ive heard horrible stories about Griffon, but ive never own any of their figures.
but seriously, are ALL Griffon's figures bad? i mean, if they are, then Griffon should have gulung tikar long time d, rite?
any views, please?

Hit or miss (lately more miss hahah), mostly depends on which sculptor. My very first scaled figure is from Griffon (Kan'u Unchou from Ikkitousen). Lately their nicer figures only come from their lines. Most of their figures that went into "not so good" category usually sculpted by Ryoichi Ikeda; for some reason figures he sculpted always have bad faces, or rather, almost same faces.

thx for the tips!
im thinking to pick up some of their Ikkitousen's figures too!!
any tips of which i should stay away from??

Don't really have any tips, aside from going to myfigurecollection and see user-submitted images on the figure you are eyeing

alrite, bro!
thanks~

Anyone order this?

I criticize them a lot, and it took me 3 figures to realize i should stop buying from them. The main issue i tend to have with them is the pathetic base, which can take up more space than necessary (they use the same base for every figure, only change the metal plate in the middle which contains the character's name and origin). Quality, u judge from which sculptor is behing it; and their best line of products are Touhou figures while their more mainstream character figures from anime are pretty half-assed, terrible.

On why they didnt gulung tikar, it's because their figures appeal more to newbies in figure collecting, those who have never tasted higher quality ones - they think that if it's genuine, it's enough. Griffon's figures are cheaper by other companies by 10-20%. their Asuna figures (already a few made) are at 7000-8000yen price range, well, close to Kotobukiya's one, but better ones, like GSC's version is over 9300yen and i expect Max Factory's version to exceed 10,000yen. And, the signs where Griffon's figures are not desirable, more than often after being released their price drop like crazy (and the newbies who want to save $$ will get 'em).


This post has been edited by EXkurogane: Sep 25 2013, 05:01 PM

thx for the tips, bro!!
though i still see some Griffon's figures selling over 10,000yen in the after market, but i get your points.
every buyer has his/her own budget, so i guess that is how Griffon survive, despite being repeatedly blasted by reviewers.
thx again for sharing the experience!

Over 10k yen, those are most likely Touhou figures, they do well with Touhou because their sculptor responsible for that series is good at it. Griffon has 2 good sculptors, forgot the name, but they dun work on mainstream characters.

No idea if you noticed it, GSC, Max, Orchid Seed, Native, etc takes 5-8 months to release a figure after preorder opens. Griffon can take as little as 3-4 months. Either the quantity they make is little, or quality control is lacking, or both.

This post has been edited by EXkurogane: Sep 25 2013, 05:02 PM

I only have a couple of Griffon figures, so I can't really judge...But I really like the ones I have...Especially this one:


Absolutely ADORE her... The paint job on this made me fall instantly in love,especially the purple...Not glossy,but not matte either,not sure how to explain it... That said,I have to agree about the same horrible base for every single one of their figures...

yeah, and maybe Asuna too
http://ekizo.mandarake.co.jp/shop/en/item_s-1334231.html

but i didnt notice about the window between PO and release, until you mention it...

Ah~~~ finally ^^

Together with this ~~



And yesterday was this~~~

I have been monitoring figures for some time already, so naturally i would notice that

As for that Alfheim version of Asuna u might wanna wait for this



This post has been edited by EXkurogane: Sep 25 2013, 06:26 PM

Nice...Do you have the other Sabers from this line...? I'm missing Saber Alter,and its proving to be impossible to find for my budget...

This post has been edited by killerjeya: Sep 25 2013, 07:25 PM

This is my first one...and yeah, the Saber Alter is beyond my reach too.....

I preferred the GSC's line of Sabers, had the Saber Alter Vortigern and Lily Distant Avalon. Im waiting for Saber Extra, GSC 1/7 version> Well, if i have to wait years more, yes, i would wait on. Kinda confident GSC may make one, their Sabers are best sellers.

Personally i prefer Gift's ones....my taste
Though i got a GCS's too.

Owh, u like the art style of Gift's version?
If you have seen their Akemi Homura, that one looks pretty good. But Madoka series is on top of my hate list as an anime. If i were filthy rich i would still like to own godoka just for the sake of having a huge and 'high end' figure on my shelf though.

RRP: ￥9,240
Meaning should be 7k-8k yen at amiami.......
But the good thing is she will only be released in Feb 2014.

http://main.kotobukiya.co.jp/figure/pvc/ka...yougishiki.html

Update: amiami --> 7550yen

http://www.amiami.jp/top/detail/detail?gco...0%24pagecnt%3D1

This post has been edited by zito9: Sep 26 2013, 03:16 PM

Was 50/50 as the price was a little steep, but when see this angle, im sold.
PO'ed.