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Wow this is extremely detailed, you can even see the straps made with accurate material.

its awesome and Motoko's lips sure freak me out a bit XD

Wooo awesome figure ^_^ I want Tachikoma >0<

Briareos chest is bigger than Deunan... and she's not even asian.
How unfortunate.

Wow, those are really impressive looking, the details are so intricate! And posable too! Perhaps it's a good thing I'm not very interested in the series they're from, otherwise my wallet would be crying ^^;

Wow... the dollfie are huge! I really want one of these... they're all so detailed but so much! Briareos has a really cool gun but the figure doesn't look as good. Deunan looks nice but doesn't have the big rifle. Motoko is cool in general but I like the Deunan figure better. Nice to see some high quality shots!

Briareos definitely looks awesome out of the bunch. My favorite photo would be the last one, hehe.

looks really great but for that price something needs to be done about that huge seam line on Briareos' upper arms

Danny Carefull doing a kneeling pose i heard that RAH their pants can easily Rip...
thats why i dont pose my Medicom Kabuto much

Appleseed was pretty awesome, so these are nice

Kusenagi's head is too big X_X Other than that, the rest of the characters were awesome ^_^

THIS IS A HUGE SURPRISE FOR ME!!!!
Briareos is awesome as usual.
Huge fan of Shirow Masamune here although i haven't got the expense to start collecting Apple Seed items XD

Shirow Masamune is one of my Gods in Art.
ALL HAIL SHIROW MASAMUNE!!!

Wow Briareos sure looks absolutely amazing (the detail! o__o)

But Deunan and Motoko's faces are not really to my taste...

I actually do have some male figures. :D Not as many as female (after all, the market is a bit shifted) but being a female makes me want some nice male figures as well. :p

OMG the detail and quality on the Briareos and Deunan is amazing!

but I the figure on my top to get list out of the four would be Tachikoma by Good Smile

Briareos Hecatonchires of the three looks better. :D
Love to have him but I'm short on cash lol.

The film Ex Machina is one of my all time fave CG movies. I watched it three times now ^^;

Shiro Masamune is awesome. Briareos is exquisitely detailed. Looks to be comparable in size to a PG Gunpla??

Tachi!!!!!
YAY!!!!!!
I feel Mokoto's face is a bit off...as a fan of the TV series and the movies...I feel her face is a bit...not right...
I love the picture of Kagami and Tachi...I wonder does it really fit...

BIG GUNS are Awesome! *Thumbs Up*

I want a tachikoma for my figmas to ride in... ^^

Oh, also, it REALLY looks like Mokoto's figure has a clitoris. That's pretty odd.

I just love the Appleseed figures from Hot Toys! They look just awesome!!!

Can't remove Motoko's suit without permanent damage, eh? I guess that means you won't be able to enact her nude fight scenes from the movies...^^;;

The Motoko figure is absolutely horrendous. I'm a bit ashamed to admit that I've never watched appleseed though.

I have that Tachikoma, it's a lot heavier than I expected.

Detail is really nice...worth every penny for the price...

Ooooo, Danny I hate you all so very much right now. But if you could send me Briareos all would be forgiven. :-)

Man I love Appleseed the Manga, none of the Anime's have impressed me all that much.

I SOOOOO want one of those Tachikomas, its just too damn expensive to import them into South Africa.

I asked Kevin Barlow (a South African dude that works for GS :D) to source me one, but he says there isnt much he can do :'(

Sigh....guess I gotta wait until I'm rich

YESS!!! I was awaiting for this pics! Thanks Danny!! Damn, that Briareos is a must have! but, I would rather choose the cat sisters (Annapuma and Unipuma) ahahahahahah
I like Motoko's face and Deunan needs a head change.. Do it Danny! xDD

The GSC metal Tachikoma remains one of the things that I desperately want...but actually cannot afford no matter how hard I try to persuade myself. I finally found them in stock on HLJ a couple weeks back, but at $200+ after shipping, not even counting customs and tax, I couldn't bring myself to do it.

Never seen Appleseed, but that Brieros is really impressive. Have also been wondering where Aoi got her gun - that he's the one she pilfered it off of just makes him even better. Of course, he costs even more than the Tachikoma so I'm not even going to bother.

