Hirasawa Yui

Hirasawa Yui and Mio Akiyama spotted at the Alter booth today at the Wonfes. Yui looks a lot like herself from the Anime but Mio looks kinda average?


Thanks to valho for originally posting.
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Wow, alot of details on those guitars.
Anigao Kigurumi Cosplayer, Professional mask maker.
http://www.kigurumicosplay.com
Its not just guitars...
Its... Giiii Taaah~!!!
The Yui figure seem to have captured Yui's essence from the anime.
The Mio figure is great too... nothing bad or special about it
Game Designer
http://www.ahbonk.net
Agree with Yui's essence here, the figure really brings out her bright clumsy personality. As for Mio, well, it's Mio *nom nom nom*
Fandubbing Teenager & Amateur Otaku
http://polymused.0fees.net/blog/
Agreed O__O
anime + games collector
agree ^-^
Self Employee NEET
http://www.nekoroid.com
Gibson would be in extreme pissed off if they did not make the detail on the guitar :D
Student
But it doesn't say Gibson in it. Btw. DEM THIGHS
Nurse
Yay! I was so happy when I saw these. I'm crossing my fingers that Mugi will get the Alter treatment as well.
studying comp studies, planning to look for part time job
http://bruneian-otaku.blogspot.com
Miku, BRS, nendo Vocaloids and THIS! (>@@)>
studying comp studies, planning to look for part time job
http://bruneian-otaku.blogspot.com
Yui and Mio *will* GETTO!
University Student
Eh...something is a little off about them, but the guitars look amazing. Maid Mio please =3
Night Stalker
http://myspace.com/Jaycolina_02
Not a bad figure! But their pose , it seem's like it has a tendency to lean when heated in a very warm room
Castoffable figurines fan
I'm prety sure the legs are made from ABS.. so will not lean I think. But the base can break
the guitar has change in the good way compare to the unpainted version.
the figures it self i don't like so much. i will wait for alternative scale versions in the future.
Uni Student
Anyone know if Good Smile is making scaled figures for K-ON. Good Smile figures usually have better texturing... I prefer to just get one version of the charaters...
that to early now but there always chance for 2010- 2012 get other versions ??
Uni Student
also I would must prefer to see them in their ED costumes. That would be awesome. School uniform looks a bit plain I think.
broadcasting slave
Actually I prefer them in their uniforms... heh.
Artist (Check my website)
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I agree :p
Studio Photographer
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Hope Alter releases all of them! I'll love to get a set and wishful thinking but I hope they'll have interlocking bases or something so they can be displayed together without taking up too much space.
Student
http://justobserving.wordpress.com/
Dang, I'm probably going to end up getting all four....
:D Looks like I'll need more display room...
Filmmaker
http://josewritingthelife.blogspot.com/
that's actually well done..
Student, Software Engineer in the Making!!!
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Alter, that's all I needed to hear. Will sure get Yui, probably end up buying all 4(or 5) to complete the set.
Otaku / Student in Networking
http://hayasaki-kun.blogspot.com/
Wooooo!
Video Reviewer of Anime Figures, Mecha and Merch (youtube.com/user/Actar576295)
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I just want Yui. (^.^)
http://ederu.wordpress.com
Yui!
Nekophilia
Seconded! hi-5 comrade!
Time Traveller/High School Student
http://thetsundere.wordpress.com/
Seconded!
Mio's face is way off... But Yui is very cute and has a very Yui-ish vibe.
Time Traveller/High School Student
http://thetsundere.wordpress.com/
Oops sorry I mean third-ed ^^
Student
http://tsubasa126.wordpress.com/
Nyaa~ Mio and Yui!!! Nice details on the guitar and bass.
> student :]
yayayaya!! k-on YES
Student/ Anime Club Leader at St. Joseph Secondary
http://haruhiist.blogspot.com/
the 'burn a hole in your wallet figure' right here.
Student
I want both^^
Student
Great details, both of them are so cute
http://darkdam.deviantart.com/
something doesnt quite look right about the two, mio is way of and yui is just there, the detail for the instrument is awesome but I would rather have a good looking figure with bad instruments than have the opposite.
Student
http://kokost.deviantart.com/
I actually like the Mio figure better. She doesn't have the embarrassed look and, in fact, appears cool and natural. Thats how i interpret it anyway... the first picture of Yui looks a bit odd... but the second picture shows its probably just the angle.
DO WANT DO WANT DO WANT.
