Happy New Year everyone! Two things quick things: We started up a discord the other week, feel free to join it discord.gg/WsdRVDqfJv Considering I plan to read through comments on stream soon, I probably wont respond as much this time around, but I'll still be reading them
8:15, this figure avoids looking flat at all *hard cuts to boobs* ahah I didn't buy anything major this year. Just a few nendos and pop-ups. My favorites were the Event Exclusive Chun-Li pop-up; where she's doing a high knee in her pink colorway. To some extent, i love it for the same reasons you love your max factory figure. It looks more like Chun-Li than any other figure of her at that price point. The pose is dynamic and its just so pretty! After that is probably a tie between my Frieren and Ranni nendos. Also, Happy new year!
Yay! A new video from Zucco! Happy New Year, everyone! :3 That figure of Asahi Serizawa by Alter looks awesome. I have a feeling that many years from now she will be a holy grail on someone's list. Too bad Idolmaster is a franchise that I am no longer following. Their figures by Alter always look exquisite. Icrea stunned many of us with the release of their insanely good Aigis Origa Mode figure. I wonder what else they have in store for us. The only new announcements so far are the two figures from Umamusume. Of course, Chun Li by Max Factory would be on the list. I honestly don't know how anyone will ever be able to top this one. I never thought sitting on a cement block with a thoughtful expression would be it for Chun Li, but this? This is totally her. Alter + Touhou Project seemed like a dream collab that few anticipated. I correctly surmised that one of them would be your favourite this year. To answer your question, my best figure of 2024 would be Strawberry Miku (15th Anniversary Ver.) by Good Smile Company. She looks even better in-person. I am absolutely blown away by all the details on her. She is easily one of my favourites in the last three years. I also love my Kimono Pekora (Hololive Usada Pekora - Zenjinrui Usagika Keikaku - Japanese Doll 1/4 Scale Figure) by Design Coco, perhaps more for the kimono than the figure itself, if that makes sense. Both are centerpieces in my collection.
My favorites I bought this year: The Persona 4: The Ultimax Ultra Suplex Hold Aegis (5th on your top list), and the Good Smile Chisato and Takina for sure. But I also bought a lot from my grail list, like the Good Smile God Eater 2 Ciel Alençon figure, or the KDcolle Saber Alter kimono ver. re-release, and lastly the Good Smile Fate/Extra CCC Nero Claudius Bride figure. I got all of them for or less than retail price which is so nice! Especially as some of these were retailed for 11-15k back in the day.
Love your Remilia so much! I didn’t bought much this year but my favorite was the “1/7 Aqua Lewysia Vampire Negligee” I know it has a bit of controversy around it but I totally love that figure! Hope you enjoy the holidays and can’t wait to see what you bring to your collection on 2025, thanks for the videos!
Happy new year. Most of my figures i bought this year were rereleses but a few of them were ones i thought i would never be able to afford. All in all a good year to be a collector. I do regret not preordering that Aigis though. Definitely kicking myself for that one.
My favourite figures that I got from 2024 are: 1. Chloe von Einzbern - 1/7 - Roomwear Ver. by Claynel; 2. Street Witch Lily 1/7 by Hobby Sakura; 3. Haneame Dog Pet Girlfriend 1/6 by GSC; 4. Elaina Early Summer Sky 1/7 by GSC; 5. Dojikko Maid Lily 1/6 by Vibrastar. Great video!! I love your content :)
My favourite figure I picked up this year was a grail figure which was Stars Bless you figure. My favourite figure I picked up that was released this year is probably the Miku BiCute Bunnies Rurudo ver or the Sakura Kuji figure!
My favorite this year was one I just got this Christmas from some friends in Japan. Its a Milim & Ramiris figure from Tensei Slime, with Milim sitting in a chair and a small Ramiris by her shoulder/arm
Happy new year! Hope everyone gets a figure announcement for a character you all want :D Love your #1 figure and I'm biased too, my favorite this year was Reimu Hakurei: Wonderful Shrine Maiden from Solarin, she is so pretty, wasn't that expensive and was an adventure to pick up from my local post office hahaha My special mention is the nendoroid of Kamiya Hiroshi, I'm not a big fan of nendoroids, but I do like Kamiya Hiroshi and this one talks Also, I saw at the back the Sakura Card Captor figures, they look as big as I thought hahaha they look amazing :)
Happy New Year, everyone! 🎉 I’m not familiar with the Touhou franchise, but I definitely agree with your number 1 pick. Remilia and Flandre really highlight Alter's amazing quality-I can’t wait to see the rest of their Touhou line. - As for my favorite figure of 2024, it's the Gwendolyn 1/7 by Prisma Wing (100% biased-best character design). I have some issues with the support rod they added later on, but the figure itself is gorgeous. It's also great to see more Odin Sphere figures being made in general.
As far as figures I got this year my #1 would have to be that Lum B-style figure! It was one of my biggest grails I never thought I would get but one day I checked the comments on MFC and saw it was on the chrunchyroll site! What's more that day they were having a sort of, the more you spend the bigger the discount so I was able to get it for a really freaking good price too!
