Review date: 4/9/2003

Manufacturer: Yujin

Released: 2003

Availability: RARE

Type: PVC Figure

 
 
Personal Story:
I discovered this figure by accident when I was browsing for something else in an online import store one day. When I saw this adorable yet revealing figure, it caught my eye. What was really interesting was that one of the sites I found it said it was "disturbing" because she's naked under that pink apron. I've never seen a site selling a product like this say such a thing so I checked for further information about it. What made it so "disturbing" was the character's age. If you wanna know, just do a Google search for her. With that in mind, some people might find that "disturbing" or even offensive. Personally, I didn't find anything particularly offensive about this figure for one good reason. 90% of all anime girls that look similar to this figure are usually described as over the age of 16-18 anyway. So there's nothing really disturbing about it in my eyes. It's a personal judgment I suppose. Anyway, this figure was very expensive for its size but it was too cute for me to let it go. :P
 
Introduction:
This figure is part of Yujin's SR-DX Heroine Selection series on cute/sexy anime girls. The figure is based on the character Rizel from the anime, Rizelmine. It depicts Rizel wearing nothing but an apron. There is another version where she is wearing her normal clothes and in a different pose.
 

Sculpt:
Two words: Super cute! Yujin really captured the look of Rizel perfectly. She looks just like her anime counterpart which is a good thing. She has a really adorable pose. The hair, the apron and her hair piece all look very good. I really like the details like the folds in the apron. Remember when I said she's naked under the apron? Well, the apron is part of the figure so you won't be able to take it off to see her naughty bits. That should give some relief to somebody. :P Okay, so you can see her bare ass but who's offended by that?

Rizel also comes with three faces and a stand. The faces are great because they give you more options to display Rizel's other moods. The default happy face and the happy face with closed eyes work well with her pose. But the other two faces (tired, sad) doesn't work quite so well. It's still good that Yujin offered these extras. The stand is pretty good. It's made with transparent pink plastic and I like how the end of the stick has a ball joint. This allows for more flexibility to get it to stand correctly since you can tilt it. It stands up very well and is very stable. One minor problem with the sculpt is the strap in the back of the figure was shown to be long so it's not tightly close to the figure like the front. Instead of sculpting out the strap, they decided to leave in the plastic where the void is supposed to be so it looks like she has some extra skin sticking to the straps. Pretty ugly. Good thing you don't see this flaw unless you're looking at it from the side.

The figure is simple and works very well. The fact that she looks so innocent and shown in such a kinky way really reminds me of the whole virgin/whore description that I studied in psychology class. Don't know what I'm talking about? Look it up. :) This figure has ZERO articulation except for the head which you can tilt up and down. It would've been nice if there were more accessories but that's just because I'm picky. I also wish the figure was larger. It's only about 1/3 larger than a standard trading figure. Very disappointing. If only Yujin had made a much larger version than the grade would've been higher.
 
Paint:
The paint job is okay. The tone of the flesh colored plastic is very nice. It's not too dark or pale. The other colors look great too but some bits of it look sloppy. There are tiny bits of dirt and blemishes here and there but they're not large enough to be seen unless you're holding it close up. The gradient in the hair and the eyes are painted well and convey the same look as her anime counterpart quite well. I have to say I'm disappointed that the blush on one side of the default face isn't painted which was a real screwup. There isn't a lot on the figure to be painted since she's showing more skin than clothes. The paint job is good but nothing to get excited about.

 
Overall: B+
If you're turned off by this figure strictly for the context of this character's "age", then you're missing out on a great figure. The sculpt and paint are nicely done. Once again, this is one of the cutest and sexiest anime figures I've seen thus far from Yujin. The whole virgin/whore aspect of it works really well. If you like an innocent looking figure in a naughty presentation then you should check it out. Whoever designed this figure is either a genius or a true pervert. :P
 

Where can I find this?
Very difficult to find. Even though this figure was relatively new when I bought it, it was only available in a few online import stores. Even auction sites like Ebay don't have it so you might have trouble finding it there. Good luck on locating it.
 
Other Images:


The figure in its packaging. They used one of the artworks from the anime in the background which looks very good.

 


The three faces included.

 


"Do you feel a draft?"

 


Too cute.

 
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