Apparently, Japanese figure manufacturers really love the cutesy visual novel series Nekopara as of late, with several figures of heroines Vanilla and Chocola getting revealed.
Since the beginning of January we basically got one pair a week, starting with Alphamax and continuing with Mimeyoi.
Today is Tokyo-based manufacturer Good Smile Company’s turn to reveal its own figures of Vanilla and Chocola, but they have one relevant element setting them aside from the rest: the price.
This time around the two adorable catgirls come from Good Smile’s new-ish brand Pop Up Parade, which specialized in providing figures that pair good quality with price tags low enough to be comparable with UFO-catcher prize figures that are usually much worse. They also tend to come pretty quickly, cutting on the massive waiting times after pre-order that often plague the figure market.
Both Vanilla and Chocola are available for pre-order on Ami Ami for 3,300 yen. That’s a very affordable 30 bucks in American cash. The release projection is a lighting-fast May 2020.
They’re not massive, standing 170 mm tall, but for the price that’s definitely big enough.
Both figures are sculpted by Origin in collaboration with Raneran, and you can see what they look like below.
Published: Jan 23, 2020 12:07 pm