Pop figures are common for Canadian anime fans who may be strolling through their hot topic or at walmart or a local comic book store. They all usually have the same template besides hair or accessories, and the big black, eyes and usually no mouth. And range from 11 to 15 dollars depending on were you buy them. Pop has done movies, classics, tv shows, disney and now anime.
here are three. As you can see they all look pretty much the same and not very interesting in my opinion. I only own 2 anime pops and i've sold both of them for various reasons. I think pips are half decent for anime merch considering the price. They don't really execute expressions of the characters nor their scale or body type. Mainly its only the hair and costume on the same template. Not to mention the paint job is VERY average.
Ok so here are three male anime pops. Most anime pops are from pretty mainstream popular anime. I do however like how soul was executed with his expression and pose. I would like to see more pops like this. AND KANEKI'S KAGUNE LOOKS LIKE GUMMY WORMS. actually who designed that its pretty bad... Naruto looks very basic and not really fun.
Ok here are three more, again i like how Grell got a mouth and his glasses are executed well. I actually owned a miku pop and she wouldn't stand on her own because her pigtails were longer than her body... poor design. But I do like the sculpt and colour of these three.
MY OVERALL OPINION:
pop figures are not for everyone. I don't think they're for me. However they are probably the most available anime figures in canada and america. You don't have to order them which is nice. And the price is reasonable. Most stores have tons of them, sometimes a whole wall and it's fun to select one from the hoard. They select mainstream anime but thats probably because these are mainly sold in north america and those are the popular anime here. Overall if you like the generic pop design then definitely get one, they have a vast amount of characters and all at a good price, if you don't then I would say stay away.
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