Please, figure company gods, make a ritsu figure~ xD
Otaku Graphic Designer
http://neoprolacus.spaces.live.com
That's why Yui FTW~!
website designer in training
YAY Yui. about time seeing one and i soo gonna get one. now i be able to look a a mini version of my guitar
銀河帝国五〇一軍团 TK/TD 8316 M.E.P.D. Police Sergeant
http://gordonator.com/
i want ritsu and her drumset!!!
~Undine~
http://bluebluewave.wordpress.com
Both figures look lovely and absolutely spot on. Will definitely get them both. ^^
Not sure why people say Mio looks off, she seems perfectly fine to me. Now hope they at least make an Azusa one too! (With optional nekomimi?)
Also saw photos that Wave Corporation is making 1/10 scale figures of Mio and Yui in bikini for their beach queens figure series. Tempting~
College Student, Computer Science Major
http://www.projectsaber.com
Yeah, I think Mio looks fine too. ^^
Where's Azusa?! =/
こうこうせい
http://stickymochi.blogspot.com
Haha would have voted for Yui no matter what, but Mio's pose and expression is not very Mio-ish at all. A little too upbeat? Ah well, still very very nice. :D
High school student
http://www.animeraku.com
A little bit disappointed. Particularly about Mio...
http://moemoekyun.wordpress.com
I disappointed with Mio scluptor this time she looks like bootleg !!
NEET part-time - Technical Support Officer - Network security engineer
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take home, want, etc
Student, ACG Fans
http://modvisc.blogspot.com
ya, Yui look better compare to Mio in this figure.
btw, the guitar is really good, details.
Web Designer
http://insennity.com/
Yui's cute. But need Azu nyan! :D
http://producersan.spaces.live.com
The guitars look incredible. Yui looks really cute, too. There's something about Mio's face that doesn't scream must get, though.
Student & Artist
http://kanochu.wordpress.com
I love Mio's bass!
Pseudo-Graphic Designer, 触手 wrangler, H-Man
http://lightningsabre.blogspot.com/
Yui's got that wonderful cheerful smile! Ah kawaii!!
Student and full-time otaku
Not as good as I had hoped alas. Something about the paint job makes them look very plastic. Could be the lighting though ^^;;. But great detail on the guitars.
Student
Yui's hair reminds me anime Yui with the way it's swaying.
Mio is looking good, but not as good as Yui does.
Student
http://foxkey.blog126.fc2.com/
Both are gorgeous figures, although they look a bit shiney. I'd have to say Yui looks the better of the two, but that's probably just because the shadow is cast on Mio in such a way that she looks evil.
browsing the nets
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the paint is too shiny on both of them. wont get.
http://www.stefkov.com/
I was kinda hoping for a pose that all 5 of them could be put together, if they were all made, and it'd look like a set.
Still, I think these look fantastic. I'll definitely get them
Video Reviewer of Anime Figures, Mecha and Merch (youtube.com/user/Actar576295)
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I'm getting Yui.
Graphic designer
Yuiiii~
She's so happywappy <3
Student
Mio > Yui
Student
suck on my smelly penis
Computer science student
Mio looks better. Why?? - Not the figure itself BUT the guitar (think about it)!!
Got a Master's in Mechatronics; looking for work!
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Pantsu Mio please... I'd definitely snag one!! They need to re-evaluate her Oppai as well; they didn't look *that* small in the anime; I could have been dreaming though ^^
IT Voodoo
http://blog.zaphods.net
Too bad, i'm more a Mio type of guy. This figurine looks average indeed where she should have a somewhat dark and thoughtful expression, oh well.
Business Analyst
I find both to be quite good however I would prefer a Good Smile rendition of the K-On cast... Usually I find the GSC's figures to be quite superior to the Alter's counterparts.
November Echo Echo Tango
http://pauldy.deviantart.com/
^Yui for wishlist~
I hope they'll also make a figure the forehead drummer~
大学生
http://justaskeikaku.net23.net
Mio looks better!! But then again I can't help being biased ^^
Desktop Support in the Medical Field
http://thedisjointedzone.com
No more complete sets for me.
I just want Yui. :3
Computer Systems Engineer
http://hevnboyz.blogspot.com
I ... Want... K-ON!.... Figures..... NOW! <3 <3 <3 <3 <3
Otaku / Student in Networking
http://hayasaki-kun.blogspot.com/
So many new figures this year >_< Need to save money now XD
Network Infrastructure Architect/Programmer
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I'm going into Yui overload >< (love it)
student, otaku, fast food worker
When does Risu come out?
