The Ultimate Play Arts Figure: Sebastian

The Bootleg Static Arts Sebastian were not made for nothing and E-bay flaring. Along with an Advent Children Play Arts Reno, your dreams of having your own Sebastian Action Figure is never impossible to happen.

What you will need...

Head: Static Arts Sebastian
Neck: Play Arts Reno
Torso: Static Arts Sebastian
Arms and hands: Play Arts Reno
Extra Hands: Play Arts Reno and Static Arts Sebastian
Legs and feet: Play Arts Reno

Tools: Drill, Pliers
Materials: High Impact Sheet
Paint: Silver, White, Black


As for me, I want to do this figure before the year ends but I currently have several things on pre-order and my funds are extremely limited. ^^;

Therefore, I will do one for myself early 2010.
In the meantime, I'd like to see you making one for yourself. :D

Voice Actor n' Seiyuu ~ Love n' Hate

More often than not, English Voice Actors are detested in favor of "those more superior" Japanese dubs. However, if I were to enumerate those who I'd like to stay alive and kicking as well as those who better die or to live but be mute instead ~ Here they are without further ado.

PS: No offense to those fans of the disliked ones but here's my one million Gil with regards to the matter of pop culture voice actors and actresses.

The names are arranged in Alphabetical Order.

Seiyuu and Voice Actor Ace List:
Outstanding Performance and/or RECENTLY Multi-Awarded

Burton, Steve
Gomez, Rick
Elias, Jeannie
Kamiya Hiroshi
Morita Masakazu
Ono Daisuke
Ookawa Toru
Paku Romi
Quinn, Oliver
Seitz, Patrick
Taylor, James Arnold

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Seiyuu and Voice Actor Like List:
Liked for getting enough fame yet gives satisfactory performance

Bowen, Andrea
Flynn, Quinton
Fuga Naoto
Fukuyama Jun
Fujita Kazue
Fujiwara Keiji
Gallagher, David
George, Grant
Gilman, Josh
Gotou Yuuko
Houshi Soichiro
Ishida Akira
Itou Kanae
Kakihara Tetsuya
Kawasumi Ayako
Kishio Daisuke
Kondou Kanako
Madono Mitsuaki
Marshall, Mona
Morikawa Toshiyuki
McGlynn, Mary Elizabeth
Nakata Asumi
Namikawa Daisuke
Ruff, Michelle
Sakamoto Maaya
Satou Yuuko
Savage, Carrie
Sena Tsubaki
Southworth, Daniel
Spisak, Jason
Sugita Tomokazu
Suzumura Kenichi
Takayama Minami
Tanaka Atsuko
Toyoguchi Megumi
Ueda Kana
Ueda Yuuji
Vincent, David

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Seiyuu and Voice Actor Dislike List:
Not liked, not loved but not hated but simply Overrated (ie: Gives less performance than how they're appreciated)

AYA HIRANO = Absolutely at the top of the list. Nuff said!
Osment, Haley Joel
Papenbrook, Bryce
Valenzuela, Christina

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Seiyuu and Voice Actor Hate List:
Hated for being super overrated and/or extremely unsatisfactory performance. Links provided for the nearest/best reason why they're HATED.

Collum, John D.
Lowenthal, Yuri
Sakurai Takahiro

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Special Mention:
Not liked, not loved, not hated, not disliked but still worth mentioning just for the heck of it. In short, NEUTRAL.

Bosch, Johnny Yong
Gackt
Endo Aya
Fujita Saki
Hayashibara Megumi
Inoue Kikuko
Kawamura Maria
Koyasu Takehito
Kusunoki Taiten
Langdon, Reuben
Midorikawa Hikaru
Mignogna, Vic
Nakajima Megumi
Platt, Tara
Rie Kugimiya
Saito Chiwa
Sheh, Stephanie
Shimoda Asami
Sugiyama Noriaki
Takahashi Chie
Willingham, Travis

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Obituary:
...and lastly, let us name those who already passed away but have left a great and positive impression in the world of pop culture ~

Blaustein, Maddie
Cielo, Marky
Papenbrook, Bob
Shiozawa Kaneto

Queen's Blade Spiral Chaos to get Costume Change Feature

Alternate Costumes: QBSC > DFF
Nuff said! :P

Now, Dissidia Final Fantasy isn't the only PSP RPG-Action game with "Another" Form! :P

As detailed in the Systems Section of the Queen's Blade Spiral Chaos official website, each character has alternate costumes besides their already well-known 2P Color Palette.

Site Description:
"When a certain condition is cleared, it is possible to procure “the costume” of the beauty fighting loyal retainer of specification. When the costume is modified, basic parameter and skill of the character change. In addition, while fighting, conversational demonstration middle class, graphics changes at various places. * After the new costume procuring and during intermission it becomes possible to modify."

Cute's alternate costume seems to have almost the same color palette as Jean's.

As for Nanael, is it just me or her Oppai got larger in her alternate costume version?

I can't wait to see everyone else's alternate costumes.
I wish Leina and Elina's look like this ~

Simply lovely~!

Nendoroid Arawn GET!

Front Box Shot

Although I am quite sad to say that Tears to Tiara's demonic chick magnet is the fourth and last 10cm Nendoroid that I am going to purchase due to my traumatic experience with an authentic Nendoroid Sebastian Michaelis. :(

However, I'm going to make this purchase a memorable one as it's my gift for myself before my Preliminary Examinations which will run from December 7 to 11 and December 15th.

Back Box Shot

Anyways, I should be studying already so here's a few photos of the dude which I took ~

Mint in Blister Pic.

Default Face


Back View
(The display stand is VERY troublesome ~ I mean, is he supposed to be floating?)


Bottom part is cast-off. XD


Chick Magnet-Face.

No wonder Arawn looks familiar. XD

I'll give Arawn the benefit of the doubt. If he fares for well enough until Valentine's Day, I might reconsider purchasing Ciel Phantomhive, KAITO and other future Nendoroids that can catch my fancy.

He's seducing me to buy more Nendoroids. XD

Final Fantasy IX Play Arts Zidane Articulation Review

Zidane Tribal
Final Fantasy IX Play Arts
volume 1, no. 1

Compared to the Squall, Cloud and Tidus action figures, Zidane lacks the cuts in the thighs which allows his legs to be turned to 360 degrees. Let's see how that lacking articulation affects his poseability.

Points of Articulation.

These shots of the Zidane Tribal Final Fantasy IX Play Arts show his posing capabilities. Next to each shot is a PSP screenshot of Zidane himself from Dissidia Final Fantasy.

Free Energy

I'd say the lack of the thigh cuts don't really affect his poseability. What gave Zidane a real advantage in being able to replicate (most of) his poses in Dissidia Final Fantasy is his excellent hip articulation.

With that, I'd give this colorful and (almost)fully-poseable Play Arts Action Figure a 9.5/10 rating.

*insert victory theme here*

Not satisfied with the Photos? Then send us a new pose depicted in a Dissidia or FFIX screenshot or Fanart of Zidane in the comments box below. :D