Name: Arika Yumemiya

From: Mai Otome

Scale: 1/8 PVC

Made by: Kotobukiya

 

When the call came in from La Tendo informing me that my pre-order for her had arrived, i immediately zipped down after work and picked her up. I am a major Mai-Otome addict, and when the series ended i had a major withdrawal symptom. Hahah. Don't mind the fanboyism. Telling me how the story sucked won't change my love for this anime.

Arika was never my favourite character. Natsuki and Shizuru are my favorites from Mai-HiME till now. However, I'm a great fan of her seiyuu Mika Kikuchi. She's so cute and I really love her voice. It's unfortunate that she had to voiced this annoying little arinko. Hahaha.

However, when i first saw this figure of Arika on Hobbystock, i knew i had to buy her. She's so damn cute. She looked really well crafted and i decided to pre-order her.

Despite being such an annoying character in the anime, her figurine captured my heart

Very adorable pose, even from the back

Love the details on her uniform and the paint-job

If you're the leg kind of person, you'll probably love this shot

And the complimentary pantsu shot

This figurine of her allows you to remove her skirt as well. Yes, you didn't read wrongly. You-can-remove-her-skirtsu. Hahah. Though i think she looks better with her skirt on. Well that's just me.

I suppose some of you are swearing at the apron now

I wonder how i removed her skirt..

And check out her ass man

Overall, i'm very pleased with this figurine and it's worth my every cent. She very well crafted and painted and mine doesn't have any flaws. Though there's a small little residue of PVC on her her left sock. I'm not too picky, so that's fine with me.

And here's the scoreboard:

Figurine Quality: 9/10

Pose: 9/10

Personal Satisfaction: 10/10