Overman
http://myplasticmoustache.blogspot.com/
Yeah, I dig 'em. Gonna wait for Mugi-chan to come out though.
http://news.monsterlittle.com
They look nice, but want to see more photos of them before deciding.
anime/cosplay events organizer
http://www.cosplay.ph
zOMG!!!
so many levels of DO WANT on the Mio figure~ <3 <3 <3
Both looks good. ^^
Mom
http://chatonrose.deviantart.com/
The guitars look so awesome! I'd want the figures just for those! ^^
Student
http://blueplains.wordpress.com/
Wow Yui looks Kawaii!~~ and now that you mentioned it Mio does look kinda plain-_- I Want Yui^^ but if you get them all you can start a battle of the bands between them and the Haruhi G. figures:D
http://www.ryusworld.com
I am not that much into figures but Mio is a must get for me.
And Yui looks really really good. Maybe I will adopt her too.
http://www.ryusworld.com
forgot to ask, but when are they going to be released?
Office work
Both of these are definitely on the want list!
US Navy Sailor
http://punynari.wordpress.com/
Yui looks just right. No complaints at all. The detail on the guitars are excellent on both but Mio seems a bit off. Maybe her face?
Watching the series again, Yui is growing on me and has knocked Mio out of my top favorite character spot so I just might get this figure when it comes out.
Upcoming College Student and Otaku
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Yui figure looks awesome while the Mio figure looks good. I wouldn't knock wither of these but the Yui one looks better. I am a Mio fan but I have to agree that the Yui figure here looks much better. Still love their uniforms and the details on Mio's bass and Gii-tah are awesome. I won't be able to afford these when they come out. Now, when a figma version comes out, let me know ASAP ^_^
Manga-ka
http://d-fox.deviantart.com
Even tho I'm not a total Yui fan, I prefer her figure better. Mio looks so plain =3=
Student
http://hongkim11.wordpress.com/
I personally thing Mio looks more like herself than Yui does face-wise in these figures, but Yui's pose looks a lot like her.
All round good guy and musician
Am I just being fussy, or are the guitars a little too large for the scale of the figures - especially Yui?
thousand master II, Internet Learner, Auto didacta
http://pipopaz.wordpress.com/
i agree yui looks way better than mio but still i want them both!
Student, Uncle & hopfully a good husband..
Both are gorgeous...the details are really nicely depicted...
Student
I wanna buy them both XD
Dance Trooper: DCX-001 O.D.E. (Order of the Dancing Empire)
http://dannychoo.com.my
Wow, look at those details~~~~~~
Student, Otaku, She-Geek(Sheek lol)
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Yui looks more Yui than Mio looks like Mio. Shame. Yui is super lovely though. A figure n a half I dare say!!
Mio's face is... not Mio enough...
Not the quality I was looking for. Am disappointed, to be honest. Will wait for more pics before I say anything final though.
Student
http://lordofgundams.blogspot.com/
Wow, both figures are killer to a K-ON! fan. Though Yui looks a tad better.
part time illustrationist, doll clothing seamstress
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I think yui looks good but not lazy enough ;) Mio is meh ^^; nendoroid mio is ADORABLE tho ;)
Otaku, once in a while a student
The details are very, very well done, Yui is sure get for me. The harsh light on Mio's face in the photo made her look kinda off, tho I'm sure she'll look fine in better lighting - looking forward to see more photos.
Knowing Alter, I don't have to worry about the details "disappearing" in the final products too, so this is a great news. Well, maybe not so great for my wallet.
university film student | ecchikid | the Archivist
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Interesting how many people are asking for a GSC instead of Alter version - wasn't that long ago when Alter was considered the pinnacle of figure makers.
They both look average to me...I think they're spot on from what I've seen of the anime, but Yui seems to have more of that intangible feel to her.
see Haruhi Suzumiya Extravaganza Ver.
then you will see why some wait for GSC version
IT tech support
http://www.quazacolt.com
thank god for the lack of interests to k-on. so i can still salvage whats left of my crappy finance.
Loafer
does mio even use a pick?
Civil Engineer, 토목 기사
No she doesn't.
Only bass players I know who use a pick are guitar players that picked up bass.
Mio plays her bass by traditional fingering.
Universitary Student
they're both beautiful
accountant...yeah, what a boring job. =P
yui is so cute! would love to get me one of these.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ink_nijihara
5/5 for both
But i'm anxious to see what Tsumugi Kotobuki will look like.
Otaku Programmer/Gamer/Artist/Photographer
http://argylebolivar.wordpress.com
I want both of those figures >_< =3
???Confused???
Yui figure definitely looks closet to her anime counterpart...
C.E. Student
Nice figurines. The guitars look real.
I have a job
Both look nice. The Nendoroids are very cute too.
