Shihodo Narika

The only pre-ordered scaled figure which I got in August from HobbySearch. Shihodo Narika is truly one of the prettiest figure out there. She’s red, has a nice pantsu view and most importantly she has fabulous twin tails which I totally digg. I don’t know the slightest thing about Beat Blades Haruka except it’s an eroge, but the beauty of this figure was too good to pass when I saw it up for preorder.

Narika

At first glance you’d notice the delicious twins that endow Narika. I’m referring to the awesome pink twin-tails of course. Well sculpted, something you’d expect from Alter. The sleeveless attire with the long gloves is much win for me as well.

Narika

Her combat attire comes with all sorts of bling blings attached to it, giving her a very mecha feel. Of course Alter does a great job on the little details everywhere.

Narika

Also, notice the pretty red and white scarf around her neck. Reminds you of a certain bounty hunter doesn’t it?

Narika

When her huge weapon isn’t attached, you can see her gorgeous bare back with a sexy ribbon. No, pulling the ribbon does not do anything sadly.

Narika

Our babe looks like this without anything attached.

Narika

You have to attach the bad-ass blade and pretty ribbon to her to complete the intended look.

Narika

The blade and ribbons are incredibly detailed.

Narika

Note: Water droplets are not part of the figure.
They were gotten from posing Narika in front of a mini waterfall.

Narika

I am not a fan of figures with massive eyes. I prefer them proportionate or DFC. As you can see, Narika’s tight fit attire is sculpted very well that you can see the “tightness” and the pupils of her eyes. Very nice indeed :3

Narika

She comes with a square base which is pretty uninspired considering how awesome the figure looks. Although I don’t like the base the damage which occurred to it was purely accidental. What damage you ask? You’ll find out soon enough.

Narika

Awesome lighting won’t you agree?

Unfortunately placing Narika on the lighting caused the base to melt because the lighting was so hot ^^.

Narika

As darkness falls, more lights start to appear and it made pretty bokehs.

Narika

This has to be my favourite shot of the day.

Narika

Nice base!

Narika

Narika is an awesome figure. I can’t describe how delicious she looks with the red and pink combination and bad-ass weaponry. Alter really lives up to it’s name in making such great figure and I really had a great time photographing her. She looks great in every angle and is certainly a figure worth getting. I’m sure this babe is on par with the upcoming Saber Lily and Black Rock Shooter in terms of quality! Get yours today!

Narika

As for my damaged base, I’ll probably make a new base for Narika in another DIY project. Probably do some additional supports incase she decides to warp. Not too sure if her 1 legged pose can survive the Singapore heat!

Narika

Another set of pictures located @ my Figure.fm post.
Alternatively, visit the Flickr set page for the full set of pictures taken.

Narika


Would like to thank oOgA from The Banzai Effect who came down to join me and Yukito on this little photoshoot.

  1. zh3us
    zh3us09-04-2009

    HOLY WHAT! THE BASE REALLY MELTED!!!

    http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3441/3886831653_21f807a80f.jpg

    ouch!

    • kodomut
      kodomut09-04-2009

      Yup, my heart went ouch.

      • zh3us
        zh3us09-04-2009

        *fear* >_<

        NEW Protip: No posing on lights that shine upwards…

        • zh3us
          zh3us09-04-2009

          hey!
          I just realized i could reply countless of times!! ^^;
          that rocks!!
          The old 1 only could reply once and that was it.

      • radiant
        radiant09-04-2009

        Oh dear… that’s terrible! How are you going to fix it??

        Yeah, outdoor lights that are in public places typically run very very very hot. They’re more powerful than your typical under-light.

        That’s a real shame man…

        On another note, superb detail on the figure. Her gear is AWESOME! I was almost convinced to buy this, so now I’m sorta regretting it. :P

        • kodomut
          kodomut09-04-2009

          She melted my heart when I first saw her, just as how the base got melted :3

  2. Ederuferuto
    Ederuferuto09-04-2009

    Narika Narika Narika Narika…

    Do srsly want to get! ):

  3. YuKi-To
    YuKi-To09-04-2009

    hm can’t wait to get mine XD
    lets see if Alter is going to do Subaru from BeatBlades! (she’s not loli, so u prob not interested =P)

    the gap between diff comments is a bit too big I think ^^;

    • kodomut
      kodomut09-04-2009

      What’s your screen resolution ^^?

    • YuKi-To
      YuKi-To09-04-2009

      oh wait, the gap gets bigger when there’s more replies?

  4. Leonia
    Leonia09-04-2009

    You made really nicely review, and this one is great.

    Narika is beautiful ! Congratulation for this article !

  5. Persocom
    Persocom09-04-2009

    As usual, the pictures of her are some of the best on the internet. Every time I look at your pictures I curse my crappy camera because it really limits my photography abilities. I’m about to start saving up for a better one, but I need to figure out what I’m getting. What happened to her base is one of my biggest fears when taking figures outdoors in the Summer, luckily I’ve avoided any noticeable damage thus far, but it’s a very realistic possibility.

