Love this format. Figure collecting is actually quite a secretive hobby, we don't have nearly enough communication with the manufacturers, so learning new things is fun and appreciated ❤
I really enjoyed hearing the history of the two figures and your journey in obtaining them. Seems like everyone does unboxing videos but you and Kohai I think bring something special keep up the great work.
You have no idea how much this comment and those like it means to us. We like being in this space specifically because there's still room for us to create these more in-depth videos. We're happy to see everyone else continue their path and we're having a lot of fun in our own path! We appreciate you and are lucky to have you here ♥️
I still remember when most of Native’s characters were based on Tony Works (Tony Taka) and after sometime they re-released an alternative color version of the same figure (Gamer Girl you have over there is a great example) made it hard to decide which version was the one to get. Thank you for making such a well structured and informative film.
Always good to hear from you! Thank you for the kind words. More that you mention it, a LOT of Tony's do have those color variants. I didn't even realize they were almost always Tony's 👀 Fun fact, I didn't want the black Santa Girl. I just couldn't read Japanese at the time and didn't understand what the sticker meant 😆 so I accidentally bought the black one when I only wanted the original. So now I have both 🤷
@@KohaisCollection This is just my speculation but I believe TONY's works although they look great in 2D, they may not look great in figure form. With all due respect to the artist and his artwork but the STYLE may look dated to some people; by dated I do not mean as a rude criticism but rather that early-2000's-anime-style-look; which kind of is since it's been nearly 17 years since Native released their first figure. People change with the times and so does tastes, and I think there's a big chance new collectors MAY not want old (Design) figures in their collections even if they are brand new just because nowadays figures are a completely more detailed, painted, and complex then they were 15-20 years ago making those figures look plain and/or boring standing next to a modern one. Well, this is just my take but nevertheless I do still have my fair share of early figures (Not just Native) in my collection because it shows the early days of this awesome (and f*cking expensive) hobby.
@@VandebirtI think there's plenty of valid points and criticisms brought up there. His faces are very "flat" and, along with what you said, probably lent itself to easier production back in the day. Now that we're able to produce more curves and details, his "basic" characters aren't exciting. And we ALL know Tony literally has ONE face he gives every character 🤣 Then add that to the fact that his style is very dated, it can be quite dull. I was talking with someone else. Tony is the first artist I could recognize by name and style. So they hold a special place in my heart because they changed how I look at figures and this space. But there are SO many more artists that I appreciate far more nowadays. Nowadays it's like the James Clarkson meme "Oh it's a Tony. Anyways...". Literally since we've gotten into Doujin works, I've never once searched for any Tony Works, but spent countless hours looking for my other artists
Thank you for this history lesson on Native :D Apparently, native is growing, and on Twitter/X they announced that UnBound will be a part of the "Native community". Right now, the Kousoku M-Ko is currently available as a used, complete edition on Yahoo Auction for 28900 YEN. I'll watch her auction and see for how much she ends up going, now that I know her value :D
It's crazy to see how established Native has become. I'll have to checkout UnBound. Whoah really?! Must have been a really recent listing! Definitely report back if she ends up selling/if you get her!
@@KohaisCollection So, finally I can reply! The figure ended up selling for 18000 yen. It was relisted several times and now it sold with 18 bids on the auction! I'm sure the person who bought it will enjoy :D
Loved Nakano Broadway Mandarake! What a coincidence, I went there on my trip to Japan in April. It was shocking seeing how many floors it spanned; though we found their selection of 18+ figures a little small. That or people had already bought all the popular figures we were looking before we arrived 😂
One of the best places to go! It's a shame COVID took its toll on it. It's a far cry from what it was. But Mandarake Nakano is much better than Mandarake Akiba
@@MKP19987 Yessss! Nice! I used to own her but eventually sold her because she took up too much space at the time. I love her outfit though and do miss the figure!
