Cute Shinkenger mini review

[takenoko]

http://ooebihara.sakura.ne.jp/gangu2/ganngu555.html

[Deka_Hero]

Too Damn cute!

*Secretly wants a Kotoha mini*

[zeta_gundam]

I like the way the box becomes a diorama.

[Arigomi]

The bodies for ShinkenPink and ShinkenYellow are a little too "boyish" for my liking.

The "kiss" mark on Mako's cheek seems unnecesary and doesn't really fit her personality.

The back of Chiaki's head looks good on the front but I don't like how it ends up being perfectly round in the back.

The overall silhouette for Kotoha's hair bothers me. I tend to picture her hair being wider right below the ears and tapering down. Still, the slight curl on the ends of the hair is really well sculpted, giving the mini a lot of visual interest.

Sadly, the white bands that run along the sides of ShinkenPink's helmet ended up being pink on the mini.

I never noticed before how ShinkenGreen's helmet is such an odd shape. It seems the sculptor had a lot of trouble with this particular mini.

The keychains are extremely tiny if the larger mini is no taller than a AA battery.

[harpdevil]

The bodies for ShinkenPink and ShinkenYellow are a little too "boyish" for my liking.

The "kiss" mark on Mako's cheek seems unnecesary and doesn't really fit her personality.

The back of Chiaki's head looks good on the front but I don't like how it ends up being perfectly round in the back.

The overall silhouette for Kotoha's hair bothers me. I tend to picture her hair being wider right below the ears and tapering down. Still, the slight curl on the ends of the hair is really well sculpted, giving the mini a lot of visual interest.

Sadly, the white bands that run along the sides of ShinkenPink's helmet ended up being pink on the mini.

I never noticed before how ShinkenGreen's helmet is such an odd shape. It seems the sculptor had a lot of trouble with this particular mini.

The keychains are extremely tiny if the larger mini is no taller than a AA battery.

But other than that good, right? Jeez.

They're all brilliant, I think Chiaki's is the best likeness . I know someone who will be falling over for the Hiroki Aiba fig.

[takenoko]

Arigomi, join the overthinkingit.com crowd, you'd like it there XD

But seriously, his attention to detail is what makes him good at QC. And the comments are pretty true for the most part. The only thing I disagree with is the boyish body one, since I think desexualizing the girls increases the cute factor

[harpdevil]

We probably just approached it in different ways, I was just looking at the pretty pictures and how cute they are lol. It's not easy to animize (a word i am coining for the first time here ) a real person and still retain their likeness, I think they did a good job. Perhaps the paint job on some of them is a little sloppy, it's not a deal breaker though. I like that you can swap the heads onto the Shinkenger bodies, they havent taken their helmets off in the show yet have they?

[DisneyKiller]

Kawaii! I want Kotoha so bad.
Here is a link to a place where you can buy it
http://plamoya.com/en/prop-plus-petit-s ... ?cPath=184
Ill save. After i finish my goal with Gundam, I will use the money i get from my birthday and save some more to get it.

[Arigomi]

Arigomi, join the overthinkingit.com crowd, you'd like it there XD

But seriously, his attention to detail is what makes him good at QC. And the comments are pretty true for the most part. The only thing I disagree with is the boyish body one, since I think desexualizing the girls increases the cute factor

My nitpicky tendencies actually make me a very difficult person to shop for.

The comment about the boyish body is really a personal preference since I like some differences between the male and female figures.

While I don't ooze enthusiasm, I can still appreciate the craftsmanship. I just look at them through the eyes of someone who likes to make things that require creativity, no matter the medium. My attitude is very similar to how professional comedians rarely laugh at jokes. They find jokes funny but experience has conditioned them to pick jokes apart to determine what makes people laugh so that they can learn from it and use that knowledge in their own material. Is it the delivery? What part of the material resonates with society today? How does the element of surprise take place? I go through a similar process when looking at these minis.

I do think these minis have charm and character. The Shinkenmaru charms strike a great balance between having enough details to be recognizable while being simple enough to be a sturdy cell phone charm (took me a while to realize they are not meant to be key chains). Ryuunosuke's jacket and pants have really detailed pockets.