As part of Hobby Japan's 40th anniversary, a series of figures based on historical, um, figures is being developed by Alter, and let me tell you, these ladies are gorgeous.
You've got a female version of Yagyuu Juubei, a legendary samurai, Hattori Hanzou, another popular samurai (although less familiar to westerners than Juubei, I'd guess, though I mostly recognize the former thanks to Jubei-chan), and Senhime.
It's the Senhime figure that really caught my eye. The historical Senhime was the granddaughter of Tokugawa Ieyasu, Japan's first shogun, and she had a tough life-- perhaps explaining her rather unhappy facial expression. But the detail of her design and in particular her open kimono is really stunning.
Unfortunately, at ¥6630 (about $75 USD) on sale, she's a bit out of my price range for the time being. She's due out in June though; maybe I could pull cash together by then...
Absolutely beautiful.
It's the Senhime figure that really caught my eye. The historical Senhime was the granddaughter of Tokugawa Ieyasu, Japan's first shogun, and she had a tough life-- perhaps explaining her rather unhappy facial expression. But the detail of her design and in particular her open kimono is really stunning.
Unfortunately, at ¥6630 (about $75 USD) on sale, she's a bit out of my price range for the time being. She's due out in June though; maybe I could pull cash together by then...
