Oh my~ What a cutie! :3 *meow*
Yea, I know I’m a bit slow since this little figure was released a long way back in December 2007.
Drama resolved.
And why did he arrive so late? Well, the story goes like this…
I placed a pre-order with Playasia when it was first announced in 2007. So after that I waited… and waited… and waited… till February 2008… still no news of Konoe when he is supposed to have been shipped in December 2007 already!
So, I became upset when I couldn’t find him anywhere else until… I found another online store Toyslogic (http://www.toyslogic.com) And what did I do? I placed an order with them since they indicated on their site that they have it in stock.
And then? I waited and waited and waited… Sheesh. NO NEWS AGAIN! What’s their problem??? *insert Lulu’s Seriously… expression* And my enquiry emails were ignored. &^%@#$%#@ They were supposed to be an OK online figure retailer judging from various good feedback posted by their customers. I’m pissed because Toyslogic already charged my credit card for it. [Update 28 May 2008: They offered to refund me since they couldn't find the item altho' it was reserved. They're trying to locate it for me now. Anyway I asked them to hold the refund until they are absolutely sure they can't find it... Let's see.] *&@*&#%&@#*#@& So BUYER BEWARE. Hmm ok, maybe as a deposit but hey please answer my emails? At least Playasia did not charge my credit card for unshipped goods. Anyway, I’ve already cancelled my order with Playasia but will still patronise them for their otherwise good service record. As for *&%$#% Toyslogic, I’ll wait and see what they have to say about my delayed order. [Update: 25 May 2008: Issue currently in the process of being resolved. I finally got a response only by posting in their forum. The admins were friendly and helpful. If only their email responses (which was non-existent) had the same standard. 28 May 2008: Okie... there's an improvement...]
In the end I found and ordered Konoe from Hobby Link Japan late April this year. I’ve made previous orders with them and I learned to trust their indications about stock availability. You might wonder, why didn’t I just buy from them in the first place? Well, cos they mislabelled the product name as SnapPs Demonbane and I didn’t find Konoe when I searched their website :P Just a stroke of luck when I finally saw the item listed there. Yep, they have since relabeled the product name to SnapPs Konoe correctly.
Anyway, a quick review about the figure (couldn’t resist adding a bigger pic :3):
Lamento SnapPs Konoe costs 1500 Yen (w/o shipping). He is made of soft vinyl and stands around 11 cm tall. Very cute face and well-sculpted. To be honest, he is too cute to be an accurate representation of the character in the game. Hahaha… I don’t mind that although I prefer the Lamento one-coin series’s Konoe.
He comes with a detachable tail and additional holes on his shoulder for SnapPs figure compatibility. All SnapPs figures are compatible with one another, so if you own other SnapPs figures, you can swap their parts around. Cosplay? Oh Yeah Baby! LOL~ Konoe’s head and arms have limited poseability but he is meant to be displayed rather than as an action figure. Generally he can stand better if we attach him to his base :)
Konoe is my first SnapPs figure. I have a wishlist item that is Togainu no Chi SnapPs Akira who is an Animate Store-only product and plans are underway to get my hands on him… lol~ as soon as my wallet decides to cooperate, that is :3
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I love his voice too… ^^ and he has a very good vocal range and talent. And the body~ He is a little on the skinny side but wow… all yummy muscle~ hehehe yea I also like it that he is older than me too. Feels like I have more chance (yeah dream on HAHAHA) compared to the cute idol boys XD So far he has been rather consistent in his works and he is very successful in creating a quirky image that I think makes everybody love him even more.
Yup her name is Yang Wei. Tony Leung has a long time girlfriend Carina Lau so he is probably not gay ^^
I didn’t watch Memoirs of Geisha. Somehow just missed it. They sounded quite strange in the movie trailer although the cinematography looked good. I might have been more keen to watch it if it was an all Japanese cast speaking Japanese. I don’t mind reading English subtitles XD
As for House of Flying Daggers, I think she looked very pretty in her Tang costume but that was about it. Also good cinematography. I liked the opening dance that she performed for Takeshi Kaneshiro’s character. It was so lovely. But her acting sucked. The story sucked too. Her other film, Hero, I liked the story and everybody in it except her lol~ Same feeling for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon ^^” I actually enjoyed her first film, The Road Home 我的父亲母亲, the most. It was also directed by Zhang Yimou. A simple love story but very touching.
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Oh yea Gackt is far better than those pampered cute boys idol. Mature idol sounds better than teen idol. I guess you notice that Japan have large numbers of cute boys and cute girls idol such as News, WaT, Morning Musume, Hello project blah blah…
Most of them are cute-looking with average or lower than average voice.
