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Figure Review: Brace Yourself… She’s an Ugly Horseface

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Popularity: 15% [?] Published by tj_han December 19th, 2006 in Figurine Reviews & Galleries

I had this picture set for quite a while now but never did get around to posting it for obvious reasons - this girl takes the word "ugly" to new levels of barfdom.

Thankfully, I didn’t buy her but loaned it on a whim. Inside the box, Sumomomomomomo’s Nakajima Sanae looked average. But outside it, she can match even Sader in a battle for deformity. She’s part of a set of 3 1/8 PVC figures released by BEAT and each of these costs 4800 yen. The other two, Sumomo and Iroha, are passable.

The ironic thing is, Sanae is out of stock at HLJ while the other two remain collecting dust on the shelves. I suspect people are buying her to add some contrast to their other figures. Or maybe it’s just a cult hit, like how SADER is completely sold out.

For those not in the know, Sanae is from the manga/anime series Sumomomomomomo, which involves a bunch of martial artists each representing an animal of the zodiac, fighting for / hanging out with this lawyer-wannabe. They are all in love with him and literally want to "rock him senseless". It’s funny and very crude with more sex jokes than even my favourite Hollywood movie, Ace Ventura 2.

Sanae represents the horse and is normally the mild-mannered class president who harbours a crush on Koushi, the man. Unknown to everyone else, she’s also Umakamen (Horse Mask), a crime-fighting vigilante decked out in the weirdest SM suit. It’s a "power suit" apparently. She hates the costume and is permanently in a dilemma over whether to use it or not. Sanae’s seiyuu is Hirano Aya, better known as Suzumiya Haruhi and Pachira.

The figure really sucks. I didn’t have the motivation to take more than a few pictures. Even the background sucks. There are no horses in Singapore, except the rich men playgrounds and maybe the Zoo.

The Good
It makes you feel good because all your other figures are beautified.
It looks like glossy leather doesn’t it?
The stand looks stable. A few pegs.
The End.

The Bad
The price is awesomely expensive for such bullshit. 4800 yen can get you almost all the 1/8 figures, including luminaries such as Dark Saber, Meg, Jo, Rider etc.
The accessory, her spectacles, can’t fit on her face properly. And it’s really ugly.
There are a lot of poorly painted areas, accidents and seamlines. Look at her ass!
Her boobs look like burger buns. The scary thing is, the seam lines sit where the buns are supposed to split, for greater realistic bunism.
The outfit is so disgusting my eyes burn like they’ve been sprayed with sulphuric acid.
Her boobs look way too big.
Facewise, there’s the supposed sad and tortured expression but it’s a bit too flat and cheap-looking for my liking.

Verdict
Avoid at all costs! Hell, pay money NOT to buy it!

Where are my double cheeseburgers? Is it true that McDonalds uses Horsemeat for their patties??

Is that uncleaned poop????

I probably placed the spectacles the wrong way around.

Popularity: 15% [?]

25 Responses to “Figure Review: Brace Yourself… She’s an Ugly Horseface”

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1 OK USA! 18 comments Dec 19th, 2006 at 3:49 pm

lol oh wow…
2 Waterfall 122 comments Dec 19th, 2006 at 4:38 pm

To tj_han,

LOL
It’s for the Sader market!!!
In all honest, her character design is pretty ewww so the figurine represents that properly. XD

From
Waterfall
3 Hazel 15 comments Dec 19th, 2006 at 5:08 pm

I wonder what the horse is thinking…i am sure this is what they expected in Clerks 2 when they ordered Kelly and the donkey show… ^_^
4 TedFox 85 comments Dec 19th, 2006 at 5:58 pm

Are the rest available with urban attic?? I was hoping to see the Iroha one in real life before i decide whether to buy it
5 Temugin 19 comments Dec 19th, 2006 at 6:10 pm

Bad figure indeed … cheap fetish. Where is her nipples? But the face seems not so bad for me.
6 jinyamato 110 comments Dec 19th, 2006 at 6:55 pm

omg looks very horrible…… are the others like this????please tell me it isn’t …i want to buy momoko
7 tj_han 1442 comments Dec 19th, 2006 at 7:11 pm

Ted: I’m not sure if Urban still has. But I do know Aniplay has it and on discount.

The rest are slightly better, but still quite rubbish. Only the Iroha one is decent.
8 Chicken Dec 19th, 2006 at 7:20 pm

the tits is missing lol
9 V2 74 comments Dec 19th, 2006 at 8:52 pm

looks like she’s got a lot of cellulites…
10 Zer0 135 comments Dec 19th, 2006 at 10:33 pm

I think it’s the Haw Par Villa effect. Watch that the figure is not possessed by the lingering spirits before you return it to owner.
11 Hinano 112 comments Dec 20th, 2006 at 12:29 am

Roflcakes!! Wasnt the momoko one the one of her in Hadaka Apron? I can’t recall but Sanae’s outfit should be blue not black?? And lol butt poop XD
12 tj_han 1442 comments Dec 20th, 2006 at 12:43 am

Hinano: Yup thats the one. Nah Sanae’s is black. As for why she has no nipples, cos she has upturned titties.
13 super rats 105 comments Dec 20th, 2006 at 4:14 am

That’s hideous. When first image came up I was like gah! and hit the back button out of fear reflex.
14 OU 19 comments Dec 20th, 2006 at 8:03 am

Oh dear god. Might as well pour some milk-as-bukkake on it and call it a day. I dislike Sanae so no big loss, but it’s disappointing the Momoko fig is unremarkable, I love that cutie .__.
15 rdrake 69 comments Dec 20th, 2006 at 10:11 am

I never take the titles of posts seriously…maybe I should…*runs off to wash eyes…*
16 Lenners 32 comments Dec 20th, 2006 at 10:56 am

You didn’t even label this NSFW XD
17 weew 15 comments Dec 20th, 2006 at 12:19 pm

who’s the schmo that ponied up the cash to purchase her in the first place? lol
18 elohir 28 comments Dec 20th, 2006 at 1:47 pm

o.0 evil…
19 flea 2 comments Dec 21st, 2006 at 3:01 am

omg this is hilarious they make a figurine out of that ROFL i won’t mind having it i think i will choke on my dinner everyday with it XD
20 Patrick 2 comments Jan 5th, 2007 at 9:35 am

I like it ^^… feel odd saying that after so much negative words.. but the costume should be blue instead of black.. But i would buy it.*drool* What do you have against big breasts?
21 Patrick 2 comments Jan 5th, 2007 at 9:36 am

I guess you have to watch all of Sumomo Momomomo fansubed to truely appreciate it.. you can get the torrents from http://www.luperry.com
22 Nagamisan 6 comments Jan 26th, 2007 at 12:25 am

haha… really like this phrase
“The Good
It makes you feel good because all your other figures are beautified.”
Make u feel so much betta after spending $$ on such crap
23 Andy 1 comment Nov 8th, 2008 at 4:47 pm

Is it bad to say I actually like this figure? I mean the figure has more good points than that.
It captures Sanae’s personality about the costume perfectly. She is embarresed about wearing it, so she is covering her self up.
I do like the sculpt a lot. everything looks fine to me.
They DID get the color wrong on the costume though. It is more blue than black.
AND that yellow on her but is from the rein(?) on her back. It must of pushed down or something.
Hey, I’m just voicing my opinion.

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