In a move sure to please fans of Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann, AmiAmi 0 (AmiAmi Zero) has revealed this appealing prototype model of a well-tanned Yoko, due for release in May 2009.
Details are scarce, as are available photos of this prototype, but the official name will be ヨーコ 水着でバカンスVer / Yoko Swimsuit Vacation Ver.
The source image for the figure, originally from the Yoko Artbook. There is also a companion Nia Artbook for those interested.
As the figure is scheduled for a May 2009 release, it will likely be some time before pre-orders become available.
AmiAmi did have an entry on their (Japanese only) website for this figure as of Dec. 10th JST; that page has since inexplicably gone down but the link is reproduced here in case it becomes operational again: AmiAmi.
Those simply looking for more tan-ero will find much to satisfy themselves on the various galleries available…
Pure art
any word on who sculpted the figure?
The sculptor is 新居興介 / Kyosuke Arai.
The only work of his I’ve been able to find is this Persona 3 figure: http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10056989
Apologies for not including it in the post, but the problem with the AmiAmi site made it impossible for me to find it then.
The figure is missing the erect nipples from the illustration.
*vainly clicking “well-tanned”* Wh–why isn’t there a gallery for that?! 🙁
Seconded! Start searching Arte!
You both fail at using the search page:
http://www.sankakucomplex.com/2008/08/20/tan-ero-gallery/
http://www.sankakucomplex.com/2008/10/13/brown-girl-ero-gallery/
http://chan.sankakucomplex.com/post/index?tags=dark_skin
Still I’ll put those links into the article for you…
Thanks Artefact, I guess I neglected putting in enough linkage. ^^;
Her mouth is lighter than her skin tone…
And she’s orange.