Fraulein Mikuru

Figma pwns Fraulein. Its a one sided competition.... ^^;

That's quite a number of Hands there ^^;

Hmm her hair looks pretty wierd... will be getting the figma version of maid mikuru instead.

The only thing i really dislike about the Fraulein line is their figure stands. Other than that their figures are pretty decent.

No figma base, or figma bag on the frauleins.
With just that, figma pwns fraulein

I prefer Figma more than Fraulein ^^

I think the Fraulein line is decent, but I'm definitely a bigger fan of Figma. I find that Fraulein don't tend to be as good with faces or joints, and the stand is pretty useless. Lots of extra parts for Mikuru, though, and her outfit looks nicely done.

however, it looks that frauleins are improving (look at how many hands they have) if figma wants to keep being king of the hill, then it will have to climb some more.

I'm with the general consensus and will wait for the figma version of Combat Waitress Mikuru ^^v

Is it just me or are Mikuru's oppai rather large on the Revoltech? o.O Not that I'm complaining XD

Might as well get it ^_^ Like the accessories and the "Mikuru Biiimmuuu" face.

I'm still standing strong at figma side~~~~~~

These look good but not so sure about the joints.

Figma always seems to have Apple fanboys on their side, so I'll go with Fraulein.

On a more serious note, I often wonder why criticisms of quality control for Figma gets buried under a tonne of forced positive (e.g: OMG SO MOE! WANT! PREORDERING THIS NAO!) while Fraulein's negative aspects gets highlighted bigger than another Jesus coverage on Times and Newsweek. True that some of the Frauleins that I bought deserve some degree of paddling session (legs falling off from their socket, in particular), but Figmas are not free of guilt either. When I got my Figma Tsuruya, I was pissed off to find that the hands were awful: it's all loose and wobbly, not smooth but firm like previous Figma releases. Also, I noticed my Figma Nagato's paintjob around the uniform's collar seems to be wearing off. I also heard other members complaining about broken joints, so that very much puts Figma around the same level as Revoltech once you discounted all the fanboys.

I'm putting Revoltech's Haruhi Frauleins under consideration since:
1. I'm fast running outta space back home.
2. I don't like owning merchandises of things/characters that I already own on a specific category.

Yeah I went the wussy way out and select a draw. There's just something good about Revoltech and something good about figma.

Nice tattoo on Mikuru there :P

I think she looks awesome. Wish I had the money for her. :(

I think that it's kinda a nasty competition by fraulein by releasing the same characters, I mean look at this one, it tells me I have more hands, more faces so I'm better, that's the message I got, not that I'm complaining, love extra accesories ^^; but I'm just saying they should at least release different characters.

Overall both have good/bad stuff, collect what I like from both so I call a tie.

Already pre-ordered Mikuru and my Yuki will probably arrive next week. I hope I don't break their necks like I did to my Haruhi. Frauleins are as great as Figmas, but the only thing I don't like is their display base...

Must there only be one? Can we not live with both? I sure can! It's just a matter of picking and choosing. I HOPE to get the Revoltech Live Alive Haruhi, and then get the FIGMA cheerleader Mikuru. Best of both worlds!
(^ ^)

It might just be the photo, but the hair and face look kind of weird.

lol at how "Sample" is stamped on her leg, poor Mikuru has an unwanted tattoo

Haven't seen a Fraulein irl, but I've had my share of problems with Figmas. I have 3 Figmas (Nanoha, Faith and Saber) and all of those had the same problem: the stand does not fit to the hole in the figures back. I had to modify all the stands with a hobby knife to make them work. Also the paintjob is not always that great and some pieces (like my Nanoha's hair) are so loose that they fall off, if the figure is moved.
The Mikuru in the picture looks pretty good by the way and her hands seem much harder to break than the ones that come with Figmas.

The only Revoltech I have is the Yoko one and it's awesome too. I actually like the joints on it more than any of my Figmas. My Shana figma has a bum hand that any little vibration makes it move. The paint jobs are about equal. Even the faces are good on my figmas and revoltech. As for accessories I have to say Figma wins there. Also the boxes look better too ^^

Video review with a fair comparison of the two.