Awesome video. Very demystifying, I’ve been interested in native figures for a while now but never knew about all the sub-brands and the meaning of the different collections they have.
love your in depth videos, I love the retro sci fi look on the first figure, even as the mind boggles on the pose! I guess I know why the first figure doesn't have much interest among collectors, it doesn't show off the whole figure, even the expression is hidden by the pose. Happy that you've now completed your collection!
Thank you for the kind words! And agreed. Without looking her up, you would never know it was a Native TBH. I think if she was at least cast off she'd be more memorable to collectors.
@@KohaisCollection Just 3 Second-Axe action figures and the Iiniku Ushijima statue, that’s my 1st Native; I loved the concept that there were three women involved in the creation of the statue (model, illustrator and sculptor). Now I have 3 Daiki Kase figures preordered since I’m a big fan of his work. Let’s see if they arrive safely to my country.
@@ОгурцыТыквенные oh really? 3 women across each stage of development? That's super cool! 3 of them preordered? Isn't that like...all of them? 😂 I really like "The Girl Getting Pulled". But I missed the preorder window! Selfie Girl is super cute too. I wish Native would do more of them too. Insight is doing a few but I worry about their quality
@@KohaisCollection Yeah! I got carried away :P, but I was chasing the 3 figures since I saw the prototypes in WF. I have not an Insight but a b'full FOTS of a past DK figure, the crouching one. It’s PVC, but is a little small and feels a little cheap and the base is “mirrory” but is kinda ugly; still pretty figure but was too expensive for what it is IMHO, I’ll pass with that brand
great video as always. it was so informative :D i only own a hand full of native figures, so a lot of the things you said were new information to me. :)
Fascinating! And I look forward to more of such 'silly discussions'. 😊 Having owned a small number of Native's figures now, there were still so much information here for the uptake - I wasn't even aware about the two main types of classification 😅 Aside, the introduction and retained inclusion of postcard, earlier releases incorporating switchable sticker sheet and how they used to work with Max Factory were all very interesting learnings. I also wish figures these days can include more unique things like comic books.
Awesome! Glad you enjoyed it and were able to find some new tidbits of info. I really can't imagine anyone using the sticker sheets! If they wanted those decals on the figure, I'd rather they just added it permanently (there are so few figures with hair anyways - if anything it would be a perk at this point). What was your first Native figure?
@@KohaisCollection Your question got me to take a closer look at my collection - I started collecting around Oct, 21 and currently owned 5 from Native (3 Creator's Opinions/Collection and 2 Character Selection): My first was Original - Creator's Collection - "Witch of October 31st" Miss Orangette This is followed by Mio Blue, Olga Discordia (Wedding White), Carolina Yuri (Tanned) and Hotlimit Cover Girl Minatsu (who is also my current favorite, that base though 😞).
One thing I was curious about - Noted the topic at hand is about Native; what I am asking below is more about other figure brands and probably most appropriate to ask when you share other figure brands in future. Regarding the completeness (such as the inclusion of Postcard) as a collector, I like to know what your considerations might be when it comes to figures with say, dx version, wall scroll or acrylic stand and etc - whilst I try to go for dx version, I find myself in such predicaments over the other merchandise that come with it and wonder if I am missing out later on. But at the same time, I prefer if I do not have too many loose items that I may not be able to display 🤔
@@WayneLLC Good question! And may be a good thing to note as we continue others discussions. I think when it comes to like... AmiAmi stuff, I haven't noticed their wall scrolls/acrylic standees really add to the value when reselling since they are standalone items outside of the figure realm. In Japan, you'll actually find a lot of those AmiAmi exclusive standees and such sold for cheap. Now if the figure itself has a DX version or like a swappable part, those definitely seem to retain value well or increase in value. Recently, I specifically hunted down the Albedo Nendoroid with the body pillow exclusive preorder. These were definitely selling for more. For Azure Lane figures, the full versions with rigging seem to hold value better than the light versions too.
