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NCS Product Synopsis
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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 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 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 various 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 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.
Product SKU: MXF-FDFF
JAN Code:
4545784060872
Japanese Product Name: figma ファイアボール ドロッセル
Manufacturer: Max Factory
Construction: PVC / ABS
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This document is ©NCSX 2009. All rights reserved. No
reproduction in whole or in part of this document
may be made without express written consent of
National Console Support, Inc.
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