I think Mokoto's face is a bit off. . .

Never seen Appleseed, perhaps I should. . .

Hmm, I kinda like Deunan... I guess size doesn't matter to me ^^;

The fact that they're all rubber suit and flexible really intrigues me, but I'm not a big enough fan to buy something that expensive.

I remember when I was in HK, I need to stay away from Hot Toys' Pro Shop...or else I will be broke in no time lol Their products are just amazing.

I'm a big fan of Shirow works and have to say that this Metal Alloy Tachikoma is looking fantastic.

A 2-way tie between Briareos (seen the CGI remake and liked it) and the Tachikoma.

to late danny the figures must be sold out last year

I really want the Tachikoma >.<

And those who didn't watch GITS probably won't get whats happening in the video lol. I thought it would be better if the video shows shooting action.. Gattling gun pwnage.

Amazing figures indeed. The fact that the suit hides the joints makes them look even more real.

All of those are great, hope and wish that I could get them all. Briareos does look as detailed as a figma sized Gundam-mech would be and thats pretty amazing. Their rubber suits might come in handy. I got to say this though while I can (plug your ears).

M O T O K O O O O O O o o o o o o K U S A N A G I !!!!!!!

So cool~ I love the details on Hot Toys stuff. Wish I could get that Tachikoma too. ToT

hmm... to think that they would still use picatinny rails in the future - i'd assume that there would be some sort of magnetic tech by then.

Biraeros looks awesome. Would love to get my hands on one.

Wow! They are pretty detailed! I had fallen in love with the Tachikoma :3

Nicely detailed...
Though I can't get any more figurines cause... $$
Sigh... I wish i was rich. Wait maybe not. Too much work =/

to ltethat figures released 2007 must be sold out from any store !!! >_<

kickass figures~
Briareos & Tachikoma pawns the other two but they're all great!

I love Shiro Masamune's work, and already have some figures from those shows, but these new ones are awesome, great detail. Want! =D

I would love one of those, but they are EXPENSIVE!

wow so many details awesome, even though expensive.

Can anybody recommend a good place in Tokyo to buy figures like these? I think Kaiyodo in Akiba is supposed to be a good choice but looking for other options.

Briareos & Deunan look awesome~~~

I think Makoto bodysuit is made from lycra+spandex.

Tachikoma...looks interesting...could see it in my collection if i can afford it...

I actually have Motoko from this series, but it's Tachikoma I would really like to get my hands on.
The Appleseed ones are interesting, but I just can't quite work up the urge to buy them.

Whoa... Briareos looks so good..... the detail is immense for a posable figure....

I *think* Motoko might have a body like my Meer has.... Nice you can take her clothes off if you want. Means different outfits woop!

I want the briareos because Appleseed is like the only mecha I like.

Got all 3 Hot toys Appleseed figure and there awesome, there are going to be more anime related figure coming from them in the future. Next up is Golgo13.

I thouhgt Briarieos was a massive figure but copared to the dolfie make him look like the size of a vintage star wars figure.

The Appleseed figures look great (with the exception of Deunan's flat a**). I wish that level of detail went into the Motoko fig.

Heh, kind of makes me wish I were a blogger. Then I too could use my influence to get awesome free stuff that I would not otherwise be able to rationally afford (not that there's anything wrong with that).

kusanagi chan is best here, but tachikoma is so cute! >_<

WANT!!! Never saw a bendy figure in a rubbery suit... Interesting...

The Briareos is awesome with amazing detail, but I can't help but want the Tachikoma more. Tachikoma FTW!

Ah, a Shirow-sensei post ^o^ There was a 1/6 Tereus Hot Toys released sometime October 2008 to complete the Ex-Machina threesome ^^ (though he's not as popular as the more famous Appleseed couple, I sense), and also the Hot Toys "snap kits" set of the entire Eswat team and the Guges were great! Pity I only have Tereus here with me now, he has to wait until end of the year to see his team-mates back in Malaysia ^^

Briareos & Deunan were cool, though I prefer Bri more than Deunan simply because he looks more awesome! Deunan was really good too, if compared to the Takara CG version and the smaller 1/8 Wave version. Take some care with the rubber suits, was informed by some fellow fans that the rubber suit tear easily due to folding action near the limbs and joints...

