon was probably the dirtiest/ecchiness anime I've seen (not counting hentai), everything from speech to action was dirty XD still it was funny to watch. This figure of Chizuru is great, a good addition to put on your working desk ^_^
(ID #343756) Posted on 2008/10/23 20:47
duncanmc (Registered on 2008/06/13 06:19)
Very sexy. I will buy one
(ID #343760) Posted on 2008/10/23 20:50
Underemployed Office Minion
Love the curves, hate the sleeves. I mean c'mon, knowing who the figure is , it absolutely should be castoffable. and thus if it is, it's sad they didn't include extra arms. Hope fully this is a huge pvc.
(ID #343794) Posted on 2008/10/23 21:15
Underemployed Office Minion
Oh and it was quite a pain to watch the complete 1st season. a pain in my pants! but seriously, that kid was was to much of a idiot to make the series good. from not being able to say what he should to not enjoying the lovely eyes of Chizuru. I give it an 8 because of Chizuru.
(ID #343797) Posted on 2008/10/23 21:18
Black Knight, White King
I was thinking the same thing. I would have made sense to include extra arm parts with this figure. Certainly looks like a sexy figure, shirt on or off. But if you are going to go the extra mile to make it cast off, go a little bit further to include some extra parts to complete the look.
(ID #344713) Posted on 2008/10/24 13:03
Photographer/Night Auditor
My goodness those are a lot of ?s for one post. 1. Kanokon was on the watch list, I liked it. 2. I shot RAW for work and JPG for just stuff 3. everything of mine is backed up to external HD and burned to DVD 4. For folders it's just name of event or object and date taken if it's a repeating event like autocross. Then it's filed accordingly into the folder tree. 5. I'd pass on this figure because of the lame sleaves and the OMG price. 6. Forgot settings for camera. Mostly it's on P sometimes I'll mess around with other settings like when shooting autocross I'll mess around with the shutter speed settings.
(ID #343819) Posted on 2008/10/23 21:41
AdvDip Network Security - CCNA - Ironport - Security+
I always leave my camera on Av (Canon 400D/Kiss X). I seem to get more 'successful' shots since i do more scenery shots than anything with movement. M is just hell. Don't use it unless you ABSOLUTELY know what you're doing. (i'm still pretty amateur though) I heard that Canon STILL didn't put the AV+/- button in a better spot on the 450D/Kiss X2, so while in M, you'll still be poking your cheek with your thumb every single time you're changing the F speed. I suggest you should stick to Av, since you do more 'still' shots for fig shooting.
(ID #343822) Posted on 2008/10/23 21:45
duncanmc (Registered on 2008/06/13 06:19)
M mode is very hard to deal with. It is time consuming
(ID #344226) Posted on 2008/10/24 05:22
Informatics(ComSci-ish) student/self-taught graphic designer and illustrator
I use a Nikon D40. If I'm lazy and in a hurry I use the auto setting with no flash. Otherwise I set it to manual. Playing around with the settings is fun ^_^ I also use both RAW and JPEG. If I'm happy with the outcome, I use the JPEG but I still play around with the RAW to get the best pics possible. ...But I always leave the lens at auto-focus. Except for my dad's 20+ year old lens. Kekeke ^^'
(ID #343841) Posted on 2008/10/23 22:05
Lover of Akiba!
hahaha "Muchas Gracias to comrades at..." it seems that Danny is learning some spanish language from Hector... lol "Muy bien Danny"
(ID #343864) Posted on 2008/10/23 22:26
Part trooper, part -timer, 100% loser...
It's a little weird to see the figure cast of with uncastoffable sleeves... I guess they forgot?
(ID #343868) Posted on 2008/10/23 22:29
Kanokon is great fun, and DVD5 just came out with more ero-goodness. Wish I could get this, but money-wise its not possible atm ;( Lovely figure, just a shame with the arms.
