Kuugen Tenko
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Fri 2008/10/31 11:50
I think I watched the first EP of Wagaya no Oinarisama but didn't get round to watching the rest. Do remember the girls in it being cute though.
And how about the back of the figure - most certainly inspired by Firefox?
And how about the back of the figure - most certainly inspired by Firefox?
This is Tenko Kuugen from the anime series. At the beginning, it was uncertain whether she was a "he" or a "she" - I'm just going to presume its a "she" for the rest of the review ^^;
Tenko retails for 8,800 yen and should be due out today or tomorrow by Freeing - distributed by Good Smile Company. A few more larger pics at Danny's Corner.
Still something that I'm researching is the Japanese otaku fetish for girls with animal ears and tails - has anybody done an essay on this or have any theories?
I personally didn't like it but Strike Witches convinced me otherwise. Sanya...
Speaking of Strike Witches, Sankaku Complex has a Strike Witches Roulette and Movie Posters for you to play/look at.
Update: Sankaku also has a gallery full of foxy ladies.
I personally didn't like it but Strike Witches convinced me otherwise. Sanya...
Speaking of Strike Witches, Sankaku Complex has a Strike Witches Roulette and Movie Posters for you to play/look at.
Update: Sankaku also has a gallery full of foxy ladies.
OP for Wagaya below. Should I be looking for the whole series that my comrades recorded?
Tenko comes with a wolf (fox?) part for those who prefer their girls to look like a beast.
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Wow amazing colours!! Fire + Foxgirl = Firefox ^o^
(ID #353061) Posted on 2008/10/31 12:07
part time illustrationist, doll clothing seamstress
kawaii! :D I like her slightly worried look, so moe ^^;
(ID #353063) Posted on 2008/10/31 12:08
the multicolored flames remind me of gummy bears... >.< but she looks very cute and innocent + shes got the ears and tail, A++!
(ID #353066) Posted on 2008/10/31 12:12
Videogame Magazine Editor
That fox head looks really, really weird on her human body. O_o But I like her hair, and how much it reminds me of the Firefox icon.
(ID #353068) Posted on 2008/10/31 12:14
student , otaku and awesome blogger
that hair and base is beautiful. the colors are amazing, its so amazing that im crying
(ID #353076) Posted on 2008/10/31 12:26
software manager
started watching the anime recently, good stuff!! both kuu and kou are ftw. oh yes and also sakura. hopefully i'll finish it tonite and then try out the light novel (happened to pick that up in akiba earlier this year 'cuz ... well, there was a fox girl on the cover! :P)
(ID #353081) Posted on 2008/10/31 12:32
Student, Otaku, She-Geek(Sheek lol)
She is very very pretty. Never got round to watching it myself. Watched part of the first episode but never finished. Can't even remember why. I remember liking the art style, the cuteness etc. But storywise it didnt grab me I spose.
(ID #353084) Posted on 2008/10/31 12:36
Student, Otaku, She-Geek(Sheek lol)
Oh.... and that head..... eeks.... looks so weird... The fox head addon I means.
(ID #353095) Posted on 2008/10/31 12:43
I can't help think its a human version of Firefox. Oh man, there should be others too... Firecat (Fireneko), Firedog etc!
(ID #353085) Posted on 2008/10/31 12:36
Very vibrant colors and amazing detail. Not my type of figure in terms of pose and character but still rather exquisite.
(ID #353086) Posted on 2008/10/31 12:36
Part trooper, part -timer, 100% loser...
Wagaya no Inarisama? I thought the anime was called Wagaya no Oinari-sama? Anyway in the anime, Tenko Kuugen appears as both female and male... But she can only appear in one gender at a time... It would be freaky to see Oinari-sama in a female body with a dolphin ^^;... About the figure, she looks a little different from the anime but it's pretty nonetheless... Mmm...
(ID #353090) Posted on 2008/10/31 12:39
CEO MIrai Inc
^^; Thanks for the correction.
(ID #353103) Posted on 2008/10/31 12:47
Nekomimi, or whatever other sort of mimi are indeed a potent source of cuteness. Never looked into/seen any history on the origins of it though, unlike many other peculiar otaku fetishes. Hmmm... strike Witches is a good example of animal-girl moeness though =)
(ID #353091) Posted on 2008/10/31 12:41
Do they give you the option to turn her into her male half as well? I like Tenko cause she is a representation of Japanese myths and legends. I find the Kitsune very interesting.
(ID #353098) Posted on 2008/10/31 12:45
CEO MIrai Inc
no - didnt notice any dolphin attachments in the box.