RAH Motoko.... well, very disappointed with the statue, but overall looks better than previous attempt by Takara ^^ Was thinking of putting on the extra 1/6 Motoko Takara ninja-suit on the RAH version, but not sure if possible without removing (damaging) the existing costume. Can't try now because Cygirl Motoko at home and RAh is here with me in the UK...

And the Good Smile Gokin Tachikoma looks really good! Still in dillema whether I should have got one. Decided no to order last year as I preferred the Fewture version metal Tachikoma... it has the spider-legs instead of the wheel on the GSC one. And I've got the silver colour one too... so really didn't think GSC Tachi would be a necessary addition to my Tachikoma army ^^ Where's the little pose-able Motoko that came with Tachi-kun?

Anyway, first thing I should do when I get home would be to take group pictures of my Shirow figures and Tachikoma collection. Most of them still boxed as I was really busy with work before continuing my studies... ^_^

Great to see so much nice shots of Bri, Deunan, Motoko and Tachi-kun! Those who haven't watched Appleseed or GITS (????) should definitely do so. Or pick up the source-material manga, legendary stuffs ^_^ And for fellow comrades who love Shirow, did you guys know that there is a new Shirow artbook just out this month? It's called Pieces #1. 88 pages, hardcover on gorgeous print. about 1440 Yen published by Seishinsha. Very nice book! Ok... enough promotion from me....

Motoko's face doesn't look quite right. Can't figure out what it is, just looks odd and out of place.

I was pleasantly surprised to see the guts of the Tachikoma. You should keep it displayed with the hatch open.

we disagree on the CG in Ex Machina, I thought the figures were very very stiff and the hair was poorly animated, Duenan's hair in the movie looked like fish scales on her head. The fashback moments are by far the best in the movie.

That being said, the Duenan figure above is my favorite by far. Briareos never looked right to me, must be the stalk things sticking out of his head. The Tachikoma is a close second.

I really need a Tachikoma. The others are nice, but the Motoko one looks like it would require lots of work to maintain.

When I got the Appleseed movie it came with a figure of Briareos, which was really nifty. Not quite as detailed as this one, though.

Hot Toys is a Hong Kong toy manufacturer. They released a lot of 1/6 figures with lots of details and live like head sculpture. Check out their recent released Ironman, Batman and Joker.

http://www.hottoys.com.hk/

The detail on the Major is really something and the chrome-like sheen on the tachicoma is just amazing. Guess I better start saving up, they'd both look great near my computer monitor.

Tachikoma!

I've never been a fan of Appleseed, Love all the Ghost in the shell stuff even have a the original manga.

Tachikoma sounds oddly familiar to me. ^^

*envy* that briareos figure is awesome!! i agree with deunan's face being a bit off but still ways better compared to that motoko figure...her face is just darn creepy!

You typo'd Masamune, Danny. (^^;; You have it as "Masamine". (^^;;

heh, I skipped on buying these when they first came out and now i'm hard pressed to find them. I have to agree with the general concensus that Bri looks more badass than Duenan but that's mostly cause it's easier to pull off a non-human face on figures than it is a cute ladies face. Don't like the looks of the RAH motoko figure tough :-/ Just so .. meh ? Not imposing at all either. But man i'm really loving all the details that went into the guns that come with the Appleseed figures !

Now a comment about your photographs themselves !
First of all im not trying to sound nitpicky but I hope it can be constructive to you.

Your DOF (depth of field) usage is kind of off in half the pictures, it doesn't make sense.
For example, the gun is pointing towards the viewer in some shots, except the huge (and nice) gun is totally blurred out whilst the top half portion (face , focus point ?) is sharp.
You probably shot them "wide open" and there are some other shots where half the upper body of a figure is just blurred away due to that. IMHO sure there are creative DOF uses but in these type of pictures a potential buyer would like to see the whole shebang in all it's sexy glory. Try shooting with appertures of F/4.0 and higher as I think you've been using F/2.8 and lower which produces an all-round sharp image.

You can still easily perform a blurring off the background in photoshop to still get a bit of DOF there whilst the figure in it's entirety remains crisp.

Just my two cents :-)

OMG THOSE MODELS ARE TIGHT!