My figure of the year is Wakamo from Blue Archive. Just like Remilia her aftermarket is disgusting and hope they do a rerun for people but Neonmax isn't the biggest company so highly doubtful it'll happen
Happy New Year to everyone around the globe! That Chun Li figure is so pretty, and as said, she has such pretty eyes. As for my year, my top 3 (all pre-owned but unopened) for 2024 were: No. 1: Sesshomaru 1/7 by Hobby Max No. 2: Nekki Basara 1/8 by MegaHouse No. 3: Xiao 1/7 from Genshin Impact by Apex
One of my fave releases this year is a prize figure. The Taito desktop cute Miku who's like a yawning cat. She's adorable. My favourite figure I received is prob Snow Miku 1/4 rerelease. Until I got her I was wondering if I made a bad choice and should have got her in her standard outfit. But Im glad I chose her. Most of the figures I bought this year are older preowned ones. If I count them I love the Spiritale Miku sitting on a birthday cake. I only started collecting in 2024 so most of my preorders don't release til 2025. Its going to be an exciting year!
2024 has probably been my wildest year in terms of figure collecting, even though I'm trying to keep it managable. And while Ägir from Azur Lane or Reisalin Stout from Ryza 3 were great additions, my personal favorite(s) are Kirito and Asuna from SAO. Back in the day, these characters were part of my start into this hobby and this summer, I was lucky to get their 1/7 scales from Alter in their classic outfits for a great price. And even if they're not the most spectacular figures on my shelf, I'm still just so damn satisfied with how they look together.
Happy new year :) I've been super jealous of your Artorias figure, ever since you first showed him off. My figure of the year would likely be either of the Arknights Surtr figures that came out. the CW03 or the Liberté//Échec skins. The latter is definitely my favorite design wise, but the build quality isn't as nice as the CW03 one (made by myethos, so that's no surprise)
My favorite figures I got this year are: 1. The Ghost Bride (GORGEOUS) 2. Erza Scarlet from Bellfine (Bellfine came through!) 3. Frieren nendoroid (Lots of accessories and her personality came through) 4. Saber Alter on motor from GSC (very cool rerelease) 5. Saber Astolfo (Very fluid and just a fun guy) I love the ghost bride so much that after getting scammed from buying her on Global Freaks (first time buying from them...) I bought her AGAIN from an amazing and kind seller on MFC!
Happy New Year! Fun stuff. I'll give you credit by being more objective over Tiaga! Great choices, that Touhou figure is amazing! If her after market was better, I'd be tempted to get her. I have my eye on the Alter Izayoi Sakuya coming, I love the design so much. I picked up my "grail" this year of Trafalgar Law SOC by Megahouse, released in 2017 and Jellal by Tsume (Fairy Tail) *received the Ultimate Edition 1:4 chances, released in 2023. Favorites that released this year: Rozemyne Deluxe Edition by Stronger (Ascendance of a Bookworm) and Juvia Lockser by FREEing (Fairy Tail) *she's my most beloved female character so I'm biased*
HAPPY NEW YEAR ZUCCO!!!! i mostly picked up secondhand/preowned figures this year (i'm the amiami preowned final boss), but my favorite 2024-specific releases that i picked up definitely go to apex's 1/7 kangel (with the beautiful light-up base!) and alter's 1/7 nurse yami rerelease :]
Happy New Year!!🎉 I honestly didn't keep up with Anime figure releases (outside of your videos) this past year nor did I buy. Needed a break😅 But I look forward to what's to come in 2025!
Happy New Year everybody!!! Most of the figures I bought this year were either re-issues or were older releases, but of the ones that were released I’d have to say Kotobukiya’s Juliana is the No. 1. She looks really nice, and the cat is adorable. My only complaint is that she doesn’t get the purple uniform. My No. 2 would be the Arcueid DX Figma. It was worth getting the DX for the skirt and legs but man. The skirt fabric sucks. I’m thinking about making her a better one this year
My favorite scale figure I got in 2024 was Spiritale Iori from Blue Archive. With Neonmax Wakamo coming in close second. But my absolute favorite pick up in 2024 was Hasuki Mechanic Fiona but she's an articulated figure. I just wanted to mention her lol.
My favorite of the year is the Arms Note Long Range Joshi Kosei figure by AmiAmi/Amakuni. I LOVE her pose, her face, her rifle, the paint job and the details, but man was she expensive! A close second is the Girls' Frontline ZB-26 swimsuit figure by Wonderful Works.