HARUHI FRAULEIN VS. HARUHI FIGMA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FFquICSCCo

What's most important to me in terms of action figures is the accuracy to the original character and the quality of the joints and accessories.

Something about the Fraulein is the FACE. The eyes are just set too far apart.

Lovely looking figure. I likes both Figma and Fraulein. I have no favourite.

I didn't really like the previous Fraulein figures but this one seems pretty good. Though I say that, I can't make a firm decision until I've played around with one. Even if it does turn out to be good, it doesn't mean I'll dislike the Figma series. To each and every figure line has its own uniqueness. One thing I will say is that the Fraulein Mikuru seems to possess more reliable joints for the hands.

9 pairs of hands !!!!
no bag?????

Frauleins are really nice but I'm not a fan of the stands or shoulder joints

nice

I own four figma (Kagami, Konata, lily saber, and Kanu) and I bought the pocco fraulein the other day. I think its a cute figure even with the blank face but I wanted to try out the Fraulein stuff. Seems like most the people here are biased or these are really that bad?

Are the most recent frauleins the ones that come with all the hands and accessories?

Mi...Mi...Mikuru BEAM~! XD

I actually have no figma and no fraulein (this may change this weekwnd ^^), but I've already seen some figures around. I'd go with Figma most of the times.

Nice! But I guess the "Sample" sign does ruin her legs. D:

Maybe try using a sugar cube and brush the sign lightly, to see if it comes off. :P

i have only figmas in my collection, so i cant judge what is the better. but i very interested in that Fraulein Haruhi what i see in the image!

No contest...figma wins...

Anyone else notice the 2 handguns or is it just me...

It's technically how Fraulein doesn't look anything like the anime person. So for me, Figma pwns!

I say it's a draw.

Figmas have very good sculpts, and the materials are good, but they feel a little too fragile...

Revoltech's in general have better materials so they're tougher but sometimes the sculpts or the joints are a little weird...

Can't really tell about Fraulein's specifically 'cause i never held one...

Indeed that Fraulien is getting better with each release and improving their models but imo Figma's design is parsecs away but Fraulien is catching up

I like figma more since it's more loyal to the character design.

I own 6 figma and 9 Fraulein figures, and to me, it's kinda a draw. Both figure series have their good points and bad points. I really think the Fraulein figures get a bad rep. Most of the actual product picture make the faces look really odd, but, when you actually get the figure in your hands, you see that they aren't that bad. I recently purchased the Haruhi Bunny Fraulein, and when comparing the face, they are nearly identical. I will continue to continue collecting the Fraulein figures over Figmas, because the Frauleins seem to have a bit more variety, rather then the continual release of the same figure in different clothing ;)

I still prefer Figmas~ though Revoltech joints are better in terms of toughness.

I feel that if one's not careful enough, the Figma joints may break..

Fraulein? First time hearing about it...

Still annoyed that Hobby Stock don't offer English page at all :(

Harts - Fraulein Revoltech series is most awesome - check out the Yoko!

I much prefer figma over revoltech because of the stand difference.

My Saber revoltech refuses to stand up properly no matter what I try. If only the figma stand would work for her. :(

Figmas for the win for me! xD

That Fraulein Mikuru somehow looks weird in that pose. Maybe its the face and neck joint. Looks creepy ^^;

Hmmm, no thanks..I think I'll stick with Max Factory's figma instead..

are those deagles with 10" barrels i see there?

The fraulein lacked joint stability in their initial releases, I wonder how much improvement they had made now.

Now THAT is the Mikuru figure that I want to get! :D And this is the figure that I want to save up for! :D

Wow... too much hand and faces...LOL... I wonder who are so free to keep changing the faces/hands

But too much hand and faces is good for those wanted to do stop motion animation.

Figma is so much better...I honestly don't like reveltechs at all. I only got one on accident. The Haruhi bunny version and to be painfully honest, I DO NOT like her...the only reason she is in my collection is because, like an idiot, I forgot to cancel her.

i love the quality of fralein, but i like figma better. ^^'

The Haruhi Fraluiens are quite nice but will still get the figma versions.