#adorablearts

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My November 2024 Japan toy haul finally got here! I am super happy with all these, particularly Riku! He turned out so beautiful! I feel like even nicer than the Static Arts one by Square Enix, from 2017, if I am not mistaken. I only own one of those sadly, and he's somewhere deep in my closet, so I can't compare. However, I feel this UDF looks so much nicer in person, and he's quite smaller (if I am not mistaken). I hope they make one based on KHIII as well. I got one Riku and one Sora from the KHI release back then, since those aren't my favorite designs, but I like KHII designs so much, I had to get two of Riku.

From top left to lower far right: Medicom Ultra Detail Figure No.785 UDF KINGDOM HEARTS II RIKU x 2; Medicom Ultra Detail Figure No.784 UDF KINGDOM HEARTS II SORA ; Banpresto NARUTO NARUTOP99 World Collectable Figure vol.5 Sasuke Uchiha (Game-prize) None Scale Figure; BanDai Q posket - Kagamine Len - A (Game-prize) Non-Scale Figure; Square Enix Final Fantasy XV Adorable Arts Noctis Lucis Caelum; FuRyu Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hold Figure Mini -Shinobu Kocho, Giyu Tomioka- Giyu Tomioka Non-Scale Game Prize Figure; FuRyu Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hikkake Figure -Pillars (3) -another ver.- Giyu Tomioka (Game-prize) Non-Scale Figure; Sega TV Anime "NieR:Automata Ver1.1a" Tiny Melties Mini Figure Vol.3 Eve & Adam (Game-prize) Non-Scale Figures; Good Smile Company/Arts Shanghai Huggy Good Smile Rebuild of Evangelion Kaworu Nagisa: School Uniform Ver.; TV Anime "Black Butler: Public School Arc" Mini Acrylic Stand Design 32 (Sebastian & Ciel /A), Design 35 (Sebastian & Ciel /D), Design 09 (Sebastian Michaelis /I), Design 04 (Sebastian Michaelis /D), Design 01 (Sebastian Michaelis /A), Design 06 (Sebastian Michaelis /F), Design 07 (Sebastian Michaelis /G).

Most of these are tiny prize figures, or just plain tiny figures in general (s/h from Japan was still brutal!!!). I wasn't able to afford or justify getting two Adorable Arts Noctis, so that's the only downer. However, he barely comes with anything worth the cost I feel like. Otherwise, all these are super cute! I wish I took myself seriously, about cutting off on hoarding acrylic stands. It's so hard!! More so if they are Sebby! DX

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Just a few repetitive, craptastic quick photos of my Adorable Arts Sephiroth and Cloud Strife figures. I love Sephiroth, I wish they hadn't given him a side-glace, or at least given an optional head-sculpt, like they did with Cloud. I understand they gave Sephy his wing, but I can't say I wouldn't have preferred another head instead, or even multiple faceplates. His hair gets in the way of posing the head, unlike Mr. Terrible-Attitude-Strife, who has a very nice range of motion at the head. Sephy's luscious hair impedes any movement if any -- which is the case with most of the figures based on him at any scale, that have any movement whatsoever.

It was kind of a pain in the back, switching Sephy's arms and placing his wing on. I am not sure if it's intended to keep his arm lowered when he has the wing on. However, it can be done, so that's what I am keeping him like for a while. The wing is a bit heavy, so there's a support piece for it. Which I won't be using, because I know I'll lose it. However, I will keep the wing on for only a short while. I don't want to keep switching pieces, so I'll probably just display them the way they are now (default from box). I decided not to switch any parts on Cloud, because it was a bit annoying to do on Sephy. I know I always complain about lack of having optional parts, and now that I do, I don't want to switch them out. However, I am not a fan of how they decided to tackle the peg or the way the pieces attach. I can see it was a decent solution for such tiny figures, but it's annoying. It might just be an issue with my Sephy, and maybe it's smoother on other figs (maybe even on Cloud), but I am keeping them with the parts they have on now forever! lol!

I might switch the arms on Cloud someday, but I definitely want to not keep the wing on Sephy for a long time. I fear it might ruin the peg-hole in the long run without support -- I don't want that! These are adorable figues, as the series name implies. The Midgar background insert they come with is great for displaying them, or even taking crappy photos with, as I did. DX I'm very happy with these, I look forward to Vincent, and maybe Nanaki... I try not to collect Nanaki stuff, because I am a weirdo when it comes to animal-related toys. I am an animal lover, so anything that comes close to real animals or toys based on "realistic" animals, I avoid getting. They make me greatly depressed for some reason. Although I have always been tempted by Red XIII's figures, I always keep myself from getting any. Adorable Arts version of him, however, might be an exception, if they make one.

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My February 2024 toy haul is here! Yay! Super happy with all these, of course over the moon with my Adorable Arts Sephys! As well as the tiny, tiny Sesshomaru hugcot! The Sasuke stuff is always welcomed; I am happy that I finally got one of those fancy acrylic panels, but sad I won't be seeing it, because it's sealed, and I'm a weirdo when it comes to sealed things... >___>;;; The Sasuke Colosseum fig I got from Amzn, and sadly the box is not mint. I got a few other prize figures I've been after for a long time (Len K.), and a double of the Araragi one, because I need doubles if not triples in my life... Lol! The Lulu acrylic stand has movable eyes, pretty cool! Also, super happy with the Artorias, tiny-chibified version of him! (:

From top left to bottom 3rd row to the far right: Banpresto Q posket Kagamine Len A (Game-prize) Non-Scale Figure; Square Enix Final Fantasy VII Remake ADORABLE ARTS Sephiroth Non-Scale Figure (x2); Banpresto NARUTO World Collectable Figure Sasuke Uchiha (Game-prize) Non-Scale; Banpresto Ichiban Kuji Monogatari Series Koyomi to Yukai na Kanojo tachi A Prize Koyomi Araragi KyunChara (Game-prize) Non-Scale Figure; BanDai Plex Art Spirits Q Collection Dark Souls Artorias The Abysswalker Complete Figure; BanDai Spirits Naruto Shippuden Uchiha Sasuke, Bandai Spirits Colosseum Figure; TSUKINAGI Watching Over You Code Geass Genesic Re;CODE [R2] Lelouch Acrylic Stand; C.S. Front NARUTO Shippuden Chara Deru Art 02 Sasuke Uchiha (Faux) Leather Keychain & Pass Case 02 Sasuke Uchiha; Square Enix Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Acrylic Stand Sephiroth; C.S. Front NARUTO Shippuden Crystal Art Board 12 Sasuke Uchiha vol.2.