April 5 Figure Haul: Saber

(heavy breathing)

I picked up the following figures today: 

• Nendoroid 363 Fate/Stay Night Saber Alter Super Movable Edition
• Nendoroid 13 Fate/Stay Night Hetare Saber Alter
• Medicom Real Action Heroes (R.A.H.) Fate/Zero Saber Suit Ver.

Getting these two Nendoroid Saber Alter figures helped add to my collection of Nendoroid Saber Arturia figures. Now I only lack the Cheerful Japan version, which I plan to split-buy with my friend who wants Rin Tohsaka in that set.

Nendoroid Hetare Saber Alter is among the earlier Nendoroid figures (as you can see, she's number 13), and based on what I read on her My Figure Collection page, she was a limited figure released in June 2007 at the 2007 Summer Wonder Festival. Saber Alter is actually my least favourite among Arturia's forms, but I still wanted this Nendoroid for the sake of completing the Saber Nendoroid figures. She comes with a screaming faceplate, too, and it looks really cute.

She's anything but boring because of one of the faceplates that comes with this figure.

Nendoroid Saber Alter Super Movable Edition must be fun to play with and pose like Saber Super Movable Edition and Saber 10th Anniversary Edition. She does not come with a funny-looking screaming faceplate, though. She does have a screaming faceplate, but it is like the chibi or cuter version of her figma's screaming faceplate.

I have yet to discover how "super movable" she really is.

Finally, here is the ultimate haul and probably my best purchase in the first quarter of 2014:

My inner Gilgamesh is dancing happily

Medicom RAH Fate/Zero Saber Suit Ver. is a limited figure with only 500 pieces released. I wanted to buy the first one with Saber wearing her armour, but after giving it much thought (actually, just a few days after Winter WonFes when she was released, haha :p), I gave in and ordered her. The pressure probably intensified because of the "Only 500 pieces available worldwide!" part.

It feels like I have a new Barbie doll. :p

But despite the hefty price tag, I believe she was totally worth it.

Nendoroid Gilgamesh: Pre-orders Start On April 9

I haven't posted anything for quite a long time since February, but now is the right time to blog about something again, because Kahotan posted about Nendoroid Gilgamesh, and I got really excited about it. X'D

Hi, reader. You can probably hear me shrieking excitedly from where you are
(Source: Kahotan's blog)

According to her post, this cute lil' fellow will be available for pre-orders on April 9, 2014. I honestly cannot wait. I've been hoping that they'd make a Nendoroid of Gilgamesh ever since the Fate/Zero anime first came out. Thank you, Good Smile Company for making this. :) You have made a lot of fans very happy. ^_^

A little background
Gilgamesh is a character from the visual novel and popular anime series, Fate/Stay Night. In Fate/Zero (the prequel of Fate/Stay Night), he was summoned as an Archer class servant. He is known as the 'King of Heroes' and he is based on the demi-god from The Epic of Gilgamesh.

Thoughts on the figure
I honestly think that Nendoroid Gilgamesh's prototype looks good. At first, I hoped for a shinier armour like that of Nendoroid Saber 10th Anniversary Edition, but the matte finish eventually appealed to me. Perhaps it's because I just wanted to have a Nendoroid figure of Gilgamesh so badly that I wouldn't care if he had a shiny or a matte armour anymore. :p 

Gilgamesh comes with the sneering faceplate as well as the shouting faceplate, and of course, a Gilgamesh figure will not be complete without his signature Gate of Babylon.

You can probably hear him shouting "Zasshu!" (mongrel) already.
(Source: Kahotan's blog)

Nendoroid Gilgamesh will also come with Ea, his noble phantasm. I don't think the sword can spin or move unlike with Bandai Chogokin Gilgamesh's Ea, but that's fine with me, too. :p Of course, a set of extra weapons for his Gate of Babylon will also come with the figure. You can easily insert them into the ripples of the gate or make him hold them.

Nice Ea, King of Heroes.
(Source: Kahotan's blog)

I am highly encouraging you to read Kahotan's actual post about Nendoroid Gilgamesh to learn more and to see more yummy pictures of the figure. Simply follow this link to proceed. :)