![<p><a rel="attachment wp-att-44236 slb_group[44230] slb slb_internal" href="http://www.plastikitty.com/?attachment_id=44236"></a></p> <p>If you’re a long-time Plastikitty reader, you probably already know that <a href="http://www.plastikitty.com/home/shunya-yamashita-illustrates-the-entire-tekken-cast" target="_blank">Shunya Yamashita has illustrated pretty much the entirety of the Tekken cast already</a>. But if we know one thing, it’s that Shunya likes to draw. A lot. There’s no stopping this guy! So it’s no surprise that in his new artbook, <em>Beautiful Noise</em>, he’s got even more Tekken ladies in store for us.</p> <p>The most important is probably Michelle Chang, who as we’ve surmised <a href="http://www.plastikitty.com/home/is-michelle-chang-the-next-tekken-bishoujo" target="_blank">is probably the next Tekken Bishoujo</a>. But here we’ve got his full art with the proper background, and this is probably what we’ll see for her Bish announcement! We’ve also got Kunimitsu (want please!), Miharu in a swimsuit, and an absolutely stunning Angel. I mean… look at her. I NEED THIS. Right now. You all know my weakness for winged ladies knows no bounds!</p> <p><em>[Thanks to Stuart Campbell for both the tip and the images!]</em></p>](http://www.plastikitty.com/wp-content/uploads/MoreShunyaTekkenHeader.jpg "Check Out Some More Of Shunya Yamashita’s Tekken Art")
If you’re a long-time Plastikitty reader, you probably already know that Shunya Yamashita has illustrated pretty much the entirety of the Tekken cast already. But if we know one thing, it’s that Shunya likes to draw. A lot. There’s no stopping this guy! So it’s no surprise that in his new artbook, Beautiful Noise, he’s got even more Tekken ladies in store for us.
The most important is probably Michelle Chang, who as we’ve surmised is probably the next Tekken Bishoujo. But here we’ve got his full art with the proper background, and this is probably what we’ll see for her Bish announcement! We’ve also got Kunimitsu (want please!), Miharu in a swimsuit, and an absolutely stunning Angel. I mean… look at her. I NEED THIS. Right now. You all know my weakness for winged ladies knows no bounds!
[Thanks to Stuart Campbell for both the tip and the images!]
![<p><a rel="attachment wp-att-43055 slb_group[43045] slb slb_internal" href="http://www.plastikitty.com/home/kotobukiyas-tekken-bishoujo-lili-gets-a-new-head/attachment/lilinewheadheader"></a></p> <p>Kotobukiya’s Tekken Bishoujo line has hit some bumps along the way, but no figure more so than Lili. Her <a href="http://www.plastikitty.com/home/kotobukiyas-17-tekken-bishoujo-lili" target="_blank">original promotional shots</a> were just… off. There was something odd about her face, more specifically her hair and bangs which made her look kind of manly and strange and totally nothing like the art. Even <a href="http://www.plastikitty.com/home/toy-fair-2013-kotobukiyas-tekken-bishoujo-lili-gallery " target="_blank">seeing her in person</a> didn’t win me over.</p> <p>But Kotobukiya listens to their customers more than any other company, and they’ve decided to totally redo her from the neck up! Now she looks a heck of a lot more like <a href="http://www.plastikitty.com/home/toy-fair-2013-kotobukiyas-tekken-bishoujo-lili-gallery" target="_blank">the source art</a> and I think her face is quite pretty. Plus, you know, she has one of the best Bish butts so far.</p> <p>[via <a href="http://www.moeyo.com/2013/04/miyazawa_31_kotobukiya_ttt2_lili.html" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http://www.moeyo.com']);" target="_blank">moeyo</a>]</p>](http://www.plastikitty.com/wp-content/uploads/LiliNewHeadHeader.jpg "Kotobukiya’s Tekken Bishoujo Lili Gets A New Head")
Kotobukiya’s Tekken Bishoujo line has hit some bumps along the way, but no figure more so than Lili. Her original promotional shots were just… off. There was something odd about her face, more specifically her hair and bangs which made her look kind of manly and strange and totally nothing like the art. Even seeing her in person didn’t win me over.
But Kotobukiya listens to their customers more than any other company, and they’ve decided to totally redo her from the neck up! Now she looks a heck of a lot more like the source art and I think her face is quite pretty. Plus, you know, she has one of the best Bish butts so far.