(ID #343882) Posted on 2008/10/23 22:37
IT support
pink pantsu is cute ><
(ID #343904) Posted on 2008/10/23 23:05
i recently got my first dslr and i not know very well how to take some great photos like that. basically i shoot everything in auto mode. great figure! maybe i get this one to my collecion. the only problem is space, i not have more place to put my figures...
(ID #343905) Posted on 2008/10/23 23:10
五〇一軍团 TK8316 Singapore Garrison Public Relations Officer
i would recommend using the "P" mode. Auto mode is annoying as the flash keeps popping up even though u don't want it. P mode handles most of the settings but let u control the ISO, flash and white balance which is great for beginners to get the hang of handing a DSLR. check out this page for more info on how to use the P mode. it's a very good read. ^^; http://lifehacker.com/software/feature/master-your-dslr-camera-part-1-program-mode-323605.php
(ID #343998) Posted on 2008/10/24 00:33
Student, Otaku, She-Geek(Sheek lol)
Very nice looking figure. Too scantily clad for mesa though. Love her pantsu though. And much cute face! Weird that the torso of the shirt of cast off, but the arms don't. And pretty much all the Koto figures I have don't have shiney hair. My Chie and my Kotomi are just two examples that arn't shiney-headed.
(ID #343928) Posted on 2008/10/23 23:38
Unemployed Dollfie enthusiast
I'm not too into cast off figures, but that's really lame about the sleeves. It is, as others have said, almost as if they just forgot about it.
(ID #343931) Posted on 2008/10/23 23:43
Since the sleeves are surprisingly odd,maybe she isn't actually for cast-off posing?But added the feature for otaku pleasure?(though the sleeves pretty much ruins everything in cast-off mode)
(ID #343948) Posted on 2008/10/23 23:53
student...for now.
looks very nice. :3
(ID #343982) Posted on 2008/10/24 00:21
I watched the series and it's true that is full of pantsu and more,but I kinda like it (The poor twins are lovely ^^), but I think the manga's better. About this figure, I think it's a beautiful one, but besides it's expensive, I don't like the uncastoffable sleeves so I'll pass this time. But you know, there's a version with a red bunny suit that is really hot (I can't remember the maker... sorry). Greetings.
(ID #344009) Posted on 2008/10/24 00:43
Audio Engineer
Superb figurine! Amazing finish and all, though the arms with sleeves I consider a major cock-up. Not my kind of figurine, it's just a half-naked girl and doens't really have anything special.
(ID #344013) Posted on 2008/10/24 00:47
I really like this figure, but I'm not familiar with the character, so it's a hard sell for me. Though it is really tempting, only because it's such a gorgeous figure!
(ID #344038) Posted on 2008/10/24 01:16
I always use RAW is better. Try to shoot whith it and take your time with Photofiltre from Adobe you will have some nice things. I always use it and I very appréciate his help. About Chizuru. I love Her (avatar ^^) she kind and totalé crazy. but even she really crazy she evolved in a good way and sometimes she's so kind that tears could be drowning quickly ! Chizuru Powaaaaa !!
(ID #344064) Posted on 2008/10/24 01:40
DSL Tech Support T____T, Kita-Kon Chairman
I didn't mind the show at first. And even though i love ecchi shows this one was a little too much for me.
(ID #344077) Posted on 2008/10/24 01:54
Polytechnic Senior, Bronze Lifesaving Trainee, Mech Designer, Pokemon Indexer.
Mmm... sweet, sweet Chizuru.
(ID #344083) Posted on 2008/10/24 02:13
Service desk support
I think everyone thought the fanservice in Kanokon was excessive. But that's why we kept coming back for more, just to see how far they would push it. Then Koihime Musou came along and blew it away with 1 scene... Not a bad chizuru, but not my type of figure so passing over.