Happy new year! I don't really collect figures (don't have the money or space for them as of yet) but your videos are always a treat regardless. I didn't know you had that Princess of the Crystal figure in your display, she looks beautiful! Penguindrum is one of my favorite animes ever, so I'd love to get her someday :]
I wonder where you would have put Aegis if the gradation on her hair were on point. Would it have change something? MXchan is also next to Chun Li in my shelf, and you're so right, comparing them. :D
I don't even own many 2024 figures, despite this being my most active year ever. A lot of them are still piling up in the thankfully indefinite Private Warehouse of Hobby Genki... Which is becoming a problem because I kinda went overboard and might not have the space for them. Also the thought of shipping this much at once is becoming scary, as well as the amount of import tax 😬 Maybe I'll ship them bit by bit. Another reason is hunting for sales and good aftermarket prices, which is why I got a bunch of "older" figures. Also prizes/PUPs etc. When we go strictly by 2024 release + owning them right now, my tops are: Gawr Gura - Design Coco 1/7 Yuzuriha - F:Nex - 1/7 (The tree she sits on turned out SO GOOD) Megumin - F:Nex - 1/7 - Black Rose Dress ver. (Overpayed for her, but still beautiful. She went down to a much more fair price of 22k yen after release, but seems to be gone now.) and [NSFW] - Original - Dojikko Maid Lily - 1/6 (Vibrastar) An older one I got pre-owned an I think might be interesting to talk about is this Milim Nava - 1/7 - Hanfu ver. (Wan Hua Feng Wu). Very obscure, the manufacturer only did this one figure and I don't think many people are even aware of her. She is just stunning and elegant. When backlit the flower print on her dress comes out very nicely and all the translucent parts with their flowy molding give such a nice effect. The base also came out great, makes this like a little diorama and adds atmosphere. She was quite cheap and if you can get her for a decent price from a seller, this one is quite the insider tip. Tough beware she is very fragile, especially the twintails can break off, but gluing them back on should honestly not be a big problem.
Great and unique choices! There were so many good releases in 2024! 2024 felt like a figure renaissance because you had Chinese manufacturers step into the arena with Japanese manufacturers! Many options for affordable figure alternatives as well!
Oof, if we're talking about only SFW figures my favorites from this year were: 1. Mihane - Kasa wo Hiraite Tsubasa wo Tojite by Thousand and Alice Glint 2. Mo Dao Zu Shi Lan Wangji/Wei Wuxian BuxianXian Version by GSC 3. All of Kotobukiya's Haikyuu!! ARTFX J's 4. Panda Mahjong: Laurier Nendoroid Doll If we include NSFW my favorite figure of the year was actually Native's Aoba and Koujaku (which does have a sfw display option too). There were some hair defects that they had to replace at release but otherwise they are gorgeous, and overall I think it was a better year than usual for male character figure collectors haha.
For a figure that came out this year my favorite was Ruby Rose Lucid Dreams ver by GSC. For one I bought in 2024 it is my Kirito 1/7 altair by Alter. He's probably my favorite figure I own currently and is the reason I am now an Alter fan.
My favorite pick-ups this year were: 1. Arknights Schwarz by Alter She is so gorgeous i don't even know where to start. The sheer amount of details, different textures and finishes on her are insane. She's sadly too big for my display case so i had to buy a special light up display for her, at least that way she gets the special treatment she deserves lmao. Only downside of the figure is the assembly, you have to screw a part of the base in yourself and it's very nerve wrecking.... and of course her price is quite high but so worth it in my opinion! (although having to pay an extra 100€ in customs was not fun T-T) 2. Zone-00 Benten by Max Factory One of my long time grails, i had my eyes on him since i first joined this hobby but his price never really went down + it didn't help that his preorder price was already expensive for the price standards back then. Well fast forward to May this year, after having overcome some tough months in my life i decided to treat myself and finally bought him. Words can not describe how it feels to finally own the figure i was dreaming of all these years, he's insanely gorgeous and one of the figures i will never let go of. 3. Touhou Project Remilia by Alter You've already talked plenty about how great she is and i feel the same on everything you said about her. I'm very excited for the future Alter Touhou figures and hope they'll do some less popular characters as well. Honorable mentions this year is Plantopia Alpha by GSC, she turned out super nice and is such an eye catcher in person. They even went through the extra effort and made her blade out of some type of metal!
Favorite figures I've bought this year: - Nendoroid Ninomae Ina'nis DX - Ichiban Kuji NieR:Automata Ver1.1a 2B Artscale bust - BiCute bunnies Hatsune Miku rurudo version Top 1: Nendoroid Hiroi Kikuri, not so many details on the sculpt, but the faceplates and accessories are just perfect
There are 2 that are my fav & I just can't chose between them. and they are the popup parade of Kirigoe Mima, for her first ever figure I thinks just perfect and the other one is the P.O.P. Re-Maximum Uta
What’s that Penguindrum Himari figure you have on the shelf? I have a shitty himari that doesn’t hold together without super glue (got scammed at a con for like $100 😂 but apparently all of them had this problem)
It's the one made by Alter from back in 2013. Had her since launch and she's still good, though she's extremely heavy and only has plastic pegs so I'm always worried she's gonna break. Very pretty tho
I can´t decide what´s my fav. pick of 2024.. I got my hands on two of my ´holy grails´: Annabel (4-Leaves / Kotobukiya) and Chynthia with Garchomp (ARTFX J Pokemon / Kotobukiya) and I can't decide which I am more happier with.
I'm too lazy to order them but here's 10 figures that released in 2024 that I got which are my favorites 1. AMAKUNI's Persona 5 Ann 2. Intelligent System's Nohr Noble Corrin (probably number 1 for me) 3. Icrea's Aigis 4. Myethos' Surtr Colorful Wonderland 5. Kotobukiya's P3R Makoto Yuki 6. APEX's Prinz Eugen Final Lap Ver. 7. Kotobukiya's Piplup w/ Dawn 8. Union Creative's Bonnie Illustration Hitoyo-chan 9. OtakuToys' White Rabbit by Rosuuri 10. Phat Company's Ryza based on her design in 2. I would put Kotobukiya's Elizabeth up there too, but I had so many issues with her that I kept shipping her back since I felt like the one person with QC issues. Also, honorable mention to the PUP of Karby Good Smile released. I love that his wheels actually work like a wind up toy.