@@WayneLLC Oh? You are a relatively new collector then! I've always had a soft spot for Miss Orangette but couldn't get her at the time. And Olga is super pretty 😍 One of the very few dark skinned queens wget as figures! And we both did really want the Cover Girl figure. Her smile is so lovely. She was one we gravitated too at WonderFest!
Hello Senpai! This is the first time I've seen your video, I've always followed your very nice Kohai.😊 You told a really interesting story, I'm very pleased to know that you too have started collecting figures in a similar way to me! I started with my Hatsune Miku Append Figma MaxFactory and my first 18+ was Queen Ikaruga, from Senran Kagura. This year I'm getting a lot of satisfaction with many 18+ and non-18+ figures.I hope you manage to make new videos on UA-cam even 18+, you have a care and exposure of your figures that I simply adore, I only follow you and with great pleasure. Keep up the good work and good luck with everything!
Aww what a kind comment to read ♥️ and yes, she's pretty cool, isn't she? Max Factory has always been one of my favorite brands, particularly when I started collecting early on. Ikaruga has such a pretty character design! We will most certainly continue to produce content on 18+ figures as they are a passion of ours too and they don't get a lot of attention, especially on UA-cam! What are some of your other 18+ figures you adore? Any Natives yet?
Hey y'all question! Would love to support you, but i see your Patreon and Discord are still active yet, according to the description in the video. Are they coming soon?
Hey bro! Hopefully this summer! Our thought is a Patreon that grants access to a private Discord group 😁 it's taken us longer than originally anticipated because we want there to be enough interest so the Discord isn't dead right from the beginning 🙂 We do think we have enough that will join us right from the jump to have some fun conversation!
@@KohaisCollection makes sense! We’ll just know I’ll gladly be a Day 1 supporter. And hopefully that means more NSFW/SFW content in general from Senpai and Kohai - Can’t wait!
Cool video. What do you think about E2046 figures? Do you own any? Are they good quality? I recently bought one just because it’s a really sexy attractive figure. I know nothing about the character.
@@KohaisCollection i’ve always know them because they do garage kits for people to assemble and paint. I have seen also replicas of released figures, which is strange since I would guess they need permission from the companies that did the originals. Then I’ve seen them do some original characters as well. I’ve only seen a couple of vids in youtube about their figs and the owners were happy, but you know that’s subjective. I’m intrigued too. TY
I actually have a Gathering Gawr Gura from them. Took a little over a year to get it, and their support was mmm just okay but I did get her in the end. And I do like the figure. it’s not as customisable as I would have liked but just from looking at it, it looks rly good. If you go for it, not that they’re ridiculously fragile compared to PVC figures. Be very careful with them. To speak to the other commenter’s message, they make bootlegs of garage kits sometimes. At fairly high quality as well, but it could be hit or miss. I personally don’t have a problem with this because the original kit was extremely limited and not at all obtainable for me. But I completely respect and understand anyone who doesn’t want to engage with them or their products based on that.
Love this format. Figure collecting is actually quite a secretive hobby, we don't have nearly enough communication with the manufacturers, so learning new things is fun and appreciated ❤
Thank you for the kind words! Always good to hear from you
I really enjoyed hearing the history of the two figures and your journey in obtaining them. Seems like everyone does unboxing videos but you and Kohai I think bring something special keep up the great work.
You have no idea how much this comment and those like it means to us. We like being in this space specifically because there's still room for us to create these more in-depth videos. We're happy to see everyone else continue their path and we're having a lot of fun in our own path! We appreciate you and are lucky to have you here ♥️
Super interesting video. That figure is super lackluster, but it's a piece of history.
I'm so glad you enjoyed it! And I completely agree. The desire to own is purely the heritage of it being the first!
I still remember when most of Native’s characters were based on Tony Works (Tony Taka) and after sometime they re-released an alternative color version of the same figure (Gamer Girl you have over there is a great example) made it hard to decide which version was the one to get. Thank you for making such a well structured and informative film.