(ID #344089) Posted on 2008/10/24 02:29
Network Specialist by day, Otaku by some other time
I agree JehutyKai, it was excessive....it was fanservice at its best ... can't forget the spanking scene, was hilarious. It was avery funny series in a echhi kind of way ...
(ID #344447) Posted on 2008/10/24 09:29
Sure I want this fifure, but can`t find a place to order!
(ID #344097) Posted on 2008/10/24 02:48
University Student
The price's just too much.. and the show.. orz fail ^^; too many fanservice till u get bored of it :p
(ID #344119) Posted on 2008/10/24 03:18
I liked Kanokon but felt Chizuru was a bit over the top. Her eyes could see too far and felt it actually detracted from the show. I actually preferred Nozomu way more, and stuck with the show due to her. But yeah I would not recommend telling other people you watch this show unless they are pretty otakuish.
(ID #344128) Posted on 2008/10/24 03:36
Nice Figure, Only if the sleeves comes off, yea I agree
(ID #344131) Posted on 2008/10/24 03:44
I use iPhoto for managing my photos. There arent many yet though as I just recently bought my first digital camera, before that I didnt take much photos myself. Havent really paid much attention to what all iPhoto can do but would love to be able to tag photos to be able to find them with search. Atm I just store all photos on their own event, which still works fine as all photos are just from party/holiday etc. Ohh and all photos stored on MacBook and backup on Time Machine drive...
(ID #344164) Posted on 2008/10/24 04:25
Engineering Student
Great fig, but will probably never get it (out of my price range). The show, meh, it was funny at times, but mostly just a huge amount of fanservice, which is needed sometimes to balance out the screwed up psychological anime ;)
(ID #344168) Posted on 2008/10/24 04:31
IT, Programmer, Otaku, ...
My new DSLR camera is the european counterpart of the Kiss X2 (here called the 450D). I mostly take pictures with the P setting (as the Automatic pulls up the flash way too much). If I need less fuzzy background, I use the Av mode and use a higher F-value. The rest depends on the situation, if it's dark and I like to play with the shutter speed settings in Tv mode. Now I only need another lens, as I now have the kit lens (18-55mm) with which I can't zoom enough. Want that sigma 18-200mm ;p I hardly ever use the "predefined" setting on the other half of the knob on top. My previous camera was a Canon Powershot A70, and it had the same mode-knob. Usually used Automatic on that one, as I could disable the flash by hand. There were occasions that I used a different shutter speed. Pitty of those sleeves, as it is a very nice figure, in both casted-off state and normal state.
(ID #344211) Posted on 2008/10/24 05:10
IT, Programmer, Otaku, ...
Oh, and I used to just make my own folders in form of "YYYY-MM-DD - title". For special occasions with many pictures like holidays, I used "Japan 2007", which then had sub folders in the same manner like "YYYY-MM-DD - city". But now I'm using iPhoto on my Mac, and I'm quite satisfied about it. Only one thing is that you can't seem to zoom in when in your photo is full screen (with still the sidebar visible). One downside, is that iPhoto is just one big file, and I would use the old system for backup-reasons. Oh, and I also shoot in jpeg, full res (12mp). No raws.
(ID #344218) Posted on 2008/10/24 05:14
InfoSys Student and Saxophone Player
I wasn't really impressed with Kanokon, like Danny, I thought it had too MUCH fanservice. I also wasn't really impressed with what story there was. I like the figure though, mainly because I did like the character design. As for the photos, I am extremely OCD about this sort of thing so every picture is tagged and organized by year and then month and then the event. Vista's tag system is actually really helpful. Not too sure what Macs have.
(ID #344213) Posted on 2008/10/24 05:11
Very nice figure. Beautiful pose, cast-on and cast-off. Nice detail on her delicacies and a stunning body to boot. I agree on the sleeved arms. It's very strange for them not to include sleeveless ones on a castoff. She looks extremely good on the cast-off.