My top figures I got this year are probably, Dark Magician Girl by Megahouse, Hoshiguma by Apex, Chris Aqua Blue rerelease and Dawn with piplup rerelease. I won't be getting him in 2024 since he released in the last few days of 2024 but kaworu by Megahouse might be up there too.
Pretty nice year overall, kinda funny how I could predict all the figures you were going to show but they're all top tier, so that's a given. My top 5 of figures I bought this year are the following: 5. Izayoi Sakuya 1/7 by Emontoys: She's definitely the coolest and more ambitious design wise I bought this year, too bad the weight of the figure and the way the base is designed made the figure broke by it's own weight in like 2 months. I'm still wondering how to fix it, but she's awesome in any other aspect. 4. Hatsune Miku Rose Cage ver. by GoodSmile Company: She's just gorgeous, glossy, sparkly and so delicately sculpted that I can't keep my eyes away from her. 3. Nagato Yuki Maidmade ver by Miyuki: Nagato is one my favorite characters of all time and I'm extremely biased but she's perfect and looks just like her. 2. Zundamon PopUp parade: Like, are you really putting a cheap popup above all the other luxurious scales? Yes, this figure is perfect and for less than 5000 jpy its a steal. It just doesn't miss any detail and looks exactly like her and even the pose, despite how simple it is, it's a 10/10 for the character: I love her. 1. Usada Pekora B-style by FREEing: IMO, this is the best figure FREEing has ever produced. All the details are there, the face is extremely cute and with her 450 mm in height, her stage presence is immaculate. Definitely one of my center pieces and one of the first things you see when entering my house. Worth every penny, even if 40K yen is kinda yikes.
That Artorias figure looks so cool. A shame it’s very expensive. I am pretty surprised they don’t make more figures of fromsoftware characters. Not even of the female characters. Mostly Nendroids if I remember correctly.
Yeah doesnt make a lot of sense to me, though some of the characters would be a bit of an undertaking to properly paint and sculpt so they probably just dont want to bother
My top 5 I got this year are: 1. Seragaki Aoba and Koujaku 1/6 by Native 2. Towa 1/6 by Native 3. Hayakawa Aki 1/7 by Myethos 4. Nagisa Kaworu 1/7 by Hobby Max 5. Jinshi and Maomao nendoroids
"honorable mentions" first: P1 1/3 2B: Haven't unboxed as I'm still waiting on the case. But I'm willing to bet this is the best given the quality of the 1/4 set I have. Aniplex swimsuit Marin Kitagawa: technically 2023 release, but gotten in 2024 due to shipping. One of the best Marin I'd say. FREEing DxD bunny pair: still on a boat somewhere. Now, FREEing aren't the best, but this is still looking to be miles better than all the other DxD pole dancing figures. Top figure for me: Myne, from Stronger. I am *very* biased here as I just really love bookworm. But this is also a pretty well made figure. She is very adorable. Mirko, from FREEing. For once, an interesting bunny. Milim Nava, from Prima Wing. The price hurts a little, but it is very nice and cute. Erza Scarlet, Seduction armor, from Union Creative. I do like it when the sexyness is canon.
Azur Lane New Jersey Snow-White Ceremony Figure from Apex is my #1, while it’s one of the most expensive figures in my collection the attention to detail and because I’m from NJ I just had to get it.
Any touhou figure is honestly top tier, quality and design wise. I'm waiting out for alters matcha Kirisame Marisa and also modoka magica!! I love my witchcraft girlies so imma work more hours to save up lmaooo💖✨ I see cup a noodle dinners in our future 💸
my top 5 figures (of 2024) ranked 1. Remilia Scarlet [Alter] 2. Elysia [Apex] 3. Rice Shower Vampire Makeover ver. [GSC] 4. asleep [Magic Bullets] 5. Le Malin [Alter] On a side note, I feel Alter might dominate my entire ranking in 2025. Just look at the figures they have lined up for release this year!
Happy New Year everyone! Two things quick things: We started up a discord the other week, feel free to join it discord.gg/WsdRVDqfJv
Considering I plan to read through comments on stream soon, I probably wont respond as much this time around, but I'll still be reading them
8:15, this figure avoids looking flat at all
*hard cuts to boobs* ahah
I didn't buy anything major this year.
Just a few nendos and pop-ups.
My favorites were the Event Exclusive Chun-Li pop-up; where she's doing a high knee in her pink colorway. To some extent, i love it for the same reasons you love your max factory figure.
It looks more like Chun-Li than any other figure of her at that price point. The pose is dynamic and its just so pretty!
After that is probably a tie between my Frieren and Ranni nendos.
Also, Happy new year!
Yay! A new video from Zucco! Happy New Year, everyone! :3
That figure of Asahi Serizawa by Alter looks awesome. I have a feeling that many years from now she will be a holy grail on someone's list. Too bad Idolmaster is a franchise that I am no longer following. Their figures by Alter always look exquisite.
Icrea stunned many of us with the release of their insanely good Aigis Origa Mode figure. I wonder what else they have in store for us. The only new announcements so far are the two figures from Umamusume.
