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Yune

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Review by Animaven

Didn’t catch last year’s quaint little anime about a Japanese girl who goes to France to help out in a kindly stranger’s shop? Neither did a lot of people, and yet “Croisee in a Foreign Labyrinth” just dropped the lovely Yune into Nendoroid form. 

Yune is available from HobbyLink Japan

The show, which has some excellent scenery porn and manages to be a sweet, touching story, features Yune, a young Japanese girl who finds herself lost in the titular foreign labyrinth - which is to say, a Parisian shopping district. The important thing to know about Yune is this: she virtually redefines adorable. 

Let’s check her out!

Here’s her box:

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And here she is in the case:

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Let’s shake off all that plastic and cardboard and get a proper look at her!

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She’s just cute as a button, isn’t she? I genuinely believe half the people who bought her did so just to have a kimono for their favorite characters. I may or may not intend to slap all my favorite nendos in her kimono. Probably will. 

You can see just how many pieces Yune has - her arms, from the shoulder to the fingertips, are three pieces; her torso is four. She comes apart in a lot of ways, which is both a blessing and a curse. 

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The sleeves on her outfit sport a good deal of movement, and the print is lovely, don’t you think?

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Here she is from the side. You can see how the port fits into her back. You can also see the tie on the kimono belt in the back; it pops off. 

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And from the back. Another good look at that kimono sash.

How’s about a closeup of her midsection?

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This gives you a better look at the kimono’s print, as well as the sandals. 

And a closer look at her lovely face:

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Let’s start switching out arms. 

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She has her arm bent, the kimono sleeve falling straight down. 

And the next set of arms and hands:

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It’s time for this figure’s big accessory: the parasol!

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It tends to sit a little wonky in her hands - kind of low. It wouldn’t protect her from the sun at all. From the right angle, though, it’s lovely. 

A look at the parasol from the back:

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The parasol is a large accessory; it takes up more than a quarter of the box. It’s worth it, though. I’m psyched to have this in my nendo arsenal of toys. 

She also comes with a book:

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In the anime, Yune uses the book, “Les Petites Abeilles,” to help her learn French. It’s a book of childrens’ stories. 

And for those times when Yune needs to clean the shop, she has a little outfit:

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She also has a kneeling pose, which comes with a very sad face:

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Let’s see it from the side:

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And now for her last face….

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She really is a lovely figure. She has a lot of good things going for her: an excellent accessory, off-the-charts cuteness level and a very playable sculpt. 

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L thinks she’s mighty adorable, in any event. What does Yune think about that?

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Posted 12 March, 2012 - 12:25 by Animaven