Always good to hear from you! Thank you for the kind words.
More that you mention it, a LOT of Tony's do have those color variants. I didn't even realize they were almost always Tony's 👀
Fun fact, I didn't want the black Santa Girl. I just couldn't read Japanese at the time and didn't understand what the sticker meant 😆 so I accidentally bought the black one when I only wanted the original. So now I have both 🤷
@@KohaisCollection This is just my speculation but I believe TONY's works although they look great in 2D, they may not look great in figure form. With all due respect to the artist and his artwork but the STYLE may look dated to some people; by dated I do not mean as a rude criticism but rather that early-2000's-anime-style-look; which kind of is since it's been nearly 17 years since Native released their first figure. People change with the times and so does tastes, and I think there's a big chance new collectors MAY not want old (Design) figures in their collections even if they are brand new just because nowadays figures are a completely more detailed, painted, and complex then they were 15-20 years ago making those figures look plain and/or boring standing next to a modern one.
Well, this is just my take but nevertheless I do still have my fair share of early figures (Not just Native) in my collection because it shows the early days of this awesome (and f*cking expensive) hobby.
@@VandebirtI think there's plenty of valid points and criticisms brought up there. His faces are very "flat" and, along with what you said, probably lent itself to easier production back in the day. Now that we're able to produce more curves and details, his "basic" characters aren't exciting. And we ALL know Tony literally has ONE face he gives every character 🤣 Then add that to the fact that his style is very dated, it can be quite dull.
I was talking with someone else. Tony is the first artist I could recognize by name and style. So they hold a special place in my heart because they changed how I look at figures and this space. But there are SO many more artists that I appreciate far more nowadays. Nowadays it's like the James Clarkson meme "Oh it's a Tony. Anyways...". Literally since we've gotten into Doujin works, I've never once searched for any Tony Works, but spent countless hours looking for my other artists
Thank you for this history lesson on Native :D Apparently, native is growing, and on Twitter/X they announced that UnBound will be a part of the "Native community".
Right now, the Kousoku M-Ko is currently available as a used, complete edition on Yahoo Auction for 28900 YEN. I'll watch her auction and see for how much she ends up going, now that I know her value :D
It's crazy to see how established Native has become. I'll have to checkout UnBound.
Whoah really?! Must have been a really recent listing! Definitely report back if she ends up selling/if you get her!
@@KohaisCollection So, finally I can reply! The figure ended up selling for 18000 yen. It was relisted several times and now it sold with 18 bids on the auction! I'm sure the person who bought it will enjoy :D
@@diealexus that seems like an awesome deal and price 😲! Thanks for sharing and reporting back!
Loved Nakano Broadway Mandarake! What a coincidence, I went there on my trip to Japan in April. It was shocking seeing how many floors it spanned; though we found their selection of 18+ figures a little small. That or people had already bought all the popular figures we were looking before we arrived 😂
One of the best places to go! It's a shame COVID took its toll on it. It's a far cry from what it was. But Mandarake Nakano is much better than Mandarake Akiba
I've been into collecting since 2014 and also really like native and still learned a lot today through this video. Great work!
That's so awesome to hear! I appreciate the kind words.
What Native figure was YOUR first?!
@@KohaisCollection It was Elevator Girl xD
@@MKP19987 Yessss! Nice! I used to own her but eventually sold her because she took up too much space at the time. I love her outfit though and do miss the figure!
Awesome video. Very demystifying, I’ve been interested in native figures for a while now but never knew about all the sub-brands and the meaning of the different collections they have.
I'm so glad you got something out of it! They are my favorite brand so I'm glad I can share it with others. We appreciate your continued support ♥️
So informative as always. Great video.
Always glad to see you here and thank you for the kind words! 💓
love your in depth videos, I love the retro sci fi look on the first figure, even as the mind boggles on the pose! I guess I know why the first figure doesn't have much interest among collectors, it doesn't show off the whole figure, even the expression is hidden by the pose. Happy that you've now completed your collection!