Finally, something I would buy. When it comes to GITS or Appleseed, I will toss down some cash. Shirow is the man.

Those are some very nice figures. I haven't seen Appleseed yet, but the detail on the figures is really impressive. The GITS stuff is nice as well, especially the Tachikoma.

I actually have about half male and half female figures - probably because I don't have a very large collection yet, and I like to have lots of variety with what I do buy.

Simply amaizing figure, I envy you, men!

Like most of the users, I'll stay with Briareos and with Deunan as my favorites of these figures.
I got Apple Seed from a friend but I haven't seen it so far because of my lack of free time lately.

Deunan want.

(c-7)

nice detail

Does anyone know how Appleseed manga series ended? I can't remember the ending whatsoever -_-

After seeing ( and owning) both movies, I can honestly say that Briarios looks the best out of all, I agree, Deunan's butt is "really" flat! *Would've rather seen her in a tank-top and a pair of butt-huggin' BDU's like in the film........*

Love Kagami in the Tachikoma. Reminds me of Kemeko!

Hot Toys's products are expensive but its definitely worth the price. Got my Iron man MK III from them and have never regret till this day.

Briareos and the Tachikoma look awesome. As far as male figures go I have three figures from Berserk, two of them aren't exactly human though. Most of my figures are female.

Argh ~ !! You beat me too it!!
I'm still waiting for my Briareos to come, hope it'll come
this week so I can do another quick shot ~ !!

Bri is soo kakkoi~~!! But I've always been more of a Deunan fangirl ♥♥. I think there was another set of Appleseed figures that came out after the first movie in 2004 and that Deunan's face was more kawaii. Those would be long sold out now though...
I have 2 Ed and 1 Al from Fullmetal Alchemist ^_^. I think that's the only male figures I have (if tiny trading figures don't count)

I want that Briareos so bad! >.<' I wish I could afford him! ....I may just have to make arrangements... I knew he was awesome before, but this photoshoot just makes him look even more awesome! Also Deunan and Briareos look so cute together, makes me want to get them both.

I had pre-ordered the Major since she's one of my heroes, but the figure just looks off and I don't like her outfit so I ended up canceling.

With that level of detail, must have taken them months to get just the prototye done. O_O

Deunan's bum ain't big enough *sigh*

I'm actually leaning toward Briareos. I love the Tachikoma, though. Always have...

masamune shiro is one of my all time favorite writers/illustrators. along side otomo katsuhiro

Shirow Masamune and Mamoru Oshii have been long time favorites of mine. Especially for Appleseed and Ghost in the Shell. They're the inspiration behind a manga/anime series I'm working on myself.

I actually had a Deunan figure that came with my collector's edition Appleseed DVD once. Then I got a bigger place to live and her arm broke off during the move. I was very, very sad.

Nice but both the HT and RAH lines are expensive to get into.

i love Masamune Shiro!!! when i was a kid, a friend of mine, my best friend with whom i even had a pledge that one day we would have our very own killer comic (we were comic junkies, yeah :) brought me Appleseed, Ghost In The Shell and my personal fav, DOMINION :)

great figures

Man! Your 2 daughters sure are HUGE!

Appleseed Ex Machina was really an awesome film, loved it... Happy ending!

There is something about Motoko's face that seems off. i can't quite place it though.

Damn they made another Appleseed movie and I didn't hear about it? How did that happen?

Anyway, Briareos was supposed to be a black guy, pity Shirow pussied out on specifying that for this movie.

You know, as big of a Masamune Shiro fan I am, I don't have any big figures from Appleseed or Ghost in the Shell.

Also, regarding that picture of Kagami(n) in the cockpit, I do wish there was a Tachikoma in scale with the Figmas - I'd buy that in a heartbeat.

Briareos looks amazing, the finish and detailing on the figure is.... words can't describe how good it looks. Masamune Shiro is really good but out of all his series I prefer Dominion Tank Police, found it a enjoyable read. Ghost in the Shell is amazing as well but at times can be a lot of information to take in.

Hopefully whenever I do get around to coming to Japan I can buy a few of these goodies and bring them home ^__^

amazing detail!

Appleseed + GITS the crossover we always wanted...

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