Seriously?
The only thing that looks expensive on her, actually, is the base...
There was a brief, brief time where OtaCute accidentally had the figure online at a price of $14.50 USD, as a user pointed me to. If you caught that, good job-- because the price is now up to what it was probably intended to be, $145.90. Yeesh.
If you wanted this figure, how much would you actually be willing to pay for it? I kinda wish I'd jumped on that $14.50 deal, myself, but as it is I think I'm more likely to jump on the much more atypical Shinji and Kaworu figure pair.
@Noodles: I have no idea! It's very, very odd. I don't know what it is-- maybe just a terrible prototype (seems unlikely), or perhaps Japan is just continuing to exploit the obsessiveness of collectors (more likely). They'd never get away with it if their market was us =p
@Sharp: I would, but then I'd do horrible things to the figure. Like, I'd end every review with her getting thrown out a window, burned, blended, etc. It'd be awesome.
The garter belt & panties are hot, & I'm a huge Asuka fan with tons of figures of her, but no way I'll be picking this up.
Because the price is retarded, right? I mean, by the time you throw in shipping, you could practically buy a Wii.
@gia: Pretty much. I probably wouldn't even pick up a really good Asuka figure for $150 (most expensive one I bought was her in Yoko's outfit, little over $100). But this one doesn't even particularly look good!