Of course, Chun Li by Max Factory would be on the list. I honestly don't know how anyone will ever be able to top this one. I never thought sitting on a cement block with a thoughtful expression would be it for Chun Li, but this? This is totally her.
Alter + Touhou Project seemed like a dream collab that few anticipated. I correctly surmised that one of them would be your favourite this year.
To answer your question, my best figure of 2024 would be Strawberry Miku (15th Anniversary Ver.) by Good Smile Company. She looks even better in-person. I am absolutely blown away by all the details on her. She is easily one of my favourites in the last three years. I also love my Kimono Pekora (Hololive Usada Pekora - Zenjinrui Usagika Keikaku - Japanese Doll 1/4 Scale Figure) by Design Coco, perhaps more for the kimono than the figure itself, if that makes sense. Both are centerpieces in my collection.
My favorites I bought this year:
The Persona 4: The Ultimax Ultra Suplex Hold Aegis (5th on your top list), and the Good Smile Chisato and Takina for sure.
But I also bought a lot from my grail list, like the Good Smile God Eater 2 Ciel Alençon figure, or the KDcolle Saber Alter kimono ver. re-release, and lastly the Good Smile Fate/Extra CCC Nero Claudius Bride figure. I got all of them for or less than retail price which is so nice! Especially as some of these were retailed for 11-15k back in the day.
Love your Remilia so much! I didn’t bought much this year but my favorite was the “1/7 Aqua
Lewysia Vampire Negligee” I know it has a bit of controversy around it but I totally love that figure! Hope you enjoy the holidays and can’t wait to see what you bring to your collection on 2025, thanks for the videos!
That Taiga figure is absolutely beautiful!!
Happy new year. Most of my figures i bought this year were rereleses but a few of them were ones i thought i would never be able to afford. All in all a good year to be a collector. I do regret not preordering that Aigis though. Definitely kicking myself for that one.
My favourite figures that I got from 2024 are: 1. Chloe von Einzbern - 1/7 - Roomwear Ver. by Claynel; 2. Street Witch Lily 1/7 by Hobby Sakura; 3. Haneame Dog Pet Girlfriend 1/6 by GSC; 4. Elaina Early Summer Sky 1/7 by GSC; 5. Dojikko Maid Lily 1/6 by Vibrastar. Great video!! I love your content :)
My favourite figure I picked up this year was a grail figure which was Stars Bless you figure.
My favourite figure I picked up that was released this year is probably the Miku BiCute Bunnies Rurudo ver or the Sakura Kuji figure!
My favorite this year was one I just got this Christmas from some friends in Japan.
Its a Milim & Ramiris figure from Tensei Slime, with Milim sitting in a chair and a small Ramiris by her shoulder/arm
Happy new year! Hope everyone gets a figure announcement for a character you all want :D
Love your #1 figure and I'm biased too, my favorite this year was Reimu Hakurei: Wonderful Shrine Maiden from Solarin, she is so pretty, wasn't that expensive and was an adventure to pick up from my local post office hahaha
My special mention is the nendoroid of Kamiya Hiroshi, I'm not a big fan of nendoroids, but I do like Kamiya Hiroshi and this one talks
Also, I saw at the back the Sakura Card Captor figures, they look as big as I thought hahaha they look amazing :)
Happy New Year, everyone! 🎉
I’m not familiar with the Touhou franchise, but I definitely agree with your number 1 pick. Remilia and Flandre really highlight Alter's amazing quality-I can’t wait to see the rest of their Touhou line.
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As for my favorite figure of 2024, it's the Gwendolyn 1/7 by Prisma Wing (100% biased-best character design). I have some issues with the support rod they added later on, but the figure itself is gorgeous. It's also great to see more Odin Sphere figures being made in general.
loving the new background looks really clean!
thanks!
As far as figures I got this year my #1 would have to be that Lum B-style figure! It was one of my biggest grails I never thought I would get but one day I checked the comments on MFC and saw it was on the chrunchyroll site! What's more that day they were having a sort of, the more you spend the bigger the discount so I was able to get it for a really freaking good price too!
My figure of the year is Wakamo from Blue Archive. Just like Remilia her aftermarket is disgusting and hope they do a rerun for people but Neonmax isn't the biggest company so highly doubtful it'll happen
Happy New Year to everyone around the globe!
That Chun Li figure is so pretty, and as said, she has such pretty eyes.
As for my year, my top 3 (all pre-owned but unopened) for 2024 were:
No. 1: Sesshomaru 1/7 by Hobby Max
No. 2: Nekki Basara 1/8 by MegaHouse
No. 3: Xiao 1/7 from Genshin Impact by Apex
One of my fave releases this year is a prize figure. The Taito desktop cute Miku who's like a yawning cat. She's adorable.
My favourite figure I received is prob Snow Miku 1/4 rerelease. Until I got her I was wondering if I made a bad choice and should have got her in her standard outfit. But Im glad I chose her.
Most of the figures I bought this year are older preowned ones. If I count them I love the Spiritale Miku sitting on a birthday cake.
I only started collecting in 2024 so most of my preorders don't release til 2025. Its going to be an exciting year!
Nice choices to be sure!
2024 has probably been my wildest year in terms of figure collecting, even though I'm trying to keep it managable.
