Good Smile & Apex Goes to War with Azur Lane Owari Figures

A mere 24 hours after Good Smile Company placed their Azur Lane IJN Owari anime figure on preorder, Apex Toys joins in with their own version, and both are just equally good. Solarain proceeds to put Bache up for preorder too so that everyone has something to preorder this week, depending on your size preferences. On the third party resin figure side of things we see a little bit of resurgence from Genshin Impact.
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[@DiamondFlame45]

Tenitol is so underrated! They are definitely better than Pop Up Parades! Tenitol figures have more shading and are a bit bigger. Tenitols tend to be 1/8 scale while PUPs tend to be 1/10.

[@natsuki_jun]

Tenitol is definitely better quality than PuP, but it's not exactly a high bar I'll be real💀for the extra €10 Tenitol is a no brainer between the two figure lines. It's just a shame that as a vtuber figure collector most of the talents from hololive would only get PuP figures made.. I guess that's what your boy meant by Japan's and China's quantity and quality situation

[@glazeddonut9494]

Immediately ordered both Owari figures on TOM. Free shipping and store credit so I only paid out of pocket for one figure. Very Happy. Did the same with Aqua and Darkness.

[@DragonCatProductions]

11:48 *serious face* "I will buy both" XDDD

[@Goldenchicken9000]

11:47 I love that you look dead in the camera and said what you said. You commendable mad man you :D .

[@cynthiababy345]

the apex owari comes with 3 faces :)

[@InfamyOrDeath-__-]

52:32 I actually like the face, the expression isn’t great but it still looks really good.

[@Noyma]

46:06 OH, so that's why some of my resins are still stuck in limbo, one of which funnily enough is a Hu Tao

[@jantrada8824]

yesterday I went to a local toys convention and I pulled the trigger on an elococo figure, specifically the Lily Spy Classroom one (since this anime is my guilty pleasure, I've watched both seasons). For the price point (a bit higher than prize figures here in Indonesia) the quality is better than I expected, but there are some issues with details like the colors on the ribbon or the rough seams in the parts that we don't see

[@timthirsty3816]

Gsc (Owari) for the win!! Because the skin tone and face looks nicer as for Apex the hair is really something if you look closely

[@WayneLLC]

Easy solution ..... Ordered both /ripwallet 😅

[@InfamyOrDeath-__-]

29:49 Definitely get the Alter, I have that figure & it’s amazing, one of my favourite figures, the paint & sculpt are perfect on it, it’s a 10/10 figure.

[@InfamyOrDeath-__-]

16:27 Yea the price of this is ridiculous, a figure just sitting on a safe and a plain black base? No way is that worth nearly ¥40k.

[@monsterchief117]

I thought the Makima looked okay but then I saw the price... Makima can't catch a break. For that price, I want her hair to be more saturated and face more accurate, at the very least.

[@charlestonjew7587]

Just a head's up, the 1/7 Bache that came out a couple years ago in her default outfit is from Mimeyoi, not Anigame. That said, I'm getting all the Bache's. I'm really looking forward to her Speedster skin version on the motorcycle, even if it's from Union Creative. I think Wave is the manufacturer though so hopefully she turns out great.

[@InfamyOrDeath-__-]

5:42 I have this original Albedo, looks nearly identical to this one. The face is actually fine, it’s much better than that new armor figure of her, I was looking forward to that until I seen the faceplate, then I didn’t bother ordering it.

[@InfamyOrDeath-__-]

18:03 I don’t usually buy male figures but I’ll definitely be picking up this Hiei, he’s my favourite character in YuYu Hakusho.

[@InfamyOrDeath-__-]

13:42 I really want a darkness figure, I have a few of Megumin, I have Yunyun & Wiz, but no Darkness. But I’m not that fond of this figure, and it’s exactly for the reason you said, I hate the yellow dress, I don’t like how it’s shaded and there’s just too much yellow.

[@jamesrichards2442]

Fat suit Asuka is certainly unique. Bit too large for a comedy sculpt though and I have a Kadokawa scale coming in January.

[@InfamyOrDeath-__-]

7:58 This looks amazing, I need this figure. Edit* Just ordered her, she’s actually number 3 on the AmiAmi best sellers.

