From nature: Lucy from To Heart 2

(tags figure, game, PlayStation 2, anime, love-sim, trading, ourdoor)

I was going to lend my copy of Ookami for a friend's God of War, but I decided to ask for To Heart 2 instead. Two summers ago I gave up on To Heart 2, even though I totally played through the To Heart PS1 game, collected the OVA, etc. But you can never be too late for Tamaki-nee, or for that matter, Lucy "ruu!" Maria Misora:

This is the To Heart 2 "Lucy Maria Misora" (『ToHeart2』 完成品 １/８ ルーシー・マリア・ミソラ) PVC pre-painted figure originally sculpted by Youzo Ogawa (小川 陽三) and produced by Kotobukiya Craftmanship. Actually this is a 2006/05 reprint, the original run was 2006/01 and sold out within days, according to blog reports (see links below).

A change of scenery for figures is vital for unique pictures. I'm tired of seeing the blog news pictures of figures in glass cases, stacked in merchandise carts, under cold flourescent lighting. Just like the last Inku Nijihara post, I tried something new. How about an outdoor venue? In a word, embarassing. I was checking over my shoulder every couple of minutes to see if other people weren't sneaking up on me. After all, parks are a public place, and I wouldn't want to be caught playing (amateur photography not "voltron" fights, OMG do you even know what a "voltron" is?) with figures and dolls in public, now would I?

What can I say, this figure does not fit my kawaii-not-sexy criteria. But I bought "Lucy" anyway for the following reasons: the lovely lavender anime hair, the improbable ruby red and white high school sailor suit uniform, and the nonchalant yet provocative pose. It gets tiring to see the standing pose all the time, well maybe. Ehh ehhe heh. (cue the Beavis and Butthead opening song)

If you really want a total angle breakdown review, you're in luck with the following links (Senaka: Otaroad 1; Moeyo Akibajin 1; Akiba Blog 1, 2, 3). I sure don't have the camera equipment to do it truly right nor do I have the inclination to go full expose.

A head shot. No nose, really. What I like about this figure is that the face makes you think, what is she thinking? This figure captures the mystery about her.

As for the PS2 game itself, I haven't started it at all! Hah ha. If after another week I don't open it, then I'll return it back to the trading friend. Yeah, I suppose the first scenario I want to complete is "Lucy".