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After my previous double date Asa-senpai at harbour front couple weeks ago, Sakura had demanded me to take her out for a date and as a sign of jealousy, she wouldn't let me to take her pictures until I do so. Not only that, since she is competing... (Read more)
It was a long weekend in Toronto since we had a Good Friday so it's a day off for majority of people. Not only that, it happened to be having nice and sunny weather in Toronto. It's little bit windy though but there is no need for multi layers of c... (Read more)
As I promised from my last preview post. my next photo shoot would be the lovely Caren Hortensia by Alter. Hearing the name Alter, we usually have our expectation set to high whether it would be the paint job, sculpt or the overal figure. So far, A... (Read more)
My backlog figures stack are getting higher, although, it may not be as high as Rin's. Alter Signum is my first Magical Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS figure and the only one that really captivated my eyes. It's no secret that I love anime characters with... (Read more)
A beautiful and elegant figure of Ryogi Shiki from Kara no Kyoukai series is presented by Good Smile Company. Once again , they never fail to impress me. The first time, I saw this figure at Dannychoo , was a love at the first sight. The details ... (Read more)
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Azunyan Nakano gallery sums up my K-ON! gallery series. I don't think the other K-ON! girls are worthy enough to have their own galleries unless someone manages to convince me otherwise ^^. Azunyan may not have as many fans as Yuri or Mio but con... (Read more)
Without even realizing it, it becomes a ritual/habit for me to post a gallery on every Monday to start my week and hopefully, it will keep going as long as I can ^^. Following up from my K-ON girls gallery , we start another great week with some ... (Read more)
Lurking around the Internet in search for Tsumugi Kotobuki large resolution images is not as challenging as I thought it would be. It's only fair to post some images of other K-ON members aside from Mio and Yui and maybe with this post, Tsumugi can... (Read more)
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Laid back Yui is looking to gain more supports for her fan club to compete with Mio's and she is trying to show the world that she can be as cute as Mio ^^. If you are viewing this at work, be warned that some images may be in a... (Read more)
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K-ON! easily raised its popularity since the start of the show and it's all due to one of the character, Mio Akiyama. She is shy-type who everyone loves and not that I am trying to put down other characters. This post is dedicat... (Read more)
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As you all probably already know, I am planning to go to Anime Expo 2009 this year on July 2 to 5. I got my hotel booked from July 1 to 5 so I took 2 days of from work (July 2nd and 3rd) for AX09. Honestly, I am really excited as it is happening ... (Read more)
My apology for the late post coverage for Anime North 2009 as I was tired after I got back from Anime North 2009 on Sunday and it took me sometimes to organize photos and upload them. Another year with another great convention here at Anime North 2... (Read more)
For this month of April, to promote reading and celebrate City of Toronto's 175th Anniversary , City of Toronto and Toronto Public Library are collaborating a showcase called Keep Toronto Reading 2009. Many free events, performances and discussions... (Read more)
Another small anime convention here in Toronto to warm us up before the big Anime North on May. The event is similar to DTAC (December Toronto Anime Con) that I attended back on December last year. More pictures below ^^.
Some pictures tha... (Read more)
Anime Expo finally has its online pre-registration available at their website. You can read more about it here. Through their online pre-registration , you can buy 4-day ticket for $50 and get a free main event ticket on which I chose the Morning M... (Read more)
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In preparation for Anime Expo 2009 and its overloaded Japanese guest of honours, I bought some merchandise specifically for signing purpose so I guess you can call this as AX2009 pre-loot ^^. The Japanese guest of honours that... (Read more)
Quite a few figures on sale at hobby search and some are from GSC and one from Alter. Impulse buying ftw and don't blame it on me ^^;;
Nendoroid Takra Miyuki Normal Ver. by Chara-Ani
Regular Price: 3,334 yen
Sales Price: 2,333 yen
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My recent loot from March and April is Yami from To Love Ru and Holo from Spice Wolf both by Good Smile Company. Yami costs me 5,881 Yen + 3,200 Yen for shipping. On the other hand, I got Holo for 6,785 Yen + 2,400 shipping. For some reasons, t... (Read more)
I went to Harbour Front in downtown Toronto for my next photoshoot preview on Friday morning. We had a Good Friday holiday here in Canada and the weather was quite nice ( around 10 C degrees and sunny ) so I decided to do outdoor photo shoot which ... (Read more)
Just want to let you guys know that Hobby Search is having a figure sale and some of them are quite nice this time (it usually sucks). I am sure that some of them might interest you and any sale is good especially during this recession ^^. Read m... (Read more)
Caren Hortensia 1/8 PVC by Kotobukiya
Posted on Sep 22, 2008Author: Saku
My 2nd Caren Hortensia figure which I bought from Anime North 2008 back in May. The first one is made by Griffon Enterprise (check my entry for the other Caren Hortensia figure) while this one is made by Kotobukiya. It’s an old figure and originally released in September 2006. Hobby Link Japan has this figure in stock in case anyone is interested ^^.