[@Blackcloud288]

Not gonna mention that sus Glaceon figure? 🤣

[@kotobugi]

30:25 kinda sad I like Touhou figures but tenitol is kinda too small compared to other scale figures, I really like Satori but she is rarely get made by any manufactures. Anyway, I hope they made other characters in future like Mokou, Kaguya or Keine...

[@djdelsol7]

About the Owari Figure, I'd certainly fo for the Good smile company one, as that's the default skin one and certainly will keep the same price after release or slightly go up. The night dress one should be released later like St Louis one did so I guess waiting for that one is worth x). Ah, about the Albedo recolor, I have that figure, and can only tell you the difference (at least what I have noticed) is the hair transparent gradient x) if you want to call it a "recolor". I'd also suggest getting the Lalatina's figure as she has barely any figure? to none Lol while Aqua and Megumin they got too many not sure why though. Man, Jane Doe is by far the character I like the most x) but not really convinced yet about any figure :/. Sadness x(

[@InfamyOrDeath-__-]

9:31 Yea I prefer this Apex figure, nicer clothes, better pose, has the little chickens, just a much nicer figure. The only thing the Good Smile has is that nice faceplate, but the Apex is a much better looking figure overall.

[@InfamyOrDeath-__-]

Azur Lane & Blue Archive have the best figures at the moment, I have a few Blue Archive figures preordered & I don’t even know who the characters are, I don’t usually buy characters I don’t know but I had to have them.

[@BubbleDewpider]

I'm going for GSC Owari. But still thinking light or full version.

[@fairybro]

Im leaning towards GSC owari for the space efficiency 😣but omg both look amazing

[@glazeddonut9494]

I almost purchased the 1/4 Yamato because I want a Yamato who is properly taller than my other One Piece figure but she is just a bit too tall to match with what I have.

[@nameinvalid69]

Anya feels like is starting to become the next Miku - can dress her up in ANYTHING 😂😂😆😆😄😄

[@osyraleth]

There's only cute lolis or hot mommys with milk factories, no in between lol🤣! I was also interested in both Owari figures but unfortunately my budged only allows me one at the moment, so i picked the APEX one because i think for 20k it's a no brainer🤌. Also looking forward for your review on the good smile one on your channel👌.

[@AlbertoHB01]

Man, this week was tough. The most sensible thing would be to get both Owari figures. But since I have pending pre-orders I could only choose one. Luckily for me it wasn't hard to choose, I chose the APEX version. This is very personal, I love the Owari GSAS design but I find the APEX one more attractive, plus it will give a fresher and different touch to my collection by coming in a different pose. We all love the Opp4is 😆 but I think the Owari GSAS ones are a bit exaggerated (for me) instead the APEX version seems to me to be the perfect size. The paint job captivated me in the APEX one by having that characteristic tone of the character with a touch of small sparkles on the skin. And speaking of faces, I'm not crazy about the second Owari GSAS option (sorry, it's not my thing) I prefer the APEX ones. So without a doubt I have pre-ordered the APEX Owari, I'm patiently waiting for it to be released in more than a year. 😌 Thanks for the video Steven!

[@nameinvalid69]

32:31 YOU GOT MY ATTENTION ( ͡• ͜ʖ ͡• )( ͡• ͜ʖ ͡• )( ͡• ͜ʖ ͡• )

[@thebigdose]

I’ve been waiting for a Jane Doe figure but her chest size is a bit bigger than what they are in the game 😂

[@SaidWLYT]

"If you live in canada" hey buddy how dare you insult my crappy shipping even though it's true and valid that the shipping is garbage😡😡😡

[@edwin1187]

there is no good mirko action figure out there, hope someone makes one soon.

[@nexus7joynexus7joy97]

What's the point man? Just buy a life size TPE love doll for $899-$2000. They're fully articulated with metal skeleton.

[@alejandrovaldez9848]

Why a love doll out of everything? 😂

[@DragonCatProductions]

Azur Lane characters are so good

[@InfamyOrDeath-__-]

46:07 Oh all of these Ecchi figures are being made illegally there?

[@istvanporter8065]

3rd

[@richestmanintatooine7131]

I will get both Owari's. I like the light version better

[@richestmanintatooine7131]

Ahh my 3rd favorite dentist