Otakumouse: Toy and Figure Blog

This is a bit overdue but just wanted to share the final test prints of my community driven project, Phygure®. I received these final test prints or physical copy ...

I received a very interesting email about a product that caters to toy and figure photographers called Slickforce Softlight. This is the first time I saw something that is marketed ...

Flare is going to release the 1/7th scale figure rendition of Caster from the game Fate/Extra CCC. I’ve been super outdate with figures lately so “Flare” is kinda new to ...

Decided to customize my first mirrorless camera, Fujifilm’s X-T10. I was originally a DSLR user and recently converted to mirrorless due to its ease of use, portability, and top notch ...

The latest issue of my community driven magazine is now live on both Apple iBooks and Kobo! This marks the 10th release of Phygure® since I started it late ...

Check out this vibrant 1/8 scale Hatsune Miku figure from Good Smile Company which is scheduled to be released today. It’s been a while since I last purchased any Hatsune ...

As a designer myself, the name James Jean is not new to me. I was amazed the moment I learned that he will be collaborating with Good Smile Company in ...

Check out this 1/7 scale figure of Nadia from the classic anime, Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water. I remember watching this back when I was in grade school (sigh… ...

Just released Phygure’s latest issue a couple of days ago with an updated design and layout to keep everything fresh. This is one of the best issues I’ve assembled so ...

Super busy the past few weeks in finishing up the new Phygure® site (and upcoming issues of Phygure®) – and finally it’s finished! Yay! I did a new site for ...

Kotobukiya is scheduled to release the 1/8 scale figure rendition of Anna Mochizuki from the very popular series, The Idolm@ster. She appeared from one of the series mobile game called ...

Finally received the proof copies of the first 5 issues of Phygure Magazine! I’m in the process of reviewing everything “print related” and so far the quality is pretty good! ...

Phygure® No.6 Prime Vol. 02 is now available! 16 of the best figure photographers from the past two issues are compiled into one incredible collection of talent and creativity. You ...

Good Smile Company is going to release the 1/8 scale figure rendition of Shimamura Uzuki (Crystal Night Party Ver.) from the popular anime, iDOLM@STER. Currently slated for October 2016 with ...

Mid last year, I ultimately decided to purchase my very first mirrorless camera in the form of Fujifilm’s X-T10. I asked a lot of my photographer friends and checked a ...

Phygure® No.5 Issue 03 is now live! We have lots of new figure/toy photographers onboard plus a few returning ones! This issue is now available on Apple’s iBooks store (for ...

Earlier this month, I decided to mod my Toyota Fortuner SUV. Its current paint job is already getting old and I want it to look like it was brand new ...

Check out this super lovely 1/6 scale figure of “Innocent Fairy” Freesia, an original character based on the illustration of popular artist, Tony Taka. Figure is scheduled to be released ...

The quest for completing all of Iron Man’s suits from the film Iron Man 3 is still underway! Finally received Iron Man Mark XLI aka “Bones” – the suit in ...

Alphamax is scheduled to release the 1/7 scale figure rendition of Sonia Blanche from the RPG game, Shining Resonance (シャイニング・レゾナンス Shainingu Rezonansu). As always, character designs are based on the ...

Yey! Finally finished Phygure’s 4th release – ISSUE 02! We have 12 new set of creative and talented figure photographers for you to check out! I also did a lot ...

Late last year, I purchased a new mirrorless camera for my day to day photography in the form of Fujifilm’s X-T10. I purchased it with the 16-50mm F2.5-5.6 kit and ...

My personal project aimed at bringing figure photographers together is also now available on iOS, Android, and Windows 8 through Kobo! It means that our community driven project is ...

I was lucky enough to be able to play Ubisoft’s first closed beta which ended a few days ago. It’s a 3rd person shooter with strong RPG elements to it ...