And while Ägir from Azur Lane or Reisalin Stout from Ryza 3 were great additions, my personal favorite(s) are Kirito and Asuna from SAO. Back in the day, these characters were part of my start into this hobby and this summer, I was lucky to get their 1/7 scales from Alter in their classic outfits for a great price. And even if they're not the most spectacular figures on my shelf, I'm still just so damn satisfied with how they look together.
Happy New Year!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! My two favs this year are littorio's 1/7 and 1/6 Erotics Gear-Girl Rouge
Happy new year :) I've been super jealous of your Artorias figure, ever since you first showed him off.
My figure of the year would likely be either of the Arknights Surtr figures that came out. the CW03 or the Liberté//Échec skins.
The latter is definitely my favorite design wise, but the build quality isn't as nice as the CW03 one (made by myethos, so that's no surprise)
My favorite figures I got this year are:
1. The Ghost Bride (GORGEOUS)
2. Erza Scarlet from Bellfine (Bellfine came through!)
3. Frieren nendoroid (Lots of accessories and her personality came through)
4. Saber Alter on motor from GSC (very cool rerelease)
5. Saber Astolfo (Very fluid and just a fun guy)
I love the ghost bride so much that after getting scammed from buying her on Global Freaks (first time buying from them...) I bought her AGAIN from an amazing and kind seller on MFC!
Happy New Year! Fun stuff. I'll give you credit by being more objective over Tiaga! Great choices, that Touhou figure is amazing! If her after market was better, I'd be tempted to get her. I have my eye on the Alter Izayoi Sakuya coming, I love the design so much.
I picked up my "grail" this year of Trafalgar Law SOC by Megahouse, released in 2017 and Jellal by Tsume (Fairy Tail) *received the Ultimate Edition 1:4 chances, released in 2023.
Favorites that released this year: Rozemyne Deluxe Edition by Stronger (Ascendance of a Bookworm) and Juvia Lockser by FREEing (Fairy Tail) *she's my most beloved female character so I'm biased*
HAPPY NEW YEAR ZUCCO!!!! i mostly picked up secondhand/preowned figures this year (i'm the amiami preowned final boss), but my favorite 2024-specific releases that i picked up definitely go to apex's 1/7 kangel (with the beautiful light-up base!) and alter's 1/7 nurse yami rerelease :]
I saw that aqua bomber girl figure physically and she looked so impressively blue. Very top tier figure 👍
Happy New Year!!🎉
I honestly didn't keep up with Anime figure releases (outside of your videos) this past year nor did I buy. Needed a break😅
But I look forward to what's to come in 2025!
A break sounds pretty nice from all the spending ngl
Happy New Year everybody!!!
Most of the figures I bought this year were either re-issues or were older releases, but of the ones that were released I’d have to say Kotobukiya’s Juliana is the No. 1. She looks really nice, and the cat is adorable. My only complaint is that she doesn’t get the purple uniform. My No. 2 would be the Arcueid DX Figma. It was worth getting the DX for the skirt and legs but man. The skirt fabric sucks. I’m thinking about making her a better one this year
My favorite scale figure I got in 2024 was Spiritale Iori from Blue Archive. With Neonmax Wakamo coming in close second. But my absolute favorite pick up in 2024 was Hasuki Mechanic Fiona but she's an articulated figure. I just wanted to mention her lol.
My favorite of the year is the Arms Note Long Range Joshi Kosei figure by AmiAmi/Amakuni. I LOVE her pose, her face, her rifle, the paint job and the details, but man was she expensive! A close second is the Girls' Frontline ZB-26 swimsuit figure by Wonderful Works.
Happy new year! I don't really collect figures (don't have the money or space for them as of yet) but your videos are always a treat regardless. I didn't know you had that Princess of the Crystal figure in your display, she looks beautiful! Penguindrum is one of my favorite animes ever, so I'd love to get her someday :]
Penguindrum remains a favorite of mine and I've had her since her release, but yeah thats my bad for never doing a collection tour
I wonder where you would have put Aegis if the gradation on her hair were on point. Would it have change something?
MXchan is also next to Chun Li in my shelf, and you're so right, comparing them. :D
Probably would have swapped her and Aqua. Don't think she could beat Chun Li in my mind
I thought so myself. The sculpt and the face are more interesting than Aqua, but Chun Li is a true powerhouse.
I don't even own many 2024 figures, despite this being my most active year ever.
A lot of them are still piling up in the thankfully indefinite Private Warehouse of Hobby Genki... Which is becoming a problem because I kinda went overboard and might not have the space for them. Also the thought of shipping this much at once is becoming scary, as well as the amount of import tax 😬 Maybe I'll ship them bit by bit.
Another reason is hunting for sales and good aftermarket prices, which is why I got a bunch of "older" figures. Also prizes/PUPs etc.