[via moeyo]
![<p><a rel="attachment wp-att-42203 slb_group[42201] slb slb_internal" href="http://www.plastikitty.com/?attachment_id=42203"></a></p> <p>It’s been a while since we got an announcement for Kotobukiya’s Tekken Bishoujo line: they had the art for Xiaoyu up <a href="www.plastikitty.com/home/winter-wonder-festival-2013-bishoujos-chun-li-and-xiaoyu" target="_blank">for WonFest</a>, but she was <a href="http://www.plastikitty.com/home/tekken-bishoujo-xiaoyu-and-bishonen-hwoaran" target="_blank">announced ages ago</a>! I thought for sure it would be Michelle Chang since <a href="http://www.plastikitty.com/home/is-michelle-chang-the-next-tekken-bishoujo" target="_blank">she has art and everything</a>, but it seems like that’s not the plan: Jun Kazama is next! Of course we’ve already <a href="http://www.plastikitty.com/home/shunya-yamashita-illustrates-the-entire-tekken-cast" target="_blank">seen this art too</a>, in fact I bet all the Bishoujo figures will be based on that set!</p> <p>Jun is looking nice, with a less action-based pose than some of the other girls. With her less simple costume, I’m hoping the sculpt really shines so she stands up to the rest of the line.</p> <p>[via <a href="http://www.facebook.com/kotobukiya" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http://www.facebook.com']);" target="_blank">Kotobukiya's Facebook</a>]</p>](http://www.plastikitty.com/wp-content/uploads/JunBishAnnouncementHeader.jpg "Jun Kazama Is The Next Tekken Bishoujo")
It’s been a while since we got an announcement for Kotobukiya’s Tekken Bishoujo line: they had the art for Xiaoyu up for WonFest, but she was announced ages ago! I thought for sure it would be Michelle Chang since she has art and everything, but it seems like that’s not the plan: Jun Kazama is next! Of course we’ve already seen this art too, in fact I bet all the Bishoujo figures will be based on that set!
Jun is looking nice, with a less action-based pose than some of the other girls. With her less simple costume, I’m hoping the sculpt really shines so she stands up to the rest of the line.
[via Kotobukiya's Facebook]
![<p><a rel="attachment wp-att-39939 slb_group[39824] slb slb_internal" href="http://www.plastikitty.com/?attachment_id=39939"></a></p> <p>Of all the Tekken ladies that Kotobukiya has put in the Bishoujo line, I’ve been looking forward to Jaycee the most. Her <a href="http://www.plastikitty.com/home/kotobukiya-shows-off-some-delicious-tekken-bishoujo-art" target="_blank">art was just adorable</a>, and while <a href="http://www.plastikitty.com/home/kotobukiyas-tekken-bishoujo-jaycee-is-finished" target="_blank">the sculpt</a> wasn’t everything I’d hoped for in the face region I still hotly anticipated owning her. Well we don’t have her (yet!) but we did get to take a look at her out of her glass prison at Toy Fair!</p> <p>As you can clearly see, the tongue issue has been fixed in that it no longer looks like it’s a fat lip, and her eyes are also much more clearly defined! Since she is close to release this is pretty darn close to what the final model will look like, and I for one think she’s looking a hell of a lot better than the promotional images here. I’m even more excited now!</p>](http://www.plastikitty.com/wp-content/uploads/ToyFair2013KotoTekkenJayceeGalleryHeader.jpg "Toy Fair 2013: Kotobukiya’s Tekken Bishoujo Jaycee Gallery")
Of all the Tekken ladies that Kotobukiya has put in the Bishoujo line, I’ve been looking forward to Jaycee the most. Her art was just adorable, and while the sculpt wasn’t everything I’d hoped for in the face region I still hotly anticipated owning her. Well we don’t have her (yet!) but we did get to take a look at her out of her glass prison at Toy Fair!
As you can clearly see, the tongue issue has been fixed in that it no longer looks like it’s a fat lip, and her eyes are also much more clearly defined! Since she is close to release this is pretty darn close to what the final model will look like, and I for one think she’s looking a hell of a lot better than the promotional images here. I’m even more excited now!
