The sword is carefully protected with a sturdy cardstock piece plus a plastic bag: The base is protected with a simple plastic bag The “Nostalgia Girl” badge actually hits hard, as one tends to forget the beloved series is far beyond in time, and not many anime fans nowadays recognize it:įortunately, one thing is what the box looks like outside, and another one what it contains. Interestingly, Kodansha’s sticker shows “2014” as Copyright notice: One can easily understand why the cheap exterior prevents so much. Even the base in the photos is an awfully bad attempt at Photoshop.īeing a fan of Magic Knight Rayearth for 20 years, the treatment given to the box really hurt me :( Even the old fashion dolls had a better box. One wonders why the classic Atsuko Ishida illustrations, or any of the usual CLAMP ornaments weren’t used. Let’s be brutally honest: it looks like an amateur designed the package in half an hour it’s far from attractive. The back just shows the usual information and the same front/back photos. The top and bottom lids have a plain rendering of Umi’s mashin symbol surrounded by what seems to be stock floral ornaments.
On each side of the box a photo of the figure can be seen. A plain, simple, and not so pretty box that leaves something to be desired.
Released on J(just four months ago), Umi Ryuuzaki received the honor of being #1 in the set. This set of prize figures are (by the time being and until Figma releases their own set) the most prominent object released to the public. Some small merchandise like keychains, clear files, charms, and other minor gimmicks have already been released recently celebrating both the 20th anniversary of the title, and Nakayoshi’s 60th anniversary. Besides a couple of toy-like releases and a set of fashion dolls in 1995, no proper official figures of the show have been released in the past 20 years since the show was first aired. Magic Knight Rayearth fans have had a hard time in terms of figures. (This is my very first review, so please forgive the mistakes ^^¡)