Student, part-time slave
http://yakuri.wordpress.com/
Yui is great and in character, omochi kaeri~~ <3
Mio's pose feels more like how Yui would be posing, they should've made her more reserved or timid.
IE
http://otakujanai.org
wow both looks pretty amazing :)
Student / Free Thinker / Otaku
http://www.google.com/profiles/SeanSigloch
I love the detail on both of them, but I'm a little disappointed about Mio-chan though. =/ They should have gone with a different expression in my opinion.
Full-time geek/Part-time student/Part-time musician
http://randomgeekness.livejournal.com/
hmmmm i don't like this mio =_=
student
http://agito786.deviantart.com/
awesome! i want em!
Yui looks better here. While Mio is my favorite character from the anime her face here looks like messed up work
Student
http://heleth.wordpress.com
Wow!
They even took into consideration that Mio is left-handed.
Definitely a get for me when they are release to public along with Mugi and Ritsu if they have any plans for them.
Student, Amateur musician
http://hummerbob1.wordpress.com/
Do Want!
College Freshmen
They both look relatively normal, although the guitars are nice. I don't really like the flowing hair mio has though.
Dirty Gentleman
http://cantstanzya.wordpress.com/
I have ice cream waiting for Yui
Freelancer
http://twitter.com/duynguyen
The Yui Figure looks great, but there's something about the Mio figure that throws it off. IMO, it's the eyes. They look a little sunken at the bottom.
Student
http://mattmac.vox.com/
Not so big on the figmas, but these are awesome!! I really like both. ^^
Student
http://situsaleatorius.blogspot.com
Mio FTW, although both are really cute.
Ninja / Engineer / Sensei / 魔法少女 (What!?! I can't be, I'm a guy...)
But is that really Yui...? It could be a figure or Ui in disguise as Yui. ^^;
-1
http://necrophadian.blogspot.com/
why no love for Ritsu?!? T___T
SNSD Lover
http://realtaku.wordpress.com/
Man the Yui is way too close. Added on list.
NEET
http://tangerinetango.wordpress.com/
Yui's is just awesome~ so in character! TAT;
If I buy her though, I'd want to buy all of them... ><;
I agree with most people -- Mio seems out of character, even though she's great as a figure... something throws me off about her... if she had a more in-character expression, it'd be win as well.
I'm going to wait for "Don't Say 'Lazy'" version figures... or School festival costume ones... I feel they're going to be produced someday
Student
I want them both Y-Y
High School Student
Awesome!
Yui is so cute~~But Mio doesn't like Mio......
Otaku ^^
I'm disappointed that Mio's likeness is not imbue within the figure. Yui's is spot on.
d@@b
Comic Shop Owner
dude those guitars are siiiiiick!
ソフトウエアエンジニア (Software Engineer)
http://timkoh.info
I bought these garage kits at WF yesterday!
I'm so happy.. still writing my WF report. Currently have limited internet access at the moment. :(
Danny, did one of the GSC helpers pass you my otaku name card to you?
I went to the booth about 3 times but wasn't able to see you, although I saw about 2-3 Storm Troopers there but none with red arm bands on them.
Wow @ the guitar strings and guitar.
My favorite..shockingly is Yui. Wow O,O Her's looks better!
Software Development Engineer in Test
http://anime.greywings.net
Hmm, I feel like more time went into the detailing for the Les Paul and Jazz Bass than the figures themselves...
Not quite persuaded to GET just yet, will see if GSC/Max Factory can do any better. Can't wait for the Nendoroids though.
Student
Yui my favorite
Full time Student.
http://www.twitter.com/lurn2fluff
Yui is SO adorable!
Their guitars. O_O Very nice.
I wonder if they'd be the right size for a BJD...
Student
http://johndiew0107.wordpress.com/
Yui looks more original... while Mio... some works need to be done...
Musician / Graphic Designer / Artist
http://www.youtube.com/bl4ckrockshoot3r
i want those figures so bad >.<
オタク
http://www.studioartmix.com/Collection/Cosplay/genshiken_index.html
Awww. Me want NOW!!!
Student
Pre-orders opening when?!?!?!
International Being of Mystery
http://oneandonlyjem.com
For the longest time, I actually wondered when and who would do figures of the K-On! girls. To my pleasant surprise, it is my favorite figure company ALTER. I watched 5 minutes of K-On! and lost interest due to being easily distracted at the moment. I think these are really beautiful figures of the girl and Ritsu would make a very sought after figure if they chose to make her.
http://www.youtube.com/user/Gabusaki
OH! Yui and Mio! They should make Mugi and Ritsu too.
Spec Ops Otaku
Pure awesomeness.