Thank you for the kind words!
And agreed. Without looking her up, you would never know it was a Native TBH. I think if she was at least cast off she'd be more memorable to collectors.
Great video! Such a classy way to talk about this (cough) great hobby I also have :)
💀 Welcome cultured friend ♥️
Have you collected any Native figures yet? If so, which one was your first?!
@@KohaisCollection Just 3 Second-Axe action figures and the Iiniku Ushijima statue, that’s my 1st Native; I loved the concept that there were three women involved in the creation of the statue (model, illustrator and sculptor). Now I have 3 Daiki Kase figures preordered since I’m a big fan of his work. Let’s see if they arrive safely to my country.
@@ОгурцыТыквенные oh really? 3 women across each stage of development? That's super cool!
3 of them preordered? Isn't that like...all of them? 😂 I really like "The Girl Getting Pulled". But I missed the preorder window! Selfie Girl is super cute too. I wish Native would do more of them too. Insight is doing a few but I worry about their quality
@@KohaisCollection Yeah! I got carried away :P, but I was chasing the 3 figures since I saw the prototypes in WF. I have not an Insight but a b'full FOTS of a past DK figure, the crouching one. It’s PVC, but is a little small and feels a little cheap and the base is “mirrory” but is kinda ugly; still pretty figure but was too expensive for what it is IMHO, I’ll pass with that brand
Hearing that history and breakdown of Native was AWESOME. So helpful and insightful, much appreciated. 🙏
Always good to hear from you ♥️ Glad you are still enjoying the content!
great video as always. it was so informative :D
i only own a hand full of native figures, so a lot of the things you said were new information to me. :)
Thank you for the kind words! Oh yeah? Which was your very first Native figure?
Fascinating! And I look forward to more of such 'silly discussions'. 😊
Having owned a small number of Native's figures now, there were still so much information here for the uptake - I wasn't even aware about the two main types of classification 😅 Aside, the introduction and retained inclusion of postcard, earlier releases incorporating switchable sticker sheet and how they used to work with Max Factory were all very interesting learnings. I also wish figures these days can include more unique things like comic books.
Awesome! Glad you enjoyed it and were able to find some new tidbits of info.
I really can't imagine anyone using the sticker sheets! If they wanted those decals on the figure, I'd rather they just added it permanently (there are so few figures with hair anyways - if anything it would be a perk at this point).
What was your first Native figure?
@@KohaisCollection
Your question got me to take a closer look at my collection - I started collecting around Oct, 21 and currently owned 5 from Native (3 Creator's Opinions/Collection and 2 Character Selection):
My first was Original - Creator's Collection - "Witch of October 31st" Miss Orangette
This is followed by Mio Blue, Olga Discordia (Wedding White), Carolina Yuri (Tanned) and Hotlimit Cover Girl Minatsu (who is also my current favorite, that base though 😞).
One thing I was curious about -
Noted the topic at hand is about Native; what I am asking below is more about other figure brands and probably most appropriate to ask when you share other figure brands in future.
Regarding the completeness (such as the inclusion of Postcard) as a collector, I like to know what your considerations might be when it comes to figures with say, dx version, wall scroll or acrylic stand and etc - whilst I try to go for dx version, I find myself in such predicaments over the other merchandise that come with it and wonder if I am missing out later on. But at the same time, I prefer if I do not have too many loose items that I may not be able to display 🤔
@@WayneLLC Good question! And may be a good thing to note as we continue others discussions. I think when it comes to like... AmiAmi stuff, I haven't noticed their wall scrolls/acrylic standees really add to the value when reselling since they are standalone items outside of the figure realm. In Japan, you'll actually find a lot of those AmiAmi exclusive standees and such sold for cheap. Now if the figure itself has a DX version or like a swappable part, those definitely seem to retain value well or increase in value. Recently, I specifically hunted down the Albedo Nendoroid with the body pillow exclusive preorder. These were definitely selling for more. For Azure Lane figures, the full versions with rigging seem to hold value better than the light versions too.
