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figma Drossel JPN |
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New Import:
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SKU/JAN:
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figma Drossel von Flügel figure
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«©NCSX»
Japanese animated serials come and go every year.
Some become legendary like Evangelion
but most just serve their primary purpose (ad revenue), tell an
engaging story, and then lay dormant for future
generations to rediscover. Along the way from birth
to retirement, an anime might engender gobs of
merchandising for additional revenue.
Disney cracked into the Japanese animated serial market earlier
this year with a little number called Fireball
which is designed to appeal to Japanese tastes. The
main character is a robot-girl named Hatsune Miki who also
goes by "Drossel" and she's
accompanied by a spidery robot named "Gedächtnis"
which is the German word for "memory." Drossel is a
mech-girl, speaks with a strong yet feminine voice, and wears a
twintail "hairdo" which is the similar to
the one that's planted on the popular Hatsune
Miku of Vocaloid2 fame. Drossel should have ruled
Japan by the 13th episode but we're guessing she
won't be gain much traction now that the series has
concluded unless season 2 is announced.
Despite the obvious design conventions that
appeal to lovers of robo-anime, Drossel doesn't
really have a likable personality. Maybe she's too
curt, too forgetful, and too discourteous. The episodes we've watched are dry
with subtle jokes and Japanese wordplay involved.
Either you get the humor or the jokes will fly over your head at
90mph. Every episode begins with Drossel calling
Gedächtnis a different name such as "Sancho Panza" and
Gedächtnis correcting her. From there, Drossel and
Gedächtnis banter about varous subjects for less
than 2 minutes until the abrupt conclusion of the
episode. Despite our doubts about Drossel becoming a
superstar, Max Factory starts the merchandising ball
rolling with a Drossel figma figure which looks
pretty good. The design is clean and the usual figma
articulation allows the figure to be posed and
tilted into various action poses. An assortment of
accessories is also bundled in the package including
a flight attachment called the Obruchev as seen in
episode 3 and the Prospero reference book which
Gedächtnis used in episode 7 to demonstrate some
examples of human salutations which included a
snippet of Ebonics.
Preorders are welcome to ship in
mid-late June 2009 at JPY3000 or US$32.90 from NCS.
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