Posted by Stephen Donaldson on July 24, 2011 |
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At this year’s San Diego Comic Con, Kotobukiya’s signature Bishoujo figures were out in full force with quite a few new additions as well. From movies, to video games, to comics, there’s something for everyone here.
First up were the continuations of the Marvel and DC Bishoujo lines with the additions of a black colorway of Batgirl and Poison Ivy for DC and Mystique, X-23, and Elektra for Marvel. The new colorway of Batgirl will be available in December for $59.99 and Poison Ivy will be available in February for $64.99, and both look quite great in person. Poison Ivy’s detailed sculpt with her many whisps of hair and tentacle plants is quite impressive in person and I can’t wait to see the final product. On the Marvel end of things, Elektra will be coming out late this year with X-23 and Mystique to follow early next year, and all 3 have a retail price of $59.99. I really love the way that Mystique and X-23 have been captured in these sculpts; the character’s personalities as well as Shunya Yamashita’s unique style really shine through and really work well together.
Next up were the new announcements of video game bishoujo figures with the announcement of a Tekken line and a Mass Effect 3 Liara. The Tekken line, which had been revealed a few weeks ago, so far contains Christie Monteiro and Alisa Bosconovitch from Tekken Tag Tournament 2 and will begin releasing with Christie at the end of the year and Alisa shortly after early next year. Having now seen Christie in person, the few changes made to her outfit really don’t detract from her character at all and the detailing on the back of her shirt is really stunning in person. Sitting next to this announcement was the shocker of Liara from Mass Effect 3, which is about as far from a Japanese game franchise as one could get. Liara will be the first in a series of figures and was only shown off in concept art, but from what we were shown, I can’t wait to see the final sculpt, which should be soon as she’s set to be released before the end of the year.
Last and not least, the movie bishoujo line has not been forgotten. While there were no new announcements on hand at Comic Con, the recently released Ghostbusters Lucy was on hand as well as confirmation that the next series that will get a release is Star Wars. Be sure to hit the jump to check out all of the bishoujos on hand at the Kotobukiya booth at San Diego Comic Con 2011 and leave your thoughts in a comment about what other bishoujos you’d like to see!
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![<p><a rel="attachment wp-att-1705 slb_group[1652] slb slb_internal" href="http://www.plastikitty.com/home/plastikitty-review-kotobukiyas-movie-bishoujo-ghostbusters-lucy/attachment/kotoghostbusterslucyreviewheader"></a></p> <p>Up until February, the Bishoujo line was strictly comics-only, and even the addition of DC characters seemed like a radical (but welcome) change. Then they announced several new lines, most recently with <a href="http://www.plastikitty.com/home/sdcc-2011-a-closer-look-at-kotobukiya%E2%80%99s-tekken-bishoujo" target="_blank">Tekken Bishoujo</a>. The first new Bishoujo line focuses around movies, not games or comics, and the announcement of a Ghostbusters Bishoujo was met with quite some controversy. There was an outcry against female versions of male characters and the interpretation of Janine, but it turned out that the Ghostbusters Bish was neither of these things! She was a new character named Lucy.</p> <p>I’ll admit that I was a bit neutral about the announcement. It was a cool idea, but I’ve never been a huge Ghostbusters fan. However, I was pretty curious about how she would stack up to the Marvel and DC lines. Would she be in scale? Would the quality be as nice? Hit the jump to find out!</p> <p style="text-align: center;">](http://www.plastikitty.com/wp-content/uploads/KotoGhostbustersLucyReviewHeader.jpg "Plastikitty Review: Kotobukiya’s Movie Bishoujo Ghostbusters Lucy")
![<p><a rel="attachment wp-att-217 slb_group[107] slb slb_internal" href="http://www.plastikitty.com/home/sdcc-2011-kotobukiyas-marvel-dc-movie-and-video-game-bishoujos/attachment/kotobishsdccheader"></a></p> <p>At this year’s San Diego Comic Con, Kotobukiya’s signature Bishoujo figures were out in full force with quite a few new additions as well. From movies, to video games, to comics, there’s something for everyone here.</p> <p>First up were the continuations of the Marvel and DC Bishoujo lines with the additions of a black colorway of Batgirl and Poison Ivy for DC and Mystique, X-23, and Elektra for Marvel. The new colorway of Batgirl will be available in December for $59.99 and Poison Ivy will be available in February for $64.99, and both look quite great in person. Poison Ivy’s detailed sculpt with her many whisps of hair and tentacle plants is quite impressive in person and I can’t wait to see the final product. On the Marvel end of things, Elektra will be coming out late this year with X-23 and Mystique to follow early next year, and all 3 have a retail price of $59.99. I really love the way that Mystique and X-23 have been captured in these sculpts; the character’s personalities as well as Shunya Yamashita’s unique style really shine through and really work well together.</p> <p>Next up were the new announcements of video game bishoujo figures with the announcement of a Tekken line and a <em>Mass Effect 3</em> Liara. The Tekken line, which had been revealed a few weeks ago, so far contains Christie Monteiro and Alisa Bosconovitch from <em>Tekken Tag Tournament 2</em> and will begin releasing with Christie at the end of the year and Alisa shortly after early next year. Having now seen Christie in person, the few changes made to her outfit really don’t detract from her character at all and the detailing on the back of her shirt is really stunning in person. Sitting next to this announcement was the shocker of Liara from <em>Mass Effect 3</em>, which is about as far from a Japanese game franchise as one could get. Liara will be the first in a series of figures and was only shown off in concept art, but from what we were shown, I can’t wait to see the final sculpt, which should be soon as she’s set to be released before the end of the year.</p> <p>Last and not least, the movie bishoujo line has not been forgotten. While there were no new announcements on hand at Comic Con, the recently released <em>Ghostbusters</em> Lucy was on hand as well as confirmation that the next series that will get a release is <em>Star Wars</em>. Be sure to hit the jump to check out all of the bishoujos on hand at the Kotobukiya booth at San Diego Comic Con 2011 and leave your thoughts in a comment about what other bishoujos you’d like to see!</p></p>](http://www.plastikitty.com/wp-content/uploads/KotoBishSDCCHeader.jpg "SDCC 2011: Kotobukiya’s Marvel, DC, Movie, and Video Game Bishoujos")
