Nekomimi Nagi Figure Released

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The first entry in Kotobukiya’s trio of Kannagi figures, Nagi-sama in nekomimi cosplay, has just been released. As always, the main difference between the pre-release official photos and the review photos shown below is that the latter is much less shy in exploring the figure’s important bits.

See our earlier coverage on the Nagi-sama / Zange-chan figures here, or perhaps the oft ignored Tsugumi’s inumimi figure here

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The hair seams required for the swappable faces (like a Figma‘s) always look a bit jarring when looked at head-on in a full size figure.

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Artefact expressed his concern over the default face’s likeness to the actual Nagi – from a further view it looks good enough, but I do also think the face is off when inspected closely…

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Her alternate, pouty face does fare better, and is actually is the same expression from the source illustration (see below).

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Nagi’s peculiar hairstyle makes this figure’s hair come out somewhat strangely.

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The actual sculpt on the back of the hair (probably not the intended viewing angle for most buyers) is not very high in quality, but acceptable for a figure in the ¥6,000 price range.

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Authentic petanko.

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Creases in a mizugi or other tight-fitting clothes on a figure are strangely appealing to me…

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A nice low angle shot of Nagi

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Nagi-sama pantsu.

Kannagi Nagi Wallpaper Gallery / かんなぎ壁紙ギャラリー

The original source illustration for all three of the Kotobukiya figures.

The Kotobukiya Nagi is overall a fairly well done figure for its price, although I do believe the Zange-chan one to the best of the set, and would rate the Tsugumi figure as my personal second favorite over the Nagi.

My original concern with the Nagi figure was that I did not appreciate the rough texture on her nekomimi cosplay too much, but that’s more a matter of personal taste than anything.

Unfortunately for interested buyers that hadn’t pre-ordered this figure (as I did months ago), most of the bigger online stores have long since sold out, so some search engine exploration might be needed.

See the rest of the review photos at Akiba Hobby.


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    Avatar of metatron
    Comment by metatron
    21:14 04/02/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Nagi is a delicious petanko but yeah I prefer Zange

    Comment by James sh
    20:36 04/02/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Wow, Nagi looks as cute as ever there. I wish I pre-ordered it.

    Comment by Anonymous
    19:44 04/02/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    I pre-ordered this through Toys Logic quite a while ago. It kind of annoys me though, that the figure will be released in Japan, but I wont get it for an additional 2 months through Toys Logic. Their release date is 03/31/2009.

    Though they do still have pre-orders available.

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    Comment by Muzaffar
    03:12 05/02/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Looks quite disappointing really, especially the hair. However Tsugumi's inumimi figure looks the best out of the 3 IMO. Too bad I can't get my hands on them. =(

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    Comment by Kip
    01:18 05/02/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Oh!

    Why, I never noticed that Nagi had two sets of eyebrows before!

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    Comment by t//B
    23:49 04/02/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Not much of a fan of the mittens or socks (never been a fan of those oversized paw-things)... but I'm wondering if they're going to make Zange and Tsugumi as a set to this.

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    Comment by Ararara-ra
    17:09 04/02/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Pass on this one.
    Better off putting money on another figure.

    It just... doesn't do it.

    From the hair to the weird way the thin eyebrows are drawn on it.

    Comment by kenjiharima
    17:09 04/02/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    flat...so VERY flat.

    Comment by Anonymous
    15:14 04/02/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    "the oft ignored Tsugumi"... Hmm, I wonder whom would ignore her? The polls seem to indicate the opposite.

    Comment by Ichigo69
    20:50 04/02/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    He always leaves off the '(by Artefact)'. It /should/ read '...the oft ignored (by Artefact) Tsugumi...'

    Don't worry, Arty, We still love you.... maybe....

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    Comment by Artefact

    Who is Tsugumo?

    Comment by イチロ イノ (Ichiro Ino)
    22:03 04/02/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Silly! You got it wrong, It's Tsumugi!

    Comment by Anonymous
    22:22 04/02/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Haha, the moment I saw the name, I knew it wasn't an article by Artefact.
    (sorry, never bothered to read the author's name for each article, usually notice the different writing styles...)

    Avatar of Kip
    Comment by Kip
    01:15 05/02/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Gwah!
    When did that happen!?
    I need to pay more attention!

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    Comment by takuya13
    14:30 04/02/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    cant wait to get the zange figure <3 :P though the complete set would be awesome though.....

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    Comment by Techeese
    14:28 04/02/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    yummy petanko

    Comment by Anonymous
    14:28 04/02/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    First face just doesn't do it for me, glad they have a second option.

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    Comment by Jin Stevens
    15:15 04/02/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    I'm not surprised it's sold out in a lot places, but I dunno...it's a bit ugly. If I were out to get a Nagi figure (I'm not), I'd go for a higher quality one at a higher price. The hair and the face would bother me to no end.

    Comment by Shimu
    15:30 04/02/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    That's exactly how I feel about the figure. If I were in need of a Nagi figure, I would probably pass on this... as I have for many Shana figures.

    Comment by イチロ イノ (Ichiro Ino)
    16:33 04/02/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    The hair looks like children's play dough

    Comment by イチロ イノ (Ichiro Ino)
    16:32 04/02/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    " I do believe the Zange-chan one to the best of the set"

    I felt betrayed.....

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    Comment by Quen
    16:38 04/02/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Sorry for any hurt feelings!

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    Comment by Icy-nee-san
    16:06 04/02/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Nagi? I see only some blue haired wannabe goddess, shes not even close to looking like Nagi anyways. Nagi is blonde, has twin tailed hair, and is a Tsundere ^__^



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