Comments on: MMS Type Fighter Asuka

"Cutesy, frail females"...

Sanjeev — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 10:10:04 -0400

I agree...sorta. It's my understanding that age isn't necessarily implied in "moe", but c'mon...if not for the barest hint of boobs, this character (and pretty much all loli/moe/whatever characters) could be prepubescent boys. What does that have to say about the genre?
But, hey, if you like these action figures just as cool and interesting toys (like in this review), then that's fine. It's this whole subculture of otaku who are fascinated with these sorts of characters that skeeves me out...
-- Sanjeev

that's always been my

Blitz — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 08:31:54 -0400

that's always been my understanding

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I was under the impression

Jetjagaa — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 17:24:07 -0400

I was under the impression that moe is just for cutesy, frail, females, no?

accessories

Bahim Z 360 — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 21:15:06 -0400

hmmmm tons of accessories.......

As I've come to understand

EVA_Unit_4A — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 21:09:49 -0400

As I've come to understand it only recently, isn't moe a consistent and unwaivering fascination with a young character beyond the context shown in their respective media?
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Moe isn't necessarily about

NekroDave — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 20:58:00 -0400

Moe isn't necessarily about being underage, not as I understand it anyway.

And about Japan rewriting history, yeah, they need to do a better job of lying about things as they happen. ;)

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Principal, Flatpoint High

Projecting "Moe"

Atom — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 20:26:24 -0400

Interesting, I didn't see anywhere that this is supposed to be an underage character. Why are you presuming it is?

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Does this count as a girly figure?

Jetjagaa — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 12:13:24 -0400

From a pure design standpoint, I'm really loving this figure. The entire bio-mechanical aspect reminds me of the film 'Tetsuo: The Iron Man.' And the propeller coming out of the back is incredible. It's been a while since I've been attracted to an action figure for pure display possibilities...I kind of want to get it...but the concept of owning a Moe figure is rather...confounding...

Anyhow, great review, Josh - Thanks for destroying the fragile balance of my collector's conscience.

It looks good

Berserk — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 20:32:49 -0400

I saw shinki figures in my local hobby store. I sold at 30$ a piece. But knowing it's original price, I interested in having one myself.

looks awesome but... I get

Blitz — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 19:05:26 -0400

looks awesome but... I get the felling its onto to be displayed since those joints look very fragile to me

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Moe meets WWII, Japan will

duke togo — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 16:07:19 -0400

Moe meets WWII, Japan will do anything to try and rewrite history.

yay new busou shinki review

gunplaman — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 13:56:46 -0400

thanks for continuing shinki figure review.
I recently started collecting this series.
and I am loving it.