
The light novel – a genre which at its loosest could be defined as any novel with an anime-style cover, periodic illustrations and, of course, a sparsity of text inversely proportional to the length of its title – having apparently long since outstripped manga and visual novels as the premier source material for late night anime adaptations, it is only fitting that the best such adaptations be ranked by the viewers who lap them up.
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August 2013 sees the release of a mechtastic figure of Infinite Stratos heroine Shinonono Houki in her rather pointy IS Akatsubaki.
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Although thanks to the marvels of obligatory service episodes anime features sexy bikinis all year round, high summer has nonetheless coaxed anime fans into deciding just which of these many bathing beauties is the sexiest this year around.
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From Penguin Parade’s new “Puchikko” line come figures of Houki Shinonome and Charlotte Dunois in chibi form, ready to do battle with their Nendoroid rivals in September 2012.
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The summer 2012 anime season is off to a less promising start than might be hoped – one of the most anticipated upcoming series, “Muv-Luv Total Eclipse,” is already facing tracing accusations after it emerged some of its sexy pinup art looks to have been blatantly plagiarised from not one but two different sources in the same picture…
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Anime fans have turned their attentions to determining the most “glamourous” of anime belles – meaning the most curvaceous, voluptuous, buxom and otherwise well endowed of the vast and delectable cohort of such characters to arrive anew each season – revealing amazingly that fans of such girls seem to have memories even longer than those of moeblob fanciers, extending back as many as 2 or even 3 seasons…
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Cute pettanko fraulein Laura Bodewig puts on her skimpy yet frilly bikini once more, for a figure in Wave’s all conquering Beach Queen line – due in September 2012.
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Whether the full-blown “Yamato Nadeshiko” Japanese maiden of legend, the katana waving female samurai, or merely the token black-haired girl in a kimono, Japanese style girls are an anime staple, and their many fans have seen fit to rank them accordingly.
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The enduring fascination of otaku for both huge-breasted anime girls and character rankings results in this latest combination of both, showing that size most definitely matters to most.
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Charlotte will be wearing her rather hot bikini for an extremely appealing figure, due to be released in August 2012 courtesy of Alphamax. Her hair can be let down or tied back for those of stringent requirements:
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China’s Infinite Stratos pilot Huang Lingyin is getting ready for the beach in June 2012, thanks to Wave’s notorious Beach Queen line.
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Lovely French IS pilot Charlotte is to receive a suitably lovely figure by Alter, showing off her rather fetching tracksuit. Coming with alternate hairstyle and expressions, she is set to be released in March 2012.
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