PVC Review: 1/8 Scale Uratori (Kotobukiya)

Alright, today we're taking a look at Uratori from a lesser-known anime series Utawarerumono (try saying that three times fast). Uratori is sold-out in virtually all foreign figure websites, but I found her at a domestic figure import website, Toyslogic.com. She is close to being soldout and retails for about $38.99 which is very cheap for a full size figure. One possibility for her drop in price is the fact that she's over a year old and the website is probably trying to get rid of their stock. About a year ago she retailed for $69.99 and she is manufactured by the Kotobukiya company making this my second figure by them.

I'm going to jump right into the negative because I like ending on a positive note. First I don't like the feel of her wings, they are obviously made from a different material than the rest of the figure, which is pretty much the same as my other two figures. Although it's a small nitpick the fact that I can't take her off of her base tics me a bit too. My last complaint about the figure would have to be the paint job, while it is mostly done pretty well there is a half inch green streak on her right wing. It's the same shade of green that is used on the bottom part of her dress.

Now that we've cleared the negative there are a couple things that are really going for this figure, one would be the price. As I mentioned earlier Uratori comes from a lesser-known anime and I would guess this would be the primary reason for its inexpensiveness, not the quality of the figure. Another plus is her pose, which was definitely a selling point for me, if you've seen the anime you'd know that this is a pose befitting of this character.

Although it may be a bit much for some collectors, Kotobukiya did include Uratori's large breast size, which seems to be the norm in the anime series Utawarerumono. Kotobukiya seems to be one of the better manufacturers. They have two Utawarerumono figures, one being Uratori and the other being her sister Kamyu which is also selling for under forty dollars and looks pretty well done. Now onto the judgement.

Paint and craftsmanship: 7
Packaging: 8
Price: 10
Likability: 8
Overall: 33/40

Now I'd have to say that this is probably my least favorite figure, but I don't regret purchasing it. It's definitely not going on my nightstand though, that's reserved for my favorites. But I think I will buy the other Utawarerumono from Kotobukiya just to have them both. Well that's about all I have to say about Uratori; be sure to check out all of the cool pictures below. Thanks for reading, take care.