(ID #344302) Posted on 2008/10/24 06:37
Everything
For pictures it's almost always A - aperture priority so I can control the depth of field. I use a tripod so shutter speed is irrelevant for a still life. If I eventually get a light meter, I'll got to full manual and key the exposure in from the meter.
(ID #344305) Posted on 2008/10/24 06:45
Working Otaku mom
Somehow looking at this figure totally reminds me of my job crossed with "Playboy.com's "Olive Garden Girls"...:P Yes I hostess at Olive Garden if that hasn't been figured out yet... All in all, saw the figure and was like intant "WANT!:P" Liking the idea of castoff for this figure also!:D
(ID #344307) Posted on 2008/10/24 06:50
THE BEST! No such thing as too much fan service.
(ID #344334) Posted on 2008/10/24 07:23
Otaku, High School Student, Aspiring Animator
Still would like to get this figure even though the sleeves are a fail on the makers part. But you can always just display her cast-on and never worry about it.
(ID #344400) Posted on 2008/10/24 08:43
BTW, sshots of the ecchi content (mostly of the twin ninjas) in DVD5 is up at http://www.sankakucomplex.com/2008/10/23/kanokon-nude-loli-ninja-dvd/ since DVD 5 just came out Twin Lolis ^_^
(ID #344428) Posted on 2008/10/24 09:07
Delicious cake, you must lick it. You would think that for the price they would have included an extra pair of bare arms for cast off mode. Danny when are you going to infiltrate Kotobukiya and start influencing their product line?
(ID #344432) Posted on 2008/10/24 09:09
Student
sexy, @_@
(ID #344435) Posted on 2008/10/24 09:12
Chizuru is awesome! I watched all 13 episodes of Kanokon and each episode is terrific!
(ID #344467) Posted on 2008/10/24 09:58
IT Expert / System, Network, Security Administrator
Way too much boobs, I prefer a medium size, it would give a lot more natural feeling. On this one, looks like she used a LOT silicon to get that unnatural size. :/ Other than that I would buy it.
(ID #344468) Posted on 2008/10/24 09:58
Those are natural-sized and she is really proud of it (you'd know if you watched the anime), she does go flat-chested later on in the series though.
(ID #344472) Posted on 2008/10/24 10:04
I thought Kanokon was ridiculously boring. D: Nice figure though! :) She's sexy... >.>;
(ID #344493) Posted on 2008/10/24 10:23
Physical Therapist
Shes a nice figure but that they didnt include a pair of sleeveless arms is a big fauxpax :/ Once again a bad executed castoff feature.I wish manufacturers would think before they randomly throw in castoff features
(ID #344494) Posted on 2008/10/24 10:25
Student
Simply beautiful. -_-
(ID #344557) Posted on 2008/10/24 11:18
Dropping computers, starting all over again at Journalism
Same as Danny. Watched the first post, "postponed" it due to too much ecchiness. Because I never drop animes, I only "postpone" them. :P But the twin nude lolis really got my attention. :P Yep, also don't like glossy hair. Goodsmile seems to be the one getting hairs nicely... not only they are not glossy, but they have some paint treatment (fading) that makes it look better than average. No RAW pics for me too. Usually, I don't even use full resolution on my pics... my cam has 5Mpx, but I usually take 3Mpx pics. Unless I really need high resolution, which doesn't happen much. Since I'm taking all my pics nowadays with my cellphone, no Manual mode. But my first digi cam was semi-pro (manual focus, aperture and.. forgot the name). A 6Mpx Fujifilm. Back them, I took pics only in Manual mode, mainly because the automatic mode was crap. I don't sort pics a lot. My desktop is for stuff "I still have to publish" and then I have an Images folder for all things already published. Inside, a subfolder called "Cellphone" which have all pics I took with my cellphone. Sometimes I create a folder with the date I took the pics out of the cellphone just to keep track.
(ID #344587) Posted on 2008/10/24 11:45
Dropping computers, starting all over again at Journalism
erm, scrape "Watched the first post", replace "Watched the first episode".