(ID #353242) Posted on 2008/10/31 14:45
Hotdog Repairman
LOL! Perfect intro my fellow mems that watch Saturday Night Live in North America http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgXvR97Wk6g
(ID #353433) Posted on 2008/10/31 17:46
rofl that was good xD
(ID #353478) Posted on 2008/10/31 18:29
Warehouse Employee
Excellent! LOL!
(ID #354262) Posted on 2008/11/01 09:08
university film student
...To tell the truth, the colours are what turn me off. Too many of 'em, and too vibrant. x_x" Looks a bit plastic-y to me.
(ID #353105) Posted on 2008/10/31 12:48
Student
She's nice. LOL
(ID #353111) Posted on 2008/10/31 12:53
I like the hair but not the base.. Me don't like colourful plastic bases =(
(ID #353116) Posted on 2008/10/31 12:57
Shirimasen.
I was totally confused while watching the opening until the end.
(ID #353118) Posted on 2008/10/31 12:58
System Design Engineering (UWaterloo)
It looks okay...but the fox mask kind of scares me, turns from moe to...not moe X_X.
(ID #353119) Posted on 2008/10/31 12:58
Student & Part time worker in a Day Care
I watched the anime but I've never really seen her with that type of expression. That kind of throws me off. She's usually the happy-go-lucky type unless she's in a battle.
(ID #353121) Posted on 2008/10/31 12:59
Just your average anime fan and blogger...
She looks kinda different from the anime. Anyway, not really my style.
(ID #353123) Posted on 2008/10/31 12:59
Dropping computers, starting all over again at Journalism
Looks kinda beautiful, but I don't like much colorful transparency stuff because it reminds me of cheap candy. :P Never watched the anime too...
(ID #353127) Posted on 2008/10/31 13:02
former Emperor of Britannia
Her hair can be compared to the rainbow in this fig. Really neat!
(ID #353136) Posted on 2008/10/31 13:11
Her transparent hair really makes me hungry but i still find myself extremely attracted to her! Tempted to order but will have to wait til i get a job again. ^^
(ID #353138) Posted on 2008/10/31 13:13
Online Shop
If Tenko is a he, oh the horror...
(ID #353156) Posted on 2008/10/31 13:30
五〇一軍团 TK8316 Singapore Garrison Public Relations Officer
that is one foxy looking figure. ^^;
(ID #353163) Posted on 2008/10/31 13:36
It's a nice looking figure, but I've spent so much money in the last 2 months on pre-orders that I really can't see me adding her to the list, Oh, and kemonomimi are very high on my likey list. There just isn't enough anime out there with cat girls in them. Mmmmm........ cat girls.....
(ID #353169) Posted on 2008/10/31 13:39
lolinapper
I wish I could buy her.Been saving up for this.
(ID #353178) Posted on 2008/10/31 13:43
Student, Fansubber, Freelance Web Forum Admin
Been watching the anime since it came out, but I really don't like how her(Kuu's in her female form. :P) hair becomes a weird rainbow. I like the hair in original better. And her face doesn't really catch the expression of Kuugen's mischievous side. xD
(ID #353204) Posted on 2008/10/31 14:07
Electrical Engineering Fresh Graduate
the last pic is a lol ^^
(ID #353207) Posted on 2008/10/31 14:13
the face looks kinda....gloomy =.= i would prefer her with a brighter smiley face ^.^
(ID #353224) Posted on 2008/10/31 14:30
is it just me or does that look nothing like tenko? the ears, the hair, the face... all wrong =/ wouldn't have recognized if you didn't say who it was.
(ID #353228) Posted on 2008/10/31 14:31
I really enjoyed the series and this figure looks great but the price is a bit out of budget at the moment. :( As some of the previous posters had mention already, Kuu appears in both male and female form. I wonder if there'll be a male version of the this figure although Kuu's signature male look of jeans, shirt and baseball cap isn't really appealing.
(ID #353232) Posted on 2008/10/31 14:38
It's a nice figure but the rainbow hair doesnt suit my tastes.
(ID #353235) Posted on 2008/10/31 14:41
student
It's a very nice brightly coloured and attractive figure. The clear plastic hair is quite unique but strange at the same time. Downside is I don't like the facial expression much.
(ID #353268) Posted on 2008/10/31 15:07
Danny check out the 2nd ED for Wagaya no Oinari-sama - "Shiawase no Kotodama” 「シアワセの言霊」 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XbqL5I8eD8 I think you would be hard pressed to find something cuter and the song is catchy too. >_< For me it sums up the series, a light-hearted show that’s easy to sit back and enjoy.
(ID #353286) Posted on 2008/10/31 15:24
i'm not a big figure collector, but i like cute keychains and other cute anime merch, i don't get why this figure is not doing well in the poll O_o the rainbow hair looks really unique and cool to me. i loved the show, any word on a second season? male kuu is really hot, and so is ebisu :D
(ID #353305) Posted on 2008/10/31 15:47
Her hair... reminds me of jelly.