![<p><a rel="attachment wp-att-39937 slb_group[39822] slb slb_internal" href="http://www.plastikitty.com/?attachment_id=39937"></a></p> <p>The announcement for <a href="http://www.plastikitty.com/home/kotobukiya-shows-off-some-delicious-tekken-bishoujo-art" >a Bishoujo Lili</a> from Tekken was met with excitement, since she is certainly one of the game’s more popular characters and people were surprised it took this long to get around to her. But <a href="http://www.plastikitty.com/home/kotobukiyas-17-tekken-bishoujo-lili" >the sculpt</a> received.. let’s say, a less enthusiastic response. She looked great from the neck down, but her hair was quite clunky and the face didn’t really resemble Shunya’s art</p> <p>We got a chance to take a look at her outside of the glass at Toy Fair, and I think she looks much better in person though still not exactly like the art. It’s not so much the face that is an issue, but those poofy bangs! But after getting a more detailed look at her sculpt I’m quite pleased with the pose and outfit, especially the classic Shunya butt!</p>](http://www.plastikitty.com/wp-content/uploads/ToyFair2013KotoTekkenLiliGalleryHeader.jpg "Toy Fair 2013: Kotobukiya’s Tekken Bishoujo Lili Gallery")
The announcement for a Bishoujo Lili from Tekken was met with excitement, since she is certainly one of the game’s more popular characters and people were surprised it took this long to get around to her. But the sculpt received.. let’s say, a less enthusiastic response. She looked great from the neck down, but her hair was quite clunky and the face didn’t really resemble Shunya’s art
We got a chance to take a look at her outside of the glass at Toy Fair, and I think she looks much better in person though still not exactly like the art. It’s not so much the face that is an issue, but those poofy bangs! But after getting a more detailed look at her sculpt I’m quite pleased with the pose and outfit, especially the classic Shunya butt!
![<p><a rel="attachment wp-att-39610 slb_group[39473] slb slb_internal" href="http://www.plastikitty.com/home/toy-fair-2013-square-enixs-tekken-play-arts-kai/attachment/toyfair2013square-enixtekkenheader"></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.plastikitty.com/home/toy-fair-2013-square-enixs-street-fighter-play-arts-kai" target="_blank">Street Fighter</a> isn’t the only fighting game series that Square-Enix likes to make Play Arts Kai of, they’re also quite fond of the Tekken franchise as well. It was no surprise then to see Tekken fighters on hand at Toy Fair via Play Arts Kai figures of Jun Kazama and Kazuya Mishima from <em>Tekken Tag Tournament 2</em>. Jun and Kazuya both look a tad clunky compared to other releases in the line and only come with different sets of hands, but if you want to add them to your collection, you can do so in April when both will be released for $64.99.</p>](http://www.plastikitty.com/wp-content/uploads/ToyFair2013Square-EnixTekkenHeader.jpg "Toy Fair 2013: Square-Enix’s Tekken Play Arts Kai")
Street Fighter isn’t the only fighting game series that Square-Enix likes to make Play Arts Kai of, they’re also quite fond of the Tekken franchise as well. It was no surprise then to see Tekken fighters on hand at Toy Fair via Play Arts Kai figures of Jun Kazama and Kazuya Mishima from Tekken Tag Tournament 2. Jun and Kazuya both look a tad clunky compared to other releases in the line and only come with different sets of hands, but if you want to add them to your collection, you can do so in April when both will be released for $64.99.
![<p><a rel="attachment wp-att-39052 slb_group[39048] slb slb_internal" href="http://www.plastikitty.com/?attachment_id=39052"></a></p> <p>Bishoujo news is usually saved for US events (like the upcoming Toy Fair, which starts tomorrow), but we’ve got two new Bishes at Wonder Festival! Well, okay, not new, we know about both of them. In fact, we’ve know about <a href="http://www.plastikitty.com/home/tekken-bishoujo-xiaoyu-and-bishonen-hwoaran" target="_blank">the art for Xiaoyu</a> for AGES but we are finally getting a “second” official confirmation.</p> <p>As far as <a href="http://www.plastikitty.com/home/sdcc-2012-kotobukiyas-new-bishoujos-agent-g-and-chun-li" target="_blank">Chun-Li</a> goes, this is our first glimpse at her more polished look. I think Shunya did a great job not slimming her down and keeping her trademark meaty thighs, along with giving her a nice action pose!</p> <p>[via <a href="http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.605111662838084.153031.345232028826050&type=1" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http://www.facebook.com']);" target="_blank">AmiAmi's Facebook</a><a>]</a></p>](http://www.plastikitty.com/wp-content/uploads/WWF13BishoujoHeader.jpg "Winter Wonder Festival 2013: Bishoujos Chun-Li And Xiaoyu")
Bishoujo news is usually saved for US events (like the upcoming Toy Fair, which starts tomorrow), but we’ve got two new Bishes at Wonder Festival! Well, okay, not new, we know about both of them. In fact, we’ve know about the art for Xiaoyu for AGES but we are finally getting a “second” official confirmation.
As far as Chun-Li goes, this is our first glimpse at her more polished look. I think Shunya did a great job not slimming her down and keeping her trademark meaty thighs, along with giving her a nice action pose!