(ID #344589) Posted on 2008/10/24 11:45
Otaku
I drop the anime after the first one. The figure sexy but not enough to buy it.
(ID #344606) Posted on 2008/10/24 12:01
Future civil engineer but desperate to be an animator
wow..., good one
(ID #344644) Posted on 2008/10/24 12:31
Kokoro Kotonoha's personal trainer
Definitely on my 'GET' list. Kanokon TV Anime might of had a lot of fan service but the comdey was perfect. I laughed too much watching Kanokon. Looks like there might be a sequel as well.
(ID #344661) Posted on 2008/10/24 12:37
Fast food! YAY!
I think she's pretty cute. I wouldn't buy it, because I don't buy any figures, but I think it's pretty cool.
(ID #344690) Posted on 2008/10/24 12:51
university film student
Kanokon was boring for me, and none of the characters ever engaged me. I treated it as softcore health care material (that is, expecting ridiculous plot points and useless fanservice) and managed to watch the rest of it. Shiny hair bugs me as well - which is why transparent hair like GSC's Shana is doubly annoying for me. I remember one of the reasons I used to dismiss figures was that they looked cheap with shiny hair. Not any more, but my annoyance stands.
(ID #344759) Posted on 2008/10/24 13:39
marvin (Registered on 2006/12/25 00:54)
tried shooting raw once, but you're right it takes far too much space. so I decided to stick with using jpeg. btw lol on the sleeved cast off. ^^
(ID #344870) Posted on 2008/10/24 15:12
Ahhh I loved Kanakon!
(ID #344885) Posted on 2008/10/24 15:24
I liked Kanokon, but I think I like this figure more than the anime.
(ID #344951) Posted on 2008/10/24 16:50
Sales & Marketing Executive
I had my eyes on this one (no pun intended) for months but weren't sure whether to get it or not. But great review Danny you made my mind up on this one, though its going to be expensive as I planned to get the bunny Ryoko Asakura figurine too. Though I started work this month and should get my paycheck next week to get both woop woop!
(ID #345042) Posted on 2008/10/24 18:20
kyuuketsuki (Registered on 2008/10/24 22:42)
Call me crazy but, I expected more from Kanokon.
(ID #345182) Posted on 2008/10/24 22:44
my DSLR settings: auto mode w/o flash for events stuff (only use flash for low-light situations) full manual mode for figure photoshoots
(ID #345275) Posted on 2008/10/25 00:07
Gorgeous skin tone- or maybe that's the light you've bathed her in. Looks great either way.
(ID #345341) Posted on 2008/10/25 01:43
Chizuru looks great.. but the anime's style and content really left me with no choice but to drop it. Just pure senseless fan service without any distinct, clear plot at all >.<
(ID #345423) Posted on 2008/10/25 03:05
Nice figure, but all my purchasing is on hold as prices increase. Everything I've been looking @ HLJ has gone up... like every day now. Absolutely ridiculous.
(ID #345947) Posted on 2008/10/25 13:58
Carer, jobbing tech geek
Kanokon may well be fan service for fan service's sake, but I quite frankly think it kicked Eiken's ass. That was too painful to watch. I like Chizuru's body, but her personality is terrible. Conversely, I hate Nozomu's body (too loli for my blood), but I love her character - she comes across as the love-child of Lala-Ru and Glenn Quagmire. And Rollzomu FTW. I so want a GIF of that...
(ID #346244) Posted on 2008/10/25 20:37
I would love to have Ren and Ai Nanao figures xD Chizuru? Probably not. Too NSFW for my room :x
(ID #347460) Posted on 2008/10/26 20:26
I FEEL ASLEEP
It's sexy but if it comes down to just fapping over it, I'd rather just have images of it than the actual figure in my house. As well made as it is, you may as well just use porn DVD cases for decoration in your home.
