KOS-MOS!!!  Yeah, I got her.  Yeah, she was insanely expensive.  But hot damn, this is how 1/4 should be done :P

Just to a bit of warning, this post is gonna end up at over 40 pics ^^;;; But hey, she’s worth it :P

Hell, I have 4 pictures of the box ^^;  It’s been awhile since I’ve taken a picture of the cardboard box my figures get shipped in, but this was a special exception ^^; And if you were wondering how big her box was, well, there are the dimensions right there.  The inner box was only maybe 1 inch smaller in all dimensions.

Simply massive box, and like the other polystone figure I’ve gotten, no windows or anything.  Just nice and simple.

Love all the little labels they put on the box ^^

I didn’t take any pics of the packing material… but it was basically just a double decker styrofoam sandwich.  Head, base, and some miscellany on the top deck, and her body and sword and rest on the bottom.  After some assembly with the nicely diagrammed instructions…

Took a lot of photos zoomed quite a bit out to give you a sense of her presence with that massive blade.  Man, it’s impressive.

Very simple, yet effective pose, though best enjoyed from the front ^^;

To give you a sense of the massive scale we’re talking about here…

That’s good ‘ol 1/8 KOS-MOS by Alter.  Looks like she gets up a little past 1/4 KOS-MOS’ knee. ^^;

Trying to fit her in the frame was quite the challenge.

Really beautiful details from head to toe, love the stockings she’s wearing ^^

The laces on the boots could’ve been a little more detailed but hell you probably won’t be viewing her from behind anyway.

Because of her scale, all the text on her outfit comes out nice and (mostly) sharp, a very nice touch.

These gold… bronze? colored side pieces above were actually among the pieces that needed to be glued on.

and man her outfit is short.  Don’t know why i didn’t notice that before ^^;

And that flap of her outfit just barely keeping her modest ^^;;  After seeing that I had to do a little investigative work…

So this hand held, overexposed pic is proof that somehow, yes, she is wearing pantsu. Just being thorough.  ^^;;;

Did KOS-MOS have this outfit in the first two games?  I must admit I never got around to the third ^^;;;;  Yes it’s pretty blasphemous considering I acquired this figure but the game was never my favorite.  KOS-MOS transcended that though :P (Xenogears, on the other hand, was pure win.)

Not to dump all my closeups at ya in a row, let’s step back a sec, shall we?

Quite a different shoot having her fill frame with the blade cropped off with my 50mm backed up against the wall ^^;

Just love how obscenely massive she is with that blade.  Very impressive, impossible to fit in any shelving I have thou ^^;

The pieces over her oppai are actually attached by magnets (actually, same story with her arms), which means you could display the twins if you’d like…

…but unfortunately that means you have some weird white boob caps on display.

Wonder if it was a licensing thing that prevented them from giving her normal oppai…

Base is more than a solid disk, yet still nice and simple, which I like.  No need to draw your attention away from  her awesome beauty.  Unfortunately I think a little more detail would’ve been appreciated on her feet and ankle dagger thing.

Still with me?  ^^;

You’ll see some of the logos/text on her is this weird splotchy ink, but that’s only at macro distance.  Looks normal to mere human eyes.

Mmmm just love the chains on her hair.  And nice colors here ^^

Haven’t done any high angle shots in a while have I?  Maybe I have.  Thought it was moderately interesting given her insane blade :P

Another look at her hair and those chains~

And rather than try to fit that entire blade in one frame, here’s the bottom half ^^;

I hope I fit the pin in all the way… ^^;;;  Would be pretty terrible to have that massive thing falling all over my surrounding figures ^^;;

Ufufu dark and mysterious kos-mos!!  errr…  well, i tried ^^;;;

Just look at innocent face :3  mmmmm

Loooove the blue eyes.  Gorgeous.

…unlike this close up photo of her head thingy.  Ah well.  ^^;; No it doesn’t look that dingy in person ^^;

Mmmm just look at her :3

Lots of these angles are really similar… but hey, it’s 1/4 KOS-MOS.  Bear with me :P

Seeing that her blade was somewhat transparent, tried lighting it up a bit…

Turned out ok I guess.  Unfortunately some of that hard light was making some harsh highlights on her outfit.

And again, for any first time readers… all these pics are 1920×1280, so click away if you’d like to oogle in high resolution.

Feel like I should update my banner with something kos-mos :3

Just love that face ^^

With size such a noticeable attribute of this figure, wouldn’t be a meronpan review without some size comparisons, now would it?  Pictured above we have nendoroid petite tsukasa, nendoroid reimu, 1/8 alter kos-mos ver. 4, 1/7 alter vivio, and 1/6 alter swimsuit kos-mos… And even 1/6 barely gets up to 1/4 KOS-MOS’ stomach ^^;;

So there she is!  Yet another reason why I’ve been cutting my acquisitions back this year ^^;

Used the splendid Tokyo Hunter for this transaction, always a great option if you’re looking for rare or limited figures.  Heck it looks like he’s even taking orders for the touhou DDs.

If this looked a bit familiar, perhaps it’s the previous Volks gk you’re thinking of… E2046 did a recast and both wolfheinrich and tier have some lovely pics up of that version.

The end all figure for KOS-MOS fans!  woohoo!

