These Shunya Yamashita figures of Kasumi will be available next Feb - 6,090 yen for the pair or 3,150 yen each. More pis at Rakuten.
Truly speaking, i dont like the face. Not Japanses like. More like a westerner face! (Personal Opinion) no moe feel
I second this, having played DOA 4. I think what gives her the "westerner feel" is her lips and eyes? i can't exactly put my finger on it though... on a lighter tone: WHY ARN'T THERE ANY FIGURES OF NICOLE??? .... oh yeah. she's exactly the same as the master chief....
Huh... usually I like Shunya Yamashita figure design. However, I'm not a big fan of this one. Maybe I'm use to Kasumi's anime look, and there are other Kasumi figures I like alot more than this (Max factory).
agreed, still have to appreciate the clothing design. Thank you breasts, lol.
Looking at the other pictures, it looks like one eye is bigger than the other. Already own the max factory one, so I don't think I'll be splurging on another Kasumi, or at least until my wallet recovers from Christmas shopping.
Probably the weakest work on a Shunia based design
Huh, usually I don't hold Shunya Yamashita figures in high regard, seeing as how most them look alike, not to mention the drawings that they were based on are random creations. I'd love to get my hands on a garage kit of her.
I kindve expected as much when I saw the preliminary art on internet stores, good art but cheap price must = this. It's not all that bad though, at least they appear to have cast off.
I heared before a price is 1500 yen per item but It is right that figure made by SEGA ? Before i had figure gashapon dead or alive too
I prefer the Max Factory version. The face can't compare in my opinion.
No WAY!!! Definitely on my buy list!
Good to see that at least another person thinks the same. This Kasumi looks awesome. I prefer her over the original Kasumi. She looks way more like a ninja in this rendition.
I still prefer the max factory version over this one...it just doesn't compare...though I would like to see a comparison of this to the art...
Agreed. Max Factory's was more bang on. For some odd reason, this one resembles Kasumi, but not entirely. I can't put my finger on what, but something looks odd from this picture alone. Perhaps I'm being too much of a perfectionist, but I just can't get over it :(
Looks really good for a prize figure. :) I wonder if they'll do more Shunya Yamashita designed prize figures in the future...
At first, she was looking pretty awesome, but after a long look at her face, not as much... The sculpt's great, but she looks too much like Shunya's other girls. Not that no other artist has this "problem" mind you.
Yeah, she's pretty but looks like someone other than Kasumi. Still, it's one of the cheaper Kasumi figurines out there right now. You could probably get both versions for one of the Black Max Factory ones. Although that one's the best one, it's the cutest.
Hmm, cute and kinda chubby (MAX), or sleek and sexy (Shunya)? Already have the black MAX version, so I've got my Kasumi fix. I want more Lei-fang and Hitomi though...
she looks cute and hot!
To me, just Shunya's name alone doesn't always mean the figure will looks good. So far I bought and preorder only Shunya+Reflex+Yamato ones.
REFLECT I mean.
I'm actually rather fond of Yamashita's work, it's an interesting change from the skinny little schoolgirls one often sees. Though I think I prefer the blue version.
Agreed, there's something on the blue version different from the white version and I'm not talking about the hair style nor the clothes color but theres something different.
I already have Max version black and white and i love it look great i hope max release hitomi, lei fang, ayane and the other girl. but i will order kasumi from sunya nice and the price is resonable. I love DOA
that looks... wrong!! Strange that Shunya Yamashita can make fantastic looking original kits but when they are based on an existing character, they fall well short. The Rei Ayanami is another good example.
I think that Shunya Yamashita figures better with original characters, these Kasumis don`t look right at all... Look the face, is weird...
The face, everything but the face is right, they messed her eyes mostly.
If anyone prefers the Maxfactory ver, I m fine with it, BUT whoever that says Maxfactory ver is more accurate obviously NEVER play DOA games, its seriously wtf!!!???
Despite the Dead or alive girls being rendered in 3D in the game, I have yet to find any figure, PVC or resin which depicts any of them accurately. Something is always wrong with them... Quite odd when you think of how much source material is out there for the makers to use.
It's cool. But nowhere near as cute as my Max Factory Kasumi. Which I got for just £20!!!!($40 round about) Nice price right??? Hoorary for Gamestation buying too many!!!
Lol, I love when people are overstocked.
I think figure sculptors are like doujinshi artists! Even if some doujinshi don't look exactly like the game Kasumi, people still like them, because they are recognizable as her, and a lot of people prefer certain artists's styles! I personally think these figures look great for what they are (prize figures), and I like Yamashita Shunya's style! They may not be of the highest detail or quality, but they DO only cost a fraction of what higher grade figures cost! And not only that, it's $30 for two (blue with ponytail + traditional outfit version and white with flowing hair + what I call "summer" outfit version)! I agree though that the degree of detail on the Maxfactory figures are nicely done and it's got quite a sexy pose. One thing I'm not sure about though, is that a few months back, these were listed as being 18cm tall, along with a price of ~3000 for a set of two (blue kasumi with ponytail + traditional outfit, and white kasumi with flowing hair + sleeveless outfit). However, the ones on the linked tecmo site show them as ~6000 for a set, and are listed as 20cm tall!
In a fewer number of words, it's just about personal interpretation? If so, I agree with you.
haha yea that sums it up well
-$$$ ::sob:: I like this artist's rendition of Kasumi, although it doesn't compare to Max Factory's.
In my opinion the face doesn't look so cute. I have two Max Factory Kasumis, and like them much more that this new model. Okay, Max Factory Kasumi's face doesn't look the same as game character's either, but at least it's so cute. Somehow I feel, that I haven't seen a single Kasumi figure, who would have looked just like the original game character. So, probably going to spend my money on some other figure.
I've been checking online for this item, but most places have been sold out. What bothers me is that there seems to be conflicting information regarding the Kasumi prize figure. HobbyFan.com (http://www.hobbyfan.com/product_info.php?cPath=377&products_id=5235&osCsid=a729aaceef8d9e537bb500a8b5b24acf&name=Dead+or+Alive&title=Shunya+Yamashita+Collection+-+Dead+or+Alive+Kasumi+PVC+Figure+%28WHITE+ver.%29+Sega+Prize) states that it's 18 cm, and Toyslogic.com (http://www.toyslogic.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=1339) states that it's approximately 30 cm. So what's going on?
