Finally I have the chance to make review of this new cutie on the block :D

Mameshiki Reimu Hakurei, was actually a garage kit, named as Kadou Shoujo line up by Liquid Stone. This kit need to be assembled like gunpla, and already casted with corect color, so you don't have to do the paint job anymore.


Then, like any popular garage kit. This kit also licensed and created the PVC version, and called as Mameshiki.
The different between Kadou Shoujo and Mameshiki are, some of the parts are not molded separately. For example, in Kadou Shoujo, Reimu's eyes and inner mouth was molded in separate parts, her face plate is hollow on her eyes and mouth. We must put her white eye and pink inner mouth from behind of her face plate. But in Mameshiki, her face plate+eyes+inner mouth are molded together in a single mold and painted, we don't have to attach her eyes and mouth anymore.


Reimu came with:
4x pair extra of hands (5 pairs total)
1x Miko Stick (uh... don't know the name, sorry)
1x Broom
2x Paper charm/spell
1x Big display base
1x Display rod
2x Display rod mount
2x Face plate (calm face and blank face, total 3 faces including her default)
1x pair of bended legs
1x pair of bended hand




Front view, she can standing by herself without displaying base.

Sit down pose

Side view

Her red line on her sleeves and white line on her skirt also simplified. In Kadou Shoujo, it was molded separately and we must attach it. But in Mameshiki, it already using one mold and then just painted with red (on her sleves) and white (on her skirt).
Back view

Yes, she wearing bloomer you pervert!
The red hole is attached not on her butt, but on her skirt. This hole will be used for mounting part on displaying rod

But her inner white skirt still molded separately. Her hair band is three separate parts and put it together into one. Also, her hair roll (Ugh, I don't know how to call this) on her left and right ears also separate molded parts.
Bow


Also, her bloomer frill and sock on her legs are separate parts which are glued togehter on her legs.
With all of that separate parts and accessories that needed to be molded, I can understand why this figure is much more expensive than a Nendoroid Reimu Hakurei.


Her size also almost as big as Nendoroid. The different is, the Nendoroid version is a deformed form (super big head, small and short arms and legs), while Mameshiki, her head is smaller than Nendoroid, but her arms and legs are longer and bigger. Wich make her look like a children than a deformed figure.


Her foot also big, which is the reason why Mameshiki Reimu can standing by herself without the need of displaying base at all. Displaying base only usable when we wanted to create her flying pose.

Her tail also removable just like Nendoroid Saber Lily.
However, unlike Saber Lily, Reimu's ribbon is removable.

Detail




Displaying base
You need the base, rod, and mounting parts

Notice the three big hole on the base? Yes, that hole can be used for another displaying rod. You can use one display base to displaying three Mameshiki figures in flying mode :)

Ready to fly

Mameshiki logo
Somehow I feel if the paint job was not printed completely on the lower right part :D

I was wrong, that part was actually meant like a stamp. Just like a stamp pattern it never perfectly printed. I just knew it when seeing the box :p

I'm Flying!

The displaying rod and the mounting part on her skirt make her balance enough to create various position. Since the mounting part on the tip of displaying rod is a ball joint part, you can tilt and pan Reimu's position easily.


Back view

I can add some text on the right part
Hm, what should I write?

She also can standing even with one of her leg bended

And doing her daily job, cleaning her shrine.


See, no displaying base.

Comparing with Nendoroid (which is I don't have it :p), Mameshiki version got one differential in the design. Mameshiki don't have the back red ribbon on her waist, while Nendoroid version has it.

Between her daily activity, and Youkai extermination :D

However!
It doesn't mean if Nendoroid version is more"complete" in term of design. Since, Mameshiki also got some aspect that a Nendoroid don't.
Mameshiki version also provided with a scarf for winter theme. It just a simple red scarf but still a big plus. Also she can standing by herself without the need a displaying base, and a lot of extra hand :D

Tea anyone?


Let just say, between Nendoroid and Mameshiki, it got pros and cons. It depend on how you will view this differential. For me, both look so adorable and worth to get.

And the good part in term of availability, Mameshiki does not an exclusive figure :D
But of course, since this figure came from Garage Kit and distributed in limited store, and if you wanted to get her now, just forget it. Since this figure already sold out.
You still can buy it actually, but in mark up price, which is a bad price :p

If you find someone sell it for 50-60 USD plus reasonable shipping, go for it!
Higher than 60 USD already bad, but if you got the money and willing to spend it, why not? This is a rare figure and I don't think we will got re-released soon enough.