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In case you’re curious, yes, 水着 means ‘swimsuit’, titled the post after KOS-MOS’ listing on Alter’s site.  For all’y'all dying for a pic of the box and packaging, you can check my preview.

One of the first things I ran into doing this shoot was KOS-MOS’ long bangs made eye level and down angled shots a little… well…

…they cover half her face! ^^;;

Can just barely see her eyes behind all her hair ^^;

On the other hand her other eyes are perfectly visible ^^

Was having some issues with the light reflecting off her hair, alas, wasn’t able to figure out what to do and just went with it.

Nice and tall, almost stands as high as Airi’s scythe.

Now for a better look at those eyes… :P

Even if you’re not into swimsuit figures, perhaps the unique style and KOS-MOS’ curves will pique your curiosity?

It looks like it could be a little uncomfortable… is that armor? ^^;;

Had to futz around to get a view behind KOS-MOS’ long hair…

But the view was worth it :P  (aaa what am I saying?! ^^;;  変態じゃないよ、僕…本当です！)

mmm himo… hiku?

So how the heck are her feet supposed to stay in those heels?

KOS-MOS comes with some sort of assault dagger thing and an ankle strap to hold it on…

Didn’t really care for it so I’m leaving it off for now.  In the instructions, they explain how you can use double sided tape to stick it directly on her leg… but you have to provide the tape orz.

Really love how they posed her with her arms under her hair.

Rotating the rest of the way around…

Had to extend my tripod to max height and zoom to get these shots…

Finally some shots with her eyes showing~

Not like anime where eyes magically appear through hair ^^;;

Didn’t have time to push out a double review.

Hmmm need more swimsuit figures…

Highly recommended for KOS-MOS fans and non-fans alike ^^ Lovely Alter quality in an impressive 1/6 package.

James has more if you prefer a white background ^_^

The kittens are everywhere, and at first they were fighting like crazy (lotsa hissing and growling that sounded much more aggressive than usual…)… now things have kind of calmed down…

Instead of trying to rip each others’ throat out I think it’s back to regular playing…?

Meh, at any rate, one more day of babysitting.

A package arrived on Friday and picked it up Saturday…

Snapped these pics really quick while the kittens were trying to knock down my door ^^;;;

Didn’t notice until editing that I took these at ISO 400 (!) orz.

So yes, they’re grainy as all hell… for no good reason other than I forgot to switch my camera back orz.

I guess it’s a good thing I didn’t attempt the full review tonite or I woulda had to redo the whole thing.

…because these beauties deserve better ^^

KOS-MOS is a real sight to see.  At a glorious 1/6 (30cm) she’ll definitely be a highlight of any collection (well, most any.  I know there’s at least a handful of ya out there with such a bounty she’d get lost in the crowd :P).

Teana is another solid addition to the nanoha StrikerS line.  To swap her guns you actually remove her whole arm… makes the cast off soooo nice and simple.  Thank you, Alter. ^_^

I leave for Tokyo on Thursday!!!  …still haven’t gotten everything ready… orz.  Definitely gotta get moving.

I doubt I’ll be updating from the promised land so it’s more than likely I won’t be doing any posts (and these reviews, of course) ’til after I get back. m(_ _)m

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Alter KOS-MOS, Alpha Omega konjiki no yami and Griffon’s sasara! Of the three, I’m especially relieved to get konjiki no yami, as my original pre-order was canceled on me. Thankfully she turned up at Hobby Search (sold out again almost instantly shortly thereafter ^^;) and now she’s here, taiyaki and all!

As I’ve probably mentioned elsewhere, I’m not much of a Xenosaga fan, but love the idea of KOS-MOS.  Thank goodness for re-releases!

Really had to get this version of konjiki no yami for the taiyaki ^_^

I remember when my collection was starting up I saw len-vesper‘s post at dannychoo.com for kotobukiya’s take on this figure. I commented how it seemed a little much for me – the maid + sukumizugi combo. Seven months later, here I am with Griffon’s version ^^;

All three gals look great, really happy with today’s lewt!

Hope to catch up on reviews during the break (heh, how many times have I said that before… ^^;;;)… right now I really need to pack.

About a week left for the contest, I’m excited to see how this turns out! ^_^

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It’s always bad when an older figure I’ve been eying gets re-released.  Bad because I always go into, “Oh, maybe I should pick up so-and-so while I’m at it… and her… and her…”  Today it was Alter’s KOS-MOS.  My wallet escaped only after sustaining the following casualties… ^^;

Yuumiru from Queen’s Blade…

Airi, also from Queen’s Blade…

As mentioned, Alter’s KOS-MOS Ver. 4…

And the recently announced Limit Gunz…

[images from the official sites. Megahouse, Alter, Good Smile Company]

As you may have noticed, I have a weakness for babes wielding weapons…

Reviews of the first three for those interested:
KOS-MOS @ foo-bar-baz (one of the uncommon 5/5 star reviews… i’ve found the ratings there to be fairly similar to my taste), wcloudx, panther
(next two are cast off and reviews are nsfw)
Yuumiru @ akibahobby
Airi @ akibahobby, vision of vixon, foo-bar-baz

Oh… and I nearly forgot. Earlier this week my last defense against Chizuru finally gave way…

[img from Akibablog]

Worst part is, I kind of want to get the fox edition too… orz