[via AmiAmi's Facebook]
![<p><a rel="attachment wp-att-37297 slb_group[37287] slb slb_internal" href="http://www.plastikitty.com/?attachment_id=37297"></a></p> <p>Figures rarely go missing but it does happen occasionally. In fact, most of the ones in our <a href="http://www.plastikitty.com/home/whatever-happened-to" target="_blank">first Whatever Happened To…?</a> still haven’t shown up! We did eventually get Luka and the Panty & Stocking gang, but the rest of them? Vanished! Some were cancelled, some just lost in the figure abyss.</p> <p>But time has passed, and now we have new missing figures! Quite a few, in fact. But of course missing in action doesn’t always mean gone forever, right? Right? ;~; Hit the jump to check out the figures we’re hoping will reappear!</p>](http://www.plastikitty.com/wp-content/uploads/WHTPt2Header.jpg "Whatever Happened To…? Part 2")
Figures rarely go missing but it does happen occasionally. In fact, most of the ones in our first Whatever Happened To…? still haven’t shown up! We did eventually get Luka and the Panty & Stocking gang, but the rest of them? Vanished! Some were cancelled, some just lost in the figure abyss.
But time has passed, and now we have new missing figures! Quite a few, in fact. But of course missing in action doesn’t always mean gone forever, right? Right? ;~; Hit the jump to check out the figures we’re hoping will reappear!
![<p><a rel="attachment wp-att-34834 slb_group[34825] slb slb_internal" href="http://www.plastikitty.com/?attachment_id=34834"></a></p> <p>One of the Bishoujo figures I have been looking forward to the most was Lili from Tekken, based on her totally <a href="http://www.plastikitty.com/home/kotobukiya-shows-off-some-delicious-tekken-bishoujo-art" target="_blank">gorgeous concept art</a>. She popped up in <a href="http://www.plastikitty.com/home/magazine-scans-november-2012" target="_blank">magazine scans</a> and I was… less than thrilled with the paint job. Now we’re getting a full look and I just… I don’t have words. Okay, let’s start with the positive. Her frilly pink outfit is adorable! And while the pose is basic it’s certainly nice.</p> <p>But then… there’s her face. It looks nothing like the Shunya Yamashita illustration, which I find a bit baffling since the Comic Bishoujo line has been getting closer and closer to his style. Even he earlier Tekken girls like Asuka (<a href="http://www.plastikitty.com/home/plastikitty-review-kotobukiyas-tekken-bishoujo-asuka-kazama" target="_blank">review</a>) and Christie (<a href="http://www.plastikitty.com/home/plastikitty-review-kotobukiyas-tekken-bishoujo-christie-monteiro" target="_blank">review</a>) looked much closer to their illustrations too. So what went wrong with Lili? I honestly think it’s the big, clunky bangs: she’d look much better if they were thinned out and less poofy. Sigh. Well, she’ll be out in May!</p> <p>[via <a href="http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.558689944147406.146157.137679822915089&type=1" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http://www.facebook.com']);" target="_blank">Kotobukiya's Facebook</a>]</p>](http://www.plastikitty.com/wp-content/uploads/KotoLiliHeader.jpg "Kotobukiya’s 1/7 Tekken Bishoujo Lili")
One of the Bishoujo figures I have been looking forward to the most was Lili from Tekken, based on her totally gorgeous concept art. She popped up in magazine scans and I was… less than thrilled with the paint job. Now we’re getting a full look and I just… I don’t have words. Okay, let’s start with the positive. Her frilly pink outfit is adorable! And while the pose is basic it’s certainly nice.
But then… there’s her face. It looks nothing like the Shunya Yamashita illustration, which I find a bit baffling since the Comic Bishoujo line has been getting closer and closer to his style. Even he earlier Tekken girls like Asuka (review) and Christie (review) looked much closer to their illustrations too. So what went wrong with Lili? I honestly think it’s the big, clunky bangs: she’d look much better if they were thinned out and less poofy. Sigh. Well, she’ll be out in May!
[via Kotobukiya's Facebook]
![<p><a rel="attachment wp-att-34493 slb_group[34458] slb slb_internal" href="http://www.plastikitty.com/home/magazine-scans-november-2012/attachment/scansnovember2012header"></a></p> <p>Welcome to another month of scans! We’ve got tons of awesome this time, including FIVE boys! No joke, five of ‘em. Oh, and some ladies as well of course. Lolis, busty demons, kick-ass steak eaters, and graceful penguin commanders. And, of course, the necessary NSFW girls and bikini babes. Check them all out after the jump!</p>](http://www.plastikitty.com/wp-content/uploads/ScansNovember2012Header.jpg "Magazine Scans: November 2012")
Welcome to another month of scans! We’ve got tons of awesome this time, including FIVE boys! No joke, five of ‘em. Oh, and some ladies as well of course. Lolis, busty demons, kick-ass steak eaters, and graceful penguin commanders. And, of course, the necessary NSFW girls and bikini babes. Check them all out after the jump!