(ID #353308) Posted on 2008/10/31 15:54
As far as the figure not lookin' quite like Kugen, I think that's because the figure is based off the art style from the manga and not the anime.
(ID #353319) Posted on 2008/10/31 16:06
Never got a chance to watch it, but it seemed interesting...
(ID #353325) Posted on 2008/10/31 16:10
Student Otaku (ITM Student) and ACG NA Staff
The idea of the anime came from Firefox... So original and avoid copy right LOL!!! I love this figure and I want to get my hands on it!!!
(ID #353361) Posted on 2008/10/31 16:42
Graphic Design student | Receptionist | Otaku
It's very pretty but, I'm not to sure if the transparent hair works for me..
(ID #353428) Posted on 2008/10/31 17:39
"wolf (fox?) part" - Pretty sure Tenko is a fox.
(ID #353442) Posted on 2008/10/31 17:58
High school student
She looks very cute, but I don't like transparent hair, so this is a minus point. I might as well try the anime.
(ID #353469) Posted on 2008/10/31 18:21
You know what would be really cool? if we could get the Wagaya figure to light up like what this guy did http://www.e2046.com/view_album_product_detail.php?img=32&products_id=7844&album_type=gathering maybe it would be easier to shop a few pics together but this is real neat to me
(ID #353496) Posted on 2008/10/31 18:54
Student and full-time otaku
Nice sculpt, but she looks a bit sad...
(ID #353515) Posted on 2008/10/31 19:11
I'm not really digging that "firefox inspired" hair. I think it's....too tacky??? Plus I'm bothered by Kuu-chan's right hand >O>;
(ID #353536) Posted on 2008/10/31 19:39
The sculpt is pretty good, but the figure doesn't look like Tenko Kuugen at all. The Colors are way off and the face is totally different as well. The body shape seems to be off too, Kuugen looks a lot more athletic then this one. I can recommend the series, it's light-hearted most of the time and fun to watch. And it's damn funny most of the time.
(ID #353563) Posted on 2008/10/31 20:32
The colours and transparency of the hair remind me of the jelly sweets in thin plastic moulds I would eat as a kid. Man I love those things. Anybody else familiar with them?
(ID #353576) Posted on 2008/10/31 20:48
Unemployed Dollfie enthusiast
Oh god I remember them. I used to buy loads of those as a kid and they were so cheap.
(ID #357502) Posted on 2008/11/04 04:24
Cute figure, but not my type...
(ID #353594) Posted on 2008/10/31 21:07
Student, Otaku, She-Geek(Sheek lol)
People are actually saying no to this beauty? But...but....are they crazy/blind?
(ID #353652) Posted on 2008/10/31 22:12
Ex-Soldier / NEET
To be honest: Not my type of figure. Those colours are a turn off for me, although the sculpt itself would be nice.
(ID #353686) Posted on 2008/10/31 22:54
University Student
Cute, nice color.. But price's ... @_@ Will never pose her with that strange beast mask >_> Firefox lol
(ID #353804) Posted on 2008/11/01 00:40
Hmm, not too many dig her I guess. Must be the fox-face.
(ID #353808) Posted on 2008/11/01 00:48
Hmm, not too many dig her I guess. Must be the fox-face.
(ID #353809) Posted on 2008/11/01 00:48
System Administrator and full-time Otaku
No, I think it's more the case that the figure's face looks almost nothing like the character.
(ID #353933) Posted on 2008/11/01 02:53
I so want her... I really like the hair and the second picture is especially nice. From the other pictures it looks like they have a lot less green than the other colors which has to be the only thing that i dont like about this figure. <333 I loled at the last picture. XD
(ID #354024) Posted on 2008/11/01 04:25
Sales-Electronics
I want that figure badly now. I didn't know this was even coming out!
(ID #354055) Posted on 2008/11/01 04:57
I like it lol there's another one to add to the figure list. ^_^
(ID #354134) Posted on 2008/11/01 06:02
Unemployed Dollfie enthusiast
She's my type for sure, I love the gradient of her hair and her delicate yet worried looking face. She's really pretty. A must have almost.
(ID #354183) Posted on 2008/11/01 07:23
Why put the fox head on her when she looks good as she is?
(ID #354247) Posted on 2008/11/01 08:42
Its a great figure, but I dont think it conveys the haughty and mischievous demeanor that tenko normally has in the anime. The hair is very nice, and I am presuming its supposed to be the ring of five elements, of fire, water, wood, earth, blonde (void). I am not a figure collector, doubt I will be unless the availability becomes better than month wait mail packages with insane postage. Thus my unprofessional opinion is that while this figure is beautiful, it captures Tenko only symbolically, rather than wholesomely represent the atmosphere and characterization of Tenko.