    • kodomut
      kodomut09-04-2009

      I’m sure that the summer heat isn’t as bad as the outdoor lights that melted my base ^^

      On another note, getting a cheap DSLR like mine is pretty easy on the savings department. A D40 is such a great camera even with it’s low specs.

  6. Walter
    Walter09-04-2009

    Nice blades. Tsk.

    • kodomut
      kodomut09-04-2009

      Bad-ass. Will Lomo a picture when I get back.

  7. kluxorious
    kluxorious09-04-2009

    oh wow… *gulps* the details are amazing. I think I’ll join you in admiring her twin tails <3

  8. yunamon
    yunamon09-04-2009

    Gah! My heart goes with the dented base… D:

  9. Snark
    Snark09-04-2009

    HOLY FUCKING SHIT! THAT WEAPON IS AWESOME!!!

    Shame about the base though; stupid light -_-

    • kodomut
      kodomut09-04-2009

      Haha, not the light’s fault! It’s a lesson learned for me ^^

  10. Marshmallow
    Marshmallow09-04-2009

    Wow, that’s crazy with the base… lovely figure though, a great job by Alter and moe twintails.

  11. Ederuferuto
    Ederuferuto09-04-2009

    Lol, about the base on light thing.

    I’ve always wanted to try putting my Nendoroid on it. Lucky me did not.

  12. heathorn
    heathorn09-04-2009

    LOL, the base…
    maybe you put it upside down on the light again so it will be back to normal ^_^
    really nice figure, where can I get one?

    • kodomut
      kodomut09-04-2009

      Since it’s a just released figure, some places probably have them. HLJ and Hobbysearch might re-open orders soon.

      Or you could just wait for a re-release ^^

  13. Danny Choo
    Danny Choo09-04-2009

    Lovely girl and lovely photos. Still waiting for mine.

  14. Shiddo
    Shiddo09-04-2009

    Awwww poor base.Unfortunate stuff happens. Hope you can get a new one soon ^^

    • kodomut
      kodomut09-04-2009

      New one?!

      Money don’t grow from trees at my part of the woods unfortunately ):

  15. Vixion
    Vixion09-04-2009

    Poor base, well it’ssaid the better the photo the bigger the risk

    i myseld almost lost my aru~chan at the sea lol

    nice pic :D

    • kodomut
      kodomut09-04-2009

      Indeed, higher risk is definitely more fun. Love the adrenaline rush!

  16. Reltair
    Reltair09-04-2009

    That’s some extreme melting on the base. Ugh, I feel so bad when I see figures damaged. =/

    How do you like Haruka by Alter from Beat Blades Haruka as well? Did you consider buying her? ^^;

    • kodomut
      kodomut09-04-2009

      Technically I consider bases and figures separate so to me, my figure isn’t damaged.

      A little background on why I got this figure, I saw Danny’s Haruka a long time ago and wanted her, did some searches and really liked Volk’s Haruka over Alter’s one. Wanted to get her but found no outlets and coincidentally the pre-orders opened for Narika at that time and I got her on impulse ^^

  17. ShadowKit
    ShadowKit09-04-2009

    Wonderful figure!
    Sucks about the base, though. Good luck at doing a DIY one!
    In any matter, the picture you took while the base was melting is one of the best ones I’ve ever seen of any figure.

  18. kodomut
    kodomut09-05-2009

    Re-releases should come in a month or two ^_~

  19. hikky
    hikky09-05-2009

    She is a lovely figure. Great quality, just as expected from the No. 1 (ALTER that is).
    It’s a shame that those PVC figures will all become quite unsightly in a few years.

    Really like how you “play” with the lightning. Ouch @ the base thingy.

  20. GREW
    GREW09-05-2009

    I like the figure very!
    How she stands, the colors and the wholel thing is just beautiful.

    But… why so much Fan Serive with this Pantsu-shoot for lazy people?

  21. ninjovee
    ninjovee09-05-2009

    Oh noes. D: another figure that I suddenly want because I see awesome pictures of it… @@;

    She’s certainly very lovely. It’s a good thing that Narika didn’t melt along with her base.

  22. oOgA
    oOgA09-05-2009

    it is oOgA not OoGa ^^ ..
    awesome photos bro, i will be doing my post on it too =) .. let me know if u have such shoots. gladly join u if i can make it

    • kodomut
      kodomut09-05-2009

      Haha, I always get names wrong >_<!

      Hope take pictures with you again soon!

  23. Singer Yuna
    Singer Yuna09-08-2009

    The last photo is a delicatessen. I love the output ^^

  24. Anjerasu
    Anjerasu09-10-2009

    Darn dude, when I saw your base, I was like…errr wow the base is like carpet then later it hit me…no it’s not OMG! Reminded me of the time me and my friends needed to do fire shots on some of our figures, we played with zippo liquid and I didn’t know it was goin to hurt the figures more than it hurt us. Til not my friend isn’t happy whenever i mention about ‘zippos’. Well the shoots where nice but the figures had to suffer. XD

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