Well That Figures: Project Diva Hatsune Miku

Last Valentine’s Day, my boyfriend asked me if I wanted him to buy me something from the dealer’s room of the local convention, rather than the traditional gifts.  Being an otaku, of course I said yes.  It was fun walking the dealer’s room looking for the perfect gift, while he nervously accompanied me.  After drooling over a $175 Sephiroth figure, I moved along until I found Project Diva Miku.

How could I resist that face?

What really made me choose this particular figure though, is her pose.  For a standing pose it shows a lot of movement and energy, which is perfect for a performer.

More detailed shots really help emphasize her twisting pose, with wrinkles in her shirt, and the movement of her skirt and tie.

Miku is also wonderfully detailed, right down to her painted fingernails.

As you can see from this close up shot, the paint is a little messy, but I’m personally willing to forgive that since it’s only slightly messy on very small details that are very difficult to paint neatly.

There’s even detail on her headset, and the lace on her collar is all nice and neat.

Miku’s hair is pretty standard anime hair…I don’t think it’s especially dynamic, but it serves its purpose and even doubles as extra stability for the figure as a whole.  If it wasn’t for her hair, I wouldn’t be sure that Miku would stand up without leaning.

All in all, this is an excellent figure with a highly detailed sculpt, and good paint.  She’s well worth what my boyfriend paid for her.

It’s just a shame I saw Miku before I spotted the $200 Zero Kiryuu (Vampire Knight) bedsheet. I could be sleeping on Zero now! (No…not really.  I’m kidding.)