Here are some of my favorite figures, listed in no particular order. Right-click to view in better quality + please pardon the weird image alignment ><
FuRyu Koisuru Love Blazer (Noodle Stopper Ver.)
I absolutely adore her pose here! Her subtle smile, the cute edges of her socks, her bright tie, and the way her hair flows all come together so nicely. I got the Love Sailor (left) and Love Blazer (right) figures mixed up for the longest time, and when you see them side by side like this it's easy to see why ':3 Down to the color palettes and holding the little envelope too! Now that I'm looking at them, they're so similar that they're making me think Blazer could have been a remaster sort of thing of Sailor..? There's gotta be figure superfans out there who know the answer..
Chuya Factory's Phantom Rock garage kit ver.
This one looks so cool, and it's got a really different vibe compared to a lot of other Miku figures I see out there! The ghost theme is emphasized really well with the cemetery set behind her, and the flames from her hand are a really great detail. I'm not sure if it's just the lighting in the photos I found, actual glow in the dark material for the figure itself, a crazy well-done paint job or something else, but the glowing edges of her top and skirt are blending in so well with the rest of the figure they're making me question how the thing was made '8D Supernatural forces had to be at work here, frfr
FuRyu Flower Fairy Clover noodle stopper ver. (2025)
Another FuRyu figure ':D This one technically hasn't come out yet (to my knowledge), and I don't usually gravitate towards Miku in maid-like dresses, but the color palette and clover theme of this figure totally caught my eye.The red ribbons on the front of her dress and the matching ones on her shoes are such a cute detail, as are the clovers running through her hair and her cute little pink hairclip. The detailing on her eyes is so pretty too, I wish these photos I found could've done it justice..
Good Smile Company 15th Anniversary Ver.
Okay I know I just said I don't gravitate towards maid-adjacent Mikus, but oh my goodness gracious. This figure has to be one of my favorites of all time. Good Smile had an anniversary coming and they NAILED THAT SHIT, SHE LOOKS MAGNIFICENT!!!! The strawberry flowers in her hair, the music note details on her skirt, the lace detailing on all her ribbons, the DRIZZLED TEXT ON HER DISPLAY PLATE??? It's all too much for me to bear... I believe this is Miku at peak performance (thus far).
**And did I mention she has a Nendo version too??? All of that fabulous detail wrapped into the cutest presentation ever!**
Speaking of Nendos, this is the perfect segue into my next figures...
Nendoroid x Cinnamoroll Collaboration ver.
With how popular Miku and Sanrio are, I'm sure figure superfans saw this one coming from a mile away, but that still doesn't take away from the fact that it's such a perfect crossover! Their long ears and pigtails was a visual match made in heaven, and the soft edges and cute, simple expressions of this figure made it an instant fav. I feel like the designers adapted Miku to a more Sanrioesque style really well! (Would it be a crime for me to say I'd probably display Miku on her own more than Cinnamoroll... he's kind of just floating there I'm sorry little guy :'3)
Nendoroid Absolute HMO ver.
I could be wrong, but I think this one's a little older? Or at least is showing Miku with her older design and palette, she leans a bit more towards green-hair territory here! The wires sticking out from the side caught my eye immediately, and it's a fun visual reminder that she's a vocal *synthesizer*. I'm already a huge robot fan, and this way of tipping Miku a bit closer to robot-territory is super cute! (I also didn't know about her little cat-mouth faceplate before gathering pics to use here! It's so very early-2000's)
Nendoroid Kasane Teto: Synthesizer V AI Ver.
All of these have been Miku figures so far but I need to emphasize that **I LOVE TETO!!** I listened to some of her old Utau songs back in the day, but her new SynthV voicebank is mindblowing (coughcoughstreamdaemondollcough). And so is her new design! I'm so happy this nendo version added her wings and her red pupils, we musn't forget her chimera roots. Seeing Teto come so far since I was a kid makes me a little emotional.. she finally achieved her dream of being a big vocal synth! :')
Yolopark AMK PRO Series G1 Starscream
(Genre whiplash from the vocal synth figures, LMAO)
Even though Transformers has been in my periphery for so long, I had no idea how *big* figures were in the community, omg (seems like a no-brainer, but here I am)! There's teeny tiny ones to the huge Masterpiece ones, and they're all so fun to look at! I've seen a bunch of people with figure collections spanning multiple shelves.. it's impressive, and a little frightening.
This Screamer in particular is a really nice figure imo. It's pretty new, made for the 40th anniversary of the franchise iirc, but it's a really nice take on his G1 design with the little spots of wear and tear on his paint job and edges of his wings. I think if you preordered him he's come with a stand and some other accessories, but he's just so gorgeous on his own! He looks pretty simple as far as model kit difficulty goes, which might be a better entry point for a beginner like me ':D
He could be my work buddy at my desk and hold stuff like pens or charms for me :) A motivational Starscream... I wonder how effective that would be, haha
THF (/Masterpiece?) Soundwave
I know third party figures are a hot topic in lots of places, but imo I wouldn't mind having one - The Masterpiece figures cost an arm, leg, and kidney, so being able to get a similar figure for a fraction of the cost is definitely tempting.. Soundwave's actually one of my favorite transformers! His design is sick and I really like his whole concept with his casettes - And how that idea's being explored and developed more with newer comics, especially with what I've seen of Skybound recently. The thing is though, this figure (whether knockoff or genuine) is ten inches tall... I don't know if I have enough space for that much Soundwave! ':D
