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Anime Figures: Tokyo's Hottest 50 Anime Figurines

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Although I personally never owned a Japanese anime PVC, I've seen them so many times in Akihabara, sold at anime conventions and I can see why otaku really go for them.

These PVC action figures feature anime characters in the sexiest and seductive pose, really good craftmanship and a keen sense of detail on umm...certain body parts. These figurines are the ultimate in fan service but the chance to own them is a collector's dream.

The book features two pages with photos of Tokyo's hottest 50 figurines. Americans will no doubt know Amane Misa of "Death Note", Belldandy of "Ah! My Goddess", Ayanami Rei of "Evangelion" and video game fans who may know Tojo Mitsuru of "Persona 3' and Shieri and Shion of the popular "Melty Blood" series.

The photos by Shimono Yoshio really capture the craftmanship of the figurines. The sculpting are very well done and one thing that these PVC's sure do emphasize a lot are on the female character's breasts and nipples sticking out through their clothing. Also, the fan service of a anime girl with her skirt flowing in the wind and a peek at her underpants.

It's quite perverted if you think about it, especially if you are not into figurines.

But for toy collectors in America who like detail for "Star Wars" figures, especially that Slave Leia and Scarlett or Baroness of GI Joe and how their curvatures are shown and give them a slight fan service, the Japanese figurines make sure that the otaku gets their money worth.

One PVC featuring Shion of "Melty Blood", is shown on all fours in her school girl outfit (maybe looking for something she lost in the ground) and of course, fan service giving a sneak peak of her rear end.

The creator of the model made sure that the curves were well done, especially the lines from her umm..panty region. And Shimono made sure the lighting was perfect to create the shadowing in his photos.

The most jawdropping figure was of an original character named Aizawa Sanae dressed in a cow-like cosplay with a cowbell around her neck ala choker but no bra and the detail in the breast area, the creators went all out in making sure everything looked realistic in a fantasy sense. The figure just screams "Got milk?"

By saying that, by no means is this book for the kiddies. The book and it's slip case cover have a big red words in the back that say "Contains PVC Nudity".

Also, I have seen these figures from Akihabara blogs and I can definitely understand why these figurines are attractive to the consumer.

These figures scream to the otaku... "Buy Me"!

So, if you have any remote interest in PVC figurine collecting especially for video game and anime characters, this book is definitely for you.

This is a small book. It measures only 6 x 8 1/2 inches. It also clearly states that there are 50 figures but I only count 45! There is a picture on the front (the small one on the bottom in the middle) of a figure that is not anywhere to be found inside the book! Very misleading. Comes in a cool slip case though.

I wouldn't say these are the 50 hottest figures, I've seen better, but the ones chosen for the book are still decent. Small book with very little text, but the photography is great. I noticed a few typos. Ryomou Shimei is refered to as Ryofu Housen and the names on pg.20 and 21 have been transposed. Really a small issue for an otherwise good book. A worthwhile purchase for fans of anime figures.

First I have to say I was probably expecting a lot of nice photos in this book, sad to say it was a big disappointment. The photos in the book are nice and sharp and show off the details of the figures however the photos look amateur and the lighting of the figures do not show the full potential of each figure.

I have a few of the figures in the book and the photos in this book do not do the figures justice. I would recommend getting a magazine like Replicant (available from Japan and costs the same amount as this book) which show nicer and more professional photos of figures.

I do not recommend the book even if your a big fan of these figures, it is not worth the $10+ you will spend on this book. Save yourself the money and spend it on getting the latest figure.

If you've got a gift card with $6 left on it and nothing to spend it on, this book's awesome. It's full of pictures of anime girl figurines in suggestive poses. So instead of spending $6000 on figures, you can have a little picture book instead. The book is very small, about the width and height of a box of granola bars and 80 pages thin. It's a cute book, it made me laugh and smile at some of the ridiculous things people spend 80 - 100 dollars on. A must have for collectors though.