@@WayneLLC Oh? You are a relatively new collector then!
I've always had a soft spot for Miss Orangette but couldn't get her at the time. And Olga is super pretty 😍 One of the very few dark skinned queens wget as figures!
And we both did really want the Cover Girl figure. Her smile is so lovely. She was one we gravitated too at WonderFest!
Hello Senpai! This is the first time I've seen your video, I've always followed your very nice Kohai.😊
You told a really interesting story, I'm very pleased to know that you too have started collecting figures in a similar way to me! I started with my Hatsune Miku Append Figma MaxFactory and my first 18+ was Queen Ikaruga, from Senran Kagura. This year I'm getting a lot of satisfaction with many 18+ and non-18+ figures.I hope you manage to make new videos on UA-cam even 18+, you have a care and exposure of your figures that I simply adore, I only follow you and with great pleasure. Keep up the good work and good luck with everything!
Aww what a kind comment to read ♥️ and yes, she's pretty cool, isn't she?
Max Factory has always been one of my favorite brands, particularly when I started collecting early on. Ikaruga has such a pretty character design! We will most certainly continue to produce content on 18+ figures as they are a passion of ours too and they don't get a lot of attention, especially on UA-cam!
What are some of your other 18+ figures you adore? Any Natives yet?
Great format, humourous and engaging. Keep it coming!
Always appreciate your support, bro 💪♥️
This was really informative! And learning the origins of Native's brand name gave me a laugh lol
I'm glad you found it insightful! The Japanese are quite amusing sometimes 😂 Very silly.
you made me curious about the hentai now haha
Report back if you watch it for....science!
Hey y'all question! Would love to support you, but i see your Patreon and Discord are still active yet, according to the description in the video. Are they coming soon?
Hey bro! Hopefully this summer! Our thought is a Patreon that grants access to a private Discord group 😁 it's taken us longer than originally anticipated because we want there to be enough interest so the Discord isn't dead right from the beginning 🙂 We do think we have enough that will join us right from the jump to have some fun conversation!
@@KohaisCollection makes sense! We’ll just know I’ll gladly be a Day 1 supporter. And hopefully that means more NSFW/SFW content in general from Senpai and Kohai - Can’t wait!
@@DudeWerewolf duly noted! Can't wait to see you there and interact!
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Cool video. What do you think about E2046 figures? Do you own any? Are they good quality? I recently bought one just because it’s a really sexy attractive figure. I know nothing about the character.
We have no first hand experience with E2046 yet! I am intrigued by them because they offer one of the few Violet Evergarden figures!
@@KohaisCollection i’ve always know them because they do garage kits for people to assemble and paint. I have seen also replicas of released figures, which is strange since I would guess they need permission from the companies that did the originals. Then I’ve seen them do some original characters as well. I’ve only seen a couple of vids in youtube about their figs and the owners were happy, but you know that’s subjective. I’m intrigued too. TY
I actually have a Gathering Gawr Gura from them. Took a little over a year to get it, and their support was mmm just okay but I did get her in the end. And I do like the figure. it’s not as customisable as I would have liked but just from looking at it, it looks rly good.
If you go for it, not that they’re ridiculously fragile compared to PVC figures. Be very careful with them.
To speak to the other commenter’s message, they make bootlegs of garage kits sometimes. At fairly high quality as well, but it could be hit or miss. I personally don’t have a problem with this because the original kit was extremely limited and not at all obtainable for me. But I completely respect and understand anyone who doesn’t want to engage with them or their products based on that.
Oh and Gathering is their line of preassembled and repainted resin figures. You can buy just the gks and paint them yourself if you want
@@leoryzap We appreciate you adding your input, Deleted! ❤