I didn’t watch Memoirs of Geisha. Still feeling weird tht a Chinese actress played as geisha named Sayuri, is even more weird because the gentleman is played by Japanase actor, Ken Watanabe.
Does it strike you as weird? if they can find Japanese actor then why can’t they find Japanese actress?
Michelle Yeoh and Gong Li are exception, i like them both. Gong Li is very sexy and i think her acting is superb.
Yea House of The Flying…have good cinematography (Yimou’s habit) but it ended there. too artistic when sometimes movie is not all about scenery and colors.
While watching Hero i realize i never saw Donnie Yen smile. XD
Ah i heard abt The Road Home, setting in a village or sort of?
Well well Carina Lau is one of the most elegant chinese actress. The gay one is probably Andy Lau or Simon Yam (i’m spreading rumor^^)
Yea, most of the idol types are just like eye candy. Talent-wise… there are some who really can sing but not many but they serve their purpose… which is to entertain lol~ so I guess its okie hehe…
That was what I thought too! I think because it was a Hollywoord movie, it is even more commercially driven. They were obviously trying to target the China market by casting an-all Chinese cast as the main characters. I think it kinda backfired in a way cos we’re very familiar with the actresses, especially Michelle Yeoh and Gong Li. It felt strange… at least to me. It was like watching Jet Li as a bad guy in Lethal Weapon 4. I wanted to leave the cinema XD IT IS JUST SO WRONG!!!
I find Gong Li looks more sensual now and she’s certainly more beautiful than her younger days. Michelle Yeoh looks fab too :)
Well, Zhang Yimou was criticised for Hero cos people didn’t understand what it was about, so he filmed House of The Flying Daggers just to silence them… I’m like… right… -_-” My dad liked Hero but nearly fell asleep watching Daggers. After watching it he said, what the hell was that about? So stupid. The story. LOL~ But we enjoyed the action sequences and the overall prettiness of the movie. My mum, as usual, no comments. I think I inherited the movie-buff gene from dad XD
Ah~ I didn’t notice that about Donnie Yen… XD They all look so good hor~ *salivate* And Maggie Cheung too… :9~~~
Yup, The Road Home is a slice of life story in a small village. I can’t remember exactly, but the story started where a young male teacher from the city came to the village to teach the children there. I can’t recall if he was originally from the village or not. Zhang Ziyi’s character fell in love with him. The strength of the film is in conveying the characters’ emotions. It reminded me of how it felt like to fall in love for the first time ^^
HAHAHAHA… you ah~ Andy Lau is rumoured to have a secret wife and children while Simon Yam is already married to supermodel Qiqi and has 2 children (or 1? can’t remember) XD
Well, the idea of Simon and Andy are gays is forced by my husband. Couple of years ago i have this Indo-friend and during his schooling days in Sg secondary school, Maaa the guy seriously believe himself look like Andy. *puke* just because a girl who liked him said so.
He think highly of himself so i decided to give him a lesson by saying, “Andy’s gay, so you must be gay too meh~.”
The hollywood interpretation of Japanese faces is very shallow. Zi Yi, Yeoh and Gong Li are chinese-type actresses and yeah we are familiar with them so doesn’t sound very convincing. but since the target also hollywood i think they passed easily as ‘asian’ actresses.
Maggie look hot in HERO. she played dumb hong kong movies back then but gradually she became a serious actress playing in less-slapstick comedy movies.
Ghaa…are you fan of Stephen Chow? ‘Kung-Fu Hustle guy?
Yea your dad is right and lucky you to inherit his movie genes from him. does your dad still go to movies? or he quit and prefer DVD after married?
LOL~ what was your friend’s reaction? XD Hehehe… to be honest, they kinda look gay… Simon especially ^^” Andy Lau not as much but cos he is outwardly single for such a long time, its not surprising that gay rumours sprout up. Same goes for Takeshi Kaneshiro too…
Erm, yeah… I’ve got one or two aussie friends who tell us that they can’t really tell Asian faces apart *MEGA sweatdrop* But then again, I’ve got Asian friends who tell me they can’t really tell Caucasian or black people’s faces apart either… so yeah… ^^” I find that unbelievable cos it comes quite naturally to me.
I read an interview of her before and she was saying like she has more than enough money now, so she wants to do movies that she is interested in. I like Stephen Chow too XD and his best uncle partner in crime Ng Man Tat!
Oh~ the stay at home and watch DVD and not watch in cinema phenomenon happens to almost every married couple I know ^^” my dad also became couch potato nowadays but partly cos there aren’t any good movies showing that interest him.