When we go strictly by 2024 release + owning them right now, my tops are:
Gawr Gura - Design Coco 1/7
Yuzuriha - F:Nex - 1/7 (The tree she sits on turned out SO GOOD)
Megumin - F:Nex - 1/7 - Black Rose Dress ver. (Overpayed for her, but still beautiful. She went down to a much more fair price of 22k yen after release, but seems to be gone now.)
and
[NSFW] - Original - Dojikko Maid Lily - 1/6 (Vibrastar)
An older one I got pre-owned an I think might be interesting to talk about is this Milim Nava - 1/7 - Hanfu ver. (Wan Hua Feng Wu). Very obscure, the manufacturer only did this one figure and I don't think many people are even aware of her. She is just stunning and elegant. When backlit the flower print on her dress comes out very nicely and all the translucent parts with their flowy molding give such a nice effect. The base also came out great, makes this like a little diorama and adds atmosphere. She was quite cheap and if you can get her for a decent price from a seller, this one is quite the insider tip. Tough beware she is very fragile, especially the twintails can break off, but gluing them back on should honestly not be a big problem.
always fun!! Happy New years!
Happy new year!
Happy New Year!!! My fav figure I picked up this year is Hatsune Miku Happy 16th Birthday Ver.
I still have some I haven't opened yet so not 100% sure. My favorite might also be Remilia but the Apex version.
Great and unique choices! There were so many good releases in 2024! 2024 felt like a figure renaissance because you had Chinese manufacturers step into the arena with Japanese manufacturers! Many options for affordable figure alternatives as well!
Oof, if we're talking about only SFW figures my favorites from this year were:
1. Mihane - Kasa wo Hiraite Tsubasa wo Tojite by Thousand and Alice Glint
2. Mo Dao Zu Shi Lan Wangji/Wei Wuxian BuxianXian Version by GSC
3. All of Kotobukiya's Haikyuu!! ARTFX J's
4. Panda Mahjong: Laurier Nendoroid Doll
If we include NSFW my favorite figure of the year was actually Native's Aoba and Koujaku (which does have a sfw display option too). There were some hair defects that they had to replace at release but otherwise they are gorgeous, and overall I think it was a better year than usual for male character figure collectors haha.
For a figure that came out this year my favorite was Ruby Rose Lucid Dreams ver by GSC. For one I bought in 2024 it is my Kirito 1/7 altair by Alter. He's probably my favorite figure I own currently and is the reason I am now an Alter fan.
My favorite pick-ups this year were:
1. Arknights Schwarz by Alter
She is so gorgeous i don't even know where to start. The sheer amount of details, different textures and finishes on her are insane. She's sadly too big for my display case so i had to buy a special light up display for her, at least that way she gets the special treatment she deserves lmao. Only downside of the figure is the assembly, you have to screw a part of the base in yourself and it's very nerve wrecking.... and of course her price is quite high but so worth it in my opinion! (although having to pay an extra 100€ in customs was not fun T-T)
2. Zone-00 Benten by Max Factory
One of my long time grails, i had my eyes on him since i first joined this hobby but his price never really went down + it didn't help that his preorder price was already expensive for the price standards back then.
Well fast forward to May this year, after having overcome some tough months in my life i decided to treat myself and finally bought him.
Words can not describe how it feels to finally own the figure i was dreaming of all these years, he's insanely gorgeous and one of the figures i will never let go of.
3. Touhou Project Remilia by Alter
You've already talked plenty about how great she is and i feel the same on everything you said about her. I'm very excited for the future Alter Touhou figures and hope they'll do some less popular characters as well.
Honorable mentions this year is Plantopia Alpha by GSC, she turned out super nice and is such an eye catcher in person. They even went through the extra effort and made her blade out of some type of metal!
What do you think of the Apex Remelia figure that came out?
I really love her. She isn't as spectacular but I love her old fashioned raggedy vibe.
Looks lovely but truthfully I need to see more photos of her
Favorite figures I've bought this year:
- Nendoroid Ninomae Ina'nis DX
- Ichiban Kuji NieR:Automata Ver1.1a 2B Artscale bust
- BiCute bunnies Hatsune Miku rurudo version
Top 1: Nendoroid Hiroi Kikuri, not so many details on the sculpt, but the faceplates and accessories are just perfect
9:28 I was literally saying "What about that figure" XD
There are 2 that are my fav & I just can't chose between them. and they are the popup parade of Kirigoe Mima, for her first ever figure I thinks just perfect and the other one is the P.O.P. Re-Maximum Uta
What’s that Penguindrum Himari figure you have on the shelf? I have a shitty himari that doesn’t hold together without super glue (got scammed at a con for like $100 😂 but apparently all of them had this problem)
It's the one made by Alter from back in 2013. Had her since launch and she's still good, though she's extremely heavy and only has plastic pegs so I'm always worried she's gonna break. Very pretty tho
I can´t decide what´s my fav. pick of 2024.. I got my hands on two of my ´holy grails´: Annabel (4-Leaves / Kotobukiya) and Chynthia with Garchomp (ARTFX J Pokemon / Kotobukiya) and I can't decide which I am more happier with.
I'm too lazy to order them but here's 10 figures that released in 2024 that I got which are my favorites
1. AMAKUNI's Persona 5 Ann
2. Intelligent System's Nohr Noble Corrin (probably number 1 for me)
3. Icrea's Aigis
4. Myethos' Surtr Colorful Wonderland
5. Kotobukiya's P3R Makoto Yuki
6. APEX's Prinz Eugen Final Lap Ver.
7. Kotobukiya's Piplup w/ Dawn
8. Union Creative's Bonnie Illustration Hitoyo-chan
9. OtakuToys' White Rabbit by Rosuuri
10. Phat Company's Ryza based on her design in 2.
I would put Kotobukiya's Elizabeth up there too, but I had so many issues with her that I kept shipping her back since I felt like the one person with QC issues. Also, honorable mention to the PUP of Karby Good Smile released. I love that his wheels actually work like a wind up toy.
