Male Figures are more controversial?!

I know this is post-dated to some people that are clamoring for the distant future or the infinity and beyond. However, this is one unforgettable past which would always be for the lulz.

In Japan, those scantily-clad women that you can strip off to a certain degree or totally; is not really considered "outrageous." However, what's really weird is that, at one time, these two totally decent-dressed hunks were deemed more scandalous than strippable chicks.

Case no. 1: LEON-MAGNUM

Squall Leonhart
Final Fantasy VIII
1/6 scale Sofubi Kotobukiya Statue

Also known as Gackt's Doll (Gakuto ningyou); a rumor about this 1/6 scale Squall Leonhart statue emerged from an E-bay seller claiming that it was once recalled from the stores. Whatever the truth about this figure's limited availability, we could see some reason as to why the E-bay seller claimed it was pulled out. To put it in Gackt's term since he claimed it IS his doll ~ Squall is proud of his big, long and hard Magnum...

...aka: Gunblade.

Case no. 2: LEON-MAGNUS

Leon Magnus
Tales of Destiny
1/10 scale PVC/ABS Kotobukiya Statue ~ LOL. Why does circumstances love to pick on Kotobukiya, huh? :P

In lieu of the unfortunate Akihabara stabbing incident caused by some random psycho who went loco but neither played Tales of Destiny nor did anything beyond an epic fail high school drawing; sexy Shinn Asuka look-a-like Leon Magnus-kun was pushed to a September 2008 release, voluntarily by Kotobukiya.

...and what was the direct reason blamed this time?

Suggestive pose. Again.

...as for Billy Herrington

Oh god, don't even get me started on that one. 0_0;