(ID #354263) Posted on 2008/11/01 09:10
I don't know why I don't like the look of this figure...this kind of setup usually appeals to me too.
(ID #354285) Posted on 2008/11/01 09:35
Student
That multicolour, clear hair is awesome! It's so pretty.
(ID #354355) Posted on 2008/11/01 11:38
~Undine~
I really enjoyed "Wagaya No Oinari-sama", it was a terrific comedy. Alas this figure of Kuu doesn't convince me, it doesn't really look like her a lot the way I would prefer or imagine a figure of her would... not the same atmosphere as in the series.
(ID #354784) Posted on 2008/11/01 20:29
Love this figure. I love the hair, it just looks so pretty. Little pricey though, but I would so buy it if I had the extra cash. The other Kuu figure is.. kind of crappy. Would like to see a figure of Kuu in their male form, too. >3 I will agree it doesn't look like her in the anime, but I saw pictures from the manga before I knew about the anime. It looks more like the manga art style seen here: [url=http://wp.madcowdisease.org/gp/Unknown/1093804759167.jpg]Clicky[/url]. Or atleast, that's the picture I think of when I see that figure. I was a little upset when I saw Kuu as a reward for the recent give away that I missed. I've been so tied up doing other things I hadn't checked Danny Choo in a bit only to come back and see that. I would have loved to of tried to win, probably wouldn't have but I would have given it a shot. Of course I wouldn't of known Kuu was one of the prizes.
(ID #354806) Posted on 2008/11/01 21:12
Oh bah.. I've been messing around with new forums all night and without thinking I just typed bbcode for the link. Sorry. Here's the link without the botched code stuck in it. ._. http://wp.madcowdisease.org/gp/Unknown/1093804759167.jpg
(ID #354807) Posted on 2008/11/01 21:14
Student / otaku
Nice figure. This figure comes from the light novel (cover of the 6th volume) and not the anime design. The anime was very fun.
(ID #354821) Posted on 2008/11/01 22:11
lol at the last pic
(ID #354983) Posted on 2008/11/02 01:39
School girl(MIDDLE SCHOOL)
Beautiful and the look on her face is meaningful i cant really not resist that she is sbsolutley really beautiful she is awesome!
(ID #355033) Posted on 2008/11/02 01:46
Dunno why this figure just dont feel like Kuu ^^; but I do like here hair with the fire thingy below, very cool ^^
(ID #355415) Posted on 2008/11/02 11:42
Fashion design studient
Wow, i loooove the hair!! i want that *-* i hate that in my counrty are to poor figures with rly bad cuality, and the price is to high! x_x btw, the fox head is delirus xD
(ID #356118) Posted on 2008/11/03 01:03
Wibbling+Writing+Teaching
Very nice photoshoot. The background fits her hair wonderfully... But she looks a little sad, which doesn't really fit what I've seen of her...
(ID #356530) Posted on 2008/11/03 08:34
i like the effects and all, just it seems kinda off... something about the face maybe?... i duno...
(ID #357031) Posted on 2008/11/03 17:58
The figure is nice, but I was wondering: is she sitting or supposed to be floating?
(ID #358441) Posted on 2008/11/04 18:38
Student Teacher
This figure is based on the Visual Novel Illustrations not the anime.
(ID #361540) Posted on 2008/11/07 03:15
Wow! I don't know about everyone here, but that figure is just amazing.... Love the sculpt and the fusion of different colours and injected colours and dyes in the plastic. Great piece of work. Especially in the hair and fire. :)
(ID #363540) Posted on 2008/11/08 16:15
Wow! She looks awesome!
(ID #373136) Posted on 2008/11/16 10:58
She looks amazing^^
(ID #388677) Posted on 2008/11/28 02:56
Aeronautical Engineer
I so wanted this figure ever since I saw the preview pics... but I haven't been able to fit any figures at all into my budget this year. Uni is so cosly T_T
(ID #391134) Posted on 2008/11/29 17:07
i wanted that
(ID #476641) Posted on 2009/02/06 08:53
Reminds me of Horo ^^
(ID #503559) Posted on 2009/02/27 11:31
Mangaka, Pixel artist, Vocaloid Lover & Hot air balloonist
The whole figure looks stunning! The beautiful transition between the transparent colours and the adorable fox ears, aswell as the worried look and the outfit all combine to make one great looking figure. If I ever see this, I'll probably buy it ^^ and maybe one for my friend.
(ID #532385) Posted on 2009/03/24 17:02
I see rainbows. And rainbow-colored hair for figures are awesome.
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