Idk if this counts but i did pick up a few gunpla my favorites being the gundam ex, rising freedom and murasame kai
Gunpla are sick. I just dont talk about them cause theres too many figures lol
My top figures I got this year are probably, Dark Magician Girl by Megahouse, Hoshiguma by Apex, Chris Aqua Blue rerelease and Dawn with piplup rerelease. I won't be getting him in 2024 since he released in the last few days of 2024 but kaworu by Megahouse might be up there too.
Pretty nice year overall, kinda funny how I could predict all the figures you were going to show but they're all top tier, so that's a given.
My top 5 of figures I bought this year are the following:
5. Izayoi Sakuya 1/7 by Emontoys: She's definitely the coolest and more ambitious design wise I bought this year, too bad the weight of the figure and the way the base is designed made the figure broke by it's own weight in like 2 months. I'm still wondering how to fix it, but she's awesome in any other aspect.
4. Hatsune Miku Rose Cage ver. by GoodSmile Company: She's just gorgeous, glossy, sparkly and so delicately sculpted that I can't keep my eyes away from her.
3. Nagato Yuki Maidmade ver by Miyuki: Nagato is one my favorite characters of all time and I'm extremely biased but she's perfect and looks just like her.
2. Zundamon PopUp parade: Like, are you really putting a cheap popup above all the other luxurious scales? Yes, this figure is perfect and for less than 5000 jpy its a steal. It just doesn't miss any detail and looks exactly like her and even the pose, despite how simple it is, it's a 10/10 for the character: I love her.
1. Usada Pekora B-style by FREEing: IMO, this is the best figure FREEing has ever produced. All the details are there, the face is extremely cute and with her 450 mm in height, her stage presence is immaculate. Definitely one of my center pieces and one of the first things you see when entering my house. Worth every penny, even if 40K yen is kinda yikes.
lol yeah my list was pretty predictable
That Artorias figure looks so cool. A shame it’s very expensive. I am pretty surprised they don’t make more figures of fromsoftware characters. Not even of the female characters. Mostly Nendroids if I remember correctly.
Yeah doesnt make a lot of sense to me, though some of the characters would be a bit of an undertaking to properly paint and sculpt so they probably just dont want to bother
My top 5 I got this year are:
1. Seragaki Aoba and Koujaku 1/6 by Native
2. Towa 1/6 by Native
3. Hayakawa Aki 1/7 by Myethos
4. Nagisa Kaworu 1/7 by Hobby Max
5. Jinshi and Maomao nendoroids
"honorable mentions" first:
P1 1/3 2B: Haven't unboxed as I'm still waiting on the case. But I'm willing to bet this is the best given the quality of the 1/4 set I have.
Aniplex swimsuit Marin Kitagawa: technically 2023 release, but gotten in 2024 due to shipping. One of the best Marin I'd say.
FREEing DxD bunny pair: still on a boat somewhere. Now, FREEing aren't the best, but this is still looking to be miles better than all the other DxD pole dancing figures.
Top figure for me:
Myne, from Stronger. I am *very* biased here as I just really love bookworm. But this is also a pretty well made figure. She is very adorable.
Mirko, from FREEing. For once, an interesting bunny.
Milim Nava, from Prima Wing. The price hurts a little, but it is very nice and cute.
Erza Scarlet, Seduction armor, from Union Creative. I do like it when the sexyness is canon.
Azur Lane New Jersey Snow-White Ceremony Figure from Apex is my #1, while it’s one of the most expensive figures in my collection the attention to detail and because I’m from NJ I just had to get it.
Any touhou figure is honestly top tier, quality and design wise. I'm waiting out for alters matcha Kirisame Marisa and also modoka magica!! I love my witchcraft girlies so imma work more hours to save up lmaooo💖✨ I see cup a noodle dinners in our future 💸
Week 1 Marisa Alter figure
Week 2 Water soup
@ZuccoFigures 😭😭
my top 5 figures (of 2024) ranked
1. Remilia Scarlet [Alter]
2. Elysia [Apex]
3. Rice Shower Vampire Makeover ver. [GSC]
4. asleep [Magic Bullets]
5. Le Malin [Alter]
On a side note, I feel Alter might dominate my entire ranking in 2025. Just look at the figures they have lined up for release this year!
I really want that remilia figure
Hopefully one day
Ugh Chun li is PERFECT
The stars aligned for the perfect Chun Li figure
Year after year Touhou sweep!!! ᗜˬᗜ
Can we get a threepeat though
LEDs in those shelves when?
Good question lol
Incrível
please play persona 4 🙏
Yeah it's on the list
That Artorias one is cool but I just don't see it being 98k worth cool. If it were a 1/4 I would understand but a 1/6 is crazy.
Can't disagree
You forgot to tell us which touhou and fromsoft fig releases this year.
in 2025? I'm not even sure if any good ones are coming up
Azur lane New Jersey wedding figure is probably the best of 2024 for me
She seems like one of the best this year for alot of people