(ID #347918) Posted on 2008/10/27 08:42
Student and Club Banchou
dropped the anime but i love this figure!! it has nice sculpt and looks good too if i'm able to afford it and put it in my room... still, it's a bit "dangerous" since usually my mom just love to barge into my room.
(ID #348568) Posted on 2008/10/28 00:37
who said "to much fan service"??
(ID #350314) Posted on 2008/10/29 13:18
I'd get it if it weren't for those darn sleeves! I though Kanokon was alright, mostly I just liked the animation.
(ID #351173) Posted on 2008/10/30 04:11
Momma?
(ID #354044) Posted on 2008/11/01 04:50
School girl(MIDDLE SCHOOL)
Im GETTING this one and i cant wait till she comes!!!!!
(ID #355027) Posted on 2008/11/02 01:41
Awesome figure, I want it
(ID #356185) Posted on 2008/11/03 01:53
I just love this series!!!!!!! Chizuru is my favvy!!! Hmmmm.... if only I could buy this
(ID #359628) Posted on 2008/11/05 15:09
colourwheelz (Registered on 2008/11/09 12:24)
Hmmmm, those sleeves are weird. They should have come with another set of bare arms.
(ID #364544) Posted on 2008/11/09 12:28
Why no sleeveless??? A bit weird...
(ID #370639) Posted on 2008/11/14 12:04
H/R Type person
I'm looking forward to the AlphaMax Chizuru Bunny Girl thats getting ready to come out soon also. I'm afraid to cast-off mine due to some past luck I've had with breakage. I agree that it would have been better to have come with bare arms, I would probably do it then . . .
(ID #372786) Posted on 2008/11/16 01:14
She's so sexy! I like her.
(ID #373281) Posted on 2008/11/16 13:27
wow nice figure...love it, every detail is visible:P i'm a beginner but i think i got the hang of it:))...off topic till i get used to the site but is it late for me to learn japanese, i'm 18?
(ID #374021) Posted on 2008/11/17 01:47
A really great anime series!
(ID #377394) Posted on 2008/11/19 13:00
RAW is great if you're going to edit the photo, since each channel is captured in greater resolution (typically 12- or 14-bit). Lightroom and Aperture can make use of the extra information to make more natural edits. If you have everything set up for a perfect first shot, you can stick with fine JPEG. But yeah, Kanokon just seems..."saturated".
(ID #378182) Posted on 2008/11/20 02:07
Just one question, Danny-san: How much for it??? I guess at least Y5000-Y25000?
(ID #378215) Posted on 2008/11/20 02:48
Artist
She's definitely not my type of figure, but that body shape is my type of figure. lol.
(ID #388570) Posted on 2008/11/28 01:45
too much fan service? haha ~ i gotta check this out then!
(ID #390989) Posted on 2008/11/29 14:47
where do u buy these stuff from???
(ID #395921) Posted on 2008/12/02 23:08
I hope this figurine reaches the shores of our country! I really want one! :D ~drools
(ID #428596) Posted on 2008/12/30 00:39
She could definitely be a murder weapon, she's really heavy!
(ID #552958) Posted on 2009/04/07 16:27
Student in Biotechnology and neurology.
Fall in love with this chizuru figure the 1st time I came across!! Wonder when she will be in my hands ^^ yea yea, I'm dreaming now.
(ID #553775) Posted on 2009/04/08 06:29
chatroom: http://www.toysdaily.com/discuz/thread-90434-1-1.html
so sexy PVC ~ I like the limited ver. one
(ID #564956) Posted on 2009/04/15 23:37
that was a stupid design. if i was to ever make one, i would NEVER make the sleeves the way they did. the glossiness is fine as long as they focus it on the good parts. otherwise, she is a very pretty doll, and she's cute too!
(ID #588853) Posted on 2009/05/03 09:12
Technical Support
i love this toys, great girl... now search in www.... Thanks for pics !!
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