I wish I know more about Caren aside from the obvious source (wiki) and other various anime site. I haven’t played the game so I don’t really know a lot about her and I don’t think I am going to play the game anytime soon ^^;; since it’s in Japanese.
For this photoshoot, I decided to use yellow background just because I feel like it lol and since Caren’s clothes are mostly black, the yellow background blends easily with black clothers (at least I think so ^^). After couple photoshoot sessions, I suddenly feel like doing outdoor photo shoot. It was cloudy when I did it but it didn’t really stop. The setting was on my house backyard which is unattended and makes a great place for outdoor photo shoot sessions.
This figure comes with a base but I decided not to use it.
I have nothing to complain regarding this; good sculpture and nice painting all around. I love details on her eyes ,although, the wooden base could have been better. I think the outdoor photo shoot came out better than the indoor ones. It seemed to come out little bit darker than I expected. What do you guys think ?
Details
Manufacturer : Kotobukiya
Scale : 1/8
Series : Fate/Hollow Ataraxia
Character : Caren Hortensia
Released Date : September 2006
Check out another photoshoot by Prim3.
PS: Akatsuki Mashiro will be my next photo shoot and it will be an outdoor photoshoot ^^
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13 Responses for "Caren Hortensia 1/8 PVC by Kotobukiya"
NICE SHOOT! Outdoor shoots are always the best. Lol
zenicals last blog post..Cospa Mugs
Awesome outdoor shots.
I has a Karen too, but mine from GSC.
Koto’s face looks kind of….. expressionless.. in a way
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Nice work with the outdoor shoot, I always find that they look better than the indoor ones.
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@Zenical: Thanks ^^
@e-jump: you are not the 1st one that said her expression is bland ^^. The GSC version is 1/6 I believe and I will get it eventually if I can find one. And also the alter version.
@ETERNAL: Thanks ^^
Old figures looks real different from figures now…
Still, it’s a pretty good figure!!!
Nice job on the outdoor shoot!!!
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I reckon the last few came out a bit dark.
I like her face without the hat. ^^
Good job on the indoor and outdoor shoot. I prefer outdoor but that’s just me. xD
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I like the outdoor shots. I noticed the depth of field, etc. Nice work, and nice figurine ;).
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@Rin: You think so ? looks not much different between old and recent figures for me.
@Optic: The outdoor shoot came out really good despite the cloudy weather. I am thinking of doing photoshoot while it’s raining.
@M12: Thx ^^
Can’t wait to do my Akatsuki Mishiro photoshoot.
To improve outdoor shoot lightings.. you can try editing brightness/color of the photo.. My friends who do figurine outdoor shoots like weekly or monthly with other otaku friends, taught me that.. in my lucky star nendoroid review(hope you saw thatXD) I edited a picture which was really dim to be extremely bright. Think it looked alright, like the sun was shinning on the water itself that caused the surroundings to be so bright XD. (It’s the Konata as Saber at the pool scene) Yeah. It took me awhile before I got comfortable with editing the pictures with ease =P you should try too. Lol.
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outdoor shoots are easier to do. early morning sunshine is the best.
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Im late at this but anyway:
I like your choice of background for your indoor pictures.It goes well with her eyes and is a nice contrast to her dark clothes.
Are you planning to do all your outdoorpictures in your backyard or are you planning on going in public some time? XD
@Zenical: Thx for the tips. I will give it a try next time and I probably need a lot of practice before I can comfortably edit photos with Photoshop ^^;;
@Gordon: Hey Gordon, you are back ?
. Yah outdoor shoot is easier to do than indoor ^^:;
@Blowfish: Going in public soon hopefully ^^
you did a good job with the pic , especially the outsides one
i love that caren but not the pose , figs sitting always looks too little
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